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wo of the area's most popular bands, QuimbyMountain Band and Kinderhook, will share the spot-light on Aug. 26 at Rutherfurd Hall in Allamuchy

Township.Tickets are $20 per "car"; cash only at the gate!Please bring coolers, blankets and folding chairs for an

afternoon on outdoor fun, lakeside, with marvelous livemusic! Picnic baskets are encouraged, but please pack outwhat you pack in! No pets.

This event is brought to you by the Friends of RutherfurdHall a volunteer and fundraising group working in collabo-ration with The Allamuchy Township Board of Education.We also wish to thank our summer educational programattendees for their underwriting support for this show. Thisfundraiser will support the development of future programsand exhibits at Rutherfurd Hall.

Kinderhook began in the early 1970's as an acoustic triocomprised of students who met at Rutgers University andquickly evolved into a six piece high energy country rockact. Seemingly overnight, the band went from playing fordrinks and tips at a local college taco joint to sharing thestage with Poco before an enthusiastic crowd of 25,000 atthe Schaeffer Music Festival in New York's Central Park.By the mid '70's, Kinderhook's loyal following grew to sucha point that they were able to pioneer country rock in major

Quimby Mountain Band, Kinderhook to Share Rutherfurd Hall Stage

rock clubs such as the Stone Pony in Asbury Park. Excellentreviews from the New York Times, Variety, and Billboardhelped catapult Kinderhook into one of the top drawing actsin the New York Metropolitan area. Today the lineupincludes original members Jerry Kopychuk, guitar andbanjo; Andy Fediw, bass guitar; Craig Barry, drums; andJohn Korba on keyboards and guitar. In 2011, they addedlongtime Cowtown member Jimmy Ryan on pedal steel and

guitar. All the members are lead singers, giving the band itsdistinctive vocal presence. A Kinderhook show contains aunique blend of original music mixed in with their owntakes on classic cover songs.

Known for their incredible live performances, QuimbyMountain Band is quickly reaching new heights. With therecent release of their newest CD, "Move On", the band isdefinitely "on the move", having gotten air time nationallyon the Sirius XM Jam Station. In concert, the band playspredominately originals with a sound that spans a widerange of genres, with parts funk, blues, southern rock, reg-gae and soul mixed in, or as band members like to say, "Weare all over the place." Some of their music has a jam-likeflare to it, but the band isn't confined to any one style, which

makes them unique in their approach and good reason forcelebration among their rabid following. The band featuresBob Noble, bass, Harry Noble, guitar, Matt Schmidt, guitar,Jesse Bardwell, lead vocals, and Matt DiPaolo, drums.Everybody chips in to sculpt each song into its finishedproduct. The Hackettstown, NJ-based musicians first joinedforces in 2005 while in high school and quickly gained astrong following in the Northwest part of NJ. That core fol-

lowing has become even larger as the members graduatedfrom high school and spread their wings throughout the tri-state area and later in the South.

Check the website the day of the event if weather is anissue; we will make a weather announcement on the web-site at 11am the day of the concert. Rutherfurd Hall is acommunity based education facility and museum in devel-opment and we believe that great music is great education!Join us for an affordable afternoon at the edge of AllamuchyState Park at an historic site!

For further information contact Laurie Rapisardi at 908-852-1894 ext 138 or [email protected] or go towww.rutherfurdhall.org

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racy Fazzolariauthorized provider

for Home InsteadSenior Care servingHunterdon and Warren ispleased to announce thatLeAnne Godleski haskicked off her summer col-lege internship program atHome Instead Senior Care.LeAnne is also employed asa CAREGiver . This will bea growth opportunity forLeAnne both professionallyand personally while shelearns all aspects of homebased support while shemotivates and empowersthe seniors she becomesinvolved with.

LeAnne is a graduate of

Hackettstown High School.She received her Associatesdegree from the CountyCollege of Morris in 2008.She is currently attendingMontclair State Universitywhere she will receive herBachelors Degree in HealthEducation with a concentra-tion in Public Health.LeAnne plans to continueher education by enrollingat Centenary College intheir Public AdministrationMasters program in 2013.

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he Reeves Foundation has issued afundraising challenge to CentenaryCollege in the sum of $450,000 over

a four-year period, contingent upon theCollege raising $950,000 in pledges for theAthletic Turf Field Project. This initiativesupports the Foundations investment in thegrowth and future of Centenary College,and its recognition that the athletic andrecreational facilities help to create theenvironment necessary for a valued studentexperience.

The creation of an athletic turf field willallow Centenary to bolster its NCAADivision III program, as well as serve the

community in even greater fashion byallowing more space for recreational activi-

ties. The replacement of a natural grassfield with a synthetic turf would expandpractice time opportunities and enhancesafety for the Mens and Womens Lacrosseand Soccer teams, as well as allow moretime for intramural athletic use andincreased accessibility for communityorganizations. All four of these Cyclonesteams are among the Colleges strongest,and in 2010, the Womens Soccer teamearned its first Colonial States AthleticConference championship and made its firstappearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Centenary College has had a longstand-ing relationship with the Reeves Family and

the Reeves Foundation that has spanneddecades. The Reeves Foundation has been

The Reeves Foundation Supports Centenary CollegeWith A $450,000 Challenge Grant

integral to Centenarys fundraising efforts,supporting major initiatives during TheCampaign for Centenary College.

