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Regular At Best: Collin Berg Is A Survivor During this first and worst phase is when Mt. Olive started to come together to support Collin. Collin remembers how “the entire street was decorated in orange” when he arrived home from his first treatment.

by Melissa Begley s I sit with the Bergs in their backyard paradise complete with lighted overhang, comfortable couches, a flat screen, and a Jacuzzi, they seem like a regular family on a random Friday night. I guess in some ways they are. The beautiful 19 year old Marina stares at her laptop and mumbles as she tries to decide which kind of sushi to order. Dad Brian gets annoyed that she keeps interrupting the conversation. Ten year old Logan hurries outside with his gaming headset still intact to see what all the laughter is about. Mom, Theresa, seems calmer and more at ease than I’ve seen her in almost three years. And of course, the reason for our gathering tonight, 16 year old Collin, sitting comfortably with his fleece blanket and cell phone at the ready, can finally be declared a Cancer survivor. I met Theresa when her son Logan went to preschool with my son, Jack. I only knew Theresa for about a year when I had another baby and I remember being so grateful, but also surprised, when she delivered chicken parmigiana to feed my family of six. I’ve often contemplated having more babies to get my hands on some more of that delicious dish, but I digress. My point is that it comes as no surprise that Theresa, Brian, and children wanted to celebrate the End of Collin’s Treatment with a party to thank the community. Let me back up to October 7, 2015. Collin recalls, “I woke up. I felt terrible. My knee hurt. I couldn’t breathe.”

Mom chimes in. “Collin texted me from upstairs, which was not like him, and said, ‘I don’t think I can go to school. My knee really hurts.’ I didn’t think much of it. He had a baseball game the night before. I figured it was just that. Then the phone chimed again, this time proclaiming ‘My leg really hurts.’ I went upstairs to look and he had dots from his knee down to his foot. I learned later that these were broken blood vessels beneath his skin called petechia.” Theresa had initially planned on taking Collin to the pediatrician, but then decided that Collin’s pain level combined with her inability to focus on anything other than that merited ambulance. With Brian away on business in Lake George and

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Marina already off to the high school for her day, Theresa called her parents to stay with Logan until it was time for him to get to Sandshore Elementary School. The ambulance brought Collin and Theresa to Morristown Medical Center. Upon arrival, the doctors looked at Collin’s leg and thought it could be an autoimmune disorder and then sent blood out to be tested. The ER doctor said it looked like leukemia, but needed to get confirmation from the oncologist. Within 20 minutes, they had confirmation of the diagnosis they did not want to hear: Collin had leukemia. Dad Brian arrived in time for the next step which was a bone marrow aspiration to determine the subtype. The subtype was found to be Pre B cell ALL Philadelphia chromosome positive. This is the reason for the aggressive treatment that Collin would soon be starting. When asked what the scariest part of his treatment was, Collin describes the aforementioned scene. He describes his scariest time was “on the way to the hospital was when dad was on his way from Lake George. I didn’t know what was in my future. I knew I would have to go through a whole bunch of stuff, but I didn’t know what was going to happen. I was upset, but at that moment I knew nothing about cancer. I couldn’t process it. I didn’t know anything about leukemia. I didn’t know what to think or how to feel.” Collin wound up having to undergo three phases of treatment. Phase I was to last 17 months and was the most aggressive protocol. Dad explains how this entailed inpa-

tient, week long hospital visits where Collin would stay for five days at a time. He would have oral chemo, IV chemo, and endured every side effect that was a remote possibility. Brian says, “Then he would go home for a week or so, and then come back and do it all again. He was 100 percent bedridden and so tired and so sick.” Brian is an even keeled, preppy, baby faced guy who you would be hard pressed to hear a negative word from, but as he describes what Collin had to endure, his face contorts and he looks like a different man than the one I’m acLogan’s Cub Scout Pack 62 of Budd Lake customed to organized a meal chain so that during those seeing. first several months, Theresa could rest easy Theresa interjects that knowing that her children and husband were this was the taken care of in that department. worst part of the treatment not just because of all the pain and discomfort that Collin had to endure, but because it disrupted the whole family. Theresa was lucky because she had so many people surrounding her to help get Logan and Marina to their after school activities. It was important to Theresa for the other children to stay as close to their routine as possible. During this first and worst phase is when Mt. Olive started to come together to support Collin. Collin remembers how “the entire street was decorated in orange”

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when he arrived home from his first treatment. Logan’s Cub Scout Pack 62 of Budd Lake organized a meal chain so that during those first several months, Theresa could rest easy knowing that her children and husband were taken care of in that department. But the mental toll that it took on Collin was difficult to witness as well. In addition to the physical daily beat downs, he had no school to go to and escape for, and was away from his friends. Once he felt the pain was almost approaching a manageable place, he had to go and do it all again. During this first phase, Collin went to ICU three times, once for a toxic reaction to his medication which left him non-responsive and nonverbal. Brian says, “He couldn’t walk, he couldn’t string sentences together, he was curled up in fetal position for three days.” Theresa adds “I didn’t think you would ever come back.” For me, the scene freezes, and I wonder if Collin had ever heard his mother say those words before. The next trip to ICU started with an awful headache that the doctors thought was simply a result of a spinal tap, but turned out to be a subdural hemorrhage. The doctors performed two different brain surgeries to install a drain in his head. This was most likely a side effect of one of the medications. The third time in ICU was supposed to be an easy day and just a clinic visit. However, Collin spiked a high fever, his blood pressure dropped and he quickly went septic. Thousands of people die yearly from sepsis. This ICU visit was another instance that they didn’t think Collin would come back from. He also contracted mucositis during this first phase, which can be described as sores that go from stomach to mouth. The only treatment is to manage the pain with morphine for days at a time. Theresa looks at Collin and says, “You have to deal with side effects because you don’t have a choice.” I can’t help but imagine this must have been a mantra of sorts during all of these terrifying months. Phase II was the first part of maintenance. Theresa explains, “This was supposed to be little easier, but was not as easy as we’d hoped.” There were still hospital stays and oral chemo, and throughout Phase II, Collin had eight or nine bouts of CDiff, which are intestinal infections that take a week to get over. Phase III was Clinical Maintenance. Collin would go to Morristown once every four weeks in the clinic for a quick IV push of Vincristine, steroids, and oral chemo. This is when family life got a little easier. His last day of Clinical Maintenance was June 20. I ask Collin what his take away is after surviving this truly awful experience. What knowledge did he have to share

with others? He gives advice that can be applied to all aspects of life. He says, “People want to help. If you ever think you might want to reach out, go for it. Most of the time people will say yes.” I ask him to explain about some of the cool things he was able to partake in as a result of his cancer. He details some of the experiences that were set up through various charities, his dad’s work and family friends. Some highlights include taking a trip to “Good Morning America” to see Kenny Chesney; attending multiple baseball games including a Yankee opener; He gives advice that can be applied to speaking on “WPLJ” as a all aspects of life. He says, “People want to beneficiary of help. If you ever think you might want to their “Apple reach out, go for it. Most of the time people a Day” prowill say yes.” gram; attending preseason training camp in Florida; receiving messages from Pete Rose and Bucky Dent; meeting NJ Devils players and NJ Jets players; being an honorary captain for a Jets game; and meeting his broadcast idol Michael Kay. He explains these events would give him something to look forward to. He recalls thinking, “If I get through this week, I get this fun thing afterward.” Collin also details more of the heart-warming actions as well. Brian’s company, Publicis Media, created a video filled with positive messages for Collin in all the different countries where offices are housed. The people in the video wore orange, encouraged him to keep up the fight and sent positive messages. At MOHS, the students gathered for a photo in the orange Collin Fights T shirts. At Halloween, Collin was too sick to go out, so his neighborhood friends brought their treats to him for a Reverse Trick or Treat. He recalls the players wearing orange on the football field. He remembers

