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By Cheryl Conway

For those who drive on Corey Road or utilize the Mt.Olive High School, expect some changes this upcom-ing school year to provide safer travels.After several discussions, officials from the town, school

and police departments have decided on some measures toprotect walkers and commuters that frequent the highschool. The changes are being enforced after two femalehigh school students were hit by a school bus the morning

of May 17 while crossing Corey Road.Lower speed limits, a crosswalk, a painted median strip

and speed indicator signs have been approved, while addi-tional changes to the entrance and exit ways of the highschool may be implemented down the road.

All of this is being changed to ensure the safety of ourchildren being transported to and from school, saysCaptain Don Gardner of the Mt. Olive Police Department,

By Cheryl Conway

An old Budd Lake farm vacant for more than a

decade has found a new owner with lots of TLC togrow organic veggies and fruits for healthier eating.

Margaret Noon of Scotch Plains purchased the landknown as Charters Farm on the corner of Stephens Parkand Sandshore roads this past spring on April 20. She hasnamed the 70-acre land, School Lunch Farm, based on hermission to encourage schools to provide healthier foods tostudents in their cafeterias.

With the threat of the farming industry decreasing, theneed for more farmers grows even greater as does the needfor better quality food.

Farmers are aging out, says Noon, a former creative

director working in advertising for 20 years. We needmore farmers. We do have a lot of young people who vol-unteer. Noon hopes that her farm will be a place foryoung people to learn about farming.

Noons interest in farming grew after she attendedCulinary Arts School and graduated as a professional chef.

When I went to cooking school, I became more knowl-edgeable of eating locally, says Noon. She got more inter-ested in agriculture and different farms, and even worked as

Budd Lake Farm Grows Healthier Eaters

Slow Down On Corey Road - Changes Set

for Safer Travels

an apprentice on an agriculture farm, Genesis Farm inBlairstown, for two years.

Working on a farm is nothing new to Noon, whose fam-

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Page 2, August 2012, Tell Them You Saw It In The Mt. Olive News

The Mount Olive Public Library willhost the Third Annual FallFest onSaturday, September 22nd from11am-3pm with a rain date of October 6th.The event will feature live entertainment, acraft fair, food vendors, demonstrations,Kids Discovery Art Zone, a bouncy slide,face painting, pony rides, and much more.

There will be something for everyone atFallFest! There will be fun and excitingdemonstrations and activities for childrenand adults. Music lovers, crafters and food-ies will not be disappointed with the arrayof choices that will be provided at FallFest.Come find out what a great time you canhave at the Mount Olive Public Library and

check out what we can offer to you!Last year, FallFest attendance was over

1,500 people. This year, we expect evenmore attendees and we are taking FallFestto the next level. But we need your help!Given the fantastic response to this excitingevent, the Mount Olive Public LibraryFallFest can be an excellent marketingopportunity for your business or endeavor.It is also a great way to help ensure thevitality of the Mount Olive Public Library.

We are currently seeking food conces-

sions, craft vendors, non-profit organiza-tions, and local business to participate at the

event. Booth space is available on a firstcome, first served basis. Interested artisans,crafters, food vendors, non-profit organiza-tions and local businesses can contact Scott

Davan at 973-691-8686 or email [email protected] for application forms and forbooth space rates.

Applications can be submitted in personor by mail to the Mount Olive PublicLibrary, 202 Flanders-Drakestown Rd,Flanders, NJ 07836, faxed to 973-691-8542,or emailed to [email protected] by theFriday, September 8th deadline or until allslots are full. Ad Journal space is also avail-able at full, half and quarter page sizes forthose who will participate and for those who

cannot participate but still wish to supportFallFest.

Sponsorship packages are also available.For instance, join us as a DemonstratingSponsor and you will have thirty minutes ofdemonstrating time on our Center Stage,booth space, and a page ad in the journal.This would be a perfect opportunity fordance studios, theater groups, or martial artsacademies!For additional information or sponsorshipmaterials and booth space rates, please con-

tact Scott Davan at 973-691-8686.

Mt. Olive Public Library HostsThird Annual FallFest


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Flanders firefighters and EMS

providers will sponsor a golf tourna-

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

fallen firefighter.

The Second Tom Shields Memorial

Classic Golf Classic will tee off with a shot-

gun start at 10 a.m. Sept. 25 at the

Minebrook 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 for

foursomes. Information about sponsorships

and playing is available at (973) 584-7805

or by visiting the fire companys Web site,www.flanders-fire-rescue.org.

Shields was an assistant chief who died

May 31, 2011 after responding to a report of

an ill child. Shields is the only firefighter to

die in the line of duty in Mount Olive.

Shields was an avid golfer and strong

believer in education for all ages, and the

golf outing raises money in his honor.

Tom loved to play in the golf events

weve participated in, said Fred Detoro,

president of the Flanders Firefighters

Association. Tom will be playing with us

this year in spirit, just as he did last year.

Hed definitely approve of playing golf tohelp kids go to college. He always pushed

everyone to learn more, attend another

class, 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 at

Mount 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; a

foursome 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 Rescue

Squad No. 1 provides fire protection and

emergency medical services to residents

and businesses in Flanders and, through

mutual aid, surrounding towns. It is made

up of about 50 members, all of whom

receive training in fire suppression, rescue,

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

hazardous materials response, homeland

security issues and emergency medical

services. 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 mass

decontamination unit.

In addition, the fire company offers pub-

lic education services including lectures,

demonstrations, training and a trailer that

safely simulates a smoke-filled home. Forinformation about membership, donations

or public education, call (973) 584-6745 or

click on http://www.flanders-fire-

rescue.org.


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so they can come and go as safe as possi-ble.

Mayor Rob Greenbaum had requested apolice investigation subsequent to the busaccident last spring to determine whatwould make crossing Corey Road safer,says Greenbaum. Police had determinedthat the crash was a result of sun glare thathad deterred the bus drivers vision.

