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1 2013 Hometown Heroes
The Grapevine proudly presents
this years slate of awardees.
3,4,6 Faces in the News
8 In Our Schools
10 Tax Matters
11 Prize Puzzle
12 News in Brief
14 Perfect Match
Main Street and the Landis
Avenue merchants are just that.
TODD NOON
15 PET CARE
16 Community Calendar
17-20 2013 HOMETOWN
HEROES
20 Entertainment
21 Cinematic Eras
Area movie venues have made the
transitions. VINCE FARINACCIO
23 CLASSIFIEDS
T
he announcement we printed
last week about the
Cumberland County Womens
Hall of Fame event got me to
thinking about women leaders. There are
a lot more of them around these days and
all of society is the beneficiary, I believe.
At the last Greater Chamber of
Commerce Womens Professional
Meeting, it was announced that Kathy
Farinaccio will become president of the
Chamber later this year. Go, Kathy!
It heartened me that in a discussion I
recently had with Steve Perrone, long-time
editor of New Jersey Outdoors (who gave
me my first job in the business), this 92-
year-old gentleman talked about howexcit-
ed hed been when Hillary Clinton was in
the running for the Democratic ticket. Hed
been glad that he might live to see the first
woman president. I believe he still may.
Getting back to the Cumberland County
Womens Hall of Fame, it will celebrate its
fifth year with the induction of three women
at its annual gala event April 17 at Merighis
Savoy Inn. The event is open to the public,
begins at 6:30 p.m. and cost of the dinner is
$50 per person. For reservations or more
information, call 856-825-5929.
With this years inductees, 28 well-
deserving women have been recognized
by the Hall of Fame in just five years, said
Louise T. Bertacchi, founder and chair of
the Hall. Their outstanding achievements
over the years have inspired so many
women, and each honoree has been an
enormous asset to the community.
In this issue of The Grapevine, you will
read about several women Hometown
Heroes who are leaders in their varied
professions or charitable endeavors. If you
go back a couple of years, you will see that
Bertacchi was an early pick as a
Hometown Hero among the 125 or so
Heroes honored over the past five years.
She continues her efforts to applaud
and elevate women leaders by taking on a
new endeavor, that of leading United
Ways effort to start a Womens
Leadership Initiative.
Its important to have a strong, well-
known woman driving this effort and Louise
is perfect, said Alice Woods, executive
director, United Way of Greater Philadelphia
& Southern New Jersey in Cumberland.
And we think having Louise as chair will
be a great addition to our efforts.
The focus of the Womens Leadership
Initiative, Bertacchi said, is to help
young girls in the community to make life
better, whether its getting ready for col-
lege, a job, or life in general.
She said the Initiative will hold
fundraisers as well as collect in-kind gifts.
Women who are professionals can help in
areas of their own expertise, such as
women doctors teaching the girls how to
keep from becoming pregnant.
A kickoff event for women interested in
joining the Initiative or even just learning
more about it is scheduled for Thursday,
February 28, at Marcianos (947 N Delsea
Drive, Vineland) at 5:30 p.m. The dinner
event is free to the publicso women liv-
ing or working in Cumberland County,
mark your calendars.
Some groups work with a younger age
group, Bertacchi said, but we decided to
target the group heading out into the
world. Part of it is to turn lives around,
part to help teen girls focus on their
futures.
The way I see it, its all about women
setting the example and helping the next
generation of women to take on leader-
ship roles themselves. I
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Hear Us Roar
With help of the United Way, women are
set to take on Leadership Initiative.
The economic power of
women is on the rise...
43 percent of the nations top
wealth holders are women. Top
wealth holders are defined as
individuals with assets of $1.5
million or more.
Women-owned firms in the
United States account for two in
five (40.2 percent) of all busi-
nesses in the country. These firms
generate $1.9 trillion in annual
sales and employ 13 million
people nationwide.
Because women live longer than
men, they will end up in charge of
much of the $41 trillion expected
pass from generation to genera-
tion over the next 50 years.
According to Diversity Best
Practices & Business Womens
Network, women are responsible
for 83 percent of all consumer
purchases.
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Laielli Joins Staff At Achieve Physical Therapy
Achieve Physical Fitness recently
announced that Justin Laielli, DPT, has
joined their team in providing physical
therapy and fitness to the local commu-
nity.
Dr. Laielli earned his Bachelors
degree in athletic training from Rowan
University and his Doctorate in Physical
Therapy from Neumann University.
A lifelong resident of Vineland,
Laiellis interests include athletic
injuries, neurological pathology, car-
diopulmonary pathology, traumatic
brain and spinal cord injuries, pediatric
orthopedics and aqua therapy.
Colonial Bank Names Hummel 2012 Employee of
the Year
Colonial Bank FSB, a leading com-
munity bank with nine branches
throughout southern New Jersey, is
proud to announce that Derek Hummel,
Head Teller in the Upper Deerfield
branch, has received the coveted 2012
Employee of the Year Award.
Derek is a highly motivated and
energetic professional who brings great
value to this organization, said Ed
Geletka, president of Colonial Bank
FSB. He is a true asset to our cus-
tomers and to our community.
Hummel joined Colonial Bank in July
2009. As head teller, he is responsible
for supervising tellers at his branch,
assisting the bank manager, and moni-
toring the vault. It was Hummels
exceptional service to both customers
and the bank that earned him the
Employee of the Year Award.
Each year, Colonial Bank FSB honors employees who have gone beyond the
call of duty, Geletka said. I commend Derek for his professionalism, as well as
the service he provides to our customers.
Hummel said working at Colonial Bank is a rewarding experience.
The bank is a major part of the community, he said. Working here gives me
a chance to help others throughout the area.
Former Phillie Visits Vineland Public Charter School
On Monday, February 4, the students
at Vineland Public Charter School were
visited by former Philadelphia Phillies
player and hitting coach, Milt Thompson.
Thompson spoke to the K-5 students
about the importance of working hard
and taking their education seriously.
Thompson encouraged the students not
to look at their time at school as a
chore, but instead to think of it as a
competition they can win every day.
Along with the meaningful messages
Thompson provided, he also supplied a
lot of fun for everyone. The students
were allowed to ask him about anything,
whereas the teachers were put on the
spot and had to learn and use basic
baseball signs. To top off the day, stu-
dents and teachers were able to get an up-close look at Thompsons 2008 World
Series Championship ring and his 1993 National League Championship ring.
Milt Thompson signs autographs for third graders at Vineland Public Charter school.
Yis Students Compete In Tournament
On January 26, students of Yi's Karate of Vineland competed at Master M. Carson's
20th Annual Tournament, winning 28 first place medals, 15 second place medals, and
19 third place medals.
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Faces in the News
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In Loving Memory
For Bobby Halpin
December 15, 1979 - February 20,
2004
As long as my heart beats
You will always be safe
You will never be troubled
You will never be scared
You will always be remembered and
loved
You will always be alive
Every tear that has been shed for you,
has been a prayer for you
Every time I have been overwhelmed
with sadness and grief.
The memory of you, brings me back to
my feet.
From your first breath and to your last,
I was there with you
So grateful to be there with you
As your mother, I promise to never
give up, to never give in, to never for-
get that you were once and always will
be a part of me, not apart from me
As long as my heart beats
To forever and back again
Fiercely loved and never forgotten
Love Always, Mom, Dad & Family
Downtown Update
A New Jersey Main Street Community. In the
x
of the Urban Enterprise Zone
February 2013
603 E. Landis Ave.
Vineland NJ 08360
856.794.8653
MainStreetVineland.org
Todd Noon,
Executive Director
Meet and Greet
Downtown Businesses Connect with Main Street
L
andis Avenue businesses and
Main Street Vineland leaders
and volunteers came together
recently for the rst of a regular
series of Meet-and-Greets. Bains Deli and
Landis MarketPlace were the locations for
the January and February meetings. The
meetings helped introduce businesses to
the Main Street program and the way it
can help them. They were told that Main
Street Vineland is part of a national orga-
nization dedicated to revitalizing down-
towns through the grass roots efforts of
volunteers.
Business representatives had an oppor-
tunity to introduce themselves and talk
for a few minutes about their businesses.
Productive discussions followed where
business representatives and property
owners shared issues of concern.
Main Street Vineland Executive Director
Todd Noon noted various concerns and
promised to communicate progress on
these matters at future meet-and-greets,
which will be held monthly.
Get Involved with
Main Street Vineland
Main Street committees meet monthly.
Organization, 1st Thurs, 4 pm
Promotion, 2nd Thurs, 8:30 am
Design, 3rd Thurs, 8:30 am
Economic Restructuring, 4th Thurs, 8:30 am
All meetings are held at the Main Street Vineland
oce at 603 E. Landis Ave.
