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Vol. 5 No. 6 www.mypaperonline.com June 18, 2013

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PostalCustomer

T

he area between the

historic Plaster Mill

and Furnace Pondlooks vastly different after

the completion of an envi-

ronmental commission proj-

ect.

Anticipating a grant from

the Association of New

Jersey Environmental

Commissions, the commis-

sion began removing inva-

sive species and storm dam-

aged trees. The commission,actually its chairman, John

Regalo, did the work.

Janice Hunts of the com-

mission said the group dis-

cussed applying for a

$1,500 grant. She said

improvements along the

shoreline of the pond would

John Regalo clearing the area as seen from the Plaster Mill.

Environmental Commission Project at Historic Plaster Mill and Furnace Pondhelp spotlight the commis-

sion in the community.

Mayor Rosemary Maiosaid the aim was removing

the damage from Hurricane

Irene, the Halloween snow-

storm of 2011 and

Superstorm Sandy. The bor-

ough hopes to plant wild-

flower and eventually

native trees on the site. The

Mayor said it was important

to have the area cleared

before getting the grant for

plantings.Borough Administrator

Brian McNeilly said the

borough applied for one of

ANJECs pocket grants.

These offer a maximum of

$1,500. He said this would

be the first step toward

establishing a walking trail

linking Furnace Pond to

Salmon Memorial Park.

McNeilly said the out-

flow of drainage from Main

Street, near the Stanhope

House was clogged with

rocks and Regalo cleared it

out. The administrator said

plans are to install a foot-

bridge across the stream

created by the outflow.

Regalo said the stormwa-

ter drain was completely

constricted by years of trash

and road grits pouring in.

continued on page 4

By Ejvind Boccolini

The Netcong Board of

Education held a

public meeting on

May 28 to speak to residents

about budget decisions toreduce art and gym sessions

for students each week,

while Stanhope Public

School works out traffic and

parking issues in recent

days.

Residents in Netcong

were upset they were not

informed in advance about

the school board's decision

to reduce art and gym class-

es - saying that it wouldnegatively affect students'

creativity, originality, and

physical fitness, and fail to

provide a healthy break

from other academic school

work during their day.

Board members were, inthe end, pleased that about

150 members of the public

showed up at the meeting,

but did have to explain their

reasoning behind the budget

decision that many residents

were not happy with.

Board members said part

of the reason behind reduc-

ing art and gym sessions

(though a classroom,

"health course" wouldreplace one gym session)

was partly to keep the budg-

et lower. They noted that it

could lessen the burden on

taxpayers, sometimes sen-

iors, struggling on a fixed

income, for instance.The school board also

noted that it was by no

means a quick decision, nor

was it cut and dry, with

every board member easily

agreeing. One board mem-

ber said he felt he failed the

public, upset with himself

that he did not inform the

residents in advance of the

reductions, while another

board member said after themeeting that, with language

arts scores so low, he pre-

ferred reducing the art and

phys. ed. classes over other

subjects.

Another board member

said fourth graders alreadyhave the number of sessions

per week that other grades

are being reduced to - so,

they will not be experienc-

ing a difference.

During the meeting,

board president Bernadette

Dalessandro addressed the

public, and took comments

from the public.

The residents who

attended the meeting to

Netcong School Board Explains Financial Decisions AtPublic Meeting, And Stanhope Public School Works On

Traffic And Parking Regulations To Improve Safety

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He said the environmental commission is

practicing stewardship on public lands.

Nobody ever touched this, he said, adding

it is full of multi-flora rose and bittersweet.

A couple of mulberry trees were nearly

killed by the bitterstweet, Regalo said.

He said when the work is complete the

walking trail will link to the basketball court

at Route 183.

The environmental commission hopes to

receive assistance from the Go Green Club

at Lenape Valley High School to build the

bridge and possibly from a science class at

Stanhope School to plant upland meadow

mix and other native grass and wildflowers,

Regalo said.

It is essential to maintain the riparianbuffer and keep geese from discovering the

pond. The stone used on the drainage struc-

ture was all donated by Saxon Falls Sand

and Gravel, Regalo said. He said even if the

borough fails to secure the grant, the land

can be seeded.

Beth Styler-Barry, executive director of

the Musconetcong Watershed Association,

visited the site last week because Furnace

Pond drains into the river. Styler-Berry said

she received a call saying the work was

detrimental to the steep slopes between the

historic Plaster Mill and the pond.

Restoration is going to be a slow

process, Maio said.

That could be a problem, according to

Dave Peifer of ANJEC. The dry season is

coming up, he said. The ideal time fortree planting is in the fall. He said it is

essential to get ground cover in very quick-

ly. Once it gets dry, any plantings will have

to be watered he said.

Styler-Berry echoed that. I understand

grasses will be sown right away to stabilize

the soil, she said, adding new plantings are

needed now.

However, she added, Long-term this is

a good project,

Brian Morrell of the Musconetcong

Foundrymans Historical Society expressedconcern artifacts relating to the mill or the

nearby Morris Canal were disturbed by the

project.

Regalo said nothing was turned up by his

work. He said long-time resident Donald

Drake whos grandfather had a nearby

woodshop many years ago told him a Mr.

Greene used to have a vegetable garden on

the edge of Furnace Pond which probably

would have turned up any artifacts.

The second question is whether all the

work is being done on borough land.Morrell said it appears to encroach on prop-

Environmental Commission Project...continued from front page erty within the National Register Historic

Districts of Furnace Pond and the Morris

Canal. Maio said it is entirely on borough

land.

State Department of Environmental

Protection spokesman Larry Ragonese saidthe DEP is not sure where the borough prop-

erty ends and the states begins, but they are

researching that.

Peifer said ANJEC has two maps with

conflicting information on where the bor-

ough land ends, so is now allowing the state

to do the research.

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Generations Of Dance, of Roxbury,won more than 200 awards at theDance XPlosion National Talent

Competition held May 31st-June2nd inSparta! After more than routines 500 rou-

tines competed, Generations Of Dancepicked up more overall top awards than anyother studio because they had the highestscores in each of the categories. GenerationsOf Dance competed against 17 other dancestudios with their teams comprised of dancersage 4 through 18.

