Professional Documents
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War Program
at Shippen
Manor
Museum
The lives and times of
New Jersey soldiers in
the War of Indepen-
dence will be featured
at Shippen Manor
Museum, the restored
18th Century
ironmaster’s home
located in Oxford, on
Sunday, June 12th,
from 1pm to 4pm.
Members of Helm’s
Company, 2nd New
Jersey Continental Line
will discuss and demon-
strate drill, tactics,
weaponry as well as
period food prepara-
tion.
The group, composed On Monday, May 30th, the Hackettstown Community Band, accom-
of regional reenactors, panied by the Starlets Twirlers, led the Memorial Day Parade in Nelson Albert/The PRESS
recreates and com- Hackettstown. The parade ended at Union Cemetery where the band These three let their star-spangled pride
memorates a local unit played at a special ceremony honoring members of the armed show through for the Blairstown Memorial
in Washington’s army. forces. Day Parade held on Sunday, May 29th.
Musket-firing presenta-
tions will be offered
throughout the after- Blairstown American Legion Post 258 Honors Merchant Marine
noon.
Tours of the Manor Givens-Belet Post No.
will also be available 258 American Legion
from 1pm to 4pm. The met on May 26th at the
programs are suitable Memorial Hall in Blair-
for all ages. stown, for the annual
Shippen Manor tribute and wreath
Museum is located a laying ceremony to
quarter mile west of the honor the Merchant
Route 31 and Wall Marine.
Street intersection, in Commander Richard
the center of Oxford. Ohl opened the services
The Museum and its after the Pledge of Alle-
programs are sponsored giance and prayer
by the Warren County offered by the Post
Board of Chosen Free- Chaplain Al Carrazzone.
holders and the Warren A tribute was read and
County Cultural and a wreath was placed by
Heritage Commission. Mr. Fleming Hojhus
There is no admission from Denmark, nephew
fee. of deceased Post 258
For further informa- member Mr. Arne
tion, call 908-453-4381. Hojhus who served in
the Merchant Marin
during World War II.
A three volley salute
was fired by the Honor
Guard, followed by Taps
and a closing prayer. Thousand of merchant supplies and troops supplies used by our September 11th 2001,
The observance of the mariners have been between home and the armed forces in professional merchant
day honors the courage killed, captured or war front. Vietnam. mariners and midship-
and heroism of civilian wounded in the defense The merchant service The Persian Gulf War men from the United
merchant mariners who of the nation. had a vital role during saw the largest sealift States Merchant Marine
served the United States During the first and the Korean Conflict by operation by these Academy transported
with distinction in times second world wars they rescuing 14,000 Korean brave men since D Day personnel, equipment,
of national emergencies served on ships with civilians. Ships crewed in 1944. and moved food and
from the Revolutionary naval armament while by civilian seamen More recently, after supplies to lower Man-
War to today. transporting needed carried 95 percent of the the tragic attacks of hattan.
Each year, the Blair- Grant in the amount of Christopher Cappiello. awards presented to her
stown Business Asso- $500 was issued to Ron Fisher, Chairperson at the NJSFWC state
ciation awards two three students this year. of the association and convention in Atlantic
grants to two North These Grants are funded President of Redemp- City in May. In the
Warren Regional by the Blairstown tion Processing Repre- creative writing
students who have Business Association sentatives Inc., of category, Ms. Cavano
participated in the and by donations to the Blairstown, and his received third place for
program by writing an Grant Program. This Office Manager, Andrea her essay, "Robbed of The following is a list of Helena; Sh*t My
essay about their desire year’s winners were Setliff, Scholarship and Mugs" and a blue of books added to the Dad Says, By Justin
to pursue a career in the Christina Nitzsche, Grant Chair of the ribbon for her hand- Warren County Halpern; Knitting Just
field of business. The Glenn Perry and association attended the knitted baby sweater. Library collection this for Baby: 33 baby
ceremony and awarded On Friday, June 17th, past week. designs (House of
the students their checks from 6pm until 8pm, the Non-Fiction: With White Birches), From
and their certificates. trustees of the Catherine the Old Breed: At
By establishing this DRG; The New Ency-
Dickson Hofman Peleliu and Okinawa, clopedia of Gardening
Grant Program, the Library are sponsoring
Blairstown Business Uke Jackson and the By E.B. Sledge; The Techniques, By
Association demon- Ginseng Roots Band Promise: President American Horticul-
strates its commitment for an evening of free Obama, Year One, By tural Society; Ency-
to nurturing the next entertainment at the Jonathan Alter; Mom: clopedia of Global
generation of excellent Gazebo. A Celebration of Resources, From
leaders in the field of We love hearing Mothers from Story- Salem Press; Personal
business. from you! Send your Corps, By Dave Isay. Foul: A First-Person
The Hopatcong tid-bits of information Recreation: Train- Account of the Scan-
Women's Club to us at: The PRESS ing People: How to dal That Rocked the
congratulates Monica PO Box 430 Bring Out the Best in
Cavano, first vice- NBA, By Tim
9A Main Street, Your Human, By Tess Donaghy.
president, for the Blairstown, NJ 07825
June Art
Exhibit at
the Roxbury
Library
Annette M. Lange, a Genesis Farm will present 2011
long-time resident of Oscar®-nominated Best Documentary,
Landing, will be GASLAND, in its library on
displaying her artwork Wednesday, June 15th, at 7pm.
at the Roxbury Public The screening, which is open to the public, will
Library in Succasunna be followed by a presentation by Kate Millsaps of
during the month of the New Jersey Sierra Club on the dangerous
June. consequences of hydraulic fracturing for natural
She received her Bach- gas development in the Delaware River
elor of Arts degree from Basin.GASLAND’s director, Josh Fox, grew up in
Gettysburg College, in the verdant woods of the Delaware River valley.