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the cheerleaders wearing orange bows. He mentions an Orange Out on the basketball court. He remembers a photo of the St. Jude CCD students wearing orange and offering prayers. Receiving all these messages and photos were a great way for Collin to pass the time during the more challenging parts of the treatment when he could do nothing but sit and wait to heal. As we talk about his journey and his parents fill in some of the details, he really listens. It seems to absorb. He may not fully grasp how difficult this was on his parents, his sister and brother, but some of it registers for sure. I see it in his expressive hazel eyes. He knows that while he was the one fighting the battle that you could see commemorated on cars throughout the town, his parents would have gladly tagged in if they could. But none of that matters on June 23. I arrive to a sea of orange. Some wear T shirts from a run that people ran in his name. Some wear Collin Fights shirts. Some wear shirts that they received that day. I see a bunch of familiar faces at the party which takes place at the high school. Food is everywhere. Joe’s Pizzeria from Kenvil provides the pizza. This place is owned by Larry Faraci, Theresa’s brother. Larry took the pizzeria over from Joe Faraci, Theresa’s dad. WPLJ was there to provide the music and some fun activities for the kids, as well as giveaways. There were two giant cakes, Philly Pretzels, cookies that Collin’s grandmother made and more cookies that The-

resa’s sorority sisters from Cornell sent that read #collinsfight. The thing with Collin is he just seems so unaffected. He’s just a regular guy now and seems to have put it all behind him. When I roll up on crutches, he open-mouth laughs good naturedly at me because he saw me yesterday, he knows the story, and he knows I’m just a knucklehead. But then he’s concerned, and asks if I’m I arrive to a sea of orange. Some wear going to be t- shirts from a run that people ran ok. in his name. Some wear If I’m going Collin Fights shirts. Some wear shirts to be ok. The day is that they received that day. reminiscent of a wedding. It whizzes by. Groups of people who haven’t seen each other in a bit are happy to catch up with something wonderful to celebrate. Like a wedding, Brian and Theresa make their rounds and thank everyone for coming and for the role they played in supporting Collin in the last few years. I recognize faces young and old from church, the soccer and lacrosse fields, the Mt. Olive schools, and friends and families of all three Berg children are present and accounted for as well. People play corn hole, have a pseudo-football game with a tennis ball and randomly dance. I see a man walk into the party area with a boy

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Theresa tells me, “We wanted to have this party to thank everyone. If the community hadn’t been as supportive, I don’t know that we would be here. We really relied on a lot of different people. I know they stormed heaven for us. Now it’s about saying ‘thank you,’ and having fun, and celebrating that we can call him a survivor now.”

in his arms. The boy looks pale and thin, and as they walk by, he looks asleep, but too old to be carried in this way. I’m worried. I try not to stare, but I’m a far enough distance away that I think I can get away with it. The parents who are with him don’t seem alarmed. They find a seat in the bleachers and Brian speaks easily to the dad. He makes him feel at home and chats. Theresa and the boy’s mom talk somewhere else. I learn later that the gentleman carrying the boy worked at the high school and the young man has special needs. I think of Collin and the different ways he looked throughout his treatment: thin, like this young boy, bloated with chemo, hairless at times, and I realize how lucky we are to be here today, celebrating that Collin is finished with his treatment and celebrating that Collin is here. Theresa tells me, “We wanted to have this party to thank everyone. If the community hadn’t been as supportive, I don’t know that we would be here. We really relied on a lot of different peo-

ple. I know they stormed heaven for us. Now it’s about saying ‘thank you,’ and having fun, and celebrating that we can call him a survivor now.” As I struggle to corral the Bergs together for a family photo under the arch of orange and white balloons, I get Brian and Theresa together for a moment before the kids arrive for the shot. Brian hugs Theresa and says, “We made it.” That’s it. What other words could really sum it up though? For the couple who have been together since the end of college and have known each other since they were five years old, are any other words anything but superfluous? The kids traipse over and I’m smiling at their normalcy, their teasing, and the hiding of a slice of pizza behind Collin’s back for my picture, and I grin like a villain unveiling his evil plot. I know that this is all they wanted: A regular life complete with arguing about where to stand and laughter because Collin crammed a half a slice of pizza in his mouth without a thought. I’m elated that they got their regular.

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Bi-Annual Picnic Keeps Historic Family Connected In Mt. Olive

By Katie Young oday, researching family history can be as easy as a simple Google search or mail-in DNA kit. But for the Salmons, whose connection to Mt. Olive dates back to the 1700’s, preserving and documenting their genealogy has been a labor of love for generations, allowing them to pass down stories of the family’s long-standing commitment to patriotism and public service. “There are some people who don’t think family history is important,” said Art Charlton, the Salmon Family Association’s official historian. “But I think it’s important to know where you’re from to be able to look to the future.” The long-standing connection to Mt. Olive is a source of pride for many in the family who still live here, said Sue Anderson, Salmon Family Association president. “I love that my family was from this area, and I’m still in this area and that’s very special to me.”

Efforts by Charlton, Anderson and other relatives before them has lead to a book, “The Salmon Family Genealogy and History,” and kept an important family tradition alive - the Salmon Family Picnic. Patriotic Past Like many original settlers, the Salmons were known as prominent farmers and mining financiers. A historical survey from 1853 locates the original family homestead, a two-story clapboard home, on Corey Road in Flanders and may have been the boyhood home to one of the family’s most well-known ancestors, Peter Salmon. He was a Captain in the Revolutionary War as part of the Morris County Militia, serving for five years. His patriotism has become an integral part of Salmon family oral history. “He was still alive during 1812, and he wanted to enlist and fight the British again,” said Charlton. Given his age-at the time he was in his 70’s, and his wife’s reportedly strong objections, he did not

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serve in the Army again. But that certainly didn’t keep him from being a proud American Patriot, when every Fourth of July, he would dress in full military regalia and parade on his horse in celebration. Sense of Service Peter Salmon had 11 children, which created a large network of descendants in the Mt. Olive area, and several went on to pursue lives in public service at the local, state and even national levels. “It’s not that we’re a family full of politicians, but we have many people very active in communities through all different levels,” said Charlton. Perhaps the most prominent was Josh Salmon, Charlton’s great-great-grandfather, who began his public life in the State House, was later elected as Morris County Prosecutor and then served as a Democrat in Congress in 1899 until his death in 1902. Salmonella Gets its Name One of the most interesting claims to fame for this local family is through Daniel Salmon. Born in Mt. Olive in 1850, he was educated locally and went on to Cornell University, where he was one of the first in the United States to receive a bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science. His rare education landed Salmon a job at the Department of Agriculture, which was the beginning of a 20-year career serving in various government roles, where he lead research in animal disease control and is credited with modernizing regulations for the livestock industry. During his tenure in Washington he was considered the most influential veterinarian of his time, and as an honor, his colleagues named the dangerous group of bacteria he discovered, Salmonella. “I was aware of salmonella before I was aware of the family connection to it,” admitted Charlton. “Though it’s a horrible thing, it’s interesting that the name comes from Daniel.” Local connections While there are no local roads, schools or lakes named after the Salmons, many of them married into those more well-known founding families, including the Budds, Stephens and Wolfes—all of whom settled here in the early 1700’s. “Back then a lot of them were farmers and had a lot of acreage,

