Monday, July 14, 2008
Young Professionals Host Networking Event at Historic Strand Theater
Young Professionals, a committee of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, is hosting “A Little Wine and Song,” a networking event open to the public on Wednesday, July 30, 2008, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J. Tickets cost $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door. Call the Strand Box Office at 732-367-7789 to make reservations.
“A Little Wine and Song,” sponsored by SAMR (Supreme Asset Management & Recovery), Lakewood, Investors Savings Bank, and Bacchus Winemaking Club, features samples of food provided by area restaurants, caterers, and dessert specialists; wine tasting; live music by the band P Dubs, door prizes, raffles, networking and more.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
“A Little Wine and Song,” sponsored by SAMR (Supreme Asset Management & Recovery), Lakewood, Investors Savings Bank, and Bacchus Winemaking Club, features samples of food provided by area restaurants, caterers, and dessert specialists; wine tasting; live music by the band P Dubs, door prizes, raffles, networking and more.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Water Safety Tips from OHI
School's out, pools are open, the beach is inviting, the sun is shining, and everyone is looking for fun ways to cool down as summer temperatures rise. Remember as you head to the beach, pool, or lake, Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) encourages you and your family to keep water safety in mind to ensure a happy, healthy, and safe summer.
Before you take that plunge into any body of water, ask yourself if you are completely aware of how to keep yourself and your family healthy and safe around water. Information about water safety often changes so it is a good idea to review the current safety recommendations.
The most important advice is to learn to swim and teach your children to swim as soon as possible. Never swim alone—always swim with a buddy. Your buddy should be at least 13 years of age. No matter how old you are, it is important to let someone know where you will be and how long you will be gone. What if there were problems or an emergency? You always want help to be able to reach you.
When it comes to child safety, most parents think about life jackets, swimming lessons, and childproofing their pool, which are very important. But, no matter what, never leave a child unobserved around water even though they may be wearing flotation devices or know how to swim. An adult must always be watching. It’s also a good idea to place a fence around your pool to prevent easy access. When it’s not swimming time, keep all toys as far from the pool as possible. Even kiddy pools can pose a threat to your child if he or she is left unattended. Your eyes must be on your children at all times.
Understand your limits. Even if you are a strong swimmer, you can become tired from the sun and, maybe, even careless in the water. If you're riding jet skis or watercraft in deep water, it's important to wear a life preserver and have safety equipment on board.
Take the time to watch your local weather conditions and forecasts, and make sure to get out of the water at the first sign of bad weather.
It is always best to swim in areas that minimize the risk of an accident, which is why you should swim in lakes or rivers with clean water quality and naturally safe conditions.
Although a lake or river has fewer hidden objects in the water that could harm you and the tide or current is less of a threat to your safety, you must still take safety precautions. To prevent RWIs (Recreational Water Illness) beware of swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming pools, spas, lakes, rivers, or oceans. Water illnesses can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including skin, ear, respiratory, eye, and wound infections.
On the beach pay careful attention to flag warnings and whether a lifeguard is on duty. You should only swim in areas that are supervised by a lifeguard. Look around for posted signs or warnings about the area you are in. Is it safe? Should you get caught in a strong current, called a rip tide, don’t fight the current. Swim across it until you are gradually out of the current.
Diving into water can be very dangerous so only dive into water that is clearly marked for diving. The water should be deep enough and have no obstructions. Why not enter the water feet first to make sure it’s O.K.?
Never mix alcohol with swimming, diving, or boating. Even if you feel fine, alcohol will impair your judgment, balance, and coordination. Alcohol, especially beer, speeds dehydration. Alcohol also affects your swimming and diving skills, and reduces your body's ability to stay warm. In other words, do not drink and dive.
Water can disguise the extent of sunburn, hypothermia, and dehydration. Water may cool your skin but it also increases the effects of the sun, so you may sunburn quickly and not even realize it. If the water feels cold when you go in it, don’t stay too long. Believe it or not, water can cool your body too much and cause hypothermia.
Dehydration occurs when we lose more 3 percent of our water content. (Losing 20 percent of our water content, can cause death.) Being in the sun quickly uses up the water our bodies need, so it’s important to drink—even if you are not thirsty—when you are in the sun. Combine mild dehydration with blazing sunlight, and it's easy to suffer heat stroke.
Heat stroke is extremely life-threatening. Heat stroke is a condition during which the body’s temperature-control mechanism stops working, and a person’s body temperature rises to dangerous levels. Signs of heat stroke include hot skin, a rapid or weak pulse, and shallow breathing. Call 911 immediately, move the person to a cooler place, and wrap the person in wet sheets, fan them, and give them cool liquids. If you have ice, put it on the person’s wrists, ankles, armpits, and neck until help comes.
Drink up! Water is good for everybody and every body.
