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By Jane Primerano

The tiny park sandwiched between

the bank and Lake Musconetcong

on Ledgewood Road in Netcong

was crowded with people on Mon., May25, for the annual Memorial Day obser-

vance.

American Legion Post 278 arranged for

the parade through Netcong led by the

Lenape Valley Patriots Marching Band.Other participants included the Valley

Road School band, Boy Scout Troop 91 of

Stanhope, Cub Scout Pack 93 of Netcong,

Troop 62 Daisies, several sports teams, the

American Legion First Aid Squad of

Stanhope, the Netcong Fire Department

and the Colonial Musketeers Fife andDrum Corps from Hackettstown. Residents

lined Maple Avenue and Main Street to

watch the parade, then walked over to the

park.Past Post Commander Carl Beale served

as master of ceremonies as he has for a

number of years. This year he asked

Lenape Valley senior Jeremy Leferge to

read the World War I poem “In Flanders

Fields” at the start of the ceremony. ThePatriot band played the “Star Spangled

Banner.”Speakers included Netcong Mayor

Joseph Nametko, Stanhope Mayor

Rosemarie Maio and Freeholder George

Graham.

“We are not here to celebrate but to

observe, to remember the 1.3 million,” saidStanhope Mayor Rosemarie Maio, refer-

ring to the men and women killed in all USwars. “They gave their lives protecting the

freedoms we take for granted. They were

ordinary people who responded in extraor-dinary ways in extreme times. No ceremo-

ny can do justice to their memory.”

Graham said he encountered a Navy

Ensign who reminded him it’s no longer

the big wars, but the little skirmishes that

are taking the lives of our military. He saidthe crowd in the park appeared a little thin-

ner than last year and he urged the people

who did come to bring a friend next yearand to especially remember to bring young

people so they understand the importanceof the ceremony.

Another speaker was Mitch Alcott, a

veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq and a

member of the Stanhope Fire Department.

He had some grim statistics. He said

since the Revolutionary War there havebeen 1,478,394 wounded members of the

military.

Alcott noted the difficulty families have

watching their loved ones suffer every dayand then take their last breath, citing afriend, Dave Morgan, who died in 2013,

four years after his initial injuries.

Ryan Yanavok, 7, Ava Schuffenhauer, 7, and Anna Schuffenhauer, 3, all of Netcong, beat the

Memorial Day heat with ice pops.

Memorial Day Observance Attracts Crowd In Netcong

Alcott also quoted the US Department

of Housing and Urban Development statis-tic that on any given night there are 49,933

homeless veterans and urged people to help

remedy that tragedy.

Close to home, Alcott talked about his

cousin, a Vietnam veteran who committedsuicide. He said the Department of

Veterans Affairs says a veteran commitssuicide every 65 minutes, another tragedy

that needs to be ended.

Maio and Nametko placed a wreathe on

the war memorial in the park and another

wreathe was laid in Lake Musconetcong inmemory of those who lost their lives at

sea.

Rev. Hugh Matlock of the Stanhope

Presbyterian Church read the names of

those from Netcong, Stanhope and BuddLake who gave their lives in US wars as

the Patriot band played “Amazing Grace.”Beale closed the service by urging all

those who attended to thank a veteran and

a trumpeter played “Taps.”


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St. Jude's Knights of Columbus

Father's Day Pancake Breakfast is

set for Sun., June 21, 8 a.m. to noon,

at St. Jude's Church., in Hopatcong. Cost

is adults, $7; kids under five years old,

free. All you can eat pancakes, French

Toast, eggs to order, bacon, sausage, cof-

fee, tea and orange juice will be served.

Treat fathers to a great breakfast served

by the Knights of Columbus.

Stanhope Boro Seniors Club plan to

meet Thurs., June 25, at the

American Legion Hall. Doors open

11 a.m. for social hour and meeting beginsat noon. Open to all Stanhope residents 55

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Representatives from the Sussex County

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More than 2,000 people fromacross the United States and

around the world have partici-

pated in a wristband campaign launched

by the Anti Bully Squad, a volunteer-driv-

en grassroots organization dedicated tofinding a permanent solution to bullying

through education, awareness and preven-

tion.

People from the United States, Canada,

Australia, Great Britain and Bangladesh

have worn the wristband in support of bul-lying awareness, including such celebrities

as Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mark

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received in our mission to put a stop to bul-

lying,” said Tom Peterson, Anti Bully

Squad co-founder. “Through good moral

character and the dedicated support of tel-evision, music and sports professionals,

we plan to create an environment that will

not tolerate bullying or its adverse effects

on any individual.”

Peterson, a retired music manager,

founded the squad in September along

with Brandon McManus, an active football

kicker with the Denver Broncos. LeeRouson, a retired New York Giants run-

ning back and two-time Super Bowl cham-

pion, is also a member of the squad.

The Anti Bully Squad is also organizing

their first annual Brandon McManus YouthFootball Camp as a fundraiser. Among

those participating are McManus, Rouson,

Tennessee Titans tight end Brett Brackett,

Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Cody

Booth, Detroit Lions offensive guard Pat

Boyle, and several Temple Universityplayers.

The youth football camp will be heldJune 28 at Lenape Valley Regional High

School in Stanhope. The cost is $75 per

participant, which includes a clinic T-shirtand lunch with the NFL players. Visit

www.antibullysquad.org for more infor-

mation.

Based in Stanhope, the Anti Bully

Squad is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit

organization that encourages people of all

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Those who do, can receive a free wrist-

band to display their support of bullyingawareness.

“The response we’ve gotten has been

tremendous and our membership continues

to grow every day,” McManus said. “We

are looking forward to a bright future with

the Anti Bully Squad.”