The Foundation initiated past donorchallenges and provided funds that madethe following Campaign goals possible: therestoration of the Edward W. SeayAdministration Building in 2000; the newindoor riding arena named for the UnitedStates Equestrian Team (USET) in 2001;the multimillion-dollar renovation and

expansion of the John M. Reeves StudentRecreation Center in 2006; and the Davidand Carol Lackland Center, Centenarys

newest building and focal point, and thenew home of the Centenary StageCompany, in 2010.

A Centenary College residence hall,North Hall, was renamed Reeves Hall in1998, also in recognition of theFoundations challenge grant for TheCampaign for Centenary College.

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nyone interested in serving on theWarren County Technical School

Board of Education is asked to sub-mit an application to the Warren CountyBoard of Chosen Freeholders.

A seat currently available on the schoolboard is for the balance of an unexpiredterm ending October 31, 2014. Full termsare for four years.

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band, her pet family has grown. He has acat named Cammo (for camouflage ) andshe has a shitzu name Kobi.

Having always lived in a big city and foryears in Arizonas much hotter climate,

Smith Walz is getting her bearings. Sheshares that shes excited to be here.

Im delighted to be part of the Trinitycommunity and the greater Hackettstowncommunity, she said.

Trinity UMC Welcomes...continued from page 6

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This fall Saint Michael School will add Mandarin Chinese to the curricu-lum for grades 3-7. This program is 1 day a week for 3,4th grades and 3days a week for grades 5,6,7. This course will be taught using a combi-

nation of Distance Learning Technologies and a traditional Face to Facemethodologies. The instructor is Mrs. Li a graduate of Peking University,Beijing, China. She has been teaching since 2002 in the USA from grades ele-mentary school up to 10th.

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By Ejvind Boccolini

Local residents and fans of M & M Mars in generalwere asked to help become a part of history by choos-

ing an honorary name for High Street inHackettstown - with a Mars Chocolate "flavor" to it.High Street is, of course, the location of the Mars facility inHackettstown - the town that Mars Chocolate chose for thelocation of its central facility 54 years ago after moving fromNewark. Hackettstown is now honoring Mars Chocolate formaking that choice, and it is a great idea that will soonbecome a reality.

Hackettstown Mayor Maria DiGiovanni and representa-tives from Mars Chocolate North America went door to dooron High Street in late July to ask businesses and residents tovote for their choice of a new street name for High Street.

Residents had four choices - Mars Chocolate Way, Avenueof the M&Ms, M&Ms Chocolate Avenue, and MarsChocolate Boulevard. And on July 20, 2012 on theHackettstown Business Improvement District website also,the public was invited to vote between these four choices forthe renaming of High Street.

Mayor DiGiovanni said they were to have the results byAug. 6. The Hackettstown News was not able to obtain thesefinal results before our deadline for this issue. The chosenname will, in fact, not be revealed until October, and whenthe new name of the street is released, it should get evenmore attention for Mars Choclate and the town where its

main facility s located.This effort was an excellent way to build an even greater

relationship between Hackettstown and Mars ChocolateNorth America, and DiGiovanni said in a phone interviewlast week that they hope to do even more in the future. Mars

Chocolate has been mainstay in the region, as area residentsknow, and it is a delight to have them associated with ourtown and our part of New Jersey.

When DiGiovanni and Mars Chocolate North Americanreps went door to door on High Street in late July, each res-ident and business was provided with a letter explaining howthe street was being renamed and that they could vote onlineso that the votes could be tallied up and the final choicecould become official. This contest of choosing a name wasopen to residents, and, in fact, anyone who wanted to cast avote. Since Mars Chocolate has plenty of fans, they werelikely flooded with votes. Kids and adults alike have been

involved with the voting process, and an open invitation toget involved was all that was needed. That is what MarsChocolate provided.

Now, all who participated can know that they were partof history when they one day look back on how they helpedchoose the street name.

When the final name is chosen, DiGiovanni said resi-dents and businesses on High Street will not have to legallychange their address. The renaming of the street is an hon-orary one.

"We're very excited to be partnering with MarsChocolate," said DiGiovanni in a phone interview last week.

DiGiovanni said they went to homes on High Street aswell as attorney offices, cafes, and insurance offices, for

example. Everyone received a package of M & Ms in addi-tion to the letter informing residents about the renaming ofHigh Street. This gesture was surely an interesting and

pleasant one for residents, as they were invited to be a partof the event.Voters were able to go to the Hackettstown Business

Improvement District (BID) website to cast their vote, andDiGiovanni said the event was also promoted on WRNJradio. BID Executive Director Jim Sheldon also was inter-viewed on WRNJ recently to promote the event and speakabout the partnership between the town and Mars Chocolate.

"We'll be getting the word out that way as well," saidDiGiovanni in a phone interview last week. DiGiovanni waspleased that the event was getting so much attention and waslooking forward to a big response in terms of votes from the

public for the name change. Surely this renaming of thestreet gained attention by chance anyway, with the programbeing destined to generate interest from all local residents.And the well-deserved fame that Mars Chocolate has earnedover the years is only going to generate more positive atten-tion for the town and the event.

DiGiovanni said she has been meeting with Mars NorthAmerican representatives since the end of Jan. 2012 to planthis renaming, and also added that the goal was to even bet-ter join together Mars Chocolate North America and thetown of Hackettstown. This is likely to happen because theidea for this event was carefully planned and has good inten-

tions and fun associated with it.

