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Hamilton woman still works to fulfill a pledge she made to Pope Pius XII

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Gilda Rorro was 13 years old when she had the privilege of a private audience with Pope Pius XII. In that meeting, the pope asked if she spoke Italian. The Philadelphia native admitted that she did not. “‘Gilda, promise me when you go back to your marvelous country across the ocean, you will learn to speak Italian, and you will never forget your Italian ancestors,’” she recalls the pope saying. “And I thought, How am I going to learn Italian? They don’t teach it in school. So then I thought, I’ll take Spanish, and then I’ll teach myself Italian, because they’re somewhat similar.” She kept that part of the promise, and the other as well: remembering her Italian ancestors. She has dedicated a life not only to education, but also to honoring her Italian-American See PROMISE, Page 12

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Steinert High School students rehearse for “Once Upon a Mattress,” their annual musical, set to be performed at the high school May 19 through 21.

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One morning, a message written in chalk appeared in front of an RWJBarnabas Health facility. The words Greasesoul will be May 5, 6 and 7. couldn’t have been simpler, or more stirring, Hamilton High West will peror more accurate.

All 3 of the township’s public high schools are set to return to the stage with productions that will be open to the public By Thomas Kelly

In May in the Hamilton Township’s three public high schools, Grease is the word, Pippin is the man and Once Upon a Mattress is the time and the place to be. The lifting of restrictions due to the pandemic has gotten the

form Pippin on May 12, 13 and 14. Steinert will perform Once Upon a Mattress on May 19, 20 and “Heroes three schools excited about the 21. The plays are staggered so work here.” high school musicals. Notting- families and area residents have ham High School will perform the opportunity to see all of the Grease, the popular 70’s musical, performances. Three words of gratitude and encouragement that based on a 1950’s high school Coming out of many restriccapture the courage and compassion of health cast of characters. The musical tions that hampered last year’s workers here and across America. To share your will be performed outside on the productions, such as no dancing thanks or to support our Emergency Response Fund, football field with the audience in with a partner or sharing of props, visit rwjbh.org/heroes See DRAMA, Page 8 the bleachers. The play dates for

One hundred years ago, 40 families in the Trenton area founded a church. The 40 families were of Greek heritage and primarily from the Greek islands of Andros and Chios. Today the 100 year old Saint George Church consists of almost 400 families and is still a beacon of faith and family. The church was first located on Jackson Street in Trenton. The congregation outgrew the original building, and purchased and renovated the previous Presbyterian Church at Mercer and Market streets, also in Trenton. In 1969, the church assembly approved and purchased a site on Klockner Road in Hamilton, to build a larger church and other necessary facilities. The new structures were built in phases, with the church, community center and cultural center being the three primary buildings. The final phase of the church building was adding the iconography which was See CHURCH, Page 10

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NEWS continued from Page 3 council to sell Greenwood Avenue land to HTSD for $1 for a new school site.” This plan would allow the township to close three buildings — 2090 Greenwood Ave. (the municipal building), 2100 Greenwood Ave. (the Division of Health), and 2388 Kuser Road (the Division of Recreation) — and move services under one roof with the intention of saving on reducing costs. “With an elevator that hardly works, office space that can’t be used due to fumes, and a myriad of other problems, the township municipal building is falling apart,” Martin said. The joint municipal complex offers an opportunity to develop space “fit for professional educators and community partners,” said Scott Rocco, superintendent of the school district. “The Park Avenue building is a converted elementary school that has served us well, but has limitations as our district modernizes its approach to learning and how it engages with parents and stakeholders. We look forward to working with the municipality in creating a town complex that works for our students and families.” The township says it will work with the school district to start soon on design, as well as contracting for the demolition of the current building.

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At Hamilton West, the coming of age story Pippin will be performed. Set in the Middle Ages, the story of Pippin mirrors the same challenges of today. Carolyn Anzuini, who teaches English and drama, will direct the Hamilton West students. “One reason I picked Pippin is because of its flexibility,” she says. “It can successfully be done outside or inside in the auditorium. It can have a large cast or a small one. So, with so many factors undecided when we were starting the process, having that flexibility was key.” She also picked it because the students wanted to dance more. “Pippin has several dance numbers and this show also introduces the students to the dance styles of one of the most famous choreographers in musical theatre history, Bob Fosse,” she says. This will be the 10th Hamilton West production that Anzuini has directed. There will be 75 performers, musicians and parent volunteers participating in this year’s production. They too auditioned in December and began rehearsals in January. “We are all so excited to be back in our auditorium performing on our stage. Only the seniors have performed on the stage at Hamilton West. Our show in 2020, Mamma Mia, was cancelled the night we were supposed to open. So,

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Left: Anjelina Grisafe will play The Leading Player and James Murray Pippin in the Hamilton High West production of “Pippin,” set for the stage May 12 through 14. Right: Kelsey Egan (Fastrada) with Murray. three fourths of the students involved in this production have never performed on our stage. They are extremely excited.” Anzuini says she is looking looking forward to seeing the seniors perform on the stage for their last show at West. “The last two years have taken so many things from them, and I’m so happy they will get to experience performing on their stage one last time,” she says. Steinert High School will be rounding out the high school musical season with Once Upon a Mattress, the musical adaptation version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. “This year was tough, originally we were going to do the show outside again because of Covid restrictions that were still in place at the time. There were many good shows we could have chosen, but we had to choose something that would be workable outside. We performed Once Upon a Mattress in 2008 and I was reminded of it when I heard another local high school was doing it. I felt it would be a perfect fit.” says director Stephanie Giunta. She teaches music at Steinert and also works with the marching band. “This year, just before we were about to start rehearsals, the Covid restrictions were lifted and we were able to move our show back indoors which we were all very excited about. Our cast is smaller than what we have had in past years, but other than that we are trying to go back to as many pre-pandemic things as possible.” Steinert has about 35 students in the cast and about 60 students in various crews and orchestra. Twelve teachers working on the show this year in addition to Giunta. “We have a great group of parents who

volunteer to help plan fun activities for the students like our cast/crew luncheon, and raise funds by selling refreshments and candy grams,” Giunta adds. The Hamilton schools are lucky to have these dedicated and talented teachers and staff to direct and assist putting on these shows. The plays take the same dedication, practice and mental toughness of any sports team, and the seasons are similar in length. These Hamilton school teachers who drive the plays, are all artists, musicians, actors, singers and dancers themselves. To be able to share and teach these skills with their students and the resulting performances in front of live audiences is something special. Music, television, art, drama and remote performances helped get us through the pandemic, especially when the sports were sidelined for health safety. Please come out and support these school plays. We have a little taste of Broadway right here. As director Stephanie Giunta of Steinert says: “My favorite part about doing a show is seeing it grow from words and music on a page to a living, breathing performance. I just love musical theater. I love performing in it, directing it, watching it, I love everything about it and it is one of the great joys of my professional life that I get to share that love with generations of Steinert students. I am always so proud of how the shows turn out each year. I am so lucky to be surrounded by talented colleagues and students. Nothing happens without the contributions of every one of them.” To all the students, teachers, stage crew, staff and volunteers: break a leg!

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Angie Zimnis and Ursula Montis prepare Greek pies at Saint George Greek Orthodox Church in Hamilton. CHURCH continued from Page 1 completed in 2005. This was done using Greek artists, who do this work as their specialty. This year the church will celebrate the 100th anniversary with a gala dinner in the fall. Saint George’s is also looking forward to its 45th annual Greek Festival that will be held on the Klockner Road grounds on May 19-22nd. Each week, Sunday services are held, first with Orthros; prayers, petitions and hymns, then the Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. After the liturgy there is the coffee hour with time to meet and greet other church members. With a steady size of the congregation, the church also offers pre-school, religion classes and Greek language school for K-6th grade. The Greek language school is two hours a night with separate classes for the different age groups. Many of the Greek community still have families and property in Greece. This makes continuance of the culture and language even more important. Easter is the high holidays for Christian churches, and it is very special for St. Georges. Many of the congregation give up meat for the entirety of Lent. They substitute with fish and vegetables. During this time at the church volunteers are busy preparing food for the upcoming festival. The festival was started in the 1970’s as a fundraiser for the church and was a success. The tradition carries on now as the festival celebrates it’s 45th year. The festival is only made possible by the numerous volunteers on the festival committee. One leader of the committee

is Martha Taweel. She is with operations management and one month before the festival she is gathered with 20 volunteers making pans of Spanakopita or spinach pies. Making the pies is a collaborative effort. Mixing the spinach, cheese, spices and surrounding it with the thin phyllo dough is a delicate operation. Making the huge amount needed to feed the people at the festival and allowing for take home pans, takes the volunteers 3-4 days. Then the spanakopita will be frozen to be baked fresh for the festival. “For these people it is a labor of love, we sometimes have three generations in here helping to make the food for the festival. Everyone seems to have their specialty and do what they do the best.” says Taweel. “We meet in the weeks before the festival and prepare the food. With this many helpers it works well. “ Also, in helping on this day is Eva Golfinopoulos. Her relatives and in laws were here from the beginning. “Before the church was finished the altar was over there,” pointing to one end of the large community center room. “Before the church was completed, there were baptisms in the corner over there.” Drawing in close to two thousand visitors during the length of the festival, the Greek community really looks forward to it. “People travel from all around the area to come eat the food, see the dancers and meet with each other. It has been a tough couple of years with Covid and we are really looking forward to the festival this year. I think we all are.” says Golfinopoulos. The Saint George pastor is Rev. James

