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By Anastasia Marchese

For three boys in Long Valley the ap-

proaching cold weather signals op-

portunity, the opportunity to make

some money in their small business selling

firewood.Earlier this year their parents Brian and

Gretchen Decillis, decided to “challenge the

boys to come up with a business idea.

Hopefully they would make some moneyand learn some stuff,” said Brian Decillis.

“As a kid I was always involved with small

businesses. Kids don’t deliver newspapers,

or mow their neighbor’s lawns anymore. It

is a real shame.”

The three Decillis boys, like most kidstheir age enjoy listening to iPods, playing

video games and going on the internet, buttheir parents strive to not let them “get too

pulled in with that stuff.” They are busy ac-

tive kids and their parents recognize thevalue of real world experiences.

The boys themselves thought up the idea

of having a firewood business. The Decillis

property had some damage three years ago,

due to Hurricane Sandy. Brian Decillis had

had quite a lot of trees that he had to cut

down, chop and split into firewood. It hassat and seasoned for a while, which makes

for better burning, thus giving the boys a

ready commodity to offer for sale.

“There was a lot of brainstorming,’ saidDecillis, remembering how the boys came

up with the idea and the name “3 Brothers

Firewood,” aptly named as it is an equal

partnership between them. Each boy brings

their specific attributes and skills to the

partnership.Nicholas, age 10, is the oldest of the

partners and is currently a fifth grader at theOld Farmers Road School where all three

boys attend. Nicholas is active in sports and

a good student. Being that he is the oldest,a lot of the physical work of moving the

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continued on page 2

The boys, Nicholas, Derek and Ryan Decillis, in front of their business “3 Brothers Firewood,” lo-

cated at 98 W. Valley Brook Road in Long Valley.

Three Brothers In Long Valley Learn Life Lessons In Firewood Business

wood and restocking their road side stand,

falls to him. He also uses a four-wheeler totransport the wood from the stacks in the

yard to the end of the driveway where the

stand is located. There is a little parking

area there which makes a convenient placeto set up shop.

continued on page 4


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By Anastasia Marchese

F

or three boys in Long Valley the ap-

proaching cold weather signals op-

portunity, the opportunity to make

some money in their small business sellingfirewood.

Earlier this year their parents Brian and

Gretchen Decillis, decided to “challenge the

boys to come up with a business idea.

Hopefully they would make some moneyand learn some stuff,” said Brian Decillis.

“As a kid I was always involved with small

businesses. Kids don’t’ deliver newspapers,

or mow their neighbor’s lawns anymore. It

is a real shame.”

The three Decillis boys, like most kidstheir age enjoy listening to iPods, playing

video games and going on the internet, but

their parents strive to not let them “get too

pulled in with that stuff.” They are busy ac-

tive kids and their parents recognize thevalue of real world experiences.

The boys themselves thought up the idea

of having a firewood business. The Decillis

property had some damage three years ago,

due to Hurricane Sandy. Brian Decillis hadhad quite a lot of trees that he had to cut

down, chop and split into firewood. It has

sat and seasoned for a while, which makes

for better burning, thus giving the boys aready commodity to offer for sale.

“There was a lot of brainstorming,’ saidDecillis, remembering how the boys came

up with the idea and the name “3 Brothers

Firewood,” aptly named as it is an equal

partnership between them. Each boy bringstheir specific attributes and skills to the

partnership.

Nicholas, age 10, is the oldest of the

partners and is currently a fifth grader at the

Old Farmers Road School where all threeboys attend. Nicholas is active in sports and

a good student. Being that he is the oldest,

a lot of the physical work of moving thewood and restocking their road side stand,

falls to him. He also uses a four-wheeler to

transport the wood from the stacks in theyard to the end of the driveway where the

stand is located. There is a little parking

area there which makes a convenient place

to set up shop.

