Proverbs 3:5
Vol. 2 No. 12
Put The WORLD Under Your
Christmas Tree This Year!
T
his year you can put
the gift of friendship
under your Christmas
tree by hosting a foreign
exchange student from Asia,
Europe or South America.
ISE Programs has four sec-
ond semester students who
would love to experience
the winter snowfall of New
Jersey this year while living
with an American host fam-
www.hackettstownthismonth.com
ily for 5 months. The stu-
dents are 15-18 and will
arrive in January and leave
in June. Each student has
their own pocket money,
full medical insurance and
will attend the nearest pub-
lic school to the host family.
The hosts provide room,
board and a once in a life-
time opportunity for their
family and a lucky
exchange student.
Felipe from Brazil, is a
very organized, independ-
ent, responsible and a funny
guy once he is comfortable
in his surroundings. He is an
excellent students that earns
mostly A's and loves to
study English. Felipe loves
to workout at the gym and
play tennis. He likes riding
motorcyles, riding his bike,
hiking, and traveling. Felipe
loves pets and enjoys walk-
ing his dog, Mel.
Naika from Slovakia, has
dark eyes that sparkle and is
always smiling. She always
brings happiness and sun-
shine everywhere she goes.
Naika favorite subjects are
English, Chemistry, History,
French and Slovak. She has
an advanced level of
English skills. In her free
time she likes to read, watch
movies, listen to music and
take care of her dog, Chiara.
Fabian from Germany, is
an open-minded, friendly,
spontaneous and humorous
person. He is very interested
in foreign countries and
people. In school he has a
great interest in Natural
Science, Economy Science,
Literature and he is
intrigued with Politics.
Fabian plays soccer, runs
continued on page 4
May Peace and Joy be Yours
at This Holiday Season
and Throughout the New Year!
from the staff of
Hackettstown This Month
Impressive Season
for Hackettstown Girl’s Soccer
By Josh Lashley
E
ven when a team’s had as much suc-
cess as the Hackettstown High
School girl’s soccer program did this
past season-they had an impressive 19-6
overall record and won the NJSIAA North
II Group II sectional crown-there are certain
games that are most memorable.
Now that she’s had an opportunity to
look back on what her team accomplished
this fall, Hackettstown head coach Tara
Repsher vividly recalls some of the Tigers’
top notch victories.
“When I reflect on this past season there
are a few games that stand out as the most
impressive for my team,’’ Repsher said.
“First would be the first time we played
Newton. This game stands out because we
were down 0-2 at half-time and my girls
showed tremendous heart to come back and
win 5-2. Second would be when we played
Kittatinny for the third time, beating them
in double overtime 2-1. Again, we were
down 0-1 with about five minutes left when
we scored our first goal. Allison Corda, my
goal keeper, played a tremendous game and
December 14, 2010
my girls showed dedication to tough out the
win.
“Finally, the last game that really stands
out is the North II Group II sectional final
when we won (2-1 over Caldwell) with 28.7
seconds left in regulation to win the schools
first ever sectional title for girls soccer.’’
The Tigers were defeated by eventual
Group II State champion Mahwah in the
State semifinal round. Several student-ath-
letes on the roster provided led the way for
the Tigers during the 2010 season.
“My three senior Captains, Alaine
Slavin, Amanda Haar, and Dzenita Cifric
showed great leadership this season,’’
Repsher said. “They brought the girls into
preseason ready to go and they kept the
team focused, but the atmosphere light
which helped support our team concept. My
two juniors Amanda Aussems and Caroline
Carros both have amazing work ethics and
attitudes.
“My three starting sophomores showed
tremendous leadership as well. They had
big spots to fill and did it with great maturi-
continued on page 4
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St. Mary’s Students Help Decorate
Main Street in Hackettstown

M
ore than a dozen students from St.
Mary’s School in Hackettstown
descended on the Hackettstown
BID office to help decorate wreaths to be
used on Main Street. While the younger
students wired bows to the fresh wreaths,
the older students helped Dave Rucki,
Hackettstown BID Director, hang the
wreaths on the newly installed street lamps.
For more information, please contact
Deb Woodruff, 908 852-2735, deb-
woodruff@comcast.net

