November 7, 2013 Vol. 4 No. 22

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The annual Halloween Party held by the Woodbury Parks Department drew a large number of children and parents last week. Great weather this year, fi nally, was an inducement for the Town’s families to engage in many Halloween activities.

Storms in late October over the last two years hampered Halloween fes-tivities. Many communities in 2011 had to postpone Halloween two days to a week later as a result of the freak “Snowtober” snow storm. Many were

By Benjamin Meyers

Highland Mills – Woodbury won its legal suit that was fi led against it by the Town of Monroe, the Village of Kiryas Joel and Zigmond Brach. In the suit, Monroe sought the annexation of fourteen acres of Woodbury land for the ultimate benefi t of developer Zig-mond Brach and Kiryas Joel.

Town of Woodbury Supervisor John

Burke and Mayor Mike Queenan of the village of Woodbury were pleased with the recent court ruling. After holding a public hearing last year, the Town and Village of Woodbury reject-ed, separately, Monroe’s annexation move. As a counter to Woodbury’s decisions, Monroe took Woodbury to court seeking a favorable ruling for annexation.

According to judges on the Supreme

Court’s Appellate Division, Monroe, KJ and Brach did not follow proce-dural process. Woodbury’s attorney, Dennis Lynch, simplifi ed the decision by saying, “Everybody must comply with the law and you can’t ignore proper process to address an issue.”

Lynch explained that “Any court pe-tition must comply with two require-ments, procedural and substantive.

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CommunityForum on St Luke’s – TONIGHT!

- Larkin & Skoufi s are Hosts 3

Woodbury Public Library News 3

Girl Scout Fall Spirit Day 4

Girl Scouts Ice Cream social 4

Global Warming (Part 2) 5

Trunk or Treat 6

Sharks take 1st place 9

Anthony Musso 10

HistoryBrick House Thanksgiving

Candlelight Tour 10

Harvest Turkey Dinner 12

Faith 12

Veterans 14

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Woodbury Wins Annexation Law Suit “…you can’t ignore proper process to address an issue.” – Attorney Lynch

Halloween at Earl – Weather Great this Year Big 2013 turnout after two years of late October storms

See Law Suit, page 2

See Halloween, page 8

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EDITORIAL

Woodbury & Obamacare Impacts Obamacare! We mentioned in an earlier edition that the Woodbury Ga-zette has a poll on our website. It is about the Affordable Health Care Act and we put it there before the AHCA began “business”.

I thought you might be interested about how Obamacare was impact-ing your friends and neighbors.

There is a small number of respondents, more than six, who have lost their health insurance and jobs because of this cradle to grave, tender care program our government is now providing.

Personally, I was notifi ed that my health policy will be terminated on January 1st by Empire of New York. When I asked them why I was being denied coverage they said that they did not have to give a reason. After persisting for a while and getting nowhere, I was told that Empire of New York was cancelling all policies in Orange County, NY.

I am not a happy camper. I did not have large medical issues, just normal check-ups, some frozen skin at the dermatologist and the like. I was satisfi ed with my policy.

How about you? Our poll is not sophisticated and it is confi dential – we don’t ask for

identifi able information – no e-mail address; we just want a good idea of what is happening in Woodbury about our health insurance policies and jobs.

When we have a “valid” number of responses, we’ll publish the in-formation. Go to www.woodburygazette.com. The poll is right there! Our software program can handle the volume.

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And procedural must be address fi rst.” The procedures required are the fi ling of details such as a list of assessments, a tax list, certifying that all signatures are correct and other such matters.

Woodbury argued on its behalf that Monroe “failed to comply with article 17 of General Municipal Law…because it would affect state senate and assembly districts, and …was not in the overall public interest.”

Monroe with KJ and Brach failed to fi le an article 78 (another aspect of pro-cedure) and only sought substantive rulings. The court stated, “Under these cir-cumstances, the failure to institute the article 78 proceeding is fatal…”

The court ruling does not prevent Monroe, KJ and Brach from continuing their attempt to annex Woodbury land, but to do so they must begin again at the very beginning of the process. That of course can be very costly.

The judges who rendered the ruling are Skelos, Balkin, Leventhal and Austin.

