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T
heres a line in the Girl ScoutPromise that says help
people at all times. That is a PERFECT statement to
describe what happened on the night of January20th, 2012! To achieve their bronze award, Girl Scout
Troop 87 organized an entertaining event in the Kossmann
School Gym that helped the homeless, the hungry, animals
at a shelter, and the environment. They even had a DJ and
snacks!
Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Girl Scout troops had fun at
each station. At the animal station, the girls had fun filling
the bags for the animals (bones and dog treats) which will
be donated to Noahs Ark Animal Shelter and Furever
Home Dog Rescue. The homeless bags (bathroom items
and a happy quote), and breakfast bags (breakfast foods)
will be donated to Bridges, which is an organization thatserves the homeless in New York City. At the environment
station, Girl Scouts decorated Shop Rite bags and wrote
some environmental slogans on them, along with some
color and environmental drawings. Troop 87 will then send
them back to Shop Rite, to use with thei r customers on
Earth Day- a great way to let people know about how we
should be taking care of the environment!Along with these
enjoyable service projects, additional activities were set at
all of the stations like: a recycling relay, a Juliet Lowe (the
person who created Girl Scouts) action story, and a dog
game. To make the night even more fun, there was dancing
activities at the DJ stand. Girl Scouts had fun dancing withgirls from troop 87.
To end this wonderful night, everyone got into a circle
and lit 100 electric candles to celebrate 100 years of scout-
ing. Each person lit the candle of the person standing next
to them. This event was truly a great way to let everyoneslight shine!
Girl Scout Troop 87Organized An Entertaining Event
Washington Township Recreation Departmentis celebrating the luck of the Irish by offeringtheir annual St. Patricks Day Luncheon on
Friday March 16, 2012 at 11AM. The festive eventwillbe held at the Washington Township Senior Center in
Rock Spring Park, Long Valley.The event will include a catered luncheon by LongValley Restaurant consisting of corned beef, cabbageand potatoes, green salad and Irish soda bread. Theladies from Long Valley Jr.Womens Club are generous-ly donating their time to help out. Marcel and Luckywill be performing their unique show of singing anddancing.
The cost of this event is a non-refundable fee of $8.00 for residents and $9.00 for non-residents. Pleasesend yourcheck made payable to Washington TownshipRecreation to: WT Recreation, 50 Rock Rd., LongValley, NJ 07853 before March12, 2012. For anyques-tions please call Liza Cook at 908-876-5941.
Annual St. Patricks DayLuncheon
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The 32ndAnnual Chester Science Fair
will be held on Saturday, March 3rd,
2012 from 9:00am to 2:00pm athe
Black River Middle School, 100 North
Road, Chester, NJ 07930.Come see over500 students presenting over
400 amazing projects. Special exhibits
throughout the day from The Nitrogen
Magic Show with Dr. Hwang, Circus
Science Activity Zone, Beach Detective
Touch Tables from the NJ Aquarium, Live
Raptors from the Delaware Valley Raptor
Center, Schiff Nature Preserve and more.Admission to the Fair is free. For more
information visit: www.chesterscience
fair.org
32nd Annual Chester Science Fair
T
he Chester Township Environmental
Commission's Green Team has pro-
duced a book of coupons to local
Chester businesses, thanks to a small grantfrom the Sustainable Jersey Small Grants
program. 'The Best of Chester: Fabulous
Values for our Fabulous Shoppes,' contains
49 money-saving offers to Chester busi-
nesses. Anyone who lives, works, or shops
in Chesterwill findwonderful discounts for
many goods and services.
Inspired by coupon books that offer
coupons to large out-of-town chain stores,
this book is instead designed to encourage
people to shop locally. Many of the
coupons will inspire shoppers to try some-thing new! Buying locally and choosing to
keep our dollars in town means that we:
Support local businesses,help create
jobs here in town,get to know business
owners,walk more, drive less, get personal-
ized service, encourage local prosperity,
invest in our community, create fewer pol-
lutants and help clean the air.
Each coupon book costs $10, and with
the use of just one coupon, the book wil lpay for itself! From there on, it's all sav-
ings! Proceeds from the sale of the books
will be used to fund future printings. You
can buy'TheBestof Chester' coupon books
at these locations: Alexs Cafe and Aztec
Nights, All Computers Go, Alstede Farms,
Antiques by Chester Craf ts , Bal lroom
Dancing Like the Stars, Black River Candy
Shoppe, Branded Screen Printing, Chester
Antique Mall, Chester Crafts and
Collectibles, Chester Township, Municipal
Bu ild ing, Country Nursery, Curves,Elegant Custom Tailoring, 5 Diva Girls,
Kurts Locksmith, Learning RX, Morris
County Arts Workshop, Plant Detectives,
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and
School of Royal Yoga.