To learn more about the Anti Bully

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website www.antibullysquad.org or email

Tom Peterson at [email protected].


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On Thursday morning, May 28, theentire student body of Netcong

School swarmed with excitement

into the sun-filled gym for a special assem-bly presided over by their principal, Dr.

Gina Cinotti to celebrate the return of apiece of its history to the school.

Had it not been for the sensitivity of a

seven year old school boy 93 years ago,

the historic piece would have been forever

forgotten.

The year was 1922 and it was the lastday of school. As James Vincent “Vince”

Barbato, a seven year old boy with thick

curly hair was leaving the school yard at

Left to right: Teddy Barbato, brother of Vince Barbato; Diane Cece, daughter of Vince Barbato;

Alice Harrison, friend of Diane Cece; Joan Moran, daughter of Vince Barbarato.

Historic Bell Rings At Netcong School Assembly After 93 Years

the start of summer vacation when a wob-

bly old school bell that had for years been

rung to signal the start of the school day,

now thoughtlessly tossed into a trash bin,

caught his attention. Sensing that the wornbell was special, Vince picked it up and

once having held it in his hands just could

not put it down. So began the journey of

the travelling school bell whose story was

to be told on this warm day in May as yetanother school year was drawing to a

close.

Cinotti lead the gathering in the salute

to the flag and then introduced the day’s

guests of honor: friend of the family and

retired English teacher, Alice Harrison;Joan Morris and Diane Cece, daughters of

Vince Barbato who passed away at 97 in

2014; and Vince’s younger brother

Anthony, one of Vince’s six siblings,

known throughout his 92 years as Teddy.When the bell was handed to Cinotti,

she could not resist giving it a good shake,

provoking a round of spirited applause and

cheers from the audience. A resident of

Netcong Borough with long time family

ties to the community, Cinotti was obvi-ously delighted to accept the bell on behalf

of the entire community.“Netcong takes pride in its heritage and

its traditions,” she said and went on to say

that the bell, which will have a place of honor in the school’s trophy case, will

serve to strengthen the connections

between this generation and future genera-

tions with those who preceded them.

Alice Harrison and Diane Cece, a pub-

lished author of western fiction, addressed

the audience and read from “The

Travelling Bell,” a booklet they composedand dedicated “to the pupils and teachers

of the Netcong schools.” The story is told

in a child-friendly manner and will be

available for purchase at the Kiwanis of

Lenape Valley table on Netcong Day inSeptember for a small donation.

It describes how Vince carefully carried

the old bell to his family home on North

Street, ignoring his brother, Ralph’s opin-

ion that he shouldn’t bring it home

“because Ma and Pa will just throw it out.”Vince responded that they would not throw

it out, adding, “I treasure this little bell.”

After cleaning the bell in the basement

washtub and taping its wobbly handle,

Vince gave it a few rings, wrapped it incheesecloth, tucked it into an old shoe box,

and hid it from view. There the bell

remained until Vince and Gertrude Rossi,

whom he married in 1941, brought the bell

with them when they moved to Nelson St.

in Dover, his wife’s hometown, after hisdischarge from service to his country in the

Army during World War II.The bell remained in its box until the

couple’s next move in 1975 to a new house

on Robinson Ave. in Succasunna after hisretirement from Picatinny Arsenal in 1972,

where it remained in its shoebox on a shelf continued on next page


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Historic Bell Rings...

in the garage. Years later, Diane said itcould have been in 2005, she paid a visit to

her parents and Vince suggested that he,

Diane and Gertrude go into the garage

where he carefully removed the old dust-

covered shoe box from its resting place,handed it to Diane and said, “I know you

like antiques and you love history so I

want you to have this.”

Opening the box and gently unwrap-

ping its protective cheesecloth, Dianeuncovered the old bell, while her mother

admonished her father saying, “Vince, that

worn old bell should have been discarded

years ago!” Vince, however, stood firm in

his love of the bell and replied, “This littletreasure has a wonderful history and it’stime for everyone to know the story!” He

told its story to his wife and daughter and

sent the bell home with a grateful Diane,

confident that she would take good care of

his boyhood treasure.By that time, the old bell had spent 16

years hidden away in a shoebox on North

Street in Vince’s boyhood home; 26 years

on Nelson St. in Dover; and 30 years or so

on Robinson Ave. in Succasunna. It then

remained in its box in Diane’s garage on

College View Dr. in Hackettstown for awhile until one day it occurred to her that

Dad’s precious bell should not be tucked

away on a shelf, but should be seen and

heard.

The perfect spot, she decided, would beon the desk of the replica of a one room

school house that her friend Alice had set

up at Wild West City, the nearby 1880’s

theme park. At last, it was not only seen

and heard, but also restored to like-newcondition thanks to the expertise of Andy

Drysdale, a blacksmith at Waterloo Village

and curator of Shippen Manor in Oxfordwho happened to notice that the bell need-

ed attention while visiting Alice’s school

house.Upon Vince’s passing in 2014, followed

by his wife’s passing later in the same year,

Alice suggested to Diane that it might be

time for the old bell to conclude its journey

“home” to Netcong School. Diane whole-heartedly agreed and when Alice proposed

continued from previous page the idea to Cinotti, a fellow Kiwanian, her

enthusiastic response was a resounding,

“Oh, we would love to have that bell!”

The assembly on May 28 celebrated thecompletion of the bell’s journey while pay-

ing tribute to James Vincent Barbato, who

as a young boy intuitively sensed the value

of an artifact, a tangible object that con-

nects one to the past and brings history to

life. No longer will the bell be hidden

away, but will be seen, and hopefully on

occasion heard. Diane and Alice are alsoto be commended for the role they played

in bringing home the bell. The legacy of

the bell is priceless and will long be cher-

ished by the Borough of Netcong.


