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Arab-Israeli Unity “One Voice” Musical Gift to CommunityBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

“One Voice,” a collabo-ration of two musical youth groups, consisting of 14 sing-ers and dancers from the Tel Aviv Hebrew Scouts Music Group and 13 members of the Greek Arab Orthodox Scouts Musical Band of Jaffa pre-sented a harmonic Christmas/Chanukah gift to150 audience members from the Pelham community at the Picture House on Thursday, December 10.

“This is a really special event, particularly in light of all the recent tragedies in America and around the world to bring people together to

demonstrate the ways that we can live together and we can work together across cultures and across religions,” Pelham Jewish Center (PJC) Rabbi Alex Salzberg observed. “It was a truly beautiful evening of song, of dance and joy…”

The Tel Aviv Hebrew Scouts sang and danced, ac-companied by the Greek Arab Orthodox Scouts instrumen-tal group of trumpets, saxo-phones and a lively percussion section, playing Beatle tunes, Chanukah songs, Christmas Carols Israeli and Arabic mu-sic. Evocative of Arab/Israeli unity was the James Taylor melody, You’ve Got a Friend and evocative ballad, Lean on Me.

“Early in October I contacted Yoav Cohen, our Westchester Sha-liach (emissary) asking him whether any Israeli Scouts were coming to our Yom Ha’atzmaut (Is-raeli Independence) Cel-ebration next year,” PJC Education Director Ana Turkienicz stated.

“Yoav said that two groups wanted to come to our community during the Christmas/Chanukah Season, so we jumped at the chance. Tel Aviv Mu-nicipality sent the Scouts; Municipality of Yafo (Jaf-fa) Youth Department, the

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Front row, left to right: Pelham Jewish Center Rabbi Alex Salzberg; PJC Education Director Ana Turkienicz with combined Tel Aviv Hebrew Scouts Music Group, Greek Arab Orthodox Scouts Musical Band of Jaffa and audience members outside Pelham Picture House.

“Candy Cane Lane” Avenue to Fabulous Christmas MemoriesBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Fifth Avenue in Pelham became a treasure of Christ-mas sights, sounds and treats, “Candy Cane Lane, “delighting children of all ages on Satur-day, December 5th, sponsored by the Pelham Business Club and Junior League of Pelham.

Afternoon events began with the Diwali Hindu Festival of Lights at Pelham Art Cen-ter (PAC), featuring children’s workshops painting diyas, small clay pots burning oil to signify victory of good over evil and uplifting of spiritual dark-ness; paper marigold garland workshop and Mehndi henna tattoos. Dr. Nalini Rau per-formed Bharata Natyam, a con-temporary dance-theater form rooted in ancient traditions of

South India.Students could meet

Frosty, Mickey Mouse and Ru-dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer at Pelham Music Arts Studio; receive a Christmas orna-ment from Sue’s Corner and write a letter to Santa at Sim-ply Sweetz. Workshops avail-able at Daronco Town House included origami taught by Douglas Caine; face painting with Cindy Finegan and bal-loon sculptures by Juggles the Clown

Dave & Buster’s gave small prizes in exchange for donations to the Make a Wish Foundation; Westchester Cade Squadron 1 Civil Air Pa-trol accepted contributions to “Wreathes Across America,” their goal being to place a wreath on every veteran’s grave

at Arlington and all National Cemeteries.

A Holiday Parade fol-lowed, with Santa and Mrs. Claus riding a firetruck to meet children in the Gazebo where the Pelham Choristers sang Christmas Carols. A Petting Zoo nearby, presented by Pel-ham Pet Shop (PPS) featured a donkey, sheep and goats. PPS owner Ashlin Cooke explained that goats and sheep do not have upper teeth.

Festivities ended with the Tree Lighting Ceremony in which Village of Pelham May-or Michael Volpe rode a Fire Tower Ladder bucket with Fire Chief Michael Greco to throw the switch.

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a message of One Voice and Peace during the time of the Holidays, so much needed in a time of darkness to illuminate lights of hope and belief in a better future for all people.”

Lighting a special Meno-rah, Rabbi Salzberg invoked the Talmudic debate whether Chanukah lights should be increased or diminished each night. “The issue was resolved that lights should be increased, not only counting the number of days but increasing in holi-ness,” Salzberg concluded.

Arab-Israeli Unity “One Voice” Musical Gift to Communitycontinued from page 1

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To the Editor:Thank you for the opportunity to respond to recent comments in the media about fire

response protocols.

Safety of all residents in our community is, of course, our highest priority. We are open to continuing discussions on how to improve the collaborative relationship between service departments in our villages.