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Calendar of Events
Sat, Dec 18
It’s A Wonderful Life – “Every time a bell
rings, an angel gets his wings.” This fine
dramatization not only celebrates the faith
of the season, but also celebrates the
American belief that hard work, fair play
and the love and support of one’s family and
friends will be rewarded. Pax Amicus
Castle Theatre, 23 Lake Shore Road, Budd
Lake, NJ; 8 pm; tickets $22; (973) 691-
2100.
Men’s Bible Study – Trinity United
Methodist Church, 213 Main St.,
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public; 7 am;
(908) 852-3020.
Saturday Night Worship – Trinity United
Methodist Church, 213 Main St.,
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public; 6 pm;
(908) 852-3020.
English as a Second Language – Trinity
United Methodist Church, 213 Main St., ,
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public; 9:30
am; free; (908) 852-3020.
Holiday Stocking Stuffer Antique Show –
Lake Mohawk Country Club, Mohawk
continued on page 6
The WORLD Under Your Christmas...
continued from front page
cross country, runs endurance runs, moun-
tain biking, swimming triathlon and has a
target to challenge the Frankfurt marathon
next summer.
Leonie from Switzerland, is funny,
friendly and adventurous. She is majoring
in Math and Physics. Leonie likes to play
floorball, squash, snowboard and ride her
mountain bike. In her free time she enjoys
drawing. Leonie and her family enjoy cook-
ing and spending time around their dinner
table talking. She has a cat named Miro that
she loves very much.
ISE would like to have host families for
these four students identified by the first
week in December, to allow time for the
student and host family to begin correspon-
ding before arrival. This opportunity is open
to rural & working families, families with
or without children, single parent homes
and seniors with love to share. Call Jude R.
Wilkens at 570-409-6970 or 570-561-7244.
ISE is a non-profit, public benefit pro-
gram. ISE is designated and overseen by
the US State Department. ISE is a full mem-
ber in good standing with the CSIET.

Girl’s Soccer...
continued from front page
ty. Cynthia Anderson started as a marking
back. She played like an experienced senior.
Another sophomore that played with expe-
rience and maturity beyond her years is
Katie Hutton. She finished the season with
11 goals and 18 assists. My final sopho-
more is Azra Buljko. Her hard work and
consistent effort earned her 16 goals and 11
assists this season.’’
Another sophomore on the roster who
contributed positively for the Tigers during
2010 was Sally Sturm.
“She was a utility player for the team,
playing in all positions which helped her
grow more as a player,’’ Repsher said. “This
helped the team and herself become more
dynamic and dangerous from different
angles. She finished the season with 13
goals and two assists.’’
The head coach is looking forward to
next year and has confidence that the pro-
gram will continue to make good strides on
the field.
“Although we are losing seven great
seniors, we have a strong core coming back
and in key positions,’’ Repsher said.

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The Flanders Valley Country Day School
in Flanders Receives NAEYC Accreditation
By Cheryl Conway
T
he Flanders Valley Country Day
School in Flanders - through hard
work, preparation, re-evaluation and
assessment – recently earned national
accreditation for providing a “top notch”
early childhood education program.
The National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC) -
the nation’s leading organization of early
childhood professionals- has just accredited
The Flanders Valley Country Day School.
Located on Bartley Chester Road, the
school provides high- quality childcare and
education to children six weeks to 12 years
of age.
A challenging accomplishment to
achieve, the Flanders school is one out of
eight percent of all the preschools and early
education centers in the nation to receive
this recognition. More than 7,000 programs
are currently accredited by NAEYC.
“It’s really a hard thing to get,” says
Aimee Krewinski, owner/director of the
Flanders Valley Country Day School.
“There are many demands. There’s a lot of
quality assurance to make sure you are run-
ning a top notch program. We have all of the
bells and whistles that any corporation
would use and we used it toward our
accreditation.”
After several years of working toward
this goal, Krewinski says “all of our due
diligence” has paid off. Krewinski, along
with her teachers and staff, had to work
together through self-study to provide and
perform their best in all areas such as teach-
ing, leadership, health, curriculum, cleanli-
ness, safety and community involvement.
“It’s a team effort all around,” explains
Krewinski. “You have to pump up all the
classes to get all the classes doing what they
need to do.”
After re-evaluation and assessment, the
center then had to prove its high-quality
standards during an assessor’s two-day
visit. The assessor “looked at everything
from top to bottom. They chose classrooms
to evaluate; they looked at classroom’s port-
folio; continued on page 13
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Room, 21 The Boardwalk, Sparta, NJ.
Open to public; 9 am to 3 pm; free admis-
sion; (201) 213-2146.
Babes in Toyland – Times are tough and
mean Mr. Scrooge wants to shut down
Toyland and foreclose on Old Mother
Hubbard’s Shoe -putting all the famous
nursery-rhymeboys and girls in turmoil …
but a surprise hero magically appears to
save the day! Pax Amicus Castle Theatre,
23 Lake Shore Road, Budd Lake, NJ. 11
am; tickets $12; (973) 691-2100.
Spanish as a Second Language – Trinity
United Methodist Church, 213 Main St.,
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public; 8 am;
free; (908) 852-3020.
Sun, Dec 19
Latino Christmas Church Service –
Trinity United Methodist Church, 213 Main
Street, Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public; 6
pm; (908) 852-3020.
The Nutcracker – Lackland Center, Sitnik
Theatre, Centenary College, Hackettstown,
NJ. Call for time; $; (908) 979-0900.
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
– Before the tale created by toy stores and
corporations, L. Frank Baum, the author of
The Wizard of Oz, wrote down his own
magical biography of the man called Santa
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he professionals of At Home maybe a bedroom set? Sofa sets and end
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Christmas Cookie Walk – Shop for home ture business.. The best news is the prices new store to the Hackettstown area.
baked cookies for holiday gifts or to fill are deeply discounted. Conveniently located in the former
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Casual Contemporary Church Service –
Trinity United Methodist Church, 213 Main
Street, Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public;
7:30 pm; (908) 852-3020.
Fri, Dec 24
Christmas Eve Church Services –
Celebrate Christmas Eve by attending one
of six special services (Noon, Children’s-
3:30 pm, Family-5:30 pm, Traditional-7:30
pm & 11 pm, Contemporary-9:30 pm).
Trinity United Methodist Church, 213 Main
Street, Hackettstown, NJ. Open to public;
services from 12 noon to 11 pm; call for
times; ; (908) 852-3020.
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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

