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    R

    itas of Pequannock will

    host a fund-raiser for

    United By Autism fromFriday, May 4 through Sunday,

    May 6.

    With the special coupon,

    customers will have 20 percent

    of their sale donated to United

    by Autism. (See ad on page 34).

    This is a wonderful chari-

    ty for the local community,

    said Mike Simineri, owner of

    the first Ritas store in North

    Jersey since 1999. We recog-

    nize that autism affects one in46 families in this area, and

    people need help. United by

    Autism paves the way to help

    families and spread awareness,

    he said.

    Through its partnership

    with Ritas, United By Autism

    will make an additional dona-

    tion to the Pequannock Library

    to help those in the immediate

    community learn more aboutautism and find the answers to

    the challenges they face.

    United By Autism is a reg-

    istered non-profit organization

    that assists families and educa-

    tors on a journey with autism.

    Its office is in Wayne and it

    work primarily to help individu-

    als in the surrounding area. The

    organization has provided fund-

    ing to local families struggling

    with autism, and over $10,000worth of books and materials to

    local schools and public

    libraries to spread information

    and awareness.

    Last month, United By

    Autism provided Caldwell

    College with a library to supple-

    ment learning for those educa-

    tors rolling up

    their sleeves to

    help children withautism. A play-

    ground endow-

    ment at a residen-

    tial facility was

    created for indi-

    viduals with severe

    challenges associ-

    ated with autism.

    Scholarships to

    educators and donations to

    other organizations sharing in

    the battle such as AutismNew Jersey have also been

    made.

    Many programs in music

    therapy, job skills, recreational

    therapy, speech therapy, occu-

    pational therapy, food services,

    greenhouse skills, recycling, and

    community-based instruction

    have also received funding from

    United by Autism.

    In 2011 United By Autismestablished a basketball sports

    club for a facility whose resi-

    dents were unable to be includ-

    ed in organized sports. All

    involved received uniforms,

    equipment, lunch, and awards,

    and participated in contests.

    'United by Autism' weekendfund-raiser May 4-6 atRitas of Pequannock

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    May 3

    The 61st annual observance

    of the National Day of Prayer

    will take place on Thursday,May 3. The theme this year is

    One Nation Under God.

    This was inspired by Psalm

    33:12, which states Blessed is

    the nation who God is the

    Lord. How reassuring to knowof our Heavenly Fathers pro-

    tection and guidance-and how

    vital prayer is for the healing of

    our land and its citizens. The

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    hope lies in humble seeking the

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    on Thursday, May 3 at the fol-

    lowing local events: Montville

    Township Hall, 195

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    and the borough Hall, 34

    Chapel Hill Road, Lincoln

    Park. The gatherings begin at

    12:20 p.m.

    May 5

    Holy Spirit School is sponsor-

    ing a tricky tray in the gym on

    Friday, May 5. Doors open at 5

    p.m. and the drawing begins at

    7 p.m. There will be great

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    May 12

    Pequannock UNICO will be

    hosting a bus trip to Mt. Airy

    Lodge & Casino Resort on

    Wednesday, June 13. Ticket

    price is $28 per person.

    Deadline for reservations and

    payment is May 12. Please call

    Joe Carabello at 973-835-0208

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    Officer-in-Charge Barbara

    Sevek announced that

    Pompton Plains letter carriers

    will be collecting non-perish-

    able food along their routes on

    Saturday, May 12 as part of the

    National Association of Letter

    Carriers (NALC) 20th Annual

    Stamp out Hunger! food

    drive. Stamp out Hunger! is a

    nationwide effort to help pro-vide food to local food banks

    and parties that help feed the

    hungry on a daily basis.

    Simply leave a sturdy bag con-

    taining nonperishable food,

    like canned soup, canned veg-

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    next to your mailbox before thetime of regular mail delivery

    and our carriers will do the

    rest, said Officer-in-Charge

    Sevek. Or if more convenient,

    you can drop the food off at the

    Pompton plains post office. Im

    really proud of our employees

    for participating in the NALCs

    Stamp out Hunger! food

    drive. Their collecting food for

    the needy really demonstrates

    that Postal employees do morethan just deliver mail. The

    NALC annual food drive has

    collected more than 700 mil-

    lion pounds of food over the

    last 19 years, including over 68

    million pounds last year alone,

    making it the largest single-day

    food drive in the nation.

