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Date: January 15, 2005 PRICELESS Vol. 14 Issue 4

THESOUTH AMBOY SAYREVILLE

South Amboy,Sayreville To Get

$200,000Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski an-

nounced that the New Jersey Dept. of Trans-portation has selected the municipalities inthe 19th district to receive $1,069,000 forthe FY 2005 Transportation Trust FundMunicipal Aid Formula Program.

Wisniewski said that, Every dollar amunicipality receives in state transportationfunding is a dollar that does not have tocome out of the pockets of the local taxpay-ers.

The Borough of Sayreville will receive$200,000 for improvements to North andSouth Edward Streets. The City of SouthAmboy will receive $200,000 for improve-ments to Stevens Ave.

Collections ForTsunami Relief

FundsSenator Joseph Vitale, Assemblymen

John S. Wisniewski and Joseph Vas arejoining with the Woodbridge Chamber ofCommerce to help the victims of the tsu-nami that hit South Asia on December 26.

The legislators are collecting monetarydonations at their district offices for both theRed Cross Aid to the victims of South AsiaTsunami and the United Way South AsiaResponse Fund. Vitales district office islocated at 87 Main St., Woodbridge, NJ07095. Wisniewskis district office is lo-cated at 3145 Bordeantown Ave., Parlin, NJ08859. Vas district office is located at 276Hobart St., Perth Amboy, NJ 08862.

As I have watched news reports andread newspaper articles about the devasta-tion and the victims of the tsunami in SouthAsia, I knew that I had to do something tohelp, said Wisniewski. He continued, Intimes of need, New Jerseyans rally togetherto help others. There is a great need for bothsupplies and money in Asia, and I hope tobring direct assistance to them in some way.

Donations for the American Red Cross,which will go for humanitarian relief, shouldbe made payable to American Red CrossInternational Response Fund. Checks canbe earmarked for specific countries by put-ting the name of the country in the memoline of the check. Donations for the UnitedWay, which will go toward improving thefallen infrastructure in South Asia, shouldbe made payable to United Way South AsiaResponse Fund.

Please call the district offices with anyquestions: Senator Vitale 732-855-7441;Assemblyman Wisniewski 732-316-1885;Assemblyman Vas 732-324-5955.

Pictured is the South Amboy Post Office, which will be replaced in the near future by a moremodern facility. (Photo By Tom Burkard)

Plans for a new post office in SouthAmboy are back on track, as U.S. PostalService officials review proposals to replacethe citys antiquated and cramped post of-fice at the corner of Broadway andBordentown Ave. Residents have been frus-trated for years about long waits in line andthe lack of parking. Postal Service officialsmet recently with Mayor John T. OLeary,and city council members about plans tobuild a modern building that would be a partof the citys downtown improvement project.

OLeary said, Im pretty glad the PostalService is working with the city on thisproject. The current post office is woefullyinadequate and the people need bigger fa-cilities. OLeary pointed out the buildinghas no on-site parking, forcing residents topark on city streets. The buildings loadingdock lacks a lift, making it difficult to loadmail from trucks into the post office. Thestructure also fails to conform with theAmericans with Disabilities Act.

Three possible sites are under consider-ation for the new post office; one on Main St.and two on Broadway. Postmaster ThomasWilson posted a letter at the post officestating renovation of the existing building isimpossible, due to space limitations. Devel-oping a new post office for a municipalityoften takes about 18 months, but OLearyhopes this will go faster, because severalconstruction plans are already underway,including the building of a new railroadstation and office buildings on Broadway.

Mayor Kennedy OBrien

Court BacksSayreville On NLCondemnation

The Appellate Division of the SuperiorCourt handed Sayreville a crucial victory inits efforts to clean up and redevelop theNational Lead tract when it ruled that theSayreville Economic & RedevelopmentAgency (SERA) acted properly in movingto condemn the property.

What a wonderful Christmas presentfor the people of Sayreville, said MayorKennedy OBrien. Five years of persis-tence and hard work have been vindicated incourt.

Mayor OBrien noted that the unani-mous decision of the three judge panel makesit likely that SERA will be able to file adeclaration of taking soon, and take formalpossession of the property. This decisionremoves a key roadblock to cleaning up andredeveloping the property and providingreal property tax relief for our residents,said OBrien.

Don Szatkowski John Wortley

The South Amboy-Sayreville area hasbeen mourning the loss of two of its greatesthigh school coaches in history, John Wortleyand Don Szatkowski. Wortley, 77, of SouthAmboy died on Jan. 1st. Five days later, onJan. 6th, Szatkowski, 55, passed away.

Wortley, who was one of the best all-around athletes in Sayreville High Schoolshistory, later went on to become a physicaleducation teacher, a coach, and athletic di-rector at Sayreville High School for over 40years. John made his mark as the varsitybaseball coach from 1958-1970, winningthree Central Jersey State titles, and onecounty championship, while compiling asuperb career record of (201-80, .715), oneof the best winning percentages in theschools history. Wortley was a member ofmany local organizations, and a great guywho was respected throughout the state ofNew Jersey. I had the opportunity to workfor John as his jayvee baseball coach in 1983and freshmen baseball skipper in 84, and hewas always supportive and uplifting. He rana tight ship, and always got good results.

Szatkowski was a three-sport star as ayouth, and later one of the finest slow pitchsoftball players around. Don was a fineteacher for nine years at St. Marys/CardinalMcCarrick High School, where he alsocoached the girls varsity basketball team for13 years, and the golf squad for six seasons.He was a coaching genius, and his won-lostrecord of (205-114, .643), ranks him 2nd onthe schools All-Time list for most victories,

Locals Mourn Two Great CoachesBy Tom Burkard

behind Charlie Eppinger, who notched 285wins. Don almost single-handedly built theLady Eagles basketball program into one ofthe most respected, talented and highly-competitive in Middlesex County. He guidedhis club to four Blue Division titles, and twoGold Division crowns. Szatkowski wonmany awards including the prestigiousCoach of the Year plaque.

I was honored to know both men, whilethey were coaching their teams to victories,and also away from the scholastic games.Both were a pleasure to deal with, profes-sionally and socially, and were fierce com-petitors, who always wanted to win, andusually did, more than most coaches. Johnand Don knew how to motivate the playersby making their sports a lot of fun. They alsoinspired countless teenagers through theyears, by their work ethics, fair treatmentand fine communication.

The superb careers of Coaches JohnWortley and Don Szatkowski were trulyremarkable, and what is even more impres-sive is the fact they were both wonderful,caring human beings. Szatkowski was al-ways there to help with any fundraisers anddinners for the homeless or needy at Thanks-giving. He always gave of himself to helpthe less fortunate. They will be missed, buttheir legends and spirit will live on. Theyhave certainly left very positive marks onsociety and those whose lives they havetouched. God Bless, John and Don!

SA Post OfficePlans Revived

By Steve Schmid

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Feature WritersVirginia Stillwagon

Teo WeberRuth Connors

Dr. Jorge L. Gonzalez-GomezPhil Rainone

Clem SkarzynskiDr. John Misiewicz

Bill McAndrewLenn Ambroziak

Steve SchmidMichael J. ElsonPoet Laureate

Albert Gomolka Jr.Opinions and comments in printed articles do not necessarily reflect

the opinion of The South Amboy-Sayreville Times, c. 1991.This newspaper will not be liable for errors appearing in the editorial

copy or advertising beyond the cost of space occupied by error.

Our Lady of Victories Council #2061 of Sayreville recently held its Community ServiceAwards Banquet. Pictured (l-r) Councilman Tom Pollando, Councilman Dennis Grobelny,Don Unkel (Chairman of the Service Awards), Jim Poltricksky (District Deputy for #2061),Raniero Travisano (Fireman of the Year), Stella Misiewicz (Senior Citizen of the Year),Shawn ODonnell (Police Officer of the Year), Bill Blanken (Emergency Services Officer ofthe Year), Brian Earls (Grand Knight), Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski. (Photo Courtesyof Dr. John Misiewicz)

Talk of The TownsBy Tom Burkard

Building Named For Lt. JenkinsNew Jersey State Trooper, Lt. Scott

Jenkins was honored posthumously, by hav-ing the Edison State Troopers Headquartersnamed after him recently. Jenkins, a Sayrevilleresident who died at age 47 in April 2003, wasa highly respected law enforcement officer,known for his many contributions to society,and helping to make the world a better andsafer place.Was Sister Madeline A Rockette?

It seems like many locals who read CherylSchmids tribute to the late Sister MaryMadeline McCarthy last month, noticed thatthe article didnt mention that she was aRockette in her younger days. Most St.Marys alumni heard of the legend of Sistersdays performing as a dancer at Radio CityMusic Hall in New York City. Cheryl saidthat she spent a lot of time with Sister, espe-cially at Georgian Court College, both in theclassroom and socially, and she never oncementioned anything about being a Rockette.

Was it really a fact or was it just alegendary tale about St. Marys late princi-pal?In Memoriam

The well-liked, Donald Dinger Kohler,65, formerly of South Amboy died on Dec. 1.He is survived by his sisters Marge Huslartand Marie English of South Amboy. EleanorStarego, 81, of Perth Amboy died on Dec. 15.She was a very popular teacher at SacredHeart School from 1963-1995. A standouteducator, Mrs. Starego won Teacher of theYear from the Diocese of Metuchen, andalso from the South Amboy Lions Club.Catherine Aunt Catherine Meszaros, 95, ofSouth Amboy died on Dec. 16. She workedfor 40 years at Chas. Komar & Sons factoryin South Amboy. Aunt Catherine was thewife of the late Lou Uncle Lou Meszaroswho died in 1995. She was a wonderful lady.Dr. Mohammed W. Haque, 87, of Sayrevilledied on Dec. 18. He was a highly-respectedphysician who had his practice in SouthAmboy on Main St. from 1963-2002. Hehelped countless locals over the years andwill never be forgotten. Robert DonaldMasterson, 90, of Morgan died on Dec. 25.He was a member of many local organiza-tions and was well-liked with a pleasant

Pleasant Little TriviaBy Tom Burkard

1.South Amboys new Police Captainin 1962? a.Charles Rea b.John Dugganc.Edward McKeon

2.Captain of the Morgan Hose & Chemi-cal Co. in 74? a.Joseph Loy b.Anton Hartc.Walter Smiglewski

3.St. Marys High School play in 59?a.The Student Prince b.Brigadoon c.HereTo Eternity

