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Table of Hope Provides Blessings for Many During COVID-19

By Megan Roche he team at Table of Hope truly embodies the last part of their name; hope. After Hurricane Irene, the Morristown Bethel church was flooded. A generous donor replaced their kitchen, the new commercialized kitchen where the magic happens. Since the kitchen was a donation, the team wanted to bring their blessings to others. That’s when Table of Hope was born. Table of Hope, a community soup kitchen and food pantry, is located at 59 Spring Street in Morristown. Established in 2013, Table of Hope serves dinner five nights a week to those who need it. Currently, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Table of Hope is providing take out meals only. However, they have also reached their clientele in a different way. After a generous donation of a school bus, the team has made the necessary improvements and has now gone mobile. The bus has been visiting communities all across Morris County to bring fresh food to those in need, especially during the COVID-19 situation. Through April and May, Table of Hope has served 9,467 families, 444,384 pounds of food which equates to roughly 222.10 tons. On April 3, Table of Hope did their first mobile distribution in Parsippany and Dover. According to the Executive Director of Spring Street CDC, Teresa Williams, the needs of the community continue to grow, as does the need for volunteers. During every mobile visit, more and more cars are coming to the local community drop off points. “We could not do it without our volunteers. No matter where we go, we always have people in the community who come out to assist us. It’s a huge blessing, just the support of the community to help others. I think the volunteer aspect is giving people a sense of meaning in this time of craziness right now. We’ve all become a big family,” Williams said. On July 29th, the mobile food pantry made a stop in Mount Olive. Beginning at 10:00 AM, cars headed to Turkey Brook Park for free food. There were no requirements, visitors simply just popped their trunk and food was placed inside. The team only asks for a name and the number of people in the household. No pre-screening is required for the food.

“We’ve been doing these distributions every week since April 3. There is no pre-screening or paperwork. The government is asking us to just get a name and the number of people living in the home. The federal government is waiving the requirement for signatures due to COVID. The process is literally drive up, get the food, and be on your way,” Williams shared. The response to the drive-up service has been overwhelming to both the public and to the team at Table of

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DENTAL DIGEST

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By Ira Goldberg, DDS, FAGD, DICOI echnology improves our lives every day, and it has done wonders for dentistry. Whether you need dental implants, a root canal, or some other treatment or evaluation, having advanced imaging is a great advantage. This technology goes by a few different names: 3-D scanning, Dental CT Scan, and CBCT (Cone Beam CT Scan) are the most common names. In my office, we perform so many dental implants and advanced procedures, we have invested in an on-site scanner to improve our patients’ care. To understand the benefit of this dental technology, envision a cube. It has a height, width, and depth (thickness). With a standard dental film, you see only two dimensions: width and height. But what about the depth? Wouldn’t you like to know how thick (or thin) that cube really is? Its that third dimension the Dental CT scanner provides. This third dimension is what is so important with dental implants. If we don’t know how thick the bone is, we don’t know if we can place a dental implant. There are also vital structures we need to know about, in

order to do the procedure efficiently and safely. It also allows us to measure density, so we can figure out if your bone will support dental implants. With root canals, we can determine the actual number of canals in a tooth, as well as their shape and position. 3-D scanning is a game-changer with endodontics (root canals)! The amount of radiation exposure is a common concern to patients. There are many variables that can increase or decrease the amount of radiation, but here are some averages and comparisons. As a human being living on earth, we are constantly exposed to background radiation , which is found your surrounding environment. On a daily basis, consider this amount as one day of background radiation. The average 3-D scan is equivalent to 8 days. A flight from London to Los Angeles is 10 days. A 2-D dental film (panoramic film) is 2 days. A chest x-ray is 15 days. A mammogram is 50 days. As an implant dentist, I own special software that allows me to take the 3-D data and virtually plan out your dental implant treatment. I can determine things such as

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A VIEW FROM THE LEFT

When Mob Mentality and Moral Suasion Meet the Markets

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ttention readers: Mark Shields is off this week. Please enjoy this column by Veronique de Rugy. A wave of hasty firings is sweeping across the country, driven by demands from what some call the “cancel culture.” The New York Times editorial page editor James Bennett ran an op-ed from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., that displeased the paper’s readers and some colleagues, so he lost his job. The chief curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Gary Garrels, lost his job, too, after he was accused of being a racist for saying he would still collect art from white men. But the list of those who lost their jobs is much longer, and the rationale is sometimes as stunningly weak as someone liking the wrong tweet. As a result, fear has gripped many workers: Any day, any worker can be fired for simply angering a Twitter mob. Meanwhile, employers are left wondering how they should react when one of their employees becomes a target. Every case is different, and employers should be able to dismiss workers. “Employment at will” remains the best labor policy. However, one piece of wisdom is worth following: During scary, emotional or angry times, don’t act hastily. Slow down. There is value in not making rash decisions during stressful times. Mental health professionals often advise grieving families to not make any life-altering decisions for a solid year after the death of a loved one. In daily life, some common advice for those about to send a nasty email or text is, “Sleep on it.” Acting out of anger is not uncommon. Mark Twain, for instance, noted, “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Aristotle observed, “Anybody can become angry -- that is easy -- but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way -- that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.” This rule of not acting out of passion is central to our political system. James

Mark Shields Madison, in “Federalist No. 10,” warns of impetuous mobs or factions “united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” As such, Madison and the Constitution’s other architects created a system of governance that discourages fast, immediate action and gratification. The built-in slowdown requirement enshrined in the Constitution is also present in our legal system. Due process means that no stage of legal proceedings can be dispensed with, preventing government from acting too hastily. Today, the wisdom that inspires our constitutional system and many other fields could help private firms when responding to the demands of an impetuous mob. Imagine if employers adopted the public position to wait, let’s say two weeks or so, when faced with demands that a worker be fired for some alleged claim. Such a policy would have a few advantages. First, it would give the company time to determine if the accusations are well founded. It would also allow the company to assess the bigger impact of such a decision on other employees without excessive retaliation costs for not acting quickly enough. Second, a waiting period would allow continued on page 6 100% MailedNewspaper Flanders, NJ 07836

