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Street sign for for Sgt. Michael Kirspel Jr. Pictured left to right, Chris Roberts, Samuel Roberts, Dawn Roberts,

SFC Charles Dougherty, who spoke at the ceremony,and Sgt Gabriel Curry. Both Dougherty and Curry

served in Afghanistan with Krispel.

In front of borough hall on Saturday, July 13, 2013 acrowd of people gathered around the light post to dedi-

cate the new street signs named for the two men fromHopatcong that died in the line of duty - Army Spc. JohnCurtin III, who fought and died in Vietnam in 1968, andArmy Sgt. Michael Kirspel Jr., who fought and died inAfghanistan in 2010.

Among those that attended where Curtins sister . Shewas very glad that after 42 years he was recognized for hisultimate sacrifice. Curtin dies in a mortar attack in Vietnamon August 8, 1968.

Kirspel Jr. was killed in Afghanistan in October 2010 at

Two 'Fallen Heroes' Honored in Hopatcong the age of 23, when insurgents attacked his unit with animprovised explosive device.

Kirpels mother, Dawn Roberts, stated that the signsmeans so much to her family and hopes when people passthe signs they remember the sacrifices these two menmade as well as their families.

By Ejvind Boccolini

In Hopatcong Borough, residents and officials arealready doing an excellent job showing gratitude tolocal individuals who are serving our country in thearmed forces. The Borough website http://www.hopat-cong.org/serve.php highlights Hopatcong service men andwomen with a photo and description of their service and

deeds.The Musconetcong News also wants to pay homage to

them, and we will be interviewing these brave individualsfrom Hopatcong and likely other local municipailities.

Two members of the armed forces that TheMusconetcong News will feature this week are JasonWolff and Kristen Burns. Both are originally fromHopatcong.

Hopatcong Honoring TheBrave Women and Men

Serving In Military

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Summer Movies in the Park is present-ed by the Stanhope RecreationCommission and the LV MunicipalAlliance. Come join us for a night of fun atthe Lakeland Little League Field located at28 Sparta Road in Stanhope! Bring yourfamily and friends. The movies will beshown on a large outdoor screen and areFREE to everyone. Don't forget to bringsome chairs and blankets. Come early andget a good seat!Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 - "Rookie of

the Year"Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - ""How to TrainYour Dragon"Friday, August 9th, 2013 - "ParentalGuidance"

Movies begin promptly at 8: 45pm. Thesnack stand will be open for the purchaseof refreshments. Each night donations willbe accepted at the snack stand to supportthe Wihlborg Family and Nick's battle withleukemia.

Summer Movies in the Park

N etcong Recreation proudly presentsthe Netcong Day 6th Annual 5KRun-Walk event that participantshave enjoyed for the last five years. TheRun-Walk START-FINISH line is atBorough Hall, 23 Maple Ave and rollsthrough our beautiful downtown and con-tinues along the banks of the scenic LakeMusconetcong. Registration starts at 8:30AM at Borough Hall and the 5K kicks off at10:30 AM sharp.

Trophies are presented to the overallfastest male and female runners and the top3 places in several age groups. Teams of 5or more are also invited to compete for theteam awards.

5K participants receive the officialNetcong 5K 2013 T-Shirt and Goodie Bagswhile supplies last. Same day on-site regis-tration, or register onlineatwww.RunSignUp.com.

Immediately following the 5K, our 26thAnnual Street Fair will be held on Main

Street starting at 11:00 AM. We are expect-ing many vendors including your favoritefoods and Netcong Businesses StiltWalker/Juggler, Clown and StrollingMagician to entertain you and the kids Wewill also have a number of inflatables tobounce around on!

While enjoying the street fair, be sure totake in a few minutes of great local music atour Netcong Day Music Fest, also happen-ing on Main Street from Noon to 5:00 PM.Our Netcong Community Partnership(NCP) is sponsoring the music and promis-es to have another great line-up of musicalgroups again this year.