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Daryl Cobb visited

Hudson Maxim

School inHopatcong to perform for

the eager young readers

and writers. Hudson

Maxim teachers prepared

for his visit by having a

door-decorating contest

between all classes and a

gumball guess in the

library for students.

Heightening their expe-

rience, winners of the gum-

ball guess enjoyed the

Author Luncheon with

Daryl Cobb! During his

two presentations, Cobb

sang and entertained the

children with nursery

rhymes and stories. He dis-

cussed how to develop an

idea into a tale, using pic-

tures and personal anec-

Daryl CobbEntertains Young Readers

dotes along the way. It was

a very interactive presenta-

tion, with the Hudson

Maxim community acting

out a version of his story,

“Do Pirates Go To

School?”

To conclude the pro-

gram, the school even sang

a special pirate song to

Cobb. The visit was made

possible through the

Hopatcong Education

Association PRIDE grant.


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By Jane Primerano

S

craps of sheetrock still cling to the fieldstone and

the attic is open between the beams, but the Landing

Passenger Station is ready for use by the Lake

Hopatcong Foundation and the Lake HopatcongHistorical Society.

The foundation’s membership meeting was held on

Fri., May 15, in the former waiting room of the station,

with folding chairs on the old tile floor.

With a standing-room-only crowd of nearly 100 peo-ple, the foundation board reported on fund raising activi-

ties that will help bring the old rail station back to life.

The foundation bought the building for $430,000, put-

ting down $246,000. Estimates to restore the station to its

early glory are around $800,000, Foundation Trustee

President Martin Kane told the crowd.

Installing a tile roof to match the original will run about$250,000, he said.

A representative forest green tile sat on a table in the

old pass through area of the station. Donors can “buy” a

tile for $50. Several asked if they could sign the bottom of their tile before it’s installed.

Kane agreed that was a good idea, although their names

would be hidden.

Although the tile roof is the single most expensive

item, much other work is needed, Kane said. The floor in

the waiting area is in good shape, but a replacement floor

in the baggage room will need to come up. That room will

become the foundation office and modern wiring must beinstalled for computers and telephones.

“The staff will lose their wonderful view of Nolan’sPoint,” Kane pointed out.

While the current foundation office has a great view, it

is small and borrowed from a foundation trustee. The bag-gage room will allow for eventual expansion from the

three-person staff.

New ceilings are also needed, Kane said, but he hopes

the ceiling in the baggage room can be left open around

the old cistern. The volunteers found the cistern when they

tore off the old ceiling and followed the piping to a foun-tain in the back of the station. That’s when the realized it

was a fountain and not only a horse trough. Two metal

cups hung on the fountain and a valve opened the gravityfeed to provide water to thirsty travelers. Kane noted mod-

ern standards of hygiene would frown on that.The pass through is no longer open on both sides, but

will be used for exhibits and an information kiosk for

other organizations to display their brochures. The Knee

Deep Club, historical societies, Coast Guard Auxiliary

and other local groups will also use the meeting room,Kane said.

Bela Szigethy, founder and a trustee of the Lake Hopatcong

Foundation, explains his vision to the membership meeting at the

Landing Railroad Station.

Inaugural Meeting Highlights Fundraising At Landing Station

continued on page 10


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Vacation Bible School at St.

Michael Parish in Netcong is set

for Aug. 3 through Aug. 7, for

children entering Kindergarten throughfifth, from 8:45 a.m.- noon. The theme for

this year’s Bible School is Everest! There

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“There is no basement,” Kane said, but

he assured the membership an attic can becreated.

Besides the tile sales, other fund raisers

are planned. The foundation’s major fund

raiser of the year is its gala to be held at the

Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club in mid-sum-

mer. Some major donations have come in,including a $10,000 grant from the Kane

family and a $50,000 grant from another

lake family. In addition, a matching grant

will equal each donation up to $50,000.

Donna Macalle-Holly is applying forgrants from historic and other foundations

to raise the largest portions of the money.

She also continues to apply for environ-

mental grants for water quality,

Foundation President Jessica Murphy said.

Trustee Bela Szigethy, who founded the

foundation four years ago, told the group

he modeled it on the Central Park

Conservancy which, in a partnership withNew York City has completely turned the

park around. He called the acquisition of

the Landing Station the “next chapter” in

the Lake Hopatcong Foundation’s journey.

The business meeting also included dis-cussions about general lake issues, includ-

ing the water chestnuts that have invaded

the lake but are being battled by the water

scouts.

The meeting was followed by a “rent

party.” An old coal bucket was ready fordonations and wine, beer, punch and sand-

wiches and fruit were available. Many of

the members remained to socialize and

admire the historic building.

Inaugural Meeting...continued from page 8

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plans to host a Flapjack Fundraiser

to support the Stanhope Fire Dept.Ladies Auxiliary on Sun., June 28, from 8

a.m. to 10 a.m. Menu will feature pan-

cakes, scrambled eggs, sausages and bev-

erage choice of coffee, juice, soda or tea.

For more information, contact Chelsea [email protected] or 973-647-

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Friday was a beautiful

day at Hudson

Maxim School in

Hopatcong!

Every child in theschool got to be a gardener

and plant flowers as part of

the school beautification

day. The wonderful part of

this grant is the cooperationbetween parent volunteers;

Nester’s Nursery, a local

greenhouse; teachers and

students.

A wide variety of flow-ering perennials were

planted around the school.This gives a great sense of

pride to the students to be

able to watch a flower

grow and think “I plantedthat.”