The Best of Chester - Fabulous Valuesfor Our Fabulous Shoppes
Schools, Churches, Organizations Send YourPress Releases to [email protected]
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R
egister now for the West Morris
Soccer Club (WMSC) Small Sided
Spring Soccer. This program offers
the opportunity for players to learn newtechniques, while spending the majority of
time playing pick-up style games on small-
sided fields.
Registration is open to children in grades
Kindergarten through 8th. This soccer pro-
gram will be held at Black River Fields in
Chester, and runs from April 30 through
June 11 (weather providing). Participants
will practice two times per week, for one-
hour sessions. Enrollment for the program
is $75 per child for those who registerbefore March 1, 2012; thereafter, the fee
will be $100.
For more information and to register,
please visit the WMSC website at: west-
morris soccer.org , and look under the
'Spring Soccer Program' tab.
G
row your own organic fruits, veg-
etables, and flowers in an ideal
local setting! The Chester
Community Garden , opening in mid-March, is located at Highlands Ridge Park,
100 North Road, Chester. The community
garden offers 120 garden plots measuring 8'
x 16'; gardeners can rent several plots if
desired. Gardening seminars will be offered
all season to provide support and informa-
tion to participants. Fees for one year are
$30 per plot for residents and $40 for non-
residents.
Please go to the Chester Township web-
site 'Community Garden' tab(www.chestertownship.org/community-gar-
den.html) to print the forms. Send complet-
ed forms to the ChesterTownship municipal
building along with your payment. The 120
plots will be filled on a first-come, first-
served basis.
Chester Lioness Club Is sponsoring a
Gala Evening at the Show on
March 4th, 2012 at 2 PM in the
Black Rive r Playhouse , Budd Ave, in
Chester, NJ.
The featured show will be thelight heart-
ed musical, By Jeeves which is based on
the classic story by P.G. Wodehouse. This
is a hilarious, light hearted musical which
follows the madcap adventures of society
fab Bertie Wooster and his unflappable
ingenious manservant, Jeeves. AndrewLloyd Webber (Phantom of the Opera)
weaves some of his most endering melodies
ever and playwright Alan Ayckbourns rapi-
er wit was never sharper.
The all inclusive ticket cost of $25 00 is
partially tax deductible, as proceeds will
fund the many charitable activities of the
Chester Lioness Club. The ticket price
includes refreshments of wine, soda, water.
fruit , and cheese platters with crackers.
Tickets may be purchased from any Lioness
Club member or call Lioness Virgini a
Savell at (908)879-6543 to purchase tickets.
Chester Community GardenOpening Soon!
West Morris Soccer Club SpringRegistration
Chester Lioness Club SponsoringGala Evening at the Show
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AdultPrograms at
theWashingtonTwp. Library
Dirt! The Movie Screening
and Discussion
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
at 6:30 p.m.
DIRT! the Movie--narrated
by Jaime Lee Curtis--brings
to life the environmental,
economic, social and politi-
cal impact that the soil has.
It shares the stories of experts from all over the
world who study and are
able to harness the beauty
and power of a respectful
and mutually beneficial
relationship with soil.
Paul Robeson, A
Chautauqua
Wednesday, February 29,
2012 at 7 p.m.
Mr. Jefferson brings the life
of P aul R obeson alivethrough first-person histori-
cal characterization.
Robeson, one of the most
we ll k no wn Af ri ca n-
Americans of the 20th cen-
tury, was a renaissance man,
a social activist, scholar,
intellectual, lawyer, All-
American athlete, singer,
linguist, humanist, and
advocate for international
peace.To reserve your spot for the
above programs call the
Library at 908-876-3596 or
go to www.wtpl.org and
sign u p unde r Adu lt
Programs.
Wa s h i n g t o nT o w n s h i p
Recreation Chef
it up 2 go scheduled for ages
6-12 on Thursdays March
8- March 29 from 4:00pm to
5:00pm. The cost for this 4
week program is $60.00.
This event will take place at
the Senior Center. Deadline
to register is March 1, 2012.
A cookbook w ill be
emailed at the end of all of
the classes with all foods
prepared in class so the kids
can continue the fun at
home and make for you
what they learned!
All of Chef It Up 2 Go
programs are 100% peanut
free and tree nut free.
For more information
contact the recreation office
at (908) 876-5941 or email
us at recreation@ wtmor-
ris.net or visit our website at
www.wtmorris.org.
Tue, Feb 28
Workshop: Ten Steps to Freedom from Disorganization - Flanders. Mt. Olive Public
Library, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd. Free. 7 pm. (973) 668-5666. Does yourlack of organization keep you from focusing on the things that are most important to
you? Certified Professional Organizer Katherine Trezise teaches you the 10 things
you can do immediately to regain control of your things, your paperwork, and your
time.
Workshop: Ten Steps to Freedomfrom Disorganization
Chef It Up 2 GoOffered at Washington
Twp. Recreation
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Washington Township Recreation
Department is sponsoring a trip
to Brownstone Restaurant in
Paterson, NJ for their St. Josephs Festival
on Monday, March 19, 2012.You will enjoy a special ly prepared
Italian meal. Hear the songs of Frank, Dean
and other Italian favorites. An Italian show
cant be complete without a great Italian
comic.