Although the accident was not fromspeeding, as the bus driver was making aleft turn out of the high school onto CoreyRoad, according to Greenbaum, a numberof people had attested to a speeding prob-lem on Corey Road, he says. Some sec-

tions of Corey Road were set to 40 mph.The Mt. Olive Township Council decid-

ed to reduce the speed limit 25 mphthroughout the length of Corey Road. Thecouncil passed an ordinance on July 11 toreduce the speed limit effective as of Aug.1.

We are trying to slow traffic down bylowering it to 25 mph, says Gardner.

To monitor speed, Gardner says therewill be speed indicator signs similar to atrailer that says your speed is. A smaller

permanent fixture will be mounted on a sign

board, telephone pole or street sign withradar to inform motorists of their speed.

As they approach the high school, itwill show them their speed, says Gardner.

As they approach the intersection, theywill be further alerted of the school by apainted median.

Another change will be the installationof a crosswalk at Corey Road and theentrance to the high school. Signs will beposted in the middle of the road to announcethe approaching of a school zone.

If there is a school crossing area, youare required to do 25 mph anyhow, saysGardner. Police officials will be strictlyenforcing the speed changes on Corey Road

and citations will be issued like any otherspeeding summons, he says.

There will also be a narrowing of theroad with the use of paint to alert drivers ofthe speed and caution them that they need toslow down, says Greenbaum.

Expect a painted median strip in the areaof the high school entrance/exit, saysGardner. The median strip will be a paintedline in the shape of an elongated oval withcross lines through it to caution vehicles toslow down. The area will also be used for

signage for students crossing.

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Corey Road...The changes that are being made are

subject to change, says Gardner.Sometimes things go exactly as envi-sioned, other times modifications arerequired.

Gardner says One thing we discussedwas restricting the exit and entrance. Wehave discussed options but that hasnt beensettled yet. One idea is, right turn onlyonto Corey Road. Gardner explains that

turning right may assist with the cross-walk and reduce traffic. Another idea is,exit only through the back of the highschool.

Its something weve discussed, saysGardner. More changes may be made onceeverything is in place. Everything has notbeen decided upon yet. Right now we wantto get the infrastructure in, the lines in, signsup, median in.


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Front Row L to R: Alyssa Segnello, Jessica Gault. Middle Row L to R: Bella Salafia,

Lindsey Walter, Nicole Tahmoosh, Charlotte Salafia, Aliyah Lloyd, Lauren James, Anna

Callahan, Isabel Hanlon. Back Row L to R: Coach Joe Tahmoosh, Mayor Greenbaum, Alex

Roman, Manager Paul Segnello, Coach Matt CallahanMissing from photo: Leah Schmidt, Kaitlin Pettenger, and Coach Steven Schmidt

2012 Champions10 & Under Division Softball


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Another month has

gone by and so with

Labor Day right

around the corner. Where

has the summer gone? As a

youth, summer seemed end-

less. As an adult, summer

seems no more than two

weeks long. Four days of

my summer were spent at

the carnival, one hour of

which I spent in the dunk

tank raising money for our

baseball/softball club.

Those of you who attended

the carnival fireworks at

Turkey Brook, Im sure

were as impressed as I was

with the show. I can only

hope that next years carni-

val can end with even a

greater extravaganza. My

sincere appreciation goes

out to all of those who

worked and volunteered

their time to make the carni-

val such a success.

Speaking of Turkey

Brook, those of you who

have visited lately may have

noticed the transition of one

of the soccer fields from

grass to turf. The turf field

is the result of a partnership

with the Mount OliveSoccer club. I am extreme-

ly pleased that no tax dollars

will be used related to the

installation of the turf. We

are working with the other

sports groups in town to

also improve our recreation-

al facilities without the

expenditure of tax dollars.

When I took office, I vowed

that we would be creative

and do more with less. We

are now starting to see the

fruits of our efforts and will

continue to move Mt. Olive

in the right direction.

Many have commented

to me that they feel a new

sense of positive momen-

tum in Mt. Olive. I agree.

The Mayors Office has

been working diligently

with all of the municipal

departments to keep the

positive momentum moving

forward. One such effort

involves the partnership

with township businesses to

help beatify Mt. Olive,

again without spending taxdollars. Those efforts will

soon be visible as you drive

or ride your bicycle around

town.

Speaking of bicycles, I

am very excited about the

September 30, 2012 Tour de

Mount Olive/Five Mile

Family Bike Ride &Safety

Rodeo event being planned

by our recreation depart-

ment. As an avid rider, I

From the Mayors Desk

Mayor Rob Greenbaum

look forward to riding with

all of you on a thirty mile

(Im sure very hilly) ride

around town. Please join

me. The more participation

we get, the more of these

type events we will be able

to run. Sign up for the bicy-

cle event can be accom-

plished on the township

website www.mountolive-

township.com under the

recreation tab.

Finally, we continue to

look for ways to save

money and/or to increase

revenues. I am very excited

about the new and existing

expanding businesses I see

on the horizon. Mt. Olive is

a great town with fantastic

opportunities. You simply

need to participate to take

advantage of all that we

offer.

Sincerely,

Rob Greenbaum

Mayor,

Mount Olive Township


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which have made the Lynnes name socommon to see on the backs of cars andtrucks all over NJ, NY and PA. For over 55years, Lynnes Nissan has focused onaddressing the automotive needs of familiesthroughout the community.

Bob Caravano and Maria Russo Farris ofLynnes have taken Lynnes Cares up a notchby partnering with many local organiza-tions. The partnerships provide special

affinity pricing to members (low, no haggleprices) along with donations from the deal-ership to support either theorganization/club, or charitable cause.Some of the partnerships include EasterSeals New Jersey to benefit Camp Merry

Lynnes Nissan Offers Lynnes Cares to Community OrganizationsHeart, the North-ern NJ Veterans MemorialCemetery, Mt. Olive Lions Club and MountOlive Chamber of Commerce to bene-fit theChambers scholarship fund. The

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For the ultimate in peace of mind andconvenience, Lynnes provides all newNissan buyers with FREE MAINTE-NANCE FOR 3 YEARS AND A NOCHARGE LIFETIME POWERTRAINWARRANTY, as well as free loaner carsand Sunday service hours.