Mars Chocolate and Town of Hackettstown PartneringTo Create Historical Renaming Of Local Street

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Join us at one of our worship services onSunday, August 26th at Trinity UnitedMethodist Church, 213 Main Street,Hackettstown. Our Chapel service beginsat 8:15 am. Church school beings at 9:15and our Contemporary Worship also beginsat 9:15 am and our traditional service beginsat 10:45 am with music provided by the spe-cial solos. Creative Activities and Nurserycare will be available in our nursery.

Worship with us on Saturday, August 25that 5:00pm at the Saturday Night Worship.The Thrift Shop is open Tuesday through

Saturday from 9:00 am to 3:00pm andThursday from 5:15 to 7:15pm. The ThriftShop can be reached at 850-3669. Thechurch office is open Monday throughFriday from 9:00 am 4:00pm. Please callthe church office at 852-3020 with ques-tions concerning any programs or visit ourwebsite at www.catchthespirit.org.

"It's exciting for the town," DiGiovannisaid, adding that she is hoping to do more tocontinue the relationship between Mars andHackettstown, of course.

Town officials in general are excitedabout the renaming, and were hoping thatlocal residents would rally around them forthis. After all, Mars Chocolate NorthAmerica chose to be stationed inHackettstown all those years ago; a truecomplement.

The letter distributed recently to the resi-dents of High Street read: " DearHackettstown Neighbor, We would loveyour help in choosing the honorary streetname where our Mars Chocolate North

America facility is located on High Street.We are excited to partner with Mayor MariaDiGiovanni and the Town of Hackettstownin recognition for our community contribu-tions over the last 54 years. We are veryproud to have a street named in our honor!Please vote for your favorite from the selec-tions below. Voting closes on August 6,2012. The winning street name will berevealed in October. Thank you for yourvote! (Note: this is a honorary street nameand will not affect any mailing addresses)

The street signs that will be installed once

the name is decided upon with have a choco-late color, and the current "High Street"signs will remain, DiGiovanni said. Littleicons of the infamous M&Ms cartoon char-acters may be included on the street signs,much like the ones we see in front of theMars facility on High Street or on the televi-sion commercials in heavy rotation for yearsnow.

Hackettstown officials will check withNew Jersey Department of Transportationofficials to see if they can also perhapschange the color of the street sign hangingfrom the traffic light at the intersection ofRoute 46 (Main Street) and High Street.

"It shouldn't be an issue," saidDiGiovanni last week.

All in all, with both parties interested inmaking this partnership a continued success,good times are certainly ahead for the townand for Mars Chocolate. And now that theyrecruited the help of local and regional resi-dents, and fans in general of the MarsChocolate, a favorable outcome will come tofruition. The Hackettstown News will keepthe public informed when the final "Mars-flavored" name of High Street is decidedupon. With all the buzz generated aroundtown, it is likely to be a well-received addi-

tion to the town.

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Historical Renaming... Come Enjoy A Sizzlin SummerAt Trinity United Methodist Church


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The Black Forest Inn, popular German-European cui-sine restaurant on Route 206 in Stanhope, hasannounced that they have a new menu and newpricing.The restaurant, led by Executive Chef Heinz Aichem and

Master Chef Heinrich Aichem, added some new items tothe menu at the request of customers. The new menu notonly features new entrees but most dinner entrees now fea-

ture full and half portions with prices starting as low as$15.50.

While many people think of German cuisine as simplywursts, kraut, beer and heavy fare, Chef Aichem notes thatGermany is situated at the crossroads of Europe and is

influenced by the cuisines of all its neighbors. Continentalcooking originated in Germany, and its foods reflectFrench, Italian and eastern European influences.

The new menu and prices have already received rave

reviews from customers, according to Black Forest Inn

manager, Barbara Aichem Koster. While the restaurant isknown for its generous portions, some patrons enjoy thesmaller servings.

Every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from4:30 to 6pm, the restaurant offers an Early Dinner Pri Fixwith a choice of appetizer, entre and dessert for $22.75plus tax & gratuity.

Every Friday night, the Black Forest Inn features a mag-nificent buffet with a large variety of entre items that cus-tomers can sample. On the first Friday of the month, B-F-Ioffers a seafood buffet.

Beginning Saturday, September 15th, the Black ForestInn will start its most popular event of the year, Oktoberfest,every Saturday and Sunday through the end of October. Toreserve a table for Oktoberfest, call 973-347-3344.

The Black Forest Inn is open for lunch on Thursdays andFridays from 11:30am to 2pm. They are open for dinnerMonday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday from 4:30 to 10pm, Saturday 5 to 10pm and Sunday from 1 to 8pm.

It is located at 249 Route 206 North in Stanhope, aminute off Route 80s Exit 25.

Black Forest Inn AnnouncesNew Menu, New Prices


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Your opponent works toward youusing small fast steps, a menacingblade in hand, searching for anopening, any opening to exploit. You do the

same, retreating, then advancing, lookingfor any opportunity to thrust your blade intoyour opponent, while not be hit yourself.Your pulse is thundering in your ears, youare super-aware and each second is packedwith excitement and electricity! You attacktowards your opponents center, but youropponent parries forcefully; a little tooforcefully you note, then the steel is crash-ing into and deflecting your blade

Where and when is this scene happen-ing? 17th century France, or England?

