For an evening to

remember mark your

calendar for Saturday,

September 27th! North

Warren Regional High
Schools State and

The Inn at Millrace

Pond is getting a head
start on the "Octoberfest
Season!"
A German style menu
with new and old country favorites, beer and
music
with
Jack
Tannehill highlight the
Inn's "Pre-Octoberfeset
Celebration" on Sunday
September 28th. The
fest takes place from
3pm to 7pm, with music
starting at 4pm. Admission and parking are
free.
Tannehill is one of the
region's most renowned
singer-songwriters, with
an eclectic style that
audiences thoroughly
enjoy.
The menu will feature a
host of German tradi-

tional food, a pretzel

stand, and an array of
"Octoberfest beer favorites" will be on tap.
Among the highlighted
beers will be Hofbrau
Octoberfest, Wilhelm
Scream, Samuel Adams
Octoberfest, and Doc's
Hard Cider.
The Inn at Millrace
Pond of historic Hope, a
historic bed and breakfast and restaurant just
minutes from Route 80,
Exit 12, is located in the
heart if the town at 313
Johnsonburg Road by
Route 519. For more
information about the
Inn at Millrace Pond, to
make a reservation, call
908-459-4884 or visit
www.innatmillracepond
.com.

National
Champion
Marching Band will
host its 30th Annual
Music Under the Stars
Marching Band Competition.
Ten
outstanding
marching bands, including Delaware Valley,
Hunterdon
Central,
Hackettstown, Lenape
Valley,
Livingston,
Louis E. Dieruff (PA),
Morristown, Nazareth
(PA), Pleasant Valley
(PA) and Warren Hills,
will perform and compete in their respective
divisions. In addition,
the
award-winning
North Warren Regional
Marching Band will
perform their amazing
2014 show, themed

Kaleidoscope. It will
be an amazing night
filled with wonderful
music and marching for
all ages to enjoy!
Bring your appetites, as
well. Everything from
burgers, fries and stuffed
baked potatoes, to chili
and yummy soups will
be available. Baked
goods, hot pretzels,
marching tacos and
hot chocolate are also
some great favorites that
will be available.
Gates will open at
4:30pm at North Warren
Regional High School in
Blairstown. The competitions begin promptly at
5:30pm. September 27th
promises to be a night
you will never forget!

The Blairstown Youth

Basketball Association
will be holding in
person
registration
sign-ups for recreational basketball on
September 25th and
October 2nd from 7pm
to 9pm in the Blairstown
Elementary
School
Gym. Registration is
open to all third through
eighth grade boys and
girls from Blairstown
and Hardwick. Registration fee is $140 for the
first child, then $125 for
each
sibling
(fee
includes a refundable
$45 security deposit).
When
registering,
please be prepared to
provide players height
and jersey size. The
season will run from
November
through
February. Mail-in forms
are available in the

Blairstown Municipal
Building lobby. To have
a registration form
emailed to you, send a
message to blairstown
youthbasketball@yahoo
.com. Contact Gordon
Helck at 362-7604 for
more information. Registration deadline is
October 10th.
Calling all North
Warren
Regional
Marching
Band
Alumni: this year
marks the 30th anniversary
of
NWR
Marching Band and
they would love to
recognize the alumni at
the Home Show that
will take place on
September 27th. If you
or someone you know is
a
Marching
Band
Alumni and would like
to attend, email north
warrenmarchingband

homeshow@yahoo.com
The PRESS Halloween Coloring Contest
begins next week! Be
sure to grab a copy of
our October 1st edition
to enter and you could
win awesome prizes!
Community
Wide
Cleanup for nonprofit
organizations will be
held October 4th from
8am to 1pm at the
Tunnel Field. Organizations must sign up by
September 27th. Any
non profit organization
can sign up (boy scouts,
girl scouts, sports teams,
etc) and they will be
assigned different streets
to clean up the roads in
Knowlton. The groups
will be given money for
their time and help from
Knowlton Twp. Contact
Dennis Lembeck 908246-3737 for more
information.
Blairstown Township
will be holding a townwide cleanup on October 24th and 25th. As
in past years, a voucher
system will be used.
Each property owner is
entitled to two vouchers,
which allow residents to

bring items to the

Warren County Landfill
in Oxford. Only Blairstown property owners
are entitled to receive
these vouchers. Property
owners may pick up
their vouchers beginning October 14th at the
municipal building from
8am to 4pm, Monday
through Friday. Property
owners in possession of
valid handicapped parking permits may call the
municipal garage in
advance at 908-3628119 to arrange for
pick-up.
Reserve a table now
for the Yard Sale Allamuchy
Community
Day, which will be held
October 18th at the
firehouse from 10am to
4pm. The sale is sponsored by Panther Valley
Ecumenical Church. To
reserve a table, call
908-269-5818 as soon
as possible, as tables are
limited and will be sold
on a first-come firstserved basis.
If theres one thing
Boy Scouts know, its
that the best part of
earning a badge is the

experience. And with

badges ranging from
backpacking to robotics,
there are tons of cool
experiences to be had.
So if your son is looking
for real adventure, get
him involved with Boy
Scouts of America.
Youll see firsthand how
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunities can lead to
a lifetime of success.
Join NJ Boy Scout
Troop 153; with members from Knowlton,
Blairstown, Frelinghuysen,
White
and
surrounding areas. For
more
information,
contact
Committee
Chair Laurie Meivogel
at
njbsatroop153@
gmail.com, ScoutMaster
Jeff Armstrong at 973214-0217, or Recruitment
Chair
Bob
Provencher at bob@
provencher.org; or visit
www.facebook.com/njb
satroop153.
The North Warren
Recreation Group is
welcoming
outdoor
enthusiasts that enjoy
things such as hiking,
bike riding, canoeing,
hunting, local fishing,
deep sea fishing trips,
golfing, archery and gun
target shooting, and
wildlife
sightseeing.
Hosting two activities a