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Outdoor Sunday ServiceRemembers 9-11

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We invite and encourage the

community to come, whetherdirectly or indirectly touched[by the events of 9-11]. Were rememberingthe human loss and sufferinglets gettogether and remember.be side by sidewith anyone that was affected , said Rev.Tom Kinter.

On Sunday, September 9th at 9:30am,the Stanhope United Methodist Church at#2 Route 183 in Netcong, will be holdingits annual outdoor service remembering 9-11.

Kinter, Pastor of the church, explainedthe significance of the service being out-doors.

I think the outdoor service is a visual ofthe losspeople were forced outside , hesaid, in recalling how people had to flee thebuildings. [So]on a given Sunday, wemake the sacrifice of leaving our beautifulsanctuary to sit on the lawn.

Kinter went on to note that a service likethis is also a way to teach children whattook place on that day. He likened it to whatthe Israelites did after crossing the Jordan.They made sure there was something in

place that would educate generations aboutthe trials that were endured.

However, the service is not only aboutloss, it is also about life. During the service,a baby is being baptized.

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Navy Seaman Apprentice Jarred M.Duchemin, son of Lauren M. andAlan S. Hattem of Flanders, N. J.,recently completed U.S. Navy basic trainingat Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes,

Ill. During the eight-week program,Duchemin completed a variety of trainingwhich included classroom study and practicalinstruction on naval customs, first aid, fire-fighting, water safety and survival, and ship-board and aircraft safety. An emphasis wasalso placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle

Stations". This exercise gives recruits theskills and confidence they need to succeed inthe fleet. "Battle Stations" is designed to gal-vanize the basic warrior attributes of sacri-fice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in

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ily used to own a farm in Mine Hill threegenerations ago back in 1970. I alwaysliked growing food as a kid; it seemed like

a natural thing to do. I was pretty successfulwith growing tomatoes. We always had gar-dens.

A friend of hers had mentioned that thefarm in Budd Lake was going up for auc-tion, so she decided to look into it. Since itwas a good location with access to high-ways, and the land was flat with a history offarming on it, Noon grabbed it.

Changing careers from advertising tofarming has given Noon an outlet for cre-ativity.

You should do more than one thing inyour life, says Noon. Whether its cook-ing, farming or marketing something, its allusing your creative skill. Sometimes thereare more important things than finances.Sometimes you decide other things aremore important than living in Manhattan. Ifyou like to work with your hands and growthings, farming is a great creative outlet.

Noon had been working on the farmsince the spring of 2011, preparing the landbefore purchasing it one year later. Her

work involved cover crops in which youplant grains and grasses to suppress weedsand add organic matter, known as greenmanure or compost.

In mid-July, Noon started distributingshares.

We are a small Community SupportedAgriculture (CSA) farm in which peoplebuy a share or membership in exchange fora weekly supply of whatever we are grow-ing. Shareholders are invited to visit week-ly until right before Thanksgiving for fresh

vegetables.Last week, for example, shareholderswere given eight different items such aszucchini, squash, and three varieties ofcucumbers and beets. So far, 16 peoplehave purchased a share at School LunchFarm.

Membership is $600, which comes outto be about $30 per week for the season.Noon hopes to have 40 shareholders by theend of this year, and 100 shareholders by

next year.Shareholders visit the farm on

Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 5p.m.; and on Saturdays, are invited to pickup their shares at a market in Oakland. Mostof the distributions are harvested the morn-ing of pick-up, or the latest within 24 hoursof pick-up, says Noon.

The School Lunch Farm mission is ded-icated to creating healthier soil and commu-nity by growing nutrient dense organic veg-etables and fruits, heirloom and specialty

produce for community supported agricul-ture shareholders, says Noon.

The community support of the farm willenable the farm to sustain itself and worktoward the future goals of providing lowcost organic vegetables & fruit for schoollunch programs and a low income CSA pro-gram. Members kids have also beeninvolved in the planting and harvesting atthe farm, Noon says.

By growing using organic practices,Noon says I believe the food is healthier.

Many people believe organic food is health-ier for you since they dont use fertilizer orpesticides. The land is healthier; its more ofan environmental approach. Its a goodthing for families to join so they knowwhere their food is coming from.

Noon, and volunteers, have grown vari-ous vegetables so far at School Lunch Farmincluding heirloom tomatoes, green and yel-low zucchini, heirloom squash, parsley,basil, lemon basil, dill, cilantro, 4 varietiesof peppers, swiss chard, 2 varieties kale, 12

varieties of lettuce, 8 varieties of beans, 3varieties of beets, 4 varieties of carrots, 12varieties of potatoes, 3 varieties of garlic, 3varieties of cucumbers, 2 varieties of broc-coli, 2 varieties of cauliflower, romanesco,escarole, tatsoi, boc choi, nasturtiums,arugula, spinach, cabbages, parsnips, scal-

Budd Lake Farm Grows Healthier Eaters...continued from front page lions, leeks, hokorei turnips, radishes, but-

ternut squash, delicate, squash, 3 varietiesof sweet potatoes, collards, raspberries.

Noon, who has been working with her

farm manager, Hannah Hobbs, has beenopening a Sunday afternoon roadside mar-ket stand to the public to try her fresh vari-eties.

Another goal of Noons is to encouragehealthier eating, especially at local schools.Last year, she opened the farm to schools inMorris and Essex counties for field trips tothe farm. She is also hoping to provide afarm camp.

Her passion in helping children becomebetter eaters stems from her involvement

with Slow Food Northern NJ, an organiza-tion she has been running to encourage bet-ter foods in the schools.

Im very involved in trying to improveschool lunches in New Jersey, says Noon.Its an effort Ive been involved with foreight years. My intention is to work withschools and vegetables. The food is horri-ble, the nutritional value is pretty low, inschool lunches.

