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The 1920’s Life in Morris County

By Henry M. Holden f we open the window of history into the Morris County of the 1920s, we will see images of smartly dressed people, flappers, jazz bands, and speakeasies. Fast cars, pleasure-seeking adults, energetic stock markets, and the birth of Hollywood’s “golden age” are also in this window of history. In fact, Morris County was a microcosm of America.

But there is another side to the story. The decade started on a positive note with the end of the Great War and the worldwide pandemic that had combined killed millions of people. But it also ended with the economic turmoil unleashed by the 1929 stock market crash, the resulting Great Depression, and the shadows of another world war.

But what happened between the beginning of the decade and its end? James Thomas, Department Head of the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center at the Morristown & Morris Township Library, and his team have put together an outstanding photo exhibit that explores life in Morris County during the “roaring 20s” “It took about 27 hours to set up this exhibit,” said Thomas. “It is the first exhibit I’ve been part of where we focused on just one decade. We have a great team here and we worked long and hard on the exhibit. I learned more about the 1920s in Morris County than I knew before we put the exhibit together. I was reminded of the

important changes in society in the 1920s.

This is our first onsite exhibit in three years,” said Thomas. “We began the research on the exhibit last summer (2021).”

Captioned on many of the photographs are histories that have been forgotten. For example, Lou Gehrig, of New York Yankee baseball fame, played in Morristown under an alias, “Lou Long, “and “Lou Bush.” As a student athlete at Columbia University, Gehrig was banned from playing in any pro or semi pro capacity. However, the young Gehrig managed to sneak away and spend the 1922 season playing for the Morristown Colonials, at Collinsville Field.

With the end of World War I, Morris County and all of America would begin to witness the great military industrial power put to civilian use. A fledgling auto industry at the beginning of the war was now capable of producing thousands of automobiles for civilian use. And it did. America soon became mobile, driving to vacation and tourists’ destinations and homes in the now-growing suburbs like Morris County.

The explosion of automobile ownership affected not only the daily lives of residents but also strongly changed the character of neighborhoods and downtowns. The developing middle class resulted in a residential building boom and greater discretionary income.

There was a new form of advertising introduced during this decade. Two hall-

With the changing dynamics of the 1920s, women had less domestic drudgery thanks to labor-saving devices like the electric laundry. (Credit: Morristown & Morris Township Library)

marks of America’s 1920s corporate culture were the emphasis on bureaucratic standardization, and managerial hierarchy to maximize productivity and profits. Retailers embraced customer focused sales practices to indulge the public’s comfort and desires, whether in extravagant downtown department stores or the dry goods stores on Main Street. Store owners began to allow customers to inspect and handle goods

unsupervised, as opposed to the traditional method of keeping products safely behind a counter under a clerk’s supervision.

On January 16, 1920, one year after its ratification, the enactment of the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating beverages. However, it did not prohibit the private possession continued on page 4

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continued from front page or consumption of alcohol, which allowed legal loopholes for consumers possessing alcohol.

The exhibit explores the role of local governments as they attempted to enforce unpopular Prohibition laws while battling corrupt officials. Several illicit clubs operated in Morris County with relative impunity, and where corrupt officials squared off against reformers.

“On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified which guaranteed women the right to vote,” said Thomas.

“Voting rights allowed more women to enjoy new careers and less domestic drudgery thanks to labor-saving devices.”

People enjoyed new entertainment choices thanks to the many fads, films, and radio programs of the era.

Radio also played a role in the formation of American society. From music to mystery, to “breaking news” the radio became a must-have household appliance.

“We haven’t used QR Codes very much in the past,” said Thomas. “But for this exhibit we used two. One is on John Pinkman, an early historian. Pinkman’s love of history led to his appointment as Morristown’s official historian, where he meticulously documented its African American community.

The other QR Code is of Buster Keaton, the silent screen actor. Keaton’s first independently produced film, “One Week,”

(a 19-minute silent film) was one of the 1920s top grossing releases.”

The exhibit also discusses the second rising of the Ku Klux Klan. “There was much Klan activity in Morristown and the surrounding area,” said Thomas. “The first Ku Klux Klan formed in the immediate aftermath of the Civil War; however, increased law-enforcement greatly diminished its activities.”

However, there was also a resurgence of the Klan in the 1920s. Much of the recruiting was done in secret at fraternal organizations in Morris County. The Klan sought to preserve the status quo for establish citizens and particularly those of white native-born Protestant Americans. The Klan targeted African Americans, immigrants, Jews and Catholics with racist and xenophobic rhetoric, and ideology.

“Despite numerous public meetings and reported cross burnings around Morris County, the Klan had a difficult time gaining traction in many parts of New Jersey. This was especially true in Morristown,” said Thomas. “This is mainly due to the large percentage of foreign-born and Black residents that made up the population.”

The twenties also witnessed a rising Black middle class and entrepreneurial working class in Morris County that exercised its newfound economic strength by starting success-

ful businesses and constructing new homes.

The Twenties: Big Business, and Daily Life in Morris County, 1920-1930, is on view on the second floor of the F.M. Kirby Gallery of the Morristown & Morris Township Library, through December 2022.

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hronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome (CFIS) also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) is a disabling and poorly understood illness that is becoming more widespread in Western countries. CFIS is a term used to describe a myriad of neurological, neuromuscular, and immunological abnormalities. The initial onset of CFIS consists of flu-like symptoms including fever, sore throat, tender lymph nodes, chills and extreme fatigue. The chronic manifestations of CFIS always include disabling fatigue but can also include muscle and joint pain, sleep disorders, headaches, hypo- or hypersensitivities, cognitive disorders, depression, malaise, anxiety, irritability, confusion, weight fluctuations, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, muscle fatigue, worsening PMS, visual disturbances, tachycardia, paresthesias, dry eyes, dry mouth, night sweats, skin rashes and decreased sexual desire.

The etiology of CFIS is still unknown, but the suspected cause is a viral infection. Some researchers believe that CFIS is actually a neurological response to a viral infection. Since there are no absolute markers or lab tests to confirm the illness, chronic fatigue immunodeficiency syndrome is often diagnosed by symptoms alone and by process of elimination.

For the same reasons, western medicine has no treatment for chronic fatigue. Instead, doctors prescribe individual medications to deal with each of the associated symptoms.