2013 Downtown Calendar
April 21
Soap Box Derby
May 13-18
"Lunch on Landis"
June 8
Cruise Down Memory Lane
July 27
Annual Sidewalk Sale
August 10
NEW! Tomato and Wine Festival
September 28
Wedding Weekend
November 30
Downtown Holiday Parade
Volunteer Spotlight
Paid for by the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zone Authority.
As a
life-long
Vinelander
and a downtown
business owner, I
see the tremendous
work that has already
been done and I want
to help to maintain this
progress."
C
ARMEN RUIZ-MESA,
appointed to the Main
Street Vineland Board of
Directors last March, is the bro-
ker/owner of CK Mesa Mainline
Real Estate Ofce in Vineland.
This year she has earned the
distinguished 2012 NJAR Circle
of Excellence Sales award in
Real Estate. In addition to this,
Carmen owned and operated
for 25 years the Ruiz-Mesa
Income Tax Service in
Vineland. Carmen is a
retired educator with
34 years with the
Vineland public
schools.
Merchants meet with Main Street Vineland voluteers at
Bain's Deli on the 600 block of Landis Avenue.
VOLUNTEER WANTED
Main Street Vineland is looking for a vol-
unteer to do a Business Survey on Landis
Avenue 500 block and west. Please con-
tact Todd Noon at 856-794-8653 if you are
interested in volunteering for this position
or stop by the Main Street oce.
Susquehanna Supports
Main Street Vineland
Susquehanna Bank announced that
it will sponsor two major Main Street
Vineland events this year.
At a recent ceremony, the bank pre-
sented a check for $6,000 to Main Street
Vineland toward a new Tomato and Wine
Festival, planned for early August, and
the annual Holiday Parade, planned for
November 30.
We thank Susquehanna Bank for three
consecutive years of nancial support for
signature Main Street Vineland events and
look forward to a continued relationship
on these and other projects.
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Boys & Girls Club Members of the Month
The Boys & Girls Club of Vineland recently announced its Members of the Month
for January 2013. They are: Prince Montesi (Almond Road School unit, pictured at
left) and Destiny Acosta (Carl Arthur Recreation Center unit). Both Club members
have earned the honor for their outstanding participation in Club programs, good
attendance, completion of homework assignments and overall posiitve attitude.
Vineland Sled Stars Receive Grant From
Ronald McDonald House
Vineland Sled Stars received a $10,000 grant from Ronald McDonald House
Charities (RMHC) of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. to fund new hockey equip-
ment including sleds, sticks, helmets and other protective gear. Stephen
Bareiszis, head coach of Vineland Sled Stars, as well as the teams athletes and
other Vineland Sled Stars representatives were on hand to accept the grant from
local McDonalds Owner/Operators John Durante and Paul and Josie Iacovone
on behalf of McDonalds and RMHC. The check was presented after the hockey
game against Hammerheads Sled Hockey team, a 2008 RMHC grant recipient.
From left: Vineland Sled Stars athletes; Ronald McDonald; Stephen Bareiszis, coach of
Vineland Sled Stars; John Durante, President, McDonalds Restaurants of the Greater
Philadelphia Region, McDonalds Owner/Operator and RMHC Board Member; Kathy
Durante, McDonalds Owner/Operator; Ken Shelton, Jr., co-founder of Vineland Sled
Stars, and Josie and Paul Iacovone, local McDonalds Owner/Operators.
On Saturday February 23rd
The first 25 customers at 10 a.m.
will receive 52 GIFT CARDS for
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Grand Opening
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Saturday,
February 23rd
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2881 South Delsea Drive
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St. Mary School Drama Club Visits Theater
As a reward to the students from the St. Mary School Drama Club, who per-
formed in the production of The Legends of Sleepy Hollow, the principal, Mr.
Steven Hogan, treated the entire cast to a special trip to see Charles Dickens A
Christmas Carol at the Walnut Street Theater.
From left: (Front Row) Abigail Owens, Kascianna Corona, Ivy Jaep, Catherine Thomas,
Oluchi Ota, Aubrey Presgraves, Ashley Presgraves, Marisa Szamreta, Alice Cawley,
Abigail Moore and Elyse Frey; (Back Row) Isabella Felice, Genevieve Robins, Mikaela
Szamreta, Cara Barse, Shivam Sachdeva, Bianca Cicchino, Carina Barse, Matthew
Camardo, Dominick Negron, Victor Morales, Mick Kirchman and Angelina Bertoia.
Delsea Announces Scholarship Winners
Delsea Regional High School is
pleased to announce scholarship win-
ners: Ryan McCaffrey and Falyn Kirby.
McCaffrey was awarded the York
College, Deans Academic Scholarship,
valued at up to $26,000 over the course
of four years and the Widener University,
Presidential Scholarship, an award of
$22,000 per annum, renewable for a
total of four years. He is the son of
Kristin and Lance McCaffrey of Malaga.
He is a member of the Key Club and
tennis team. His future plans are to go to
a four-year college and major in
mechanical engineering.
Kirby received the Caldwell College Scholarship, award of $15,000 per annum,
renewable for a total of four years. She is the daughter of Crystal and Eugene Kirby,
Jr. of Franklinville. She is a member of the varsity girls basketball and track and
field teams. She was received 2012 Tri-County honorable mention honors for basket-
ball. She plans to attend a four-year university to study criminal justice.
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Janvier Students Collect Pennies
The Mary F. Janvier
School participated in a
Penny Collectionto help aid
in theHurricane Sandy
Relief efforts. Theschool
community collected a total
of $1,221.95 which was
donated to the American
Red Cross Hurricane Sandy
Relief Fund.
From left: (back row) Nicole
Norris, Michael Cunningham,
KariannPetsch, Sydney Parker,
Travis Wawrzyniak; (front row)
Jacob Porten, Julia Young,
Nicole Kinsley, Victoria Brent,
and Gavin Riemer.
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Free Childcare for CCC Students
Mommy Goes to College is a new child-
care program offered at Bethel Learning
Center through a joint agreement between
Bethel Development Corporation and
Cumberland County College. Through this
program, a full-time Cumberland County
College student can receive two days of
free childcare per week while attending
classes for the spring 2013 semester.
Childcare will also be available free-of-
charge for all class days for Summer I and
II 2013 sessions. To qualify, a student must
be currently registered as a full-time stu-
dent at Cumberland County College. All
traditional childcare requirements, such as
current vaccination shots, are required.
There is limited availability, which will be
offered on a first come, first served basis.
For more information or to schedule a visit
at Bethel Learning Center, contact Brooke
at 856-327-9092.
Make Tax Time a Budget
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Through VITA, trained volunteers assist
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available and educate families about vital
tax credits for which they may qualify, such
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Income Tax Credit (EITC)a refundable
credit that, if applied, can amount to as
much as $5,891 per qualifying family. Tax
sites throughout the region are open now,
and appointments are required in advance.
For your local site, to schedule a visit, or to
access details on eligibility, visit
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Early Learning Center
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Financial Aid Available. Stop by at 1100 W.
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The North Vineland Little League will
be celebrating its 60th Anniversary this
year. They are looking for these past pres-
idents to help celebrate this special day:
Anthony Rocco, Michael Patch, Donald
Harker, Danial Rubert, Nicholas Tombros,
Louis Drastal, Angelo Monterosso,
Bernard Monks, Chet Hagenbarth, and
John Ditomo. Please contact Nelson
Ocasio at 856-405-5460 if you can help.
Uniform Policy Takes Effect in
September 2013
The Vineland Board of Education
voted unanimously at the February 13 reg-
ular meeting to approve a mandatory uni-
form policy in all schools beginning in
September. The policy, more than a year in
the making, calls for uniforms of red, black
and white shirts with khaki pants. Students
in all schoolsincluding the Dallago,
Leuchter and Almond Road preschools
will be expected to wear the uniforms.
For more than a decade, some schools
have had voluntary uniform policies. The
first was Cunningham Elementary School,
where a former board member was the
principal at that time. Diamaris Rios,
board member, and former vice president,
worked with Mrs. Phillips, and board
members Dr. Alan Mounier and Tom
Ulrich in advancing the uniform initiative.
Specific policies regarding shoes, belts
and accessories, are still in question.
All specific questions will go to the
principals to make a [uniform set of rules]
for all the schools, said Eugene Medio,
board president. A decision on uniform
rules is expected to be announced by the
May board meeting.
Free Acupuncture and Massage
to Celebrate Clinic Opening
Vineland Community Acupuncture will
celebrate its open house on February 24
by offering free acupuncture and chair
massages throughout the day.
Vineland Community Acupuncture is
one of many clinics that practice commu-
nity-style acupuncture, where patients
rest in recliners in a shared space. Small,
thin needles are placed in a patients
lower legs, lower arms, and head in order
to treat a wide range of conditions includ-
ing pain of all types, headaches, insomnia,
stress, depression and many more. A slid-
ing fee scale allows more patients to
receive enough treatments to experience
relief from a variety of symptoms.