Derek is nine years old and really enjoyscollecting the money during the week. He

is a good athlete and loves school. Ryan,

age seven, is the “math whiz’ according to

Firewood Business...continued from front page

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state, is in need of volunteers at blooddrives. The blood service volunteer is an in-

tegral member of the collection team whosetask it is assist donors with registration, es-

corting and canteen duties, and to watch forpost donation reactions. Volunteers should

have the ability to relate to the public, be

able to perform different jobs as needed and

have the willingness to follow the rules. Foradditional information contact, Manager of

Community Relations, R. Jan Zepka at 732-616-8741 or [email protected].

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ship to head outdoors this fall with

camera, easel or drawing board in tow. Theassignment is simple: capture the concept

of "Fall in Long Valley". Recreate the

essence of the community using any media

selected.

This fall, make art instead of excuses!

This is not a competition, it is a challenge.The goal is to encourage each other, to have

opportunity and reminder to make art, not

judge or award prizes.

Participants do not need to register. If

you are willing to share, send a digitalimage with information to

[email protected] with the subject

line "Fall 2015" by Dec. 1.

Picture Long Valley is a community

project by Art Matters of Washington

Township.

Enter the 'Chester in Fall' photo con-

test by emailing best photo, taken in

Chester this fall, [email protected]. Photos

will be posted on the Chester Township

Facebook page. The photo with the most

'likes' by the end of November will be the

winner!On a side note, Chester Recreation is

looking for a few volunteers to shovel or

sweep snow off of the ice at the pond at

Chubb Park this winter when conditions aresafe for skating. If interested, contact Max-

ine at (908) 879-5100 x825 or

[email protected]. This is a

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hockey players and/or figure skaters.

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Kristyn Fedich, au-

thor of "Seamorethe Starfish," re-

cently visited Kossmann

School in Long Valley to do

a reading and discussion

with students from pre-K to

second grade. The studentsenjoyed the reading and had

plenty of questions for the

author. “Seamore theStarfish” is about a quiet lit-

tle starfish worried abouthow he looks and about try-

ing new things. He learns

that with courage and confi-

dence he can do anything he

desires. Seamore goes on hisadventure with his friends

Rayna and Eli. Seamore's

Be jolly and join Washington Town-

ship Recreation for a fun filled af-

ternoon with Santa! Plenty of

activities to be had for the kids along with

a catered menu from local Long Valley

Restaurants.

'Seamore' Author Visits Kossmann

Afternoon With Santa Planned In Long Valley This fun filled afternoon is set for Sat.,

Dec. 5, at St. Marks Church in Long Valley,

from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Lunch will be served

between the hours of 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

The cost for this event is $8 per person andchildren under two are free. Because this

is a catered event, walk-ins will not be ac-

cepted.

For more information, call the Recre-

ation Department at 908-876-5941, or visit

the township’s website at

www.wtmorris.org and download the reg-istration form.

message is one of being con-

fident and proud of who one

is. Seamore teaches young

children that it is ok and fun

to try new things, no matterwhat the outcome. For more

information about the book

or to arrange school visits

with the author, email

[email protected]

m. It can also be purchasedat Amazon.com.


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Reduce, reuse and recycle materialswhenever possible to create lesswaste. Waste on our streets ends up

in storm drains and contributes to storm waterpollution. Pick up litter on your property, es-pecially after trash and recycling days, andput it in the trash. Always use a public trashcan for trash in public areas.

Never throw litter and debris directly intostorm drains. Such debris washes into water-ways and onto stream banks, causing harm toplant and animal life.

Make sure to properly dispose of leftoverhousehold chemicals, paints and automotivefluids. These leftover chemicals shouldnever be thrown away.

Clogged storm drains can cause streetflooding and traffic congestion. Debris onstreets washes directly into local streams. Tolearn more about storm water and keepingwaterways clean, visitwww.cleanwaternj.org.

Storm water flows through a storm drainand travels through underground pipes toriver, lakes and streams. Storm drains are lo-cated in parking lots and along the curbs of roadways.

