The Katonah-Lewisboro Times 06.13.19

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KATONAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Fourth and fifth
graders ‘Do the

Write Thing’

Students learn from professional
authors and journalists

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER writers who live locally to teach Student learn about newspapers from The Katonah-Lewisboro Times. PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER
EDITOR fourth- and fth-grade students
about the importance of writ- sci- mystery and bring us on the passion with the kids,” Chiou presidents Dan Quayle and Al
Words have the power to in- ing at its biennial “Do the Write journey. e idea is to get kids to continued. Gore and President Bill Clinton.
spire, empower, in uence and see writing in di erent forms— After quickly deducing Russo’s
inform. ing” event. novels, newspapers, sports jour- One those writers was Eliza- profession, the students listened
Do the Write ing, which nalism, advertising—and spark beth Harris, a contributor to e to the former agent and wrote
ey can bring joy or cause an- featured morning-long writing an interest. New York Times and Forbes. stories about his career.
guish. ey can unite people or workshops led by journalists and
divide them. ey have inspired authors, has been organized by “ e professional authors that Harris brought in a special In other workshops, students
revolutions and movements all Katonah Elementary School’s gave workshops were all amaz- guest for her workshop: Joe Rus-
across the world. Parent Teacher Organization ing and so generous to share their so, a former U. S. Secret Service SEE WRITING PAGE 3
every other year since 1999. e special agent who protected vice
Even in a progressively digital organizers of this year’s event
world, the written word is the were Suzanne Yeager and Pauline
engine that powers your favorite Chiou, who is an assistant news
social media app, song or Net ix director at News 12.
show. “ e kids learn that words are
powerful and can carry us into a
Nobody understands this bet- moment,” said Chiou, who has
ter than people who make a liv- also worked as a news anchor
ing putting pen to paper. for CNN and CNBC “ ey can
write about a baseball game or a
at’s why, on ursday, May
30, Katonah Elementary School
invited a dozen professional

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WRITING

FROM PAGE 1

practiced creative writing, sports writing and news writ-

ing under the tutelage of published authors, columnists

and journalists who work for or have been published

in e Wall Street Journal, e New York Times, e

Washington Post, USA Today, Boston Globe and more.

“It was exciting to see the students try their hands at a

wide range of genres,” Harris said, “from a ctional piece

about a kid’s reluctant encounters at summer camp to

writing a retrospective sports story covering Derek Jeter’s

nal game—the enthusiasm and creativity they displayed

was infectious. In my group, I loved watching each writer

home in on nding telling details to

add to their stories to really make

their articles their own.”

e Katonah-Lewisboro Times

was well-represented at Do the Write A dozen professional writers volunteered to teach at Do the Write Thing on Thursday, May 30.

ing, with workshops being led by

this editor and columnist Kim Kovach.

Students learning about news writ- portunity for our fourth- and Vertigo” and “Kitchawan Kenny”)

ing from e Katonah-Lewisboro fth-graders,” Stambaugh said. • Gia Miller (journalist/essayist/content writer, pub-

Times were taught about the impor- “Not only was it inspiring for lished in e Washington Post, SELF, Healthline, Head-

tance of the Five Ws: Who, What, them, but it also provided our space and Working Mother)

Why, Where and When). After a brief students with a glimpse of how • Richard Finn (sports writer, published in USA To-

lesson, the students interviewed each writing can be leveraged as a day, e New York Times, Associated Press, Tennis

other and wrote stories about what they profession. Having authentic Magazine and Boston Globe)

did over their Memorial Day breaks. writers from our community • Wendi Corsi Staub (author, “Cat Got Your Tongue,”

“I thought it was very informative lead the workshops and in- “Scream and Scream Again,” and “Dead of Winter”)

and it taught us a lot about the process PHOTOS COURTESY OF KATONAH-LEWISBORO SCHOOLS terface with the children was • Elizabeth Harris (contributor, e New York Times
going into newspapers and how it hap- invaluable. I hope the writers and Forbes)
pens,” one student told e Katonah- Brian Marschhauser, editor of The Katonah- found just as much value in the
Lewisboro Times. “I liked interview- Lewisboro Times, teaches student about experience as our students.” • Léna Roy (author,“Edges”; regional manager, Writo-
newspapers. pia Lab in Westchester and Connecticut)

ing our partners. I thought it was fun.” e writers were: • Brian Marschhauser (editor, e Katonah-Lewis-

Another student said, “I thought this event would be • Lauren Acampora (author, “ e Wonder Garden” boro Times and Yorktown News)

good for kids to learn how to write and it would be good and “Paper Wasp”) • Caroline Moss (author, “Hey Ladies!” and “Work It,

for their future because they can be writers.” • Elizabeth Yuan (publishing editor, e Wall Street Girl!”; producer, Buzzfeed)

Kweon Stambaugh, assistant principal of Katonah El- Journal) • Chris Spain (Wallace Stegner Fellow, Stanford Uni-

ementary School, echoed the students’ sentiments. • Kim Kovach (columnist, e Katonah-Lewisboro versity’s Creative Writing Program)

“Do the Write ing was such a fantastic learning op- Times; author, “Welcome to Appletown!” “Surviving • Jennifer Lyne (author, “Catch Rider”)

Waccabuc resident honored
by Westchester Land Trust

Susan Henry, a founding director of Westches- “We could not have preserved over 8,400 acres
ter Land Trust, was honored by the environmen- of open space, including 780 acres of nature pre-
tal organization at its annual bene t on Saturday, serves owned by the organization, which are free
June 1, at GlenArbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills. and open to the public, year-round without the
support of all who joined us for our annual ben-
e Waccabuc resident received a Lifetime e t,” said Lori Ensinger, Westchester Land Trust
Achievement Award for dedicating three de- president.
cades of her life to serve the Westchester Land
Trust’s mission and lead its community outreach Lewisboro Supervisor Peter Parsons,
activities. honoree Susan Henry, and Lori Ensinger,

e event set a record for Westchester Land president of Westchester Land Trust
Trust, raising nearly a half-million dollars for en-
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The Staff Lewisboro Police Blotter

EDITORIAL TEAM e following information was tempted to remove the snake but MYSTERIOUS SCREAMING DIRT BIKES
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER Police received a complaint
EDITOR: 914-302-5628 provided by the Lewisboro Police was unsuccessful. e resident Around 6:05 p.m. Friday, May
[email protected] about dirt bikes on Hilltop Road
Department. was advised to contact a pest con- 31, a South Salem resident told around 6:40 p.m. Friday, May
GABRIELLE BILIK 31. By the time police arrived,
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-214-4285 trol company. police that screaming could be however, the dirt bikes had gone.