To clarify, Village Manager John Pierpont and Fire Chief Joseph Ruggiero did meet with Administrator Robert Yamuder and Acting Chief Chris McCann to review fire re-sponse protocols, following the change in leadership in the Village of Pelham’s Fire Depart-ment. Our administration and officials also regularly communicate with representatives in the Village of Pelham. The implication that our service professionals are operating with anything other than the best interests of all residents at heart is simply incorrect, and we thank Village of Pelham Mayor Michael Volpe for recognizing this on the record at the most recent Village of Pelham Board of Trustees’ meeting.

Pelham Manor’s Fire Department provides critical and appropriate dual response support to the Village of Pelham at the Middle School/High School complex. This dual re-sponse is designed as an appropriate first response, with additional resources immediately available, if needed, while retaining certain resources for other emergencies in both vil-lages. Deploying every piece of apparatus to every call at the MS/HS, regardless of the situ-ation, would leave other areas, including elementary schools in both villages, unnecessarily exposed.

The decades-long protocols, which were approved by both villages, have provided thorough protection to all residents in town, without incident. Acting Chief McCann’s at-tempt to change these protocols with the County, without notice or approval from our Fire Chief, is not only unprofessional, but is also dangerous. Modifications to successful, well-established safety approaches should be made with the utmost care and consideration, and should never involve ad hominem attacks or be negotiated through the media.

The Pelham Manor Fire Department constantly revisits pre-planning and standards for mutual aid and other responses, such as the dual response at the MS/HS, and will con-tinue do so. We welcome the opportunity to continue our dialogue with the Village of Pel-ham on this and all issues.

Sincerely,

The Village of Pelham Manor Board of TrusteesJennifer Monachino Lapey, MayorNeal Schwarzfeld, TrusteeLouis Annunziata, TrusteeMatthew T. McLaughlin, TrusteeA. Michelle Cataldi-DeLillo, Trustee

To the Editor:Dear Superintendent Giarrizzo, PTA Council President Ripoll and Members of the Board of Education:

Although not afforded a courtesy copy of the email from the recently appointed Acting Village of Pelham Fire Chief Chris McCann dated November 29, 2015, I would like to clarify the procedures in place for fire department responses to the Pelham Middle School/Pelham Memorial High School complex.

First, the Pelham Manor Fire Department has always worked, and will continue to work, collabora-tively to provide the highest level of emergency services to the MS/HS complex. The safety of our children is of the utmost importance to me as a career firefighter with 30 years of experience (nearly 20 years as Chief). I am also a graduate of the Pelham High school, and a lifelong resident of our community.

By way of background, the MS/HS complex is a dual response zone, covered by a longstanding local agreement between the neighboring departments. The Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) for the County is programmed to have both the Pelham and the Pelham Manor Fire Departments respond to any commercial alarm received by them for the MS/HS. Pelham is the primary responder, with Pelham Manor as a dual responder. A third company assists if Pelham or Pelham Manor is unavailable. Pelham Manor’s protocol is to send an engine to the MS/HS site immediately upon dispatch from the County. We then send a second engine and/or our tower ladder, if needed, based on the gravity of the situation. This approach affords important discretion so that the second Pelham Manor unit can cover other local emer-gencies such as accidents, vehicle fires, structure fires, alarms at the elementary schools or other alarms in both villages, if it is not needed at the MS/HS site (in the case of a false alarm or a prank).

I, too, was concerned when the County did not dispatch a Pelham Manor engine when a recent school bus fire was elevated from a motor vehicle fire to a structure fire. Directly following this dangerous situation, I reached out to the Captain of the Communications Division of the Westchester County De-partment of Emergency Services and the Chief of Communications to ascertain what went wrong. Both officials verified that a County probationary dispatcher, who had previously performed his job without issue, selected a dispatch code, assuming that the Pelham Manor Fire Department had already been noti-fied of the incident, when we had not been. The County readily accepted responsibility for this mistake and indicated that the issue would be addressed through retraining and an operational overview inter-nally. I feel confident in the assurances I received from the County. Sadly, this error at the County level has created an opportunity for misinformation to proliferate and has spawned questionable responses from the Pelham Fire Department.

I have spoken to Acting Chief McCann in regards to this matter, and had intended to meet with him personally last week. Unfortunately, the holiday schedule and other obligations made that impossible.

The Pelham Manor Fire Department, as always, stands ready to assist the Pelham Fire Department, whenever called upon, while continuing to recognize our obligation to protect the life and property of ev-ery resident.

