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All Veterans Memorial and Path
to Enduring Freedom Completed
By Cheryl Conway
T
hose wanting to celebrate their free-
dom and remember and honor veter-
ans no longer have to leave Mount
Olive now that the All Veterans Memorial at
Turkey Brook Park is completed.
The All Veterans Memorial and Path to
Enduring Freedom handicap walkway was
dedicated on Sunday, Nov.15. Town offi-
cials, organization leaders and community
members assembled under mild tempera-
tures for the hour-long ceremony to com-
memorate the final phase of the project.
The final phase was the handicap walk-
way so all individuals can visit the site to
read inscriptions on pavers, pay tribute to
veterans and reflect on wars fought
throughout history. The inaugural ceremony
had been held on May 25, 2008, when the
main complex was finished.
Other towns have memorials to honor
veterans, but to have a functional ceremoni-
al ground is a rare find.
While Mt. Olive “has always done a
May Peace and Joy be Yours
serving office; casualties and the wounded. at This Holiday Season
The names of the people who were
born/raised in Mount Olive – who “made
the supreme sacrifice” - and died while
and Throughout the New Year!
serving their country are listed on the front
of Mount Olive’s Historical Monument.
“Erected in grateful tribute to the men and
women of Mt. Olive township who faithful-
ly served in the armed forces of our coun-
try” is inscribed on this monument.
Currently there are more than 100 men
and women from Mt. Olive who are serving
in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
“Never forget those who serve our coun-
try,” said Mayor David Scapicchio during
the ceremony.
William DeGrosky, NJ State Chaplain,
gave the invocation and benediction. He
said the All Veterans Memorial is “a memo-
rial park worthy of the men and women Rick Peterson,
who have served our flag in war and peace.
May it serve as a place for meditation, Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Coach,
remembrance, celebration and honor for
generations to come. Let us never forget we Talks Baseball in Mt. Olive

wonderful thing” in recognizing our veter-
ans, “this is a living memorial,” said
Councilman John Mania. “For people who
come here, it’s very real.”
‘This is truly a ceremonial ground,” said
Charlie Wood Uhrmann, founder of the All
Veterans Memorial in Mt. Olive. “This is
very functional” and very educational too.
The Pathway of Freedom lists all of the
wars chronologically from the
Revolutionary War to the “War on
Terrorism”; branches of service; famous
quotes by U.S. presidents while they were
are the beneficiaries of their great gifts and
their great sacrifices.”
During the Raising of the Flag ceremo-
ny mothers of fallen heroes and of sons or
daughters who are currently serving were
honored by raising a flag. Eight different
flags representing NJ, Morris County, U.S.
Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force
and Coast Guard were raised.
Charlie Wood Uhrmann presented each
mother with a gift and recited a story she
wrote about a mother’s unconditional love
and sacrifice. “The average age of the mili-
continued on page 8
O
n Thursday November 19th at Mt.
Olive High School, Rick Peterson,
Pitching Coach for the Milwaukee
Brewers, lectured to over 150 youth base-
ball coaches, parents, and players from Mt.
Olive and surrounding areas like Long
Valley and as far as Montville and
Bridgewater. Rick’s lecture focused on
Maximizing Pitching Performance while
Reducing the Risk of Injury.
Those attending heard Rick deliver his
insights and techniques he uses with Major
League pitchers and how he is now apply-
ing those techniques to the youth baseball
community. Rick has partnered with Dr.
James Andrews, a world-renowned ortho-
pedic surgeon, in developing the 3P system
- Peak Performance Program. It is designed
to give pitchers a significant edge in both
performance and injury reduction. For
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visit www.pitchhealthy.com
Mt. Olive Jr. Baseball / Softball
Association (MOJBSA) sponsored the
event, with the assistance of the Mt. Olive
High School Athletic Dept.
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Santa To Arrive In Mount Olive

