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ZEBRA BORN AT ZOO; ANY NAME IDEAS?
The Cape May County Zoo welcomed a baby Grant’s zebra on July 14, born to parents Gretta and Ziggy. Grant’s zebra is the smallest of the seven subspecies of plains zebra. The last zebra born at the Zoo was Gracie in 2003.
The new baby Zebra is a girl and the Cape May County Zoo plans to host a naming contest for its new addition. Suggestions for a name poured into the comments section of the Zoo’s Facebook page when the news was announced and the zookeepers are narrowing down the suggestions. Once narrowed down, the finalists will be posted to the Zoo’s facebook page, where everyone can vote. The Cape May County Zoo now has four zebras; Gretta, Ziggy, Gracie and the baby.
While visiting the zoo, the zebras can be seen from the Savanna Bridge during zoo hours, 10am-4:30pm. All visitors over the age of 2 must wear a mask and practice social distancing.
For more information, go to cmczoo.com.
BROOKE JACKSON GRADUATES AVALON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Brooke Yarson Jackson, the daughter of Kim and Greg Jackson, graduated with honors from Avalon Elementary School. A National Junior Honor Society member and student council vice president, she will attend Middle Township High School in the fall. A swimmer for the Cape May Waves and a basketball player, Brooke plans to pursue her passion for health, fitness and nutrition. This summer, Brooke is enjoying time at the beach with her friends and family and babysitting her little sister.
Tying The Knot
GOLDEN-HALLINAN
Mary Katherine Golden and Brendan Hallinan were married June 13. Brendan is the son of Frank and Tricia Hallinan, of Avalon and Naples, Fla. Mary Katherine’s parents, Brian and Peggy Golden, hosted the reception at their home in Cleveland following the ceremony at St. Bernard’s Church in Akron, Ohio.
The couple met in March 2015 as college freshmen in South Bend, Ind., where Brendan was enrolled at the University of Notre Dame and Mary Katherine attended Saint Mary’s College. Brendan graduated this past spring with a master’s degree in education from Notre Dame. This fall, he will work as a broker assistant at Ryan Turner Specialty in Chicago. Mary Katherine also graduated this year with a master’s in education, from Loyola University Chicago, and this fall will begin her third year as a fourth-grade teacher at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School in Chicago. Following the wedding, the couple went to Charleston, S.C., for their honeymoon.