Law Suit Cont. from p. 1

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Forum on St Luke’s – TONIGHT! – Larkin & Skoufi s are Hosts The community’s response is an integral factor and will have an opportunity to speak Assemblyman James Skoufi s and Senator Bill Larkin will be hosting a public forum tonight. It begins at 7:00 pm, at the Cornwall Middle School (122 Main Street, Cornwall).

The forum’s purpose is for our community to express their opinions and concerns about St. Luke’s request to make Cornwall Hospital’s emergency room a part-time service. Invited are hospital executives, representatives from the Department of Health, local elected offi cials, and Woodbury residents.

Both the Woodbury Town and Village Boards recently passed resolutions requesting St. Luke’s to withdraw their request to the Department of Health to make their Cornwall ER part-time. Assemblyman Skoufi s and Senator Larkin have done the same. The hospital has, to date, refused to do so.

The public will have an opportunity to speak or, if preferred, provide written testimony.

The Department of Health will spend the next few months deciding whether to approve or deny St. Luke’s request for a part-time emergency room. The community’s response is an integral factor in their determi-nation and it is encouraged that everyone who is available try to attend.

Any questions can be directed to Assemblyman James Skoufi s at 845-469-6929.

The Allegro Orchestra has been known to join with leading artists from The New York Philharmonic, Broadway pit orchestras, leading jazz and Folk artists, and even the eclectic and high octane string band BARRAGE from Calgary.

Sunday, November 3rd, Allegro united with Jermaine Paul, winner of 2012 NBC’s The Voice, to spotlight the important work that Highland Mills United Methodist Church has been doing with their Food Pantry. It was sold out and standing room only.

“There has been a growing part of our community that has great diffi culty paying their bills and providing food on the table. We exist to help fi ll that gap,” according to Pastor Darlene Resling. “And that gap has been growing more each year.”

The Highland Mills UMC Food Pantry currently feeds forty to fi fty families each week in the Woodbury community and that number increases around the holidays.

The one great hour of sharing took place on the Rushmore Estate in its beau-tifully restored ballroom in Highland Mills. “I’ve rehearsed there a number of times in preparation for our concert, and I can tell you that its setting and acoustics are truly marvelous,” said Viktoras Prizgintas who conducts the Allegro Orches-tra. The program featured Jermaine Paul as well as two of his former students, David LaViola and Derek Daunicht, who comprise The Rhodes. Additional art-ists include Gabe Valle and his band Outer Play, and soloist Alex Prizgintas. State Assemblyman James Skoufi s was also on hand to help emcee the event. Orange County Executive Candidates Roxanne Donnery and Steve Neu-haus joined in the evening fundraiser. Do you care to help? Checks should be made payable directly to “HIGHLAND MILLS UMC FOOD PANTRY.” You may call 928-5275 for additional information.

The Allegra Orchestra being led by Viktoras Prizgintas rehearses before the evening performance at the Rushmore Estate.

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Spotlighting important work that HMUMC has been doing with Food Pantry Sold out performances by the Allegro Orchestra, Jermaine Paul, The Rhodes and artists Gabe Valle and his band Outer Play

Woodbury Public Library News By Rose-Emma Calabrese, Adult Services

November brings the beginning of the holiday rush. At the library we have resources for your holiday decorating and cooking, crafts and gift-making and reading pleasure.

The books have been ordered for the November and December book clubs. We’ve added a men’s book club for these two months with selections tailored for their interests. Both clubs selections should be in by November 8th. For November we’ve chosen The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani for the women and Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man by Walter Stahr for the men. December’s choices are Snow Falling on Cedars by David Gutterson for the women’s group and the now classic Catch 22 for the men’s group. We hope you will enjoy these books.

Some of you have requested computer tutoring and I will be calling for appoint-ments throughout the rest of the month. I have opening during the weeks of the 9th through the 22nd of November. Please call 845-928-6162 for an appointment.

