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Vol. 5 No. 7 www.mypaperonline.com July 23, 2013

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L o c a l

P o s t a l C u s t o m e r

By Ejvind Boccolini

A

dedicated public figure in Hackettstown, crossing

guard Theresa Ragusky, has retired after over 48

years of service to the community. Ragusky is

being honored for her work, as she is a big part of

Hackettstown history. Many have seen her around the com-

munity for many years, and we thank her for her dedication

and hard work.

Public officials are now offering their thanks and well

wishes for Ragusky, who began as a crossing guard in 1963.

A street sign was dedicated in town at the intersection of

Washington Street and Center Street in a ceremony last

month. The whole community thanks her for helping keep

Retiring Hackettstown Crossing Guard Is A Big Part of Town History the community safe and doing so in a most dedicated way.

The street sign was dedicated by the Hackettstown

Police Department and the Hackettstown Town Council at

noon on June 18. Community members, relatives and chil-

dren were also on hand to be a part of the ceremony, and the

street sign that was unveiled reads "Ragusky Corner" - a

slim, orange sign secured just above the green "Center St"

sign. Town residents know that this is the area of the com-

munity where Ragusky is recognized as a well-respected

part of the community.

This was where Ragusky kept children and community

members moving safely on foot each day. Vehicular traffic

was also moved along with safety on account of Ragusky's

dedication as well. We wish her well upon her retirement,

after serving the community in this capacity since 1963.

She is a cherished part of the community and we thank her

for her service.

When asked a few weeks back to say a few words to

honor Ragusky, Hackettstown Police Department Sgt.

Darren Tynan noted that "she has been a dedicated crossing

guard for her 48 years. She was always at work in all weath-

er conditions - rain, sleet, and snow. She always was early

for her crossing and stayed late to make sure the kids were

crossed safely."

Mayor Maria DiGiovanni also offered a statement, not-

ing that Ragusky "served Hackettstown well for 48 years.

She was loved and respected by both the children and their

parents. I wish her a happy retirement!"

In other school new news, Hackettstown Middle SchoolPrincipal Marie A. Griffin wrote a letter to parents pub-

lished on the middle school website at http://www.hack-

ettstown.org/. It was a letter for parents of sons and daugh-

ters moving on to high school.

"I remind them that each of them is special and cared for.

I remind them that the best is yet to come. Next, I'd like to

commend all of our students and teachers for their hard

work this year."

"Everyone has grown a great deal this year, as evidenced

through their many remarkable achievements all year. They

have grown physically, emotionally and academically. I

look forward to continuing our journey of development andunderstanding together next year."

As they now move on to high school, Griffin noted that

students "begin a new journey, independent from their

Hackettstown Middle School family, as they enter high

school, learn new things, meet new people and spread their

wings toward higher goals. I remind them to believe in

themselves and to make good choices," Griffin said in the

letter.

Also on the website is a parent's guide. It includes a wel-

come page, information on daily schedules, the cafeteria ,

homework, student agenda books, student progress, absen-

teeism/tardiness, early dismissal, school clsoings due to

inclement weather, report cards and grading, merit awards,

student of the month awards, parent/teacher conferences,

the school newsletter "From the Tigers' Lair," health servic-

es, medication, and student schedules. It is worth reading to

understand any regulations with respect to these topics.

A students' guide is available as well. It includes a wel-

come, information on daily schedules, names to know,

cycle courses, and information on Health/Physical educa-

tion, and lunch/recess issues. A "Our Best Advice" page

lists a few ideas students should pay attention to in order to

succeed.Sgt. Darren Tynan also released news about a PBA Local

369 golf event set for August 27, Tuesday, at the Panther

Valley Golf and Country Club at 1 Forest Drive in

Allamuchy Township. For information and registration, see

http://www.pba369.com/. It has a 1 pm start time.

A press release for the event notes that, "Your participa-

tion and support in our annual golf event benefits the good

and welfare of Hackettstown PBA Local 369." Information

on sponsorships is available, and the PBA is seeking prize

donations for the event. Email is [email protected],

phone number is 908-852-3302.

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"We look forward to seeing you and your

friends at the clubhouse and we thank you

for your continued support!"

Also, officials offered their heartfelt

sympathies and condolences to family

members of two Hackettstown officials who

passed away in early June: Gary Wysocki,

animal control officer; and Dale Young, fire

department member.

Mayor DiGiovanni said in a June 4 state-ment, "This has been a sad week for

Hackettstown. Gary Wysocki, our animal

control officer, passed away suddenly over

the weekend, and today our fire department

lost Dale Young. Both men served

Hackettstown well and will be missed. My

sincere sympathies to their families."