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    The U.S. state of affairs in a few words By Mark Charnet

    White House num-

    bers project the

    national debt to

    exceed $26 trillion in 2022!

    The federal budgetdeficit, which hit a record $1.4

    trillion last year, will exceed

    that figure this year, the White

    House predicts. This is for the

    year. One year. Can you

    believe it?

    The amount of money

    we, the U.S., owes today

    stands at $15.23 trillion total!

    That is the sum of all of our

    annual deficits minus any sur-

    pluses.Current-dollar GDP the

    market value of the nation's

    output of goods and services

    increased 3.8 percent, or

    $143.3 billion, in the fourth

    quarter to a level of$15.3194

    trillion! The total debt and

    total GDP are about the same.

    What is a trillion dollars? It's a

    million million! It's a thou-

    sand billion. It's a one fol-

    lowed by 12 zeros! This is what15 trillion looks like:

    $15,000,000,000,000.

    This is BIG! The United

    Nations issued a report in

    2010 laying out plans to aban-

    don the U.S. Dollar as the

    reserve currency going for-

    ward. The report detailed thatthe new reserve system should

    not be based on any single cur-

    rency or even multiple nation-

    al currencies. Instead of the

    U.S. dollar playing the key

    role, it would instead permit

    the inclusion of international

    liquidity to create a more sta-

    ble global financial system.

    They are poised to throw out

    our dollar. Can you imagine?

    The long-term outlook isthat the national debt will

    grow faster than the U.S.

    economy going forward.

    Did you know the

    Federal Reserve is the largest

    holder of U.S. treasuries? As

    of Sept. 28, 2011 it owned

    $1.665 trillion in U.S. treasury

    securities. Wasnt this called a

    Credit Default Swap in the

    financial arena, causing the

    near destruction of our finan-cial system just a few years ago?

    China owned $1.1483

    trillion in U.S. treasury securi-

    ties, according to data pub-

    lished by the U.S. Treasury

    Department. Thus, at the end

    of September 2010, the

    Chinese owned about $339.9billion more in U.S. treasury

    securities than the Fed owned

    at that time. By the end of

    September 2011, the Fed

    owned about $516.7 billion

    more in U.S. treasury securi-

    ties than the Chinese owned.

    The U.S. Treasury

    Department divides the feder-

    al governments debt into two

    general categories: debt held

    by the public the typeowned by the Chinese and the

    Federal Reserve and intra-

    governmental debt, which

    consists of what essentially are

    IOUs the treasury gives to

    government trust funds, such

    as the social security trust,

    when it takes and spends their

    money on other things.

    The current total nation-

    al debt of over $15.0336 tril-

    lion reported by the treasuryconsists of approximately

    $10.3145 trillion in debt held

    by the public and $4.7191 tril-

    lion in intra-governmental

    debt.

    The combined $2.8133

    trillion in U.S. government

    debt held by the public that isnow owned by the Federal

    Reserve and the Chinese

    equals more than 27 percent of

    all U.S. government debt held

    by the public.

    Currently, foreign enti-

    ties, including those in China,

    own $4.6603 trillion of the

    U.S. government debt held by

    the public. These foreign enti-

    ties, together with the Federal

    Reserve, own a combined$6.3253 trillion of the U.S.

    governments debt held by the

    public. That $6.3253 trillion

    in Federal Reserve and for-

    eign-held debt equals more

    than 61 percent of the U.S.

    governments publicly held

    debt.

    Those are the debits.

    Now here are the credits.

    Federal Revenues by Source:

    Most federal revenues

    come from individuals.

    Personal income taxes provide

    the largest portion of total tax

    revenues, though some of this

    is small-business income.

