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Vol. 7 No. 1
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January 2015
It's All About The Bass, No Treble ... for Tubas
ince 1974, musicians

from far and wide
have made a pilgrimage to the ice rink by the
Tree at Rockefeller Center
in New York City to celebrate the season and spread
good cheer to spectators visiting the area. But this is no
ordinary musical ensemble rather the group is solely
comprised of low brass
instruments from the tuba
family which include not
only traditional tubas, but
also sousaphones, euphoniums and baritones. This
long-standing holiday tradition which started in NYC
and dubbed TubaChristmas,
now takes place in more
than 200 cities worldwide.
To read more about
TubaChristmas,
visit
http://tubachristmas.com/
Students
from
the
Roxbury School District in
New Jersey have been participating in this gathering
since 2009. Twenty musicians from Roxbury High
School and Eisenhower
Middle School travelled to
New York on Sunday,
December 14, 2014 for the
41st Annual TubaChristmas.
They joined the largest
Give me a T, Give me a U, Give me a B , Give me an A, Give me a C. What does that spell? T-U-BA C"hristmas" (Credit Courtney Graf)
group to ever partake in this

concert with a record number of 506 players.
Participants took part in a 3hour rehearsal in the
Rockefeller Center Parking
Garage prior to the concert.
The group was once again
lead by Christian Wilhjelm,
former conductor of the
Goldman Memorial Band.
"This has been my second year attending Tuba
Christmas, and it gets better
and better every year. I love

going to New York with the
rest of the Roxbury kids and
being surrounded in such a
festive environment," commented Garret Dexter,
Sophomore - Euphonium.
The event began as the
song "Santa Wants A Tuba
For Christmas" resounded
through Rockefeller Center
while the performers assembled on the ice. The ensemble, consisting of musicians
of varying skill levels and

ranging in age from 7 - 86,
played favorites to a jam
packed audience. Onlookers
were encouraged to sing-along to popular holiday
selections as the bass
sounds of these often overlooked instruments filled
the air with deep, mellow
tones.
Those sousaphone players who arrived early had
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A Musical Welcome to Winter Break
Roxbury HS Brass Ensemble performing holiday music at Jefferson Elementary School.

Photo Credit: Carla Dexter
From L to R: Meghan Spino, Freshman-Tuba, Emily Forester, Sphomore-Tuba, Cole Whittenburg,
Senior-Tuba, Will Schwab, Senior-Tuba, Garret Dexter, Sophomore-Euphonium, Josh Wendt, JuniorTrombone, James Burke, Freshman-Euphonium, Sully Sharky, Senior- Euphonium, Bryan Miner,
Senior-Percussion on Bells, Melissa Ponton, Senior-Trombone, Jessica Nagie, Sophomore-Trombone
Sign Up For Fly Tying Classes Now!
he North Jersey Chapter of Trout

Unlimited is once again holding its
Beginners and Intermediate Fly
Tying Classes.
The classes will start on February 3,
2015 and runs for 7 consecutive Tuesdays
until March 17, 2015 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The class is only $50 per person.
The classes will be held in the
Recreation Hall at Camp Jefferson, locat-
ed at 81 Weldon Road in the Jefferson

Township Recreational Area, in Jefferson
Township.
Nation wide, Trout Unlimited has more
than 150,000 members. The North Jersey
Trout Unlimited draws more than 500
members who volunteer for conservation
and education projects from Sussex,
Warren, and Morris Counties.
group of Roxbury High School

Band members joined together to
form a Brass Ensemble which performed at Kennedy school on Tuesday,
December 23, 2014. The musicians intended to congregate casually in the hallway as
the elementary school students were dismissed for Winter Break. However,
Principal Renfors decided to have them set
up on the stage in the gym and present a full
holiday concert to the entire school.
Band Parent/Jefferson Student Aide,
Carla Dexter, commented that "Cole
Whittenburg [senior tuba player], asked the

kids to sing and told them it made it fun
for the High School performers if the little
guys sang. It was great the kids were
singing and clapping along."
Similar ensembles from the Roxbury
High School Band Program performed that
day at each of the other three elementary
schools in the Roxbury School District.
To learn more about the Roxbury HS
Instrumental Program, visit http://roxburybands.org/
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January is
National Skating Month!
n honor of the event Aspen Ice in

Randolph will be hosting an Open
House on Sunday January 25th.
Starting at 1:15 the Aspen Ice Learn to
Skate Program will be holding an exhibition
of their skaters. Students will take to the ice
to demonstrate their skills. During the 2:30
-4:00 Public Skating Session, Aspen Ice
Dora Receives Chamber Award
Skating Professionals will be on hand to

provide free group lessons for new beginner
level skaters (admission fee is required for
participation in the group lessons; first
come first serve; no rain checks).
Aspen Ice is located at 16 Aspen Drive,
Randolph, NJ 07869; (973) 927-9122;
www.aspen-ice.com
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Roxbury Area Chamber of Commerce Board memberand 1991 Business Person of the YearBruce
Bristol presents Linda Dora her award for 2014 Business Person of the Year
Photo by Pam Smith
uring their holiday awards luncheon meeting, the Roxbury Area

Chamber of Commerce presented
their 28th annual Earl J. Chrystal Memorial
Business Person of the Year Award to
Chamber 1st Vice President Linda Dora, in

recognition for organizing various outings
and for chairing the Taste of Roxbury committee.
Free Seminar and Dinner
Winterfest
ree
Seminar
and
Dinner
Understanding Social Security
hosted by Dawn O'Malley of
Edward Jones Financial Advisor and Matt
Ward of Protective Insurance on
oin us in celebrating the Jersey Shore at

Ironia's annual Winterfest on Saturday,
February 7, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(snow date: February 8, 12:00-6:00). Enjoy
a day of family fun including carnival
games, inflatables, crafts, face painting,
magic shows, live music, 50/50 raffle, bake
sale and pizza! Our basket raffle includes an
iPod Air, GoPro camera, Kate Spade bag,
Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 6:00pm at

La Strada Ristorante, 1105 Route 10,
Randolph.
Please RSVP Ellen Hawkins at 973398-0028
Xbox One, Beats by Dre Studio headphones

and much more! All baskets will be
revealed a week before the event:
Winterfest 2015 - Ironia PTO on Facebook.
Entrance fee is $12.00/child between ages 4
and 15 ($40.00 maximum/family. Under 4
and over 15 are free). Ironia Elementary
School is located at 303 Dover Chester
Road in Randolph.
Italian for Adults
ounty College of Morris is offering

Italian
for
Adults
(Beginners/Continuing). Beginners
start: Mon., February 9, 2015, Continuing
start: Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Instructor: Domenico Tancredi

Visit their website at County College of
Morris www.ccm.edu
Web Registration at https://webadvisor.ccm.edu for instant enrollment
Next Issue Date Feb. 17th, Deadline Feb. 4th

Call Joe for info. 973-809-4784
It's All About The Bass...