Free acupuncture treatments will be
offered by Jenna Smaniotto, L.Ac. and free
chair massages by Camille Lasewicz, LMT
from 11 a.m.3 p.m. Live acoustic perform-
ances begin at 4 p.m. Visitors will have the
opportunity to win some prizes and to
meet the practitioners. Snacks and refresh-
ments will be provided throughout the day.
Vineland Community Acupuncture is
located at 1420 S. Lincoln Ave. in Vineland
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Merchants and Main Street: Helping
each other.
M
ain Streets and the businesses
they servefar from being
mutually exclusive entities
have a symbiotic relationship,
with the success of one feeding into the suc-
cess of the other. Main Streets and their
businesses must work together for each
others benefit.
Some people may think of Main Streets as
being groups of volunteers helping their
downtown areas and the merchants as being
the downtown stakeholders being served by
those volunteers. That is only partially cor-
rect. Actually, Main Streets and their busi-
nesses can help each other in a variety of
ways. Lets take Vinelands Main Street pro-
gram as an example.
When it comes to helping our downtown
businesses, we have two very important ini-
tiatives going on right now.
I mentioned in a recent column about the
start of our monthly meet-and-greets. We
had one in January at Bains Deli and a sec-
ond one this past Friday at Landis
MarketPlace. The main focus of these meet-
and-greets is to inform downtown business-
es about what the Main Street program can
do for them and to get the businesses net-
working with each other. In that sense, we
can help them, and also help them help
themselves. Another initiative is a special
webinar focused on business owners, taking
place this Wednesday night, February 20, at
6 p.m., in the fourth floor conference room
of Vineland City Hall. The webinar, 20
Ingredients of an Outstanding Downtown,
will be hosted by Roger Brooks, of
Destination Development in Seattle, WA.
Business owners attending will learn how to
increase tourism, attract new visitors and
residents, and how to stem the leakage of
locally earned money being spent elsewhere.
The webinar will contain dozens of photo-
graphic examples, case histories, and several
how they did it stories. A question-and-
answer period will follow. If you are a down-
town business owner interested in attend-
ing, contact me to register in advance. (856-
794-8653, or at tnoon@vinelandcity.org).
Also, there are other programs, events,
and services that I have mentioned in this
columnevents, beautification programs,
newsletters, and fundraising events.
I want to mention a way that businesses
can help Main Street. We love it when busi-
ness owners become Main Street volun-
teers. We have a long history of business
owners sitting on our Board of Directors
and we have business owners who partici-
pate actively in our committees. In fact, our
Promotions Committee is chaired by Brian
Lankin, owner of Als Shoes, who is also a
member of our Board. Before Brian, his
father, Al Lankin, was a longtime member
of our Board. I recognize that business
owners work long hours and that is their
primary responsibility. Business owners
contributing ideas at our committee meet-
ings or input to planning an event not only
makes us stronger and better able to help
businesses, but also gives them an addition-
al voice in making our downtown the best
it can be for them.
To adapt an old advertising slogan, busi-
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Vineland, stop into the office at 603 E.
Landis Ave., call 856-794-8653, or visit
www.mainstreetvineland.org.
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join the fun and meet our most eligible
canine and feline bachelors and bache-
lorettes. Pet Speed Dating is the latest
trend in matching families with lovable
dogs and cats seeking lifelong commit-
ments. No more personal ads or blind
dates, just a casual, fun and enjoyable
evening.
The event is organized so that you can
chat, ask questions, and check out the
chemistry with our most lovable animals
in a string of one-on-one interactive ses-
sions lasting five minutes each. At the end
of the five minutes, a bell will ring, and
you will have a few minutes to fill out
your Score Card as to whether you
would like to see a particular dog again
for a final consideration in your decision
to adopt. Then you will move to the next
station.
Light refreshments will be served dur-
ing the event. When you sign in for your
dates, you will be assigned to either the
cat nip section, or the non-catnip section.
Please know in advance if you are more
interested in meeting the unattached
canines or felines.
Adoption applications may be submit-
ted in advance for early screening, but are
not necessary. Early screening applica-
tions are due March 18. Adoption applica-
tions can take up to 48 hours to process.
All animals must be spay/neutered before
adoption, and therefore may not be able to
leave the shelter facility immediately.
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Youre just five minutes away from meet-
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at 856-691-1500 to make your reservation
today as seating is limited. First seating
begins at 6:30 p.m.
Directions: Take Rt. 55 South to exit 35
(Garden Rd). Bear right (toward Vineland)
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HAPPENINGS
EVERY FRIDAY
Prayers For The Sick. The Healing
Rooms, Chestnut Assembly of God, 2554
E. Chestnut Ave., Vineland. 4 - 8 p.m.
Need Prayer? Come to the Healing Rooms
at Chestnut Assembly of God.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Topics In Nursery Production. Extension
Education Center, 291 Morton Ave.,
Rosenhayn. 8:30 a.m.4 p.m. $20, Includes
lunch and materials. Topics covered: Water
treatment options for disease control;
Farmworker safety and The Upper Cohansey
watershed. RSVP 856-451-2800 ext 1.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Human Resource Association of
Southern NJ Monthly Gathering.
Luciano Center, Cumberland County
College, 3322 College Dr., Vineland. 5:30
p.m. $45. Rick Grimaldi, Esq., a partner in
the Philadelphia office of Jackson Lewis
LLP, provides an overview of recent labor
law. RSVP to www.hrasnj.org.
Ellison Open House. Ellison School, 1017
S. Spring Rd., Vineland. 8 a.m.1 p.m.
Free. To register your child to spend the
day, call 856-691-1734.
Busy Bees Square Dance Club Open
House. Church of Christ, 500 Pitman Rd.,
Sewell. 79 p.m. Free. An introduction to
modern square dancing. 856-881-6216.
GVCC General Membership Luncheon.
Moris Ballroom and Landis Theater, 830
E. Landis Ave., Vineland. 11:30 a.m. $25
members, $30 non-members. Sponsored
by the Greater Vineland Chamber of
Commerce, an opportunity to network and
hear from guest speakers Sandy Forosisky
and Loren Thomas. A hot buffet lunch.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22
American Red Cross Blood Drive. SJH
Elmer Hospital, 501 W. Front St., Elmer.
27 p.m. Bring two forms of ID, appoint-
ments recommended. For general ques-
tions or to make an appointment, 856-363-
1738. Appointments can also be made at
redcrossblood.org; enter sponsor code
022927. For medical questions related to
the blood drive, call the American Red
Cross at 1-800-GIVE LIFE.
Winter Beach Party. Vineland YMCA,
1159 E. Landis Ave., Vineland. 68 p.m. $6
for a family up to four for YMCA facility
members, $9 for program members, and
$12 for others; $2 for each additional
peson. Warm weather fun for kids and
familiesswimming, games and prizes,
and healthy snacks. Everything set to a
beach party theme. RSVP by February 21
to 856-691-0030.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
14th Annual Venison and Ham Dinner.
Social Hall, Friendship Methodist Church,
149 Friendship Rd., Monroeville. Seatings
at 3, 4, and 5 p.m. $12, $6 for children
under 12. Benefitting Salem County
Habitat For Humanity and Sandy Relief.
Family-style dinner. RSVP 856-358-8169.
Takeouts available.
The Color Purple. Millville Public Library,
210 Buck St., Millville. 1 p.m. Free. For
Black History Month, a screening of author
Alice Walkers intimate story of suffering,
endurance, and triumph is set in early 20th
century rural South. 856-825-7087, ext. 12.
East Vineland Storm Beef and Beer
Fundraiser. MVP Sports Bar, 408 Wheat
Rd., Vineland, 610 p.m. $25. Featuring an
extended buffet, unlimited draft beer, and
drink specials. Proceeds benefit the East
Vineland Storm baseball team.
SJH Spirit of Womens Day of Dance
for Health. Eynon Ballroom, Chamerlain
Student Center, Rowan University, 201
Mullica Hill Rd., Glassboro. 10 a.m.2 p.m.
Free. Dancing to different music from salsa
to line dancing with health screenings and
consumer education on heart disease.
Designed to remind the community that
preventing cardiovascular disease and
leading a healthy lifestyle can be a fun and
energizing experience.
www.SJHealthcare.net/spiritofwomen.
SHHS Registration Day. School Office,
Sacred Heart High School, 15 N. East Ave.
9 a.m.noon. Free. Register incoming
freshmen for the school year 2013-2014.
856-691-4491, ext. 1111.
FEBRUARY 23 AND 24
Purim Commemoration. Beth Israel
Congregation, 1015 E. Park Ave., Vineland.