Crossing Guard...continued from front page

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Tell Them You Saw It In The Hackettstown News, July 2013, Page 3




Ayear ago, Darsey

Schulaka gradu-

ated from

Hackettstown High School

as a sophomore in college!

Well, not quite, but she did

earn 23 college credits

through the Dual

Enrollment Program, a part-

nership between participat-

ing Warren County high

schools and Warren County

Community College.

"Not only did this saveme and my family money

but it helped to lighten my

course load my first year in

college," said Schulaka,

who is currently taking a

summer course at WCCC to

augment her schedule at

SUNY-Oneonta.

"Dual enrollment cours-

es are approved academic

college-level courses or

career and technical coursestaught by high school teach-

ers who meet community

college teaching require-

ments," said Dr. Will

Austin, President of WCCC.

"Students who take courses

approved for dual enroll-

ment have the opportunity

to experience a college

course while they're in high

school. It's another tool that

allows students to be betterprepared for college."

"If you can take college

courses in high school it's

great," said Schulaka, a

biology major at SUNY.

"You really get a jump start

once you get to college."

"The beauty of the dual

enrollment program is that

students earn both high

school and college credit

simultaneously during regu-

lar school hours at their high

school at no extra costs,"

said Tina Kolodzieski,

WCCC's Coordinator of

Dual Enrollment Marketing.

"College tuition is expen-

sive and dual enrollment

allows students to earn col-

lege credits for free. But it's

not only about the moneyyou can save. Dual enroll-

ment allows students to gain

the confidence needed to be

successful in college

coursework. Instead of hav-

ing to begin a new educa-

tional journey, these stu-

dents are already on their

pathway."

All of Schulaka's 23 dual

enrollment credits trans-

ferred into her program atSUNY-Oneonta.

"I honestly did not know

if the credits would all

transfer," she said. "But they

did. It's been a big help for

me also because I am work-

ing on either a double major

or a minor so a lot of class-

es I might have to take are

taken care of already."

To learn more about dual

enrollment at WCCC, high

From High School to 'College Sophomore',Hackettstown's Darsey Schulaka Earned 23 College Credits in High School

Through WCCC's Dual Enrollment Program

Darsey Schulaka

school students should con-

tact their guidance coun-

selors or call Tina

Kolodzieski, WCCC's

Coordinator of Dual

Enrollment Marketing at

908-835-2322.

WCCC offers a wide

range of certificate, continu-

ing education, and degree

programs designed to help

students enter the workforce

or transfer to a four-year

college or university.

Providing students in

Warren County and the sur-

rounding areas with a con-

venient and cost-effective

way to further their educa-

tion and career goals,

WCCC is truly committed

to "Learning Without

Limits." For more informa-

tion on Warren County

Community College, vis-

itwww.warren.edu.

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After ten years of business, BuddLake Bagel on Route 46 offershomemade fresh bagels, sandwich-

es, salads and pastries prepared right on the

premises.Ed and Lopana Muheisen of Budd Lake,co-owners of Budd Lake Bagel are celebrat-ing a decade of serving loyal customers thefinest quality of homemade, hand-rolledand boiled bagels. They established thefamily-run business in town on July 13,2003.

Running the bagel shop has been timewell spent.

“We work as a team,” says LopanaMuheisen. “I like the customers. We get toknow them like family. They enjoy us; we

enjoy them.”Open for breakfast and lunch from 4 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Budd Lake Bagel offers 26 fla-vors of bagels, a variety of cream cheeses,salads, deli sandwiches, pastries, danishes,muffins, croissants, breakfast sandwiches,coffee and other beverages, as well as a con-venience store.

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Budd Lake Bagel is the sister store toMuheisen Bagels in Washington Township,which has been around for eight years, andPops Bagels in Wharton, which is in busi-ness for two years. The other shops are run

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Getting into the bagel business was notsomething the Muheisens planned but it is apath they are happy they took.

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Before opening the shop, Ed Muheisenworked as a factory worker making Ziplocplastic bags and Lopana worked as a med-

ical assistant.“We didn’t know anything about the

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Ed’s brother, Al, used to work at a bagelstore in Clifton years ago and taught Edhow to make the bagels.

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sor the kids. We help out the families. Ourkids play sports so we know.” Their twokids went through the Mt. Olive schoolswith one graduating in 2008 and the other in2011.

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M

argaret Walling is an 11 year old

resident of Hackettstown. She

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Smiles for Margaret was created to help

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By Ejvind Boccolini

S

t. Mary's School in Hackettstown

recently closed, amidst low enroll-

ment and financial troubles, but par-

ents are pursuing the possibility that it canbe reopened.