month will be the goal

of the group. Email
Matthew at muconn47
@centurylink.net.
Happy
birthday
wishes are sent to
Deidre
Hosterman,
September 25th; Gert
Lewis, September 26th;
Nikki
Dannenfelser,
September 27th; Ashley
Gower,
September
27th; Justin Malazzo,
September 27th; PJ
Zazulak,
September
29th; Michael Labar,
September 29th; and
Patty Mucha, September 30th.
Say Happy Birthday to your loved
ones in The PRESS!
Send us their names and
birthdays and well print
them here for free! You
can also send a photo
and birthday wish for a
small fee.
Did you know that its
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and milestone birthday
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Email is best, but you
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Several years ago,

Yolanda Dones was in a
lonely and terrifying
position. Pregnant and
addicted to drugs, the
young woman was
determined to get clean
for the sake of her
unborn child. She turned
to
Project
SelfSufficiency for assistance with preparing for
childbirth and parenthood.
It was very difficult,
Yolanda reflects now
about her past drug use.
I knew what I was
doing was wrong, but I
didnt know how to
stop.
She registered for the
Healthy Families home
visitation program at
Project Self-Sufficiency,
and was admitted to
Sunrise House rehabilitation center for assistance with her addiction
issues. A trained home
visitor began visiting
with Yolanda during her
pregnancy and continued to meet with
Yolanda after she gave
birth, even though she
was still living at
Sunrise House. The
newborn was taken
away from Yolanda for
several months while
she recovered.
During
this
time,
Yolanda continued to
meet with her home
visitor, learning valuable
tips about child development, health and wellness, literacy, parenting
skills and community
resources. When her
infant
was
finally

returned to her at the age

of five months, Yolanda
was clean and wellprepared for motherhood.
Project
SelfSufficiency offers three
separate home visitation
programs tailored to
meet the needs of lowincome parents. The
Healthy
Families
program is designed for
pregnant women and
mothers of newborns.
Participants receive free
parenting tips, baby
items, information about
childhood health and
other topics from certified professional home
visitors. The program
combines home visits
with educational outings
for mother and child to
help
parents
boost
literacy
levels
and
address health issues
within their new family.
Women who are pregnant or parenting infants,
as well as those with
children up to the age of
three
are
eligible.
Services are available to
income-eligible
residents of Sussex and
northern Warren Counties.
The agencys Healthy
Families program helps
prepare children for
kindergarten
and
addresses developmental delays that might
otherwise have been
overlooked until the
child entered school.
The Healthy Families
program also gives
mothers have the opportunity to meet regularly

with other women in

similar circumstances by
attending
monthly
Mommy Parties held at
Project Self-Sufficiency.
Participants receive the
latest information about
household
safety,
parenting, health and
wellness, and other
topics, while enjoying
lunch and engaging in
craft projects with their
children. While on site,
mothers can also take
advantage of the other
programs and services
available to families at
the agency. Transportation to the monthly gatherings is available to
women in need.
Yolanda Dones thrived
as a result of her affiliation with Project SelfSufficiency.
My home visitor went
everywhere I went,
remembered Yolanda as
she recalled her odyssey
from shelter to halfway
house to her own apartment. I could tell her
anything.
What
surprised me most was
her eagerness to help. I
feel like we are part of a
team. The home visitors
are very easy-going,
happy people, and they
love kids.
Yolanda
particularly
enjoys attending the
monthly Mommy Parties
at
Project
SelfSufficiency.
I like that we can get
together and I can ask
questions. We are all
learning together and
doing things together.
Its been fun; its not

work.
Through Project SelfSufficiency,
Yolanda
was able to obtain childcare and job training.
She has been offered a
full-time job at a local
agency where she is
currently interning. She
has even secured a used
car through the agencys
automobile
donation
program, which will
allow her to get to work
and care for her daughter much more conveniently.
I have options now,
Yolanda said. We are
very happy.
Three home visitation

programs offered by
Project Self-Sufficiency
are available to incomeeligible
participants.
Factors
such
as
residency,
pregnancy
and the age and number
of children help determine which program is
best suited for the
parents needs. The
Nurse
Family
Partnership Program
offers home visits to
women in Sussex, Hunterdon and Warren Counties who are pregnant
with their first child.
The Healthy Families
home visitation program
is available to at-risk

single parents, teen

parents and two-parent
families in Sussex and
northern Warren Counties during pregnancy
and through the childs
third birthday. The
Parents as Teachers
program is designed for
women who are parenting and infant or toddler
in Sussex or Hunterdon
Counties. All three
programs are funded by
the NJ Department of
Children and Families.
The Healthy Families
home visitation program
at
Project
SelfSufficiency is funded by
a grant from the NJ
Department of Children
and Families.
Project
SelfSufficiency is a private
non-profit communitybased organization dedicated to improving the
lives of low-income
families residing in
northwestern NJ. The
agencys mission is to
provide a broad spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive
services enabling lowincome single parents,
teen parents, two-parent
families, and displaced
homemakers to improve
their lives and the lives
of their children through
the achievement of
personal and economic
self-sufficiency
and
family stability.
For more information
about any of the services
offered by the agency,
call 973-940-3500, or
visit
www.project
selfsufficiency.org.