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he Morris County Small Business Grant Program has already approved awards of up to $15,000 to 500 small businesses and nonprofits, as another check was personally delivered to a Roxbury Township salon.

Looma Spa at the Roxbury Mall was handed a $15,000 check by Morris County Commissioner Kathryn DeFillippo. She was greeted by Brisca Kang, who is Looma Spa owner Kristie Kang’s mother and co-worker.

As with other salons and spas, Looma was closed during the height of the pandemic and worked to retain its customer base while continuing to meet rising business costs and expenses. The grant program, launched on Valentine’s Day, covers expenses, including rent, mortgages and utility costs, that continued after March 2021 as businesses dealt with pandemic impacts.

While 500 applicants have already been approved, about $1.8 million remains available in the Morris County Small Business Program to small business owners and nonprofits who qualify.

There is no cost to apply and no obliga-

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Read the Qualifications & Apply: morriscountysmallbusinessgrant.com The Morris County Small Grant Program was the brainchild of the Morris County Commissioners, who developed a unique use of funds issued to the county through the American Rescue Plan Act. The board initially set aside $10 million in funds for the program.

Federal guidelines covering the grant program will determine exactly which expenses qualify for coverage and which applications may be approved. The grants are capped at $15,000 per applicant. However, business owners and nonprofits are encouraged to submit applications that include all costs they believe may qualify for the grant, even if the total amount of a single claim exceeds $15,000.

A final review may determine that some costs submitted for consideration are not covered under the program guidelines.

However, by submitting all expenses that may qualify, applicants increase the possibility of getting the maximum amount of grant dollars possible.

Commissioner Kathryn DeFillippo at Looma Spa, provides an envelope to Brisca Kang containing the small business grant check and a letter from the Morris County Board of County Commissioners.

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Visiting the Combs Hollow Historic District

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By Henry M. Holden he Combs Hollow Historic District consists of properties located along the “T-shaped” route traced by Combs Hollow Road, India Brook, and Combs Avenue, in southern Randolph Township.

The under-developed area was rich in natural resources and attracted the Louis brothers, Levi, Aaron and Elephalet, the first to settle in the district.

Combs Hollow is the site of the first industrial center in Randolph Township, in 1735. The Lewis family sold land to Moses Combs, in 1807, but continued to own property there until 1927.

Combs Hollow takes its name from a prominent 19th century resident, Moses Combs who moved to the area and began to purchase land in what later would be called Combs Hollow, in August 1816, several months after the death of his first wife, Mary Haynes.

According to Dr. Janet W. Foster, contributor to A History of Randolph Township, and Preservation New Jersey member, and Board of Trustees member, “Combs arrived in Randolph at the age of 63. He had lived in Newark since the end of the Revolutionary War. In Newark he established a reputation as a successful but eccentric tanner and shoemaker, who had abandoned the Presbyterian ministry to devote himself to his shoe making business and philanthropic projects.”

A biographical sketch appeared in Joseph Atkinson’s, “The History of Newark, New Jersey,” offers a glimpse into Combs’ personality.

“During the first quarter of our existence as a republic, Moses Newel Combs was a noted Newarker in every sense

of the term. He was a strong churchman, a temperance advocate, and an ardent friend of education. He had instituted many apprenticeships and educational programs in Newark.

He rebelled against a Presbyterian church discipline which he considered arbitrary and tyrannous.”

According to Professor Foster, “Further research may be necessary to establish whether Moses Combs had instituted any apprenticeships or educational programs in Randolph, similar to those he had organized in Newark. The tan yard which he established on India Brook may have been an attempt to educate a new group of youth in this trade.”

Shortly after moving to Randolph, Combs married for a second time. Some of the nine daughters and four sons he fathered by his first wife followed him and settled in Randolph.

Aside from the announcements of this marriage and his death in 1834, deed transactions provide the only documentation of Combs’ activities during the time he was in Morris County. Records show that he and the children who joined him eventually owned a large portion of the land along Combs Hollow Road, south of Doby Road.

Combs Hollow was the first water-powered industrial site in Randolph, established along the India Brook in the early 1700s. Until the late 1800s, waterpower was used to manufacture and process goods such as grain, lumber, and textiles, prior to the introduction of electricity.

The Louis brothers planted hay, grain, and grew apple and peach orchards. The early families in the hollow mined iron from the surrounding hills and operated distilleries that supplied cider products to the residents. They set up a tannery to produce leather goods for local farmers. The

The marker designates Combs Hollow as a Historic District. Credit: Randolph Museum)

tannery, which included a bark house and bark mill, were situated close to the gristmill, and used the water from the mill ponds in the processing of hides. Combs Hollow quickly became a self-sustaining industrial community. The area was also home to farmers, a blacksmith, and a lime kiln.

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Visiting the Combs... continued from page 8 ings of mill owners, laborers and farmers and the remnants of the mill pond and dams.

Throughout the 1800s lots in the district changed owners many times. The mills were run by succession of families, Louis, Briant, Wolfe, Combs, Hughson, Aerosmith, Styles, Wyckoff and Lorey - up until the late Celebrating 50 Years

1800s, when they were permanently closed.

There are 31 Combs Hollow sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places. As of 2011, ten markers cannot be found and at least four are overgrown.

Combs Hollow was also home to three iron mines. In the second half of the 19th century, the Skellinger, Lewis and Combs mines togeth-

er produced over 16,000 tons of ore.

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channels it to a mill, where it is then transformed into mechanical energy through a water wheel. Modification of the landscape, such as construction of dams, is often necessary to achieve an efficient use of the water if there was insufficient natural elevation.

The activity in the hollow lasted about 150 years.

Water, the resource that powered the early mills and later attracted generations of farmers, finally attracted the towns of Mendham and Morristown.

In 1927, a consortium of these two water companies condemned a large section of land by means of eminent domain for the area for a planned reservoir and watershed. While the creation of this watershed reserve ended a way of life in Combs Hollow, the area was isolated and protected from development. The decision of the two towns not to build a reservoir and the sale of the watershed lands at public auction ended the protected isolation of Combs Hollow.

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Today, Combs Hollow is not the quiet, pastoral farmland of the 18th century. But it is still not the fast-moving suburban neighborhood we’ve come to accept. It is absent of the piquant smell coming from the tannery, and the sounds of work horses as they struggle up a hill, hauling stones cleared from a near-by farm.