[email protected] SNAKE IN THE WALL heard behind the house. When CAR CRASH
A southbound car on Route
ADVERTISING TEAM Around 12:52 p.m. Tuesday, TRUCK STRIKES PORTICO the responding o cer located
LISA KAIN 123 in South Salem hit a deer
May 28, a Goldens Bridge resi- A truck hit the portico of the source of the screaming, it around 8:38 a.m. Tuesday, June
914-351-2424 4. e same deer was hit again
[email protected] dent reported that a snake had Waccabuc Country Club around turned out to be a neighbor, who by a northbound car, which was
then rear-ended by another car.
PAUL FORHAN made its way into her walls. e 5:41 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. said she had screamed when her
914-202-2392 e drivers declined medical
[email protected] responding police o cer at- No injuries were reported. dog killed a gopher. attention and their cars were
CORINNE STANTON towed.
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JENNIFER CONNELLY Tracy Christen Reimann A sign advertising Goldens
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NANCY SORBELLA If you are in one of these situations… stolen from the corner of North
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BRUCE HELLER My spouse has been diagnosed
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TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL I just inherited a family business. An eastbound Honda CRV

PRODUCTION MANAGER or another... on Route 35 crossed over the
DESIGNER/PHOTOGRAPHER double-yellow line and collided
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Dorothy Lyman’s June 7, on a report of three suspi-
SHELLEY KILCOYNE cious people in their 20s walking
VP OF SALES: on Hall Avenue and “going up to
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Residents press town for pond cleanup
Bedford board sympathetic but cites costs

BY TOM BARTLEY more than 20 years ago. When Morris, the leado commu- deal with a before-catastrophe situation,”
CONTRIBUTING WRITER None of the elected o cials disputed nity speaker, insisted he needed a more-
generous clock, others yielded their an- Morris told the board.
Todd’s Pond, a three-acre, man-made the alarms being raised. Instead, at eve- ticipated microphone time. In a “who’s
lake o Cherry Street, has gone from ning’s end, board members thanked the counting, anyway?” moment, seemingly “I don’t think there’s a person in this
revered neighborhood attraction to dis- residents for expressing their concerns enough prospective speakers surrendered
mal swamp, some Katonah homeowners and supported creation of a committee their places to let Morris cover his dozen room who doesn’t believe a catastrophe
charged last week in urging swift town to propose solutions. But they also coun- minutes of opening remarks and more
action to halt the decline. seled patience. time later. is going to happen,” he said. “It is inevi-

More importantly, said members of the Moreover, Supervisor Chris Burdick “Todd’s Pond,” he emphasized, “is table.”
Cherry Ridge Lake Association, the rav- said he had “no idea” how the town could a singularly unique natural resource...
ages of time and weather have eroded the foot the bill for remediation, which by with the potential to seriously mitigate Todd’s Pond, just o Lakeside Drive,
lake’s ability to perform its critical ood varying estimates ranged anywhere from
barrier and stormwater-control duties. $100,000 to $4 million. “We work very ooding-not in the Todd’s Pond area but has faced two meteorological juggernauts
hard to stay within the property tax cap,” downstream, all along Valley Road, and
Cherry Street resident Je Morris cit- he said. into town. in the last half century, speakers pointed
ed a study of the Valley Road Watershed
that stressed the importance of the wa- e Cherry Ridge Lake Association, At last week’s meeting, by sheer num- out.
terway. “ e single most important lever owner of the pond since 1955, sold it ber of speakers alone, the pond domi-
we can turn in ood mitigation for the to the town in 1997, the website save- nated the evening’s discussion. Residents Hurricane Floyd—which former Su-
town is Todd’s Pond,” he said, reading toddspond.org notes, getting $10 and wistfully recalled Todd’s Pond as a popu-
from the report. Bedford’s promise to preserve those wa- lar shing hole for youngsters and genial pervisor John Dinan called a once-in-
ters in perpetuity. gathering spot for the neighborhood,
Morris was among more than 30 even as an undeniable selling point in the 500-years storm—deluged Katonah in
speakers addressing the Town Board’s Some 50 residents, most of them eyes of prospective homebuyers.
June 4 meeting. While many came to members of the lake association, had 1999, dropping about 17 inches of rain,
the microphone to reinforce the calls packed the townhouse on June 4, primed But the overriding thrust of multiple
for a cleanup, a handful of others, Mor- to renew a spirited Todd’s Pond dialogue comments was a dark warning of im- while Tropical Storm Eloise in 1975 also
ris notably among them, made extended begun three weeks earlier at the annual pending “catastrophe” if elected o cials
presentations—buttressed in some cases Katonah Forum. did not rehab this precious wetland, na- walloped the area, though it dropped half
by slides, video and graphic depictions of ture’s fundamental protection against
nature’s fury. ey spoke for more than To avoid an all-night session “unless as much water.
an hour, discussing the decline of a body you’ve brought your pajamas,” Burdick ooding in a major storm.
of water the association sold to the town asked speakers to respect a three-minute “What we would like to request is Still, Eloise had caused su cient dam-
limit on their remarks. Almost immedi- that rather than dealing with an after-
ately, that restriction fell by the wayside. catastrophe situation we pre-emptively age to prompt a town-commissioned

study of drainage in the Valley Road

area. Hefting the voluminous report last

week, Morris noted its depiction of a lake

6 to 8 feet deep and covering more than

4 acres. at contrasts with today’s shal-

low 3-acre waterway, he said, its collected

sediment choking o the depth at per-

haps half a foot.

For a Valley Road man, Tom Conrad,

Floyd remains a vivid memory, one he

shared at last week’s meeting to “put a real

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Foam containers, cups
banned in Westchester

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER so di cult to dispose of. We are not your "Main Street"
repair shop—we're tucked away
EDITOR “ is material doesn’t biodegrade, so it clogs on a residential street in the VOTED #12018"FNAVEIOGRHIBTOERAHUOTOODR-ENPEAXIRTSDHOOOPR"

land lls for decades or more,” she said. “Once it is hamlet of South Salem.
We have been serving the
A measure mostly banning expanded polysty- used for food, it is di cult to recycle economically. community for over 89 years.

rene in Westchester County won unanimous ap- And when it breaks up into smaller pieces, it drifts

proval Monday, June 3, from the county’s Board of o into our waterways, where it’s often eaten by

Legislators. marine life mistaking it for

e change will take ef- food.”