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so they only traveled to the neighbors which could be miles from each other,” explained Anderson. “So it was very common to have sisters and brothers marrying sisters and brothers from other farmers.” In fact, Peter Salmon’s three sons married three daughters of Dolly and Richard D. Stephens, whose family owned several mills and a forge in the area. Several Stephens played important roles in Mt. Olive’s early days. According to the Mt. Olive Historical Journal, another Richard Stephens participated in the proceedings that created the township in 1871 when Mt. Olive was split from Roxbury. He became one of the first committeemen and also served as Mt. Olive’s first postmaster. The Salmon family’s connection to the Budds and Wolfes also goes back generations, and stories passed down suggest the members kept in contact and stuck together. One goes back to the Revolutionary War, when several wives of these four families made the trek to Morristown to pay a visit to their husbands stationed at George Washington’s headquarters at Jockey Hollow, in the hopes of persuading them to come back to their farms and gather the crops. They found the men working on the walls of a nearby fort, and unimpressed, called the work ‘nonsense’ leading to the

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fort’s eventual name. Anderson admits it’s unclear how much of this tale has been embellished over the years, given it was never written down, but it is a popular one shared by family members. A family who picnics together stays together Many of these stories are shared when relatives come together for the bi-annual Salmon Family Picnic, with the next one scheduled for July of 2019 at nearby Horseshoe Lake. The event is often attended by roughly 100 people, all descendants of Peter Salmon with some traveling from as far away as California. It’s at these gatherings Charlton says stories are told and precious documents are exchanged. At past picnics he was given papers written by a relative who served in the Spanish-American war and was told a story about two brothers who died while serving in the Civil War. “A lot of times people will bring pictures and someone will say ‘oh I remember that person’ or ‘I remember that party,’” said Anderson. “So it’s just a fun thing to have as part of your family heritage.” Charlton thinks they also serve as a good motivator for future generations to live up to their family’s prominent past. “To see where you fit into the bigger picture and contributions your family made raises the bar higher for yourself and your kids,” said Charlton. There’s honest differences of opinion when John Budd and George Salmon Jr. pitch horse shoes.

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July Fourth: The Day The Declaration Was Approved doomed to repeat it, but in the younger grades, I didn’t really grasp by Melissa Begley Immediately following September 11, 2001, people talked the gravity of this phrase. As an adult, some programs on the hisabout what to do with that date on the calendar. Folks talked about tory channel intrigue me, but I’ve never seen anyone get as excitmaking it a national holiday and perhaps having the day off. Others ed about history as the audiences of “Hamilton.” If only we could strongly opposed this idea. Some said it was suffer the same fate have a Broadway show for every important person and event from our nation’s hisas Memorial Day, tory. Then we or Veterans Day, After the wording of the Declaration has been agreed upon, would all be or the Fourth of Congress hired printer John Dunlap to print copies of the extremely well July. It would beDeclaration to be distributed throughout the colonies. The next day, versed in all that come just that: A Dunlap delivered 200 copies of what are now called “Dunlap Broadsides.” helped form our day off. Perhaps country. a day to eat hot One copy was officially entered into the Congressional Journal So what is July dogs and hamand the other copies were distributed throughout the colonies. 4th? burgers. Or a There are 25 of these known to be in existence today. One’s memoday to determine ries of celebratwhether or not ing this day are clouded in fireworks and hot dogs and patriotic one could start wearing white, or a day to shoot off fireworks. My grasp on American History leaves much to be desired. As decorations and perhaps Old Navy flag-adorned T-shirts. Most I got older and started to actually pay attention in history classes, learned about it as a kid, but the details may be hazy. The phrase and not just try to memorize dates and facts for exams, I realized “the birth of our nation,” comes to mind, but many are not exactly there was actually some super cool stuff that went on. I always sure what it means. Join in for a stroll down memory lane. heard that quote about how if we do not study history, we are

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People in England, and other European countries, were looking for a better life and took a trip across the Atlantic to find it. They thought they were going to India, but found an unchartered land instead. Once there, they still were being ruled by a king across the ocean that did not treat them well, and they grew tired of it. The phrases No Taxation without Representation and Boston Tea Party are running through that head, aren’t they? Here’s a quick synopsis: In the 1760’s, the colonists in America were being taxed at a high rate for tea and other goods such as stamps, sugar, paint, paper, glass, and lead, yet not being allowed a say in how they were governed in British Parliament. Groups of enraged citizens popped up. New Acts were being passed constantly to generate revenue for Britain who had accumulated much debt during the Seven Years’ War. Overtaxing the colonies seemed like a simple way to make some quick money, hence, the Stamp Act of 1765, The Townshend Acts of 1767, and The Tea Act of 1773. One group of angry colonists threw snowballs at British soldiers who were there to establish a presence and to enforce the Townshend Acts. When the soldiers retaliated, this became known as the Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770). The Boston Tea Party subsequently followed. A group of colonists dressed as Native Americans dropped what would today be a million dollars’ worth of tea into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773. England followed up with the Intolerable Acts. In Great Britain, they were called the Coercive Acts or the Punitive Acts, and were put in place to help establish control of the colonies. They had the opposite effect and caused many to join the side of the rebellion. The meeting of the First Continental Congress was called in response to the Intolerable Acts. In the Summer of 1776, delegates met in Philadelphia. They decided it was time to pursue liberty. Richard Henry Lee introduced a motion on June 7, 1776 called the Lee Resolution at a meeting of the Continental Congress. It contains the bare bones of the Declaration of Independence. It included the phrase “these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved.” Sounds pretty familiar. While the delegates wanted Lee to pen the Declaration, extenuating circumstances prevent this from happening. Lee was already writing the Articles of Confederation and his wife had fallen ill. Instead, the Committee of Five was established. On June 1, the Committee of Five begins drafting a Declaration of Independence. The five are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. The committee chooses Jefferson to write the first draft. On July 2, the Continental Congress formally adopts the Lee Resolution. John Adams felt that July 2 would be the day that would be “solemnized with Pomp and Parade with shows, games, sports, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other.” He was a few days off. On July 3, the Continental Congress begins drafting and editing the Declaration and makes 86 edits and cuts the length by a fourth. Many think that July 4th is the date that the Declaration of Independence was signed, but that’s not exactly it. July 4 is the day the

