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Mr.

Louis Melchor,
principal
of
North
Warren Regional High
School,
announced
recently that senior,
Ryan Oakley, has been
named a Semifinalist in
the 60th annual National
Merit
Scholarship
Program.
Ryan will have the
opportunity to continue
in the competition for
some 7,600 National
Merit
Scholarships
worth about $33 million
that will be offered next
spring. To be considered
for a Merit Scholarship
award,
Semifinalists
must fulfill several
requirements to advance
to the Finalist level of
competition. About 90
percent of the Semifinalists are expected to
attain Finalist standing,
and more than half of
the Finalists will win a
National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit
Scholar title.
About 1.4 million
juniors in more than
22,000 high schools
entered
the
2015
National Merit Scholarship Program by taking
the 2013 Preliminary
SAT/National
Merit

Scholarship Qualifying
Test (PSAT/NMSQT),
which served as an
initial screen of program
entrants. The nationwide
pool of Semifinalists,
representing less than
one percent of U.S. high
school seniors, includes
the
highest-scoring
entrants in each state.
The number of Semifinalists in a state is
proportional to the
states percentage of the
national total of graduating seniors.
To become a Finalist,
the Semifinalist and
his/her high school must
submit a detailed scholarship application, in
which they provide
information about the

Semifinalists academic
record, participation in
school and community
activities, demonstrated
leadership
abilities,
employment, and honors
and awards received. A
Semifinalist must have
an outstanding academic
record throughout high
school, be endorsed and
recommended by a high
school official, write an
essay, and earn SAT
scores that confirm the
students earlier performance on the qualifying
test.
From approximately
16,000
Semifinalists,
about
15,000
are
expected to advance to
the Finalist level; and in
February, they will be
notified of this designation. All National Merit
Scholarship
winners
will be selected from
this group of Finalists.
Merit Scholar designees
are selected on the basis
of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies,
without
regard
to
gender, race, ethnic
origin, or religious
preference.
Three types of National

Merit Scholarships will


be offered in the spring
of 2015. Every Finalist
will compete for one of
2,500 National merit
$2,500 Scholarships that
will be awarded on a
state-representational
basis. About 1,000
corporate-sponsored
Merit
Scholarship
awards will be provided
by approximately 240
corporations
and
business organizations
for
Finalists who meet
their specified criteria,
such as children of the
grantors employees or
residents of communities where sponsor
plants or offices are
located. In addition,
about 200 colleges and
universities are expected
to finance some 4,100
college-sponsored Merit
Scholarship awards for
Finalists who will attend
the sponsor institution.
National Merit Scholarship winners of 2015
will be announced April
through July. These
recipients will join more
than 308,000 other
distinguished
young
people who have earned
the Merit Scholar title.

October is National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fight
breast cancer by creating a plan that detects
the disease in its early
stages at www.national
breastcancer.org.
During October the
Warren
County
Library, located at 2
Shotwell Drive in
Belvidere, will hold
October Spooktacular,
a month-long celebration of Halloween. Kids
can sign up for a reading
program
beginning
October 1st and turn in
their log at the end of the
month to receive a prize.
There will also be a
prize drawing, monster
movies, spooky storytime, crafts, and more!
For a complete listing of
events, see the calendar
at www.warrenlib.org.
The Blairstown Youth
Basketball Association
will be holding in
person
registration
sign-ups for recreational basketball on

October 9th from 7pm


to 9pm in the Blairstown
Elementary
School
gym. October 9th will
be the last opportunity
to sign up in person.
Registration is open to
all third through eighth
grade boys and girls
from Blairstown and
Hardwick. Registration
fees apply. When registering,
please
be
prepared to provide
players heights and
jersey sizes. 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
blairstownyouthbasket
ball@yahoo.com. For
more information, call
Gordon Helck at 908362-7604. Registration
deadline is October
10th.
The
Headquarters
and all branches of the
Warren
County