7 p.m. $10. The commermoration will fea-
ture a movie and services. There will also
be a dinner on Feb. 24. 856-691-0852.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
College Goal Sunday. Luciano
Conference Center, Cumberland County
College, Sherman Ave. and College Dr.,
Vineland. 1 p.m. Free. Free information and
help to New Jersey families applying for
financial assistance for higher education.
www.njcollegegoalsunday.org
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Las Vegas Buffet. Millville Womans Club
Clubhouse, 300 E St., Millville. Noon. $15.
Carving stations, salads, side dishes and
desserts. After eating, an afternoon of
mahjong, bridge, scrabble, other card
games or just conversation. RSVP 856-
765-5372.
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BUS/TRAIN TRIPS
March 7: Cumberland County
Master Gardeners Organization is
sponsoring a bus trip to the
Philadelphia Flower Show. $45.
856-455-2800, ext. 4.
May 4: NYC Bus Trip. Bus leaves
from the SJH Fitness Connection in
Vineland at 7 a.m. and returns at 9
p.m. $35. Proceeds benefit Girl
Scout Troop 97420. Call 856-404-
7149 to reserve your spot today.
June 21-23: Scenic Railroad
Adventure through West Virginia.
Cost includes amenities and acco-
modations, plus two shows. $499
per person for double occupancy.
$639 per person for single occu-
pancy. $150 due with reservation.
Final payment due April 20. To
reserve a spot, call 856-455-0232.
LOCAL WOMAN RUNS
FOR LEUKEMIA
Barbara Carrita is a participant in
the Team In Training program, whose
mission is to raise funds for The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She
has participated in fundraising with
the team for over eight years now and
has raised approximately $40,000 in
donations from businesses, friends
and family and has competed in 12
events. She will be training with the
New Jersey Chapter Team in Training
running team for participation in the
Inaugural Nike Womens Half
Marathon (13.1 miles) in Washington,
DC, on April 28, 2013 as reward for
her fundraising efforts.
Carrita is asking for donations. Any
dollar amount would be greatly appre-
ciated. All proceeds will benefit The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Her
goal is to raise $5,000. She has also
pledged to give prizes for donations,
including:
Receive a Team In Training hat
with a $10 donation
Receive a $15 Gift Card for ROAD
ID with a $15 donation
Receive a "Cancer Sucks" T-Shirt
(specify size) with a $20 donation
Receive all three plus a special
gift with a donation of $50.
The donations all benefit The
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Every
dollar goes to research and patient
services. Those interested in donating
to Carritas effort can reach her at
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County Child Assault Prevention
Coordinator for 21 years. She and her facili-
tators teach children of their rights to be
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strangers and inappropriate touch. She
coordinates the summer programs for the
migrant population in Cumberland and
Atlantic counties. Even outside her voca-
tion, giving is a way of life. Right out of col-
lege, she volunteered to coach in the
Vineland Pigtail League. Coaching and
serving as a president soon became 20
years. She is a volunteer clinician to teach
the Rutgers S.A.F.E.T.Y. Clinic for the
Vineland Recreation Department. She and
her husband for years have given to families
for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This past
year, with the death of a dad in a family,
devastation of Hurricane Sandy, and the
poor economy, Sue organized friends and
family to give food, toys, money, clothes and
supplies to four families that included 18
children. More of these items were also
given to the Port Norris Family Success
Center. She has been a member of the
Vineland Juvenille Conference Committee
for nearly 20 years, and presently is chair-
person. She has been recognized for out-
standing service with JCC. Last year she
was awarded the Excellence In Service
Award for committed support of the
migrant children and families by the
Pathstone Organization. She volunteers to
teach new trainees of CASA about abuse.
This year she joined the Human Resources
Committee of the Cumberland County
Freeholders and Vineland Positive Youth
Development Coalition. As her children
were growing up she found time to be a
volunteer at Saint Francis for committees,
and as cheerleading coach, athletic director,
and a religious education teacher.
JAMES BORRERO has a giving heart for
the people in his community. He fulfills
part of his love for fellow citizens in his
ministry at the Vineland Spanish Assembly
of God and as owner
of Cornerstone
Christian Bookstore,
which is the umbrel-
la for the Mission
Salvation Ministry.
This ministry helps
people in need, but
the broader scope of his personal ministry
is in his daily life. He will stop what he is
doing to help a stranger in need, even if it
means closing his store, giving money, or
gathering a team to help. He aids people
who have no resources, no hope, no avail-
able counseling. He assists those who the
world turns away due to lack of abode,
money or hygiene. His concern goes beyond
a church setting. After the summer storm,
James helped clean Landis Park for all to
continue to enjoy. As a commander in the
Royal Rangers and concerned citizen, he
has helped boys become successful men,
sometimes serving as the only father figure
in a young boys life. He has been instru-
mental in keeping many on positive paths,
steering them clear of drugs and wrong
choices. In 2007, Jimmy organized United
for Christ/Welcome Holy Spirit, a week
long community event. This was a group
effort of many pastors and leaders who fol-
lowed Gods direction. The event continues
to thrive every summer. James Borrero
shows our youngsters what hard work,
teamwork and community service can do.
SHIRLEY BURKE is very active in
Vineland Womans Club. From 2010 to
2012, she served as its president and repre-
sented the club on the Mayors Blue
Ribbon Committee
for Vinelands 150th
Birthday. She has
served as district
performing arts
chair, was awarded
club woman of the
year in 2009, and
was placed on the
state honor roll. She also organizes food
collections with the womans club for the
local food bank. Shirley is also a member of
the Vineland Rotary Club, where she
serves on the membership, water well and
fellowship committees. She also helps pre-
pare bicycles for Pedals for Progress and
Christmas carols for Tiny Tim. She is a
member of the Vineland Chamber of
Commerce and has served as president of
the Vineland Service Club Council. She
was a founding member of the Vineland
Main Street Organization where she was
awarded in 2006 for her outstanding vol-
unteer contribution. She is an alumnus of
the Cumberland County Leadership
Program, serving on its advisory board for
two years, and has volunteered with the
Veterans Christmas Party and the
American Cancer Society Relay for Life
Survivor dinner. She is a member of Gildas
Club, a cancer support community, where
she has volunteered her services as a reiki
practitioner. She is a member of the
Friends of Historic Vineland, where she
portrays Susan Fowler, a Vineland suffra-
gette, on Founders Day. Shirley is a mentor
at Petway School and has recently joined
NJCC hospice as a volunteer.
SAM BOUTROS is the founder and owner
of Townsware Computer Services, a busi-
ness he started in 1998. Born and raised in
Egypt, he has spent the past 25 years work-
ing hard and living
the American dream.
Over the years, Sam
has done his share of
charity work, but it
wasnt until after the
birth of his fourth
child, a son born
with complex med-
ical problems, that Sam realized it is the
smallest things in life that matter the most.
Sam is an active supporter of The
Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Foundation and the Make-a-Wish
Foundation of New Jersey. He is an active
member of The Pediatric Stroke Family
Support Group at The Childrens Hospital
of Philadelphia, where he finds himself at
weekend events helping in whatever way
he can. Sam has also been an active mem-
ber of the Vineland Rotary for the past sev-
eral years. He never says no to a project and
has been behind the start of many. After
Hurricane Sandy, Sam organized a few
work trips to the shore area with his
teenage boys, going door-to-door offering
clean-up help. He donated computer sup-
plies and services to those who needed
them after the storm. Most recently, Sam
chaired the Christmas caroling event that
benefited Tiny Tim Foundation with his
daughter, has assisted Project Thanksgiving
with his two youngest children in tow, and
also stuffed Christmas stockings for chil-
dren in need. Along with his three oldest
children, Sam helped disassemble bikes for
the Pedals for Progress project. He has also
worked with local community and youth
groups such as FEDUP 4-U, the Nehemiah
Coalition, and the Bridgeton Salvation
Army, just to name a few. Sam will forever
remember the little things in life, as he tries
to instill the same values in his children.
JESSICA CRUZ has two autistic children
and that was the impetus for her to start
the SOL 4 Autism Team a year ago. The
Vineland-based group brings autistic chil-
dren together in a
fun, supportive envi-
ronment and also
gives their parents a
network of support.
SOL stands for sup-
port, opportunity
and leadership. Its
also Spanish for
sun. As chapter president, Jessica runs a
unique program by being able to connect
with families in two languages. The pre-
dominantly Spanish-speaking group started
with just five families and has grown to
include more than 20 families. English-
speaking families are encouraged to join.
Jessica gets help from about 25 volunteers
and through fundraising efforts, sponsors
and private donations, SOL 4 Autism Team
membership is offered for free. Recently,
SOL 4 Autism was recognized as a new
chapter of Faces 4 Autism, a regional group
whose mission is centered on early inter-
vention, education, advocacy, and support
for families affected by Autism Spectrum
Disorder in the southern New Jersey area.