Pavlow. Now in his 10th year at Saint George, he is looking forward to the formal liturgy in November to celebrate the 100th year anniversary, but he also looks forward to the festival. “It brings people together; we all look forward to it. I will say a prayer for good weather, and I will even get credit if the good weather comes,” he says. When asked what his favorite food offered at the festival, Pavlow without hesitation answers, “The lamb shanks! They are delicious.” Some of the menu offered at the festival is the Spanakopita, or spinach pie with feta cheese, Pastitsio or baked macaroni with meat filling, Mousaka, baked eggplant with meat filling, Arni Psito, the roasted leg of lamb, Gyros, and Souvlaki. Psari Plaki, baked fish filet will be offered on Friday only. Appetizers of rice stuffed grape leaves, cheese puffs, olives, sausage and Greek caviar dip will also be available. Save room for desserts of Karidopita, walnut cake, Galaktoboureko, cream custard pie, Baklava, sweet bread, powdered cookies and many more. There will also be Greek beer and wine available to accompany the platters. Pans of these foods will also be available to take home to enjoy after the festival. Food, music, dancing and wine are staples of the festival. Much of the food is directly donated by many of the Greek restauranteurs in the areas who are also church members. “The donors and volunteers make the festival possible. We could not do it without them. We were getting phone calls in January about whether the festival was happening.” says Terry Parliaros, who is with the festival planning committee and does some of the cooking

during the 4 days of the event. “The Greek church are people of faith and culture. They like to feed the people, help the church and help those in need. These are our traditions.” “We start in February with the planning and the committee volunteers. By March we are planning the food and all the rest. We will have Greek food, wine, beer and ouzo.” says Parliaros. “It is a real family affair and the community loves it too.” “We have 15-20 committee members and over 100 volunteers.” he says. Local leaders have been attending and enjoying the Greek festival here since the beginning. On the community center wall hangs a photo with then Hamilton Mayor Jack Rafferty and a young Parliaros in his authentic Greek dancing costume. The roots with the community appear to run deep here at Saint George’s. Current Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin also enjoys what the church and festival bring to the community. “I’m a big fan of the annual Greek Festival and congratulate St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church on the 45th anniversary of their Greek festival this year,” said Mayor Martin. “I’m looking forward to attending again and getting to eat some delicious food.” The church is looking to build a pergola outside this summer to facilitate the festival in the future. There is also a fall festival so having a more permanent shelter from the weather is a logical step. Faith, family, culture, food, drinks and music all make the Saint George’s Greek Festival a favorite in Hamilton. Parliaros says, “Rain or shine we will be here celebrating, eating and dancing.” pointing to the large kitchen, “I will be right in there, cooking for four days, so be sure to come by and see me!”

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The Universality of Italian Heritage. The curriculum takes us on a journey seldom travelled in the realm of education, providing an innovative approach to teaching and learning that ensures academic excellence through equity, diversity, and inclusion. This enriching educational tool was developed by the NJIHC Curriculum Development Committee, the first in the nation, in consultation with the Department of Education, which consists of a K-12 curriculum infusion model. The purpose is two-fold: to provide an international, bilingual experience for students and faculty, and to “pilot” any new lessons developed. In 2007, The initial Amicizia program was formally implemented as part of a “gemellaggio” (twining) relationship. Former Pastor of Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Trenton, Rev. Jeffrey E. Lee, collaborated with me, as the honorary vice consul for Italy, in Trenton, to establish Amicizia between Trenton/Hamilton, and the Valnerina area of Umbria. A delegation from the city of Norcia came to refortify ties between the two countries. That year, the delegation of Umbrian Friends in the U.S.A. visited Trenton and Hamilton Township. They visited the Italian classes of Joanne Ryan at Steinert High School, where display cases in the school hallways were filled with pen pal letters and other artifacts received from the pupils from Professora Lucia M. Narducci’s classes in the Liceo Scientifico, in Cascia. In 2008, an Italian Center was organized as part of Amicizia at Mercer County Community College. Exhibits on immigration were prepared focusing on immigration to Mercer County from the regions of the Valnerina, in Umbria, San Fele in Basilicata, and Pettoranello/ Princeton, in the region of Molise. A statewide convocation was conducted at MCCC through Amicizia in which Rosemary Alito, sister of associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Samuel A. Alito, Jr., was a speaker, with former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Marie L. Garibaldi. These cultural exchanges increased the awareness of students and community about the rich heritage and traditions of Italy. A surprising outcome for all was learning that a masterpiece of antiquity, the famous bronze Monteleone chariot, has a strong connection to Hamilton Township. For example, Hamilton resident Bill Giovanetti’s great, great grandmother was Maria Vannozzi. His great, great grandfather, Isidoro Vannozzi, was a farmer in the mountain village of Monteleone. His home and barn were located

over an Etruscan burial plot on which, in 1902, two human corpses and a magnificent bronze chariot dating back to 530 B.C.E., were discovered. When Giovanetti’s father and uncle were children in Monteleone, they used to pretend they were Roman soldiers and played on it, not realizing it was a world treasure. In 1902, Frenchmen got ownership of the chariot via barter from Isidoro in exchange for roof tiles. J.P. Morgan subsequently purchased it from the French and, in 1903, had the treasure shipped from Naples to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where it remains a major attraction. Of the 300 extant chariots in the world, only six are reasonably complete. A fiveyear restoration process began, and the MOA curator said ...”it was the grandest piece of sixth-century Etruscan bronze anywhere in the world, and is the best example of its kind from ancient Italy before the Roman Period.” The former Mayor of Hamilton Township, Glen Gilmore, and I visited Monteleone di Spoleto. In addition, Through Amicizia, students in former Italian classes of Prof. Frank Campione and I visited their counterparts in Sicily, at the Instituto Galileo Galilei, in Canicatì, in the province of Agrigento. They were greeted and later feted at a reception in an authentic castle in the medieval town of Naro, Sicily. Linguistic difference was no barrier for the young people who, once together, could not stop talking. Amicizia was later implemented in other Italian schools in Bari (Puglia), Margherita di Savoia (Puglia), Canicattì (Sicilia) Piansano (Lazio), and Castiglione del Lago (Umbria). This school year, Amicizia is implemented in two Hamilton Township schools: Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary School, and Nottingham High School. An introductory program was first held at OLS, during which the principal Maureen Tuohy said, “The seventh-grade youngsters at Our Lady of Sorrows Elementary School are enthusiastic to interact with their Italian peers via zoom.” Monsignor Thomas A. Gervasio welcomed the Italian youngsters in their native language. They were honored to have Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora present, to greet them virtually, with local dignitaries, Umbrian school officials, and the chairperson of the NJIHC, Robert DiBiase, and me. Tuohy added that Amicizia was a new experience for the students, in which they were happy to see that pupils in Italy See AMICIZIA, Page 16

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Nottingham High School Italian language students meet via videoconference with. counterparts from a school in Umbria, Italy. (Photo courtesy of Laura Geltch.) AMICIZIA continued from Page 14 also wore school uniforms. They were interested in the topic of immigration and hearing about those who left Monteleone three generations ago and settled here in Hamilton Township. Like most children, they were soon communicating, some in both English and Italian. The Amicizia program at Nottingham High School is concentrating on piloting the NJIHC four-part video series on immigration, titled: An Italian’s Dream: Leads to the Origin of the Hispanic Peoples and Beyond. The dynamic teacher of Italian, Signora Giulia Vallucci, comments that “Students from both schools in Italy and Hamilton Township have welcomed the weekly, virtual international interaction and have enjoyed it thoroughly. Students are learning about those who emigrated from Italy and immigrated to Hamilton Township. They are part of a pilot program of the video, and their comments will be shared with the NJDOE. Most of all, they can’t wait to meet in person.” A virtual meeting also took place at NHS. The mayor of Hamilton Township, Jeff Martin took part, greeting the mayors of Monteleone di Spoleto, Hon. Marisa Angelini, and Cascia Mayor Mario De Caroles. The principal of the Liceo Scientifico, Roberta Aniello, and teachers Maria Lucia Narducci, Francesco Tassone, and Professor Francesco Nardone, were included in the conversation with Superintendent of Schools Scott Rocco, Nottingham principal Frank Ragazzo, and World Language supervisor Alejandro Battle. The students loved asking questions

about how Italian youths spend their time and how American TV culture influences them. “They are super curious about the lifestyle of one another,” Vallucci said. “Another student, Joshua P .(Giosuè, in the Italian class) is always welcoming and greatly thankful their new Italian friends.” An Italian delegation and students from the Valnerina region of Umbria are planning a visit to the schools in Hamilton Township in October 2022. A follow-up trip to Umbria for students in Nottingham High School, is also in the planning stage for April 2023. The NJIHC is producing another video on “Righteousness” titled: The Italians and the Holocaust. For comments or questions regarding the free of charge curriculum The Universality of Italian Heritage, or the An Italian’s Dream video, please contact the NJIHC Chairperson, Robert DiBiase: rdibiase@njitalianheritage.org, or the NJIHC Curriculum Development Chairperson, Cav. Dr. Gilda Rorro, at: honvconsul4italy1@verizon. net. Phone: (609) 587-7000. Cav. Dr. Gilda Rorro is a Hamilton Township resident and former educator who taught in the Hamilton Township School District and was a director of the Office of Equal Educational Opportunity with the Department of Education. She is chair of the curriculum development committee of the New Jersey Italian Heritage Commission, where she has developed the Univerality of Italian Heritage curriculum. She was knighted by the president of Italy in 2008.

