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Pompton Lakes 6-Year-Old is a BMX Star on the Rise

By Steve Sears ompton Lakes’ Isaiah Stern is closing in on a state BMX title. Stern, who is just six years old, in late July, won at the USA BMX Garden

State National Race in Egg Harbor, New Jersey. Stern finished first on Friday, first on Saturday, and second on Sunday. There were fifteen riders in his age and class each day, and those per-

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formances contributed to his overall national ranking, which currently sits at #24. Stern was among the top three finishers at national races in Pittsburgh and Michigan. There are four levels of sanctioned USA BMX competition: Local, State, Regional Gold Cup, and National races. Each level has its own incentives and goals and contributes to an individual ranking at that particular level of competition. Dan Salerno, Isaiah’s father, explains further. “Isaiah is currently tied for the #1 ranking in the Northeast Region, thanks to victories in the Connecticut qualifier at Trumbull BMX and the New Jersey qualifier at HCBMX. He also took second place at the Rhode Island qualifier at Woodland BMX. The Regional Championship final will be held at Shoreham BMX in Suffolk County Long Island in October. The Top 3 riders in each regional age group receive a special Gold number plate.” Then there are Nationals. “USA BMX holds Nationals

throughout the year in various locations. A racer’s finishes at nationals contribute to their National Age Group (NAG) ranking, in which they are grouped with all riders their

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continued from front page Grand National championship final in Tulsa, Oklahoma over Thanksgiving weekend to determine the final national rankings.” BMX Racing is a cycling sport that involves 3-8 participants racing on a dirt track. The track features various obstacles and jumps, and typically has 3-5 banked turns known as berms. A full race consists of two preliminary qualifying rounds known as “motos” and a final “main event” that determines the overall order of finish. Riders race against their own age and skill level, when possible. There are three skill levels: Novice (fewer than 10 wins), Intermediate (10-29 wins), and Expert (30+wins). “Isaiah,” adds Dan, “is currently at Intermediate level, with 24 career victories. He hopes to turn Expert this season.” Isaiah races for Racer Army, and adds, “I’ve made lots of friends on the team. It’s fast and exciting and I have lots of friends that do it, too. I also like traveling and staying in hotels with the team.” Isaiah, who rides an DK Octane Junior, has been riding since age 4. “Isaiah took to a two-wheeler very early,” says Dan. “He started on a balance bike when he was two years old, which is a really cool kind of bike that I can’t recommend enough. It’s a

two-wheeler with no pedals. You ride by pushing it with your feet. When you get good enough, you can ‘coast’ or ‘glide’ while balancing on two wheels. Unlike training wheels, it actually teaches the most important skill necessary for bike riding: balance and body control. He jumped right on a regular pedal bike when he turned three and was riding it in a matter of hours. By the time he was 3 ½, he was standing and pedaling, and he wanted to race everyone. That’s when he had the idea that BMX, which I remembered as a kid from the ‘80s, might be a good sport for him if we could find a place he could do it. My wife found New Paltz (New York) BMX, about an hour from us, and the rest is history.” Next up for Isaiah are the big championship weekends in October. The Regional Championship will be held on October 4-6 at Shoreham BMX on Long Island and the State Championship final on October 13 at CJBMX in Howell. Isaiah’s top dream and goal? “I want to turn pro when I’m 16! I want to be better than (Olympic Gold medalist) Connor Fields!” He has more than a great start.

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Morris County Park Commission Receives Prestigious Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

he National Endowment for the Humanities announced its award to the Morris County Park Commission of the prestigious Preservation Assistance Grant for their project, ‘Sustainable Management of Collections Environments with Limited Controls.’ This $10,000 award will support the assessment and monitoring of storage environments for collections maintained

in three Morris County Park Commission sites. Maintaining optimal collections environments is a key to the long-term preservation of Morris County’s valuable artifacts, but for many historic structures with limited controls, there have not been many options to intervene. Working in partnership with the Image Permanence Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology the Morris County Park

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ty received this most competitive and sought-after grant as it demonstrates the critical importance of this project and the Park Commission’s stewardship responsibility of local, regional and even national historical and cultural artifacts. The National Endowment for the Humanities received 102 eligible applications, and 45 Preservation Assistance Grants were awarded across the country. The Morris County Park Commission is one of only two institutions in this year New Jersey to receive this grant, and were funded at the full amount. The Endowment awards grants to top rated proposals examined by panels of independent, external reviewers. There are four levels of review before a grant is officially supported, including a final review by the NEH chairman. Cultural institutions, such as museums, archives, libraries, colleges and universities, public television, and to individual scholars are all eligible for grant funding through the NEH.