Each participant needs to obtain a trip
form that includes travel waiver informa-
tion from the Washington Twp. Senior
Cen ter or from our township websit e,
wtmorris.org.
Please send the completed form with
your check for $45.00 resident or $49.00non-resident. Seats are limited. So hurry
and ask a friend tojoin inthe fun!
All checks andforms should be made out
and mai led to Wash ing ton Township
Recreation, 50 Rock Rd., Long Valley, NJ
07853. For more information, please call
Liza Cook at 908-876-5941.
Come Join Frank, Deanand Other Italian Favorites
The stalled economy has pushed manyfamilies into the position of doing what-ever is needed to make ends meet. In
many cases, this means both parents workingwhatever jobs they can find and finding the best
childcare option while they are at work. Manypeopleare turning to theirparents tohelp care fortheirkids.
More than 60 percent of families withchildren under age 18 had both parentsemployed outside the home in 2005 to 2006,according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.That compares to less than a third of mothersin 1975. The numbers today are around 42percent, a decrease that likely has a lot to dowith unemployment figures remaining high.Human Resources and Skills DevelopmentCanada states that there are similar statisticsamong Canadian families.
With so many menand womenheading towork each day, and money a factor for doingso, the topic of child care becomes one ofnecessity as well as affordability.Grandparents are regularly stepping up tohelp family members who are under a finan-cial crunch.
Grandparents considering caring for theirgrandkids should keep in mind some thingseven if the childcare scenario on the surfaceseems like it is the best option.
* It's a big commitment. Once the deci-sion has been made, it is expected that you
will be providing care for a certain period oftime -- perhaps even without a future enddate. Remember, other arrangements will
have to be made if you back out because it'ssimply not working.
* Know your l imits .Childcare is notsomething to take lightly. While you mayhave had enough energy to provide care
years ago, maybe now you are simply not upto the task or have not identified factors thatcould hinder your ability to care for a grand-child -- no matter how much you love him orher.
* Be prepared for changes to your life.You willno longerbe ableto operate on yourown schedule. Now your days will largelyrevolve around caring for your grandkids. Ifmany of your friends are living active liveswithout grandchildren in tow, this could puta hamper on your relationships and ability tosocialize.
* It could be just what you need. On theflip side, if youhave been seeking somethingtodo withyourtime,beingin the presenceofyour grandchildren could be just what youneed to find a purpose to your days.
* Talk to your spouse. If you are marriedor are in a relationship, this is a decision thatwill have to be discussed with your partner,whose life will be impacted as well. If bothof you aren't seeing eye-to-eye on the situa-tion, it may cause a rift that can damage yourrelationship.
* Avoid guilt. If you choose to say no tothe situation, it may generate hurt feelings at
the onset, but if you explain your reasonsclearly, chances arethe loved onewill under-stand how you are feeling.
Grandparents Helping to Raise Grandchildren
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The West Morris Chorus, under thedirection of Caitlin O'Leary, per-
formed for the 41st year, for the
Long Valley Woman's Club at the Long
Valley Presbyterian Church in December.
Members of the club and residents of the
town attended and had refreshments after-
wards.
The Woman's Club is a local communityservice organization which meets the third
Thursday of the month at the Presbyterian
Church on Bartley Road at noon.
Membership is open to all. For informa-
tion please call Dorothy Beckbessinger at
908-832-6777.
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Next Issue Date: March 20, 2012 Space Deadline March 7th
Leap Year Financial Seminar onWednesday February 29, 2012 at11:00-1:00 in the Washington Twp.
Senior Center. Guest speakers will be attor-neys Naim Bulbulia , Allison Busch andlocal financial advisor Thomas Cross. Takecontrol of your retirement! Preserving your
assets without losing control. Come andhear what our panel has to say.
Complimentary lunch is served. Mustregister by February 22, 2012 by callingLiza Cook at 908-876-5941. Seating is lim-ited!
Washington Township RecreationLittle Bakers Workshop sched-uled for Ages 5-10 on Fridays
March 2 March 30 from 4:00pm 5:00pm. The cost for this 5 week programis $75.00. This workshop will take place atthe Senior Center-East Springtown Rd.(Rock Spring Park), Long Valley, NJ07853.
Little bakers class will explore varioustechniques of baking, decorating, and mak-ing creative and delicious treats! All treatare taken home, not eaten in class. Deadlineto register is February 24, 2012. For moreinformation contact the recreation office at(908) 876-5941 or email us at [email protected] or visit our website atwww.wtmorris.org.
In North America, horses are largely companion animals and diligent workers. But
thanks to a quietly lifted ban on funding horse meat inspections, horse meat could
now be more readily available for consumption. In November 2011, U.S.
Congress lifted the ban, which was initiated in 2006, in a spending bill PresidentBarack Obama signed into law to keep the government afloat until mid-December.