One parent, Heather Kerner, a parent of

three children in the school, and president

of the Home/School Association, said there

is a glimmer of hope that it can reopen.

The school community could not secure

enough of an enrollment for next year, and

this translated to fiscal shortfalls that were

too great to remain open, the diocese decid-

ed.

Kerner said some members of the com-

munity were shocked, and that the 'powersthat be' did not help enough. A diocese offi-

cial, however, said

low enrollment, and thus, fiscal troubles,

plagued the school for a while, and to

remain open for the coming school year

would have created insurmountable debt

that would "bankrupt the parish."

Kerner said in a recent phone interview

that there was a strategic action committee

working to increase enrollment and keep the

school viable, but now that the school has

closed, she now "worries about the fate of our church" also. All three of her children -

ages 9, 7 and 5, attended St. Mary's.

Kerner said they needed 200 students

enrolled for next school year, and had 110.

Kerner said, yes, this is low, but added that

some parents wait until June to enroll, andsome even come in at the end of the summer

to enroll.

"I really felt hopeful that we'd have a

decent number," she said in a recent phone

interview.

Kerner said it is "horrific" to watch par-

ents scramble to get their kids enrolled in

another Catholic school, and added that

another Catholic school is, in many cases,

too far away. In the town of Annandale, in

Hunterdon County, there is a Catholic

school, but it is 30-40 minutes away forKerner. That is where she has her children

enrolled right now, she said.

"This is not what we wanted," she said,

adding that she considers it a betrayal.

She said the community was told in

November by the diocese that the comunity

had until the end of 2014, but that if it

changes in a negative way, there will not

even be registration. So, parents got to work

and strived to breathe new life into the

school, she said. Registration was held in

March, and the school even recevied noticethat they were approved to receive grant

St. Mary's School In Hackettstown Closes,But Parents Hope For The Chance That It Can Reopen

funding for $30,000 for ipads, Kerner said.

In mid-May, however, the community

was told the school would be closing.

"It really came as a huge shock to us,"

she said.When asked if she believes there is a

chance that the school can still open, Kerner

replied, "I do."

She said there is a possibility the school

can be opened, but it would free from the

diocese or other landlords.

She added that there is a need for the

school, and said it is sad that the school

would even close.

She said parents are meeting, and added

that there are some very smart individuals

"getting to work on this," doing "home-work," and one step at a time, maybe things

can be turned around.

"I think there's a glimmer of hope," she

said, adding that her husband went to a

recent meeting and he came home "very

hopeful."

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Two additional community members,

who are parents of children that attended St.

Mary's, were called but could not be

reached for comments on the status of St.

Mary's and if it could be reopened.

When trying to reach St. Mary's officials

for comment, The Hackettstown News was

directed to the Diocese of Metuchen which

oversees the school. Erin Friedlander, of the

Office of Communications for the Diocese

of Metuchen, responded to the school clos-

ing.

Friedlander said enrollment at St. Mary’s

has been declining steadily over the past

several years (at least), and that this fact has

been evident to the school community.

She said that over the past year, the

administration and various committees of

the school knew they would need to raise

enrollment significantly for the start of 2013-14 school year, and as a result, a 'save

the school' committee was formed at St.

Mary’s.

Friedlander said not only was the school

unable to secure the new students it needed,

there was a sudden drop of 42 registered

students for the next school year – which is

a 28 percent decrease of the current student

population. This dramatic loss in the overall

student population and loss of revenue are

devastating to a school of that size, she said.

There was absolutely no expectation of

getting a “decent number enrolled for the

next school year,” she added, noting that itwas not possible to sustain the school over a

prolonged time - the diocese can no longer

subsidize the school and take on new debt.

She said sometimes schools can "bounce

back" - it is true - but the diocese cannot

take on new debt - insurmountable debt -

that would bankrupt the parish.

She said, "Diocesan representatives have

met with school representatives in person at

least once a month throughout the school

year; members of the diocesan Schools

Office consult and advise the school on var-ious issues on a regular and ongoing basis.

Over the past year, representatives of the

diocesan Schools Office - as well as the

diocesan Finance Office - have worked

closely with the school in assisting its

efforts to remain open. This includes help-

ing their efforts to develop a viable strategic

plan to increase and improve enrollment,

advancement, marketing and finances. The

established goal was to have 25 children per

classroom and for the school to be subsidy-

free. The school would need to have a min-imum of 200 students. The proposed plan

submitted to the Diocese by the 'save the

school' committee in April was not viable. It

called for gaining eight to 10 new students

per year over five years to raise it to the 200

mark - and those numbers were based on

current enrollment of 152 students, which is

before enrollment dropped to 110. The sim-ple and honest answer is: The parish cannot

sustain the school over that prolonged time.

