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BY RICH FISHER The question is not what can Myles Hansford do on a football field. It’s what can’t he do?

The answer? He can’t downshift to a lower gear.

“To me practice is so important,” Hansford said.

“During conditioning I’m always pushing my hardest, pushing to my limits until I feel like I’m gonna throw up. That’s what gets you ready.”

The good news is, he hasn’t puked. The better news for the Bordentown High football team is that Hansford is always ready; no matter where he plays.

As a freshman, Myles was a West Jersey Football League AllFreedom Division choice as a return man. A year later, he was All-Division as defensive back and in 2022 he got the same honor as a receiver. This year, coach Skip Edwards planned on nominating Hansford at quarterback.

“We graduated Denny Morolda and the question we had was, who’s gonna play quarterback, who’s gonna get the ball to Myles?” Edwards said. “Myles took care of that himself and decided he wanted to play quarterback, which was a great decision. It gave (juniors) Wyatt Kovac and Ari

Miller a chance to play wideout and they’ve improved.”

Although Hansford was mainly a receiver in high school, he actually grew up playing QB for the Bordentown Bulldogs and he would serve as Morolda’s back-up with the Scotties. The position was definitely not new to him.

“I was getting reps at practice, I was built for it,” Hansford said. “I just thought being at quarterback, being the person to touch the ball every single play would give the team the best opportunity to win. So I had to take leadership and ownership there. I wanted to lead the team.”

He leads at more positions than one. Hansford is a return man who never gets a chance to return after taking one back 93 yards for a touchdown against Overbrook opening night.

“They haven’t kicked to me since,” Hansford said. “I despise when they kick away from me.”

Edwards recalled the Overbrook return, saying, “They thought they had him stopped and he bounced out of the pile and took it to the house. When you get players like this you want to exploit all their positive attributes and use them to the best of their ability.

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Joe Walker and Bernadette Class with their RV, which they use to travel the country.

RVers get used to life on the road

BY SUE FERRARA Imagine it’s 1977. You live on Beal Street in Hamilton, not far from Kuser Park.

One day, one of your favorite aunts—a retired WWII Naval airplane mechanic—pulls up with her husband in an RV that’s built on a bus chassis. The vehicle is huge.

“There was a whole house inside,” said Bernadette Class, 56. “I remember how I felt seeing it. It was so magical.”

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recalled that memory while talking about how she made a decision in 2020 to sell her home and set out for adventures in her own RV which she co-owns with Joe Walker, 67, a legal resident of Florida.

Bernadette and Joe call one another co-pilots. Their story might have you considering a For Sale sign in your own front lawn, while you search for the perfect home for the road.

The story begins in 2011, at a Philadelphia-based behavioral healthcare company which pro-

vides services for those who are deaf, or hard-of-hearing.

Bernadette had been working there as an HR manager when Joe arrived from Mt. Dora, Florida to start a new job at the company. He had worked with a similar, but much larger organization in Florida, which had closed.

Bernadette mostly grew up in Hamilton. In 1984, she and her classmates became the first graduates of Nottingham high school. Prior to that time, NotSee RVERS, Page 4

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ANTIQUES ON THE ROAD Tuesday, Nov 14; 6:00-7:30 p.m.

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nutrition? Join a community education dietitian for a one-on-one Q&A. Registration is required. Taryn Krietzman, RDN

PREDIABETES CONNECT GROUP Tuesday, Nov 21; 11:00-12:00 p.m.

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DANCE IT OUT! GIVING THANKS FOR DANCE Monday, Nov 27; 1:00-2:00 p.m.

When in doubt, dance it out! Find your rhythm and ease the everyday stresses of life with movement. All ages welcome, no experience required.

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Support group for people experiencing emotional eating. Peer support is key. We offer a safe space to connect with others who are going through similar experiences.

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Thursday, Dec 7; 5:00-6:00 p.m.

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I BREAK FOR MOMENTS, NOT PARKINSON’S Monday, Nov 6; 10:00-11:00 a.m.

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RVERS continued from Page 1 tingham had been a middle school.

Joe, a self-described Army brat, attended Peter Muschal school in Bordentown for 1st and 2nd grade. He attended Clara Barton for a short time in 3rd grade before moving to Long Island.

After they met, Bernadette and Joe realized they both liked to travel. They both liked the idea of owning an RV. The two did a lot of research and a lot of thinking.

“We went to the Hershey RV Show three years in a row,” Bernadette said.