Parking is FREE and available at theNetcong Train Station including an amplesupply of specially designated Handicapavailable spots set up especially forNetcong Day events.Learn more at: www.netcong.orgwww.facebook.com/Netcongrecreationwww.gonetcong.com

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Cub Scout Pack 93 of Netcongenjoyed their annual fishing derbyon Saturday, June 15. The scouts andtheir families came out to enjoy an after-noon of fishing and fun at Lake

Muscanetcong in Netcong. It was a beauti-ful day, and the scenery of the lake waswonderful. The scouts worked on their fish-ing skills including casting, using a lure, and

baiting their hooks. Many children caught atree when learning to cast. The tree survived

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just fine, and the boys really improved theircasting skills. Much excitement ensued whenthe boys caught fish. Everyone was excitedfor them. Several times the fish got away as

the children reeled them close to shore, butthe experience was exciting nonetheless. Thescouts had fun reeling in their fish, whether itwas their first catch or one of many.

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O n Sunday July 28th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, theNetcong Recreation Commission and theMunicipal Alliance join together for Kids Night.Musical Entertainment by Jo-J, Face Painting, AnnualChalk Coloring Contest.

All children must pre-register. Each child has one half hour, from 6-6:30pm to draw a picture. Contest will takeplace during the concert in the park. Prizes will be awardedfor first place in each age group.

Age Groups: 3-5, 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15 & overTo enter, send us an email at [email protected] or

call Sharon 201-874-9634

T hursday, July 25th,2013 at American Legion Post278, 119 Rt. 183/206 No. Stanhope, NJ. Doors Open11:00 a.m. refreshments provided.. Meeting begins12:00 Noon. Speaker: Peter Lubrecht. He will be giving aCivil War presentation on Ana Smith. Stanhope residents 55yrs or older. $10/yr dues. Call Marsha Wyckoff at 973-347-4452 for more info.

T he Stanhope Borough Senior Citizens are sellingtickets for an Applebees Flapjack Fundraiser. Menuincludes pancakes,scrambled eggs, sausages andyour choice of coffee,tea,soda or juice.The date is July 27,2013 from 8:00AM to 10:00AM atthe Applebees in the International Trade Zone inFlanders.Tickets are $8.00.Reservations are required.

Please call Marsha Wyckoff at 973-347-4452.

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These skilled individuals go throughintense training and do great deeds everydaythat are sometimes overlooked. We want tothank them for their service and theircourage.

Jason Wolff, 23, Hospital Corpsman, 3rdClass, is a 2007 graduate of Hopatcong HighSchool and attended boot camp in July of

that same year in Great Lakes, Chicago,Illinois.

Wolff had been CPR certified for severalyears, and 1st Responder certified as well,and when he joined the armed forces hereceived further formal training and educa-tion. He is now an important asset to ourarmed forces, and has served in Iraq andAfghanistan.

His mother Judy Wolff, said in a phoneinterview last week that she is very proud of her son, and the community certainly recog-nizes him as one of the brave ones.

He is stationed in North Carolina andworks with about 70 corpsman and 1,400marines, being concerned with "just (the)overall well-being of marines in our unit," ashe puts it. He administers regular shots, reg-ular physicals, and oversees "sick calls"from troops as part of his duties.

Soon, he will be involved with marineexpeditions unit exercises, parachuting outof helicopters with marines and providinghealthcare and first aid expertise in the eventit is needed. On a similar note, Wolff'sexpertise was put to use when he was in Iraqat Fallujah Surgical, providing care to thoseinjured in battle.

Next year, he will be on a marineamphibious ship, serving as a "show of force, and a quick reaction force" as theymove back and forth between several loca-tions - "jumping around the globe," as Wolff said in a phone interview last week.

After his time in the service, he plans ongoing back to school and possibly studyingbiology or anthropology. He will be lookingto move back to Florida and attend theUniversity of West Florida. We thank Wolff for his service.

Another member of our armed forces,

also from Hopatcong, is Kristen Burns, cur-rently holding the title of Program Analyst,Fuze & Precision Armaments Technology, atPicatinny Arsenal.

Burns, a Morris County resident, servedin the National Guard from 2006 to Marchof this year, when she joined the ArmyReserve. Burns is now with PsychologicalOperations in Jersey City, building relation-ships, as part of a civil affairs directive, withthose that we work with overseas.

During her service, Burns was a part of adeployment to Tirana, Albania in which U.S.Guardsmen trained Albanian MPs. Albaniarecently joined NATO, and AmericanGuardsmen (all from New Jersey for thisparticular deployment) are reporting anexcellent rapport being built with AlbanianMPs.