    Social Security and Medicarepayroll taxes are the second-

    largest source.

    Percentage of total Federal

    Revenue (2010):

    Individual: $898.5 billion,

    41.6 percent

    Payroll Taxes: $864.8 billion,

    40.0 percent

    Corporate: $191.4 billion,

    8.9 percent

    Estate & Gift: $18.9 billion,.09 percent

    Excise: $66.9 billion,

    3.1 percent

    Customs Duties and Misc.:

    $121.2 billion, 5.6 percent

    All my readers should

    know the facts of the fiscal sit-

    uation currently facing our

    government. If you derive

    nothing else from this infor-

    mation, please consider thisopinion: it appears that

    Congress cannot or will not

    reach any agreement on reduc-

    ing the deficit, only the level

    in which they add to it each

    year through budget fighting

    and partisan politics. Major

    cuts must be made and made

    soon; otherwise there is no

    other course of action accept

    to increase revenue through

    massive tax increases at the

    individual and corporate level,both of which will ultimately

    trickle down to the consumer

    you and me through

    either reduced pay or higher

    costs of goods and services.

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    maximum tax advantages

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    Healthy hair: Hair sends amessage to others about how

    much you care about your

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    They said they could do

    it! They did it four

    times and are doing it

    again on May 5! Early spring

    inspires bikers to take their first

    ride of the season, and in the

    past four years they have

    arrived at St. Davids in

    Kinnelon by the hundreds toride the Brake the Hunger

    Cycle Tour. This has become

    one of the largest charity bike

    events in northern NJ, and has

    exceeded fund-raising goals

    each year. As they prepare for

    the fifth annual event, the

    Brake the Hunger Cycle Tour

    team expects to surpass its 2015

    goal of raising $100,000 three

    years early!

    This project was inspiredsix years ago by the United

    Nations Millennium Devel-

    opment Goals to cut global

    hunger and poverty in half by

    the year 2015. As a result, a

    grass-roots effort began around

    the world, and in a surprising

    announcement, the United

    Nations said last month that

    the world met the goal five

    years before its 2015 deadline.

    At the same time, the worldalso met its goal of halving the

    proportion of people without

    access to drinking water, also

    five years before the 2015 dead-

    line. The Brake the Hunger

    Cycle Tour team is proud to say

    it has done its part in making

    this happen. And the effort

    continues.

    Why a bike tour? The sce-

    nic beauty of Morris County,with its rolling hills, pristine

    lakes, and gentle streams, beck-

    ons hundreds of bikers to this

    area, making this an attractive

    charity event. In addition to

    the call by the United Nations,

    awareness of the drastic

    increase in the homeless,

    unemployed, and working poor

    who are seeking help to provide

    food for their families contin-

    ues to rise. An estimated 1.1million of our NJ neighbors are

    struggling to make ends meet

    and are foregoing meals every

    month. More than half are

    ineligible for help. 43 percent

    who receive food from the

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    elderly. Eighteen percent of

    clients with children say that

    their children often skip meals

    because there is not enoughmoney for food.

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    If you have a child who

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    some of the earnings for Roth

    IRA contributions. All that

    is required to make a Roth

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    some earned income for the

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    er of either earned income or

    $5,000.

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    years now, your child can

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    a bit of money by retirement

    age. Realistically, however,

    most kids will not be willing

    to contribute the $5,000

    annual maximum even when

    they have enough earnings to

    do so. Be satisfied if you can

    convince your child to con-

    tribute at least a meaningful

    amount each year.

    Remember, if you are so

    inclined, you can make the

    Roth IRA contribution for

    your child.

    Here's what can happen.

    If your 15-year-old con-

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    IRA each year for four years

    starting now, in 45 years

    when your child is 60 years

    old, the Roth IRA would be

    worth about $33,000 if it

    earns a five-percent annual

    return, or $114,000 if it earns

    eight percent. If your child

    contributes $1,500 for each

    of the four years, after 45

    years the Roth IRA would be

    worth about $50,000 if it

    earns five percent, or about

    $171,000 if it earns eight per-

    cent. If the child contributes

    $2,500 for each of the four

    years, after 45 years the Roth

    IRA would be worth about

    $84,000 if it earns five per-

    cent, or a whopping

    $285,000 if it earns eight per-

    cent. You get the idea. With

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    contributions for just a few

    years, Roth IRAs can be

    worth eye-popping amounts

    by the time your child

    approaches retirement age.

