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The Ken Weber Conservation Area at Cascade Brook is not your typical walk in the woods

By Paul Lonardo “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” — Albert Einstein You’ll find the entrance to this hiking trail off the beaten path, but it is clearly identified by the big, colorful sign. Between a photo of Ken Weber near an area waterfall and a map of the walking trail is this inscription: Ken Weber, a Smithfield resident and Rhode Island premier naturalist for over 30 years, had a passionate and childlike wonder of nature. Cascade Brook was one Ken’s favorite places, where he and his wife Bettie laid out the trail you are about to enjoy. While you are here, think of Ken, and look at nature as if you are seeing it for the very first time, as he so often did.

Access is on Mapleville Road off Putnam Pike, just before Waterman Reservoir. Follow the sign for Village at Waterman Lake and continue past the assisted living facility entrance.

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You will immediately take note of the trees marked with blue paint. They will guide you through the walk. You can’t miss them. You’ll spot them on rocks, as well. The trail was laid out and marked by Ken and his wife, Bettie.

Not too far into the walk, you will come across a colorful, hand-painted wooden box on a post. There is a hinged top that opens, and inside you’ll find a small notepad and torn-out pages that people have jotted down their names or thoughts about the conservation area. You are welcome to read what others have written, and there is a pencil inside for you to include your name for posterity, or your own observations of the walk, as the path will take you back along this spot on the way out.

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When you start to hear the sound of running water as you near a waterfall, you’ll know you are in the heart to this conservation area. The gurgling Cascade Brook is what the 27-acre property was named for, and in all but the driest of months you can see it cascading down a ledge of rock into

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a shallow pool about ten feet below. When the leaves are thin on the trees and the sun is bright on a late spring or early fall day, it looks like something out of an Ansel Adams landscape print.

Besides the waterfall, this conservation area features some spectacular outcroppings, immense boulders, old stone walls and stately stands of maple, beech and oak trees.

A little more than half way around the loop you’ll come across what remains of a little house, featuring a four-fireplace chimney dating back more than a hundred years, as well as the remnants of a picnic area that had been built for the children of a former orphanage that once owned the land.

As you trek west along the northern edge of the conservation area on your way back, you’ll catch a glimpse of Steere Orchard in a clearing, and during harvest season you’re sure to smell apples ripening on the twisted branches of apple trees

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It won’t take long to get through this natural playground, but take your time to explore the terrain and climb up some of the rock formations. You’ll be glad you did.

One thing to be wary of is the poison ivy and other plants that may cause rashes and itching.

Ken Weber is someone who has looked deep into nature, and so can you by visiting the Ken Weber Conservation Area at Cascade Brook.

You may not want to look away from all that nature has to offer there, but as you remain watchful of fallen trees and slippery algae-covered rocks underfoot, keep an eye out for painted rocks and be sure to pick one up. Collecting one of these special rocks from each of the Seven Scenic Walks in Smithfield this year will automatically make you eligible to win prizes.

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Mowry House

By Joe Siegel Mowry House, named in honor of its late owner, Mary Mowry, has been a vital part of Smithfield for many years.

Mary Mowry, who died in 2008, was a member of the Smithfield Historical Society. She provided 84 acres of land to the town through the Land Trust, which is now part of the Wolf Hill Preserve. Mary also donated the land where the Smithfield Police Station resides.

Mary willed 23 acres of property, including 18 acres of protected farmland and another 5 acres which includes the home, which housed five generations of the Mowry family, to the Land Trust in 2009. In 2012, the Land Trust was encouraged by one of Revive the Roots founding members, Zachary Murdoch, to reach out to Preserve Rhode Island, a non-profit which is dedicated to saving historic properties in the state. The decision was made to not sell the run-down home out of fear of demolition in a shaky real estate market.

The house was built in 1750 and sits on 5 acres of land.

The property is being rehabilitated by Revive the Roots, in conjunction with Preserve RI. Preserve Rhode Island managed $100,000 from the Land Trust in 2013, which was drawn from an account left by Mary Mowry for the maintenance of her former properties, to make the property habitable after 15 years of vacancy. Work included plumbing, electrical, heat, roof flashing, and septic installation. Revive the Roots was selected as the craftsmen-in-residence through a public application process managed by PRI. The scope of work includes interior preparation and painting of select unfinished rooms, window restoration, exterior paint removal, trim repair and repainting, general property maintenance, and fundraising for roof replacement and restoration of a two-story Victorian-era porch.

The group also shares portions of the adjacent 18 acre agricultural property they began leasing in 2011 with Artists’ Exchange, which houses sheep in a therapy program for people with special needs.

The house was originally known as the John Appleby house.

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setts who moved to Smithfield to escape religious persecution, according to Brad Allard of Revive the Roots.

“Burt Mowry, (Mary’s husband) bred rabbits for military testing during the Cold War,” Allard said, noting some of the rabbits were sold as meat to local residents.

“Historical preservation was one of (Mary Mowry’s) personal interests,” said Hannah Martin of Revive the Roots. “I know she had a lot of love for that house and she didn’t want to move out of it.”

The house was in dilapidated condition when Revive the Roots first began leasing the adjacent 18 acre property in 2011. Allard believes the organization’s work rehabilitating the house saved it from destruction.

“It was boarded up, all the systems were shut down,” Allard recalled. “The house lot was appraised for tear down value. If (the house) had been sold, it would have been torn down.”

Martin concurred, noting it was “hard to watch this house which had an obvious beauty and charm to it, just sort of decay.”

At the time, Revive the Roots members had no place to go for meetings.

“We were literally meeting at Panera Bread once a week,” Allard noted. “Being able to use the house, we got the garage, all of our equipment’s there, we have (electricity) so all the farm maintenance we can do on site which is huge.”

Martin notes the Mowry house “has been so much of an asset to what we’re trying to do.”

“It’s exciting to watch it come to life,” Allard said. “When we first moved in, (the house) was cold and dark and dusty

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Revive the Roots are not living in the house for free.

They contribute to the cost of materials used for repairs and upgrades. Currently, the front porch is being restored to its 1800s design.

“I think sometimes people get the wrong idea and think we’re not paying into it. We’re paying into it with both our work and our money,” Martin said. “It’s nice living there and we all feel happy to be able to contribute to it in the ways that we do.”

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IMHO

By Ron Scopelliti

One thing leads to another Things get stuck in my head. I’ll stumble onto some seemingly insignificant object or fact or quote, and I’ll start obsessing about it. Or, possibly worse, it will set me off on a path of exploration that leads me to other obsessions and musings and ruminations. That was the case when I was out grocery shopping, and stumbled onto a large display labeled: “Squeezable Sauerkraut.”

“Wow,” I thought. “We now live in a world where sauerkraut is squeezable.” Will this come to define our time on Earth? Will the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age be joined by the Squeezable Sauerkraut age? Then, putting it in the parlance of our times, I remember specifically thinking, “How is that even a thing?”

And that last word became the focus of my attention: the concept of “things.” The world is just full of so many things.

And we seem to have this innate urge to create new things.

You know that this is an extreme tendency now that we’ve reached the point where we’ve created all the obvious things like hammers and toothbrushes; knives and shoelaces. Now, if we want to create a new thing, we have to go so far outside the box that we end up with sauerkraut you can squirt out of a plastic bottle.

If you think I’m overstating the preponderance of things in the world, go to a strip mall. Go to The Crossing at Smithfield, and try to estimate the number of things that are sitting in all those stores, waiting to be purchased by you and me.

And that’s not even taking into account all the things that aren’t for sale – the cars in the parking lot, the stray coins lost under the seats of those cars. The other coins still rattling around in the drivers’ pockets, along with a cell phone, a pocket knife, a dry-cleaning ticket, a two-for-one cookie coupon from Barnes & Noble, and a wallet filled with

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its own collection of things. I got it wrong, before. We’re not the Squeezable Sauerkraut Age. We’re the Thing Age. I recently got a B&H Photo catalog, which I still look forward to the way I looked forward to the annual “Sears Christmas Wishbook” when I was a kid. The main attribute the two have in common is that they’re both so full of things.

The most recent B&H catalog had more than 300 pages of things. And not just pages of one or two things. Picking out random pages, I found anywhere from 10 to 39 individual items on each page, including a rather impressive two-page spread of 48 different camera bags.