Obesity in children has become a socie-tal issue, says Noon. The health of our

children is a concern because of studies

that show that the life expectancy will notbe as long as their parents because of obesi-ty. Nutrition is at an all time low because ofwhat they are eating.

Noon says whether poor or wealthy,they (students) can all be affected by thattype of food.

As part of her work with Slow Food,Noon is planning a Farm to Table Dinner onSunday, Aug. 26, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. atFosterfields Living Historical Farm inMorristown. The fundraiser is to supportschool garden and farm education programsfor children.

The proceeds from this Sustenance onthe Farm Dinner will benefit Fosterfields

Living Historical Farms educational farmprograms for school children and the SlowFood Northern NJ School Garden Program.With the funds raised from 2011 Sustenanceon the Farm Dinners, Slow Food NorthernNJ provided grants to eleven schools forvegetable gardens in the 2011/2012 aca-demic year.

For more information on the Farm toTable Dinner, become a shareholder orschedule a tour at School Lunch Farm, callNoon at 908-451-0051 or email her at

[email protected].


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The Mt. Olive Carnival 2012


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By Theresa Vaia

As Robert Sheard scrutinized theplans and logistics for the Fire andRescue teams that assembled forthe Blackhawk Homeland Security Drill inJune, the amount of work and the number ofconcerns were complicated and many. Thisdrill brought together many local fire

departments and EMS groups, all volunteer,

that had never collaborated with each otherinitiating the County DefinitiveDecontamination Taskforce, and many hadnever seen anything like it. Robert Sheard, alongtime member of the Budd Lake FireDepartment, as is his father Jerry, had muchon his mind.

With over a month of working through

countless details and teaming with innumer-

Fire, Rescue, and the Art of Securityable people and groups, the framework wasassembled, and at the end of the day, therewas pride in the execution of over 100 vol-unteers using 15 pieces of apparatus. The

multiple agencies from fire and rescue tolaw enforcement were proud and honoredthat they could perform this type of securityand decontamination. A dry run over 8years ago was a predecessor, when a small-er bell jet ranger helicopter arrived at BuddLake Fire Station then, the scope signifi-cantly limited to the current set of actions.

With the tragedy of September 11th andsubsequent national disasters, expectationsof protection and safety were raised to stri-dent requirements of total security at a

national level.The helicopters added something extrato be sure, but its doing the drill thats sig-nificant, practicing decontamination,Robert explains. He orchestrated the eventwith his brother John, Lt. Colonel with theArmy National Guard who just received his



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deployment orders to go to Afghanistan.The Chiefs, Captains and officers of theparticipating departments ran the incident

and were directly involved with the activi-ties. Everyone has a task, theres no free-lancing. Incident management works, aunified approach brings everyone togetherto accomplish the goals.

Roberts background prepared him wellfor the task, though, and he could depend

fully on his brother John, Commander,Army National Guard in Lakehurst, to col-laborate in a similar manner and using hisown specific expertise. Raised in a family

that believed in giving back and serving, thebrothers worked to make execution of pro-cedures into a set of protocols for nationalsafety. At the fire stations since they wereinfants, the brothers have over 30 years ofexperience each. Robert has filled manyroles and titles, as has John, who was the

continued from page 16 liaison for drug enforcement, and aviatorfor the State of New Jersey.

Their family grew up in service to thepublic, with father Jerry, who was always in

police and fire work, joining the Budd LakeFire Department in 1971. Amazingly, hisbeginnings go back much farther. In theyear 1952, he joined the Navy and has 12years of federal fire rescue service. He then

joined the Coast Guard, was a Fire Chief,was instrumental in establishing the MorrisCounty Fire Academy and was an instructorthere. Jerry was Morris County FireMarshall for 10 years. Today he works pri-vately as an OSHA consultant, managingissues of compliance, audit, and instruction

that takes him to places like recyclingplants, construction sites, and the Statue ofLiberty.

Chief Brad Evans explains that theCMUA connection Budd Lake Fire has withthe transfer station in the area of the TradeZone makes perfect sense for their drills.As a transfer station for waste and recy-clables, hazard and dangerous materials canbe isolated; the washoff material can be

contained and then disposed of. We dodrills all the time, every Tuesday between7pm and 9pm. We practice with largedaameter hose, we execute cutting into

roofs, we go to areas in town to drill. Withan emergency event, all who can answer,do. We dont have a team standing by wait-ing. We want to be prepared. I was veryimpressed with our execution during theBlackhawk event, and I believe the militarywas impressed by us as well.

With a major event, we would get thecall from Morris County, they coordinateand determine who will respond and whatstations will send additional equipment asneeded. We must be responsive within an

hour. If a major tanker turns over on theroad and catches fire, we are trained andready for the emergency and the hazmat sit-uation. We want things to go smoothly.

Flanders is the sister company to BuddLake, and new recruits are always welcomeat both. Currently approximately 10 addi-tional people would be welcomed. Feel freeto stop by the Budd Lake Fire Station on aTuesday after 7pm.

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Not even the slumping economy cankeep former Mt. Olive Mayor JimScheiss of Flanders retired, collect-ing unemployment and doing house chores.

Scheiss who served as mayor from Jan.1992 to Dec. 1999- got creative and openedup an old fashioned hot dog cart, SoulyDogs, on Goldmine Rd. in Flanders rightbehind Lowes and outside of Olympic

Pools. No need to drive into Manhattan for

one of those freshly cooked dirty water hotdogs.

In his second season, Scheiss hot dogsare boiled to serve on a bun with a choice ofcondiments, from mustard to raw onions,and cost only $1. Chips, soda and water aresold separately. It a job Scheiss trulyenjoys.

All I do is laugh all day long, saysScheiss. Its just so much fun. People come

up from town. I get to talk to people, super-

Selling Hot Dogs Is A Snap For Scheiss

Jim Scheiss of Flanders

intendent of schools, council people, mem-bers of the board of education, coaches.Its a nice place to bulls..t. We just hangout. We solve a lot of the worlds problemsthen we leave.

