{"id":19633,"date":"2022-03-08T00:53:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T05:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=19633"},"modified":"2022-03-08T05:59:38","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T10:59:38","slug":"slava-ukraini-seaside-heights-ferris-wheel-shines-in-ukraines-colors-each-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2022\/03\/slava-ukraini-seaside-heights-ferris-wheel-shines-in-ukraines-colors-each-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Slava Ukraini: Seaside Heights Ferris Wheel Shines in Ukraine&#8217;s Colors Each Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"v-1YGF6Mc5-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='1000' height='562' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/1YGF6Mc5?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write; presentation'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Seaside Heights, like a small number of other Shore communities, has a special connection to eastern Europe, including embattled Ukraine, under attack by Russia. And it&#8217;s on display in a very big way.<\/p>\n<p>Each summer, it has become a tradition for college students from the region to travel to the United States to work in tourism, including manning many of the attractions found along the Seaside Park boardwalk. It&#8217;s a slice of local lore that&#8217;s often only recalled by those who spent summers getting to know someone from another part of the world, or a co-worker along the boards. A good number of those exchange workers are employed by Casino Pier, home of the borough&#8217;s giant Ferris wheel overlooking the ocean.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10853\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_4-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10853\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10853\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_4-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10853\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10851\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10851\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10851\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This was a major motivator for Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra to travel to the border of Poland and Ukraine to volunteer assisting refugees and delivering local donations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10850\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_2-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10850\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10850\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_2-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"756\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10850\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">Young Ukrainians have been coming to Point Pleasant Beach to enjoy a summer operating our rides, attractions and more for many years<\/span>,&#8221; he said. &#8220;<span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql oi732d6d ik7dh3pa ht8s03o8 a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\">They&#8217;ve forged a special bond with so many of our residents. It&#8217;s nice to see the community coming together like this to give back in their time of need.<\/span>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/video.foxnews.com\/v\/embed.js?id=6299738084001&#038;w=685&#038;h=386\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><noscript>Watch the latest video at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\">foxnews.com<\/a><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Since last week, the giant Ferris wheel at Casino Pier in Seaside Heights has been lit up in the blue-and-yellow colors of Ukraine&#8217;s banded flag. Used since 1848, the flag represented the regions of the Ukrainian People&#8217;s Republic \u2013 with their vast yellow fields of crops thriving under a deep blue sky \u2013 before being swallowed up by the Soviet Union and forced to adopt the hammer and sickle \u2013 the old (and present) flag was outlawed until the USSR&#8217;s breakup in 1991.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10852\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_5-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10852\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10852\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10849\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_1-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10849\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10849\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/bwalk_cvr_1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The Ferris wheel at Casino Pier, Seaside Heights, N.J., lit up in Ukrainian colors, March 7, 2022. 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