Library will be closed


Monday, October 13th
in
observance
of
Columbus Day. Library
members who wish to
access their accounts,
view the library catalog,
or search electronic
databases can so do by
visiting warrenlib.org.
The North Warren
Lions Club will be
holding their annual
coat drive on October
18th at the office of
Richard Keiling, Esq.,
located at 104 Rt. 94 in
Blairstown, from 9am to
11am. All slightly used
coats, gloves, hats and
scarves will be accepted.
All
donations
will
benefit Warren County
NORWESCAP, located
in Phillipsburg. For
more information, call
Lynda Ochs at 908362-9355.
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.
On October 21st,
people across the country will unite to read
the childrens book
Bunny Cakes, by
Rosemary
Wells,
during a national campaign called Read for
the Record. Home
Instead Senior Care is
offering complementary
copies to community
members so they can

read with their children,


grandchildren or great
grandchildren.
To
reserve your copy, call
908-835-1400. For more
information, visit www.
jstart.org.
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.
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, Frelinghuy-

sen,
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.
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.
We love hearing
from you!
Send your birthdays,
anniversaries and
other info to: The
PRESS, 1 Broadway,
Bangor, PA 18013
thepressmail@gmail.com

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Dr. Henry Carhart was


a prominent and popular
physician of Blairstown
at the turn-of-thecentury. He was born
June 13th, 1863 in
Belvidere to Robert
Blair and Catherine
Bryant Carhart. He was
educated in the public
schools of Phillipsburg
and later at Jefferson
Medical College in
Philadelphia, graduating
in 1886 as a Medical
Doctor. He located in
Blairstown in 1888
where he had an extensive practice.
Public minded and
active in town and
county affairs, he was
elected collector of
Blairstown in 1894 and
in 1897 elected into the
same position for a
three-year term. By
1904, he was appointed
collector for Warren
County and was twice
elected to this position.
In 1908 he married
Miss Elizabeth Grey,
who sadly died six
months
after
their
marriage in a carriage
accident.
Dr. Carhart served as

an Assemblyman in
1911-1914. He also
served as NJ State Senator from 1927 to 1929.
He resided in a large
home at the corner of
Bridge Street and East
Avenue. This home was
known for its porches,
which were located at
the backside of the
house and afforded an
eastern view. It was one
of the first private
homes in Blairstown to
be fitted with electricity
in 1896. Earlier that
year, he had already
outfitted his doctor's
office with a Holtz
Influence
Machine,
which required electricity and was state-ofthe-art equipment used

in the treatment of
"nervous or rheumatic
affections."
His home was renovated in 1945 and served
as the original location
for St. Jude's Catholic
Church.
Dr. Carhart's dedication to Blairstown was
so
important
that
"Meadow
Pathway,"
which once lead from
the mill on Main Street
to the footbridge and
train station (now Footbrige Park), was made
into an official street and
named Carhart Street.
Blairstown
Historic
Preservation Committee.
Celebrating
Blairstown's
175th
Anniversary 1839-2014.

Returning
Home
Workshop Presented
by
Home
Instead
Senior Care: Oct. 7th,
6:30pm-8:30pm. UMC
at 116 E. Washington
Ave.,
Washington.
When a loved one gets
admitted to a hospital or
facility its often a difficult experience, whether
you were expecting it or
not. Learn how to
prepare your loved one
for a safe & successful
transition home. Workbook
provided
&
refreshments will be
served. RSVP recommended. FMI, call
Home Instead Senior
Care at 908-835-1400.

Class for Kids: Oct.


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.

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.

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 indoors.
FMI, call 908-362-8335.

Flower

Knowlton Twp. Fire &

Arranging

Rescue 5th Annual Rib


Dinner: Oct. 11th,
5-8pm. Food, beer &
50/50. Eat-in or takeout. FMI, call 201-6501245.

raise money that helps


support programs &
purchases that enrich the
library. FMI, call Tara
Schaberg at 908-4756321.

Communities Altering
The Strays (CATS)
Bake Sale Fundraiser:
Oct. 12th, 11am-3pm.
Waggin Tails, 394 Rt
206, Branchville.

Teens Create ClubMaking Masks: Oct.


16th, 6pm. Warren Co.
Library, 2 Shotwell Dr.,
Belvidere. Join Miss
Kelly & create cool
masks for Halloween!
Snacks provided. For
those in 5th grade & up.
Registration required.
FMI, visit warrenlib.org.