Scheiss, who is 62 going on 20,worked as a construction forensic analysison failed concrete for several companies for25 years until he was forced to retire in Oct.2010 because there was nothing going onanymore within the construction industry,he says. I needed to do something other

than collect unemployment and escape hiswife Susans to-do list.

As economic conditions got worse, Ifound myself at home more often, saysScheiss. This encouraged my wife to starther Honey-Do list. The list included every-thing from air conditioning repair to dustingknick-knacks. The final motivation waswhen I was told to climb a ladder twentyfeet in the air, wave my arms around andclean windows. This to me sounded like



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nothing more than a plot to collect on mylife insurance. As a politician I thought thatby putting a hot dog on a bun, loading itwith condiments and calling it a job, thiswould work fine for me.

Scheiss is in his seventh month as a hotdog vendor. He started his business in May2011 and closed in Oct. 2011 because of theweather. He reopened April 15 and says Iwill stay as long as the weather lets me,probably Oct. or early Nov.

Hot dog cravers can find ScheissMondays through Fridays at 186 Goldmine

Road, from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,; and atBudd Lake Car Wash on Route 46 onSaturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bothlocations are weather permitting.

I spent 13 months looking for a locationthat would not require a variance or that thetown would not need to do something spe-cial for me, says Scheiss. One of thethings I didnt want to do is get into a loca-tion that required a waiver since the towndoesnt really want transient vendors.

Scheiss says he is allowed to work as avendor because he received a special permitfrom Morris County. I cant be stopped

from peddling because Im a combat veter-an, he says. United States says we canpeddle; we can become hot dog vendors.

From 1968 to 1971, Scheiss served as asergeant in the U.S. Army, and spent 13months in Vietnam as a troop strength ana-lyzer.

Besides selling delicious hot dogs to hiscustomers, Scheiss says he networks withthe businesses in exchange. When someonegets a Platinum Car Wash at Budd Lake CarWash, for example, Scheiss gives that cus-tomer a free hot dog.

Its tremendous advertisement andexposure being located next to a business,to see people and tell them about the hotdog stand.

Scheiss sells anywhere from 60 to 120hot dogs daily. One day I sold 200 hot

dogs. About 1,000 garbage trucks pass hislocation daily on Gold Mine Rd. on theirway to the Morris County Transfer Stationand stop for a hot dog.

I buy everything fresh everyday, saysScheiss. He goes to Sams Club to buySabretts hot dogs and I use ValentinosPizzeria to clean my pans, since he doesnot have the wash, rinse and sterilize sinkswhich is required by the board of health.

Its a business with little stress, he says.He puts the old fashioned hot dog cart

like the street carts in NYC, on the back of

my Plymouth Voyager and I tow it up thereeveryday and bring it home everyday, says

Scheiss. I dont like the stress of putting itin a hot dog bun and covering it with all ofthose condiments, he says sarcastically.

Scheiss who will return to the Mt.Olive Board of Education this January, afterserving as a member from April 2010 toDec. 2011- would like to make more moneyselling his hot dogs but refuses to raise hisprices.

Im looking for a $1 from 1,000 peoplenot $1,000 from one person, he says.

His dogs are top named brand like theones in NYC referred to as dirty water hotdogs, the kind he grew up with. Scheisswas raised in Bergen County but hung outin NY all the time, and is all too familiarwith the best hot dogs.

When I was growing up as a kid, therewas always a hot dog vendor around Hot

Dog Louie, Hot Dog Timmy.With two bins going at a time, Scheissboils his dogs for five to seven minutes in abeef bouillon, which is the dirty water, usedto prevent the meat from bleaching out.

Mt. Olive Councilman Joe Nicastro says,"The Hot Dogs are great. I try to stop thereanytime I am in the area to enjoy a hot dogwith that great snap when you take a bite."

Scheiss got the name Souly Dogs as aplay on words and his logo is a picture ofhis two-year old grandson in a hot dog cos-tume during Halloween. All I sell is hot

dogs and its sold souly or heavenlybecause of my grandson.

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by Donna CaseyOn 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 tocontact 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

CVS Guardian Angel

The Growing Stage, The ChildrensTheatre of New Jersey, located in theHistoric Palace Theatre on Route

183 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 fromthe 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

Pan, Wendy, John, Michael, the dastardlyCaptain Hook and his sidekick Smee, TigerLily, 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 threeto 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 Cheryl Conway

After five years with-

out development,two dozen lots for

single family homes off ofRoute 46 in Budd Lake aregetting ready to be sold toprospective homebuyers.

Kaplan Companies ofHighland Park, the home-builder of WoodfieldEstates, recently sold 14 ofits foundations and 10

remaining lots to D.R.Horton, a Texas basedbuilder. The closing on thedeal between the twobuilders was on Tuesday,July 31.

Opening of these lots areexpected for late summer orearly fall. The new owner ofthe development could notbe more excited.

We proudly look for-

ward to completing theremaining 24 single familyhome sites in the Woodfieldresidential community inMt. Olive, says Randy Hix,director of sales and market-ing at D.R. Horton, NJ/PADivision. We purchasedthe remaining home sitesbecause of the great schoolsin the area and since these

lots are some of the best inthe community. Many havelong range views lookinginto Hackettstown andtowards Allamuchy.

Approvals to build theWoodfield Development of591 single family homesand town houses weregranted in the late 1980s,according to an article in theMt. Olive Chronicle.

We had these lots foryears, says Jason Kaplan,president of KaplanCompanies. We stoppedconstruction in 2008because of the softeninghousing market. Kaplansays they built more than300 single family homesand 50 carriage homesbefore building was halted.

He says they still have 90carriage homes left to be

built there, which the com-pany may decide to buildthemselves or sell to anoth-er developer.

Kaplan sold 24 lots toD.R. Horton, 14 of whichalready have foundationsand 10 that need to be builtfrom scratch.