Continental Congress approved the final draft of the Declaration of Independence and formalized what had already been decided on July 2. This date may have become the chosen celebration day because three of the nation’s our first five presidents died on this day: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. After the wording of the Declaration has been agreed upon, Congress hired printer John Dunlap to print copies of the Declaration to be distributed throughout the colonies. The next day, Dunlap delivered 200 copies of what are now called “Dunlap Broadsides.” One copy was officially entered into the Congressional Journal and the other copies were distributed throughout the colonies. There are 25 of these known to be in existence today. On August 2, fifty delegates signed the Declaration. These men voted in favor of independence and were in attendance that day. The final signature comes in November. The significance of the Declaration of Independence is that the colonists switched from wanting to have rights as Englishman to wanting to break away from England’s rule entirely. The turmoil and distress the colonists felt changed what had started as a rebellion to a revolution. And lastly, a little fun fact. There are many who are thought to be among the ranks of the founding fathers of the country, but there are four who never signed the declaration….and some may be surprising. George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison never signed the document. Washington was Commander of the Continental Army, and was defending New York City in July 1776. As instructed by John Hancock, Washington read the Declaration of Independence to the army on July 9. Hamilton was with him and was only 19 years old when this was drafted, approved and signed. Jay was a delegate to the Continental Congress (and would later become its president), but was recalled by his home state in May. Madison was just 25 years old when the Declaration was being signed, and a member of the Virginia state legislature. His longevity combined with his role as Father of the United States Constitution and as fourth president of the United States, caused people to believe he had inside knowledge of the events surrounding the Declaration of Independence, but there is no signature from him either. Like all things in life, one can grow used to them. Many take for granted the freedoms for which various Americans have fought and died. It’s hard to imagine the guts it must have taken to dream of a better life- a life where a bunch of regular folks were in charge of the rest of the regular folks. After a time, a different regular guy would be in charge. But that’s just what happened. On July 4, when posting photos to Instagram or Facebook of red, white, and blue outfits, or the perfect pasta salad, perhaps pause to think about what it means. Or talk about it with friends and kids. I just poked around for about five minutes on the internet and found and ordered a three dollar booklet of the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, and all the other greatest hits of our country’s history. I’m going to share those with my loved ones on that day. Hopefully, in your own way, you can find a way to reflect upon the day that helped secure our nation’s independence.

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Local Eagle Scout Leaves His Mark At Budd Lake Church As He Soars To New Heights

By Cheryl Conway fter months of planning, fundraising and recruiting helpers, 18-year old Damon Johnson has made several improvements at Saint Jude Parish in Budd Lake to achieve Boy Scouting’s highest rank, that of Eagle Scout. For his Eagle Scout service project, Johnson titled his work Beautification of St. Jude’s Prayer Garden. With the help of his scouting troop- Boy Scout Troop 249 in Mt. Olive, as well as troop leaders, friends and his parents, Johnson improved the church by power-washing and painting walls; placing a pedal stool and statue of St. Francis in the church’s prayer garden; and building a bridge in the prayer garden for safer access. Johnson, a recent graduate of Mt. Olive High School, began his project in September 2017, and after seven months completed all tasks. He reached his goal of Eagle on April 1 and received his Eagle Scout badge during a court of honor ceremony on June 16 at 1 p.m. at the Mt. Olive Senior Center. With about 40 people made up of friends, family and other Scouts, Johnson received a citation, certificate and a medal from Congressman Leonard Lance. To earn the award, a Scout must be active with and assume a position of leadership in a troop, earn a minimum of 21 merit badges and complete a service project that benefits the community. The idea to make improvements and beautify St. Jude’s grew out of

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Johnson’s appreciation and desire to give back. “They donate their space to us for our meetings,” says Johnson, and have done so for many years. St. Jude’s church is the troop’s charter organization. “In return for all the space they’ve given us,” Johnson wanted to give something back to say ‘thank-you.’ “Without St. Jude’s we would have had no place to meet or store our stuff for this past decade,” says Johnson. “That’s what holds this troop together.” As the organizer of the project, Johnson says “I did more management, monitoring, meeting dates and material gathering.

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All County Window donated cleaning and power washing ser- of the St. Jude’s Garden Club. Priest agreed with Damon’s first vision to repaint the two walls vices of the two exterior walls at the rear of the church before of the parish center. Johnson and his helpers could paint the 1,000 sq. foot area. “It had been 20 years since it was repainted,” says Priest, “it “The paint was chipping, a little pinkish, pretty ugly and not maintained,” says Johnson, “so we cleaned it and repainted it a needed to be repainted. Then Johnson said to me, ‘Is there anything else I can do?’ That’s a dangerous question to ask a gardennice tan.” Other contributions came from Lowes which “donated a lot of er,” she laughs. That’s when materials at cost,” they come up says Johnson, and “We don’t just design a robot, we design a submarine,” explains Johnson. with the idea RP Smith & Son in Succasunna which The team’s task has been to demonstrate its submarine in a 12 inch deep pool for a raised and market the product. The team is judged not only on its product perforwalkway over donated “a ton of mance in the pool but also by its marketing skills, says Johnson. the conduit to materials for free.” provide better The next part access to the of the project entailed placing a pedal stool, 3 ft. by 2 ft., in the egg rock garden serenity garden. “People can now safely access the serenity garden,” says Priest. bed behind the garden. A statue of St. Francis that was recently donated to the Rosary Society in memory of Michelena Lo Presti “It was dangerous; he had to move the fence and the gate.” The work by the Scouts has provided both a “visual improvement and was placed on top of the pedal stool. While visiting the church’s garden, Johnson noticed pipes that safety improvement” at the church garden, she says. As far as the Statue of St. Francis sitting on top of a pedal stool, needed to be covered to make the area more attractive and to Priest says “it’s really nice. He did a wonderful job.” Now we’ll protect from any injuries to those who visit the garden. The ideas for the project came from Johnson and church lead- have a focal point for when we have the Blessing of the Animals, ers. Johnson had approached Father Antonio Gaviria with his idea when church members bring their pets to receive a blessing. St. to make improvements on the church property for his Eagle Scout Francis is the patron of the animals, Priest notes. “Now we have a statue as a focal point,” says Priest. “It roundproject. Gaviria then pointed Johnson to the church’s garden club for suggestions, explains Christine Priest of Budd Lake, president ed out the prayer garden.”

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In regards to Johnson’s efforts, she says “He did a fine job. It was not an easy job; it was complex; he stuck with it.” As a resident of Budd Lake since 1977, Priest has also been involved in the Scouts since her three sons were involved years ago in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts Troop 249, just like Johnson. Another Eagle Scout project was completed at the church more than six years ago when Scouts built benches and the serenity garden that Johnson just built the walkway too, says Priest. “I’m a big proponent of Scouting,” says Priest, adding that her grandkids are now Scouts. “I was a member of this troop years ago. I was a Den leader and sat on the committee. I’m glad it continues,” she says, especially with “so many distractions between sports and technology.” Priest applauds the life skills Scouts gain from participating such as leadership, cooperation, team building, social skills. Life, “it’s not an easy path.” Involved for the past seven years, Johnson has been a Boy Scout since he was 11 years old. It “opens you up to a lot of new experiences,” says Johnson. “It helped me push myself to other limits that I wouldn’t have done otherwise.” He points to his first camping experience and not being ready to handle the cold weather.