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the option of decorating their bells with a

letter from the words "Tuba Christmas."
This year, Roxbury students had the honor
of displaying the first 5 letters as follows:
T - Ryan Mangano, Sophomore
U - Adam Kreigsfeld, Freshman
B - TJ Graf, Junior
A - Will Schwab, Senior
C - Camden Hoganson, 8th Grade
Dedicated parents and family members

of the Roxbury students stood around the
rink for 2 hours to get a front row view. The
Roxbury contingent travelled to and from
the event in comfort on a chartered bus
which was organized by volunteer band parent, Beth Graf. To learn more about the
Roxbury HS Instrumental Program, visit
http://roxburybands.org/
St Elizabeth's Host 2015

Tricky Tray
t. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish will be

hosting their annual Tricky Tray for
the benefit of the Parish and its youth
programs on Saturday January 24, 2015 at
St. Therese, 151 Main Street, Succasunna,
NJ 07876.
Doors open at 6 p.m. Lots of regular
prizes (minimum value of $50), and exciting grand, super grand and mega prizes
Golds Gym Winner of Snow Blower Event
including Shark Professional Vacuum,

Tiffany Purse and Nexus Tablet.
Advance Sale Packets $70 (Value $105)
Reserve thru 01/23/2015 by calling 973927-1629.
4 Levels of Baskets, Door Prizes, Lottery
Apron and 50/50.
Food and snacks will be available for
purchase.
olds Gym of Hackettstown,

Flanders and Phillipsburg partnered
with Mayberrys Sales and Service
in a Snow Blower Event that lasted for
about three months. To enter, you had to
sign up as a member or refer someone who
signed up as a member. The winner of this
event is Tina Jackson of Port Murray, NJ.

Tina, pictured right, is a member of the
Golds Gym in Hackettstown. Also pictured with Tina is Joy Gilligan, left, who is
a representative from Mayberrys Sales and
Service and Donna Francisco who is the
General Manager of Golds Gym.
Roxbury Rec Happenings
Girls Winter Softball Clinic

For girls in 1st-6th grades. Includes four
weeks of fundamental instruction, drills,
practice, games and FUN! Held on
Sundays, 3pm-5m. Grades 4-6 starts
February 22nd. Register online or in-person
at Roxbury Recreation. Fee: $40; includes tshirt. More info on Recreation page at
www.roxburynj.us
Recreation Street Hockey
For children in 1st through 6th grade.
Levels are Division 1 (1st/2nd grade),
Division 2 (3rd/4th grade), and Division 3
(5th/6th grade).Season runs end of January
through March (will not conflict with basketball). Equipment needed is a helmet,
hockey gloves, shin guards & hockey stick.
Register online or in-person at Roxbury
Recreation. Fee: $70; includes t-shirt.
Boys Jr. Gaels Lacrosse
This program is for boys in 2nd-8th grade,
and is a travel program belonging to the
North Jersey Junior Lacrosse League.
Program begins in March, and runs through
June. Current players can register online or
in-person at Roxbury Recreation. For more
information, please visit www.roxburygaelsjrlacrosse.com . Fee: $95; two children,
$170; family max, $225.
Girls Lacrosse Signups
Come join the "fastest sport on two feet".
There are openings at the following levels:

grades 5/6 & and grades 3/4. Practices are
2-3 times a week at Roxbury High School
fields (usually Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays) with games once a week. Season
runs April 1st through mid-June. Fee
includes practice pinnie and 12 game season
in league (Jersey Girls Lacrosse
Association). Assistant coaches needed.
Please register online or in-person at
Roxbury Recreation; deadline is January
20th. Fee: $85; two children, $135; family
max, $190.
Roxbury Travel and Rec Spring Soccer
Registration for the Spring 2015 season is
now
open
online
at
www.roxburysoccer.com . Registration is
open to all children currently in K - 8th
grade. Register now through Feb 8th (late
fees apply after Feb 8) for Travel and InTown. Mites registration closes April 5th.
Fee for Travel and In-Town is $85, Mites
(Kindergarten) is $40. Email info@roxburysoccer.com with any questions.
Roxbury Baseball
Registration for the Spring 2015 season is
now
open
online
at
www.roxburybaseball.com. Season begins
early April and runs through mid-June. For
ages 4-15; placement based on birthday as
of April 30, 2015. Minors & Majors evalua-
tion scheduled for February 1st; more info

at website.
Play University
New classes available! Classes for age 3 6 begin in January, and classes for ages 2-3
begin in February. Information and registration available at www.playukids.com
Walking the Milford Track-New Zealand
Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Location: Roxbury Library
Description: Traversing the heart of New
Zealands wild fiord country, the Milford
Track has been described as the finest walk

in the world. Registration is requested at
973-584-2400 x501 or comments@roxburylibrary.org
Introduction to Word 2013
Date: Monday, January 22, 2015
Time: 2:30pm
Location: Roxbury Public Library
Description: To register, call the library at
973-584-2400 ext. 501 or e-mail comments@roxburylibrary.org
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Roxbury Rec Happenings...

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Second class, Intermediate Word 2013,
offered Sunday, January 25 at 2:30pm and
Thursday, January 29 at 6:30pm.
Free Guided Hike at Black River Park
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2015
Time: 10am
Location: 1 Main Street, Succasunna
Description: Join the Trails Committee for a
hike along the Black River through to the
Mine Hill Beach, then up the hillside for
views of Mine Hill Lake. Two hike options!
First is a mostly level hike approximately

one hour long, and suitable for children.
Second option is to extend hike in Mine Hill
on hilly, rocky terrain, for a two-hour/three
mile hike. Register at www.hikeroxbury.org
Long-Term Care and You
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2015
Time: 11am
Location: Roxbury Library
Description: Long-term care seminar presented by Craig Conlin of Banker Life and
Casualty Company. Registration is request-
ed at 973-584-2400 x501 or comments@

roxburylibrary.org
Introduction to PowerPoint 2013
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2015
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Roxbury Public Library
Description: An introductory PowerPoint
2013 class will be offered. Registration is
required. To register, call the Library at
973-584-2400, ext. 501 or e-mail comments@roxburylibrary.org
New Soccer Referee Certification Course

Date: Saturday, February 21, 2015
Time: 8am-4pm
Location: Roxbury Senior Center, 72
Eyland Ave, Succasunna
Description: Class will be offered to those
ages 14 and older. Course is taught by the
NJ Referee Committee. To register, please
contact Stuart Marcus at marcus3@optimum.net. (Snow date will be Saturday,
February 28th.)
Become a Literacy Volunteer!
iteracy Volunteers of Morris County is

proud to have nearly 400 volunteers
in Morris County helping to change
lives and impact future generations through
literacy.
Did you know that 20% of adults have
problems with reading and writing that
impact their ability to work and function in
our complex society? In Morris County one
in five residents speaks a language other than
English, and many are unable to work or are
working at jobs beneath their capabilities. If
you would like to help an adult improve
his/her reading, writing or conversational
English skills, please join Literacy

