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Rev. Mark P. Bruesehoff, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Ocean
City, is shown with the Gazette at a watering hole in Etosha
National Park in Namibia, Africa where he traveled on a mission trip
with other members of the New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Shortly before the photo was taken, a heard of 10
elephants was at the watering hole, together with zebra, springbok,
giraffe, jackal, Oryx and after dark there were several rhinoceros.
Etosha National Park is in the northern part of Namibia and is the
size of the State of Massachusetts. The mission team spent one night
at a rest camp at this particular watering hole. |
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Brian and Phoebe Loss of Ocean City traveled with the Gazette to the
Giza Plateau in Egypt during February. |
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High jinks at the Sphinx Mitch and Eileen Miller of Longport visit the Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. |
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Shannon Stirnweiss and Dan Nickels both of Ocean City traveled with the Gazette to South Africa. They got engaged on the beaches of J-Bay. They enjoyed great white shark cage diving, safaris, surfing and bungee jumping. They are pictured here in front of the bridge of the world’s highest bungee jump. |
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Brianna Pizzutilla, from Ocean View, and her friend from Australia, Carrissa Maher, are holding the Gazette in front of the great pyramid in Giza. “It was an amazing trip for all of us and not at all what we expected. The people of Egypt and Jordan were very welcoming and friendly, especially the children who wanted to practice their English with us and would run up and start asking lots of questions. It was very safe in both countries and a must see. An experience we will never forget,” reports Deanne Sihr, Brianna’s mom. |
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Newlyweds, David and Kendra (Flynn) Verity, were married in Cape May on Nov. 2 and brought The Leader with them on their African safari honeymoon. The couple spent 16 days in Botswanna and South Africa and ended their trip diving with Great White sharks in Cape Town. |
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Chillin’ on the Chobe Timothy Dempsey of Egg Harbor Township traveled to Botswana in Southern Africa this summer. He was there for six weeks conducting HIV research through his school, the University of Pittsburgh. Timothy is pictured here on the Chobe River, home to the world's largest population of elephants (as seen in the background).
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Monkey business Janel Schafer of Linwood traveled to Gede, Kenya in July to study Sykes monkeys with the Earthwatch Institute, an international non-profit organization which recruits volunteers to conduct field data and promote sustainable environments. She is sitting atop a baobab tree overlooking the Gede Ruins, an ancient Arab city inhabited by the monkeys.
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She walked a mile for a camel Sara Belkin of Northfield is studying at Hebrew University in Israel this fall. She and 11 friends spent a school break touring Egypt, and got to see the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt, shown here. |
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Rotarians rally to eradicate polio Don Guardian of Atlantic City, Marty Wood of Linwood, Kay Seelig of Galloway Township, Jeff Wilson of Atlantic City and Charles Coyle of Absecon are pictured at the Guarara Local Government Secretariat in the Niger State of Nigeria. The five members of the Atlantic City Rotary Club made the trip to Abuja, Nigeria in November, where they joined 85 other American Rotarians for the Rotary International Immunization Day trip to help immunize children against polio. Nigeria is one of only four countries left where polio is endemic. Polio cases have fallen worldwide from 350,000 per year to less than 2,000 since the Rotary Foundation adopted polio eradication as its main theme in 1988. |
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Connie and Joe Stark are shown on a recent trip to Africa. Even the Zulu chief reads the Gazette. |
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Ogling one of the world’s great wonders Egg Harbor Township residents John Burkhardt and Michael Gallagher brought The Current along with them on their tour of Egypt in early April. The trip included visits to famous monuments and temples and a cruise along the Nile as well as the obligatory trek to the Great Pyramid at Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. |
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Midnight at the oasis Ashleen O´Keeney of Egg Harbor Township spent spring break in Morocco where she traveled for several days in the Sahara Desert. After a two-hour camel ride into the middle of the desert, she spent a night at a desert oasis, sleeping under the stars. A junior at Drew University in Madison, she is currently studying for a semester in Spain. |
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Joan Boppell-Tomlinson, of Seaville, and daughter, Kimberly
Tomlinson, currently living in Manhattan, just finished a trip of a
lifetime together traveling to South Africa, Zambia and Botswana.