Via Fire Truck
S
anta Claus again has turned to the Flanders Fire and Rescue
Company to help him meet with good little boys and girls of
all ages in Flanders.
Firefighters will escort Santa around Flanders on their appa-
ratus starting around 10 a.m. Dec. 19, said Kevin Dolan, presi-
dent of the Flanders Firefighter’s Association.
“We look forward to this all year,” he said. “We know that
kids love Santa and they love fire trucks, so here’s a chance
for them to see both right at their home.”
Dolan said children will have to listen for the sirens on
the fire trucks as they carry Santa through each street in
Flanders, stopping to greet children and give them
candy canes.
“Usually, we ask you to move out of our way when
you hear our sirens,” Dolan said. “This is one of the
times we ask you to come to us when you hear us.”
In addition to giving, Santa also will be accepting
gifts for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for
Tots program. The Flanders Firehouse, 27 Main
St., is an official drop-off point for contributions
to the Toys for Tots program, but Santa will be
happy to pick up new and unwrapped toy dona-
tions for ages infant to 16 years old to add to the
collection.
“Just bring your contribution to Santa when
you hear him approach on the fire truck,” said
Dolan. “Toys can be left at the firehouse at any
time or hand-delivered any Thursday night.”

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Community-Wide Hanukkah Celebration
By Cheryl Conway
I
t’s brighter in Mount Olive this month
with the community-wide Hanukka cel-
ebration held Sunday, Dec. 13, in front
of the former Crafts Galore Shop in
Flanders.
At least 80 people were expected from
Mt. Olive and surrounding communities to
gather at 5:30 p.m. outside, weather permit-
ting, at the A&P Shopping Center for the
lighting of a giant free-standing menorah.
The event was sponsored by the Chabad of
Northwest NJ-Western Region.
Rabbi Yaacov Shusterman of the Chabad
Jewish center says he picked this location
for the community-wide event because “it’s
very public space, it’s a good place to do it.”
The group held their celebration at the same
place last year and found the store owner to
be very accommodating.
Mayor David Scapicchio and other com-
munity leaders were invited to help light the
candles. Shusterman used oil to light the
candles at the event but was planning to
return on the following nights of Hanukka
to light the menorah with electricity.
Other festivities were to include a per-
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refreshments including hot latkes and
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come together. It’s a special time when peo- knew of three Jewish families when they and social needs of all Jews in the area.
ple come out and are proud of their heritage, first moved to Mt. Olive at the end of 2004 Some of the chabad’s future goals are to
of who they are.” to start a local chabad. They now have 200 provide more classes, increase Hebrew
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All Veterans...
continued from front page
tary man is 19 years,” said Uhrmann. “He is
a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under
normal circumstances, is considered by
society as half-man, half-boy. Not yet old
enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die
for his country.”
Uhrmann said “The mothers of our sol-
diers are our heroes in their own right. We
should thank them for giving to us what
they precious the most.”
It was five years ago when Urhmann
came up with the concept of the All
Veterans Memorial in conjunction with her
18-year old son’s Eagle Scout Project to
provide surrounding trees, the flag burning
vault and American flag pole for the memo-
rial.
Urhmann, who had worked with military
families from 1978-2000 in Beaufort, S.
Carolina, felt it was a “patriotic duty” to
organize a veteran’s memorial in Mt. Olive.
A Mt. Olive resident for nine years, she
suggested Turkey Brook Park because “I
think it’s really important for a township to
have a core,” she says. It’s in a great park;
it’s in great area. It has created diversity;
instead of just being a sports complex, it’s
more than that.”
The All Veterans Memorial is funded by
donations only; no funds have been taken
from taxpayers’ money. More than 30 dif-
ferent organizations and representatives
have contributed to the multipurpose edu-
cational complex.
The complex – designed by architect
Glenn Pellett - takes the shape of the
Congressional Medal of Honor if looking
down at it from an airplane view.
“Only very few are awarded the
Congressional Medal of Honor,” says
Urhmann. “But when I look at the heroism
of all of these men and women who are
serving…. they are part of that. I could
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Calendar of Events
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009
Mount Olive Area Chamber of
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Grill, Route 46 (at A&P Shopping Mall),
Budd Lake, NJ. begins at 6 p.m.; open to
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p.m.; open to public; free. Join in welcom-
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registration req’d; free. Enjoy the sounds of
holiday music, including selections from
the Nutcracker Suite, Christmas Carols,
Hanukah and Kwanzaa Songs. 973-691-
8686.
Greet Santa Fire Truck – Flanders
Firehouse, 27 Main St., Flanders, NJ.
begins at 10 a.m. Flanders Fire and Rescue
Company will escort Santa as he makes his
rounds through town. He’ll be giving out
candy canes and accepting toy donations for
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots.
Hello, Dolly – Centenary Theatre,
Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ. 8
p.m.; open to public; tickets $10 adults, $8
children under 12, $5 matinee. 908-979-
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Christ Church Budd Lake to Celebrate Third Annual
All God’s Children Christmas Worship Service
Christ Church Budd Lake invites all fami-
lies to the Third Annual All God’s Children
Christmas service. All God’s Children is a
non-denominational Christian service
designed to appeal to children of all ages,
with a particular welcome for children with
Autism, PDD-NOS, ADHD, ADD, Downs,
or any other developmental or physical
challenge. This special Christmas worship
service will take place on December 20,
2009 from 9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
The All God’s Children service is an oppor-
tunity for parents to participate with their
Mount Olive Recreation Winter
Brochure Is Out!
A
ll of the fall and winter programs
are here for you to enjoy. Our goal
is to provide township residents
with a variety of recreational activities.
Start your New Years off with an exercise
class, tennis, bowling, Kids Dance and
more. We are now offering Daisy &
Brownie Workshops. For more information
about this program or to set up a date,
please call Marie at 973-691-0900 x7263.
children in a Spirit-filled celebration of
God’s love for them. Children are NOT
required to sit still or to remain quiet.
Instead, they are encouraged to participate
in this all-inclusive service to the best of
their individual abilities. Catering to short
attention spans, the service is a lively com-
bination of Christmas music, prayer, Bible
stories, movement and an optional com-
munion. The essential message of God’s
love and joy for all of His children is pre-
sented in a simplified but meaningful way.
This service brings together children with
Mount Olive is also hosting a Bowling
Fundraiser. Come and spend quality time
with your family & friends while helping disabilities AND children without disabili- come to me, and do not keep them away, for
other financially challenged families to par- ties to learn together, and from each other, of such is the kingdom of heaven.”
ticipate in Recreation Department pro- in an atmosphere of understanding and Christ Church is located at the corner of
grams. Sign-up now for any program and acceptance. Smithtown and Sandshore Road by Budd
don’t pay till the first week of January Parents and children are invited to pray for Lake in Mount Olive, just up from Route
2010. Registration is done on-line at healing, for strength, for progress, and for 46. For more information please call the
www.mountolivetownship.com/recre- enlightenment. As the birth of Jesus is cel- church at 973-347-1866, check the Web site
ation.html. ebrated, everyone is also reminded what at www.christchurchbuddlake.org or send
Jesus said in Luke 18:16, “Let the children an e-mail to rbonker@post.harvard.edu.
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Mt. Olive’s Biggest Loser Contest