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What Does It Mean to be Did We Learn the Lesson an American?

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By Connie Schultz t was a wonderful birthday dinner, the kind we friends have come to expect whenever we arrive to celebrate the person who is about to blow out the candles. We leave feeling lucky to be alive, every last one of us. This dinner, however, took an interesting turn after the guest of honor broke character and raised her hand to silence us. This is not her practice.

She had a question. What does it mean, to each of us, to be an American? We were about a dozen women, all of us over 50, sitting around her dining room table in the city of Cleveland. Our abrupt silence was unusual, not counting the times we have bowed our heads together in prayer, ever so briefly. We are used to one another and the laughter we bring to any room in which we are gathered. And yet here we were, suddenly quiet and perhaps a bit sullen as we mulled the issue at hand. Who are we now, as Americans? Implicit in the question is the acknowledgment that we are no longer who we used to be. If age has anything to do with it, it›s only in the depth and breadth of our experience, which we can›t ignore. We›ve never lived in a time such as this. Watergate feels so manageable now, a scary diagnosis with a positive outcome. Life with Donald Trump is triage, and no one has the necessary training to predict our odds. One by one, we shared our thoughts. Each of us has our own definitions of citizenship and patriotism, but a universal theme unspooled. We feel differently about America, and our role in it. We are not an insulated group. Four in attendance are members of the LGBTQ

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By Ben Shapiro t’s now been nearly a full generation since Sept. 11, 2001. There are people currently serving in the U.S. military who weren›t born when that act of evil took place -- and the military still has thousands of troops in Afghanistan, the home base of the Taliban-supported al Qaida attack on the United States that took nearly 3,000 American lives. With time comes forgetfulness. The same period of time has now elapsed since Sept. 11 that elapsed between the end of World War I (1918) and the German re-occupation of the Rhineland in contravention of the Treaty of Versailles (1936). Believing that World Connie Schultz War I had ended all war, the Allied powers did nothing. That same year, Gercommunity, with long memories of lives, many concluded its Axis alliance with and loves, kept secret. Several of us have Italy, as well as its Anti-Comintern Pact divorced and lived, at least for a time, as with Japan. Less than three years later, single mothers. A few of us are lucky to the world would be at war. have married again, this time for the right Forgetfulness is easy, because reasons -- or maybe «better reasons» is immediate costs are painful and the way to put it. We now understand steep. American foreign policy that no marriage can meet our every nearly always vacillates between need, nor should it. One woman is an im- two poles: isolationism and reactive migrant who became a U.S. citizen and interventionism. The American people a journalist, and then a novelist. Anoth- (correctly) don›t like the consequences er was a journalist and is now an artist. of isolationism -- increased attacks on Our birthday girl -- we have permis- America and her allies, maximization of sion to her call that, so don›t start with influence by our enemies -- but we also me -- is a long-ago Catholic who became dislike (correctly) the consequences of an ordained minister and a leader in the maintaining a global military presence. United Church of Christ. (She will ob- It was easy to tear into the Clinton ject to this description as grandiose, but administration›s weakness on defense she›s not the one writing this column. in the aftermath of the Cold War, but Plus, I am right.) One of the women grew there was almost no political cost in up in an alcoholic home but found early it for Clinton at the time. The sepia salvation in Broadway musicals. There›s glow of media coverage regarding not a problem that exists that she can›t Barack Obama hasn›t been darkened pair with the perfect song lyrics. If some- by his single-minded quest to minimize one can find a way to sing about it, we American influence around the world. continued on page 6 But every so often, we›re reminded

