The 8th Annual Cape Fitness Turkey Trot took place on Thanksgiving morning. A record of 240 walkers/runners participated. It was a rainy morning but everyone was ready to “get fit before the feast”. In addition to our runners and walkers we had some participants on bikes. A great time was had by all. A special “Thank You” to Elise and George Rohana for putting the event together and to all the participants from Lower Cape May Regional. We’re looking forward to our 9th on November 24, 2011. Registration starts at 8 AM.

The 4th Annual High Tides Striper Tournament took place on November 6, 2010. The tournament is organized annually by the Carpenters Local Union 1743 of Cape May County. Mother nature cooperated and the 72 boats that fished the tournament had a wonderful day of fishing with a total of 53 stripers. Fish were weighed in, top honors went to Michael Senger of Erma, NJ with a weight of 49.06 lbs caught on the Tiderunner. Second place went to Tim Shaw of Green Creek, NJ on the Other Job with a 42.56 lb fish. Third place went to Rob Hafele of Stone Harbor, NJ on the boat On The Fritz with a 39.80 lb fish, Fourth Place went to Anthony Verrelli of Trenton, NJ on Riskey Business, weighing in at 39.32 lbs, and Fifth Place went to Mark Hlywiak of Cherry Hill, NJ on Topin Out weighing in at 38.83 lbs.  In the Children’s Category: First place, for the second year in a row, went to Sean Emigholz (10 years old), with a 35.45 striper on Overkill, Second place went to Jake Crutchley of Ewing, NJ (11 years old) on Wendy with a 25.41 lb striper. A big thank you to all of the anglers and especially Carpenters Local 1743 who organized the event. For additional information about the tournament check out www.hightidesstripertournament.com