Volunteers of Morris County on Saturday,
January 24, 2015. We will be holding a tutor
orientation at Morris County Library from
10:00am to 3:30pm. Prospective volunteers
must register by calling 973-984-1998.
Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, have
their high school diplomas, and be fluent in
English. No teaching experience is required.
LVMC tutors work with their students just
one hour a week and pick the time and public place that is most convenient for the
tutors. For information can be found at
www.lvamorris.org.
Next Issue Date Feb. 17th, Deadline Feb. 4th

Call Joe for info. 973-809-4784
Villa Enterprises Annual Holiday Donation

To St. Josephs Childrens Hospital Brings Smiles To Those In Need
illa
Enterprises,
multi-brand restaurant operator and
franchisor celebrating 50
years
in
business,
announced their annual contribution to St. Josephs
Regional Medical Center
was delivered to St.
Josephs
Childrens
Hospital for the holidays at
703 Main Street, Paterson,
NJ, today.
Villa Enterprises has a
long track record of giving
back to the community, and
began working with St.
Josephs
Childrens
Hospital (SJCH) Pediatric
family center to contribute
to children and families in
need in 2008. SJCH treats
children from birth to
teenagers with cancer that
stay in the hospital as well
as outpatient. Each year,
Villas donations are used
for SJCH big holiday party
as well as celebrations
throughout the year for a

childs
birthday,
treatment(s) ending, etc.
This years contributions
from Villa Enterprises were
movie themed for SJCHs
Frozen Holiday Party
which included Frozen
themed toys for boys and
girls, toys for young children, toddlers, babies, edu-
(Left) Stephanie Ingino, Executive Business Administrator of Villa

Enterprises, coordinates and delivers the annual donations to
SJCH and (right) Shaundra McCarter, Child Life Specialist, at St.
Josephs Childrens Hospital.
cational and artistic gifts

and gift cards donated for
teens.
It was truly amazing
how many creative donations we received this year
from our friends at Villa
Enterprises, said Shaundra
McCarter,
Child
Life
Specialist, St. Josephs
Childrens Hospital. It will
bring smiles to children in

need!
SJCH collaborates with
St. Jude's and Sloan
Kettering hospitals towards
cures and treatments for
pediatric oncology and
hematology patients. Their
primary goal is for these
children to lead normal,
healthy lives.
CCM Student, 91-Year-Old Ira Kaplan, Thrives in Intro to Film Course
ra Kaplan, 91 years old from Clifton, came

to County College of Morris (CCM) during
the Fall 2014 Semester to take Dr. Matthew
Jones Introduction to Film class. Kaplan was
already well introduced to cinematography,
given that his father had owned a chain of New
Jersey movie theaters during the early 20th century, but he wanted to study early film in an
academic setting.
They called my father the Movie King,
said Kaplan. He was a movie exhibitor and
owned five movie houses that I knew of.
Jones was thrilled to have Kaplans depth
and breadth of knowledge on the subject of
film enhancing the classroom experience for
students. He supplemented whatever subject
was being discussed in class with his own personal experiences and things he had learned
about movies through the years, noted Jones.
Kaplans presence added an extra layer of
richness to class discussions, especially when
the class watched movies from the World War
II era such as Citizen Kane.
When we watched Citizen Kane, a quintessential film class film that I am very familiar with, Ira knew very specific details about the
careers of people who were in the film that I did
not know, said Jones.
One day Dr. Jones asked if anybody knew
who the cinematographer of Citizen Kane
was, recalled Kaplan, who audited the class as
a non-credit student. I never put up my hand
because I knew these kids were there for credit. No one knew the answer, so I raised my hand
and said, Gregg Toland. I think that
impressed him, said Kaplan.
Born in 1923, Kaplan learned about the film
industry endeavors of his father, Ike Kaplan,
largely through his sister, Ann, who was born in
1908. Ann, who lived to be 100 years old, was
a cashier for the family theater business.
After Ann died, I was going through her
stuff and I found my fathers application for
United States citizenship from the year 1914.
He was from Lithuania. Under occupation, he
wrote movie operator, said Kaplan.
Among Anns other belongings, Kaplan
came across a newspaper article from his
fathers heyday. The document revealed that
Ikes acquisition of the Star Theater in Cliffside
elevated him to new heights. It mentioned the
installation of a $20,000 pipe organ and other
splendid features, including a handsomely
redecorated movie house. The article refers to
him as the Marcus Loew of New Jersey, who
was a motion picture theater magnate from
New York and went on to create MetroGoldwin-Mayer. Ikes goal was to make sure
his theaters featured, everything that
Broadway affords with the exception of their
high prices.
You have to remember that back in those
days, there was no television or even radio,
said Kaplan. The only real entertainment for
the mass public, besides theater on Broadway,

was the movies.
Kaplan now plans to take the History of the
Theatre course at CCM.
The most essential function of a college is
that it is an aggregator, or a place where people
who wouldnt normally interact are put into situations where they can react, said Jones. Out
of this union comes creativity and new ideas.
The youngsters were very nice, said
Kaplan. I think they accepted me.
Lace Day Passing on the Tradition of Handmade Lace
By Elsie Walker
ottie Wolfe of Stanhope learned
how to make lace from a neighbor
who didnt want the skill to die, and
so wanted to pass it on.
On Saturday,
February 7th, from 10:00 am 4:00 pm,
Wolfe will now be the one to pass on the
skill as part of Lace Day at Harmony Lodge
#8 on 519 Route 206 in Newton. The event
is sponsored by the Lost Art Lacers of North
Jersey, a group dedicated to keeping alive
the art of handmade lace. This is the organizations 30th annual Lace Day, which will
include demonstrations, exhibits, and workshops on lace making. There will be workshops for both children and adults, with
adults workshops on Sunday. For more
information, see the organizations site at
www.lostartlacers.org
On Lace Day, members of the Lost Art
Lacers will share their skills in making various types of lace. Wolfe shared that members will be bringing their latest projects
and doing demonstrations on those. There
are many varieties of handmade lace. For
example, Wolfes specialty is tatting, a type
of lace made using knotting and loops.
Shell be teaching beginning tatting.
While many may picture lace as only an
embellishment for garments or handkerchiefs, it can be used in making a variety of