Perhaps the action is from a movie aboutmusketeers, or even Lord of the Rings?No, this scene plays out many times everyevening at the Morris Fencing Club inRandolph, NJ, where head coach SlavaDanilov and his team teaches the disciplineof modern sport fencing. Fencing is quick-ly gaining popularity in the US, particularlyin the metropolitan NY-NJ area. The arrivalin the US of high-quality coaches fromcountries such as Hungary, Ukraine, andRussia have helped propel US fencing toheights never previously imagined. The US

is winning fencing medals at World compe-titions and the Olympics as never before.

Sure, all this makes for increased interestin fencing, but its so different from familiar

ball sports that many have questions andwonder if its for them. The fact is fencingis terrific exercise for the body and mind. Itis an excellent whole-body aerobic work-out benefiting overall balance and coordina-tion as well. The physical rigor of upperbody for blade-work and lower-body forfoot-work ensures this. The strategy of thebout keeps the mind sharp and focused aswell. Additionally, as an individual sport,fencers can progress at their own pace yetexperience camaraderie and learn sports-

manship in the club setting.The modern sport of fencing has three

weapons. The foil, descended from theshort or court sword of the late 17th cen-tury, the Epee, descended from the duelingrapier, and the Saber, originally a cavalrysword. Each of the weapons and theirplay retain some of their unique character-istics in their modern sport forms, but mostof the foot-work and blade-work are verysimilar.

An aspect of sport fencing that survivedfrom when the weapons were sharp and

Thunder, Sweat, and Steelused to settle matters of honor is the respectand courtesy expected of its participants.Bouts are regulated closely for infractionsof the rules and bad behavior. At competi-

tions, fencers are required to salute eachother, the bout director and the audience.They must shake hands at the end of a bout.

Perhaps for all or some of the aspectsmentioned above, many major universitiespursue fencers for scholarships and partici-pation on their teams. Fencers as a grouptend to have higher GPAs than other collegesports where fencing programs exist.

But perhaps the single most attractivething about fencing is that it is incrediblyexciting, good fun. It is never boring or

tedious. It is impossible not to be engagedand energized when you hold a weapon andyour opponent does too, and you are expect-ed to go after one another!

Dont miss a wonderful opportunity for

fun and improved health. Give fencing atry.

The score is tied at 4-4. The next touchwins. You feint convincingly to the inside,

breaking off the attack at the very last pos-sible moment, your opponent again parriesforcefullybut you duck under the blade,your arm now fully extended, your wholebody lunging deep, hard, and long sendingyour point speeding toward its target: thenow unprotected shoulder! Your swordpoints lands first, your front foot next witha bang as your body extends into a deeplunge. Your opponent gasps with surpriseand you surprise yourself with your ownholler of victory! Taking off your masks,

you salute each other and shake hands. Seeyou tomorrow night

Tom Valva 53, lives in Jefferson. He andhis son are members of the Morris FencingClub.






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Foreign high school students are sched-uled to arrive soon for academic yearhomestay programs, and the sponsoringorganization needs a few more local host

families. The students are anxiously awaitingnews of their new families. This is the lastchance for these young ambassadors to fulfilltheir life-long dreams, and their placementdeadlines are rapidly approaching.

The students are all between the ages of 15and 18 years, are English-speaking, have theirown spending money, carry accident andhealth insurance, and are anxious to sharetheir cultural experiences with their newAmerican families. P.I.E. currently has pro-grams to match almost every family's needs,ranging in length from one semester to a full

academic year, where the students attendlocal public and private high schools.P.I.E. area representatives match students

with host families by finding common inter-ests and lifestyles through an in-home meet-ing. Prospective host families are able toreview student applications and select theperfect match. As there are no "typical" hostfamilies, P.I.E. can fit a student into just aboutany situation, whether it is a single parent, achildless couple, a retired couple or a largefamily.

Families who host for P.I.E. are also eligi-

ble to claim a monthly charitable contributiondeduction on their itemized tax returns for

each month they host a sponsored student.For the upcoming programs, P.I.E. has stu-

dents from Germany, Norway, Venezuela,Argentina, Norway, Belgium, Brazil, Korea,

Mexico, Denmark, China, Thailand,Argentina and many other countries.

P.I.E. is a non-profit educational organiza-tion that has sponsored more than 25,000 stu-dents from 45 countries since its founding in1975. The organization is designated by theUnited States Department of State and is list-ed by the Council on Standards forInternational Educational Travel (CSIET),certifying that the organization complies withthe standards set forth in CSIET's Standardsfor International Educational TravelPrograms.

P.I.E. encourages interested families tocontact the program immediately, as it willallow the proper time for the students andhosts to get to know one another before theyactually meet for the first time.

Families interested in learning more aboutstudent exchange or arranging for a meetingwith a community representative may callP.I.E., toll-free, at 1-866-546-1402. Theagency also has travel/study program oppor-tunities available for American high schoolstudents as well as possibilities for communi-ty volunteers to assist and work with area host

families, students and schools.

Local Host Families Needed Nowfor Foreign Teens by Donna Casey

On June 5, 2012 I was taking a seizure in my van as my little girl watched from theback seat. A man that happened to notice came over, opened my door and removedmy keys from the ignition. He then phoned 911, the police and paramedics then cameto our aid. The police officer asked my daughter what school she went to in order to

contact my husband to let him know what happened and what hospital to meet us at.My daughter was very brave. I am very thankful to know that there are still goodsamaratins out there. I hope if that gentleman should need a lending hand that one willbe there for him.Many thanks,Donna and Erin Casey

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We have now been in our presentlocation on 206 in Stanhope forover a year...and what a greatyear it has been!