Riverside Fall Festival:


Sun, Oct 12th, 1pm4pm.
Ramsaysburg
Homestead Historic Site
on 46 at Ramseyburg
Rd. Bacon making, live
Bluegrass
music,
historic building tours,
progress review of the
homestead renovation,
pumpkin painting, corn
husk dolls, stories by the
campfire. All free!
Complimentary refreshments (while they last!).
FMI, visit Ramsays
burg.com or call Chris
973-997-0920.
Silent Auction: Oct.
14th-Nov. 1st, 3pm.
Hosted by The Friends
of the Warren County
Library Headquarters,
at 2 Shotwell Drive,
Belvidere.
Featuring
many beautiful items
crafted by local artists &
craftsmen.
Artwork,
knitted & crocheted
items incl. hats, sweaters & more! The Friends

St. Joseph Regional


School Annual Tricky
Tray: Oct. 17th. Doors
open 6pm. St. Joseph
Regional
School,
Halsted St., Newton.
Free admission. Door
prizes & goodie bags.
All proceeds benefit St.
Joseph Regional School.
FMI, visit stjoseph
regionalschool.org.
Catherine
Dickson
Hofman Art & Crafts
Show & Silent Auction: Oct. 17th, noon;
Oct. 18th, 3pm. Catherine Dickson Hofman
Library, 4 Lambert Rd.,
Blairstown. Board of
Trustees presents annual
library
fundraiser.
Auction
winners
announced at 3pm on
Saturday. FMI, call
908-362-8335.

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

(NAPSI)If
your
family is like most, its
not like any other, and
your kitchen shouldnt
be either. Every family
has its own distinct
requirements for the
kitchen. Fortunately, a
few simple steps can
help you personalize
your cooking and cleaning space to make it
work best for you.
Some ideas to personalize your kitchen workspace:
While a monochrome
look can be sophisticated and serene, a few
pops of color in curtains,
cushions, door and
drawer pulls can set it
off and point it up.
Use your kitchen to
show off your style. If
you collect saltshakers,
say, display them on
open or glass-fronted
shelves. Display your
grandmothers famous
pie recipe in a frame.
Its a bright idea to
look to the lighting.
There should be task
lighting, accent lighting
to highlight a special
feature, and general
overhead light. Try a
bright spotlight in the

kitchen over the sink or


stove.
Let that light shine on
a sink youve customized to meet your needs.
The Blanco One collection offers three sinks
and five innovative
accessory kits that combine to create unique
personalized solutions
for cooking, cleaning
and organizing.
Start with the sink
bowl. The Blanco One
base is available in three
model sizes to match

your needsXL Single,


Super
Single
and
Medium bowls. The
9-deep bowls are easy
to clean and created
from high-quality stainless steel with Blancos
signature Satin Polished
Finish.
If you want to keep
knives out of reach of
your kids, if you want a
cutting board that lets
you clean, cut and save
space, or if you live in a
small space and you
dont have counter space
to both clean and prep,
theres a Blanco One
accessory just for you.
The Magnetic Sink
Caddy holds cleaning
tools inside the sink; the
Workstation
holds
knives and utensils; an

Ash Compound Cutting


Board fits to the sink to
save space; protective
Custom Grids and a
Multi-Level Grid serve
as an additional rack
above the base grid to
protect the sink.
To make shopping
easy, there are five
convenient Blanco One
accessory kits.
1.
OrganizedThe
space-saving
caddy
holds cleaning tools and
sponge while the grid
protects the sink.
2. SafetyThe handy
workstation keeps sharp
knives clean and out of
harms way and the grid
protects the sink.
3. PrepThe incredibly thin and durable
cutting board fits to the
sink to save counter
space and is paired with
the caddy.
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With the right tools, its
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learn more and see the
complete Blanco One
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Hello fellow readers,


I visited William and
Sarah of Bangor, PA and
admired a tree that I had
never seen before. They
called it a Paulownia
Tree (pronounced Paloan-i-a).
Paulownia
tomentosa is the Botanical name and is native to
China. Its also known
as Princess or Empress
Tree and I can see why.
She has a commanding
presence with smooth
grey bark and striking
12 inch, heart-shaped,
deep green leaves.
They bragged about
how fast she grew.
Research says about two
feet a year, but their
Empress sprouted more
like
Jack
in
the
Beanstalk based on the
brief time theyve had it.
Hardy in zones five to
nine, the abundant
early-spring
lavender
flowers smell like a hint
of vanilla, but are iffy in
zone five (were a 5b
despite what the USDA
charts say). If yours is
lucky enough to develop

