Yes, R-FH people, it’s cold outside! So we thought we’d warm you up with a Retro Pic of the Day that’s all about summer and one warm hearted lady — the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair circa 2012 and Jeanette Choma.
We call her one of our fair ladies, and she’s just that. She’ll tell you in a heartbeat that she’s lived in Fair Haven for 50 years and she’s been working that Grab Bag Booth almost as long.
Here’s to Jeanette and warmth!
OK. It’s pretty simple. We’re all chilly right now in the Rumson-Fair Haven Area.
Here’s a Retro Pic of the Day to warm you up!
The runners in Sea Bright were running along the shore and retro-appropriate on this sunny day not too long ago.
In our Retro Pic of the Day today, we’re giving equal time to Rumson Police Chief Scott Paterson.
We looked back at Rumson and Fair Haven mayors John Ekdahl and Ben Lucarelli to take a break from the tragedy in the area with a flashback of a good time at the A.J. Bruder Memorial Rumson Run.
Bruder, as most know, was a well-liked RFH graduate who died very after a long battle with cancer.
The annual run in his memory always sparks up a great time in celebration of Bruder’s life. It’s sunny twist on tragedy. It’s a day when people in the area run, relish life, remember and smile, as A.J. did in his lifetime.
So, here’s to Chief Paterson’s participation on that day!
In light of the tremendous amount of sadness lately in the Rumson-Fair Haven area, our Retro Pic of the Day focuses on better times.
Pictured here are our Rumson and Fair Haven mayors having a great time after the A.J. Bruder Memorial Race in Rumson a couple of years ago.
These two look like they’re up to something, ever as friendly as both are. Remember?
It’s that time of the year — the time when all good Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School (RFH) football enthusiasts take to playing the game a different way.
This particular tradition may not die hard, but how it was back in the day decades ago, in 1977, the girls played a junior vs. senior game as they were cheered on by a strange gaggle of senior guys.
The above picture includes four who are still pretty well-known in the area.
Here are your hints: one is now a retired Fair Haven police officer and still a resident, another is a former Fair Havenite and Rumsonite who runs his business out of Fair Haven, another is a Rumson dad with his own brood of RFHers, and yet another is the owner of a popular restaurant in Sea Bright that used to be Ichabod’s, this class’ favorite hang-out, post-graduation, of course.
Do you remember this year’s Oktoberfest?
If not, here’s a refresher. This group of costumed Oktoberfest celebrants seems to have gotten bigger by the year.
There’s a lot of authentic lederhosen in the group.
For a full look back, check out the original gallery by clicking here.
Talk about just exuding the love of a bestie …
These two girls had a great day together at the Rumson Halloween celebration at Victory Park.
After getting permission to take their pic from parents, they instantly put their arms around each other, plopped their heads together and smiled ear-to-ear.
When this photographer asked, “Are you guys best friends?” They grinned even wider and shook their heads up and down with a big “Yeeees!”
Adorable. It’s likely, as with many in the area, that these two will be friends forever.
Here are a few more … And, take a look back at our slideshow of Halloween in the R-FH area by clicking here.
It’s time for some more warm summer thoughts mixed with a little peek into a popular scene and its people.
We’re also sort of answering a challenge.
When we ran our Retro Pic of the Day not long ago that featured Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair regular at the Big Six tent, lifetime Fair Havenite Tom Kirman, it ended up getting more hits than any story or post in the, albeit brief, history of Rumson-Fair Haven Retrospect — more than 1,000 and counting.
We also posted a little blurb announcing that fun fact. Dave Ballatori, RFH grad and co-worker of Kirman’s at the tent, gave his own, let’s say, five cents worth on the post and Kirman’s apparent popularity.
If you’ve frequented Fairwinds Deli over the years, as many have, you probably know Dave.
So, let’s see just how popular he is. Will his photo get more clicks or come close to Kirman’s click count?
By Elaine Van Develde
It was called the Atlantic Hotel — the spot on Fair Haven Road in Fair Haven where the old Lock Stock & Barrel and Varsity Club sat. It’s now Navoo Grill Club.
As the Atlantic Hotel, the place had a history rich with visits from famous producers, Vaudevillian actors and millionaires who traveled via steamship to the banks of the Navesink River for respite or to entertain some more.
Last year, Fair Haven was given unearthed registers of the establishment dating back to the early 1900s.
On one page, in particular, the registration of Long Acre Quartette decorated a page, noting that it was the Fourth of July, 1908.
The troupe hailed from “N.Y. City” and its members listed their names followed by “and wife.”
Funny how the women were nameless back in the day. Take a look. Do you recognize any of these names?
The Sizzler has been a mainstay at the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair for many years.
How many, we’re not quite certain. But, we do know that it was there, and usually on the front grounds in the 1970s, maybe earlier.
Anyone? This year the ol’ classic was in the back near none other than the Zipper, another standard.
This editor still hasn’t gone on the Zipper. I know, chicken! Oh, well. Once a sissy …
These two ladies have been a staple at the Fair Haven Firemen’s Fair for probably close to half a century — not that they look it.
They really don’t. In fact, Patty Overman and Ann Dupree pretty much look the exact same as the first day they set foot on the fairgrounds.
Who knows the name of the booth the two have manned for years?
Know any of these people? You’d be surprised at how many you may be able to identify.
Yes, this is Mrs. Kamin’s first grade class at Knollwood School in 1967. There are lots of Fair Havenites here. Some are still in the area.
Can you figure out who they are? Sometimes a smile never changes.
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