Free Telecommunication Careers Seminar:

Sept. 25th, 6:30pm8pm. Project SelfSufficiency, 127 Mill
St., Newton. Offered to
teens & adults. Reps
from local businesses
will discuss constantly
evolving
field
of
telecommunications.
Questions from the
audience
will
be
welcome. Registration
required. Call 973-9403500 to register.
Alzheimers
Family
Caregiver Workshop
Presented by Home
Instead Senior Care:
September 27th, 9am11am. United Methodist
Church, 115 E. Washington Ave., Washington. A personalized
experience for those
caring for loved ones w/
Alzheimers disease or
other dimentias. Explore
symptoms, managing &
coping w/ behaviors,
health concerns, activities & taking care of
you, the caregiver.
Workbooks will be
provided & refreshments served. RSVP to
Home Instead Senior
Care at 908-835-1400.
All
You Can Eat
Breakfast Buffet: Sept.
28th,
7am-11am.
Franklin Twp. Vol. Fire
Dept. 37 2nd St., New
Village. FMI, call 908319-0379.
North Warren Marching Band Fundraiser:

Sept. 29th. Frank's

Pizza in A&P Plaza,
Blairstown. The band
will receive 10% of all
sales for the day.
Pumpkin Craft: Oct.
4th, 11am. Warren Co.
Library, 2 Shotwell Dr.,
Belvidere. Turn an old
paperback book into a
pumpkin. You wont
need to wait until
midnight or have a fairy
godmother on hand.
Well show you how,
using old paperback
books discarded from
our collection. Young
children will require
adult assistance. Sign-up
required.
Belvidere Town-Wide
Yard Sales: Oct. 4th &
5th.
21st Annual Saddle Up
for St. Jude Childrens
Hospital
Horseback
Trail Ride: Oct. 5th,
10am
registration.
Water Wheel Farm, 124
Fredon Marksboro Rd.,
Newton. Rain date Oct.
12. FMI or to sponsor
the event, email Sandy
at
ladydunit@gmail.
.com or call 973-6918641. Ride on the
Paulinskill Valley Trail.
Prizes awarded. Coggins
required. FMI, visit
stjude.org/saddleup.
BARK For Life Relay:
Oct. 5th, 10am-2pm.
Tunnel Field, Knowlton.
Bring your dog to enjoy
some fun together to
benefit the American

Cancer Society. Registration

fees
apply.
Register in person or
online at www.RelayFor
Life.org/BarkNorthWarr
enNJ. Agility dog/
search & rescue demos,
food, games, prizes,
dunk tank, giveaways &
great doggie bags. Rain
or shine. FMI, contact
Cheryl Teke or Carol
Clegg at 908-362-6430.
Create a 3D Tiny Book
Bookmark: Oct. 6th,
2:30pm. Warren Co.
Library. This is an adult
class. You will make a
tiny book, complete
with real cover art
connected by a jump
ring onto a ribbon
threaded to a bead.
Reservations required.
Call 908-475-6322 or
register at warrenlib.org
& dont forget to visit
pinterest.com/wclibhq.
Adult Dance Lessons:
Oct. 6th, 20th, 27th &
Nov. 3rd, 7pm. Catherine Dickson Hofman
Library, 4 Lambert Rd.,
Blairstown. Join the fun
& learn how to dance.
Registration required.
FMI, call 908-362-8335.
Hope Historical Society Wine & Cheese
Get-Together:
Oct.
7th, 7pm. Meeting
house behind The Inn at
Millrace Pond, Rt. 519,
Hope. Chrstine Beegle
will apeak about John I.
Blair. All are welcome;
bring a friend. FMI, call
908-459-4277 or 908459-4497.
Hocus Pocus Family
Movie Night: Oct. 8th,
6:30pm. Warren Co.
Library Headquarters, 2
Shotwell Dr., Belvidere.
Call 908-475-6322 or
visit warrenlib.org FMI.
Flower
Arranging
Class for Kids: October 9th, 4pm. Warren
Co. Library, 2 Shotwell

Dr, Belvidere. Presented

by Warren Garden Club.
Participants will each
make an arrangement to
take home. For children
in 3rd grade & up.
Sign-up is required.
Haven of Hope for
Kids Tricky Tray: Oct.
10th. Doors open at
6pm, drawings begin at
7:30pm. Hope Elementary School, HopeJohnsonburg Road. Lots
of great trays & a 50/50.
Gazebo Concert Series
Di Haines Burger
Musikanten: Oct. 10th,
7pm. Catherine Dickson
Hofman Library, 4 Lambert Rd., Blairstown.
Traditional
German
Oom-pah
music.
Concert will be held
indoors. FMI, call 908362-8335.
Knowlton Twp. Fire &
Rescue 5th Annual Rib
Dinner: Oct. 11th,
5-8pm. Food, beer &
50/50. Eat-in or takeout. FMI, call 201-6501245.
Catherine
Dickson
Hofman Art & Crafts
Show & Silent Auction: Oct. 17th, noon;
Oct. 18th, 3pm. Catherine Dickson Hofman
Library, 4 Lambert Rd.,
Blairstown. The Board
of Trustees presents
their annual library
fundraiser. Items for sale
throughout the day &
bids may placed on
auction pieces. Auction
winners announced at
3pm on Saturday. FMI,
call 908-362-8335.
Free Adult Co-Ed
Aerobics
Classes:
Mon. & Wed., 10am;
Sat.,
9am;
Tues.,
Thurs. & Fri., 4:45pm.
Johnsonburg Town Hall.
FMI,
visit
www.
frelinghuysen-nj.us/
aerobics.htm or call
Cathy at 908-852-7426.