the 14-inch trumpetshaped pinnacle flower


you can add them to
your salad. Yup, theyre
edible! Imagine climbing a 40-foot beanstalk
(some grow to 60 feet)
to harvest them much
like Jack did to snag a
bag of gold coins.
Not only do Paulownia
Trees quickly mature to
provide a 40-foot wide
canopy, theyre not
fussy about soil pH, but
arent happy in heavy
clay that drains slowly
either.
Nevertheless
they're drought-tolerant
once established. Sound
too good to be true,
Jack?
Its true the wood is
somewhat brittle and
branches are vulnerable
to wind damage causing
twig litter. Plus branches
can droop requiring
pruning to allow for
headroom; though the
understory nook in their
beautiful Bangor garden
felt like a hideaway spot
in an enchanted forest.
Yes the shade is deep
and grass may be tough
to grow beneath the
Empress, which is just
as well and her bark is
thin and can be injured
easily by a weed
whacker. Her roots tend
to grow close to the
surface and can damage
walkways or patios.
The USDA Forest
Service declared the
Paulownia Tree Weed
of the Week In March
of 2005 and is now
banned in Connecticut
due
to
invasively
spreading through selfseeding.
Fee-fi-fo-fum! Still, I
see the Golden Egg in
Jacks beanstalk as long
as you can keep her
under control.
Garden dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

When you think about


long-term care, what is
the first thing that comes
to mind? For many, it
may be nursing homes
or something associated
with aging and increasing medical needs. In a
broad sense this is
appropriate, but much
has changed in the last
decade or two in regards
to
long-term
care
options and how to fund
them.
Boomers (and the next
generation of retirees)
need to plan for longterm care in a different
way than their parents as
theyre
facing
the
unclear future of entitlement
benefits
and
rapidly rising medical
costs. And theyre living
longer. When it comes
to long-term care planning, many people have
the it wont happen to
me attitude, however
approximately
70
percent of people over
age 65 will need some
sort of long-term care
assistance during retirement.
Evolving
long-term
care options
The difficult question
that weighs on many
people is how do you
plan for these unforeseen expenses so they
dont derail retirement?
When planning for
long-term care costs,
you have options such as
earmarking savings for
medical expenses or
relying on entitlement
benefits or family.
Long-term care insurance is another option
for people to consider.
Over the past several
years, insurance products have evolved with
care options and trends.
Today, nearly half of
benefits paid by private
insurers are for in-home
care or assisted living
care. Whereas before
long-term care was
primarily used to pay for
skilled nursing care.2
Many current policies
also pay the benefit to
the insured or insureds,
unlike many policies in
the past that paid a nursing facility directly. To
understand more about

the evolution of longterm care, heres a


deeper look at long-term
care planning past and
present:
Government programs:
The silent generation
(those born during the
great depression and
World War II), were
among the first to experience longer lifespans,
and the first to have
access to official longterm nursing care facilities. However, the question of whether or not
entitlements would be
there was not a topic of
conversation for this
generation. As more
boomers reach retirement age, the potential
of a strain on government
entitlement
programs has become an
increasing concern as
current benefits may not
cover most medical
services a person with
long-term care needs
will face.
Long-term care insurance: With long-term
care insurance being a
relatively new idea,
many parents of baby
boomers likely didnt
consider the potential
needs (and realistic
costs associated) of
formal long-term care.
Since then, a number of
options
have
been
developed by insurers to
meet boomers longterm care needs, and
over time, long-term
care insurance features
have evolved. Some of
them include:
Straight
long-term
care insurance policies:
These are policies that
pay a benefit up to the
daily or monthly maximum. The amount can
be paid to the insured
person, who can then
pay the care provider.
The insured person also
can choose to pay for the
care provider to bill the
insurance
company
directly.
Life insurance policies
with a unique rider:
Advanced benefit riders
can be somewhat inexpensive additions to a
life insurance policy,