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Berkeley Heights Grad, Roxbury Teacher Plays Goalie for Team Italy at Lacrosse World Cup

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By Jillian Risberg s goalie for the Italian national lacrosse team; Kristen Masullo not only gets to play the sport she loves but halfway around the world with some of the best.

“Winning player of the match against Latvia and beating Norway in overtime by one,” Masullo calls the best field takeaway from her time there.

And the relationships she has built with her teammates.

This opportunity has introduced the 30-year-old to colleagues from Italy, England and other states.

Playing lacrosse at that level she likens to Division 1.

“However, it is cool to see how different teams from different countries put their own twist on the game,” she says.

According to the goalie — team bonding of card nights, spike ball and exploring new restaurants in various European cities are some of her favorite off-field memories.

The self-funded team does present a challenge because all their gear, travel and meals are paid out-of-pocket. So Masullo says they fundraise to offset some of the cost.

She has gotten where she is with an ambitious foundation of dedication and form.

“As the goalie, I am the last line of defense; so I do anything I can to have my teammates back, especially when they score goals in tight games,” says the coach. “I play for them and for the opportunity to inspire and grow the game that has given so much to me.”

Masullo cites her teammate’s hard work when they aren’t together.

“That drives me more than anything,” she says. “We all send our workouts in the group as a level of accountability

and motivation.”

It can be daunting in a foreign country when you don’t know anyone but the goalie says her Italian teammates and coaches were welcoming when she first arrived.

“I was one of five other Americans so we helped each other navigate,” says Masullo. “My teammate Steph Colson and I would meet up and run together and shoot in between training sessions.”

And she stays focused when her team doesn’t play well or she’s not at the top of her game by always saying pregame prayer and watching back film for any improvements she can make.

“As the goalie you are the quarterback of the defense so I do my best to navigate them so we as a unit can come up with a collective stop,” Masullo says if she is having an off game, she tries to focus on another way to help the group.

“Our team does a 10-man ride so I sometimes come out of the goal to play defense, or try and chase a wide shot to make sure we regain possession.”

In the lacrosse community she admires team USA and Canada, calling their level of play unmatched and where she hopes to see Italia Lacrosse get to one day.

She loves everything about the sport, including how it brings people together.

It is more than a game and that was evident at the World Cup, according to Masullo.

“To see the future of the game in the stands cheering you on is extra motivation to make sure you can be the best role model,” says the goalie. “Sports teach you life lessons that help me grow and develop as a player, coach and person.”

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Her time at Gov. Livingston (GL) High School in Berkeley Heights prepared Masullo for life on and off the field, and props to her family and friends, coaches and teammates who supported the goalie in her various playing careers.

“Huge shout out to my high school lacrosse coach, Coach A (now Kristy Detore) for making me fall in love with the sport and taking a chance on a kid who was a varsity soccer goalie converted lacrosse goalie,” she says.

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Roxbury Teacher Plays Goalie... continued from page 10 high school game and believed in and supported her every step of the way.

“As I chased this dream of playing at the World Cup; I could not have done it without them,” she says. “They molded me into the person I am today. Good character means more to me than any athletic accolade.”

Masullo also enjoys coaching boys lacrosse at Roxbury High School. She says not many women get to do that and the boys game has prepared her for the world games.

“Boys lacrosse 6v6 (format) is much like what we played in the World Cup so I always say things happen for a reason, and when I switched from coaching high school girls to boys I now know why,” she says the guys she coaches as well as the staff have welcomed her. “I am the freshman coach but I work with all the goalies in the program.”

It all started for Masullo when her high school best friend played on GL’s lacrosse team and junior year they needed a goalie. As the starting varsity soccer goalie, they asked her.

Having only played soccer, basketball and softball her whole life other than the time she tried eighth-grade lacrosse (as an attacker not a goalie) — the sport was new to her.

“I always say God has a sense of humor and my parents and I joked about making the switch and possibly getting a scholarship,

which is essentially what happened,” says the goalie. “I got a D1 Scholarship to Liberty University.”

Her advice for young lacrosse players hoping to compete at the college and professional level is ‘never be afraid to dream big and don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do anything.’

She writes her favorite bible verse (Matthew 19:26) ‘With God all things are possible’ on her arm when she is in a game.

“To get to the next level requires hard work and dedication,” Masullo says there is always someone out working when no one is watching. “Strive to be that person who puts in the time to get where you want to go. Dream big and impossible is nothing.”

That’s exactly what the goalie herself is doing.

“I still plan on teaching and coaching in Roxbury,” she says. “I would like to play in the Euro Cup, and God willing the next World Cup and Olympics when lacrosse gets passed. After that I would love to coach for Italy at some point.”

Having the encouragement of family and friends along her athletic journey has meant much.

“To my friend Jordan who helped in college thank you, and to my goalie coach Jen — thank you for teaching me everything I need to know about being a goalie.”

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Livingston-Raised Children’s Book Author in Love with Her Craft

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By Alexander Rivero rained actress, piano instructor, and teacher Lorie Spohn–author of a collection of charming, selfillustrated children’s books–has bounced around the area quite a bit over the past 50 years. Having spent the first 30 years of her life in Livingston, she then moved to Morristown, then Randolph, then Allentown, PA, and has resided in Bethlehem, PA for the better part of the past 16 years. Throughout this time, her proverbial path of selfdiscovery apexed in illustration writing, two things she beautifully fused into the single art form of the children’s book.

To scroll through her list of books is to recall our own days of spending a quiet summer afternoon putting our imaginations to paper. Her books are filled with colorful renderings of an imagination in constant flight–surfing dogs, walruses in party hats, lemurs in spectacles. And, though her list of topics and characters is diverse, there are themes that unify both her work, as well as her overall approach to it.

“For me it’s all about the humor. I like to have a lot of humor in my books, both for my own enjoyment and because I know it works in getting others to enjoy my books,” she says. “There are many lessons I picked up during my 12 years as a substitute teacher, but I think the most important one out of all of them is the fact that humor is about as vital a part of getting the undivided attention of children as anything else.”

Spohn began writing her books about a decade ago, when she decided to try her hand at something she loved doing for its own sake–illustrating and writing. Her time as

a teacher helped tremendously in her reaching this conclusion, as she always enjoyed working with children, and especially appreciated the way in which doing so allowed her to nourish her own inner child and imagination.