things.
I make Christmas ornaments, of course,
and lots of lace collars. This past year, I discovered ruffle yarn for making scarves
thats a lot of fun, and they look nice, too,
Wolfe shared. She also makes tatted jewelry.
Her work has won ribbons at past State
Fairs and 2014 was no exception. Wolfe
won a blue ribbon for a yellow and lavender
tatted necklace and, because they thought so
highly of it, she was recognized by the
judges with a special ribbon for a crocheted
necklace.
How does Wolfe come up with the ideas
for her pieces?
There are many patterns available for
making various pieces of lace jewelry, but
generally I see something on tv that I like
and design a piece using those colors.
Sometimes, I will see something in a store,
and, not having enough money to purchase
that item, Ill come home and dig out some
thread and beads and make something like
it. I go by a house and like the color combination and decide to make something in
those colors. Also, there are many patterns
and tutorials available on the internet,

which has become a great asset, Wolfe
said.
She usually adds an embellishment to the
jewelry. She generally picks what appeals
to her but finds that glass beads give a better finish than acrylic ones. Pretty buttons
work, too.
Wolfe shared that making tatted jewelry
takes one or two tatting shuttles and a small
crochet hook for joining the picots (loops of
thread). Crocheted jewelry takes a crochet
hook in the correct size. Wolfe approximates that it takes probably 6-8 hours to
make a necklace. She says its hard to tell
for sure because she works on one here and
there when she has time.
A member of the Lost Art Lacers for 20
years, Wolfe shared what she enjoys about
lacemaking:
I would like to say that its relaxing, but
it isnt always, especially when things go
wrong. Lacemakers are a very small community, so we all know each other and we
make friends easily and have lots of good
times. I love working with different colors
and textures, so thats part of it too.
On Lace Day, Wolfe and the rest of the
Lost Art Lacers will be playing it forward,
Tatted lace earrings and Irish angel by Dottie

Wolfe.
doing what others did for them in showing

people how to make lace.
Its great when someone asks me to
show them how to make something,
because of course, we are all committed to
passing on our skills. Thats part of the purpose of Lace Day. We have fun ourselves,
but its also a time to learn new skills and
pass them on,
Sheriff's Office Says Its Case, Requesting Additional Funding From The County, Will Continue
By Ejvind Boccolini
or the second year in a
row,
the
Morris
County
Sheriffs
Office spent over $1,150,000
training new officers who
were hired to fill the spots of
those who have left the
agency for higher paying
jobs at other law enforcement agencies throughout the
county. This is a huge drain
on the county fiscally as well
as with regards to the productivity on behalf of the agency

which serves as THE shared
supportive service agency for
the 39 towns in this county.
This mass departure is
almost completely due to the
MCSO being the lowest paid
agency in the county. In the
last three years, our training
hours/costs have quadrupled
and that is a cost that can not
be ignored and must be
remedied. From a business

perspective or even a tax
payers perspective, it makes
far more sense to pay the
officers a compensation that
is competitive with others in
their industry to keep the talent...than it is to continually
train new officers and drain
our funds. From a law
enforcement perspective,
assuring the safety of those
who work and visit the court-
house, serving warrants,

finding missing persons,
fighting the war on drugs,
preventing and solving
crimes, professionally and
respectfully securing the jail,
it is paramount to retain talent. Without talent, crimes
and lawsuits will run rampant in the county. The
MCSO has earned the ranking of being in the top 1% of
the 3,083 Sheriffs Offices in
the country. This is what
Morris County residents
expect and deserve.
For the past four years the
county has been saying they
have to keep the budgets low.
In fact, in two of the past four
years our officers and
employees took a zero percent increase, and in the
other two years took less than
a 2% raise to accommodate
the Freeholders concern
about the health of the
county with a gentlemens
agreement that the county
would find some way to
repay them when the county
was fiscally healthier.

As far as the other entities
within the county we are
not aware of a similar retention problem elsewhere and
the gravity of an inexperienced employee in many
other entities within the
county are not as severe as
are those in law enforcement.
An inexperienced officer or
not enough officers can have
devastating results.
As
Sheriff, it is his responsibility
and Constitutional duty to
ensure the health of this
agency.
Recently we learned that
the County has built up a war
chest of over $55 million dollars in surplus. Historically,
Morris County has averaged
between $15 and $25 million
in surplus and that was
regarded as healthy. In an
effort to retain employees I
wanted to provide some
additional form of compensation to keep them here. The
employee incentive total of
$612,000 is significantly
Sheriff Rochford
lower than the $1,150,000 I

had to pay to replace the officers.
Todays Judges OTSC
(Order To Show Cause) decision didnt dismiss this case,
it merely dissolved the
restraints, which we believe
is contrary to the statute and
is contrary to the Bergen
County Sheriffs Appellate
Court decision explaining the
law. However, simply put,
the decision was ultimately
to make the decision after
more information is provided, therefore the case will
continue.
Morris Arts Ehlers and Coladarci Arts Scholarships Deadline Extended
pplications deadline extended to January 23, 2015

for Morris Arts Ehlers and Coladarci Arts
Scholarships.
Morris Arts is pleased to offer two scholarship opportunities for graduating high school seniors who have exhibited artistic excellence in dance, drama, music, or visual arts
and plan to pursue post-secondary studies at an accredited
institution or acknowledged arts school or fine arts program. The Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship, in the amount of
$5,000, and The Eugenie Coladarci Arts Scholarship, in the
amount of $1,500, were created to recognize artistic excellence, encourage the artists of the future, and to celebrate
the value of the arts to the human experience.
Morris County high school seniors graduating in June
2015 who are currently attending public, private, or
parochial school in New Jersey are eligible. Applicants
must (a) be Morris County residents, (b) plan to pursue
post-secondary studies at an accredited institution or
acknowledged arts school or fine arts program, and (c) have
demonstrated artistic excellence in any one of four (4) arts
disciplines: dance, drama, music, or visual arts.
The Elaine Ehlers Arts Scholarship was established in
2002 in memory of Elaine Ehlers (1953-2001), a healthcare administrator by profession, who had a voracious
appetite for all things artistic and musical. She derived
intellectual and emotional sustenance from the arts and supported programs at many museums and musical institutions.
By establishing this scholarship, an enduring legacy has
been created to reward those who possess artistic talent and
who plan to further their arts education. Former Ehlers win-
ners include pianist Daniel Shleyenkov; pianist and flutist