The studio won 52 Elite Platinumawards, the highest award given at the com-petition, 66 Platinum awards and 32 Elite

Gold awards. From their novice dancers totheir most advanced dancers, Generations OfDance dominated the overall award cate-gories, beating dance studios in business forover 35 years! The specialty tap routine

called B-Ball was awarded the OverallTop Group award for its 3rd consecutivecompetition while another of their routinesTapaholics placed second to them. Thedancers won 10 out of the Top 10 overallspots in the 13-15 duet/trio division withKolyn Ryan of Roxbury and her partner SeanJohnson in Just Tappin taking 1st. In the 9and under and 16 and over duet/trio divisions,Generations Of Dance won 4 out of 5 of the

Generations Of Dance Awarded over 200 Prizes at Competition

top awards! Kristilee Maiella of Roxburywon 1st overall top solo in the 12-14 year olddivision for the third time this year. In the 9and under solo division, 7 year old Sammi

Johnson won top solo followed closely byTaylor Taveira, Hailey Errichiello, JaclynSutphen, Alena Padakis and Julie Rice. In thegroup competition, a ballet routine calledThe Ball had their best performance of theyear and was awarded Top 9 and UnderGroup of the weekend. And in the novicedivision, Im Already There lyrical teamwon the top spot, while the all-boys teamsalso won top awards. Additionally, local stu-dents Ericka Katzenback, Selene Park, OliviaStehle, Ciara Rodriguez, Lexy Fabiani,Ronnie and Evan Paddock, Anily and Ben

Merino, Jalen and Khayla Blake, and JackieMeudt all placed in the top overall positions.

The teachers at Generations teach the

kids how to win and loose gracefully, howdancing is not about a trophy or being thebest, but its about going out and doing some-thing you love, taking risks and providing

support to your team says parent LeighStehle. Additionally parent of two competi-tion dancers, Kerri Schweizer notes, Its agreat studio with a lot of great kids. We arehappy to be a part of it. Our students attrib-ute much of their success to having a strongcore of ballet which is offered at no addition-al charge.

Generations of Dance provides a nurtur-ing, exciting and challenging dance environ-ment for children of all ages (starting at 18months) and skill levels. The studio is locat-ed at 10 Orben Drive in Landing. To find out

about the fall schedule, call the studio at 973-810-2252 or visit the studio website atwww.generationsofdance.com.


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Our older seniors have lived through some of the most

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On July 27th 2013 we will be hosting our 4th Annual Automotive Magic CustomerAppreciation Party celebrating our 10th year in the business.This year we are very happy to be a part of a nationwide program called "Wheels to

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t was the perfect mix of great weather, nostalgia, cars,

remembrance and atmosphere. Perched high atop a

building, statues of red, green, peanut, and Ms Brown

M&Ms had the perfect vantage point to see the spectators,food, vendors, 400 classic cars.and Eddie Munster! The

event: the 19th annual Memorial Motor Madness. The

event was held Memorial Weekend Sunday at MARS

Chocolate and was sponsored by the Hackettstown Rotary.

This year the event netted $24, 000 to support the Joan

Knechel Cancer Center and Rotary projects serving the

community.

As 3,000 people walked around during the day and

viewed the cars, the sounds of oldies, but goodies, could be

heard thanks to DJ Doc South. Doc South also reminded

people of the meaning of Memorial Day, remembering

those who lost their lives in service to our country and howwe can help those still serving. He took donations of calling

cards and cash to purchase calling cards for service mem-

bers stationed overseas, so that they could stay in touch

with family.

Many people gravitated to one area, but it wasnt a clas-

sic car that got their attention. Butch Patrick, TVs Eddie

Munster, was on-site greeting people and signing auto-graphs.

Butch had a great time [and] would love to comeback.

[He]greeted many fans, shared Hackettstown Rotary Club

President, Bob Eberle, chairman of the event. It was shared

that some people drove hours to meet Patrick and he plans

to have the Munster coach with him next year.

Of course, cars were part of the madness of the event

and winning Best in Show was a 1960 Cadillac Coup

Deville owned by John Rylick of Caldwell.

Volunteer Coordinator and Rotary member Kevin

Guyette shared that this was one of the events best yearsand next year is our 20th year, and we have some surpris-

es in store!

Donald Chance of Netcong showed his 1987 Chevrolet

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speak out, mostly disagreed with the deci-

sion to reduce art and gym sessions. They

thought that students experiencing the

reduction would be negatively affected.Some said 'go ahead and raise taxes a bit to

prevent the reduction of these classes.'

Some members of the public were upset

also that they did not know about the deci-

sion until it was made.

One resident asked how much money is

needed to reinstate the full art and gym class

schedule, and was given the answer of

about $60,000. She then asked how it could

be raised and challenged the public to pos-

sibly try to achieve this.

Gym class sessions will be reduced from2 per week for each student, down to 1 per

week for each student. In the classroom,

"health"-type physical education classes be

phased in.

Art class sessions will be reduced from 2

per week for each student, down to 1 per

week for each student.

Certain grades are already experincing

the lesser amount of sessions, so they will

feel no change.

One member of the public complement-

ed the art teacher, Eileen Cook, by askingthe audience to look at the paintings and

drawings posted on the wall of the gymna-

sium, where the board of education meeting

was held.

Parent Tara Donnelly, who spoke at the

meeting, said she was upset she did not hear

about the decision until after it was made by

the school board and called them "corrupt."

She said she was upset because the human

interaction and activity involved with art

and gym classes is what children need - "not

computers." They need art to express them-selves, said Donnelly, who noted that she

was inspired by Art Teacher Eileen Cook in

Netcong Elementary School when she was

growing up.

Also, groups of students spoke at the

meeting, noting that reducing the gym and

art classes help inspired them and give them

a break from the intense school work they

have each day.Board member Todd Morton said he

believes the board "failed the public" by not

informing them, and added that "I don't feel

good about this."

Some audience members asked why the

board did not just go to the 2 percent cap,

while board members near the end of the

meeting, after much of the public left the

premises, said that they needed county

approval to even go to the one percent cap,

and reminded audience members that some

seniors, who do not even have children inthe school system, are struggling to pay

taxes.

Eileen Cook, art teacher for 35 years at

Netcong Elementary School, also spoke at

the meeting, and was upset that her art class

sessions were reduced.

"What I do matters," she said. "What I do

is needed."

"I am passionate about what I do and

what I teach," she said, asked that everyone

please support art teachers, and she received

a standing ovation. Cook will still workfull-time, but her art teaching duties will be

reduced, as she will now teach other cours-

es.

Cook said at the meeting that "I do take

it personally," that her sessions were

reduced. She added that the board of educa-

tion is making a grave mistake.

She said in her class kids learn life skills,

and how to perservere, how to create, and

how to be original.

Cook said through arts classes students

learn how to cope, and how to ask for help.She asked, "Am I any less of a teacher?"

She said she helps the innovators and inven-

tors in society, adding that the arts have a

crucial impact on the economy.

Improve Safety...

Resident Karin Bond said she was at the

previous board of education meetings and

there was no mention of the reducing of art

and gym classes. Bond said that because of

this, there is "not complete transparency,"with respect to the board of education.

