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Happy Halloween! School community
quarantines after
COVID-19 case

Lyracel Espinosa of Goldens Bridge with Emilia Espinosa and Sofia Espinosa. BY TOM BARTLEY struction with three days at home, learning
Look for more Halloween photos in our next issue. To submit yours, email CONTRIBUTING WRITER remotely via computer.
[email protected].
After weeks of defying the odds, John Jay But in an email to parents on Sunday, Oct.
High School has now encountered COV- 25, Selesnick reported the positive test result
ID-19’s seemingly immutable truth: Sooner and Monday’s subsequent closing.
or later, this virus can silently slink in any-
where. “As a result of that case,” he wrote in a fol-
low-up Wednesday email blast, “close to 150
e school’s Cross River campus was members of the JJHS community are now in
forced to lock down for a day last week af- quarantine.”But the second positive case did
ter an unidenti ed person tested positive for not lead to a second shutdown.
the virus. Within days, after contact tracing,
almost 150 others linked to the high school Both victims had “followed the rules to
were in quarantine, Schools Superintendent the best of their ability and done their part
Andrew Selesnick said, and a second person to keep others safe,” the superintendent re-
who tested positive was also in isolation. ported. Still, the virus penetrated strict safety
precautions that had made in-person KLSD
In contrast with a number of nearby instruction possible for the rst time since
school districts, Katonah-Lewisboro had March.
gone untouched by the virus until now.
Most students went to class by cohort, either e district closed all school buildings on
A or B, alternating two days of in-person in- March 13 and they remained shuttered until
Sept. 10, the start of the 2020-21 academic
year.

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LEISURE 18 US POSTAGE
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OPINION 8 PAID
POLICE BLOTTER 4
TOWN CROSSING WEST CALDWELL, NJ
SPORTS 4 TEEN OFTHE MONTH PERMIT #992

15 Riley Bryggman
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LEWISBORO

TheStaff Proposed town budget to boost police presence

EDITORIAL TEAM BY TOM BARTLEY economies, Parson’s budget in- budget incorporates department would increase that to two of-
JODI WEINBERGER CONTRIBUTING WRITER cludes almost $200,000 in select heads’ spending requests and cers on duty beginning, prob-
spending increases. e police the supervisor’s priorities for the
EDITOR: 914-302-5830 Lewisboro would double the budget, with a 15 percent hike of coming year. For Parsons, that ably, around April Fool’s Day
[email protected] number of police o cers on pa- more than $150,000, is foremost especially meant stepped-up law and carrying on throughout the
trol daily under a tentative 2021 among them. In addition, Par- enforcement. year. We would do it using part-
BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER budget presented last week to sons recommended a $25,000 timers.”
SPORTS EDITOR: 914-302-5628 the Town Board. hike in funding for building “I believe there is likely to be
[email protected] code enforcement; $10,000 for a certain amount of increase in Economic pressures following
Blaming coronavirus, Su- tree work to combat ash blight, crime because of COVID-19,” the housing-bubble debacle of
ADVERTISING TEAM pervisor Peter Parsons said the and $6,300 for anti-virus clean- he said at the board’s online 2008 and beyond forced a cut-
PAUL FORHAN pandemic’s economic hardships ing of town o ces. Oct. 26 session, carried live via back in Lewisboro’s police pres-
could lead “less a uent” people Zoom. ence, Parsons said. He called the
(914) 806-3951 to commit crimes, creating the “ is is a COVID budget,” two-o cer patrol “something
[email protected] need for a stronger police pres- Parsons said last week in pre- “People of less a uent we’ve done before.”
ence. senting $12,400,905 in total means,” he said, were “likely to
BRUCE HELLER proposed 2021 spending, a cut get more desperate because they “It’s nothing new,” the super-
(914) 486-7608 His proposed tax cap-com- from the town’s current outlay of have fewer resources. So, I want visor said. “ is is how the town
[email protected] pliant budget would reduce $12,863,495. e Town Board to strengthen the Police De- used to operate. We got into
overall spending by more than can still modify the budget be- partment, and this budget does a certain amount of nancial
LISA KAIN 3-1/2 percent, to $12.4 million. fore and after a public hearing that to some degree.” trouble and we cut back.”
(201) 317-1139 But the tax levy, responding to on it, expected late this month
[email protected] a 1.7 percent cut in anticipated or in early December. e board It hikes police spending by Parsons submitted his pro-
CORINNE STANTON revenue, would increase by more must then adopt a nal budget $155,365. posed hike in the police budget
(914) 760-7009 than 1.9 percent, to $7.1 mil- ahead of a Dec. 20 deadline. on the same night a number
[email protected] lion. Speaking at the meeting, of residents complained to the
Traditionally, the tentative Parsons said that except for board about police protection
JAY GUSSAK Despite the across-the-board weekends, “normally, we only and on the same day three Vista
(914) 299-4541 have one o cer on duty. is businesses reported they had
[email protected] been burglarized.
JENNIFER CONNELLY
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PRODUCTION TEAM enough on their own, however, Educational Webinar proved temporary lights for
TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL caring for someone with a Thursday, November 12th soccer practices at Onatru Park
dementia can add a whole new starting this week.
CREATIVE DIRECTOR element of stress. This program 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PHOTOGRAPHER will discuss ways in which you can adapt With indoor workouts de-
holiday traditions to include the individual To Register nied by coronavirus concerns
[email protected] with dementia both at home and in a and the end of Daylight Saving
CHRISTINA ROSE community. It will also provide tools to 914-236-4666 Time, the John Jay Futbol Club
ART DIRECTOR/ engage the individual in older holiday TheArtisWay.com/Salem asked permission to use portable
traditions as well as creating new ones. LEDs to light outdoor practices
DIGITAL PRODUCTION MANAGER Co-sponsored with: at the town park. Powered by
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[email protected] Chris Rietch, president of the
nonpro t club, made the request
Deadlines at the board’s Oct. 26 online
meeting, conducted via Zoom.
THE KATONAH-LEWISBORO TIMES With 400 youngsters, girls and
DEADLINE boys age 3 to 18, JJFC ranks as
“the largest participatory sport
THE DEADLINE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS in town,” he told the board.