Gettysburg, where she In 2009, he learned his land was on top of the
majored in Art and has Marcellus Shale—a giant reservoir of natural gas
studied with many that stretches across the Appalachians—and that
respected teachers, he would be paid to lease his land for natural gas
including Christina extraction.Part mystery, part travelogue, and part
Debarry PSA of banjo showdown, GASLAND documents Josh’s
Florham Park. The cross-country odyssey to find out if the controver-
paintings on display sial process of hydraulic fracturing—or
include still-life paint- fracking—is actually safe. The screening event is
ings done in pastel. free and open to the public; donations welcome.
Lange has been a Genesis Farm is located at 41A Silver Lake Road,
member of the Art Asso- Blairstown, NJ 07825.
ciation in Roxbury for For more information, please call 908-362-6735
many years. or email office@genesisfarm.org.
The Roxbury Town-
ship Public Library is Transition Newton
located on 103 Main St., will host a presentation and discussion about
Succasunna. For more genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) on
information, please call Thursday, June 16 at 7pm at the Unitarian Fellow-
973-584-2400 or visit ship, 1 West Nelson Street, in Newton. Herb
www.roxburylibrary.org.
Wolff will be the guest presenter. For more
information visit www.transitionnewton.org or
call Kim at 973-903-2895.
American Legion meetings are held the second
Monday of the month at the Alpha Fire House,
West Central and Lee Avenues, Alpha. All USA
War Era Veterans are invited to attend. For more
information call Joe at 908-995-7896.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
newspapers: 2 bound
editions. 1st edition: Dec. 1911
& Bull Dog edition: July 1916.
$25 for both. Call: 908-459-
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most are retired or suspended.
No boxes for figurines.
Ornaments in orig. boxes.
$300 (total orig. issue price:
$947.50). Can email list. Call:
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10 Hallmark Christmas
Ornaments: in orig. boxes.
Dating 1980-1998. $40 (total
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Dear Mr. Pressman,
I just noticed that they are tearing up the road in the
middle of Blairstown. I am hoping it won't be like all the
other road fixes where curves and bumps are taken out
along with the rural charm and stone walls are replaced
with metal guard rails.
The result is people driving faster and the quaint
country road becomes another county highway among
hundreds of others. Would you please print this letter as
a protest? Newer is not always better!
Dear Better,
We all mourn the loss of the familiar and many of us
long for the road less travelled.
This past fall semester, at Duke University, there were two sopho-
mores who were taking Organic Chemistry and who did pretty well on
all of the quizzes, midterms, labs, etc. Going into the final exam, they
had solid “A’s.” These two friends were so confident going into the final
that the weekend before finals week (even though the Chem. final was
on Monday), they decided to go up to University of Virginia to a party
with some friends. So they did this and had a great time. However, they
ended up staying longer than they planned, and they didn’t make it back
to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then,
they found Professor Aldric after the final and explained to him why
they missed it. They told him that they went up to Virginia for the
weekend, and had planned to come back in time to study, but that they
had a flat tire on the way back and didn’t have a spare and couldn’t get
help for a long time. So they were late getting back to campus. Aldric
thought this over and agreed that they could make up the final on the
following day. The two guys were elated and relieved. So, they studied
that night and went in the next day at the time that Aldric had told
them. He placed them in separate rooms, handed each of them a test
booklet and told them to begin. They looked at the first problem, which
was something simple about free radical formation and was worth 5
points. “Cool” they thought, “this is going to be easy.” They did that
problem and then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for
what they saw on the next page. It said: (95 points) “Which tire?”
Blairstown American
Legion Post Awards
High School Scholarships
Seniors William Smith, computer sciences and
son of Wayne and Jaca- Ashley, who got straight
lyn Smith of Knowlton, A’s for her four years at
and Ashley MacLean, NWRHS, plans to study
daughter of John and nursing at Sussex
Catherine MacLean of County Community
Blairstown were College.
winners of American These students were
Legion Academic chosen from over
Excellence Awards and twenty high school
monetary scholarships senior applicants.
from Givens Belet Post Post #258 members
#258. Isabel Dodd, Al Carraz-
The scholarships were zone, and Richard Ohl
given during the Senior reviewed grade point
Awards ceremonies on averages, written
May 25th, at North essays, extra curriculum
Warren Regional High activities, and atten-
School in Blairstown. dance, to list only a few
The awards recognize of the criteria necessary
the students' academic to make their selections.
achievements and their Post #258 was proud to
outstanding perfor- participate in the award
mance. ceremonies and to help
William will be start- these students in their
ing at Binghamton pursuit of higher educa-
University studying tion.