“You can’t even imagine the options. We picked one we thought we wanted.” But then, a review in Consumer Reports, which panned their pick, sent them out looking again.

“The purchase of an RV,” Bernadette said, “is very intimidating; they are not cheap.”

In 2018, they settled on a Wayfarer from the Tiffin Motorhomes Company, and it became the vacation vehicle.

When the pandemic arrived, Bernadette and Joe were on an RV vacation in Texas with their four dogs. Joe had retired in July of 2019. Bernadette was still working. They were enjoying life on the road.

A month later, in March 2020, Bernadette sold her house to a relative, and the co-pilots made the RV their permanent home.

“If you make one step toward something you love,” Bernadette said, “you can figure it out.”

And figuring it out involved a major downsizing.

“I took so much stuff to the Red, White and Blue store,” she chuckled. The new family-connected home owners allowed her to store heirlooms at her former house.

“The hardest part of the moment,” she said, “was driving away.”

But away she and Joe went. Bernadette worked remotely through the pandemic.

But, by February of 2022, while RVing in Florida, she quit her job. She went to a post office and shipped her company laptop back to Philadelphia.

The two joined a website called “Workamper News” which bills itself as the “Original Resource of Jobs for RVers, since 1987.” The site connects RVers— as they call themselves—with employers who need temporary or seasonal workers.

“Last summer,” Bernadette said, “we lived and worked in the Pine Barrens at Wading Pines Camping Resort in Chatsworth.” She worked in the camp store. These arrangements might include a small salary; RVers also usually get free parking and a full hook up to water, electricity and sewer.

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RVERS continued from Page 4 *** One day, an RV caravan company reached out to the co-pilots. The company needed tour guides for a caravan trip.

Think of the covered wagon trains, traveling one-behind-the-other on the Oregon Trail. Only in 2023, the covered wagons are RVs. The Lead Trek Master drives the first RV in line and has the itinerary.

The RV caboose, called the Tail Gunner, brings up the rear and does the clean-upon-aisle-ten work. Should an RVer have trouble along the route, the Tail Gunner comes to the rescue.

The Tail Gunner position was open.

The caravan would head to Alaska for a sixty-day trip, which would run from May 25 to August 15. Thinking they had a lock on the job since the company had reached out to them, Joe discovered there were actually 70 applicants. And, there was one looming question they kept asking one another: “Do you think this opportunity is real?”

Bernadette was hoping so. “Alaska was on my bucket list,” she said.

The co-pilots knew they had experi-

ences others might not. They were used to working with individuals with disabilities, and people from all walks of life.

They were both CPR certified. Although not deaf themselves, the two are fluent in ASL, the language most used by people who are deaf.

“We had to sell ourselves,” Bernadette said. But, they landed the position.

The Thursday before Memorial Day weekend, thirteen RVs lined up to head out for an Alaskan adventure. The Lead Trek Master was Canadian. Over the 60 days, they would cross the Canadian border seven times (the co-pilots were now traveling with two dogs). They captured breathtaking scenes of mountains; bodies of water the color of deep turquoise; and photos, or videos, of bears and moose along the sides of roads. Some of the roads were extremely steep; and, because of freezing and thawing, deeply rutted.

“One day,” Joe said, “we drove 110 miles and saw ten bears and two Buffalo herds. About 40 buffalo total.”

Bernadette said she was “inspired” by her fellow travelers. Among the group, two men ages 81 and 75, and a woman,

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Blaze through any feelings of seasonal malaise with the stroke of a brush or a stoke of the creative fires, where just participating in artistic activities from painting to performing can be the last piece to maintaining a balanced sense of physical, mental, and social health.

The strength of this connection may vary per person, but as research indicates its powerful capabilities to keep minds sharp, bodies in shape, and friends in shared spaces, many are more than eager to reinforce the impact of these studies with their own lived experiences.

Arts & Health Mercer is a countywide initiative that unites creative and cultural organizations in Mercer County to emphasize how artistic expression can improve both individual and community wellbeing.

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doing arts and health programming here and there throughout, some with a deeper focus than others, but it certainly was of interest to everyone because we could see how our role was really important in helping people to heal through the pandemic and otherwise,” she said.

Arts & Health Mercer is a collaborative effort between arts and cultural organizations like the West Windsor Arts Council, above, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, below, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Princeton Public Library, the Arts Council of Princeton, Princeton University Concerts, McCarter Theatre, Morven Museum & Garden, and Art Against Racism, to recognize November as Arts and Health Month.