AND EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS IS THE e LEDs would throw light
250 feet, he said, and the gen-
THURSDAY BEFORE THE NEXT erators powering them would
PUBLICATION DATE. make less noise than a gasoline-
powered lawn mower.
FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CALL JODI WEINBERGER AT Opponents of the idea, mostly
914-302-5830 OR EMAIL residents living near the park,
[email protected] expressed concern that the
three-week experiment with
Location portable lights could lead to a
permanent installation in the
BAILEY COURT future.
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But other residents, some
SOMERS, NY 10589 with players on JJFC teams,
supported the proposal and Ian
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY Harris, chairman of the Parks
HALSTON MEDIA, LLC and Recreation Advisory Coun-
cil, said his panel recommended
©2020 HALSTON MEDIA, LLC going ahead with the temporary
illumination.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 YourNeighbor THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 3

Teen of the Month: Riley Bryggman

BY KATE BELDERS thinking in creative ways. She has this After Riley participated in the fall Riley Bryggman
CONTRIBUTING WRITER incredible knack for taking a music proj- drama last year, she was accepted into the
ect and working her own ideas into it, in NYU program Future Music Moguls this to use her time in college as a way to nar-
For Riley Bryggman, John Jay High a way that is even more fantastic than you past spring, which focuses on the music row down her interests and pursue experi-
School senior and Music Technology could have ever imagined. She’s not afraid industry. Sadly, due to Covid-19, the in- ences that will shape her career.
student, music is a way for her to express of hard work or investing the extra time person experiences the program o ered
herself, tell a story, and evoke emotion in needed to go above and beyond in creat- had to switch to virtual. However, regard- Looking back at her time at John Jay,
others. ing her music. Riley is committed to doing less of the format, Riley was very grateful Riley speaks of the supportive community,
her absolute best, which makes her an all- for the experience and felt that she learned especially within the arts, that has helped
Born in New York City and raised in around fabulous student, [an] impressive a great deal and was exposed to industry her during the last four years. “ e fact
Katonah, Riley attended Katonah El- artist, and a joy to work with every day in leaders she wouldn’t have otherwise been that we have a music technology program
ementary School. From an early age, she our classroom.” able to meet without the program. is incredible; it is an experience that very
was exposed to the arts due mostly in part few students have exposure to.” Addition-
to her parent’s occupations. Her mother, While at John Jay, Riley has also been In her senior year, Riley has been busy ally, she goes on to explain that many arts
Tracey Bryggman is a production man- a member of the vocal jazz ensemble and applying to colleges and working on her students don’t have anyone to advocate for
ager at a children’s theatre and her father, has worked on several of the school’s the- portfolio. Her focus this year, beyond col- them; however, at John Jay, there is sup-
Larry Bryggman, is an actor. Riley would atre productions. As a member of vocal lege applications, will be working on in- port for the arts, especially from organiza-
often visit her parents at work, speaking jazz, she was part of the John Jay ensemble, dependent projects. With an eye toward tions such as KLSD Arts Alive. When it
with their colleagues about their profes- which took rst place at the 2019 Berklee college, Riley intends to study lm/media comes time to say goodbye to John Jay, Ri-
sional experiences, which provided her High School Jazz Festival under the direc- design, with a focus on sound and lm ley says that she will miss the really good
with artistic inspiration. In no small part tion of now-retired John Jay teacher Ste- scoring. She also hopes to explore a minor friends she has made who have taught her
to this exposure, Riley took to the stage ven Morris. Of Morris, Riley states that in psychology or criminology. Riley plans about herself and the world and have pro-
herself and participated in children’s the- “he made rehearsal fun. He really knew vided her with the ability to get di erent
atre. However, as she got older, she started how to push students to work hard, and it perspectives.
to explore lm and music. allowed us to work on our sound.”