at First Presbyterian Church

T
he First Presbyterian Church of
Hackettstown located at 298 Main
Street (Rt. 46) will hold its annual
Christmas Eve candlelight service on
Friday, December 24th, at 7:30 p.m.
We invite you to join us for a service that
is certain to fill you with the peace and joy
of the season as we sing traditional
Christmas carols accompanied by the music
of our majestic pipe organ, listen to the
choir sing several Christmas anthems and
hear an inspiring Christmas message
preached by the Reverend Birda Ferguson.
The service ends with a reading of the
nativity story as the sanctuary lights are
dimmed and candles are lit for everyone to
hold while singing “Silent Night.” Come
and join us as we celebrate the birth of
Christ!
For further information, please call the
church office at (908) 852-4011.

The Community Theatre

to Host Holiday
Food Drive

T
he Community Theatre at Mayo Center for the
Performing Arts will be hosting a food drive with all
donations going toward the Community Soup
Kitchen, based in Morristown.
Patrons who donate a food or other essential items
between November 26 and December 30 will receive a
voucher good for one $20 ticket to one of over ten events at
the theatre in 2011. One coupon is available per family.
“The Mayo Center is proud to work with Community
Soup Kitchen to help provide necessary food and supplies
to those individuals in need,” said Allison Larena, President
and CEO. “We encourage our patrons to help us in this
effort to make the holiday season a joyous time for every-
one.”
Since 1984, the Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach
Center has served a hot noon-time meal, 365 days a year,
never missing a day! It serves as many as 300 men, women,
and children a day – among them are the working poor, eld-
erly, disabled and homeless. In 2009 alone, it served over
65,000 meals and through our Outreach Center we provid-
ed over 3,000 referrals for additional services to adults and
children in need.
Items requested include soup, canned meat, whole grain
pasta, jelly and coffee/tea bags. Community Soup Kitchen
also needs such items as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo,
razors, men’s underwear. For a complete list of needs please
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HNT “Treats for Troops” Campaign Lightens and Brightens
I
n its recent Treats for Troops campaign, Health and
Nutrition Technology (HNT) of Mount Olive, New
Jersey was successful in encouraging community mem-
bers to shed potential pounds in order to spread some good
will. The 300 pounds of Halloween candy that was collect-
ed – and not consumed - by local residents made its way
into the hands and hearts of U.S. Troops serving in Iraq,
Afghanistan and elsewhere in the Middle East.
“Challenging people to create a healthier lifestyle is a
mainstay of our philosophy at HNT,” said Hackettstown
resident Karen O’Connor, a food and nutrition coach who
serves as New Jersey Program Manager for HNT. “To be
able to incorporate this into an opportunity to support our
troops was doubly satisfying. We are very grateful to the
community for their generosity.”
HNT partnered with Operation Shoebox New Jersey, a
volunteer organization dedicated to collecting, organizing
and shipping care packages to U.S. Troops. Donations such
as the one that contained the Halloween candy are not only
useful, but also a source of comfort, according to a letter
Operation Shoebox received from SPC Michael Puetz of
the 82nd Airborne Division.
“All of you at Op Shoebox invigorate us with the knowl-
edge that somewhere back in the states, people care for and
support us,” Puetz wrote.
O’Connor noted that, coincidentally, 300 pounds also
reflected the collective amount of weight recently lost by
clients who followed HNT’s medically-supervised Program
for Health and Weight Management. Included among these
was a post office manager whose loss resulted in dramatic
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Warren County Community Singers Support Noah’s Ark Animal Welfare

Perform a Winter Songfest with Matching Donation

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Won't you make room in your budget to
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Any dollar amount is always appreciated
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West Ledgewood, NJ 07852. Please call
(973) 347-0378 for more information.

T
he Warren County Community
Singers, along with The Children’s
Chorus of Warren County held a free
Winter Songfest at two different, Trinity
Methodist Church in Hackettstown and at
the First Presbyterian Church in
Washington.
About the Warren County Community
Singers
The Warren County Community Singers
is a non-audition, non-profit community
chorus, sponsored in part by the Warren
County Cultural and Heritage Commission.
Members are people from all walks of life
who share a love of choral music. They per-
form jazz, inspirational, spiritual, sacred
and secular songs, and pop tunes from
Broadway and Tin Pan Alley. They live in
Warren, Morris and Hunterdon counties in
New Jersey, and in eastern Pennsylvania.
They range in age from high school to sen-
ior citizens.
In addition to performing winter and
spring concerts each year, the Warren
County Community Singers perform at
Belvidere's annual Victorian Days celebra-
tion. At their spring concert, the singers
award a scholarship to an exceptional
Warren County high school senior pursuing
a music education.
For more information, please call the
group’s artistic director, Dr. Kathleen Riley,
at 201-220-6851, or visit us at
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Flanders Valley Country Day School...