SOL 4 Autism Team workshops are held
the first and third Tuesdays of every month
from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Chestnut Assembly of
God Church in Vineland. Sol 4 Autism also
runs yoga and karate programs to help kids
develop social skills. Jessica is receiving the
Faces 4 Autism Chris Devaney Service
Award earlier in the day on March 15. Two
awards in one day to a very deserving
Hometown Hero!
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welcome to celebrate their contributions
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ticket information, call The Grapevine at 856-457-7815.
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STEVE DIORIO, even as a 20-something,
felt compelled to help senior citizens with
their holiday meals. Now, more than 32
years after founding the Senior Citizen
Holiday Meal
Program in 1981,
Steve has supervised
the all-volunteer
organization in pro-
viding more than
133,000 hot nutri-
tious meals to elderly
shut-ins, the dis-
abled, and the homeless throughout south-
ern New Jersey. It started those many years
ago when Steve and a few of his friends met
in his kitchen to cook for 10 seniors. In
Cumberland County, he regularly serves
more than 300 meals at Thanksgiving,
Christmas, Easter, and other holidays. They
now have cooking sites all over the southern
New Jersey region, including the kitchen at
Padre Pio, where they turn out 350 meals.
SOL AND GOLDIE FINKELSTEIN: Goldie
Cukier, was a 12-year-old girl when she and
her older sister were rounded up in a ran-
dom raid in their Polish neighborhood. A
Nazi guard gave Goldies father the choice"
of freeing only one of his two daughters.
Goldie volunteered to stay behind so that
her sister would be spared. It was the last
she would ever see her family. Sol's family
was moved into a ghetto and eventually all
were sent on to concentration camps. Sol,
his older brother, and father miraculously
stayed together through many different con-
centration camps, including the infamous
Auschwitz, and were sent on many death
marches. A Nazi Commandant in Auschwitz
cruelly forced Sol to choose between execu-
tion by hanging or a firing squad after he
was caught bartering stolen sheets for
bread. Sol, then 19 years old, defied him,
declaring, If I have a choice, I choose life!
His life was miraculously spared by the
approach of allied troops. At the time of lib-
eration, ill and almost dead with starvation,
he somehow lost track of his father and
never saw him again. It is only recently,
more than 65 years after the war, that he
discovered, through extensive research by
his son Joe and with the help of the United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum in
Washington, that his father did survive lib-
eration, only to die four days later of disease
and starvation in a Austrian hospital. Sol
and Goldie met in a Displaced Persons camp
in post-war Germany. The youths regained
the ability to trust and love, to rebuild new
lives after unimaginable losses, and to move
to another continent to start a new family
and live the American dream. Hundreds of
Jewish concentration camp survivors from
Europe, the Finkelsteins among them, found
an unexpected new Zion in rural Vineland,
as a community of chicken farmers. Sol was
elected second president of the Jewish
Poultry Farmers Association of South
Jersey. In the 1950s, he organized a
Holocaust Memorial Day and started a local
chapter of the Zionist Youth group called
Young Judea, which continues to this day to
help area youth identify with their Jewish
heritage. For many years, Sol and Goldie
never shared their stories, not with their
children, not even with each other. Now, to
leave a legacy to their grandchildren, and to
help ensure the Holocaust is never repeated
nor forgotten, they tell their story in their
memoir entitled I Choose Life, which is
available through Amazon.com. Sol contin-
ues to relate his story locally through oral
history projects, middle and high school vis-
its and recently was a featured speaker for
an audience at The Cumberland Players
after a production of the dramatic play
based upon The Diary of Anne Frank.
BILL FRENCH served during World War II
and was a part of the first group to break
strict racial barriers in the Marine Corps in
a group known as the Montford Point
Marines. Despite being denied many of
their basic rights, the Montford Point
Marines committed to serve their country
with selflessness and patriotism. For his
trailblazing role in history, Bill received a
Congressional Gold Medal, which is the
highest honor possible for a civilian. About
400 surviving
Montford Point
Marines received
their medals in
Washington D.C.
recently. In 1941,
Franklin D. Roosevelt
ordered the doors
open for black Americans to serve in the
military. The Army and Navy followed
orders quickly but Roosevelt had to issue a
second order to get the Marine Corps to fall
in line. They had to use separate mess
halls. They couldnt even train with white
Marines. What Im trying to say is that its
probably 70 years too late, said a fellow
former Marine.
HARRY FURMAN is a child of Holocaust
survivors, and we honor him for his out-
standing work over a long period of time on
Holocaust studies. He taught Social Studies
at Vineland High
School for 13 years
and in 1976, he intro-
duced a high school
course on the
Holocaust and geno-
cides. Titled The
Conscience of Man,
it later became the
model adopted by the State of New Jersey
and was the first such course published and
disseminated throughout the country (as
The Holocaust and Genocide: A Search for
Conscience). Healong with Richard
Flaim and Ken Tubertinipioneered a cur-
riculum that influenced the teaching and
understanding of the Holocaust and geno-
cides within our national educational sys-
tem. Harry was editor-in-chief of the
anthology The Holocaust and Genocide: A
Search For Conscience in 1983 and co-editor
of The Hitler Legacy in 2002. He has been
reappointed as a member of the New Jersey
Commission on Holocaust Education after
12 years of prior service. Since 2004, he has
been a part-time lecturer for Rutgers
University. He is chairman of the
Cumberland County Holocaust Commission
and is an administrator of the coalitions
Facebook page. Harry served on the
Vineland school board for seven years and is
presently an attorney with Eisenstat Gabage
& Furman.
LEON GLOVSKY has done wonderful
work in his profession as a Speech
Language Pathologist but has made many
contributions to the community as well.
Leon has worked in
every hospital, nurs-
ing home, and day-
care center in the
county for over 40
years, before retiring
in 2012 at the age of
75. He has helped
countless residents,
from children learning how to speak to vic-
tims of stroke and other illnesses. Leon has
also served on the Board of The Shirley
Eves Center for more than 20 years, work-
ing tirelessly to help disabled children and
adults in the county. He has also served on
the Board of Directors at Beth Israel
Synagogue for many years. Leon is probably
the only Jewish Santa around; he has stood
in as Santa for the Tiny Tim Fund, Shirley
Eves Center, and South Jersey Healthcares
Child Development Center Christmas party
for many years, bringing his special love
and joy to all the children.
FRANK GUARACINI, JR. is has been a
lifelong supporter of our community. His
lifetime service, leadership and contribu-
tions to community endeavors and charities
are substantial and
enduring. Currently,
Frank is working
with the Boys and
Girls Club Chief
Professional Officer,
Chris Volker, to help
promote public
awareness for the
organization, with over 500 registered
members attending programs in Vineland.
Frank recently served as a committee mem-
ber for the Starlite Gala, which raised funds
for the Cumberland County College
Foundation. Recently, Frank was appointed
to serve on the Lifelong Faith Formation
Executive Committee for the Diocese of
Camden. He was ordained as a Permanent
Deacon for the Diocese of Camden and cur-
rently serves at Christ the Good Shepherd
Parish. Frank was the longest-serving chair-
man of the Vineland Downtown
Improvement District/Main Street, serving
HOMETOWN HEROES
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The Hometown Heroes Gala is proudly sponsored by:
Our Hometown Heroes will be
honored at a Gala on March 15,
2013 at Merighis Savoy Inn. The
public is welcome to celebrate their
contributions to our community at the
Hometown Heroes Gala. All event proceeds benefit two local charities.
For event and ticket information, call The Grapevine at 856-457-7815.
a five-year term. Frank has also participat-
ed in the Cumberland County Childhood
Drinking Coalition Campaign for the
Southwest Council, Inc. He has served as a
member of the Vineland Public Library
Foundation Board for a two-year term and
as co-chair of the Italian-American
Heritage Gala Ball for the first five years. In
addition, Frank has received the
Eisenhower Commission Award, approved
and signed by four living United States
Presidents. Frank has developed the
Vineland Regional Transportation Center
on Landis and West avenues. This project
was recognized by the New Jersey Business
and Industry Association and New Jersey
Business Magazine with the New Good
Neighbor Award for its contribution to the
economic well being of the State of New
Jersey. Frank supported the construction of
the 500-seat Fine & Performing Arts Center
at Cumberland County College. He has
served as co-chairman of the Academy
Awards Gala and on the Cumberland
County College Foundation Board for a
three-year term. Frank has received com-
munity service recognition, including the
Gregor Mendel Award, the Hendricks
House Distinguished Service Award, the
Hesed Humanitarian Award, and the
Cumberland County United Way Tennis
Classic Sportsmanship Award.
MALVINA (MALLY) HILTNER, 94 years
young, will tell you that nowadays, she
only volunteers once or twice a week. But
she will not be stopped from her services as
an active volunteer
for Meals On
Wheels, RSVP,
Hospice, and the
Cumberland County
Homemakers, which
helps bedridden
people. Shes a regu-
lar at the Bee Kind
group, which creates and sews handmade
items for South Jersey Healthcare/ hospice
care. She used to do volunteer work virtual-
ly every day. Her life has touched many
lives, said a nominator.