    For a child, contributing

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    much better idea than con-

    tributing to a traditional IRA

    for several reasons. The child

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    the annual Roth contribu-

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    income tax or penalty to

    pay for college or for any

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    Roth earnings generally can-

    not be withdrawn tax-free

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    trast, if your child makes

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    traditional IRA, any subse-

    quent withdrawals must be

    reported as income on his or

    her tax returns.

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    butions without any adverse

    federal income tax conse-

    quences, the best strategy is

    to leave as much of the

    account balance as possible

    untouched until retirement

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    Our pets are living

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    of pet owners. With that

    comes an increased incidence

    of geriatric-related illnesses

    and diseases. One senior pet

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    objects. Your pet may fail to

    recognize common com-

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    familiar people. These behav-

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    neurologic conditions by your

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    It may not be as excited to

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    itors.

    Sleeping pattern changes

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    the night and more during the

    daytime. They may also stay

    up at night vocalizing or pac-

    ing.

    Pets with CDS that were

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    begin to have accidents in the

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    based mainly on the pet

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    description of behaviors.

    There is no diagnostic test for

    CDS. Therefore, if your pet

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    because an unmarried

    dependent child's standard

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    tax (not very likely), the

    advantage of being able to

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    only advantage a traditional

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    kids.

    By encouraging kids

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    Roth IRA contributions,

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    Hall, 200 Comly Road in

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    enrolled students. Registration

    fee increases after June 15.

    Enroll now! Busy Beaver

    Nursery School of St.

    Andrews Episcopal Church is

    located at 211 Main street in

    Lincoln Park and is a state

    licensed nursery school.

    Parents have been trusting

    Busy Beaver for their chil-

    drens first school experiences

    for 40 years. Our proven cur-

    riculum is taught by dedicated

    teachers and staff in a warm,

    loving, and individual manner

    so each child is made to feel

    cared for and unique. We

    invite all prospective students

    and parents to visit out pre-

    school during our Open

    House. Please call 973-694-

    2358 for more information.

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    Long gray days are over.

    Come Memorial Day,

    the sun will be drag-

    ging that bathing suit out of

    the closet. Will you be ready?

    You can be!

    Step outside into the

    fresh air and join Thunder

    Boot Camp in rewarding out-

    door workouts that will leave

    you stronger and healthier.

    Beginning this month, all

    workouts will take place out-

    side! With a new location at

    the Pequannock Boys & Girls

    Club, theres no reason not to

    join Jeremie in pursuing a

    healthy lifestyle and body for

    this summer, and every sea-

    son after.

    For over a decade,

    Jeremie Guarderas, a certif ied

    personal trainer through the

    International Sports &

    Science Association, and

    owner of Thunder Fitness and

    Thunder Boot Camp since

    2007, has offered two effec-

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    vate one-on-one session.

    Both are very affordable.

    Thunder Fitness and

    Thunder Boot Camp are

    effective and different from

    any other program because

    Jeremie honestly cares about

    his clients; they are not just

    another dollar to him. Their

    results truly matter, as he

    understands how much it all

    means.

    Caring is reflected in

    Jeremies performan ce and

    delivery of top-quality work-

    outs, made specific for each

    individuals needs. Aside

    from that, there is accounta-

    bility. When a client misses a

    workout, Jeremie does not

    allow it to pass by the way-

    side. They can expect a text

    or a call asking why they did

    not show up for the workout,

    to ensure clients get every

    penny out of their dollar. If a

    client has a hard time staying

    focused, Jeremie will be there

    teaching tricks and methods

    to get through it and get past

    it.

