Trainers of many college and professional sports teams (including the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Eagles) are now passing out 2 oz shots of pickle juice to their athletes before warm weather games and practices. Some trainers say it’s the 600 mg of sodium that provides the benefits of reduced cramping and improved hydration. It is true that beverages with sodium cause fluid retention and that leads to better hydration. Some trainers and coaches say the vinegar in pickle juice is just the right concentration to restore electrolytes.

I was married in that church in 1960, so I have been there for quite awhile.
I don\’t believe that Diocese of Camden Bishop Joseph Galante thought through the closing of this church very thoroughly. First, St. Patrick\’s Church in Woodbury (into which Most Holy Reedemer and St. Matthew\’s Church in National Park are to be merged) doesn\’t have sufficient parking spaces to accommodate three parishes.

The steps in front of St. Patrick\’s are very steep. The school there was closed for lack of students. They were sent, with the St. Matthew\’s students, to a combined school that now operates at the Holy Redeemer site.

We have a very nice regional school that accommodates students from all three sites. There is room to add on to the school, if this is needed in the future.

I read in the paper that the Holy Reedemer church, once closed for regular worship, would be made available for the schoolchildren to go to Mass on holy days. You mean to tell the people that the diocese will keep up the maintenance on the church, such as heat, electricity and whatever else it needs? Isn\’t the bishop defeating his purpose? Why close the church down, then?

I think that when the church closes, the school won\’t be far behind. Then what?

The bishop only wants to keep churches open that bring in large amounts of money and to close the rest. The churches that are bringing in the most money are not closing or merging.

If this regional school closes, where will the children be bused to? Wake up, people. All this closing and merging isn\’t for our benefit.

Most Holy Redeemer has a lot of new people, younger ones with new ideas. We have everything at this church, including a school, rectory and convent. Why close it when we have everything there already?

GLOUCESTER CITY– The Gloucester City Tree and Beautification Committee will be commemorating a 30 year old declaration of Arbor Day 1979 by planning a shortceremony on Saturday, May 9^th at 12 noon. A copy of a photo that was in the Gloucester City News that month in 1979 is discussed in this week’s paper.

During the ceremony on Saturday, May 9^th, the Tree and Beautification Committee will be presenting a TREE CITY USA Award Plaque, along with a flagand two street signs to Mayor and Council. Gloucester City Project Coordinator Eric Fetterolf recently attended the Arbor Day Foundation Tree City USA Presentation and Award Ceremony in Tewkesbury, NJ. and will be handing over the plaque to Mayor

William James and Council.

The Tree and Beautification Committee recently purchased 300 seedlings and handed most of them out to the groups and organizations that participatedIn the semi-annual clean-up day in March and recently at the Cold SpringsSchool Health and Job Fair held Saturday.

Monthly meetings of the Tree and Beautification Committee are held the second Thursday of the month at 313 Monmouth Street at 6:30 PM.

The committee is looking for new members to serve in 2009 and 2010.

For further information on events and meetings, please look on