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Morristown Man Bikes Cross Country in Memory of Son

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By Steve Sears or 65-year-old Kevin McNally, it’s the satisfaction of a lifelong goal.

He’s always wanted to bike across the United States, and now he has extra help in doing it. “The funeral home produced it,” he says of a prayer card which has a photo of his late son, Brian. “It’s his Marine picture on one side of it, and a phrase on the backside of it. I have that with me at all times, I have it in my pocket right now, and I’ve had it pretty much every day since May 20, 2018.”

Brian McNally, a New Jersey State Trooper and former Captain in the United States Marine Corps, was tragically killed in a traffic accident on Route 78 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. “I wear his dog tag,” his father adds, “and on the bike I have a decal. It has on one side the Marine emblem, on the other side is the New Jersey State Police emblem, and it has on top, ‘Capt. Brian McNally.’ It’s on the post that goes from the seat to the handlebar, so when I look down, I know Brian’s with me the whole time.”

McNally is in the process of biking 50 days and 3,396 miles across our land in memory of his son, raising funds for the Capt. Brian J. McNally USMC Scholarship, which is administered by the Morris Educational Foundation. The scholarship is for Morristown High School seniors who will pursue a first responder related degree in college. McNally began his ride on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, in Manhattan Beach, California, and will finish his trip in early July near Boston, Massachusetts.

When he departed Manhattan Beach, he said farewell to the west coast by dipping his rear tire into the Pacific Ocean; when he finishes his ride, the front tire of his bike will greet the Atlantic.

“I had this interest, this itch I call it, long before Brian passed,” McNally says of his quest. “I ran a bunch of marathons, and as I got older, I ran less and started biking probably about 15 to 17 years ago, and then started biking longer distances. I’ve done about six 100-mile bike rides, 100 miles in one day.

And I got the itch that, when I retired, maybe this is something I wanted to do. And I’m doing it in a unique way: to see the country

Capt. Brian J. McNally USMC. Photos courtesy of the Morris Educational Foundation.

and meet different people, and at the same time, riding my bike.”

McNally is following a safe cross-country journey outlined by Arizona-based CrossRoads Cycling Adventures, who are also providing support, hotel stops, meals, and a mechanic if needed.

McNally, who along with his wife, Barbara, also has a daughter, Maureen, speaks about his late son. “You can read his bio and you pick up volunteerism, and he was an outdoorsy kind of person,” McNally says. “He was always active. At age 14 or 15 he was a certified EMT, a firefighter at 16 or 17, and he had I’d say a love for helping people. He

Kevin McNally and his “partner” for their 3,396-mile bike ride.

and I climbed Mount Rainier back when he was a freshman in college.”

McNally had trained in a variety of ways for his ride. From January 1 to late April, he had logged over 4,000 combined biking miles in Florida and New Jersey, and in the Morristown area had pedaled the paths of Saint Elizabeth’s College and Jockey Hollow, while also walking the hills of the latter and Fort Nonsense while wearing a 30-pound weighted vest. McNally, a member of the Greater Morristown YMCA, would go to that

facility as well to lift weights to build additional stamina in his legs.

Kevin McNally has a takeaway lesson from his experience of losing his son. “Don’t take tomorrow for granted. Not just for me, but for the whole family, the people that you’re close to. That’s the one thing. Make sure you communicate your feelings to your family.”

To follow Kevin’s progress, visit www.kevinmcbikesamerica.blogspot.com. If you wish to donate, visit www.morrisedfoundation. org/ways-to-give/kevin-bikes-america.html.

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American Pickers to Film in NJ

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he American Pickers are excited to return to New Jersey! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in August 2022.

American Pickers is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel.

The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. They are always excited to find sizeable, unique collections and learn the interesting stories behind them.

As they hit the back roads from coast to coast, the Pickers are on a mission to recycle and rescue forgotten relics. Along the way, they want to meet characters with remarkable and exceptional items. They hope to give historically significant objects a new lease on life while learning a thing or two about America’s

past along the way. The Pickers have seen a lot of rusty gold over the years and are always looking to discover something they’ve never seen before. They are ready to find extraordinary items and hear fascinating tales about them.

We at American Pickers continue to take the pandemic very seriously and will be following all guidelines and protocols for safe filming outlined by the state and CDC. Nevertheless, we are excited to continue reaching the many collectors in the area to discuss

their years of picking and are eager to hear their memorable stories!

The American Pickers TV Show is looking for leads and would love to explore your hidden treasure. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection or accumulation of antiques that the Pickers can spend the better part of the day looking through, send us your name, phone number, location, and description of the collection with photos to americanpickers@cineflix. com or call (646) 493-2184 facebook: @GotAPick.

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Not All Headaches are Created Equal

lmost everyone has experienced a headache, at some point in their life, to varying degrees. In fact, roughly 45 million Americans suffer from Headaches each year. In today’s world, most people reach into the medicine cabinet for one of the various pain relievers to alleviate their head pain. But what happens when that doesn’t work? Or, the headaches become more frequent and more painful? Some get headaches so often and so painful, they even take prescription drugs with side effects and no avail. But have you ever stopped to think, “What is causing my headache?” Headaches and more severe headaches, known as Migraines, can be caused by various triggers including foods, chemicals or preservatives in foods, allergens in the environment, chemicals in cleaning products or herbicides/pesticides, sinus congestion, tension in the neck or jaw, lack of sleep, dehydration, stress, and the list goes on… Sometimes the cause is completely unknown and with no relief the patient can be left hopeless, debilitated and in pain. An assessment by an Acupuncturist can often identify and treat imbalances (that are causing the headaches) that are unknown to the patient previously.

In Chinese Medicine not all headaches are created

equally. Rather, during an assessment, we evaluate the individual patient on many levels to determine their exact symptoms (i.e Is the headache frontal? One sided? Behind the eyes? Is there nausea? Frequency and intensity of pain?....) and if there are any triggers. We take a whole body approach and assess the patient’s physical condition as well as their constitution, emotional health, diet and lifestyle. Unlike the blanket treatment western medicine offers which is typically some type of pain reliever, Chinese Medicine finds a specific treatment for each patient based on their individual symptoms.

Five patients suffering “headaches” may receive five completely different treatments. By addressing the root cause, Acupuncture can be a safe way to prevent and treat various types of headaches, without the unwanted side effects of medications.

Based on the individual assessment and diagnosis, tiny needles are inserted into various points on the body.

Depending on the case, small electrodes can be attached to specific needles that elicit a small electrical current.

The feeling of the electric stimulation on the needles is a comfortable sensation that generally elicits a feeling of tingling, tapping or heaviness. The electric stimulation

enhances the release of specific neurochemicals which aids in the treatment of headaches. The needles are typically retained for 20-30 minutes, during which the patient is left to relax and take a nap.

Acupuncture is known to be effective and can offer long standing results, but it is not always a quick fix. Especially if the headaches are chronic, several treatments may be required to achieve the full result. Again, this is because it is addressing the root cause and not just covering up symptoms like other treatments.

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Recalling Abner Doubleday’s Time in Mendham

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By Steve Sears t stands just beyond a fence on Hilltop Road in Mendham Borough, available for viewing by passersby who may not be aware that a great man once lived on the property and walked the streets about 150 years ago of what was then all called Mendham Township.

The just-about-chestlevel plaque reads from the top, “Homesite Of Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday Civil War Hero”, and concludes at the bottom with, “Recognized By Many As ‘Father Of Baseball” and “Mendham Resident From 1873 Until His Death In 1893”.

Through the years, Doubleday has often been wrongly credited as baseball’s creator or inventor. His direct attachment or involvement with the great games inception and early days may often and perhaps will always be questioned, but his 20-year period in Mendham will not.

Prior to his last years as a United States Army General, Doubleday was sent west from 1869 to 1871, and he received the patents for cable cars in San Francisco, signed away his rights and raised some money, and moved back east, eventually taking up residence in Morris County.

He first stayed in rented rooms at the Phoenix House on the corner of Main Street and Hilltop Road in Mendham until his home was constructed, and he also often dined at the Black Horse Tavern & Pub across the road, which had opened in 1742.