While it may sound like I’m being critical of humanity’s need to create things, I have to admit that I’m more needy than most. In fact, before I started mashing together words for a living, I was very actively involved in the propagation of things. When I worked as a manufacturing technician, I helped design, build, and test things that were used to make other things. And many of the things that my things made were, in turn, used to make more things. I can only imagine how many of those “third-generation” things were used to make “fourth-generation” things, and so on.

Part of me thinks that we spend too much time and energy making things, but I suppose it’s because humans have a dangerous combination of raw materials and imagination.

When we see a collection of raw materials and undefined “stuff,” and we want to place it into some sort of order – turn it from stuff to things.

And why shouldn’t we? All the stuff is there already – why not make it into things? Of course if you take any given stuff and make it into one particular thing, you’re preventing it from being made into another thing. I suppose the big choice is deciding what things we want to make. You hear that old cliché about turning our swords into ploughshares, but we wouldn’t have to do that if we hadn’t made the swords to begin with.

Is there some more worthy thing we could have invented instead of squeezable sauerkraut? I suppose that depends on how often you make your own Reubens and wieners. I was hoping that by writing this down, I’d be able to make some sense of humanity’s fixation on things, and the drive that led us into the age of squeezable sauerkraut. But, as I should have suspected, I’ve got another thing coming.

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Wood’s Beekeeping to provide expanded education, retail at Lincoln storefront

By Brittni Henderson A local, family-owned business is buzzing with new opportunities in Lincoln! Wood’s Beekeeping, located at 690 George Washington Highway, has been in the Wood family since 2013. An avid and skilled beekeeper, Chuck Wood found that the need for beekeeping retail and education was needed in this area, so he opened the business after being in the field since the 1970’s. Chuck’s daughter, Holly of Smithfield, recently took over the business with her step-brother David Mandeville. David has been a beekeeper for about 10 years and worked by Chuck’s side for many years.

“My entire life, we’ve had bees at our house, so I was born into the hobby,” Holly says. “I love being outside and have always been fascinated by all the things that bees do.”

Wood’s Beekeeping provides numerous services and educational opportunities for its customers. It is truly a one-stopshop for beekeepers of all levels of experience. The shop stocks items like assembled and unassembled woodenware, tools,

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“The shop gives customers the alternative to shopping online,” says Holly. “It is run by actual beekeepers, so when people come in to shop, they not only get supplies, but they also get to ask questions and get beekeeping advice.”

Wood’s offers classes for beginner and intermediate beekeepers at their store. Services like honey bottling are also offered. The store and its services are available year-round.

“We want customers to know that we are here to answer their questions and give advice throughout the whole year to help them succeed in this amazing hobby,” Holly shares.”

This is the first season for Holly and David at the helm, and she says that it was all about learning the ins and outs of running a business, as well as creating new and exciting ideas for the future. They hope to expand upon the academy portion of the business to provide more hands on classes and more topic-specific classes like making lip balms, soap, etc.

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Holly admits that although they are running a business, making sure the bees are healthy and safe is also very high priority. Wood’s works with mostly Italian bees and Holly says there are many different types of bees, each having their own benefits.

“There are many things that go into the well-being of honeybees, but I’d say one of the biggest challenges is mite control,” she says. “ Varroa mites are a type of parasitic mite that infect bees. There are different methods and ways to treat and control this matter. It is one of the biggest issues we face today as beekeepers. The dilemma is that you are trying to kill a bug that lives on another bug, without killing both.”

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Blackbird Farm Kicks off Summer with the Opening of Their Farmer’s Market

By Paul Lonardo Smithfield residents are fortunate in many ways, from the excellent schools, to its parks and recreation facilities, the thriving business community, and all the people that live and work in the town. One of the blessings that is sometimes overlooked is Blackbird Farm.

It has not become an abandoned, overgrown relic of the past or been paved over into a parking lot to make room for condominiums, it is an active working farm, as it has been since 1978 when the Bouthillette family began Blackbird Farm.

Ann Marie Bouthillette of Blackbird Farm, wants everyone to understand the wide-ranging benefits that food locally grown and consumed has not only on the consumer and the grower, but all of us.

There are myriad dietary and health benefits to locally grown food, which are pesticide-and preservative-free. It delivers a high-nutrient content along with freshness, which makes everything you eat taste better. For people with food sensitivities and digestion issues, food grown locally is a great option.

Buying local will protect farmland and the natural environment while reducing “food miles,” which is a term used to describe the distance that imported foods must travel - often hundreds and even thousands of miles – before arriving at the supermarket. The more “food miles” the more fossil fuels that are consumed, and the more preservatives are required. There is also a measurable economic impact on the local economy, as money stays in the community, supporting individuals and businesses there, even creating jobs.

“Local agriculture is so important,” Bouthillette says. “We have to support our farmers. They won’t be around much longer if we don’t support them.”

She takes every opportunity to educate people, especially young people, because most consumers don’t know exactly what they are getting when they buy food from the grocery store.

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about knowing where your food comes from and how it was grown and knowing who your farmer is.”

One way to experience all the benefits of eating food that benefits not only your health and taste buds, but positively impacts the environment and community, is to visit Blackbird Farm’s Farmer’s Market, which will be open for business this year on Fridays at 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., and on Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. beginning on June 14 and continuing through until October 20.

“The Farmer’s Market is 100% artisan food and farmer-based,” Bouthillette says, “and here you’ll meet the person who makes the food or the farmer who grows the food and plants. Everything at the Farmer’s Market is Rhode Island-grown and made. Nothing from outside the state.”

“Artisan” is a term used to describe food produced by non-industrialized methods, often handed down through generations but now in danger of being lost. Tastes and processes, such as fermentation, are allowed to develop slowly and naturally, rather than shortened by artificial means for mass-production.

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SENIOR SCENE In the wake of releasing an update of the “Rhode Island State Plan on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders,” Lt. Gov. Daniel J. McKee took a multi-faceted trip to Taiwan.

While he was there, he learned about some of the Taiwanese’s best practices surrounding the treatment of people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their families.

The Taiwan Ministry of Health and Welfare has implemented a long-term care program with two national plans on treating Alzheimer’s and other dementia disorders, according to McKee. For those who like as many details as they can learn, the plans are titled the Taiwan Dementia Plan and Action Plan 1.0 and Taiwan Plan and Action Plan 2.0.

Under the plans, officials launched the Dementia Friendly Society Initiative in 2010 to make communities more accessible to Alzheimer’s patients and their families. Among the key elements of the program is engaging families and other individuals significant to the patients, McKee said.

The initiative was ramped up in 2013 by developing programs for dementia friendly stores, churches and medical facilities. Citing examples of what patients and their families might find in such places and spaces, McKee explained participating retail outlets provide the options of prepaying for items for Alzheimer’s patients and the unconditional return of items the patient should not have picked up.

Dementia friendly locations are designated with stickers on doors and windows, according to McKee, who likes the emphasis Taiwan society puts on reducing stress for Alzheimer’s patients and their loved ones so they can “go through the day as normal as possible.”

Another noteworthy component of the ministry’s efforts is its three-stage training program for health care professionals who treat people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, McKee said. In the last several years, more than 40,000

By Paul V. Palange caregivers have received the training.

In addition, the government there has connected help lines for professionals and other people providing care to dementia patients, and about 6,000 individuals per year call for assistance, McKee said.

The lieutenant governor, who also chairs the state’s LongTerm Care Coordinating Council, wants Rhode Island officials to adopt policies and take steps that assist with normalizing the lives of Alzheimer’s patients and their families and friends. The important takeaways from Taiwan, he said, include educating society about the many ramifications of dementia disorders; eliminating the stigma surrounding the diseases; and teaching people that Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are not to be taken lightly or joked about. “There is an attempt at humor that is not just cool,” he said.

Another issue that must be addressed, McKee said, is the awful financial impact that caring for Alzheimer’s and dementia patients has on families. There has to be some financial relief, whether it’s with tax credits or another type of assistance, because providing care drains families’ resources and lifesavings, leaving many people on the border of bankruptcy.

McKee is correct. If the patient is still working when diagnosed, the progression of the disease will eventually lead to a loss of income, and some individuals might have made serious errors while handling their finances before the diagnosis.