“I keep many of the kids I’ve taught over the years in mind when I work,” she says, responding to whether she has an “ideal reader” in mind when she begins and pushes forth on a new project.

“I also think about my great nephew and great niece, Jordan and Sienna. Jordan’s four and Sienna’s three.”

Years ago, Spohn trained as an actress in West Virginia, but took to drawing and artwork as a way of continuing the impulse to create that had led her to acting school in the first place.

“The desire to act morphed into the need to draw,” she says.

Talking craft, Spohn admits that her illustrations take about five times as long a time to complete as the written portions of her book. And the quantity of the illustrations depend largely on the target audience of the book she happens to be working on at any given moment.

“Generally speaking, the younger they are, the more important the pictures are,” she notes.

Animals factor into much of Spohn’s artwork, both a per-

sonal preference and a market-savvy one.

“I’ve always loved animals. All stories have animal characters in them. Children respond very well to animals, and continued on page 13

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continued from page 12 many adults do too,” she says. Spohn had many exotic pets growing up, from a Mexican yellow-headed parrot to a pet caiman alligator, and she says having these animals in her daily life contributed a profound sense of magic to her years growing up.

Spohn uses watercolor pencils in her illustrations, which requires her first to pencil sketch whatever it is she is putting to paper.

If the result is neat enough, she follows the sketch by scanning the result under a piece of watercolor paper, since she cannot use watercolors on sketch paper. She then proceeds to use watercolor pencils, which to the naked eye look just like regular pencils, and colors in the sections of the picture.

“Depending on how I’m feeling that day, I may do the whole thing in a single sitting, or I’ll divide it up into several,” she says. She concludes by running a damp brush over the portions where she colored with the pencils, and voila.

Considering which of her books she looks to with most pride, she answers that

her Jeffrey’s Adventures series takes the cake.

“I really liked that whole series in general, but specifically the one where he goes down the shore,” she says, referring to Jeffrey’s Amazing Adventures: A Shore Vacation. “I really liked the pictures in that one very much.”

The Jeffrey’s Adventure series are geared more towards a 7-10 age reading group, where Spohn’s previous work is more geared towards a 4-6 aged reading group.

Some of Spohn’s other titles are: Jeffrey’s Amazing Adventures: A Dude Ranch Vacation; A Wacky and Wonderful Walrus School Play; How Letty Lemur Learned to Love Her Glasses; and Jordan’s Joyous and Jolly Walrus School Play, all of which are available on Amazon and Lulu.

Spohn says she is currently working on the illustrations for another book, and that this one will be set in beautiful Hawaii.

“My characters have always been pretty lucky.”

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Morris Museum Receives Pandemic Recovery & Preservation Grants

he Morris Museum was handed a $15,000 check by the Morris County Board of County Commissioners under the Morris County Small Business Grant Program, which is assisting both nonprofits and small businesses with pandemic related losses and expenses.

“Along with this small business program check, I have the pleasure to inform you today that the Morris County Board of County Commissioners last night unanimously approved a Historic Preservation Trust Fund grant for the museum for nearly $187,000,” saidCommissioner Director Tayfun Selen as he met with museum Executive Director Andrew Sandall.

The museum is located in the “Twin Oaks Mansion” in Morris Township, which had been the residence of Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen, president of P. Ballantine & Sons Brewery. Designed by the famous architectural firm of McKim, Mead and White, the Neo-Georgian style home was constructed in 1913 and is on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.

The grant for $186,939 will help the museum to continue restoring the 1o9 year old slate roof, for which a $250,000 grant was approved by the Commissioners and the Historic Preservation Trust Fund program last year.

The $15,000 small business grant is de-

signed to assist in part with operating expenses following a four-month shutdown of the museum due to the pandemic.

“Thank you, very much. We appreciate this,” said Sandall. “Museums everywhere have been at about 60 percent of their usual membership and visitation since the pandemic. We think it’s plateauing now. There is still some hesitancy among some about going into theaters and museums, although as you can see here, we are spacious and there is plenty of room for people to move about.”

The nonprofit operation continued to suffer a loss in revenue since last year due to lowered admissions, fewer theater ticket sales, suspension of education programming and rentals for private events, and a one-third drop in membership enrollment.

However, the museum was filled with sound today, as three-busloads of young students early toured the facility.

Director Selen presented the check surrounded by pieces of a current and popular exhibit: “A Cache of Kinetic Art: Timeless Movements.” It is the fourth and final installment launched in 2018 for artists who responded to a challenge to connect contemporary audiences with 19th-century mechanical music, automata, and timekeeping technologies.

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Roxbury High School Student Sells Art on Etsy to Help Philippine’s Native Kids

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By Jillian Risberg eeing the effect the cataclysmic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo had on the Philippines and learning about their plight during the pandemic inspired Sofia Ong to sell her and her friend’s artwork on Etsy to raise money to aid the indigenous people (Aetas) there.

The second-largest volcanic eruption of this century, and the largest to affect such a densely populated area, it left $700 million worth of damage in its wake — while a combination of forestry and land was also affected.

So it makes sense why Ong’s Etsy storefront: www.etsy.com/shop/ArtForACauseBySofia was born.

“It’s very important to the Aetas because they’re displaced from their homes due to destruction in their environment and agriculture,” Ong says. “I really hope to help the indigenous students get new school supplies and classrooms built that they need for a proper education.”

They were hit hard by COVID, without access to the technology needed to learn from their homes.

“When I learned about this, I wanted to do everything I could to help,” says the artist. “However, it was challenging to find a specific organization I could contact because at that time schools in the Philippines were closed.

According to Ong, with the schools planning to reopen to in-person classes, she was able to contact a foundation through a family friend who teaches at the OB Montessori School.

“At first it was a challenge to spread the word about my fundraiser,” she says.

“However, with the assistance of my family, friends and teachers — now more people are able to learn about my goal to help the children in need in my native country,” the digital artist says.

Giving is good for one’s health.

A 2006 study by Jorge Moll of the National Institutes of Health found that... charitable giving activates the body’s good-vibe chemicals (dopamine and oxytocin) creating a “warm glow” effect. Altruistic behavior also releases endorphins, that euphoric feeling of calm or “helper’s high” associated with happiness, social connection and trust.

“I feel happy being able to help these students,” says Ong. “I’m also hoping to be able to visit the children next time I can travel to the Philippines.”