Abner Doubleday plaque on Hilltop Road in Mendham. Photo credit: Steve Sears.

Abner Doubleday’s house on the Hilltop Road property was razed long ago, and a field now sits in its former spot. Another house was built on another part of the property. Money was raised and permission was granted to place the plaque at the Hilltop Road site. “That house where Abner Doubleday lived had been torn down,” says Pat Serrano, who is knowledgeable of Doubleday. “The woman next door owned it, and the woman who owned it back in 1995 gave us permission to put the plaque there on the property.” Serrano also states that there are signs courtesy of the Mendham Business Association at the eastern and western entrances of town that recognize Doubleday as

the “Father of Modern Baseball”.

Serrano recalls the day in the mid 1990s when Jimmy Gunther, owner of the popular Gunther Motors on Main Street in Mendham Borough, entered the office of her Serrano Travel agency.

Gunther had visited historic Gettysburg and seen a statue dedicated to Abner Doubleday, who had taken part in The Battle of Gettysburg. “Even though he (Gunther) was born here, he had never heard about Abner Doubleday living here, and he was trying to get some interest in doing something for it,” Serrano recalls. “We had just reorganized the new Mendham Business Association, and he came continued on page 7

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Abner Doubleday... continued from page 6 to my office to see if he could get any interest from the business association in sponsoring something. That’s how it started my interest.”

For a few years in the mid to late 1990s, an “Abner Double-Day” ceremonial event was held, planned and sponsored by the Mendham Business Association. “It was quite an event,” Serrano says. “It was around Mother’s Day, always the start of Little League season. There was a parade from Mendham High School of the Little League teams, and at the ball field, the fathers of the little leaguers wore 1900 uniforms and played a game against each other, two separate teams. We raised money by having businesses names on the backs of the uniforms.” Ed Kranepool and Art Shamsky, members of the 1969 World Series winning New York Mets, took part in the first two events, and former New

York Yankee Joe Pepitone also made an appearance, in addition to other noted guests.

Doubleday died of heart disease in 1893. Abner Doubleday Field at Mendham Borough Park is located nearby, and it is one of three baseball fields so named, the other two according to Serrano located in Cooperstown and West Point. Doubleday is buried in Arlington National Cemetery, as is his wife Mary, who lived in the Mendham home until her death in 1904.

A stroll down often quiet Hilltop Road is perfect for reflection on the life of the great General, the plaque dedicated to him a great spot to pause and read about his time in battle and, yes, his contribution to the game of baseball.

“Since Abner Doubleday was a very upstanding gentleman, and didn’t seem to have any terrible things in his past, it’s nice that we can honor him,” Serrano says.

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150-Acre Christian Retreat Center, Outside Long Valley, Ideal Place for Inner Renewal

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By Alexander Rivero igh atop of Schooley’s Mountain, within the Hunterdon, Morris, and Warren county triangle, right outside Long Valley and Califon, there is a spacious, green sprawl of land called Liebenzell Retreat Ministries that caters to groups interested in growing and experiencing inner transformation through Jesus Christ. The center, operating as a non-profit organization, is in a beautiful, natural environment covering 150 acres in northwestern New Jersey. With two main housing units, a full dining facility with chef, game room, playground, a chapel and a full lounge room, swimming pool and a load of other excellent amenities, the Christianbased Liebenzell is very much a self-contained universe.

Typical groups vary, but all come for a spiritual renewal, away from the hustle and bustle of urban life.

“A group would want to come here for one or two nights,” says Patrice Schaffer, Guest Relations Manager at Liebenzell. “We have men’s groups, women’s groups. Schools, youth groups. Summertime programs. Young adult programs. We have cultures of all varieties coming in, many of them at regular intervals throughout the year.”

A big chunk of the incoming groups for Liebenzell, says Schaffer, come from churches and other Christian organizations. The retreat center dedicates a considerable amount of time to reach-out efforts, not all of them to institutions immediately nearby. Some regular clients come in from Long Island, Staten Island, Manhattan, and many as far out as Philadelphia, rural parts of Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts.

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to know what the retreat center is all about. At the time Schaffer sat for a phone interview, Liebenzell had just wrapped up a luncheon with the local chamber. The event was a full speaking engagement with a beautiful lunch prepared by the staff chef. About forty people attended the outreach event, all a wonderful success.

“Much of our community doesn’t know what we do at all,” says Schaffer. “They think we’re a church and that they’re not invited. And we’re trying to fix that.”

Other efforts to connect with local initiatives include Liebenzell’s partnering up with Sarge’s Discipline for 5k challenge on June 12.

“We’re also interested in branching out and meeting with any kind of organization that wants to do some fundraising to come to Liebenzell and see the property,” Schaffer says.

Asked what her favorite part of working at Liebenzell is, Schaffer responded that it was the people.

“I love meeting the people that come here, absolutely,” she says. “We welcome all different kinds of groups and it’s a real treat to meet them all and get to know them a bit.”

Upon a group’s arrival, Schaffer shows the groups its lodging and recreational areas, and throughout their stay, she says she learns quite a bit about them.

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continued from page 8 these different cultures—Asian groups, African groups—what they each bring to the table and how they all deal with the experiences of their individual retreats.”

Liebenzell’s business profile also includes a missionary element, contained under its global division. This division looks for missionaries to go throughout different parts of the world to proclaim the word of God. So, for those willing to become missionaries, Liebenzell offers them support, serving as conduits in managing and disbursing incoming funds to support its missionaries in the field.

Some missionaries, having spent years in the field, return to Liebenzell and stay on the campus grounds for a bit before moving onto a new life path. Liebenzell houses them, and many of them continue working on the campus grounds.

The organization itself is clearly Christian based, and prior to having any group come in, it has that group sign a statement of faith proclaiming Liebenzell’s basic beliefs: in the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Resurrection, and our inevitable

reunification after death. To secure the full booking, groups are to provide a deposit and a signed copy of that contract.

We can, as an organization, proclaim the Word of God,” says Schaffer, “and so we must share it with people outside of the faith, absolutely.”

Versatility is perhaps the key word in describing what Liebenzell can offer.

Baptisms, for instance, are yet another service possibility, and Liebenzell has its own pool for such occasions.

“We have had meditation groups come up, with professional masseuses,” says Schaffer. “Health and wellness retreats, we have hayrides in the fall, bonfires, picnic areas. We’ve had bands come in and make full use of our 200-plus person capacity auditorium.”

After a tough year of losses for the organization due to the pandemic, Liebenzell is ready to re-engage with and welcome visitors.

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The Morris County Library Celebrates 100 years

explains. “We’ve maintained this collection for a

By Steve Sears number of years, and today we have quite a few he Morris County Library has come a long prestigious authors who live around here. Many way in 100 years. years ago, we had a very large get together and Initially operating out of three rooms gathering for all of our authors to come in and at Morristown’s Morris County Courthouse, meet one another. The person who ran that and and with a book truck that delivered reading curated the collection retired, and it took a few material to various locations throughout the days to find somebody to take over, but thankfully county, the memories are a lot to celebrate with we have and she put together this event for Library Director, Darren O’Neill, his staff, and the Saturday, June 4.” At the end of June, the library residents who enjoy the library’s vast array of The Morris County Library (credit: Darren O’Neill) kicks off its annual summer reading program. “Every summer we have a summer reading current services.

O’Neill first started as a supervising librarian in 2006, was named chief librarian in 2014, program that’s run through our children’s department, and it’s basically two months long became Assistant Director in 2017, and since 2020 has served as Library Director. On average, and we have a number of events where performers who come in. In addition, the children about 15,000 people annually stream through the doors of the Morris County Library, but log reading hours, and at the end of the summer, whoever has the most reading hours gets a that number has been slightly lower as the pandemic slowly moves out of the area. “People prize. All of this is supported through the Morris County Library Foundation. So that’s a great are just getting themselves acclimated to coming back out and being comfortable in public thing for the kids over the summer, and on Friday the 24th is the kickoff celebration for that. spaces,” O’Neill says. “But up until the time of the pandemic, we had on average about 15,000 As we roll into September, we’re going to continue with the kids programming, but then by visitors per year, and that would be a mix of people coming in to pick up their holds, borrow the time we get into October, we’re going to return to some adult music.”