In addition, caregivers, who are usually family members, are hurt more and more financially as their duties increase with the advancement of the disease. At the onset, people help with activities such as shopping, but the care frequently becomes much more time consuming as the patient needs assistance with tasks of daily of living, including bathing and dressing.

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Furthermore, many family members must take on those duties because the nonmedical care expenses are not covered by Medicare or traditional health insurance.

McKee pointed out that Dementia Training for Life LLC is helping to decrease the stress of grappling with Alzheimer’s and related diseases by offering a program called Memory Cafes.

The company’s website states: “A Memory Café is an opportunity for individuals with all forms of memory loss, and their care partners, to meet others with similar concerns, socialize, learn new skills and support each other as they travel their path with dementia. The significant impact of providing care on care partners, in regard to their health, socially and financially, is an additional hardship. Memory Cafés help to bridge that hardship with resources, skills, support and friendships. The number one goal at all Memory Cafés is to have fun. Cafés are free and open to anyone with dementia, their care partners, family and friends.”

The cafes are conducted at Temple Beth-El, 70 Orchard Ave., Providence, the third Thursday of the month from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; the Warren Senior Center, 2252 Main St., the first Thursday of the month from 1 to 2:30 p.m.; the Tiverton Senior Center, 207 Canonicus St., the third Monday of the

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There is no doubt of the emotional and financial impact of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia disorders, and Congress recognized that with passage of the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act. The bill creates an Alzheimer’s public health infrastructure across the country to implement effective Alzheimer’s interventions focused on public health issues such as increasing early detection and diagnosis, reducing risk and preventing avoidable hospitalizations.

Under the act, the so-called infrastructure is expected to be built through Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias Public Health Centers of Excellence, which will provide funds to state, local and tribal public health departments and increase data analysis and timely reporting.

Let’s hope the act is fully funded and the intended action is taken.

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THE INSIDER

By Mike D’Abate

Bruce Ewart and the Legacy of a Well-Trodden Trail There is an age-old sentiment that a person’s legacy will be defined neither by the abundance of their bank account or the lavish nature of their home. The fleeting feeling of a superficial moment of fame will soon fade, as will beauty that is merely skin-deep. Rather, the true heart takes solace in the fact that its legacy will be defined by the difference it makes in the life of others. For many teachers and youth coaches, the indelible impression they leave on children is a more-than-sufficient legacy.

For Vincent J. Gallagher Middle School boys and girls cross country and track coach Bruce Ewart, no truer words have ever been spoken.

As a result, Ewart’s student-athletes respond to him in a profound and unique way. Countless numbers of his pupils have gone on to great success at both the high school and collegiate levels. In so many instances, they describe him with a reverent respect that makes him such a beloved figure in Smithfield, as well as the State of Rhode Island. However, as he approaches the twilight of his amazing career, Ewart continues to deflect the praise he so richly deserves. Instead, he remains humble; choosing to define his career based on the competency of those he has coached.

Having begun his coaching career in the early 1970s, Ewart has coached more than 4000 young athletes over the years.

At that time, Gallagher was known as Smithfield Junior High School. Soon after his arrival, he became instrumental in forming the first middle school cross country program in Rhode Island. Within a year of the program’s inception, he initiated steps that would lead to a formal track program for middle-schoolers. In 1980, Ewart founded the Smithfield Striders Running Club, which is a team of elite area runners from northern Rhode Island. The program is now run by Joe Bennett and Jeff Kurbec, both of whom currently coach at Smithfield High School. Each list Ewart among the most influential people in

For over 48 years, Ewart has coached cross country and track in Smithfield. On the athletic field, his resume is second to none. He has coached more than 800 student athletes to national competitions in track and cross country. He has been at the helm of more than 60 state championships, won by the boys and girls cross country and track teams. His record speaks for itself. As a result, he has earned a well-deserved, legendary reputation.

However, Ewart will be the first to admit that his duty to prepare his athletes for lifelong success is his most cherished source of pride. Whether it be in the classrooms of Smithfield High School, or the athletic fields of Gallagher Middle School, Ewart has been an instrumental force behind the success of so many of Smithfield’s youth. His emits a style that has been praised as being both fair and “old school.” It is no secret that Ewart will ‘tell it like it is.’ If you are performing at a sub-par level, he will not shy from pointing out that fact. Conversely, his compliments should be taken as the highest level of praise.

After all, they are truly given when truly earned.

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each of their lives.

In addition to winning numerous team awards, Ewart is no stranger to individual honors. In 2013 the walking trails at Deerfield Park (currently the site for Smithfield’s high school and middle school cross country tracks) were named in his honor as the “R. Bruce Ewart Cross Country and Walking Trails.”

On September 8, 2018, Ewart was inducted into the Smithfield High School (SHS) Hall of Fame for Lifetime Achievement. He shared this honor with fellow Sentinels’ legends such as businessman John Fogarty, SHS teacher, coach and administrator James Dunn, and former Senator (and The Smithfield Times publisher) John J. Tassoni, Jr. among others. Not one for individual accolades, however, he continues to confirm that greatest honor he can receive is when his pupils perpetually remain hard-working, respectful, disciplined.

With retirement approaching on the autumn 2019 horizon, Ewart remains intently dedicated to the Gallagher middle school track and cross-country programs. Despite the great responsibility that comes with being a coach, Ewart is confident that his values and commitment have served him well throughout his impressive career. He has always maintained an enthusiastic dedication to the highest level of student-athlete development. As such, he remains steadfast in his desire to ensure that each of his players is able to excel both in the classroom and on the athletic field. Whether it be athletically, academically or socially, Bruce Ewart takes his greatest pride in

making sure that those he has coached and taught are able to enjoy ongoing success in all aspects of their life. In that fact, his legacy remains secure. As he sets out to embark on life’s newest trail, he may take great pride in the uniquely successful journey he has taken down his lifelong, well-trodden path.

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Remembering Our Nation’s Heroes on D-Day

By Jim Ignasher On the morning of June 6, 1944, Navy Lieutenant Jack C. Sullivan, (25), of Dearborn, Michigan, sat at the controls of his twin-engine aircraft, (a PV-1 Ventura), warming the engines and awaiting orders for takeoff. The Ventura carried a crew of six men and was usually tasked with attacking submarines, but on this particular morning Sullivan’s mission was to transport a civilian working on a secret project to a classified location.

Flying conditions were less than ideal, for a foggy mist covered the ground and overcast clouds hung low in the sky.

Once aloft Sullivan would have to rely on his instruments for navigation, but there was no expectation of an enemy encounter.

Clearance for takeoff came at 9:34 a.m., and once airborne the Ventura quickly rose and disappeared into the cloud cover.

What happened next was never officially determined, but four minutes later all aboard were dead.

History records that on the morning of June 6, 1944, (“D-Day”), the greatest military invasion of all time was taking place on the shores of Normandy, France, while the world held its collective breath to see who would prevail. Therefore it’s understandable that news accounts relating to Lieutenant

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This June marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion which was the beginning of the end of Hitler’s Third Reich, and ultimately brought World War II to a close. The beach-landings were carried out by young men barely out of high school who grew up during the Great Depression and were used to doing without. They knew how to improvise, adapt, and overcome, for they’d been members of 4-H Clubs, the Boy Scouts, and volunteer fire departments. They attended church, and believed in God and country. They were, as famous journalist and author Tom Brokaw dubbed them, “The Greatest Generation”.

And while war was waged overseas, it was also fought on the home front. In Rhode Island there were coastal artillery defenses, and military airfields from which pilots flew anti-submarine patrols. Unfortunately many stories of the home front have faded virtually forgotten into history due to happenings in Europe and the Pacific. The story of what Protect your family pets from th happened to Lieutenant Sullivan’s airplane is but oneand of them. and dangers of mosquitoes.

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As a point of fact, crashing into the wathis was not the only ter just off Jamestown’s military aviation accieastern shore where it dent to occur in Rhode sank immediately. The Island on June 6, 1944. area where the crash oc Also on that day a curred is known as “The single-engine “Avenger” Dumplings”, located navy torpedo bombsouth of the Newport er was landing at the Bridge in the bay’s east Quonset Point Naval A PV-1 Ventura like the one flown by Lt. Jack Sullivan. U.S. Navy photo. passage.