    Up to five newsletters a

    month are sent out with top-

    of-the-line fitness advice,

    meal recipes, and tons of his

    own personal secrets to

    achieving and maintaining a

    better body. In addition,

    Jeremie offers the option of

    nutritional counseling.

    To take advantage of

    one free week of Boot Camp

    or XR-30, visit thunderfit

    ness.net and fill out your

    name and e-mail address in

    the contact section, or sign-

    up for the inner circle

    newsletter list. Jeremie will

    be in touch.

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    The organization also

    provides social events for

    families to interact and feel

    comfortable in a supported

    environment. EachDecember, holiday gifts are

    given to individuals with

    autism who are unable to be

    with their families due to the

    severity of their issues.

    We thank Ritas of

    Pequannock for using its

    facility and making this

    donation. By visiting Ritas

    this weekend, with coupon in

    hand, you can make a big dif-

    ference in the 1 in 46 diag-nosed with autism in our

    area, said Jani Sblendorio,

    executive director of United

    by Autism.

    If you are interested in

    learning more about United

    By Autism, visit the website

    at www.unitedbyautism.org

    or call 973-997-5127. You

    can also reach us at UBA,

    P.O. Box 4615, Wayne, NJ,

    07474.Ritas is located at 225

    Newark Pompton Turnpike

    in Pequannock. For direc-

    tions or more information,

    call 973-626-4455.

    Ritas has been a staple

    frozen dessert stop in the

    Pequannock area for 14 sea-

    sons. It employs about 20

    local high school and college

    students. Summertime activi-

    ties at the store include

    weekly Family Night, where

    six to eight families win free

    products.

    Rita's now offers thebest-tasting frozen custard

    cakes and birthday cakes

    using its famous soft serve

    custard. New four-packs of

    Oreo Cookie Custard

    Sandwiches were also added

    to the menu.

    Ritas headquarters touts

    that the Pequannock loca-

    tion has won several awards

    for top sales, and recently

    achieved an award for out-standing service because it

    scored 100 percent by 13

    consecutive mystery shoppers

    in 2011. Only a handful of

    Ritas 600 store chain has

    achieved this feat.

    The Pequannock loca-

    tion offers affordable catering

    events, including office par-

    ties, birthdays, graduations,

    block parties, and weddings.

    To book your next event,contact Mike Simineri at

    973-626-4455 or e-mail

    [email protected].

    Am e r i c a n

    Legion Post

    242 and the

    Pequannock Town-

    ship Historic Society

    have been involved ina grave recognition

    program that so far

    has found over 600

    veteran graves in the

    cemetery of the First

    Reformed Church of

    Pompton Plains.

    Some of these graves

    date back to the

    Revolutionary War and

    some belong to soldiers

    who fought in recent

    conflicts.

    Through contact

    with church officials,the Veterans Admin-

    istration, and the

    offices of Congressman

    Rodney P. Freling-huy-

    sen, Post 242 has been

    able to obtain stone

    grave markers for each,

    containing names,

    ranks, and dates of

    service.

    There is a large cost to lay

    the foundations for each stone

    marker. A special fund has

    been created and donations are

    actively being requested.Dont let those who

    served your country ever be for-

    gotten. To help support this

    very important program, send

    whatever you can to: American

    Legion Post 242, Graves

    Recognition, POB 242,

    Pompton Plains, NJ, 07444.

    Forgotten Vets need your help now

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    June 2 & 3The Montville Township

    Womens Club invites you to

    participate in its twelfth annu-

    al town-wide garage sale

    weekend on Saturday, June 2

    and Sunday, June 3 from 10

    a.m. to 4 p.m. rain or shine.

    The $20 participation fee

    includes a township permit, a

    master list of all participants,

    placement of your location on

    a township map, advertise-ment in local media, and dis-

    tribution of fliers. For applica-

    tions and additional informa-

    tion, call Jean Bader at 973-

    229-7740. Checks should be

    made payable to the

    Montville Township Womens

    Club and mailed to Jean

    Bader, 290 Changebridge

    Road, Pine Brook, NJ 07058.