CAROL HUNSUCKER, in the last three
years, has crocheted and donated at least 50
scarves to Dr. Louise Kowalski for the chil-
dren of Johnstone School in Vineland. She
also has crocheted
and donated at least
100 chemo caps to
the Scarpa Cancer
Pavillion. She uses
yarn that shes
bought or has been
given to her. This
year, she hasn't
donated as many, due to a long stay at
South Jersey Regional Medical Center (177
days). But she is now crocheting the chemo
caps again. Also, Carol crocheted and
donated five afghans to returning injured
soldiers, and slippers to wheelchair
patients for Christmas at the New Jersey
Memorial Home.
MATT JORDAN may be better known to
Vineland residents as Abraham Lincoln, for
that is who he portrays on Founders Day
and at other historical events around the
area. In addition, he
is very active with
veterans programs in
the state, county, and
community. He is on
the Board of the
New Jersey
Memorial Home and
the Cumberland
County Veterans Commission. He also
serves as Master of Ceremonies at
Memorial Day and Veterans Day services at
Landis Park. He is a former president of the
United Veterans Council, as well as a mem-
ber and Past State Commandant
Department of New Jersey Marine Corps
League and a former commandant of
Detachment of the MCL 205 in Vineland.
That group recently selected him as 2012
Marine of the Year. He currently serves as
chairperson of the Mayors Veterans
Welcome Home Committee. In the past,
Matthew has worked with teenage groups
as chairman of the Sacred Heart Catholic
Youth Organization with religious, athletic
and social programs.
JULIANA LOPEZ is a shining example of a
young person with a spirit for community
service. She has volunteered in the
Salvation Army Vineland Corps, helping
with the food pantry
and ringing the bell
for kettles. From an
early age, she has
honored her familys
Puerto Rican her-
itage by performing
traditional dances at
local cultural events.
She uses her fluency in both English and
Spanish as a volunteer at town events. After
Hurricane Sandy, she spent three days with
a group from the county college helping
with cleanup in the region. She is passion-
ate about her community and has volun-
teered many hours at town hall and Twice
Loved Treasures (hospice), has completed
cadet orientation with the Air Force Junior
Reserve Officer Training Corps, and
received the 2012 El Sol Borincano
Outstanding Student Leadership Award.
NIGEL LUNSFORD, at 16, was recently
named Volunteer of the Year at the YMCA
of Vineland. He has volunteered at the
Vineland Y for four years, assisting in vari-
ous departments and at community events
ranging from Healthy Spooktacular to
Healthy Kids Day. Nigel was key in getting
Camp Merrywood
back in shape after
the big storm in
June. He is known
for completing any
task asked of him,
large or small. He is
also an honor stu-
dent at Vineland Senior High School,
where he plays basketball, lacrosse, and
soccer. Nigels future plans include studying
Criminal Justice in college. He said, Ive
also been involved with the Demolay organ-
ization this year. The YMCA experiences
Ive had have helped me there, and
Demolays emphasis on leadership and
public speaking has helped me at the Y.
YMCA Executive Director George
Steinbronn, Jr. says, Nigel is known for his
hard work, can-do attitude, and sense of
humor that brightens our days. We are for-
tunate to have him with us, and it is a pleas-
ure to recognize his efforts. The Grapevine
seconds that sentiment, and would like to
add that Nigels efforts are proof that you
are never to young to make a difference in
the community and world around you.
ERNIE MARCACCI has been described as
a pillar of the community. He served as
Recreation Commissioner for more than
40 years and has always shown exemplary
integrity in his many years of dealing with
the youth of our city. A well-known busi-
nessman, now in his 80s, he has earned
the admiration of all who have known
him. He was an active Board member of
the YMCA and
cooked many
spaghetti dinners
for them. He has
been very support-
ive of the Senior
Center and has vol-
unteered to make
lunch for the seniors often during the year.
He has played Santa for the Y, for many
city organizations, and for Sacred Heart
Church. He has volunteered for communi-
ty events, assisting in the refurbishing of
The Palace of Depression, and cooking and
assisting in other ways at the Senior
Center. One of his nominators says, He is
fair, honest, and generous to a fault. He
has never been one to take any acclaim for
any of his contributions to this city.
CHARLES (CHALKY) OTTINGER is a
true champion of education in the City of
Vineland. Now a retired educator and
Superintendent of Vineland Public Schools,
Chalky spent many
years influencing the
lives of Vineland stu-
dents as he prepared
them for a life in
their communities
and the world. But
retirement has not
stopped him from
continuing his efforts. When the Diocese of
Camden announced the impending closure
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Meteorologists called it a super derecho. Those in its 700-mile path called it a horrible
mess. It struck without warning, leaving fallen trees and rising anxiety. In our communi-
tys little piece of the turmoil, a lot of stories about steadfast altruism have surfaced. The
electric utility linemen and support workers, the police and fire departments, the volun-
teers at the Office of Emergency Management, the American Red Cross, the Salvation
Army and others are Hometown Heroes in the truest sense. And also, scores of ordinary
individuals stepped forward nobly in the emergency. Few of their stories will ever be
told. None wanted credit for what they did. The Grapevine believes they deserve kudos.
CHUCK VERTOLLI and another neighbor painstakingly cleared
yards all over the neighborhood. It was days and days of work,
said a neighbor who benefitted from the efforts of these good
samaritans. They had to call it quits occasionally because of
the heat. None of the group involved with the cleanup, including
Vertolli, thought that what they did was worthy of any recogni-
tion. But their neighbors storm-related anguish was tempered,
albeit temporarily, due their acts of kindness.
LOU DEFEO put a sign on his A2Z Power Washing and Painting
truck that said Will Clear Trees and Clean Yard for Free along
with his phone numberand thats what he did for the residents
who called and were found to need help. We helped the needy,
not the greedy, DeFeo said. We couldnt do anything business-
wise with the power out, so we just went around helping people.
He also bought six generators for $1,500 each and loaned them to
elderly and disabled homeowners. Now, they sit in his garage. Ill
probably keep some for the next time, he said. I believe in
karma. It may not come around today or tomorrow, but it will come around sometime.
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of Sacred Heart High School in early 2012,
the 1967 SHHS alumnus was prominent
among those who immediately stepped
forward to plan an appeal to keep the
school open. Helping to raise funds, serv-
ing on the Executive Committee for Save
Sacred Heart High School, imparting his
knowledge and experience in education,
administration, curriculum, and teaching
these are all things that Chalky has done
over the past year. He presently serves as
the acting head of school. And what makes
his service all the more heroic is that he is
a recovering cancer patient.
NORENE RITTER has a lengthy list of her
regular volunteer activitiesthe hospital,
the New Jersey Memorial Home, the
Friends of the Library, the American Red
Cross, the Service
Club Council, and
Sacred Heart
Church. She also
finds time to lead
the Troubadours at
monthly songfests at
nursing homes, and
she regularly visits a
shut-in. Its easy to see why she was
named 2012 Woman of the Year by the
Vineland Womans Club. We whole-heart-
edly agree by naming Norene a 2013
Hometown Hero.
MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ, a 911 dispatcher,
received a call on July 16, 2011, from a 14-
year-old girl reporting that her house was
on fire and she was trapped in the attic
with four other peo-
ple. Michael
remained calm and
quickly gathered
information so the
proper Fire and
EMS responders
could be dispatched.
While speaking with
the caller, Michael learned that two babies
were among the people trapped. He con-
tinued to comfort the young caller as he
obtained the exact information on their
location in the residence. The information
obtained by Michael allowed the firefight-
ers to find and save all five people trapped
by the fire.
DIANE SACCO is a board member of the
Vineland Chamber of Commerce. She also
is co-chair of the Hendricks House board, a
substance abuse treatment facility. She is on
the board of the
Vineland Early
Childhood Advisory
Council, as well as
the board of Luther
Acres, a senior hous-
ing development. A
couple of years ago,
Diane received a
Cumberland County Liberty Bell Award, an
honor given to non-lawyer citizens for per-
forming outstanding service, and giving
time and energy to strengthen American
freedom under law, in keeping with the
spirit of the Constitution. Diane is chair of
the Vineland Downtown Improvement
District and is also on the Saint Padre Pio
parish finance committee. She has taught
finance classes for women at Rutgers
University and a class on personal identity
theft at South Jersey Healthcare, as well as
banking classes (Banking 101 and
Budgeting).
FATHER PETER SAPORITO has been
pastor of St. Padre Pio Parish since
September 2000 when it was still Our Lady
of Pompeii Parish. With the merger of St.