Thank you for your service and for your attention to this matter. Best wishes for the holidays, and please feel free to contact me, if I can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Joseph RuggieroChief of Department

cc: Jennifer Monachino Lapey, Mayor, Pelham Manor John T. Pierpont, Village Manager, Pelham Manor Michael Volpe, Mayor, Pelham Robert Yamuder, Administrator, Pelham Acting Chief McCann, Pelham Fire Department

Pelham’s PACT Coalition Announces November HOPP (Heart of Pelham PACT) Award RecipientsCongratulations to Pilar

Vigil and Zachary Leonard, who were honored with the November HOPP (Heart of Pel-ham PACT) Award. Through the HOPP Award, PACT is seeking to acknowledge those sometimes quiet achievements and contributions of students that may not ordinarily be rec-ognized. The November HOPP Award is sponsored by Simply Precise Events.

Pilar Vigil, a 10th grade student at Pelham Memorial High School, is recognized for her integrity and kindness. Pi-lar reaches out to others, mak-ing the students around her feel welcomed and included. Her courage and inclusive

spirit make her school a great-er community for all.

Zachary Leonard, a 9th grade student at PMHS, is rec-ognized for his selflessness and leadership. A consistent volunteer at the Pelham Jew-ish Center, teaching children and serving the elderly, Zach-ary demonstrates through word and example the values of courage, compassion and integrity. Younger students at the Jewish Center have learned to look up to Zachary, and he has responded by help-ing to educate them in how to become good citizens of the world.

The HOPP Award rec-ognizes young people for demonstrating outstanding personal qualities, making

healthy choices and serving as a positive influence on their

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peers through their actions and words. The award is given on a monthly basis during the school year and nominations are considered on a rolling basis. Confidential nomina-tions can be made online by any adult who has knowledge of the nominee at www.pel-hampact.org by the 1st of every month. A nominee must be in high school and a Pelham resi-dent.

PACT is a community co-alition encouraging youth to make healthy, safe and sub-stance-free choices. Find out more by visiting our website at www.pelhampact.org and like us on Facebook.

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tasty Chanukah merchandise, including a Chanukah ginger-bread house and plastic tubes filled with chocolate “lentil” candies, capped with Dreidels (Chanukah tops).

“The Town of Pelham’s Annual Tree Lighting was a wonderful success,” Pelham Business Club Founder Lu-isa DeCicco and originator of Candy Cane Lane exclaimed. “It will surely become another great tradition of our Town. It was the result of hard work, planning and collaborative spirit of merchants, residents, Town of Pelham, Villages of Pelham and Pelham Manor, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and many others...”

“Candy Cane Lane” Avenue to Fabulous Christmas Memoriescontinued from page 1

At Diya clay pot painting table left to right: Shalini Sankar; Dissarth Vijayan;l Jimmy Clunie

Children decorating cookies in front of DeCicco’s Market

Sue’s Corner owner Sue Sepulveda shows her collection of Christmas tree ornaments.

Diwali Dancer.Storyteller Nalini Rau Left to right: Mara Peterson; Lara Peterson; Sophia Peterson; Justin Peterson in front of Simply Sweetz.

Light Up Pelham event co-chairs Maggie Shaw and Carol Fleming. Photo by Silmara Sucena “Hutch” the Holiday Dog Lighting the luminaries. Photo by Silmara Sucena


OngoingSOOP Theatre Company winter 2016 production will be “ANNIE Jr.” Auditions are Dec 16 and 18, 4pm to 8pm. All kids grades 3 thru 8 are welcome. Rehearsals take place at The Manor Club, 1023 Esplanade, Pelham Manor. For additional information visit www.sooptheatre.org.

Pelham Public Library, 530 Co-lonial Avenue, Pelham, has Sto-rytime as follows: December 15, 10:30 – 11am, for children 3 to 5 years; December 16, 10:30 to 11am (sign-ins begin at 10:15). Home-work help for children grades 1 through 8 is available every Tues-day and Thursday when school is in session.

December 20Westchester Philharmonic annu-al Winter Pops concert takes place at 3pm in The Concert Hall at The Performing Arts Center, Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase. Tickets range from $40-$97 and after-party tickets are $25. For additional information call the Westchester Philharmonic Box Office at 682-3707.

A Very New York Storybook ChristmasThrough January 6, 2016Delight in Christmas trees throughout the mansion inspired by children’s storybooks about Christmas in New York and decorated by professional designers.The museum will be open for additional public hours to view the Storybook Christmas trees Tuesday, December 29, through Thursday, December 31, 12 to 4 p.m. For details visit www.bpmm.org

DECEMBER 8, 2015LARCENY

Around 8pm, at the vicin-ity of second Avenue and Third Street police were dispatched on a report of two youths pos-sibly stealing packages from stoops in the surrounding neighborhood. Both suspects were wearing North Face jack-ets with the tags still attached to them. Both suspects seemed very nervous. One suspect was also found to be concealing var-ious Clinique products, some Stanley screw drivers, Stella and Dot Jewelry and a Nook tab-let. The suspects subsequently stated that they had stolen the items. The two youths from Mount Vernon were placed under arrest and brought to po-lice headquarters where they were booked and processed. The items were brought in and tagged as evidence. All victims were able to be contacted by discarded packaging.