So Ong and the Aetas are sure to reap the benefits of her giving back.

The Roxbury High School student also has her own small business, Sofia Kaitlyn Co. she started a few years ago — and that previous knowledge of selling her art inspired Ong’s Etsy fundraiser.

“The biggest lesson I’ve learned from starting my own business is time management,” she says. “I’ve learned to manage and prioritize my studies, fundraiser and extracurricular activities, so I’m able to achieve my goals.”

A few favorite artworks that she made include: Kiwi, a watercolor painting, Fake Love, rose with paint dripping from it created using graphite and colored pencil and Sofia, her self-portrait acrylic painting.

“I also love my still-life photograph titled Fragile,” says the graphic designer and digital artist. “I love to share my art with the public because I want people to feel the same happiness I did when I created them.”

Ong’s creative journey began as a minor, but she says she first started getting serious about it in fifth grade.

She finds inspiration in her surroundings and everyday life. Nature is abundant — and the graphic designer enjoys photographing flowers, butterflies and bees.

“My mom loves planting flowers, so I always take photos of them. Also, whenever I travel or go out somewhere casual I love taking pictures of anything I see around me that’s interesting, unique or pleasing to the eye,” she says.

Her traditional drawings are mostly from school projects because at home she draws digitally.

“I like to scroll through Pinterest or Instagram to find inspiration; and the TV shows and movies I watch,” says Ong. “For example, my piece titled Fake Love was a school assignment, but I got my inspiration from Alice in Wonderland.”

Family encourages and motivates her.

“My mom, dad and brother inspire me to always pursue my dreams and work to achieve my goals,” the digital artist says.

That’s what the high school junior plans to do.

“I’m going to keep creating more art, and adding more artworks available for my fundraiser,” Ong says. “I’ll also continue spreading the word and informing people of the indigenous people’s need for support.”

In her downtime, the graphic designer

enjoys reading books, drawing traditionally or digitally, editing videos, listening to music, hanging out with friends or family, eating, playing soccer and watching TV shows or movies.

The digital artist was born in the Philippines, and grew up in the United States.

But most of her relatives live in the island country of Southeast Asia, so she visits them there. Her grandma’s hometown, (Tarlac and Pampanga) is where the volcanic eruption occurred.

“My connection to the Philippines really influenced me to want to help out the indigenous people struggling there,” says the graphic designer.

Also, all her Etsy proceeds go to the Pagsasarili Foundation in the Philippines, which was established by the OB Montessori School.

They help indigenous children, the Aetas, in Pinatubo, Pampanga improve their education and future by building classrooms and buying school supplies.

To step up for those students who require a hand is something close to Ong’s heart.

“Please help me spread the word about my fundraiser and consider donating to my cause,” the artist says.

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Succasunna Church Thrift Shop Offers Bargains While Helping The Community

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by Elsie Walker ver 70 years ago, church member Iva Sweeney started a thrift shop at the Succasunna United Methodist Church located at 91 Main Street, Succasunna. She started the shop to help the community and to help the church. In that spirit, the thrift shop has thrived. Stacy Migneault, of Succasunna, noted that customers have told her that the shop’s prices, given the quality of the items, are better than they’ve found elsewhere. Migneault has been volunteering at the shop for 11 – 12 years and is comanager. The shop is there for a wide variety of shoppers, with proceeds from the shop benefiting the church and its missions. In addition, donated items the shop can’t sell are given to groups which can use them to help people.

Along with Migneault, the shop is run by a small group of volunteers: Joyce Sciacca, Landing; Elena Case, Wharton; Tina Smith, Budd Lake; and Pauline Hoover, Landing.

Hoover is the other co-manager, matriarch, and part of the original “thrift shop gals” (as shop volunteers call themselves). Recently, Migneault talked about the shop.

The shop is open on Wednesdays from 9:30am to 11:45am. It has a wide variety of items, both new and gently used. There is clothing for babies, children, and adults with brand name and designer labels. There are belts, jewelry, shoes, coats, luggage, housewares (dishes, pots, pans, etc.), home décor, small appliances (like microwaves and crockpots) and more. Seasonal items are put out during their respective time of year. Twice a year, there is a “fill a bag”, where shoppers are given a bag they can fill and pay just $10 for all they get in the bag: “the ‘fill a bag’ is on mostly clothes and shoes only [new items excluded],”

Each December, a room of the thrift shop becomes a Christmas boutique.

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shared Migneault. During the month of December, there is a Christmas boutique in one room.

Migneault shared that all kinds of shoppers come to the thrift shop. There are people who come because they like a good deal. There are people who all they do is go to thrift stores. Some people are shopping to make their money stretch when buying items to send to family overseas. There are those looking for things they can’t afford elsewhere. There are small business owners looking to find a niche item. Shoppers know it when they’ve found a good

place. Migneault noted there’s a customer who drives in from Pennsylvania to shop. The volunteers have bonded with some of the regulars, who then become friends.

Donations are taken on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9am –11am. Donations are tax-deductible and the shop gives out slips for that purpose. Although sometimes they receive items they can’t sell, “I will always find a home for it, “ said Migneault. She recalled getting some furniture.

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Roxbury Golfer James Chung Gets Call to Take Part in U.S. Senior Open

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By Steve Sears oxbury resident, James Chung, lived the dream of his lifetime in June.

Chung had qualified as a first alternate for the 42nd U.S. Senior Open golf tournament at Saucon Valley Golf Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. On arrival early in the week, he was told that, if one of the current golfers taking part were to withdraw for any reason, he would be called to take their place.

On the morning of June 23, he suggested to his caddy that they head to the chipping green for Chung to warm up, just in case the above transpired. It did. 1996 U.S. Open champion, Tom Lehman, started experiencing back trouble, so a United States Golf Association representative phoned Chung, whose son had his phone. “He called, I missed the call, and then he texted me, and then called me again. So, I almost missed a golden opportunity if I wasn’t paying attention.”

Chung, 51, would join forces with two golfing greats, 1998 Masters and U.S. Open title winner, Mark O’Meara, and 2001 U.S. Open champ, David Duval. “When he (the USGA rep) told me who I was playing with, I was kind of speechless, but at the same time I thought it was pretty cool. I’m playing with big time guys and it was my first major tournament. I’d never qualified for something like this. I wasn’t nervous; I was more excited and anxious.”