It no longer has the money to subsidize the

school and cannot take on new debt,"

Friedlander said.

Friedlander added that it is emotional

and difficult, but the economic situation

prevents the school from opening next year.

She said that the closing of St. Mary's is

unfortunate and this was not the timeframe

the school and the Diocese were hoping for.

While it is possible for a Catholic school torecover from a period of low enrollment or

financial stress, there simply "is no guaran-

tee that a school would remain open if its

current enrollment drops so significantly it

would create an insurmountable debt that

would bankrupt the parish."

Friedlander said Father Pekola told par-

ents at a meeting that here had been a steady

decline in student enrollment at the school

over the past several years, which had been

attributed to the overall decline in the econ-

omy. During this time, the Parish Finance

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One of the great yearly events at the popular

German/Continental restaurant, Black Forest Inn,

will be held Saturday, July 27th from 5 to 10pm. It’s

the German Heritage Festival – a fun filled event with live

German music, some of Germany’s best beers, and a specialGerman-style menu with the Black Forest Inn’s award-win-

ning cuisine.

Some of the featured favorites include appetizers like

Schwabishe Maultaschen, Pan-roasted Schupfnudeln with

sauerkraut & bacon, the Black Forest Inn’s own German-

style pizza – Flamkuchen, Assorted Hors d’Oeuvres Black

Forest, Matjes Herring with apples & sour cream, Sulze in

Vinaigrette, and Game Pâté Garni with Cumberland Sauce.

Some of the German entrees to be featured include:

Traditional Wienerschnitzel, Braised Wild Boar in Riesling,

House-made Bratwurst with sauerkraut, Free range Roasted

Pork, Traditional Buchelsteiner, Veal Schnitzelette Gruyere,Jagerschnitzel in a wine-mushroom cream sauce, Marinated

German Sauerbraten in red wine & ginger, Schwäbischer

Maultaschen, and more. Of course, entrees feature several

side items consisting of Homemade Spatzle, Potato

Dumplings, Potato Pancakes, their popular Red Cabbage,

plus other side dishes.

The Black Forest Inn has a wide array of delicious

German desserts such as Apple Strudel, Black Forest Cake

and other tasty delights.

Celebrating German heritage surely must include the

best imported German draft beer that will be served at the

festival.

Black Forest Inn Schedules Its German Heritage Festival for July 27th

Live German Music during the Black Forest Inn's German

Heritage Festival will feature Werner Goebel singing all the old

time favorites.

Live Sing-along German music will be performed by

Werner Goebel, who will sing old German favorites,

German folk songs, plus many American and German hits

that have been popular over the years.

The Black Forest Inn is located at 249 Route 206 North

in Stanhope, about a minute off Route 80. For reservations,

call 973-347-3344. Visit their website at

www.BlackForestInn.com.

The Little League World Series traces its origins back to

1947, when the board of directors presiding over the

original Little League organized a tournament for the

17 Little League programs in existence at the time. This tour-

nament was initially called the National Little League

Tournament, but the name was eventually changed to the

Little League Baseball World Series. Eleven teams participat-ed in the inaugural Little League tournament, 10 of which

were based in Pennsylvania, where the tournament is still

played to this day. New Jersey's Hammonton All-Stars were

the lone team from outside the Keystone State to participate in

the tournament. Accounts of the championship game, in

which the Lock Haven All-Stars were defeated by

Williamsport's own Maynard Midget League, were printed in

newspapers across the country. That publicity would prove

beneficial to Little League, which soon had programs in every

state. Nowadays the tournament has expanded even further,

with teams fromacross the globe traveling to Pennsylvania to

compete for a championship.

Did You Know?




By Julia Lawlor

There are plenty of perfect summer

days at Margaret Noon’s SchoolLunch Farm this season, with the sun

beaming down on rows of heirloom vegeta-

bles, a cool breeze blowing, and a full crew

of interns and volunteers helping with the

planting, harvesting, and weeding of her 70-

acre spread in Mt. Olive.

But what is most heartening for Noon --

who came to farming after more than 20

years in advertising -- is the way the com-

munity has embraced her. There have been

days when, short an employee or faced with

a deadline she’s not sure she can make --help simply appears. “This summer one of

my interns read a help-wanted ad I’d placed

two months earlier and called me,” Noon

said. “He dropped from the heavens. I find

when I need help, it shows up.”