Established in 1952 byhis grandfather Nathan

Kaplan, Kaplan Companieshas built more than 25,000homes in NJ and otherstates. Homes range from$100,000 starter homes tomulti-million dollar homes,and even rentals.

D.R. Horton is ready tomove forward with its plansto begin building on theremaining lots at WoodfieldEstates.

Mt. Olive Constructionofficial Gary Lindsay saysD.R. Horton must first getpermits on the additional 10lots sold to them.

They need to make thenext move, says Lindsay.They need to come in andpay for permits so we canissue them.

Hix says, We anticipate

selling these homes usingour well known trade-marked brand in NewJersey, The Grande, andnaming this new D.R. com-munity as The Grande atMount Olive.

We anticipate that thesehomes will be approximate-ly priced from the low tomid-$300s, he says. Thehome-sties are approxi-mately .11 acres andhomes will have the mostcurrent offering of standardfeatures and furnishingavailable.

Hix says the homes willrange in size from approxi-mately 1,715 sq. ft. to 2,100sq. ft. with three and fourbedrooms, 2.5 baths andtwo-car garages.

Woodfield Estates OffersAffordable Single Family Homes

We plan to offer anoption to add additional

square footage by finishingthe basement either as a fullbasement or a walkout.D.R. Horton, Inc. is thelargest builder in the UnitedStates (as reported byBuilder Magazine.)Sales are scheduled to beginshortly, and names are nowbeing taken for the VIPGrande Opening list. Call855-374-5678 for moreinformation.

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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.

St. Michael SchoolTo Offer Mandarin Chinese

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When asked about the history of hisbusiness, Amish Mike likes totell a specific story that describeswhat he feels life is all about. The storytakes place while his parents owned thestore, and it involves a local family. Anolder man came into the store on a cold,winter day, and he said that he needed help.He said that his family had no heat, no hotwater, and they needed propane gas.Though this was a conversation that theyhad with many customers this time of year,this situation was very different. The manhad no money, and, he said that though hewould never normally ask for such a favor,his family was very cold. He said that hewould come in and pay when things got bet-

ter for him.Mike did not know what to say to this man,but he could never say no and there wassomething in him that Mike trusted. Notknowing if they would ever see the managain, he came into the store after 2-weeksand paid for the propane. He was so thank-ful and said that he would always rememberthe kindness shown his family. This cus-tomer then went on to be one of Mt. OliveHardwares best customers for years beforemoving on with his family.

Mike loves this story because it puts life

in perspective, and it truly describes hisbusiness philosophy: treat your customerslike family and friends. Mt. OliveHardware opened its doors in 1978, and ithas been a part of the Budd Lake communi-

ty for 34-years. Mike McCort, who ownsthe store with his wife, a local schoolteacher, took the store over several yearsago from his parents. Mike also grew upworking in the store for his parents, and hemaintains the same hometown feel that Mt.Olive Hardware has always portrayed.

Originating as the local hardware storethat always had the piece or part that some-one needed, Mt. Olive Hardware hasexpanded its inventory to include Amishbuilt sheds, pool houses, pavilions, pergo-

las, gazebos, handmade Amish indoor andoutdoor furniture, and various decorativeitems. Mt. Olive Hardware also still fillspropane as it did on that cold winter day allthose years ago.

Through the years, one of the most com-monly asked questions is I need a specificnut and bolt (or piece of hardware), do youhave it? And the answer is still Yes rightover here. However, Mike has developeda close relationship with each of the Amishshed and furniture manufacturers he works

with, and he has acquired the moniker

A Little Bit of Amish in Mt OliveAmish Mike, providing premium qualitysheds and furniture.

Amish Mike extends an open invitationto visit the store to see all that he has tooffer, including the nearly 100 sheds and

buildings available on the property. The

store is located at 480 Route 46 West inHackettstown across the street from MotionKIA, and they are open 7-days a week. Foradditional information on the sheds andother items, please visit the website at

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For excellent work that is guaranteed,fair prices, honesty and the best col-lection around for Coke memorabilia-, visit Budd Lake Transmission Auto Repair

for automobile repairs and services.Celebrating its five year anniversary thisApril 2013, Budd Lake Transmission AutoRepair on Route 46 in Budd Lake, doesmore than fix or replace transmissions.From brakes to oil changes, customers havebeen relying on the local auto shop for qual-ity service.

Working on cars since he was 15 yearsold, owner Charlie Wohlleb refers to hisshop in Budd Lake as the best transmissionshop in the world.

Wohlleb says We give fair prices; excel-

lent work at a fair price. We guarantee ourwork. We treat people how they would liketo be treated. We do it right the first timewith proper diagnostics without guessing onparts to find the problem.

We are honest, continues Wohlleb.We are upfront with the people. We backall our work with guarantees.

Five Years of Quality Work at Budd Lake Auto ShopThrough experience, Wohlleb knows

how to run the best shop.Wohllebs father had owned a shop in

Andover since 1953.Id been working with my father my

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 wasa 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 nine

years.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.

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Soccer players are getting ready to hitthe turf in Mt. Olive with the additionof a new artificial turf field currentlybeing installed at Turkey Brook Park inBudd Lake.

Construction of the new turf field onField # 4 began in late July and should becompleted by Sept. 8, just in time for soccerseason. The project is being funded througha public bond offered by Mt. Olive

Township and paid by the Mt. Olive SoccerClub at no cost to the taxpayers.

The addition of a soccer turf fieldimproves Mt. Olives recreational facility,extends the soccer season and also allowsfor greater play.

The Mount Olive Soccer Club could notbe more excited to be making this massiveimprovement to the soccer complex atTurkey Brook Park, says club presidentPatrick Keegan. A synthetic turf field willallow us to get out on the field and playmuch earlier in the spring and allow us to

play much deeper into the fall without fearof damaging fields for the future. Especially

with the winter we had this past year, wewill virtually be able to play year-round.

Mayor Rob Greenbaum says it improvesour recreation facility in a number of differ-ent avenues. The turf field will allow signif-

icant more use without worrying about ruin-ing the field or wearing it out. Its almostlike building three other fields. It allows forgreater play; you dont have to worry aboutrain. With the new turf field, You can runfrom 8 a.m. to 10 oclock at night.