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She explained that the Arts & Health Mercer initiative evolved from a pandemicera support group where arts and culture leaders who had been meeting virtually “just to support one another, to provide a forum for us to talk to each other about what was going on at our respective organizations and how we were handling the pandemic and its effect on our operations, visitors, and constituents, and was really helpful in that way.”

Green explained that this naturally led to conversations about how to collaborate and build on “synergy that had already existed” from working together previously, and they found their answer in November’s observance as Arts and Health Month.

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Representatives of the groups “thought that would be a great opportunity for us to co-promote a series of programs that we would develop individually or in collaboration” under the new umbrella of Arts & Health Mercer, Green added, in realization of such an important alliance.

According to Green, this sense of community-wide teamwork has “been one of the touchstones” of her role at WWAC, as well as the “key driving force” that inspired her to take on a leadership position for the steering committee with added support from the Princeton University Art Museum and its director, James Steward, as well as the Princeton Public Library.

Although the majority of the groups involved are from the greater Princeton area, Green stated that Arts & Health Mercer will continue to expand its network and has an “open invitation” for entities from all

over Mercer County to join and list their respective November events online.

The Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, for example, has shared details about its morning wellness walks that take place on the first Thursday of every month.

Green noted that the Arts & Health Mercer site serves as a single location where people can browse a wide range of activities, workshops, and speaking engagements across the region’s disciplines.

While some are more focused on one side or the other, she added, “There’s always this intersection between the arts and health.”

Events Experience the catharsis of putting a personal story to paper with the Morven Museum & Garden and the Princeton Public Library workshop “Writing Toward Hope and Healing,” where poet-author

Musician Jon Batiste and author Suleika Jaouad, left, are the focus of “The Beat Goes On: Healing from Cancer Through Music,” a sold-out Princeton University Concerts event combining the strength of music and conversation on Wednesday, November 15, at the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.

A book club for Jaouad’s memoir “Between Two Kingdoms,” right, introduces the writer’s journey of resilience two times, both in person at the Princeton Public Library and via Zoom, on Wednesday, November 1.

These programs are followed by a related Arts Council of Princeton embroidery workshop with artist Diana Weymar on Friday, November 17, which continues her “Interwoven Stories” narrative stitching project with input from the community. three-pronged effort connecting PUC with other Arts & Health Mercer groups, the first of which is a book club with the Princeton Public Library on Jaouad’s book, “Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted,” on Wednesday, November 1, both in person at PPL and later via Zoom.

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Another discussion, “An Evening with Jhumpa Lahiri in Conversation with Zahid Chaudhar y,” brings the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and translator who recently served as a professor of creative writing at Princeton University back to campus for a night of discussion with Chaudhary, an English department faculty member and Institute for Advanced Study fellow.

Lahiri will talk about “her newest collection of short stories, which she wrote in Italian and then co-translated into English, about her life’s work, and about the power of translation” in this collaboration between McCarter Theatre, Labyrinth Books, and the Princeton Public Library at the McCarter Theatre Center’s Matthews Theater on Thursday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. Every ticket comes with a complimentary copy of Lahiri’s latest book, “Roman Stories.”

Green is looking forward to the Princeton University Concerts’ “The Beat Goes On: Healing from Cancer through Music” program with musician Jon Batiste and

author Suleika Jaouad on Wednesday, November 15, at the Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.

Although the event has since sold out, PUC stated on its website that any “turned back tickets will be made available at 11 a.m. daily and 45 minutes before the event at the box office.”

After graduating from Princeton University in 2010, Jaouad was hospitalized with leukemia and found solace in writing about her cancer in “Life, Interrupted,” a syndicated New York Times column that then became an Emmy-winning video series.

According to PUC materials, she shared how her longtime partner, Batiste—the composer, bandleader, and musical director who won Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022—brought his band to play live music for her and others in the oncology ward, bringing comfort to a space typically deprived of such sounds.

The program starts this season of the PUC’s “Healing with Music” series “with a conversation, permeated by live performance[s] of works meaningful to Suleika’s recovery, about music’s role through illness and how they have managed to convert isolation into art.”

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Dasha Koltunyuk lead the discussions of “Between Two Kingdoms,” which, as per the PUC page for the event, “follows Suleika Jaouad’s incredible battle with cancer, her journey with introspection once she recovered, and the role creativity played throughout.”