continued from page 5
they walked through the entire facility,” she
explains.
To earn NAEYC accreditation, schools
must complete an extensive self-study
process, measuring the program and its
services against the ten NAEYC early child-
hood program standards and more than 400
criteria points. The program received
accreditation after an on-site visit by
NAEYC assessors to ensure that the pro-
gram meets each of the ten program stan-
dards. NAEYC-accredited programs are
also subject to unannounced visits during
their accreditation, which lasts for five
years.
About two months after the on-site visit,
Krewinski says she was notified that her
school achieved its goal.
“We are doing a fabulous job,”
Krewinski says proudly, adding that many
of her staff members also volunteer and
give back to the community.
In support of the holidays, the school is
collecting Toys for Tots through Friday,
Dec. 17. Drop off new unwrapped toys at
the school weekdays from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30
p.m.
While some parents may prefer a fran-
chise to send their child for daycare or early
childhood education, the smaller private
centers – especially those that are NAEYC In its fifth year, the Flanders Valley summer camp.
accredited - should not be overlooked. Country Day School is “very strong on pre- Krewinski says that her love for kids is
“It’s the team, the group inside, that school,” says Krewinski. “We are not just a her greatest motivation.
makes the difference,” says Krewinski. daycare.” “I love kids so much I would not work so
Established 25 years ago, the NAEYC Classes offered include infant; waddlers hard if I didn’t,” she says. And all of that
Accreditation system has become a widely (young toddlers); explorers (middle-aged hard work has resulted in being NAEYC
recognized sign of high-quality early child- toddlers); pre-K 3 (travelers); pre-K 4; accredited. “It proves that we are really
hood education. The system was created to kindergarten enrichment; before and after good.”
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early childhood programs,” said Dr. Jerlean
E. Daniel, executive director of NAEYC.
“Having earned NAEYC Accreditation is a
sign that Flanders Valley Country Day
School is a leader in a national effort to
invest in high-quality early childhood edu-
cation.”
In 2006, the association revised its stan-
dards and criteria to introduce a new level
of quality, accountability, and service that
reflect the latest research and best practices
in early childhood education and develop-
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dressed up like Fancy museum.org. Heights Road, Morristown, crafts. Community blues, R&B, country, and
includes a performance of
Nancy and have fun creat- Tue, Dec 28 NJ. Children ages 5-8; Children’s Museum, 77 East rock & roll music that will
Christmas carols accompa-
ing crafts inspired by the Circus Performer: 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm; $; Blackwell Street, Dover, delight the audience.
nied by the majestic pipe
Fancy Nancy books! Michael DuBois – Enjoy a (973) 971-3706. NJ. Open to public; 10 am Community Theatre, 100
organ music. First
Community Children’s solo circus performance Wed, Dec 29 to 5 pm; $; (973) 366-9060 South Main St.,
Presbyterian Church, 298
Museum, 77 East Blackwell complete with juggling acts, Thomas the Train Day – or www.communitychil- Morristown, NJ. 8 pm; $$;
Main Street (Rt. 46),
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public; 7:30 pm; (908) 852-
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Sat, Dec 25
Riverside Rhythms and
Rhymes – Skylands
Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship, 1811 Rte. 57,
Hackettstown, NJ. Open to
public; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm;
donation requested; (908)
684-4040.
Sun, Dec 26
The Nutcracker (Dec 17 -
Dec 26) – Celebrate the hol-
idays with NJ Ballet’s 40th
Anniversary of a classic
performance. Community
Theatre, 100 South Main,
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Open to public; 12:15 pm-2:45 pm; free
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New Year. Community Children’s Museum,
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Edison Fused 20th Century Technology To Holiday Traditions
by Michele Guttenberger
T
oday few realize how Thomas Edison
was instrumental in forming our
modern day traditions of celebrating
the Holidays such as viewing holiday
themed movies or stringing Christmas Tree
lights. Many of these festive inventions
originated and were manufactured in
Edison’s studio and factories in NJ more
than 100 years ago.
Edison’s Holiday inventions started in
1882 when Mr. E. H. Johnson (Vice
President of the Edison Company for
Electric Lighting) had his home on E 36th
St in Manhattan showcase the first electric
lighted Christmas tree. It was the only
home on planet Earth to have electric tree
lights. These Lights were made in NJ. The
“Wizard of Menlo Park”, (Thomas Edison)
got select NYC households propelled into
the new 20th Century decades before the
average home. The source of these modern
day technological wizardry came from fac-
tories located in West Orange, and Harrison
(East Newark).
Edison and his upper management lived
on the nation’s first electrical power grid.