Blairstown, Knowlton
& Hope
A & P, Alpine Meats,
Animal Mansion, Ash
Plumbing, Asian Combat
Arts, A-Tech, Auto, Blair
Tile, Blair Tire & Auto,
Blairstown Chiropractic,
Blairstown, Country Florist,
Blairstown Municipal Building, Blairstown Eye Associates, Blue Ridge Lumber,
Buckwood,
Building
Specialties,
Burgdorff,
BuzzWorks, Caffe Nelle
Cucine, Cannon Country
Real Estate, Columbia
Post Office,
Custom
Colonial, Dales Clocks,
Dale's Market, David
Krawski
Dentist,
DogHouse,
Dominick
Pizza, Dr. Magalio: Dentist,
Ellias Restaurant, First
Hope
Bank,
Fitness
Empire, Fountain Mall
Laundromat,
Frank's
Pizza, Gallery 23, Geo's
Pizza, Gourmet Gallery,
Grand Rental Station, Hair
Company, Hairs 2 You,
Historic
Blairstown
Theatre, Hope Deli, Hope
Haircutters,
Imagine
Computers, JD Liquors,
John Deere, Kozimors
Upholstery,
Knowlton
Municipal Building, Lakeland Bank, Lebduska
Accounting,
Marksboro
Deli, Mark D. Nelke: DMD,
Medical Associate, Mediterranean Diner, Napa,
Nature's Harvest, New
HoHo, North Warren Farm
& Garden, North Warren
Pharmacy, North Warren
Truck Repair, Old Stillwater
General Store,
Pizza
Express, PNC Bank, Post
Office (Both Locations),
Post Time Pub, R. Keiling,
Race's Farm Market,
Radio Shack, Remax,
Shell Gas Station, Skyland
Bank, Smitty's, Sunrise,
Nutrition Center, Sun
Velocity, Sunoco, The Auto
Shop, The Inn at Millrace
Pond, Tile Warehouse,
Tractor Supply, Tramontin
Harley-Davidson, US Gas,
Voulas
Hairway
to
Heaven, Village Green,
Warren County Library,
Wells Fargo, Wilbur's
Country Store, Wine &
Spirits,
Woman
to

Woman
Belvidere
A & P, Al's Pizza, ACI Truck
Stop, Bagel Smith, Belvidere Diner, Belvidere Spa,
Clucas Farm, Curves, Dee
Doo's, Dr. Amannda
Richline, Food Mart, Four
Sisters Winery, H&R Block,
Hearth Shop, Hickory
Mortgage, Little Johns
Pizza,
Mediterranean
Riverside Designs, Riverton Hotel & Restaurant,
Rosal Jewelers, Short
Stop, Skee's Busy Bee,
Skoogy's, Steckel's Shell,
Station, Thisilldous, Uncle
Buck's Diner, US Gas,
Vincent Haircuttery & Plus,
Zack's, Zeeks
Washington
A & P, Bagelsmith, Fliegauff Jewelers, Home
Instead Senior Care, Kaffe
Kaprys, Lost Ladies, Mediterranean Bistro, MWC
Racing, Pride-N-Groom,
Quick Check, Rossi,
Second Time Around,
Shopper Stop, Silver Stars
Bagel, Smith Dodge,
Stanley's Pizza, Town
Market, Washington Diner,
Washington Shoe
Newton
A&G Pizza, Back in
Motion, BMW Dealership,
Charm, Co. Seat, Dunkin
Donuts, Hampton Diner,
Ho Hos, HobbyTown,
Holiday Inn, Home Furniture, Warehouse, Kathy's
Restaurant, Newton News
Stand, Optical Center,
PB&J, Quick Check, Shop
Rite, Skylands Sport Shop,
Springboard
Shoppe,
Superior Shower Doors,
The Chatter Box, VW-Audi
Dealership, Weis
Hackettstown
A & P, Bachs Home Healthcare, Cozy Corner, Golden
Skillet, Hacktettstown Free
public Library, Hackettstown Guns & Ammo,
Hackettstown Sandwich
Shoppe,
Hackettstown
Regional Medical Center,
Mama's Pizza/Cafe Baci,
O'Neill's Jewelers. Prickley
Pear, Quick Check #2,
Riverstar Diner, Tranquility
General Store, Valley
Bagel, Weis, Willow Caf
Columbia
Ayers, Roses Cafe

Hello fellow readers,

A few weeks ago we
spoke about fall tasks
and one is to take advantage of the great season
to plant. What should he
plant, asked Harry from
Hardwick. By and large
anything that's available
and fits into your landscape plan and cultural
environment, with some
exception. If there are
crispy critters in the
nursery, stay clear, and
ornamental grasses are
finicky fall adapters
even if they aren't
crispy.
Resist the urge to buy
just because it's a
bargain. Just like clothes
shopping, ask yourself
does it work in your
wardrobe and lifestyle?
If not, skippy. Nothing
worse
than
a
mismatched wardrobe
or garden hodgepodge.
Well there are worse
things, but hodgepodge
and mumbo-jumbo is
something you have
control over.
Its okay to try a perennial to see how it does
before adding more and
one specimen tree or
shrub well placed makes
for good design. But one
of this and two of that