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Big-City Rioting is No Tea Party Protest

ew subjects more easily betray aggressive media bias than protests. If you’re a conservative protester, you’re most likely to be ignored. The networks mostly ignored this year’s prayerful March for Life in January, even though President Donald Trump came in person, a historic first. ABC anchor David Muir offered 15 seconds, saying: “The president taking the stage at the anti-abortion rights rally. His administration today threatening to withhold federal funds from California for requiring private insurers to cover abortions. California’s governor dismissing the threat.” If conservative protesters are not ignored, they’re most likely to be portrayed as a menace to polite society ... even when the protests are nonviolent. Ten years ago, when the tea party assembled on Capitol Hill to oppose the passage of Obamacare as unconstitutional, “ugly” was the network term for the tone of the protests. “Late word from Washington tonight about just how ugly the crowds gathered outside the Longworth Office Building have become,” warned David Muir on March 20, 2010. “We learned that as Congressman Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri was leaving his office, someone in the crowd spit on him. There are also reports of racial and homophobic slurs, one targeting Congressman John Lewis, the famous civil rights champion, and the other involving Congressman Barney Frank. You can listen in for yourself.” But Cleaver’s claim and the N-word being yelled at Lewis were never proven. Andrew Breitbart pledged to give $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund if anyone could prove the slurs, and no one had the goods. Over at CBS, anchor Bob Schieffer doubled down saying that “a yearlong debate that’s been rancorous and mean from the start turned even nastier yesterday.” Let’s repeat: These “nasty” right-wingers were accused of saying mean words. There was no looting, rioting, burning, vandalism or violence. No one’s life or

Tim Graham limbs were in danger. Fast-forward 10 years to 2020. Left-wingers in Portland and other cities are tearing things down, burning things up and throwing projectiles at police. Hundreds of officers are being injured. Several have potentially suffered permanent eye damage from high-powered lasers. But the protesters and rioters are now on the left, so the weasel words and the euphemisms flow. Reporters mumble about “mostly peaceful” protests. None of these “objective” referees measure the tone of the left as possibly “rancorous” and “mean” and “nasty.” When you’re protesting police officers and federal security guards, there’s no need to offer dignified discourse. Compare David Muir in 2010 to David Muir on July 27. He said: “Now to those protests turning violent. Demonstrators squaring off with federal officers in Portland, Oregon. Protests over racial injustice intensifying. Local leaders say the federal presence is only fueling this.” Muir and his colleagues have a real chicken-or-the-egg problem here. Federal security officers arrived to defend federal property under attack from violent leftists. How is it that ABC is suddenly trying to sound “fair and balanced” when it comes to “local leaders” attempting to continued on page 6

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Not All Headaches are Created Equal

lmost everyone has experienced a headache, at some point in their life, to varying degrees. In fact, roughly 45 million Americans suffer from Headaches each year. In today’s world, most people reach into the medicine cabinet for one of the various pain relievers to alleviate their head pain. But what happens when that doesn’t work? Or, the headaches become more frequent and more painful? Some get headaches so often and so painful, they even take prescription drugs with side effects and no avail. But have you ever stopped to think, “What is causing my headache?” Headaches and more severe headaches, known as Migraines, can be caused by various triggers including foods, chemicals or preservatives in foods, allergens in the environment, chemicals in cleaning products or herbicides/pesticides, sinus congestion, tension in the neck or jaw, lack of sleep, dehydration, stress, and the list goes on… Sometimes the cause is completely unknown and with no relief the patient can be left hopeless, debilitated and in pain. An assessment by an Acupuncturist can often identify and treat imbalances (that are causing the headaches) that are unknown to the patient previously. In Chinese Medicine not all headaches are created

equally. Rather, during an assessment, we evaluate the individual patient on many levels to determine their exact symptoms (i.e Is the headache frontal? One sided? Behind the eyes? Is there nausea? Frequency and intensity of pain?....) and if there are any triggers. We take a whole body approach and assess the patient’s physical condition as well as their constitution, emotional health, diet and lifestyle. Unlike the blanket treatment western medicine offers which is typically some type of pain reliever, Chinese Medicine finds a specific treatment for each patient based on their individual symptoms. Five patients suffering “headaches” may receive five completely different treatments. By addressing the root cause, Acupuncture can be a safe way to prevent and treat various types of headaches, without the unwanted side effects of medications. Based on the individual assessment and diagnosis, tiny needles are inserted into various points on the body. Depending on the case, small electrodes can be attached to specific needles that elicit a small electrical current. The feeling of the electric stimulation on the needles is a comfortable sensation that generally elicits a feeling of tingling, tapping or heaviness. The electric stimulation en-

hances the release of specific neurochemicals which aids in the treatment of headaches. The needles are typically retained for 20-30 minutes, during which the patient is left to relax and take a nap. Acupuncture is known to be effective and can offer long standing results, but it is not always a quick fix. Especially if the headaches are chronic, several treatments may be required to achieve the full result. Again, this is because it is addressing the root cause and not just covering up symptoms like other treatments. If you suffer from headaches or migraines start getting relief today! Use the following tips to achieve long- lasting results for a healthy life: Be aware, track food and environmental triggers to see if there are any patterns, get adequate sleep, eat a healthy diet rich in vegetables and fruits (limiting sugars and processed foods), drink plenty of water, manage stress with things like meditation and try Acupuncture! For more information about Acupuncture and Headaches contact Mount Olive Acupuncture & Wellness 973527-7978.