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that the world is filled with enemies. We were reminded of that unfortunate fact this week when President Trump withdrew an apparently secret invitation to the Taliban to visit Camp David. The Taliban was, is and will remain an Islamic terror group; it has continuously sought the murder of American soldiers and citizens for two decades. Why would the Trump administration think it a good idea to sign an agreement with radicals who seek to overthrow the administration of Afghanistan, support terrorism and despise the United States? Do members of the administration truly believe that any agreement signed by the Taliban will be binding? The answer, of course, is no. That›s why the talks fell apart, according to The New York Times -- a response from inside the administration in the aftermath of a terror attack on American soldiers this week, a recognition of the obvious. continued on page 6

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What Does It Mean... continued from page 4 can get through it. These small snapshots don›t begin to describe all the living we had done before we sat down at that table at that moment. Every woman has her stories, and isn›t it a shame not everyone knows that? Defining ourselves as Americans requires a distancing from those who think their residency-at-birth was an act of divine intervention. We have no control over where we are born, and to credit God for our geography is to cast doubt on his motives for everyone else. We are lucky, perhaps, but not the chosen. That evening, we couldn›t talk about being Americans without veering into a discussion about what it means to be a patriot. Knowing the words to the Pledge of Allegiance and flying an American flag on Independence Day is showmanship, not stewardship.

If we define activism as a refusal to sit on the sidelines, then so many women of my generation have become activists in ways they never thought they would be. They refuse to be invisible when so many want us to believe our time has passed. They speak up at family gatherings and refuse to apologize for the awkward silence. They write letters to editors and share their views on social media, and show up for one another when any one of them is under attack. One of my closest friends, who has spent much of her life keeping the peace, now calls her Republican U.S. senator almost daily to demand that he stand up to Trump›s racism and violent rhetoric. She provides her name and address, and is never insulting or rude. When a live voice answers the phone, she assures the staffer that her outrage is directed at the senator because he is the one selected to serve the American people, and he is letting his country down.

On that night, at that birthday dinner, we talked about all of this, and so much more, filled with hope no matter what. That›s what happens when women gather. We draw strength from one another, and then we go back out into the world, for the world. Isn’t it a shame not everyone knows that? Connie Schultz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and professional in residence at Kent State University’s school of journalism. She is the author of two non-fiction books, including “...and His Lovely Wife,” which chronicled the successful race of her husband, Sherrod Brown, for the U.S. Senate. Her novel, “Erietown,” will be published by Random House in Spring 2020. To find out more about Connie Schultz (schultz.connie@gmail.com) and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2019 CREATORS.COM

Perhaps the withdrawal is worth the risk. But American history isn›t replete with circumstances in which precipitous withdrawal is followed by peace and security. All of which means that American troops are likely to remain in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future. Few politicians will be bold enough to simply state that truth. After all, when John McCain said as much in 2008, he was roundly mocked by Barack Obama -- the same Obama who escalated the war in Afghanistan and retained thousands of troops there, despite promising withdrawal repeatedly. But our politicians should be brave enough to recognize that a

weaker America on the world stage means a more vulnerable America at home. If we didn›t learn that lesson on 9/11, we›re bound to repeat it. Ben Shapiro, 35, is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard Law School, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor-in-chief of DailyWire.com. He is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestseller “The Right Side Of History.” He lives with his wife and two children in Los Angeles. To find out more about Ben Shapiro and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.

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The problem, of course, is that there are no easy solutions when it comes to foreign policy in the worst parts of the world. Everyone of good heart wants American soldiers out of Afghanistan and home. But how many Americans are willing to risk the increase in terrorism likely to follow such a withdrawal? So long as we remember 9/11, the answer will be: very few. Now, perhaps we should withdraw from Afghanistan.