when it comes to perennials, shrubs and ground

covers will lead to a
mishmash of odds and
ends. Not pretty.
Jan from Bangor,
Pennsylvania asked for
suggestions on harvesting seeds. Collecting
annual and vegetable
seeds can save lots of
money and theres
something
gratifying
about continuing the
legacy. More patience is
required when it comes
to growing perennials
from seed and many
reproduce much faster
by division.
Several
perennial
seeds,
called
cold
germinators,
require
stratification, essentially
a process simulating
winter
to
break
dormancy. I simply keep
my collected seeds in an
unheated potting shed.
Another method is to
sow seeds in late fall in
pots and leave in a cold
frame. Others store
seeds in the refrigerator
typically for three to
four months. Just dont
confuse them for a salad
topping. Ha!
Let seeds ripen on the
plants until theyre
almost ready to scatter
on their own. If
harvested too early they
will not be viable.
Collect when theyre
completely dry and
remove as much of the
chaff
and
other
vegetable material as
possible before storing
to avoid rot or disease.
Storing seeds in paper
bags works well, but be
sure to label as you go
so next year you dont
end up sowing a muddle
of hodgepodge, mishmash or mumbo-jumbo.
Garden dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

(NAPSI)October is
Energy Action Month, a
time to take action to
save energy. Did you
know that your heating
and cooling systems and
appliances arent the
only things in your
home that use energy? It
takes a great deal of
energy to treat and
deliver water to your
home, as well as heat
that water to shower,
shave, and launder
shirts.
If you want to save
energyas well as
water and moneystart

The following is a
statement by National
Association
of
Realtors
President
Steve Brown:
U.S. Attorney General
Eric Holder called on
Congress today to do the
right thing for financially distressed American families who lost
homes to foreclosure or
short sales this year, and
Realtors agree. After
announcing the details
of the U.S. Department
of Justices settlement
with Bank of America,
which
includes
$7
billion in relief to
consumers,
Holder
lamented that Congressional inaction to extend
the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
will mean that people
meant to be helped by
the settlement funds will
instead be penalized on
their income taxes.
The tax relief expired
on December 31st last

with
your
shower.
Showering is one of the
leading ways we use
water at home, accounting for nearly 17 percent
of residential indoor
water use. For the average family, that adds up
to 40 gallons of water
per dayor nearly 1.2
trillion gallons of water
used each year nationwide just for showering!
Thats why the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
also declared October to
be
Shower
Better
Month. By swapping out

year
and
unless
Congress acts to extend
it, every person who has
already sold or plans to
sell a home in a short
sale in 2014, will pay
taxes on nonexistent
mortgage debt, which is
money many dont have.
Realtors are strong
supporters of the bipartisan Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act,
sponsored by Sens.

your showerhead with a

model that has earned
the EPAs WaterSense
label, your family can
save the amount of
energy it takes to power
your home for 13 days,
enough water to wash 70
loads of laundry, and
more than $70 in energy
and water costs every
year.
WaterSense
labeled
showerheads are available in a wide variety of
styles and prices. Most
importantly, all models
that earn the label must
be independently certi-

fied for both efficiency

and performance. So
you can enjoy a satisfying spray while saving
water,
energy,
and
money-in other words,
you will shower better!
Make the drops to
watts connection and
stop sending water,
energy and money down
the drain. Swap out just
one showerhead in your
home with a WaterSense
labeled model this
Energy Action Month
and start saving. For
more information about
WaterSense
labeled
showerheads,
visit
epa.gov/watersense.

Debbie Stabenow, DMichigan, and Dean

Heller, R-Nevada, and
Reps.
Tom
Reed,
R-New York, and Charlie Rangel, D-New
York, to prevent underwater borrowers from
paying taxes on any
mortgage debt forgiven
or cancelled by a lender
after their home is sold
for less money than is
owed. Taxing forgiven
mortgage
debt
as
income is an unfair practice that also incentiv-

izes
defaults
and
foreclosures,
which
could torpedo the housing recovery.
Congress should take
immediate action to pass
this legislation.
The National Association of Realtors, The
Voice for Real Estate,
is Americas largest
trade association, representing one million
members involved in all
aspects of the residential
and commercial real
estate industries.

(NAPSI)Recently, a
program that helps put
young people on a path
to careers in science put
one young man on a
path that led to the
White House.
Several weeks ago,
Eddie Cuba, 11, met
President Obama at the
White House Science
Fair in a once-in-alifetime opportunity as
one of the million kids
who have been inspired
by STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering,
Mathematics)
through Time Warner
Cables
Connect
a
Million Minds (CAMM)
initiative.
Thanks to this initiative, Eddie had the
opportunity to join a
new program at Boys &
Girls Club of Paterson &
Passaic called Do-ItYourself (DIY) STEM
because he really enjoys
learning science in a
different environment
after school, making
rockets and light bulbs
with friends. Since
Eddie started the DIY
STEM program, his
grades have improved,
and he wants to go to
college and keep studying science because he
thinks STEM is fun.
Like many young
people, Eddie came
alive and was inspired
by STEM when given
the right opportunity for
expanded
learning
outside the school day.
STEM education is
critical to the future
success of our young
people as most of the
fastest-growing
jobs

will require some education in science, technology, engineering and

math.
According
to
the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be 9.2
million jobs in STEM
fields by 2020. Young
people entering the
workforce need more
skills than they did
decades agothe ability
to think critically and
problem solve, leverage
quantitative information
and develop creative
solutions both in teams
and as individuals.
Unfortunately, there is
a shortage of both interested and adequately
prepared K-12 students
in STEM subjects, especially among minority
youth
and
young
women. Gaps in science
and math educational
achievement for African
American, Latino and
Native
American
students start as early as
the fourth grade.
Additionally, despite a
steady increase over the
past 20 years, only 15
percent of female high
school students express
an interest in STEM
fields, as compared to
40 percent of male high
school students. The
opportunity gap in
STEM education is
likely to widen unless
organizations develop
pathways for more
underrepresented youth
to succeed in STEM
careers.
Parents, employers and
educators are asking
how best to prepare
Americas
young

