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2002
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2001
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2000
New event helps Ventnor to Dutch Hoffman win

Press of Atlantic City, Saturday, July 29, 2000
Wildwood Women’s Invitational: Ventnor win again

Press of Atlantic City, Friday, July 28th, 2000
Dutch Hoffman Memorials to feature different look today

Press of Atlantic City, Friday, July 28th, 2000
A lineage of lifesaving in Atlantic City

Philadelphia Inquirer, Thursday July 6th, 2000
Lifeguard Shortage

Channel 6 Action News, Friday, June 9th, 2000
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1999
Big Beaches a Growing Problem in Wildwood

From The Press of Atlantic City, Sunday, February 14, 1999
1998
The Changing Face of The Wildwood Beach Patrol

From The Wildwood Leader, Wednesday, July 15th 1998
History of Lifeguard Races

From The Philadelphia Daily News, Thursday, August 13th 1998
1997
Like a (yawn) Day at the Beach

Featuring Jack McGinniss. From The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 7th 1997.
1996
Wildwood’s Joe Bowen Celebrates 45 Years as a Lifeguard

From the Cape May County Gazette Leader, Wednesday, August 21, 1996
Drowning, on Unguarded Beach Called a Tragedy

From the Wildwood Leader, Wednesday, June 12, 1996
1992
Lifeguard Bitten by Big Fish Near Wildwood

From The Press of Atlantic City, Sunday, July 19th 1992. Alan O’Connor’s close encounter with an ‘unidentified sea animal’.
1990
Still some summer left, but beach officials worry about lifeguards for 1991

From the Press of Atlantic City, Monday, September 3rd, 1990
1989
Wildwood Lifeguard Building dedicated

From The Press of Atlantic City, Sunday, September 3rd, 1989.
1988
The Boys of Summer: Wildwood’s Lifeguards Are Everything You Always Thought – And Much More.

From The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday, June 19, 1988
1983
Wildwood Guard-Up for the Season

From The Philadelphia Daily News, Thursday, June 9, 1983
1975
Off-Duty Lifeguards Pluck 2 Tourists From Wildwood Surf

1975
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