Air Station when the Workers from the left brakes failed causWharton Shipyard immediately launched a boat to aid any ing the plane to “ground-loop” at high speed buckling the survivors, but didn’t find any. Two bodies were recovered on left wing and fuselage. The aircraft would require a major the surface, the rest were found by navy divers who reported overhaul, but the three man crew was not injured. that the aircraft lay in several large pieces on the floor of the Meanwhile, a single-engine “Wildcat” navy fighter on bay. a ferry trip from Boston to Atlantic City developed engine Investigators ruled out sabotage, as well as any evidence trouble while passing over southern Rhode Island. The airof an explosion, but the exact cause of the accident couldn’t craft was at 10,000 feet at the time, and when the engine be determined. The navy investigation report, (# 44-14865), suddenly quit, the pilot opted to stay with the plane rather reads in part: “The cause of the accident is undetermined as than bail out as he didn’t want to risk injury to civilians on the all personnel aboard were killed. Eyewitness accounts and ground. This was a decision that could have cost him his life, recovered wreckage disclosed no clues as to the cause of the but fortunately he was able to make an emergency landing in accident.” an open field in Hope Valley and lived to tell the tale.

There was some speculation that the aircraft may have In closing, here’s something for the reader to ponder. experienced engine trouble, perhaps a backfire, and the pilot World War II ended in 1945. According to the Department came down through the cloud ceiling to obtain visual bear- of Veterans Affairs, American WWII veterans are passing ings with the ground, and in doing so subsequently crashed. away at the rate of 372 per day! And of the 16 million men However this was only a theory. and women who served in the armed forces during the war, Besides Lieutenant Sullivan, others aboard included: an estimated half-million are still living. Do the math. And Aviation Machinist Mate First Class Thomas J. if you encounter a WWII veteran, be sure to shake their hand Kiernan, Jr., (22). and say “thank you”, for you may never get another chance.

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BEA’S BUZZ

By Bea Lanzi

The Plan

If you’re the parent of a high school senior, you’re probably letting out a huge sigh of relief about now. At this point, most students have decided if they are going to attend college, and if so, where they will go. They’ve decided on The Plan. As one of these parents I can say the road to The Plan is not easy. In fact, it’s down-right hard. It’s paved with anxiety, anguish, fear, uncertainty and even some yelling and crying. And, that was just from me.

When Sofia and I embarked on The Plan, I thought it would be effortless because we already knew a big piece of it.

Sofia has wanted to study engineering since she was very young, so I jumped in with the idea that we would complete The Plan in no time. I was wrong. Very wrong. I soon learned that there would be no shortcuts to The Plan.

To start, there are countless schools to choose from. And, even after visiting them, a few times, we still were no closer to The Plan. We also sought out opinions from family, friends, people wearing college apparel. And while we gained a lot of information and increased the size of our college folder, we were no closer to The Plan. Truth be told, it was getting hard to keep Sofia focused when I was often feeling overwhelmed.

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At that point, we thought we could inch toward The Plan by having Sofia apply to all the schools and simply wait to see the scholarships and how the schools treated her throughout the application process. We thought that would help us finalize The Plan. Again, we were wrong. Her top three schools came back with scholarships that pretty much equalized them and they were all accessible and welcoming throughout the process.

So, with deadlines looming, we had to admit that there were no shortcuts to The Plan and we had to employ some oldschool decision-making. We put everything on the table and scheduled time to talk. A lot of time. We spent hours, days, nights talking about the schools, reviewing them, outlining the pros and cons of each. We mapped them out on paper and did a cost / benefits analysis.

Our conversations were long and deep. We talked about hopes, dreams and fears. At times, it seemed like we would never have a decision. Then, one night, after countless pieces of paper and sleepless nights, Sofia made her decision. And, just like that, The Plan was completed. And, suddenly, I looked over at the grown up across the table and realized that it was my Sofia. And, she had changed before my very eyes. She was comfortable, confident, and seemed to mature in that single instant.

As I gazed at this new person in front of me with admiration and a bit of melancholy, I realized that The Plan was a great lesson for Sofia and me both. Although it was long, and even painful at times, I am grateful that we did it the way we did. We learned a lot.

The Plan forced me to view and interact with Sofia differently than I had before. I learned how to communicate with this new, young adult who sat across the table from me during those long discussions. I learned how to transition into this new parenting style. And, I learned that I can be this new parent that Sofia now needs as she enters a new phase of her life.

Sofia learned new tools to help her make a conscious and reflective decision. The Plan forced her to be thoughtful, realistic and to face doubts and fears head on. She learned how to weigh options with a clear and focused intent, a thoughtful perspective and self-awareness.

She also learned that making important choices will probably provoke uncertainty. But, she is capable and can trust her instincts. While traveling the road to The Plan, Sofia learned to embrace the uncertainty that is life and ultimately trust in her decision and common sense. That to me is already a great education, and she hasn’t even taken her first college class.

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Annual ‘Dancing With The Doctors’ Event Puts The “Fun” In Fundraising

By Paul Lonardo

Lincoln’s Dee Soares is the event director of Dancing with the Doctors, an annual charity event that features doctors from around the state who provide a unique evening of entertainment when they are paired with a professional dance instructor and compete in a dance-off to see who will take home a coveted “Mirror Ball Trophy.”

And it’s all for charity, so everyone wins.

This year marked the sixth annual of Dancing with the Doctors fundraiser, which Dee describes an event that shows the artistic side of the medical community, integrating the poetry of the feet to the devotion in their hearts to come together for a greater cause. It was held on April 13 at the Twin River Event Center. Each year, Dee and her staff select a different local charity to support, and this year an amazing $150,000 was raised for Hope Health, a non-profit organization that serves thousands of people each year in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Hope Health caregivers support patients and their families through all stages of illness, providing hospice care, palliative care, home care, and dementia and Alzheimer’s support services.

On May 7, Dee presented Hope Health with the check, and she and everyone involved with Dancing with the Doctors was proud to be a part of making it all possible. It’s what the event is all about. And they all have fun doing it.

The popularity of the event grows every year, with 2019 seeing twenty doctors dancing, all of whom did a fantastic job raising money through their networks, and nearly 1,000

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There are three categories of awards given out, one each for female and male dancers. This year’s winners included: Dr. Aleksandra (Sasha) Yakhkind, Most Technical – Female; Dr. Steven Milman – Most Technical – Male; Dr. Danielle Curitore – Most Entertaining – Female; Dr. Dario Roque – Most Entertaining – Male; Dr. Victoria Leytin – People’s Choice – Female - Tie; Raising over $20,000 Dr. Beta DiZoglio – People’s Choice- Female – Tie; Raising over $20,000 Dr. Tony Wu – People’s Choice – Male.

The People’s Choice trophy is awarded to the performers who raise the most money for the event, with Dr. Wu raising a whopping $50,000 by himself. This amount was more money than the total that was raised six years ago at the very first Dancing with the Doctors event.

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INSIDE THE BROWN BAG

By Peg Brown

The Day for Memories We cherish too, the Poppy red/That grows on fields where valor led, /It seems to signal to the skies/That blood of heroes never dies.

—Moina Michael, “In Flanders Fields,” 1915 While Congress in 1971 may have declared that the last Monday in May as a national holiday known as Memorial Day, it will always be Decoration Day to me. Memorial Day marks for many the true beginning of summer (not the June solstice), when, at least in my home town, thoughts turn to taking the shutters off camps, sweeping out mothballs and, finally, untangling your fishing tackle for the first derby.

Be assured that Decoration Day, the term that our generation had for this holiday, meant all of those plans and more to my family for decades.

The most important plans however were not for back yard barbeques and family gatherings but centered on visiting and decorating the graves of family members—those lost in war and those just simply lost. During the weeks prior to the holiday, Grandma Cordwell would bring out the containers to hold the flowers for the family graves. We rarely purchased new containers as the baskets and green metal cone shaped planters had been carefully collected from the graves the previous June and tucked away in the cellar or garage for the next tribute offering. Flowers were carefully chosen to include

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varieties that reflected the colors of the flag, while sturdy enough to survive the fickle spring weather of the North Country for a few weeks. Most often, Grandma chose red geraniums, accented with a few white and dark purple petunias. Family members were buried in several different cemeteries, making for a day of visiting and remembering.

