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The men behind the cameras
Rotary gearing up for biggest month of events
Army photographer featured in documentary
By Jessica oaTes While many have likely heard of Rotary, few may actually realize the impact the organization has on their immediate community and on the world. Bordentown Rotary provides service to others and promotes integrity, goodwill and peace through fellowship of local business and community leaders. But what does this really mean? Guided by the motto “service before self,” the Bordentown chapter of the world’s largest service organization raises funds through whatever means possible to serve those in need. April is one of Bordentown Rotary’s biggest fundraising months. On Thursday, April 23, people will gather for a fun and philanthropic evening at Rotary’s second annual wine and beer tasting fundraiser at Old York Country Club. April also marks the time of year when the Rotary organizes its annual Can-a-thon event. Last year, Bordentown Rotarians, together with students from the Interact Club (a high school version of Rotary) exceeded their lofty goal of raising $15k worth of canned goods. Rather than serving one pantry as they intended, enough food was raised to stock the shelves of four. This year, Rotary will be at it again, asking shoppers at local supermarkets to pick up some extra cans during their shopping trips and See ROTARY, Page 8
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After scoring his 1,000th point March 2, 2015, BRHS junior Myron Gordon celebrates with his dad, also Myron Gordon, mom Tana Rivera and brother Brayden Banks. (Photo by Suzette J. Lucas.)
Gordon scores 1,000th point Scotties advance to state sectional championship By Ken WeingaRTneR If there were lessons to be learned as the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ basketball team progressed through its season, Scotties’ coach John Myers hoped his players recognized they applied to not only the game itself but to life outside the gym as well. His message appeared to hit home. Bordentown enjoyed a memorable season, going 24-6 and,
in somewhat of a surprise, advancing to the state sectional championship game. The Scotties more than doubled their victory total from the previous season, blending confidence and cohesiveness into a winning formula. “I want these kids to believe that when they put their mind to something they can do it,” Myers said. “I use basketball because I happen to be the basketball coach. But I really talk to them more about handling things in life. Things aren’t always going to be perfect and you have to battle your way through it. These kids became battlers. They really battled all the time.”
Matt Culda, a senior and cocaptain, said the Scotties’ ability to deal with the highs and lows of the season was one of the keys to the squad’s success. “Just keeping our heads up and working hard,” Culda said. “Always having confidence in ourselves no matter the ups and downs we had. We just believed we could do it. We always kept in mind what we wanted to do and what our goals were. Not panicking when times were tough; always keep grinding and working hard. Life is a cycle; there are going to be ups and downs. Whenever I’m struggling, I just need to remember that it’s going to go See GORDON, Page 6
A framed black and white photograph hangs in Bryan Grigsby’s Bordentown home, a vivid reminder of the wartime reality he once witnessed. Almost 50 years later, Grigsby can still recall the events of that day, when he, Rick Griffith and Howard Breedlove documented the combat in progress along Plantation Road in Vietnam. From 1967-1970, Grigsby served with the Department of the Army Special Photo Office, spending a total of seven and a half months documenting the combat in the Vietnam War through still photography and audio recordings. The date he took the photo was May 6, 1968. Grigsby, on his second mission of the day, had set out with Griffith and Breedlove to film the house-tohouse street fighting that was happening in Saigon. The scene unfolded like that of a movie, he recalled. Near the area where shooting had already begun, Breedlove began setting up his camera equipment; only moments later, Grigsby heard him shout, “I’m hit!” Grigsby and Griffith raced to tend to him—he’d been wounded by a piece of shrapnel—and as Griffith wrapped a tourniquet around Breedlove’s leg, Grigsby captured the See GRIGSBY, Page 10
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