The music will continue into the big month of November, and on Saturday, November material directly, maybe to use our meeting room facilities or study rooms, or whatever. But 19, the library will hold its all-day event gala at the library itself. O’Neill adds, “We’ll have a lot of activity.”

“In the fall of 1921, the voters of Morris County decided to put their own forth to support a some guest speakers; the president of our library foundation, and hopefully one of the county library,” O’Neill says. “And at that time, Morris County was predominantly rural. There commissioners will come and speak.” One thing O’Neill would like to see is the public at the were very few public libraries. Most of them were reading rooms, if you will, that were staffed library, to make sure that they are aware of the fact that it is the centennial year. “November by volunteers. There was a real need to have a central source to provide library services, and is the month here, historically speaking, in regard to the voters of Morris County deciding so that vote in 1921 was an important one. By the time everything was settled and a director that they wanted to support a county library,” he says. “We actually opened our doors at this was hired in July of 1922 is when the county library kind of first came into being. That need, facility on November 18, 1968, so it’ll be a nice time in November to bring all that together. as it was 100 years ago, is still critical, because the scope of the collection that we have here That afternoon, as part of the adult performance, I’ve got a string quintet coming in from and the scope of the services that we offer, the size of our staff, the facility itself, all of it, in my New York City, and they’re going to perform Franz Schubert’s ‘Cello Quintet.’”

The Morris County Library is located at 30 East Hanover Avenue in Whippany. Visit www. humble estimation, far outshines anything that you would find elsewhere.”

For the first five months of the year, the Morris County Library devoted its space to mclib.info for information about the library as well as a schedule of events for its centennial. adult music programming, and a special Morris Authors Day was held on Saturday, June 4. To view photos of the library through the years, visit its hosted “The Archive Project” page, “We maintain a collection here of material written by authors from Morris County,” O’Neill www.mcldig6930.omeka.net/.

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West Morris Mendham High School Junior, Ginger Meyer Wins Outstanding Alto Saxophone Award in the 27th Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band

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inger Meyer of Chester, NJ, just won the Outstanding Alto Saxophone Award in the 27th Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition which was held in Lincoln Center, New York City, from May 5-7, 2022.

Outside school, Meyer attends the Pre-College Academy this year at Jazz House Kids (“JHK”) and JHK Summer Camps 3 years in Montclair, NJ. She is the lead alto saxophonist of the JHK Big Band which is one of 15 finalists of the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition after competing with over 80 high school bands across the country.

Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival is one of the most innovative jazz education events in the world. Each year, high school musicians from across North America travel to New York City to spend three days immersed in workshops, jam sessions, rehearsals, and performances at the “House of Swing,” Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Her other accomplishments included placing First Chair in North Region Jazz Ensemble (2022), All State Symphonic Band (2022) and All State Wind Ensemble 2021. Meyer was recently auditioned for 2022 All State Jazz Ensemble and was selected as the first chair, alto saxophone. Rehearsals will start in September and concert will be held in October,

2022. She was also named Music Student of the Month by Mayo Performing Arts Center in February 2022.

Under the tutelage of Mr. Bruce Williams, Adjunct Professor at Julliard School of Music, and Lou Quagliato, Director of Visual and Performing Arts in Westfield, NJ, Meyer grew a greater appreciation of music in the past 5 years, helping to improve her playing technically and musically. Great inspiration comes with studying and listening to history’s masters play with deeper musical understanding and interpretation and coupled with her other instrument education experience, she has grown to be a better and more mature saxophonist.

Meyer has been an active member of the music departments from middle school to high school. Her contribution to the West Morris Mendham Symphony, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band and Pit Orchestra are significant.

Meyer started learning piano at the age of 6 and now plays alto saxophone, violin and piano.

Meyer has played in great NYC and NJ venues, including Frederick P. Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, Montclair Jazz Festival, DiMenna Center, Steinway Hall, Dizzy’s Club CocaCola, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Leshowitz Recital Hall (Cali School of Music, Montclair State University), Miller Chapel (Princeton University). She also enjoys cooking, drawing and reading in her leisure time.

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The Rich History of Iron Mining in Morris County

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By Henry M. Holden he Appalachian Mountains stretch from central Alabama to Labrador, Canada. Along this 1,500-mile path, the system is split up into seven different physiographic provinces that contain distinct geologic backgrounds. New Jersey is one of them.

The Appalachian Mountains are an estimated 480 million years old and were once much taller than they are now.

Geologists say the ancient mountains once stood as high as the Alps. Over time, they became eroded due to forces of nature such as the wind and rain. All that remains visible are the still impressive ridges of the worn and misshapen granite that continues as the Highlands of New Jersey.

While nature was shaving away the ancient mountains, she thoughtfully tucked into its foundation stone pockets of iron ore, and lens-shaped bodies of iron oxide called magnetite. Most iron ore is red or brown, but magnetite is black. These ore bodies are found in various places along this range of mountains and were one of the chief economic resources of America during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

The richest of these deposits was found in Morris County.

The mining industry of New Jersey dates to the late 1600’s when copper was first mined by Dutch settlers along the Delaware River, in Warren County. One of the first iron mines in the United States was in the Mt. Hope section of Rockaway Township, in Morris County.

It was iron ore mining that brought the earliest permanent settlers into the area, around 1710. There are indications that some copper mining had been done perhaps 25 years earlier, most likely by the Dutch. Nearly 92-percent of the state’s mines collected iron.

According to the Encyclopedia of New Jersey (2004), the earliest miners in New Jersey were Dutch and English (primarily Welsh), migrating to the new world in the 1700s.

Later, the Irish, followed by eastern European peoples came to dominate Morris County’s mining labor force. The mining industry in Morris County helped to establish North Jersey as a major producer of essential minerals beginning in the early 18th century.

The New Jersey Geological Survey (NJGS) has scanned the mine maps in its collection.

There are 622 published and unpublished mine maps that date from 1867 to 1983.

A trainload of miners on their way to a 12–14-hour day. (Credit Hibernia Mine, Mt. Hope)

The figures may be higher since there is a 150-year gap where no records have been found.

As the reputation of vast iron resources grew, it helped to establish New Jersey’s importance to the mining industry.

The British took note of the increasing popularity of iron products and the British Parliament enacted a law that forced the

colonies to ship all pig and bar iron to England for processing, then returned as nails, horseshoes, axes, and cook ware.

The returning products were affixed a Duty which further reduced any profit to the citizens.

One area that showed a high density of black ore was Succasunna, from the Lennicontinued on page 13

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History of Iron Mining...

extremely unlikely. The Native Americans never learn to smelt iron. If they had any iron implements, these must have been made for them by the colonists.

The first iron forge of which there is a definite record was built at Whippany in 1710, by Judge Budd and John Ford. It marks the beginning of the industrial era, and it was to make the Ford family one of the wealthiest and most influential in the country.

continued from page 12 Lenape Native American word for “Black Rock,” most likely due to the rich iron-ore deposits in the area.

Tradition has it that the Native Americans knew of these deposits and told the colonists of the black stones. It is also said that the Native Americans worked the iron and that arrowheads and other articles of iron made by the Native Americans had been found around Morristown. This seems

These early ironworks were simple affairs. They used local wood and waterpower, the latter required to work the huge bellows above the hearth to carry off the fumes and smoke. The forge was a hearth with a hood and earlier forges were made of stone or brick. Iron ore and coal were piled on the hearth. The heat of the fire was increased by the air coming from the bellows above.

More ore and more charcoal were added. The operators stirred the hot mass using a stick of green wood which gave off more carbon monoxide as it charred. More and more of the growing iron particles came together and formed a spongy mass of iron, interlaced with veins of slag. This mass is called a bloom and the forgers often spoke of the bloomery.