by Cheryl Conway exercise.” she says. Consultation – monthly sessions upon

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one of your New Year’s resolutions
for 2010. Enter the Mt. Olive
Exercise Biggest Loser Contest next month
for a chance to win not only inches and
pounds, but some cash too.
The biggest loser contest will be held for
12 weeks from Jan. 2 to March 27.
Contestants are required to sign up for a
three-month membership with the town’s
exercise program to participate. The person
Hars decided that three months is a
“good time period” for the contest because
“It gives you enough time to lose a signifi-
cant amount of weight.”
She says an average person can lose one
to two pounds per week with exercise and a
healthy diet. In three months a person with
more weight to lose can shed up to 25
pounds and an average person about 15
pounds. “It depends on how much you need
to lose.”
“You need to do both, exercise and diet,”
stresses Hars.
Classes through the Mt. Olive exercise
program include Step, Kickbox and Tone,
low-impact aerobics, palates and some new
classes are planned for 2010 such as Target
Training for Trouble Spots, Zumba, Body
Building Ball Class, and Fitness Goals
request with the instructor.
Cost is $120 for three months or $45 per
month. Classes have been held at the Mt.
Olive Senior Center; however, the location
may change. For more information and to
sign up, call 973-347-6886 or 973-903-
0453.

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committing oneself to exercise and a health-
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Instructor Laura Hars, coordinator of the
contest, decided the competition is a great
way “to encourage people to lose weight in
a healthy and safe manner to make exercise
and a healthy diet part of their daily routine.
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time. If they can do it and it’s successful and
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“Doggie, Doggie Are You OK?”