American Guardsmen taught rules of engagement and escalation of force, convoyoperations, civil disturbance and crowd con-trol, checkpoint security, vehicle search,accident investigations, military operationson urban terrain, and more. Albanian MPswere said to be very motivated and receptivetoward learning these skills.

This deployment is one example of thework Burns has done to serve our country -and it does not end there.

Burns, 31, also participates in charity

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events in her personal life, benefitting veter-ans and disabled civilians. She has partici-pated in the following events: TheHopatcong run called "Run for Jordan" inJune 2010; the "Wounded Heroes 5k" inSeptember 2009 (Burns' first 5k); several5K's at Picatinny for Armed Forces day anddrug awareness; the Superhero half marathon in Morristown in 2011, whichbenefits Meals on Wheels of Morristown.Burns also ran for the Army 10-mile run andthe SheROX triathlon, an all women'striathlon in Asbury Park.

Her undergraduate degree is in psycholo-gy and she plans on applying for Ph.D pro-grams this fall. Her ultimate career goal is tobecome a psychologist and work with serv-ice members, veterans and their families.

Burns, of course, is already moving downthis path and succeeding, and we wish hercontinued success.

Remember to take a look at theHopatcong Borough website (address is list-ed at the beginning of this article) to seewhat an excellent job Hopatcong Boroughdoes to honor their men and women in themilitary.

An excerpt from the webpage reads: "'InHonor of Our Troops' is a tribute page thatacknowledges the great sacrifice that ourmen and women in the military make to

maintain our freedom. It is often said that, America will only be the land of the free as

long as it is the home of the brave. Well, if that is true, then America is in good handsbecause the Hopatcong community canattest to the fact that we have, standing inour midst and serving in countries aroundthe world, brave and heroic soldiers whobelieve in something bigger than them-selves. They believe in our values, our cul-ture and our way of life. They believe inAmerica , and we, a grateful community,believe in them.

Also, Hopatcong honors the FallenHeroes who gave the ultimate sacrifice andlost their lives in battle. Officials and resi-dents are honoring two Fallen Heroes byunveiling street signs created in their names:Sgt. Michael Kirspel, Jr. (who served inAfghanistan) and Spc. John Curtain II (whoserved in Vietnam).

Sgt. Michael Kirspel, Jr. died in 2010,and Spc. John Curtain III died in 1968. Wehonor and remember them for their serviceand bravery, and our hearts go out to theirfamilies.

Mayor Sylvia Petillo said the boroughbuilt a monument in their honor and placedit in Veterans Park. Also, their names wereetched under the Honor Roll.

Any community members who wouldlike to send information on any armed serv-ice men or women, can send it to thisreporter at [email protected]. We will

do our best to continuously include what wecan to honor these brave individuals.

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R esidents of Netcong and surround-ing communities dont have to lookfar when it comes to their beauty,health and wellness needs. Netcongs longlist of local service providers and specialistsdeliver quality services conveniently closeto home.

Netcong has a lot to offer for peoplewho want to look their best and enjoy goodhealth, noted Gina Thomas, ExecutiveDirector of the Netcong CommunityPartnership (NCP). The organization, com-prised of local business and commercialproperty owners, is a public/private partner-ship with the Borough of Netcong dedicat-ed to making the community a great place tolive, to work, to visit and to invest.Convenient access from local roads andhighways, plenty of free parking, plusexcellent places to eat make Netcong a greatalternative to crowded shopping malls forpeople who want to support local business-es and restaurants.

Dr. Winfred Ginter, DDS (43 MapleAvenue) and Dr. Kenneth B. Beckman,DMD (78 Main Street) are top-rated den-tists, who have been caring for patients inNetcong for many years along with Dr. Paul

H. Wichman, MD (39 Maple Avenue), aspecialist in internal medicine. Lakeland

Pharmacy (17 Maple Avenue) and the phar-macy at ShopRite of Netcong (75 MainStreet) fill prescriptions and provide med-ical equipment and other health and beautyneeds.