School Lunch Farm operates through a

system called Community Supported

Agriculture (CSA), in which customers buy

shares in advance and receive bags full of

vegetables weekly throughout the growing

season (with the option of a weekly addi-

tional egg share and monthly grass-fed beef

shares). The upfront payments offset the

considerable pre-season costs incurred by

the farmer, including purchases of seeds and

equipment. The CSA model is based on ashared commitment to a local, equitable

farm system that encourages owners of

small farms to be good stewards of the land

and at the same time helps them to be pro-

ductive and profitable.

This year, School Lunch Farm also has a

stand at the Branchburg Farmers Market,

and is supplying produce to Arturo’s

Restaurant in Maplewood.

Noon bought her land a little more than a

year ago at auction, and is in her second sea-

son at the farm. While she works towardsorganic certification, she uses organic prac-

tices -- no chemical fertilizers or pesticides

-- to grow a wide variety of vegetables that

includes all types of greens, squashes, root

vegetables, lettuces, tomatoes, peppers,

eggplants and annual and perennial herbs,

among many other vegetable crops.

“We plant almost every vegetable you

can grow in northern New Jersey,” she said.

The number of shares sold has increased 50

percent from last year, and there are still

weekly shares available. “I’m growing

enough food for 100 families,” said Noon.

Children and Their Parents Share A Healthier Way to Eat at School Lunch Farm

CSA members receive their first share of the season.

This year she plans to donate extras to a

food pantry in Mt. Olive and a soup kitchen

in Plainfield.

Noon, 53 and single, is part of a growing

trend in U.S. agriculture: the number of

female-operated farms more than doubled

between 1982 and 2007, according to the

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic

Research Service, to 306,000. In 2007,

women were the principal operators of 14

percent of the nation’s 2.2 million farms, a

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Margaret in a buckwheat field, a green manure grown to improve the farm's soil

jump of almost 30 percent from 2002.

While School Lunch Farm might look

like many small farms scattered throughout

rural areas of the Garden State, there is an

important difference: Noon apprenticed at a

biodynamic farm in northern New Jersey

for two years, and has carried those prac-

tices onto her own land. She is dedicated to

building healthy soil and enhancing biodi-

versity, two practices that have suffered in

the era of industrial farming.

Noon has also made School Lunch Farm

a focus of her involvement in the interna-

tional organization Slow Food, which advo-

cates for “good, clean, fair” food raised on

small, local farms using sustainable meth-

ods. She is leader of the northern NJ chap-

ter of Slow Food, which in the last fiveyears has awarded grants to start vegetable

gardens at 25 schools in New Jersey. She

often invites school groups out to the farm,

where children can learn about farming and

taste freshly harvested vegetables.

When she first started farming in Mt.

Olive, she had no expectations that help was

just down the road. She’s been pleasantly

surprised. “A lot of people have been really

helpful,” she said. Many neighbors told her

stories about the history of her land. A few

have gone to work rebuilding her tractor

implements and tools. “The family that

originally owned and farmed this property

still has relatives in the area, and they want

to help me bring the farm back to its full

potential and beauty,” she said.

Noon’s vision for the future is two-fold:

As the name of the farm implies, she even-

tually wants to supply vegetables to school

cafeterias, so that children can be exposed

to healthy, minimally processed meals. She

also dreams of creating a lasting communi-

ty on her farm, perhaps by having young

farmers use some of her land for other agri-

cultural pursuits. “I have one CSA member

who wants to raise alpacas,” she said, “and

another who wants to have goats.”

Already, her farm is a gathering place for

friends, family and shareholders. Last year,

about a dozen volunteers helped erect a

greenhouse on the property, struggling tosecure huge sheets of plastic over a metal

frame as they billowed in the wind. Their

reward: a potluck lunch, and armfuls of

just-harvested mint to take home. Recently,

she held a pick-your-own weekend for

shareholders who came out in force, little

kids in tow, to pick sugar snap and snow

peas.

On days when it seems the work will

never be done, Noon thinks back to those

moments. “This farm,” she said. “Is the best

thing that ever happened to me.”

Shares of School Lunch Farm cost $700

(or less than $35 a week), and provide sus-

tainably-grown vegetables every week for

20 weeks, July through Thanksgiving (those

who join later will have their cost pro-

rated). There are also options for weekly

shares of local eggs and monthly deliveries

of local grass-fed organic beef.

If you’d like to buy a share or volunteer

at the farm, contact Noon at margaretm-

[email protected]; or phone 908-451-0051.