Urbanization and increasing commercialand residential development have a great im-

pact on local water resources. Impervioussurfaces such as roads, rooftops and parkinglots do not allow storm water to soak into theground. Less water soaking into the groundlowers ground water levels, which can dry upstreams, harm stream ecosystems and reducethe supply of well water.

Increased storm water runoff means agreater volume of water carrying pollutioninto surface waters. Contaminants carried bystorm water include: litter, cigarette butts andother debris from roads and sidewalks, motoroil, settled air pollutants, pet wastes, yardwaste and pesticides and fertilizers from lawncare. Keeping debris out of storm drains,picking up pet waste, recycling motor oil andreducing pesticide use will help keep ourstreams and groundwater clean.

Rain gardens are one way to help reducethe amount of runoff coursing into localstreams. A rain garden is a specialized gardenthat contains plants which are exceptional atabsorbing rainwater, like sedges, rushes,ferns, and certain shrubs. There are specificguidelines for preparing the soil, includinggrading the land so that rainwater flows to-wards the plants. Rain gardens are easy tobuild; choose plants that benefit native in-sects and butterflies. Take a close look at two

The Long Valley Knight’s of ColumbusCouncil 10419 is holding its 24th An-nual Church/Community Benefit Auc-

tion on Sat., Dec. 5, at 6 p.m. in the St. Luke'sParish Hall in Long Valley.This gala charity event, entitled “Sharing theSeason,” will sell at auction a variety of pro-fessional services, art items, jewelry, vacationtime-shares, electronic entertainment devices,restaurant gift certificates, sporting/musicalevent tickets, recreation equipment and muchmore. Previews of the items and services tobe offered will begin at 6 p.m.; ‘Silent’ auc-tion will begin at 6:30 p.m.; and live auctionat 8 p.m.

Tickets will be limited to the first 150 bid-ders and will be sold for $35 per person at thedoor, but may be reserved in advance for $25.The admission price includes a ‘bidder card’,bountiful hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner,desserts and wine, beer, and soft drinks.

Once again, this year’s auction will be ledby the popular regional auctioneer Col. Den-

nis Cassidy, who is widely noted for his easystyle and quick wit. This is a great opportu-nity to come out and help a worthy causewhile having a wonderful evening. Patronsare sure to find something to get a head-starton that holiday shopping list.

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholicmen’s organization dedicated to a variety of charitable causes. The Long Valley Council10419 uses the proceeds from this annualevent to provide support for local families inneed, disabled veterans, food banks, youthrecreational activities, programs for unwedmothers and college scholarships for areateens. This fundraising event is the council’smajor source of the funds needed to continuesuch activities. Since 1996 the Long ValleyKnights of Columbus Council has raisedmore than $ 200,000 toward its charitable ef-forts.

Contact Mike Lennon at 908-246-3188 orgo to [email protected] for furtherinformation.

Help Keep Chester Township's Storm Drains Clear rain gardens constructed in Chester: one be-hind the Chester Library, and the other at the

side of the Highlands Building at 100 NorthRoad.

Knights Of Columbus To Hold

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The Long Valley First Aid Squad

Auxiliary has reopened its' Buy aBrick fundraiser. This subscription

period will close on Jan. l, 2016. The bricks

will be placed in the Memorial Walkway atthe First Aid Squad Building in Long Valley

in the spring of 2016. A 4x8 brick with three

lines of 12 characters in each line costs

$100. An 8x8 brick with five lines of 12characters each costs $200. Forms are avail-

able in the First Aid Squad Fall Newsletter

or may be obtained by calling 908-876-4117.

Washington Twp. Public Library inLong Valley has planned severaladult programs for November.