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First Library Will Help Build Libraries of Babies

By Michele DiPasquale o some, a library may be a thing of the past; but in fact, libraries are currently visited much more frequently than one might think. And public libraries can still proclaim that they are not only crucial to the populace for offering the enjoyment of reading for free, but for the very relevant and contemporary services they provide. In fact, a recent survey showed that, since 2016, 53% of Millennials say they used a library at least twice in any given year, and that number is actually higher when comparing it to 45% of Gen Xers and 43% of Baby Boomers who were simultaneously polled. So even in today’s online world, the public library is still absolutely in demand. There are public libraries for children, adolescents, teens, and adults, but the very first library for your very young child, is, in fact, First Library® of Morristown. At First Library new mothers and parents can borrow books and other materials, make use of reference collections, enjoy computer services, and encourage early literacy and the joy of reading. “The idea to start First Library® came to me after my friend, Diane, had her first child. I wanted to give my love of reading to her and her newborn, so I sent her some books to read to her baby son, Lubin. Diane later explained that she was having a hard time finding English-language children’s books to read to him and that my books were the perfect gift for a new firsttime mother (from the United States living in France). So I began sending her a new children’s book every month - many were childhood favorites of my own children. Diane would call or write to say how she, and later her son, happily anticipated the arrival of their monthly book and the joy they received reading it together, and how they both looked forward to reading time,” shared Catherine Tinger Goldberg, founder and

director of First Library®. She felt that if a book could bring so much happiness, joy, and comfort to just one child, how much could it bring to multiple children? It was then that she decided to create First Library®. By taking a cue from Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library program, Ms. Tinger Goldberg followed Ms. Parton’s idea. The Imagination Library was created in 1995 for in-need children in Ms. Parton’s native Tennessee. The purpose was and is for each child, regardless of gender, race, or income, to register at the Imagination Library program and receive a free book each month until the age of five, paid for by Ms. Parton’s Dollywood Foundation®. While it began for children in need in Tennessee, Ms. Parton, by the year 2000, allowed and promoted the replication of the program to other states. In order to promote local library patronage, First Library® became more than a free monthly book program. Ms. Tinger Goldberg devised a curriculum for first-time mothers in need that was tailored to their and their firstborn child’s special circumstances. The curriculum would give first-time parents in need the First Library® book program (or other books) and gently-used clothing and educational toys during their child’s first three years of life, free of charge, by requiring parents to read to their child daily and submit a reading log each month. First Library® was developed for first-time mothers and their child’s individual needs and wants. First Library offers the newborn children of first-time mothers, regardless of gender, race, or income, up to 60 free, brand new, age-appropriate books, until the child is the age of five, at no cost or financial obligation to their families. Books are mailed monthly to the child’s home. At First Library there’s also a story hour, craft time, educational presentations, sumcontinued on page 13

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First Library... continued from page 12 mer reading programs, and family-oriented events are held frequently. The First Library® program offers firsttime mothers, the majority in need, additional free books during their child’s first three years of life through various free reading-related activities (beyond the First Library’s program daily reading and monthly library visits) to shop quarterly for free gifts at the online book store, More First Library® Shop.

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The Morristown Festival of Books is Back

By Henry M. Holden he Morristown Festival of Books is an annual two-day event that takes place this year on October 11 and 12. According to Rachel Barry, Director of the Morristown Festival of Books, “The 6-year-old event is modeled after successful book festivals in other communities throughout the world. Each autumn, the festival brings together authors with readers and book lovers. The Festival is New Jersey’s premier book festival, celebrating the written word’s power to challenge, transport and transform.” Barry says the festival is growing each year. “We started with about 1,500 visitors six years ago and last year we hosted over 8,000.” The opening night is a ticketed Keynote Event featuring Preet Bharara who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. In 2017, Bharara joined the NYU School of Law faculty as a Distinguished Scholar in Residence. Bharara will speak on Friday evening at the Mayo Performing Arts Center at 7:30pm. Tickets will be available through the MPAC box office and on the festival website. Tickets are also available at the door on the night of the event, as availability allows. The Main Festival takes place all day on Saturday (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.), rain or shine. This year’s festival features more than 50 authors. Author selections featuring various genres are designed to appeal to a variety of ages and reading interests. “Authors will be speaking and answering questions in informal one-hour indoor sessions at five festival venues