Prior to the planting,

teachers in the pre-kinder-

garten through first grade

school teach about the partsof the plants and what their

Flowers Blooming At Hopatcong School

needs are to grow. Twice a

year a Pride grant is writtenby Judy Grogan, a first

grade teacher, through the

Hopatcong Education

Association in conjunctionwith the New Jersey

Education Association.


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by Chelsea Opong-Wadeer

On Sat., May 16, Netcong,

Stanhope, Byram, Budd Lake, and

much more came together for the

110 anniversary of the Netcong Fire

Department Parade. Since 1905 theNetcong Fire Department has voluntarily

served its community.

Other towns included, Randolph,

Roxbury, Berkshire Valley, Liberty Corner,

Burners Township, Schooley’s Mountain

(Long Valley), Washington Township,Mansfield, Greystone Park, Wharton, Mt.

Arlington, Mt. Tabor, Dover, Mine Hill,

Hackettstown, Hopatcong, Allamuchy, and

Lincoln Park.

The Netcong Fire Department at thisyear’s parade honored Grand Marshall

Bob Rush. Rush was fire chief from 1976-

1977 and became a member in 1954. The

department also honored Anthony Barbato,

92, who celebrated his 60th year on thesquad.

Netcong Assistant Fire Chief Warren

Slahor, in his second year as the fire chief

for Netcong, described his experience as

excellent. Netcong Fire Department is vol-

unteer based and currently has 38 faithful

volunteers.

“We continue to get many members,”Slahor said. “We definitely have a strong

volunteer network here at Netcong.”He continued with the reason why some

other towns may not have received a high

volume in volunteers in the past is because

of regionalization. Regionalization is thedividing of area into smaller sections. Due

to regionalization, according to Slahor,

other towns may not get as many volun-

teers because of the area they are located

in.Some of the current challenges Slahor

and the department have faced since he’s

been with Netcong has been sticking to the

budget. The fire department recently,

according to Slahor, had gone under budg-et caps due to maintaining equipment. He

hopes to improve this by monitoring the

budget more carefully.

Slahor said the community could be of

assistance to the fire department by being

proactive and following safety regulations

Netcong Fire Department Still Blazing After 110 Years

such as “Making sure homes are up to date

with safety regulations,” he said, “such as

with their smoke detectors and utilize out-

side chimneys.”

Overall the parade was a huge success,

with more than 30 different towns repre-

sented, and many people came out for the

parade. One man, Ken Snyder, from

Pennsylvania, even came out for the



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Recently, the sixth grade at Stanhope

School went on the school’s annu-al two day camping trip to

Fairview Lakes in Stillwater. The students

were accompanied by several teachers, a

nurse, their principal, and a parent chaper-

one. Activities included strength and confi-dence builders like a 30 ft. climbing a rock

wall, climbing a tree to racing on a 45 yard

zip line. The kids even raced the principal

on the zipline!

Students also ventured into the woods

for team building exercises on the low

ropes course, then out onto the mile long

lake for some boating. On the night hike,camp guides taught our campers about

nocturnal vs. diurnal animals, and the

rhodopsin and rods and cones in our eyes.

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parade. Snyder, a retired volunteer fire-

fighter came out to observe the “appara-

tus” of the parade.

“I had always wanted to be a firefighteras a kid,” Snyder said. “So since I became

one I have always loved to come out and

see the other areas at these parades.”

Vanessa Chang, local resident in thearea came out to support a friend of hers

who is a part of the force. She described

the parade as “beautiful” and a great day

for it.

The parade started at Main Street in

Netcong in route all the way to Allen

Street, ending at Arbolino Park. Many par-ticipated in the parade such as mothers,

their kids and their pets. At Arbolino Parkthere was food and refreshments for all to

enjoy and even a live band performance by

the tri-state area’s top wedding/corporate

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Netcong Fire Department...continued from page 12

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The students learned about legends and

played games in the dark which showed

the human retina’s sensitivity to light.

Day two brought the students an educa-tional walk in the swamp, reaching as far

down as 20 feet deep, and a hike up to the

archery range. The students enjoyed the

beautiful outdoors while bonding with

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By Elsie Walker

If you look at the Herman L. Dash award plaque at Lenape Valley High School, one

name seems to keep popping up: ‘Lefurge.’ Recently, another Lefurge name was

added to that plaque, ‘Jeremy Lefurge.’

Lenape Valley High School’s band director, David DiGrazia said, “The Herman DashAward is given to a senior band member in memory of Herman Dash, who was the first

band director at Lenape Valley Regional High School. Since 1980, it is given for out-standing musical performance and leadership. Jeremy received this award because of all

the support he provided the band and the staff.”

In Lefurge winning the award, a sort of family dynasty has come to the end. Lefurge’s

mother, Rosalie, received the first Herman Dash award in 1980. Her husband, Scott, won

in 1981; and in 2012, their older son, Zachary won it as well.In addition, all four participated in the Sussex County Honors Band while at Lenape

Valley High School. For this Byram Township family, the gift for music not only runs

through them, but bonds them and touches the community as well.

Among Jeremy Lefurge’s musical accomplishments at the school was being selected

as the conducting drum major in the summer of 2014. He provided leadership and musi-cality for the marching band and DiGrazia said that they had a very successful season

with multiple first place finishes. Lefurge is also first chair alto saxophone in the sym-

phonic band and the jazz band.

Jeremy said, “Both of my parents are incredible musicians, and I wouldn't have been

nearly as enthusiastic about music if they hadn't been there supporting me. I only started

playing saxophone at their recommendations and I'm extremely glad that I did. To me,the [Herman Dash] award is something more than just proof of my efforts in music in

Lenape Valley; it signifies that my family has been supportive and helped me reach the

same goal that they all had reached in the past. I'm extremely happy that I can lay claim

Scott, Rosalie, Jeremy and Zachary Lefurge all point at their names on the plaque denoting Lenape

Valley High School's Herman L. Dash award winners.