Wednesday November 13th – Introduction to Calligraphy with Rose-Emma from 6:30 to 8 PM at HML. If you have always wanted to learn this art, you will receive the basics and the materials necessary to get started in this wonderful craft. Sunday November 17th – Decorating Cakes and Cupcakes – Please bring your own rolling pins! Donna Turner is back with a surprise ingredient – Gumdrops. How you say? Come join the fun and see! We will be at CVL from 12:30 to 2 PMWednesday November 20th – Holiday Pies and Tarts with Rose-Emma. We will meet at HML from 6:30 to 8 PM. Bring your taste buds!Thursday November 21 – Men’s Book Discussion group for Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man meets at CVL from 6:30 to 8 PM.Friday November 22 – Women’s Book Discussion Group for The Shoemaker’s Wife meets at HML from 6:30 to 8 PM

As always, registration is mandatory as some programs require materials or books. Most lectures and movies can accommodate walk-ins, but crafts, cook-ing and outside trips cannot. We appreciate your support! Please call Highland

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Woodbury Girl Scout Fall Spirit Day Project was held Oct 24th at the Monroe Woodbury Mid-dle School courtyard garden. Spirit Day is a time when Scouts join together to do a commu-nity service activity.

This year Cadette troop 789, led by TerryAnne Gmelch and Patty van Roekens, and Brownie troop 606 led by Deanna Bendix weeded, mulched and planted the Butterfl y Garden and plant beds at

the Middle School. The project started after school and although it was only an hour of work the fi fteen kids and three adults accom-plished a lot. Building and Grounds Depart-ment provided the mulch and the Girl Scouts provided the weed block paper, mums and a fall decorative fl ag.

The older girls helped the younger girls put weed block down and mulch the beds.

There was so much excitement! The chil-dren could really see the difference they were

making. It did start to rain briefl y as we were fi nishing, but then it quickly stopped, and the sun came out; a perfect weather mix that produced a marvelous rainbow that went right over the middle school. It made for a magical moment that the girls will always remember.

We would like your questions about Scouting!! Please send us your question or concern to askawood-buryscout@gmail.com and our Girl or Boy Scout troops will answer it!

Thanks as always for your support!

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The Scouts kept younger children involved at crafts while parents received help with registration. Photo provided

Girl Scouts gather just before their gardening on Girl Scout Fall Spirit Day.

Girls at prepare M-W Middle School courtyard gardens for next spring’s fl owers.

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Girl Scout Fall Spirit Day - a Community Service Mulching & planting at the Middle School

Woodbury Girl Scouts held an ice cream social at Smith Clove Elemen-tary to help spread the word about Scouting. They answered questions, met potential new Scouts, volunteer leaders, and of course, had some fun.

The older Scouts, Juniors and Ca-dettes helped to serve ice cream and toppings. They also ran the craft ta-ble and kept the younger children in-volved while parents took time to ask questions and get information about registering their child. Several girls signed up and a mom came forward to be a new leader. This may have to be an annual event. If interested in Scouting contact Robin Rosenberg at rsrcrw@optonline.net

The Woodbury Girl Scouts Ser-vice team holds monthly meetings in the Woodbury Firehouse confer-ence room. Our next meetings are on November 14th, and December 12th. Leaders welcome and those who are interested in becoming a leader are welcome to attend.

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By Svante RodingI do not believe in Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW)! It is the theory that Carbon Dioxide (CO2) plays a critical role in regulating earth’s temperature. I am a retired Principal Research Scientist living in Highland Mills and have studied climate change for several years. This is my second contribution to the Woodbury Gazette; my fi rst was in the August 15 edition.

Let’s look at some statistics. From 1979 to 1985 the average world temperatures dropped by 0.4 F and “alarmists” for a coming ice age were in full force. Howev-er, from 1985 to 1997 it increased by 0.54 F and the climate scientists turned around, and, CO2 became blamed for causing this “alarming” warming trend.

But if you analyze recent data, the world has not become warmer in the last fi fteen years, despite an 8 percent increase in atmospheric CO2 during this time, and the total temperature increase for the last one hundred years is only 1.4 F.

Short term trends for a few decades are meaningless. Likewise, temperature records for a certain place and day are misleading and records are broken al-most every day. What is of interest for example is the highest temperature everrecorded in a state. The last time a state set an all-time high record was Connecti-cut in July 15, 1995 at 106 F. What is even more surprising is that twenty-fi ve states, half of all states, have all-time high records from 1930-1937. Even more un-expected is that only fi fteen states have records more recent than 1937, and it has been eighteen years since any state set an all-time high record.

The average all-time record is approxi-mately seventy years old. The hottest day ever recorded on earth was exactly 100 years ago at Furnace Creek, Death Valley, at a blistering 134 F, in July 1913. On the other hand, the last time a state set a record low was as recent as February

11, 2011. And, last Memorial Day there were major snow storms in New England and Vermont (7.5” in Mount Mansfi eld), while Syracuse and Binghamton, NY, broke records for the latest day of year it has snowed.