Chung initially wasn’t interested in golf. “Growing up, I was always into different sports. I played football for Roxbury and Mount Olive high schools, and baseball, too. After my education and as an athlete, you want to do something.

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“I didn’t know what I was doing,” Chung says with a laugh.

“But I fell in love with it right after nine holes. It was funny, because at the time I owned a business, and I said to my wife, ‘You know what? I want to be a professional golfer one day.’ And as things happened, I had an opportunity to pursue my golf career. I became a golf professional five years after I started playing.”

Age 25 at the time, Chung’s first job was as an assistant golf pro at Florham Park’s Brooklake Country Club, but his eye was on the future and seriously competing. “As a golf professional, you’re always looking to enhance or get your game better, and you’re always trying to qualify for this or qualify for that. Ultimately, every golf professional is looking to hit the big stage.” Chung put his dream on hold while his children were young, but when his daughter was wed and his son headed off to college, he honed back in on his dream. “I could refocus on trying to play the game and maybe possibly make a living out of it for the next 10 to 15 years as a professional golfer.”

On the 23rd of June, the hour before his tee time went quickly. “We teed off at number 10, which was our first hole on Thursday, and there was a big crowd.” O’Meara was first at the tee, and then Chung stepped up. “I hit a good drive, and then I hit a good second shot and two putter for my par, and I turned to my caddy and I said, ‘Rob, bro, I just scored a par on my first hole of a U.S. Senior Open!’ It was a great

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After their final hole the following day, Chung thanked Duval and O’Meara for the opportunity to play with them, and they did likewise, wishing him well for the future.

Chung and O’Meara also chatted about things non-golf related. “It was a fantastic experience,” Chung adds. “And I think it’s safe to say, for someone like me who’s

been trying to play, trying to break through again and again, I don’t expect this to be my last one. I’m going to obviously pursue and keep playing and try to get into the U.S. Senior Open and more as time goes on. And there’s all the guys out there that are club pros or golf professionals. I think I’m a good representative in regards to, ‘Hey, look, if I can do it, I think you guys can do it, too.”

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Randolph Balloonist Selected for Orlando’s “Balloon Wonderland”

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By Steve Sears ast month, Randolph’s Jamie Frick headed to Orlando, Florida, but she didn’t pay Mickey and Minnie Mouse a visit.

“Honestly, my goal that week - in addition to doing the work and creating these incredible structures - was connecting with other balloon professionals and creating a network of relationships with like- minded people across the country,” Frick says. “I love the idea of people that are doing what I’m doing in different ways and different styles and the sharing of ideas. I think that’s what I liked the best, the networking part of it.”

Frick, owner of Event Accents Balloon Décor Company, networked and created balloon art with almost 400 other balloonists at “Balloon Wonderland” from July 11 -15, creating displays that were almost 24’ in height at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel.

“Balloon Wonderland” is supporting a Florida-based charity called Give the Kids the World. “It gives terminally ill, sick children an opportunity to do things that they wouldn’t normally get to do or have time to do,” Frick explains. “They’ve spent so much time in the hospital and with these illnesses that the charity provides opportunities for them to participate in events and things that bring them joy. And balloons bring people joy. Rarely do I ever decorate an event that is not a happy occasion.”

Early in 2021, Frick researched and connected with a group of balloonists from across the United States who were taking part in an “Adopt a Grandparent “campaign. She then hooked up with Balloon Boss Mastermind, another group of professionals country-wide. “I went to Orlando last year in November for a balloon business conference, and that’s

when I heard about ‘Balloon Wonderland”. While there, she met Stuart Davies, Balloon Wonderland Producer. “He runs the ‘International Big Balloon Build,” Frick says of Davies, “and this is a way for Qualatex, a balloon manufacturer, to partner with Stuart Davies and his company, and that’s how ‘Balloon Wonderland’ became an enormous version of a ‘International Big Balloon Build.”

Frick, whose themed areas in Orlando included “Enchanted Forests”, “Toyland”, and “Under the Sea”, grew up in Randolph but very close to the Denville border (“I was always one foot in Randolph and one foot in Denville,” she says), and she attended the University of Delaware to study Hotel and Restaurant Management. After getting her degree, she worked in hotels doing catering sales, weddings, social and corporate events. She and her husband moved to Boston for a few years, but the Garden State lured them back. After working at a local coffee shop, she then went to political fundraising and event planning for six years, then got a job as a corporate meeting planner in November of 2019, and then was laid off five months later during the pandemic.

She had, however, started an LLC at the end of 2019, and wanted to do something with her event planning background. “But it wasn’t until COVID that it became a COVID pivot,” Frick explains. “I was doing a little bit on the side here and there with event planning, because that’s my background. Then COVID hit, and I wasn’t doing anything.”

Then her friend approached her about somehow having a birthday party during the pandemic, and Frick suggested celebrating outside with a balloon display. Frick created it, the balloons popped, and she researched a better way of doing it. “I sort of like headfirst dove into the world of balloons continued on page 21

Jamie Frick doing what she loves best – being a balloonist (courtesy of Jamie Frick)

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Randolph Balloonist... continued from page 20 and I have not stopped since,” Frick says.

“Along the way, I’ve always managed events on the side. If somebody was having a wedding, someone would always call when they needed a person with a service background, just to manage the day-to-day operations.

Having that background and knowing how catering sales worked, I thought that’s what I wanted to be, an event planner. But once I discovered balloons, I really liked all of that stuff and I focused solely on balloon decor.”

She hasn’t looked back. “I think it’s the idea that, not only do balloons bring joy, I am a people pleaser by nature. I have hospitality in my blood, that’s why I went to school for

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For more information about Frick and Event Accents Balloon Décor Company, visit her website at www.eventaccentsco.com.

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A Simply Sweet Dessert Bar

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inding a unique dessert to impress others can be a tall task. Cakes, brownies and cookies are classics but can be boring and repetitive. When you want something easy, delicious and made to impress, think outside the sweet treat box.

Next time you’re in a pinch for something sweet, try these Sopapilla Bars. They have a sugary, crunchy exterior, but on the inside, they are creamy and delicious.

Great for gatherings of all kinds, they’re cut into perfect portions and rare enough to give partygoers something to talk about.

The prep is simple and they can be made in advance then stored in the fridge overnight so there is no last-minute rushing around the kitchen.

To start, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese until soft. Add sugar and cornstarch then combine. Add vanilla extract and one egg then beat until combined.