4.Upholstering business located on S.Pine Ave., Morgan in 1963? a.Deep Cutb.Sun Valley c.Country Ways

5.State Assemblyman from Sayrevillein 87? a.Ed Kolodziej b.Alan Karcherc.Richard McPearson

6.South Amboys Fire Chief in 1989?a.Donald Braun b.Kenneth Walczakc.Donald Riley

7.In 1988, the president of Frog Hollowwas? a.Allie Clark b.Charles Steuber c.JohnNappi

8.This business was located on MainSt., Sayreville in 1990? a.Sayreville PaintsPlus b.Boro Shades c.Sayreville Subs &Pizza

9.South Amboys Law Director in 76?a.John Vail b.James Higgins c.JosephHoffman

10.This nightclub was located on Rt.35, South Amboy in 1987? a.The Hideawayb.The Playpen c.Mingles

11.In 73 this business was located at500 Ernston Rd., Parlin? a.Water TowerBar b.Malibu Inn c.Lees Shack

12.Sayrevilles Fire Chief in 1983?a.Dennis Grobelny b.Rory Zach c.Paul Bulla

Answers1c 2a 3a 4b 5b 6a 7c 8a 9a 10c 11b 12c.

personality. Donald was a genuinely niceperson, who always had good things to say tolighten the load and brighten your day. WalterJimmy Boyler, 77, of Sayreville died onDec. 29. The delightful Boro resident was amember of the Sayreville Board of Health,served as an aide to Assemblyman John S.Wisniewski, was former Head Usher at OurLady of Victories Church, and for the last 8years was a courier for the Borough ofSayreville.

Afternoon At TheCasino

Afternoon at the Casino will be heldby Cardinal McCarrick High School onSunday, Jan. 30 from 4-7 p.m. in the cafete-ria. Admission price is $25 (voucher for $50playing chips will be given with each admis-sion ticket, NO CASH PRIZES). Doorsopen at 3 p.m. Hors d oeuvres, coffee, &dessert included in the admission. Pleasecall the Development Office at 732-721-0748 ext. 5 for tickets.

Cardinal McCarrickChooses Officers

The 2004-2005 HSA officers for Cardi-nal McCarrick High School have been cho-sen. Selected were: Carol Johnson-Presi-dent; Cathy Biesiada-Co-Vice President;Sarah Conlon-Co-Vice President; AnaRivera-Treasurer; Debbie Troutman-Secre-tary. Congratulations and best of luck!

Comedy Night-Feb.12th

The Mechanicsville Hose Company willhold Comedy Night 2005 on Feb. 12th at theKnights of Columbus Hall, Fourth St., SouthAmboy, from 7-11 p.m. The $40 donationincludes buffet, beverages (soda, beer, wine),and entertainment, which includes 2 come-dians and a DJ. For tickets and info call 732-727-2856. There is limited seating, andtickets will not be sold at the door.

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of

Mt. Carmel, Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessedMother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assistme in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me andshow me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary,Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humblybeseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor mein this necessity. There are none that can withstandyour power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother.Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who haverecourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place thiscause in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3consecutive days. You must publish it and it will begranted to you. Thank you. -L.M.C.

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Business of the Month

Dr. John Misiewicz (c) is surrounded by his fine staff of the Chiropractic Associatesof Sayreville. Pictured (l-r) Karen Kraemer, Brenda Schror, Dr. John, and Lisa MarieGill. (Photo By Tom Burkard)

Chiropractic Associates of Sayreville

Chiropractic Associates ofSayreville, located at One Main St.,Sayreville is owned by Dr. JohnMisiewicz, D.C. who has been in prac-tice since 1982. A native of Sayreville,Dr. Misiewicz graduated from NewYork State Chiropractic College, wherehe received his doctor of Chiropracticdegree. Dr. Misiewicz is constantlystriving to improve and update his pro-fessional expertise. He has completedextensive studies at New York Chiro-practic College Graduate School. Dr.Misiewicz is licensed in three states andis a diplomat of the National Board ofChiropractic Examiners. He has been aguest lecturer at New York Chiroprac-tic College and a speaker to patientgroups throughout New Jersey on spi-nal care.

Dr. Misiewicz specializes in Chiro-practic Care and offers a courtesy initialexam. He also features modern examand X-Ray procedures; gentle, specificspinal adjustments; non-force techniques;treatment program of care; report of find-ings given in each individual case.

Dr. Misiewicz believes each indi-vidual, regardless of age, has the right toexpect optimal health. Patients aretreated as individuals in a highly person-alized setting with frequent office hoursand flexible scheduling to meet indi-vidual needs.

Call Chiropractic AssociatesSayreville, today at 732-238-8282 for anappointment today with one of the finestchiropractic physicians in the business,Dr. John Misiewicz, D.C.

Tsunami ReliefCampaign

By Now We Have All Seen And HeardMuch Regarding The Tragedy To Be FallSouth Asia And Its People. As Part Of TheEducational Process In The South AmboySchool System We Strive To Teach OurStudents That We Are Part Of The GlobalCommunity. To That End The South AmboyHigh School History Club Has EmbarkedOn A Tsunami Relief Campaign That WillLast 6 Weeks. In That Time We Will BeHolding An Elementary School Dance AndA Middle School Dance. Also We Are Con-tacting All Parents And Local BusinessesTo Encourage Their Support In This Ex-traordinary Time. All Of The DonationsThat Are Collected Will Be Forwarded ToThe American Red Cross.

If You Would Like To Contribute ToOur Campaign That Would Be Great. YouMay Mail Your Donation To South AmboyHigh School Care Of Mr. G. Spread TheWord.

ST. JUDEMay the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified,

loved and preserved throughout the world now andforever. Sacred Heart of Jesus have mercy on us. St.Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, helper ofthe hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a dayfor nine days. It has never been known to fail. Publicationmust be promised. Thank you St. Jude. -L.M.C.

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South AmboyCoucilmen Sworn In

James Reick, Russell Stillwagon andJohn Szatkowski, all re-elected in Novem-ber were sworn in at South Amboys reorga-nization ceremony on January 5.

Reick, who has been a councilman for14 years was chosen as Council Presidentfor another term. He wants to halt speedingby changing directions on certain streets,and adding stop streets.

The swearing in was special forSzatkowski, as his granddaughter, whoturned six years old the same day, held aBible for him. He said he hopes to seeRoutes 9 and 35 widened, and taxes stabi-lized.

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Yearbook-St. Marys 1970By Tom Burkard

St. Marys High School Class of 1970returned for its final year in early September1969, only three months after the miraclebaseball team won the state title. It was alsoonly a couple of months since the U.S. putour first man on the moon, and the originalWoodstock Festival rocked the nation.

As the seniors returned to the AugustaStreet campus, they most likely cruisedthrough South Amboy, passing favoritehangouts like Franks (Or Prasnals as somecalled it), The Jug, and the Rec, while blast-ing their radios to the #1 song that morning,Honky Tonk Women by The RollingStones. Around this time, President Nixonpulled the first troops out of Viet Nam, butthe war raged on. . .

Sister Mary Madeline was the princi-pal, Sister M. Dominic-vice principal. .Arthur Franck became the schools newbookkeeper, and Mary Lou Dunn the newsecretary. Claire Cannon was the othersecretary. . .Teachers not to be forgottenwere: Sr. M. Charlotte, Father Fulton, MarkKoch, Joseph Bulman, Hulda Potthoff, Bur-ton Robbins, Alex Kous, Thomas Rooney. ..Father McConnell became the new ParishAdministrator. .

Who could forget the first-ever BayheadCommunications Workshop, where studentcouncil and administration held an honestdiscussion and communication?

William Werner was Student CouncilPresident, Sharon Kurtz-Vice President, VitaCarulli-Sec./Treas. . .

Fun-filled social activities of the dayincluded: The Sock Hop; Vocation Day; theRetreat at Mt. Manresa; hanging out (Study-ing?) in the senior lounge; senior privileges;the special dances, basketball games, andmuch more. . .

Stephen Jannos and Mark Ostrowski wereco-editors of the yearbook. . .Michael Kulikwas Editor-In-Chief of The Crown. EileenFitzmorris was Glee Club President. . .

At Christmas break, Leaving On A JetPlane was the top hit on 77 radio, and theFestival of Carols was a major success un-

der Sister Margaret. Do You Hear What IHear was the closing song. . .The Senior Tripto Hunter Mountain was a blast, as the soon-to-be grads frolicked on skis and in snowmobiles.. .The school play was Camelot and the leadswere played by Richard Tortorigi and ClareZebro. . .Senioritis and Spring Fever hitSMHS. The Senior Retreat was a big break forthe students. . .

The Senior/Junior Prom was held at Kings-Grant Inn, and the couples were bused to and fromthe event, and a fine time was had by all. . .

1970 was a rough year for music lovers.Young and talented rockers, Jimi Hendrix, andJanis Joplin both died, and The Beatles alsosplit up. . .Postage stamps were only 6 cents, agallon of gasoline was 36 cents, and the mini-mum wage was $1.60 per hour! . . .

Patton received an Academy Award forBest Movie, and George C. Scott won for BestActor. . .

On the St. Marys sports scene, the boysbasketball team, under rookie coach SandyFishman finished an outstanding (20-6). All-around star athelete, Nick Charmello andGeorge Krzyzanowski were co-captains. . .Thegirls basketball club, captained by MaribethNewcomb finished at (5-7). . .The baseballteam had a tough (6-14) season under rookiecoach Gary Ternyila.

Other senior sports standouts were: JohnAmmon, James Buckler, Robert Duffy, Tho-mas Grabert, Paul Gulick, Mark Jendrzejewski,Joseph Kelly, Ted Krzyzanowski, SharonLee, Bernard Mackiel, Melanie Newcomb,Glenn Sieber, Douglas Sprague, DeborahSurman, Joseph Wallis, Daniel Weinman,Cynthia Walczak. . .Carol Kirk and Kathy Feewere co-captains of the cheerleaders. . .

The Class of 70 had some really creativenicknames such as: Nutzy, Rox, Bo-Bo, Bone,Buck, Hot Stuff, Smoke, Rico, Din, The Lip,Bwana, Ozark, Stick, Bug, Moose, Sikey,Thog, Sonny, Chip, Lebo, Rope, Slick, Star,Spike, Bud, Measles, and Wump. . .