Friends of the WTPL Movie Night is setfor Wed., Nov. 18, at 7 p.m.When a reporter is assigned to decipher a

newspaper magnate's dying words, his inves-tigation gradually reveals the fascinating por-trait of a complex man who rose fromobscurity to staggering heights. Though themagnate's friend and colleague, and his mis-tress, shed fragments of light on his life, thereporter fears he may never penetrate themystery of the elusive man's final word,

"Rosebud." Snacks will be available.Lunch 'n' Learn: How to Get a Better

Night’s Sleep, is set for Mon., Nov. 23, noon

- 2 p.m.Dr. Jeff Culbert will discuss problemswith lack of sleep, benefits of a good night’ssleep and “How to’s” of achieving a betternight’s sleep. Seating is limited, so registerby calling the library at 908-876-3596 or byclicking on the Sign Up link. The cost is $2;lunch is included.

Sponsored by the Senior Resource Centerin Chester, NJ. Call 908-876-3596 or go towww.wtpl.org to sign up for both programs.

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The Washington Township RecreationDepartment has made arrangementswith Santa to accept mail for delivery

to the North Pole.Township youngsters are encouraged to

write a letter to Santa. Parents may eitherplace the letter in the red drop box at theRecreation Department office at 50 RockRoad, or mail it to: Washington Township

Recreation, 50 Rock Road, Long Valley, NJ07853, Attn: Santa Claus.

All letters should include the child’s firstand last name and complete return address sothat a response may be mailed. Deadline isDec. 17.

Youngsters will receive a personalizedreply from Santa, by Christmas. For more in-formation, call (908) 876-5941.

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The Chester Theatre Group presents

the Broadway musical "The Secret

Garden" starting Fri., Nov. 20 andextending for ten shows through Sun.,

Dec. 6. Performances are Fri. and Sat.at 8p.m. and Sun. at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25

with a discounted price of $20 for seniors

over 65 and students under 18. Ticketsmay be purchased online at

www.chestertheatregroup.org.

The Secret Garden is based on the clas-

sic children's novel by Frances Hodgson

Burnett. Set in Colonial India and Eng-

land at the turn of the twentieth century,"The Secret Garden" tells the story of

Mary Lennox an 11 year old girl whose

parents die during a cholera epidemic.Sent to live with her uncle Archibald, who

is still mourning the loss of his wife Mary,Mary finds she is alone and lost in a

grown up world. Eventually she meets her

cousin Colin, a sick boy who can't get out

of bed, but everything changes when they

find each other, and the magic of the gar-den.

Written by Tony Award winning play-wright Marsha Norman, with music by

Lucy Simon, "The Secret Garden" is filled

with gothic imagery, unresolved grief, anda touch of the supernatural. “The Secret

Garden” is more Harry Potter than Hans

Christian Andersen. The rich Lucy Simon

score includes several celebrated songs

from the contemporary musical theater

canon, including “Come to My Garden,”“A Bit of Earth”, and the show stopping

duet “Lily's Eyes.” Dubbed by TIME

Magazine "the best American musical of the Broadway season" in its 1991 pre-

miere, the original cast featured MandyPatinkin as Archibald Craven, Rebecca

Luker as Lily, and a Tony Award winning

"The Secret Garden" Opens At Chester Theater Groupportrayal of Mary Lennox by Daisy

Eagan.

The Chester Theatre Group performs in

The Black River Playhbouse, an intimate,

100-seat theater in the heart of ChesterBorough’s historic district. The venue’s

in-the-round format ensures that every

seat offers an engaging, memorable expe-

rience for each audience member. For

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By Cheryl Conway

From concept, to writing software to

building a robot, a new science and ro-

botics team from the Long Valley Mid-dle School is excited for upcoming

competition.With currently five eighth graders in the

group- Those Guys recently competed in its

first ever robotics competition. Held Nov. 1at Warren County Technical High School in

Washington against more than a dozen teams

throughout New Jersey, the Long Valley team

came in eighth at the end of five matches of

the FIRST FTC Meet.Selected to compete in the semi-finals,

Those Guys came in fourth. Not a bad start

for a group of buddies who only just estab-

lished themselves this past summer.“They are very excited,” says Tim Ry-

barski, coach of Those Guys and father of one of the members. With no history of a ro-

botics team at the middle school level or the

high school level, Rybarski hopes that this

grassroots team leads to a more established

robotics team at the high school.The idea of establishing a team came

about this past July when Rybarski’s wife,

Dawn, volunteered to judge an outreach ro-

botics scrimmage at Millburn High School.