So, where is the global warming?The last ice age had its maxima about 22,000 years ago and it ended only about 12,500 years ago. Obviously, it has been getting warmer since then, but not due to CO2 levels. But, the last 1000 years have actually been the coldest 1000 years for 10,000 years, so we are not in a histori-cally extreme warm period. Carbon Di-oxide, CO2, and the greenhouse effect (GHE), have at best a minimal effect on current temperatures. Current CO2 levels in the atmosphere have increased from “normal” 300 Parts Per Million (ppm) to 390 ppm. This is an increase from 0.03% to 0.039%, hardly measurable, and CO2 accounts for only 2.8% of the GHE, while water vapor accounts for 82%.

During 1940 to 1975 the world’s cli-mate was getting colder, while the CO2 in the atmosphere continued to increase because of the industrial revolution. This is a negative correlation. Nowa-days, fewer climatologists care about the CO2 level, because there is no strong relationship between CO2, green-house gases and the world climate. I believe therefore that many scientists don’t want to openly consider that they may have been wrong, partly, because of their confi rmation bias.

Less informed scientists are still “going with the herd”, and United Nations IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change, Nobel Prize winner with Al Gore in 2007) have their own previous predic-tions and political agenda to defend.

CO2 is not pollution (and shouldn’t be taxed), our plants need it and we need the plants. Only the countries in economically depressed Europe are following the Kyoto Protocol to tax CO2 emissions, while the USA does not, and should not, conform to

Kyoto. Obviously China and India never even intended to conform.

The predicted sea level rise for the com-ing one hundred years is only a total of one foot, i.e. 0.1 inch per year; not twenty feet, which is what Al Gore claimed! Nei-ther is the Arctic North Pole ice melting away. Those are just poor extrapolations based on statistics for a few years. The arctic ice sheet is only about fi fteen feet thick and it melts to less than half its area during the midnight sun in the summer. Don’t be fooled by dramatic information about the size of the ice sheet melting. It refreezes back to approximately the origi-nal area every winter. And, did you know, the Antarctic ice coverage is currently larger than for many years?

The scientifi c community of climatolo-gists these days likely agrees with the fact that the world is not escalating into an un-controlled global warming. In June 2012, there was a UN world conference in Rio de Janeiro on Sustainable Development (RIO+20), “the future we want”.

On the fi rst page of the forty-nine page summary document it was declared, “Eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge facing the world today”. Cli-mate change wasn’t discussed until page thirty-three, paragraph 190. It is rather obvious that Global Warming is not a pri-ority anymore. However, the New York Times and Washington Post did not care to mention the closing conclusions of the conference in their headlines. I assume that was not as interesting as a disastrous climate change front page.

The New York Times on January 9, 2013, wrote “2012 Was Hottest Ever in US”, but they minimized that Florida and the US West Coast was actually colder than normal, and that the US records did not represent global temperatures. It is diffi cult to know whether it is a bias, or just sensationalism, that determines their position. It is obviously very diffi cult for the reader to correctly analyze data. For the media, “bad news is good news”, and,

“good news is no news”. Just a few weeks ago IPCC held a worldwide UN confer-ence in Stockholm. They had problems how to explain why it has not gotten warmer since 1998, but claimed it was just “a bump in the road”. The organiza-tion fl atly stated that with 95% certainty it believes that man is causing global warm-ing and that it needs to be stopped by re-ducing CO2 emissions!

The temperatures will go up or down from current levels within a healthy range for mankind. Many places in the world will actually prosper at a somewhat warmer climate. We don’t know the future direction. Extreme weather will continue to occur but there are no dramatic chang-es on the horizon. The current warming trend will likely come to an end, maybe not in the next decade or two, but it will end. Long term; decades, centuries, or longer, the earth will get colder, which is a far more serious problem. The crops will be reduced at what point money will no longer buy enough food, and, in the end too many people depend on too much land that will not be able to produce food. We must stop wasting money on something we can’t control like taxing CO2 emissions, when there are so many things we can do for the sustainabil-ity of our planet.