Although there currently are no horse slaughter operations in the United States (the
last one closed in 2007), the lifted ban makes it possible for start-up operations to
begin, albeit amidst protests from animal activists. In a statement, the USDA said that
if a slaughterhouse were to open, the agency would conduct inspections to make sure
federal laws were being followed.
Did you know?Lunch N Learn
Little Bakers Workshop Scheduled
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Alfonso Merola from Alfonso's Salon in Flanders, presents a check to Ms.Janet Janneli from the
Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Jersey in the amount of $4,211.50, that he raised applying pink
hair extensions. We want to thank all the people who contributed to make this fundraiser a huge suc-
cess. Alfonso commented, We look forward to doing this again in October 2012!
Pink Hair Extensions Fundraiserat Alfonso's Salon A Huge Success
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The Physician learns
that disease must be
cured by prescribing
d ru gs o r b y s urg er y.
Although there is nothing
inherently wrong with this
approach. It often works.
But why does Chinese med-
icine succeed where con-
ventional Western medicine
sometimes fails? What is it
about Acupuncture and
Chinese herbal medicine
that can result in relief of
symptoms, helping couples
conceive when they were
told there is no hope, or
even a cure that is often
lacking in conventional
Western Medicine?
Although the ultimate
result of Chinese medicine
is to cure the patient, thePractitioner of Chinese
medicine attempts to do this
by treating the whole per-
son, taking into account the
various attributes of an indi-
vidual that, when combined,
account for an individuals
health status. A person,
according to the tenets of
Chinese medicine, is more
than their condition. To
treat just the condition may
yield some results, but,
however impressive, these
results are usually tempo-
rary.
People are not, according
to Chinese Medicine, repre-
sented solely by their ill-
ness, but by the culmination
of every human interaction
e nga ged in f rom t he
moment of their birth and
by the culture they are
exposed to. The emotional
experiences, eating habits,
work habits, work and liv-
ing environment, personal
habits, and social network
all contribute to their dis-
ease, and are factors that,
when changed, may lead to
regained health.
The power and effective-
ness of Chinese medicine is
evidenced by its very long
history of over 3,000 years
of continued practice andsuccess. Did you know that
more than of the worlds
population uses some form
of alternative medicine as
their health care treatment?
Chinese medicine however,
is the only form of alterna-
tive medicine that has been
regularly and continuously
used outside of its country
of origin.
The experienced Chinese
medical practitioner is
trained to observe ones
tone of voice, complexion,
eyes, facial expression,
overall demeanor, and how
one walks, sits and stands,
and to use these observa-
tions along with a detailed
health history to arrive at a
diagnosis. B efore the
patient says one word, the
practitioner already has
some idea of who this per-
son is, clinically, simply by
observing them.
A great Practitioner is
one who can process a mix
of medical knowledge with
a personal sensitivity based
on experience. The practi-
tioner of Chinese medicine
specializes not just in insert-
ing needles or prescribing
herbal remedies, but in
being able to see hidden
or subtle conditions thatmay not been seen or under-
stood by Western trained
Doctors. The ability to see
these subtle conditions
takes years of training and is
done without the benefit of
modern technology. How
many of you reading this
had or do have pain, or are
unable to conceive but all
your test results are nega-
tive? Many of these types
of patients are given anti-
depressants and are made to
feel that their pain is all in
their head.
The only diagnostic tools
used by Practitioners of
Chinese medicine are the
Four Examinations.
1. Observing,
2. Listening/Smelling,
3. Questioning, and
4 Palpating.
This method of diagnosis
dates back over 3,000 years.
Each of these examinations
can take years to master and
the intelligent and judicious
Practitioner uses them to
arrive at a differential diag-
nosis. With the advent of
technology-based diagnos-
tics, necessary and benefi-
cial as they are, there is a
definitive correlation
between advances in tech-
nology and a decline in doc-tor sensitivity to the patient,
and thus, misdiagnosis. The
ability to truly listen and
observe clearly, yields
amazing clues to the cause
of many diseases. This is
what Chinese Medicine is
all about. In addition to
attacking a factor that is
contributing to the disease
process, it is the responsibil-
ity of the Chinese
Practitioner to support the
individual in his or her goal
of achieving overall total
health, which includes the
physical, psychological,
emotional and spiritual
aspects of the patient. This
multidimensional approach
is crucial to the process of
true healing.
The key to cure is to not
view curing the disease
itself without regard to side
effects from the treatment,
but rather to treat the root of
the disease, the anxiety and
depression that causes the
insomnia, which facilitates
exhaustion, which lowers
the immune function, which
leads to chronic illnesses.