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Mob Mentality and Moral Suasion... continued from page 4 heads to level and passions to cool. In the age of instantaneous news, the mob might become distracted by other events, allowing a company to assess the situation without the constant pressure. At the end of the waiting period, if the employer decides it still needs to let the employee go, it will have had time to develop an argument for why it’s making that decision as opposed to the contradicting messaging that has surrounded many of the recent firings. There’s a larger issue here, one that we libertarians pay too little attention to: What is the proper role of moral suasion on commerce? If there is no role, then the state,

Big-City Rioting...

continued from page 4 destroy a federal building, something we all fund with our taxes? ABC’s Twitter account sounded even worse when leftists erupted in Oakland: “Protesters in California set fire to a courthouse, damaged a police station and assaulted officers after a peaceful demonstration intensified.” If someone were to punch David Muir in the face, would it be considered a “peaceful demonstration intensified”? This double standard underscores what we have long known. The media offer no reward for conservatives and Republicans

with its formal law, becomes the only constraint other than market competition. If there is a role, as Aristotle hinted, then let’s be sure to do it right. For now, however, it’s easy to see the benefits for all involved if firms start waiting a little before dismissing employees under public pressure. Veronique de Rugy is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. To find out more about Veronique de Rugy and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM being nice and polite. These manufacturers of “news” have the audacity to present themselves daily as the trustworthy referees of our democracy. But they seek to prevent any damage as the left unleashes vicious invective and violence. Tim Graham is director of media analysis at the Media Research Center and executive editor of the blog NewsBusters.org. To find out more about Tim Graham, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

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Meet Maggie: The Puppy with Nine Lives at Eleventh Hour Rescue

By Dawn M Chiossi hile it has been said that cats have nine lives, dogs are much more like humans having only one. Yet those that say it have never met Maggie-- the latest miracle from Morris County’s Eleventh Hour Rescue. Pure instinct led this three-month-old puppy on a journey that ultimately led her to Eleventh Hour Rescue Shelter. She didn’t know it yet, but it was the best journey of her life. Founded in 2004 as a non-profit haven for animals, Eleventh Hour Rescue is made up solely of caring, empathetic, and fiercely dedicated volunteers focused on saving death row dogs and cats from kill shelters. Treating their animals like family, these volunteers provide all the love, care, and medical attention they require until they can find their forever homes and the humans that will love them. To date, Eleventh Hour Rescue has saved 30 to 40 thousand dogs and cats from being euthanized. “Our mission is to be an animal’s voice, to never put a dog or cat down, to always try to save their lives, and to treat them all like they were our own; even in the cases of illness, sometimes even dangerous illnesses,” enthuses Eleventh Hour Rescue’s Linda Barish. “Maggie’s a three-month-old mixed-breed Shepard/Retriever mix

that came to us from Georgia,” she explains. “Someone dumped Maggie’s Mom, Whimsy, and her four puppies at the side of the road in a rural area. Miraculously, they had made their way to a house that had dogs---perhaps they were searching for shelter or food---and the owners called one of our rescue partners to help them. They were filthy and riddled with ticks and fleas. Shortly after they arrived from Georgia on June 28th, we tested Whimsy’s pups and found that several of them were suffering from Parvovirus. Any puppy can get Parvo,” Barish relates. “It is highly contagious (spread through fecal matter), which can become an even deadly infection of the stomach and small intestine if not vaccinated for early.” In Maggie’s case, warning bells clamored for everyone when they noticed that the mixed breed was not acting very puppy-like. Where puppies are generally constant balls of unstoppable energy, Maggie was lethargic and not eating. She also had other concerning symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. When the tests proved she tested positive for Parvo, Eleventh Hour Rescue volunteers immediately whisked her to Emergency Animal Hospital for life-saving treatment. “We were shocked when her temperature went to 107 degrees and she was almost unrecontinued on page 12

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Morris County’s Own Kevin Saum Gives Back Via Heads ‘N Tales Podcast

By Steve Sears 0-year-old Kevin Saum could’ve let the depression, the sadness, keep him down, but he didn’t. Instead, he found a way to give back, therefore enabling his life and the lives of others to move forward in inspiration. “I like that you said TRANSITION, because unfortunately that is how most athletes view the end of their careers,” says Saum with emphasis. “I am a firm believer that they only way to get beyond the identity loss and depression is through action. Athletes need to stop looking at retirement as a transition and need to start looking at it as a transformation.” Saum credits the above mindset to Vince Ruiz, who was a guest on Saum’s Hands ‘N Tales podcast (WHY IT’S A TRANSFORMATION, NOT A TRANSITION TO LIFE AFTER SPORTS, headsntales.org/blog/153). Saum started Heads ‘N Tales, a companion blog and podcast (but in truth so much more) after graduating from Georgetown with a master’s degree in sports industry management with hopes of raising concussion awareness and improving sports safety. “I personally got beyond it by starting the podcast and seeking answers and advice from people who have found success after retire-

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or knowledge that I believe are timeless. With many athletes being forced to retire due to COVID-19, their experience is very similar to those who experience career ending injuries like mine. There are 156 examples on my website of how to persevere when life throws you a curve ball.” Saum says the making of the podcasts was challenging, especially early on. “There was a huge learning curve to developing the podcast, but learning a new skill is the best medicine/catalyst for transformation! I cringe listening to my first 20-30 interviews, but it is awesome to hear the transformation in my production, questions and listening skills from episode 1 to episode 156.” Saum fully realizes his good fortune. “Amazingly I have no noticeable residual side effects from my injury today and I am extremely grateful for that, as most kids who suffer my injury are not as lucky.” Visit www.headsntales.org.