Place one can of unrolled crescent rolls in the bottom of a lightly greased pan and pinch together the seams.

Add cream cheese mixture to the pan and spread out smooth. Then add remaining unrolled crescent rolls on top before spreading with melted butter.

Mix together sugar and cinnamon to sprinkle over the top of the bars.

Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool to room temperature and chill in the fridge for at least 3 hours or overnight.

These bars are also the perfect sweet treat for kids. They will love the sugar-coated top and you will love they are expanding their palates by trying something new.

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Blast from the Past: Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center – A Legacy of Education

Above: A bronze statue of Yogi greets visitors outside the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. (Credit: Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center) Left:This 1953 photo of Yogi Berra as a player. He later went on to be a coach, and a manager. (Credit: Public Domain)

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By Henry M. Holden he Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center opened in 1998, and is home to a permanent collection of photographs and artifacts that document the inspirational life of the winningest player in baseball history, Lorenzo (Lawrence) Pietro Berra, but known to everyone as “Yogi” Berra.

“Yogi Berra cared so much about education,” said Eve Schaenen, Executive Director of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. “We built a site that would honor Yogi and his emphasis and caring about education.”

“Yogi, and his wife Carmen, had this idea to educate kids using baseball as a vehicle for learning,” said Schaenen. “If I had to distill the work that we’re doing now it would be to make sure that we are saving his legacy by promoting the values that he stood for.

The values are written all over the museum’s walls, as part of the permanent collection.

They are teamwork, respect, determination, and humility. These were the qualities that defined Yogi as a human being, not just on the ballfield but throughout the course of his life and they really inform all the education that we do.”

The museum is home to various objects, including the mitt Yogi used to catch the only perfect game in World Series history.

“We are using Yogi and all that goodness in those values to teach kids everything from language arts to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, (STEM)”.

There are four topics listed on the website, Race, Immigration, Women in Sports and Financial Literacy. These are virtual field trips.

The program on race grew out of an exhibit from the Negro leagues in Kansas City.

“It’s the story of the Negro Baseball

leagues, and the players” said Schaenen.

“It’s also about taking aspects of their lives and using it as a way to talk about structural racism. The program talks about the Negro leagues in such a way that allows us to get into the social justice issues.”

‘The program has seen a lot of success locally. Every seventh grader in the school district has seen it. It’s very gratifying to see the success of this program, and the fact that we’re reaching as many students as possible.”

The museum just opened an exhibit on Women in Sports, featuring Billie Jean King, the tennis great. “We want to honor and inform people that her efforts were crucial in eventually bringing equality to women in sports. We also want to recognize her commitment to support the LGBT+ community as an activist in a time when it was not fashionable to take such a position.”

There is a one-week summer baseball camp where kids learn the fundamentals of baseball on a ball field and is located on the campus of Montclair State University.

“For the rest of the year, we have both inperson and remote field trips.”

Yogi was a son of Italian immigrants who grew up in an immigrant neighborhood on “The Hill,” in St. Louis. He had a typical mid20th century immigration story, where the family was important. “It’s very rewarding to see the response from schools about immigration as well,” said Schaenen.

During World War II, Berra served in the US Navy as a gunner’s mate on the attack transport USS Bayfield during the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. He received several commendations for his bravery. During an interview on the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, Berra confirmed that he was also sent to Utah Beach during continued on page 25

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continued from page 24 the D-Day invasion. Berra earned a Purple Heart, a Distinguished Unit Citation, two battle stars and a European Theatre of Operations ribbon.

“He came back, to play baseball and raise a family,” said Schaenen. “We use that as a way of accessing other immigrant stories. That unit really addresses the immigrant experience, and everybody has an immigration story.”

While playing in American Legion baseball team, Berra received the nickname “Yogi” from his friend Jack Maguire. After seeing a newsreel about India, Maguire said that Berra resembled a yogi from India whenever he sat around with arms and legs crossed waiting to bat or while looking sad after a losing game.

“The Financial Literacy subject came out of feedback from educators. We found that some young people have very limited exposure to ideas of financial literacy. This course is a way of getting into that. We created a board game that kids can play that allows them to map out what it would feel like to be a rookie ball player making a certain salary. It allows them to think about how they would spend money. We try to create these topics in such a way that they would be appealing to young people.”

Women in sports is now front-page news.

“The women’s soccer team is now earning equal pay as men. That is progress,” said Schaenen. “And women are on the front

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Yogi is also famous for his “Yogi-isms” aka malapropisms. “You can observe a lot by just watching,” “We made too many wrong mistakes,” “The future ain’t what it used to be,” and perhaps his most famous one, “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

“In 1972, Berra was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame,” said Schaenen.

“But the legacy of Yogi Berra extends beyond the playing field. We encourage people to come to the museum and that view Yogi not only as a Hall of Fame great but as a Hall of Fame human being.”

Berra was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and has his picture on a US postage stamp on July 1, 2021. Berra passed away in his sleep, at the age of 90, on September 22, 2015.

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More Precious Than Gold, Be The Gift of Mentoring A Young Person

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By Richard Mabey Jr. n September of 1966, I began the eighth grade at Chapel Hill School in Lincoln Park. It was a most magical and enchanting time for me. Once again, I was able to walk to school in the early morning. There was the chirping of the song birds, the scurrying of squirrels climbing up and down the trees that adorned Main Street. There was a certain joy and happiness of once again walking to school with the old gang.

For just a few months ago, I had been recovering from a full-year battle with dreaded Rheumatic Fever. And, all through seventh grade, I had tutors. For that entire year, my feet never touched the ground. But in that year, something very special happened in my life. From both, my hospital bed at times and my bed at home, I began to write feature stories for the old Lincoln Park Herald.

Mr. Nicholas Marino, the Editor-in-Chief of the old Lincoln Park Herald, took an interest in my writings. While I was battling Rheumatic Fever, I would write stories about Boy Scout Troop 170. My mom would type them up and hand deliver them to Mr. Marino at his little newspaper office, located close to my home.

During my year-long fight with Rheumatic Fever, I wrote dozens of little news and feature articles for Mr. Marino.

And, he graciously printed them all. But if it wasn’t for my

mom, typing them up for me, I would have never had my start in life as a writer.