“They let my son and his friend participateas a guest,” says Rybarski. “They got teamedup with a veteran team” from Livingston.

While the boys were doing their scrimmage,

“they convinced us ‘hey, you can do this.’”

From there, Rybarski reached out to the

organizer of the NJ FTC Chapter to find outmore information about starting a team; then

contacted some of his son’s friends and

formed Those Guys a few weeks later in Au-

gust.

“There is no robotics team in the schoolyet,” figures Rybarski, so why not? He went

ahead and spoke with principal at the middle

school, and already reached out to the high

school. “Hopefully we will use this team as

an example for the future.”

The team is made up of Rybarski’s son,Alec Rybarski, Ben Consigli, David Menke,

Derek Jenkins and John DelGuercio. After

its Nov. 1 competition, they were planning to

hold an informative discussion and demon-

stration at the Washington Township PublicLibrary in Long Valley on Wed., Nov. 4, to

talk about the league, competitions, the robot

they have been working on and technologies

being used.

FTC is designed for students in grades 7-

12 to compete head to head, using a sports

model. Teams are responsible for designing,

building, and programming their robots to

compete in an alliance format against other

teams. Teams are required to develop strategyand build robots based on sound engineering

principles. Awards are given for the compe-tition as well as for community outreach, de-

sign, and other real-world accomplishments.

In an effort to meet the community out-reach component, Those Guys were planning

to visit students at Old Farmers Elementary

School to give a presentation about their new

team.

To compete, Those Guys had to build“something” that could climb a 60 degree in-

cline and go over a rail, explains Rybarski,

who works as an engineer at Picatinny Arse-

nal. So they devised “something very tanklike” in order to “keep center of gravity ex-

tremely low or it will topple.” The tank hadto be less than 18 inches wide.

Those Guys had to write software to con-

trol the robot, CAD software to develop the

mechanical design of the robot, build the

robot, drive the robot and learn how to oper-ate the “pit” similar to “like changing flat

tires” on game day, explains Rybarski.

“We have a robot that works,” says Ry-

barski. While it is able to do the ‘elementary

things,” Rybarski says the “game is tricky.”There are different ways to score points likehitting levers and picking up things and put-

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With the first competition under their belt,

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The Morris County Agriculture De-

velopment Board has announced the

permanent preservation of the 127thfarm in Morris County, with the enrollment

of an eight-acre, 100 year old apple andpumpkin farm in Chester Township onto

the county’s preservation roster.

The Parks Farm, the latest preserved

farm, owned by the Parks Family, is locatedon old Route 24, and in an area of the

county in close proximity to other pre-

served farms and open space parcels.

The voter-approved Morris County

Open Space, Farmland, Floodplain Protec-tion and Historic Preservation Trust Fund

provided 100 percent of the $570,333 ease-

ment acquisition price.The purchases by the Morris CADB re-

strict the lands from non-agricultural uses,

thus permanently preserving the eight-acrefarm. This is the 21st preserved farm in

Chester Township, according to Katherine

Coyle, director of the Morris CADB.

“The county’s continuing efforts to pre-

serve our prime agricultural properties ben-efits our economy, benefits the farm

families who have given so much to this

county, and benefits the quality of life in

Morris County,’’ said Freeholder John Ce-saro who is the county governing board’s

liaison on preservation issues.Preservation of the Parks Farm brings

the total area of preserved farmland in the

County to 7,771 acres or the equivalent of

12 square miles. There are three more farmstargeted for preservation in 2015, including

one each in Mt. Olive, Chester and Wash-

ington townships.

In contrast to open space preservation,

in farmland preservation the landowner re-tains ownership of, and may even choose to

sell, the preserved farmland with a deed re-

striction ensuring that the land will not un-dergo non-farm development, Coyle said.