Most of my immediate family are buried in a very small plot of land located just off the main street in Morristown, NY. There is a certain measure of serenity enhanced by a gentle slope that allows its residents a tiny glimpse of the St. Lawrence River, but only during fall and winter months when the leaves have made an additional blanket of warmth over our loved ones. When Grandpa purchased the plot, he installed the family headstone and had the names and birthdates of those who would eventually occupy the space engraved (he was always organized!). I think that when we accompanied our parents to place the flowers, we found this a bit disconcerting. After all, here were Mom and Dad’s names already engraved—just waiting for an end date to be added.

There must have been Memorial Day parades, concerts and fire hall chicken dinner events, but for us those festivities belonged to our small town’s Fourth of July celebrations. I don’t think as children we had any real understanding of the significance of Decoration Day—but it was always a solemn occasion. For my grandparents and parents who had witnessed two world wars, the spirit of the day reflected the intention of the very first observance—honoring the war dead.

Historically, there had actually been a heated debate among many cities and towns over where and when the concept of a Memorial Day originated. Historians agree that the concept originated in the South during or immediately following the Civil War. One account indicates that Southern women, honoring their dead during the Civil War, observed that Northern soldiers, the enemy, were buried nearby and their graves we being ignored. In a display of that notorious Southern hospi-

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tality, the story suggests that these women sprinkled a few of their flowers on these otherwise unadorned graves.

By the late 1800s, May 30 was being celebrated in many cities and towns around the United States. Originally intended as a day to honor the thousands who died in the Civil War, its intent was expanded just after World War I to honor all of those who died in all American wars. While, as children, we accompanied our families to place floral tributes on the graves of all of our family members who had died, the stories told to us that day were always centered on those who had given their lives during World War II. There are some who feel that the meaning of Memorial Day as we now know it has diminished and in some cases faded over the past several decades. Those who are discouraged cite that the change began when Memorial became a three-day holiday and, as proof, point to the decline in the number of graves that are decorated with flowers and flags, the cancelling of parades and lack of understanding of proper flag display etiquette.

There have been efforts to reintroduce the spirit of the day.

Several bills have been introduced in Congress to once again celebrate on May 30 and abandon the three-day holiday. As you might expect, those have died in committee. In 2000, however, Congress did pass the “National Moment of Remembrance” resolution that asks all Americans to pause at 3 pm local time and “voluntarily and informally observe in

their own way a moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listing to ‘Taps’.”

I think accomplishing this might be about as possible as keeping silence on Good Friday between noon and 3 pm— another practice long forgotten.

A personal note: 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of my father’s passing, and I lost my mother in November, 2017. I know that Mother would be asking, as she did every year that she resided in Rhode Island—eight hours away from those cemeteries--“Who is going to put the flowers on the graves this year?” Good question. I will have to trust that their great-grandchildren continued the tradition.

Author’s notes: • One account of the debate surrounding the beginning of the holiday cites a hymn that was published in 1867— “Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping” -- written in dedication “To the Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead.”

• In 1966 citing a ceremony held on May 5, 1866, honoring veterans who had fought in the Civil War, President Lyndon Johnson declared Waterloo, NY, the “birthplace” of Memorial Day. How difficult must it have been for a Southern gentleman to sign this bill giving credit to the North for what was clearly more traditionally celebrated in the South during the late 19th century?

• Arlington National Cemetery has been home to our heroes and war veterans for over 150 years. More than 400,000 are buried at Arlington. According the Department of Veterans Affairs, over 57 authorized faith emblems are allowed on Arlington cemetery markers, including the pentacle—as in the symbol of witchcraft.

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New Book Takes on Debt

By Joe Siegel

In their new book, “The New Debtors’ Prison,” authors Christopher Maselli and Paul Lonardo have exposed the deep flaws in our criminal justice system as well as the staggering amount of debts faced by the average American. Maselli, an attorney, is a former state senator from Johnston. Lonardo is a writer for the Smithfield Times and has co-authored several books.

“While such debtor’s prisons were abolished in this country more than 80 years ago, this country is facing a new epidemic. What amounts to crimes of debt, owing money that cannot be paid back, is being invoked upon the middle-class Americans,” Lonardo and Maselli write.

Lonardo was surprised by the large percentage of people in prison for failing to pay their debts.

“I was aware that people were getting into debt in various ways,” Lonardo said. “Whether it’s credit card, school loan debt, other types of debt, but I really wasn’t aware people were actually being put into prison for it. It was kind of shocking to learn how many people are in jeopardy of losing their freedom over unpaid debt of various kinds.”

The book cites a report conducted by the Brennan Center of Justice, which states that of the approximate 1.46 million state and federal prisoners, “an estimated 39% (approximately 576,000 people) are incarcerated for crimes that do not involve any genuine public safety concerns.”

“I see it in private practice every day,” Maselli said. “For instance, I have a client who was a former truck driver and he seemed to have wracked up a couple of traffic citations when he was driving up and down the east coast. He couldn’t afford to pay those fines. He had to make a choice at some point: ‘Do I pay these hefty fines I wracked up or do I keep feeding my (children) and paying the electric bill?’”

Maselli said his client lost his drivers’ license after the fines were doubled and tripled when he failed to pay them. The client later went to work at Stop and Shop in order to provide for his family. Maselli explained the man has to drive to his job every day so he’s driving on a suspended license, which could result in another fine.

“It’s kind of a cyclical thing that people get stuck up in,” Maselli noted. “You see all the time they can’t get out of the cycle of debt. They come (to my office) and a lot of times I tell them: ‘you don’t need to see me, you need money.’

“But the problem is, they don’t make enough. They’re just getting by going from paycheck to paycheck.”

The authors note: “The high rates of unemployment and government fiscal shortfalls that followed the housing crash have increased the use of debtors’ prisons, as states look for ways to replenish their coffers. Cash-strapped cities and states

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are increasingly trying to tap a previously overlooked pot of money—uncollected fines, fees and other costs imposed by civil and criminal courts—in order to help them balance their books.”

The use of red light cameras to generate revenue for cities and towns has become increasingly commonplace. “ As of 2013, 24 states and the District of Columbia had installed red light cameras, and the average ticket was approximately $100.00 with the highest penalty in California at a whopping $490.00,” Lonardo and Maselli write. “These automated traffic cameras raise an enormous amount of cash for communities. In Providence, Rhode Island, a city with no viable mass transit system, the coffers took in $137,092 in 2014 for fines from red light cameras to predicting revenue from the same source to be over $1.2 million in expected income in 2018. There has been roughly an 89% increase in four years.”

“The New Debtors’ Prison” also examines the inadequacies of mass incarceration.

The amount of money being spent by the correctional system is “sickening,” said Maselli, who spent time in federal prison for mortgage fraud.

He believes inmates, many who never had access to formal education, should be taught a trade like construction or plumbing so they can make a living when they are released.

“Our thinking is backwards,” said Maselli, who attributes the high recidivism rate to a lack of education being provided to inmates in the prison system. Prisoners are fed and housed courtesy of the government, yet they are never given the basic skills to become a productive member of society once they are released. With no way to earn an honest living, these ex-convicts tend to return to a life of crime.

“They go back to their old habits,” Maselli explained. “It’s a cycle.”

Maselli believes he is fortunate compared to the inmates he met while imprisoned at Fort Dix. “There was a light at the end of the tunnel for me,” Maselli noted. “I had a good support system.”

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NAVIGATING HEALTHCARE

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Technology Making You Sick?

“Technology is cool, but you’ve got to use it as opposed to letting it use you.” — Prince Lately, I have been getting increasingly concerned about our over dependence on electronic devices. I love all the conveniences of technology, but I remember a time when we didn’t have it, and all of us survived. We had telephones where someone said hello or you got a busy signal. Television and the news was not 24/7 either. The summer had reruns, so we spent long summer days out doors. The news came on twice, so we were not bombarded with negativity and biases. Comedy shows were funny and parents could watch tv with their children without worrying about content. At work, we didn’t sit at a computer for 8-12 hours per day. We actually had face to face meetings where you discussed work related matters as a team. We weren’t checking emails day and night, weekends and holidays. And yes, your boss wasn’t texting you at 6:00 am in the morning. (I actually had a boss who would do this, therefore, I had to block him from texting me.). We didn’t have Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. We didn’t see drivers texting while driving.