I was privileged to know a very largenumber of the people in the Class of 70, andcan honestly say that they were a highly spir-

ited group that wanted to be friends withalmost everyone, and more importantly to besuccessful in life. The ones that Ive crossedpaths with over the years were: MaryanneBaranowski, Beverly Barretta, KathleenBeyer, Jim Bonis, Antoinette Brylinski, CarolBurke, Mike Burns, John Cross, MikeDeLucia, Michael DeRisi, Tom Donnelly,Brian Dowd, Ray Downs, Veronica Durnye,Ann Durski, Michael Felice, Leonard Fierro,Denise Filik, Kathleen Fitzgerald, EdwardFlannery, Sandra Franconero, AnthonyGiunta, Barry Gomolka, Mary Sue Gosford,Vince Gosford, Kathleen Harkins, MichelleHarland, Mary Theresa Hayden, WilliamHenry, Brian Holton, Michael Jakubczak,Catherine Keays, James Kemble, BarbaraKowaleski, Caroline Kurtz, Beverly Lapchuk,Maripat Lauritsen, Theresa Lave, LindaLeonard, Judith Lewandowski, PatrickMcCarthy, Susan McCormack, RobertMcGuire, Sharon McKeon, FrancisMcLaughlin, Maureen McMahon, RobertMcQuade, Mary Ann Majkowski, FrancisMancini, Margaret Marcano, Gary Mauro,Paul Mauro, Kevin Meszaros, JoanneMichalsky, Linda Moore, George Morgan,James Nebus, Mary Jean Nebus, ShirleyNigro, Jean Norek, Edmund Nycz, AnneOBrien, Patricia OBrien, MichaelOConnor, Maureen OLeary, AnthonyOstrowski, Eugene OToole, DianePassafiume, James Pearson, Gerard Pizzillo,Gilbert Pritchard, Beverly Randall, KennethRogers, Michael Roman, ThomasRopelewski, Linda Seaman, Sandra Skopaz,Gerald Smith, Stephen Stanley, CarolStephanick, Nancy Starzynski, ColleenStramback, Elizabeth Therkelsen, Marguer-ite Tricarico, Adolph Truchan, LorraineVanni, Bernadette Vona. . .

Other members of the Class of 1970were: Deborah Biebel, Anne Caracappa,Thomas Carrino, Mary Carter, MaureenConnolly, Christine Coulter, Mary Crummy,Suzanne DeMaio, Christina Dominik, LuciaDona, Barbara Fallon, Janis Flynn, KathleenFuller, Kenneth Gallagher, Leroy Gesner,

Nancy Hansen, George Huff, Barbara Howe,Joseph Janas, Stephen Jannos, Susan Kelly,Dulce Knight, Paul Knight, Joan Lasko, Jo-seph LeBarre, Rosemary Levanti, LauraMcCarthy, Gregory McElroy, AndrewMcGinn, Mary Ann Majkowski, MichelleMauro, Mary Beth Molcsan, Robert Moskwa,Lynn Mozolic, Carolyn Musica, PatriciaNagle, Mary Ellen Nappi, Nancy Naughton,William Nemeth, Shirley Nigro, MarkOstrowski, Robert Percheski, Donna Piszel,Robert Pudelka, Richard Sedlak, MargaretSmith, Jeanne Spears, Joseph Stafford, Gil-bert Stankiewicz, Michael Stockinger, Rob-ert Sullivan, Wayne Vanderhoof,Bartholomew Villanti, Kathleen Walsh,Judith Werenczyk, Karen White, PatriciaWilson, Dolores Wolynec.

As you can see, I really knew a lot of the70 gang, and never forgot them. They werea great bunch of people back in 1970, and stillare in 05. Heres wishing them a great NewYear, and a rockin good time at their 35threunion!

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Fishing Flashes by Teo Weebles Weber

Salt WaterOnce again its a happy fishing year

2005 from the Weeblemeister. Our fishingpicture looks like this: Mackeral have arrivedand with some herring mixed in, are beingcaught in good numbers. Striped Bass, whichwere good, have now slowed up dramati-cally, outside of a little action in the ocean byIsland Beach and LBI, its just about over.This is true in the bay too as I havent seenany caught recently at local beaches. Theseason in the Bay is closed as is WinterFlounders as of the first. New restrictions onthe Flounder may be enacted soon so watchfor this. Whats left is party boat fishing forLing which is good and Blackfish fishing hasslowed up but some larger ones are still beingcaught. A few Spike Whiting have beencaught under the Mackeral but do to thescarcity the past few years, I wouldnt lookfor any big catches or a Whiting comeback.Fresh Water

As I have said before, Trout fishing fromthe shoreline of Round Valley Reservoir isquite good. I tried it Christmas week andended up with a limit of Two, a Brown and aRainbow that were 16 inches each and releas-ing a short Rainbow under 15 inch size limit..The Wife and I tried it the last day of 2004.We caught two short Rainbows just under thekeeper mark. Regulations here are two 15inches and one Lake Trout at least 20 inches.I meet a guy on the shore who said he caughteight and another fisherman with two niceRainbows and a keeper Laker. All the actionwas on power bait except for the Laker,which was caught on a shiner.

Alzheimer SupportGroup

Raritan Bay Medical Centers SeniorServices Dept. is sponsoring an Alzheimersdisease support group meeting on Tues. Jan.18 from 6:30-8 p.m. at the WoodbridgePublic Library. Joan Fuhr, RN and Rose-mary Oarsley, RN will be facilitate the meet-ing. Refreshments will be served. To reg-ister or for more info call 732-324-6005.

ObituariesBatari, Eva H., 71, of Parlin died on

Dec. 12.Battiato, Anthony, 89, of Parlin died on

Dec. 14.Boyler, Walter F., Jimmy, 77, of

Sayreville died on Dec. 29.Creamer, James Jr., 65, formerly of

Sayreville died on Dec. 3.Guenther, Henry, 87, formerly of

Sayreville died on Dec. 29.Hanaway, Edward, 72, formerly of

Sayreville died on Dec. 23.Haque, Dr. Mohammed W., 87, of

Sayreville died on Dec. 18.Higginbotham, John F., 85, of Sayreville

died on Dec. 29.Keegan, Walter, 80, of Parlin died on

Dec. 30.Kohler, Donald F. Dinger, 65, for-

merly of South Amboy died on Dec. 1.Kuczynski, Frank B. Linkey, 75, of

Sayreville died on Dec. 15.Masterson, Robert Donald, 90, of Mor-

gan died on Dec. 25.Nebus, Margaret, 84, of Morgan died

on Dec. 15.Palka, Marie, 78, of Sayreville died on

Dec. 24.Pizzillo, Mary, 87, of Morgan died on

Dec. 28.Scanlon, Diane, 43, formerly of

Sayreville died on Dec. 28.Scrinko, Nicholas Blackie, 86, of

South Amboy died on Dec. 19.Starego, Eleanor, 81, formerly of Perth

Amboy died on Dec. 15.Tabasko, Rose K., 87, of South Amboy

died on Dec. 23.Travinski, Betty, 72, of Sayreville died

on Dec. 21.Trickel, Freda, 103, of Sayreville died

on Dec. 19.Urbanik, Stanley F., 91, of Sayreville

died on Dec. 15.Walczak, Arthur J., 78, of South Amboy

died on Dec. 14.Welch, Queen Esther, 39, of Parlin died

on Dec. 17.Wortley, John Francis, 77, of South

Amboy died on Jan. 1.

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This different version of a family tree broughtback a lot of wonderful memories duringChristmas time at the Baumgartner house inSouth Amboy. (Photo By Tom Burkard)

Kids Bingo NiteThe Sayreville Recreation Departments

Kids Bingo Nite will be held at the MickeySedlak Recreation Center on Jan. 26 from6:30-8:30 p.m., for ages 6 & up only. Chil-dren play only, and prizes will be awarded.No infants/toddlers please! Telephone toregister by Jan. 24. Call 732-390-7092 or732-390-7096.

Preparation ForChildbirth Class

Raritan Bay Medical Center is offeringa Preparation for childbirth class to increasefuture parents understanding of childbear-ing and the birth process. The 4-part classwill be held on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m.on Jan. 19, Feb. 2, 9 and 16. Classes are heldin Centennial Hall A and B at Raritan BayMedical Center, 530 New Brunswick Ave.,Perth Amboy. The series costs $75 percouple. For registration and info call 732-417-9494.

PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN(Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of

Mt. Carmel, Fruitful vine, splendor of Heaven, blessedMother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assistme in my necessity. Oh Star of the Sea, help me andshow me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary,Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humblybeseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor mein this necessity. There are none that can withstandyour power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother.Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who haverecourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place thiscause in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for 3consecutive days. You must publish it and it will begranted to you. Thank you. -B.T.S.

PRAYER TO ST. JUDE(To be said when problems arise or when one seems

to be deprived of all visible help, on far cases almostdespaired of). Most holy Apostle St. Jude, faithful servantand friend of Jesus, the church honors and invokes youuniversally as the patron of hopeless cases, of thingsalmost despaired of, pray for me, I am so helpless andalone. Make use I implore you of that particular privilegegiven to you, to bring visible and speedy help where helpis almost despaired of. Come to my assistance in thisgreat need that I may receive the consolation and help ofheaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings.,and that I may praise God with you and all the electforever. I promise O Blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindfulof this great favor, to always honor you as my special andpowerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion toyou. Amen. Thank You St. Jude. -E.P.

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Cathol ic Schools

St. Mary ElementaryOpen House

Saint Mary Elementary School in SouthAmboy extends an invitation to all areafamilies, to attend their annual Open Houseduring Catholic Schools Week. Open Housetours and registration will be held on Sun-day, Jan. 30, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and again onThursday, Feb. 3, from 11 a.m. to noon. St.Mary Elementary has been serving the com-munity for over 150 years. The schoolsmission is to academically enliven, excite,and nurture each child to the teachings ofJesus through His Gospel message. Theschool is Middle States accredited, offers anall day Pre-K program, grades K-8 and be-fore and after care.

St. Mary is located at 301 Second St.,South Amboy. For additional information,please contact the administration office at732-721-1514.

The SchoolPrincipals

Cardinal McCarrick High School-Dr.Frank Ianniruberto

Our Lady of Victories School-Mrs.Jacqueline G. Kraus

Sacred Heart School-Sister M. KateriHawley

St. Mary Elementary School-Mrs.Donna OBoyle

St. Stanislaus Kostka School-Mrs.Harriet Samim

St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Sayrevilleis looking forward to a celebration of excel-lence in education during Catholic SchoolsWeek, Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2005. Many excitingactivities have been planned throughout theweek to highlight the celebration.