K
arin Damon recently presented a
Pet Tech First Aid and CPR clinic
to a group of local pet sitters. Karin
is a certified Pet Tech Instructor as well as
the head athletic trainer at Centenary
College. Pet Tech is the first international
training center dedicated to First Aid, CPR
& Care for dogs and cats. The clinic was
organized by Jan Quodomine, owner of
Hooves, Paws, Tails & Claws Pet Sitting. “
It’s very important to me that our clients
know that their pets are in the care of prop-
erly trained pet sitters/ dog walkers. Pet
Tech is the most comprehensive and thor-
ough pet first aid training program.” Some
of the topics discussed and practiced at the
clinic included Restraining & Muzzling,
Rescue Breathing, Canine & Feline CPR,
Choking Management, Bleeding & Shock
Management, Snout-To-Tail Assessment
for Injury & Wellness, Assessing the Pet's
Vitals, Pet First Aid Kit Contents, Insect
Bites & Stings and Snakebites, Heat &
Cold Injuries, and Seizures.

Preventable accidents are the leading
cause of death & disability among pre-sen-
ior dogs and cats. According to the
American Animal Hospital Association
(AAHA) 1-out-of-4 more pets would sur-
vive, if just one pet first aid technique was
applied prior to getting emergency veteri-
nary care. Quodomine is grateful for the
knowledge and techniques shared by
Damon, “All of the HPTC pet sitters partic-
ipated and are now Pet Tech First Aid &
CPR certified. Our pet owning clients can
be assured that their dog or cat will be given
the best first aid treatment should the need
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Calendar of Events
continued from page 11
Sunday, Dec 20, 2009
Charlotte’s Web the Musical – Centenary
Theatre, Centenary College, Hackettstown,
NJ. 4 p.m.; open to public; tickets $10
adults, $8 children under 12, $5 matinee.
908-979-0900.
Hello, Dolly – Centenary Theatre,
Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ. 1
p.m.; open to public; tickets $10 adults, $8
children under 12, $5 matinee. 908-979-
0900.
How to Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying – Centenary Theatre,
Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ. 7
p.m.; open to public; tickets $10 adults, $8
children under 12, $5 matinee. 908-979-
0900.
Mooseltoe: A New Mooseical –
Community Theatre at Mayo Center, 100
South Street, Morristown, NJ. 1:30 p.m. to
4 p.m.; open to public; tickets $12. Meet a
moose with an impossible dream – to fly
with Santa’s reindeer! 973-539-8008.
Morris Choral Society Holiday Concert
with Moderately Bright Four – Bickford
Theatre at Morris Museum, 6 Normandy
Heights Road, , Morristown, NJ. 3 p.m.;
open to public; tickets $25 for adults, $20
for senior citizens and $15 for students.
• Newly Renovated Facility
• NEW Cardio Equipment
with Personal TV
• Full line of Hammer Strength
and Icarian Strength Equipment
• Challenging Group Classes
• Spinning Studio • Racquetball Court
• Yoga and Pilates for all levels
• Certified Personal Trainers
• Affordable Personal
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• Renovated locker rooms with sauna
• Childcare Available
• Comfortable and Friendly Environment
Call 973-998-7239 or visit www.mor-
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Tuesday, Dec 29, 2009
Debi Derryberry – Maurice Levin
Theater, Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC,
Ross Family Campus, 760 Northfield Ave,
West Orange, NJ. 11 a.m.; open to public;
tickets $16 for general public, $15 for
members, students and seniors. Meet
award-winning children’s entertainer,
writer and voiceover artist. Derryberry is
the voice of Jimmy Neutron! 973-530-
3400.
Tuesday, Jan 5, 2010
HS Boys Basketball: Morriston vs. Mt.
Olive – Mt. Olive High School, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan 9, 2010
HS Boys Basketball: Morris Catholic vs.
Mt. Olive – Mt. Olive High School, 1 p.m.
Sunday, Jan 10, 2010
Boy Scout Troop 18 Monthly Meeting –
Temple Hatikvah, Corner of Flanders-
Bartley & Pleasant Hill Roads, Flanders,
NJ. 2nd Sunday of each month, 4 p.m.;
open to members only. Meeting will be to
discuss upcoming camping trips, events
and other updates. Call Ed at 201-995-
8017.
Thursday, Jan 14, 2010
HS Boys Basketball: Roxbury vs. Mt.
Olive – Mt. Olive High School, 7 p.m.
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Directions: From Chester: Continue on Rte 206 North. After passing Oakwood Village on right, prepare to turn left at the first traffic light onto Drakesdale
Rd. There is an Exxon Gas Station at this intersection. After about half a mile, turn sharp right onto Flanders Netcong Rd.
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Baby It’s Cold Outside! Santa’s Special Gift