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continued from page 8 sponsive. It was not good. We strongly suspected she needed a blood transfusion,” Barish says sadly. That sadness quickly turned to surprise when this plucky fighter made it through the night and pulled through. Maggie’s still in the hospital with her diagnosis now labeled “closely guarded.” Although Eleventh Hour is thrilled that she is progressing slowly and doing well, they are ever cautious about her condition; she’s not out of the woods yet, and there is another problem that everyone can relate to--money. Knowing that vet bills can be extremely expensive, as much as humans’ medical care, and determined to treat Maggie as best as possible, this nonprofit quickly set up a fundraiser to help cover her vet bills. “We are a non-profit all-volunteer organization. Unfortunately, we do not receive any monies for it,” Barish relates. “Every dollar we receive for our animals care has to come from donations.” Rallying around her, animal lovers everywhere have responded heartwarmingly. Already they have raised an impressive $7,290 of the $8,000 goal.

In a couple of weeks, Maggie is slated to have another surgery, this time to fix wounds on her skin she sustained from her spay in Georgia. Barish and the rest of Eleventh Hour Rescue are looking forward to bringing this little girl home to receive round the clock care so that she can recover and lead a perfectly normal life as any dog should. “We’ve received wonderful feedback on Maggie,” Barish prides. “There’s a ton of people who have offered to adopt her. We have many applicants.” Like anyone who loves their job, Barish realizes that rewards often come back one-hundred fold. Every animal that comes through their doors has a place in their hearts, and will always have a home with Eleventh Hour Rescue, even after adoption. “We have a saying here, ‘once an Eleventh-Hour animal always an Eleventh-Hour animal,’” Barish tells. She states that their organization is unique: Every adoption contract expressly states that a dog or cat must be returned to the rescue if the adopter can no longer take care of them. “This way, coming back to us, the dog or cat will always receive the love and care they need and deserve.”

With hundreds of volunteers doing all they can to help their four-legged friends, Eleventh Hour Rescue has proved itself to be a great network, and so much goes into their resources. “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done,” Barish asserts. “The commitment and compassion everyone has for our animals is just amazing. We (at Eleventh Hour Rescue) do it for the happy ending. Loving these animals for their whole life long, it is so worth it.” As such, these animals are given a second (or third, or fourth) chance at life, just

like Maggie. Barish shares that now this delightful mixed breed is enjoying sleeping with her stuffed animals and loving all of the attention she is receiving. “She’s such a sweet, special girl,” Barish prides. “Maggie knows she’s still around for her life and she’s definitely getting ready to be spoiled.” To learn more about Eleventh Hour Rescue, Maggie, or any of the animals who reside there, or to donate, please visit www. ehrdogs.org/.

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Kids Ice Hockey Cancer Charity Game Gains Special Support

by Steve Sears ndrew Low, entering his junior year at Morristown-Beard High School, knows the pain of cancer. In 2016, he lost his paternal grandparents just 6 months apart. Then, on Christmas morning, his 6-year-old German Shepherd lay down right under his Christmas tree and died of cancer. “We had only just discovered she had been sick 5 days earlier,” Low says. “I knew from this experience how horrible cancer was, how it is so terrible for the patient and their families. I knew I wanted to do something to help but was unsure how.” Low, who plays high school hockey, started to think about ways to pair his love of the game and helping those in need. In 2018, he organized a charity hockey game through his varsity hockey team and raised $14,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Based on this success, Low’s wheels turned. “I knew with me being able to raise $14,000, I thought if I had a whole team of 40 players, I could make something of it.” Low, whose personal goal was to raise

$100,000 for pediatric cancers during his high school years, set the bar for his sophomore year at $35,000, to bring his total to almost the halfway point. He then created Kids Ice Cancer. He bought the name, built his own website (www.kidsicecancer. com),created a logo, social media pages, and laid out his mission. “I knew there had to be more kids like me who wanted to help, to get involved in helping others, but were unsure how to start.” With Kids Ice Cancer, he organized an annual allstar hockey game, the initial contest to be played March 27 at The American Dream. “I invited 40 great hockey players to join the team and, at the start of the year in January, Kids Ice Cancer kicked off its fundraising, started to collect donations, and sold corporate sponsorships.” “All the money we collect goes directly to The Valerie Fund,” Low says, also stating that his visit to the Valerie Fund in Goryeb Children’s Hospital at Morristown Medical Center (www.thevaleriefund.org/morristown-medical-center) in August 2019 was really life changing for him. “When I was there and I saw the children doing treat-

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“Andrew had typed up a commitment letter that the players would sign and agree to come to the practice, play in the game, and raise money for the Valerie continued on page 14

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Kids Ice Hockey Cancer Charity... continued from page 13 Fund,” says Wendy Low, Andrew’s Mom. “There was a kickoff meeting in January, and the fundraising was only supposed to be for three months.” “What I underestimated was just how powerful it was with 40 individual people on the team each raising money,” said Low, “and we quickly surpassed our goal.” Kids Ice Cancer upped their bar to $125,000 and were just over $120,000 when the pandemic hit. “We had to basically shut everything down,” said Low. “We halted all fundraising too; we did not feel that it was appropriate to ask for money during this difficult time.” And American Dream, where the game was to be held, was also shuttered. “The team was excited and proud of what we accomplished. We are currently at $122,167, so close! We are definitely trying to make the push to get to our goal of $125,000. That would be amazing.” The postponed March game has been rescheduled for August 21. Kevin Fox,

the Grassroots Manager for the New Jersey Devils, saw an article about Low in the June/July issue of USA Hockey Magazine and reached out, kindly suggesting and providing a new location for the game. “Since we did not have any idea when American Dream might reopen, we decided to accept their generous offer to provide us with a venue to hold our all-star game and conclude this year’s fundraiser.” The game will hopefully be held Friday August 21 from 7:00-10:00 P.M. at the Devils’ practice facility, RWJ Barnabas Health Hockey House in Newark. If postponed again, it will be held sometime in the future. “What matters most is the great work our Kids Ice Cancer team did raising money for the kids that need it the most,” says Low. For the future, Low would love to continue with the Valerie Fund, and use Kids Ice Cancer as a platform for other children’s cancer charities in the United States.