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“It was freezing,” says Johnson, about his trip to the Pine Barrens when he was 12 and it was 20 degrees. “You’re stuck in the woods. It builds your character and makes you stronger in general. As a Boy Scout, Johnson says he enjoyed the one-week summer camp the most as well as his latest service project beautifying the church. “It gave me so much freedom to do and build on myself while enjoying it over a long period of time,” says Johnson. When it comes to working on projects and using his hands and skill, Johnson is no stranger. He helped other Scouts with their Eagle Scout projects when he was younger. He recalls one six years ago when he helped his fellow Scout build an access ramp at a church to accommodate those in wheelchairs. “The engineering was very complex and I enjoyed getting my hands in there,” says Johnson. As a member of the MATE Club Loggerhead ROV at Mt. Olive High School, Johnson has been involved as a design engineer with this newly formed robotics team established just two years ago. His role has been more a leadership type focusing on the technical aspect of the project. “We don’t just design a robot, we design a submarine,” explains Johnson. The team’s task has been to demonstrate its submarine in a 12 inch deep pool and market the product. The team is judged not only on its product performance in the pool but also by its marketing skills, says Johnson.

Johnson and three other seniors on the team recently missed their high school graduation from MOHS on Friday, June 22, to compete in an international MATE underwater robotics competition June 21-23 at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center in King County, Wash. MOHS was one of 65 teams from 19 countries attending. “We had to qualify based on last performance at Villanova,” says Johnson, where “we earned six awards.” Loggerhead ROV is made up of 18 students from MOHS; 12 had planned to attend the international event. Before getting involved in MATE, Johnson was involved in MOHS robotics MORT teams since ninth grade. At the time of this interview, Johnson was not only preparing for his trip but was also moving from his Flanders home where he grew up. He and his parents were moving to Morristown and Johnson plans to attend Rutgers University in New Brunswick for electrical or mechanical engineering. As he looks ahead to the next chapter in his life, he reflects on his accomplishments and plans to stay connected. “I’m really pleased,” he says, in regards to the completed work he managed at the church. “It’s awesome to stand back and look at freshly painted walls, next to a statue and a bridge that covers the pipes. I feel a lot of pride when I look at the landscape.” As far as his time with the Scouts, he says “I’m going to try to stay involved; will make visits as much as I can and get involved later in life.”

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By Kathleen Artiglier hat a special year for the owners of The After Char-Broil and Ice Cream in Flanders. Not only are John and Rosalie Davis celebrating 60 years of marriage, but they are also breaking out the confetti for opening the restaurant 48 years ago! It is happily ever After, one could say. It was a pleasure to meet with their daughter, Gina, who showed off the restaurant and shared some fascinating photos of days gone by. She has stayed working in the family owned business even though she is a dental hygienist by trade. She loves meeting new people and talking with loyal customers, so her niche has been in hospitality. Her father, John is still involved and also takes care of her mother as well on a daily basis. Gina’s brothers Danny and Johnny moved on to their careers in electric and painting after working in their early years with the family. Gina works alongside her husband Jim Grohowski, who also manages and cooks. They make an awesome duo taking care of business, as well as family. The After is a landmark along Route 206. For those who visited, they were sure to be back. Customers can enjoy fresh food on a daily basis. Nothing is frozen, except of course the ice cream! Forget about microwaved burgers. Cooks are in the back customizing orders as they are placed. It’s nice to see people who still care about quality versus how to get the food out in less than a

minute. They don’t have pre-made, so customers can enjoy the food knowing it’s freshly made. That is why they have such a loyal following. They also have loyal employees, some of which have been there for more than 40 years. Jay Hicks, Robin Wenzel and Joe Butrymowicz are stellar examples of how good a company they are to work for. Everyone should be so lucky as to have long term employees that grow with the business from the beginning. John Davis started the business with $100. Yes, that is not a type. From the inception to the building took about a year, according to him. He shared some history on how he loved watching kids at the

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The business has seen a lot of changes in the way people come out to eat. Everything from restaurant chains to traffic patterns to instant gratification of people wanting food right away have all played into how things have ramped up. shore in places like Seaside off the beach enjoying food like burgers and hot dogs. He had some people tell him that it wasn’t going to work. Really? Here he is 48 years later and an institution in the area. He designed and built it and this has been the only location ever of the restaurant/ice cream parlor. With a wife and three children, they soon made it a family affair. Rosalie and John just celebrated a whopping 60 years together. What a wonderful time for their family to celebrate the love of their parents and also the business. This year is their year. The business has seen a lot of changes in the way people come out to eat. Everything from restaurant chains to traffic patterns to instant gratification of people wanting food right away have all played into how things have ramped up. “Mom and pop” businesses can’t go by the wayside. Places like this that have an extensive menu and also have a huge selection of ice cream, about 34 flavors. Slowly, chains have been taking over prime locations and pushing out locally owned businesses. This is not going to happen here! They are family owned and operated and will continue growing and earning more business. With the closing of Stewarts in Rockaway and the soon to be a Wawa convenience store from the Chatterbox, distinctive places to eat are being lost. Many who go out to eat with their family

want a fun atmosphere and perhaps to eat outside. If icecream is the crave, The After has a large menu of both food and ice cream. What are the favorites of the people who stop in? According to Gina it’s the vanilla soft serve and mint chocolate chip hard ice cream. Sounds good to me! Milkshakes and floats are also popular, especially in the warmer months. Don’t worry, they

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Temple Hatikvah Approaches 50 Years, Finds Stability With Rabbi After One Year There As Leader

By Cheryl Conway orking as an archaeologist specialist and guide in Israel had its flare for Rabbi Dr. Daniel Zucker several decades back, but after careful exploration, his passion for teaching and roots in Judaism led him to the rabbinate. This July 1, Zucker of Hackettstown celebrates his oneyear anniversary as the rabbi at Temple Hatikvah in Flanders. Founded in 1969, the synagogue is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and currently carries a membership of 75 families in Mt. Olive and surrounding towns such as Succasunna, Long Valley, Chester, Randolph and Hackettstown. Next year in 2019, Temple Hatikvah will be celebrating its 50th anniversary as it remains the only established Jewish congregation with a shul in Mt. Olive. The Chabad of Northwest N.J.-Western Region also exists in Mt. Olive with organized services at the Flanders Valley Clubhouse and Rabbi Yaacov Shusterman’s home. The nearest synagogue is the Reform congregation of Temple Shalom in neighbouring Succasunna; and the closest Conservative synagogue is Adath Shalom in Morris Plains. Working as a rabbi for 40 years, Zucker has found a warm and welcoming home at Temple Hatikvah. He was semi-retired when he learned about the opening at Temple Hatikvah. At the age of 69, Zucker embraces his new role which has him leading, teaching and even singing. “I cover both sides of the bima (podium),” says Zucker as rabbi and cantor. Although he admits to no formal training as a cantor, Zucker says he has studied with a variety of cantors