When the bloom was removed from the hearth, and while still hot, it was hammered.

In the early days with sledgehammers, later with a trip hammer driven by waterpower.

Still later, power-driven rollers and squeezes were devised which would do the job faster and more evenly.

What slag was left were thread-like strands which were usually too small to cause flaws in the metal. This was wrought iron, a relatively soft, but easily worked and suitable for most of the usage of the day.

Remnants and markers of Morris County’s mining history can still be found in many northern towns, obviously including Mine Hill. Boonton grew around the Ironworks built there in 1830. Ironia, Denville, Randolph and Rockway were also heavily into iron mining.

Mining was extremely dangerous. There were crushing disabling injuries, caveins, deadly gasses, and disease. The 600+ abandoned mines of northern New Jersey represent a legacy of achievement in the face of often fatal accidents.

Iron mining in New Jersey was mostly shut down around 1883 when the iron could be imported for less cost. However, the Beach Glen mine was one of the exceptions.

The mine was worked on and off from 1851 on when two openings were made 400 feet apart. In 1900, at a depth of 475 feet, a rich magnetite vein was discovered 14 feet wide yielding 56 to 60-percent iron.

Up to this point, only lean ore had been found. 7,000 tons of ore were removed but the plummeting price of ore closed the mine again in 1903. The mine reopened in 1923, working sporadically until 1930.

It is estimated that there is at least 600,000 tons of ore still buried in the mountains of New Jersey.

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Drakestown United Methodist Church’s Friendship Hall Helps People in Need

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by Elsie Walker Enterprises that resells the clothing in Eastern Europe. he sign on the building says Friendship Hall.

The church receives a small amount per pound for the The building is aptly named as it is home to two clothing the organization collects from it. outreaches the Drakestown United Methodist “It is a win-win. People who donate know the Church does for the community. Its hall is the home clothing is not shredded but helps others, while the to the church’s food pantry and is a meeting place funds received help people in the local area [through for Alcoholic Anonymous groups and an Overeaters the pantry]”, shared Callanan.

Anonymous group. The church and its hall are located a The collection shed is marked with a sign and has 6 Church Road in Hackettstown. a chute for depositing clothing. A sign on the shed The Drakestown United Methodist Food Pantry is explains that the only items accepted are “all clothing, open twice a month: the second Saturday of a month shoes, sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, drapes, from 11am – 1pm and the last Monday of a month from pillowcases, and stuffed animals.” To keep donations 2pm – 4pm. There are three church members, Hazel clean and dry, it is asked that items be donated in a Shue, Frank Kildren, and Sharon Kidder, all of Budd Lake, who primarily do the pantry ministry. The church’s Hazel Shue of Budd Lake sorts through donations for the food pantry from a local plastic bag.

Also, the pantry has been helped by a local school. pastor is Rev. John Callanan. school food drive.

The Benedict A. Cucinella Elementary School in Long Callanan noted that while the majority of the items are non-perishable (canned soup, vegetables, spaghetti, ravioli, etc.), the pantry has quite a Valley holds a food drive for the pantry. It started with one of the kindergarten classes doing range depending on the season and month. For example, around Easter, there were frozen it and now the whole school has gotten involved. “We really appreciate the staff and the kids turkeys. At other times, there may be frozen chicken or sausage. Also, in season, the pantry who help,” said Callanan.

For questions on the pantry, donating or receiving food, call 908-852-4460 and leave a gets donations of certain types of fresh vegetables and fruit. The church has a relationship with one farmer and also gets farm vegetables through its collaboration with the Interfaith message on the answering machine.

Another important outreach of the church is its hospitality in providing its Friendship Hall Food Pantry of Long Valley and through the Mount Olive Community Garden. Also, through its collaboration with the Interfaith Food Pantry of Long Valley, the church’s pantry gets bread as a meeting place for eight Alcoholics Anonymous Groups and one Overeaters Anonymous Group. The former includes the recent addition of people from two groups which formerly and rolls.

One of the unique things about the pantry is that there are no eligibility requirements met at a local hospital but had to find a new location due to COVID restrictions. All the that must be met. “We don’t participate in any programs that require us to limit our clients.” groups are independent of the church; the church provides them a stable place to meet. For Another unique quality of the pantry is that it was created as a “stop gap”. Callanan noted meeting times for the groups, people can check the website for Alcoholics Anonymous or that people would go to a pantry the first week of a month and the food would run out Over-Eaters Anonymous.

“Supporting recovery is an important ministry,” said Callanan. before the end of the month. The Drakestown pantry helps to fill that gap. Callanan noted Finally, the pastor was quick to add one other outreach of the church: its weekly Sunday that people come to the pantry from 7 – 8 municipalities on a regular basis and people can service at 10:30am, which not only can be attended in person, but also online via zoom. To pick what they want from what is available.

The church has a used clothing drop off shed through which it raises some money for get the sign-on to link to the Sunday service via zoom, email drakestownchurch@gmail.com

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he Women’s Association for Morristown Medical Center (WAMMC) is pleased to announce its 2022 Scholarship Awards.

WAMMC Scholarships are awarded each year to outstanding Morristown Medical Center team members to help further their continuing education, development and leadership skills in the hospital and healthcare field.

WAMMC’s Scholarship Program dates back to 1957 and supports the staff at Morristown Medical Center by granting scholarships to hospital team members pursuing careers in the healthcare field. WAMMC Scholarship recipients are chosen based on applicants demonstrating extraordinary care and service to patients, their peers, colleagues and the community.

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8 of the 14 WAMMC 2022 Scholarship Award Recipients. L to R: Melissa Marrero, Toby Duff, Stephanie Marquez, Jennifer Rowe, Lauren Larkin, Taylor Hart, Erin Berger, Ashley Zaremba Not pictured: Nicole Brogan, Colleen Connor, Kelly D’Aries, Brittney Daley, Lisa Edwards, Ashley Mariconda

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WAMMC’s ongoing commitment to its Scholarship Program can be

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By Steve Sears n 2005, Maggie Doyne was an 18-year-old West Morris Mendham High School senior, looking at and visiting colleges she sought to attend.

“I played sports - soccer, lacrosse, and I ran track and played basketball - and I, like everyone else, was working really hard at school, and academics were really important,” Doyne says. “I did the IB (career-related) Programme, I was editor-inchief of my yearbook, and I was a class officer for four years. I loved everything about my education and that experience, and a lot of what I was doing was trying to also gear up for college.

We’re very groomed to get into the best college we possibly can, make sure that it has a good name and a brand, that you’ve got the right SAT scores, and a good solid essay.”

However, a change of scenery changed her life, and the lives of others. Doyne halted herself, stopped the college search, the concern about student loans, that competitiveness of getting accepted by that best school, and started questioning her true purpose. Donning a backpack, she headed international through Leap Now, which Doyne describes as a “culturally immersive program that embraces young people, and traveling and learning about things outside of the four walls of a classroom right where you Celebrating 50 Years

grew up, and expands your understanding of the world and your place in it.”

For Doyne, there was reading and journaling, experiencing a different culture and service learning, and learning the practice of meditation, organic farming, and other different experiences.

Her first stop was the South Pacific Islands, and next the Asian country of Nepal, where she got involved with the refugee community. “While working there, I was just learning a lot and was kind of taken under the wing of a woman running an incredible program that served a lot of the refugee population,” Doyne says. “I got to know all the stories of these kids and young people who had fled the civil war, lost their families, and I saw the impact of what civil war does to people, and to young people my age like child soldiers and victims of domestic servitude and human trafficking. I got to see the India side of the Nepalese Civil War, and then I became friends with a young gal around my age or a little bit younger, who wanted to go back to Nepal.”

A cease fire was in place, and she and her friend headed to Surkhet, Nepal, where Doyne one day found herself near a riverbed, watching a young girl named Hima crushing stones to support her family.

It affected her deeply. “It was definitely a moment

of, ‘Why is this accepted?