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Another series, “Drawing Nature from the Collections,” pairs artist Barbara DiLorenzo from the Arts Council of Princeton with the Princeton University Art Museum for free weekly online lessons where attendees reinterpret a naturethemed work from PUAM collections every Thursday in November at 8 p.m.

Attendees will learn how to create perspective and choose a color palette while observing works by artists such as Paul Cézanne and Howard Russell Butler.

WWAC covers many creative bases with an “Open Mouth Poetry” session where poets ages 15 and older can read their original works to a “supportive audience,” as well as the annual “Off the Wall” holiday market and affordable art show that also opens on November 19.

But what Green draws attention to are the workshops—priced accordingly for both members and non-members with additional material fees as required—where attendees can construct mental health card boxes that serve as a physical representation of keeping the eight Dimensions of Wellness in harmony, string together diffuser lava bead bracelets with soothing essential oils, or make decorative, scented soaps for practicing self-care.

“At West Windsor Arts, we created several workshops specifically for the Arts & Health initiative that are geared towards craft-oriented arts experiences, because we find that not every artistic experience has to be creating your masterwork painting in order to provide personal benefit,” Green added in a quote.

For another change of pace worth its weight in wellness, participants are

In this series of live, virtual drawing sessions guided by Barbara DiLorenzo of the Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton University Art Museum, attendees can create pastel pieces inspired by pieces like Paul Cézanne’s “Mont Sainte-Victoire” (ca. 1904-6), left. Every Thursday night class focuses on a nature-themed work from the PUAM collections and the artistic techniques used to create them.

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requested to bring their own yoga mats for a one-hour meditation workshop where they will learn stress-busting breathing practices for escaping that tense headspace one “inhale, exhale, repeat” at a time.

To register in advance or see additional details, times, and more, visit the comprehensive calendar on the Arts & Health Mercer event page, artshealthmercer.org/events.

Opening Celebration Green explained that RWJUH joined the Arts & Health Mercer project and donated the use of its Conference Center at the RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness to kick off the month-long commemoration on November 4—a fitting choice, given that RWJUH regularly hosts exhibits at its own on-campus site, the Lakefront Art Gallery.

“They connect the arts in a lot of their programming, and we have had partnerships with them in the past, and so they were very supportive of this initiative,” Green said.

“We’re going to have interactive workshops for the public from 10 to noon, and those will all be presented by various organizations [that] are supporting this effort.”

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Other West Windsor Arts workshops involve making mental health boxes, upper left, decorative soaps, upper right, and oil-diffusing bracelets that serve as practical reminders to prioritize self-care with a creative flair.

Photo by Faith Saunders courtesy of the WWAC and Tabitha Mort via Pexels.

note speaker Christina D. Eskridge, the founder and executive director of the New York-based Elevate Theatre Company.

Elevate, which the performing and teaching artist also founded during the pandemic in 2020, communicates the strength of community storytelling through a wellness-oriented lens that encourages participation in arts-based workshops and bridges the gap to health resources.

Green discovered Eskridge, who has a Master of Public Health from UC Berkeley, through Alyson “Aly” Maier Lokuta, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center’s senior director of arts and wellbeing.

Lokuta spearheaded efforts for NJPAC to partner with the Rutgers School of Public Health and Rutgers Mason Gross School of the Arts to launch an interdisciplinary Arts in Health Research Lab earlier this year.

The pilot program intends to synthesize scientific study and data collection throughout these fields to further analyze the effect of the arts on health.

Lokuta recommended Eskridge, whom she worked with as board members of the National Organization for Arts in Health, or NOAH. Her public health background fit perfectly with what Arts & Health Mercer was looking for in a speaker, and Eskridge will now deliver her midday address from 1 to 2:30 p.m.

The day’s agenda incorporates both drop-in and timed workshops, with the latter starting every half hour.

Previously mentioned local figures like PPL librarian Hermann run a storytime session from 10 to 10:30 a.m. with a related craft by ACP author-illustrator DiLorenzo.

Meanwhile, theatrical games featuring Breanna Lemerise of McCarter Theatre and art making with the Princeton Univer-

sity Art Museum, both of which are ongoing throughout the morning, are examples of activities that can be joined at any time.

Lemerise reappears for the next half hour workshop with one dedicated to physical storytelling, while Morven Museum & Garden’s Greer Luce, the curator of education and public programs, leads a “ripped words” poetry project perfect for those just passing by.

