Starting A Short Work Week

A little of this and a little of that as we begin what is for many a short week:


A sort of wild weekend for yours truly as I took Friday off to pick up my daughter and two of her friends at Penn State University for the Thanksgiving break. I got back to the Toms River area around 4pm and a couple of hours later was back on the road with my brother as we headed to Washington D.C. where would would meet up with my son and some of his friends for a great guys weekend. The highlight was Saturday’s game between Penn State and Indiana at FedEx Field which was supposed to be a home game for the Hoosiers but truthfully was the opposite. We had great seats on the sunny side of the field and many of us were in tee shirts for most of the game which the Nittany Lions won, although there were plenty of anxious moments. It was also nice to see that freshman linebacker Glenn Carson is a regular on special teams and the future appears bright for the former Southern Regional standout.

Lacey and Brick Memorial will play for sectional football championships after winning their semifinal games over the weekend. The Lions will host Delsea in the South Jersey Group 3 Final on Saturday, December 4th. It appears likely on that same day Memorial will face Sayreville in the Central Jersey Group 4 Championship game at Rutgers University although the NJSIAA has not yet announced the schedule. Neither team plays on Thanksgiving so they have two weeks to prepare for their final games.

For nearly 20 years those associated with the Toms River-Ocean County Chamber of Commerce always found a friendly face in Betty Ann Marshall. She was officially the organizations marketing and event planner and if there was a chamber event then Betty Ann was there with a smile on her face. She retired a couple of years ago and sadly over the weekend passed away at the age of 86.
Betty Ann is survived by her husband of 64 years, Walter Isensee, two daughters and two grandchildren. She also leaves behind a great many friends who were blessed to have known and work with her. Visitation will be tomorrow morning from 11-11:30 at Anderson & Campbell in Manchester with a service to follow.