DECEMBER 8, 2015ACCIDENT

A pedestrian reported that he was struck by a motor ve-hicle at the intersection of Nyac Avenue and First Street around 5pm.

DECEMBER 8, 2015LARCENY, STOLEN VEHICLE

An officer was dispatched to a Fifth Avenue location on the report of a stolen vehicle. The complainant stated that his 1989 baby blue Chevy Van had been stolen from his parking lot. The vehicle had stored within sever-al old books and parts for a 1989 Jaguar. A surveillance system in place jammed and may have ad-ditional information.

DECEMBER 8, 2015LARCENY

An officer was dispatched to Sixth Avenue on a report of a larceny from two motor vehi-cles. The complainant reported that two work vans that he parks at the location were broken into overnight and tools stolen. The officer observed that the pas-senger side rear door of the van had been punched out and the passenger side rear window of the other van damaged.

DECEMBER 8, 2015ACCIDENT

A resident advised the police of a multicar accident in the 200 block of Wolfs Lane, Pelham.

DECEMBER 7, 2015VEHICLE IMPOUNDED

The officer on duty noted a car on Sparks Avenue and Wolfs Lane had an expired inspection. The operator was asked for his license and it was discovered the license was suspended. The vehicle was impounded.

DECEMBER 6, 2015NEIGHBORHOOD DISTURBANCE

Police were dispatched to a Fifth Avenue building on the complaint of a person banging on an apartment door. Units on the scene settled the incident.

DECEMBER 4, 2015SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE

A resident reported a sus-picious threatening letter she had received in the mail She was unsure who sent the letter but wanted it to be documented.

DECEMBER 5, 2015PROPERTY FOUND

Property was found at Pel-hamdale Avenue and Mayflower Avenue and brought to police headquarters. The owner was called and came to retrieve the property.

DECEMBER 3, 2015PROPERTY FOUND

A person came to the po-lice station stating that he had found a wallet On Wolfs Lane. Police discovered some money, and PMS ID card. The owner’s mother was called and she re-sponded and took possession.

AID & ASSISTANCENOVEMBER 26, 2015, 11:09

A resident called to ask for assistance. The dispatched offi-cer found 2 women with injuries from falls. The resident stated that she fell out of bed and hurt her back. When her daughter assisted her she then also fell and could not get up. The ladies were taken to Sound Shore hos-pital by ambulance.

Pelham Art Center, 155 Fifth Ave, Pelham, group exhibit “Insomnia” will open January 22 and run through March 26, 2016. The exhibit featuring artwork created during bouts of insomnia is curated by Alexi Rutsch Brock. Visit pelhamartcenter.org for details.

Real Estate Closings

1114 Washington Avenue, Pelham Manor; listed for $599,000 sold for $605,000 on Nov.12

486 Murray Street, Pelham Manor; listed for $549,000 sold for $500,000 on Nov.16

520 Manor Ridge Road, Pelham Manor; listed for $942,000 sold for $1,087,000 on Nov. 16

486 Murray Street, Pelham; listed for $549,000 sold for $500,000 on Nov. 16

110 Fourth Avenue, Pelham; listed for $629,000 sold for $610,000 on Nov. 23

433 Carol Place, Pelham Manor; listed for $850,000 sold for $850,000 on Nov. 23

350 Eighth Avenue, Pelham; listed for $599,000 sold for $580,000 on Dec. 2

TOYS FOR TOTS DRIVE 2015The Village of Pelham Police Department in conjunction with the United States Marine Corps Reserve will be conducting their annual toy drive. Unwrapped toys can be donated at the Polic Station at 34 Fifth Avenue until December 23rd. Help us make the Holidays better for kids in need.


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Chanukah Ice Menorah Radiates Light in PelhamBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

A special Chanukah Menorah, carved from a five-foot high chunk of solid ice by noted ice sculptor Mark McKenzie, radiated light from the Pelham Art Center Courtyard (PAC) to the Pelham Jewish commu-nity and beyond on Sunday, December 6, under the aus-pices of Chabad of Pelham.

Pelham Village Admin-istrator Robert A. Yamuder lit the first vial of oil with Chabad of Pelham Director Rabbi Levi Groner. “It was a wonderful, wonderful dis-play of light here in Pelham,” Rabbi Groner emphasized. “Everyone got together for the first night of Chanukah, a wonderful celebration.