A storytime with Monah Yancy of Passage Theater, accompanied by viola player Beth Meyers of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, will then run until 11:30 a.m., followed by an “instrument petting zoo” where people are allowed to try out the musical devices on display.

At the same time, the Princeton Public Library fills the free period with puzzles and kids’ crafts.

Guests can learn about local resources at the vendor alley, where the arts education and advocacy group Arts Ed NJ, as well as the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, will be available from noon to 4 p.m.

As the day draws to a close, the 3 p.m. reception features light fare and refreshments from Jersey Girl Cafe, the cozy Hamilton eatery that appeared on Guy Fieri’s Food Network show “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives,” while Arts & Health Mercer partners present and share information about their upcoming events.

Green added that while Arts & Health Mercer will return every year for Arts and Health Month in November, they are open to helping other counties implement similar initiatives to foster a future where integrating the arts and wellness results in happier, healthier communities.

“This is really just a starting point,” she said. Green then contacted Senator Shirley Turner, Assemblywoman Verlina ReynoldsJackson, and Assemblyman Anthony Ver-

relli of District 15, who issued a joint legislative resolution recognizing November as Arts & Health Month and the work of Arts & Health Mercer.

Despite its current lack of statewide adoption or practice, Green feels strongly about being able to convey the deeply transformative power of creativity.

“In my work as the director at West Windsor Arts, with some of the projects that I like to get involved with, I’ve often seen a direct correlation between how the arts affect people’s health and wellbeing,” she began.

Green recalled working with the Mercer County Minority Concerns Committee on an annual “Girls Forum” where Trenton teenagers were invited to seminars and workshops on subjects ranging from selfempowerment to cyberbullying.

These events always included an art project, she explained, which would sometimes bring a more reserved person out of their shell.

“I remember one time in particular, a young woman came in, seemingly not wanting to be there, but once we got started with the art project, she really came alive and became engaged, started talking to her neighbors at her table, [and] said things like, ‘I like art,’” she explained.

“Just in the manner of a half an hour to see the change in someone’s demeanor,

Elevate Theatre Company’s Christina D. Eskridge, far left, is the keynote speaker at the opening celebration and reception for the Arts & Health Mercer initiative on Saturday, November 4 at the RWJ Hamilton Center for Health & Wellness.

Debra-Leigh Barksdale, the manager of external affairs for the office of Senator Shirley K. Turner, middle, and Aylin Green, the executive director of West Windsor Arts, right, pose with the official Arts & Health resolution. and then being able to go from there and be more receptive to the other seminars that followed in the day? It’s just one example, one personal experience, where I could see

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As the executive director is preparing for Arts & Health Mercer programming, she reiterated that the arts are for and should be accessible to everyone, as each person equally deserves the opportunity to discover their creative outlet of choice.

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The caravan faced challenges. The owner of one of the RVs had radiator issues which were addressed. Then, the Tail Gunners found that same RV on the side of the road one day with a Jeep under it, and one of the bay doors popped open.

The Jeep hadn’t been hitched correctly.

Caravan members rescued the vehicle and closed the bay door. But, the hitch couldn’t be saved, or replaced; so, the couple in that RV had to drive two separate vehicles.

There were two bouts of Covid among the travelers. Bernadette and Joe had to contact the caravan company about Covid protocols. Finding Covid tests in Alaska was difficult; the tests were expensive.

Fortunately, at the time, the caravan was in Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage.

The Trek Master was hospitalized with a heart condition, so the co-pilots became the Trek Masters; and the guy who suffered the hitch-loss volunteered to be the Tail Gunner. The Trek Master did return to finish the trip.

Through those trials, Bernadette and Joe said, people rallied to help one another. Those actions reminded them of simpler times when people connected without having to check a phone.

Bernadette and Joe returned to New Jersey during Labor Day weekend. At the

moment, the RV is “mooch docking” in Bordentown–an RVer term for parking on someone’s property for a spell.

What’s next? The two really have no idea. They would love to travel with a caravan again. They are looking at a number of opportunities.

They have used the app Harvest Hosts.

It’s an RV Camping Membership site that connects RVers to overnight stays at wineries, breweries and farms. Bernadette noted the establishments allow RVers to stay on their properties for free in return for patronizing their businesses.

They will make a decision eventually.

Reflecting on their pace of life with an RV, Joe said, “your philosophy of where you need to get to changes. There are no deadlines.”

The two continually gushed about the trip to Alaska during an interview. “It was the greatest trip I’ve ever had,” Joe said.