Netcong Physical Therapy (40 MainStreet) opened its doors in the spring of 2000 with the vision of compassionate careof the highest quality. Netcongs location atthe corner of Morris, Sussex and Warrencounties makes it convenient not only forlocal residents but patients from throughoutthe region as well. Also, being so close tothe train station is very helpful for patientswho rely on public transportation. AnnetteForsythe and Christian Petino have been

partners since 2005 and their diverse back-grounds make for the perfect business part-nership. Christian, Annette and their staff are like an extended family, most of themhaving worked together since the beginningof the practice. That unity adds to everypatients experience.

Our patient base is very loyal,Forsythe stated. Once patients find us, theyreturn when new injuries occur becausethey know they will be well taken care of. Itis so gratifying to know you have made a

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with open arms, and we are so grateful to bepart of it for so many years.

Jaiden of Landing was a customer of Gina Martinellis when she worked at asalon in her home town, but actually finds

GinaMaries Hair Studio in Netcong (134Main Street) more convenient. And no one

does hair like Gina can, she concluded.Owners Gina and Maria Martinelli openedin Netcong in August of 2012, and foundtheir clients were happy to follow them,plus lots of new patrons. Along with stylists

Taylor Gaccione and Tami Quick, they have

Gina Martinelli of GinaMaries Hair Studio in Netcong works her magic for client Jaidenof Landing while stylist Taylor Gaccione looks on.

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earned a reputation for offering permanenthair extensions priced significantly lowerthan most other salons. GinaMaries is alsoknown for its bridal party packages and itssupport of local causes including a

cutathon to benefit Project Graduation atHopatcong High School.Other top hair and nail specialists and

spas in Netcong include 21 Mane Salon (21Main Street), Hello Gorgeous (36 MainStreet), Jane Nail Salon (1 Maple Avenue),Netcong Nails (51 Main Street), MichellesSpecial Effects Salon (128 Main Street),

Palumbos Barber Shop (13 Maple Avenue),Santaldis Salon (46 Main Street), SpotliteHair Salon (26 Main Street) and WorldClass Barbers (70 Main Street).

For more information about beauty,health and wellness professionals and serv-

ice providers as well as other businesses inNetcong, or programs and services providedby the Netcong Community Partnership,call (973) 347-0252 (X113) or visitGoNetcong.com. You can also follow newsfrom Netcong through social media at thePartnerships Facebook page,Facebook.com/gonetcong.


C ome join the fun at Vacation BibleSchool, Where Kids Stand Strongfor God, at St. Michael Parish,Church St. in Netcong from July 29ththrough August 2, 2013.Your child will have many wonderfulopportunities to make new friends and inter-act with other children. The week will befilled with activities, Scripture, drama,crafts, songs, snacks, Sciency-Fun c gizmosand lots more! Plus, well help kids discov-er how to see evidence of God in everydaylifesomething we call God

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Local residents are fueling the national movement todouble lung cancer survival at the fourth annual Freeto Breathe Morris County Walk September 22 at

Horseshoe Lake Park in Succasunna. The inspirationalevent will feature an exhilarating 3.5-mile walk, followedby awards for top fundraisers, food, door prizes and fun forthe whole family. Proceeds from the event support theNational Lung Cancer Partnerships programs dedicated todoubling lung cancer survival by 2022.

Lung cancer claims more lives in New Jersey thanbreast, colon and prostate cancers combined. In addition,lung cancers five-year survival rate is only 16 percent,much lower than that of many other cancers. However,through community efforts like Free to Breathe, thePartnership funds groundbreaking research necessary formaking the dramatic breakthroughs in early detection andtreatment that can save lives.

The research and resources funded through Free toBreathe are reaching the people who need them most,event organizer Jim Dennison said. Together, were build-ing the promise made to hundreds of thousands of fami-lies across the country of lifesaving treatments and cures.Im proud to be a part of this transformative effort, and Iencourage the entire community to join me in embracingthe Free to Breathe movement.

In support of Free to Breathe Morris County 2012, com-munity members, teams and local businesses championedthe cause by raising more than $42,000 to help patients andfamilies affected by lung cancer.

This year, Free to Breathe events across the country willraise funds and unite lung cancer survivors, families andfriends. Anyone interested can register for an event, donateonline or start a personal fundraising page at www.freeto-breathe.org.