Agricultural development of the farm is

permitted and the type of farming activitycan change in the future. The Morris

County Farmland Preservation program

began with the permanent preservation of

the Cupo Farm, a 14-acre farm in Washing-

ton Township, on Dec. 28, 1987. Since1987, an additional 125 farms have been

Morris County Preserves 127th Farm In Chester Township

permanently preserved.

Washington Township ranks first in

farmland acreage in the county with 10,815

acres. Chester Township is second in the

county in the number of preserved acresand ranks second in farmland acreage with

3,888 acres.

For more information on farmland

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Dr. Michael S. Hyjek, “the secret to the Impulse IQ Adjuster liesin its advanced piezoelectric sensor that is able to detect the slightestamount of restriction in a joint and then deliver an extremely pre-cise adjustment.” He says that “Even though traditional forms of adjusting also work, people are drawn to this new technique becauseof how gentle it is and does not involve any twisting, especially in

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In recognition of Veterans Day, on Nov.11, Morris County Veterans Services, theMorris County Library, and the Morris

County Dept. of Planning and Public Works

have set up a “Veterans’ November” presen-tation.The month-long display will focus on the

Vietnam War. The Wall listing the names of the 67 soldiers and sailors from MorrisCounty who are listed on the Vietnam WarMemorial in Washington, D.C. has beenrecreated in the gallery of the Morris CountyLibrary in Whippany.

In addition, other details of interest re-garding the war and Morris County’s connec-tion, are displayed.

“The men and women who served their

country in Vietnam during a very difficult pe-riod in our country’s history, and who did notalways come home to a warm return wel-come, and those who gave their lives in thatforeign encounter, deserve to be honored,”said Freeholder Director Kathy DeFillippo.

“I ask county residents to take time to visitthis display, and remember the names of those who did not return to their families andtheir communities.”

Charles Jurgensen, Morris County Veter-

ans Affairs officer, said “The veterans depart-ment of the County of Morris is proud to beassociated with this terrific presentation,which honors our veterans and their families.

We adhere to President Lincoln’s words afterthe Civil War concerning those soldiers whofought the battle: “To care for him who shallhave borne the battle and for his widow, andhis orphan.’’

The Vietnam Wall: Within living memory.Fifty years have passed since U.S. groundtroops arrived in Vietnam. Featured in thiscommemoration at the Morris County Li-brary are the names of 67 Morris County sol-diers and sailors who lost their lives inVietnam, with their corresponding Line andPanel numbers from “The Wall” memorial in

Washington, DC.The story of a Vietnam “War Dog” is dis-played.

Visitors may leave messages of apprecia-tion to all Vietnam War veterans in the guestbook.

Additionally, Morris County Distin-guished Service Medal applications are avail-able.

The display will remain in the librarythroughout November.

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Because they are a tropical plant, poinsettias can bedamaged by exposure to low temperatures, even if

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Poinsettias are short-day plants, which means theyflower about 10 weeks after the daylight shortens toabout 12 hours or less. Therefore, to have the plant infull flower by Christmas, it will have to be kept incomplete darkness between 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. from the

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ings to consider when hosting for the holidays

Holiday hosts have a lot on their plates. The work of holiday hosting does not begin when the first guestarrives. It starts weeks before, when homeowners

begin preparing their homes for overnight guests.Because the holiday season can be so busy, it’s easy forhosts to overlook certain things as the day their first guestsare set to arrive draws nearer. But the following are a fewthings hosts should consider in the weeks before theirguests show up.

Accommodations

It’s hard to overlook accommodations when hosting forthe holidays, but it’s best to inspect linens and other items thatmight go largely unused throughout much of the year. Checkfoldout couches or air mattresses a few weeks before yourguests are slated to arrive. This gives you ample time to ad-dress any issues and also allows you to comparison shop andfind great deals on any items you need to replace. Hosts whoare parents to young children may want to discuss sleepingarrangements before guests arrive if kids will be asked tosleep in different beds. Kids might embrace the change, whileothers might be less enthusiastic. If younger cousins will bestaying over, let kids choose their new roommates, whichmight make them more excited about sharing rooms with theirguests. Explaining the situation in advance gives youngsterstime to ready themselves for their temporary move.