    The reservation deadline is

    May 14.

    June 14

    Jacksonville Chapel will

    host its tenth annual golf out-

    ing on Thursday, June 14 at 2

    p.m. The cost is $140 per

    golfer and includes 18 holes of

    golf (scramble format), unlim-ited range use, lunch and buf-

    fet dinner, $10,000 hole-in-

    one prize, plus other great

    prizes, contests, and give-

    aways. The event takes places

    at the Black Bear Golf Club,

    138 Route 23 South in

    Franklin. For more informa-

    tion, contact Neil Hoogmoed

    at [email protected] or 973-

    839-6936.

    June 21

    Pequannock UNICO has afew seats left for their one-day

    trip on June 21 to Hunterdon

    Hills Playhouse for a luncheon

    and matinee performance of a

    new Branson-

    Style Country Show, Branson

    2012 USA Road Trip. Ticket

    price is $80 per person, which

    includes the transportation,

    luncheon and show. The motor

    Celebrating 24 years in

    business, Spring Lake

    Day Camp of

    Ringwood has been providing a

    well-rounded program

    including daily swim instruc-

    tion, general swims, catered hot

    lunches, professional sports,

    arts, and adventure programs

    for more than two decades.Its age-appropriate pro-

    gram focuses on campers indi-

    vidual needs and helps them

    form life-long friendships,

    skills, and memories. Its mature

    staff and state-of-the-art facility

    cannot be matched.

    Spring Lake, headed by

    owners/directors Mitchell and

    Michelle Kessler, offers air-con-

    ditioned, door-to-door minibus

    transportation.Four-, five-, six-, seven-,

    and eight-week sessions are

    available for boys and girls ages

    three through 15.

    Camp opens June 25 and

    runs through August 16. Our

    full-day program runs from 9

    a.m.-4 p.m. A "mini camp" pro-

    gram is available from 9 a.m.-

    1:20 p.m. for campers ages

    three and four.

    The daily hot catered

    lunch and transportation,

    along with camp shirts and

    bags, are included in the

    tuition.

    Once you visit SpringLake Day Camp, you will see

    the difference and understand

    why its campers look forward to

    the summer all year long. Give

    your child the gift of Spring

    Lake Day Camp, North Jerseys

    Premier Day Camp.

    Join the owners and staff

    for an open house on Saturday,

    May 5 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

    Spring Lake is located at

    234 Conklintown Roadin Ringwood. For more infor-

    mation, call 973-831-9000,

    e-mail info@springlakeday-

    camp.com, or visit www.

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    Spring has sprung and

    summer is right around

    the corner! What does

    this mean? Its time to start

    thinking about summer

    camp. Last summer was a

    huge success and Eastern

    Christian School is excited

    to announce another action-

    packed year of Eagles

    Summer Day Camps!

    Eagles Camps havemain campuses in Midland

    Park, North Haledon, and

    Wyckoff. Camp will include

    multiple sessions from July 9-

    Aug. 10. Enrolling your

    three- to 14-year-old chil-

    dren in one of our four camps

    will guarantee a safe, educa-

    tional, and active summer

    experience. These great

    camps will be led by highly

    qualified instructors andstaffed with mature Christian

    men and women. There will

    also be a trained Red Cross

    CPR & First Aid staff mem-

    ber on site at each camp

    location. Eagles Camps fea-

    ture extended hours and

    unbeatable prices!

    Eagles Day Camps

    available:

    Camp Sonshine (Ages 3-5):

    Session 1: Animal Adventure

    (July 9-13)Session 2: Super Science

    (July 16-20)

    Session 3: Carnival Craze

    (July 23-27)

    Session 4: Outstanding

    Outdoors (July 30-Aug. 5)

    Day Camp (Grades K-5):

    Session 1: Animal Adventure

    (July 9-13)

    Session 2: Super Science

    (July 16-20):Session 3: Carnival Craze

    (July 23-27)

    Session 4: Outstanding

    Outdoors (July 30-Aug. 5)

    Drama Camp (Grades 5-9):

    Session 1: (July 9-13)

    Session 2: (July 16-20)

    Robotics & Rocketry

    (Grades 5-9):

    Session 1: (July 30-Aug. 5)

    Session 2: (Aug. 6-10)

    The drama camps for

    middle school students will

    be taught by experienced

    theater professionals and will

    culminate in a musical pro-

    duction.