Why is this happening in the world?’ I felt so betrayed, felt so angry. ‘As a human family, how are we allowing this to happen?’ I asked myself. It was definitely a huge ‘A-ha!’ moment; looking at a riverbed with children who are three and four and seven years old breaking rocks will do that to you. It’ll make you question our entire humanity.”

After aiding young Hima, Doyne knew she had additional work to do. She opted not to return home, but stayed in Nepal, and asked her parents to wire her babysitting money she had saved – a total of $5,000.

“I really wanted to get to the bottom of the situation of how this happens in communities, and study the issue so that I could help be some simple part of the solution,” she says.

Doyne began working with a Nepali man, Tope Malla, and both co-founded the nonprofit BlinkNow Foundation, which is helping to fuel the step-by-step work in Nepal. First built was the Kopila Valley Children’s Home for refugee kids in 2007, which provided first a loving base, as well as nutrition, food, and clean water to drink in a place where Doyne, in reality, became a “mother” to over 25 children, followed by the launching of Kopila Valley School. “After that,” Doyne says, “we realized kids are being educated, but they

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We then opened the Kopila Valley Health Clinic, and then began a nutrition and school lunch program, and an after-school programs.”

Recognizing that women were such a large part of and cornerstone of the community, the Kopila Valley Women’s Center was unveiled. “Then there were just offshoots of all the different programs to support us, the sustainability of what we did, and how we did it,” Doyne says.

Doyne, who is very grateful for the support of her mom and dad, Nancy and Steve, her sisters, Kate (who also took a gap year backpack trip) and Libby, and her husband, Jeremy Power-Regimbal, has been the recipient of various awards for her endeavors, and just completed a book tour. Between the Mountain and the Sky: A Mother’s Story of Hope and Love, was released on March 22, 2022.

“I’ve learned so much in this

Maggie Doyne during her recent book tour (Courtesy of BlinkNow)

last 17 years, hope to live another 17, and I hope I learn even more and I have more to share,” Doyne says. “This was kind of the memoir of the journey from New Jersey to Nepal, and creating an organization and navigating the different culture, and all the big questions: the challenges, the loss and the

grief, and falling in love.”

To learn more about the work of Maggie Doyne and BlinkNow, visit both www.maggie-doyne.com and www.blinknow.org.

Between the Mountain and the Sky: A Mother’s Story of Hope and Love is available via Amazon, Audible, and Barnes & Noble.

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Ice Cream Made with Love for Dad

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ew relationships are as special as a bond between a mother and her child. There is often so much laughter, so much love and so many good times spent around food and family over the years.

From trying new foods together and cooking lessons at a young age to time-honored family recipes, there are few things better than mom’s cooking.

This delicious Very Berry and Creamy Coconut Ice Cream was created with mothers in mind. It’s melt-in-your-mouth delicious, especially when it’s made with fresh ingredients right at home for a perfect addition to Mother’s Day festivities.

This ice cream features the rich tartness of frozen fruit and a sweet creaminess from the coconut milk. The two flavors of ice cream create a unique combination that’s outof-this-world delicious.

To make the Berry Ice Cream, blend 2 pounds of frozen berries, sweetened condensed milk, honey and salt until smooth then freeze for four hours.

To make the Coconut Ice Cream, beat 2 cups of whipping cream in a mixer until stiff peaks form. In a bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, coconut milk, salt and 1 cup of the whipped cream. Whisk then add remaining whipped cream and whisk until combined. Place in a dish and freeze for four hours.

Once properly chilled, both ice creams are ready to scoop and serve. Garnish with mint leaves for an extra pop of color, if desired.

Enjoy a delightful treat with your mom as you make memories year after year. This time it may be mom’s turn to ask for the recipe.

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Very Berry and Creamy Coconut Ice Cream Yield: 11 cups Berry Ice Cream: 2 pounds frozen berries (such as raspberries, blueberries, strawberries and blackberries) 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1 tablespoon honey 1/2 teaspoon salt Coconut Ice Cream: 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup coconut milk 1/2 teaspoon salt mint leaves, for garnish (optional) To make berry ice cream: In blender, pulse frozen berries, sweetened condensed milk, honey and salt until smooth, scraping down sides.

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Pour into 5-by-9-inch loaf pan. Freeze uncovered 4 hours, or until set.

Scoop desired amount of each ice cream into bowls to serve. Garnish with mint leaves, if desired. (Culinary.net)

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ooking and entertaining outdoors can bring friends and family back together, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Simple, flavorful recipes can be easy on the home chef yet still tasty and enjoyable for those at the table.

One of the best parts of the season is grilled fare like burgers, hot dogs and fresh vegetables. This year, consider adding a plant-based option to your menu. Made with simple, recognizable ingredients, Lightlife offers vegan, non-GMO options that are made for the grill, like Plant-Based Burgers, Smart Dogs and Italian Smart Sausage. These products can help satisfy the craving for protein and are made with ingredients you can feel good about serving your friends and family.

“Food brings people together, and now more than ever, grilling season and dining al fresco is one of the best ways to do that,” said Tommy McDonald, executive chef at Greenleaf Foods. “Think of the grill as an additional seasoning element – a zero-fuss way to add miles of flavor. One of my favorite products is Lightlife’s Smart Dogs, which have been reformulated to taste better than ever. Try topping them with a freshly made onion jam or quickpickled relish.”

Consider these tips from McDonald to properly grill plant-based variations of your favorite meals: Be mindful of cook times. Plant-based protein products typically taste best when cooked properly, usually over a low, open flame. When you’re almost ready to dish them out in recipes like Grilled Pineapple Burgers with Honey Garlic Barbecue Sauce or Avocado Toast Dogs, give them a quick sear. If you’re unsure, reference the recommended cook times on the packaging.

Keep it separate. During these seasonal celebrations, there’s often some people who want traditional meat and others who crave plant-based options. To satisfy your group, drop a cast-iron skillet on the grill and allow it to heat up. Put your favorite plant-based proteins in the skillet, along with veggies, to keep the grill organized.

Top it off. Don’t skimp on the toppings.

The next time you’re looking to jazz up burgers, sausages or hot dogs, make an easy DIY onion jam to spread on top. While the burgers and dogs are on the grates, prepare some extra coals; once they’ve burned down a bit, bury foil-wrapped

onions in the coals. After the onions are soft and warmed through, pull them out and enjoy a smokey onion jam.

For more simple summer recipes, visit Lightlife.com/Recipes.

Grilled Pineapple Burgers with Honey Garlic Barbecue Sauce Total time: 30 minutes Serving: 2 2 rings freshly cored pineapple 2 Lightlife Plant-Based Burger patties salt, to taste pepper, to taste 2 sesame seed burger buns, lightly toasted 1 cup baby arugula 1/4 cup crispy fried onions 2 tablespoons honey garlic barbecue sauce Heat grill to medium. Grill pineapple slices 4-5 minutes per side until grillmarked and slightly caramelized. Cut slices in half and set aside. Wipe down grill.

Season burger patties with salt and pepper, to taste. To grill burgers from refrigerator, grill 4-5 minutes per side until evenly browned with internal temperature of 165 F. To assemble burgers, layer toasted bottom buns with arugula then top each with burger patty and two slices grilled pineapple. Sprinkle with crispy fried onions and drizzle with barbecue sauce.

Top each with top bun.

Avocado Toast Dogs Total time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Oil 2 medium avocados 1/2 lemon, juice only 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 4 Lightlife Smart Dogs 4 hot dog buns 1/2 teaspoon everything bagel seasoning sriracha Lightly coat grill grates with oil and preheat to medium heat.

In small bowl, mash avocados, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cover and rest in refrigerator.

Grill dogs 6-7 minutes, turning frequently.

While dogs are grilling, lightly toast buns.

Spread avocado mixture on one side of toasted buns. Sprinkle each with everything bagel seasoning. Add dogs and drizzle with sriracha. (Family Features)

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Power Up Athletic Performance with Real Milk-Inspired Dishes

rom little ones learning the game to professional athletes pushing sports to new levels, nutrition impacts the ability to re-energize, stay hydrated and reach peak performance. Now, new data shows that one naturally nutrient-rich beverage provides more benefits than previously thought: dairy milk.