Our children's dance programs have beensteadily growing (Ballet, Tap, Hip-Hop andTumbling for ages 3 - 12). The studentspresented 2 in-studio performances in thefall of 2011 and again in the spring of 2012,at the end of each of our semesters. Theshows were very well received by ourpacked house of friends and relatives andthe dancers were quite proud and excited,and rightly so! They all did an excellent joband we all had a fabulous time! (these per-formances are presented free of charge, btw,and last about an hour) So, as you are think-ing about fall, you may consider signingyour child up for one of our 18 week dancesessions--no contracts no registration fees!

(See our ad in this issue for registrationdates and times)

We have also had increased interest inour adult/teen dance classes. Apparently,there are quite a few of you out there whomiss going to dance class...so come join us!

Ballet, Tap, and Hip Hop classes are avail-able for teens through adults. We do like toaccomplish new things, expand our knowl-edge and challenge ourselves...but, we arereally just looking to have fun :) So, don'tbe shy! So what if you're a little rusty? It'llcome back...it's like riding a bike, really!!!

We continue to offer the fitness classes

that got us startedCardio Kickboxing,Pilates/Toning, Yoga, and Zumba. The ratesfor these classes (as with all of our classes)are extremely affordable. It is our goal tokeep prices down and survive on volume inorder to make fitness attainable forEVERYONE! We truly believe in the ben-efits of healthy exercise...it makes each ofus stronger in body, mind and spirit...andtherefore, better able to contribute to theworld around us. Did you know that wehave morning classes on Tuesday and

Friday with FREE BABYSITTING?Please join us at NJFAD and see for

yourselfit's Not Just a FAD, it's a way toLIFE!!!

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landers firefighters and EMSproviders will sponsor a golf tourna-

ment on Sept. 25 to raise money forhigh school scholarships in memory of afallen firefighter.

The Second Tom Shields MemorialClassic Golf Classic will tee off with a shot-gun start at 10 a.m. Sept. 25 at theMinebrook Golf Club in Hackettstown.Breakfast and registration starts at 8:30 a.m.The fire company is still offering sponsor-ships and there is still space available forfoursomes. Information about sponsorshipsand playing is available at (973) 584-7805or by visiting the fire companys Web site,www.flanders-fire-rescue.org.

Shields was an assistant chief who diedMay 31, 2011 after responding to a report ofan ill child. Shields is the only firefighter todie in the line of duty in Mount Olive.Shields was an avid golfer and strongbeliever in education for all ages, and thegolf outing raises money in his honor.

Tom loved to play in the golf eventsweve participated in, said Fred Detoro,president of the Flanders Firefighters

Association. Tom will be playing with usthis year in spirit, just as he did last year.

Hed definitely approve of playing golf tohelp kids go to college. He always pushedeveryone to learn more, attend anotherclass, go to schoolto get better at whatev-er they do.

The funds collected will fund a scholar-ship for one male and one female student atMount Olive High School. In addition, sep-arate scholarships for the children of fire-fighters will come from the money raised.

Individuals can participate for $125; afoursome is $460. Sponsorships are avail-able from $100 to $2,500. In addition, con-tributions for door prizes are appreciated.Information is available by calling the fire-house at (973) 584-6745 or by calling (908)887-2137.

The Flanders Fire Company and RescueSquad No. 1 provides fire protection andemergency medical services to residentsand businesses in Flanders and, throughmutual aid, surrounding towns. It is madeup of about 50 members, all of whomreceive training in fire suppression, rescue,

Fanders Firefighters Plan Golf Tourneyto Honor Late Assistant Chief, Fund Scholarships

hazardous materials response, homelandsecurity issues and emergency medicalservices. The fire company operates twofire engines, one tower truck, one heavy res-cue, a brush-and-foam truck, two ambu-lances, a multiple-casualty unit and a massdecontamination unit.

In addition, the fire company offers pub-

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The Lenape Valley Kiwanis Clubproudly recognizes Carmine'sPizzeria & Restaurant from Netcongas the winner of the "2012 PizzaChallenge", an annual event to raise moneyfor the Clothe A Child Project run by theLenape Valley Kiwanis Club. All moneyraised by this event will be used to provide

less fortunate children in the community

with winter clothing such as boots, hats,scarves, gloves and coats. This year sevenrestaurants donated pizza's to be judged bythose who attended the event. Carmine'sprevailed against the Castaway Tavern, TheGrotto in Hopatcong, Johnny Jr's Pizza,Pizza Express from Netcong, Sal's Pizzeriafrom Stanhope and Frank's Pizza.

In addition to the pizza Challenge, the

Lenape Valley Kiwanis Club 2012 Pizza Challenge

From left to right: Brian O'Connell, Katherine Hagerty, Sal Ruocco, Tony Salerno, Joe Ruocco and

Patricia George.

Lenapy Valley Kiwanians held a silent auc-tion to raise additional money for the samecause. They offer their thanks to the follow-ing persons, businesses and organizationswho generously sponsored the event and/or

made donations: Wild West City, SportsClips, Delsea, Visual Eyes, Red Lobster,Frogmore, Chrissy Anderson-Mary Kay,Vanessa-Hairloom, Peter Giardino, LynnesNissan, Nino's Expressions, WhistlingSwan, Cones by Design, Subways, and the

members of the Kiwanis Club of LenapeValley.