Mary's Church and
Our Lady of Pompeii
in January of 2002,
it became St. Padre
Pio Parish. Through
his tireless efforts
and a great devotion,
Fr. Pete has revital-
ized the parish. He
has brought back the festival, which has
grown to attract more than 2,000 people
and keeps growing. In an effort to spread
the power of prayer, he established an
online prayer site that has hundreds of fol-
lowers; he has made the parish internation-
ally known. He loves his Italian heritage
and likes to bring everyone to the table. It
hurts him when people do not go to church
and he strives to bring them back. One of
his nominators said: He is one of the kind-
est men Ive ever known. He doesnt make a
big deal out of it but does what we are born
to dohelp our brothers and sisters. I
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Nightlife at Bennigans. 2196 W.
Landis Ave., Vineland, 205-0010.
Karaoke Thursdays with Bob Morgan, 9
p.m.-close, $3 Heinekens, DJ/Dance
Party Fridays 9 p.m.-Close, $3 Coronas.
All Sports Packages: MLB Extra Innings,
NBA League Pass, NHL Center Ice, and
NFL Sunday Ticket. $3 12-oz. Coors
Light & $5 23-oz. Call for RSVP and
details.
EVERY TUESDAY
Karaoke. The Cosmopolitan. 3513 S. Delsea
Dr., Vineland. With KAO Productionz feat.
Kerbie A. (9 p.m.1 a.m.). 765-5977.
Tuesday Night Trivia Contest. Tre
Bellezze, 363 East Wheat Rd., Vineland. 7
p.m. Win $ and other great prizes!
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Salsa Night. The Cosmopolitan. 3513 S.
Delsea Dr., Vineland. Latin-inspired dance
party. Free Dance Lesson 910 p.m. with DJ
Slick Rick. 765-5977.
Country Night/Dancing. Ten22, The
Centerton Country Club & Event Center,
1022 Almond Rd., Pittsgrove. equests all
night) on one of the largest dance floors
in region. $5 cover charge.
EVERY THURSDAY
Jazz Duos. Annata Wine Bar, Bellevue
Ave., Hammonton, 609-704-9797. Live Jazz
featuring area's best jazz duos. 6:30 -
9:30 p.m. No cover. RSVP recommended.
Jeff Giuliani of Eleven Eleven. Double
Eagle Saloon, 1477 Panther Rd., Vineland.
Live acoustic 710 p.m..
Nightlife at Moris. Lou Ferretti's Mori's
on Landis, 830 E. Landis Ave., Vineland,
690-0300. Wed.: Karaoke 8 p.m. Thurs.:
TBA 8 p.m.. Fri.: DJ Alvin (Latin Night) 8
p.m. Sat.: TBA 8 p.m.
Nightlife at Ramada. Harry's Pub at
Ramada, W. Landis Ave. and Rt. 55,
Vineland, 696-3800. Wed.: Ladies Night,
1/2 price appetizers all night. Happy Hour
Mon.-Sat, 4-6 p.m. $1 off alcoholic drinks.
Wed.Sat., live entertainment.
Nightlife at Double Eagle. Double Eagle
Saloon, 1477 Panther Rd., Vineland. live
music with Rob Lipkin every Friday night
at 8 p.m. NFL Sunday Ticket Package
Turtlestone Brewing Co. on draft, along
with 16 other imported and domestic
beers. Happy Hour daily 36 p.m.
FEBRUARY 15, 16, AND 17
Nightlife at The Rail. The Rail, 1252
Harding Hwy, Richland. 697-7245. Fri.:
Steely Dan in Color. Sat.: Me and The Boys.
Nightlife at Bojos. 222 N. High St.,
Millville, 327-8011. Tues.: Bike Night with
live entertainment. Fri.: Roadhouse 8 p.m.
Daily drink and food specials.
Nightlife at Old Oar House. Old Oar
House Irish Pub. 123 N. High St., Millville,
WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 20
Celebration of Black
History. George P.
Luciano Sr. Theatre, Frank
Guaracini Jr. Fine and
Performing Arts Center,
College Dr., Vineland. 9
a.m. Keynote speaker will
be Lauretta M. Pierce, an
inspirational speaker,
author and domestic vio-
lence advocate. A native of
Cumberland County,
Pierce found herself strug-
gling to provide for her
four children after becoming a single, divorced mother. Pierce believes Gods guid-
ance made it possible for her to build Covenant Cookies, a gourmet inspirational
cookie business. Pierce started her company in 2004 with no employees, no expe-
rience in business or baking, and no money. The company has grown into a global
business, with manufacturing plants based in Georgia and California.
At 11 a.m., Of Ebony Embers, pictured, takes to the stage to present Vignettes of
the Harlem Renaissance. This innovative show combines theater with chamber
music and celebrates the music and poetry of the Harlem Renaissance era in New
York City. The performance features music by jazz greats Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll
Morton, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonius Monk and Charles Mingus. The narrative exam-
ines the lives of renowned African-American poets Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen
and Claude McKay as seen through the eyes of muralist and painter Aaron Douglas.
For more information about this event, call 856-691-8600 ext. 257 or 250.
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at a Gala on March 15, 2013 at
Merighis Savoy Inn. The public is
welcome to celebrate their contributions
to our community at the Hometown Heroes
Gala. All event proceeds benefit two local charities. For event and
ticket information, call The Grapevine at 856-457-7815.

293-1200. Wed.: Karaoke. Fri.: Undercover
9 p.m., Sat.: Glen Eric 9 p.m.
EVERY FRIDAY
Gene Cortopassi. Merighi's Savoy Inn, E.
Landis Ave. and Union Rd., Vineland, 691-
8051. 6 p.m. Dinner music.
www.savoyinn.com.
Rob Lipkin. Double Eagle Saloon, 1477
Panther Rd., Vineland. Live music, 8 p.m.
EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Top 40 Dance Party w/ DJ Tony Morris.
The Cosmopolitan. 3513 S. Delsea Dr,,
Vineland. All of the most popular main-
stream dance music. 765-5977.
Damn Yankees. Levoy Theatre, 126-130
N. High St., Millville. 8 p.m. except 3 p.m.
Feb. 17 and 24. Off
Broad Street
Players, Levoys
resident theater
company, presents
the Adler and Ross
musical comedy. Tickets: $20 / $14
Student & Sr.. 327-6400 or www.levoy.net.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
Linda Bell & Family. Bogarts Bookstore.
210 N. High St., Millville. Live music. Free.
79 p.m.
Art Appreciation Day. Landis
MarketPlace, 631 E. Landis Ave., Vineland.
123 p.m. Artwork and art demonstrations
by Joel Howard of Millville, Nancy Sharp
of Port Elizabeth, and Robert Hickox of
Vineland. Live music by 19-year-old
singer/songwriter Natalie Bermudez of
Vineland, as well as interactive art and
kids make n take activities. Market ven-
dors will feature specials. 856-213-6002,
or www.landismarketplace.com.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22
Dominic Mancini and Dan Barry
Show. Bogarts Bookstore. 210 N. High St.,
Millville. Free. Live music. 7-9 p.m.
Adelante. The Blue Plate, 47 S. Main St.,
Mullica Hill, 478-2112. J. Jody Janetta on
drums, Stephen Testa on bass and Jack
Jez on guitar. 6:309 p.m.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
Paula Poundstone. Landis Theater, 830
E. Landis Ave., Vineland. 7 p.m. Enjoy the
art of spontaneous hilarity. $35 /$60. 856-
691-1121 or www.landistheater.com.
Sacred Steel. Guaracini Performing Arts
Center, Sherman Ave. and College Dr.,
Vineland. 3 p.m.
Pedal steel gui-
tarist Chuck
Campbell and his
lap steel guitar-
playing brother
Darick, along
with their band,
deliver African-
American gospel
music with growl-
ing electric steel
guitars and
vocals. Unique blend of gospel, blues and
soul. Tickets $14. Call or visit CCC Box
Office. Hours are 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Wednesday. Purchase over the phone with
a credit card by calling 856-692-8499
during these hours.
Golden Spirits. St. John United
Methodist Church of Fordville, 680
Fordsville Rd., Bridgeton. 4 p.m. Free will
offering. 856-451-1064.
FEBRUARY 24 AND 25
The Vagina Monologues. Eagle
Theatre, 208 Vine St., Hammonton. 8 p.m.
Monologues based on real interviews with
women from around the world. Performed
by those who have either limited acting
experience or none at all. (This perform-
ance contains strong language.) Tickets
$20, purchase at TheEagleTheatre.com.
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5th Annual Hometown Heroes Gala.
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Union Rd., Vineland, 691-8051. 6 p.m.
Join The Grapevine in celebrating this
years 25 honorees.
DJ/Dancing Buffet Dinner Cash
Bar Silent Auction 50/50 Raffle.