“The message of Chanu-kah is that we added light. The reason why we have it in public and do it at night is that is the light that we have in our own homes that we bring to our families should spread to our neighbors and throughout the world.

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last couple of months with the intent of providing you all with the most fun-filled, memorable dining experience. Happy Holidays to you and your family.-- Alex

Happy Holidaysfrom the Chef

Hi All,Just wanted to poke my head out of the Kitchen to wish you and your family a Very Happy & Safe Holiday Season. Myself and my guys in the kitchen have had an absolute

blast cooking for you these last couple of months. Hope to see you soon.

Happy Holidays.-- Chef Reynaldo

from Pelham Lumber generations ago! Mi-chael Giordano said, “We offer the best material, top qual-ity products for every type of construction project. I keep the same recipe from my grandfather and my son will do the same.”

The best part of running a family busi-ness over the years as well as their success, is having employees that have become part of the Giordano clan and customers that have turned into good friends. Michael

is proud to claim, “Everyone gets full, personal service and I maintain longstanding re-lationships with everyone.” This is how Pelham Lumber competes and survives against places like Lowes or Home De-pot.

The Giordano’s continue to preserve the simple values of a hometown business that treats its customers with the

utmost respect and comfort-able homey feeling. Michael said, “If a customer needs something specific, has a prob-lem, they come to me…no need to ask for the manager and so forth. That’s one of the many wonderful things about not be-ing part of a chain.”

Pelham Lumber is not only a business for Michael Giordano, his children and em-

ployees. This Pelham institu-tion has been responsible for providing the tools necessary to build many, many homes over the past fifty years and contin-ues to be a shining example of a family living and achieving the American dream!

Pelham Lumber, 437 Fifth Avenue, Pelham. Phone: 914-738-0288. Web: pelhamlumber.com


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Christmas Eve 24 December 2015

4:00 PM– Family Holy Eucharist This Festival Eucharist will feature a

Woodwind Quintet and Senior and Junior Choirs

10:00 PM– Carols for Congregation and Choir

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Christmas Day 25 December 2015

10:00 AM-Holy Eucharist for Christmas Day

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Bayside Travel Moves to Bronxville

After enjoying 15 years as part of the busi-ness community in Larchmont, Bayside Travel has moved its offices to Bronxville. The move was driv-en by a desire to combine the offices of Bayside Travel with its Gramatan Travel division, which has been in Bronxville since the 1950’s. Gramatan Travel will now be known as Bayside Travel. All of the Bayside Travel advisors will now operate out of one office to take advantage of the synergy of shared knowledge and experiences to bring their clients the best possible luxury travel services. The agency is part of the esteemed Virtuoso net-work and offers custom luxury travel experiences and concierge services. The new office is located at 69 Pondfield Road, phone 914.833.8880, www.luxurytravelservice.com.

Bayside Travel has been selected as the Best Travel Agency in Westchester for the past two years by the readers of Westchester Magazine. Bayside Travel was started in 1960 in Bayside, Queens. In 1987, Barbara Nichuals purchased the company and in 2000 moved it to Larchmont, New York. Bayside Travel acquired Gramatan Travel of Bronxville in 2003, which became a division of Bayside Travel. Bayside Travel subsequently ac-quired Eastchester Travel, the staff of Days Travel and Earlfield Travel. Bayside Travel’s travel advi-sor staff is multi-lingual, and averages over 20 years of experience each in the travel industry. Some of their travel advisors are Certified Travel Specialists (CTS) and Certified Travel Advisors (CTA), specialties that require many years of training to achieve this distinction.

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• Thousands of varieties of Craft Beer & Growlers-to-Go

• Various custom made Party Platters and Trays

• Signature Heroes made fresh and featuring Boar’s Head Cold Cuts

• A variety of finger-lickin’ Chicken Wings: BBQ or baked, spicy or mild

• Restaurant Quality Guacamole and Salsa Varieties, made by hand daily using only fresh ingredients

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“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Delights Children of All AgesBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

The “Seat of Our Pants” (SOOP) Professional Acting Company presented “A Char-lie Brown Christmas” at the Manor Club Theater, Pelham Manor on Sunday, December 6, celebrating the 50th An-niversary of the holiday clas-sic which first appeared on CBS TV on December 9, 1965. Over 500 people attended across all three shows.

“There must be some-thing wrong with me, Linus” Charlie Brown begins. “Christmas is coming and I am not happy. I just don’t un-derstand Christmas, I guess. I like getting presents, sending Christmas cards and deco-rating trees and all that but I still am not happy. I feel de-pressed.”