fect in January, giving res- Polystyrene bans are Spring Specials

taurants six months to use sweeping the nation. e

up their current supplies list includes Albany, Nas-

and nd alternatives. sau and Su olk counties,

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Adulting On Stage: McMurphy
rules in ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’
Ihave always been extremely sheets, a lemon zester, a cheese grater,
organized. As a small child, I did
my homework without being can openers, colander, whisk and
asked. I studied my
spelling words each vegetable peeler. I was all set. In the 92 years of Academy Awards, there
night to be ready for are but three lms that have walked away
the Friday spelling Apparently, with all ve major Oscars.“One Flew Over Fletcher), Director (Milos Forman), and Writ-
test. I took very good ing (Bo Goldman, Laurence Hauben). at
care of my toys. My many twenty- clean sweep is the very rare quintuple crown of
dolls were lined up
in a row waiting for READING, somethings do the Cuckoo’s Nest”is among that elite group. Oscar immortality.
my attention. Every WRITING & not cook. ey
board game con-
tained the correct number of pieces CHOCOLATE order food on e stage version of “Cuckoo’s Nest,”by Dale It takes an admirably adventurous local
and cards that it came with in pristine
condition. KIM phone apps or Wasserman (he also wrote “Man of La Man- theater company to produce a homegrown
KOVACH grab fast food
In middle and high school, I set almost every cha”), is at Ridge eld eater Barn in Con- version of a beloved lm classic that is rmly
my own alarm clock and got ready
for school. I knew what time I had to necticut now through June 22. It is directed lodged in the consciousness of anyone going
leave to walk to the bus stop. I never
lost a mitten or a winter hat or an night of the week. by Kevin Sosbe.Ticket information: Ridge- to see the stage version who also has seen the
umbrella. I was that organized, re-
sponsible kid. In college, I didn’t need One article stated eld eaterBarn.org. e stage play was rst movie.
any help juggling my class assign-
ments, term papers or part-time jobs. that young people living on their own produced in the 1960s, starring Kirk Douglas, In that regard, Ridge eld eater Barn
Being organized just came naturally
to me. or with roommates do not even own and Broadway productions gets bonus points for not

Organization and life skills are now a can opener or a sewing kit. Experts of it since have won awards. being afraid to test its
being taught to young people (mil-
lennials) who have somehow only say that one third of young people be- e 1975 screen adapta- mettle with what is a very
made it through high school and
college with the help of their parents tween the ages of 18 and 34 have not tion of Ken Kesey’s ac- BRUCE challenging serio-comic
and smartphones. “Adulting” classes claimed novel was honored THE BLOG piece of theater.
have sprung up around the country mastered basic life skills because they for Best Picture (produced
teaching everything from how to sew by Michael Douglas and BRUCE Set in a psychiatric hos-
on a button to how to understand still live at home with their parents. Saul Zaentz), Actor ( Jack APAR pital, an ensemble of eight
art, make scrambled eggs, balance a Nicholson), Actress (Louise
checkbook, do laundry, make conver- Just in time for graduation season, a SEE APAR PAGE 12
sation, and handle con ict resolution
with words. new “I Adulted!” calendar is available