T
ities throughout the state.

his is the name of a statewide coat,
hat, glove and scarf drive being
sponsored by the Association of New
Jersey Chiropractors, a non-profit state
organization. There will be chiropractic
offices throughout the state that people can
drop off new or “gently used” items for
those in need. These items will be donated
to Jersey Cares, Salvation Army, Goodwill,
Market Street Mission and other local char-
Happy Holiday!
Dr. John J. Berezny, Berezny
Chiropractic, has joined this statewide
effort. His office is located at The Mall at
206, 240 U.S. Highway 206 South,
Flanders, NJ 07836, 973-252-0040
Collection runs December 14 through
December 30, 2009
Please join us in helping those in need to
stay warm this winter!
L
ooking for that special gift on
Christmas Day? Why not let Santa
bring you that final special addition
to your family. For a fee of $150, Santa will
deliver your new furry addition to your
family on December 25th. What better gift
can jolly old St. Nick bring than a life-long,
loving member to your family?
Adoptions will take place starting
December 19th. Participation in our
Santa’s special gift program is limited to 10
families within a 25-mile radius. Deliveries
are also weather permitting.
Let’s make sure that our homeless cats
and dogs receive the greatest gift of all, a
Santa’s Special Gift Program call the shel-
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Noah’s Ark is a non-profit organization
caring for animals for more than 40 years.
We operate a limited admission facility that
operates under an “adoption focused” phi-
losophy, meaning no adoptable pet will be
euthanized due to age, breed, lack of space
or modifiable behavioral issues. Noah’s Ark
also operates a Spay-Neuter Hotline that
people can call for coupons for reduced
spay or neuter services from a network of
veterinarians in the community. We rely on
donations from the public to support our
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Disney On Ice Ticket Gold’s Gym to Open World-Class

Winners Enjoyed The Show Fitness Facility in Flanders
New State-of-the-Art Fitness Center to Open
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In February, the company will throw open the doors on
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per hour. Locomotive engineers used a
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Earlier that evening, a severe thunder-
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east of Hackettstown. A cloudburst of rain
caused a mudslide, covering a section of the
rail track. At 3:25 a.m., the front wheels of
the train were thrown off the track by the
rocks and mud. The locomotive plunged
down a 12-foot embankment and tipped on
its side, taking four rail cars with it. The
engineer, two firemen, and the head train-
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steam boiler exploded, flooding the cars
with scalding steam and severely burning
the passengers who were violently thrown
from their bunks.
“Scenes of agony, and at the same time
of the utmost heroism, occurred in the first
few minutes of the wreck,” the New York
Times reported the next day. One local hero
that night was Joseph Snyder, a farmer who
lived near the rail crossing. Awakened earli-
er by the passing thunderstorm, he was sit-
ting by his window and saw the wreck as it
happened. Hearing the frantic screams of
the trapped passengers, he ran to the scene.
There he saw many dead passengers, and
others badly hurt trying desperately to
escape. Some were so severely burned by
the steam that they begged Snyder to kill
them. Others asked for morphine or any-
thing else to ease their terrible suffering.
Running back to his house, Snyder tried to
telephone for help, but the storm had
knocked out his phone. Returning to the
wreck with his wife, they administered first
aid and bandaged the burns of the passen-
gers. Lymon Gulick, a farmer living nearby,
drove up and down the nearby country
roads, awakening farmers and telling them
to rush to the scene of the wreck. Another
farmer, Elmer Clayton, drove to
Hackettstown to spread the alarm.
A real hero that night was Barney Judge
of Scranton, Pennsylvania, the train’s flag-
man. Although dazed and badly hurt, he
found his red lantern and set flares on the
track behind the train to prevent a rear-end
collision from oncoming trains, saving
many lives.
Fifty-one people died in the accident.
The bodies of 34 victims were returned to
Chicago on a special train. Later that morn-
ing, aboard the ship Republic, docked at
Hoboken, passengers heard of the fate of
their friends. A few of the uninjured people
from the wreck arrived on a special relief
train and boarded the ship. At 2 o’clock in
the afternoon, the Republic pushed away
from the pier for its scheduled transatlantic
voyage.
Today in Rockport, now part of
Mansfield Township, a bronze plaque
marks the spot near Hazen Road where so
many were lost on that terrible June night in
1925.
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S
hadow is a loving cat that has had a
hard life. She was left outside to
have her kittens on her all, all were
very sick and 3 of the kittens didn’t survive.
In spite of being so sick she nursed and
tended to the remaining kittens.
Fortunately someone found her and took
her and the kittens to the animal hospital.
Shadow and the kittens were then taken into
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Shadow Needs Your Help!
foster care by one of the volunteers of PAL
(Pet Adoption League).
The kittens have been adopted out and
are now in good homes. Shadow, however,
is not doing so well. She has developed a
bone infection in both ears. She needs sur-
gery to remove the infection. If she doesn’t
get the surgery the infection will spread to
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ally identifiable information with any other
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continued on page 23
gery she will be deaf, but that is something
she can live with.
The surgery is very expensive and will
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Mount Olive High School