Putting his nickel in Lu-cy’s cup (“Psychiatric Help, 5 cents”), Charlie hears Lucy suggest that he direct their Christmas play. Deploring his perceived commercial-ism of Christmas, Brown recoils in horror, seeing Snoopy’s doghouse decorat-ed in Christmas lights win-ning first prize in a holiday decoration contest. “Oh, no,” Charlie cries. “Even my dog

has gone commercial.”Feeling that a Christmas

tree might improve the mood of the play, Charlie and Linus bring back a tree but it is piti-fully scrawny, as Lucy points out. “Everything I do turns into a complete disaster,” Brown laments. “Doesn’t anyone know what Christmas is all about?” Linus tries to comfort him by reading scrip-ture.

“Linus is right. I won’t let commercialism ruin my Christmas,” Charlie resolves,

taking Snoopy’s lights to dec-orate the tree. “Charlie Brown is a blockhead,” Lucy decides, “But he did find a nice tree.” “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown,” the cast exclaims.

A Christmas Carol Sing-a-Long followed the play, along with refreshments and visit with Santa (Doug Hearle) in the Main Room.

Director Paul Romanello has spent the last 20 years acting, directing, teaching and coaching, appearing in

Off-Off Broadway plays and was a theater major at Iona College. Romanello has lived in Pelham for the past 16 years with his wife and three children.

“This story is very dear to my heart,” Romanello stat-ed. “My favorite piece of it is that it talks about the true meaning of Christmas, not just about snow and trees but the birth of Christ and what Christmas really means.”

Director Paul Romanello by Charlie Brown’s decorated Christmas tree

Girl Scouts on the Manor Club stairs

Charlie Brown Christmas Trees on sale

The Charlie Brown Christmas cast, left to right: Charlie Brown (Isaak Olson); Snoopy (Michael Hull); Lucy (Lena Gilbert); Pigpen, (Oliver Mayes); Frieda; (Ariana Morales); Schroeder (Joey Sikkema); Linus (Jimmy McDonald); Sally (Mindy Smith).


For Lovers of Wilderness: Alaska Awaits!BY BARBARA BARTON SLOANE

Called the “Great Land,” Alaska has 100,000 glaciers, 3 million lakes, 3.2 million acres of State Park lands, and is 2.3 times the size of Texas. It also has 33,904 miles of coastline and is home to 80% of all the active volcanoes in the U.S. Great Land? Yeah, I think that’s just about right.

I was aboard an expedition vessel – Un-Cruise Adventures’ Safari Endeavor – about to ex-plore a land that has tantalized me big time. We’ve all heard from friends: you gotta go! It’s amaz-ing! It will blow your mind! But until now, no opportunity to visit Alaska. Now I was about to have my No.#1 bucket list destination realized – and I couldn’t believe it was happening.

What’s an un-cruise you may well ask. It’s small ship ex-plorations that combine an un-beatable mixture of activity and discovery, service and expertise, awe-inspiring encounters and – most important – value. One thing I’d heard again and again: “It’s not like a cruise at all!” That it isn’t. There are off-the-beaten-path discoveries exploring un-spoiled natural wonders, and in-depth cultural encounters; all in a very casual and relaxed atmo-sphere. (read leave tuxedos and gowns at home). The Company engages experts and historians to interpret, narrate, and bring history to life. This was true on our Alaskan adventure when a U.S.Forest Service wilderness ranger hopped aboard to speak about upcoming activities and his special bond with the land. Pair all of this with Un-Cruise Adventures’ great regional cui-

sine, exceptional service, high crew-to-guest ratio, and what you’ve got is one very unforget-table cruising experience. We departed from Juneau, Alaska’s capital, an eclectic, Old West-feeling town that reflects a mix of its prospector heritage and native culture with small-town hospitality. Before setting off, I walked through the town and got a good dose of local color – Juneau’s oldest establishments – pubs.

Glaciers True and BlueCruising 60 miles up-bay,

we were in Glacier Bay National Park and up close and personal with the tidewater glaciers of Grand Pacific and Margerie which frequently calve huge ice-bergs into the bay. The morning dawned calm and clear as the crew lowered kayaks for passen-gers to paddle about ice that had fallen from the face of glaciers. An eagle circled above the boat grace-fully looping higher and higher, and those most vocal of all mam-mals, sea lions, barked a raucous welcome as we glided through black mirror water. The realiza-tion was startling and sudden: I am now in Alaska!

See – Otters!True Alaskan wilderness is

found on Baranof Island as our ship cruised between fjords, icy waterfalls and adorable sea otters that surrounded the ship, big eyes staring up from the supine posi-tion they seem to favor, their gaze as curious of us as we to them. And there! - a brown bear am-bling peacefully along the sand, seemingly keeping pace with our ship. Finally night fell with stars

shyly blinking in a violet sky and all was silent as snow.