The theme for Catholic Schools Week,Faith in Every Student, will be reflected inour annual Catholic Schools Week Mass,beginning at 9 a.m. at the church.

Afterwards, the public is invited for anOpen House (10 a.m.-noon), and ContinentalBreakfast (10-11 a.m.) at the school. Tour ourschool, meet the faculty, staff, and HSA par-ents, and enjoy breakfast in our school cafete-ria. Student representatives of our after-schoolclubs will present display tables and answerquestions about these exciting activities.

Fall registration will be accepted begin-ning on Sunday, Jan. 30, for PK-grade 8.Openings are limited.

Mon., Jan. 31 is Sports Day. We cel-

Our Lady of Victories Catholic SchoolsWeek Schedule

Our Lady of Victories School, locatedat 36 Main St., Sayreville will be celebrat-ing Catholic School Week from January 30-February 4. The following is their schedule:

Sunday 1/30- 9 a.m. Mass-Openingliturgy for Catholic Schools Week, followedby complimentary Continental breakfast infaculty room of the school. Open HouseVisitation 10:15-11:45 a.m. for prospec-tive/current school families

Monday 1/31- Student AppreciationDay-No homework given this day. Desserttreat at lunch.

Tuesday 2/1- Teacher Turn-AroundDay-Eighth grade students will switch roleswith staff for one class period.

Wednesday 2/2- Family Picnic andAppreciation Day-Family members invitedto school for class visits and to bring a picniclunch to share with their students. Dessertswill be available. Families may visit theBook Fair, which will be scheduled duringlunch times on this day in addition to sched-uled class times.

Thursday 2/3- School Spirit Day-Gymuniforms to be worn by all. VolleyballGame 1 p.m., 8th Grade vs. Faculty.

Friday 2/4-Faculty Appreciation Day-Closing Mass 9 a.m.-Early dismissal noon.H.S.A. sponsored skating party 1:30-4 p.m.at South Amboy Skating Rink-Faculty lun-cheon.

Sacred Heart School in South Amboybegins the celebration of Catholic SchoolsWeek with a special 10:00 a.m. Mass onSunday, January 30, 2005. This will befollowed by a delicious breakfast, by reser-vation only, at 11:00 a.m., sponsored by theHome School Association and prepared bythe Holy Name Society.

There will be an Open House at theschool from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., on Sunday,January 30, and 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Mon-day, January 31. The public is invited toattend the Open House.

Monday, January 31, is Spirituality Day.There will be an all-school Mass with songs,instruments, and petitions by the students.The children are invited to enjoy a SoupBowl Luncheon rather than the regular lunchmenu. All proceeds will benefit the poor. APrayer Rally is scheduled for the afternoon.Each upper grade will be paired with a lowergrade as guardian angels for a singing con-test of favorite religious songs.

Faith in Every Student at Sacred HeartSchool

The theme of Children Helping Chil-dren will become visible in the classroomson Tuesday, February 1, our Math and Sci-ence Day. Before Catholic Schools Weekbegan, the children signed up sponsors toraise money to help the sick children at St.Judes Childrens Research Hospital. Eachsponsor pledged money for each problemthat our students will complete in TuesdaysMath-a-thon. The children are eager to makeMath count for the children with cancer atSt. Judes. Because this day is dedicated toboth Math and Science, there will be aLiberty Science Center traveling sciencecircus show in the gym with Chilling andThrilling experiments.

The students will show their apprecia-tion for their school, especially their teach-ers, on Wednesday, February 2, TeacherAppreciation and School Spirit Day. Therewill be a Pep Rally in the morning, featuring

St. Stans To Celebrate Catholic SchoolsWeek

ebrate Gods gifts by participating. Studentswill participate, and parents are invited to joinus. Starts at 9 a.m.

Tues., Feb. 1-students will enjoy a movieand refreshments courtesy of HSA.

Wed., Feb. 2-We celebrate excellence inscience education through a special interactiveenvironmental assembly. St. Stans has re-cently been focusing on earth/science throughour participation in NASA programs. Thisassembly will foster awareness of marine biol-ogy.

Thurs., Feb. 3-From 10-11 a.m., St. StansSchool welcomes the public to view excel-lence in education during an Open House inour classrooms. Afterward, students will en-joy a pizza lunch, courtesy of our HSA.

Fri., Feb, 4-Teacher Appreciation Dayhonors our talented teaching staff, beginningwith a Rededication Ceremony after our 9 a.m.First Friday Mass. Afterwards, students willenjoy refreshments in our school cafeteria. 8thgraders will share their academic skills asstudent teachers.

St. Stanislaus Kostka School, an Acceler-ated Reading and Math School, invites thefamilies of prospective students to view ourmany exciting programs and activities duringthe Open Houses on Sunday, Jan. 30, andThurs., Feb. 3. Fall registration will be ac-cepted beginning on Sunday, Jan. 30.

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DeBiase-Tarallo

DeBiase-TaralloPatricia DeBiase, daughter of the late

Nick & Shirley DeBiase was married June5, 2004 to William Tarallo, son of Joseph &Mary Tarallo of South Amboy. FatherJames Hagerman performed the ceremonyat St. Marys Church, South Amboy.

Matron of Honor was Patricia Paul.Bridesmaids were Debra Solovey, sister ofthe bride, Diane Stevens, Wendy Coble,Roxanne Ciszewski & Diana Csimbok.Best man was Neil Hourahan, cousin of thegroom; groomsmen were John Tarallo,brother of the groom, Jack Zotti, Sal Rinaldi,Anthony Camporeale, Chuck Frobosilo.

After a reception at the Crystal PointYacht Club in Point Pleasant, the coupleleft for a honeymoon in Milan, Venice,Florence, Rome, Sorrento and Capri, Italy.

The bride is a graduate of MiddlesexCollege, Edison, has an AAS in Marketingand is employed by Church & Dwight,Princeton. She was also a previous co-owner of Connies Bar, Sayreville.

The groom is a graduate of Kean Uni-versity, Union, with a BA in Business &Finance. He is a Financial Planner/VicePresident of Investments for Smith Barney,New Brunswick. He is also the previousowner of the Dugout Sports Bar, SouthAmboy. The couple resides in Parlin, andis relocating to East Brunswick.

Super Bowl SundayBy Al Gomolka Jr.

Times Poet Laureatec.2004

Andy Rossman

Military NewsFormer South Amboy resident, Andy

Rossman has been stationed at GuantanamoBay, Cuba since last June. Rossman, agraduate of H.G. Hoffman High School inthe late 1960s, is a Vietnam War veteran,who joined the Army Reserves just beforeSeptember 11, 2001.

Marys High School Class of 1954, held its 50th Reunion on Nov. 15th at The Forgein Woodbridge. 56 people attended, and came from as far away as California and Arizona.A great time was had by all participants!

6-1 Diane Dzioba, Morgan Silva, 6-2Brittany Larkin, Victoria LaVigne, 6-3Melissa McCleery, 6-4 Ashley Kuhn, KieranLenahan, 5-1 Katie Lyn Roberts, 5-2 TaylorBernosky, 5-3 Tiffany Shaw, Haley Starek,5-4 Brandon Russell, 4-1 Marvi Boyce,

4-2 Amanda Rodriguez, 4-3 BrandonGray, Honor Roll: 6-1 Nicole Acosta, Chris-topher Brown, Steven Denzer, JacquelynLatil, Ryan Spencer, Danielle Tucka, BridgetWinkler, 6-2 Carissa Buckalew, BrandonCorujo, Dustin DeVoe, David Escareno,Dylan Hensberger, KyLee Malkiewicz,Jenna Merola, Randy Pastor, KatlynPeterson, Korie Vee, Holly Wood, 6-3 KyleHillebrant, Rachel Hulsart, KrystianKalinowski, Melissa Kelleman, Rose Rager,Rachel Sharp, 6-4 Colleen Brown, ThomasEib, Raymond Ghigliotty, Sean McNeill,Kevin Riley, Eric Rivera, Rae Lynn Sullivan,5-1 Melissa Acevedo, Jonathan Bloodgood,Ashley Cox, Patricia Cruz, Luke Gremza,Ashley Huneke, Anna Shemchuk, 5-2 Bree

South Amboy Elementary SchoolFirst Marking Period Honor Roll ofDistinction

Bernosky, Michael Gualtieri, KathleenMetcalf,

Marisa Reigle, Tyler Simko, MichaelZammit, 5-3 John Affriol, Jillian Buckalew,

Devon Carney, Jesse Flynn, VishalRama, Richard Schnyderite, Matt Zanoni,5-4

Robert Burns, Stephen DeLeo, MeganJackson, Luke McNally, Cailin Norton,

Bryan Tereman, Ryan Trapp, 4-1Karyssia Coyle, Sarah Doyle, AlfredGawron, Breanna Hathcock, JamalKingston, Jamie Letts, Anna Lyons, RyanParisen, Raymond Tierney,

Megan Varga, 4-2 Janessa Arsenault,Christopher Cruz, Emily Hensberger, Mat-thew Lavan, Jessica Malizewski, Jet Manzi,Zachary Schmidt, Kristen Wanko, 4-3 NicoleBurns, Elton Cheng, Bryanna Hendricks,Rebecca Koy, Ryan Loud, ,Katie Makar,Alex Olivares, Danielle Skorupa, ShannonVan Allen.

Membership DriveThe Grand Lodge of Masons for the

State of New Jersey is sponsoring a mem-bership drive by holding a One Day Classon March 19th.

Anyone interested in becoming a Ma-son can attend this class. There are threedegrees. Deadline for petitions is Jan. 31st.If interested, or any questions, please con-tact website www.njmasons.com, or call 1-866-319-2005, Paul at 732-208-6033 or Richat 732-721-6105.

Picnic Park RentalRequest

The Sayreville Recreation Dept. willhold registration for Picnic Park Rental Re-quests for Burkes, Jackson & Bailey Parkson Jan. 24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon, or 1-3:30p.m. For more info call 732-390-7092 or732-390-7096.

Cancer SupportGroup

Raritan Bay Medical CentersJacqueline M. & Robert N. Wilentz CancerCenter will host a support group meeting forindividuals with cancer on Mon., Jan. 24from 6-7 p.m. at the hospitals Old BridgeDivision. The meeting provides a support-ive environment for individuals with a can-cer diagnosis, where concerns and anxietiescan be explored and coping skills enhanced.Medical and educational topics will also beaddressed. The meeting will be held atRaritan Bays Old Bridge location. Regis-tration is required. Call 732-360-1000 ext.5230, Mon-Fri, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. toregister or for more info.