and they allow the death


benefit (often up to
90%) to be paid in
advance of death if the
funds are needed for
long-term care. Whatever amount is provided
to the insured is simply
deducted from the death
benefit when that person
passes away.
Policies that combine
life insurance and long
term care insurance into
one policy: Some insurance plan options may
allow a lump sum
premium to be paid for
insurance that provides
a
combination
of
benefits such as a death
benefit and the ability to
advance most of that
benefit for long-term
care
needs.
These
policies
may
even
include a right to
rescind the contract in
which the policy holder
may change his or her
mind after a period of
time and the full
premium is refunded (if
no benefit has been
paid).
Family: Relying on
family may seem like
the simplest option, and
its one that many
people with long-term
care needs choose,
sometimes out of necessity. However, the emotional, physical and
financial
stress
on
family members caring
for a dependent family
member can be a very
large undertaking. If you
plan to rely on family
members to support
your long-term care
needs, make sure to tell
them well in advance so
they can create a plan to
address your needs and
wishes.
An aging person who
needs care may choose
from many options to
help provide or fund
professional care including family, government
resources,
selfinsurance (if there are
enough
assets)
or
private insurance. Each
of these options has
some merit, but in most
cases, no single option
on its own will cover

everything. Its difficult


to predict what kind of

long-term care needs


you may need, which is
why you may want to
talk with a professional
who can discuss the
options for your unique
situation.
James Fahey, AAMS,
LUTCF, CLTC is a
Financial Advisor and
Vice President with
Ameriprise
Financial
Services,
Inc.
in
Bedminster, NJ. He
specializes in fee-based
financial planning and
asset management strategies and has been in
practice for 26 years. To
contact him, please visit
ameripriseadvisors.com
/james.fahey.

* There can be many


variations on insurance
policies
so
clients
should
carefully
consider each policy
with respect to their own
current and potential
needs
1 Source: U.S. Department of Health and
Human
Services,
longtermcare.gov
2 Source: American
Association for LongTerm Care Insurance,
2014 LTCi Sourcebook
Ameriprise Financial
Services, Inc. Member
FINRA and SIPC.
2014 Ameriprise
Financial, Inc. All rights
reserved.

A multi-family yard
sale will be held to
benefit the Childrens
Chorus
of
Sussex
County on October 11th
from 9am to 4pm at 621
Rt. 94 in Fredon. Items
available for sale will
include toys and clothes
for infants through
teens,
baby
items,
household
objects,
holiday dcor, sports
equipment,
clothing,
books and more. A bake
sale will accompany the
yard sale, and hot dogs,
hamburgers and beverages will also be available for purchase.
The Childrens Chorus
of Sussex County serves

school-age children in
and around Sussex
County, NJ, by providing a comprehensive
choral music program.
Three
separate
ensembles
perform
under the umbrella of
the Childrens Chorus of
Sussex County: Bel
Canto for beginning
singers in grades one
through four; Bella Voce
for intermediate singers
in grades five through
eight; and Concert Choir
for advanced singers in
grades seven through
12.
The Childrens Chorus
of Sussex County has
several
exciting

ventures planned for the


upcoming
season,
including the recording
of a music track for a
video game, as well as a
trip to Syros, Greece to
perform in the Festival
of the Aegean. The
choirs also participate in
concerts during the
winter and spring, and
take advantage of local
performance opportunities. Recently, the group
was invited to perform
at Carnegie Hall in
NYC, and at the International Choral Kathaumixw Festival in British
Columbia.
For more information,
visit ccscsings.org.

Whos In Charge?
In spite of Americas
greatness, many people
today feel less free and
dont believe elected
officials represent them.
The federal government
seems like a foreign
place, filled with selfimportant
officials.
State-by-state heterogeneity makes the United
States unique and complex. Thats a good
thing. Many believe our
states are Americas
most important legacy.
But what are the odds
one federal law will be
best for people in the
Northwest and Southeast? Priorities vary
from region to region.
Our country has grown
too large and distinct for
one set of policies. The
federal government fails
because it has gotten so
big and centralized its
members
cannot
adequately
represent
people who elect them.
Our Founders intended
government should be
small and hence effective.
They
never
intended it to be this
leviathan far removed
from constituents. Our
country has changed
since 1787. The Constitution provides, The
number of Representatives shall not exceed
one for every thirty
Thousand . . . . To keep
a 1:30,000 ratio would
require 10,000 members
in the House, and thats