and carries a tune pleasing to the ear. “We’re too small to afford a cantor,” admits Zucker. “Since I’m capable, and they consider my voice pleasant,” Zucker fills both roles. Over the years, Zucker says the synagogue never had both a rabbi and cantor lead services except for during the High Holidays. But now, during the High Holiday services, they say to him, “‘You want to do it, it’s yours.’ It worked out; they asked me to do it again this year.” Before Zucker began as rabbi at Temple Hatikvah, Caitlyn Bromberg served as cantor to fill in for less than a year while the synagogue searched for a new spiritual leader. Rabbi Scott Roland led the congregation for three years from 2013 to 2016 before leaving to serve as rabbi at Congregation Sharey Tikvah in Cleveland. Prior to Roland, Rabbi Moshe Rudin led the congregation for seven years from 2006 to June 2013 before going to Congregation Adath Shalom in Morris Plains. As a small congregation, one obstacle has been preventing rabbis from venturing off to larger congregations. “Challenge is we are a small Conservative synagogue,” says Daniel Collins of Long Valley, chair of the Rabbi Search Committee and synagogue member for the past 10 years. “Keeping somebody who doesn’t want to move to a larger community,” has been the reason for rabbis leaving. “We’ve always been a smaller group.” As a member of Temple Hatikvah for the past 30 years, Dr. Larry Leibowitz of Roxbury says Zucker is the sixth spiritual leader since he has been active. As president of the congregation for the past six years, a position he has held two other times over the years, Leibowitz served on the search

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committee for a new rabbi. every day. For a young person it’s a wonderful job but for building Out of a half dozen candidates, synagogue leaders are pleased a family not the best consideration; there are better professions.” with their choice. At 4 a.m. he would be up leading groups on hikes and tours for “He brings the right level of experience to a smaller commu- eight hours. “I had the time of my life.” nity,” He “looked into politics,” but says he had three strikes against says Collins, “the right combination of experience of having him. “I was Jewish; I had scruples; I wasn’t wealthy,” so instead led smaller congregations,” as well as the “right demographics” of thought the rabbinate was a better fit especially since his interest members who are older as well as families. “He was the one that was in teaching. really stood out.” “I like praying, davening and chanting always are enjoyable to Collins says he likes Zucker’s “style to his leadership. Part of his me,” says Zucker. “I love teaching. This allows me lots of opporsermons he gives have been excellen. He knows how to engage tunities to teach.” Zucker says he enjoys interfaith work and outpeople.” reach to couples who are intermarried. Agrees Leibowitz, “He’s very experienced and knowledgeable “A lot of our families are intermarried families.” says Zucker. and has a good personality. He might be the prototypical rabbi in “Our goal is to make the non-Jewish partner comfortable.” wisdom and appearance. He’s a stereotypical rabbi in my opinion, It was also familiar ground to become a rabbi as Zucker’s father he suits us just fine. and older brother were also rabbis. “He projects authority and a wisdom, he has a good singing As the Heidelberg District rabbi, Zucker’s father, Dr. John Zuckvoice,” adds Leibowitz. He is also “well mannered; he doesn’t er, was the spiritual leader in November 1938 when their synaget angry, he’s very calm natured and soothing to talk to. He gets gogue was burned down by the Nazis on Kristallnacht. In April along with the leadership; he’s very easy to work with. He’s very 1939, he left Germany to go to England, then to the United States flexible in regards to decision making.” five months later. In 1940, he became an assistant rabbi in CleveOrdained exactly 40 years ago, in 1978, Zucker studied Con- land; in 1942 was rabbi in Reno, NV for three years; and then first gregational Rabbinics at Jewish Theological Seminary of America to Alameda, Calif., for two years before coming to San Leandro, in New York and studied Talmudic/Rabbinics at Hebrew Union Calif., where he grew his congregation at Temple Beth Sholom College-Jewish Institute of from 35 families to 350 Religion in Los Angeles and families. As the Heidelberg District rabbi, Zucker’s father, Cincinnati. Like his older brother Dr. John Zucker, was the spiritual leader in November 1938 Over the years he has Rabbi Dr. David Zucker when their synagogue was burned down by the Nazis on served as rabbinical leader of Aurora, Colo., conKristallnacht. In April 1939, he left Germany to go to England, tinuing in his father’s in ten synagogues in various states including Pennpath was only natural then to the United States five months later. sylvania, New York, Illinois, for Zucker. Virginia, California, and Oak Signed onto a threeRidge, Tenn. year contract as spiritual leader at Temple Hatikvah, Zucker is reHe jokes: “Because of my four years in Oak Ridge, I still glow in sponsible for leading services, teaching and building up the memthe dark!” bership of the congregation. To name a few, he previously spent over four years as rabbi Temple Hatikvah has been an attractive synagogue to those in at Congregation Hesed shel Emet in Pottstown, Pa.; two years at the area. There is a large active senior group of adults 55 and over Temple Beth Shalom, Mahopac, N.Y.; and seven years at Congre- and an active group of parents with religious school children. gation Beth Sholom in Long Beach, N.Y. Zucker says he is trying to attract more adults aged 40 to 55. “I joined the rabbinate out of my love of teaching,” explains “We have been members for a while,” says Collins. “It’s a small Zucker. community where you know everybody.” The environment at TemBefore his decision to enter the seminary to become a rabbi, ple Hatikvah can be described to that word in Yiddish, “haimesh,” Zucker worked in Israel as an expert in archaeology. He had stud- meaning warm, describes Collins. “A haimesh is a little shul, a very ied Biblical and Classical Archaeology, specializing in excavation homey place.” techniques, at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel for Collin’s son, Gabe, recently had his Bar Mitzva ceremony in Auone year before getting his bachelor’s degree from University of gust 2017 under Zucker’s guidance and they were quite pleased. California, Berkeley. “It was very impressing,” says Collins. “He did a fantastic job For more than one year, he worked as an archaeology special- not only in terms of tutoring; he had him write his sermon. He ist and guide at the ‘Ami Asaf Ein Gedi Field School on the shore actually had Gabe write it.” of the Dead Sea during school breaks and then returned after he For those looking for a synagogue that provides a good educareceived his bachelor’s degree. tion with parents involved, “that’s something we can offer,” adds While he enjoyed archaeology, he says he was concerned Collins. about the traveling and early hours as he knew he wanted a famLast year, 28 students were enrolled at the temple’s Hebrew ily someday. school. “I looked at classmates who were married; none worked out “Our kids are not lost in the crowd,” says Zucker. “They are invery well,” he says. “I needed a career that allowed me to be home volved in services, helping to conduct services on Friday

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nights.” For students who play a sport or cannot make class, a program is offered where everything is taught online. “They can get material to catch up,” says Zucker. “Our preference is they to come to class, but if ill or at a sport, as long as they make up the material they can move ahead. Smallness allows hands-on tailoring to the student for a strong education.” When it comes to training students for their bar or bat mitzva ceremony, Zucker has good intentions. While some of his students have done the entire service, Zucker says “I try to teach them as much as I can. I try to cram as much knowledge… enough Judaic knowledge so that when they are off on their own they will be more comfortable at any synagogue on the continent. That they know enough as Jews, join a Hillel in college, marry a fellow Jew and join a congregation. Whatever the students’ ability is we push them to their max so they can take that knowledge with them to a synagogue for the rest of their life.” Besides students, adults have populated the shul too. With the new Toll Brothers community of older adults around the corner, the synagogue has attracted even more active retired members as well as families. “Flavors of all walks of life are welcome to join,” says Collins. Agrees Leibowitz, “All facets of religion come into play at our temple. We are all compatible. We have a good cross section of people of various religious beliefs; some are very religious with the laws of Judaism, some not very religious and then others are not religious at all. You get what you put into it.”