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Hip-hop dancers from The Ballet Studio include (front row) Amberlyn Wilson, Julia Lubrano, Kayla McLaughlin, Alexis Scott, Hailey Muhler and (back row) Heather Jeannette, Emily Joseph, Mia Donnelly, instructor Amanda Ruzich, Samantha DeSantis, Ava Riley and Riley Carr. (Photo by Julia De Libero.) By Jasmine Lee

Fifty years ago, Lisa Zola’s mother created a space that welcomes dancers to express themselves and leave their worries at the door. Lisa Zola-De Libero continues to follow in her mother’s footsteps with the help of her staff to ensure their students’ smiles and laughter for years to come. The Ballet Studio is a recreational dance studio where its students don’t just learn how to dance, but experience a space filled with joy and happiness as soon as they walk through those doors. This year, The Ballet Studio is celebrating its 50th anniversary and has maintained its traditions and philosophy for decades. “Their daughters came to us, their granddaughters came to us, and now their great-granddaughters dance with us. Four generations of dancers,” said Lisa Zola-De Libero, the director of The Ballet Studio. Zola-De Libero said that 50 years later, she still has the great-granddaughters

of women who have danced with them coming and dancing at the studio. The Ballet Studio holds a recital every year, but this year Zola-De Libero and her staff are especially excited. This years’ recital is in honor of their 50th anniversary. Plans are for it to be held on June 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center. In celebration of their 50th, they are bringing back and performing all of their dancer’s favorites dances of the past 49 years. For The Ballet Studio, this is a momentous occasion. “My daughters have danced at The Ballet Studio for the past 14 years. Some of my most treasured memories spent with my daughters were made at TBS,” said Anita Lubrano, mother of dancers Sabrina Lubrano and Julia Lubrano. Lubrano says her daughters have learned lifelong qualities at The Ballet Studio, including dedication, teamwork and self confidence. “From the dance recitals to the dance competitions, the

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through its annual kite-flying festival that is perfect for entertaining more than just families. Guests can make, bring or choose a kite to use while country music, pony rides, games and other activities round out the day. Animal lovers looking to observe Terhune’s sheep shearer cutting fleece off of the animal may do so on Sunday, May 1, at 2 p.m. while other farm creatures, including dwarf Nigerian goats, donkeys, and bunnies, mill about leisurely. If that “shear” amount of fun activities are not enough, for the adults in attendance, the Wine Orchard is open with Terhune’s 18 varieties of wine available by the glass, tasting flights, and in slushies. Light fare will be available for everyone, as well as apple cider donuts and three varieties of apple cider made from the orchard’s own fruit. Children under three are complimentary and parking is free. “It’s great for all ages,” said Tannwen Mount, who is proud to be the 10th gen-

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eration of the Mount family to farm in the central New Jersey area. “It’s just a fun way to celebrate the renewal season.” The Mount family has a long lineage dedicated to owning, and running, the farm for more than 45 years, according to Tannwen Mount. The 250-acre property is open all year long, but the warmer months are where the Mount family’s expertise gets to shine. As part of those plans, Terhune’s Winery Weekend Music Series will see local musicians playing out in the wine orchard, where Mount hopes that their “historic” apple trees will be ready in time for the full visual experience. Reservations are not required. On Mother’s Day weekend in particular, the lively tunes are set to continue, but mothers will receive $2s off of Terhune’s tasting flights. Mount said that while the orchard is a family friendly place, their goal for May 8 is to help mothers take it easy. Then, the owner of Terhune, Pam Mount, is set to run her free annual herb and garden class on Saturday, May 14, to help attendees recognize the timely importance of preparing their gardens. “We’re farmers here at Terhune Orchards, in addition to the winery and

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other things. We like to share our knowledge with everyone and everyone, after a long winter, is ready to get out and about and get their gardens ready,” Tannwen Mount said. Terhune’s pick-your-own crop is also back on as soon as their asparagus pokes its head out of the ground, which is set to

happen in early May. The farm grows 46 different crops in total, and about a dozen of them are offered in this “hands-on experience of being their own farmers,” as Tannwen Mount noted. A full list of what crop is next to pop up, from strawberries to pumpkins, can be found via updates on their social media.

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Dog days are far from over at this award-winning winery, which is set to feature live music and food trucks every weekend in May. On Mother’s Day, there will be music by local rock band Spoondrift from 1 to 5 p.m., as well as Lobster Rolls and More, a seafood-oriented food truck. Working Dog is only for those 21 and older and does not take reservations. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own chairs, pop-up tents, umbrellas and/ or blankets. Outside food, except for pizza and large hoagies, is allowed, and Working Dog has a list of suggested pairings at their website, workingdogwinerynj.com/our-wines. No outside beverages are permitted. Dogs are allowed outside on leashes only. Wine from Working Dog is featured at Mercer County locations such as Padrino’s Bistro & Italian Steakhouse in Hamilton, Chambers Walk Cafe & Catering in Lawrenceville, and Villa Mannino in Bordentown.

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46 Yard Road, Pennington. Mother’s Day Brunch, Sunday, May 8, 11 a.m. $38.95 each adult plus gratuity ($46.74) and tax; $13.95 each child 10 and under plus gratuity ($16.74) and tax. Reserve by May 4. Regular Business Hours: Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday to Saturday noon to 8:30 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. 609-737-4465 or www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com.

80 Old York Road, Ringoes. Mother’s Day Weekend Celebration Friday through Sunday, May 6 to May 8, 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Regular Business Hours: Saturday to Thursday 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday 11:30 to 9 p.m. www.oldyorkcellars.com.

Hopewell Valley Vineyards’ menu for this brunch features their famous ricotta pancakes, brick oven breakfast pizzas, baked goods and more. Wine, mimosas and bellinis will be available for purchase. Children under two are complimentary. Old york Cellars offers cabanas that can be reserved to enjoy your wine and food.

Unionville Winery 9 Rocktown Road, Ringoes. Release weekend Saturdy and Sunday, May 14 and 15. Open noon to 5 p.m. daily. Wine tastings are $20 per person. 908-788-0400 or www.unionvillevineyards.com. It’s release weekend for the newest edition of Unionville Winery’s three Rhône-inspired wines, the Hunterdon Mistral Series, which have a uniquely French background. General manager

John Cifelli explained that the inspiration came from the term for the intensely frigid, powerful wind that travels through Southern France to the coastland. “The mistral is a wind that blows through the [Rhône] River Valley every spring, and so we named this collection of wines after the wind,” Cifelli said. The force gives grapes grown during the fierce weather a unique advantage. By

ridding the sky of clouds and the cooled vines of insects, the grapes are less likely to rot, making for a delicious, prized wine. Tastings are by appointment at noon, 2, and 4 p.m. Guests can enjoy à la carte lunch options made-to-order by Skillman cafe Blawenburg Bistro, and there will also be live guitar music with singersongwriter James Popik on Sunday.

Mingling Spanish cuisine and luxury wine, Old York Cellars prides itself on its diversity, continuing that trend for Mother’s Day weekend. Anthony Rossi, director of B2B & partnerships, recommends that anyone looking to spend the holiday in style make reservations for Old York’s array of wine tasting experiences supplemented by live music acts and numerous culinary options. For $55, the “Special Mother’s Day Platter & Wine” features an artisan board of Spanish chorizo, serrano ham, gouda and manchego cheese, olives, almonds and grapes. A pair of wine-infused cupcakes from BAM Desserts will be served in two flavors — chocolate with red wine, and vanilla with Old York’s Riesling wine. Also included are two chocolate truffles from The Fudge Shoppe, as well as a choice of a bottle of Old York’s red, white, or blush “What Exit” wine. see WINE, Page 6

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cally doing a live cooking paella demo on our patio. There’s music playing, people drinking wine and sangria. It’s a really nice vibe,” Rossi said of the experience, which also includes live music until 9 p.m. There is wine and live music on Fridays, Saturdays and Memorial Day. Other events include wine and comedy nights on Saturdays, May 7 and 21, as well as the virtual Foreign Language Educators of NJ Wine Tasting Experience on May 13 to raise funds for senior scholarships. Tasting kits are $80 each. Wine from Old York Cellars is featured at Mercer County restaurants such as Delorenzo’s Pizza in Hamilton and Local Greek in Princeton. Old York’s online Mother Day’s gifts consist of wine or sangria gift box collections, wine-infused products, and other unique options like customized labels for wine at $20 per bottle.

85 Archertown Road, New Egypt. SpringFest Food Truck Festival, Saturday, May 21, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday, May 22, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. $12 in advance; $14 at the door. Under 21 free. www.lauritawinery.com. While Laurita Winery’s Mother’s Day Brunch is sold out, there will be one of the winery’s signature food truck festivals, SpringFest, on Saturday and Sunday, May 21 and 22. With fireworks on Saturday night, live music, and a free souvenir Laurita wine glass, the weekend can be used to spoil anyone, especially mothers. Children are welcome but must be supervised. No pets or outside food or beverages are allowed, with bags subject to inspection for public safety. “Unique

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The “Wine, Charcuterie and Chocolate Experience” features artisan meats and cheeses, as well as chocolate truffles, on weekends at 12:30 p.m. for $30 per person. In addition to these tastings, weekend table reservations are open from Friday to Sunday. Old York has cabanas, available for weekday and weekend reservations. The cabanas can seat up to six people as they look over the vineyard, warmed by a fire pit, and guests at both the tables and cabanas may order from the winery food menu. Table reservations are $20 per person, and cabanas are $30 per person. $15 of each purchase is allocated towards credit for purchases while visiting the winery. Beginning in late May, there are also plans to have “Paella on the Patio” every Friday night from 5 to 7 p.m. “Chef José gets out the big pan, basi-

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Cream Ridge Winery 145 County Road 539, Cream Ridge. “Mom-Mosas,” Saturday, May 7, noon to 6 p.m., and Sunday, May 8, noon to 5 p.m. Free admission. Regular Business Hours: Monday to Saturday, noon to 6 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. www.creamridgewinery.com. On Mother’s Day, kick back with a bubbly cocktail of Cream Ridge Winery’s sparkling Riesling and Seyval wine blend, Sparkling Personality, and tart orange juice. The last call is 30 minutes before closing. Every weekend in May, like many of the wineries featured, Cream Ridge has live music, their performers playing from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, then 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more sweet treats, Waffle Cabin Monmouth County Food Truck will be serving up hot Belgian waffles made with sugar pearls all of Sunday. Tastings, glasses, and bottles are avail-

able for purchase. Children are welcome, and pets are allowed outside on leashes only. Coolers are subject to inspection for public safety. For groups of six people and more, Cream Ridge requests patrons to call ahead, but otherwise, reservations are not required. Outside food is allowed, but no outside alcohol is permitted. Attendees are welcome to bring their own setup of chairs, tables, tents, etc. to get comfortable as they take in the 14 acres of vineyard. *** For other wine trails and Mother’s Day events throughout New Jersey, the Hunterdon Wine Trail goes across the county’s five wineries, which includes two of the Ringoes locations featured in this article — Beneduce Vineyards, Mount Salem Vineyards, Old York Cellars, The Federal Twist Vineyard and Unionville Vineyards — for what the Garden State Wine Growers Association calls “the ‘Napa Valley’ of New Jersey.” Tomasello Winery in Hammonton also has a Mother’s Day Brunch on May 8. Regardless of if you visit these New Jersey wineries sometime in May or for Mother’s Day, there is little to “wine” about, as this part of the state certainly knows how to keep the celebration going.