Yes, technology is here to stay, but it is important to under-

stand the negative affects it is having on both our physically, mentally, and socially. In my research on this topic technology, is impacting us in the following ways: • Overutilization of technology is , making us lazy and sedentary, therefore it is a contributor to obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “the prevalence of obesity was 39.8% and affected about 93.3 million of US adults in 2015~2016.”

• The use of technology causes sleep problems due to the screens on our computers, tablets, and smart phones.

The CDC reports that one in three adults are not getting enough sleep.

• The use of technology contributes to neck, back, muscle and joint pain.

• Constantly staring at a screen can trigger headaches and migraines. Additionally, it can impact the quality of your eye sight. The Vision Council, states in the article “Technology’s Effect on Our Health: the Good, the Bad, and

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the Ugly” (health.usf.edu) “many individuals suffer from physical eye discomfort after screen use for longer than two hours at a time.”

• In an online article “The Real Effects of Technology on Your Health” (www.everydayhealth.com), the use of technology is linked to a failing memory. In this article, Dr. Adam Gazzaley MD, PhD states “your performance drops” due to multitasking. In this same article, the use of ear buds is affecting our hearing.

• In the April-May 2019 article “Calling All Social Workers: Help Spread the Word About Harms of Wireless” by Kevin Mottus, “Any wireless device-your cell phone, WiFi router, and of course cell tower antennas-is a microwave transmitter emitting from 900,000 to 3 billion microwaves per second with current technology. These waves pass through our bodies and cells. When you hold a cell phone against your head, you are literally microwave radiating your head.” This same article goes on to report that “people are getting brain tumors and other very serious illnesses from the microwaves used by wireless to transmit data.”

• As a clinical social worker, I can report that the research validates the link between the use of technology to depression and anxiety.

Ultimately, it us up to us to make changes in our lifestyles to limit the use of technology. Parents, it is up to you to monitor the use of technology for your children. Some tips that I will share that I have implemented to limit my usage of technology are as follows: • I do not have long conversations over texting. I primarily use it to make plans with a family member or friend. If something requires a conversation, I will call someone.

• I do not make a habit of checking personal or professional emails constantly. I also do not check email early in the morning or at night.

• I limit my time on social media (In fact, I am contemplating just deleting my accounts in general).

• I listen to the news once in the morning before I go to work, and once on the drive home from work.

• I no longer own a television. I haven’t watched it in over 4 years. I spend my down time either reading, listening to music, or going for walks with my dogs.

• I have enabled my cell phone so that it cannot be used while I’m driving.

• I can report that I find myself much happier and less stressed since setting limits with the use of technology. I use that time to actually smell the roses, when I can.

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Let The Food Speak For Itself

By Harry Anderson

When she speaks about baking, Erica Pease is not out to ingratiate herself with her contemporaries – that is, with those who swap taste for haste. With contempt in her voice, she scorns the likes of frozen “quick” meals, boxed cake mixes, and much of the recipes that internet dishes out. Her beef lies, ultimately, not so much with their ingredients but with the lifestyle (she assumes) of those wives and mothers who stock their pantries and freezers with these items.

“Absolutely,” Erica declares, “so many women my age are missing out on the pleasures of good cooking when they come to rely on packaged mixes or frozen dinners. I believe this is happening because they’ve swallowed hook, line, and sinker the idea that a modern woman is supposed to be out of the house and off to a job. In fact, I’ve been told more than once that I’m doing the wrong thing by being a stay-at-home Mom.” Staying true to her belief that right now her role is to be with her two children – Ezekiel (age 6) and Shelby (age 2) – from sunup to sundown and to put her love for them and for

her husband Aaron into her cooking, she keeps on hold the start of a career. It could be in music (she sings and plays the piano, viola, violin, ukulele, and guitar) or in business (she holds a degree from Southern New Hampshire University in accounting).

“Like almost everyone of my generation – I’m 29 – I know my way with a computer. When I went on line to find recipes, that’s how I discovered two things. One is they often lack

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giving you basic steps, so the results are poor. For example, in baking bread, you don’t add salt to yeast. That tip is missing in those on line recipes. I also learned from reading comments posted by working mothers that they live busy lives. They’re always in a hurry.”

A tone of resolve tinges her voice when she adds that her days at home are not unproductive or without challenges. “For one thing,” she says, “I home school Ezekiel, and to those who don’t know what that takes to do well, I’ll them. It’s very challenging! You need to have a lot of ingenuity, not to mention a lot of patience.”

Born and raised in Concord, Massachusetts, Erica scoffs at the notion that perhaps its past has, osmosis-like, imbued her with self reliance and even with her bent on cooking. “I wouldn’t call myself a Yankee. All I know is what my common sense and heart tell me, and they tell me my place is with my husband and children. Truly, the way you prepare food does reflect the mores of a generation, and personally Aaron and I are not into the mores of ours.”

She argues that frozen dinners and cake mixes have more additives than many users are not aware of. When she bakes Christmas cookies, she follows recipes printed in the 1942 Betty Crocker cook book that she purchased at Savers for two dollars.

“Those old-time recipes call for butter, whole milk, flour, and eggs. And they give you an explanation of how to go about blending the ingredients – everything from A to Z. Like, you have to sift the dry ingredients. That’s very important! The waffles I make, for example, from the Betty Crocker book are way better tasting than the ones I used to make with the packaged mix where you only add water or sometimes 1% milk and whisk.”

She doesn’t hide her contempt for frozen meals and canned soups that she contends lace everything with salt in order to disguise their tastelessness.

“It’s impossible to make a quick meal taste right!” Those are Erica’s fighting words.

When she takes aim at the wont of hurried women to season whatever and shake some dehydrated onion flakes or garlic powder into the bowl, her cheeks flush: “Sure, those dehydrated things make cooking faster, but they are not from the same planet as whole onions and garlic cloves!”

Staying on the subject of seasonings, she belly laughs as she scorns the appearance of exotic spices in some modern recipes.

“Honestly, those foreign sounding names of herbs and spices only deceive people who think themselves connoisseurs of gourmet cooking. Why hide the natural taste of, say, salmon?

My answer is simply let the food speak for itself.”

Could it be that while taking girlhood dips in Walden Pond Erica Pease had been absorbing the spirit of Henry David Thoreau and now cooks to the beat of a different drummer?

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TECH REVIEW

By Ron Scopelliti

JUMP e-bike sharing If you’ve been in downtown Providence lately, you’ve nodoubt seen those awkward-looking red bikes zooming through traffic, and wondered what they are and how they work. The answers are: they’re JUMP rental e-bikes, and, after trying one out, I think they work pretty darn well.

Founded in 2010, JUMP has bikes in 19 North American cities, as well as Berlin, Brussels, Lisbon, Madrid, and Paris. Their bikes are equipped with GPS, and can be located and rented via cell phone.

The company was bought by Uber just before starting service in Providence last September. This means that if you have an Uber account, you don’t have to set up a JUMP account, and can rent a bike directly through the Uber app. A separate JUMP app is also available.

With either of the apps installed, you can simply walk up to a bike and rent it through your phone. Alternately, you can find an available bike on your phone, and reserve it up to 30 minutes in advance. If you do reserve a bike, billing begins from the time you make the reservation, not the time you start riding. In Providence, the rental cost is $2 for the first 30 minutes, and about 7 cents a minute after that.

For my test ride, I chose to start at the large bike dock outside City Hall, and head out into the weekday-afternoon traffic downtown.

Getting started was simple, and there was a short list of instructions printed inside the bike’s basket to remind me of the procedure. I simply opened my Uber app, scanned the bike’s QR code, and after a few clicks on my phone to confirm the payment method and such, I heard the cable lock unclick, signaling that the bike was ready for me to ride.

While I was expecting a motorcycle-style throttle to control the electric motor’s output, the output is simply dictated by how fast you pedal – the faster you pedal, the more

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the power the motor contributes.

Where the throttle would ordinarily be, there was a grip-shift with three different speed ranges.

The pedals felt oddly disconnected from the rear wheel, and the pedaling effort was very low. It felt more like I was pedaling a generator that then sent power to the rear wheel. It takes some getting used to but once I adjusted to it, the light pedal effort and quick acceleration made me feel like I’d been given a superpower.