Those who cant participate in Free to Breathe MorrisCounty can participate in the National Walk Week Nov. 2 9. The walk provides a way for everyone to join the move-ment. Supporters make this walk their own by gatheringfriends, family and co-workers to walk when and where

they choose. Free to Breathe

The Free to Breathe event series unites people who arepassionate about creating public awareness of lung cancerand raising vital funding for research. The National Lung

Morris County Champions Lung Cancer Cause at Free to Breathe Event Proceeds of September 22 Walk Fund Vital Programs to Double Lung Cancer Survival

Cancer Partnership started the Free to Breathe event serieswith a single 5K run and walk in Philadelphia in 2006.Since then, the event series has raised more than $8 millionwith 100 percent of the net proceeds directly funding pro-grams to help everyone affected by lung cancer. Together,we can inspire hope, build awareness and create CHANGE.To register for an event in your area, visit www.freeto-breathe.org.

National Lung Cancer PartnershipThe National Lung Cancer Partnership is a 501(c)(3)

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There are plenty of perfect summerdays at Margaret Noons SchoolLunch Farm this season, with the sun

beaming down on rows of heirloom vegeta-bles, a cool breeze blowing, and a full crewof interns and volunteers helping with theplanting, harvesting, and weeding of her 70-acre spread in Mt. Olive.

But what is most heartening for Noon --who came to farming after more than 20years in advertising -- is the way the com-munity has embraced her. There have beendays when, short an employee or faced witha deadline shes not sure she can make --help simply appears. This summer one of my interns read a help-wanted ad Id placedtwo months earlier and called me, Noonsaid. He dropped from the heavens. I findwhen I need help, it shows up.

School Lunch Farm operates through asystem called Community SupportedAgriculture (CSA), in which customers buyshares in advance and receive bags full of vegetables weekly throughout the growingseason (with the option of a weekly addi-tional egg share and monthly grass-fed beef

shares). The upfront payments offset the

considerable pre-season costs incurred bythe farmer, including purchases of seeds andequipment. The CSA model is based on ashared commitment to a local, equitablefarm system that encourages owners of small farms to be good stewards of the landand at the same time helps them to be pro-ductive and profitable.

This year, School Lunch Farm also has astand at the Branchburg Farmers Market,and is supplying produce to ArturosRestaurant in Maplewood.

Noon bought her land a little more than ayear ago at auction, and is in her second sea-son at the farm. While she works towards

organic certification, she uses organic prac-tices -- no chemical fertilizers or pesticides-- to grow a wide variety of vegetables thatincludes all types of greens, squashes, rootvegetables, lettuces, tomatoes, peppers,eggplants and annual and perennial herbs,among many other vegetable crops.

We plant almost every vegetable youcan grow in northern New Jersey, she said.The number of shares sold has increased 50percent from last year, and there are stillweekly shares available. Im growing

enough food for 100 families, said Noon.

Children and Their Parents Share A Healthier Way to Eat at School Lunch Farm

CSA members receive their first share of the season.

This year she plans to donate extras to afood pantry in Mt. Olive and a soup kitchenin Plainfield.

Noon, 53 and single, is part of a growingtrend in U.S. agriculture: the number of

female-operated farms more than doubled

between 1982 and 2007, according to theU.S. Department of Agricultures EconomicResearch Service, to 306,000. In 2007,women were the principal operators of 14percent of the nations 2.2 million farms, a



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Margaret in a buckwheat field, a green manure grown to improve the farm's soil

jump of almost 30 percen t from 2002.While School Lunch Farm might look

like many small farms scattered throughoutrural areas of the Garden State, there is an

important difference: Noon apprenticed at a

biodynamic farm in northern New Jerseyfor two years, and has carried those prac-tices onto her own land. She is dedicated tobuilding healthy soil and enhancing biodi-versity, two practices that have suffered in

the era of industrial farming.

Noon has also made School Lunch Farma focus of her involvement in the interna-tional organization Slow Food, which advo-cates for good, clean, fair food raised onsmall, local farms using sustainable meth-ods. She is leader of the northern NJ chap-ter of Slow Food, which in the last fiveyears has awarded grants to start vegetablegardens at 25 schools in New Jersey. Sheoften invites school groups out to the farm,where children can learn about farming andtaste freshly harvested vegetables.