The Miraculous PrayerDear Heart of Jesus, in the past I have asked for

many favors. This time I ask you this my special one(mention favor). Take it, Dear Jesus, and place itwithin your own broken heart, where your Father seesit. Then, in His merciful eyes, it will become your favor,not mine. Amen. EP

MIRACULOUS INVOCATIONTO ST. THERESA

O Glorious St. Therea, whom Almighty God hasraised up to aid and counsel mankind, I invite yourmiraculous intercession. So powerful are you inobtaining every need of body and soul, our HolyMother Church proclaims you a prodigy of miracles,the greatest Saint of modern times. Now I ferventlybeseech you to answer my petition (mention here) andcarry out your promise of doing good upon earth ofletting fall from heaven a shower of roses, henceforth,Dear Little Flower, I will fulfill your plea to be madeknown everywhere and I will never cease to leadothers to Jesus through you. Amen.-P.C. -

Whats so super about Super BowlSunday

Compared to other Sundays past?Oh, the game, the game to playThe best two teams at lastTo distinguish superiority and football

loreBut to many a housewife its just a boreFor the men and the boys they honker

downTo this annual rite and act like clownsWhoopin and cheerin their faces a

smearWith wings, chips, and pizza, soda and

beerThey cant be disturbed not even for

one playExcept for a pit stop, but most will delayTo watch the commercials, expensive

persuasionsAnd elaborate halftime dubbed worthy

occasionsMany bowls spent with my friends like

Jay and RoPartying hearty, good times, thats the

showWho wins in the end is second to the

eventIts the time spent in fandom, a moment

to ventOnce a year wildness, yet more I seeA Sunday of togetherness, friends or

familyMuch like a holiday and a theatre of

sortsWe root and we bond thru the cheering

of sportsSo this Sunday is super for more than

you knowA day to share spirit-go team go!

South Amboy-Sayreville Times January 15, 2005 13When the St. Louis Cardinals made it to the2004 World Series in October, it was adream come true for Joe Noble Sr. of SouthAmboy, who has been a huge Cardinals fanhis entire life. He always wanted to go to theWorld Series in St. Louis, and finally got theopportunity. Although the Cards ran into thered-hot Red Sox, Noble and his sons had awonderful time, and now have memories tolast a lifetime. The Nobles are pictured infront of a statue of Cardinal legend, StanThe Man Musial. In photo(l-r) are Mike Noble, Joe Noble Sr., JoeNoble Jr., and Mark Noble.

The Noble boys were thrilled to meet great Cardinal relief pitcher, Al The Mad HungarianHrabosky at his establishment in St. Louis. Pictured (l-r) Mike Noble, Mark Noble, Hrabosky,Joe Noble Sr., and Joe Noble Jr.

Jodi Cardilla and Janine Jackson of Raritan Bay FCU surprise students at Head Start inSouth Amboy with gifts donated by the Credit Union.

Once again, Raritan Bay FCU made theholidays a little brighter for needy children inthe community. For the fifth year in a row, theCredit Union made a donation of $891 worthof toys to the Toys for Tots and Adopt aFamily Programs in South Amboy, Sayreville,and South River.

Raritan Bay teamed up with SouthAmboys Toys for Tots Program and theirCoordinator, Doc Bamber. On December 22,2004, Raritan Bay FCU representatives JanineJackson and Jodi Cardilla helped distributetoys to delighted students during a surprisevisit to South Amboys Head Start Program,located within South Amboy Middle/HighSchool.

Raritan Bay FCUs contribution toSayrevilles Toys for Tots Program, coordi-nated by Sayreville Recreation DepartmentDirector Michael Sedlak, helped to provideholiday joy for many families in Sayrevillethis winter.

Raritan Bay also contributed toys to theSouth River Adopt a Family Program, di-rected by Donna Geesey who has been run-ning the program in South River for over 15years.

The Adopt a Family program matchesfamilies in need of Christmas gifts, clothingand food for Christmas with families, indi-viduals or organizations willing to help.

Raritan Bay FCU Makes the HolidaysBrighter

Funds for charitable donations are col-lected from a portion of the ATM transactionsurcharges collected at Raritan Bay FCUsfour ATMs located in Sayreville, Parlin, SouthRiver and South Amboy.

Raritan Bay Federal Credit Union is anon-profit, community chartered financialinstitution that serves everyone who lives,works, worships, or attends school inMiddlesex County. Raritan Bay FederalCredit Union was chartered in 1941, and isowned and operated by its members. If youknow of a local non-profit or charitable orga-nization that would like to be considered forour ATM Surcharge Program, please contactLaura-Ilene Harding at (732) 727-3500 ext.115.

Head Start is a comprehensive childdevelopment program which serves childrenfrom birth to age 5, pregnant women, andtheir families. They are child-focused pro-grams and have the overall goal of increasingthe school readiness of young children inlow-income families.

Created in 1947, Toys for Tots is one ofthe nations flagship Christmas charitableendeavors. The primary goal of the Toys forTots program is to deliver a message of hope,through a shiny new toy at Christmas, toneedy youngsters that will motivate them togrow into responsible, productive, patrioticcitizens and community leaders.

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Project DictionaryThe third grade students in South

Amboy and Sayreville were put to the teston their knowledge of tv cartoon charac-ters as part of their introduction to TheDictionary Project. SpongeBob, Arthur,Jimmy Neutron and Sherlock Holmes inthe 22nd Century were part of a discussionon the importance of reading and writingin todays world. For the second year in arow, the South Amboy/Sayreville RotaryClub distributed over six hundred gazet-teers to students and teachers in the twomunicipalities. Each book sported theRotary seal and contained a bookplate ofthe Rotary 4-Way Test.

The books were distributed free ofcharge during a brief lecture that empha-sized the importance of using the dictio-nary when reading and writing. Each gaz-etteer contains a comprehensive dictio-nary, a table of weights and measures, abiography of each of the forty-three presi-dents and more. They were purchasedthrough The Dictionary Project of Charles-ton, South Carolina.

The Dictionary Project is a nonprofitorganization founded by Mary L. Frenchto provide third grade students with theirown personal dictionary. The SouthAmboy/Sayreville Rotary Club hopes tomake this gift of literacy an annual event.

The students were happy to receivethe free gazetteers and promised to usethem when reading and writing.

For Your BenefitBy Josephine Gottesman, Esq.

This column is intended to alert andinform readers about the entitlement ofdisabled adults and children to receiveSocial Security disability and SSI ben-efits.

The pursuit of Social Security dis-ability and SSI benefits can be long anddifficult even for those who are well, andmuch more so for those who have physicalor mental impairments. The procedure ischaracterized by a multi-stage appeal pro-cess which includes a hearing by a Judgeand a possible appeal to Federal DistrictCourt.

The good news for Claimants, shouldthey wish to retain an attorney to assistthem, is that attorneys are required to takethese cases on a contingency basis, withno fee required unless the attorney is suc-cessful in obtaining benefits for their cli-ent.

At last count, Social Security flatlyrejects approximately 70% of initialclaims. For those who believe that theyhave a good case, such rejection is frus-trating. In addition, the lengthy delayscharacterized by this process cause sig-nificant financial hardship for those nolonger able to work. Many claimants makethe mistake of filing a new applicationrather than appealing the denial, whichoften results in a Claimant losing all of theretroactive benefits accumulated duringthe period the claim is pending, a loss ofthousands of dollars for some.

Future columns will discuss issuessuch as your earnings record, how to docu-ment your impairments, the differing re-quirements to obtain childrens benefits,and due process issues.

Where Do You SendThe SA Times?

Paul Ust, a former South Amboy resi-dent who now resides in Washington State,writes:

I received my copies from my brotherAl, who saves them for me when I visitSouth Amboy, NJ after business trips toCT. I would like to subscribe to this greatpublication! Please advise mailing costs,and Ill forward a check.

*Do any of our faithful readers sendThe SA Times out of town or state tofriends or relatives? Please let us knowfor this column, by e-mailing us atsatimes@aol.com.

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A group of South Amboy Elementary School students gathered to go Christmas Caroling intheir neighborhood. After receiving $152.61 in donations for their beautiful singing, the groupdecided to donate the proceeds to help others. Their group,SOUTH AMBOY KIDS CARE,presented the money to Carol Galley, South Amboy Elementary School principal onDecember 21,2004. Giving of themselves has made it possible for others to reap the benefitsof their kindness and proof that KIDS CARE. Were proud of them. Pictured with Mrs. Galleyare Danielle and Cortney Skorupa, Katrina and Patricia Cruz.

Pedestrian Plaza, across from City Hall on Broadway, South Amboy, is looking good as itis near completion. The ultra-modern structure will link Broadway with the South AmboyTrain Station. (Photo By Tom Burkard)

The Pedestrian Plaza walkway/overpass which connects Broadway and the South Amboytrain station is a safe enclosure for commuters or anyone needing to cross the railroad tracks.The project should be completed soon. This is a view from lower Augusta Street. (PhotoBy Tom Burkard)

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Jon Bon JoviPhoto By Scott Keagy

Music Trivia-Keyword Blue

By Tom Burkard1.Elvis Presley never recorded this

song? a.Blue Christmas b.Blue Hawaiic.Lonely Blue Girl

2.In 58, Blue Blue Day made it to#20 for? a.Hank Williams Sr. b.BuddyHolly c.Don Gibson

3.Who never recorded Blue Bayou?a.James Taylor b.Linda Ronstadt c.RoyOrbison

4.Blue Jean was a #8 hit in 1984 for?a.Neil Diamond b.David Bowie c.JohnFogerty

5.This song was a #1 hit in 61 for TheMarcels? a.Blue Moon b.Blue c.Shades ofBlue

6.Roy Orbison took this tune to #9 in1960? a.Blue Skies b.Blue Boy c.Blue An-gel

7.Blue Hawaii was never recordedby? a.The Righteous Brothers b.ElvisPresley c.Billy Vaughn

8.Blue Monday reached #5 in 57.Who sang it? a.Fats Domino b.Nat KingCole c.Pat Boone

9.He never had a hit with Blue SuedeShoes? a.Elvis Presley b.Carl Perkins c.BillHaley & The Comets

10.Fats Domino had a #2 chart buster in57 with? a.Bluebird b.Blueberry Hill c.BlueWinter

11.Bobby Vinton had two big hits usingthe word blue. Which of the following wasnot a hit for him? a.Blue On Blue b.BluerThan Blue c.Blue Velvet

12.Blue Eyes Crying In The Rainpeaked at #21 in 1975 for? a.Willie Nelsonb.Kenny Rogers c.Wayne Newton

Answers1c 2c 3a 4b 5a 6c 7a 8a 9c 10b 11b 12a.