If you are a firm believer in waterproof sunscreen, don’t believe it! You won’t get full protection from sun block for more than two hours without reapplying it.
Further your water safety education. Check with your local Red Cross, YMCA, or library and enroll in CPR classes. Even if you have taken the class before, you should continue to update your knowledge because techniques on saving lives are constantly changing.
Here are a few helpful tips to remember before stepping out this summer: Wear sunscreen; bring insect repellent; drink plenty of water; and, once more, never enter the water alone.
About Ocean Health Initiatives: OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood, and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatric, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area’s uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented, residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual’s or family ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Before you take that plunge into any body of water, ask yourself if you are completely aware of how to keep yourself and your family healthy and safe around water. Information about water safety often changes so it is a good idea to review the current safety recommendations.
The most important advice is to learn to swim and teach your children to swim as soon as possible. Never swim alone—always swim with a buddy. Your buddy should be at least 13 years of age. No matter how old you are, it is important to let someone know where you will be and how long you will be gone. What if there were problems or an emergency? You always want help to be able to reach you.
When it comes to child safety, most parents think about life jackets, swimming lessons, and childproofing their pool, which are very important. But, no matter what, never leave a child unobserved around water even though they may be wearing flotation devices or know how to swim. An adult must always be watching. It’s also a good idea to place a fence around your pool to prevent easy access. When it’s not swimming time, keep all toys as far from the pool as possible. Even kiddy pools can pose a threat to your child if he or she is left unattended. Your eyes must be on your children at all times.
Understand your limits. Even if you are a strong swimmer, you can become tired from the sun and, maybe, even careless in the water. If you're riding jet skis or watercraft in deep water, it's important to wear a life preserver and have safety equipment on board.
Take the time to watch your local weather conditions and forecasts, and make sure to get out of the water at the first sign of bad weather.
It is always best to swim in areas that minimize the risk of an accident, which is why you should swim in lakes or rivers with clean water quality and naturally safe conditions.
Although a lake or river has fewer hidden objects in the water that could harm you and the tide or current is less of a threat to your safety, you must still take safety precautions. To prevent RWIs (Recreational Water Illness) beware of swallowing, breathing, or having contact with contaminated water from swimming pools, spas, lakes, rivers, or oceans. Water illnesses can cause a wide variety of symptoms, including skin, ear, respiratory, eye, and wound infections.
On the beach pay careful attention to flag warnings and whether a lifeguard is on duty. You should only swim in areas that are supervised by a lifeguard. Look around for posted signs or warnings about the area you are in. Is it safe? Should you get caught in a strong current, called a rip tide, don’t fight the current. Swim across it until you are gradually out of the current.
Diving into water can be very dangerous so only dive into water that is clearly marked for diving. The water should be deep enough and have no obstructions. Why not enter the water feet first to make sure it’s O.K.?
Never mix alcohol with swimming, diving, or boating. Even if you feel fine, alcohol will impair your judgment, balance, and coordination. Alcohol, especially beer, speeds dehydration. Alcohol also affects your swimming and diving skills, and reduces your body's ability to stay warm. In other words, do not drink and dive.
Water can disguise the extent of sunburn, hypothermia, and dehydration. Water may cool your skin but it also increases the effects of the sun, so you may sunburn quickly and not even realize it. If the water feels cold when you go in it, don’t stay too long. Believe it or not, water can cool your body too much and cause hypothermia.
Dehydration occurs when we lose more 3 percent of our water content. (Losing 20 percent of our water content, can cause death.) Being in the sun quickly uses up the water our bodies need, so it’s important to drink—even if you are not thirsty—when you are in the sun. Combine mild dehydration with blazing sunlight, and it's easy to suffer heat stroke.
Heat stroke is extremely life-threatening. Heat stroke is a condition during which the body’s temperature-control mechanism stops working, and a person’s body temperature rises to dangerous levels. Signs of heat stroke include hot skin, a rapid or weak pulse, and shallow breathing. Call 911 immediately, move the person to a cooler place, and wrap the person in wet sheets, fan them, and give them cool liquids. If you have ice, put it on the person’s wrists, ankles, armpits, and neck until help comes.
Drink up! Water is good for everybody and every body.
If you are a firm believer in waterproof sunscreen, don’t believe it! You won’t get full protection from sun block for more than two hours without reapplying it.
Further your water safety education. Check with your local Red Cross, YMCA, or library and enroll in CPR classes. Even if you have taken the class before, you should continue to update your knowledge because techniques on saving lives are constantly changing.
Here are a few helpful tips to remember before stepping out this summer: Wear sunscreen; bring insect repellent; drink plenty of water; and, once more, never enter the water alone.