Personally, I know several millen- on Amazon to make any organiza-
nials and they seem like level-headed,
responsible young people who can tionally challenged person stay on
organize their schedules and show up
for work or class on time. But the very task. is 16-month wall calendar (to
basic skills that many of us learned
from our parents or grandparents use from September 2019 to Decem-
when we were growing up seem to be
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MAN is uncomplicated in Dublin. e you out onto the third or fourth of the Waterford Crystal factory thought it would be.
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RICK ties of Ireland. at’s when the of sticks and berries, until you ship and literally cutting edge the famous Ring of Kerry, a
MELÉN fun really begins. technology. We stayed at the two-to-four hour drive around
gure out where the hell you Waterford Castle, which dates the highlands of the Iveragh
As I continue my journey For those of you who have are. All in all, it wouldn’t be so back to the 16th century. If Peninsula among some of the
through Ireland, feel free driven on the wrong side of the bad other than the fact that it you’ve never stayed in a castle, most scenic landscapes you can
to tag along. And if you road by mistake, it’s not nearly was ten times worse. it’s everything you ever thought imagine. If you go, you should
speak the language, so much the as disturbing as doing it on it would be. It was very drafty, drive in a counter clockwise
better, because I didn’t under- purpose. Even so, we were going We drove down to Waterford, and I’m just talking about the direction, that way, when you’re
stand a word anybody said for along ne until we got to the which is the oldest town in beer selection at the bar. e done you’ll arrive an hour be-
ten days. Dublin is fun in the “roundabout.” You enter it from Ireland, originally settled by the only castle I had been in up to fore you started.
daytime and even more fun at the left in Ireland, and you keep Vikings. To get there you have that time was a bouncy castle,
night. Our hotel was right next going around in circles until to pass through Tipperary, and and it’s more di erent than I e following morning, about
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MELEN over if you feel the need to get last week on how annoying it is bag. My plane has a tray table right side of the road again, so
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APAR a highlight of the show. e most a ecting moments in the play ed. He exposes young Billy Bibbit (Sam
While the subordinate patients submit occur between McMurphy and the Chief, Bass), a lost boy browbeaten by his mother,
FROM PAGE 8 notably when they embrace at one point, to his rst sexual encounter. Sam Bass is all
to their institutionalized state, as well as to and at the emotionally-charged end of play. too convincing as the tragic gure whose
supporting actors play patients of varying the ramrod rules enforced robotically by As Chief, A.M. Bhatt beautifully conveys con dence is as stunted (“I’m not tough”)
functionality who orbit around the new ar- Nurse Ratched (Alicia Dempster), it takes vulnerability, regret, and a quiet pride born as his speech is stuttered. We ache for Mr.
rival, Randle P. McMurphy, also known as cocky Mac, a boiling cauldron of bravado of ancestral pedigree. ( e sound on his Bass’s Billy, even as we applaud the actor’s
Mac (played by an exuberant Fred Rueck). with no patience (or respect) for authority recorded voiceovers could be a tad clearer.)
to raise the stakes. ne work.
Big Mac’s happily arriving at the mental Another performance I found fascinat- McMurphy puts up a brave and de ant
ward fresh from a prison farm. His per- To prove to his lackeys that his swagger ing was Mark Hankla’s, as the lobotomized front as he and the Chief are subjected to
fectly sane mind has reasoned that medi- is as much substance as style, McMurphy Ruckly. For long stretches he is on stage in electro-shock treatment. A bigger shock for
cal housing is a lot more accommodating wagers them that he can bend the intransi- a Jesus-like pose, framed by a window case- McMurphy is nding out from Harding
than where he was, not to mention more gent Nurse Ratched to his iron will. ment, with arms splayed, looming above that he committed himself voluntarily and
conducive to his talent for running rough- the fray, wholly catatonic. can walk out at any time on his own, as
shod over everyone and everything. How With McMurphy the center of gravity, can others in the ward. Captives, maybe, of
you gonna keep him down on the farm it’s up to Nurse Ratched to give as good as I found the inert physicality performed their own free will.
after he’s seen, as one patient says,“psycho- she gets, creating the tension that de nes by Mr. Hankla to be an extraordinary McMurphy is incredulous at that revela-
ceramics—the crack pots of humanity.” their fraught relationship. Facing nominal exercise in self-control and concentration. tion, and he is further gobsmacked to be
pushback, Mr. Rueck breathes re like His silent presence throughout is haunting reminded that, unlike them, he is not free
As overbearing McMurphy, the bom- a Dany Targaryen dragon, relishing his and compelling, a human prop that projects to leave on his own; he can be kept in the
bastic Mr. Rueck bursts on stage through center-stage dominance. But it takes two anguish and pain. I also was struck by ward for an indeterminate period, subject to
double swing doors, instantly intimidating to tangle, and it’s pretty much a one-man his resemblance to the actor Christopher electro-shock treatments and worse. (Maybe
and challenging the irregular regulars of the show when they face o . (Since I caught Lloyd, who was in the movie version of that prison farm wasn’t so bad after all.)
ward, who are awestruck by his “here I am the second performance, I’d like to think “Cuckoo’s Nest.” In the end, an uncontrollable explosion
to save the day!”posturing. their critically dramatic relationship will of anger at Nurse Ratched proves McMur-
become more mutually edgy as the show’s As the child-like Cheswick, Stephen phy’s undoing. It also leads to liberation—
Except there’s one patient who is singu- run progresses.) Zerilli stayed fully connected to every both literal and gurative—for his com-
larly un-awestruck: Dale Harding (Timo- moment on stage, calibrating his reactions rades, as Randall P. McMurphy, smothered
thy Huber), a model of sangfroid, at least In the airless unfunny farm over which with instinctive timing and precision, mak- lovingly with a farewell kiss from Chief
on the surface. dour Nurse Ratched presides, McMurphy ing kinetic use of his body and mannerisms Bromden, passes into unlikely but justi -
appears to foment anarchy. Yet, given the to lighten the mood whenever appropriate. able martyrdom.
As the most stable and erudite of the oppressive circumstances, the only thing In the language of actors, he made great
group, Harding is their de facto leader. subversive in his intention is to restore “choices.” Bruce “ e Blog” Apar promotes local
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form an alliance. he views as the downtrodden, captives A shout-out too goes to Brianna Bow- through public relations agency APAR PR. He
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BY BOB DUMAS can happen when people fail to prepare. a young age is very important.” thony, who is the incoming chair of the
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR But the rm is built to help its clients Lauren said if an illness befalls a loved Senior Lawyer Section of the New York
avoid just that and help them navigate State Bar Association, which advises at-
Benjamin Franklin once famously what can be an intimidating landscape one, questions will arise as to what steps torneys about transitioning from their
said, “By failing to prepare, you are pre- of laws, regulations and red tape. are taken to protect their assets. law practice into retirement. “It’s not just
paring to fail.” a skill you develop overnight.”
e rm, which has 35 years’ expe- “Did they transfer their assets to a
It’s a motto that Somers attorney rience helping people traverse these Medicaid Asset Protection Trust? Do Anthony is also former chair of the
Anthony J. Enea has instilled in his often-complex issues, helps its clients they have a last will and testament, pow- Elder Law and Special Needs Section of
children, Lauren and Michael, both of with Medicaid planning, special-needs er of attorney and healthcare proxy?” she the State Bar and president of the West-
whom have followed in their father’s planning, guardianships, and probate said. “We provide our clients the solu- chester County Bar Foundation, which
footsteps. and estate administration. Anthony and tions to these issues.” raises funds to pay for newly admitted
all the rm’s partners and associates help attorneys who provide legal services to
Michael just graduated from law people plan and protect their assets in Anthony began practicing elder law in the indigent and underrepresented.
school this spring and in 2016, Lauren the event of an unforeseeable problem, the late 1980s as the Baby Boomers be-
joined her father’s rm, Enea, Scanlan such as illness or injury. ese matters, came concerned with planning for their “I enjoy working with Lauren,” An-
and Sirignano, LLP, which is headquar- which often become issues for the whole long-term healthcare needs. thony said. “I nd that on many things,
tered in White Plains, and also has an family, are at the core of the day-to-day we think alike, and on others she brings
o ce in Somers. practice of the rm. “I noticed demographically that we a di erent perspective and dynamic to
had a very large aging population and the rm. She is obviously much more
“We’ve been living in Somers for “Unfortunately, one day we all get there was nobody advising them what computer-savvy, and she’s helped move
over 25 years now,” said Anthony, who older and have the same issues,” Lau- could happen to their nances in the the rm into the next century when it
is very active with the senior commu- ren said. e father/daughter team each event they became sick and needed comes to technology, how we operate,
nity in Heritage Hills. “It’s a nice story brings something special to the table. long-term care, either in a nursing home and how we serve our clients.”
because both of my children grew up in or at home,” he said.
Somers and went through the Somers “I am focused on young families to Lauren agrees, saying the dynamic
school system and now my daughter has make sure they have all their ducks in a In 1992, he co-founded the Elder Law works well, as they have the same vision
decided to buy her rst home and live row,” said Lauren, who helps her clients Committee of the Westchester County for the rm.
in and raise her family here. Our roots with new wills and power of attorney Bar Association, believing that seniors
are rmly in place in the town we call documents. “I have a di erent perspec- needed to be protected from the costs of “We really want to bring to the fore-
home.” tive because it is possible that our gener- long-term care. is need has exploded front that you don’t have to be 60 to 65-
ation will see a lot less growth in savings with what has been described by AARP plus to start planning for your future,”
e father/daughter duo, whose spe- and investments, such as real property. as a “tsunami” of dementia patients and Lauren said. “ at’s something you need
cialties include elder care, estate plan- So, being in the best position possible at people living longer. to do always—you always need to have
ning, wills, trusts and more, knows what some sort of plan.”
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Relay For Life of Katonah-Lewisboro 2019
JJHS Friday, 6/14

What’s Happening - Program Schedule

4:00 PM: Gates Open for Team Setup

• Registration and Get Ready to Relay

5:00 PM: Event Begins

• DJ, Inflatables, Music, Activities, Games, Food, Fundraising, Participants start
walking the track

5:30 PM: School of Rock Band Performs featuring JJHS

6:30 PM: Opening Ceremony

• Opening Speakers and Announcements
• National Anthem and JJHS Acapella Group The Rolling Tones perform
• Survivor Lap – Caregiver Lap:
• Survivor Reception immediately following Donated By Bacio Trattoria

7:30 PM: Jazz Band featuring John Jay HS Daniel Zittomer
8:00 PM: Mother Goose Band featuring John Jay HS August Wachter, Jack

Nelson, Elias Waill, and Orion Cummings.