throughout the day,” said Barry. “Immediately following his or her talk, you will have the opportunity to speak with your favorite authors and have your books personalized at the Author Signing Tent, on the Vail Mansion lawn.” These sessions are free, no tickets required; general seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. There will also be portable restrooms at the Vail Mansion lawn. “The Festival center is on the lawn in front of the historic Vail Mansion (110 South Street), where there is an Information Tent, a Book Tent selling copies of the visiting authors’ books, the Signing Tent where authors will greet visitors and sign books, and concession stands selling refreshments.” “This year’s closing event is an exciting interactive event called Pitchapalooza,” said Barry. “It’s like American Idol for books (only without Simon). Anyone with an idea for a book has the chance to pitch it to a panel of judges. But they get only one minute.” The hosts, Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry (a.k.a. The Book Doctors) team up with guest industry insiders to

form the judging panel. The Judges critique everything from idea to style to potential in the marketplace and much more. Whether potential authors pitch themselves, or simply listen to trained professionals critique each presentation, Pitchapaloozas are educational and entertaining for all. All attendees come away with concrete advice on how to improve their pitch as well as a greater understanding of the ins and outs of the publishing industry. At the end of each Pitchapalooza, the judges come together to pick a winner. That winner receives an introduction by Eckstut and Sterry to an agent or publisher who is appropriate for their work. The Festival audience will also have a chance to pick a winning pitch. That Audience Choice winner will be voted on by the audience and will receive a 30-minute phone consultation from Eckstut and Sterry (a $150 value). KidFest @ MFOB includes author talks, signings, and fun activities all day for children up to 12 years old. Additionally, concessions will be available in the KidFest outdoor area outside the Presbyterian Church Parish House at 65 South Street. Please note, the festival is not held on the Morristown Green. There are several public parking garages within walking distance of the Festival center. This is a casual event. Wear comfortable walking shoes and be prepared for cool weather. It is a rain or shine event, so please bring an umbrella if the day’s weather warrants it. For more information and a list of authors attending see: www.morristownbooks.org

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Girls Who Code Moving Forward at the Kinnelon Library

By Steve Sears ice things are technologically happening at the Kinnelon Public Library. Fifteen young women, all residents of Kinnelon and attendees of Kinnelon High School, are members of a Girls Who Code club which meets once a week. Girls Who Code is a 7-year-old international non-profit organization whose mission is to close the gender gap in technology. “One way we do so is with our free after-school clubs,” says Eve Balick, who has been the Regional Partnership Coordinator in New Jersey for Girls Who Code for two years. Balick initially discovered Girls Who Code online when her daughter, Caroline, sought to learn computer coding but found no available programs. Her mom took the Girls Who Code online facilitator training, and the Balick duo started the local unit three years ago. Caroline, then a freshman, now is entering 12th grade. “We also have an advocacy department and an alumni program.” In totality, Girls Who Code across the nation number about 90,000 members. Balick’s role entails doing outreach to start new, free Girls Who Code clubs in New Jersey. Her seed sowing is reaping bene-

fits. In 2018-19, the Garden State had over 340 clubs. Clubs can be hosted at schools, libraries, non-profit locations and colleges. Girls Who Code is also starting a technology intro to younger girls. “We offer 3rd-5th grade clubs and 6th-12th grade clubs. We also have a free Summer Immersion Program, a 7-week program for 10th and 11th grade girls at top tech companies around the state. I do outreach to share that information with students, too,” Balick says. The Kinnelon group created a website impacting their community relating to sustainability and ways they can help locally, and they have taken field trips to Instagram, Giphy, and Twitter’s New York office to meet with female software engineers, thereby further immersing themselves in the field. They also showcased the work of their club at Kinnelon Library during New Jersey Maker’s Day. “The girls who graduated already have gone on to study computer science in college at Rutgers and RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology),” states Balick proudly. The goal is to keep technology on the forefront for the ambitious young women. “Like most Girls Who Code club alumni around the country, these local club members are way more likely to study computer

Photo: Kinnelon Library Girls Who Code Club visits Instagram’s NY office and meets with female software engineers. Photo courtesy of Kinnelon Library Girls Who Code Club.

science in college than if they didn’t join Girls Who Code. I have had several girls in the club tell me that they plan to study computer science in college either as a major or as part of their course work. Girls Who Code as a whole is shooting for 10,000 free clubs in the 2019-20 school year, engaging

so many girls in computer science with the goal that they will consider joining the technology workforce in the future,” says Balick. For more information or to start your own Girls Who Code chapter, visit www. girlswhocode.com/Clubs.