With one and six couples
today unable to conceive
and with all the technology
available, many couples are
still childless. Many ofthese women are pumped
full of hormones and even
steroids, baby aspirin and
birth control pills, yes, you
read right. You might be
asking yourself if one is try-
ing to have a baby, then why
put them on birth control
pills. Yet, Chinese medicine
helps these couples con-
ceive without the use of
these harmful drugs. Rather,
the Chinese Practitioner uti-
lizes the Four Examinations
mentioned earlier in this
Valley Professional Center, 59 East Mill Road (Rt. 24),
Suite 2-201-A, Long Valley, New Jersey, 07853 (908) 876-3643
Treating: Mental and Emotional Issues Musculo-skeletal and Neurological Upper Respiratory Tract
Gastrointestinal Disorders Reproductive System
SPECIALIZING IN INFERTILITY IN FEMALES & MALESKearstin Saya
L. Ac.
Prescribe Drugs or Worse Yet, Surgery!article and Chinese herbalf or mu la s. On e o f o u r
patients, just this week
became pregnant after 2
months of treatment, yet
was told she would need
invitro-fertilization, because
although her hormone lev-
els were within the normal
range, they were a little high
for her age indicating she
may have poor egg quality.
S o wh at w ou ld y ou
choose drugs, surgery or
Acupuncture and Chinese
medicine?
For more information
about Acupuncture call
Kearstin R. Saya, L.Ac at
908-876-3643.
Kearstin R. Saya is a
licensed Acupuncturist in
the State of New Jersey and
a diplomat of the National
Certification Commission
for Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine.
Kearstin studied at The
Eastern School of
Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine, an ACOM
accredited school. Her
training includes
Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Dr. Richard Tans
Balance Method, Kiiko
Matsumotos style of
Acupuncture, Five Element
Style Acupuncture, Tuina,
Acupuncture Facial
Rejuvenation, Chinese
Dietary therapy and
Chinese Herbal Medicine.She completed her clinical
externship at the VA
Hospital in East Orange,
New Jersey where she
treated a variety of pain
and psycho emotional
issues. Kearstin holds a
Bachelor of Science degree
in Biology from Fairleigh
Dickinson University.
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Do you want some tools to help your Middle School
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Locker
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At our Thursday meeting on January
19, the Long Valley Womans Club
members were entertained by a
group entitled The Korean Spirit &
Cultural Promotion Project. Four lovelyKorean ladies, in beautiful authentic cos-
tumes, introduced the members to two
DVDs. The first depicted the early 50
Wonders of Korea showing beautiful works
of art and a complete collection of Buddhist
scripture done on wood block dating back to
1232. The second DVD told of how Korea
has re-invented itself after the Korean War
to become a modern, up-to-date country.
The ladies modeled their lovely hand-paint-
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us a delicious luncheon having some of the
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was an afternoon we will all remember!
On Saturday, February 25, the Long
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Our next meeting will be held on
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The wrestling mat can be a lonely
place for an athlete. Its a one-on-one
sport with the referee being the only
non-combatant on the mat. If a wrestler
becomes tired, put in a difficult situation or
is simply being defeated by a better oppo-
nent, then they cant ask for a timeout so
that a teammate can substitute in just
because things may not be going the way in
which one wrestler had hoped.
Sure, the coaches and teammates are
there on the sidelines to give much needed
encouragement and instruction, but they
cant go onto the mat and actually show a
wrestler the proper way to perform a move
in the middle of match.
Also, in wrestling there is no hidingbehind a teammate or blaming a mistake
made during a match on someone else. An
error made on the mat is there for all to see.
But, wrestling is also a very rewarding
sport as well. One of many examples is
when an athlete gets their hand raised in
West Morris High School Wrestlingvictory. It can give them, their family,
friends, coaches and teammates a great deal
of pride, knowing that all of the hard work
was worth it en route to victory.
Athletes on a wrestling roster who can
greatly help their teammates learn how toachieve that moment of accomplishment
that is felt when their hand is raised after a
win are the captains.
Captains in wrestling can provide the
type of solid leadership skills which are
very important in such a difficult athletic
endeavor.
For the West Morris Central High School
wrestling program this season, head coach
Ken Rossi has a great deal of pride and con-
fidence in his two captains-John Isemann
and Zak Krulan-both seniors.Isemann competes in the 126-pound
weight class and Krulan wrestles in the 285-
pound weight class.
Both wrestlers are earning their third
varsity letter this season, Rossi said. John
has outstanding character and a strong
work-ethic. He leads by example and is a
great organizer. John has been out for three
weeks (in January) with a concussion. Zak
has improved tremendously over his career
and has gotten much stronger lifting with
the help of strength coach ChrisDelPreore.
In early season tournament action,
Krulan earned first place in the West Morris
Tournament with a first period pin in the
championship round. Krulan also placed
second at the Warren Hills John Goles
Invitational Wrestling Tournament.Isemann was a second place finisher at the
West Morris Tournament, which was won
by West Morris Central.
Its true that Isemann and Krulan know
the thrill of victory on a wrestling mat, but
they are also successful in the classroom.
Both students made the Honor Roll for
marking periods one and two, Rossi said.