In related news, Dalessandro said rumors

that there is money missing from the budg-

et are untrue. "We know where all of it is,"

said Bernadette, adding that she does not

know how these rumors start.

An unrelated topic was that the board is

waiting for grant money from the state, and

Dalessandro said she is "embarrassed" and

upset by this. One resident, Pat Marsico

said, "ok, your humility is appreciated."

In other news, Dalessandro thankedNetcong Police Chief James Blesson, for

making the department so "visible" in the

schools, and noted that this program is a

great things.

Dalessandro said police often come into

the schools and do a "walk through," and

said of the department that, "they're very

receptive to it."

In other local school news, Stanhope

Public School is working on traffic and

parking issues and is doing quite well with

corrective measures.

Interim Chief School Administrator

Robert McCann posted a letter to parents on

May 23 at http://www.stanhopeschools.org/

with regulations that were to go into effect

on May 28 to aid in the safety of studentsduring arrival and dismissal times.

McCann said in a phone interview last

week that "I've had a lot of positive com-

ments," regarding the new regulations and

added that he is "very happy with the sup-

port that the school has gotten from the par-

ents."

McCann said the new process, which

includes the new rule that the "parking lot

will be closed off for incoming traffic at

2:15 - there will be no exceptions," has

turned into a good pattern and routine.Gliches had to be worked out on the the first

few days, Mccann said, as with anything

new, but he added that he is happy with the

success and positive comments and sugges-

tions from parents.

Members of the public who are affected

by this should read the letter on the website

that outlines the new rules.

Please stay tuned for more local school

news in the future, and teachers or adminis-

trators can email this reporter at

[email protected].

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aint Michael middle-schoolers have been mighty

indeed this Spring. Academically these students

scored well above the national averages in several

disciplines on Terra Nova tests (national standardizedachievement tests), as well as on the ACRE religion test

which is taken by Catholic school fifth graders across the

nation.

Regionally, the school's Varsity and Junior Varsity foren-

sics teams each took first, second, and third place, sweeping

the competition to retain the Ronetco Cup during the

Northwest Jersey Forensics League poetry competition held

April 25th.

Then, on May13, Makayla Peilletier and Austin Fett both

were awarded Honorable Mention for their entries in the

16th Annual "What Prejudice Means to Me" Essay Contest

sponsored by the West Morris Section of the NationalCouncil of Jewish Women. The contest was open to 6th

grade students from schools throughout Morris County.

The two Saint Michael students competed against over

1,000 entrants to be among 100 awardees.

On May 14, Saint Michael 6th and 7th graders attended

the County College of Morris Teen Arts Exhibition to view

the entries of their classmates as well as of middle school

and high school students in Morris Count. Merit Awards

were given to Cameron Sacco, Andrew Ryan, Gabriella

Sanchez, Olufikayo Olabintan, Kaylin Yurkunas,

KaceyRoehrich, Payton Frace, Danielle Bacanni, Bobby

Winegar, Ciara Fernandez, Isabella Barbierro, and Makayla

Saint Michael Middle-schoolers ScoredAbove National Averages





The Lutheran Church of Our Savior in Stanhope will

be holding its annual Vacation Bible School on July15th-19th from 9:00am to 12pm at its location at

143 Brooklyn Stanhope Road in Stanhope. This Years study

entitled Tell it on the Mountain will consist of several

workstations including: crafts, visually aided songs, scrip-

tural stories & lessons, games and themed snacks.

Registration forms are now being accepted. Total registra-

tion this year is limited to 120 children on a first come first

served basis so make plans now to attend! More informa-

tion on the weeks study program and registration forms can

be obtained through the website: www.oursavior

stanhope.org or Facebook page:www.facebook.com/our-

saviorstanhope

Pelletier. Cecilia Lederer won a Distinction in Visual Arts

award, and Samantha Kimble won a High Distinction in

Visual Arts award.

In addition to these accomplishments, Saint Michael 7thgraders joined hundreds of people of all agesfrom around

the nation to petition Congress to continue support of Civil

War Battlefield Preservation, as well as to wish Historian

Emeritus of the National Park Service, Edwin Bearss, a

happy 90th birthday.

Vacation Bible School atLutheran Church of Our Savior


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The New Jersey

I n t e r s c h o l a s t i c

Athletic Association

recognized Trent Pezzano at

their annual luncheon held

on May 19, at the PinesManor in Edison, NJ. Trent

is graduating from

Hopatcong High School this

June 26th as the Salutatorian

with a GPA of 4.8.

Besides this prestigious

title, Trent was a contestant

and team captain on the

MSG Varsity Challenge. He

won 1st place in the Voice

of Democracy competition.

He has received academicrecognition every year with

Certificates of Excellence in

Math, Science and Spanish.

Additionally, participating in

leadership and school gov-

ernment he was the class

president his sophomore

year, an ambassador for the

Hugh OBrien Youth

Leadership Program, a dele-

gate for the American Legion

Jersey Boys State Programand he also competed in the

National Moodys Math

Challenge.

Also a National Honor

Society member, Trent gives

much of his time to a number

of organizations. He is a liai-

son for the towns Municipal

Alliance, he has volunteeredfor 2 local benefit 5K races,

Hopatcongs basketball and

track programs, The Newark

Boys and Girls Club, and

The Lake Hopatcong

Historical Museum. An

accomplished pianist he per-

forms at the Lake Hopatcong

Yacht Club during the sum-

mer and through out the year

he performs at the Black

Forest Inn, in Stanhope and avariety of other venues.

As an athlete, Trent has

participated in varsity golf,

soccer, and a four-year unde-

feated run on the high school

track team, including being

selected to the NJAC Second

Team All Conference for

Varsity Track. Also having

sailed for a number of years

he has won 2 distinguished

awards in 2 different classesof sailing. Discus currently

being his sport of choice he

looks forward to competing

at the college level. He will

attend the Albert Dorman

Honors College at NewJersey Institute of

Technology (NJIT) this fall.

The New Jersey

Interscholastic Athletic

Association recognizes

approximately 400 Scholar

Athletes per year with ran-

dom drawings for scholar-

ships. While Trent was not

lucky enough to be chosen

out of the hat for a scholar-

ship, congratulations are cer-tainly in order for Trent

Pezzano on all his past and

future accomplishments.


