Pete,I would like to read the account and story of the day the United States Army bivouacked in the open field in Frogtown and how they used Mrs. Kalm's backyard to park their supply wagons and dug their latrine pit in Hedavery's corn field. Also, their giving Mrs. Kalm a ham for using her yard.F.W.
Monica Kalm with son, David. The Kalm family lived, for a time, adjacent to the opened field in Frogtown where the army held their bivouac. The house where they lived is no longer there. (Photo courtesy of Claire Kalm Allen.)
George Hedevary and Ervie Cramer. Can any car buffs out there give me an idea of the make and year of the car? It may help to date the photo. (Photo courtesy of Betty Lamson West)
This special Easter treats came from my GF Michelle...super cute and super sweet! Thank you soooo much! I love what you did with the envelope die, gonna have to make those baskets too!! I had so much fun spending the afternoon with you and Joy. Michelle taught the ladies some fun box projects.
Another sweet rak from Enjoli...I just loved her creative card with a pocket. She made me one of those cool luggage tags and some fun pearls and bling too! You're so thoughtful, thank you!!
OMG, my GF Linda went on vacation to LV and look what she brought back for me! Hello Kitty Las Vegas!! Whoo hoo!! I'm loving these Kitties! Thank you so much Linda!! Oh, BTW, loved the lup chong too...my fave :)
This cute Miss Anya card was created by my GF Eunice. So much work she put into this card as Miss Anya was embossed! Don't you just love the DP? I bought the pink DP from J's, it's sparkly! Thank you Eunice!!
**Sigh**...I gotta tell ya that I am one lucky girl to have such sweet and thoughtful friends. Thank you all so much for making me smile!
The Passaic River was the site of the first submarine ride
by inventor John P. Holland ..
New Jersey has 50+ resort cities & towns; some of the nation's most famous:
Asbury Park , Wildwood, Atlantic City, Seaside Heights, Long Branch, Cape May ....
New Jersey has the most stringent testing along its coastline for water quality control than any other seaboard state in the entire country.
New Jersey is a leading technology & industrial state and is the largest chemical producing state in the nation when you include pharmaceuticals.
Jersey tomatoes are known the world over as being the best you can buy.
New Jersey is the world leader in blueberry and cranberry production
(and here you thought Massachusetts)
Here's to New Jersey - the toast of the country! In 1642, the first brewery in America, opened in Hoboken.
New Jersey rocks! The famous Les Paul invented the first solid body electric guitar in Mahwah, in 1940.
New Jersey is a major seaport state with the largest seaport in the US,located in Elizabeth. Nearly 80 percent of what our nation imports comes through Elizabeth Seaport first.
New Jersey is home to one of the nation's busiest airports (in Newark),Liberty International
George Washington slept there.
Several important Revolutionary War battles were fought on New Jersey soil, led by General George Washington.
The light bulb, phonograph (record player), and motion picture projector, were invented by Thomas Edison in his Menlo Park, NJ, laboratory.
New Jersey also boasts the first town ever lit by incandescent bulbs (Roselle).
The first seaplane was built in Keyport ,NJ .
The first airmail (to Chicago) was started from Keyport, NJ.
The first phonograph records were made in Camden, NJ
New Jersey was home to the Miss America Pageant held in Atlantic City .....
The game Monopoly, played all over the world, named the streets on its playing board after the actual streets in Atlantic City.
And, Atlantic City has the longest boardwalk in the world, not to mention salt water taffy.
New Jersey has the largest petroleum containment area outside of the Middle East countries.
The first Indian reservation was in New Jersey, in the Watchung Mountains
New Jersey has the tallest water-tower in the world. (Union, NJ!!!)
New Jersey had the first medical center, in Jersey City
The Pulaski SkyWay, from Jersey City to Newark, was the first skyway highway.
New Jersey built the first tunnel under a river, the Hudson (Holland Tunnel).
The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, NJ, which is also the birthplace of Frank Sinatra.
The first intercollegiate football game was played in New Brunswick in 1889 ( Rutgers College played Princeton).
The first drive-in movie theater was opened in Camden, NJ,
(but they're all gone now!).
New Jersey is home to both of " NEW YORK'S" pro football teams!
The first radio station and broadcast was in Paterson, NJ.
The first FM radio broadcast was made from Alpine, NJ, by Maj. Thomas Armstrong.