He fears there might “not be another trip like it.” Bernadette glowed as she talked about ziplining in Alaska’s Denali National Park. The co-pilots embody YOLO: You Only Live Once.

“Life’s too short, Bernadette said.

“There are too many people who wait too long. They wait for things to be right.

You have to follow your bliss,” she continued. “Even when it’s scary; even when it’s hard.” She added, “We love this life.”

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Trying to avoid Myles in the secondary is a bit tougher.

Through the Scotties 3-5 start, he collected 57 tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one safety, 11 pass deflections and seven interceptions, one that he took to the house.

“He just roams the secondary,” Edwards said. “He’s one of the key contributors on defense and one of the guys making secondary calls.”

He started at cornerback as a freshman and it was a learning experience.

“It’s definitely a big gap from a 14-year-old to an 18-year-old,” Hansford said. “I was always on the scout team and going against our starting offense.

Our offense was super good so I’d get reps against them and that really prepared me for the games.”

As a sophomore he moved to safety, which lessened the pressure of being a lockdown

cover man alone on an island.

There is still huge responsibility, however, and Hansford knows what’s important to the position.

“Reading the quarterback’s eyes, that’s basically the main thing,” he said. “You have to take your read steps, and reading the quarterback’s eyes whether it’s pass or run. You have to be deeper than the deepest receiver and you have to be able to come up and make plays rather than run back and make plays. You have to be the last line of defense. It’s an important position.”

So is quarterback, and that is where Hansford truly stepped up this year. He admitted to being frustrated at being a back-up after running the show with the Bulldogs, but took the Scotties-first approach.

“I’m not a selfish person,” he said. “I’m gonna go wherever the team needs me. I was needed at receiver so I went to receiver and made plays there.”

Hansford had 15 catches for 203 yards and a touchdown as a junior. Since stepping behind center this season, he

Bordentown High senior Myles Hansford with his mother, Melanie. completed 48 of 88 passes for 824 yards and nine touchdowns with two games remaining.

He was on course to become Edwards first 1,000-yard passer since he coached at West Windsor-Plainsboro South

in the mid-2010s, which is impressive in Bordentown’s run-first offense. Myles had also rushed for 322 yards and 10 touchdowns in 52 attempts.

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“I give Myles a greenlight to audible if he sees something that he feels will work. I would say eight of 10 times he’s on the money. He brings a skill set, he’s like an extra runner in the backfield. It’s almost like having a coach on the field, when he’s audibling. It’s not just run plays, it’s pass plays as well.

“He knows the game, he understands the game, he knows what secondaries and the front line look like. He knows how to diagnose the situations there and gets after it. And when he runs, he’s not gonna run out of bounds when you think he is. All of a sudden he’s cutting back.”

When he does drop to pass, Myles can launch it a long way.

“He has a very good arm and throws a very tight spiral, which is easy for the receivers to handle,” Edwards said.

Hansford feels having played receiver has helped his passing, noting, “I know how I used to run my routes, and you have to get the ball out before they even make their break. Repping in practice with receivers has

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Quarterback Myles Hansford throws a pass for Bordentown. helped, and by playing receiver I’m comfortable knowing where they will be.”

And while all that offense has been a big help to Bordentown, it is his defensive skills that will take Hansford to the next level. As a member of the National Honor Society who sports a 3.7 grade point average — Edwards, in fact, was worried his academics would lead him to a prep school — Myles is exploring colleges

such as St. Anselm, Delaware, Rutgers, Kutztown and Penn.

They want him in their secondary, and it’s easy to see why. For his career, Hansford has 156 tackles, eight forced fumbles,four fumble recoveries, 17 interceptions (six that he returned for TDs), 26 pass deflections and five sacks.

He has no problem coming up to help stop the run.

“I’m definitely a big run support guy, I love making tackles,” he said. “I’ll fly up on the ball and make tackles; or get back and play the pass.”

Considering he rarely gets a break during games, Hansford knows he has to be in top shape. Thus, before school each morning he goes to Team 85 to lift and run laps. “Just utilizing the fact that the gym opens so early, I can get up, go there, go to school, go to practice and get all my homework done,” he said. “That’s the cycle.”

The cycle never ends, as Hansford also plays basketball and runs track. But football remains his true passion “It means everything,” he said. “When I lose, my week just gets worse. I eat, sleep and breathe football. I’m always watching it. I’m always trying to learn the game. It’s just a big big part of my life.”