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Chief Kelley Zienowicz Becomes Highest Ranking Woman in Morris County Sheriff’s Office

orris County Sheriff James M. Gannon has selected Kelley Zienowicz as the person to lead the Sheriff’s Office into the future. Kelley Zienowicz, a graduate of the elite FBI National Academy, will be promoted to the rank of Chief Morris County Sheriff’s Officer, the highest-level Officer position in the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Law Enforcement. Chief Zienowicz’s promotion will formally take place on Sept. 3, 2019, during a swearing-in ceremony, making her the highest-ranking woman in the Morris County Sheriff’s Office and the sole female chief in Morris County. “I am so proud to announce the promotion of Kelley Zienowicz to Chief Sheriff’s Officer of the Morris County Sheriff’s Office,” Sheriff James M. Gannon said. “Chief Zienowicz has a temperament that motivates and energizes others. She is highly-educated, a graduate of the elite FBI National Academy, and a true leader with an impeccable work ethic.” “With Chief Zienowicz at the helm of day-to-day operations overseeing all divisions in the Sheriff’s Office Bureau of Law Enforcement, we will accomplish great things which the people of Morris County deserve,” Sheriff Gannon said. “Not only am I proud to have the backing of the Sheriff, I know this is an important time for the agency as a whole. I hope to bring positive motivation to the agency, from the top to the bottom,” Chief Zienowicz said.

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Make Family Meals Matter

or busy families, finding time to eat together isn’t always easy, but coming together around the dinner table regularly isn’t just about keeping hungry bellies full. Family meals nourish the spirit, brain and overall health. Children who grow up sharing family meals are also more likely to exhibit prosocial behavior as adults, such as sharing, fairness and respect. Research has also shown that with each additional family meal shared during the week, adolescents are less likely to show symptoms of violence, depression and suicide; less likely to use or abuse drugs or run away; and less likely to engage in risky behavior or delinquent acts. In addition, adults and children who eat at home more regularly are less likely to suffer from obesity, and increased family meals are associated with greater intake of fruits and vegetables. If you struggle to make family meal time happen, try these tips from the experts at the Food Marketing Institute Foundation, creators of the National Family Meals Movement, which aims to help families reap the benefits of enjoying more meals together at home. Or you can find inspiration to make one extra family meal happen each

week with recipes like these Meatballs from the family-focused cookbook “Family Table by Robert Irvine.” Plan ahead. Prepare staples or extras of your favorite recipes that you can refrigerate or freeze to use when you’re rushed for time. Mix and match. Challenge yourself to see how many different ways you can use a grocery item until it’s gone. Embrace convenience. Grocery stores have many time-saving solutions, and frozen and canned produce can be quick additions to many recipes. Incorporate the kids. Involve your children in shopping, meal planning and meal preparation whenever possible. Make nutritional balance easy. Plan your family’s plates by making sure you are getting all the food groups over the course of the day. “By quieting the noise and being truly present with the people around us, simple tasks you might normally take for granted – like putting a good meal on the table – take on a deeper meaning,” Irvine writes in his book. “The meal ceases to be a time for physical nourishment and becomes something that feeds your family’s soul. It’s not possible to forge that kind of a connection if you’ve got continued on page 20

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1 tablespoon fresh Italian parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil 3 cups basic tomato sauce In small saucepan over medium heat, sweat onion and garlic. In large bowl, soak bread in water 1-2 minutes. Strain excess liquid. In separate large bowl, add eggs, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and onion-garlic mixture. Combine then add ground meat, soaked bread, extra-virgin olive oil, parsley and oregano. Mix thoroughly. Divide mixture evenly to form 10-12 meatballs and use hands to roll into shape. In large saute pan over high heat, brown meatballs in grapeseed oil on all sides. Place browned meatballs in separate saucepot with basic tomato sauce. Bring to simmer and finish cooking, about 1 hour.

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