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Not matter one’s beliefs, Leibowitz has appreciated all of the friendly people he has met through the synagogue. “The members are all very friendly, down to earth, non-presumptuous type of people,” says Leibowitz. There are very nice people at the temple; very supportive of my family when my wife had health issues.” Zucker is pleased with his decision to come to the Mt. Olive synagogue with his wife Elena. “I had finished my position in Pottstown, was semi-retired but didn’t really like being retired,” explains Zucker. “Retirement to me is bad news. We’re very comfortable, very happy.” Out of all the congregations he has ever led, he says, “This is one of the warmest. They are really one of the warmest I’ve served in my 40 years. Kids are really fun to teach. I enjoy conducting services and teaching.

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Prospective members are also invited to the temple’s community Shabbat Dinner on Friday, September 6, at 6 p.m., at the synagogue. Weekly services are held Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., and all Jewish holidays. “Elena and I have felt very comfortable here,” continues Zucker. “It’s been a lovely wedding between the congregation and the Zuckers. We are enjoying it. In a small congregation you get to know everybody and can be more hands-on in the religious school.” Looking ahead, Zucker is looking into joining forces with Temple Shalom in Succasunna to provide programs for teenage youth as well as adult education. When it comes to education, “We’re able to see eye to eye in a lot of things,” says Zucker. In September, a biweekly adult education class will be starting on Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., confirms Zucker, titled “Introduction to Judaism: Everything we’ve forgotten since Bar or Bat Mitzvah or didn’t learn the first time.” Zucker’s goals are to “strengthen Jewish knowledge, strengthen curriculum and the religious school and build the congregation. They like being small but if we can pick up another 10 to 15 families, we would be better financially. A few more members would be helpful.” While summer is a bit slower at Temple Hatikvah, Zucker invited the community to the congregation’s annual garage sale set for Friday, August 3 and Sunday, August 5. Gently used items will be featured as well as rugs with a free entrance to attendees. The

synagogue’s sisterhood group sponsors the sale every year as a fundraiser to maintain programs and general funding. To get a closer look at Temple Hatikvah, visit the synagogue on Sunday, August 26, at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., for its open house event. Enjoy games, refreshments, register for Hebrew school and meet some members. Prospective members are also invited to the temple’s community Shabbat Dinner on Friday, September 6, at 6 p.m., at the synagogue. Weekly services are held Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 9:30 a.m., and all Jewish holidays. Although it is customary to take out the Torah once there is a minyan, meaning 10 men or more in a room, Zucker does not let fewer numbers spoil services. He reads from the Humash with prayers in printed form as opposed to the Torah scroll when a minyan is not met. “You do as much as possible to a full service,” says Zucker. “Why should you penalize those who do come? Why say you can’t do this?” Zucker concludes, “If you are looking for a huge congregation, pass us by. If you are looking for small, very warm group of people, very hands-on, accommodating,” Temple Hatikvah is great choice. For more information about Temple Hatikvah, go to info@templehatikvahnj.org; or president@templehatikvahnj.org.

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Competition Creates Success As Students Create Inventions In Assistive Technology

by Melissa Begley frenetic energy buzzes through the room. Students and teachers alike smile easily over breakfast foods as they make their way around what looks like a college lecture hall. Groups of young adults in matching attire cluster together and some seem to be reviewing and putting final touches on presentations, while others confidently tease each other and seem not to have a care in the world as they prepare to execute a year’s worth of research and work. The event at Mt. Olive High School: The product presentation of the inaugural MiLLSTONE class which took place on Friday, June 1. Last spring, one year ago, sophomores and juniors were invited to submit an application and go through a rigorous interview process if they were interested in taking this class. This groundbreaking course challenged the students to create a company, a product and a brand of their own invention. The theme of this year was Assistive Technology. Students were looking to create items to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities. Each team of students were given a budget and a directive to invent a product within the time frame of one academic school year. Each team chose a CEO, CFO, CTO and CMO. The students met for this class three or four times a week based on their schedule. The teachers in charge of this event were Megan Boyd

and David Bodmer. Stephen Geiger and Jennifer Kalkunte also played a role in the success of this class, but assisted in more behind the scenes action. These teachers started the process by looking to establish well balanced teams. They divided the students based on their strengths. Each team had someone who excelled in leadership, technology, marketing, design and finance. Some of the students had never met each other prior to this class. When the teams first met, they worked to create a timeline and a plan to stay within the budget of $1,500. On June 1, they presented their products to the other groups, their parents, and a panel of judges. The panel was made up of Silvio Gnecco, and Jake Wohlander both from Siemens; Lauren Antonelli, from CVS Healthcare; and Autumn Pedersen, former MOHS student. These judges will score them, offer insight, and ask questions. Other members of the audience include administrators such as Dr. Tracey Severns, director of Student Performance; Superintendent of Schools Dr. Larrie Reynolds; and Dr. Gretel Perez, director Science STEAM Board Office. As the presentations begin, Boyd and Bodmer are like two proud parents at a graduation. Their wide smiles are proof that the day is exceeding expectations. Like most teachers of engaged students, they always knew their students would succeed, but they didn’t know just how awesome the products would be. Bodmer says that he is “extremely hap-

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UnLIM1T Solutions was the first group to present. They created a cabinet that would open with a wave of a hand. This group had a very powerful first speaker named Isabella Ferrara. She spoke comfortably and eloquently and demanded the attention in the room.

Body Booster, two groups who used assistive technology to build chairs, Mohammed Hamed and Blake Valenza explain how the budget that each group was given was handled. Their $1,500 budget asked them to use a contract to obtain goods. This paperwork had to be signed by the school and the company from which they were trying to get products. It could take a month for it to all work out. This can be a timely process for high school kids. Conversely, Siemen’s provided a $600 Fast Cash Visa where students had to provide receipts after the fact. This is the easier route that most of the groups wound up using. Early on in the process, some chairs were ordered in hopes of constructing a new one to help a person stand up. They waited as long as they could to receive these chairs because they had received a discount on a good quality product, but when they could wait no longer, they purchased others using the Fast Cash Visa. Eventually, they learned the chairs had in fact been delivered. They were sitting in a storage room somewhere at the high school. 2. Everything cool has already been done, and that can be tough to deal with. Valenza shares some of his group’s obstacles. His group was the Body Boosters. These students wanted to create a chair to help people stand up. Then, through discussion, they had an entirely different idea and scrapped the first. His group wanted to create a product that dispensed medication and was small enough to fit in the home or in a private room in a health facility. His group thought that a machine approximately the size of a coffee maker could help people receive the dosage they needed for various medications in a timely manner. The group agreed on this new idea and procured a coffee maker to begin disassembling. However, after doing research online, they learned that their invention was already in existence. This stalled production for awhile. The team needed time to recuperate from this loss. They had to do some team building to get through this setback and eventually circled back to one of their earliest ideas. This brought about some problems too because another group was now deep into creating another chair developed to help people stand up in the shower. Body Boosters met with Gendinamics and after working through some initial dissention, both groups agreed that their products were different enough to both continue. 3. Good ideas surround participants and come from what they know. Body Boosters switched to their idea of a small medicine dispenser because Valenza’s mom is a pharmacist. She works with a large scale machine that dispenses medication. The Rec Rovers came up with their idea in the same way. Owen Keegan is a neighbor to a boy with special needs. His group took an ordinary kidsized motorized car and adapted it to provide accommodations to a special needs boy. Keegan provided some insight about what all the groups were asked to do. “We made our product over the