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In recent years, the vegan movement has grown considerably, with new restaurants popping up every day as more and more people take to the lifestyle. “When we first signed the lease for this place there was an article in Forbes about how the vegan movement was blowing up and we didn’t even think that would be a thing. We just wanted to do what we were doing!” says Francesca Avitto, co-owner of Lady and the Shallot. “When this place first opened, there wasn’t another vegan place from here to Princeton. We just want to see more healthy places and more vegan places open.” Now more than ever, the vegan movement for a healthier lifestyle abstaining from using any animal products is becoming appealing to more people. People of all ages are switching to this lifestyle for health and to try and make the world a safer place.

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“We have people from all different walks of life, we have old retired people trying to watch their health and then the young generation who’s gonna change the world, it’s amazing to see the different demographics that come in because it’s all over now,” Avitto says. Before Lady and the Shallot opened, it would have been difficult to find a vegan restaurant near the Mercer County area. Now, places like the Trenton Farmers Market is overflowing with healthy eating options that include two vegan restaurants: The Lady and the Shallot and the Savory Leaf Café. Lady and the Shallot came onto the scene in 2018. Founders Francesca Avitto and Kate Wnek looked to make plant-based comfort foods that not only tasted good, but also made you feel good. It wasn’t always their goal to open up a vegan restaurant though. That came out of the blue on one fateful evening. Francesca has been vegetarian since

she was 17, and went vegan five years ago. Kate decided to become vegan at the same time. “It was a big turnaround for me, I grew up eating everything, so it was hard for me to stop. But over time we just went with the flow,” she says. The pair had a catering events company seven years ago, when they weren’t vegan. They cooked upscale catering, and did intimate dinner parties where they cooked in clients’ kitchens in the Princeton area. “It was pretty cool, but it wasn’t as rewarding as making people feel healthy,” Francesca says. They still do catering, and while at first their goals for the future were more along the lines of world domination, with locations everywhere making everyone in the world healthy, they have scaled those back a bit to something more realistic. Right now, their big future plan is to go all in on their sauces and to get them sold in stores. “We really want to do a sauce line,”

Francesca says. “We’re really into our sauces, we think they’re really good, our customers love them. We started selling them and we want to do them wholesale to get them in really good supermarkets and have everyone able to eat a very healthy, limited-ingredient sauce,” Francesca said. For a long time, the lack of vegan restaurants made it very difficult for people to adopt the lifestyle. “It was very hard to be vegan back then in 1997, you had to either go into Manhattan or cook it yourself! So that was the only thing that stopped me from being fully vegan,” Francesca says. That same challenge is what led Eduardo Calderon to open up his vegan restaurant, Savory Leaf Cafe, at the Farmers Market back in 2019. For over a decade before opening, Eduardo had been a vegan and always struggled with finding healthy options. Authentic and flavorful food has always been important to him, and it was

the idea of making good healthy food for good souls to enjoy. “I’ve been a vegan for about 15 years now, and it was always difficult to find something to eat, so I kinda like, as a joke, said I’m going to open up my own place. But it actually made sense, so that’s how it came about, out of necessity but it was actually a good opportunity,” Calderon says. When it came to his vegan lifestyle, there wasn’t an overnight change where he stopped everything in favor of going vegan. It unfortunately came from some food poisoning that would end up changing his life forever. “I got sick really bad one time from some cold cuts I had had, and from that point, I had stopped eating poultry and then a few months later just only fish and vegetables and then slowly taking one thing out,” he says. Calderon worked in computer development for 15 years and finance for 20 years before deciding to switch careers again. He wanted more control over his career, and found that in the restaurant industry. As for where he learned how to cook, it’s a passion that he has been practicing and perfecting his entire life. Spending his childhood surrounded by food in a home where he was always cooking, he took to it naturally. “I’ve always grown up cooking. I’m

Left: tacos from Lady and the Shallot. Right: ribs from Savory Leaf Café. Both of these vegan restaurants are in Trenton Farmers Market. (Facebook photos.) fortunate to have been raised in a home where we always were cooking,” he says. “My dad always used to say my last name, Calderon, was for someone who was always cooking!” Calderon wanted to bring the flavors he grew up with into the vegan industry. “What I wanted to do was take a lot of the foods that I enjoy already normally and take out all the other stuff, but keep the flavor still in there,” Eduardo said. This all started with Savory Leaf’s signature dish, the vegan ribs. From there on out, all of the recipes were created by Calderon and his partner, Chris. They

even go as far as to make their own “cold cuts” for the sandwiches. “My partner Chris and I came up with everything, It started off originally our main thing was ribs, and then we started looking into other kind of foods we could turn vegan, and we came up with it all ourselves,” Eduardo said. One thing that makes Savory Leaf cafe different is the experimentation in their recipes. Calderon is determined to not let anything go to waste and wants to make the most of what he has, turning it all into something for people to enjoy. “Right now something that we’re mak-

ing is pork sliders using banana peels. We make banana bread here, and I was seeing a pile of peels and I started researching and seeing what other people were doing and I started using it and it became a hit!” Eduardo said. Savory Leaf Cafe also has a food truck. “People were asking if we could cater here, and from there I got the idea that it would be easier if we had some sort of vehicle to transport stuff around and cook in,” Calderon says. Calderon wants to continue growing the business. “We’re in the process now of expanding into another location in the Mercer area, keeping this one as well, but in a more commercialized environment to test it out in the open outside of the farmers market,” he says. Calderon is from Florida. He has been in the Trenton area for over 20 years. “My daughter moved here (for college), so I just kind of followed her up, and she finished school here and moved away and now I’m kind of stuck here! But I like the area a lot. It’s been very nice,” he says. Both the Savory Leaf Cafe and the Lady and the Shallot are located at the Trenton Farmers Market at 960 Spruce St., Lawrence NJ 08648. More info about each restaurant can be found at either savoryleafcafe.com or facebook.com/ ladyandtheshallot.

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activities in school. The Ballet Studio is also planning to have a summer dance competition program this year and has solo, duet, and trio one hour sessions. The studio will be having other fun summer dance classes. There is no limit to the amount of classes a dancer can take, whether they decide to take one or five a week. The studio offers these classes to people of all ages, from 18 months to people in their teens. For 50 years, The Ballet Studio’s philosophy has been painted on their walls, inspiring their dancers everyday. This philosophy says, “When I dance, I forget everything else, and just feel completely happy.” This motto remains in the mind of not only the dancers, but also Zola-De Libero and her staff. “We all experience stress and rough days, and we want our dancers when they walk through that door to feel like they are home and safe and loved and appreciated. We want them to come in and feel a part of their family, and we want them to leave feeling happy and feeling joyful,” Zola-De Libero said. The Ballet Studio is not only passionate about dance, but is very big into community and volunteerism. They have helped those at Trenton Cats Rescue, WomanSpace, Merwick Care

and Rehabilitation Center and other organizations in need. The Ballet Studio dancers and staff make sure to give back to their community with donating and volunteering for events. Zola’s mother, Beverly Zola, and father, Michael Zola, started the business 50 years ago. Zola’s mother was a professional ballerina and decided to start the business because dance was something she was passionate about. Despite being just nine years old at the time, Zola-De Libero assisted her mother during her classes at The Ballet Studio. Zola’s mother ran the studio for 23 years. After her mother started a new career in gerontological counseling and Zola-De Libero earned her teaching certificate, the timing was right to start running the business. As the golden anniversary approaches, Zola-De Libero thanked all of the parents and families for staying loyal and committed to the studio getting and helping to gett them through the pandemic. “It has been very difficult. It is because of the parents and the dancers who remained loyal to the ballet studio but most of all the true thing that makes our business run the way it does is the staff,” Zola-De Libero said. “We are a family, in fact we are all so close that we all attend and have been each at other

weddings and are godparents of some of each other’s children. I love our staff and they are so good at what they do and are so passionate about what they do. They love what they do and most of them have daughters who dance at the studio.” She expressed that she is fortunate to have a patient and kind staff who care about the kids and who help her carry out the traditions that began 50 years ago. Zola-De Libero could not thank or be more grateful to her parents for starting the business, because it is thanks to them that she gets to experience so much joy and happiness everytime she enters the studio. She also wanted to thank her husband, Ralph De Libero, and her kids, Julia and Brandon, for being supportive and helping her with the studio. She also offered thanks to Alicia Riley, Amanda Ruzich, Amber Brovak, Cara Jorgensen, Courtney Anthes, Daria Briggs, Erika Houseworth, Nina Marchesani, Sherri DiStefano, Tara Toporek for everything they have done, and continue to do, for the students and the studio. Another thank you goes out to the rest of her staff and guest teachers who have come throughout the year to teach the students. The Ballet Studio, 59 U.S. Route 130 N., Yardville NJ 08620. Phone: (609) 2985396. Web: tbsdance.com. Instagram: tbs_dance.