To learn more about the farm, go to

www.schoollunchfam.com

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St. Mary's School Closes...

Council did what it could to cut expenses by

eliminating parish ministry programs, but it

was not enough.

Friedlander said a parochial school is a

ministry of the parish, and that in a dire sit-

uation, the pastor has a "greater responsibil-

ity to his parish community to demonstrate

good stewardship, or responsible use, of

parish funds. Keeping the school open

would not demonstrate good stewardship; it

would be fiscally irresponsible."

Friedlander said the Diocese and the

school will continue to work to help fami-

lies find alternative schools for the upcom-

ing academic year.

A press release of May 15 noted that

Rev. David J. Pekola, pastor of Assumptionof the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish,

announced Tuesday, May 14 that St. Mary

School will close at the end of the current

school year due to low enrollment and lack

of funds.

"The school currently has 152 students,

but only 110 students have registered for the

next school year," it read. In order for St.

Mary's to be financially viable, Father

Pekola said a minimum of 200 students are

needed.

It noted that, "he told school parents whowere gathered in the school auditorium on

Tuesday that there had been a steady

decline in student enrollment at the school

over the past several years, which had been

attributed to the overall decline in the econ-

omy. During this time he said the Parish

Finance Council did what it could to cut

expenses by eliminating parish ministry

programs, but it was not enough."

The press release also gave some finan-

cial specifics. It read, "The day before his

announcement, Father Pekola met with the

Most Rev. Paul G. Bootkoski, bishop of the

Diocese of Metuchen, to request a loan of

$150,000 to $200,000 to keep the school

open until the end of the current school

year. This loan was granted. To cover the

school's operating expenses next year, thepastor said an additional $500,000 loan

would be needed. The new debt, Father

Pekola said, would bankrupt the parish, so

in consultation with the Parish Finance

Council, it was decided the school should

be closed. The diocesan Office of Schools

will continue to work closely with the

school principal to assist families who wish

to transition to other Catholic schools in the

Diocese of Metuchen, or in the Diocese of

Paterson which - because of the geographic

location of Hackettstown - may be a moreconvenient option for some families."

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W

hile the first of the month usual-

ly means it's time to pay rent and

a plethora of other bills, for MaryLou Dauch of Hackettstown the first of this

month was an extraordinary payday. In

front of a crowd of approximately 700 peo-

ple at Hackettstown Hyundai, her name was

picked from a pool of hundreds of individu-

als hoping to become the winner of the

brand new 2013 Hyundai Accent that was

being given away for free. This event was

the third annual Hackettstown Hyundai

New Car Giveaway and the manager of the

dealership, CJ Meyer, hopes to continue to

the tradition. For him and his staff the give-

away is much more than an opportunity for

some good publicity - it's about giving the

chance to a member of the local community

to be given something he or she may have a

need for. Mary Lou Dauch and her husband

were visibly ecstatic when her name was

drawn, and for Hackettstown Hyundai

"that's what giveaway is all about.

"Hyundai also works with the community to

help children fight cancer. Hyundai’s Hope

On Wheels® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organ-

ization that is committed to finding a cure

for childhood cancer. Launched in 1998,

Hyundai Hope On Wheels provides grants

to eligible institutions nationwide pursuing

life-saving research to develop new treat-

ments and ultimately a cure. In 2013, the

program will award more than $14.0 mil-

lion in grants for pediatric cancer research

through its Hyundai Scholar Grant and

Hyundai Hope Grant programs, bringing

The Stanhope Borough Senior

Citizens are selling tickets for an

Applebees Flapjack Fundraiser.

Menu includes pancakes,scrambled eggs,

sausages and your choice of coffee,tea,soda

or juice.The date is July 27,2013 from 8:00AM

to 10:00AM at the Applebees in the

International Trade Zone in

Flanders.Tickets are $8.00.Reservations are

required.

Please call Marsha Wyckoff at 973-347-

4452.

Applebees Flapjack Fundraiser

Hackettstown Hyundai's Car Giveaway Names Hackettstown Resident as Winner of New Car

Left to right: 2013 Summer Fun Car Giveaway Winner with Manager CJ Meyer – Mary Lou Dauch,

Gene Dauch

the organization's lifetime total support to

more than $72 million in pursuit of a cure.

Doing good for the community is some-

thing that Hackettstown Hyundai has a

proud track record of. When your in themarket for a new or pre owned vehicle stop

by the dealership or visit their website

www.htownhyundai.com.

Hackettsown Hyudai has 2 locations.

New car showroom located at 40 Route 46

West and Pre-Owned showroom next doorat 28 Route 46 in Hackettstown.