Joshua Min;harpist, Ashley Jackson; singer/composer/lyricist/pianist, arranger/community musical organizer
Deborah Neigher; jazz guitarist Alex Wintz; singer/composer Tom Barth; visual artistMarissa Rich; pianist Yuqing
Meng; ballroom/Latin dancer Daniel Knapp; ballet-modern
dancer/ choreographer Madelyn Eltringham;trumpeter
Joseph Soriano; actor Rachel Moss; and, most recently, percussionist Neil McNulty.
The Eugenie Coladarci Arts Scholarship was first awarded in 1999 in memory of Eugenie R. Coladarci, who was
Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations at Chase
Manhattan Bank and an active member of Morris Arts for
eleven years. She was completing her first term as Board
Chair when she passed away in 1997. As a statewide champion of the arts, Gene encouraged the development of
young artists and believed in the value of the arts to the
quality of life. The idea of a scholarship to assist talented
young people wishing to continue their study in the arts was
very important to her. Past winners include violinist
Rebecca Racusin; visual artistRobert Douglas Fritz III;
dancer Lauren Muraski; actor Ethan Saks;operatic soprano
Chelsea Friedlander; visual artist Emily Trenk; visual artist
Kaitlyn DeBiasse; dancer Edward Teddy Tedholm;soprano Alessandra Altieri; visual artist Catalina Ouyang; industrial designer Miriam Buchwald; industrial designer Daniel
Hounsell, and, most recently, soprano Katherine Merwin.
Application information has been sent to all Morris
County high school guidance offices for distribution.
Applications are available through high school guidance
offices and online at the Morris Arts website, www.morrisarts.org (under Programs). For more information, please
call Morris Arts at (973) 285-5115, ext. 10. Applications
must be postmarked or delivered to the Morris Arts office
by the newly extended deadline, no later than 5PM on
Friday, January 23, 2015. Applicants will be judged by a
committee consisting of panelists representing each artistic
discipline. All panelists are professionals with a high level
of expertise in university arts education and/or professional
experience in the arts. Selection will be based on artistic
excellence as demonstrated by the quality of the work samples and on the basis of application materials submitted to
the panel. Winners will be notified on or after February 24,
2015.
Morris Arts, located in Morristown, NJ, is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1973 dedicated to engaging and
building community through the arts. Using the arts to
inspire, connect and engage, Morris Arts serves as a
resource for Morris County with a special focus on arts programming in the schools and in the community, arts advocacy, and support of the Morris Area community of artists
and arts organizations.
Celebrating 42 years of engaging and building community through the arts.
The New Jersey State Council on the Arts has awarded
Morris Arts a Citation of Excellence and designated it as
a Major Service Organization in recognition of its solid
history of service excellence, substantial activity and broad
public service.
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he final count on the " Pink

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winner announced. Attendees can sit back
and enjoy what others have prepared or if
you think your Chili really rocks, then you
are invited to bring a pot of your own making. Additional food to pair well with Chili
will be available as well as beverages for
additional purchase. Enjoy the music of a
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silent action items as well.
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used. For example, layer lasagna with slices
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Local Resident Sees Brighter Future With Foundation
By Cheryl Conway
oseph Sehwani of Flanders lost his eyesight more than three years ago, but his
vision has never been clearer.
The 20 year old college student at Seton
Hall University in South Orange started a
non-profit corporation just more than one
year ago called The Joseph Sehwani
Dreamscape Foundation. Issued its 501c3
status on Dec. 6, 2013, the Dreamscape
Foundation operates to aid people faced
with rare diseases and disabilities through
fundraising, research development for cures,
resources, knowledge and inspiration.
After experiencing a rare disease and facing incidents of mistreatment, Sehwani
gained real insight in the way in which victims of rare disabilities and diseases are
treated. Instead of letting that negative energy bring him down a dark path, Sehwani
held his head high and began a journey to
help not only himself but lead others toward
a brighter future.
I knew how it felt to feel helpless and
perplexed by a rare sudden disability and I
wanted to do everything in my power to help
those individuals guide themselves as their
motivation and inspiration, Sehwani says
on his website. I wanted to encourage others to envision their own path in life despite
a disability and to always keep moving forward. The road we must take to achieve success and impact humanity is the very roots
of The Joseph Sehwani Dreamscape
Foundation, together we will help overcome
obstacles and prove equality for those
impacted with rare disabilities.
It was on Sept. 21, 2011, when Sehwanis
world started to change. He was a 16-year
old junior in Spanish class at Riverview
High School in Sarasota, Florida, when he
was rubbing his right eye and noticed a blur
spot. He called his parents right away, and
after visiting several eye doctors, was diagnosed with Lebers Hereditary Optic
Neuropathy (LHON) by a specialist at John
Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore,
MD.
LHON is a genetic disorder that can
cause the optic nerve to atrophy. Symptoms
usually begin as sudden, painless loss of
central vision in one eye and then the other
eye, resulting in a severe visual loss in both
eyes. While reading, driving and recognizing faces are impossible, peripheral vision
can remain intact allowing the affected individual to independently walk around.
One obstacle with those affected by
LHON is the lack of support since they tend
to not look blind, leaving others struggling
to understand their situation and realizing
how profound their vision loss is, Sehwani
explains.
Sehwanis disorder was passed down to
him by his maternal grandmother who had
LHON for 20 years and his uncle who was
diagnosed with the disease when he was 11

years old but lasted only three years with his
vision returning when he was 14 years old.
Originally, Sehwani was told that his
vision loss would last three to six months.
Unfortunately, after three years, Sehwani is
still legally blind. With great courage,
Sehwani has dealt with the disorder with a
positive attitude and has now reached out to
others through his foundation by trying to
provide the support that he did not receive at
first.
I felt more lost and confused than I was
scared, Sehwani explains when he started
to lose his vision. I was very upset about it,
needed some ground on how I was going to
handle it. I felt like I had to plan ahead. I felt
this was the last couple of months with my
eye sight.
In the beginning, Sehwani says he had a
really hard time in high school getting the
help I needed; faculty was very negative,
they didnt want to deal with what was going
on. The principal of the school told him
youre better off not going to school
because its not going to happen.
Sehwani had been in an advanced program in high school at the time, called the IB
program, but because of its strict requirements and Sehwanis sudden disability with
his depleting eye sight, he was moved out of
that program and placed in the general core
program.
I wasnt able to get extra time on tests,
he says. I wasnt able to get an extra 30
minutes to read or to magnify. Sehwani
says he had requested electronic books and
extra aid to use during his class but no one
was willing to do it. Everything I asked for,
they considered it cheating. It was a very
bad position for me to be in at the time.
When it came time for the SATs,
Sehwani says he missed out since he couldnt use magnifiers. He ended up taking the
test with a scribe over a two-day period.
On Jan. 3, 2012, Sehwani considers that
date the official day when he lost his sight
because that was that day I lost my drivers
license. From that point on it became a deteriorating process, slow eye sight drop and
had to use a cane. He was considered legally blind in Fl., which means if eyesight is
20/80 one is legally blind. Legally blind also
is used when a person becomes blind later in
life rather than being blind at birth, he
explains.
Also, he found that the Division Blind
Services (DBS) helped only individuals that
were almost fully blind.
Sehwani says I was in the center. I could
see but couldnt see fully. Theres black and
white; black Im blind, white I can see, but
theres the gray. Sehwani was in the gray.
This negativity drove me to make
something happen, says Sehwani. I really
wanted to make a difference in the commu-
nity where its gray. Ive always wanted to