All New Jersey natives:
Sal Martorano, Jack Nicholson, Bruce
Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Jason Alexander,
Queen Latifah, Susan Sarandon, Connie Francis
Shaq, Judy Blume, Aaron Burr, Joan Robertson, Ken Kross,
Dionne Warwick, Sarah Vaughn, Budd Abbott, Lou Costello,
Alan Ginsberg, Norman Mailer, Marilyn n McCoo,
Flip Wilson, Alexander Hamilton, Zack Braff,
Whitney Houston, Eddie Money, LindaMcElroy,
Eileen Donnelly, Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson,
Walt Whitman, Jerry Lewis, Tom Cruise,
Joyce Kilmer, Bruce Willis, Caesar Romero, Lauryn Hill, Ice-T, Nick Adams, Nathan Lane, Sandra Dee,
Danny DeVito, Richard Conti, Joe Pesci, Joe Piscopo,
Joe DePasquale, Robert Blake, John Forsythe,
Meryl Streep, Loretta Swit, Norman Lloyd, Paul Simon, Jerry Herman, Gorden McCrae, Kevin Spacey,
John Travolta, Phyllis Newman, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Eva Marie Saint, Elisabeth Shue, Zebulon Pike, James Fennimore Cooper, Admiral Wm. Halsey Jr.,
Norman Schwarzkopf, Dave Thomas (Wendy's),
William Carlos Williams, Ray Liotta, Robert Wuhl,
Bob Reyers, Paul Robeson, Ernie Kovacs, Joseph Macchia, Kelly Ripa, and, of course,
Francis Albert Sinatra and "Uncle Floyd" Vivino.
Tom Bottalico
The Great Falls in Paterson, on thePassaic River, is the 2nd highest waterfall on the East Coast
of the US.
You know you're from Jersey when . ..
You don't think of fruit when people mention "The Oranges."
You know that it's called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
A good, quick breakfast is a hard roll with butter.
You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 A.M.
You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.
At least three people in your family still love
Bruce Springsteen, and
you know the town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
You know what a "jug handle" is.
You know that WaWa is a convenience store.
You know that the state isn't all farmland.
You know that there are no "beaches" in New Jersey--there's the shore--and you don't go "to the shore," you go "down the shore." And when you are there, you're not "at the shore"; you are
"down the shore."
You know how to properly negotiate a circle.
You knew that the last sentence had to do with driving.
You know that this is the only "New" state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (try . . Mexico . . . York ..! . . Hampshire-- doesn't work, does it?).
You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.
You consider putting mayo on a corned beef sandwich
a sacrilege.
You don't think "What exit?" is very funny.
You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different." Yes they are!
You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton--that's for out-of-staters.
The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.
You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.
You know the location of every clip shown in the
Sopranos opening credits.
You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the mall.
You know that people from North Jerseygo to Seaside Heights, and people fromCentral Jersey go to Belmar, and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood.
It can be no other way.
You weren't raised in New Jersey--you were raised in either North Jersey,Central Jersey or South Jersey.
You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state
You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.
You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.
You've had a boardwalk cheese steak and vinegar fries.
You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.
And finally . .
You've NEVER, NEVER, NEVER,
EVER pumped your own gas.
For your chance to be entered in my final blogaversary giveaway, tell me how much time you put into making a card. For me, my card has to be "perfect" for me to be satisfied. I've thrown many cards away that just didn't make the cut in my opinion and there are times when I've just given up because nothing turned out the way I wanted it to! So for me, I spend alot of time making one card because I want them all to be special! I can't wait to read all of your replies.
Day 4 winner is CHARLOTTE!
Day 5 winner is SASKIA!
Day 6 winner is NICKY!
Thank you all so much for playing along this week with me. I still can't believe that I've hung on for 2 years. There are times that I really was planning on giving up blogging because of the lack of time I actually have. But for now, I will continue because I have met so many nice and caring people all around the world through my blog. I will get mailing addresses from all of you to mail out your candy next week. Mahalo & Aloha to all of you!!
I have been enjoying all of your comments! Thank you all for playing along and making me smile when I read through your comments! (I read them all while I'm on the bus!). Today, I'd like to know if you are an organized freak (like me) or can craft just fine in your "organized" mess...Although I love being organized, I make a horrible mess when crafting and for me, before I start on another project, I really like to straighten my craft table, only to mess it up again, haha! It's this vicious cycle, but that's how I work. Are you guys like me? Thanks for sharing this info with me, I find it interesting to see who crafts like me!