9:00 PM: Luminaria Ceremony

• Speakers, Memoriam Lap. And Chain of Hope

9:45 PM: ZUMBA

• Restaurant Raffle Winner will be drawn after Zumba

10:30 PM: EPIC Foam Sword Battle by Way of the Sword

11:00 PM: DJ, Activities, Walk the track

12:00 AM: Midnight Mile & Final Lap

Clean up: Each Team clean up their own camp site through out the night

All Night Music by DJ Sounds Unlimited

THANK YOU to JJHS and all our
Sponsors, Volunteers, Team Members and Participants!

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019 TOWN CROSSING THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 17

Government will host a launch party for the sity, earned an MFA at Brook- to discuss end of life. When in- tonah Ave., will host the select-

at Work release of Katonah author Lau- lyn College, and has received dividuals gather in small groups ed works of artist Susan Zoon
ren Acampora’s new novel, “ e fellowships from the MacDow- to exchange thoughts and ex- from June 15 to July 7. An art-

e following is a list of Paper Wasp” at 6 p.m. Friday, ell Colony, the Ucross Founda- periences, this shared informa- ist’s reception will be held from

Bedford and Lewisboro meet- June 21. tion, Writers OMI Internation- tion and exploration transform 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 15.

ings that are scheduled to take e book has already been al Residency, and the Ragdale anxiety about death and dying For more information, con-

place from ursday, June 13, to named a Best Summer Read Foundation. so life can be lived more fully. tact Mindy Yanish at o erings-

Wednesday, June 19 by e New York Times Book “ e Paper Wasp” will be ( is is a discussion group rath- [email protected].

• ursday, June 13, 7:30 Review and Publishers Weekly. available for purchase and sign- er than a counseling session for Pride Clinic
p.m.—Bedford Conservation Her debut collection of linked ing. e author will present in those actively grieving.)

Board, Second-Floor Confer- stories, “ e Wonder Garden,” the accessible Garden Room Group originator and mod-

ence Room, 425 Cherry St., was published by Grove in May on the lower level of the library. erator Barbara Sarah, an oncol- CoveCare, located at 1806

Bedford Hills 2015. It was named a Barnes e library is located at 26 Bed- ogy social worker and Goldens Route 6 in Carmel, will host

• ursday, June 13, 7:30 & Noble Discover Great New ford Road in Katonah. Bridge resident, has organized its second annual Pride Clinic

p.m.— K a t on a h - L e w i s b o ro Writers selection and an Indie Acampora lives in Katonah many Death Cafés in West- from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fri-

Board of Education, John Jay Next selection and was chosen with her husband, artist omas chester and Ulster counties. day, June 14.

High School, 60 North Salem as one of the best books of the Doyle, and their daughter. Death Café Westchester is Organizations will be on

Road, Cross River year by Amazon and NPR. It Death Cafe part of the international Death hand to provide information
Café movement, designed to and literature regarding LG-
• Tuesday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.— won the GLCA New Writers

Lewisboro Planning Board, 79 Award, was a nalist for the “to increase awareness of death BTQIA resources. Information

Bouton Road, South Salem New England Book Award, Death Café Westchester will with a view to helping people tables include: Planned Parent-

• Tuesday, June 18, 8 p.m.— and was on the longlist for e hold its next meeting from make the most of their ( nite) hood, Putnam County Depart-

Bedford Town Board, 325 Bed- Story Prize. 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sat- lives” (deathcafe.com). ment of Health, PFLAG, and

ford Road, Bedford Hills Acampora’s short ction has urday, June 22, in the Katonah No registration is required Language & Pronouns.

Father’s also appeared in publications Village Library, 26 Bedford for this free event. Co ee and CoveCare is also o ering

such as e Paris Review, Mis- Road. snacks will be provided. LGBT Inclusive Language

Day BBQ souri Review, Prairie Schooner, Facilitated by local volun- Art Exhibit Training from 9:30 to 11:30
New England Review, Antioch teers, Death Café o ers an a.m. Registration is required.

Outreach ALS of Westches- Review, and Day One. She opportunity to come to a non- Email kzanfardino@covecare-

ter will host the third annual graduated from Brown Univer- judgmental, friendly gathering O erings Gallery, at 59 Ka- center.org.

Father’s Day BBQ for a Cause

from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June

15, at the South Salem Fire-

house, 1190 Route 35.

Tickets are $20/adults and

$10/kids ahead of time online

at ssbbq4acause.eventbrite.com

($25/adults and $15/kids at the

door). Children under 3 get in

free.

ere will be live music, deli-

cious barbecue, a silent auction

and ra e, in atable bounce

houses, face painting, and lawn

games for kids of all ages.

Book Launch Party

e Katonah Village Library

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How much do you
know about June?

Dear Dr. Linda, Dear Barbara, STRONG Italy’s National Day, b. Greek was the rst deaf-blind person
I wanted to let you know how ank you for letting me LEARNING National Day, c. Icelandic to earn a Bachelor of Arts de-
National Day, d. America’s gree. Annie Oakley is a famous
much my family and I enjoy know how much you enjoy the DR. LINDA National Day) as the founda- sharp-shooter and starred in
the little tests you give us in the little tests. Here’s a quiz about SILBERT tion of that republic and the Bu alo Bill’s Wild West show.
paper. I know this must sound special dates this month. Wish end of centuries-old ties with Jane Addams, a social reformer,
corny, but my children and my your children a happy birthday Yo Day, b. National Chocolate Denmark. is known for Hull House, a
parents actually do the tests from me. Pudding Day, c. National Flag home for disadvantaged people.
together. Even though we don’t Day, d. National Juggling Day). 7. What day is celebrated Grandma Moses is famous
know all the answers all the Famous People and Special on the third Sunday of June in for her folk art. 9. b, 10. d
time, each one of us usually gets Days during the month of June 5. June 14 also celebrates a the U.S. but is celebrated on (Interesting fact: It became a
some of them. popular nursery rhyme which various days in other parts of tradition to look for meteors
1. Oscar the Grouch, the probably originated in England the world during the spring or shooting stars on June 30th,
I have a request. You wrote famous puppet born on June but was published in the U.S in months. a. Mother’s Day, b. National Meteor Watch Day!
one recently for a child who was 1, loves (a. trash, b. cookies, c. 1850 as a dance song. (a. Pop Grandparents’ Day, c. Siblings Watchers hope for a clear night
born in April. Since both my dogs, d. none of the above). Goes the Weasel, b. Jack and Day, d. Father’s Day so they can see a meteor or
kids have June birthdays, my Jill, c. Old Mother Hubbard, d. shooting stars. Watchers are
youngest turning 9 on June 4 2. Ed White made the Old King Cole). 8. Which famous American looking for a streak of light
and my oldest turning 12 on the United States’ rst spacewalk woman was born in West Tus- across the sky from a heated
25th, would you write a little on June 3, (a. 1959, b. 1970, c. 6. June 17, 1944 marks (a. cumbia, Ala. on June 27, 1880, and glowing meteoroid falling
test for the month of June? It’s 1976, d. 1965). and became an author, political through the Earth’s atmo-
really a fun family time for all activist and lecturer despite sphere).
of us. 3. Aesop, the author of a col- many disabilities? (a. Helen
lection of (a. Spanish, b. Greek, Keller, b. Annie Oakley, c. Jane For even more family fun,
Barbara c. French, d. English) fables, Addams, d. Grandma Moses). go online and research more
was supposedly born on June 4. about special days and events
9. On June 25, 1788, (a. New occurring in June and during
4. June 14 is (a. National Yo- York, b. Virginia, c. Rhode the months in which everyone’s
Island, d. Delaware) was ad- birthday falls.
mitted as a state, becoming the
10th to join the new union. Happy Father’s Day!
Dr. Linda
10. June 30 is (a. National
Sun Watch Day, b. National Dr. Linda is co-author of
Moon Day, c. National Star “Why Bad Grades Happen
Day, d. National Meteor Watch to Good Kids,” and director
Day). of Strong Learning Tutoring
and SAT/ACT Test Prep.
Answers: 1. a, 2. d, 3. b, 4. Send your questions to Linda@
c (Interesting facts: National stronglearning.com. Find more
Yo-Yo Day is June 6, National articles at StrongLearning.com.
Chocolate Pudding Day is
June 26, National Juggling Day
is June 13) 5. a, 6. c, 7. d, 8. a
(Interesting facts: Helen Keller