DietsAsk guests before they arrive if they have any particular

food allergies or items they need to avoid because of any med-ications they might be taking. This is especially important foryoungsters, who may forget to avoid homemade cookies withnuts despite having nut allergies. By asking in advance if yourguests have any food allergies or foods and ingredients theymust avoid, you will know to avoid serving particular dishesso no one accidentally eats foods that might make them sick

and you can prepare alternative dishes for people who must

avoid certain foods.

ActivitiesIf guests will be staying for several nights, explore a few

local activities so everyone can get out of the house for a nightor two. Time spent with family is one of the best parts of theholiday season, but spending all of that time inside in crampedquarters can grow uncomfortable over time. Plan a familynight or two out that everyone can enjoy.

Pets

When hosting for the holidays, let your guests know if youhave any pets. Some people have dog and cat allergies, andthose allergies may make it difficult for them to enjoy theirstay. Others’ allergies might be so severe that they have tofind alternative lodging. Let guests know about your petswhen you invite them to stay at your house so no one is sur-prised at the last minute. In addition, let guests know if theycan bring their own pets along to your house.

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cake mix, syrup, hot and cold cereals, cof-fee, tea, canned and bottle juices, shelf stable milk, juice boxes, cooking oil, may-onnaise, dressings, vinegar, laundry deter-gent, cleaning products, plastic garbagebags, sandwich bags, toilet paper, papertowels and personal hygiene items and toi-letries. Additional holiday items includegravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, muffin mixand of course, turkeys.

According to Grace Murry of the Inter-

faith food pantry, in addition to offering

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offer satellite locations, are opened only cer-

tain days of the week or may only be avail-

able to town or county residents. She

recommends calling ahead and notes that

“some food pantries require a face to face

interview so we can help better determine

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Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Ragtime”

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turn of Holly Walk, a long-

standing Morris Countytradition that offers visitors

and residents the opportu-nity to visit local historic

sites, decorated for the hol-

idays, with one admission

ticket on one day.

This year the event is set

for Sun., Dec. 6, from noonuntil 5 p.m. Participating

sites will include Acorn

Hall, Macculloch Hall, the

Ford Mansion at Morris-

town National HistoricalPark, Schuyler-Hamilton

House and the Stickley Mu-

seum at Craftsman Farms.

The snow date is set for

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being open, their gift shops

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items so bring holiday gift

lists, and support local his-toric sites and preservation

efforts.

Advance Holly Walk

tickets are $25 per person.

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line at morristourism.org.

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able for purchase at the fol-

lowing Holly Walk sites the

day of the event only:Acorn Hall, Macculloch

Hall, Schuyler-Hamilton

House and the Stickley Mu-

seum. For more informa-

tion, call the Morris CountyTourism Bureau at 973-

631-5151. Pre-sale tickets

will be available through

Dec. 5.

New Jersey Blood Services has

planned the following blood

drives:Nov. 27: Knights of Columbus 3665, in

Netcong, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Nov. 27: Madison Area YMCA, Madison,

2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Nov. 28: Presbyterian Church of Morris

Plains, Morris Plains 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.New Jersey Blood Services, a division

of New York Blood Center (NYBC) is ask-

ing for help to maintain an adequate supply

of all blood types, but especially O-nega-

tive – the “universal” blood which can be

transfused into anyone in an emergency. Inaddition, hundreds of additional blood

drives need to be scheduled to meet pro-

jected hospital demand. Current inventory

of several blood types is running below the

desired target level.“It’s simple: hospital patient demand

for blood often outpaces our best efforts to

recruit donors and schedule blood drives,”

said NYBC Executive Director of Donor

Recruitment Andrea Cefarelli. “There are

always reasons but we have to overcome

that for the sake of hospital patients whoneed us.”