Four Was TheMagic Number

The following music groups incorpo-rated the word four in their names: The FourAces; The Four Coins; the Four Esquires;The Four Freshmen; Four Jack And A Jill;The Four Knights; The Four Lads; Four NonBlondes; 4 P.M. (for positive music); TheFour Preps; The 4 Seasons; The Four Tops;The Four Voices.

#1 Pop Hits On Jan.15th1995-Here Comes The Hotstepper-IniKamoze1985-Like A Virgin-Madonna1975-Lucy In The Sky-Elton John1965-I Feel Fine-The Beatles1955-Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber1945-Dont Fence Me In1935-The Object of My Affection

#1 Country Hits OnJan. 15th1990-It Aint Nothin-Keith Whitley1980-Coward of The County-Kenny Rogers1970-Baby, Baby-David Houston1960-El Paso-Marty Robbins1950-I Love You Because-Leon Payne1947-Divorce Me C.O.D.-Merle Travis

One Hit WondersThe Year: 1955

By Tom BurkardIf you remember these songs, you prob-

ably grew up in those fun days of the 50s.By now youre probably retired and enjoy-ing life, so take a few moments and see howmany of these tunes you recall from wayback when.

Let Me Go Lover-Joan Weber; EarthAngel-The Penguins; (My Baby Dont LoveMe) No More-DeJohn Sister; Pledging MyLove-Johnny Ace; Open Up Your Heart(And Let The Sunshine In)-Cowboy ChurchSunday School; Plantation Boogie-LennyDee; The Breeze and I-Caterina Valente;Hey, Mr. Banjo-The Sunnysiders; The Ban-dit-Eddie Barclay; The Man In The Rain-coat-Priscilla Wright; The Popcorn Song-Cliffie Stone; The House of Blue Lights-Chuck Miller; I Want You To Be My Baby-Lillian Briggs; At My Front Door-The ElDorados; Daddy-O-Bonnie Lou; Cry Me ARiver-Julie London; Nuttin For Christmas-Barry Gordon; Nuttin For Christmas-JoeWard.

Cosby At StateTheatre

The great Bill Cosby will appear at theState Theatre in New Brunswick on Sat.Feb. 26 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Cosby has beenmaking people laugh for over four decadeswith his unique brand of comedy drawnfrom everyday life. From concerts andrecordings, to TV, film, and commercials,America cant get enough of Cosbys truecomedic gift. Call the Theatre for ticketsand more info.

Bon Jovi100,000,000 BonJovi Fans Cant beWrong...(Island)

By Phil RainoneThis 5 disc (4 CDs/ 1 DVD), swiped

its title from an early Elvis (100, 000Elvis Fans...), album, along with a

little embellishment. Whats interestingabout these CDs of mostly unreleased,demos, & B-sides is, that each disc couldstand on its own as a coherent album. Infact, a lot of the songs (The Radio SavedMy Life Tonight, Garageland, Shut Upand Kiss Me, and a bunch of other topnotchsongs), are better than whats been releasedon the bands official albums (Thank Youfor Loving Me?/ Always- Two of theworst songs ever)! It seems like when theband doesnt try so hard, the music comesout better. At times (Open All Night, AnAngel,) throughout the discs, Jon Bon Jovidoes his best Springsteen impersonation,and makes the songs somewhat believable.The DVD is cool, with the usual stuff (neverbefore seen footage, interviews, etc.). Theseguys have been around for a while, so itsinteresting to see the early footage. Theprice is a little high (about $60.00), so youcould trade in your Bon Jovi CDs and pickup this box set. Like Elvis in the 70s, BonJovis has had too many distractions, andlike contemporaries like Aerosmith, theirmusic has suffered from it. Lou Rawls At Union

County Arts CenterLegendary singer, Lou Rawls will per-

form at the Union County Arts Center onFeb. 19th at 8 p.m. The popular Rawlsrepertoire includes the following Top 40hits: Love Is A Hurtin Thing, A Natu-ral Man, Youll Never Find Another LoveLike Mine, and the 1972 hit, Lady Love.

Tickets may be purchased by calling732-499-8226, online at www.UCAC.orgor in person at the box office located at1601 Irving St., Rahway.

New Music By PhilRainone

R&R Music- DJs 732-316-9447The Beatles- The Capitol Albums Vol.

1 (Capitol)No other band in the history of music

has made a greater impact on not onlymusic, but on culture (pop and politics),(Springsteen is close second), AND canstill sell millions of albums. Capitol hasreissued their first 4 albums in both mono& stereo. Both give different -cool- per-spectives on the sound of their music. Thesefirst 4 albums showed the Beatles original-ity (I Saw Her Standing There, If I Fell,etc.), and how they were influenced oncovers like Chuck Berrys Roll OverBeethoven, or Larry Williams SlowDown.- While paying tribute they rein-vented these songs into what would be partof Beatlemania. Theyre reissuing theirwhole catalog. It should be a real treat!

Eric Clapton- 461 Ocean Boulevard(Polydor)/ Sessions for Robert J (Reprise)

Besides this reissue (2 CDs), Theyvealso released a CD & DVD (Sessions), ofClaptons newest work. Both releases com-pliment each other. 461 Ocean Blvd. wasErics comeback (from heroin addiction),where he reinvented himself musically,and commercially. With help from a stellarband including vocalist Yvonne Elliman(she gave Claptons music more depth andsoul), he gave many rock fans their firstintroduction to Reggae (Marleys I Shotthe Sheriff). Tightly constructed songsLet It Grow, Mainline Florida, etc.),that still sound great. The second disc is alive concert (Layla, Let it Rain,), of 11songs that the band performed after makinghe album.- Great music! The Sessionsare covers (Clapton gives them a freshreading), of one of his favorite (and influ-ential), artists, blues great Robert Johnson.His superb renditions of Love in Vain,and Sweet Home Chicago, etc. The lattertune (actually the whole album), is abarnburner that Clapton and band jam on,creating a full-fledged rocker! The DVDincludes the recording sessions (a lot offun), and interviews. Ive heard that Cream(Clapton, Ginger Baker, & Jack Bruce), aregetting together this year for some liveshows (and hopefully a new album). This isan artist that after over 40 years of makingmusic that just keeps getting better andbetter!

Teen Art Contest AtDowdell Library

Design and submit your favorite BOOKCOVER and be eligible to win a $50 giftcertificate to Barnes & Noble!

Dowdell Library cardholders aged 11to 18 may submit an original entry usingoils, watercolors, acrylics, pen & ink, char-coal, photography or computer graphics.The original book cover must not be largerthan 11" x 17.

Deadline: March 1st. Entries will be ondisplay at the library through April 15th.For further details, stop in the library orcontact the Teen Librarian at 732-721-6060or comments@dowdell.org.

Music At St. Marys-Jan. 16

On Jan. 16, at 4 p.m., Music At St.Marys presents the Young Artists Re-cital. Come hear these exceptional youngartists showcase their musical talents. Theseperformers, none over the age of 18, repre-sent the best of the future of classical musicperformers from Central New Jersey. Adonation of $10 would be greatly appreci-ated.

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Boys BasketballCardinal McCarrick (5-3) The Eagles

have played some of the toughest teamsaround in the early going, losing twice to thetalented Colonia club. Kevin Oliveri, All-Area 1st teamer in 04, leads the scoringparade with 149 points (#4 in the county),and a 21.3 avg., (#5 in the county). CoachJoe Lewis club also features VincenteRosario, who tossed in 30 against Columbiain the South Brunswick/Roselle Tourney,Donnie Reid, and Steve Liberty.

South Amboy (4-4) Coach GeorgeKrzyzanowskis club has been paced by theone-two scoring punch of Joe Bartlinski,148 points (#5 in the county), and a 18.5 avg.(#7 in the county), and Brian Seres, 137points (#8 in the county), and a 17.1 avg.(#10 in the county). Robert Mehal and SeanPowell have also contributed a bit of of-fense.

Sayreville (2-3) Coach Gus Jaworskisteam has also had a difficult schedule thusfar, playing some pretty tough squads. Bigguns for the Bombers are: Shaune Thomas,Brian Miklaszewski, Sean Reeves, and ChrisWatson.Girls Basketball

Cardinal McCarrick (5-2) The LadyEagles are off to a flying start under newcoach, Lynn Ust. Big scorers are freshmanLauren Zarantanello, Karen Guszkowski andRosie Diaz.

South Amboy (3-5) Freshman phenom,Katie Charmello leads the Guvs attack withan awesome 18 points per game average,

High School Sports(As of Jan. 8, 2005)

By Tom Burkardand gets plenty of support from NicoleScarillo, Braun and Pollack.

Sayreville (1-4) Lauren Bednarz andErin Dusko have been leading the Bomberslately, and receive some scoring from JenLatz and Jesse Sosnowski.Boys Bowling

Cardinal McCarrick (3-5) Top perform-ers are Matt Jones, Brian Hentz and SpiroPetroutsis.

South Amboy (0-8) Best bowlers so farare Joe Bloodgood, Kyle Dabkowski andFrank Richiusa.Girls Bowling

South Amboy (2-6) Top bowlers areBrianne Gonsalves and Lynn Bloodgood.

Cardinal McCarrick (1-7) The best ofthe Blue & Gold are Meghan Lynch andKelly Johnson.Wrestling

Sayreville (3-1) Top records: 140lb.Tom Danielson (7-0); 119-Eric Tsang (6-2);130-Sean Sullivan (6-2); 135-Scott Poore(4-2); 189-Vince Otero (5-1); 215 PeterBrereton (4-2); 125-Steve Witkowski (5-3).Swimming

Sayreville (0-2) Notching wins so farwere: Sarah Jones, Andrew Rice, Behrjk,Ratajczak, Ingrassia, Meyer.Boys Track

Sayreville (0-1) Picking up wins wereKevin Black and Dane Miller.