Both John and Zak are our only graduating
seniors. They have done an excellent job
setting an example for our younger
wrestlers and competing for the team. Theywill both sacrifice personal success for team
success.
Notes: Through the month of January,
Krulan had an overall record of 17-3,
including 15 pins.Though injured,
Isemann was able to earn six victories
through January, three of which were via
the pin route..West Morris Central quali-
fied for the NJSIAA North II Group III
Sectional Tournament in the beginning of
February.WMC will take part in the
NJSIAA District 1 Tournament beginningon Friday, February 17.
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Having a clean and tidy home is ahigh priority for many people, butso is having time for fun and relax-
ation. Cleaning can take a lot of time, butthere are some handy tools that can cut
down on how long it takes to get that satis-fying clean.
If you have a plan of attack, and thenequip yourself with a few time-saving tools,you really can get your house clean in a lotless time, said Debra Johnson, trainingmanager at Merry Maids, a nationwidecleaning company.
Here are Johnsons five house cleaningmust-have tools for saving time whilegetting the job done right:
A 50-foot heavy-duty extension cord.This lets you plug in the vacuum cleaner
once, instead of having to lug it around todifferent outlets.
A sturdy step ladder. Having a two- orthree-foot step ladder lets you get to thosehard to reach areas, like air vents near theceiling, light fixtures and the highestshelves.
A cleaning caddy. A portable tool caddylets you keep most of what you need right athand. Stock it with a spray bottle of all-pur-pose cleaner, oil soap for wood surfaces,nonabrasive cleanser, microfiber cloths fordusting, paper towels, sponges, latex glovesto protect your hands, and a squeegee forwindows, mirrors and tub and shower
doors. You may want to get a caddy for eachfloor of your home and stock them withappropriate cleaning supplies.
A sturdy carpenters apron. Thesehandy canvas aprons have multiple pockets
that can hold additional items, such as oldtoothbrushes for cleaning grout and hard-to-reach areas, a widget (a small tool with ablade for removing stubborn dirt), and dryersheets for cleaning mini blinds and comput-er and TV monitors.
A steamer. Cleaning with steam letsyou clean and deodorize multiple surfacesaround the house. Johnson says that steamis quick and powerful, and since youreonly using water, you eliminate the need forusing products. You can get a handheldsteamer for smaller jobs, or an upright ver-
sion for tackling floors. If you have hard-wood floors, make sure the model you haveis made for cleaning sealed floors.
Before you put your cleaning tools awayafter each clean, Johnson says its a goodidea to make sure theyre ready for the nextcleaning session. Make sure your spraybottles have enough cleaner in them, andthat your brushes, sponges and wipes areclean, dry and ready to go. That way, whenit comes time to clean again, you can justgrab your tools and get started. And thequicker you can start, the quicker you canget done.
Time-Saving Tools for Household Chores
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Congratulations to Northern Elite's Mini All Star competition team for placing 1st place on Sunday
January 29th, held in Bethlehem, PA.
Pictured: Nicole Carey, Kiera Castellanos, Rayna Katz, Abigail Pollack, Julia Pollack. Northern
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By Thomas Lotito
Is Mitt Romney a conservative? Hispositions on the issues tells a differentstory. "I'm not concerned about the very
poor," Romney told CNN's Soledad O'Brienin an interview the morning after winning
the Florida primary. "Im in this racebecause I care about Americans," Romneysaid. "Im not concerned about the verypoor. We have a safety net there. If it needsa repair, Ill fix it."
Mitt Romney made one of the biggestgaffes in the history of presidential politicswhen he said, "I'm not concerned about thepoor."Not only does Mitt's statement playinto the liberal news media's class warfarecampaign against working Americans.Taken out of context, it's a perfect soundbitefor an attack ad furthering the liberal story-
line that rich Republicans don't care aboutthe poor. Of course nothing could be furtherfrom the truth, but you can expect more ofthese type of lies from the Obama media.
Mitt clarified his statement by saying thepoor had a safety net, and if elected presi-dent, he would fix the safety net if need be.What Mitt was really trying to say in theinterview was; he was concerned aboutAmericans who cannot find jobs and thatwould be his primary concern if electedpresident.
Mitt Romney then shocked the blogos-phere when he said he was in favor of rais-ing the minimum wage. Raising the mini-mum wage is liberal Democrat a position,not a conservative position. Conservativesbelieve that low minimum wage jobs areentry level positions, not career positions.Keeping the minimum wage low helps busi-nesses to hire more employees and moti-vates people to move on to higher paying
jobs. It has been proven that businessesforced to pay a higher minimum wage hireless employees.
Is Mitt Romney pro-choice or pro-life?Should teenage girls be allowed to have anabortion without their parents knowledge?Quote: Mitt Romney in 2002 when he ranfor Governor of Mass. "I will preserve andprotect a woman's right to choose." "Withregards to this issue of age of consent, it is18 years old. And if one wants to have anabortion younger than that, and a parentdoesn't go along, one can can go to a judgeor justice to get that permission. When ayoung woman has gone to a judge not one
single time has there been a denial of that
permission. I'm in favor of retaining ourcurrent law which is age 18. I will preserveand protect a woman's right to choose."