help people, just didnt know how. When
this hit me, I never knew where to start so I
started with rare disabilities and diseases. I
felt mistreated by it; I was treated unfairly.
He sat down with his parents and figured out what we needed to do. With their
help, he got verified by the state and filed for
a tax exempt organization. He spent six

months planning this out.
It was during the summer of his senior
year in high school, when Sehwani decided
to start his concept of his Dreamscape
Foundation. With his creative ability and
passion for art, Sehwani held his first
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fundraiser Landscape-with his paintings
and drawings. Held from Aug. 2013 to Oct.
2013, Sehwani was trading donations for his
art, and raised $5,000 to begin his foundation.
Despite his struggles, Sehwani pushed
through and got to college. It was tough.
He is currently studying business administration with a minor in computers. At Seton
Hall, they give me everything I need.
Up until now, his eyesight has stabilized,
he says. He is ok in common areas, but in
new areas, requires a cane. The LHON
impacted his central vision and his peripheral vision is strained.
If you stare at your palm, thats gone,
explains Sehwani. Surrounding is blurred
and strained. If you are writing something
and looked away, thats exhausting.
Sehwani uses technology like a lot of
magnifiers, closed circuit television, and
voice over software. My best friend is my
computer; I can magnify it, says Sehwani.
To maintain his independence, Sehwani
says he gets around college all on his own
without an aid.
LHON is considered a rare genetic disorder. When Sehwani was looking for a diagnosis, he says no doctor really knew what
was happening. They only read about it.

They never experienced it first-hand. That
was frustrating.
LHON impacts about 100 people in the
United States and 35,000 people in the
world each year. Improvement usually happens within two to three years but does not
always happen. There is currently no treatment, no medicine.
Theres not a lot of knowledge on what
it is and what the cure is to prevent it, he
says.
It is these rare diseases and disabilities
that do need extra funding and support to
find a cure or provide resources for victims
to turn to for help.
Through the Dreamscape Foundation,
Sehwanis hopes to make a difference in
someones life and inspire others to do the
same; provide knowledge and resources for
individuals to help them live comfortably
and succeed; and raise funds and contribute
to research and development of cures for
rare disabilities and diseases.
The foundation provides individuals with
scholarships, job aids, education accommodations, health aids and all amenities to help
them succeed in life. So far the foundation
has helped with LHON, Down Syndrome,
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This past year, the foundation sponsored
a Toy Drive from Nov. through Dec. 15,
donating toys to various locations such as
Mt. Olive Child Center, PEAK,
Hackettstown Head Start program, Toys for
Tots and MJ Media Toy Drive.
The foundation also held a 12-hour
Holiday Dream Stream on Dec. 20, which
raised more than $2,000 for children and
families in orphanages, churches, and more.
There are a lot of people during the holidays that dont get gifts, that dont have a
family. It was nice to see these kids when I
brought them toys and gifts. It made my holiday, says Sehwani.
Funds through the Dream Charity
Streams are raised in a variety of ways such
as on-line game playing, special guests,
questions and answers and voice actors.
Sehwani held a recent charity stream with
a GoFundMe page for a three-year old girl,
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Rocky Road Hot Chocolate

Servings: 2
2 cups TruMoo Chocolate Marshmallow
milk or TruMoo Chocolate milk
1/4 cup coarsely broken graham crackers
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Chocolate chips, graham cracker pieces,
mini marshmallows and toasted almonds
for garnish
In small saucepan over medium heat,
heat chocolate marshmallow milk, graham
crackers and vanilla until milk is hot.
Pour into mugs. Garnish with chocolate
chips, graham crackers, toasted almonds
and mini marshmallows, if desired.
To heat in microwave, combine milk,
graham crackers and vanilla in large glass
measuring cup or bowl. Heat on high 1
minute or until warmed through. Garnish as
above.
Tip: For an extra toasty flavor, broil mini
marshmallows until lightly browned before

garnishing.
Gingerbread Hot Chocolate
Servings: 2
2 cups TruMoo Chocolate Marshmallow
milk or TruMoo Chocolate milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
Dash ground cloves
Cinnamon sticks and gingerbread cookies
for garnish
In small saucepan over medium heat,
heat chocolate marshmallow milk, cinnamon, ginger and cloves until just boiling.
Remove from heat. Garnish with cinnamon stick and favorite gingerbread cookies
if desired.
To heat in microwave, combine above
ingredients in glass measuring cup or bowl.
Heat on high 1 minute or until warmed
through. Garnish as above.
Bring on the Heat for the Big Game
hen your friends and family gather around the

screen for game day, you can give your favorite
fans an extra reason to get rowdy and cheer. Take
your game day menu to the next level with crowd-pleasing
buffalo flavor-inspired appetizers.
The buffalo flavor has been a game day staple since 1964
when the first-ever buffalo wings were developed by
Teressa Bellissimo at her Buffalo, N.Y., establishment,
Anchor Bar. The wings featured one key ingredient
Franks RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce.
Now you can level up your own game day party by
bringing the same perfect blend of flavor and heat to this
years football celebrations with two recipes Buffalo
Chicken Dip and Buffalo Chicken Wings.
Buffalo Chicken Dip is a robust, creamy dip featuring
the unforgettable buffalo flavor and chicken, but without
the mess. Its everything you love about wings, but in a
bowl! Serve it up with fresh-cut celery or bell peppers, baby
carrots, crackers and pita bread and youll add some kick
to your sporty celebration.
Buffalo Chicken Wings are a fool-proof classic with the
original Cayenne Pepper Sauce. With just a few ingredients,
the wings are equally easy and delicious. Present your buf-
falo wing platter with an assortment of crunchy vegetables

and creamy dressings.
Spice up your game day spread with these crowd-pleasing dips and bites. For more game day and tailgate recipes,
visit www.FranksRedHot.com.
Buffalo Chicken Dip
1/2 cup Franks RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce or
Franks RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup blue cheese or ranch dressing
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese or your favorite shredded
cheese
Preheat oven to 350F.
Combine all ingredients in a 1-quart baking dish.
Bake 20 minutes or until mixture is heated through; stir.
Garnish as desired. Serve with crackers and vegetables.
Buffalo Chicken Wings
2 1/2 pounds chicken wing pieces
3/4 cup any flavor Franks RedHot Buffalo Wings Sauce
Bake wings in foil-lined pan on lowest rack for 20-25

minutes, until crispy, turning once.
Toss wings in sauce to coat.
Show Off Your Sweet Side This Valentines Day
reat family, friends and co-workers to something