not practical. Today, 435


House members represent 300 million people
and growing almost
700,000 per member.
How representative can
that be?
The federal government has big problems
that are not going away
any time soon. What can
the average person do to
change this broken
system? Think local,
where people control
government, not the
other way around, is a
long-standing part of the
American experience. In
general, it is better to
settle issues locally than
on a state or federal
level. Each step up the
ladder takes government
farther from people it is
meant to serve, and puts
power into the hands of
politicians
and
unelected bureaucrats
who believe they have
the best answers.
Local control is not
popular today among
political nobility, but it
is how our system is
supposed
to
work.
Defending local government means defending
American sovereignty
against those who think
people can be ruled
over. Should people
know what transpires
behind closed doors
before politicians decide
to tell us? The Constitution
should
guide
decisions by elected
officials. The next time

an official brags about a


program he or she got
funded, ask what provision in the Constitution
authorized
it.
Our
founders certainly gave
people that authority.
To make things better
in our communities, this
requires an attitude of
cooperation and learning. We need to read the
Constitution and memorize the Tenth Amendment as former Senator
Robert Dole did,
The
powers
not
delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it
to the States, are
reserved for the States
respectively, or to the
People. A favorite
argument against local
control is local government is incompetent and
does not have support of
communities. That may
be true. Local government, in its own way,
can be as corrupt and
blockheaded as Washington. Few officials
today walk the walk
when it comes to championing
individual
sovereignty. However,
on a local level, people
can do something about
it. Sell-out politicians
can be held accountable
at the polls. Exercising

The Hardwick Township Seniors held their


monthly meeting at the
Municipal
Township
Hall on September 25th.
The members enjoyed a
benefiting Yoga class
prior to the business
meeting, during which
plans were made for a
flower
arrangement
demonstration to be held

ones right to vote is


powerful
and
can
achieve titanic results.
An informed active
citizenry can dive in and
run for local government.
Recognizing
names of candidates and
knowing where each
stands on issues makes
possible
intelligent
decisions such as electing candidates who
promise genuine democratic representation as
envisioned
by
our
Founders. In that way,
we give power to
ourselves.
So who is supposed to
be in charge here?
Under the U.S. Constitution, most power is
possessed by We the
People through local
and state government.
Americans are loosing
faith in government, but
not in themselves.
Fighting government at
every level takes courage and sometimes civil
disobedience because
meekly doing what
were told is not being
good citizens. That is
what it means to return
Power to the People
where it belongs.
Sylvia Zika
sylviazika235@gmail.
com
Views and opinions
expressed in letters to
the editor do not
necessarily reflect those
of The PRESS or its
staff.

October 23rd at their


next meeting, plus a
November Thanksgiving "lunch bunch" on
November 13th.
All Hardwick residents
over the age of 55 are
welcome to become
members by calling
Laura at 908-362-8920
or Bette Jane at 908362- 9579.

A free seminar about


careers in the exciting
field of professional
sports will be offered to
teens and adults on
Thursday, October 23rd,
from 6:30pm to 8pm at
Project Self-Sufficiency.
Participants will hear
from Kim Berger, agent
for former Yankee
Tommy John; personal
trainer Laurie Gordon;
Sussex County Community College Assistant
Dean of Athletics, John
Kuntz; and professional
golfer Tom Reynolds.
Attendees are invited to
learn about careers in
the wide-ranging field of

professional sports at
Becoming
You:
Athletic
Careers.
Speakers will discuss
the background, education requirements and
the tasks that accompany
their
unique
professions. Questions
from the audience will
be welcome.
The seminar is free and
open to teens and adults,
but
registration
is
required.
Interested
participants are encouraged to call 973-9403500 to register. Project
Self-Sufficiency
is
located at 127 Mill
Street in Newton.

Project
SelfSufficiency will sponsor
a free seminar about
legal issues related to
the elderly on Wednesday, October 8th, from
2pm to 4pm at the
agencys campus, which
is located at 127 Mill
Street in Newton.
The Elder Law seminar
will provide an overview of general estate
planning, development
of a will, advance directions for healthcare,
dealing with Medicare
and Medicaid, tips on
caring for aging parents
and other issues related
to the elderly.

The
presentation,
which will be facilitated
by Jan Pasculli, Esquire,
and
Len
Pasculli,
Esquire, is free and open

to the public, but registration is required. To


register, call Project
Self-Sufficiency
at
973-940-3500.