Today, half the world’s population lives on less than $2/day and a billion people on less than $1/day. If we can reduce pov-erty, we also get a tremendous boost to the world economy. We must also strive to re-duce malnutrition, improve water quality, reduce air pollution (lead, mercury, tox-ics, micro particles, etc., but not CO2), control infectious diseases, limit usage of non-renewable resources, and protect ar-eas prone to weather extremes (New Or-leans, NJ Shore).

These are issues where we know we will get a tremendous return on our in-vestments. We can talk about the weather, but we can’t change it. Let’s focus on the things we can change.

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Trunk or Treat – “The best idea ever!” Woodbury Chamber of Commerce has another winner!Central Valley – Woodbury’s Chamber of Commerce produced another winner. Christine DerOhannesian, Vice President of Programming came up with this strange sounding idea. She wanted to improve upon the Chambers 2012 Hallow-een program by making it more convenient, fun and safe.

Using a unique counting system, Pete McGoldrick gave out three hundred candy bars and he tried to keep “seconds” at a bare minimum, so that indicated a nice attendance.

Asked what she thought of “Trunk or Treat”, Debbie Silvano, dressed as Fairy Godmother said, “This is the best idea!” She was with her grandchildren, Anna Carsley who was dressed as Cinderella, and Sean Carsley who was a policeman. Craig and Jen Baker of Highland Mills called out “Stay together!” in the dark as they escorted CJ – a perfect monster. Clint Halcomb kept his dog, Tic-tac, sport-ing a dragon costume, on a short leash.

Richard Vega of Highland Mills, sat taking a break on a curb by the library as his nine month old son, Liam, snuggled in his arms. His wife Linda said the program was very nice and should be held again next year.

DerOhannesian’s creative idea for Halloween was her second success this year. Her other program that drew crowds was the Tri-Chamber Expo held at the High School last spring.

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Highland Milles, NY - The Woodbury Historical Society (WHS) held its An-nual Meeting and election of Offi cers and Trustees last Saturday afternoon. While the elections were an important part of the meeting, there was much more to this meeting.

Guest speaker was author Anthony P. Musso who gave a PowerPoint lec-ture on the “Hidden Treasures of the Hudson Valley – Vol. 2”. The speaker has written numerous books ranging from “FDR and the Post Offi ce” to “Setting the Record Straight – The Music and Careers of Recording Art-

ists from the 1950s and 1960s … In Their Own Words.”Musso had worked for the United States Postal Service for thirty-eight years,

partly was a writer of their newsletter for carriers. The publication reached 85,000 readers from Maine to New Jersey. He smiled as he said, “When I could, I snuck in some history articles.” Mr. Musso currently writes a column for the Poughkeepsie Journal and articles for other papers and magazines.

About thirty-fi ve WHS members attended Musso’s talk in the Senior Center. Every new photo of Hudson Valley’s hidden treasures, historically signifi cant buildings and locations, brought with it an interesting story. Musso spoke with such ease and authority on details of each site that their histories were brought alive to every listener.

After his presentation, and even during it, refreshments of baked breads, cook-ies, and tea sandwiches were available. For more information, call (845) 928-6770 or go to www.woodburyhistoricalsociety.org.

Brick House Thanksgiving Candlelight Tour Saturday, November 16 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Goshen - The Friends of Hill Hold and Brick House Museums are pleased to announce the annual Brick House Thanksgiving Candlelight Tour, No-vember 16, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Brick House Museum is located on 17K in Montgomery. Admission is $2 per child and $3 per adult.

“Fall is a beautiful time in Orange County,” said County Executive Diana. “I would encourage anyone who enjoys the outdoors to attend this wonderful event.”

The original carriage road will lead you through a forest of brilliant foli-age, old farm engines, and a homestead built in 1768 by Nathaniel Hill.

The house and its adjoining farmland were passed down from father to son for 200 years. The house refl ects seven generations of family furnishings. Holiday arrangements will adorn each of the ten rooms throughout the homestead. In addition, each room will host a Wallkill River School artist for a silent auction. The original downstairs kitchen will feature the Goosetown Gift Shop and refreshments.

Special events are co-sponsored by the Friends of Hill Hold and Brick House Museums and the Orange County Department of Parks, Recre-ation and Conservation. For more information about Brick House Mu-seum, please contact Orange County Parks at (845)-615-3830, or visit www.hillholdandbrickhouse.org.