Despite the baggage limit of 20 pounds due to the really, really
small (and slightly nerve raking) plane rides, they managed to
squeeze in the Gazette and had their photo taken at the most south
western tip of Africa. |
 Cruising to Africa Rose and Larry Uniglicht of Smithville took a Mediterranean cruise to Tunisia, Africa.  Algeria Steve DeCarlo, of Ocean City, has been working in Algiers, Algeria for the past year, but would not think of going anywhere without the Gazette. The view behind him is of the famous Casbah section of the city.
At the feet of the pharaoh Janet Rath of Somers Point, a travel consultant with So Jern Travel, enjoyed her trip to Egypt. Highlights included a visit to the Great Temples of Ramses II in Abu Simbel. Here she is holding The Current in front of colossal statues of the pharaoh.
 Hunting in the Safari Paul and Barbara Stratten, of Seaville, took the Gazette on a bow hunting safari from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1 to Motsomi Safaris, Limpopo, Province, South Africa. Also pictured is Pieter Potgieter, owner of the safari and professional hunter, and Wouter Mavee, professional hunter. |
Bruce and Sally-Jo DeLussa, of Ocean
City, took a two-week safari in Tanzania and were photographed with
the Gazette in front of their tent at their campsite in the
Serengeti during this incredible life experience.
Pictured from left is Tammy Hunsinger of Beavertown, Pa.; Ruth Wolgemuth of Harrisburg, Pa.; Trina McSorley of Marmora; and Jerry Wolgemuth of Harrisburg, Pa. Shown holding the Gazette is Trina McSorley of Marmora who visited Israel and Egypt with her parents, Jerry and Ruth Wolgemuth and her sister, Tammy Hunsinger. Trina and her sister, Tammy, joined up with their parents (celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary) in Israel and continued with them on their trip into Egypt. The trip included a visit to St. Catherine's monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, a stay in Cairo and a four-day cruise on the Nile River. Pictured in the background is the Temple of Horus and Sobek at Kom Ombo, about 30 miles north of Aswan along the Nile. The temple was built during the Graeco-Roman period.
Pride of Africa To celebrate their 50th birthdays, these four friends went to Kenya, Africa. Upon returning, their favorite phrase was, "Pinch me, ’cause I musta been dreaming!" Shown left to right, the Pride of Africa team of Betsy Parker of Millville, Fran Franchi of Newtowne Square, Pa., Carol Curcione of Atlantic City and Fern Hedrick of Northfield poses with Masai Mara tribesmen. |
 Karen Knight, Cape May, and Peg
Dahulick, of Norwood, MA, recently traveled with the Gazette to
Egypt, where they visited the Great Pyramids outside of Cairo. On
the Giza Plateau, the Great Pyramids of Giza are the only remaining
Wonder of the Anciet World. The Sphinx guards this mortuary complex.
The Gazette traveled to Cyprus first, then took a cruise down to
Port Said on the Suez Canal. From there, a three-hour bus ride to
Cairo, Egypt's capital. Cairo was founded in the Sixth Century by
Arab settlers.
On safari with Granddad Shaw From left: Chris
Wyman of Somers Point, Susan Merriam, Courtney Wyman and Carlton
Merriam of Northfield, Bob Shaw of Linwood, and Erica, Dave and
Robin Barry of Glassboro enjoy The Current with their morning tea
while on the "Fish Eagle Safari" with Granddad Shaw to Zambia,
Africa in August. Highlights included having elephants at their back
door, canoeing with hippos and crocodiles, and chasing a leopard
through the bush for photographs. There were lions and cubs, rhino,
and hundreds of bird species. “Grandad Shaw,” an expert in African
wildlife and an animal enthusiast, has been on safari 13 times.
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 Missions Trip to Africa
While on mission trip to
Namibia, Africa, in July and August, the Rev. Mark P. Bruesehoff,
pastor of St. John Lutheran Church, in Ocean City, visited
Etosha National Park, in Namibia, with the Gazette. Etosha
National Park is the largest game preserve in Namibia. It is
about the size of the State of Massachusetts and is home to over
250 kinds of animals and birds.
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