Project
SelfSufficiency provides a
variety of legal services
to participants, including one-on-one consultations, pro se divorce
workshops, legal clinics
for assistance with the
preparations of family
law
motions,
and
monthly legal forums.
The agencys legal
seminar program is
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 in northwestern
NJ.
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 while
achieving personal and
economic
selfsufficiency and family
stability. Project SelfSufficiency has served
more than 20,000 families, including more
than 30,000 children.

Fresh, refrigerated and


frozen foods are available to northwestern
New Jersey residents at
sharply reduced prices
through the Jolin Food
Box program. The food
assistance
program
offers a variety of ordering
options,
from
breakfast-lunch-dinner
combination packs to
boxes of dinner entrees
to special packages just
for children.
Each month features a
variety of high-quality
menu
items
from
seafood and poultry to
baked
goods
and
prepared meals. The
price of a single box
ranges from $20 to $40.

There is no limit to the


number of boxes an
individual or family can
purchase and the menu
changes each month.
The program even takes
food stamps.
Interested residents can
order online with a
credit card at jolinfood
box.com or by calling
Project Self-Sufficiency
at
973-940-3500.
Payment is made when
the order is placed. The
next
deadline
for
placing an order is October 13th; delivery will
be made to Project
Self-Sufficiency
on
October 25th. For more
information, visit proj
ectselfsufficiency.org.

Now through October


31st, a limited number
of New Jersey residents
with persistent health
conditions can enroll for
free in an online chronic
disease
selfmanagement program
that has proven effective
in minimizing symptoms
and
helping
participants take control
of their health.
The program, Better
Choices, Better Health
, helps people with
arthritis, asthma, diabetes, lung disease, heart
disease, stroke, osteoporosis and many other
chronic
conditions.
Interested residents can
register at restartliving.
o rg / N e w J e r s e y. p h p .
Spaces are limited to the
first 150 registrants.
Developed and tested
at the Stanford University Patient Education
Center, the online workshop is offered exclusively through a license
from National Council
on Aging (NCOA). The
free slots now being
offered to NJ residents
were funded by a grant
from the US Administration of Aging through
the NJ Department of
Human Services.
Better Choices, Better
Health helps partici-

pants reduce their pain


and a wide range of
symptoms and conditions. Led by trained
instructors, participants
together address topics
such as stress reduction,
dealing with difficult
emotions,
nutrition,
exercise, planning for
the future, building
communication skills
and asking for help.
Participants can login
from any computer with
an Internet connection.
Sessions are posted on a
secure website each
week for six weeks.
There are no set times
for workshop sessions;
participants
login
remotely at their convenience to complete exercises, read posted material, and interact with
others. The workshops
can be particularly
useful for individuals
without access to transportation or who prefer
the anonymity of a
virtual group.
In-person communitybased workshops are
also provided. Individuals looking for community workshops can find
a list of local contacts
online at state.nj.us/hum
anservices/doas/services
/control/index.html, or
at 1-800-792-8820.

Project
Launch
Newton, the afterschool
enrichment
program
offered by Project SelfSufficiency
in
the
Newton school district,
is still in need of certified paraprofessionals to
work with special needs
students, as well as
certified teachers to
offer academic support,
physical and STEM
activities, and character
development projects
for students. Applicants
should also be proficient
in
math,
science,
technology,
physical
fitness, performing arts,
and/or fine arts. A New
Jersey teaching certification is required for
some
positions;
a
Bachelors degree is
required
for
other
positions.
Hundreds of students
are served by the Project
Launch
Newton
program each day. Children receive homework
help and a healthy
snack, and then participate in a variety of
activities centered on
science,
technology,
engineering and math
(STEM)
themes.
Physical activities and
other topics are incorporated into the curriculum. Project Launch
Newton
will
run
through the end of the
school year. An abbre-

viated version of the


program will also be
offered
during
the
summer. The program
is free to students
enrolled in grades four
through eight in the
Newton school district.
Interested job applicants are encouraged to
contact Project SelfSufficiency at 973-940-

3500.
Information
about the open positions
are available on the
agencys website, proj
ectselfsufficiency.org.
Project
Launch
Newton is funded with
federal Elementary and
Secondary Education
Act, Title IV, Part B,
21st Century Community Learning Center

(21st CCLC) grant


funds through a grant
agreement with the New
Jersey Department of
Education. For information about the after
school
enrichment
program, call Project
Self-Sufficiency
at
973-940-3500, or visit
www.projectlaunchnew
ton.org.

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