About Ocean Health Initiatives: OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood, and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatric, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area’s uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented, residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual’s or family ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
OHI Officially Opened Renovated Facility and Dedicated Reception Center in Honor of Mayor Coles
The public joined Dr. Theresa Berger, CEO and president of Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc. (OHI), and the Board of Directors for the official grand opening of OHI’s newly renovated Lakewood facility, 101 Second Street, Lakewood, Wednesday, July 9, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony and the dedication of The Raymond G. Coles Reception Center began at 10:00 a.m. An open house and tours of the new facility were available until noon.
The new state-of-the-art facility boasts four new patient service areas that increase the number of patients who can be scheduled.
Speakers included New Jersey Senator Robert W. Singer and Dr. Berger who both praised many people for the growth and development of OHI and its dedication to those who need healthcare in Ocean County. Comcast,WOBM, and Jorge Rod, the editor of Latinos Unidos, were also on hand to mark this momentous ocassion.
Dr. Berger said, “This is a great opportunity to celebrate a much needed addition to our community and to learn more about OHI’s plans for further development and growth."
For more information about OHI, contact Dianne Ferguson, executive assistant at the administrative offices of OHI, at (732) 719-9022.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
The ribbon-cutting ceremony and the dedication of The Raymond G. Coles Reception Center began at 10:00 a.m. An open house and tours of the new facility were available until noon.
The new state-of-the-art facility boasts four new patient service areas that increase the number of patients who can be scheduled.
Speakers included New Jersey Senator Robert W. Singer and Dr. Berger who both praised many people for the growth and development of OHI and its dedication to those who need healthcare in Ocean County. Comcast,WOBM, and Jorge Rod, the editor of Latinos Unidos, were also on hand to mark this momentous ocassion.
Dr. Berger said, “This is a great opportunity to celebrate a much needed addition to our community and to learn more about OHI’s plans for further development and growth."
For more information about OHI, contact Dianne Ferguson, executive assistant at the administrative offices of OHI, at (732) 719-9022.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Third Doctor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Joins OHI
Dr. Sharon Smith, Mays Landing, N.J., has become the third doctor of gynecology and obstetrics to join the staff of Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River.
Dr. Theresa Berger, president and CEO of OHI, says, “We are hoping to add another three ob/gyns to our staff by the fall. Last year, OHI doctors delivered almost a 1000 babies in Ocean County.”
Before joining OHI, Dr. Smith was a physician at Toms River OB-GYN Associates. Her experience includes a residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York and a concentration in gynecology oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Dr. Smith received her M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, and her B. S. degree in zoology at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She holds a New Jersey State license.
Dr. Smith will be working out of the Lakewood and Toms River offices of OHI, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For further information call either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood; or visit www.ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Dr. Theresa Berger, president and CEO of OHI, says, “We are hoping to add another three ob/gyns to our staff by the fall. Last year, OHI doctors delivered almost a 1000 babies in Ocean County.”
Before joining OHI, Dr. Smith was a physician at Toms River OB-GYN Associates. Her experience includes a residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York and a concentration in gynecology oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Dr. Smith received her M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, and her B. S. degree in zoology at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She holds a New Jersey State license.
Dr. Smith will be working out of the Lakewood and Toms River offices of OHI, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For further information call either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood; or visit www.ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Hear “The Truth about Tarantulas” at Ozane’s Insectropolis Bug Museum
Did you know the mayor of Insectroplis, a Bugseum, is Rosie the Rose-haired Tarantula*? Just how bad is the bite, if at all, of a tarantula? Is it true tarantulas can kill animals as large as lizards, mice, or birds?
Learn “The Truth about Tarantulas” on July 19 and again on August 16 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at “Saturdays in Summer,” weekly Bug Talks sponsored by Ozane’s Insectropolis Bugseum, 1761 Route 9 North, Toms River. All programs are free with an admission fee of $7.00 a person. Children age two and under are free. Free guided tours will be given at 11:oo a.m. and 1:00 p.m. immediately following program Call Chris Koerner, curator of Insectroplis, at 732-349-7090 for further information.
Mike Cummings, Lakewood, an arachnid enthusiast since he was nine years old, will share a lot of information most people don’t know about tarantulas during his presentation. Attendees will also have an opportunity to touch Rosie the Rose-haired Tarantula.
Cummings, who is an education major at Georgian Court University and the primary zookeeper at Insectropolis, is responsible for caring for the hundreds of live arthropods at Insectropolis. Cummings first became interested in tarantulas when his mother gave him one when he was nine. Cummings is also traveling throughout New Jersey presenting the "Bugs on The Go" program to libraries, schools, and other educational facilities.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Learn “The Truth about Tarantulas” on July 19 and again on August 16 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at “Saturdays in Summer,” weekly Bug Talks sponsored by Ozane’s Insectropolis Bugseum, 1761 Route 9 North, Toms River. All programs are free with an admission fee of $7.00 a person. Children age two and under are free. Free guided tours will be given at 11:oo a.m. and 1:00 p.m. immediately following program Call Chris Koerner, curator of Insectroplis, at 732-349-7090 for further information.