they will all love this Valentines Day by making
easy and impressive cookies. Start with your favorite
roll-out cookie recipe or simply dress up store-bought ones
by adding some simple details with icing.
From the cupids at Wilton, here are three ways to leave
them smitten with sweets this Valentines Day:
Desserts with dimension. Triple your treats by stacking
three decorated cookies in different sizes together and
attach them with icing.
Complement with color. A simple piping technique
looks stunning when piped in different colors on your cookies.
Get to gifting. Wrap your finished treats in a
Valentines Day treat bag or box.
For more fun and delicious Valentines Day recipes, baking tips and inspiration, visit www.wilton.com.
Stackable Ombre Heart Cookies
Each stacked cookie serves 1.
Favorite roll-out cookie recipe
Royal icing (recipe on wilton.com)
Rose Icing Color
Heart Micro Mini Icing Decorations
Prepare and roll out cookie dough following recipe

directions. Use 3 smallest cutters from 4-piece heart nesting
cookie cutter set to cut out shapes. Bake and cool cookies.
Divide royal icing into three equal portions, and tint 3
shades of rose. Thin a portion of each shade following
recipe directions. Use tip 3 and full-strength tinted icing to
outline cookies. Use thinned tinted icing in cut decorating
bag to fill in cookies; gently tap to smooth icing. Let dry
overnight.
Use icing to attach cookies, stacking largest to smallest;
place icing decoration on top.
Scalloped Heart Cookies
Each cookie serves 1.
Favorite roll-out cookie recipe
Ready-To-Use White Creamy Decorator Icing
Icing Colors: Burgundy, Red-Red and Christmas Red
Prepare and roll out dough following recipe directions.
Use largest cutter from the 4-piece heart nesting cookie cutter set to cut out shape. Bake and cool cookies.
Divide icing into four equal portions. Tint one of each
portion light burgundy, dark burgundy and combination of
red-red/Christmas red. Reserve last portion white.
Starting from top edge of heart, use tip 102 and icing in
dark burgundy, light burgundy, red and white to pipe Vshaped groups of two petals, one piped from left and one
from right, to create row of petals in alternating colors.
Repeat with second row between petals in first row.
Continue to repeat pattern until cookies are covered.
Classics Reinvented
hen you are looking to serve up a

taste of yesteryear, look no further
than your pantry for a staple you
can incorporate into meals, including snacks,
breakfast, dinners and even desserts. Instant
white or brown rice and multi-grain blends
provide easy ways to put a fresh twist on traditional recipes your family knows and loves.
For a delicious, modern take on classic
family favorites, look for ways to integrate
current flavors that complement the original
recipe. Start new family mealtime traditions
with easy recipe makeovers. For example,
traditional broccoli, cheese and rice casserole
only gets better with bacon, and using quinoa
adds a subtle new texture. You can also give
your sweet potato casserole a lift with white
or brown rice for an updated take on this
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Using a quick and wholesome ingredient
like fluffy Minute Rice saves cooking time so
you can transform your favorite recipes while
spending less time in the kitchen and more
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These recipes demonstrate how to update
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Brown Rice Frittata with Bacon and
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Servings: 68
1 cup Minute Brown Rice
4 thick cut bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch
pieces
4 scallions, thinly sliced (whites and greens
divided)
1 cup frozen shelled edamame
6 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream, divided
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Prepare rice according to package directions.
While rice cooks, saut bacon pieces in
10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat
until starting to crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain
off all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat, then add
scallion whites and edamame (or if desired,
use 1 cup frozen green peas) to the bacon in
the pan and saut 1 minute.
Add cooked rice, and saut 1 minute. In a

bowl, whisk together eggs, 1/2 cup sour
cream and salt. Add egg mixture to pan,
swirling gently to distribute mixture evenly
throughout other ingredients. Cook undisturbed for 23 minutes, until edges look set.
Then place pan in preheated oven until set in
center, about 10 minutes.
Mix together scallion greens with remaining 1/4 cup sour cream. Serve frittata in
wedges topped with a dollop of scallion
cream.
Sweet Potato Rice Casserole
Servings: 6
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple in natural
juice, drained (reserve juice)
1 cup Minute White Rice or Minute
Brown Rice, uncooked
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 can (5 ounces) evaporated skim milk
1 can (15 ounces) sweet potatoes, drained
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups miniature marshmallows
Measure reserved pineapple juice and add
enough water to make 1 cup. Prepare rice
according to package directions using juicewater mixture.
In large bowl combine pineapple, rice,

egg, milk, sweet potatoes and cinnamon. Mix
well. Spread in 2-quart casserole dish. Top
with marshmallows.
Bake 20 minutes, or until marshmallows
begin to brown.
Honey Nut Dressing
Servings: 6
1 cup Minute Brown Rice, uncooked
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup raisins
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
(optional)
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Prepare rice according to package directions.
Melt butter or margarine in large skillet over
medium heat. Add walnuts; cook and stir
until lightly toasted. Add onions and celery;
cook and stir until crisp-tender.
Stir in rice and remaining ingredients. Heat
thoroughly, stirring occasionally.
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Local Churches Unite To Present Messiah Concert
By Elsie Walker
n Sunday, January 25 at 3:30
p.m.,sounds of Hallelujah will be
heard resounding within the First
United Methodist Church in Newton. The
Unity Choir, made up of approximately 60
singers from a variety of area churches, will
be presenting Handels Messiah. Directing
the choir and playing organ will be Henry
Repp of Netcong. The soloists are Tom
Carle of Randolph, tenor; Kathleen
Meredith of Andover, alto; Molly Grace
Young of Michigan, soprano; Rev. David
Young, Newton, bass; and playing the tympani is Mark Hontz of Newton. All are welcomed to attend the concert. The First
United Methodist Church of Newton is
located at 111 Ryerson Avenue, Newton.
The concerts blizzard date is Sunday,
February 8.
The concert will include all of Part I of
Messiah, the Christmas portion, plus the
Hallelujah chorus and Worthy is the
Lamb. There will also be three or four
additional choruses and a couple of extra
solos from Parts 2 and 3. One is the soprano solo, I Know That My Redeemer
Liveth. Also, there will be the tenor solo,
Thou Shalt Break Them. For many people, singing or listening to the Messiah
around this time of year is a tradition.
People like familiar music. Messiah is
heard often, especially at Christmas. Parts
of it are heard on television and radio, so
those songs have become familiar. Many
people have sung Messiah in high school or
college choruses. Since they've sung the
music before, they want to come and sing it