“This is one of the toughest times of the

year,” Cefarelli added. “We’re asking for

our dedicated supporters to roll up their

sleeves to make sure we’re able to provide

our hospital partners with whatever theyneed to take care of their patients.”

Blood products have a short shelf life –

from five to 42 days, so constant replenish-

ment is necessary. Each and every day

there are patients who depend on the trans-

fusion of red blood cells, platelets andplasma to stay alive. But blood and blood

products can’t be manufactured. They can

only come from volunteer blood donors

who take an hour to attend a blood drive or

visit a donor center.To donate blood or for information on

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Amiracle with a ripple effect” is the theme for thisyear’s ecumenical nativity presentation to be heldDec. 6 at 5 p.m. at the Port Morris United

Methodist Church in Landing.Bringing together talents from St. Michael’s Roman

Catholic Church in Netcong, Flanders United MethodistChurch, Valley View Chapel in Long Valley, Grace Churchin Netcong, St. Margaret of Scotland in Morristown, and thehost church, the story of Jesus’ birth will be told through avariety of musical styles, skits, puppetry, vocal and pianomusic and harp. A free will offering will be taken to helpneedy children. There will be hospitality time after the pro-gram.

“This is very important to us,” said John Bingham of Flan-ders United Methodist Church. “We look forward to it everyyear and it is one of our highlights because it allows us to helpin sharing the story and to introduce everyone to new music.”

Bingham accompanies his wife Cathy on guitar. He saidthat they have participated in the nativity program for manyyears and they have never repeated a song. Searching forsongs to fit each year’s program has inspired the husband andwife duo to create songs or rework existing music to fit theneed. This year they are performing “A Baby Will Come”by Bill Wolf and “I’ll Never Find Another You,” an old Seek-ers song which Bingham has adapted for the program.

Several participants will be performing duets and solos.David Petrov and Paulie Kemmerer of the Port Morris UnitedMethodist Church will play a duet on piano and saxophone

and Jack Amato from St. Michael’s will do a piano solo on“We Three Kings.” Amato will also accompany JoAnnGreame from St. Michael’s on “Were You There On ThatChristmas Night?” and "Silent Night." Katie Williver of St.Margaret of Scotland will sing "Mary, Did You Know" andIssac Bayoh of Port Morris United Methodist Church willsing, "O Holy Night." Stephanie Gonzalez of Valley ViewChapel will also be a vocal soloist.

Supplying the sound of angels, will be harpist LindaPlanseon of Grace Church who will play, “It Came Upon AMidnight Clear.”

Planseon said, “Being part of the nativity story programhas been a very special part of giving a timeless message, al-ways presented in a fresh and unique perspective. It is a stepback in time as contributions of a wider community come to-gether in a quaint church - always special, always unique.Not so much as a performer, but partaking as participant andparishioner, you bring home the touching takeaway of the en-

during message of God's love come down.”The host church will take part in the program throughskits, puppetry and vocal music. Besides Bayoh as a soloist,the church has an accomplished accapella choir under the di-rection of Richard Boyer, Jr., who is well known for his workat Pax Amicus Theater. Scenes of Mary and the angel, theinn, shepherds, and the Wise Men and Herod will be shownthrough the talents of the church puppetry ministry directedby Tina Berchak and its youth Sunday School class taught byBoyer.

Nick Petrov, pastor of the Port Morris United Methodist

Church said, “December is a special time for Port MorrisUnited Methodist Church. At this time of the year, we aretouched personally by God’s love. The birth of Jesus is a pro-found and mysterious sign of God’s love for us. The ecumeni-cal Christmas arts program is a time when we celebrate God’slove together with people of different churches, denomina-tions, confessions and faiths. This year, again, we tell the na-tivity story of Jesus’ love for all the earth. It is a privilege forPort Morris UMC to host such an event.”

For more information, call Port Morris United MethodistChurch at 973-347-0381.

Some shepardesses hurdle together at last year's ecumenical na-

tivity program.

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