Greenbaum and the township administra-tion had approached the MOSC back in2011 with the idea of financing the project toinstall an artificial turf field at Turkey BrookPark. In 2012, the Mt. Olive TownshipCouncil approved the borrowing of a million

dollar bond to be used for sports.It doesnt mean we will spend that much

but its there if we need it, says Greenbaum.We are allowed as a municipality to borrowmoney. We bond, they (the sports organiza-tion) pay us back.

The turf field is estimated to cost$500,000, including engineering costs, withall monies being assumed by the MOSCwith payments made over the next 23months, according to Sean Canning, Mt.Olive Twp. administrator.

According to Keegan, the bid for theproject was awarded at $399,000 to JC

Landscape Construction of Pequannock.The project will go a bit above that withengineering services, but we wont knowthat until the project is done. Likely an addi-tional $30,000, he says.

The field is FieldTurf Revolution Turf,which provides a consistent surface that canbe played on in virtually all weather condi-tions, says Keegan. We will not have towait until April to have access. As long asthe field has no snow on it, we will be play-ing on it.

Field maintenance will be a shared effortbetween the township and MOSC, and is afraction of the cost, time and upkeep of anatural surface, says Keegan.

Turf requires minimal maintenance, adds

Greenbaum, with most of the work beingraking.

As far as usage of the new turf field,MOSC has priority on scheduling the field,says Keegan. The public will continue tohave reasonable access, as it does now. Thefield scheduler will be responsible for sched-uling the field, and all teams will haveaccess to it.

Well used by the MOSC since it was con-structed in 2002, field #4 at Turkey BrookPark was a sand based natural grass field

that was very difficult to play on, explains

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Greenbaum, who also volunteers as assistantcoach for the MOSC Blizzard U11 girlsteam that his daughter plays on. Field #4 hashad irrigation issues since it was sand based.

Keegan says, field #4 was originally

built as a sand-based field with a drainagenetwork that allowed the field to be playedon even after heavy rainfall. However, overthe years, that drainage, coupled with short-falls in the design of the surface made thefield almost impossible to maintain. Thefield drains so well, water passes through ittoo quickly and drains before the roots canget to it, often carrying vital nutrients with it,leaving the grass always dry and underfed.

In the conversion of the grass field tosynthetic turf, the drainage system will

remain intact, says Keegan. The sand/soilmixture will be removed and replaced withstone. The artificial surface, with a mixtureof sand and rubber infill, will be placed ontop of the stone creating the new playingsurface. The artificial surface will have per-manent, sewn-in lines for one large soccerfield and two small-sided soccer fields.

In addition, the other fields at TurkeyBrook Park will benefit because thesand/soil mixture that is being removedfrom Field 4 will be re-purposed as top-

dressing to improve drainage on the othersoccer fields in the park and save the club a

lot of money in materials that would haveotherwise been needed, says Keegan.

Raising the funds to pay off the bondshould not be an issue for MOSC, saysKeegan.

MOSC raises funds through generous

donations of our members and the localcommunity, as well as major fundraisingefforts like our annual HalloweenTournament and Fall Tricky Tray, saysKeegan. These funds have always been ear-marked to make improvements to the quali-ty of our soccer program, from our earliestdays at Centennial Field, to our fields at ITCon Love Lane, to most recently at TurkeyBrook Park.

MOSC is about to enter its 30th year andI couldnt think of a better way to celebratethan to build a field that our members will beable to use all year round, for many years tocome, Keegan adds. The club is planning aGrand Opening Ceremony to coincide withthe start of the Fall 2012 season in earlySeptember.

Registration for the Fall 2012 season isopen and can be completed online by visit-ing the club website at www.mountolivesoc-cer.com.

MOSC is a 501(c)(3) organization, man-aged completely by volunteers, serving thesoccer-playing community of Mt. OliveTownship and surrounding areas since 1983.

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From Sand to Turf...

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 hostfamilies, students and schools.

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By Cheryl Conway

Median strips throughout Mt. Olive are getting afacelift at no extra cost to the taxpayers.In an effort to beautify the town without spending more

money, Mayor Rob Greenbaum and township officials haverecently devised a program to allow landscapers to improveand maintain median strips while advertising themselves.Approved landscapers are allowed to post signs, printed bythe township, in the area of their work as a way of showingoff their services.

Some local landscapers have been contacted by themayors office to determine if they are interested in show-casing their work and so far two projects have beenapproved with another one in the works.

Were looking to try to do more with less, saysGreenbaum. It shows that we are thinking outside the box.Its not costing taxpayers any money; its benefitting the

businesses. Its a win, win.The projects are great exposure for the local landscapingcompanies. Its almost like a showcase for these landscap-ers, says Greenbaum.

Some of these areas are too difficult for the town toupkeep, says Greenbaum. Our Building and GroundsDepartment is down two employees from where we weretwo years ago. We dont have the people; we dont have themoney; we have these issues; we have these wants. We aretrying to make Mt. Olive more aesthetically pleasing.

There are areas that need to be maintained throughoutthe township that are not on the priority list for the town-ship to maintain, says Greenbaum. It is those areas that

Greenbaum is targeting to be maintained by landscaperswilling to showcase their work at no cost to the township.

The jobs at hand will be open to local businesses first,says Greenbaum, but after that landscapers outside Mt.Olive may be contacted for volunteer services. Every timea contract is entered into with a landscaper, the townshipcouncil must pass a resolution, adds Greenbaum.

The first project, that was approved June 29, is the medi-an strip along International Drive, between Route 46 andRoute 206, at ITC South Mall. That project has been award-ed to Brent DiCambio Landscapers in Flanders at a costsavings to the town of $14,000 in labor, according to LisaPignataro, special projects coordinator.

He will correct, redo the old, says Pignataro. Seedingneeds to be pulled out and ground needs prepping beforeany new seeding could be added along that median strip,she explains.