Musical Performance Award Does Not Skip A Beat For Byram Twp. Family

to the same honors that my parents and

older brother achieved.”These days, Rosalie, who plays clarinet,

keeps her hand in music by being part of

the Stanhope United Methodist Church

bell choir and performing at an annual

fundraiser. She notes that her encourage-

ment of her children’s musical intereststranslated into many hours of taking them

to rehearsals and performances.

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see my children participate in musical activities. It has

enriched all of our lives.”

For two of the Lefurges, music is a part of their every-

day life. Scott, whose father was a music teacher andband director, became a music education major atLebanon Valley College where he studied a variety of

instruments. While at Lenape Valley High School, he had

been inspired by Herman Dash to become a music teacher,

and he did just that. Scott is now finishing his 30th year

as the Instrumental and General Music [teacher] atBedminster Township School. At that school, he directs

band, orchestra, jazz band and the spring musical produc-

tion.

Meanwhile, Zachary is a senior at Kutztown University

where he is in the commercial music program.

Zachary said, “ I study trumpet with Dr. Kevin Kjos,who has studied with Bob Baca of University of

Wisconsin Eau Claire, and legendary trumpet teacher

William Adam of Indiana University. Dr. Kjos uses the

same teaching methods as Mr. Adam, focusing on sound.

Mr. Adam's students are well known players such as jazztrumpeter Chris Botti, Charley Davis who plays on the

theme for the FOX TV show Family Guy, and many, many

more. Right now I am performing in Dorney Park's

Boogie Down Band. It's fun and a great playing experi-

ence. Long term, I would love to play on Broadway one

day in a pit, but honestly I'd just be happy teaching private

students and encouraging them to move forward and be

great musicians.”

Ironically, the last of the Lefurge Herman L. Dashaward line, is the one not going into music as a career.

Jeremy plans to attend the Rochester Institute of

Technology for Computer Science.

He said, “It's a little funny to me that I'm the last in the

Herman L Dash line of Lefurges and that I'll be pursuinga non-musical degree.”

Still, music continues to flow through this family and

that has been felt by the community.

DiGrazia said, “The Lefurge family has been a huge

part of the Lenape Valley Regional High School musicprogram for many years. This year, when I took over as

Lenape’s Band Director, the Lefurge family was there tosupport me and the program once again. Scott Lefurge, a

music educator himself, was hired as the marching band’s

color guard instructor and provides great experience forour staff and band members. Rosalie Lefurge served as the

Band Parents Association treasurer and as a dedicated

band parent. Both Lefurges have worked or served with

the band as parents, board members, or instructors for

eight years.”

Also, DiGrazia commented on how each member of

the family has won the Herman L. Dash Award. “It’s a

family commitment that has served Lenape’s music pro-

gram for generations. The music program would not be

the same without them.”

Outside of the school, the family shares its gifts atevents such as the annual Mardi Gras pancake breakfast at

the Stanhope United Methodist Church; A fundraiser for

Hurricane Sandy Relief, Scott organizes the music portion

of the program which always includes performances by

his family members, including a jazz quartet number fea-turing all of them: Rosalie on clarinet; Scott and Jeremy

on saxophone, and Zachary on the trumpet.

Scott said, “It is such a blessing and is so rewarding to

play jazz music with my wife and two sons at this event.”

The family also plays for the church’s yearly jazz wor-ship service. In addition, the older Lefurges are part of the

church bell choir where Scott is the director and Rosalie isa bell ringer.

At Christmas, the men of the family have played carols

at the church’s Christmas Eve program.Jeremy said, “I feel very lucky to have such a talented

group of musicians surrounding me every day, and they've

all been amazing in helping me better myself as a musi-

cian as well. It's cool to be able to understand all of the

music-speak that we throw around.”

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Two cub scouts from Pack 93 in

Netcong received a special award on

May 22. Eric Winget and Matthew

Angell received the Dr. Luis W. Alvarez

Supernova Award. This award recognizessuperior achievement by a Cub Scout in the

fields of science, technology, engineering,

and mathematics (STEM). The boys worked

very hard for several months to earn this

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By Jane Primerano

Most teenagers and pre-teensprobably never heard of

“Commedia Dell’Arte,”

including the 20 young thespians in the

Growing Stage Studio Series Presentationthis month.

But the pre-teens and teens gathered at

the beginning of tech week for “Cinderella

with the Commedia Players” and “The

Commedia Robin Hood” grasped the con-

cept quickly.

As Commedia players Columbine,Arlequin, Punchin, Rosetta, Scaramouche

and others, they pepper the story with their

slapstick and other shenanigans and their

silly squabble

Danny Campos, who started as an actorat The Growing Stage in Netcong and is

now a director and marketing manager for

the non-profit theater is directing the two

plays. The Studio Series always features

young thespians from the community.

Running for more than 20 years, some

have attended the summer arts camp at The

Growing Stage. Others have performed inthe 12-week fall and winter sessions. Some

perform in their own schools, others have

never been in a play until this spring,

Campos said. The students involved range

from pre-kindergarten to high school.Campos said 20 students is about aver-

age. He worked with 24 last year. He usu-

ally advertises for no more than 15 or 16

because there are always a few kids from

his acting classes he wants to give anopportunity to some of them to audition.

“A couple of the kids have never done ashow but I know what they are capable of,”

Campos said.