Girls TrackSayreville (0-1) Nicole Knight and Lisa

Obeiriter have the Bombers only wins.

Umpires Clinic AtSayreville

The New Jersey State Federation ofBaseball Umpires will hold its clinic at theMickey Sedlak Recreation Center, DolanSt., Sayreville on the following dates: Feb.22, 24; March 1, 3, 8, 10, 17, 22. March 24-Examination. For more info, call MickeySedlak 732-390-2918.

South Amboy YouthBaseballRegistration

The South Amboy Youth Athletic As-sociation Baseball Division will hold regis-tration for the 2005 season, daily from 8 a.m.to 3 p.m. at the South Amboy Rec Office,108 S. Stevens Ave. Registration will alsobe held on Sat., Feb. 5th from 10 a.m. tonoon, and on Fri., March 4th from 6-8 p.m.at the Rec Office.

Registration fee is $30 per child, $45per family. Babe Ruth Division, (ages 13-19) has a registration fee of $75, and playersmust supply their own black uniform pants.

Download registration forms from: fromw e b s i t e : w w w . l e a g u e l i n e u p . c o m /sayaabaseball.

South Amboy Middle/High School 2004-2005 1st Marking Period Honor Roll

7th - Megan Barchowski, RebeccaBartlinski, Timothy Brinkerhoff, KrystleCastro, Dominick Couvertier, DaisyEscareno, Stephanie Escareno, AlexanderFedorka, Amanda Groc, John Gromadzki,Colin Januzzi, Piotr Kurszewski, AshleyNoble, Daniel Noble, Shayla Norton, DanielOConnor, Luke OConnor, MatthewReagan, Kimberly Richmond, RebeccaRucinski, Christopher Tereman, CraigWarzecha

8th - Kelsey Anderson, (Alice) BijiunChiu, Rebecca English, Jessica Erickson,Virginia Feis, Maikel ghaly, BrittanyHarkins, Alex Hess, Courtney Hulsart,Cristina Keir, Conchetta Lorentz, MichaelMazzeo, Matthew Michalik, Nicole Murphy,Kyle Ravaioli, Matthew Richmond, KyleSeptor, Michael Spencer, Elizabeth Tylka,Robert Wern

9th - Nicole Brown, Kaey Charmello,Kelly Crowley, Myra Dabkowski, KaleighDeLucca, Heather Erickson, StephanieKulcsar, Chelsea Lorentz, Melissa Marino,

Mark Parisen, Amanda Purcell, AllisonQuirke, Suraj Rama, Rachel Resignato, Tay-lor Robbins, Chelsea Russell, VictoriaRussell, Staciann Sarno, John Zammitt

10th - Kyle Blum, Edward Campbell,Patrick Crowley, Philip Dula, StaciEckenroth, John Festini, Kelly Fitzgerald,Justin Groc, Kathy Kmieciak, Philip Lake,Joseph McCarty, Sarah OConnor,Jacqueline Ostrander, Krista Scarabaggio,Alicia Terebecki

11th - Christopher Bryant, ChristopherBuczynski, Kyle Dabkowski, AlexanderDziubek, John Hoehman, Matthew Pinto,Tabitha White

12th - Melissa Agosto, MeaghanCampbell, Donte Carty, Crystal Clark,Ashely Constantino, Kyle DeLucca, JessicaFestini, Damian Fumero, BrianneGonsalves, Nora Hartigan, KimberlyKassing, Jaclyn Keegan, Jennifer Riehl,Michelle Tomaszewski, Jesse Winkler,Shauna Zdanewicz

Sacred Heart School performed a Bakers Play, The Wizard of Oz, by John Mueller. Two soldout performances took place the Weekend of December 11 and December 12. The ages inthe play ranged from second grade to eighth grade.South Amboy Youth

A.A. OfficersThe South Amboy Youth Athletic As-

sociation Executive Board officers for 2005are: Jeff Pacansky, President; Vern Cox-Vice President; Victoria Noon-Secretary;Sandi Turchi-Treasurer. Congratulationsand best of luck!

So, you have that shiny new computer forthe holidays. Now you need to protect it so thatit stays running like the day you unpacked itfrom the box. Before you even connect to theinternet, be sure you have some antivirussoftware installed. Most new computers comewith at least a trial version that will get youthrough 30-60 days before you have to pur-chase something. If your computer has noantivirus software STOP! Use another com-puter and download AVG Anti-virus (http://free.grisoft.com). This is a top-notch anti-virus software program that can stand toe-to-toe with the big boys and best of all it is free.Once this is installed on your new system, besure to download the updates so you have thelatest definitions. You might also considerusing AVG as a replacement for the paidprograms. You will get the same results free.

Your second stop on the web should beMicrosoft Windows Update. This will ensurethat you have the latest security patches andsystem updates for you computer. This willalso check to be sure that you have ServicePack 2 installed. New computers form theholidays should have this pre-installed, butstop by just to be sure. This will also set yourfirewall to protect your computer.

Next head on over to http://

Lets Talk TechBy Michael J. Elson, MCP

www.lavasoft.com/ and get the free edition ofAd-Aware. Nothing will slow down a newcomputer quicker than spyware and adware.An ounce of prevention as the saying goes. Ialso recommend getting Spybot (http://www.safer-networking.org/) for some doublecoverage. Often what Ad-Aware misses,Spybot will catch and vice versa. Be sure to getthe latest updates for these as well.

Once you have these critical programsinstalled, your last step should be to be sure thatyou update them regularly. I typically updatemy anti-virus files everyday, and my Ad-Aware and SpyBot definitions weekly. I alsohave my computer do a full virus scan once amonth just to be sure nothing has managed toslip onto my computer.

Now that your computer is protected, it istime to go online and get what you want. Iwould highly recommend Mozilla Firefox(http://www.mozilla.org/) as a replacementfor Internet Explorer immediately. If you havenot already switched, now is the time.

That is about it for this issue, but if youhave any questions, please email them to

talktech@optonline.net and I will try mybest to answer your questions. Happy comput-ing!

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Glory Days InLocal Sports

By Tom Burkard

T.H.E.Game

By Tom Burkard

1959-This talented Sacred Heart 7th and 8th Grade CYO team bounced back from a winlessseason in 58 to finish with an outstanding (23-9) record. Pictured Standing (l-r) Coach JimInman, Rev. John Szymanski (CYO Moderator), Phil Belgio, Joe Pohl, Joe Chodkiewicz,Pete Inman, Tony Grimaldi, Rev. Walter Urbanik. Kneeling (l-r) Ken Wahler, Luke Lyons,Bob Kupcha, Rich Ish Ambroziak, Jim Vida, Bob Kukulski.

1944-St. Marys beatWoodbridge, 42-33 in hoopsplay. Chris Triggs and Reggie

Carney scored 12 pointsapiece. . .1950-Hoffmanpounded Pt. Pleasant, 68-43

behind Charlie Koerners brilliant 33-pointperformance on the hardwood. JohnSkeets Skarzynski added 10 for the win-ners. . .1962-St. Marys basketball teamplastered Perth Amboy St. Marys, 66-50.Jay Derent topped the scoring parade with15 points. He was followed by JoeJankowski 14, Jack Kreiger 12 and TomFitzmorris 11. . .1974-St. Josephs rippedHoffman, 74-62 despite four Governorshitting for double figures. Tom Suau ledthe way with 20 points, Bob Besner 13,John Szatkowski 13 and George Bongiorno10. . .1981-Ken Dwyer, co-captain of theSayreville soccer club blasted in 13 goalsto lead the Bombers. . .1995-St. Marysgirls soccer club opened its season with a3-0 shutout win over Highland Park. MaryMcBride, Laurie Florek and Liz Novakscored a goal apiece, and Janine Swansonnotched the 5-save shutout. . .2001-Piscataway halted Sayrevilles 13-gameGMC winning streak, 10-7 in gridiron ac-tion. Mike Phelan had a 1-yard TD run,and Mike Assenza kicked the extra pointfor the Blue & Gray. . .

Sport-BasketballYear-1964Teams-Croydon Hall vs. Hoffman

(Season Opener)Recap-Croydon Hall opened its sea-

son by blasting the Hoffman Governors,64-47 before 400 loyal Purple and Goldsupporters who packed the Band Box(the nickname of the Hoffman Gym onGeorge St.). There was a glimmer ofhope for the future, as freshman CurtWood made his varsity debut a memo-rable one by pumping in 13 points to takescoring laurels for the locals. Hal Dennenadded 9 tallies for Hoffman. The Gover-nors jayvees notched a 39-29 victory, asDon The Baron Baronowski tossed in10 points to pave the way for the winners.

MVP-Curt Wood (The first game ofan outstanding schoolboy career).

ThoseCYODays

By Tom Burkard

1960-Sacred Heart finished 1st place inits division of Amboys District CYO League,and 2nd in the playoffs.

In the championship game of the play-offs, the Hearts lost a tough 45-42 contest to St.James, Woodbridge. St. James overcame a34-30 third quarter deficit to capture the crown.

Sacred Hearts scoring parade was asfollows: Gerry Cross 13 Kozak 9 Blaszka 6Leon Kaboski 5 Cross 4 Will Kach 3 Kampo 2.

South AmboySabres

1977-The Sabres Pee Wees nipped thePlainfield Blue Devils, 7-6 on a third quar-ter 12-yard touchdown by Glenn Munck,and the game winning extra point on aquarterback keeper by Tom Szaro. Plainfieldhammered the Sabres Midgets, 18-0.

85 Years Ago. . .1920-The Morgan AC baseball club

defeated the Red Stars of Piscataway, 9-6.Letts was the hitting star with a perfect 4-for-4 game including a double. The MorganAC lineup (No first names available wayback then) was as follows: Letts 2bMaliszewski cf Rehfuss lf Spratford 3b Clarkp Maxfield rf Livingston ss Hartman 1b (nocatcher listed in the lineup)

80 Years Ago. . .1925-St. Marys girls basketball team

turned in a would you believe 38-0 shutoutover Keyport! The scoring for SM was ledby C. Cheeseman 26 points, A. Kennedy 10,H. Ryan 2. Also playing for the powerfulLady Saints were: R. Jerome, R. Dooling, V.Meacham, E. Monaghan, A. Manion, L.Ginter, and C. Sullivan. A basketball shut-out! Simply amazing!

70 Years Ago. . .1935-Jack Scullys hook shot from the

side gave St. Marys a thrilling 15-14 bas-ketball victory over St. Regis of New York.The win was the first of the year for theEagles after 11 consecutive losses. Smithwas the high scorer with 7 points.