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Zegarski wins 500th game as MCCC softball coach By Rich Fisher

There have been some truly legendary coaches at Mercer County Community College over the years. Howie Landa in basketball; Butch Miller in baseball, Charlie Inverso in soccer, Mark Vecchiolla in tennis, Bill Drake in soccer and softball and Stan Dlugosz in tennis and soccer. It’s time to add a new name to that distinguished list: Hamilton West graduate Ryan Zegarski. Landa is probably the most well known of the Viking legends but, on Apr. 2, Zegarski did something even the U.S. Basketball Hall of Famer never did. When MCCC swept Genesee in a doubleheader that day it gave the head softball coach 500 career victories at the West Windsor school. Only Miller has surpassed that total at Mercer, as Landa left with 495. “I know 500 seems like a really good number,” Zegarski said. “But I’ve been at it a long time to get a chance to do it.

I’ve coached a lot of good players, I had a lot of good assistant coaches to help me through the years. I’ve had a good support staff at the college to guide me and to put me in position to be successful to bring in the players I’m bringing in.” Those who have worked with Zegarski feel he should take a little credit for himself. Former Steinert pitching great Jackie Sasko transferred from C.W. Post to MCCC in Zegarski’s third year and the Vikes made it to the World Series. “While my path wasn’t to play at MCCC, I found it to be my second home and enjoyed every single second of playing thanks to Coach Ryan,” Sasko said. “He helped me transition, find myself again as a student-athlete and made the MCCC team my family; with him and Coach Chris (Freihaut) being our leaders. His energy, enthusiasm and charisma made playing so much fun. “He definitely had his hands full with our group! As a coach and a trainer now, I look back and appreciate all that Coach

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Ryan had to deal with. He did a tremendous job balancing personalities, positions, playing time, schedules and practices. Ryan made our team a family and because of that we landed ourselves a trip to the World Series.” Now in his 18th season – a record for MCCC softball coaches – Zegarski has guided three teams to the NJCAA Division II World Series since taking over in 2005. Only two other softball teams went that far prior to his arrival. What’s interesting is that he took the job with literally no softball experience. Zegarski was an All-County baseball performer at Hamilton and played on Dave Gallagher’s 2000 World Series team at Mercer. From there he went to Stockton, where he led the New Jersey Athletic Conference in hitting as a junior and earned all-NJAC honors. He served as Chris “The Baron” Raba’s assistant for Hamilton boys basketball from 2003-2006 and helped the Hornets to the 2005-06 state title. Looking to become a college baseball coach, Zegarski approached John Simone about being an assistant, but the athletic director had other ideas. “He goes, ‘How about coaching softball?’” Zegarski said. “I said ‘I don’t know anything about softball,’ and John said ‘Aww, you’ll be great at it. It’s a lot of the same principles, you’re dedicated, you’re enthusiastic.” The 24-year-old wanted a chance to think it over and two days later he decided to give it a shot. The job description also included assistant athletic director; a position Zegarski still maintains. He inherited a program that had become such a mess it dropped to club status (and went 4-11) in 2003 before going 11-17 as a varsity program in 2004. Zegarski was not hired in time to coach in the fall of ‘04, so his first opportunity to get out with the team was in the 2005 preseason. Zegarski quickly worried he made a mistake. “We got off to a very slow start and I’m saying ‘Oh my God, these girls don’t like me, I don’t know what I’m doing.’ Which I really didn’t,” he recalled. “We had played the toughest teams we would play all year and went 1-7 in our first four doubleheaders.” Zegarski pleaded with his players to have patience. He insisted they were doing a good job and predicted things would get better. Then came a pleasant surprise.

“Two of the girls who were on the team the year before said ‘Coach don’t worry about it. You come every day and practice with us, that’s all we care about right now,’” Zegarski recalled. “Apparently whoever was there before, didn’t show up every day and canceled a lot. I came every day, showed them I cared about them. We did a lot of fundamental stuff, a lot of simple stuff and the kids got better.” Mercer went 21-8 the rest of the way to finish 22-15 and reach the Region 19 final. It improved to 30-16 the following year and, when Sasko arrived, MCCC went 38-8 and made it to the World Series. “Going into that year, I finally felt comfortable,” Zegarski said. “I felt like I belonged and the girls respected me for the most part, and trusted our staff. It took about three years for me to feel that way.” Bringing Sasko on the team was a big help. “Having a person as smart as her, and such a gamer and such a great athlete, made life so much easier on everybody,” Zegarski said. “She was like a coach on the field. She kind of told me what she wanted to do and I said ‘Hey, go for it, you’re the boss.’ “From time to time I’ll still reach out to her about players and I’ll pick her brain. There’s never a time where I don’t want some help. You never want to stop learning. She’s a very bright softball person.” Sasko is one of numerous county players Zegarski has won with. While several MCCC programs have turned to recruiting around the state and around the world, Ryan has remained close to home. He has tapped into Steinert’s talented program numerous times, and this year former Spartans include Julia Hannawacker, Heather Kerlin, Delaney Misier, Hailey Nardone and Bella Truelove. Also on the squad are Hamilton residents Mia Land, who went to Trenton Catholic, and Lizauris Alers from Mercer Vo-Tech. It took a while, but Zegarski eventually developed a recruiting pipeline in Mercer, and the surrounding areas, as well as within the all-important travel community. “I started going out to travel tournaments, introducing myself, handing out business cards and telling people I was the new assistant AD and softball coach,” he said. “Now people see me and they’re like my best friend. I know a lot of coaches well. They expect to see me out. “There’s only a couple junior college coaches in the state you’ll see out on a

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Bressler shows a knack for goals for Hornets lacrosse By Rich Fisher

Morgan Bressler, a sophomore on the Hamilton West girls lacrosse team, calls her big sister Madison “my role idol.” But sometimes those role models can be tough. “She came to two games and she’s the meanest sideline person ever,” Bressler said with a laugh. “She’s so tough on you. I’ll come off the field and she’ll be like ’Faster! Faster! Come on!’ It’s never ending. I always do something wrong on the field.” So, is she still the role model? “Oh, one hundred percent!” Bressler said. It is actually easy to see why. Were it not for Madison, Morgan would not be among the Colonial Valley Conference’s scoring leaders with 26 goals through the Hornets 4-3-1 start. Both sisters play soccer; Madison, who now plays soccer at Mercer County Community College, began playing lacrosse at West. “My sister really influenced me to play, lacrosse my freshman year because she was playing (as a senior),” Bressler said. “I played travel soccer so that was my

sport. I got into lacrosse last year and I was like, ‘Wow, I really like this sport’ and I was eager to do everything. So now I play winter leagues in lacrosse so I get more reps in.” When Bressler came on board last year, she played midfield on JV for Katie Bloodgood, who is now the varsity coach. There was also a stint on varsity, in which Morgan scored a modest three goals on a senior-laden team. With numerous spots opening up this spring, Bloodgood decided to move Bressler up to attack. “This year with a lot of people graduating, we moved people around to figure out what works best,” the coach said. “She has an aggressive mind, so we put her on the forward line and we’re capitalizing on that. I was expecting goals from her, but not as many as we’ve gotten.” Through the first eight contests Bressler had scored at least once in every game; and had one six-goal explosion and two five-goal efforts. From Apr. 4-20, Hamilton went 4-1-1 (with the loss being a gut-wrencher in overtime to Steinert) and during that time Morgan had 24 goals. “I’m definitely surprised,” she said. “I wasn’t expecting to have this many goals.

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Morgan Bressler led Hamilton West lacrosse with 26 goals through 8 games. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) I’m just very eager to score all the time. Lacrosse is definitely a sport you really have to learn and adapt to and I was really lucky that I adapted to it quickly.” Asked what her biggest challenge was at the start, Bressler said “Probably ground balls. It’s hard because you have to get low and sweep it and then instantly get into the cradle.” In assessing Morgan’s skills, Bloodgood feels that her speed and the fact she is a left-hander gives her some natural advantages. “There’s not many lefties coming around to the crease where she benefits from rolling the cage,” the coach said. “She has a lot of ways she can shoot. We’re practicing different techniques. With her speed, sometimes we put her on the draws to get the ball and sprint right down the field with it.” Bressler feels it gives her the element of surprise. “Once I get the ball in the midfield I just take it up the field and I don’t think they expect that,” she said. “I actually asked to play attack in the winter (at Deuces Wild bubble in Lawrenceville) because I didn’t want to play mid. That really got my attack eagerness going. I’d go straight to the goal. “I’ve taken that into spring and I will go to the goal. In the winter I was ‘Is this gonna be a good shot? Should I roll to the cage or pass it to someone?’ Now I’m like ‘I can take it to the goal if I have the opening.’” Bloodgood notes that one of her best attributes is using that speed to be on the

attack before the defense can even set up. “Or,” the coach added “just rolling the cage and having the girls call cut and distracting the defense so she could easily roll in with the help of her team.” Bressler, who also plays varsity basketball, seems to be a natural born scorer. She plays forward in soccer and has collected seven goals and four assists in her first two years. Her hunger to score is a mindset that frontliners need in every sport. “I like it so much more because that’s all I have to focus on is scoring, and I like that,” she said. “Playing it in soccer helps. Once you’re offensive minded you start to think ‘If I sprint out wide, will I be able to attack here? If I go closer to them, or if they’re making a run, do I pass it to them now?’ All the offensive skills you learn from soccer you use with lacrosse.” Bressler is not the only one finding the back of the cage for Hamilton. Junior Hailey Cavanaugh had 11 goals through Apr. 21 and senior Alexandra Margelis had 10. Nine different players had goals, and sophomore Rachel Nixon led in assists with three. “We’ve had four to six girls score each game, which is nice,” Bloodgood said. “I’m happy with how we’re playing. Our goal is to get at least the five wins we had last year.” Bressler has actually become a young leader after getting some varsity experience last year. “The more we play the more we grow and I think it’s going to be very successful in the years coming,” she said. “We have some freshmen on varsity and once we keep playing with them they will grow too and be better players. I love the people here. The team is the best group of girls ever. They’re all so kind and so sweet and all amazing athletes.” Aside from her athletics, the wellrounded Bressler is also involved with the yearbook, student government and the Bright Club. It’s a lot to handle, but she manages her schedule well and still makes time to work on her lacrosse skills. “’You can always learn something in lacrosse,” she said. “I learn something every practice. I’m actually thinking about playing lacrosse or soccer in college.” If focus and determination count for anything, she’s got a nice head start with that. “When she’s on the field it’s all game time, it’s all focus,” Bloodgood said. “There’s really no distractions. She doesn’t let anybody else on the field rattle her.” Even “the meanest sideline person ever.” But Morgan knows it’s for the best, and it’s the tough love that makes big sister the perfect role model.