Mitt Romney has stated on the recordwhen he ran for governor of Massachusettsthat he would protect a woman's right to an
abortion. Romney also said that he wouldnot support parental notification if a teenagegirl wanted an abortion. However, when heran for the president in 2008 Romney said,"I will be a pro-life president." Now in2012, Mitt clams to have a pro-life record.
Is Mitt Romney against religious free-dom? Romney-care is Obama-care. BarackObama's Affordable Care Act is modeledafter Romney-care. Obama-care is as largean expansion of the entitlement state asLBJ's Great Society and FDR's New Deal.One of the provisions in the new health care
law would require all employers, includingreligious institutions, to pay for birth con-trol. The Catholic Church is ready to go towar with the Obama administration overthis mandate. Never before, unprecedentedin American history, has the federal gov-ernment lined up against religious institu-tions and the Roman Catholic Church.
Mitt Romney has insisted he will repealObama-care. Mitt Romney is also attackingthe provision in Obama-care requiring reli-gious employers to cover birth control in
employee health plans -- but the health carebill he enacted as governor ofMassachusetts also contained that require-ment.
In an article in the Boston Globe, C.J.Doyle, executive director of the CatholicAction League of Massachusetts, said,"Romneys criticism of President Obama ishypocritical because as governor he did notlift the state-level requirement of contracep-tion coverage." "The initial injury toCatholic religious freedom came not fromthe Obama administration, but from the
Romney administration."Establishment Republicans have anoint-
ed Mitt Romney the Republican nominee.They look upon the Tea party andRepublican conservative base as a nuisanceand have ignored the results of the 2010congressional elections. In a recent debatewith a moderate Republican, I presentedMitt's record. I was told I was being "whol-ly illogical" and that Mitt had an 85%Democrat legislation in Mass. and the hewas doing what the people wanted and that
By Harlin Parker
So, have you been paying attention tothe Republican presidential primarycontest? You know, the one where the
best and the brightest people who identifythemselves as Republicans vie to become
their partys nominee for President of theUnited States? You have? Good. Thenperhaps you can point out to me which one,if any, of these people deserve to be consid-ered by any rational person to lead thiscountry. Truly, from what I have seen andheard, this is a sorrowful group. What plan-et are they living on? They give us made upfacts. They repeat nonsensical and mean-ingless bromides in lieu of anything evenresembling intelligent, informed, debate.But, alas, considering the current makeup ofthe Republican party, it isnt surprising.
We can argue about when it started, butits clear at this point that Republicans havemoved further to the extreme right wingthan at any time in recent memory, probablyin their entire history. Republicans, as agroup, have devolved into rigid ideologues.Clinging to their slogans, theyve lost allperspective on how this country is supposedto work. More than once, their implacableintransigence has ill served us.
Dont believe me? Perhaps youllbelieve Norman Ornstein of the (very) con-
servative American Enterprise Institute.Mr. Ornstein, in collaboration with ThomasMann of the bipartisan BrookingsInstitution, has recently written, One ofour two major parties, the Republicans, hasbecome an insurgent outlier ideologicallyextreme, contemptuous of the inheritedsocial and economic policy regime, scorn-ful of compromise, unpersuaded by conven-tional understanding of facts, evidence andscience, and dismissive of the legitimacy ofits political opposition. Thats quite anindictment.
The Republican frontrunner, such as heis, Willard Mitt Romney, goes around thecountry repeating anodyne slogans whichultimately mean nothing. "I will insist on amilitary so powerful no one would everthink of challenging it." Really? Guesswhat, Mitt? We already have a military sopowerful no one does think of challengingit. And for those few lunatics that do (hey,you cant stop em from trying), our mili-tary is ready. So what does he gain frommouthing such nonsense? More important-ly, what do we gain, we the American peo-
ple, who are being asked to consider him asour next President?
The point is that this years crop ofRepublican presidential contenders reflectthe abysmal condition of todaysRepublican party. This is no longer a party
that is ready and able to formulate publicpolicy based upon solid empirical evidence.Republicans no longer acknowledge thatthis country is populated by millions of peo-ple who hold individual opinions and whodemand, and deserve, to have their opinionsrespected and considered. To use NormanOrnsteins word, todays Republican is con-temptuous of, well, America. Typical isAnn Coultur, that darling of the right, whocalls Democrats traitors. Traitors!Really?
And lets not forget about the wonderfulTea Partiers. Talk about a group scornful ofcompromise. Of course this is all done asthey wrap themselves in the American flag,holding their newly purchased copy of theConstitution in their hands. I will admitthat Im bemused when Tea Partiers try tocome off as the ultimate authority on any-thing having to do with our Constitution. Irecently received a call from a local rightwing extremist with the news that BarakObama (who was born in Hawaii, folks)cant be American because, ostensibly, both
of his parents were not Americans. Thatcontention would be funny if it wasnt sopathetic. No, the current, sorrowful state ofthe Republican party is not helpful to ourcountry.