people,
particularly
underrepresented youth,
for a successful postsecondary education and
a 21st century career?
One way that shows
promise is through outof-school time. By introducing youth to handson,
discovery-based
STEM learning opportunities,
out-of-school
providers are teaching
kids how to make
technology
through
design thinking-rather
than just consuming
technology. This education
is
invaluable
because there is a skills
divide between young
people who simply
consume data as entertainment and kids who
can apply data analytically and creatively.
Research shows that
the out-of-school environment
advances
STEM learning and
increases interest in
STEM-related careers,
particularly
among
underrepresented youth.
In fact, African American, Asian American
and Latino households
are most likely to
participate in out-ofschool STEM programs.

As a complement to the
school day, out-ofschool programs also
provide opportunities
for
trial-and-error
beyond
the
school
environmenta
safe
place to failwhile
teaching critical 21st
century skills like problem solving and perseverance, which are
needed
in
STEM
careers.
For example, Boys &
Girls Clubs of America
recently partnered with
Time Warner Cable to
help address Americas
declining proficiency in
STEM by, together,
launching the DIY
STEM program during
out-of-school time at
Clubs across the country. Aligned with Time
Warner Cables commitment to connect young
people to the wonders of
STEM, this curriculum
engages Club youth
ages 10 to 18 in the
science of every day,
focusing on energy and
electricity, engineering
design, and food chemistry, to provide out-ofschool opportunities for
critical thinking and
peer exchange.

(NAPSI)SC Johnson
has announced that it is
voluntarily recovering
OFF!
Botanicals
Insect Repellent I (4-oz.
Spritz) in a clear plastic
bottle. The product was
manufactured between
December 2011 and
April 2014.
The recovery is due to
a packaging issue that
could impact some
containers of OFF!
Botanicals
Insect
Repellent
I
(4-oz.
Spritz). The packaging
issue does not affect
proper use of the product, but could permit the
sprayer of the product to

be removed from the

bottle more easily than
intended. In the unusual
circumstance where a
consumer could remove
the sprayer from the
bottle and drink its
contents, the liquid
could be harmful if
swallowed.
SC
Johnson
has
received no reports that
consumers
have
removed the sprayer or
of any injuries. Nevertheless, because the
packaging does not meet
SC Johnsons high
standards, the company
voluntarily decided to
initiate a product recov-

Out-of-school
programs such as DIY
STEM are often the first
time underrepresented
youth are given the
opportunity to learn
STEM in fun and motivating ways. These
programs
provide
project-based learning
opportunities
that
address
real-world
challenges and encourage
innovative
solutions, and these
experiences can be life

changing. According to
Eddie, I truly believe
that learning science
will help kids change the
world.
To learn more about
this
DIY
STEM
program, or to download
the self-guided STEM
activities, visit myclub
mylife.com/diystem. To
learn more about Time
Warner Cables commitment to STEM, visit
connectamillionminds.c
om.

ery.
The recovery applies
only
to
OFF!
Botanicals
Insect
Repellent
I
(4-oz.
Spritz) and not to OFF!
Botanicals
Lotion,
OFF! Botanicals Towelettes or any other
OFF! product. Consumers will be provided with
either a full-value product coupon or refund.
Consumers
who
purchased this product
(see picture)-packaged
in a clear plastic bottleshould call 1-800-2522078 to receive refund
instructions as well as
instructions for the
appropriate
disposal,
which can also be found
on the products label.
For more information,
visit www.botanicalsinfo.com.

This month, we would

like to let you know
about an exciting event
happening
Sunday,
October 5th from 10am
to 2pm at the Tunnel
Field in Knowlton: the
second annual Bark for
Life. Once again, Blairstown Animal Hospital
will be sponsoring this
fundraiser
for
the
American Cancer Society. As with the Relay
for Life, Bark for Life
honors those who have
battled cancer, but it also
acknowledges
our
canine family members
who have helped their
owners deal with their
struggles and those who
have had their own fight
with cancer.
There is a special bond
between dogs and their
owners. Canine companions
demonstrate
unconditional love, joy,
security, compassion,
and no judgments of
cancer survivors abilities or appearances.
They provide comfort,
companionship and a
furry shoulder to cry on
during rigors of surgery,
radiation,
chemotherapy,
and
other
cancer
treatment
modalities. The goal of
the American Cancer
Society is to one day
make cancer a disease of
the past. Millions of
dollars go towards the
search for the cure every
year and indeed, there
have been great strides
in that direction, but
there is much more work
to be done.
Organized by Dr. Carol
Clegg, this years Bark
for Life event promises
to be even larger than
last years. You and your
dogs will be able to

gather sponsors and

walk the track, garner
votes to become the
King and Queen of
Bark for Life, and play
musical sit. If you still
have energy after all of
that, Dr. Bethany Summers, who is a certified
personal trainer as well
as a veterinarian, will
have an exercise class to
get you and Fido fit.
Also on the program are
demonstrations
by
Search and Rescue of
Warren County and
agility courses. Roxanne
Chandler will be our
featured
speaker,
recounting her own
dogs battle with cancer.
In addition, there will
be vendors, hot dogs,
baked goods and, new
this year, a yard sale
with all proceeds going
to the American Cancer
Society. Also, get your
throwing arm ready,
because we have a dunk
tank. Some of your
favorite locals have been
volunteered to get wet
for the cause.
For more information
on Bark for Life, visit
relayforlife.org/learn/rel
ayeventsforeveryone/ba
rkforlife. Put in the
Columbia zip code
(07832) in the find an
event box and youll be
able to sign up your
team, donate to the
cause, and check out
some of the other teams
that are registered.
If you have any items
you would like to donate
to the yard sale, please
drop them off at Blairstown Animal Hospital.
If you have any questions, contact Cheryl or
Dr. Clegg at 908-3626430. We look forward
to seeing you there!