In business for 20 years, owner Brent DiCambio agreedto maintain the median strip along ITC South because Imgoing to give back to the community a little bit. Im goingto see how it goes.

DiCambio says he will utilize a three-man crew for threehours a week to mow the median strip, which he estimatesto be three-quarters of a mile long. He also estimates thatthe project will cost him anywhere from $15,000 to $18,000

to improve and maintain.Right now there are high weeds overgrown over curb-ing,, and pretty nasty garbage alongside that median. Heplans to cut, edge, tame, clean up and use weed controlagainst weeds, bugs and grubs and will treat it so goodgrasses take over. He cant do much planting for now, hesays, but were going to put planting beds with flower gar-dens such as annuals in the spring and mums in the fall,hopefully this fall when it gets cooler.

We will do more and more with the strip when theresmore irrigation, says DiCambio. We will be doing verycolorful corner landscapes so they will have somethingreally neat to look at.

Town Partners with Landscapers to Improve Median StripsBrent DiCambio Landscapers is a full-scale property

maintenance company that provides a variety of servicessuch as mowing, pruning, fertilizing, landscape design andconstruction such as stonework, pavers, wall-work andlighting.

We do high quality work for the customer if they decideto use us, says DiCambio. We give a lot of attention to theperson we work for. We try to stay on top of things.

To schedule an appointment with DiCambioLandscapers for a free estimate, call 1-877-Land Art.

The second project is the landscaping around the munic-ipal building on Flanders-Drakestown Road to beautify theentrance of the towns building. This project has been con-tracted with Sean Lavery from Herolds Garden Center inFlanders with work to begin in September, says Pignataro.

The third project which is awaiting a landscaper is theBriarhurst area in Flanders near Tinc Road School.

Landscaping contractors must be insured and have to

agree to maintain the median at no cost to the town, saysPignataro.

It has to be a business that wants to showcase its busi-ness without costing the town anything, Pignataroexplains. Its a way to showcasing those businesses whodont have a storefront.

Signs are being printed by the town at minimal cost thatincludes the companys logo and resolution number, to beplaced on the area being maintained.

With these three projects alone, the town has estimated asignificant cost savings.

ITC alone, if we would maintain it ourselves, it wouldbe over $10,000 a year, says town administrator SeanCanning.

The work around the municipal building project, whichwould include mulch and shrubs, would cost an initialinvestment of $2,500, with an annual fee of about $1,000 tomaintain, Canning estimates.

For the Briarhurst area, Canning estimates $6,000 forinitial material, landscaping and labor, followed with

$3,000 per year to maintain.It adds up, says Canning. Every little bit counts.


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The students enrolled in Mt. OliveChild Care & Learning Center'sSchool-Age Summer Program arecelebrating London and the 2012 SummerOlympics. Students have participated in

various arts & crafts revolving around

London and the Olympics.Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center

is currently registering children for theBefore and After School Programs for the2012-2013 school year.

From Left: Kaitlin Somerville, Tyler Breault, Drew Faulkner

Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center'sSchool-Age Summer Program

Celebrated London & the Olympics


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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 provideless fortunate children in the communitywith winter clothing such as boots, hats,scarves, gloves and coats. This year seven

restaurants 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, theLenapy 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 organizations

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.

who generously sponsored the event and/ormade 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 themembers of the Kiwanis Club of LenapeValley.

The Kiwanis Club of Lenape Valleymeets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of themonth at Sal's Pizzeria, located at 81 StateHwy 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.

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.

Monthly Theme Parties at ClassicBallroom Dance Studio

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Mt. Olive ChildCare & LearningCenter hasreceived a Pyramid Awardin Special Events from the

New Jersey chapter of thePublic Relations Society ofAmerica. This award wasgiven for the Centers par-ticipation in the programsheld at the Mt.Olive PublicLibrary commemorating the10th anniversary of 9/11,and in collaboration withthe Givaudan CommunityAdvisory Panel.

The Centers contribu-

tion was an American Eagledepicting scenes from 9/11.The eagle was constructedat the Mt. View Before andAfter School Program bythree students, Tara Eagan,Grace Hollis, and JordynGriffith. They were assistedby teacher Barbara Axt.The eagle was on displayfor the entire week of activ-ities, and received manykudos. (see photo),

Mt. Olive Child Care & Learning Center Wins Award

The week long event alsofeatured amazing photostaken at ground zero byWilliam Cirone, Mt. Olivesanimal control officer.

Mt. Olive Child Care &

Learning Center is proud tohave been a part of such animportant and touchingcommemoration. We alsothank the programs sup-porters: Givaudan

Fragrances Corp, VeoliaE n v i r o n m e n t a l ,C.B.Richard Ellis, andHackettstown RegionalMedical Center.

The New Jersey Blood Center bus will be making a stopat Hoffman's Supply on Sunday, August 19th from11am to 2pm! All successful donors will receive a $20Gift Certificate to Hoffman's, good towards any purchase!

All Healthy adults who are at least 17 old (16 years of agewith a consent form signed by parental/guardian), and at least120 pounds are encouraged to donate. Please be sure to eatbefore you arrive.

Remember, there is no substitution for blood and the needis constant. Whether you do it for a friend, a stranger, or thefree cookies and juice : ) your contribution is important for ahealthy and reliable blood supply!

Any questions, please contact Anne Marie [email protected]

at Hoffman's Supply

Free Child Health Exam

The Township of Mount Olive is sponsoring a FreeChild Health Conference for resident children ofMount Olive, Netcong, Mount Arlington Wharton or

Dover who do not have health insurance. A licensedPediatrician will perform physical examinations, provideadvice and update vaccinations. At this time, we also somefree baby products in our Pantry for those who need it.

The Child Health Exams will be held on Tuesday,August 28th, 2012 from 8:30am-11:00am in the MountOlive Township Health Department , 204 Flanders-Drakestown Road, Budd Lake 07828. For an appointment,Call Helen Giles, RN at 973-691-0900 ext. 7353.


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