I found that setting the adjustable seat lower than I would on a conventional bike worked well, because the light pedal effort didn’t really require an optimal pedaling position. And sitting lower helped me plant my feet better when dealing with the stop-andgo downtown traffic.

The handbrakes were smooth and linear, and offered plenty of stopping power. The weight of the bike made it very stable even over bumps, though it was not quite as nimble as a normal bicycle. While the bike didn’t have any mirrors, it did have a bell, which I used once to alert a driver who was snoozing at a green light.

After a 27-minute ramble through Providence I returned back to City Hall, and ended my rental period by locking the bike, and following the prompts on my phone. While I chose to return to my starting point, I could have locked it at any public rack in the service area. If I needed to make a stop along the way, I could have also put my bike on hold for up to an hour, though I would have continued to pay during this period.

Though the bikes strike me as a great asset for running errands around the city, they also strike me as an entertaining way to see Providence from a new perspective. I’m hoping that my next ride will be on a quiet Sunday morning, when I can pay more attention to the beauty of the city, and less to the cars and buses.

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Smithfield High School Students Reminded About Dangers of Drunk Driving in Emotional Assembly

By Marilyn Busch The strong and steady voice of Rebecca White echoed through the packed student assembly at the Smithfield High School auditorium as she spoke to the student body - approximately 740 students representing all four grades at the school on Friday, May 3. All four classes at the school listened in rapt silence as she recounted the moment that her father told her that she was the sole survivor of a deadly accident that took the life of her mother, Marsha Bowman and her best friend, Katie DeCubellis that fateful night on Route 4 in East Greenwich.

“He was holding my hand, and he squeezed it, and he said, ‘Beck, Mom, and Katie didn’t make it...I looked at him, and I could hear what he was saying, but what he was saying was “Beck, you’re never going to see your Mom again. The day you graduate from High School she won’t be there. The day you get married, she won’t be there... she won’t be able to hold her first grandchild and say “oh, he looks just like you. You’re going to be such a great mom.”

A drunk driver had struck their car from behind, sending it across to the other side of the highway, when the vehicle was again then hit by an oncoming vehicle and torn in half. The

families later found out that the driver that had rear-ended their car had a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit, as well as both marijuana and cocaine in his system. The reason that he was not looking at the road while speeding along at 80 mph was that he was reaching for a cigarette that had fallen on the floor of his truck.

White directs the student’s attention to the overhead projection, showing a jarring photo of the wreckage. She points out the single seat that was hers - still upright, and seemingly untouched within the crushed metal car frame.

Rebecca White, who was 14 years old at the time, was lucky.

She survived that fateful crash and found the strength to begin sharing her story to prevent drunk driving and how the experience has transformed her life. In learning how to forgive the drunk driver who was responsible for the crash, White found a way to move on and find happiness as well. In 2011, Rebecca was chosen, out of millions of people, to speak about the power of forgiveness for the penultimate Oprah Winfrey show in Chicago.

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crash for over 19 years now,” White tells me after the assembly, “and every time I present it is never easy. October 29, 1999, was the worst day of my life, but I feel it is important that I share my story to whomever wants to hear it. My hope is that people will learn from others’ mistakes and realize how selfish drunk driving really is.”

White’s speaking program was chosen by Above the Influence, a student group led by school nurse Cathy Riley and Substance Abuse Counselor, Rebecca Young. “Every spring, as we approach prom season, the school hosts some type of event to remind students about the dangers of drinking and driving, “ explains Principal Daniel P. Kelley. “We were able to bring in Rebecca White through the support of the Smithfield High School Parent Council who covered the speaker fee. We appreciate their support a great deal.”

In addition to speaking about the drunk driving crash, and forgiveness allowing her to survive the aftermath of such a loss, White presents her “5 Simple Guidelines” to living a happy life.

Within these guidelines, she instructs students how to make good choices in their own lives, to utilize the power of laughter to combat stress and urges them to take time for self-care.

Judging by the student’s respectful attention to White’s hourlong presentation, her personal message against drunk driving and wisdom about living a happier life resonated with the teens in attendance. When asked if she finds it hard to connect with today’s youth, she tells me that she has never found that to be a challenge.

“No matter what age you are we all just want the same thing, and that is to be treated with respect.

Throughout my presentation I never tell anyone what to do,” concludes White.

“I hope they got something out of the presentation, and I was able to help at least one student today.”

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Albert and Adelina Tavakolov wish to share some pictures of their recent trip to Japan.

Photos by Albert Tavakalov

Here is a Japanese Wedding Ceremony in Tokyo.

Nara Park is home to over 1,000 sacred deer who roam free. They have learned to bow for treats.

A Japanese Tea Ceremony (Chanoyu) is a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving green tea.

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In Tokyo, Komonos are available to rent for the day.

The Chozuya is a symbolic purification facility found at every shrine in Japan. Anyone entering the shrine must purify their hands prior to entering.

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50 YEARS AGO

By Jim Ignasher

June 6, 1969, marked the 25th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy. June 6, 2019, is the 75th anniversary.

ment. Proof that one person can make a difference.

Airman Gary H. Seward of Esmond completed Air Force basic training.

Esmond Girl Scout Troop 894 held a potluck supper at the Esmond Recreation Hall.

Three of the young ladies were awarded trophies for high bowling averages. They were: Nancy Porter, Toni Ann Gomes, and Linda Boyle.

Marine Corps Pvt. Gary F. Finlay of Esmond also completed basic training, and was awarded a medal for marksmanship.

EM-2 Mark McNeilly of Greenville was serving at Woods Hole in Falmouth, Mass.

— When Clifford Bedard of Greenville, a management analyst working at Quonset Point saw a newspaper photo of an American flag being burned, he was inspired to approach Quonset officials with the idea of issuing American flag decals to all military and civilian personnel at Quonset to be placed, voluntarily, on their cars. The idea was well received, and when executives of the Gulf Oil Company heard of it, they elected to supply 6,000 flag decals at no cost to the govern-

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— The Smithfield Women’s Club installed new officers at a dinner held at the former Club 44 restaurant.

The newly elected officers were: Mrs. Donald T. Taylor, president; Mrs. Bradford C. Bernardo, vice-president; Mrs. Jerome Butterfield, secretary; and Mrs. Donald A. Brush, treasurer.

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— Janet Rathier of Gerogiaville was chosen to attend the National Junior Achievement Conference to be held in August at Indiana State University. Miss Rathier was one of seven delegates from Rhode Island to attend.

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The Blue Gill Derby Association, consisting of residents living around Slack’s Pond in Greenville, spearheaded an effort to eradicate an over abundance of weed growth which had taken hold of the pond. In cooperation with state authorities, an herbicide was introduced to the water which caused certain weeds to “grow themselves to death”. The herbicide was not harmful to marine life, but residents were warned not to water their lawns and plants with water from the pond for a few weeks.

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The Smithfield Apple Blossom Club staged an elaborate flower and garden show at St, Michael’s Church in Georgiaville which included numerous artistic and horticultural displays. The theme of the show was “Today’s Trends – Tomorrow’s Traditions”.

Prizes were awarded to the following ladies: Mrs. Harry Kemp, Mrs. Howard Lebeck, Mrs. John Kaminski, Mrs. Anthony Lancia, Mrs. John Graham, Jr., Mrs. Prescott Williams, Mrs. Richard Illingsworth, Mrs. George Cook, Mrs. John Cunningham, Mrs. Peter Bak, Mrs. Alexander Booth, Mrs. Harold Hall, Mrs. Theodore Shaw, Mrs. Irving Vincent, Mrs. Earl Greany, and Mrs. Raymond Shirley.

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Summer Stargazing As we approach the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, this year on June 21 at 11:54 a.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), here in Rhode Island many folks revel in the extra daylight hours, especially in the evening. Astronomers are not among those individuals because our skies do not get fully dark until about 10 p.m., and dawn’s early light starts around 4 a.m. That leaves little time to explore the universe with telescopes and cameras to capture the beauty of the heavens. Then as the summer months continue, we must contend with high humidity and pesky mosquitoes.

However, there are a couple of planets we will welcome back to the evening sky over the course of this summer. They are Jupiter and Saturn. These distant worlds reveal much detail in the telescopes at the local observatories.

Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter will reach opposition on June 10. That means it will rise as the Sun sets. That is also the date of its closest approach to the Earth for this year. Unfortunately, the late rise time on June 10 means some of the local observatories may not be able to focus on Jupiter due to their respective horizon views. Also, because Jupiter will rise in the southeast and travel along a shallow arc across the sky, it will take some time to clear the often murky atmospheric conditions low to the horizon.

I do not wish to discourage one from observing Jupiter if you can. Even as this column goes to press during early June you could wait until Jupiter rises much higher into the sky to begin observing it. My associates have been observing Jupiter in the early morning sky for months (when the weather cooperated). I will provide a Jupiter observing guide in my July column.

Two hours after Jupiter rises, our solar system’s most beautiful ringed-world Saturn will rise. Saturn too will take a similar arced path into the sky, so it also will not rise very quickly above the horizon. You should wait a few hours before observing Saturn and his magnificent rings. Saturn reaches opposition one month later on July 9. My observing guide to Saturn will also be included in my July column.

Hercules One of the jewels of the summer sky resides in the constellation of Hercules. I’m referring to the showpiece of northern hemisphere globular clusters, M13, so designated for being the 13th entry in the sky catalog of 18th century astronomer Charles Messier. This object contains hundreds of thousands of stars. Once you know where to look, M13 can still be detected with the naked-eye as a fuzzy patch from dark-sky locations in Rhode Island.

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You can locate Hercules on June 1 about halfway up in the eastern sky around 9:30 p.m. Find the bright star Vega in the constellation of Lyra and Hercules will be the neighboring constellation to its upper right. Four main stars called the keystone outline the body of Hercules, while two streams of stars form his arms and another stream comprise his legs. Though his extremities look like a stick figure, Hercules has been bulking up on his body. While the constellation has a rich mythological history, space does not permit me to relate it here. Just suffice it to say that the star pattern represents the mighty Hercules of “twelve labors” fame kneeling upon the head of Draco the Dragon, holding a club in one hand, and a branch in the other.

To locate the globular cluster please reference the accompanying star map. M13 lies between the two stars that form the western side of the keystone. It is about one-third of the way from the northern most star of the keystone. If you can’t detect it with your naked-eye, try using a pair of binoculars. It looks like a small tailless comet.

Once you’ve found M13, use a telescope if you have one. A small refractor will show it as a small diffuse patch of light, much like the nucleus of a comet. Larger scopes, say a four- or six-inch reflector, will begin to resolve individual stars within this beautiful beehive of stars. And the beehive description is quite apt, for if one could speed up time you would see these stars, which are all gravitationally bound to the cluster and number about 300,000, orbit the cluster like bees around a hive.

One of my favorite turn of the 20th century authors is Garrett P. Serviss. I often quote him in my columns because he had such a descriptive and poetic style of writing. For your enjoyment I have excerpted a quote concerning M13 from his wonderful book, Pleasures of the Telescope. “...smaller instruments reveal only the in-running streams and the sprinkling of stellar points over the main aggregation, which cause it to sparkle like a cloud of diamond dust transfused with sunbeams.” “It is a ball of suns. Now you need a telescope. You must have one. You must either buy or borrow it, or you must pay a visit to an observatory, for this is a thing that no intelligent human being in these days can afford not to see. Can it be possible that any man can know that fifteen thousand suns are to be seen, burning in a compact globular cluster, and not long to regard them with his own eyes?”

On the next clear and moonless night, go out and locate the great Hercules in the sky. Binoculars will certainly show you M13, but a telescope will reveal all its splendor. Telescopic views through the larger telescopes at the local observatories are quite impressive.

Think about the above description while you enjoy the image.

Take advantage of the viewing opportunities provided by the local observatories as the summer months progress. Jupiter and Saturn will be the primary focus of attention from mid-summer onwards into fall. In addition will be various phases of the Moon, as well as looks up and down the expanse of our own Milky Way galaxy.

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By Paul Lonardo The entire faculty and student body gathered in the gymnasium of Smithfield High School on Thursday, May 23, complete with cheerleaders and the school mascot. The band was playing music and the chorus was harmonizing songs that included a spectacular rendition of Queen’s “Somebody to Love.” However, this was not a typical school assembly, which was emceed by Principal Dan Kelley. Many of the town’s civic and community leaders were present, including Senator Stephen Archambault, Representative Bernard Hawkins, Smithfield Town Council Member Sean Kilduff, Town Council Vice President Michael Lawton, Town Council President Suzanna Alba, Smithfield Town Manager, Randy Rossi. Also in attendance was Smithfield School Committee members Rose Marie Cipriano, Virginia Harnois, and Richard Iannitelli, as well as the Deputy Commissioner of Education for Rhode Island, Mary Ann Snider. Even Governor Gina Raimondo made it a point to be there for the purpose of honoring Elizabeth Russillo, the Smithfield High School chemistry teacher who was named the 2020 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year.

Everyone knew the purpose of the assembly except Russillo.

Soon after Governor Raimondo began speaking, praising the school for the work being done with regard to their CTE (Career and Technical Education) programs, she let the cat out of the bag.

“Actually, that’s not why I’m here,” Raimondo confided.

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sion camera in the state in your gym to just talk about CTE.” She paused, and a murmur began to circulate around the gym, quickly building into a buzz of excitement. “I’m here because, it turns out, that the amazing, Mrs. Liz Russillo is the 2020 National Teacher of the Year.”

Thunderous applause erupted, and as everyone got to their feet to continue their expression of joy and support for their beloved teacher with a standing ovation, two students walked out onto the basketball court carrying a school banner reading, Elizabeth Russillo 2020 RI State Teacher of the Year. She was immediately joined by her husband, Stephen, who teaches Spanish at the school, and their two daughters. She was clearly surprised and overwhelmed by the setting and what was transpiring.

Of all the speakers who acknowledged and paid tribute to Russillo for what she had achieved, it was her friend and colleague, Kristine Straus, who revealed what it is about Elizabeth Russillo that makes her so uniquely special.

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This was a lesson that Straus never forgot, and for a different reason than the students.

“Mrs. Russillo conducts her classes in ways to truly help you all learn,” Straus told the gymnasium full of people. “Like an artist creating a painting, you the viewer do not often see all of the work that happens underneath the exquisite final painting. The same is true for the students in Mrs. Russillo’s classroom. When you arrive in her room, you are greeted with an exciting activity that sparks your curiosity in ways that make you fall in love with science. What you do not see are the hours of preparation work that Mrs. Russillo commits to your educational experience, to give you these opportunities for independent discovery.”

Elizabeth Russillo has been teaching at Smithfield High since 2002 and has been the head of the school’s science department since 2010. In this role, she championed the school’s efforts to fully implement the Next Generation Science Standards and she continues to develop innovative programs to bring science to life for her students. She even created a website with resources for blended and personalized learning. During her time at Smithfield High School, Russillo served as Freshman Mentor Adviser as well as Student Council Coordinator. She has served her students in so many different ways, including as a tennis coach.

Working alongside a team of educators and administrators around the state with Fuse RI, she held televised sessions teaching professional development to educators regarding technology in the classroom. Russillo also worked with the Rhode Island Department of Education as a Rhode Island Learning Champion, helping revise state graduation standards and rubrics. As an EdPrep fellow, she worked to improve educational pathways for aspiring teachers. She writes regularly on the teaching profession and served as learning coach for educators around the state as a Highlander Institute Fuse Fellow.

Last year, Russillo was named 2018 Smithfield Teacher of the Year, and Jeff Larrow, of Horace Mann, presented her with a Crystal Owl in honor of this distinction. Horace Mann recognizes educators for the outstanding work they do or a significant achievement in teaching.

We wish Elizabeth Russillo luck as she goes on to compete in the National State Teacher of the Year competition. Whether she takes home the national prize or a not, she is tops at Smithfield High School, and hopefully she will be electrifying students there about science and education for a long time to come.

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Congratulations to the SHS Unified Basketball Team for winning a state championship this afternoon in a hard fought game vs. Burrillville.

Paul V. Palange and Ron Scopelliti were chosen as winners of the RIPA Editorial Awards Contest. Ron won first place for his IMHO Column and Paul won second place for his Senior Scene column. They were presented with these awards during the RIPA Banquet at the Quonset O Club on Friday, April 26.

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