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019 SCHOOLS & CAMPS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 19

dWohdaotgcsolliokres?

Ella Harrity, of Katonah, a student at Our Montessori School of
Yorktown and Carmel, does a nal check on her Science Fair project,
“Do Dogs Like Certain Colors More than Others?” Using dog treats
for her experiment, Ella found white and red were the most favored.

Each student received a certi cate and a science fair t-shirt designed
by two of the students, Tali Lyons of Yorktown Heights and Rachel
Horesh of North Salem.

For two to three weeks following the fair, each child presented his or
her project to the other students, which e ectively serves as the teach-
er’s lesson plan during that time.

“It’s exciting to learn from each other,”Ella said.“I learned so much.”

PHOTO COURTESY OF BRUCE APAR

BRIEFS

Lewisboro Library and gathering prizes for the Summer e rst session, June 17-21, is geared Robotics Camp

Programs Reading Programs, which encourage for young athletes in grades 5-11. e
reading through interactive activities second session, June 24-28, is designed A one-week robotics camp will be of-

e Lewisboro Library is located at and prizes. for players in grades 8-11. Both sessions fered at the Harvey School on its Kato-

15 Main St., South Salem. For more in- Children receive prizes for the number take place from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Fen- nah campus in July.

formation or to RSVP, visit lewisboroli- of books/minutes they read and teens earn stermacher Athletic Center on Harvey’s e camp will be o ered July 15-19

brary.org. points toward ra e prizes. To be eligible campus. e cost is $275 per week. from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. e $500 fee in-

for grand prizes, readers of all ages must For more information, visit har- cludes lunch. ose interested in securing

SEE ‘BOTANIC GARDEN’ ll out activity-based “Bingo Boards.” veyschool.org/cavalier-summer-camp/ a spot can register at harveycavaliercamp.

e play “Botanic Garden” will be New this year is an Adult Summer bay-camp-registration. campmanagement.com/enroll.

performed at the library on Friday, June Reading Program, with a themed book

14. Only a limited number of seats re- discussion, wine and cheese wrap party,

main available for sale. Reserved seats and a Grand Prize lottery for those who 2019 NYXFC
are $25 per person and must be pur- complete the “Bingo Board.” Details
chased at the library or online at lewis- about all programs are on the library
borolibrary.org/adult.htm. Wine, cheese website (lewisborolibrary.org).

and soft drinks are included. e play PLAYER EVALUATION

begins at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7:30 p.m. LIBRARY TO SHOW ‘PRIDE’

At 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, the library

TEEN SUMMER READING is showing the lm “Pride,” which is in-

To introduce the Summer Reading spired by a true story that took place in OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS MALE AND FEMALE

Program before teens head o on va- England in 1984. A group of London-
cation, the library is holding the Teen based gay activists set out to raise money

Summer Reading Kick-o Party & for the families of striking miners in

Scavenger Hunt from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wales, and bond over their common

Monday, June 17. Teens will navigate foes of Margaret atcher, the police

their way around the library in an inter- and the conservative press.

planetary scavenger hunt. ey will also

have pizza and watermelon while learn- TECH TIPS FOR YOUR PERSONAL

ing about the Teen Summer Reading DEVICES

Program. ere are always new tips to learn

For the Reading Program, teens read, about with Apple and Android devices

log their books and earn points which and the library has ongoing programs to

can be redeemed for ra e prizes at the keep you up to date. ere is an “iPad/

August 12 Teen Prize Party. ey can iPhone Tips and Tricks” class at 2 p.m.

also enter weekly drawings for t-shirts ursday, June 20, and an “Android Tips • Player Evaluations
and books. To be eligible for the Grand and Tricks” class at 11 a.m. Wednesday,

Prizes of a Fitbit or passes to Comic June 26. • Women’s U20/23 League & Training
Con, readers must also ll out an ac- For those who want to learn how to

tivity-based “Bingo Board.” If you can’t download free eBooks and audiobooks, • Boys Technical Training
make the kick-o party, you can still there is a class on “Downloading Digi-

sign up at the library on or after June 17. tal Reads” at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22. • Summer Training 08-02
Please register for the Kick-o Party at Users must know their device ID and

lewisborolibrary.org/teen.htm. password. VISIT WWW.NYXFC.COM to register
Questions? Email [email protected]
SUMMER READING FOR ALL AGES Evening Basketball Camp
In honor of the 50th anniversary of

man’s rst walk on the moon, this year’s e Harvey School will host two NYXFC is a nationally ranked soccer club located in

Summer Reading theme is “A Universe weekly sessions of the B.A.Y. Basketball

of Stories.” e library sta has been Camp in June for boys and girls looking Dutchess, Orange, Putnam And Westchester counties.

busy planning programs, ordering books to improve their playing skills.