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Hwy 183, at 6:00pm, for those who mightbe interested in coming to see what they areall about. Kiwanis International is a globalorganization of volunteers dedicated tochanging the world one child and one com-munity at a time.

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Classic Ballroom Dance Studio ishosting their monthly theme partyon Saturday, August 25th. The

theme for the month of August is 50's SockHop. 50's music will be played and cos-tumes are encouraged. The party will berunning from 8-10:30pm.

Their September theme party will be onSaturday, September 22nd. The theme for

the month of September is Black and WhiteBall. Black and white clothing is encour-aged. The party will be running from 8-10:30pm.

The cost is $15 per person. ClassicBallroom is located in Hastings Square Mallin Hackettstown. For more information,please check the website www.classicball-room.com or call (908) - 852-0090.

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By Joe Klock, Sr.

Headnote: Following is a verbatim reprint of my4/12/11 column, since which date the can-kicking hascontinued unabated.As the 2012 election cycle comes into heat, the plot sick-

ens, while principal players gather their assets and cover theirasses in preparation for the winner-take-all free-for-all lyingahead.

Aside: Lying is an appropriate double entendre for what isto come in the months ahead, since truth will be among thefirst casualties of the prevailing rhetoric.

The ugly truth is this: Our country is broke and unable tomeet either its present or future obligations.

That is the can (of worms) which has been kicked down theroad by politicians of both parties for several years, prettymuch for the same reason that people tend not to probe thecontents of an overflowing cesspool.

Instead, they attack the problem of a smelly fiscal mess

with futile strategies:Most visibly, they stumble, bumble, fumble and grumblethrough a jumble of "remedial" actions, which have an effectsimilar to rearranging the deck chairs on a sinking ship, whileignoring gaping holes in the hull and icebergs in the courseahead.

To all but the filthiest rich among our readers, the phrase,"we can't afford it" is a painfully familiar fact of family life.

Almost all of us are constrained by budgets that rule outextreme luxury and mandate uncomfortable cutbacks when"things" get tough.

The same should be true of our elected reprehensibles,from the White House to the whorehouses of Congress. (Sorryif you're bothered by that reference, but look it up.)

Within those unfettered fantasylands, costs are merely

lines on a report, either of the projected future or an irrepara-ble past.

Out of money? Let's just print some more. Out of balance?Just cook the books and/or place the blame elsewhere. Madepromises we can't possibly keep? Just kick the can farther

down the road than the next election.Now, then, here's what is under the lid of our fiscalcesspool:

Trillions (that's thousands of billions) of dollars of unpaidbills.

More (borrowed) trillions added to the deficit in the yearsjust ahead.

Even more trillions in commitments that we can't meet to"entitled" people.

Want to put familiar faces on those burdens? Think SocialSecurity, Medicare, Medicaid, other social services, pork bar-rel projects, public pensions, preferential treatments, waste,mismanagement and downright thievery.

Only in Governmentland could such practices survive,much less thrive - and they do so there because of an absenceof accountability, combined with a citizenry which tends to beeither ignorant or apathetic, or both.

In the most recent national election (2010), it appeared thatvoters were becoming aware that our ship of state was head-ed for an iceberg of bankruptcy, seemingly suggesting those inpower might face the facts and behave accordingly.

Instead, for the most part, and excepting those not facing aJudgment Day in 2012, our elected reprehensibles, their hireesand those feeding at the preferential trough have switched intofull "reelection mode."

This involves pointing with pride to the virtues of theirown political ilkfolk, viewing with alarm the sins of theiropposition, reassuring those who benefit from the status quo

that their status is secure and, simultaneously, ignoring the fis-cal tsunami which will, unless dealt with in the immediatefuture, drown America as we have come to know it.

We flat-out can't continue to live in a national style whichwould make drunken sailors-on-leave look like clones of

Ebeneezer Scrooge.Neither can we postpone the day when Uncle Sam,through the aforementioned reprehensibles, sits his nephewsand nieces down and tells us that the party is over and thehangover unavoidable.

If he (and we) lack the guts to bite that bullet, our chil-dren and grandchildren will rightfully remember us as havingrobbed their piggy banks and turned their bright aspirationsinto impossible dreams.

Please waste zero time listening to any officeholders orseekers who will not admit that our problems are here andnow, and serious.

Then, support them only after they have told you very

specifically what it will cost us in general - and you in partic-ular - to solve them.Those unwilling to do so are can-kickers, who will do

nothing more than make a really bad situation really worse.During the past six-plus decades, Firstwife and I have

often had to tell our family that "we just can't afford it," andthey've never failed to tighten their collective belts.

Gotta wonder why our elected reprehensibles don't havethe guts and good sense to do the same...and beforeNovember, 2012!

Freelance wordworker Joe Klock, Sr. ([email protected])winters in Key Largo and Coral Gables, Florida and summersin New Hampshire. More of his "Klockwork" can be found atwww.joeklock.com.

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This is Vader from Eleventh Hour Rescue. Vader is less than a year old, and this energetic

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so he hears everything going on around him. He is very alert and willing to please every-

one he meets. He is good with other dogs who like to play too.

He was found as a stray in Georgia and a family took him in. After a while that family gave

him to another family who also decided they didnt want to keep him either, so they posted

flyers around town that said Free Dog. The Second Chance Animal Sanctuary of north-

ern Georgia, a no-kill facility, saw the signs and took him in before he would end up in

a kill shelter and be euthanized. That shelter was full and so they contacted Eleventh Hour

Rescue of Rockaway, NJ to save him. In addition to taking local dogs in need, Eleventh

Hour Rescue acts as a safety net for many other rescue groups around the country.