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Valley Shepherd Creamery is Unique to New Jersey

By Steve Sears n order to age his cheese, Eran Wajswol – founder and owner of Valley Shepherd Creamery with his wife, Debra - dynamited part of the hill to create a cheese Aging Cave about a mile away from his Sheep Shoppe. It’s a nice walk on a nice day. But on a nearly 90-degree recent Friday, cheese maker Aldo Cammalleri opts to take a visitor by SUV. As you drive slowly up the road, many large, empty fields are passed. They are not for expansion, but for rotational grazing for the goats and sheep, which number about 600 at the 122-acre farm. “What that (rotational grazing) means is we’ll use the same field for multiple days and rotate them around,” he explains, “so they eat the grass evenly in the fields, and that also lowers the parasite load.” “Basically, laying fallow until we’re ready to use it,” adds Karoline Schoenlank, Sheep Shoppe Manager. On a lower field, great numbers of goats and sheep approach the fence as the vehicle passes. They know the time is coming to get milked. “There never is a dull moment,” says Cammalleri. “Were milking, were processing, were selling.” “It’s never boring and there’s always something different to do,” Schoenlank says. Wajswol and Van Sickle met and studied engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, opted out of that field, and instead now run a major operation that produces primarily sheep and goat cheeses. Originally at his home in Califon, Wasjwol had started with sheep only in the 1990s. When he wanted to increase production, he purchased the Long

Valley land and built a barn, buildings, and all. “I think it’s over 20 years (old) now,” Schoenlank says. “Around 2003. We do cheese out of all three, sheep, goat, and cow. It originally started with sheep, so we had the sheep and goats here, and we did work with another farm for the cow milk.” She further explains the timeline. “The goal initially was sheep cheese. Sheep’s milk makes the best cheese due to the high fat content. Goats were added later. Although the fat content of goat’s milk is one of the lowest, it was discovered all the great goat cheeses we were able to produce such as our chevre (fresh goat cheese), Verigoat and Gotogetagoat, two of our very popular cave aged goat cheeses.” Cammalleri started at Valley Shepherd Creamery in 2013 at age 16. He’s 24 now. How busy his day is depends on what he’s making. “Some days, like on a day we’re making cheddar, that’s one of the longest days – we get started at 4 in the morning. So that’s pumping that whole vat fill of milk, 3,000 pounds, and that day usually finishes up around 6:00 at night.” “As far as New Jersey goes,” says Cammalleri, “we’re the only one (milking sheep and goat for cheese).” The general steps for cheesemaking are as follows. The animals in the fields consume their feed, and they then produce milk in the milking parlor (a 2-hour at most process) and every two days the tanks are emptied out, and then the milk is heated, bacteria is added, and either raw or pasteurized milk is made. If pasteurized, the heat is turned up, killing bacteria in it, and inoculating it with good bacteria. For raw cheese, the milk is heated to incubation continued on page 16

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Valley Shepherd Creamery ... continued from page 15 temperature, adding bacteria into it, and that bacteria plus the natural microflora in the milk, is what give cheese the natural flavors. Valley Shepheard does both retail and wholesale business. There’s a regular staff of around 20 people. Schoenlank says, “I know he (Wajswol) saw this as the perfect piece of land. It’s fertile ground, nice pastured land, and the hillside – the (cheese) cave is built right into the hillside. So, I think that’s what made this the ideal area for that purpose.” “My bed is over there,” says Cammalleri, while looking into the cheese making room, a pun to the long hours he often works at a job he enjoys . “This is where we make everything,” says Schoenlank. The one word to describe it? “Hectic,” says Cammalleri. “Most days, just because there are things that are happening all at the same time. So usually I’ll come in the morning, start pumping milk, the interns will come in and take cheese up to the cave, or sometimes if they’re new I’ll have to multitask pumping milk, show them what they have to do for the day, and things like that. On any given day, we can run anywhere from 1 to 4 cheeses.” Valley Shepherd Creamery gives back to the Black River area by offering school tours, tours for girl scouts and boy scouts, agriculture and 4H groups. It also takes part in farmers markets in the New York City, but also in Montclair, Hoboken, and Ramsey, and soon Duke Farms in Hillsborough. Locals visit during the week for yogurt and cheeses, and weekends are busier, when out-of-staters visit. Per Schoenlank, “Yogurt production and fresh goat cheese are big things on the hori-

zon and finalizing production and going wholesale with both moving forward. That is really on the horizon. The focus is on our glass jar sheep’s milk yogurt in several different flavors.” The cheese Aging Cave is between 50 – 55 degrees. Your voice echoes when you enter. The main room of the four is in the rear of the cave. Different varieties of aged cheese sit on shelves; some big and round, some tiny and rectangular. The smell of the cheese if fragrant. The cheeses are taken out of their molds and arrive to the cave with not much flavor. Then the magic happens. They are to a brine for various periods of time, anywhere from 36 hours to 5 days, then are placed on a drying rack to dry from 1 to 3 days, and then moved to a proper shelf to age. The oldest cheeses per name are placed on lower shelves, youngest higher up. Wajswol names the cheeses, and he often uses the names of local places. Some cheeses in the room are aged 3- 5 months, some longer. “Tewksbury” ages for 8+ months, “Valley Thunder”, a sharp cheddar, takes a year to age, and ‘Somerset”, a popular alpine style cheese, ages for 18 months. “I’ve been here a little over two years,” says Schoenlank, “and he’s (Cammalleri) has been here longer and is still learning every day.” “There is always more to learn,” says Cammalleri, “more and more as far as cheese making goes, animal handling, and even selling the cheese. There is always something else to learn.” Valley Shepherd Creamery is located at 50 Fairmount Road in Long Valley. To learn more – and there is much more to learn – visit www.valleyshepherd.com, or call 908-8763200.

