Bouncing Around

Random notes as I bounce around a bit today:

I listened and watched in almost amazement yesterday to the reaction of people over what is taking place with the economy on not only Wall Street but around the world. Seems many think that because they don’t have money invested in stocks the Dow Jones means nothing to them but in truth we all are affected (directly or indirectly) by the economy because of the way things trickle down. I do know that in talking with several business people in Ocean County they are very concerned with the direction we are heading in and are very unsure of what’s in store for the future.

On a much more optimistic note it has been quite a season so far for the Lacey Township High School Girls Basketball team. The Lions improved to 14-1 Tuesday night with an easy victory over Brick Memorial and have all but clinched the Class A South title thanks to a perfect 10-0 division record. Lacey’s only loss came to Colts Neck in the semifinals of the WOBM Christmas Classic and they rebounded to capture 3rd place in the tournament.
Amanda Malkiewicz, who scored her 1000th career point last week, had 18 points in last night’s win to surpass Dawn Dickten as the leading girl’s scorer in school history. Dickten is now Dawn Paget and is the head coach at Pinelands. Lacey coach Patty Cooke has done a terrific job and it’s been a great winter so far for the Lions.

January is National Mentoring Month and as part of that Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County will celebrate with an open house today from 3-7pm at their office at 85 Williams Street in Lakewood…just around the corner from Kimball Medical Center. The staff, Board of Directors, volunteers and even Buster from the Lakewood BlueClaws will be on hand to talk about the nationally-acclaimed mentoring program. You can also get information today on how to enroll a child or become a Big Brother or Sister. For more information you can call (732) 905-5349.

If the hype over Tom Brady walking around New York in a walking cast is any indication it’s going to be a rough couple of weeks leading up to Super Bowl 42.