Memorial Day weekend officially kicks off today. Expect to see a huge influx of people hitting our local beaches. (And remember to keep an eye out for our little turtle friends crossing the roads this time of year.) Starting tomorrow, you should see guards along our local Ventnor beaches. If you wish to become an official lifeguard, you might want to consider trying out for the Ventnor Beach Patrol.
Ventnor Beach Patrol Tryouts
Tryouts take place at 11 am on Saturday, June 3rd at the Suffolk Ave beach headquarters. Anyone interested in trying out needs to show up no later than 10:30 am to be considered. You also must have attended the City’s official Rookie School. It began earlier this week and continues through June 2nd. If you meet these requirements, download an official lifeguard application here. Then, fill it out and bring it with you to the tryouts. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Ventnor City Beach Patrol at (609) 823-7948.
Lifeguards will be patrolling our Ventnor beaches from 10 am to 6 pm beginning May 27th. But that’s just to get the busy summertime schedule started. Officials expect that every local beach should have a lifeguard posted by June 24th. When up to speed, each beach employs three to four lifeguards per beach. This allows enough people to row the boat and swim to help anyone in distress while out in the Atlantic Ocean.
Ventnor City Farmer’s Market
The Ventnor City Farmer’s Market begins today (May 26th). It takes place from 8:30 am to 12 pm every Friday in the parking lot of St James Church (6415 Atlantic Ave) between now and Labor Day weekend. Some great new vendors are expected to showcase their wares this year. You definitely won’t want to miss out on the goodies they have in store for you. Other farmer’s markets in the area include Sea Isle City and West Cape May (on Tuesdays), Ocean City (on Wednesdays), Barnegat (on Thursdays), Brigantine and Somers Point (on Saturdays), and Asbury Fresh (on Sundays). So you get to shop farm fresh ingredients for your family’s dining table almost every single day of the week this summer. How awesome is that?!
Sherri Lilienfeld, Apex Prime Realty, Your Source for Jersey Shore Real Estate