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ATFD Receives Grant for Rescue Equipment; Uses Equipment to Rescue Victim

he Allamuchy Fire Department was recently awarded a Paratech Interstate Stabilization kit and Hydrafusion lifting struts (i.e. heavy rescue equipment for motor vehicle accidents), from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. Prior to receiving the grant, Allamuchy had the trained firefighters to handle complex commercial vehicle vs. passenger vehicle extrications but lacked the requisite cache of equipment to do so. There had also been several ‘near-misses’ on the highway and that a major entrapment was only a matter of time. We were ecstatic to take delivery of our equipment in early March 2020, and then train our members and outfit our trucks by June 2020. Then on June 10th at 11:45AM, the day after all firefighters completed the in-service of the new equipment, Allamuchy was dispatched to a vehicle ‘underride’ with entrapment. An ‘underride’ is condition where a passenger vehicle strikes a tractor trailer in the rear and the weight of the tractor trailer (TT) now entraps the patient in the vehicle, under the TT. Right away, Allamuchy responded with 6 firefighters in their 94’ Heavy Rescue 91-75

and Rescue Engine 91-63. Engine 91-61 was short to follow. Upon arrival, Chief 91-60 requested mutual aid from Budd Lake and from Green township to establish a landing zone for Atlantic Air One. After a quick size-up, it was quickly realized that there could be no successful extrication without separating the two vehicles. The crew from 91-63 went to work removing the doors of the passenger vehicle to gain patient access for the EMS team of the Allamuchy-Green FAS while the crew from 91-75 started to stabilize the larger vehicle and prepare for the lifting operation. Ultimately, the loaded tractor trailer had to be lifted ~8” to allow for the passenger vehicle to be removed from underneath it. Firefighters were then able to compete the extrication and turn the patient over to EMS and Paramedics. The patient was then airlifted to Morristown. ABOUT FIREHOUSE SUBS PUBLIC SAFETY FOUNDATION In 2005, the Firehouse Subs Founders established the 501(c)(3), non-profit Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The charity provides funding resources, lifesaving equipment, prevention education, training and disaster relief support to first

responders and public safety organizations. Since inception, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has granted more than $51 million to hometown heroes in 49 states and Puerto Rico. Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation is honored to be listed as a four-star nonprofit organization by Charity Navigator. Their highest designation. Grant allocations are made possible thanks to the overwhelming support of Firehouse Subs

restaurants and generous donors. Grant allocations are made possible thanks to the overwhelming support of Firehouse Subs restaurants and generous donors. More than 70% of the funds raised for the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation come from the generosity of Firehouse Subs guests and the restaurant brand. Please consider supporting a Firehouse Subs restaurant near you.

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Allamuchy Fire Receives Donation for New Battery Tools

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Freeholders Appoint Women to Governing Boards at CCM and Vocational School District

he Morris County Board of Freeholders is announcing the appointments of two county school board members for County College of Morris and the Morris County Vocational School District, both of which are top ranked in the state and nation. The freeholders unanimously chose Lauren Inganamort of Chester Township for a three-year term on the CCM Board of Trustees, and Hanna Roth Starr of Washington Township to two years of an unexpired four-year term on the Vocational School District Board of Education. Both are volunteer posts, with no salary. “These women are terrific additions to their respective county boards,’’ said Morris County Freeholder John Krickus. “They share a wealth of business and education experience, and community involvement that will help guide our top-ranked county educational institutions, which are gems of Morris County. We are excited to have these women join our county team.’’

Lauren Inganamort is a graduate of Dartmouth College’s Thayer School of Engineering and Tuck Schools of Business. She has a wealth of business experience in her professional career, including as global compliance manager and senior analyst at Tiffany & Co., and as financial forecaster at DC Energy. Hanna Roth Starr, a graduate of Purdue University, has worked as an admissions advisor at Rutgers University and as program coordinator at Wentworth Institute of Technology, a private, technical design and engineering university in Boston. She is a current member of the Executive Board of the Long Valley Junior Women’s Club in Washington Township. She currently is a member of the Educational Foundation of the Chesters and has an expressed “passion’’ to increase representation of women in STEM careers. ‘There are exceptional candidates whose backgrounds and dedication to their respective communities should further enhance the already excellent

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish Celebrates 35 Years

By Steve Sears t. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Flanders celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2015 with a year-long celebration. However, faced with COVID19, this year’s 35th anniversary had to be tweaked. “Due to the pandemic, our 35th anniversary will be a bit different,” says Shannon Jones, Youth Minister and Confirmation Coordinator who also serves on the Parish Advisory Board and Faith-Sharing/Evangelization Ministry. “As we enter into this new year, we celebrate the return of our parishioners to in-person Masses after months of virtual worship and turn our focus towards best serving the current needs of our parish family and building up our community of believers, even in the midst of challenges.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, part of the Diocese of Paterson, was founded in May of 1985 and officially became a parish that June. The beginning was humble. From the website “about” page, it reads, “For years many Catholics in the Flanders area traveled to surrounding parishes to attend mass. In 1974, when the population grew in the Clover Hill area, St. Lawrence Church of Chester began Masses and Religious Education classes in Mt. View School. The seeds for our parish were sown in those Masses almost 40 years ago. We had a humble beginning, we did not even have a name for our parish and we worshipped in the school cafeteria.” Rev. John Wehrlen served as first Pastor until his 2005

retirement, and was succeeded by current pastor, Rev. Stanley C. Barron. “Fr. John Wehrlen was committed to making sure we were an inclusive parish and in the early days, he did that by inviting people to help,” recalls Joy Rastiello, Communications Ministry Leader. “When we worshipped in the school cafeteria, the Altar Society assembled and broke down the Altar every weekend, all by volunteering to do so. He got people to volunteer to direct traffic at the school during CCD, because it was so dangerous. He suggested weekend work sessions to clear our property once we had permission to build. As much as possible, he had parishioners ‘build’ the building. Fr.