When she first started farming in Mt.Olive, she had no expectations that help was

just down the road. Shes been pleasantlysurprised. A lot of people have been reallyhelpful, she said. Many neighbors told herstories about the history of her land. A fewhave gone to work rebuilding her tractor

implements and tools. The family thatoriginally owned and farmed this propertystill has relatives in the area, and they wantto help me bring the farm back to its fullpotential and beauty, she said.

Noons vision for the future is two-fold:As the name of the farm implies, she even-tually wants to supply vegetables to schoolcafeterias, so that children can be exposedto healthy, minimally processed meals. Shealso dreams of creating a lasting communi-ty on her farm, perhaps by having young

farmers use some of her land for other agri-

cultural pursuits. I have one CSA memberwho wants to raise alpacas, she said, andanother who wants to have goats.

Already, her farm is a gathering place forfriends, family and shareholders. Last year,about a dozen volunteers helped erect agreenhouse on the property, struggling tosecure huge sheets of plastic over a metalframe as they billowed in the wind. Theirreward: a potluck lunch, and armfuls of

just-harvested mint to take home. Recently,she held a pick-your-own weekend forshareholders who came out in force, littlekids in tow, to pick sugar snap and snowpeas.

On days when it seems the work willnever be done, Noon thinks back to thosemoments. This farm, she said. Is the bestthing that ever happened to me.

Shares of School Lunch Farm cost $700(or less than $35 a week), and provide sus-tainably-grown vegetables every week for20 weeks, July through Thanksgiving (thosewho join later will have their cost pro-rated). There are also options for weeklyshares of local eggs and monthly deliveriesof local grass-fed organic beef.

If youd like to buy a share or volunteerat the farm, contact Noon at [email protected]; or phone 908-451-0051.To learn more about the farm, go to

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by Elsie Walker

On June 2nd, the steeple bell was ring-ing at the First Presbyterian Churchof Stanhope on Main Street. A bell

ringing at a church may not seem special, butthis bell had been out of commission foralmost 16 years. It was as though the timingof the bells repair was destined, as though thebell knew there was something to celebrate.That Sunday, the church was having a specialservice, marking its 175 anniversary.Leading the service was the Rev. HughMatlack, who has served the church since1997. Recently, he and others reflected on thechurchs anniversary.

I believe it is important to stand in a long

line of pastors and church members who havecontributed to the wellbeing of our churchand Stanhope. It is a fiction for any of us tothink we popped into existence on our own.We owe those who have come before us.Such is true for our church and it is also truefor other volunteer organizations, like our firedepartment of which I am a full member,said Matlack.

According to the churchs history booklet,it was in the early 1800s that the village of Stanhope was established. There were a few

houses, a gristmill, and forges, but no houseof worship. The village started to grow and in

1837, a group of Christians wanted to join inworship. A minister, the Rev. Joseph C.Moore, would visit occasionally and preachin the schoolhouse. However, it wasnt until

the next year, on June 11, 1838, that a com-mittee of the Newton Presbytery officiallyorganized the First Presbyterian Church of Stanhope. There were 27 members.

So much of our lives right now is cen-tered on the new and updated, so celebrating175 years requires a perspective somewhatforeign to us -- valuing what has endured.Our congregation has been deeply involvedin the community of Stanhope (and surround-ing areas too) for a long while. As a result,we provide a continuity lacking in the every-

day comings and goings of people. We alsohave contributed a spiritual basis I believeany community also needs, said Matlack.

Carol Barry of Byram and Phil Schomp of Hackettstown are co-chairs of the churchsanniversary committee. They were asked totalk about some of those enduring thingsabout the church and to share a couple high-lights of its recent history.

Over 25 years of great spaghetti dinners, was the first thing that came to Schompsmind.

Barry explained that the dinner is heldonce a year. It was started as a choir fundrais-

Carol Barry and Phil Schomp, co-chairs of the 175th Anniversary Committee at the First Presbyterian Church of Stanhope stand by a sign proclaiming the church's milestone.

Church Celebrates 175 Years

er, but then became a general churchfundraiser. It is built on great recipes,which include the family recipe of a memberwho has since moved to Virginia.