They had the privilege of this electric light
source before The City’s big 5th Ave
Department Stores. However, Edison saw
to it that these stores were able to have elec-
tric tree lights long before they were provi-
sioned with city electric service. The
Edison Lighting Company soon supplied
5th Ave department stores with holiday
electric lights in the early 1900s for the cost sion what the future would hold. Edison’s their West Orange, NJ home.
$300+ which included wiring services and a religious persuasion was described as bold Glenmont is still decked out for Holiday
generator agnosticism where the word “humbug” Visitors today. To visit Glenmont you must
Electric tree lights were not the only hol- would fit into his credence on a few notions purchase separate tickets at the museum’s
iday technology provided by Edison, he of Christmas. However, the home at main visitor station and be assigned a time
also was the leader of early animation tech- Glenmont was a honeymoon gift to his and car pass. Please check website for spe-
nology. The Kinetograph camera and the bride Mina. She was a devout Methodist cial Holiday schedule or call 973-736-0550
Kinetoscope viewer were patented in 1891. who failed to convert Edison but kept him ext. 11
By December 1892, the first motion picture rooted to Holiday traditions. Glenmont was The Edison Museum - Open Wednesday
studio was erected in West Orange NJ called her home and the family celebrated through Sunday. Hours are 9:00am -
the “Kinetographic Theater.” It was later Christmas in “A Christmas Carol” sort of 5:00pm. Regular Entry Fee is $7.00 - 211
nicknamed the “Black Maria”. This studio way. When Edison participated in The Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Visit
churned out many silent movie films long Edison Family Christmas he was trans- website for more details
before Hollywood CA was invented. formed to being Mr. Fezziwig with festive http://www.nps.gov/edis/index.htm
Edison employed many theater stars and celebrating and all the Holiday trimmings in
actors as well as factory workers at his West
Orange location.
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have started when The Thomas Edison
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Charles Dickens' 1843 classic novel “A
Christmas Carol “for Holiday release in
1910. The story was condensed to 17 min-
utes of film showing the most important
highlights of Ebenezer Scrooge's full refor-
mation. It remained true to the integrity of
the story despite its brevity to the original
book. The film’s acting for its day was first-
rate and the special effects were the pio-
neering mastery of double exposure tech-
niques.
Maybe “A Christmas Carol” was a
prophetic Christmas story for the Edison’s.
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Veterans and Military
Residents…. Joining in a
nationwide initiative,
Applebee’s Neighborhood
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Hackettstown saluted mili-
tary service members and
Veterans for their service by
honoring them with a com-
plimentary meal on
Veterans Day, November
11. In North and Central
New Jersey, 40 Applebee’s
restaurants served over
17,500 members of the mil-
itary with a free entree.
Veterans Day at Applebee’s
turned into a military
reunion as veterans and
service members from
across generations connect-
ed, swapped stories and
enjoyed a great meal.
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Menorah Lighting in Celebration of Hanukkah
By Cheryl Conway
T
he frigid temperatures could not take
away the warmth felt at the Grand
Outdoor Public Menorah Lighting in
Flanders last week.
About 60 people from Mt. Olive and sur-
rounding areas gathered outside in front of
the former Blockbuster store at the Sutton
Plaza on Route 206 in Flanders on Sunday,
Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m., to light a nine-foot
giant free-standing menorah and participate
in other festivities in celebration of
Hanukka. The event was held by the
Chabad of Northwest NJ-Western Region.
Rabbi Yaacov Shusterman of the Chabad
Jewish Center placed the giant menorah
right on Route 206 this year for everyone to
see.
“It’s much more visible; it’s right on
206,” says Shusterman.
Kindling Hanukka lights is the most
important Hanukka custom for Jewish peo-
ple to remember the miracle of the
Maccabees' victory and the miracle of the
oil that burnt for eight days in the holy
Temple. It is a mitzva, or holy command-
ment, that Jews "publicize the miracle" by
lighting a Hanukka menorah each night dur-
Tell Them You Saw It In The Hackettstown This Month • December 2010 • Page 21
ing the eight days of Hanukka.
Mayor David Scapicchio and
Councilman Rob Greenbaum attended to
help light the menorah and participate in the
community-wide event held this year on the
fifth night of Hanukka.
“I wanted to wish the Jewish community
a happy holiday and a healthy and prosper-
ous New Year,” says Scapicchio. He
climbed up a ladder to light the center can-
dle or the Shamash.
Greenbaum also climbed up the ladder to
light the five candles and helped lead in
Hanukka prayers.
Shusterman spoke about the impact of
how one light can brighten a room and com-
pared this to how one person can make a
difference.