John went to the CYO Ball games every weekend. Because we had limited meeting space, he opened up the parish house to let us meet there. His dining room was the daily chapel.” Fr. Stan now leads a 1,593 families-strong parish community. “With his background as both a pastor and an educator,” says Jones, “Fr. Stan is a wonderful teacher and mentor for our parish family. He generously shares his insight and knowledge through his homilies and monthly lecture series. Known for his kindness and wit, Fr. Stan continues to lead us to an even brighter tomorrow.” continued on page 22

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Parish Celebrates 35 Years... continued from page 21 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish performs a number of community service and outreach activities, serving the local communities of Mount Olive and Roxbury, the Diocese of Paterson, the northern New Jersey area including Newark, as well as beyond. Activities include food pantry, Thanksgiving food baskets, Winter coat drive, and much more. “The parish,” says Jones, “is also blessed to have a vast array of ministries available to our parish family. Ministries generally fall into four main categories: Prayer and Worship, Faith-Sharing/Evangelization, Service/Charity, and Social Enrichment. Additionally, our Youth Ministry, known as SPARK Teen Ministry, is open to all teens of the parish and encompasses a blend of spiritual, social, and service-related activities.” “As we celebrate 35 years as a parish, we are grateful for all of our parishioners who open their hearts to the fire of God’s love and work together as disciples,” says Fr. Stan. “As we look to the future, we are ready to continue to grow as a parish

community, sharing God’s love, serving all neighbors, and building up the Body of Christ.” Jones adds that St. Elizabeth’s is embracing technology in innovative ways to meet the spiritual needs of its parish family. “In these times of social distancing, we are implementing new tools to keep our parishioners connected, even while apart. We’ve introduced a new communication program called Flocknote that allows us to keep in touch with our parishioners via email and text.” The Rosary group has been meeting via Zoom each evening, and the parish’s Vacation Bible School program will be shared with families virtually. Mass continues to be livestreamed each week, so that parishioners can watch from home. “As we forge ahead,” Jones says enthusiastically, “we look forward to continuing to grow, support, and strengthen our family of faith.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Church is located at 61 Main Street in Flanders.

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Meet Mount Olive High School’s Dance Fusion

By Megan Roche or 16 year old Moesha Malik, dance is in her blood. The rising senior at Mount Olive High School has been dancing since the age of three and she proudly shares her passion with the world. A Bollywood dancer, Malik started a dance club at Mount Olive High School, in hopes of inspiring others to find a love for dance. Malik is no stranger to the spotlight. In 2017, Malik auditioned to dance at the International Indian Film Academy Awards (the Indian version of the Oscars). The 2017 IFAA’s were hosted at MetLife Stadium. She performed in multiple dance numbers throughout the show that was telecast around the world. Malik started the journey to beginning her dance club, Mount Olive Fusion, at the beginning of 2019. She started meeting with the principal and the activities advisor at the school almost daily. When the administration gave the green light for the club, Malik started gauging interest and began meeting with her officers. “I have loved dancing my entire life. I’ve been doing Bollywood dance classes since the age of 3. It’s a mixture of hip hop and jazz. I’ve loved it since I started it. Dance is a way for me to release my tension and to tell my story,” Malik said. Two trips were planned by Mount Olive Fusion to share dance with the greater Mount Olive community; one to a daycare and the other to a senior citizen home. Sadly,

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Pastor Jisun Nam Joins Trinity Church Team

by Elsie Walker isun Nam grew up in South Korea as a latchkey kid. Her parents were very busy and Nam and her sister would be home alone after school, day after day. However, her parents were not only physically absent, but spiritually and emotionally absent, too. Nam lived near a church and a Sunday School teacher invited she and her sister to come there after school. At the church, Nam found that someone was always there for her. She discovered the impact that church can have on a child and how that impact can carry on from generation to generation. A seed of interest in ministering to children and families grew. Nam would find herself going into a field that had been closed to some women and brings her to where she is today: the new associate minister at Trinity United Methodist Church in Hackettstown, where she serves in family ministry. “While in my high school years, I volunteered for the Sunday School as a kindergarten teacher and organized an after-school program with other teachers in the Sunday school to care for the latchkey children,” Nam shared. She noted how they not only helped children with their homework, played with them, and provided snacks, but involved them in worshipping, praying and meditating on God’s word. This experience made her want to pursue a career in children’s ministry and she majored in Christian Education and minored in Child

Studies at Seoul Women’s University. In 2003, she heard from an old sixth grade classmate, Kenneth Jung, who had emigrated to New York during high school and was back in South Korea for a visit. That reconnection led to marriage, with Nam emigrating to the United States. As she took a break from school and they raised a family, Nam served as the Sunday School Director at the church they attended. While she had the heart for it, she did not see herself going into ordained ministry as she saw pastors as having to meet a certain standard that she wasn’t sure she could meet. Also, the church she attended in South Korea was a denomination that did not believe women could be ministers. Nam would hear the words of her former pastor in her ear talking against women in the ministry. When her youngest child was three, Nam went back to school for Early Childhood studies. Meanwhile, her family was attending a Methodist church (a different denomination than the church she attended in South Korea). The Methodist feeling toward women in ministry was more encouraging. The senior pastor at the church saw her gifts and encouraged Nam to study to become an ordained minister, Still, Nam looked for signs. First, to be able to study for the ministry, she would need continued on page 30