Trent Pezzano

Pezzano Named NJSIAA Scholar Athlete


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The Growing Stage -

The Childrens

Theatre of NewJersey, located in the

Historic Palace Theatre on

Route 183 in Netcong, New

Jersey is proud to announce

their 2013 2014 season:

SHREK THE MUSI-

CAL opens the 32nd season

and is the first New Jersey

premiere running

September 27th through

October 27th, Fridays at

7:30PM, Saturdays andSunday matinees at

4:00PM. The production is

based on the Oscar win-

ning DreamWorks film that

started it all with book and

lyrics by David Lindsay-

Abaire and music by

Jeanine Tesori. The show

brings the hilarious story of

everyone's favorite ogre to

dazzling new life on the

stage. In a faraway king-

dom turned upside down,

things get ugly when an

unseemly ogre not ahandsome prince shows

up to rescue a feisty

princess. Throw in a don-

key who won't shut up, a

bad guy with a SHORT

temper, a cookie with an

attitude and over a dozen

other fairy tale misfits, and

you've got the kind of mess

that calls for a real hero.

Luckily, there's one on

hand...and his name isShrek. Full of all-new

songs, great dancing and

breathtaking scenery,

SHREK THE MUSICAL is

part romance, part twisted

fairy tale and all irreverent

fun for everyone!

Back by Popular

Demand, its RUDOLPH

the RED-NOSED REIN-

DEER, running November

22nd through December

22nd, Fridays at 7:30PM,

Saturday and Sunday mati-

nees at 4:00PM. This stagepresentation is BIGGER

and BETTER than EVER.

It tells the timeless story of

a true misfit who trans-

forms into a beloved hero.

Set in a magical, holiday

world in and around the

North Pole, and populated

by endearing characters

from a talking snowman to

flying reindeer our pro-

duction will feature JohnnyMarks well-known

Christmas songs and the

enduring Christmas spirit of

the television special,

adapted by Robert Penola,

which has been seen by

over one billion people

since 1964.

In 2014, the World

Premiere of THE SECRET

LIFE OF HUBIE

HARTZEL by Susan

The Growing Stage Announces 2013 2014 Season withWorld Premiere and Two New Jersey Premieres

Rowan Masters graces the

Palace stage, running

February 7th throughMarch 2nd, Fridays at

7:30PM, Saturday and

Sunday matinees at

4:00PM. This story is

about the perils of life in

fifth grade. Humor helps to

lighten this radio-style

entertainment for all ages as

Hubie deals with his prob-

lems. Hes failing school,

hes stuck with an impossi-

ble older sister, his belovedfamily cat is sick, and hes

the target of Ralph Marruci,

class bully. But he has an

escape daydreaming. He

imagines himself a prize-

fighter and draws carica-

tures in class of his teach-

ers, family and friends.

Everyone, that is, but the

new art teacherhe has a

crush on her!

Unfortunately, Hubiesattempts at coping with life

backfire, and he winds up in

more trouble than before.

When the perfect plan for

revenge on Marruci blows

up in his face, Hubie finds

the courage to stand up tothe bully and do the right

thing.

The final main stage

show of the season and sec-

ond New Jersey premiere is

KNUFFLE BUNNY: A

CAUTIONARY MUSI-

CAL running April 18th

through May 18th, Saturday

and Sunday matinees at

4:00PM and a special open-

ing night performance onFriday, April 18th at

7:30PM. The story: girl

loves stuffed animal. Girl

loses beloved animal. Girl

fights to get animal back.

But throw adventure, song

and dancing laundry into

the mix and you get an

instant children's classic!

Six-time Emmy Award win-

ner Mo Willems teams up

with Grammy Awardwin-ning composer Michael

Silversher to create this

heart-warming and hilari-

ous musical. Based on the

beloved Caldecott

Honorwinning picture

book, KNUFFLE BUNNY:A CAUTIONARY MUSI-

CAL follows Trixie, her

father, and her favorite

stuffed bunny on a trip to

the laundromat. The trip

brings wonder, excitement

and joy to the lively toddler,

until she realizes she has

left her Knuffle Bunny back

at the laundromat. Trixie

does everything in her

power to make her fatherunderstand the emergency,

but her father fails to see

the issue at hand. This bril-

liant true-to-life tale is the

epitome of children's the-

atre, the story itself already

proclaimed a "kid favorite."

The perfect show for a fam-

ily-friendly outing, KNUF-

FLE BUNNY: A CAU-

TIONARY MUSICAL

offers a great opportunity toshowcase wacky characters

and outrageous technical

designs.

Ticket Information

The Growing Stage con-

tinues FUN-tastic Fridays

with all tickets $15!

Saturday and Sunday tick-

ets are $20 for adults, $15

for children and seniors.

2013-2014 Season Ticket

Packages go on sale June1st. To place your reserva-

tion or order a ticket pack-

age, please visit

www.growingstage.com or

contact the Growing Stage

Box Office at (973) 347-

4946 or e-mail at boxof-

[email protected].

Group rates and Birthday

Party packages are avail-

able.

About The Growing Stage

The Growing Stage-The

Childrens Theatre of New

Jersey is a non-profit pro-

fessional performing arts

center dedicated to theatre

for young audiences. A

member theatre of the

Association of Actors

Equity, we provide opportu-

nity for all to learn and

grow through participation

in the arts.


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Face painting by Designs by Susie-Q, cupcake deco-

rating by All in the Icing and old-time meatball subs

and lemonade offered by Fanuccis, all of Netcong,

were the highlights when the Netcong Farmers Market

returned for the 2013 season on Saturday, June 8th. Held

every Saturday from June to October at the Netcong Train

Station from 9:00 am till 2:00 pm, the Farmers Market fea-

tures the best of Netcongs food, products and services,Jersey Fresh produce and other local vendors plus plenty of

free parking and fun for the whole family.

There will be lots of new activities and new faces this

year, noted Donna Infantolino, owner of All in the Icing

Bakery, and a board member of the Netcong Community

Partnership (NCP). With construction completed on near-

by roadways, the market is easier to reach than ever.

In addition to longtime favorites like Alstede Farms of

Chester and Gourmet Nuts and Fruits, a popular new pur-

veyor of top quality nuts, dried fruit and snacks added in

2012, the Netcong Farmers Market will also feature

Netcongs own All in the Icing, Designs by Susie-Q andSandys Candys, as well as Touchstone Crystal, the

Empanada Lady, Lazy Susan Granola and Highland Ridge

Netcong Farmers Market - Now Open!

Visitors to the Netcong Farmers Market find lots of JerseyFresh produce, plus delicious baked goods, alpaca prod-

ucts, dried fruits and nuts and more, every Saturday from

June to October at the Netcong Train Station.

Alpaca Farm.

