It’s that time of the year when the spirits of Halloween start haunting.
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Retro RFH Haunting
Photo/George Day
Sometimes it’s not just the spirit of the season. Sometimes we are haunted by good memories. The year was 1977. It was an RFH Halloween.
Seniors of the Class of ’78 were geared up for some ghostly fun. They gathered in the Senior Commons and paraded around, and, yes, out of the confines of the RFH campus.
Focus: Falling for a Riverfront Fall
Crisp air, bright sun and reflections of riverfront life are all it takes to fall for the Rumson-Fair Haven area in autumn.
The scene just doesn’t get any more comforting. It seems to always reach out and embrace the local soul. And it never gets old.
Get a glimpse. Take it in.
— Elaine Van Develde
Focus: A FHFD Showing of Classic Cars & Families
Some Rumson-Fair Haven family oldies were cruising for trophies and they got them.
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R-FH Area Weekend: HarvestFest, Car Show, Food Truck Frenzy
Well, the weekend in the Rumson-Fair Haven area promises to be a sunny, crisp fall one. So, what better time to get outside and let the sun shine on some area fun?
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Retro RFHers’ Beach Dramatics
Photo/courtesy of Jenifer Weber-Zeller
By nature, there are a lot of very theatrical things about a fun fall day at the beach with a buddy, especially when you’re an RFH student and theatrical sort.
Focus: Serenity, Sun, Surf & Seagulls
As Hurricane Michael makes his menacing way up the coast, the weather forecast says that the Rumson-Fair Haven area will see some spill-over downpours on Thursday. But, there’s also hope of a clear, crisp sunny weekend, especially on Sunday.
Scene Around: Marine Research Vessel Dedicated to Memory of Rumson’s Heidi Sculthorpe
Rumsonite Heidi Lynn Sculthorpe was known as a woman who loved the water.
She passed away on April 25, 2008; and her love of all things water-centric, family and friends was something that loved ones noted as everlasting. In fact, her obituary cited that in lieu of flowers, donations should be sent to Monmouth University’s Urban Coast Institute (UCI).
Retro Fair Haven Brownie Troopers
It’s that time of the year when all the troops are rallying — Girl Scout troops, that is.
Nowadays there is quite an array of scout troop hierarchy, all falling under Girl Scouts. It used to just be Brownies and regular ol’ Girl Scouts with those brown and green uniforms, respectively. There were troops. They met at what used to be called the Youth Center in Fair Haven, at churches sometimes, and often at the nursery school on the Episcopal church property that was knocked down to make way for homes a few years ago.
Focus: Fair Haven PBA Beefsteak Dinner Fun
The Fair Haven PBA Local 184 hosted its annual beefsteak dinner on Saturday, and, by all accounts, a great fundraising time was had by all.
Paddling Out in Remembrance of RFH Grad Bill Caldwell
“Beautiful” was one word used by many to describe the memorial paddle-out off Sandy Hook on Sunday for RFH alum Bill Caldwell — avid surfer, skateboarder, craftsman and lover of the water and animals who lost his hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer on July 20.
When, exactly, surfers started celebrating the life of their kindred waterborne spirits in this way is unknown. Still, it has become a steadfast tradition — an unspoken promise, a way to honor one another.
Call it a floating memorial honor ceremony. An apt remembrance in the place where the hearts of these souls of the water are thought to rest. Their peaceful eternity. That’s what a paddle-out is. That’s what Bill’s was.
“I’m glad to have taken part … you’ll never be forgotten,” said Caldwell’s RFH Class of ’78 classmate Chris Wood, owner of Woody’s, where one of Bill Caldwell’s surfboards hangs.
“A powerful send off to a great friend, loved and admired by all,” said RFH classmate Peggy Miller. “RIP Bill Caldwell.”
Encapsulated, it was a “beautiful day to pay tribute to a beautiful soul,” another classmate, Ginger White Tassinari said.
Rest in peace, Bill, Billy, Wilbur … You are remembered.
The following is a slideshow in memory of Bill Caldwell through the years …
— Elaine Van Develde
— Thanks to Bill, Ginger White Tassinari, Peggy Miller, Chris Wood and George Day for the photos.
Focus: Sunny Sunday
It was just one of those fall Sundays — sunny, crisp and bright in every way. And Rumson-Fair Haven area was soaking in it all.
Take a look …
— Elaine Van Develde
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