    Eagles Camps also offers

    an international student

    camp program called the

    American Experience. A typ-

    ical day in all of the camps

    will include a variety ofactivities that emphasize

    social, physical, and emo-

    tional growth and learning.

    To register your child, or

    for more information about

    Eagles Camps, visit

    www.eaglescamps.org or call

    973-427-6244, ext. 300. For

    information about EasternChristian School, visit

    www.easternchristian.org.

    Founded in 1892, par-

    ent-controlled Eastern Chri-

    stian School is the largest K-

    12 Christian School in the

    New York Metropolitan a rea.

    Eastern Christian School

    provides Christ-centerededucation to over 760 stu-

    dents each year at three loca-

    tions in Bergen and Passaic

    Counties. Each campus has

    an excellent media center,

    up-to-date technology, spe-

    cially de-signed fine arts and

    music rooms, and spacious

    gymnasiums and athleticfields.

    Eagles day camp - a fun summer camp experience for your child

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    Because of the lack of san-

    itary water sources globally,

    millions die of thirst or disease

    mostly children. Those who

    survive are impaired nutrition-

    ally, which affects their growth

    and mental ability to concen-

    trate and learn. Communities

    cannot survive and grow with-

    out adequate sanitary water.

    Water sources provide a means

    for people to grow their ownfood and establish industries to

    support themselves. The

    Hunger Cycle Tour contributes

    50 percent of funds raised to

    the Community FoodBank of

    NJ, and 50 percent to global

    water projects that develop

    clean water sources.

    Rain or shine, the fifth

    annual Brake the Hunger

    Cycle Tour will be Saturday,

    May 5. All of the well-markedroutes begin and end at host

    church, St. Davids Episcopal,

    91 Kinnelon Road in

    Kinnelon. Rider fees include a

    huge backyard-style BBQ (veg-

    etarian food will be available)

    with live music, family enter-

    tainment, and door prizes.Kessler Institute therapists will

    be on sight offering stretching

    for the bikers, both before and

    after their rides. Bike techs will

    be offering tune-ups and tire

    checks, and a communications

    center with short-wave opera-

    tors will be able to communi-

    cate with the field staff.

    The early registration fee

    is $45 for riders age 13 and up

    and $20 for children 12 andunder. Non-riders are invited

    to join the BBQ from 11:30 am

    to 1:30 pm for a $10 donation.

    Riding fees are tax-deductible,

    as one-hundred percent of the

    fees are donated.

    The bike tour is designed

    for riders of all skill levels with

    the 25-, 40-, and 62-mile met-

    ric century routes geared to

    the serious cyclists. The shorter

    four- and 12-mile courses areideal routes for the casual biker

    and youngsters. Children under

    12 must be accompanied by an

    adult. The four-mile route

    (mainly youngsters with their

    parents) is escorted by local

    police. In past years, all vari-

    eties of bikes have been ridden,from two-seaters and scooter

    bikes to recumbents and tricy-

    cles. All cyclists must wear offi-

    cial biking helmets.

    Rest stops are set up along

    each route, providing energy

    snacks and drinks for the riders.

    Support and gear (SAG) vehi-

    cles will be monitoring each of

    the routes in order to assist any

    rider experiencing mechanical

    problems, while sweep riders

    will continuously check thecourses. Bike techs will be

    offering free tune-ups and tire

    checks. The Tri-Boro First Aid

    Squad will be on site, as well as

    a short-wave communications

    center to keep all contact peo-

    ple in touch. Whether a serious

    biker or a family affair, a fun day

    is in store. For early registration

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    Outdoor living spaces

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    improvement boom has shown

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    Whenever possible, plan the

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