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library, check out the prizes and check out

some books! Summer Reading for all ages!

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Maggie is returning to the library on

Wednesdays this summer! Reserve a spot

to read to her in a private, comfortable envi-

ronment. Maggie will be with us in July.

Parent permission required.

Storytime, Morning and Night!

Stories, songs and crafts make Storytime a

fun time. Wednesday mornings, 10:15 am

and Thursday evenings, 6 pm. Ages 2 ½

and up.

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Free Movies

Beat the heat with free movies in the air

conditioned comfort of the library.

Thursday nights and Friday mornings and

afternoons.

Hackettstown Public Library: All activi-

ties at the library are free and open to the

public. The Hackettstown Public Library is

located at 110 Church Street. The library is

open Monday through Thursday 10am to

9pm, Friday 10am to 5pm, and Saturday

9am to noon. For further information,

please contact the library at (908) 852-4936

or visit our web page www.hackettstownli-

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delicate fish from the nearby sea

and splashes of olive oil are all hall-

marks of traditional meals found in the

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The Mediterranean diet has been

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living along the Mediterranean Sea, and is

now followed around the world as con-sumers discover its delicious flavor compo-

nents and researchers uncover its countless

health benefits, including helping to prevent

heart attacks and strokes according to a

study conducted by The New England

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It’s easy to embrace this healthy lifestyle

during grilling season by giving your grill a

Mediterranean diet makeover with the

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can enjoy the benefits of the diet without

leaving home by making simple changes,

such as swapping butter and vegetable oil

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made dressings and vinaigrettes by combin-

ing oils and vinegars in place of bottled ver-

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Grapeseed Oil, which has one of the

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cooking to prevent food from sticking.

OlivExtra Mediterranean Blend, a healthy

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1 pound raw boneless skinless chicken

breast, cut into 1-inch cubes

1/4 teaspoon each of salt and black pepper

1 medium red onion, cut into 1-inch chunks

To make sauce, place 3 tablespoons mus-

tard in medium bowl. Add oil and garlic

powder, and whisk until uniform. Cover and

refrigerate.

To make marinade, in small bowl, com-

bine vinegar with remaining 2 tablespoons

mustard. Stir until uniform.

Season chicken with salt and pepper.

Place chicken and marinade in large seal-

able plastic bag. Remove as much air as

possible and seal. Gently knead marinade

into chicken through bag. Refrigerate for 1

hour.

Meanwhile, if using wooden skewers,

soak 4 in water for 20 minutes to prevent

burning.

Alternately thread marinated chicken

and onion chunks onto 4 skewers. Bring

grill to medium-high heat.

Brush both sides of kebabs with sauce.

Grill kebabs for 5 minutes with grill cover

down.

Flip kebabs and grill for 6 to 8 minutes,

or until chicken is cooked through. Enjoy.

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Come join the fun at Vacation Bible

School, “Where Kids Stand Strong

for God”, at St. Michael Parish,

Church St. in Netcong from July 29th

through August 2, 2013.

Your child will have many wonderfulopportunities to make new friends and inter-

act with other children. The week will be

filled with activities, Scripture, drama,

crafts, songs, snacks, Sciency-Fun c gizmos

and lots more! Plus, we’ll help kids discov-

er how to see evidence of God in everyday

life—something we call God

Sightings….Get ready to hear that phrase a

lot!

• Registration forms available by calling

973-347-1465. There is a small fee for the

week.

• For children who have completed K-gr.4or 5

• We begin at 8:45am each day. So you

won’t miss any of the fun, arrive at the St.

Michael Gym between 8:30 and 8:45 am.

Pick-up will be at the gym, between 12:00

and 12:15pm. Parents are invited to our

daily Finale at 11:30 am.

Vacation Bible School at St. Michael

Eric Martin has been designated by

Disney Destinations as an

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He has been in business in for years, and

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Arace car display and family fair to

benefit the Intrepid Fallen HeroesFund (IFHF) is being held on

Saturday, July 27 (rain date, Sat., Aug. 3),

from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at NAPA Auto

Parts, 135 Willow Grove Street,

Hackettstown. The NAPA Hackettstown

store is the event sponsor.

Geared towards families, the event will

have attractions for all ages. These include

three NAPA-sponsored race cars on display

along with their drivers, a monster truck,

family games with prizes, raffles, give-

aways, t-shirts and hats available for dona-

tions, and food and drink offered for free or

for an optional donation.

The event is a benefit for the Intrepid

Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF), a non-profit

organization dedicated to serving United

States military personnel wounded or

injured in service to our nation and their

families. All proceeds from the games, raf-

fles, food, shirts, hats, and prizes will be

donated to the IFHF.