For followers of the farm to table movement seeking the

freshest vegetables, fruit, locally produced honey and home

baked goods, Alstede Farms has long been considered

among New Jerseys best. Variety depends on the seasonand what is currently being harvested, but visitors to the

Netcong Farmers Market can count on a colorful array

including everything from carrots, corn, beans, lettuce and

beets, to broccoli, tomatoes, cauliflower and kale. You can

even find scarves, hats, gloves and other products made

from alpaca wool produced by Highland Ridge Alpaca

Farm.

The Netcong Community Partnership (NCP), the organ-

ization that presents the Netcong Farmers Market, is com-

prised of local business and commercial property owners,

working through a public/private partnership with theBorough of Netcong to make the community a great place

to live, to work, to visit and to invest.

For more information about the Netcong Farmers

Market, or other programs, services and events provided by

the Netcong Community Partnership, visit GoNetcong.com

or follow news from Netcong at Facebook.com/gonetcong.

Civil War EncampmentAt Cooper Gristmill

Honoring the 150th anniversary of the Battle of

Gettysburg, camp activities are brought to life at

Civil War Encampment at the Cooper Gristmill in

Chester Township. From Friday, July 12 through Sunday,

July 14 meet Abe Lincoln and listen to the soldiers sto-

ries told by re-enactors. Experience first-hand demonstra-

tions of drills, build campfires, learn about wartime gear

and utilities, view unique artifacts, and much more. Dont

miss the opportunity to tour the soldiers camp by candle-

light on Friday, July 12 and Saturday, July 13 from 7 p.m.

to 9 p.m. Daytime activities will run on Saturday from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours of

the 1826 fully-operational gristmill are also available.

Suggested donations are $3/adult, $2/senior (65+), $1/child

(4-16), and children under 4 are FREE. For more informa-

tion, please call the Cooper Gristmill, 908.879.5463.


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Dancers at Theater Dance Center

have had an extremely successful

competitive season. An 80 mem-

ber competitive team and at the top of the

rankings is a Senior Group Lifes Journeythat has been honored with a Federations of

Dance Competitions Peoples Choice

Award. Dancers: Mia Ciardi of

Bernardsville, Nicole DeRosa of Long

Valley, Tara Doyle and Kaitlyn Ertl both

from Flanders and Sydney Lett of

Hackettstown, Performed this dance chore-

ographed by Jess Harris as a journey from

birth to death. One Peoples Choice

Award is given at each regional. This

is TDCs second year to be honored with

such an award, last year the studio won thenational title with the help of the communi-

ties votes. Again, voters may watch their

video and vote online the month of June at:

http://www.fdcdance.org/2013-peoples-

choice awards/

The dance with the most votes wins a

$1000.00 Scholarship.

Theater Dance Centers Lifes Journey dancers Left to Rt Mia Ciardi, Sydney Lett, Kaitlyn Ertl,

Tara Doyle and Nicole DeRosa Vote for them The month of June at:

http://www.fdcdance.org/2013-peoples-choice-awards/Starpower/Lifes Journey/Hackensack,nj

Lifes Journey Need Your Votes!

Theater Dance Center trains dancers

from all local areas including Mt. Olive,

Netcong, Roxbury, Chester, Long Valley,

Hackettstown to name a few. TDC

offers both competitive and recreation

programs for dancers 2.5 to adult. Theater

Dance Center is celebrating their 22st year

teaching dancers big and small. Located in

Flanders at 230 US Highway 206 building

4. For more information about voting or

classes check the website at www.thea-

terdancecenter.com or call (973) 584-

5020.


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We, ALOHA Learning Center at

Netcong proud to announce the

graduation of our students.

Twenty students had completed the program

in two and half years. The time and the

effort that they had dedicated for ALOHAprogram should be appreciated. As a result,

we celebrated our 4th year Graduation

Ceremony on June 2nd 2013. Students and

parents were excited. Girls look pretty, and

boys look handsome on their graduation

gowns. They felt proud when they received

their diploma and a trophy. It was nice to

see their smiley faces while cutting a grad-

uation cake. Parents were behind the cam-

era to capture the memorable moment. As

teachers, we are very proud of our students

achievements. We wish all of them to havea better future ahead.

ALOHA stands for ABACUS Learning

of Higher Arithmetic. ALOHA offers both

Mind Math and Reading | Writing Program.

ALOHA Mind Math is an after school

program designed and structured by a panel

of experts from the field of Mathematics.

The program is imparted by certified and

qualified teachers who aim to provide a fun

filled and interactive learning environment.

Comprehensive Development of both the

right and the left brain is what experts rec-ommend in child. Not only does the childs

ability to solve mathematical problems

improve; with ALOHA the childs attention

span, memory, analyzing power, observa-

tion, listening and logical reasoning gets

enhanced leading to all round development.

ALOHAs Reading | Writing program is

an after-school, instructor-led program with

an emphasis on writing for children from

grades 1 to 5. The program goes beyond the

kids current school curriculum to foster lit-

eracy, providing meaningful opportunitiesfor practice and application. Particular

emphasis is placed on phonemic awareness,

decoding and reading. The ALOHA

Reading | Writing program encourages

active learning of these skills by combining

reading and writing through journaling, dis-

Aloha Mind Math-Reading-Writing

cussing current events, and participation in

the ALOHA Reward System. Small group

classes ensure that the kid receives step-by-

step instruction from a qualified and trained

teacher. Activities in each session are

designed to encourage reading and writing

and listening, speaking, and self-evaluation.

Visit us at:

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Anew apprentice program will be

offered by the Centenary Stage

Company for high school students

interested in pursuing educational opportu-

nities in theatre arts. The apprenticeshipwill include acting as an assistant to the

Program Director taking on responsibility

for all facets of direction in the Tyro (begin-

ner) I/II Theatre Program designed for

young thespians ages 6-11.

Upon completion of the apprentice pro-

gram, the candidate will receive certifica-

tion in the following skill areas:

- Teaching appreciation for the study of

various types of literature upon which the

performances are based,

- Teaching exercises in expressive move-

ment, language exploration, and improvisa-

tional drama,

- Facilitating interaction with young stu-

dents to put the students at ease in a per-formance environment, and

- Enhanced understanding of what is

required in all aspects of the theatrical

process

The Centenary Tyro Acting Program will

run two weeks beginning July 8-19,

Monday-Friday, from9:30am-3:30pm.

Interested candidates should contact

Program Director, Maria Brodeur, at the

Centenary Stage Company at (908) 979-

0900.

New Apprenticeship Offered For Summer Tyro Acting Program At Centenary Stage

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Centenary Stage Company is a not-for-

profit professional equity theatre in resi-

dence at Centenary College dedicated to

serving as a cultural resource for audiences

of the Skylands Region with professional

music, theatre, dance events, and arts edu-

cation programs throughout the year.