Spouting offHope was high for hump-

back whale watching as we pulled into Frederick Sound and hope was rewarded as the crew began pointing out a group of whales in the distance. Because it is per-mitted to approach just up to 100 yards, we were doubly rewarded because they didn’t flee but in-stead showed off with some wild acrobatic moves. Humpbacks have two blowholes on top of their heads so there was spout-ing aplenty. Ten to twenty foot

column-like spouts and clouds of condensation filled the air as we watched mostly in silent awe punctuated occasionally by squeals of joy at the sight of their majestic flukes breaching, then quickly disappearing into the deep.

Adieu AlaskaOne of our last ports was

Fords Terror, its cliff-walled fjords and rugged ice-covered mountains making this area one of the most beautiful in the state. As it was a perfect place for kaya-king, several passengers were brave enough to ignore the frigid

water; others, like me, chose to hop in a skiff and tool around ice-filled fjords. All too soon, we found ourselves toasting our voy-age with a festive Farewell Dinner. A brilliant surprise awaited us: filing into the comfy lounge, we sat back and watched our “photo journal” that the crew’s photogra-phers had put together of surpris-ing, hilarious, extraordinary and utterly unforgettable moments that we shared. So - why was this voyage unlike other cruises? The reason is in the very name – Un-Cruise. The difference: Un-rushed. Uncrowded. Unbeliev-able. My sentiments exactly!

“The mountains are calling and I must go,” said John Muir, environmental philosopher and early advocate of wilderness preservation in Alaska. My ad-vice to you: Heed the call. You must go!

If You Go: Un-Cruise Adven-tures, www.un-cruise.com; Alas-ka Tourism, www.travelalaska.com

Barbara Barton Sloane is a Pelham-based Travel Edi-tor/Columnist who writes for a number of both national and international publications. She delights in sharing her global travel experiences.

Jordan Amorelli - Senior – Basketball: 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 16 points vs. Suffern on December 3. Two assists, 6 rebounds, four steals, 15 points vs. Alex-ander Hamilton December 5. All Tournament Team of Tappan Zee Tournament

Recent Athletes of the Week

AJ Gugliara - Senior – Ice Hockey: goalie captain made 59 saves and allowed only two goals in Pelham’s two wins over Division 1 State Champs McQuaid and Greece. He was also named to the All-Tournament team.

Ben Hurd - Junior – Ice Hockey: Three goals and three assists over Division 1 State Champs McQuaid and Greece. He was named to the All-Tournament team.

Stefan Miklakos - Sophomore – Ice Hockey: Together with Ben, combined for four goals and four assists including two short-handed goals in Pelhams 3-2 loss to Suffern and 5-1 win over Scarsdale.

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The Junior League of Pelham stuffed 200 holiday stockings for Hungry Kidzz and baked 30 apple pies for the Commu-nity Services Associates Soup Kitchen in Mount Vernon just in time for Thanksgiving. Photo by Silmara Sucena.

Apple Pies for Hungry Kidzz Town Library Celebrates Two Significant Anniversaries

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Today, “Tea Party” refers to a grassroots political movement created on September 2, 2004 or the December 16, 1773 Bos-ton Tea Party in which patriots, disguised as Native Americans,

threw British chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest the Tea [tax] Act.

Not so in Pelham, where the “Mad” Tea Party on Sunday, November 8 at Daronco Town House celebrated the 20th an-niversary of the opening of the Town of Pelham Public Library and 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) Al-ice in Wonderland.

“Pelham Reads!” began on Saturday, November 7 at the Town of Pelham Public Library with presentation of 19th century children’s games by Bartow-Pell, board games, plus arts and crafts including the opportunity to make thaumatropes, a 19th century toy creating an optical illusion and

Story Time with excerpts from a young reader’s edition of Alice as well as croquet with hoops and graces, provided by Bartow-Pell on the Library front lawn.

Over 250 Pelhamites along with citizens from outlying com-munities and at least 50 children,

many in colorful Alice-themed costumes enjoyed delicious treats at the Tea Party, provided by local merchants as selections from Al-ice were read by volunteers to the guitar music of Zev Haber. Na-thaniel Bloom and Lucia Lavallee demonstrated ballroom dancing, representing the “Lobster Qua-drille” from Carroll’s book.

“The community response was phenomenal,” Pelham Reads! Co-Chair Christa Acam-pora (Queen of Hearts and White Rabbit) exclaimed. “We had lots of kids and families. Even people without children enjoyed the music, good food and great com-pany of fellow Town members.

The Library is pleased to bring these events to the com-munity.”