For years, real milk has been recognized as a powerhouse beverage that delivers nine essential nutrients, including calcium, protein and vitamin D. However, updated nutrient daily values for nutrition labeling and more robust government nutrition databases have provided data that shows real milk delivers 13 essential nutrients, making it a good or excellent source of four more vital nutrients: potassium, zinc, selenium and iodine. These nutrients help build strong bones, maintain a healthy immune system and maintain your central nervous system, all of which directly impact athletic performance.

“As a kid, you thought of dairy milk as the drink that helped you grow and have strong

bones,” said Briana Butler, MCN, RDN, LD, a performance and sports dietitian who advises athletes. “As you get older and start paying more attention to drinks’ attributes, you realize that truth applies to adults and athletes as well. Real milk is a trustworthy and nutrient-rich way to repair, rehydrate and replenish muscles and bodies. It is truly an undeniable favorite of mine to fuel performance.”

As the “original sports drink,” real milk has fueled athletes for centuries and offers a natural nutrient combination not found in formulated sports drinks. It provides benefits for fitness enthusiasts of all ages including building lean muscle, maintaining strong bones and supporting a healthy immune system.

With 13 nutrients, real milk isn’t just the ultimate training fuel, it also makes your favorite recipes more tasty and nutritious.

Dishes such as Zucchini Oatmeal Muffins are made in just 15 minutes and are a quick and nutritious snack that can be enjoyed on the go, crumbled over yogurt or paired

with eggs for a morning power-up. You can also try Rattle Snake Pasta, a better-for-you version of a family favorite that combines rotisserie chicken, peppers and linguine.

Visit gonnaneedmilk.com for more information on real milk’s nutrition and for milk-inspired meals.

Rattle Snake Pasta Recipe courtesy of registered dietitian Bri Butler and Power Portions Total time: 15 minutes Servings: 6 1/4 cup buttery spread 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3/4 cup dairy milk (2% recommended) 1/2 cup vegetable broth 1 tablespoon vegetable base 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded salt, to taste (optional) pepper, to taste (optional) 1/4 cup pickled jalapeno slices 3 tablespoons minced garlic 10 ounces cooked rotisserie chicken, shredded 1 green bell pepper, sliced

1 red bell pepper, sliced 1 handful fresh cilantro, minced 1 pound whole-wheat linguini, cooked In medium pot, melt buttery spread then add flour; mix well. Slowly add dairy milk and vegetable broth, stirring well.

Add vegetable broth and Parmesan cheese; heat slowly until thickened. Add salt and pepper, to taste, if desired.

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Fr. Ken Lasche, Beloved Mendham Priest, Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Ordination

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By Alexander Rivero hen Fr. Ken Lasche first entered the seminary, it was during the days when it was not at all unusual for a young man to sign up to take his vows. He initially went in to university to study business, but after a while he saw that a few of his buddies had signed up to pursue the path of the priesthood, and he followed suit. Over 60 years later, to say that he feels he made the right choice is an understatement, given where his career would eventually take him.

“I went in during the days when young men were altar servers and was attracted to the idea of what a priest was: a wellrespected person in the community,” says Lasche. “The idea of service, as well, attracted me greatly, of working with people day in day out. Being a public servant. I loved the idea.”

The decision to join the seminary brought Lasche to Rome during the blazing years of the Second Vatican Council, which he describes today as an absolutely extraordinary experience.

“Seeing Rome at that age, when I was so impressionable as a young man, and so hungry to join and grow within the Church, really opened my eyes to what the Church

could be in the modern world. The Second Vatican Council changed the way the Church viewed itself. From that moment on, the Church would be much more ecumenical in the way it treated itself with the world.”

He remembers the sheer culture shock of seeing the ancient city, the sitting capital of Catholicism, for the first time, and sitting for classes—all in Latin.

“I loved living in Rome,” he recalls. “It’s a big, dirty city, but I absolutely loved it. I have been back several times. I obviously love the food, the culture, but what I remember most about it are those early days where I had the opportunity to study Canon Law under some of the leading theologians in all of the world, many of whom were direct advisors to the pope. Men like Karl Rahner, for instance. It was thrilling to see these people walk into a room and begin speaking to us.”

Asked what he thinks is the role of the priest in the community, Lasche responds that he is “a teacher in some respects, and a prophet. He is to call attention to the vital issues of his day.”

Over his long career, Lasche perfected his own method of preaching, which, at its base, assumed that the people to which he was preaching would take the issues

discussed into their hearts and privately reflect on them.

“I have always preached with the idea that people are going to think,” he says, “with the idea of getting people to think about whatever it is we are talking about on any given day and come to a conclusion on the matter themselves. That is the essence of preaching, to inspire those who are listening to work on the problems themselves, to guide them in that process, but to have them assume the responsibility of thinking about those issues.”

Within his own community in Mendham, Fr. Lasche is best known for his role as advocate for victims of abuse by members of the clergy. The idea of such scandals were very novel in those days, he remembers, and the biggest difficulty was in getting senior administrators to listen to his plea for help for these victims.

Says Lasche, “I thought, as an advocate, that the church officials would listen to what it was that I was telling them, that this would be major news to them. I remembered once I advised the bishop to convene a conference and invite some psychologists to participate and speak to the victims, to talk about what had happened and why it was happening, but they did nothing.”

Was he afraid of speaking out?

“Absolutely,” he confesses. “I was absolutely afraid, but I had to do it; I had to do it. I decided I wouldn’t do anything unless I consulted the victims first, but I absolutely had to try and get this word out of what was happening.”

During such tumultuous times, Lasche decided to serve the victims by simply listening to what they were saying. He says he felt the duty to listen to a person who would make such a serious accusation.

During all of it, however, Fr. Lasche suffered ostracizing by ranking members of the Church for breaching what he felt they saw

as an unreachable topic, and he suffered quietly for years while being essentially ignored by many of his colleagues.

“I wouldn’t change a thing about what I did. Yes, it was extraordinarily difficult, the most difficult moment of my life. And I regret that it had to happen at all. It derailed me in many ways, the lack of support— even acknowledgement—that I received from colleagues and the Church leadership.

But it had to be done.”

Today, although officially retired of duty, Fr. Lasche still says Mass several times a day, and takes plenty of phone calls for private counseling. He prays for an hour each morning, and reads voraciously, citing the importance of retired folks—including priests—to remain active.

As for future plans, he hopes for continued good health and to remain as a source of guidance for friends and parishioners.

“I also hope to get back to Rome,” he confesses. “It’s on the bucket list.”

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Former Morris County Woman Dedicated to Veterans and Their Stories

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By Steve Sears ne day while sitting in her office, Susan Hunter recalled when she was 14-years-old, entertaining thoughts of one day entering the military. She back then approached her dad, and she remembers the ensuing discussion, especially one key sentence her dad uttered.

“He said to me, ‘You know, there are other ways to serve your country. Just find that other way.’ And I said, ‘This is it!”

Hunter travels the United States doing interviews with and produces documentaries about Vietnam veterans.

Her series is titled Take Me There: Vietnam, and those resulting documentaries which she produces and directs were initially inspired by her book, 77 Letters, Operation Morale Booster: Vietnam, which was inspired by a loving project her mom, Joan, had done in 1966.

“It started very organically,” Hunter says of her documentaries. “I found some letters my mom had written during the Vietnam War, so that prompted me to write the book, and then the book has just had such an impact of healing.” During the Vietnam War, Hunter’s mom, Joan, began a mission called “Operation Morale Booster,” which ensured that each American G.I. would receive mail weekly, which is where her relationship via mail with Sergeant Robert Johnson comes in. “The tone of it, the fact that it really portrayed a Vietnam veteran more accurately than they tend to be portrayed, and the fact that you’re in Ser-

Above: Susan Hunter with Vietnam Veteran, Scott Baty, at Veterans Row outside of Los Angeles.