For a decade, 1997 2007, a choir festivalwas sponsored by the church. Described as awonderful union of voices, the festival was

the brainchild of choir director Bette VanPatten. The program started with just three

churches participating, but before it was dis-continued, had grown to include manychurches, plus orchestral accompaniment andwas shown on Service Electric cable. Today,the church continues to share special times of music with the community through itsChristmas Eve and Good Friday cantatas.

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anniversary booklet, it showed the churchsoftball team formed in the 1990s. Part of theNorth Jersey Christian Softball League, FirstPresbyterian of Stanhope played for manyyears.

Thinking of other longtime projects, thechurch pantry and serving at Manna Housecame to mind. The church continues to helpthe community through its food pantry andregularly helps out at Manna House (a soupkitchen) by making lunch.

As for recent highlights, Schomp andBarry noted one that happened in 2007; twochurch members, Barry and Linda McCabe,

joined the Presbytery mission trip to Nairobi,Kenya to see the progress on mission projectsand to access the needs there. Local churches

were asked to help defray the expenses of thetrip and so the First Presbyterian Church of Stanhope found itself doing, among otherthings, a Harambee which is a gathering of neighbors to help someone in need. Therewas also a clothing drive which Schompremembers well.

[There was an] overwhelming response,he said. Schomp still recalls the donations of clothing reaching the ceiling of the roomwhere they were kept.

Barry and McCabe spent three weeks in

Kenya and later shared their moving experi-ences with the church.

Another recent highlight was goinggreen. In April 2010, the church put solarpanels on the churchs Education Building.

Thinking about the church, Barry, a 50-year member and Schomp, approaching 60

years as a member, reflected on what it meansto them.Its the place to be on a Sunday, said

Schomp who was raised across the streetfrom the church and started by attendingSunday School there.

Its [my] home away from home. Itsvery friendly; people feel welcomed here, shared Barry.

The churches regularly holds two serviceseach Sunday (8:15am and 10am) with oneservice each Sunday during the summer.

I would invite people to come and wor-ship with us on a Sunday and get involved inspiritual development and community out-reach. Going to church enlarges your life andmakes our days better and more meaningful.An hour a week of quiet reflection, listeningand singing, praying to God and interactingwith other members makes our lives big, notsmall. It is so easy to implode and go small.I recommend getting big, said Matlack.

For more information, the church is onfacebook at: https://www.facebook.

com/pages/First-Presbyterian-Church-of-Stanhope/10150101981675581



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by Elsie Walker

M argaret Peg Swentzel was ageless. Thats howpeople felt because she was so guarded about lettinganyone know how old she was. To Swentzel, agewas just a number; it didnt define someone. She let her

actions do that. Those actions, which included volunteerworks for BARKS (Byram Animal Kindness Rescue Squad)and the Stanhope United Methodist Church, resulted inSwentzel being named the Byram Senior Citizens ClubSenior of the Year for 2013.

Every April, the Byram Township Senior Citizens Clubselects one individual who exemplifies the spirit of volunteerwork and service to the community and the club honors themas Senior of the Year. This year Margaret Peg Swentzel waschosen and she consented to accept the honor, said SandyWray of the clubs nominating committee.

Sadly, Swentzel, a retired Byram third grade teacher, diedon April 25th before the May awards luncheon. Her Senior of the Year plague was accepted by her grandson James, Jr.; son,James; and daughter-in-law, Maxine. Also, in attendancewere two of Swentzels former students: Mayor JamesOscovitch and Town Manager Joseph Sabitini.

Talking to those who knew her for her volunteer efforts, itwas clear that helping others was important to Swentzel.

Peg was definitely a people person. She would seek tohelp folks, especially those in education. For Peg, the missionof the church was to help people whenever we could in anyway we could. She was dedicated to her church and had astrong interest in the church finances in areas of how we couldfund our ministries. Peg was one to get the information, news

out to the public by every means she could think of. She wasbig on Ebay and was always bringing in something to sell. As

you were around her, you would find that she was full of ener-gy and the ideas to use that energy. Often those who workedwith her would say, this is the last year and the next year shewould have them working again, shared Rev. Tom Kinter,pastor of the Stanhope United Methodist Church.