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By Dr. Charles Stanley

Every person you know needs to be encouraged at one point or another. Everyone needs to have some-one in their lives who is willing to listen to their sto-ries and tell them they are loved.

I can remember some of the most tender mo-ments with my mother. We would just sit at her dinner table and talk. She would tell me what she was thinking—usually about her time with my fa-ther or other special memories from her past. I would listen to her intently, as if I were hearing her stories for the fi rst time. I knew that meant a great deal to her.

But then came one of the most painful days in both our lives. My mother had a devastating stroke. She was paralyzed and could no longer speak. From then on, she couldn’t say anything to me—not a word.

Although that was extremely diffi cult to bear, I was thankful we had not wasted the opportunities God had given us to express our love for one an-other. It gave me comfort to know we had not taken those times for granted. I was certain my mother understood how very much I cared for her.

What about you? Is there someone in your life who needs to know how much you love him or her? Is there someone who would benefi t from your kind words or listening ear? Has the Father impressed upon your heart others to whom you should minis-ter? If so, I encourage you to make the most of the opportunities God gives you.

Galatians 6:10 teaches, “While we have oppor-tunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.” As you meditate on this instruction, use the following to help you minister effectively as you show His love to others:

Express your care for other people verbally. Tell them what you admire and appreciate about them—they want to hear it. In fact, many of the individuals you know may be under terrible pressure and in need of encouragement. Remind them of God’s love and provision, and convey your own concern for their well-being.

Show your affection physically with a caring hug or act of service. You may come in contact with people who are anxious for someone to lend them a hand. Don’t turn them away. Help them in the name of Jesus (Matt. 5:41-42).

Love others patiently. It may take a long time to get through to some people with the truth of God’s Word. But instead of giving up, continue

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Care for the people in your life with gratefulness. The truth is you will fi nd that some individuals are diffi cult to minister to. Ask the Father to fi ll you with His love for them and help you to understand their burdens. Then thank Him for the opportunity to encourage their hurting souls.

Express your affection generously. When was the last time you gave freely to another person simply because you cared? Remember, God blesses us so that we might bless others. Keep your eyes open for ways to show people His provision through sacrifi cial giving (1 Tim. 6:18).

Love others tenderly. Be sensitive to the emotions of others, paying careful attention to what they tell you. Many have come to know the Savior because a friend took the time to listen to them, caring about their concerns.

Always be forgiving. When you begin to feel angry or resentful towards the people the Lord has called you to encourage, remember how many times God has forgiven you. Always show compassion. You may not be able to control how others treat you, but you can always choose to respond to them in a manner that honors the Father.

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Care for others with devotion. When you are dedicated to someone, you support and defend them when they face heartaches and diffi culties. You don’t abandon them when challenges or problems arise. Therefore, stand by others in their time of need. They will appreciate your loyalty.

Love others cheerfully. Be sure to stay positive. Through Christ, there is always hope, regardless of the circumstances. Do your best to help others cling to the promises of God whenever they go through trials or experience suffering.

Share you affection honorably. Nothing blesses another person more than when you walk in the center of God’s will and allow Him to work through you. So always make your relationship with the Father your fi rst priority. He will guide you in how to best minister to those around you.

Do you know someone who needs your care and compassion today? Is there someone who would benefi t from your kindness? You simply do not know how long you have to make a difference in another person’s life. Make the most of the oppor-tunities God gives you. Share His love with others verbally, physically, patiently, gratefully, generous-ly, tenderly, forgivingly, devotedly, cheerfully, and honorably—then observe how He changes and en-riches lives through your obedience to Him.

Dr. Charles F. Stanley, senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries. Modeling his ministry after the apostle Paul’s message to the Ephesians, Dr. Stanley believes that: “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus–the work of telling others the Good News about God’s mighty kindness and love” (Acts 20:24, TLB). Source: www.intouch.org

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Over the years, other birthday tra-ditions have evolved from the an-nual Birthday Ball, to the custom of cutting the cake with the sword and serving the fi rst piece to the oldest Marine present and the second piece to the youngest Marine.

On November 10, 1775, the Conti-nental Congress meeting in Philadel-phia passed a resolution stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces with the fl eet. When Samuel Nicholas enacted a decision of the Continental Congress to form the Continental Marines, today known as the United States Marine Corps, he based recruitment at the Tav-ern, with then-proprietor Robert Mul-len as the “chief Marine Recruiter”.