Eleventh Hour Rescue then arranged transportation for Vader along with other dogs from

that area and brought them to NJ to find their forever homes via their extensive network of

adoption services.

To read more about Vader, to see all of our adoptable pets, to see our upcoming events, or

to make a donation, visit: www.ehrdogs.org or call: 973-664-0865.

RebeccaMeet Rebecca! This darling puppy is a

shepherd/labrador mix about 9-10 week old. She is

playful and friendly and gets along with children and

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Rebecca deserves a furever home where she can beloved. We know she will love her new family!

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The Growing Stage, The ChildrensTheatre of New Jersey, located in the

Historic Palace Theatre on Route183 in Netcong, New Jersey will be holdingauditions for its production of PETER PAN

the Musical on Saturday, September 1st.From 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM will be foryoung people 10 to 17, and auditions foradults 18 and older will follow. All audi-tioning should have a song prepared withprinted accompaniment that should be nolonger than sixteen measures, be expectedto learn a dance piece led by the choreogra-pher and some may be asked to read from

the script. The production is under thedirection of Stephen L. Fredericks, theGrowing Stages Executive Director.

Peter Pan, like its namesake, is a talewhich never ages. Children and adults alikehave all fallen under the spell of Neverland,a place where children can fly and exciting,frightening adventures happen every day.In 1985 Piers Chater Robinson adapted J.M.Barrie's book for the stage, and now, over25 years later, his innovative Peter Panmusical score is well known and loved. The

ever-popular characters are still there - Peter

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Lily, the Lost Boys, pirates, NeverlandIndians, fairies, Nana the pet dog and, ofcourse, that scary crocodile.

Growing Stage - The Childrens Theaterof New Jerseys production of PETER PAN

the Musical runs from September 21st toOctober 14th, with performances on Fridaysat 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays at 4:00p.m. The Growing Stage is a professionalmember of the Association of ActorsEquity. There will be five roles available forAEA artists, a one AEA/ASM while other

roles will be filled by community artists,making a cast of approximately twenty-five.Rehearsal schedules are generally three

to four evenings during the week, and aSaturday afternoons. All cast members areexpected for all performances, with noexception since the company does not castunderstudies. Performers of color, seniors,women and performers with disabilities areencouraged to attend. For additional infor-mation please call (973) 347- 4946 or e-mail [email protected].

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by Michele Guttenberger

Thomas Edison had iron operations and cement busi-nesses in Sussex County, NJ. His operations wererun on electricity. After closing his iron operations

he recouped his losses by opening a lime quarry near Spartain 1919, which became a more successful operation. Thequarry fed Edison's Portland cement operations. Edisonsaw to it that that this mining community had electricityboth at the work place and in their homes. Sparta becameone of the first rural towns in the nation to have electricity.

In March 1876, after working in Newark for five years,Thomas Edison relocated his base of operations to MenloPark, New Jersey working out of the two-story structure inrural New Jersey. In the six years at his quiet Menlo Parklocation, he with his associates obtained over 400 patents.At Menlo Park, Edison radically improved the generator,while developing numerous other devices to measure andimprove the production and distribution of electricity. Thisrural New Jersey town was his think tank location for elec-trical R&D.

After his light bulb invention in 1879, Thomas Edisonpushed for an electrical generating station to light up thesebulbs. In the early 1880s his quest was to get cities electri-fied. He took residence close to his Pearl Street stationproject in Manhattan. His goal was to build the worlds firstcentral electrical generating station. The first block inManhattan to be lit included the offices of The New Timesand J.P. Morgan. The Pearl Street, NY generating station

sparked the electric lighting era that created power plants tocities worldwide. The widower Thomas Edison returned torural New Jersey. He married Mina Miller on February 24,1886 and had his home, lab and factory in undevelopedWest Orange, NJ. However, except for the rural New Jerseytowns that were favored by these Edisons businesses, mostof rural America was left in the dark. Electricity developedtwo classes of American citizens: those with and those with-out electricity.

Bringing electricity to rural areas was not a profitableventure to investor-owned utilities that only operated com-pact distribution systems providing service for high cus-tomer areas strictly for profit. It would take over 50 yearsbefore the sparsely populated countryside of Americawould see electricity. For many farmers the power that gen-erated farm work and rural family living was either manualor horse drawn. Investor owned utility companies couldnot be forced to supply rural areas with electricity. The onlyway rural America would have electricity was for the farm-ers to bear the cost of constructing their own power deliv-ery system. This was a financial impossibility for a farm-ing community. Without electricity, rural Americans weresoon lagging behind socially and economically compared tourban America.

It was not until the Great Depression that these regionalmodernization divides were finally addressed by the nation.President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized this inequity

when executing his New Deal program for the American

people. On May 11, 1935, he signed into law executiveorder 7037 which created the Rural Electric Administration(REA). Rural towns across America would finally get elec-tricity just like rural places in Sparta, Menlo Park, and WestOrange, New Jersey that had Edisons electricity decadesago.

Edisons original electric inventions can be seen today.Please visit The Thomas Alva Edison Museum- NPS OpenWednesday through Sunday. Hours are 9:00am - 5:00pmFee is $7.00 - 211 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052Visit website for more detailshttp://www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm.