At Swentzels memorial service, she was lovingly remem-bered as the boss when it came to the church StrawberryFestivals and rummage sales. She had chaired many of them.At those events, she would seemingly be everywhere at once,helping to keep everything running smoothly.

Also, Swentzel loved animals, so it was natural that one of the places she would volunteer was BARKS.

Peg was a fixture with the BARKS sale ever since I canremember. At one sale many years ago, Peg just appearedwanting to help and was a constant volunteer ever since, help-ing wherever she was needed: unpacking, sorting, and check-out. She would notify fellow school educators when shefound items that they could use for their classrooms and theywould come to buy. She will be sorely missed at our futuresales. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of being cho-sen as Byram's Senior of the Year! said Lois Koch, Byram,coordinator of BARKS twice a year garage sales.

Swentzel volunteered her help at the Senior Citizens Club,too.

In 1999, Peg joined the Byram Senior Citizens Club andcontinued her volunteer spirit. She has been a member of committees, most recently the Entertainment committee. Inaddition, she has served on the Executive Board for the lastfive years a Treasurer. As the watchdog for the clubsmoney, she enabled the club to plan trips for everyone to

enjoy, said Wray.Someone at Swentzels memorial service remembered

Byram Senior of the Year: Margaret Peg Swentzel

Margaret Peg Swentzel

how Swentzel had to take out her drivers license one day andwas careful to put her thumb over the date of birth, so no onecould see it. Swentzel didnt want to be known as the personborn in such and such a year; instead she will be rememberedas a person who was a dedicated teacher for 29 years, servedon the local Board of Education for nine years, loved her fam-ily and friends, loved her church, loved nature, and loved

helping others.and was the Byram Senior Citizens ClubsSenior of the Year for 2013.


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by Michele Guttenberger

From his early years as a struggling businessman,through his golden years as a living legend, Thomas

Edison had a love of nature that beckoned him to thegreat outdoors. His camping buddies were Henry Ford,Harvey Firestone and famous naturalist John Burroughs.They named their group the Vagabonds and Burroughsnoted in his 1924 diary that the group "cheerfully endurewet, cold, smoke, mosquitoes, black flies, and sleeplessnights, just to touch naked reality once more." There wouldbe a series of legendary camping trips covered by the press

journeying throughout America that started with their fi rstEverglades camping expedition of 1914. Famous peopleand presidents would join in as guests to their campsite suchas President Warren G. Harding and President Coolidge.

We can only wonder what Edison would have thoughtabout this his lab and home in West Orange, NJ being aNational Historic Park site. Would he think it is a hoot thata kid can earn his/her Junior Ranger badge and patch withhis name on it? The Edison lab is a very unique NationalHistoric Park site because the attraction is not the typicalnatural lakes, rivers, trails and forests but, a late 19th centu-ry factory lab buildings and an estate home. Even though itis a manmade wonder, it still receives its own Junior Rangerpark badge and patch. Those who enrolled in the NationalPark Service Junior Ranger program are happy to learnNew Jersey has 12 National Park sites. Many have started

their NPS Junior Ranger patch and badge collection when

they were young children and finally find the opportunity toadd the park site badges they missed as a child. You arenever too old to be a Junior Ranger.

Today joining a Junior Ranger program is so much easi-er to enroll in and obtain the learning material needed foryour Junior Ranger Badge. There is a dedicated website foreach Park. Youngster can get a head start on the JuniorRanger experience or extend it after visiting the park site.This summer may be a great time to get started in a recre-ational childhood memory you can carry over into adult-hood by becoming a Junior Ranger. To obtain the parkbadge there is a set of Junior Ranger workbook activities forchildren from ages 5 and up to complete to attain theirbadge. After they successfully completed their list of activ-ities they must take an oath that they promise to share their

knowledge with others and enjoy and protect all NationalParks. This recognition certificate is signed by a ParkRanger and presented to them along with their badge.

If visiting our National Parks is on your family to do list,start your national recreational excursion right here in theGarden State with the Thomas Alva Edison sites in WestOrange, NJ. This NPS site has a Junior Ranger activitybooklet that states to: Work like Mr. Edison and his assis-tant muckers (engineer and lab techs) that workedthrough project problems. Mr. Edison believed problemsare best solved when a good experimenter (you) and fewworkers combine their talents to finish the project. Here is

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