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Courtesy of Terrie O’Connor Realtors recent Harris poll conducted regarding how people are coping with the coronavirus pandemic found that nearly 40% of U.S. adults currently living in urban areas would consider moving to less populated areas. Even more relevant, the study concluded that 43% of urbanites, as opposed to 29% of suburbanites, were actively browsing real estate websites. In a recent presentation I attended with Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of Realtors, he said “They are cautious about living in high density areas with so many people nearby.” We have certainly been experiencing this trend in our area with many requests from those living in Manhattan and along the Gold Coast looking to rent or buy in northern NJ and southern NY states. In fact, the NY Times stated that between March 15 and April 28, moves from New York City to New Jersey saw a 38% jump. Flatrate.com quoted moves to New Jersey up 43% in early May. At Terrie O’Connor Realtors, we are talking to many urbanites anxious to leave Manhattan, many telling us their buildings are at about 20% capacity and landlords are making great concessions to try to convince tenants to stay. Clearly, rising rents for confined spaces and health concerns are driving urbanites our way so they can stretch out in an entire home with its own backyard where children can

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continued from page 26 a full scholarship. She prayed to God that if He wanted her to be a minister, then she would get a full scholarship. Nam applied and got a full scholarship to Drew University, where she graduated with a Master’s in Divinity. There was also an ordination process to go through. Nam prayed to God again, if it really was the path for her, she would pass the ordination process successfully; she did. Also, her student pastor/assistant pastor assignment had strengthened the sign. Nam was assigned to serve with a United Methodist female pastor. That pastor showed her “how female pastors are working for God and God’s children.” Nam has served in a few churches in New Jersey and in July joined the Trinity United Methodist team. where she serves (ages infant – 21) in family ministry. “Ministry is prayer and presence,” said

Nam. It is not just about the programs the church offers. With that in mind, she noted that she has been calling families in the parish letting them know, “today our team prayed for your children, for your family” She said she has been thrilled at the response she has received. On the personal side, Nam and her husband have three children: Neri (16), Nicholas (14), and Irene (11). Nam noted that she is a coffee lover and relaxes by walking with the family dog, a three and a half month hold beagle /terrier mix named Snooper. Nam noted that he is a “trouble maker”, but she loves him. When asked about her favorite part of being a minister, Nam shared, “A pastor is to reflect God’s nature of listening to people and seeing them with loving eyes. I really love to sit with people and listen to them.”

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Comfort Food Consumption on the Rise

s families spend more time at home, Americans are finding comfort in a surprising source: bread. In fact, a 20-year trend of declining grain food consumption has been reversed. A national study by the Grain Food Foundation suggests that the turnaround is more than a one-time sales blip due to pantry loading. In reality, consumers count bread among their top comfort foods. The study revealed one-third of Americans named pasta and bread as foods that are comforting during a stressful time. In addition to the comforting flavor, this trend provides valuable nutritional benefits. As a part of many healthy eating plans, bread and pasta are nutritionist approved and provide nutrients needed for healthy aging such as B vitamins, magnesium, selenium, iron, folate and fiber. “For years, we’ve been telling consumers that grain foods are the foods we love that love us back,” said Christine Cochran, executive director of the Grain Foods Foun-

dation. “The stress has given us permission to enjoy bread and pasta again, but unlike most comfort foods, consumers recognize that grains have nutritional value.” The highest-ranking comfort foods were ice cream; baked goods like cakes, cookies and pastries; salty snacks; candy; and fast food. However, when asked to identify comfort foods with nutritional advantages, consumers identified bread and pasta as the top two. “We can all rest assured that there is enough supply of grain food products in this country,” Cochran said. “Shoppers may be experiencing some sporadic unavailability of certain high-demand items. However, manufacturers are working closely with retailers to make sure that out-of-stocks are short lived. Consumers will be able to buy their favorite grain-food products and eat them, too.” To learn more about the role of grain foods in a healthful diet, visit GrainFoodscontinued on page 33

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Comfort Food... continued from page 32 Foundation.org. Rotini with Sausage and Mushrooms Recipe courtesy of Sylvia Melendez-Klinger, MS, RD, on behalf of the Grain Foods Foundation Prep time: 18 minutes Servings: 8 1 box (13 1/4 ounces) whole-grain rotini 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil 1 pound chicken sausage, sliced 1 cup leeks, thinly sliced 1 cup green onions, thinly sliced 2 cups mushrooms, sliced 1 cup chicken stock 1/4 cup parsley chopped 6 leaves from tarragon sprigs, chopped 1 cup Romano cheese grated Parmesan-Romano cheese (optional) Prepare rotini according to package directions. Drain and transfer to large bowl. In large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook sausage 2-3 minutes, or until well browned. Add leeks, onions and mushrooms; cook until tender. Add chicken stock and simmer 3-5 minutes, or until hot. Fold sausage mixture into warm pasta. Add parsley, tarragon and Romano cheese;

toss again. Top with Parmesan-Romano cheese, if desired. Cheesy Black Bean Toast with Pico de Gallo Recipe courtesy of Sylvia Melendez-Klinger, MS, RD, on behalf of the Grain Foods Foundation Prep time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 6 Roma tomatoes, diced 1⁄2 medium onion, finely chopped 1 clove garlic, finely minced 2 serrano or jalapeno peppers, finely chopped 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped 1 lime, juice only 1⁄8 teaspoon oregano, finely crushed 1⁄8 teaspoon salt (optional) 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper 1⁄2 Hass avocado, diced 4 bolillos (6 inches) or large Kaiser rolls, sliced in half lengthwise 1 can (16 ounces) seasoned low-fat refried black beans 2 cups shredded Chihuahua or mozzarella cheese Heat oven to 350 F. In medium mixing bowl, combine tomatoes; onion; garlic; peppers; cilantro; lime juice; oregano; salt, if desired; pepper; and avocado; set aside. On medium platter, split rolls. With medium spatula,

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