That becomes very evident just watching him play.

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High on an outcrop of ancient boulders in Texas, a masked lawman and his trusty steed hides from view, hoping that an infamous horse thief would appear on the trodden trail below. Then, as dust clouds quickly rise above the sagebrush, a shadowy figure on horseback approaches.

At that moment, the lawman springs into action from his perch and confronts the man with a warrant gripped in one hand and a drawn revolver in the other.

Startled, the desperado throws his hands in the air as he hears the hammer cock from the stranger’s weapon.

Although embellished, tales of the Old West were popularized in the mid-twentieth century through books, radio, television, films, and comics.

Standing tall above fictional characters that achieved pop culture status as an American icon was none other than the lawman with an affinity for dispensing justice… the Lone Ranger.

Perhaps you know the identity of that “masked man” but how about one of the illustrators who designed and painted the instrumental cover artwork that drew young children to comic book and magazine racks to follow the adventures of their favorite hero? Well, his name was Henry Hartman (1913-2011), and his connection to Bordentown was pure Americana.

Born in Bordentown, Hartman was the youngest child in a family of six, with three elder sisters: Eleanor, Marguerite, and Miriam. His parents, John Hartman (1879-1955) and Sarah Jane Williams (1880-1956) were both natives of the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania. They moved to Bordentown in the 1890s, when John took a job as a dispatcher with the Pennsylvania Railroad.

They lived in a modest home on the corner of Prince and Church Streets that was within a short distance of the railroad station. Screeching wheels, the clash of metal, and plumes of smoke energized the landscape.

Henry’s father worked hard and was a practical man. At the age of 13, his father outfitted him with hunting gear and a shotgun. He did not enjoy the frigid winter weather or the purpose of the sport to which he remarked, “I’d rather paint deer than shoot them.” Taking a bold stand, he told his father that he never wanted to hunt again.

Preferring sports, he excelled in football despite his slight build. In fact,

some lucrative art assignments for Henry in his free time.

One of his most memorable assignments pertained to a charitable organization known as the Circus, Saints, and Sinners Association. Established in 1932, its mission was to provide health care facilities for “aged and indigent members of the circus profession.”

Henry’s responsibility was to create charcoal portraits for presentation to famous guests who were honored monthly during fundraising luncheons in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

He also designed promotional flyers, painted 8’ x 40’ backdrop scenery panels, and photographed every event. Renting studio space in Trenton without the luxury of heat or fans, he was able to do this for over 30 years.

As World War II raged in 1942, thousands of men in this country were recruited to serve in the military. Henry was no exception and reported for training at Fort Dix on June 5. Then he was sent to the Brooklyn Army Terminal which was the world’s largest military supply base at the time. His responsibility was to create illustration material for training and morale.

The following year, he married his high school sweetheart, Muriel Elizabeth Molyneux (1914-2008), in her parent’s home on Prince Street in Bordentown.

In 1944, they found an apartment in Brooklyn after he had crossed the Henry Hartman showing a copy of a Dell comic book cover that he did of the Lone Atlantic Ocean on a troop ship. The Ranger. He was 95 years old in the photo. (Photo courtesy of John Hartman.) vessel didn’t participate in the D-Day invasion, but it did bring back German POWs on its return voyage. Henry drew his athletic skill and tenacity led to teachers understood his potential and sketches of the soldiers onboard. being named captain of the team during encouraged him with advanced painting After the war, the couple resettled in his Junior and Senior years at William classes. This was the beginning of his Bordentown. Henry returned to his job MacFarland High School in Bordentown. real art education. with the State of New Jersey. Muriel, a Also, he was recognized as a New Jersey Through contacts at the school, teacher at the Clara Barton Elementary All State. His outgoing personality led to he heard about Mortimer Wilson, Jr. School, took a leave of absence in 1947 being voted President of his class in 1929, (1906-1996) who was a rising magazine when their first child, John Molyneux, 1930, and 1931. illustrator. Teaching locally and providing was born.

After graduation, the hardships instruction, Henry was thrilled to learn This continued until 1955 when their surrounding the Great Depression art from a true master. second child, Gail Elizabeth (born 1950) became a concern. He enrolled at Drexel As they grew to know each other, their was old enough to attend grade school.

University to appease his father but soon professional and personal relationship In order to accommodate their growing realized that college was not right for grew on many levels as well. Henry family, Henry and Muriel bought their him. He had a natural ability to draw any described this period (1935) as one of the first home on Farnsworth Avenue in subject that he either saw or imagined. biggest “lucky’ breaks in his life.