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By Luigi Luciano

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s we head into the heart of the presidential electionseason one has to stop and wonder about what has

transpired over the previous four years.When Barack Obama took office we were promisedchange. Unprecedented change. After 8 years of George WBush we were told things were so bad that we neededsweeping changes. When Bush left office things were onthe decline. But Bush who along with the Republicans wenton a spending spree and raising the debt was incidental towhat the Democrats have done the past 6 years.

We have heard for almost 4 years that this is Bushsfault. When does the leader of the free world take responsi-bility for his failed policies and actions? Obama is like achild blaming everyone else except himself for his failures.

If the Democrats listened to Bush a lot of this crisismight have been avoided.

The White House (Under Bush) Warned Congress AboutFannie Mae Freddie Mac 17 Times In 2008 about the hous-ing crisis and that something had to be done.

April 2001: The (Bush) Administrations FY02 budgetdeclares that the size of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is apotential problem, because financial trouble of a largeGSE could cause strong repercussions in financial markets,

affecting Federally insured entities and economic activity.May 2002: The President calls for the disclosure andcorporate governance principles contained in his 10-pointplan for corporate responsibility to apply to Fannie Mae andFreddie Mac. (OMB Prompt Letter to OFHEO, 5/29/02)

April 2008: President Bush urges Congress to pass themuch-needed legislation and modernize Fannie Mae andFreddie Mac. [There are] constructive things Congress cando that will encourage the housing market to correct quick-ly by helping people stay in their homes. (PresidentGeorge W. Bush, Meeting With Cabinet, the White House,4/14/08).

May 2008: President Bush issues several pleas toCongress to pass legislation reforming Fannie Mae andFreddie Mac before the situation deteriorates further.

In September of 2003 Democrat Barney Franks said,These two entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are

Voters Need to Get Educatedand Not Listen to the Liberal Media!

not facing any kind of financial crisis, said RepresentativeBarney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking Democrat onthe Financial Services Committee stated. The more peopleexaggerate these problems, the more pressure there is on

these companies, the less we will see in terms of affordablehousing. Once again Liberals more concerned with givingsomething away for nothing than doing what is right.

You have to also remember that in 2008 and into the firstterm of Obama the Democrats controlled it all, House,Senate and in 2009 the Presidency.

The National debt under Obama was at a record $1.42trillion in 2009 more than 3 times of that under Bush in hisfirst year.

Unemployment is worse than when Bush left office. OurCountries standing with other nations is at an all time low.

I am sorry to have to say that the majority of voters areuneducated and listen to what they hear from a media thatprotects Obamas failed polices and does no research for thefacts just like the above mentioned on the housing crisiswarning from George W Bush.

Because the media protects Obama and his failures hecan run a campaign on scare tactics and lies to deflect fromthe real issues and how he will solve the mess he worsened.

The American people need to wake up and educatethemselves with the truth. Go online and search out all thedetails on Obama Care and read some of bill. You will seehow it affects you today if passed. Go research all the

money Obama invested in failed alternative energy compa-nies and we will never see.

He talks about Romney and Bain Capital how Romneyclosed plants and cost jobs. What about Obama and GM(Government Motors) when Obama took that over andclosed thousands of dealerships leaving thousands without

jobs.Regan asked "Are you better off than you were four

years ago? Is there more or less unemployment...than therewas four years ago?

I asked the same question today are you better off now

than before Obama took office?This is an election for the future not today. The vision

Obama has for this country has failed miserably and thereis none of the Hope and Change that he promised 4 yearago.

The only hope is that he gets voted out of office and thechange would be a change in the Obama polices before hedrags this great county down even further.

Wake up America or one day you will wake up and therewill be no America.

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whole life, says Wohlleb. I did basicrepairs. I couldnt take transmission out atfirst because I couldnt reach the lift,

he recalls. But he started out with chang-ing tires, oil changes and basic repairs.

Wohlleb attended Sussex Vo-Tech for adegree in Automotive Technology and in2003 opened a shop in Sparta. In 2008,Wohlleb decided he needed another shop sothat is when he opened Budd LakeTransmission Auto Repair.

I needed a second location, saysWohlleb. Budd Lake, It seemed like a goodplace to open up a business. People seemedto be friendly. Wohlleb ran the two shopsuntil Nov. 2011, when he closed his shop inSparta after the landlord requested his prop-erty back.

Although the shop closed in Sparta,many of Wohllebs customers have fol-lowed him to Budd Lake for continued serv-ices on their vehicles.

I have a good customer base; loyal cus-tomers, he says. One customer, Ive beenworking on her car for 32 years, since I was

a young guy, he recalls. She is 80 years

old.she always says to me, I rememberyou when you were a little kid.

Working on cars runs through Wohllebsfamily. Wohllebs son Danny, 23, workswith me now and has been for the past nineyears.

It is one job Wohlleb truly enjoys.I just like working on cars; I like the

people, meeting with people, working forpeople, he says.

At Budd Lake Transmission AutoRepair, work is done by three certifiedmechanics. Work includes all auto repairand services such as brakes, shocks,exhausts, oil changes, engine repairs and airconditioning work.

Wohlleb also offers rental car servicethrough Mirage Rental Cars, which he alsoowns.

For the five-year anniversary celebrationin April, Wohlleb says he may offer a freeCoke to his customers.

I collect Coke stuffall Coke memora-bilia, he says. Its just something differ-ent.antiques, it brings you back to the olddays. Everyone remembers when they havea Coke.

Hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday; 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saturday.Closed Sundays.



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