“At NAPA Auto Parts Hackettstown, we

feel very strongly about the Intrepid Fallen

Heroes Fund and wanted to do something

within our community to do our part to give

back to those who have given their service

to our country,” said Doug Sheroff, NAPA

Hackettstown event organizer. “The NAPA

organization, through its partnership with

IFHF, has helped construct centers that

assist in the recovery of soldiers wounded in

combat or who suffer post-traumatic

stress.”

Added NAPA Hackettstown Store

Manager Jamie Tiger, “Last year NAPA

raised over $350,000 for National Intrepid

Centers of Excellence. This year, NAPA

hopes to double, or perhaps even triple, that

amount. Through our Hackettstown benefit

event, we will be helping NAPA achieve

that goal.”

For more information on the IFHF, visit

www.makeitvisible.org. For event informa-

tion, contact the NAPA store at 908-852-

5080.

Race Car Display + Family Fair to Benefit Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to be Held

Saturday, July 27, in Hackettstown

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Tiny is an 8 pound

Chihuahua mix who

was abandoned, and

the Pet Adoption League is

caring for her while we are

looking for her perfect

home. Our vet discovered

while spaying her that her

back knees are both very

loose and this can cause her

to have pain and eventually

arthritis. We would like to

do the surgery to fix Tiny's

knees, but we need to raise

the funds because we cur-

rently don't have the money

in our small budget. We

have created a gofundmepage for Tiny,

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328dds where it is easy to

make a donation towards

her surgery if you wish to

help, or you can mail your

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Adoption League, PO Box

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07840”, please say that it is

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From his early years as a struggling businessman,

through his golden years as a living legend, Thomas

Edison had a love of nature that beckoned him to thegreat outdoors. His camping buddies were Henry Ford,

Harvey Firestone and famous naturalist John Burroughs.

They named their group the Vagabonds and Burroughs

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wet, cold, smoke, mosquitoes, black flies, and sleepless

nights, just to touch naked reality once more." There would

be a series of legendary camping trips covered by the press

journeying throughout America that started with their first

Everglades camping expedition of 1914. Famous people

and presidents would join in as guests to their campsite such

as President Warren G. Harding and President Coolidge.

We can only wonder what Edison would have thoughtabout this his lab and home in West Orange, NJ being a

National Historic Park site. Would he think it is a hoot that

a kid can earn his/her Junior Ranger badge and patch with

his name on it? The Edison lab is a very unique National

Historic Park site because the attraction is not the typical

natural lakes, rivers, trails and forests but, a late 19th centu-

ry factory lab buildings and an estate home. Even though it

is a manmade wonder, it still receives its own Junior Ranger

park badge and patch. Those who enrolled in the National

Park Service Junior Ranger program are happy to learn

New Jersey has 12 National Park sites. Many have started

their NPS Junior Ranger patch and badge collection when

they were young children and finally find the opportunity to

add the park site badges they missed as a child. You are

never too old to be a Junior Ranger.

Today joining a Junior Ranger program is so much easi-er to enroll in and obtain the learning material needed for

your Junior Ranger Badge. There is a dedicated website for

each Park. Youngster can get a head start on the Junior

Ranger experience or extend it after visiting the park site.

This summer may be a great time to get started in a recre-

ational childhood memory you can carry over into adult-

hood by becoming a Junior Ranger. To obtain the park

badge there is a set of Junior Ranger workbook activities for

children from ages 5 and up to complete to attain their

badge. After they successfully completed their list of activ-

ities they must take an oath that they promise to share their

knowledge with others and enjoy and protect all NationalParks. This recognition certificate is signed by a Park

Ranger and presented to them along with their badge.

If visiting our National Parks is on your family to do list,

start your national recreational excursion right here in the

Garden State with the Thomas Alva Edison sites in West

Orange, NJ. This NPS site has a Junior Ranger activity

booklet that states to: “Work like Mr. Edison and his assis-

tant” muckers” – (engineer and lab techs) that worked

through project problems. Mr. Edison believed problems

are best solved when a good experimenter (you) and few

workers combine their talents to finish the project. Here is

the site location for more program details

www.nps.gov/edis/forkids/beajuniorranger.htm

The Thomas Alva Edison Museum- NPS - Open

Wednesday through Sunday. Hours are 9:00am - 5:00pm

Fee is $7.00 - 211 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Visit

website for more details

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

Thomas Edison The Famous Camper Has A Junior Ranger BadgeFor Today’s National Park Adventurers






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