Programming at the Centenary Stage

Company is made possible through the

visionary support of The Geraldine R.

Dodge Foundation, The NJ State Council

on the Arts, and CSC members, friends and

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It might not have been the Jersey Shore,

but the talent and poise displayed by

those on stage made the audience feel

that they were having a preview of the Miss

Jersey Pageant. The early June event was aluncheon and talent show held at the

Stanhope United Methodist Church to raise

money for the church and for the Miss

Gateway Scholarship Fund. A total of

$485.00 was raised.

In addition to the Miss New Jersey con-

testants present, on hand was 16 year old

Samantha Rizzuto from Long Valley, Miss

Libertys Outstanding Teen. Rizzuto started

the performances with an English version of

In Uomini, in soldati (from the opera Cosi

Fan Tutti). that brought the house down.However, she showed there was another

side to her as she shared her platform of

Balancing the Equation which promotes

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering

and Mathematics) Education in elementary

and middle school students. Rizzuto

explained that the job market in these areas

is growing, but there are not enough people

encouraged to go into these fields. Rizzuto

shows children the fun of these fields

through hands-on exercises. Also, her love

of this area goes beyond the classroom. She

shared that she is a volunteer at the Liberty

Science Center and this summer, shell be

interning at Picatinny Arsenal where she

will be a STEM Motivational Coach for its

DOTC/STEM Education Office.

The other titleholders, Miss NJContestants, also told the audience a little

about their platforms and entertained.

Every contestant must have a platform, a

cause which she embraces and supports.

For some, their causes showed through dur-

ing the talent portion of the program.

During her dance to Adele's "Make You

Feel My Love, Ellen Chus (Miss

Monmouth) hands were quite expressive,

especially in making the sign for love.

Chus platform is overcoming obstacles.

She is hearing impaired and wears a hearingaid on each ear; she shared how she even

missed a cue, because she didnt hear it,

when previously competing in the Miss NJ

competition. However, that doesnt stop her.

Chu has an IT degree and works for

Johnson and Johnson; she noted that the

company has been very supportive of her

efforts in conjunction with her platform.

Throughout her tap dance and brief plat-

form description, Miss Gateway, Krysten

Moore, shined. She shines outside of pag-

eant life, too. As the founder of Students

Miss NJ Preview Raises Money for Local CausesHelping Instill New Esteem (SHINE), she

takes the message of the harm of bullying

and the need to raise childrens self-esteem

to schools and other venues. She has

appeared on Rachel Ray and Extreme

Makeover Home Edition in promoting herplatform and organization. A self-pro-

claimed nerd, Moore has interned at NASA

and has recently taken a position as a

Systems Engineer at Rayethon For the tal-

ent portion of the program, she performed

to Do Your Thing by Basement Jaxx.

Dancing to her self-choreographed

piece, I believe, was Miss Cape Shore,

Cierra Kaler-Jones. It was clear Kaler-

Jones had a passion for what she was doing;

it is a passion that translates into her plat-

form: Empowering Todays Youth throughArts Education.

I grew up dancing, she explained. Not

only did she find that arts education help her

to overcome hip dysplasia, but it also

helped her to develop discipline in doing

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Krysten Moore, Miss Gateway, shares her platform and tells about the SHINE (Students Helping

Instill New Esteem) program.

her schoolwork. Now, Kaler-Jones wants to

help children get those benefits from the

arts. In 2010, she founded The Arts

Empowerment Project, which offers free

weekend arts workshops and summer

camps to at-risk students. Her program

deals with children ages 5 12 in andaround her town of Galloway. In addition,

Kaler-Jones is a Girl Scout Troop leader.

Miss Tri-County, Nicole Washington,

performed an energetic tap number that was

in strong contrast to her very serious plat-

form: adoption reform. A graduate of Seton

Hall, Washington has spoken in front of the

New Jersey State senate on the issue. She is

working with NJ Care to try to get adoptees

access to crucial information such as med-

ical history. Adopted herself, Washington

shared how her adoptive mother had to be

reactive when it came to her health since

there was no history to know what toexpect. It was shared that fate must have

made Washington Miss Tri-County as she

and the director of that pageant, Sharon

Rosequist, have something important in

common: both were adopted.

Besides the event showcasing some of

the Miss Jersey contestants, it also helped

two good causes in both funds raised and

outreach.

Fundraisers that offer something to the

community serve the church in two ways.

We get a source of income that enables us to

continue to be in ministry and at the same

time the community has an opportunity to

see who we are beyond just Sunday wor-

ship. It shows our support of scholarship

programs and our willingness to offer pro-

grams that the community might be interest-ed in, but not seen by some as "churchie."

Even in fundraising you can seek to serve

the community, said Rev. Tom Kinter, pas-

tor of the Stanhope United Methodist

Church.

A fundraiser such as this means expo-

sure to the community and additional public

awareness of the Miss New Jersey / Miss

America Foundations, said Sharon

Rosequist.

Since the local pageants do not have cor-

porate sponsors, event like the talent lunch-

eon fund the scholarships given to title win-ners.

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This July, Macculloch Hall Historical

Museum presents its Summer Series of

live music in the historic gardens. Programs

take place at 4pm each Sunday in July. The

gardens were restored in the 1950s by the

Garden Club of Morristown and visitors

will have the opportunity to explore through

a variety of summer blooms in the gardens

and relax on the large lawn during the pro-

gram. Guests may bring picnics, and are

encouraged to bring blankets or chairs and

settle back for a late afternoon of great

music in a lovely setting.

On Sunday, July 7th Macculloch Hall

Historical Museum welcomes musician and

songwriter Collin J. Rocker. With gritty tra-

dition, Collin turns timeless themes of

heartbreak, the road, and the past into songssuiting todays common man. He has the

makings of a great American songwriter.

With his superb guitar playing, he is the

whole package, wrote Rock & Roll Hall of

Fame member Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson

Airplane, Hot Tuna). His music is born from

the hills of beautiful lingering farms, and

once thriving small towns, juxtaposed with

strip malls, asphalt, and suburban sprawl.

In February 2010, Collin entered the studio

to record his debut album "Milkbox Love,

Jukebox Blood, & Other American

Favorites". Since releasing the record,

Collin has performed alongside national

acts such as Jorma Kaukonen (Hot Tuna),

Rory Block, and The New Riders of The

Purple Sage on a number of legendary

stages. During the summer of 2011, Collin

opened shows for Grande Ole' Opry

Member Marty Stuart & His Fabulous

Superlatives in Sellersville, PA as well as

performing with Acoustic Hot Tuna at

Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa, FL. In

2012 he opened for John Hiatt in

Pennsylvania.