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‘Gamer’ Bresnen a key cog in Steinert baseball’s hot start By Rich Fisher

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When high school spring sports returned in 2021, there was plenty of uncertainty among each team about the talent it had after the previous season was canceled due to Covid-19. Numerous players with no varsity experience were going to get some, whether they were ready or not. One of the more pleasant occurrences for Steinert’s baseball team was the emergence of senior outfielder Cody Young and junior shortstop/third baseman Evan Bresnen. Young led the team in batting average and hits in his only varsity season before taking his athletic talents to the Rowan football team this year. Fortunately for coach Brian “The Chef” Giallella, Bresnen has returned for another season after leading the Spartans with 16 RBI, and finishing second among regulars in average (.362), third in hits (21) and second in walks (10). His production helped provide protection in the lineup for Joey Gmitter, who is also back this year, Young and Jordan Nitti, who all had solid seasons. “He really did help them a lot; he came into his own,” Giallella said. “It felt like last year we were always on the run. We started late, we got a two-week quarantine period and it felt like we were always on the run throughout the year. But the team we did have gave those underclassmen a chance to play varsity baseball and get their feet wet, and I think that’s immeasurable. That’s where I think it’s helped tremendously this year.” Although Bresnen experienced a slight slump in mid-April, he carried last year’s success into this season early in the month. On April 2 he had a hit and run scored in a win over Ewing; followed by a stellar effort against Delbarton in which he went 2-for-3 with a walk, double, tworun homer and two runs scored. He was also robbed of a third hit by a great outfield catch. After going hitless in his first three at-bats the next game, Bresnen delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly to defeat Hightstown. Through the Spartans 8-2 start, Bresnen was hitting .286 with eight runs scored and five RBI. His eight walks had his on-base percentage at .444. Combined with a .465 slugging percentage the Keanbound infielder had an OPS of .909. “He’s a gap hitter, a doubles guy, but he does have that power because he has

Third baseman Evan Bresnen has a .444 on-base percentage for the 8-2 Steinert Spartans. (Photo by Rich Fisher.) such a short swing,” Giallella said. “If the pitch is up a little bit, he has a real compact swing; he can see the ball and it can take off. We can see it in practice, but it’s not like he’s going up there trying to hit home runs or trying to look for balls to drive. He just has a short compact swing.” Bresnen agrees with that. He feels he can hit the ball far, but does not try to do so every time up. “I would say I’m a power hitter, but I can definitely put the ball in play when I have to,” he said. “I just look to hit the ball where it’s pitched and make good contact. If it’s an outside pitch just try to take it to right, If it’s in, same thing, try and pull it to left. Just take it where it’s pitched.” Batting No. 2 in the lineup, Bresnen has other responsibilities as well, such as moving leadoff hitter Braeden Nitti over when he gets on base. “He can do those things too,” Giallella said. “He can bunt when he has to. There are definitely other things I need from him. He can do a lot. There’s nothing wrong with that. Have a little power and play some small ball too.” Bresnen began his career in Sunnybrae Little League, where his 8-year-old

All-Star team won districts. He played for Hamilton Babe Ruth at age 13 before moving on to travel ball with the Niners Baseball Club in Wall. “I played soccer and basketball but I always knew baseball was my biggest sport,” Bresnen said. “I always had a passion for this. I’ve always been an infielder but as a young kid I played a little outfield and even caught a little bit.” He came to Steinert as a shortstop, which is where he played for the freshman and JV team as a ninth-grader. Unfortunately for Bresnen and everyone else, the next season was wiped out. “I believe he was gonna play varsity as a sophomore,” Giallella said. “He was definitely good enough to be there. That was our plan.” Thus, the plan went into effect last year, with Bresnen starting 20 of 21 games and compiling an OPS of .939. “It was a solid year, but there’s always room for improvement, that’s the way I look at it,” he said. “I wouldn’t say I expected to hit .300. I just wanted to play with confidence and realize I could play with anyone. If you do that you’ll have success.” After being away from scholastic baseball for a year; last season was a difficult jump for players in their first year of varsity. Bresnen noticed a difference.

“The game moves faster,” he said. “Everything about it. Faster pitching, kids get faster and get stronger. That’s the biggest adjustment. And everyone’s smarter, there’s good coaching.” After starting the season at short, Bresnen was eventually moved to third base, which is where he remained this year. “Wherever they put me, I just play my game,” he said. “He ended up feeling more comfortable at third so we made the switch over to third midway through the season,” Giallella said. “He really has put a lot of time and effort into his defensive game. He’s fallen into the position and been comfortable with it. “Offensively, we always knew he could hit. He could hit when he was younger. We followed him, we saw how he improved. With the JV year he had, he’s really put a lot of time in. He worked hard in the off-season, came in stronger this year and is more fit.” That doesn’t surprise Giallella, considering the kind of player Bresnen is. “He has a quiet confidence, I would say,” the Chef noted. “He’s just a baseball player, we knew that from the beginning. A guy that wants to be out there and play. ‘Gamer’ would be a great word for him.”

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the body with a few simple movements to clear and ground us. We feed the mind with a poem, then lead on a guided meditation to beauty, ease and peace. We round it off with tones of singing bowls. Carol Ann Meier $15. Coordinated by Patti McDougall, Integrative RN.

Thursday, MAy 12

“Love Your Heart” Discussion Group. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Difficult emotions, like depression, as well as unhealthy nutrition can put us at risk for heart disease. Join us to explore the connection between food and mood. Recipe tasting and discussion. Alyssa Luning, RD, CSOWM and Patti McDougall, Patti McDougall, Integrative RN.

Friday, MAy 13

The Science of Flavor. A Virtual Program. 10 to 11 a.m. Enjoy this program from the comfort of your home. Have you ever caramelized onions or roasted garlic? How delicious! But why? Discover how different ingredients and cooking methods can influence the outcomes of some of our basic favorite foods. Based on science! Alyssa Luning, RD, CSOWM.

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Private Reiki Sessions. Also June 21 and July 19, 3 to 7 p.m. by appointment only. Enjoy the profound relaxation of a private Reiki session. Reiki is a form of Energy Medicine to help relax the body and soothe the soul. $60/hr. Patti McDougall, Integrative RN, Reiki Master/Teacher. Dementia and Hearing Loss - Can Early Correction Improve the Incidence of Dementia? 10 to 11 a.m. Hearing loss is the third most prevalent chronic health condition facing older adults. Delaying treatment can cause feelings of depression, anxiety, frustration, and social isolation. Join Audiologist, Dr. Lorraine Sgarlato, Au.D. and understand the link between hearing loss and dementia.

Thursday, MAy 19

Tapping Into Natural Healing with the Eden Method. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Experience how simply tapping, touching, massaging different points on the body can help to destress, re-balance, and re-energize the mind, body, and spirit. Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques and Donna Eden Energy Medicine, learn practical applications for daily living for you and your loved ones. Siobhan Hutchinson, MAHolistic Health. $15 Coordinated by Patti McDougall, Integrative RN.

TUESDAY, MAy 24

Sports and Orthopedic Health for Athletes of All Ages. 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. LIGHT DINNER INCLUDED. Join Michael R. Duch, MD, board certified Orthopedic surgeon, fellowship-trained in Sports Medicine, as he discusses proper orthopedic care of athletes of all ages. Prevention, injury and healing.

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There’s no better time to be 65+ years old, and there’s no better place to experience it than at the Better Health Program at RWJUH. This complimentary program will engage your mind, encourage you to move and help you reflect. To register for a program below or to learn about complimentary membership call (609) 584-5900 or visit rwjbh.org/ HamiltonBetterHealth.

TUESDAY, MAy 10

Acupuncture, Benefits from a Medical Doctor’s Perspective. 1 to 2 p.m. Please join us for an engaging conversation with Cindy Geng, MD discussing the benefits of combining acupuncture with medical treatment. Vertigo, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments. 10 to 11 a.m. Discuss vertigo with audiologist Lorraine Sgarlato, AuD.

Thursday, MAy 12

Spring Fling. 2 to 5 p.m. Let’s celebrate Spring together with music, fun, and snacks. Must be a Better Health Member to attend. Registration Required.

Wednesday, MAy 18

Successful Aging 4-Part Series. Also May 25, June 1 and 8. 10 to 11 a.m. Studies have shown that we are in control of 70% of how we age! Kelly Astbury from The Landing will share how we can make a positive impact on our aging experience.