Look, neither the Democrat nor theRepublican parties were ever monopolizedby searing intellectuals. Political parties, bytheir nature, are populated by people inter-ested in power and position, too often fortheir own, narrow purposes. But politicalparties are also founded upon reasonedphilosophies which support and legitimize
policies which themselves underlie socialprograms developed in response to actualfacts. As a Liberal and as a Democrat, Imourn the passing of a Republican partythat had some intellectual weight. I mournthe passing of a Republican party thatrespected opposing views and understoodthe need for compromise in government.But pendulums swing and Im an optimist,even as I get older. Go figure.
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Is Mitt Romney A Conservative?Not Smart. Not Helpful.
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Torri Siegel Dragos of Long Valley began her love
affair with horses as a seven-year-old growing up in
Essex County. Sullivan Davis, a well-known horse-
man at the time, became her riding instructor and mentor.
By the age of eight, the young equestrian was sneaking
behind the barn at the Suburban Essex Riding Club in West
Orange, offering to give lessons for a quarter to anyone who
would listen.
In 1978, Dragos parents moved the family to a 70-acre
property in Long Valley and opened Snowbird Acres Farm.
Sitting high atop Schooleys Mountain, Snowbird,
named after Dragos first pony, was a very successful
family-run horseback riding school. The stable had several
barns, a large indoor arena and five outdoor rings.
Between lessons, summer camp and the show series, its
fair to say countless people were exposed to and shared in
the fun times at Snowbird, Dragos recalls fondly.
A competitor herself, Dragos talents and hard work
were rewarded with multiple state awards on various ponies
and horses in Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation. She
remembers the highlight of those times being her name in
lights at Madison Square Garden five years in a row. And,
while competing on the National level, out of a field of hun-
dreds of riders, she achieved Top Ten status twice.
In 2000, Dragos opened her own True Heart Stables in
Whitehouse Station where she remained for 11 years.
Recently, she moved her program to a private farm in
Bedminster. The exquisite facility boasts acres of beautiful
pastureland, a quaint but immaculate barn complete with
12x14 stalls, heated wash stalls, and an elegant tack room.
Both the large, outdoor ring and the bright 204 X 84 indoor
riding arena have Travelite dust-free footing. A heated
viewing lounge overlooks the indoor ring.
True Heart offers riding lessons, a boarding program
which includes complete animal management, an equine
buying and selling consultation service both in and out of
state, intercollegiate coaching, and student coaching from
Schooling through AA-Rated shows. Thorough horse care
skills are emphasized for both boarders and lesson students
alike.
Of all the services Dragos provides at her stable, she
most enjoys giving Beginner to Advanced riding lessons in
Equitation, Hunters, and Jumpers. Shes especially good
with beginners and those returning to the saddle.
I began riding again in my forties, after a twenty-year
absence, recalls Loren Spiotta-DiMare of Tewksbury. I
was quite nervous -- long gone was the confidence of my
youth. Torri was so patient. She walked alongside my les-
son horses and engaged me in conversation to help me
relax. It worked. We jokingly referred to my lessons as
walk/talk therapy. When I was ready to start trotting she
even ran alongside to bolster my confidence!
I have my own horse now and ride regularly. I like to
say, Im reliving my youth but having a better time and I
owe much of my passion for horses to Torri.
I try to create a family atmosphere at True Heart,
Dragos responds. I want all of my students to feel wel-
come, to enjoy themselves while improving their skills and
their confidence.
Its not unusual for both child and parent to take lessons
from Dragos. Christy
Blackburne of Budd Lake, rode Ike, a flea-bitten grey
ex-racer turned lesson horse, for several years and eventu-
ally competed in the Zone 2 Championships in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. When Blackburne left for college, her moth-
er, Joan began taking beginner lessons on Ike. Today she is
a competent jumper.
Six-year-old Katie and her Dad, Russ Watkins of
Hampton currently take lessons with Dragos. Torri has a
calm, professional and warm manner that my daughter
responds to, Watkins says. Katie absolutely loves all the
horses and looks forward to her lessons each week. Ive
always had an affection for horses and thought riding would
be a fun thing to share with my daughter. My personal goal
is to go on trail rides with Katie.
Dragos takes her position as role model for equestrians
of all ages very seriously. She is proud of her work ethic and
honesty and tries feverishly to instill these values in all of
her students. I am absolutely blessed to have a wonderful
group of riders with me now and would love to grow my
True Heart family, Dragos says. She welcomes riders of
any age and ability to join her.
For more information about lessons, boarding and other
services at True Heart visit: www.trueheartstables.com
and/or locate them on Facebook at True Heart Stables.
Long Valley Equestrian Trainer Opens True Heart Stables In New Location
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