Mike Cummings, Lakewood, an arachnid enthusiast since he was nine years old, will share a lot of information most people don’t know about tarantulas during his presentation. Attendees will also have an opportunity to touch Rosie the Rose-haired Tarantula.
Cummings, who is an education major at Georgian Court University and the primary zookeeper at Insectropolis, is responsible for caring for the hundreds of live arthropods at Insectropolis. Cummings first became interested in tarantulas when his mother gave him one when he was nine. Cummings is also traveling throughout New Jersey presenting the "Bugs on The Go" program to libraries, schools, and other educational facilities.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Bugfest 2008 Holds Successful Fundraiser for Rotary Scholarships
They ate bugs at the Caterpillar Café, they touched them, they raced them, they elected a bug Mayor of Insectropolis, and they raised $1500.00 toward scholarships at the 2008 Bugfest, a fundraising event held recently at Ozane’s Insectropolis, 1761Route 9 North, Toms River.
According to Rotary member Christopher Koerner, curator of the bug museum Insectropolis, the roach races during which cockroaches named Clinton, Obama, and McCain raced other cockroaches to the finish line seemed to be the most exciting event for families. “I don’t know what this means,” says Koerner, “but the cockroach Chuck Norris won the races most often.”
Kids also like touching the bugs,” said Koerner. Their favorites were a giant African millipede, a Madagascar hissing cockroach, a rose-hair tarantula, and an Emperor scorpion.” The kids elected Rosie the Rose-haired Tarantula* the Mayor of Insectropolis for 2008.”
Members of the Central Ocean Rotary, who provided food for event workers, sold hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks, and funnel cakes to raise scholarship money. Others who helped make the day successful were representatives from Cattus Island County Park; Master Gardeners of Ocean County; Herbertsville Honey Company; Ron Kinoian, the bug race announcer; and the Koerner family.
Proceeds from the second annual Bugfest, supported by Ozane Pest Control and the Central Ocean Rotary Club, will go toward scholarships for students in the Toms River high schools and Monsignor Donovan High School. For further information, contact Koerner at 732-349-7090.
*Rosie is a Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula, found in deserts and scrub lands of Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. Because of their docile and predictable behavior, rose-hairs have become a favorite species among beginning tarantula hobbyists. Rose-haired tarantulas are a fairly slow growing species, taking up to four years to reach maturity. Adults will range in size, but the average leg span is 4 to 5 inches, with the occasional female getting slightly larger. Unfortunately males of this species seldom live more than eight years. Females however, can easily live to be 15 years old, and 20-year-old rose-hairs are not unheard of. Unlike some spiders, rose-hairs do not build webs. They hunt prey using venom to incapacitate small rodents or insects. If a tarantula has been injured (i.e. lost a leg) it can regenerate that limb through a system of molts.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
According to Rotary member Christopher Koerner, curator of the bug museum Insectropolis, the roach races during which cockroaches named Clinton, Obama, and McCain raced other cockroaches to the finish line seemed to be the most exciting event for families. “I don’t know what this means,” says Koerner, “but the cockroach Chuck Norris won the races most often.”
Kids also like touching the bugs,” said Koerner. Their favorites were a giant African millipede, a Madagascar hissing cockroach, a rose-hair tarantula, and an Emperor scorpion.” The kids elected Rosie the Rose-haired Tarantula* the Mayor of Insectropolis for 2008.”
Members of the Central Ocean Rotary, who provided food for event workers, sold hot dogs, hamburgers, soft drinks, and funnel cakes to raise scholarship money. Others who helped make the day successful were representatives from Cattus Island County Park; Master Gardeners of Ocean County; Herbertsville Honey Company; Ron Kinoian, the bug race announcer; and the Koerner family.
Proceeds from the second annual Bugfest, supported by Ozane Pest Control and the Central Ocean Rotary Club, will go toward scholarships for students in the Toms River high schools and Monsignor Donovan High School. For further information, contact Koerner at 732-349-7090.
*Rosie is a Chilean Rose-haired Tarantula, found in deserts and scrub lands of Bolivia, Argentina, and Chile. Because of their docile and predictable behavior, rose-hairs have become a favorite species among beginning tarantula hobbyists. Rose-haired tarantulas are a fairly slow growing species, taking up to four years to reach maturity. Adults will range in size, but the average leg span is 4 to 5 inches, with the occasional female getting slightly larger. Unfortunately males of this species seldom live more than eight years. Females however, can easily live to be 15 years old, and 20-year-old rose-hairs are not unheard of. Unlike some spiders, rose-hairs do not build webs. They hunt prey using venom to incapacitate small rodents or insects. If a tarantula has been injured (i.e. lost a leg) it can regenerate that limb through a system of molts.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