Here's a closer look at the stickles I used to her outfit to make it shine!
Thank you for sharing a part of your day with me! More exciting projects to come soon! Hope you are having a wonderful Saturday!!• Boyhood Memories of Allen's Dock by Jim McAnney - p1+• Antiquity Revisited, Leah Blackman's description of a country kitchen comes alive in a pen and ink sketch by Ron Kurtz - p3+• Spotlight on "Dolly" Falkinburg, a pioneer in women's race car diving in the New Gretna area in the 1950's through the 1970's by Pete Stemmer - p 4• Genealogy Corner - The Headley Family of New Gretna by John and Nancy Headley - p5+• News From The Past - A visit back to New Gretna on May 19, 1949 - p7+• Another Thing I Remember - Duck Hunting on the Wading River by Steve Eichinger - p8+
Dolly Falkinburg carrying the checked flag in a 1950's race at the Pleasantville track in a car sponsored by New Gretna Esso. (Photo courtesy of Myrtle Wiseman Falkinburg.)
Joe Schmutz raced on various tracks in the area in the 1960's. (Photo courtesy of Myrtle Wiseman Falkinburg)
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Nikita Cope showing her midget racer at the October 11, 2008 Bass River Day. Her eyes are closed as she day dreams about the start of her upcoming race. (Photo by Pete Stemmer.)
Nikita Cope with her mom, Bass River Township Mayor Debbie Buzby Cope, on a racing day in July, 2008. (Newspaper photo by Pat Johnson.)
Wow! Day 5 already!! There's still 2 more days of candy coming so don't give up! Don't you just love this cute alphabet set by KI Memories? I think it's the colorful letters that made me buy this set. But lucky for some one that I didn't get to ink it at all! A pack of SU ribbon and another little clear stamp set are all up for grabs today! Wanna try for this candy? Leave me a comment here to tell me what is your favorite embellishment. I really cannot live without using ribbon and some kind of bling...
How are you liking my blogaversary gifts?? Today's candy is a clear stamp set by Close to my Heart, chipboard flower, Doodlebug ribbon and soft spoken stickers...Dear Mr. Stemmer,I read several back issues of the Bass River Gazette and there were some great stories and great memories in them but there was some memories missing and they are about my grandparents Robert and Evelyn Crean from New Gretna, N.J., and I would like to share some of them with you and the other readers of the Bass River Gazette,the information below was given to me by my mother Doris Crean and my father and son of Robert Crean Edward Crean.In the 1960's and 1970's my grandparents were members of the Old Home Society and they worked very hard on maintenance of the Hillside Cemetery and when I was a child I used to help them cut the lawn and pull weeds around the tombstones. They are both buried at Hillside now along with my oldest sister, Ruth Crean Urban.My Grandfather was a one time fire chief of the New Gretna volunteer fire company and my grandmother was a member of the ladies auxiliary. My grandfather also worked for the Burlington County Road Department and spent many hours plowing the roads when it snowed, fixing potholes, and several other jobs to keep the roads in great shape. They were both very well known and important residents of New Gretna and when my grandfather died members of the fire company, along with one of the fire trucks and the entire funeral procession, circled their home next to Cramer's junkyard on route 542 as a final goodbye. It was very sad, but he would have been very proud.We miss my grandparents very much, but we will never forget them and they will be in our hearts, minds and memories forever.Ed Crean
Robert and Evelyn Crean lived in a modest house on Hammonton Road next to Cramer's Auto Recycling yard and within walking distance to Hillside Cemetery. (March 25, 2009 photo by Pete Stemmer.)
The main entrance to Hillside Cemetery located on Hillside Avenue in the Frogtown section of Bass River Township. The old Methodist Church once stood at the site mark by the present flagpole and bronze plaque. (July 26, 2007 photo by Pete Stemmer.)
Robert and Evelyn Crean are buried in Hillside Cemetery. (March 25, 2009 photo by Pete Stemmer.)
The veteran's stone at the foot of Robert Crean's grave commemorates his service to his country during World War II. (March 25, 2009 photo by Pete Stemmer.)