“One light in a room can dispel a lot of
darkness,” explains Shusterman. “Only one
candle that you light; just a little candle is
good, just one candle each night. A little
candle lights up a dark room.
“The whole miracle happened from a lit-
tle jar of oil,” he continues. “We all have a
little jar of oil in us. We all have unlimited
potential to create so much. We have the
potential to do an extra mitzva. You can
always look out to help someone else. Look
after them and help them. Helping a neigh-
bor or someone in need can go a long way.”
Following the lighting, participants were
invited inside the former Blockbuster store
to sing festive songs, listen to Jewish music,
and eat hot latkes and donuts.
In addition to the public lighting in
Flanders, the Chabad Jewish Center was
expanding its outreach this year to the
Blairstown community. It held a second
lighting Monday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m., at the
Blair Academy, Tracey Hall, in Blairstown.
Blairstown Mayor Richard Mach and
Deputy Mayor Sal Lascari were scheduled
to assist in kindling the menorah, along with
the Jewish student body at the academy. Hot
latkes, donuts and fun for the kids were also
planned.
Shusterman decided to extend his out-
reach to the Blairstown community because
of its lack of Jewish services and involve-
ment in that area. “Hopefully we will find
Jews out there,” he says.
“I found a couple of Jews there,” says
Shusterman, such as three Jewish business-
men owning businesses in the main section
of the quant old town. Unfortunately,
“There is absolutely nothing Jewish out
there as far as synagogues or organized
activities for the Jewish community.”
The Chabad of Northwest NJ aims to
build a strong united Jewish presence in Mt.
Olive, Washington Twp. and Warren
County and to enrich the quality of Jewish
life through education, spiritual, cultural
and social needs of all Jews in the area.
Page 22 • Tell Them You Saw It In The Hackettstown This Month • December 2010
Centenary College Partners with WDHA Radio For A Holiday Clothing Drive
C
entenary College is partnering with
WDHA Radio (105.5 FM) to host a
holiday clothing drive to benefit the
American Red Cross of Northern New
Jersey from now through December 17.
Members of the community are encouraged
to participate by dropping off gently used
clothing to the following locations:
Centenary College
Hackettstown Campus
Edward W. Seay Administration Building
(at the reception desk) and the David and
Carol Lackland Center in the Sitnik Theater
Lobby
400 Jefferson Street, Hackettstown (24/7)
Centenary College Parsippany Campus
300 Littletown Road, Parsippany
(between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m.)
WDHA Studios
55 Horsehill Road, Cedar Knolls
(between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.)
Morris Minute Men
97 Mill Road, Morris Plains (24/7)
Stein Mart at the Roxbury Mall
281 Route 10 East, Suite 28
Succasunna
(Mon to Sat between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.)
(Sun between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m.) New Jersey region. mix is designed to provide an educational
The American Red Cross of Northern experience that prepares students to succeed
“This was an ideal project to partner with New Jersey responds to over 350 disasters in the increasingly global and interdepend-
WDHA on,” says Lauretta Farrell, Director each year throughout Bergen, Essex, ent world.
of Marketing at Centenary College. Hudson, Morris, Passaic and Warren coun- Centenary College’s main campus is
“Centenary has always had a strong com- ties. Services include disaster relief, blood located in Hackettstown, N.J., with its
mitment to community service. In fact, we services, Braille transcription and volunteer equestrian facility in Washington Township
were the first college in New Jersey to make and youth opportunities. (Morris County). The Centenary Adult and
service a graduation requirement. Now, we Founded in 1867 by the Newark Professional Studies (CAPS) program
are rewarding students who share our val- Conference of the United Methodist offers accelerated degree completion pro-
ues. The newly-established Centenary Church, Centenary College’s academic pro- grams in Parsippany, with an additional
College Community Service scholarships gram integrates a solid liberal arts founda- facility in Iselin, and at corporate sites
provide awards of up to $10,000 to under- tion with a strong career orientation. This throughout New Jersey.
graduate students with a strong track record
for social responsibility throughout their
high school years.”
Some of Centenary’s community service
projects include “Community Plunge,” a
day-long volunteer opportunity held at mul-
tiple locations for first-year students; an ini-
tiative to help the homeless in New York
City called “Midnight Run”; and a yearly
Disaster Relief Project, in which students
from Centenary and Drew University travel
to New Orleans to help rebuild areas that
have suffered devastation from Hurricanes
Rita, Gustav and Katrina.
WDHA-FM 105.5 FM is a rock music
station licensed to Dover and Morristown,
New Jersey. WDHA is owned and operated
by Greater Media and serves the northern
 Tell Them You Saw It In The Hackettstown This Month • December 2010 • Page 23