Dalton Allison, a sophomore at Sussex Tech; Justin Watt of Warren Hills Regional High School,

and Haley Lang of the Lincoln-Roosevelt School in Roxbury Township, during a pause in rehears-

al.

Young Thespians Present Commedia Dell’Arte At The Growing Stage

“It’s a puzzle,” Campos said of the audi-

tion process.

“The director is looking for a certainpiece” that fits a particular role. “A couple

of kids keep coming back. It’s good for

them to keep getting out in front of people.

And we’ll remember them.”Liz Piete of the Netcong Middle School

confirmed that. She has been coming to

Growing Stage plays for years and finally

auditioned. She didn’t get the first one, but

she triumphed this time.

Justin Watt, a sophomore at WarrenHills Regional High School in Washington,

said his mother told him about the acting

classes at The Growing Stage and after a

couple of years he started auditioning.

Dalton Allison of Byram Township,who is studying culinary arts at Sussex

Tech, said he’s known Justin from previous

shows and he suggesting trying out. Dalton

has been in Growing Stage productions for

six years.Olivia Weintraub of the Mt. Olive

Middle School said she had never heard of

“Commedia Dell’Arte” until the audition,but she is enjoying it.

Campos said the show will start with an

explanation, since many people will be inthe same position as Olivia - not familiar

with the art form. The kids, standing in

front of the stage, will explain how it start-

ed in Italy and spread around Europe and

how it involves “playing” rather than “act-ing.”

Young people are the center of The

Growing Stage’s mission. The Main Stage

productions, with Equity actors and locals,are geared toward children. Out of five

shows this year, four are musicals. The

fifth, “The Book of D,” is a premier of a

play that was part of one of two reading

series The Growing Stages holds annually.

One play from the readings is chosen for afull production, Campos said.

The musicals are “Really Rosie,” the

Broadway version of “A Christmas Carol,”

the musical version of “James and the

Giant Peach,” and “How I Became aPirate.”

In addition, The Growing Stage is on the

registry of teaching artists which means

they send artists in residence to schools.

Campos has been working with MansfieldTownship School’s fifth grade for 12 days

after which the kids will put on a

Shakespeare play. He was an artist in resi-dence in Jefferson Township Schools and

could go anywhere in the state.

For upcoming shows, contact TGS boxoffice at 973-347-4946 or www.grow-

ingstage.com.

The Hopatcong Education

Association was the proud sponsorof the PRIDE Author Meet-and-

Greet Luncheon at the Durban Avenue

School on Wed., May 27.

Earlier this year, all students were

given the opportunity to submit an essay

for a chance to win a “ticket” to havelunch with the author, Lisa Funari

Willever, following the school-wide

assembly that morning. Many students

entered and approximately two students

from each homeroom class were chosen

for this honor based on their essay. A total

of 20 students and their guests were invit-

ed to join other members of the communi-

ty for a luncheon catered by Frank’s Pizza

in Hopatcong.The luncheon provided guests time to

sit with and meet the author, ask questions

and take pictures.A special thanks to Kristine Mendyk,

Ruth DeSalvia, Dawn Valle-Campo, and

Kristine Kester for all of their hard workand dedication in making this event so

memorable.

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Netcong School will have four staff retirees in June

2015. All four staff members have been predomi-

nant figures in the Netcong School community."On behalf of the staff, parents, and students we wish

all four staff members a healthy and happy retirement,"

says Dr. Gina Cinotti, principal. "They each built a longlasting reputation as educational professionals which will

live on in our school forever."“All four people committed themselves to Netcong

School for many years and we are forever grateful for

their efforts,” says Kate Walsh, elementary supervisor.

“On behalf of the Netcong Board of Education, I would

like to congratulate and thank all of our retirees for theirdedication and commitment to Netcong School,” says

board president Bernadette Dalesandro. We would like to

thank Mrs. Valerie Becker, Mrs. Diane Flaherty, Mrs.

Diane Hajtovik, and Ms. Sandra Jensen for the many years

they dedicated to Netcong School. You each helped makeNetcong School what it is today. A good teacher caninspire home, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of

learning.”

Described as dedicated, impassioned, and professional,

Becker is known for her creative learning activities

involving totem poles, caramel apples, and butterflies. Shehas given 25 years of exceptional service to Netcong

School.

“I have enjoyed both living and working in Netcong for

many years,” Becker said. “I still enjoy working with all

of you and watching you grow. Teaching has always been

my passion! Soon, I plan to travel, read more, spend moretime enjoying life with my family, and working hard to

perfect my job as Grammy.”

Four Staff Members To Retire From Netcong School

Always has a smile on her face, Flaherty is always

ready for a day filled with many learning activities which

are both fun and educational. For 21 years Flaherty

touched, guided, and loved the most impressionable of all,

five and six-year-olds. Her patience and compassion havegiven so many a great start to their education.

Hajtovik has been a permanent figure in the Netcong

School Main Office for 28 years as she organized, coordi-nated, ran, and kept the office going through many, many

administrators. She is the reason Netcong School has suchsmooth operations and procedures. Her bright smile and

cheerful demeanor are received by all who enter the

office. She is a celebrity to most.

With her extensive experience in theatre and sang pro-

fessionally for more than 30 years, Jensen coordinates a

holiday and spring concert for Netcong School. Each year,the crowd grows and grows, with more than 300 people

filling the Netcong School Gym. She works many hours

before and after school with Netcong School musiciansand singers, building up the musical program at Netcong

to what it is today. Her shoes will be tough to fill and shewill be missed by many.

Dancing, yoga, and bonding – a great time was had

by all at the First Annual Girls Night Out foreighth grade girls held on Fri., May 8. Held in the

Hopatcong High School gymnasium under the direction

of Stephanie Martinez and Mary Ellen Fata, FIT leaders

and Future Teachers Academy students led the eighthgraders in a variety of activities and group discussions.