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1 dead as driver strikes 9 vehicles on Route 130 Bob Sherman, Jr. FIRELINE

March 1st at 9:03 a.m. Engine 19 with Capt. David Snyder, Truck 17 and Battalion Chief Joseph Troyano were dispatched to Sharon Arms Apartments, Robbinsville, for a fire alarm sounding. March 1 at 6:30 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Kevin McElroy, Squad 16, Engine 18, Truck 17 Battalion Chief Joseph Troyano and Deputy Chief John Retalis responded to 1900 block of Klockner Road for a dwelling fire with active fire flames and smoke visible. March 1 at 10:50 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. Eric Wojcik, Squad’s 12 and 16, Truck 17, Battalion Chief Joseph Troyano and Deputy Chief John Retalis responded to 100 block of Estates Blvd., where the 9-1-1 caller reported “smell of smoke in the apartment.” March 4 at 5:46 p.m. Hamilton units Engine 19 with Capt. Steven Dixon, Squad 12, Truck 17, BC Timothy Sharpley and DC Steven Kraemer responded to Sienna Ct., Robbinsville, for a dwelling fire. March 5 at 2:32 p.m. Hamilton’s Squad 16 with Capt. Raymond Pierce, Truck 17 with Capt. Jason Bergstrom and BC Joseph Troyano dispatched to the 3 Alarm fire on Bennington Drive, East Windsor. A town house fully engulfed in flames. One elderly female was airlifted to the burn center where she died from her injuries. March 6 at 1:39 p.m. Truck 17 with Capt. John Smisoff, Squad 12, Engine 18, BC Patrick Sullivan and DC Christopher

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dead. March 10 at 9:39 p.m. Engine 19 with Capt. Joseph Muzzillo, Truck 17, BC Patrick Sullivan and DC Christopher Tozzi responded to Heritage Drive, Upper Freehold, for a dwelling fire. March 11 at 6:47 p.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Raymond Pierce, Squad 12, BC Keith Greene and DC Aaron Heller responded to Freedom Village at Town Center, Robbinsville for a dwelling fire, electrical box sparking and on fire on the side of the building. March 13 at 5:16 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Nicola Creo, Engine 18, Squad 16, Truck 17, BC Joseph Troyano and DC John Retalis responded to Plaza Laundromat, Nottingham, Way for a dryer fire. March 13 at 8:05 p.m. Engine 15 with Capt. Jared Gadsby, Truck 13 with Capt. Hamilton Fire Division Squad Company 16 “C” Platoon: Capt. Nick Buroczi, firefighters Harold Summers, Squads 12 and 16, BC David Enrique Jurado, Adam Stinger and Matt McElroy (Photo by Bob Sherman Jr) Joseph Troyano and DC John Retalis responded to Woodside Avenue for a chimney on fire. Tozzi responded to Gary Drive for an were dispatched to Luther Arms March 14 at 3:59 p.m. Truck 17 with interior gas leak. Apartments for a fire alarm. Capt. John Smisloff, Squad 12, and BC March 7 at 11:55 p.m. Engine 19 March 9 at 11:30 p.m. Engine 15 with Patrick Sullivan responded to Edinburg with Capt. Joseph Palazzone, Engine Capt. Jared Gadsby, Engine 18, Truck 13, Road and Marshall Avenue for a serious 15, Squad 16, Truck 13, Squad 12, BC Squad 16, BC Joseph Troyano and DC Pedestrian Motor Vehicle accident. A Keith Greene and DC Aaron Heller John Retalis dispatched to the 1800 block father and two children were hit by a car. responded to Oregon Ave. for a car on of South Broad Street for a apartment March 16 at 10:39 a.m. Truck 13 fire in the driveway close to the garage. fire alarm. with Capt. Shane Mull and BC Timothy Fire Marshal Scott McCormick was March 9 at 1:50 p.m. Engine 19 with Sharpley responded to Lawn Park requested to the scene. Capt. Michael Danbury, BC Joseph Avenue, Lawrence, dwelling fire. Kitchen March 8 at 10:35 a.m. Engine 15 with Troyano and DC John Retalis dispatched fire in a 1 story wood frame dwelling with Capt. Michael Danbury, Truck 13 with to Route 130 and Horizon Center Blvd smoke showing. Lawrence Command Capt. Michael Kiernan Squad 12 and BC where a driver struck nine vehicles. called the “All Hands” and requested a Timothy Sharpley responded to Tyler Crew extricated a 76-year-old woman full first alarm assignment and an extra Street, Trenton, for a dwelling fire. At who was transported to Capital Health engine and ladder. 11:49 Engine 15’s crew and BC Sharpley Hospital where she was later pronounced March 16 at 9;16 p.m. Squad 12 with

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Capt. Josue Garcia, Engine 14, Engine 18, Truck 13, Truck 17, BC Timothy Sharpley and DC Steven Kraemer dispatched to the 200 block of Eaton Ave., where the 9-1-1 caller reported “outside of house on fire.” BC Sharpley arrived reporting fire on the exterior of the building, appears to be extinguished. March 18 at 10:12 a.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Nicola Creo responded to a motor vehicle accident in front of Rider University, Lawrenceville Road. March 18 at 12:57 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Kevin McElroy, Engine 18, Squad 16, Truck 17 and BC Joseph Troyano dispatched to Nottingham Way and Donald Drive for a motor vehicle accident with report of people trapped. March 19 at 1 a.m. Engine 15 with Capt. Andrew Kmiecik, Squad 12 and BC Patrick Sullivan dispatched to State Hwy 29 where the NJSP reported a vehicle fire with possible entrapment. Semi-truck crashed into the rear of a pickup truck. Also responding to the fully involved vehicle fire were Trenton’s Engine 3 and Rescue 1. Engine 15’s crew, State Troopers and Squad 12’s crew searched the wooded area for possible ejection from the vehicle. Fire was extinguished and one person was found deceased in the vehicle. Squad 16 was requested to the scene. March 19 at 6:47 a.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Joseph Flynn and BC Patrick Sullivan responded to Chipotle, US Hwy 1, Lawrence for an appliance fire. Caller reported fire in the dishwasher and smoke condition. March 19 at 5:20 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Joseph Horn, Squad 12, Squad 16, Truck 13, BC Patrick Sullivan and DC Christopher Tozzi responded to 200 block of Hollywood Drive for a reported dwelling fire. March 20 at 7:23 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Eric DeVita and BC Keith Greene dispatched to 2300 block, White Horse Mercerville Road, near the water tower for a reported building fire. Arriving units found brush burning behind a garage. March 21 at 10:41 a.m. Truck 17 with Capt. Jason Bergstrom responded to the 200 block of Sparrow Drive to assist a citizen with smoke alarm service. March 21 3:16 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Nicola Creo and BC Joseph Troyano dispatched to US Hwy 1, Lawrence Twp. for a possible water rescue due to a dirt bike incident. March 21 at 7:37 p.m. Squad 12 as Rapid Intervention Team with Capt. Kevin McElroy and BC Joseph Troyano dispatched to TGS Management, Witherspoon St., Princeton. Princeton FD filled the full box alarm assignment due to smoke on the second floor. March 22 at 6:44 p.m. Truck 17 with

Capt. John Smisloff, Squad 12 and BC Patrick Sullivan responded to Cherry Blossom Court, Lawrence for an oven fire. March 23 ar 11:38 a.m. Squad 16, with Capt. Jason Ryan, Truck 13, Squad 12, Engine 15, Engine 19, BC Keith Greene and DC Aaron Heller responded to CVS Pharmacy, Sunnybrae Blvd. for investigation of odor of smoke inside the building. March 23 at 7:08 p.m. Engine 18 with Capt. Bernard Crammer, Truck 17, Squad 12, Squad 16, BC Keith Greene and DC Aaron Heller responded to the 100 block of Sparrow Drive for an appliance fire. March 24 at 7:04 a.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Kinte Holt, Squad 12, Truck 13, Squad 16, BC Timothy Sharpley and DC Steven Kraemer responded to the 200 block of Woodlawn Ave. where the caller reported house on fire. Electrical fire in the wall. March 24 at 5:05 p.m. Squad 12 with Capt. Josue Garcia and BC Timothy Sharpley dispatched to Scherer Court, Lawrence Square Blvd. for smoke coming from the electrical room. March 25 at 7:43 a.m. Squad 16 with Capt. Michael Balog, Engine 15, Squad 12, Truck 13, BC Joseph Troyano and DC John Retalis responded to Dollar Tree, Independence Plaza where the 9-1-1 caller reported the “R” in Dollar Tree is on fire. March 25 11:50 p.m. Engine 14 with Capt. Nicola Creo, Squad 12, Truck 17, Squad 16, BC Joseph Troyano and DC John Retalis responded to the 400 block of Sandalwood Ave. for a reported interior smoke condition and fire alarm going off. Arriving unit found a working basement fire and stretched 2 lines into the dwelling. Fire Marshal Scott McCormick was called for investigation. The Mercer County Fire Marshal’s office investigated two fires in March. March 5th at 14:27 p.m. 140 Bennington Drive, East Windsor 3 alarm structure fire in a two story, wood frame townhouse. Heavy fire on arrival with one burn victim airlifted to the burn center. Elderly female victim succumbed to her injuries. Cause – undetermined. Investigated by Fire Marshal Kevin Brink and Assistant Fire Marshal Mike Oakley. March 27 at 11:23 a.m. Ewing Township, 47 Bayberry Road. Fire in a 2 story, wood frame, single family dwelling. Listed as arson fire. Investigated by Fire Marshal Kevin Brink. Scene turned over to Ewing Police and Mercer County Prosecutors Office. Bob Sherman, Jr. is a life member of Mercerville Volunteer Fire Company and a Hamilton resident.