May Shannon Smith

was born in Blairstown
just before the turn-ofthe-century. Her father,
Jabez, was a native of
Warren County. He was
once employed by the
Blairstown Railway as a
wiper and later became a
farmer. Her mother was
named Emma, a sister
named Hattie and her
brother, Seldon "Sel",
was superintendent of
the Warren County Road
Department in the 1930s.
Even
though
May
married Warren Smith
and moved to Stroudsburg, she never forgot
the fond memories of
growing up in the village
of Blairstown.
The below unedited
excerpt was published in
a 1970 Blairstown Press.
This account is of the
south side of Main Street
and starts at the Presbyterian church. "Across
the driveway" refers to
what is now Carhart
Street.
If you have an account
of living in the Blairstown
area,
please
contact the BHPC at 106
Rt. 94, Blairstown, NJ
07825 or email clerk@b
lairstowntwp-nj.com.
The
Blairstown
Historic
Preservation
Committee, celebrating
Blairstown's
175th
anniversary. 1839-2014.
Next to the church on
the corner, we had two
doctors, Dr. Carhart on
one side and Dr. Johnson
on the other. Next to Dr.
Johnson's
was
Lu
Konkle's Grocery and
Dry Goods store, etc.
Then came the homes of
Mr. Rice, the butcher,
and the Huffs in the brick
house. Across the road
on the same side of the
street was R. Pullis's Dry

Goods store and Undertaking

Establishment,
across the little bridge
(over the mill race) was
Charlie Keepers Dry
Goods and Grocery
store, on the third floor
was Brugler's Studio,
and in the basement was
Charlie the Baker. He
made bread for five cents
a loaf and cookies 10
cents a dozen. Across the
driveway was Craig's
Dry Goods and Grocery
store, the Masonic Hall
was on the third floor.
The next building was
Jones and Bunnell's Ice
Cream and Candy Store,
then the Butcher Shop
and next was Emmett
Diver's Dry Goods and

Grocery store. The next

building was Branigan's
Drug store (where they
made their own syrups
for those good sodas),
above was McCracken's
Barber Shop and in the
same building was Mr.
Huff's Undertaking and
Furniture
business.
Across the alley was Abe
Smith's Dry Goods and
Grocery Store.
He
always had barrels of
oyster crackers, gingersnaps, etc. in front on the
floor. you could get two
sticks of candy for one
egg which my father
used to give me after
school.
Then
came
the
Silverman's
building.

Williver Harness Shop

and Silverman's Men's
Shop. The next building
was Hess's Hardware
Store
and
Johnny
Martin's Confectionery
store in front and Barber
Shop in the back. In the
summer
time
Mrs.
Martin would sit out on
the front porch taking
care of the big peanut
roaster, reading a book,
while she turned the
handle. The aroma of
those peanuts roasting
was
something
to
remember,
especially
when you got a big bag
of warm roasted peanuts
for five cents.
Across the alley was
Andress's Butcher shop,
back in the alley was B.
Edgerton's
Livery
Stable. The Bair's Taylor
shop came next and a
couple doors down was
the Hotel. In the next
building, in the basement
where Lawyer Roth is
now, they made all kinds
of soft drinks. Toward
the end of Main Street
was the Christian's
Livery Stable and the
end of the street was
Mechanic's Hall. There
on the top floor we held
social, etc. In front was
the Park which we used
as a playground.
The
newspaper
clippings can be seen at
The
PRESS
News
Online Facebook page.

The Christie Administration

announced
September 4th that the
new visitor center at
Monmouth Battlefield
State Park in Manalapan
is a recipient of the
prestigious International
Architectural
Award
presented
by
the
Chicago
Athenaeum
Museum of Architecture
and Design and the
European Centre for
Architecture Art Design
and Urban Studies.
We are incredibly
honored to be recognized by these worldrenowned organizations
for our efforts to bring
history to life through
the new visitor center at
Monmouth Battlefield
State Park, Department
of
Environmental
Protection
Commissioner Bob Martin said.
The visitor center
uniquely fuses modern
architecture with fascinating historical exhibits
and a panoramic view of
the battlefield to tell the
story of one of the
largest and most important battles of the
American Revolution.
The
International
Architectural Award is

the highest and most

prestigious
awards
program honoring new
and cutting-edge building design, according to
the Chicago Athenaeum
Museum of Architecture. The state-of-the-art
visitor center, dedicated
June 13, 2013, on the
eve of the 235th anniversary of the battle,
was
designed
by
Princeton-based ikon.5
architects,
which
conceived it as a modern
day version of a primitive hut.
The visitor center is a
light-filled transparent
pavilion at the top of
Combs Hill that focuses
attention on the most
enduring artifact of the
battle the majestic
landscape of the battlefield,
said
ikon.5
principal Joseph Tattoni.
A floor to ceiling glass
wall enhances the visitor
experience by allowing
unencumbered integration with the surrounding landscape.
The 3,000-acre battlefield is one of New
Jerseys premier historic
sites. The battle took
place when George
Washingtons Continen-