The event is intended to acclimate the younger studentswith what to expect in high school while simultaneously

forming new friendships with the older students. In

between team building activities and a pizza dinner, small

group discussions occurred on topics including

culture/family heritage and traditions, time managementskills and self-esteem. In addition, girls were shown a

number of Dove Real Beauty video clips which generated

insightful conversations about beauty, positivity, peer

pressure and assertiveness.

Students eagerly participated in a Zumba demonstra-tion, some spontaneous karaoke and then began to winddown with a yoga relaxation exercise. Participating stu-

dents and staff deemed the event a success and anticipate

continuing the program next year, possibly adding a sepa-

rate event for eight grade boys.

Eighth Graders Attend Girls Night Out


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The Hopatcong Marching Chiefs proudly marches in the Hopatcong Memorial Day Parade. Many

people along the parade route cheered loudly as the band performed a salute to the Military

Branches by playing a medley of their theme songs, in addition to the Hopatcong Chiefs popular

“Warpath”. The band also played the National Anthem at Veteran’s Park in the ceremony follow-

ing the parade.

Hopatcong Schools Represented At Memorial Day Parade

T

he Netcong Board of Education has

selected a new Chief School

Administrator (CSA) to lead the dis-

trict starting July 1. At its meeting on April28, the board announced the choice of Dr.

Gina Cinotti as the CSA of Netcong Schoolpending the approval of her employment

contract by both the Board of Education and

the state Department of Education’s

Executive County Superintendent.

Cinotti will serve a dual role, as superin-tendent and principal. Currently, Cinotti is

the principal at Netcong School, a position

she has had since Oct. 2014 . While

Netcong School has had a multitude of

administrators over the past 10 years,Cinotti is a local resident so she has a vest-

ed interest in the community.

“I have always been a driven person,”

she says, “who enjoyed helping educators,

parents, and students. When I took the prin-

cipal position, I felt like I hit the lottery. Istill do! Each day I feel so lucky to have this

opportunity. My goals are to continue to

bring stability and consistency to the dis-

trict, along with building trusting relation-

ships with all stakeholders.”Netcong started the 2014-15 year off

with an interim part-time superintendent,

Pio Pennisi, who came to Netcong with a

substantial amount of experience and

knowledge about school and financial oper-

ations. He reorganized the budgetary issuewith Business Administrator Nicole

Sylvester, situating the district to be in good

shape for the 2015-16 school year.

“Mr. Pennisi is an exemplary role model

for me.” Cinotti says. “He helped me expe-

rience a dress rehearsal this year for the

CSA position.”Cinotti recently completed her doctoral

degree at Seton Hall University, earning her

place in Kappa Delta Pi, the International

Honor Society in Education. She has earned

seven New Jersey certificates consisting of

school administrator, business administra-tor, principal, director of guidance, supervi-

sor, school counselor and Mathematics.

Since her arrival, Cinotti has posted

weekly announcements on social media

posts, submitted weekly press releases,maintained an administrative presence in

the building, supported teachers with their

instructional practices in implementing the

Common Core State Standards, prepared

staff for the PARCC assessment, and creat-ed a community career speaker program.

Netcong Board of Education Appoints New CSA

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This year for Father’s Day, skip the tacky tie andgive dad something he truly wants – quality time

with the kids who gave him such an honorable

title. Plan an intimate family gathering with all his

favorite foods and a few special touches that reflect his

other passions in life, such as golf.

Let dad savor some grilled goodness (and a healthydose of antioxidants) with colorful fruit and veggie

kabobs. Healthy, hydrating watermelon is the star ingre-

dient of these colorful skewers, which also include mar-

inated chunks of pork.Add a low-calorie, fat-free side by serving watermel-

on balls in a fun golf ball-shaped vessel carved from a

watermelon rind.

For more recipes and carving ideas using versatile

watermelon, visit www.watermelon.org.Pork and Watermelon Kabobs

Servings: 86 tablespoons brown sugar

6 tablespoons soy sauce

6 tablespoons diced red onion

3 garlic cloves, minced

3 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 teaspoon ground thymePepper to taste

1 pound boned, lean pork chop, cut into 1-inch cubes

(approximately 38-40 pieces)

32 cubes watermelon (1 inch each), plus extra for gar-

nish if desired

16-24 zucchini rounds (1/2 inch)16 pineapple chunks, fresh or canned (1 inch each)

24 yellow or orange peppers chunks (1 inch each,

approximately 3-4 peppers total)

Cooking spray

Sesame seeds for garnishCombine sugar, soy sauce, onion, garlic, lemon juice,

olive oil, thyme and pepper in mixing bowl. Pour into

resealable bag and add pork pieces. Seal bag, mix thor-

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oughly and refrigerate for at least 1 hour,turning bag periodically.

Remove pork from bag and reserve

marinade. Thread 5 pork pieces, 4 water-

melon cubes, 2-3 zucchini rounds, 2

pineapple chunks and 3 peppers on each

of 8 skewers, alternating the order.Spray cooking surface on heated grill

and place kebobs on grill. Grill for 12-15

minutes, or until done, turning and bast-ing frequently with reserved marinade.

Garnish with sesame seeds and chunks of watermelon.

Golf Ball Serving Bowl

Wash watermelon under cool running

water and pat dry.

On cutting board, place watermelon

on side and cut off 1/4-inch to 1/2-inchfrom stem end, being careful not to cut

too deep into white part of rind. This will

provide sturdy base.

Using paring knife, cut a 3- to 4-inch

round circle in top of watermelon.