again. The same is true of the audiences.
People have heard or sung the music and
they want to hear it again. Many have said
that they especially appreciate this concert
being after the hectic Christmas season is
over shared Barbara Repp of Netcong.
Repp is a soprano in the Unity choir and
also the wife of its conductor.
The concert is being held on the Sunday
of Christian Unity Week, thus the choirs
name. The choir is truly a coming together
of faiths as it is made up of singers from 28
churches. Among the local churches represented are: Christ Episcopal Church, Budd
Lake; Community Presbyterian Church,
Chester; First Presbyterian Church,
Hackettstown; First Presbyterian Church,
Mendham; First Presbyterian Church,
Succasunna; First United Methodist Church
, Succasunna; Grace Church, Netcong;
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church ,Randolph;
Panther Valley Ecumenical Church,
Hackettstown; and Our Lady of the Lake
Roman Catholic Church, Mt. Arlington. Its
conductor, Henry Repp, is the Music
Director at the First United Methodist
Church in Newton.
Repp shared that when it comes to
Messiah, he has no favorite piece, but said,
I love it all. He first played a Messiah
concert at First Memorial Presbyterian
Church in Dover in December 1974, and
then continued to do so. The last couple of
years he has done Messiah in January rather
than December, so figures that the upcoming concert is his 40th anniversary
Brighter Future...
continued from page 17
Emily, diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma, the most common extracranial solid
cancer in childhood, in order to help the
family financially.
They needed someone to sponsor the
event, says Sehwani. I was able to help.
He set up a donation page on Nov. 15, 2014,
and the community came through to raise
$2,000 to help the family with the financial
burden.
Sehwani has also relied on Google and
Amazon for support with his online
fundraising events. When people are shopping online, for example, Amazon will
donate a portion of the funds to Dreamscape
through its Amazon Smile program.
Contributions have been from all over,
says Sehwani, reaching 12,000 people on
Facebook and 10,000 on twitter. I had 800
people donating to someone they never met
in their life, he says. There are a lot of
good people who are willing to help.
Sehwani encourages even more people to
contribute or volunteer.
Any help is good help to me, says
Sehwani, who appreciates creative
ways.
Visit
his
webpage
atwww.Dreamscapefoundation.com, click
on the volunteer link to fill out a form
whether through fundraising, a campaign,

talent or to share ideas for events.
Sehwani is a strong supporter of creativity encouraging unique and different ways
to raise funds and support whether through
art work, music, video games; community;
and showing where he sends his proceeds.
I wanted to be completely transparent,
says Sehwani. I want to keep a sense of
community and let all contributors know
that their ideas are being incorporated. I
wanted to make it the peoples charity.
Creating this foundation has not only
helped others, but it has given Sehwani the
strength to carry on.
I was told dont go to school, but when
I created this organization, I made sure to let
those people know what I did. They were
part of my life. But, if youre going to tell
me I couldnt do something, Im going to
prove you wrong. I couldve been upset
about it, but I chose to make a difference out
of it.
I didnt want other people to experience
what I felt, continues Sehwani. Creating the
foundation, it gave me a sense of closure. I
was rebellious; I needed to find that common ground. If my eye sight did get better,
its ok, but if it didnt, its ok too because it
helped a lot of people in the process.
Mark Hontz of Newton will again be playing the tympani at this year's Messiah concert.
However, Repp has a vast background

that goes beyond Messiah. He has been a
church organist for forty-eight years and has
also performed at a variety of venues. He
began his organ studies with Alfred Mayer
of Morristown and continued with Dorothe
Lanning at First Memorial Presbyterian
Church in Dover. He pursued advanced
study with Robert MacDonald at the
Riverside Church in New York City and the
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in
Newark, New Jersey. Repp was organist at
First Memorial Presbyterian Church in
Dover for thirteen years before accepting
the position of organist/choir director at
Peapack Reformed Church in Gladstone
where he served for twenty-nine years.
Repp became the Director of Music at First
United Methodist Church in Newton in
September 2012. He was accompanist for
the Sussex County Oratorio Society for
eleven years and played for the Livingston
Festival Choir Concerts and the Livingston
Broadway Show Tunes Revues. He was
organist, and sometimes organist/director,
for the Pike County Choral Society for ten
years. In addition, he has performed numerous organ concerts on a variety of organs
including ones at St. Thomas Church in
Manhattan and the Cathedral Basilica of the
Sacred Heart in Newark.
Looking at the vocal soloists for the concert, they have a variety of backgrounds as
well.
Tenor Carle has sung with the Bucknell
University Opera Company where he has
performed roles in 21st century chamber
operas, such as Le Comte de La Tour
Tourne in Jeremy Beck's "The Review
"and the role of Tenor II in "Introductions
and Goodbyes" by Lukas Foss. In addition,
Carle has portrayed characters from more
standard repertoire; such as the Witch in
Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" and
Tamino in Mozart's "The Magic Flute."
In addition to solo opera and oratorio
repertoire, Carle sings with countless
ensembles. He has been a featured soloist
for the Susquehanna Valley Chorale, Rooke
Chapel Choir, and Bucknell University
Chorale. These groups have toured from
Italy to Croatia, Slovenia, and Montenegro.
The alto soloist, Meredith, holds degrees
in Vocal Performance and English
Literature from Oberlin College and
Conservatory of Music. She has been
soloist and member of the William Ferris

Chorale and the sanctuary choir of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in
Chicago, Illinois, both under the direction
of William Ferris; the Arkansas Chamber
Choir in Little Rock, Arkansas under the
direction of Dr. John Yarrington; and the
sanctuary choir of First Presbyterian
Church in Cleveland, Ohio. She has performed many of the Gilbert & Sullivan
mezzo soprano roles with the Oberlin
College G&S Players and the Valley Light
Opera in Amherst, Massachusetts including
Ruth (Pirates of Penzance), the Faerie
Queen (Iolanthe), Phoebe (Yeomen of the
Guard) and Katisha (the Mikado).
Soprano Young is equally at home in
stage, concert and recital repertoire. She is
quickly building a presence in the
Baltimore/DC region where she performs as
a soloist and chamber musician. Solo
appearances include Mozart's Requiem,
Vivaldi's Gloria, Charpentier's Messe de
Minuit and Bernstein's Chichester Psalms.
She can also be heard on the Grammy-nominated recording of Brahms' Ein deutsches
Requiem produced by the Miami-based
ensemble Seraphic Fire with the
Professional Choral Institute. Young has
performed with the Concert Artists of
Baltimore, The Washington Chorus,
Peabody Opera Theatre and the American
Opera Theatre, most recently as the title role
in the world premiere of the staged version
of Melissa Dunphys Gonzales Cantata. She
holds degrees in voice and early music from
Western Michigan University and the
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins
University. For her, the Messiah concert
will be a family affair, as her father, David,
is the bass soloist.
Rev. David Young is the pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church in Newton. His
musical background includes a Bachelor of
Music in vocal performance from The
College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, and a
Master of Music in vocal performance from
The University of Maryland, College Park.
In addition to recitals and concerts, Young
has also had leading roles in musicals such
as Jekyll and Hyde, The Secret
Garden, South Pacific, and Man of La
Mancha.
The Messiah concert promises to be a
great afternoon of music and all are invited
to attend the concert.
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