50 Years Ago. . .1955-Our Lady of Victories captured

the Trenton Diocese Parochial School Tour-nament, by downing Holy Angels of Tren-ton, 52-41. Coach John Wojciks club fin-ished the season with a perfect 13-0 record.Mike Cwalina pumped in 20 points, TomMichaels 13, Bill Stanik 11 to pace thechamps. Other starters were Skwira andBailey. Cwalina received the award for topscorer in the four game tourney. CoachWojcik received the Rev. J. Morgan Awardfor Sportsmanship.

Are You As Healthy As YoureDesigned To Be?

Dorlands medical dictionary defineshealth as a state of optimal physical, mentaland social well-being, not merely the ab-sence of disease and infirmity. Our expe-rience has shown that the majority of peoplein the world do not know what health reallyis. Most are prepared to link up symptomsto health in that if they feel well, they arehealthy and if they are in pain, or have somekind of symptoms, they are sick. It is our jobto make you understand the meaning of truehealth.

Chiropractors understand that mostAmericans are brought up in a householdthat follows the medical model. It is ourdesire to educate you so that you will ques-tion your own past beliefs about health andsearch for the truth. The truth to us (chiro-practors) seems quite evident. To the extentthat your body is able to have a properlyfunctioning nervous system without inter-ference that is the extent that you are healthy.Remembering that your nervous systemcontrols every single function of the body.In other words, symptoms are your bodysalarm system, designed to inform you thatyou have some form of nerve interferencethat the body is not able to deal with on itsown.

The avenue through which the bodydoes all of this miraculous work is throughthe nervous system: it is the electrical sys-tem that joins the body together as a whole.The inborn wisdom of your body completesall of the tasks necessary to sustain life byusing the nervous system to communicatewith every cell in your body. No cell in yourbody is just floating around with its ownideas and how it wants to behave. Thisorganization in the body is so precise, thatevery cell functions in harmony with theones around it in order to complete specifictasks. This design allows for no indepen-dent action.

We have discovered that if our nervoussystems arent expressing themselves per-fectly, then our bodies will be functioning atless than 100%. Enjoying health seems to beperceived by most as a privilege that issaved for the fortunate few, when in realityit should be experienced by the vast major-ity. I want you to realize that from this dayforth, it is time to treat your health as theutmost priority, whether you are one minuteold or 100 years old. We all only get one turnat life. It is my sincere desire to have youlive that life with 100% health. By eatingcorrectly, exercising, getting enough sleep,drinking plenty of water, keeping your spinein correct alignment, and nervous systemfunctioning, you will enjoy the greatest giftof all. . .you are as healthy as youre de-signed to be.

Freshmen Champs1963-The St. Marys Freshmen Intra-

mural basketball championship team wasclass 9-11. Members of this super squadwere: Mark Ellvinger, Jim Mullane, RichHarrigan, Dave Ertle, Jack Gelsinon andJohn Kaboski.

The Cheerleaders1963-The Sayreville cheerleaders

were: captain Judy Unkel, Geri Pulnik,Carole Solook, Aileen Zeller, MarciaSwitzer, Beverly Seppi, Joan Brylinski,Phyllis Konopka, Mary Lou Lagoda.

From the CYO Archives . . .

Can you identify the object in the above photo? Let us know if you can, send you answerto us at SATIMES@aol.com. Thanks and good luck.

www.What?Where?When??

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LETTERSRaritan Bay FCUGuides StudentsTowards FinancialIndependence

In their efforts of guiding todays youthtowards financial independence, Raritan BayFederal Credit Union has donated a portionof its ATM Surcharge Fund to purchasesubscriptions to Brass CU, a magazine dedi-cated to teaching young adults about money,for members of their student-branches andother valuable Credit Union youth mem-bers.

Raritan Bay FCU is always striving tomake a difference in the way todays youthview and manage money. The Credit Unionwants to give youth members a head start increating a solid financial foundation fortheir future and the resources to help themmanage their money. Whether its helpingthem finance their first car, pay for college,or save for their first home, Raritan BayFCU can provide them with the tools theyneed to become financially savvy adults.

Brass CU is a young adult money maga-zine for credit union members. Brass CUlooks at the money side of life how to makeit, how to manage it and how to multiply it,by combining entertaining, informative anddirect content about money. The magazineis written entirely for adults and by youngadults.

Raritan Bay FCU has always been dedi-cated to serving the financial and educa-tional needs of our communitys youth. Thisis evident through their commitment to theirstudent-run branches, The Lighthouse atSouth Amboy Middle High School and TheEagles Nest at Cardinal McCarrick HighSchool. Students from both schools are eli-gible for membership and volunteerism. Ifyou have a child attending either school andare interested in getting them involved, pleasecontact Laura-Ilene Harding at (732) 727-3500 ext. 115.

Funds for charitable donations are col-lected from a portion of the ATM transac-tion surcharges collected at Raritan BayFCUs four ATMs located in Sayreville,Parlin, South River and South Amboy.

Raritan Bay Federal Credit Union is anon-profit, community chartered financialinstitution that serves everyone who lives,works, worships, or attends school inMiddlesex County. Raritan Bay FederalCredit Union was chartered in 1941, and isowned and operated by its members.

South AmboyWomens BowlingLeague

(Results as of Dec. 30, 2004)Sayreville Bar 66-46; Gundrum Ser-

vice 65-47; Rams Head Tavern 61-51;Macs Ladies 61-51; The Dugout 60-52; K.and L. Partners 56-56; Bellos Sports Pub52-60; Chuds Subs 50-62; Morgan Print-ing 48-64; Lagodas Saloon 41-71.

Dec 2, 2004Fayth Kaminsky 527; Karen Brown

515; June OLeary 514; Bobbi Jo Bratsano510; Joyce Cancilla 215-505; Lynn Brophy209.

Dec. 9, 2004Brown 223-205-608; Kaminsky 213-

584; Marianne Seyfried 223-517; MargeLepore 508; Madeline Szatkowski 210.

Dec. 16, 2004Kaminsky 543; Michele Logan 208-

542; Diane Toye 534; Szatkowski 208-528; Seyfried 200-519; Joyce Tomaszewski508; Bratsano 500; Lepore 208.

Dec. 23, 2004Judy Smith 212-201-592; Kaminsky

562; Seyfried 200-560; Toye 542; ChrisWenzel 533; Theresita Lazaro 526; Cancilla524; Tomaszewski 521; Brown 515; DonnaAndrejewski 505.

Dec. 30, 2004Judy Smith 253-575; Kaminsky 202-

541; Jodie Mahn 524; Seyfried 508; MarcieLeardo 504; Tomaszewski 504; Lepore 502.

Dear Tom,I enjoyed the articles on the Amboy

Gardens. You asked for feedback, and hereis my two cents. To the best of my knowl-edge, the names mentioned in the article on12/18 were all originals.

A reader mentioned the name Perez (?)could they have been thinking of Pyonteck?Other original owners that may or may nothave been mentioned were Mantz, Johnson,Pace, Yaniak, Perk, Creed, Pulcine, Waltz,Frenchik, Homan, Sharp, Amaczi, Gmuca,Westerholm, Nardone, Revere, Rosatto,Fratto, Wherle, Elaqua, Kaboski, andRepecki.

Eleanore WesterholmSouth Amboy

Dear Editor,I see the Post Office is considering

demolishing their present building, accord-ing to The Home News Tribune. Hope thedemolition people are instructed that a bronzeplaque is mounted on the wall inside theentrance of the present building, with thenames of those Revolutionary War heroesfrom South Amboy and the names should bepreserved.

Adam Kierst(Formerly of South Amboy)Seattle, WA

Dear Editor,Enclosed find check for $54 for re-

newal of 3 subscriptions for our 2 sons andourselves. One lives in Georgia, the other inKentucky, and we live in California.

All of us enjoy the news from NJ.Weve been gone from there over 21 years,but we still recognize names and places inyour newspaper. Happy 2005 to all!

Roslyn Katko(Formerly of Sayreville)California

Dear Tom,Really enjoy reading The SA Times!

Happy New Year from the North Country!Don Mickey Czok(Formerly of Sayreville)Vermont

Hi Tom,Received the SA Times for December.

Good coverage on community events, andthe picture of Roseann Cross with the dollhouse, and column was very interesting.Also, Ed Paczkowski with model railroadspread and column were well done!

Adam Kierst(Formerly of South Amboy)Seattle, WA

After SchoolProgram Sign-Ups

The Sayreville Recreation Dept. willoffer a 5-week program beginning Feb. 8that the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center,Dolan St., for ages 6 & up. Registrationwill be held on Jan. 24 from 8:30 a.m. tonoon or 1-3:30 p.m. For more info call732-390-7092 or 732-390-7096.

the Sacred Heart teams. The 8th Graders willhave the opportunity for teacher turn aroundin the afternoon, replacing the faculty andstaff in their various positions throughout theschool.

The children will show their patriotismas they wear red, white, and blue on PatrioticDay. On the morning of Thursday, February3, there will be a solemn, flag-raising cer-emony. Our large, new flag will be raised onthe 50-foot pole outside the school. The olderstudents will enjoy an afternoon at the rollerrink while the younger ones will play gamesin the gym.

Language Arts and Social Science Dayis Friday, February 4. The children can dressup as their favorite historical or literary char-acter, or in an ethnic costume. The parents arecordially invited to join their children for amulti-cultural lunch of delicious ethnic foods.There will be an afternoon rally with a quizshow on literary and historical subjects and aspelling bee.

Sacred Heart School will proudly host aCotillion Ball at the end of Catholic SchoolsWeek. All 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders in thearea are invited for a semi-formal dinner anddance at Memorial Hall, 7:00 11:00 p.m.The cost is $15.00 per person. For furtherinformation, please contact Sister M. Anne atSacred Heart School, 732-721-0834.

Sacred HeartSchool

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A PRAYER FOR HEALINGLord, you invited all who are burdened to come to

You. Allow your healing hand to heal me. Touch mysoul with Your compassion for others. Touch my heartwith Your courage and infinite love for all. Touch mymind with Your wisdom, that my mouth may alwaysproclaim Your praise. Teach me to reach out to Youin my need. Help me to lead others to You by myexample. Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring me healthin body and spirit so that I may serve You with all mystrength. Touch gently this life which you have created.Amen -T.B.

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