tal Army intercepted an

army of British, German
and Loyalist soldiers
fleeing from Philadelphia to New York to
escape an impending
blockade of the Delaware River by a French
fleet. While the Britishled troops slipped away
that night, the battle
established the effectiveness and viability of
the Continental Army
and is considered an
important strategic and
political victory for
Washington.
The nearly 13,000square-foot
visitor
center was designed
with windows framing a
panoramic view of the

rolling terrain upon

which the Battle of
Monmouth was fought
on June 28, 1778. Fascinating
and
clearly
worded exhibits are
complemented by park
interpretive specialists
to bring to life the battle
that unfolded on the
farmland outside the
centers windows.
We wanted to truly
engage our visitors by
bringing to life the
sights and sounds of the
battlefield, said Richard Boornazian, Assistant Commissioner for
Natural and Historic
Resources. The visitor
center, with its stunning
exhibits and captivating

movie about the battle,

helps them get a better
idea of what it would
have been like to have
been actual witnesses to
the Battle of Monmouth.
We congratulate ikon.5
for going beyond fulfilling our expectations.
The battlefield visitor
center is one of more
than 80 projects from 20
nations that will be
honored during a special
exhibition in Istanbul,
Turkey in November.
The visitor center
boasts interactive exhibits, artwork, timelines,
maps and excavated
artifacts, as well as a
souvenir and book shop.
It also features a 100seat movie theater for a
short film that explains
the battle and its significance.
We highly recommend that you make the
center your first stop at
Monmouth Battlefield,
said State Park Service
Director Mark Texel.
The exhibits showcased here are designed
to help you understand
the importance of what
happened here in a way
that will both engage
and enlighten.
Monmouth Battlefield
State Park preserves a
picturesque landscape of

hilly farmland and

hedgerows that encompasses miles of hiking
and horseback riding
trails, a picnic area, a
restored Revolutionary
War farmhouse, and
even
pick-your-own
orchards. Fox News
ranked
Monmouth
Battlefield as one of the
worlds best preserved
battlefields.
The visitor center is
part
of
the
Administrations longterm strategy to keep
parks vibrant, economically sustainable and
affordable. The states
model is designed to
make the park experience more rewarding for
the
park
systems
millions of visitors,
while allowing the State
Park Service to focus
resources on stewardship and protection of
the states important
natural, historic and
cultural assets.
The park is open daily
from 8am to 6pm. The
visitor center is open
from 9am to 4pm every
day except Monday. For
more information on
Monmouth Battlefield
State Park, visit www,
state.nj.us/dep/parks
andforests/parks/monba
t.html.

Project
SelfSufficiency will sponsor
a free seminar about
issues related to Family
Law on Wednesday,
October 1st, from 7pm
to 9pm at the agencys
campus, located at 127
Mill Street in Newton.
The
program
will
address child support,
grounds for divorce,
court
procedures,
custody,
alimony,
parenting time, equitable distribution of
assets, and other topics
related to divorce. The
presentation, which will
be facilitated by Ann
Pompelio, Esquire, is
free and open to the
public, but registration
is required. To register
call
Project
SelfSufficiency at 973-9403500.
Project
SelfSufficiency provides a
variety of free legal
education services to
participants, including
one-on-one
consultations, pro se divorce
workshops, clinics for

assistance with the

preparation of child
support motions, and
monthly forums on a
variety of topics. The
agencys legal services
programs are sponsored
by the Sussex County
Family Success Center
at
Project
SelfSufficiency.
Project
SelfSufficiency is a private
non-profit communitybased organization dedicated to improving the
lives of low-income
families residing in
northwestern
New
Jersey. The agencys
mission is to provide a
broad spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive
services
enabling
low-income
single parents, teen
parents,
two-parent
families, and displaced
homemakers to improve
their lives and the lives
of their children through
the achievement of
personal and economic
self-sufficiency
and
family stability.

The North Warren

Regional School District
is proud to announce that
29 students earned an AP
Scholar Award. These
students demonstrated
college-level
achievement through AP courses
and exams. The score
range on AP Exams is
1-5 with five being the
highest score possible.
The awards and recipients are as follows:
National AP Scholar:
Kairi Kozuma. National
AP Scholar designation is
granted to students who
receive an average score
of at least 4 on all AP
Exams taken and scores
of 4 or higher on eight or
more of these exams.
Kairi took a total of 10
AP Exams and scored a
perfect score of 5 on all
of them. More impressively, four of the exams
Kairi took were in
subjects not taught at
NWR.
AP
Scholar
with
Distinction:
Connor
Blundell, Jacob Bryant,
Daniel Burns, Emily

Dowd, Derek Johnstone,

Kairi Kozuma, Lauren
Miano, Joseph Sagan and
Kathleen
Wadiak.
Students granted AP
Scholar with Distinction
received an average score
of at least a 3.5 on all AP
Exams taken and scores
of 3 or higher on five or
more of these exams.

AP Scholar with Honor:

Sean Avery, Blaine
Ayres, Rebecca Cuntala,
Karli Grant, Aimee
Jimenez and Briana
Moore. A student who
received an average score
of at least a 3.25 on all AP
Exams taken and scores
of 3 or higher on four or
more of these exams is
granted the status of AP
Scholar with Honor.

AP Scholar: Alicia
Cole, Keenan Deverman,
Kathleen Dispoto, Laura
Gessler, Gavin Gross,
Nicholas Ilic, Sarah
Lawley,
William
McNulty, Indy Morrell,
Ryan Oakley, Colin
Soisson, Steven Tynan
and Annamarie Wadiak.
AP
Scholars
were
granted this status after
earning scores of 3 or
higher on three or more
AP Exams.