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continued from page 22
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Thomas Edison and The First Electrical Christmas Tree Lights
by Michele Guttenberger
T
is the season to share the history of Thomas
Edison and the first electrical Christmas tree
lights along with some bright things that came
out of Newark, New Jersey. It is the story of the hall-
mark years of Harrison, New Jersey and Edison’s
General Electric Company.
In 1882 at the Manhattan address of 139 East
Thirty-Sixth-Street, the family home of Mr. E. H.
Johnson, (Vice President of the Edison Company for
Electric Lighting) became the first home with an
electric lighted Christmas Tree to make its debut This
event brought newspaper coverage.
Can you imagine how this was such a high tech
home innovation in 1882? The Johnson home was
one of the first sections of the city to be wired for
electricity. These privileged few with a family/friend
network to the Wizard of Menlo Park got their house-
holds propelled into the New 20th Century decades
before the average home.
New York City became the modern world’s
Holiday trendsetters’ because of their proximity to
New Jersey the source for cool gadgets that Wizard
Edison and his engineers invented. Their brochures
were the “Sharper Image” catalogs of their day offer-
ing a compound of tradition mixed with the latest
technology for the first time.
However, Christmas Tree Lighting with the spe-
cial effects that rivaled the Johnson home was not an
easy feat. Not only would you need a home powered
by electricity, but you would also need a knowledge-
able wireman. The Wireman was the 1800’s version
of a high tech geek that knew something about string-
ing wire. The hand-blown bulbs needed to be wired
together like dainty pearls on a necklace. The
Johnson tree was a real 1882 technical show-stopper.
As reported by the Tribune “As the tree turned, the
colors alternated, all the lamps going out and being
relit at every revolution. The result was a continuous
twinkling of dancing colors, red, white, blue, white,
red, blue---all evening”..
The Edison Lighting Company soon supplied 5th
Ave department stores. The lighted trees attracted
shoppers in droves. The early 1900s Department
store tree lights cost $300+ the equivalent of approx.
$6,517.75 today. However, it did include wiring
services and a generator. With a price tag even high
for New York City glitz, it was not unusual for
Edison to have a Christmas rental plan for these
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home.
Here are some of our upcoming dine-to-
donate fundraisers:
• Sunday, January 17, 2010- Rattlesnake
Ranch Café- Denville, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Tuesday, February 2, 2010 - Roxbury
Diner- Succasunna, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This is a great way for restaurants to
partner with the community and for the
community members to show their support.
Not only does this make for a fun time to
grab a bite to eat, but, you are also making
a difference in animal’s lives.
Noah’s Ark thanks all of the community
continued on page 30
Tell Them You Saw It In The Mt. Olive This Month • December 2009 • Page 29
Growing Stage Theater
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This winter there is a class offered for
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Used/Recycled Juice-Pouch Drinks Make Great Juice Bag Purses