Hub Hollow returns to the Macculloch Hall

garden on July 14th after two tremendously

popular summer performances at the

Museum. Drawing on bluegrass, rock, &

old time music, Hub Hollow has beendescribed as a new kind of old-time

music. Their beautifully blended vocals

and intricate melodies reflect a lifetime of

creating music together. United in their

desire to create hard-hitting, interesting

acoustic music, the members of Hub

Hollow have been playing together, in dif-

ferent configurations for almost 20 years.

Blending rock & bluegrass, old time &

blues, members have enjoyed success on

both coasts at many notable venues, includ-

ing both Telluride and Grey Fox music fes-

tivals.

At 4pm on July 21, the Museum is delight-

ed once again to present Japanese Drums

and Ikebana Art. The gardens magnificent

wisteria inspires this program bringing

together the Japanese style drumming

known as Taiko, performed by Kenny Chin

and the beautiful Japanese art form of

Ichiyo Ikebana, with Anna Nakada, for an

engaging performance of music and living

art in spectacular surroundings.

We close the month on July 28 with a fun,

family-friendly summers afternoon per-

formance by singer-songwriter & guitarist

Gary Reed. Mr. Reed has reemerged as an

accomplished and contemporary voice

with lyrics that resonate from that earlier

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time. An outstanding guitar player and per-

former, he is a premier fingerstyle guitar

player and guitar champion who writes and

plays unique solo guitar arrangements rang-ing from Joplin to the Beatles, New Age to

Yazoo and Finger Popping original tunes.

The Summer Series programs will begin

each Sunday in July at 4pm. Tickets can be

purchased from 1pm on the day of the pro-

gram, no advance sales. After 4pm tickets

for the performance will still be available to

purchase. Program tickets are $12; $10 for

members, seniors, students, and those who

purchased a Museum tour ticket that day.

Free for children under 12. We are pleased

to offer accessible restroom facilities duringgarden events this summer. Please, no dogs

during programs in the garden. In the case

of inclement weather the performance will

be moved indoors. The announcement will

be made on the Museums main phone mes-

sage on performance day. Tours of the

museums period rooms and galleries take

place throughout the afternoon (separate

admission). Last tour of the period rooms

leaves at 3pm. The Museum will remain

open until 4pm when the performance

begins.

Macculloch Hall Historical Museum pre-

serves the history of the Macculloch-Millerfamilies, the Morris area community, and

the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd

through its historic site, collections,

exhibits, and educational and cultural pro-

grams. The Museum is open for house and

exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays &

Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour

leaves at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors &

Students $6; Children 6 12 $4. Members

and children under 5 are free. The gardens

are open (free of charge) during Museum

hours. Please check our website for any hol-iday closings. The museum is closed for the

Labor Day holiday on Sunday September

1st and Monday September 2nd. Call (973)

538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website

www.maccullochhall.org or find us on

Facebook. Macculloch Hall Historical

Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown,

NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical

Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate

of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.


Live Music...

The Hanover Wind Symphony and the

You Choose Band will reprise their

highly successful collaboration from

last summer to present a fun-filled "Rock'N' Winds '70s Night 2" tailgate party and

family concert, beginning at 5 p.m., on

Saturday, June 22, at the Ukrainian

American Cultural Center (renamed the

DMC Athletics & Rehab Arena at the

Ukrainian American Cultural Center for the

evening), 60 N. Jefferson Road, in

Whippany.

The Acoustic '70s tailgate party will be

held from 5 to 6:45 p.m. The Rock 'N'

Winds '70s Night show begins at 7 p.m.

At the tailgate party, you can choose tohave your favorite tune played by either the

70-piece Hanover Wind Symphony or the

10-piece You Choose Band, or both. The

cost for a song request is $55 per request.

Who can forget the music of the '70s?

You remember--Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits,

ELO, solo McCartney and Lennon, Crosby,

Still & Nash, the Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac,

Donna Summer, Elton John, and even

Disco. You'll hear them all at this '70s nos-

talgia fest.

A portion of the proceeds from the eventwill benefit the non-profit Hanover Wind

Symphony.

As a highlight of the Rock 'N' Winds '70s

Night, three songs will be auctioned off,

with auction winners coming up onstageand singing lead vocals.

For the first song, "Sweet Home

Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd, whoever

places the highest bid at the event can sing

lead with the YouChoose Band.

The second song, "Summer Nights" from

the Grease soundtrack, is a duet that will be

auctioned off to two people. The winners

will sing with the YouChoose Band.

The third song is "Don't Go Breaking

My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee.

This is a duet for two people and the twopeople whose bids are the highest will sing

this with the Hanover Wind Symphony and

the YouChoose Band.

Says HWS conductor Matt Paterno of

Parsippany, "This event is an exciting and

unique opportunity to blend the rock and

classical idioms into a cohesive musical

whole. The colors and attributes of all the

instruments involved are combined in very

interesting ways."

For the full song list to be played at the

Rock 'N' Winds '70s Night 2, people can

Musical Benefit for Hanover WindSymphony - Rock 'N' Winds '70s Night

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by Michele Guttenberger

Today we have the great fortune to

still have an up close and personalview of the family lifestyle of

Thomas Edison. Many of the familys per-

sonal letters, records and diaries have been

preserved and even scanned, categorized

and electronically archived by the dedicated

Thomas Edison Papers Project team at

Rutgers University (edison.rutgers.edu).

The other curators of his home and home

furnishings have come under the care of

professional National Park Service ranger

curators. The NPS West Orange Glenmont

home has also received great private com-munity support from The Friends of

Thomas Edison (foedison.org) to preserve

the artifacts that belong to Edisons person-

al family history. Time has lost the local

West Orange, NJ residents that would give

firsthand accounts of social interactions by

the Edison family. However, there is a

wealth of family items left behind that we

can still sense the spirit and personality of

Thomas Edison, Mina Edison and their

three children growing up in the West

Orange estate home. Todays Thomas

Edison admirers want to peer into the per-

sonal history of his family life along with

the history of his great inventions.What these personal articles have ren-

dered was that the Edison Family enjoyed

using prank toys on their guests and igniting

small explosives for entertainment. The

NPS curators have helped present the fun

mischievous side of the Edison Family by

displaying these items to the public. Mina

Edison supported these activities for her

family in the late 1890s. She added the

Electric Thriller to the Christmas Toy list.

The Electric Thriller was an electric shock

toy. The park curators have showcased thisitem as part of the Christmas Holiday exhib-

it collection.

