MALLARD John Joseph 

On Christmas Day, December 25, 2010. Age 75 of Somerdale, NJ. Loving husband of 50 years to Mary Mallard (nee Newman). Loving father of John David Mallard and his wife Rachel of Sicklerville, Jacqueline Taylor and her husband Doug of Sicklerville and Karen Lado and her husband Eduardo of Gloucester City. Loving grandfather \”Grampy\” of Caleb, Benjamin, Jessica, Joshua, Christopher, Rebecca, Danielle, Andrew, Stephanie and Jonathan. Loving great grandfather of Dallas and Conner. Dear brother of Georgeanne Wallace of York, ME and Martha Cusolito of Medford, MA. Also survived by his sisters-in-law, Joan Mallard, Peg Demos, Joan Collins and their families. Born in Medford, MA, son of the late Joseph Mallard and Ruth McPhee.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend his viewing on Wednesday evening from 7 to 9 PM at the HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 9 White Horse Pike (at Kings Highway), Haddon Heights. On Thursday morning, all are kindly invited to John’s viewing in the Chapel from 10 to 11 AM at Our Lady of Hope Parish: St. Agnes R.C. Church: 701 Little Gloucester Road, Blackwood, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 AM in the Church. Interment New St. Mary’s Cemetery, Bellmawr. Family strongly requests in lieu of flowers memorial donations to the American Heart Association: 1 Union Street, #301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 or to a charity of your choice. Expressions of sympathy www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of John Joseph Mallard. Funeral Arrangements and All Inquiries may be made through: McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, Gloucester City, NJ. Ph: 856-456-1142

By Leigh Anne Hubbs

Gloucester City News

MOUNT EPHRAIM NJ-During December\’s Mount Ephraim Board of Education (BOE) meeting, members conducted interviews in executive session in order to fill the vacancy left by former board member Delores Ward.

Rock Band 3 Hits the Library!

The Haddon Heights Library continues to run successful Rok Band Jam Sessions every Friday night from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. A newer version has come out and the Library has gotten ahold of it! Rock Band 3 introduces a keyboard and vocal harmonies, allowing for more particiapants at the same time. We welcome children and adults to join us, free of charge. Rock out in the Library! Please call 547-7132 for more information.

Two deer in rut are fighting a battle over territory when some hunters out in the field bird hunting come upon the two combatants on a frozen lake with their horns locked together.

Over the course of 10 minutes the hunters try to separate the bucks using a large stick. Towards the end of the film clip one of the men decides to shoot a blast of shotgun pellets to break the horn of the deer.

Does his idea work?

Do the bucks live to fight another day?

This is a rare sight, seeing bucks battle this way. Normally this happens at night when deer are most active. Many a hunter would love to witness something like this just once in a life time. Kudos to these individuals for helping the deer.

~Bill Cleary

Film clip submitted by George Cleary

Dear Edward,

You\’ve lit the fire.

As Senator Everett Dirkson once said \”when I feel the heat, I see the light.\”

And you just lit the fire that forced a spotlight of attention on Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey.

Last Thursday the National Association for Gun Rights\’ New Jersey Ground Team delivered over 25,000 petitions to Governor Christie\’s office, demanding the release and full pardon of Brian Aitken.

If you remember, Mr. Aitken was convicted and sentenced to

Merchantville restaurant vets reopen Steak 38

Original owner Joe DiAmore and Ben Blumberg, of Barnacle Ben\’s, reopened Steak 38 this month in the Hillside Inn on Route 38 near Cuthbert Boulevard in Cherry Hill. The two Merchantville residents met in the 1960\’s later waited tables together at Chubby\’s. The Steak 38 menu features something for everyone with specialties sure to impress those interested in both land and sea classics. Notable selections include the Filet Royale and all-lump meat crabcakes. Steak 38 is open from 4 p.m. daily, offers tableside service of Caesar and other salads, carved meat, bananas Foster and a warm, friendly atmosphere where running into good friends and enjoying a great meal is a par for the course!

Deal to share trash services finalized

Trash collection in Merchantville, Gloucester Township and Cherry Hill will cost almost 10 percent less under a five-year joint contract officials announced Wednesday. Elected officials from Merchantville said they welcomed cooperative deals with other groups and municipalities. The contract between the participants and Mount Laurel based Republic Services, a national trash collection and recycling corporation, totals $28.6 million and begins Jan. 1. Merchantville will save $50,000 in the first year of the contract primarily from layoffs in the eight-employee public works department. There will be no changes to the trash pickup methods or schedule after the first of the year.

 

via www.merchantville.com