By Cheryl Conway believer in earth conservation, Warner says was also into recycling and was involved in “My 6-year-old son sorts them for me into

L
ooking for a unique gift this holiday
season while helping to save the
earth?
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out of juice pouches.
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directly from used/recycled juice-pouch
drinks. These trendy, unique, affordable
bags come in different styles, colors and
sizes and are so versatile – they can be used
as change purses to large beach bags.
Debbie Warner of Rockaway – designer
and owner of Juice Bag Purses by Deb – has
been making the bags for more than a year
now and has sold about 100 of them. A firm
Dine-To-Donate...
continued from page 29
restaurants and members who help
Noah’s Ark find homes for all of our home-
less animals. We appreciate your support.
Stop by one of our dine-to-donate fundrais-
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you are there to support Noah’s Ark!
Noah’s Ark is a non-profit organization
caring for animals for more than 40 years.
We operate a limited admission facility that
operates under an “adoption focused” phi-
she is “saving the earth one juice bag at a
time.”
“We try as a family to be a very earth
conscientious family and recycle as much
as we could as well as reuse items and con-
serve energy as much as possible,” says
Warner. The juice bag purses, “it’s definite-
ly unique and you’re saving the earth at the
same time.”
The idea developed after Warner made
party favor bags out of juice pouches for her
daughter’s nine-year old birthday party 1.5
years ago. Looking for something different
to hand out to the girls, Warner said she saw
a similar idea on the internet. Her daughter
losophy, meaning no adoptable pet will be
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a school recycling group at that time. exact colors.” Warner says she has about
“Since my kids drink a lot of juice bags,” 500 pouches organized into plastic bins at
Warner figured it was good idea. She start- her home.
ed receiving requests for bags after that “All products are washed and dried, san-
party and it has grown into a small venture. itary and quite durable.” She used to wash
Most of her customers have been from them by hand and dry them – the process
Morris County and northern NJ. would take two days- but now she places
Customers can choose from Capri Sun, 150 pouches in a netted laundry bag and
Kool Aid, Minute Maid or Orchard juice
pouches all in various colors. One bag she is continued on page 31
currently making is pink and blue so she is
using Capri Sun Red Berry Pouches com-
bined with Blue Pacific Cooler.
The styles of the bags include change
purses; small purse bags with fur; beach
bags; clutches; dance bags; cooler bags;
backpacks; DS holders; and lunch boxes.
Prices range from $10 to $40 depending on
the size.
“I have people who have used the bag for
about one year now and have had great suc-
cess,” she says. “The beach bag was used all
summer and is so easy to clean and main-
tain.”
As the school psychologist at Lakeview
School in Denville working as the school
counselor for grades K-5, Warner recycles
the used juice bags from her school as well
as from family, friends and word-of-mouth.
“I clean them and put them in sections”
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washes them in the washing machine on
a 10-minute rinse/washing cycle to con-
serve water. Once they are air dried, she
uses her sewing machine and thread to sew
each juice pouch to make a bag.
Warner says she used 10 pouches to
make a small purse with fur and 65 pouch-
es to make a large beach bag. There is no
separate liner since the pouches are so easy
to maintain and keep clean.
“It’s so easy to wash out or dry out,” says
Warner. For the beach bag, if sand gets in it,
you can just shake it and wash it out. The
cooler bag works great since its material is
thermal, she adds. Items can be kept cool or
warm, especially with some ice or warm
pack.
To make the handle, Warner folds the
juice pouches, sews them and attaches them
with hot glue. The beach bag has a zipper to
keep it closed, while the smaller bags have
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a Velcro snap.
Warner estimates 15 minutes to make a
small bag; 20 minutes for a clutch and about
two hours for a beach bag.
Every minute is worth it to Warner..
“It is more like a hobby,” the mother of
three says, “to relieve stress, it’s fun. I’m
sitting here sewing while they’re getting
ready for bed. I do it on my odd times, very
late at night. It’s kind of a little factory here,
but I enjoy it.”
She adds, “It’s a good lesson for my kids
as well. They see me with the juice bags.
You can recycle and be fashionable too.”
To order a bag, customers can email
Warner at
juicebagpursesbyDeb@verizon.net or call
her at 973-664-9753. Take advantage of her
holiday special – receive 20% off bags or
10% off purchases $50 or more when men-
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