Thomas Edison had a legendary child-

hood history for accidentally exploding

things such as - vacant train cars and the

family basement room from his novice

chemistry experiments. This continued into

his adulthood when he attempted to invent a

gun-powder powered engine for a helicop-

ter. It became a scrapped project when this

invention exploded inside his factory lab.

Still, his dangerous reputation with explo-

visit http://myyouchoose.com/1084/rock-n-

winds-70s-night-2-song-list.

There will be a cash bar with beer and

wine at the event.

For more than 25 years, the HanoverWind Symphony has played to enthusiastic

audiences in and around greater Morris

County. The symphony thrives on sharing

the enjoyment of music with live audiences,

and helps mentor the next generation of

wind musicians.

Event sponsors and their selected songs

include Texas Smoke Barbecue ("Tube

Snake Boogie" by ZZ Top), Always Best

Care ("Kashmir" by Led Zeppelin), ION U

Investigations ("Who Are You" by The

Who), College Hunks Hauling Junk &

Moving ("Macho Man" by the Village

People), and Liberty Mutual Insurance

("Radar Love" by Golden Earring).

Admission to the tailgate party is $15 for

adults and $12 for kids 12 and under.

Show-only tickets are $25 in advanceand $30 at the door. Admission to the show

only for children 12 and under is FREE and

admission for students older than 12 is $15.

A combo dinner/concert ticket for adults

costs $35.

To purchase tickets, go to

http://conta.cc/19798ay.

For further information about the Rock

'N' Winds '70s Night 2, contact You Choose

organizer Dave Philp at 917-204-1929 or

[email protected].

continued from page 23

Musical Benefit...

Thomas Edison The Dad -Allowed Electric Shock Toys And Home Fireworks

sives did not deter him for having his own

familys stash of fireworks for the July 4th

celebration which he stated was his favoriteholiday. Madeline, Charles and Theodore

were Edisons younger children from his

second wife Mina. They got to have memo-

rable childhoods at the Glenmont estate

home and a chance to enjoy their fathers

orchestrated firework celebrations both atthe Glenmont home and their retreat home

in Fort Myers, Florida. Found in the Edison


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archives of household bills is the July 1893

firework purchase of: "two dozen packages

of Electric Torp., one Dragons Nest, one

Devil Among the Tailor, one Surprise Box,one Floral Fount(ain), one (dozen) Rockets,

one (dozen) 10 B.R. Candles, 1 lb. Colored

Fire, and one Firework Balloon 20 ft." But,

the Edison kids did not only have cool par-

ents that bought fireworks, they had a dad

who also invented a few celebratory explo-

sive items in his lab for the family. The

ones that their dad made had a bigger bang

to them.

To discover Thomas Edison the famous

inventor as a New Jersey American family

man of the late 19th and 20th Century, a

visit to the Glenmont Estate becomes the

perfect time capsule of the Edison family

life. The Glenmont schedule is: Friday,

Saturday, and Sunday, 11:30am - 5:00pm.

House Tours are offered between 12:00pm


and 4:00pm. All Glenmont ticketed tours

and visits are accommodated at the Main

Visitor center - The Thomas Alva Edison

Museum- NPS - Open Wednesday through

Sunday. Hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm Fee is

$7.00 - 211 Main Street West Orange, NJ

07052 Visit website for more details

http://www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm

Thomas Edison The Dad...



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Yield: 6 to 7 servings

For the Salad Dressing

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

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1/4 teaspoon pepper1 clove of garlic, chopped

2/3 cup olive oil

For the Salad

3 pounds Idaho potatoes, about 7 medium

1/2 pound cooked green beans

12 cherry tomatoes

2 hard boiled eggs, peeled

1 cup cooked corn kernels

1/4 cup minced celery, about 1 stalk

1/4 cup pitted black olives

2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

For salad dressing, combine vinegar,

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Yield: 6 servings

4 medium Idaho potatoes

2 bacon strips

1 diced Spanish onion

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons cornstarch

1/3 cup cider vinegar

1 cup waterBoil potatoes in skins and peel while hot.

Slice potatoes thinly. In large skillet, fry

bacon until crisp and remove from skillet.

In bacon drippings, brown onion and celery.

Stir in salt, sugar and cornstarch. Add vine-

gar and water. Stir in sliced potatoes; as

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Potato and Pesto Chicken Salad

Yield: 8 servings2 pounds Idaho potatoes, well scrubbed

(peeled, if desired)

1 pound fresh green beans, washed and

trimmed

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 1/2pounds boneless, skinless chicken

breast, cut into 1-inch cubes

3/4 cup prepared pesto sauce

3 to 6 cups mixed salad greens (option-

al)

Over high heat, in a large, heavy pot with

tight-fitting cover, bring half a pot of waterto boil. Meanwhile, cut potatoes in half

lengthwise, then cut crosswise in 1/2-inch

slices. Add potatoes to boiling water, cover

and return to boiling; cook 3 minutes.

Add green beans to pot with potatoes and

cook another 4 minutes; drain potatoes and

beans and set aside. (Vegetables should be

firm.)

In same pot, heat olive oil over high heat

and cook chicken, stirring 6 to 8 minutes or

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Remove from heat; stir in pesto sauce, thengently stir in potatoes and green beans, tak-

American Classic...continued from previous page ing care not to break up vegetables. Serve

salad warm or at room temperature on a bed

of salad greens, if desired.

Loaded Baked Potato Salad

Yield: 2 quarts

4 pounds Idaho potatoes, peeled

1 pound bacon, crisply cooked, and

chopped into 1/2-inch pieces (fat reserved,

if desired)

4 ounces unsalted butter, softened1/2 cup chopped green onions

2 cups grated or shredded cheddar cheese

1 1/2 cups sour cream (regular or low-fat)

1 tablespoon black pepper

1 teaspoon salt

Cook whole potatoes in boiling, unsalted

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Add some of reserved bacon fat if desired.

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we do know she is 100%

sweetness.

Barbie is about 1 year

old & weighs about 35

pounds. She has a gorgeous

face with some white on it

& a redish-tan color soft

coat on her body.

Barbie is in a foster

home in NJ after being

found as a stay in NC. She

was taken to an over popu-

lated shelter and when

FHDR found out what a doll

she is, we brought her to NJ.

Within minutes of meeting

Barbie, she won our hearts!

In her foster home, she

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Barbie Wants A New Home!

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icate body, who could resist

him!Donnie is a playful and

happy puppy with a sweet

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foster home in NJ after

being rescued from an over

crowded shelter in NC. He

is about 14-16 weeks old,

weighs about 20-25 pounds

and his foster family thinks

he is amazing.

Donnie likes running

around the yard playingwith toys and playing with

other dogs. You can see him

in the video playing with his

friend Oscar (who is up for

adoption) and the foster's

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