Serving on land and at sea, these fi rst Marines distinguished themselves in a number of important operations, in-cluding their fi rst amphibious raid into the Bahamas in March 1776, under the command of Captain Samuel Nicho-las. Nicholas, the fi rst commissioned offi cer in the Continental Marines... is considered to be the fi rst Marine Com-mandant. The Treaty of Parris in April 1783 brought an end to the Revolution-ary War and as the last of the Navy’s ships were sold, the Continental Navy and Marines went out of existence.

Following the Revolutionary War and the formal re-establishment of the Marine Corps on 11 July 1798, Marines… took part in many op-erations against the Barbary pirates along the “Shores of Tripoli”.

During the Mexican War (1846-1848), Marines seized enemy seaports on both the Gulf and Pacifi c coasts. A battalion of Marines joined General Scott’s ` at Pueblo and fought all the way to the “Halls of Montezuma,” Mexico City.

Marines also served ashore and afl oat in the Civil War (1861-1865). Although most service was with the Navy, a bat-talion fought at Bull Run and other units saw action with the blockading

squadrons, and at Cape Hatteras, New Orleans, Charleston, and Fort Fisher.

Following the Spanish-American War (1898), in which Marines per-formed with valor in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines… It saw active service in the Philippine In-surrection (1899-1902), the Boxer Re-bellion in China (1900); and in numer-ous other nations, including Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Mexico, and Haiti.

In World War I the Marine Corps dis-tinguished itself on the battlefi elds of France as the 4th Marine Brigade where it earned the title of “Devil Dogs” (giv-en by the Germans) for heroic action during 1918 at Belleau Wood, Sois-sons, St. Michiel, Blanc Mont, and in the fi nal Meuse-Argonne offensive.

Before World War II, the Marine Corps began to develop in earnest the doctrine, equipment, and organiza-

tion needed for amphibious warfare. The success of this effort was proven fi rst on Guadalcanal, then on Bou-gainville, Tarawa, New Britain, Kwa-jalein, Eniwetok, Saipan, Guam, Tin-ian, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. By the end of the war in 1945, the Marine Corps had grown to include six divisions, fi ve air wings, and sup-porting troops. Its strength in World War II peaked at 485,113. The war cost the Marines nearly 87,000 dead and wounded and 82 Marines had earned the Medal of Honor.

When the Marines landed at In-chon, South Korea, they broke the back of the North Korean army which had over run the whole pen-insula. Thanksgiving Day 1950 at the “Frozen Chosin” Reservoir, the 1st Marine Division found itself sur-rounded and outnumbered eight to one by the Chinese Army. The worst weather in fi fty years assaulted the Marines with snow, wind and tem-peratures of -40 degrees F. Marines also remember fi erce fi ghting in Au-gust and September 1951 at Heart-break Ridge, and at the Punch Bowl. Marines have continued to serve with distinction ever since - through the long Vietnam War, Iraq and Af-ghanistan. Not mentioned are many other battle engagements where they have carried themselves with honor. Gung ho!

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Veterans Day Memorial Service – Public is Invited Monday, November 11 at 11:00 a.m. – Highland Mills United Methodist Church Woodbury, NY - This Veterans Day, as in the past, a memorial service honoring all veterans, past and present, will be held on November 11, at 11:30 in the Highland Mills Methodist Church.

American Legion Post 779 conducts the memorial where a veteran will address those who attend, and, this year a bagpiper has been invited to play a tribute. Afterwards, a short ceremony will take place at the veterans’ monument at the back of the cemetery.

Everyone is also invited to refreshments compliments of the Cem-etery of the Highlands at the end of the Veterans Day service.

There is often confusion between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Men and women who gave their lives in the service of our nation are re-membered on Memorial Day. Veterans Day honors all who have served in the military and not just those who died for us. Do you know some-one who has served? Thank him and her.

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Thursday, Nov 7, 2013SE Picture Re-Takes

SE;PT Bus Safety Drill

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SC BLC7:45 AM

SEPTA @ SE9:30 AM

Friday, Nov 8, 2013Family Swim7:30 PM - 9:45 PM. Middle School

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HS Fall Drama Production7:00 PM

SC;CV;MS;HS Bus Safety Drill

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