PAGE 20 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES Sports THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019

GIRLS LAX

Indians reach first state championship game

John Jay falls to LI powerhouse Cold Spring Harbor

BY ROB DIANTONIO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Last season, the main goal was The team holds up their plague. season with an 18-5 record. Lily Preis niors. We are so grateful to make
to beat Yorktown in the Section “After making it to the semi- can’t contain it this far, but we are motivated
1 championship game. But this This years’ nals last year we realized the her sadness. to come back next year and take
year, John Jay’s girls lacrosse team sportsmanship
wanted more. award winner amount of talent we had and we PHOTOS: SEE GIRLS LAX PAGE 22
Mia DiChiara all knew we would be back next DEENA BELL
After coming up short in last poses for a year,” Wilmoth said. “Making
year’s state semi nals, the Indians picture with our team goals this year, every- seniors making it to the nal
got over that hump with a win Cold Spring body wrote on their paper, to win game. After playing the game, we
over Jamesville-DeWitt to reach Harbor recipient states. Although we fell short it all realized we could’ve won and
the Class C state championship Grace Tauckus. meant a lot to our team and our all the underclassmen want to
game. e Indians, however, fell make it back to win it for the se-
to Cold Spring Harbor (Long DiChiara received the tourna-
Island), 11-8, on June 8 at SUNY ment’s sportsmanship award.
Cortland. Brianna Garofolo made three
saves in the cage.
John Jay quickly fell behind
3-0, but roared back and Char- John Jay won the draw control
lotte Wilmoth tied the game 3-3 battle, 13-5. O’Reilly and Giar-
midway through the rst half. dina each collected ve draws.
Ashley Schafer caused three
Cold Spring Harbor (19-2), turnovers.
the defending state champions,
went on a three-goal run but e Indians concluded their
Cara O’Reilly stopped the bleed-
ing, sending the game into half-
time with the Indians trailing
6-4.

“I think our team did well get-
ting possession of the ball o
the draw and held the ball well
on o ense, but I think some big
saves on Cold Spring Harbor’s
side hurt us in the end,” O’Reilly
said. “Our defense did a great job
of stopping some very good at-
tackers from driving from the top
and we never let down when they
held the ball for ve minutes or
more before making their move.
Little things like a quicker slide
to ball and getting our stick in
the passing lane for the back-
door cuts would’ve really helped
us make a big comeback.”

e Section 8 squad started
the second half on a 5-1 run to
build an 11-5 edge. John Jay then
received goals from O’Reilly,
Wilmoth and Jenna Giardina,
who were all named to the all-
tournament team, but it wasn’t
enough for a comeback.

“ ey kept the lead because
they didn’t stop pushing to cage,”
Wilmoth said. “ ey were capi-
talizing on all their opportunities
and nishing the shots we didn’t.
One thing that Cold Spring did
to maintain the lead was possess
the ball. ey had long posses-
sions to tick time o the clock
and to nd the best opportunity
to put the ball in the back of the
net.”

Wilmoth paced Jay with four
goals. O’Reilly tallied two goals
and an assist. Giardina and Mia
DiChiara had one goal each.

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 21

Melina Sydney
O’Connor Phillips
gets around shoots.
the defender.

Caroline Panzirer and Cara O’Reilly Cheering their teammates from the sideline.

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Charlotte

Wilmoth wins
the draw.

Annie Conway
passes

PHOTOS: DEENA
BELL

Melina GIRLS LAX this year was a great feeling, but
O’Connor there was a new objective this
shoots. FROM PAGE 20 time around,” O’Reilly said.
“Last year was about making it
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then passed to Wilmoth. e to push ourselves to not settle for
Ohio State-bound junior was anything but getting back to that
fouled and set up for a free posi- hotel and not the bus ride home.
tion. A false start was called on I thought no feeling would beat
J-D, but Wilmoth was then able winning the section nal game
to fake the goalie and shoot low against Yorktown last year, but
to convert. making history in the state semi-

“Cara fed me a ball in the nals was indescribable.”
8-meter when I was cutting,” John Jay had an 11-7 lead
said Wilmoth, who also netted midway through the second half
her 200th career goal and n- but Jamesville responded by go-
ished with four goals and an as- ing on a 5-0 run to go up by a
sist to lead the Indians. “Luckily, goal.
I got fouled and was placed on DiChiara totaled three goals
the center hash of the 8-meter. and an assist. Caroline Panzirer
My dad told me there will be (2G), Giardina (2G), O’Reilly
times you will be put in crucial (1G, 1A), O’Connor (1G, 1A),
situations to win the game and Lily Preis (1G), Sydney Phillips
you will miss some of those (1A) and Garofolo (3 saves) con-
shots, it’s part of playing sports. tributed.
When that went through my “I’ve been playing with these
head, I didn’t want to miss this girls since third grade,” O’Reilly
shot and I wouldn’t be OK miss- said. “I have a lot to say goodbye
ing it. I kept thinking about fak- to. ese girls have not only been
ing the goalie and placing the my teammates but my friends
ball. When the whistle blew, since when we were little kids.
I ran as fast as I can and faked It’s not just the memories from
high, shot low and saw the ball this season but the challenges
in the back of the net. It was the we as a family faced together
best feeling in the world.” to make history. Four of us se-
niors started this journey four
Jamesville (Section 3), the years ago as freshman going 0-6.
second ranked team in the state, We’ve come a long way and I
took a 12-11 lead with four min- couldn’t be prouder of being on
utes left but Melina O’Connor this team.”
had the answer for the Indians,
tying it up with 1:34 to go.

“Getting to state semis again

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2019 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 23

John Jay reaches first state final since 2007

Indians rally to upset Manhasset in semi nals, fall to Victor in nal

BY ROB DIANTONIO the best wins ever.” VICTOR 9

CONTRIBUTING WRITER Luke Mercer, who nished JOHN JAY 7

with four goals and an assist, John Jay fell to Victor 9-7 in

e roadblock for Section 1 fought through a double team to the Class B state championship

teams in the state playo s has al- score the game winner with 6:28 game on June 8 at St. John Fisher

ways been opponents from Long left on the clock in a game that College in Rochester.