Proceeds go to the Rotary Club of
Vineland Charities Foundation and The
Dream Foundation. Tickets are $70
each, $130 per couple, table of eight
costs $520. Tickets can be purchased
at The Grapevine office across the
parking lot from Larrys II Restaurant
& Caf, 907 N. Main Road in
Vineland or by calling 856-457-7815.
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nterior. Night. A darkened room.
1963. People sit in plush chairs. The
whrrrr of a motor momentarily
prefaces the slow revolutions of
mounted reels. The sound of film thread-
ing through the projector is as unmistak-
able as the smell of heat emanating from
that very machine. Light floods the screen
and images begin to move. Credits roll. A
musical score and dialogue are heard and,
for the next two hours, a world of imagi-
nation unfolds.
Theres something to be said about the
ritual of movie-going that evolved
throughout the 20th century. It has been
communal and celebratory, a sacred tradi-
tion that has somehow survived the recent
onslaught of social networking perpetrat-
ed during screenings by attention-chal-
lenged patrons. But nowadays, the biggest
change in cinema presentation goes large-
ly unnoticed as celluloid, the previous
centurys movie medium, faces extinction,
its replacement the silent, odorless, less
sanctified efficiency of digital systems.
Like it or not, the future of film exhibi-
tion lies in the kingdom of pixels, zeros
and ones as every aspect of moviemaking,
including film shoots, editing, distribution
and preservation, slowly loosens its grip
on the past. The National Association of
Theater Owners has likened it to the
turnover from silent film to talkies but,
hyperbole aside, digital has already
changed the way we view films in our
homes and is ready to provide a complete
makeover of the way we see movies in
theaters, including Vinelands.
The heritage of our local film venues is
quite impressive, dating back to pre-World
War II and evolving through an exciting
series of movements in cinema. Each
movie house created a legacy fondly
remembered by those who patronized its
inner chambers decades ago. And what all
of these cinemas had in common were
analog projection systems for 35 millime-
ter prints, the 20th century standard for
film distribution.
Hollywood continued to tweak the
components of film presentation through-
out the 1900s, but in ways entirely imper-
ceptible to audiences. As film columnist
Dave Kehr recently wrote, one of those
changes included the removal of danger-
ously unstable nitrate prints, which were
eliminated in the early 1950s in favor of
acetate stock, which was less inclined to
burst into flame or, over time, decompose
into a gelatinous mass and eventually col-
lapse into powder.
It was during the era of nitrate stock
that the Landis Theater debuted. It was
the third of Vinelands movie houses, the
Globe and the Grand Theaters having
arrived earlier. The Landis Theater offi-
cially opened March 12, 1937, with a
screening of Hats Off, a comedy starring
Mae Clarke and John Payne. Its mlange of
Art Deco and Art Moderne cast a striking
image and its independence from
Hollywood studio ownership was a bold
declaration. For five decades, it served
Vineland with evening screenings and
Saturday matinees of new and vintage fare.
Similarly, the Delsea Drive-In served
the community well, offering a more exot-
ic setting for film-watching and a different
experience for audiences when it opened
in 1949. By the 1970s, its marathon screen-
ings were as eclectic as the musical
billings at the Fillmore East and West.
During one week, a triple-feature of
Arthur Penns adaptation of Arlo Guthries
Alices Restaurant, an obscure Gregory
Peck Western titled Billy Two Hats, and a
headlining reissue of Midnight Cowboy
found stalwart viewers who stayed for all
three wandering home in the early morn-
ing hours. But by the 1980s, audiences
tastes had changed and by 1987, the same
year the Landis Theater ended its run, the
Delsea Drive-In, too, darkened its screen.
After the Grand Theater ceased opera-
tion by the start of the 1960s, the Landis
Theater and Delsea Drive-In temporarily
had the playing field to themselves.
Competition arose in the 1970s with the
arrival of the Cumberland Mall Cinema
and the Budco Vineland Twin, which ran
new features and cult re-releases of con-
temporary classics by Woody Allen and
Monty Python. They also introduced mid-
night screenings of Disneys Fantasia, Pink
Floyd films and festival documentaries
like Stamping Ground before shutting
their doors.
Today, they are replaced, in part, by a
resuscitated Landis Theater and Delsea
Drive-In, which like their earlier incarna-
tions, share a common bond despite any
differences in film offerings. This time,
however, that link is with the digital
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Next Week: The Landis in the Digital Age
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Cinematic Eras
From silent movies to celluloid to digital. area
movie houses have seen it all.
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Micro Electric LLC.
Residential repair, addi-
tions, and services.
Bonded and insured.
no job is too small.
NJ LIC #14256.
Call 609-501-7777.
Seeking qualified P/T
tutors for all subjects from
Pre-K to adult. We are
interviewing applicants
who can tutor in the
Cumberland County area.
Applicants should be com-
fortable working one-on-
one with students and pos-
sess either a teaching cer-
tificate OR a degree with
prior tutoring experience.
Looking for Math, English,
and Test prep tutors. Must
have reliable transporta-
tion. 856-413-5005 or
jbrennenstuhl@clubztutor-
ing.com
Have a bike taking up
space in your home?
Please consider donating
it. The Vineland Rotary
Club has partnered with
Pedals for Progress to
export bikes to third-world
countries where they are
needed for transportation.
Also collecting treadle and
portable sewing machines.
Contact Henry Hansen at
856-696-0643 for drop-off
or pick-up.
Art LessonsPrivate and
Semi Private. All paints and
brushes supplied. Oil and
acrylic styles. Home studio
in East Vineland. If inter-
ested, call 609-703-6001
and ask for Charlotte. For
more info., or to see an
example of her work, visit
her website at:
www.charlottecarneyart.com
Income Tax Preparation.
1040 Federal and State
Tax Returns. Pick-up and
delivery at your location.
Reasonable rates! IRS reg-
istered. Call 856-697-0646
Vineland Community
Acupuncture is now tak-
ing appointments!
856.457.5217. vineland-
communityacupunc-
ture.com. We offer
acupuncture in a com-
fortable group setting
with sliding scale rates.
Steelman's Drywall.
Drywall installation and
repairing nailpops, cracks,
water damage, unfinished
drywall. Big or small! Call
Joe for a free estimate at
609-381-3814.
Turk's Pressure Clean.
Powerwashing of vinyl
and aluminum siding.
Concrete, brick, roof
stain removal. Gutter
cleanouts. Over 25 years
in business. Insured. Call
856-692-7470
AJB III Construction.
Licensed and fully insured.
Windows, doors, remodel-
ing, and more. Call us
today at 856-332-7865.
Advanced Cabinetry &
Storage Systems. Shop at
homeover 30 years expe-
rience: kitchens, vanities,
closets, garage systems.
For all your storage needs
factory direct purchase
power. Call (609) 805-6277
for an at-home consulta-
tion. Save thousands!
Electrical
Contractor
Pete Construction
Specializing in decks,
roofs and home
remodeling. State
licensed and insured.
Call for a free esti-
mate. 856-507-1456.
Two bedroom home in
Upper Deerfield.
$995/mo., plus utili-
ties. Deep lot.
References required.
Pierce Jannarone Real
Estate. 856-696-4500.
Ask for Bill, ext. 19.
One or two bedroom
apartments in
Vineland. Spacious,
one or two bedroom
apartments, includes
hot water, washer,
dryer, $695/mo or
$795/mo. No pets. 1.5
month's security.
References required.
Pierce Jannarone Real
Estate. 856-696-4500.
Ask for Bill, ext. 19
Oil Tank and Oil. 290
gallon skid tank with
approximately 1/2
tank of oil. $1000 or
best offer. Call Linda
at 856-364-7843.
For sale: Dyson animal
vacuum with attach-
ments & spot cleaner.
$75. 856-696-2836.
Olympia Restaurant:
739 South Delsea Dr.,
Vineland. Experienced
line cook/cashier/host.
Apply in-person. No
phone calls.
BC ELECTRICAL
CONTRACTORS LLC
609-703-8221
Licensed Insured
Full Service Electrical
Contractor. NJ LIC
17419 No Job too
small. Free Estimates.
Two bedroom home
for rent in Vineland.
$1200 a month, plus
utilities. Full basement,
detached garage, nice
neighborhood. Call
609-501-4323.
House Cleaning.
Excellent work.
Reasonable prices.
Whole house or indi-
vidual rooms. Call
609-617-7224. Leave
message.
For Sale: Entertainment
center, $50. Office
computer desk, $50.
Elliptical machine with
all functions: paid
$1200, sacrifice $700.
Call 609-377-1778.
Affordable House
Cleaning. Cant get
out? Ill run your
errands or shop for
you. Honest, trustwor-
thy and reliable.
References available.
Please call: Ginny,
856-213-6557.
Deerfield Tile &
Marble, LLC.
Specialists in Tile &
Stone Installation,
Owner Operated,
Licensed and Insured.
856-455-1709.
www.deerfieldtile.com
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Art Lessons
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Trimming, Tree &
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