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8 questions with decoy maker Ernest Silagyi Thomas Kelly

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The art of nature enthralls many. The art of nature, birds and flight enthrall Ernest Silagyi. He is an artist still making art at age 90. He has been carving decoys for 75 years. Though he has not hunted in decades, Silagyi still carves and paints ducks and other birds. Each are individual and made by hand. They are utilitarian and made to be used, but are truly works of art. Some are sitting, floating, some are sleeping and some are in flight. Silagyi puts two coins inside the hollow of the decoys he makes. It is his trademark and his distinction. “You can X-ray them and see that they are mine.” Silagyi was Navy machinist, then a carpenter and electrician by trade. He is a maker, a craftsman and his work is strong and beautiful. He studies the ducks and knows the history of decoys and the artists involved. There are also machine made decoys from a century ago, that Silagyi can pick out in a second. “They all look the same,

The process of making a decoy takes at least 15 hours per decoy. I cut a blank from a 4-by-6-inch block of wood. I use New Jersey White Cedar as it is light and strong. After cutting the blank I remove the corners with a band saw. Then I start shaping it with a draw knife. That is a two handed knife that is pulled while the block is held in a vise or clamp. When I get the shape to where I want it, I cut it in half on the long axis on the band saw. Then the halves are hollowed out so the decoy is light and floats well. The halves are glued back together and I finish carving. I install the head and then work on the feathers. I carve the feathers with an assortment of knives. The feathers give the duck the realistic look. When I am happy with the carved decoy, I prime the decoy with two coats of oil-based primer. I then use oil-based house paint to give the decoy its natural Award-winning decoys carved and painted by Hamilton artist Ernest Silagyi. (Photo colors and markings. by Thomas Kelly.) How many decoys have you made since you began in 1945? Well, if I made 10 a year that would be and perfect. That is how you tell. That is dated and valuable. They are shown more than 750, but some years I have not art,” he says. in maritime and other museums of made up to 50, so I imagine I have made Decoys are a collectible that are American art. more than 1,000 decoys in my life. I’ve historical, identifiable by artist, signed, Ernest Silagyi at 90 is animated, lively used some, I’ve gifted some and I keep and speaks about his art like it is just part some. of himself. He listens to symphony music Are the species painted for certain as he works and clearly enjoys the entire geographic areas? process. Yes, for this are I paint black ducks, How did you get started in car ving mallards, old squaws, golden eyes, decoys? buffleheads, harlequins, snow geese and When I turned 14, by law, I was able to Canada geese. hunt alone. That’s when I began making What fight or struggle do you have decoys to assist with my duck hunting. I in the making of the decoys? would duck hunt from a boat with blinds Usuallym once I start I keep going, built on it. I would hunt on the Delaware but once in a great while I will reach an River, on Crosswicks Creek, wherever I impasse, where I get stuck and don’t could get my boat in. You need between work on the carvings for a while. Then one and two dozen decoys to attract the I get a surge of energy and I am in the ducks. shop at 11 at night, working away! How long does take to car ve a Is it still fun after all these years? decoy? Oh yes, I love it. Cutting and shaping,

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Decoy artist Ernest Silagyi in his workshop. carving and painting. I love it. How long are the decoys lasting in the field? There are decoys still around from the 1800’s. The wood will last a long time. The glues these days are so much better. The screws are all brass or stainless steel, so longevity is not an issue. There are some decoys in good shape from 1895, from the artist Lee Dudley. Some of these sell for more than $100,000. Where can we see your work?

I show my decoys at regional shows and have won quite a number of awards. Tuckerton Seaport Museum at the Jersey shore has big shows where I exhibit. The have everything there about ducks, shore and marsh birds. Don’t forget, I am also a collector. Thomas Kelly is a Hamilton-based artist and member of the Hamilton Arts Council. His work can be found at thomaskellyart.com.

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drink-friendly play. There’s also Ladder Toss, in which there is, unfortunately, no tossing of ladders. The game, which does at least involve throwing bolas at ladders, The Winter Olympics just finished in is also known as Ladder Golf, Monkey February 2022, with classic events like Ball, Goofy Balls, or, my favorite, Hillbilly Curling, and new sports like Women’s Golf. Grassroots games develop multiple Monobob, which sounds like it has monikers. something to do with cutting your own Not every “lawn game” makes the cut. hair. The 2020 Summer Olympics didn’t Croquet, a foreign import that always happen until July 2021, a postponement seems like it should be more fun than due to the Covid pandemic. With two it is, is one such reject. With croquets Olympics so recently completed, one and roquets and lots of bright colors, could argue there’s a bit of momentum there’s plenty to like, but the game’s in favor of continuing with more major nemesis is the untrimmed or otherwise competitive events. One could also point uncooperative lawn, which can make it out that such high-stakes competitons difficult to hit the ball a long distance. can be exhausting for both athletes and And anything that even suggests that viewers. Which brings me to the subject in backyards as well as spelling bees, is With so many past variations on some yard work needs to be done does of this column: the low-key, chillaxxed now played mostly in New Jersey, New the art of tossing a bean bag, I must not qualify for the Spring Games. events of the Spring Games. York, and Pennsylvania. The USQA pause to voice my support for a nearly Lawn Bowling likewise requires wellThe Spring Games are all of those (United States Quoiting Association) forgotten game from my childhood: maintained grass, maintenance that would “sports” that sort of resemble each other, notes the existence of “Trenton Style Toss Across, which requires players take time away from enjoying the Spring gentle aim-centric endeavors meant to Quoits,” which differs from Traditional to throw beanbags and flip three-sided Games. So it’s out. Tetherball not only be played in backyards and driveways and Slate-Board varieties. Quoits, and plastic blocks from X to O or blank, in doesn’t allow a drink to be held, it also rather than stadiums and arenas. Even its descendant, Horsehoes, are classic order to get three Xs or Os in a row and contains an implicit guarantee that at among well-loved backyard games, many Spring Games. block their opponents from doing the least one person will get hurt during play. that I enjoy don’t merit inclusion in the There is, however, a new kid in town, same. Being successful at Toss Across Lawn Darts were so dangerous they were Spring Games: wiffleball, volleyball, even obnoxious in its unyielding ubiquity— requires accuracy, luck, and even a banned, though a safer, weighted-missle badminton, to name just a few. These Cornhole. Yet despite its recent rise in bit of strategy. Tic-tac-toe isn’t exactly version of the game is still sold today. games put the “active” in activities: they popularity, Cornhole has a long history. playing chess, but after a few beers, and Bocce involves tossing around two drive the production of perspiration In 1883, an inventor who wanted to enjoy combined with a need for steady handpound balls, which means it’s only 1/4 and don’t allow a drink to be held while a quoit-style game indoors created a eye coordination, its simple complexity— to 1/8 as demanding as bowling (based playing, which violates the two defining, setup with a slanted board, and a hole or complex simplicity, if you prefer—can on the standard weights of bowling common requirements of Spring Games into which participants would attempt to be just enough of a mental challenge to balls). Lest ye worry about not having events. Although I envision the Spring throw bean bags from a distance. A mass- differentiate it from some of the other a Bocce court handy, Anywhere Bocce Games as an all-day, multi-sport event, marketed version of the game was called Spring Games. Toss Across offers a hint (or Backyard Bocce, or World Bocce) I wondered which games would merit “Faba Baga,” and variations were later of sophistication among a collection of makes the terrain—whatever it may inclusion? And which Spring Game is known as “Bean-Bag Bull’s Eye,” “Bags,” slothful sports for simpletons. be—part of the game. Throw the pallino best? “Baggo,” and of course, the best-known In recent years, we’ve seen the (the small white ball) wherever the heck Quoits, once popular across America version today, “Cornhole.” introductions of Bean Bag Bucketz, you feel like it, then read the lay of the BulziBucket, and CanJam (also called landscape—roots, bare patches, thick “Discflect,” in which one person throws a grass, rocks, concrete, or asphalt—and frisbee while a partner attempts to knock let the game develop as it will. the frisbee into a can). All of these qualify Many indoor games have been adapted for the Spring Games because of their to the outdoors, usually by making them Family Owned and Operated Since 1991 limited movement requirements and bigger, as if tailored for an oversized COMPLEX SIMPLICITY

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relative who doesn’t quite fit inside the house. There are Giant Connect Four games, Giant Checkers and Tic-TacToe, Giant Yahtzee (“Yardzee”), and even Giant Yard Pong, a.k.a. Giant Beer Pong, to give your young children a head start on the college experience. These all fail to qualify as Spring Games, because of their complete abandonment of creativity and initiative—an outdoor game should be uniquely outdoorsy. Likewise, if an outdoor game can be played indoors without any real change in the experience—like, say, pretty much any bean-bag game—it’s not a truly great Spring Game. Great or not, good weather and longer days means the Spring Games have arrived. In the same way that golf is often recommended as a recreational activity that can aid business or career networking, familiarity with lawn games is all but essential to modern suburban social interaction. Mastery of Spring Games promises a level of local celebrity, respect, and adoration only achieved by the finest backyard burger-makers and barbecuers. A quote from the June 22, 1885 issue of the Washington Evening Star bemoaned the spoiling of baseball and tennis as recreational pastimes, and claimed that “The gentle game of “bean-bags” seems to be about the only one which is able to withstand the tendency of the age towards ‘championships,’ ‘science’ and other mischievous developments.” It’s a good bet, then, that the writer would be sorry to see the U.S. Cornhole Championships. The current champ is nicknamed “The Robot,” which gives some idea of the raw excitement to be witnessed at such an event. There are National Championships for Wiffleball,

Horseshoes, Quoits, Discflect, Bocce, and other games mentioned in this column, many won by “athletes” with substantial beer bellies. Still, what these events lack in pure physical exertion, they make up for with intensity—the participants are extremely committed to their sports, celebrating successes with high fives, chest-bumping, and outlandish vocal displays that wouldn’t be out of place on a Major League Baseball or NFL field. With sponsors and prize money involved, I suppose one must at least acknowledge these people as pros. Sports, and near-sports, have whatever significance we give them, so it’s not completely fair to rain on anyone’s Cornhole parade, whether amateur or professional. But I agree with that longago writer’s sentiment; when it comes to the Spring Games, I enjoy the novelty of a new game, rather than the “science”— that is, mastering the minutiae—of an established one. Thus, I prefer the different-every-time aspect of “Anywhere Bocce,” over play on a regulation size court. It’s my pick for best Spring Game, and as an added bonus, I don’t think anyone will be looking to “professionalize” it anytime soon. But who knows, it could become a new national pastime—at least for the lazy people. Peter Dabbene’s website is peterdabbene.com, and his previous Hamilton Post columns can be read at www. communitynews.org. His latest work, “Suburban Complaint #1988: Skunked” can be read at themetaworker.com. His book Complex Simplicity collects the first 101 editions of this column, along with essays and material published elsewhere. It is now available at Amazon or Lulu.com for $25 (print) or $4.99 (ebook).

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