Island. featured seven ties. Section 5’s Victor received

Last season, John Jay’s boys Down the stretch, the Indians a standout performance from

lacrosse squad ran into Garden made three big defensive stands goalie Liam Haller, who made 19

City in the state semi nals and and goaltender Jack Browne saves.

lost. is year, Manhasset lined came through with two huge “ ey had great goalie play

up on the opposite side of the saves. Browne, who replaced in- and were a solid team,” Bryce

eld. jured starter Aidan Ko in the Ford said. “It was nothing that we

e Indians rallied from a section nal, nished with 12 hadn’t seen before but we didn’t

three-goal fourth quarter de cit saves. come out and play our best la-

to stun Manhasset (Section 8), Manhasset gained a 10-7 lead crosse. In a game like that there’s

11-10, in the Class B state semi- with 4:52 left in the third quarter. no room for setbacks. ey were

nals on June 5 at the University Max Kesicki scored early in the an experienced team that’s been

at Albany. John Jay advanced to fourth quarter then Bryce Ford there before.”

its rst state championship game tied it up with 7:37 remaining. John Jay, which entered the

since 2007. “We knew we could score and contest on an 18-game winning FILE PHOTO/ ROB DIANTONIO

John Jay fell to Manhasset stop them defensively,” Bryce streak, trailed 6-3 after three
11-5 back in March when they Ford said. “We had been doing quarters. e Indians netted three John Jay celebrates a big win earlier in the season.

weren’t at full strength. e In- that in spurts during the course straight goals to cut the de cit to

dians were missing key players of the game and we talked in the just 7-6 with 5:19 left in the game. saves) also aided the team. John Jay.“I’m going to miss inspir-

Dean Ford, Tyler Wishart and huddle before the fourth and just But Victor responded with a John Jay nished the season ing younger kids and having that

Charile Murphy. told everyone to give it there all goal and then added another on with a 20-3 record. impact on the community. My

“It was the rst time in my and we got results.” an empty-netter to go up 9-6. “Being able to wear the uniform coaches and teammates will be

playing career that we beat them,” Bryce Ford tallied three goals Dean Ford paced the Indians and represent something much missed. is was my send o sea-

Bryce Ford said of the state semi- and two assists. Kesicki netted with three goals and an assist. more than yourself and a team,” son after four years of three sports

nal victory. “To win on such a two goals. Dean Ford and Mikey Kesicki (2G), Bryce Ford (1G, Bryce Ford said when asked what and it couldn’t have been more

big stage, it goes down as one of Tedesco added a goal apiece. 1A), Mercer (1G) and Browne (4 he’ll miss about playing lacrosse at successful on and o the eld.”

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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Brooke Altneu
Indians’ pitcher used movement to keep batters o balance
FILE PHOTOS/ ROB DIANTONIO

John Jay senior Brooke Altneu was it all together, and we were able to biology department at John Jay himself as a professional. Even in Katonah-Lewisboro area?
the starting pitcher on the softball nish the season on a high note. High School. She really fostered the most tense situations, he was Pizza is my favorite food, so
team. my love of science. Mrs. Weldon always calm and con dent. My
I think the future looks bright for has taught me so much about bi- favorite pro team is the New York I would have to say La Familia
BY ROB DIANTONIO John Jay softball. ology and life in general. I admire Yankees. is should lead to some in Katonah. Frankie and Jimmy
CONTRIBUTING WRITER the way she listens and guides interesting conversations when I make the best pizza and Italian
As a senior on the team, how her students, and I appreciate her head to Boston in the fall. food in town!
How old were you when you much did you value being a witty sense of humor. She has
started playing softball and how leader? been an amazing mentor, and I am What was your favorite music Facebook,Twitter, Snapchat
did you get started? forever thankful. to listen to warming up for a or Instagram? Why?
I think being a leader on this game?
I started to play softball when team was a great life lesson that Tell us one thing about your- Instagram is my favorite. It’s an
I was 5 years old. I began with T- gave me a unique perspective on self that not a lot of people know. Whatever my teammates had amazing technological tool that
ball because there wasn’t a softball how to interact with my team- on our softball playlist. It was allows you to connect with people
program for kindergarteners at the mates. I wanted to share some of I am really good at the video mostly throwback tracks from the from all over the world. I have
time. e following year I joined the lessons I learned throughout game Just Dance. Ask anyone on early 2000s. already connected with some of
KLBS softball and I was hooked. the years and set a good example the team! my Boston University classmates
for the younger players. Un- If you could have one super- and look forward to meeting them
What are your strengths as a derstanding how to deal with Will you continue to play power, what would it be and why? face to face this fall.
pitcher? adversity without being too hard softball in college? If yes, where
on themselves was key. It was also are you going and why did you Super speed because I was For a young athlete growing
One of my strengths is my important for each player to have pick that school? always one of the slowest runners up in Katonah-Lewisboro, what
ability to remain mentally focused con dence in themselves and their on my softball teams. It would would you tell them about the
on the mound. I rarely get rattled team. I understood that a good I’d like to play either intramural have been nice to beat out a couple experience of being part of the
and never let mistakes get to me. leader learns from their team- or club softball. I picked Boston of those in eld ground balls. softball program and why should
Another strength is how accurate mates as well. Each of them was University because of its reputa- they go out for the team?
my pitches are. I am not the fastest able to bring something special to tion as a top academic institution If you could pick one place
pitcher, but I learned how to move the table that helped blend and with some of the nest biology to visit on vacation that you’ve Softball is such an amazing
my pitches around to keep bat- balance the atmosphere creating a research opportunities in the never been to, where would you sport in our area. ere are so
ters o balance. e experience I cohesive unit. country. I also fell in love with the go and why? many opportunities for girls to
gained from playing varsity as well city of Boston. It is an amazing start learning the game at a young
as tournament ball allowed me to What is your favorite team college town that always feels alive I would have to say Hawaii. age through local programs.
hone these skills. activity, pregame or postgame and teeming with excitement. I love beaches and nature, and When you play softball, you
ritual that you shared with your Hawaii is known to be one of the will form friendships that last a
How did you feel overall about teammates? Do you know what you want top destinations when it comes lifetime. ere is also this unique
the season? to study in college? If yes, what to these sites. I would also love to bond among softball players in
Prior to each game, we would and why? see the volcanoes and picturesque Westchester County. No matter
After playing four years of var- gather for a team huddle. is was landscapes. It seems like an amaz- what school you play for, there is
sity softball, it was di cult know- a special moment I shared with I will be majoring in biology ing place to visit. mutual respect for one another.
ing that a special chapter in my my teammates. We would focus on a pre-med track. I have always Anyone thinking about joining
life was coming to an end. John and get ready for the game. We been interested in science and What is your favorite food to John Jay softball should know that
Jay softball has meant so much even cracked some jokes to help medicine, and I enjoy helping eat before or after a game? coach (Steve) DelMoro and Mr.
to me, and these are memories I lighten the mood. others. McCarthy have gone out of their
will cherish forever. is season I would eat granola bar before way to improve and grow the pro-
was a great way to nish my time Who has been your biggest Who is your favorite profes- every game. I know it is not the gram. Also, our training facilities
at John Jay. We had a very young role model over the years and sional athlete and pro or college most interesting food, but I am are among the nest in Westches-
but talented team that gained what have you learned from sports team? very superstitious and had to eat ter County. It is such a wonderful
more experience with each game. them? the same thing every time. experience to play on our beautiful
Eventually, the team started to put Derek Jeter. I grew up watch- home eld at AP Farms.
Mrs. Weldon, a teacher in the ing Jeter and love how he carried Best place to eat around the

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