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geant Johnson’s head from age 24 to 32 - because he had four tours over there - a few people have said this is akin to the Diary of Anne Frank, where that was two years of one person writing to herself during wartime. This is seven years of a dialogue between two people during war time, so it really has made an impact.”

“Impact” perhaps is the best way to describe Hunter’s current work as well. “I get an email from a reader every day - mostly veterans, but not all - just saying how

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continued from page 24 healing it was,” Hunter says of her interviews. “And then, oftentimes they’ll go in and give me a little bit of their experience.

They just open up to me.”

Hunter, originally from Massachusetts, eventually moved to Parsippany for 25 years, and now resides in Nashville, Tennessee. She was contacted by a Massachusetts man who said he’d like to join her in the project and be a co-producer and director. “I had all the contacts in the Vietnam community, and it’s a community that they’re very close to the chest, very guarded and for good reason,” she says.

“So, to break into this community with this type of trust is an honor, and I take it as such. So, he knew I had already established this, and he asked me if I wanted to join in, and I said, ‘Sure.” Hunter and he have since gone separate ways, but she has continued her work. “I saw the healing even just in the interviews. The healing that happens, you visibly see it, and at the end they tell me, and that felt really good.” And those interviews with the veterans have led to further introductions to

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others she has interviewed. “What I really try to do is get all the perspectives of this war. My whole mission is to get people to understand who a Vietnam veteran is. Not just what they did and what they are, but who they are.”

Among the Vietnam vets that Hunter has interviewed are former Pittsburgh Steeler, four-time Super Bowl champion running back, Rocky Bleier. “He often gives a tip of the hat to his fellow Vietnam vets,” Hunter says. “He said to me, ‘When I came back, I was a story, and so I was going to share my story.’ But for those who just came back, they didn’t share it. They’ve had to suppress it for 50 years.’ He was a great guy.” Hunter also sat down with Captain William Robinson, who was the longest held prisoner of war, held captive for seven and a half years in Vietnam.

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Local Band Returns with Over 100 Performance Dates in 2022

The Outcrops: (l to r) Jason Casanovas, Max Adler, Bryan Schroeder, and Cassidy Rain. Photo credit: Christian Fiedler.

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By Steve Sears assidy Rain and Bryan Schroeder decided in 2016 to form a band. Six years later, The Outcrops are one of the more popular musical groups in northern New Jersey.

“We were just trying to have some fun,” Rain says of the early days, “and it has gone on from there.”

The music of The Outcrops - a foursome comprised of Rain (guitarist, vocalist and songwriter) and Schroeder (lead guitarist and backing vocalist), in addition to bassist and backup vocalist Jason Casanovas, and Long Valley based drummer, Max Adler – is a blend of blues, country, folk, funk, jazz, Rhythm & Blues, and soul. The group has been busy since late last year. In November, they released an EP of six-songs recorded live, and are now rolling with the strong flow.

“The past six months have been definitely starting to get a little bit busier,” Rain says.

“There’s definitely a lot of spots that are starting to do music again, and we’ve done a bunch of traveling.”

Casanovas joined the band in 2018, and Adler was discovered last year at Hackettstown’s Czig Meister Brewing Company while performing his self-titled project. Rain and other members of the band had seen Adler perform on several occasions, liked what they heard, and wanted him in The Outcrops. “I happened to drop an ad at The Music Den in Randolph, and his card was right next to the ad just coincidentally,” Rain recalls. “I reached out to him, and we’ve been playing with him ever since.”

Adler feels right at home in The Outcrops.

“I’m just looking forward to the future dates, just trying to maybe evolve with the band, to change stuff up,” he says. “I guess it is an older-type sound - the blues and the rock - so it is kind of nice. We played in Hoboken one night, and we saw some younger people, and we were playing the shuffles and blues, and they were getting down to it. So, we’re seeing where it takes us.”

A huge part of Rain’s overall feeling of why she and The Outcrops do what they do is conveyed in a song she wrote for the band’s first album, Peace of Mind. “Wishing

Well” expresses her feeling about being on the road, and the feeling of freedom which has defined the band. “That has a lot to do with music as well,” she says. “In writing your own music and playing it on stage, that’s a lot like freedom. And then the fact that we actually have the ability to take it on the road and bring our music to other people, it’s really a cool thing. “Wishing Well” is kind of like that. One of the lines in it says, “And I’m gonna buy myself a fishin’ pole and fish for good luck, Like they say, if I miss, I might hook a star from above; Never had no money, not sure I ever will, But my life’s as rich as if I owned a wishin’ well.”

“Whenever I play music,” Rain says, “I feel very lucky, and we feel lucky, to be able to do what we do. I feel there’s a real beauty to that.”

Rain says those coming to a venue to see and listen to The Outcrops will be entertained with a lot of high energy from the stage, and much of what the audience will hear goes back to the band’s early days.

“There are instrumental tunes, and there’s tunes that have stories behind them. It’s about 75% original music depending on the show.” Peace of Mind – released in 2019 was a continuation of the band’s growth. “I think just the process of continuing to work is what makes more music come out,” Rain affirms. “When we do have new material, it makes performing the newer material a lot more exciting, and I feel performing is a huge thing, for sure. The music and writing is very important, but I think that’s what brings the live performance to an even better level for us.”

The Outcrops will be headlining this summer’s Sourland Music Festival at Unionville Vineyards in Ringoes on July 23.

“That sounds pretty awesome,” Adler adds about the Hunterdon County event. “I always love to show up to an area and play. Playing live music is the reward, and it’s something I always wanted to do, just playing music for different audiences.”

For more information about The Outcrops, visit www.theoutcrops.com.

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Chester Lions Club Continues to Give Back

he Chester Lions Club continues to support organizations and individuals who are in need. Lions work to make things better for people.

They strive to make a difference in our community and the world. Several donations have been designated for the following organizations: • Covenant House - Located in numerous cities, Covenant House has helped transform and save the lives of more than one million homeless, runaway and trafficked young people offering housing and support services to young people in need. Covenant House will receive $5,000. With matching funds, the donation will be $10,000.

• Market Street Mission - The Mission endeavors to surround homeless, hungry and those struggling with addiction with Gods love and everything they need to get back on their feet. Food, shelter, counseling, job training and spiritual guidance. Market Street Mission will receive $1,000. With matching funds, the donation will be $2,000.

• Chester Police Department - The Department will receive funds to purchase two (2) Defibrillators. The Chester Police

Department will receive $3,400.

• Chester Food Pantry - Created to supply supplemental food, toiletries and household supplies to neighbors in need the food pantry will receive $2,000.

• Long Valley Food Pantry - Created to supply supplemental food, toiletries and household supplies to neighbors in need the food pantry will receive $2,000.

• MAVIS (Music Association for the Visually Impaired) provides a musical education and subsidized lessons for blind students. MAVIS will receive $1,500.

• NJ Blind Citizens Association - The Association strives to enhance the quality of life for the blind and visually impaired through education, socialization and fostering an environment of hope and purpose. The Association will receive a donation of $3,000.

• NJ Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center - The center collects, cleans, neutralizes and designates the prescription of used eyeglasses and stores and packages them for distribution to needy groups and individuals throughout the world. The organization handles 1.2 million pair each year. The recycling center will receive

$1,000.

• Eversight - Eversight’s mission is to restore sight and prevent blindness through the healing power of donation, transplantation and research. Their vision is “a world without blindness”. Eversight will receive a donation of $1,500.

• Learning Ally - An organization that provides audiobooks for the visually impaired. They will receive a donation of $1,500.

• The Seeing Eye - A philanthropic organization whose mission is to enhance the independence, dignity and selfconfidence of blind people through the use of seeing eye dogs. The Seeing Eye will receive a donation of $5,000.

Lionism offers sympathy to those in distress, aid to the weak and substance to the needy. For additional information regarding Lionism please visit our website at chesterlionsclubnj.com.

Wolfpack Baseball Camp is Back

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Wolfpack Baseball Camp taught by Tom Reindel, the West Morris Central HS Head Baseball coach, and is for ages 8-15.