Use melon baller to make shallowround divots into rind of watermelon to

mimic dimples in golf ball. Next, use

kitchen knife to peel thin layers of rindoff to expose white underneath, being

careful not to cut too deep or red fleshwill be exposed. Try to get as much of

green rind off so it will resemble a white

golf ball.

Hollow out watermelon with spoon or

scoop. Place on tray and add watermelon

balls to serve.

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by Michele Guttenberger

Today there is renewed curiosity about who was thebest visionary of the 20th Century now that we’ve

entered the 21st Century. Which of these two leg-endary geniuses was it – Thomas Edison or Nikola Tesla

who best predicated the world’s power technology for mar-

velous modern day living?Retelling this legendary story of the battle of these two

rival inventors often presents embellished or misleading

facts that attempts to repackage history in a more compos-

ite way for today’s popular appeal. The fact is that Thomas

Edison did not invent the light bulb. He made improve-

ments to the incandescent bulb that its pioneering designer(Joseph Swan) even admired. Thomas Edison made the

incandescent light bulb practical, economical and efficient

to get people to accept electricity as the source of powerthat lit these bulbs. The electricity that Edison endorsed to

power these bulbs was DC - Direct Current and that iswhere he came into conflict with his former snappy

employee Nikola Tesla.

The popular myth on Tesla was that he led the charge on

electrical current power. This is misleading because the use

of AC was used in medical devices long before Tesla waseven born. The earliest big discoveries and experiments in

electricity go to Michael Faraday which dates back to the

1820’s. Nikola Tesla was the big power electricity sort of

thinker employed by Westinghouse to further advance AC

Alternating Current power as the way to modernize the

world. Think of miles of utility lines of power and this is the

transmission of Tesla’s AC Current. It is that big network

grid that connects power to every home in the US.

So Edison did not discover the light bulb and NikolaTesla did not discover AC power. Both men made phenom-enal progress in their area of research and development.

What really separated Edison from Tesla was the appli-

cation of these inventions. Here is where Thomas Edison

has a stronger connection to modern day living as we know

it today. Edison’s research was done for practical benefit.

His vision was to bring safe electricity to the home that didnot cause a family’s life to be at risk in using his home

inventions. There is more safety in using DC power even

though it can’t go the distance. Edison did not think of

transmitting power over long distances. Edison’s mind was

off the big power grid. He believed in local generating sta-tions embedded in neighborhoods that served electricity to

each home. He even proved that a home could have its own

standalone generating station. Inside his own gated estate

community at Llewellyn Park, he purchased a standard size

family home in 1905 on Honeysuckle Ave in West Orange.He made this house into a demo model home of electrifica-

tion. The house had its own electric generating station. It is

here that Thomas Edison tested out the practicality of his

various new Edison household appliances, inventions, and

devices for his vision of the modern day family home. In

1912 he issued a newsletter to his employees that stated this

model home was installed with several new “moving pic-

ture machines” in the billiard room of this house. Can it besaid then that Thomas Edison promoted the first home the-ater concept that is now a trend in the 21st century.

When we flip the light switch to light our home, this is a

Tesla concept of AC power. When we recharge are battery

powered personal electronic devices we are using DC

power. So, we can say that PC users are in the ThomasEdison state of mind on power.

Visit the Thomas Alva Edison Museum – NPS where

home innovations were made - Open Wed., through Sun.,

Hours 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Admission fee is $10. Located at

211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052 Visit website for

more details http://www.nps.gov/edis/.

Who Was On The Mark On How The 21st Century Would BePowered - Thomas Edison Or Nikola Tesla

On Mon., May 18, a select group of

sixth and seventh grade music stu-dents from the Hopatcong Middle

School attended the New Jersey TIME

Student Music Technology Expo at Rutgers

University.

The 45 middle school music students wereamongst five other high schools in atten-

dance. The Student Music Technology Expo

is a science fair style event, which focuses on

student works. The day also included guest

presenters, a performance showcase for elec-

tronic music ensembles and hands-on musictechnology playgrounds. While the Expo is

adjudicated, the primary focus of the event is

sharing and celebrating students’ creative

work in a supportive environment. Student

projects were submitted in advance and cri-

tiqued by professional musicians, composers,and college professors providing individual

feedback directly to the students.

Amongst the five project categories,

Shawna Longo, Hopatcong Middle SchoolMusic teacher, submitted students works in

the ‘Original Composition’ and ‘Covers,

Remixes & Loop-based Projects’ categories.

Of the 70 plus projects submitted from across

New Jersey, Hopatcong Middle School

Students received three bronze ratings, onesilver rating, and two gold ratings.

Gold ratings went to Madison Davidowfor her piece, “I Just Can’t Think of

Anything,” which was composed using

Garage Band and included an original chorus

written by the student; and to CarterSwanson for his original composition, “The

Pilot’s Dream” which was composed for solo

trumpet and piano accompaniment. Carter

Swanson also earned “Best in Show” for the

Intermediate Level.Harrison Hadowanetz was voted “Overall

Best in Show” at the North Expo for his piece

“The Champions” while going up against allof the high school-level projects.

Overall, the students enjoyed an enrichingday showcasing their works and experiment-

ing with new ways to apply technology to

music.

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Each district may select one student

from each middle school in their district to

receive this honor. Recipients should be astudent whose academic, extracurricular,

and community leadership has had a posi-

tive impact on their school environment

and who serve as role models for others.

This year’s ceremony took place at theHanover Marriot on Tues., May 5.

Netcong School selected Brendan

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received a personalized plaque commemo-

rating his award. Each recipient wasrequired to submit a recipient profile

describing themselves and their school

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mous. Brendan is an exceptional person

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