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Ending Yom Kippur with something sweet Going to the first home about her tireless efforts to football game at Mercer help build parent support Island High School, I for the football program, noticed a beauall while never tiful new tradiseeking any tion for this sea- On Food extra attention son, honoring for herself or Andrea Bucklin. her family. The Andrea, wife, announcer told mother and the community loyal friend to of fans that this all who knew season at every her, lost her home game life to a very there would private battle Lisa Katsman be a moment with cancer. of tribute to I unfortunately did not Andrea. Each game would know Andrea personally, be something different. but only through her leg- One game there was a acy and sterling reputation moment of silence. within the Mercer Island The announcer was community. choked up for words; Sitting in the stands mothers and fathers in the waiting to watch the cheer- stadium were wiping their leaders come out with the tear-filled eyes; even the football players, I listened football players were not as the announcer, chok- afraid to show their emoing for words, began his tions. There was not a dry very eloquent speech about eye in the stadium. Not Andrea and her legacy that only has the MI football she leaves behind with the team shown their pride, but MIHS football program. He the entire MI community stated how she changed the has exhibited such pride fundraising efforts for the for a woman of valor. MI booster club; he spoke Three weeks ago, we
celebrated the holiest holiday in the Jewish religion, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. On this day, we fast from dinner the night before until sunset the following day. There is no drinking water or sipping beverages. It is a day to ask g-d for forgiveness and start the year fresh. It is also a day to remember those who are no longer with us. Many Jews will sit in synagogue and pray through a service called “Yizkor.” This is a part of the Yom Kippur service, a set of prayers to honor those who are deceased. I have never sat through the Yizkor portion of the Yom Kippur service, since I am very fortunate to have my family still with me. This year I stayed for Yizkor to support my husband and his family. I also reflected on those community heroes like Andrea Bucklin and the great contributions that she made unselfishly to our community.
Wedding | Kozarek-Follmar
met in June 2006 on their first day of dental school at the University of the Pacific in San Francisco. Both the bride and groom received their DDS degrees in 2009. The bride is a 2001 graduate of Mercer
Ellen Elizabeth Kozarek, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kozarek, of Mercer Island, was married to Troy Scott Follmar,
son of Dr. and Mrs. Ken Follmar, of Los Gatos, Calif., on Sept. 2, 2012. The wedding ceremony and reception took place at Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. The bride and groom
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Bread pudding, with cinnamon, is served well with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. I hope that each and every one of you had a safe and easy fast. I have enclosed a recipe for bread pudding. On the breaking of the fast, one should always start with something a little sweet, such as a taste of honey or a piece of candy followed by a light meal. Most of us are ravenous and all we want to do is eat everything but the kitchen sink. I generally bring this bread pudding on request. I use challah for the bread. You can use any of your favorite breads.
Bread Pudding
Island High School. The bride is a general dentist in the Los Angeles area, while the groom is chief resident in his last year of an oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at USC.
The couple resides in Marina del Rey, Calif. Next June they will move to Saratoga, Calif., where the groom will join his father’s
2-3 Challah’s torn into 2-inch to 3-inch pieces 1 quart whole milk 1 quart half-and-half 12 eggs, beaten 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 cup light brown sugar 2 sticks salted butter 1 cup raisins 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Pinch of salt 2 tablespoons vanilla extract Vanilla ice cream as needed. Combine sugars and
divide in half. Add cinnamon, eggs, vanilla and salt to half of the sugar. In a sauce pan, combine milk, half-and-half and butter with the other half of the sugar and bring to a boil. Whisk milk mix into egg mix, add raisins and bread pieces. Let stand until soaked. Stir in a few raisins from the bottom and sprinkle a few on the top. Pour into a buttered baking dish. (10-by-13-by-3 inches) and bake at 375 degrees for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream. oral surgery practice. The couple went on their honeymoon in the south of France and northern Italy.
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Ellen Kozarek and Troy Follmar were married on Sept. 2.
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