course of the year, and we’re trying to sell it, theoretically. We’re proving that it works, what it is, how it works, how effective it is… what it does, and it’s all under the theme of assistive technology to help people with disabilities. It aids people with certain tasks.” Keegan and his group took from what surrounded him and made something meaningful. 4. Create something meaningful to someone and outcome can lead to success. The Rovers provided a video in their presentation that allowed others to see their car in action. A young boy looks thrilled to be riding around in his Rec Rover, while his mom takes a turn with the controller and he just listens to music pumping out of his car’s radio. One of the quietest portions of the day is when a video of the little boy in the Rec Rover plays. By the time this group has presented, all have been in the room for over three hours. A little fidgeting is warranted, but the room stills. Everyone’s heartstrings are tugged just a little which we watch this boy have a little piece of normal in his day. Dexos had a similar moment. Dexos used a 3D printer to create the one-handed video gaming device. While Dexos had no idea who was sitting in their audience, they really struck a chord with one of the audience members. After their presentation, one of the audience members raised her hand with a comment. She had a brother who was hemiparetic, and therefore would truly benefit from and fully enjoy one of these devices. It sounded as if she may have even been moved to tears. 5. First is best. UnLIM1T Solutions was the first group to present. They created a cabinet that would open with a wave of a hand. This group had a very powerful first speaker named Isabella Ferrara. She spoke comfortably and eloquently and demanded the attention in the room. Impressed by her speaking skills, one may have thought she was in the drama or debate club. Ferrara learned how to do this in a computer science class with Mr. Grossi as well as in robotics where she often had to persuade judges. As far as her opinion to the class as a whole, Ferrara says, “It was hard in the beginning during the development process. The first concept of the class was tough, but once we had our product and our name, it was easy. I loved coming into the MiLL and working on our different projects. It was awesome.” One may consider Ferrara’s group as ass standout. Was that because of Ferrara’s speaking skills, and those of the other team members? Perhaps? Or was it because they presented first? Whenever given the opportunity to something, it’s recommended to step up and do it. Don’t wait to see what others do first. This may have worked to the favor of UnLIM1T Solutions. Along the lines of being first, similarly, some audience members admit to being a little confused about the two different chairs. “Another chair?” Even though Body Booster pre-

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sented first, Gendinamics was much further along when Body Booster needed to switch gears and return to their original chair idea. Presenting first is sometimes all one can do to get the upper hand. One student on the way out had that look of someone with a huge weight lifted from their shoulders. As these students were on to their next amazing thing before the end of the weekend- whether it’s preparation for a Lego Robotics competition, studying for final exams, or completing exit projects or going home to take a nap- they are all celebrating their achievements. They pose for photos, clean up their areas, and help Boyd and Bodmer tidy up the room for the day. The educational system has flaws, most would agree. Everywhere one goes, people have strong beliefs about how to fix it. One thing is for sure: This day exemplifies what education should look like: Students being proud of their achievements and those achievements being something of which to be proud. Solutions members: Damon Johnson, Jakub Fusiarz, Vignesh Annamalai, and Isabella Ferrara.

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Superheroes Are EverywhereJust Need To Know Where To Look Martone says, “We were just about to leave the cafeteria. The cheese was stuck to the salami and it stuck to the top of my mouth. It felt wrapped around my tonsil. I couldn’t breathe and I couldn’t do anything. Ryan saw me holding my neck and he ran over and said, “Dominic is choking.”

by Melissa Begley om, just to warn you, there’s vomit in my lunch box,” is not the way you hope to begin a conversation with your fourth grader at the end of the school day. Diane Martone figured her son was pulling her leg or expected to find something strange inside, but certainly not to do a quick unzip and be met with a pile of puke. Dominic Martone, a fourth grader at Chester M. Stephens Elementary School in Budd Lake shares his story. It was May 22 this school year when he was eating, and then he was choking. It was just that quick. Martone says, “We were just about to leave the cafeteria. The cheese was stuck to the salami and it stuck to the top of my mouth. It felt wrapped around my tonsil. I couldn’t breathe and I couldn’t do anything. Ryan saw me holding my neck and he ran over and said, ‘Dominic is choking.’” Fourth grader Ryan Jones is a classmate of Martone. Jones says, “Everyone was lining up to leave the cafeteria and I saw Dominic trying to finish his salami and cheese. I went over to talk to him and noticed him red in the face and choking. So I screamed, ‘Dominic’s choking!’ but no one heard me. My sister

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once choked on a grape, and my dad is a nurse so he taught me how to do the Heimlich in case I ever needed to and I knew what to do so I did it. He spit out the salami and barfed everywhere.” Wow. After hearing the story and getting over the immediate shock, Diane Martone felt immediately grateful. She sprung into action. As a mother of four, she thought she had seen and heard it all, but wanted to be sure that someone else’s son got the recognition he deserved. She called Kevin Moore,

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principal of CMS, and explained to him what went on in his cafeteria that day. He too was shocked and amazed that a fourth grade boy would have the presence of mind to act as quickly and calmly as Jones did. When speaking to Jones’ mom, Heather Jones, she is nonplussed by the whole situation. “We’ve been teaching him the Heimlich at least once or twice a year since he was about four years old,” she said. “He choked on Chi-

When Jones is asked about it, his face immediately lights up and he is proud of himself. He should be. He saved his friend’s life. nese food. We showed him how to do it afterwards because that’s a scary thing to go through. We wanted him to understand. Then, whenever it comes up, we ask, ‘You remember how to do that, right?’ It just so happened that a few weeks before this happened with Dominic, my seven year old was choking on a grape. My husband turned her around and did the maneuver on her to get rid of the grape.” Amazing; timing is everything. Moore loved this story too and wanted to do something special for Jones. On June 11, he put together a

little ceremony in Martone’s and Jones’ classroom to commemorate Jones’ bravery. Moore invited Mayor Rob Greenbaum and Sgt. Mark Carlstrom into Ms. Stokley’s classroom. Greenbaum, Carlstrom, and Moore each presented Jones with certificates of achievement, appreciation and commendation. Each spoke briefly about the incredible situation that Jones was able to turn into something worth celebrating. Jones’ family was invited to the presentation as well. When Jones is asked about it, his face immediately lights up and he is proud of himself. He should be. He saved his friend’s life. Miraculous. Martone could have called up the school screaming and yelling about this incident, but she knew this was no one’s fault. She wanted to make sure school knew about this awesome thing that went down. Moore could have said, “Neat,” and hung up the phone. Many would say that May and June are the busiest time of the year, but. Moore called up the mayor and the precinct, explained what happened, and asked for the student to be recognized. Greenbaum and Carlstrom have a million things to do, and could have sent a representative, but making time for this hero was the priority. Superheroes are everywhere. One just needs to know where to look.

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