Stuffing the Stocking

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It’s Peppermint Season!

H
eadline your holiday with the quin-
tessential flavor of the season —
peppermint. These extra special
sweets offer a bountiful buffet of pepper-
mint possibilities. Choose one or more for
cookie exchanges, après caroling nibbles,
gifts for teachers and Santa.
Visit www.wilton.com for additional holi-
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Peppermint Ribbon Cookies
Makes about 6 dozen cookies
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
2 to 4 drops Peppermint Candy Flavoring
Christmas Red Icing Color, as desired
1 package (14 ounces) Candy Cane
Colorburst Candy Melts, melted
In medium bowl, combine flour, salt and
baking powder. In large bowl, beat butter
and sugar with electric mixer until light and
creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and peppermint
candy flavoring; mix well. Add flour mix-
ture, one cup at a time; mixing well after
each addition.
Remove 1/3 of dough; reserve. To
remaining 2/3 dough in mixer bowl, beat in
red icing color. Roll and shape dough
between parchment paper into two 6 x 8-
inch disks. Roll and shape untinted dough
between parchment paper to a 6 x 8-inch
disk. Chill all dough rectangles at least 1
hour.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Peel parchment from dough pieces. Stack
dough rectangles with untinted dough rec-
tangle between the two red pieces, lining
them up as evenly as possible; gently press
pieces together. Gently roll with rolling pin
to seal layers; trim uneven edges with sharp
knife. Cut dough lengthwise into three 2
inch-wide slices; cut each column crosswise
into 1/4 inch-thick pieces. Arrange 2 inches
apart on parchment-lined cookie pans. Chill
1/2 hour.
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Homemade Holidays Pumpkin
Treats to Bake and Share
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Makes two, 9 x 5-inch loaves
Prep: 10 minutes
Baking: 1 hour
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons pumpkin
pie spice
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
3 cups granulated sugar
1 can (15 ounces) Libby’s 100% Pure
Pumpkin
4 large eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup orange juice or water
1 cup sweetened dried, fresh or frozen
cranberries
PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Grease and
flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
COMBINE flour, pumpkin pie spice,
baking soda and salt in large bowl. Combine
sugar, pumpkin, eggs, oil and juice in large
mixer bowl; beat until just blended. Add
pumpkin mixture to flour mixture; stir just
until moistened. Fold in cranberries. Spoon
batter into prepared loaf pans.
BAKE for 60 to 65 minutes or until
wooden pick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10
minutes; remove to wire racks to cool com-
pletely.
For three 8 x 4-inch loaf pans:
Prepare as above. Bake for 55 to 60 min-
utes.
For five or six 5 x 3-inch mini loaf pans:
Prepare as above. Bake for 50 to 55 min-
utes.
Mini Pumpkin Muffin Mix
Makes 1
Prep: 15 minutes
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup raisins, sweetened dried cranber-
ries, or chopped nuts (optional)
1 can (15 ounces) Libby’s 100% Pure
Pumpkin
COMBINE all ingredients, except
pumpkin, in large bowl. Pour into 1-quart
resealable plastic bag; seal. Wrap muffin
mix and can of pumpkin in fabric; tie with
ribbon or twine.
It’s Peppermint Season...
continued from page 25
Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake 12 to 14
minutes or until bottoms are light golden
brown. Remove cookies to cooling grids;
cool completely.
Dip cooled cookies into melted Candy
Melts; set on parchment-lined cookie pans.
Chill until candy is set. Store in airtight
container.
Candy Cane Cookies
Makes about 2 dozen cookies
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
1/4 teaspoon Peppermint Candy Flavoring
or 1/2 teaspoon Imitation Almond Extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
No-Taste Red Icing Color
White Sparkling Sugar
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Shyness Expert Advice:
How You Can Be Shy and Successful at Holiday Events
By Laurie Adelman, B.S.N., M.S excluded from the mainstream and to be events. The easiest technique is one which out napkins, collect guest’s coats, and pass