Chef Steven Miceli Sesame Teriyaki Glazed Tuna &

Butternut Squash with Cranberries‒ DeCicco’s ‒

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SESAME TERIYAKI GLAZED TUNA Ingredients:White & Black Sesame Seeds4 Tuna Steaks – 1 ½” inches thick¼ Cup Teriyaki Glaze¼ Cup Soy SauceBunch of Green Scallions for garnish, sliced

Directions:Preheat oven to 375Coat the outside of the tuna steaks with the white and black sesame seeds.Cook in oven for 15 minutes.Heat Teriyaki Glaze and Soy Sauce in sauce pan.Coat both sides of Tuna in the glaze mixture.Garnish with sliced scallions.

On a recent visit to DeCicco’s, Luisa DeCicco introduced us to Chef Steven Miceli who was delighted to prepare a couple of fabulous dishes for our readers.

Try these at home or have Chef Miceli cook for you, your family or a holiday party.

Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

BUTTERNUT SQUASH WITH CRANBERRIES Ingredients:Cubed Butternut Squash (to fill large sheet tray)½ bag or more Fresh Cranberries1 Diced Onion½ Cup Light Brown SugarPinch of Salt½ Cup Vegetable Oil

Directions:Preheat oven to 375Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl, making sure everything is coated with the brown sugar and vegetable oil.Roast in oven for 20-30 minutes, rotating the tray ½ way through the roast.

Cherished Childhood Memories During the Holidays Last a Lifetime

BY MIMI STEINBERG

We travel to destinations for special reasons – relaxation, recreation, culture, and culi-nary delights. Italy is country that is blessed with all. When I first traveled to Italy I was a stu-dent in college - studying history and art history for a semester in Florence. The art institutions were inspiring, people warm and appealing, and the food sublime. It during this trip that I understood what “real” Italian food tastes like. And, there is NO going back to eating inferior or imitation Italian food!

Here in Pelham we are for-tunate enough to have the same epicurean culinary dishes and treats at DeCicco’s market. I of-ten go there to get products that one just can’t find elsewhere: San Marzano tomatoes – the only tomatoes to make the per-fect red sauce with, dried pastas and more. DeCicco’s also offers event planning and catering if you wish to bring Italy home.

On a recent visit, I was warmly greeted by the lovely Luisa DeCicco who proudly de-clared that the very same holi-day treats she had as a child are offered in the market. We spoke

a bit in Italian as she graciously revealed all the treats import-ed from all over Eu-rope. These are very sophisticated and typical European holiday foods such as: Ferrero Roche, Perugina, Lindt, Torrone and more! I marveled at the many superior and delightful treats that are sold at DeCiccos for the holidays.

Luisa grew up in Avellino, Italy located in the Neapolitan region, and tradition-ally ate the artisanal sweet Mostaccioli also known as Rococo and Mosataccioli. This is an incredibly rare treat and only found in Luisa’s home region, yet she was passionate about sharing this Christmas dessert with us! Luisa said, “I re-member fondly eating this with my nonna – grandma and having it again brings back those won-derful memories.” Luisa brought these treats from a factory in Italy for Christmas for all to enjoy and to make Christmas perfecto. To

me that’s amore!When I shop at DeCicco’s

market and linger in the Italian aisle, I find myself forgetting I am in Pelham, and want to walk to a museum or on the cobbled stone streets and enjoy Italy. Lu-isa DeCicco clearly intended for us to enjoy the same wonderful and delicious food offered in Ita-ly, and we don’t need a passport or plane ride to get there!

MUSTACCIUOLI NAPOLETANI Ingredients:1 3/4 cups (250 grams) all-purpose flour3/4 cups (150 grams) granu-lated sugar1/4 cup (25 grams) unsweet-ened cocoa powder1/2 orange zest1/2 teaspoons cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground clove1/2 teaspoon baking powder1/2 teaspoon nutmeg3/4 cups (150 ml) waterAbout 1 pound (350 grams) extra dark chocolate

Directions:Sift together the flour, sugar, orange zest, cocoa powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground clove.

Make a well and start adding the warm water, in which you have added the baking powder, a little bit at the time.

With your hands mix everything together and keep adding water until the dough becomes firm but still moldable and it comes to a homogenous ball. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Preheat an oven to 350º F (180º C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

Roll the dough out to 3/8 inch thick (1 cm). Cut into diamond shapes and place on the baking sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.

Place a baking rack into a baking sheet.

Melt chocolate slowly in a double boiler. Dip the cooled cookies into the chocolate and place on the baking rack to let the excess drain.

Cool completely and serve.

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Past: Ancon, looking Northeast from Boulevard (left) and present (right), Ancon, looking northeast from Boulevard....Still no curbs!

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