1950.

Art was a gift that he wanted to share His second lucky break was hearing It wasn’t long until Mortimer Wilson even though his father thought that it about a job opening in Trenton that Jr. asked Henry if he would travel to was a foolhardy occupation for his son to involved preparing graphics and New York City to assist him in preparing pursue. photography for the State of New Jersey. illustrations for magazines. Ecstatic, he For a while, he worked as a bank teller This brought him in direct contact with obtained a Leave of Absence from the at the Bordentown Bank. He also began the governor’s office and New Jersey State of New Jersey. Commuting by train, taking classes at the Trenton School for Gov. Harold Hoffman (1896-1954). he helped Wilson in his 10th Street third the Industrial Arts. First in the evenings Impressed with the young man’s skills, floor studio. and then later during the day. His the governor made referrals that led to The experience was exhilarating,

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as the building was brimming with illustrators. Wilson held Henry in high esteem as perhaps his best student and trusted him in satisfying his elevated standards. Regarded by the Society of Illustrators as one of the top five illustrators in the country, Wilson worked on assignments from many major publications, including Redbook, Cosmopolitan, and the Saturday Evening Post which was famous for Norman Rockwell’s contributions.

Henry worked with Wilson until 1952 when the latter had to close his studio and relocate to Arizona for health reasons. Returning to his state job with New Jersey, Henry held one of the three positions as a graphic artist. Although this was his primary employment, he took other jobs and worked many nights and weekends.

In 1952, he had another referral from former Governor Hoffman. It was an opportunity to meet the founder of Dell Publishing Company, George T. Delacorte, Jr. (1896-1991). The company was one of the largest magazine and comic book publishers in the world.

Delacorte interviewed Henry and evaluated his portfolio as a possible cover artist for some of their western products, including Zane Grey, Western Marshall, and the Lone Ranger. Luckily Henry was hired. Before he exited the room, Delacorte asked him about signing his name as “Hank” Hartman since it had a western flare to it. He agreed.

Dell Publishing Company didn’t direct Henry on what to paint. Instead, they relied on upon him to create covers that he submitted in sketch form in advance for approval. His first Lone Ranger cover was No. 65, which hit the newsstands in 1953. His last was No. 108 in 1957.

This was the end of an era known as the “Golden Age” of comic books.

Dell’s last “painted” cover was No. 111. In 1958, No. 112 was the first cover to feature photography. Clayton Moore, the actor who portrayed the Lone Ranger on television, appeared on every comic book. In total, 145 Dell Lone Ranger comic book covers were produced.

Using family members, friends, and residents from Bordentown as models, Henry painted dramatic images of the Lone Ranger and the perilous landscapes

from the second-floor bedroom of his home. Although he was not the only Lone Ranger cover artist, he fully enjoyed it.

Delacorte retained the paintings defining them “to serve as the standard” that he wanted other illustrators to approach.

In 1961, the family moved to Bank Street which was the location where another artist, Samuel Bell Waugh, kept a summer home for four decades in the 1800s. Overlooking Crosswicks Creek, the solitude and scenery were ideal and inspired Henry to construct a studio with a vaulted ceiling and large windows onto the back of the house.

Lighting was important. In the basement was wall space to evaluate and display his handiwork as well as a darkroom for photography.

When Henry retired in 1975, he served 38 years with the State of New Jersey. This ushered in a new phase where personal enrichment was possible.

Especially after Muriel retired. He entered art shows and participated in solo exhibits held at galleries in other states. Best of all were the invitations to comic book conventions where he happily signed autographs for children and adults alike. He never imagined that five years of his 60-year career would solidify his legacy as the illustrator of Lone Ranger comics cover art.

In 1998, after 85 wonderful years in Bordentown, he and Muriel sold their home and moved to a retirement community in Delaware close to their daughter. It was a good investment due to the welcoming community, the staff, and the services that were provided. Most of all, they made new friends.

Henry Hartman was modest and always considered himself a lucky man.

He gave credit to others and was grateful to be able to make a living in doing what he loved. He cherished everything about his long life and he wasn’t afraid to express it.

Muriel died in 2008. Henry’s health declined too, but he remained in good spirits. In November of 2011, he joined his beloved Muriel.

Like all happy endings, they rode off into the sunset.

Doug Kiovsky is the vice president of the Bordentown Historical Society.

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