H
oliday parties leave everyone feel-
ing somewhat apprehensive, but for
those who are shy, holiday events
can feel overwhelming. “But it doesn’t have
to feel that way,” assures Shyness Coach
Laurie Adelman. Read on and discover
ways that shy children and shy adults can
feel more at ease at social gatherings.
Everyone has a need to belong. Yet it is
common for shy children and adults to be
overlooked at parties. It is common for shy
individuals to come to the conclusion that,
because of passed failed social encounters,
they believe that they are unable to succeed.
Once you come to think this way, you lose
the incentive to even try to make an attempt
to participate. The shy individual has failed
before he/she even starts!
There are a number of things that can be
done to change this unfortunate cycle of
helps turn the persons’ feelings of failure
into experiences of small successes. The
important first step is for the shy individual
to begin to see that he/she can, in fact, par-
ticipate - and succeed - in a social situation.
This goal can be accomplished by involving
the shy child or adult in any activity that
requires him/her to be in control.
Everyone gains the respect of others
when he/she is in charge. When a teacher
gives a shy child the responsibility of dis-
missing the class or distributing papers or
crayons to fellow classmates, other children
begin to look up to him/her. When a boss
puts a woman in charge of collecting the
time slips, fellow workers look up to her.
While in a leadership position, the person
who is shy comes to feel important in her
own eyes as well as in the eyes of others.
And because this technique does not require
extended conversation, the individual finds
him/herself participating in a social situa-
tion with minimal pressure. In this environ-
ment, the person is able to experience social
success without the chance of failure. The
same technique can be used in social situa-
tions outside the class or work environment.
Shy individuals can be encouraged to hand
out snacks or drinks at gatherings.
At first the shy individual may merely
carry out the task, but with time, as confi-
dence begins to grow, the person is likely to
feel more comfortable and at ease. The indi-
vidual is no longer on the sidelines of a
social situation and, with time, is likely to
take even more chances. Parents of shy chil-
dren can quietly praise their children for
their help, and shy adults can be thanked for
their efforts. If you are a shy adult reading
this article, I encourage you to begin to
praise yourself. Give yourself credit for
your social successes, however small.
Because for each small social success, shy
children and shy adults will slowly progress
and participate more and more.
Laurie Adelman, B.S.N., M.S., is a nurse,
health educator, Shyness Coach, and author
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Listen To Luigi
What is Christmas really about?
by Luigi Luciano
What should it be about as a Christian?
We celebrate Christmas for the birth of
our Savior Jesus Christ. It is a celebration,
just like most people celebrate their birth-
days by receiving gifts and celebrating with
family and friends or going out to dinner,
we do the same on December 25 as a cele-
bration of Christ’s birthday.
We are not really sure when the exact
date of Christ’s birthday is but what we do
know is that the date of December 25 was
first recorded in 325AD under Constantine
when Christianity was made the state reli-
gion of the Roman Empire. Before
Constantine Emperor Aurelian first decreed
Christmas in 247AD but it was not accept-
ed universally. This date was viewed as the
rebirth of the sun. Where the shortest days
are over and it stays lighter longer. So at the
time it made political sense to celebrate the
birth of Christ at the same time of the year.
So how and why did Christmas become
so commercialized?
From the very beginning, Christmas was
regarded as a public event. It was never
regarded as a private matter. In its origins,
Christmas was not only public, not only
commercial—it was political.
One of the most well known scenes of
Christmas, which is on countless greeting
cards and performed in innumerable church
pageants, is the coming of the Wise Men to
honor the baby Jesus. The Wise Men were
public figures, and the arrival of their cara-
van into the capital city of Judea caused a
considerable uproar. Far from treating their
mission as an issue of private sentiment,
they announced openly that the Child whom
they came to worship was none other than
the rightful ruler. (A popular rumor held that
a coming world emperor would arise in
Judea; one Caesar took it so seriously he
actually made plans to move his capital
from Rome to Jerusalem.)
When did Christmas become so com-
mercialized? It should be obvious that the
Wise Men went Christmas shopping. Gold
doesn’t grow on trees, and frankincense and
myrrh require labor to produce. Merchants
have been capitalizing on the holiday since
the very first Christmas.
The early Christians were martyred in
droves, because they refused to privatize
their faith. Even their creeds, proclaiming
Jesus Christ as the one and only link
between heaven and earth, were far from
being abstract theological writings. That
proclamation had a political impact that
shattered forever the old pagan idea that
merely human rulers were “divine.”
Today’s economy is dependent on the
Christmas season. Christmas has been cele-
brated for a long time.
Many people do get caught up in the
commercialization of Christmas. They have
to spend a fortune and get many gifts to
‘feel the season’. That is wrong. It is nice to
receive gifts. As Christians we receive the
gift from God of the birth of His Son on
Christmas day.
To truly celebrate Christmas we should
buy gifts and clothes and give them to peo-
ple who really need them. How many things
can we use? How many sweaters can I
wear? There are people who live on the
streets with no food or even one sweater to
wear. There are children without any par-
ents who live from home to home or with no
food let alone an IPOD or Nintendo games.
This time of year is about Christmas.
For more that 80% of the country that cele-
brates Christmas it is and has been an
important holiday for us and for the econo-
my.
What gets me is when businesses refer
to it as the Holiday Season. Yet they account
for upwards of 50% of their business during
the Christmas season. They are afraid to
offend a small percentage of people who
don’t celebrate Christmas.
This is a problem for me. What would
happen if all people who celebrate
Christmas next year decide not to buy gifts,
trees, lights and animated figures for their
The views and opinions of this syndicated column does not reflect
the view and opinions of The Muscnetcong News.
homes?
They are buying this stuff not because of
Hanukkah, Bodhi Day (Buddha's
Enlightenment), Eid al-adha or Kwanzaa
but because it is Christmas.
I have no problem with the other holi-
days but let them celebrate it on their days
and have sales created for those holidays.
We have the idiots at the ALCU filing
lawsuit after lawsuit because a Nativity
doesn’t belong on City Halls' property. We
have a small percentage of people who do
not believe in anything complaining that
Christmas should be stricken from all pubic
events. For the most part these are not peo-
ple that celebrate other religions but people
who do not believe in any God at all. So
they want other to be as miserable as they
are.
People tell me all the time that you can
celebrate Christmas without getting bent
out of shape that a store won’t have the
employees say Merry Christmas or a town
will not allow the nativity on the grounds. I
agree with that. We celebrate Christmas to
celebrate the birth of our Savior. That is
what is important. But what bothers me
about this is why is Christmas gone after
year after year? What is so bad about
Christmas?
I can remember as a child walking into
stores and people smiling saying have a
Merry Christmas. Now I walk into a store
besides that fact I can’t even understand
what they are saying (I’ll leave that for
another article) they say nothing or happy
holidays.
The assault on Christmas just keeps on
coming year after year. In fact the Federal
Government has Christmas December 25 as
a national holiday so why does Christmas
have to be hidden behind words like holiday
tree or holiday breaks at school?
The people that do not want to hear the
word Christmas should just find another
place to live because if this outrages them
so much as to file lawsuits and cause an
uproar we probably don’t need them in this
country anyway. They add nothing to socie-
ty but grief and misery. If people being joy-
ous, singing Christmas carols or admiring
the Nativity bothers you then turn away or
go away.
From my family to yours, Merry
Christmas!
Visit Luigi on the web at www.listen-
toluigi.com. Luigi wants to know what you
think and will be happy to answer e-mails
sent to him at luigi@listentoluigi.com.
Some e-mail may be published in paper or
on the web.
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