Camp is scheduled for July 18-July 21, 2022(rain date July 22) from 9am-2pm. A nonrefundable fee is due before July 11, 2022. Registration forms will not be accepted after the deadline date For more information please feel free to call the recreation office at (908) 8765941, email us at recreation@wtmorris. net or visit the township website at www. wtmorris.org.

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The Cokeville Miracle: A Must Watch

What is the Cokeville Miracle? Amazon Prime recently ran a movie on the miracle in Cokeville. This is a true story and very inspiring. If you have not seen it, I would recommend you do.

This article was reproduced with permission from www.wyohistory.org. Credits can be found at https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/cokeville-elementary-school-bombing.

By Jessica Clark Published: November 8, 2014 ay 16, 1986, will never be forgotten by the residents of Cokeville, Wyo. On that Friday afternoon in their quiet, rural town, a deranged couple entered the community’s elementary school, took those inside hostage and detonated a bomb in a first grade classroom. .At that time, about 500 people lived in Cokeville, and there were slightly more than 100 students attending the elementary school. Located in Lincoln County and nestled between the towns of Star Valley and Kemmerer on the Wyoming-Idaho border, Cokeville, many residents believed, was a safe place to rear children. “[T]rust is big here … youngsters grow up knowing they can turn to many other members of the community with confidence,” write Hartt and Judene Wixom in Trial by Terror: The Child-hostage Crisis in Cokeville, Wyoming. The first chapter is titled “A Town of Trust.”

Thus, when David and Doris Young entered the town’s only elementary school with an arsenal of weapons and a gasoline bomb in a grocery cart, no one saw it coming. David Young’s journals and writings reveal that he was a troubled man who spent many years grappling with deep philosophical questions–about man’s existence, the afterlife and spirituality.

Educated at Chadron State College in Nebraska, he had earned a degree in criminal justice, and was hired as Cokeville’s town marshal in the 1970s. He was dismissed, however, from this position shortly after his six-month probationary period. Young met his second wife, Doris Waters, while in Cokeville. She was a divorcée who earned money working as a waitress and singer in a local bar. Shortly after their wedding, David and Doris left Cokeville and headed to Tucson, Ariz.

During their time in Tucson, according to Doris’ daughter Bernie Petersen, David became increasingly reclusive, focusing on his philosophical readings and writings.

While he was writing his philosophy, Zero Equals Infinity, Doris took part-time jobs including housekeeping and waitressing to support their meager lifestyle. They lived in a mobile home with Princess, David’s youngest daughter from his first

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Jamie Buckley pledges allegiance to the flag the week after the Cokeville bombing. Bill Wilcox photo, Casper Star-Tribune Collection, Casper College Western History Center.

marriage. He was the father of two, but was estranged from his elder daughter.

It was in their Tucson home that David came up with what he considered “the Biggie,” a plan to get rich quick and create a “Brave New World.” This plan involved David’s longtime friends, Gerald Deppe and Doyle Mendenhall, who believed by investing in David’s scheme they would get rich. But David refused to reveal his plans entirely until moments before they unfolded.

David’s friends did not know that “the Biggie” was a plan to take over Cokeville Elementary School, hold each of the children hostage for $2 million dollars apiece and then detonate the bomb, transporting the money and children to his “Brave New World,” where he would be God. While David and Doris Young were not involved in an organized religion, both were deeply spiritual. They believed in reincarnation, which probably led, in part, to the creation of David’s “Brave New World” idea. David’s writings reveal that he hoped life would be better for him and Cokeville’s children in this imaginary place.

When Deppe and Mendenhall finally got wind of his plans moments before the hostage crisis unfolded, they refused to participate. David, who dared not risk their reporting him to the authorities, responded by holding them at gunpoint.

He instructed Doris and Princess, by now a young adult, to handcuff them inside his van.

David, Doris and Princess proceeded

Ryan Taylor, 7, at the Montpelier, Idaho hospital after the Cokeville bombing. Casper Star-Tribune Collection, Casper College Western History Center.

to the elementary school and entered the building shortly after 1 p.m. that Friday.

David had the makeshift bomb attached to his body and housed inside a grocery cart, while Doris and Princess carried an arsenal of rifles, handguns and ammunition, as well as the Zero Equals Infinity handouts.

But shortly after entering the school, Princess decided to rebel. She fled the building and drove the Youngs’ van—with Deppe and Mendenhall still inside—to the town hall, where she reported her father’s plan. Because they refused to participate, Princess, Deppe, and Mendenhall were never charged in relation to this crime.

In the meantime, David and Doris Young gathered children, teachers, staff and visitors in the elementary school into one central location. They attempted to crowd 154 people into one of the two first grade classrooms, a room with a total capacity of 30 students and a teacher.

David set himself near the center of the room with the grocery cart bomb nearby, as Doris went from room to room rounding up people.

According to survivor accounts, Doris enticed many into the first grade room by announcing that their presence was required for a school assembly. Of course, most children were elated by the prospects of an assembly. Upon entering the classroom, children saw an arsenal of weapons, a grocery cart and an unfamiliar man—David Young. Some of them believed the assembly was about weapons; others began realizing something was seriously wrong.

George Moore helps his son on the boy’s first day back at school, the week after the bombing.

Bill Wilcox photo, Casper Star-Tribune Collection, Casper College Western History Center

Once all the hostages were contained in the first grade classroom, David Young informed them that they were leading a revolution and distributed copies of his philosophy Zero Equals Infinity to everyone present. Just before implementing “the Biggie,” David Young had also sent a copy of the document to President Ronald Reagan, the president of Chadron State College and numerous media outlets.

Cokeville Elementary School teachers and staff tried to keep kindergarteners through sixth graders calm and entertained. In the tiny classroom, they watched movies, played games, prayed. And, then, shortly after 4 p.m., the bomb exploded.

Witnesses later testified that just before the explosion David Young had connected the explosive to his wife. Then he went to the restroom, which was attached to the classroom. Doris accidently triggered the bomb by motioning to her hostages with her arms. The explosion engulfed her in flames and burned many nearby children.

Chaos ensued. David emerged from the bathroom to find his wife in excruciating pain. He shot and killed her. Students, teachers, staff and visitors frantically exited the building, with teachers helping many of the children escape through the windows. David saw John Miller, the music teacher, trying to escape and shot him in the back. David returned to the restroom and killed himself, ending the hostage crisis. The only two fatalities were David and Doris Young. Everyone else survived, including the injured John Miller.

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The Cokeville Miracle... continued from page 28 outlets were on the scene by the time of the explosion or shortly thereafter. In addition, national reporters began arriving within hours of the explosion. Students, teachers, visitors, staff who survived the ordeal and bystanders began recounting their memories of this event as it was still unfolding.

Following the explosion, 79 children were taken to area hospitals, most of which were located more than an hour’s drive from Cokeville, for treatment for burns and smoke inhalation. Survivors shared their stories with each other, investigators, family members, and hospital personnel.

In the days and weeks immediately after this event, most accounts focused on the horrors of the day.

As time progressed, however, a different story emerged in this highly religious and largely Mormon community.

It became a story of a miracle rather than a tragedy. Oral histories, memoirs and drawings began to reveal a narrative of fortune rather than misfortune. Survivors began to tell their stories through a spiritual lens. They increasingly spoke

about their memories in public with professional psychologists, church officials and community counselors.

Many recalled praying silently, forming prayer circles and seeing angels during the crisis. This narrative was perpetuated in many publications and productions. For instance, The Cokeville Miracle Foundation’s 2005 book Witness to Miracles: Remembering the Cokeville Elementary School Bombing and the Wyoming State Archives oral history project called “Survivor is My Name” both focused on the reconstructing of this narrative as a miracle instead of a tragedy.

Kameron Wixom, son of Hartt and Judene Wixom, writes a “childlike faith saved us.” In his contribution to the Witness to Miracles book, Kameron writes: “I didn’t have to see angels, hear them, or even think that their presence might be required that day. I did not have to imagine how God would move … that day when I said my little prayer just hours before, I simply knew he would. He did deliver our salvation that day. That much I know. I’m living proof.”

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