I do not think that I ever chose to be a writer. I think God called me to be a writer. There were way yonder too many coincidences in my journey to find success in the writing arena. I was to write news articles and feature stories for the Lincoln Park Herald, for many years. Mr. Marino was a tough editor, but he also had a heart of gold.

He was an old school editor, all the way.

Now at 68, I look back at the people who helped me in life. For the most part, most of them have gone on to be with the Lord. It’s too late to tell them thank you. I guess that’s one of the side effects of growing old.

If there’s someone who has reached out a helping hand to you, please do consider letting them know just how much you appreciate their kindness. The sands of the hourglass are forever flowing, the clock is always ticking, the pages of the calendar get torn away far too quickly, and the years pass in a seemingly blink of an eye.

Appreciation and thankfulness are virtues that are more precious than gold.

Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He can be reached at richardmabeyjr@hotmail.com. Please put on the subject line: More Precious Than Gold.

Yours truly, studying at my desk during my sophomore year of high school. From that little desk, in my bedroom, I wrote dozens upon dozens of little news articles and feature stories for the old Lincoln Park Herald. I am immensely grateful to Mr. Nicholas Marino, for his belief in me as a writer.

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By Steve Sears hen Bonnie Jenkins, Executive Director of the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, enters the facility at historic Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, a special thought often comes to mind.

“Just the facility itself harkens back to a time of equestrianism in Somerset Hills when the very best horses and riders were here,” Jenkins says. “Still, to this day, I think when you drive in here, you feel that tradition, the legacy of some of the greatest riders to ever represent the United States on the world stage in the Olympics, Paralympics, and World Championships.”

“There are two distinct things here,” Jenkins says.

“One is this amazing facility, Hamilton Farm, as it’s referred to in the equestrian community of Gladstone and the sport, and our efforts now as a foundation to

Bertalan “Bert” DeNemethy was an influential figure in the development and success of United States Equestrian Team (USET) in show jumping. He was a cavalry officer in Hungary before he immigrated to the U.S. in 1952 where he later became the show jumping coach for the USET, a position he held from 1955 until 1980. He’s pictured here riding in the main arena at Hamilton Farm.

support our athletes and our teams. They’re both critically important.”

The United States Equestrian Team (USET) transitioned to the United States Equestrian Team Foundation in 2003. “Its responsibility was and still is the philanthropic partner of our national governing body, the United States Equestrian Federation,”

says Jenkins.

“We raise money for our international teams and the development programs that prepare our riders up through the pathway, so they can hopefully one day ride on the Olympic team.”

A total of 252 medals have been won by riders and their horses who trained in Gladstone: 49 Olympic and Paralympic

medals, 103 World Championship medals, and 100 Pan American Games medals.

A brief history. The Gladstone location dates back to 1911, when New York financier James Cox Brady bought the first 180 acres and started construction later that same year.

Cox’s Hamilton Farm would eventually grow

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to 5,000 acres, and the first stables were constructed were in 1916 and 1917. The USET was formed in 1951, and Arthur McCashin, a Gladstone resident and a 1952 Olympic rider, brought the USET to Hamilton Farm. Bertalan de Nemethy in the mid 1950s was named coach of the USET show continued on page 30

Bertalan “Bert” DeNemethy was an influential figure in the development and success of United States Equestrian Team (USET) in show jumping.

He was a cavalry officer in Hungary before he immigrated to the U.S. in 1952 where he later became the show jumping coach for the USET, a position he held from 1955 until 1980. He’s pictured here riding in the main arena at Hamilton Farm.

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United States Equestrian Team... continued from page 28 jumping discipline, and in 1961, the horse stable and many acres were leased to the USET. After de Nemethy’s retirement, Chrystine Jones Tauber took over.

“She was a show jumping rider that rode on a several international teams,” says Jenkins. “When she finished her riding, she became the Director of show jumping for the United States Equestrian Team and managed the Olympic and Pan American teams that represented the United States.”

Jack Le Goff was hired as USET Eventing coach in 1970. “He was a key person,” says Maureen Pethick, Communications Coordinator of USET Foundation. “He was big in the event game, and he really wanted the riders to be good horsemen and horsewomen. I think the event riders had a lot of respect for him. He refined the Eventing program in the United States, and I

think he revolutionized the program. There was an era where there was a lot of medals and a lot of success in international competition during his tenure here.”

Prior to 2003, the USET did train at the Gladstone site and selected athletes and teams for competitions.

“The USET oversaw the sport side and fundraising of our high-performance teams,” says Jenkins. “Athletes did do training here, and there were National Championships here.” The Federation has some staff and offices at the facility today, but teams don’t have a permanent training center at Hamilton Farm as in the past. “Athletes really all have their own stables and farms and businesses,” Jenkins continues. “If they are selected for a team, they (Olympic and Paralympic teams) come together and they may do some pre-export training and quarantine together before they leave the country to go

off for an international tour.

But they largely all have their own businesses and are at different places throughout the country, training and competing.”

One rider who trained at Hamilton Farm was Michael Page, who competed and won medals at both the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In fact, Page met his wife at Hamilton Farm.

“They’ve had a very long and loving life together, and stayed in the horse business,” Jenkins says. “We have a commemorative gift naming program where individuals can name a stall in honor of a special horse.

Page made a very generous gift to name a stall after the horses that he rode in the Olympic Games. He brought his whole family back for the dedication of the stalls.

It was really magnificent. It speaks to what Gladstone means to some of these athletes that really did live and train here many years ago.”

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Olympic Dressage silver medalist Adrienne Lyle (left) and Olympic Dressage bronze medalist Kasey Perry-Glass (right) accept their awards at the 2017 U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions which was held at Hamilton Farm in Gladstone, New Jersey.

Credit: By Annan Hepner, courtesy of USET Foundation

Hamilton Farm is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “While fundraising to support our country’s high-performance athletes is the organization’s primary mission, it also takes funding to maintain the facility annually and to make current and future capital improvements,” Jenkins says. “It’s one thing

that we want to make sure that we are able to do, but it’s largely when you have to look for generous people in the community who really want to see Gladstone’s Hamilton Farm continue to be part of this community and in really top shape so that we can continue to have competitions, training sessions, and community

events here,” Jenkins says.

“It really lends itself nicely to a whole host of wonderful types of events that can be part of this community, and the equestrian community.”

For more information about the Hamilton Farm, the United States Equestrian Team Foundation, and how to donate, visit www.uset. org.

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