During 7th grade at John Jay Middle Last fall, Riley participated in the drama
School, Riley began playing the piano. In “You Can’t Take It With You,” directed
8th grade, she enrolled in the class Dis- by John Jay teacher William Friedman.
covering Music, which served as an intro- Friedman speaks highly of his “terri c ac-
duction to music technology, where she tor.” “She has the innate understanding of
learned how to use the music composition character that all really good actors have,
software, Garage Band. When John Jay which, combined with her focus and disci-
High School teacher Amy Geiger came pline in rehearsals, makes her a huge asset
to speak to Riley’s 8th-grade class about to a production.” In the show, Riley played
the music technology program, Riley was the role of the Grandfather. A role Fried-
convinced that she had to enroll, a deci- man describes as being “the heart and con-
sion that would ultimately determine her science of the play. It’s a really daunting
future path. role because it requires tremendous gravi-
tas and presence, a sense of humor, and
Riley has been a part of the music tech- then, at the end of the play, some intensity
nology program since her freshman year. and passion. In auditions, it was clear that
She credits the outstanding resources, Riley had all these qualities, but, of course,
such as professional software, within she is a girl! [It was then] decided to
the music tech program at John Jay in change the role to Grandma. en, as we
preparing her for the future. Riley feels rehearsed, we realized that Riley wearing a
that without these resources, she never tweed suit with short hair could manage to
would have been able to pinpoint exactly play the role as a man. It was very impres-
what she wanted to do - lm scoring. “I sive. When the yearbook photographer
learn[ed] how to express myself in a way shot the cast photos, with everyone in cos-
that makes sense,” she says of her time tume and make-up, he kept calling Riley
in the program. Along her journey, Riley ‘young man,’ which we felt was a tribute to
credits Geiger for “showing her how to how well Riley embodied the part.”
put her feelings into a song.” She goes on
to say that Geiger “taught [her] so many Riley’s hard work in the school’s theatre
skills that [she] would never have known productions and music technology have
if it hadn’t been for her.” Of Riley, Gei- earned Riley underclassman awards for
ger states, “what I like most about work- Excellence in Acting and Excellence in
ing with Riley is that her mind is always Music Technology.

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TOWN CROSSING POLICE BLOTTER

Katonah Museum of Art Open to all school children from K -
5th grade: Attend campouts, hikes, and

Family day: Sculpt and sketch, from great outdoor events; Learn scout skills e following is from the Lewisboro Police pack of White Claw and a few Bud Light

noon to 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7. Families are and make life long family memories; Department: seltzers in a backpack. e re was extin-

invited to a hybrid in-person and remote Build and race a pinewood derby car Oct. 26 guished with the full bears and area was
cleaned up. e ve drivers were checked
afternoon lled with creativity. Brought Contact: Cubmaster Bill Bongiorno and did not drink any alcohol. e property

to you by teaching artists and KMA for details, [email protected]

educators, this event features a variety Lewisboro owners were contacted.
of art activities, for either onsite or vir-
CASH REGISTERS Oct. 15
tual enjoyment, including family tours, Veterans Police were dispatched to new Canaan,
scavenger hunts, ceramics demonstra- Committee
tions, special art projects and more. Two Conn., for a report of a cash register found,

possibly from burglaries currently under in- FLAGGED DOWN FOR FIRE

available time slots: 1:00 – 2:30 PM or vestigation in Lewisboro. Police found mul- A woman was driving home from Ridge-

2:30 – 4:00 PM. Advance timed-ticket is Veteran’s day season, the Lewisboro tiple cash registers thrown over a rock wall in eld, Conn., when a work truck agged her

registration required. Members free; $10 Veterans Committee will be recognizing the woods. down and said there were ames under-

adults; $5 children; $5 seniors. Rain or our local veterans by displaying individu- neath her car. e woman got out of the

shine. Dress for the outdoors. Informa- alized banners around town at local shop- SMASHED APPLES car moments before the entire car went up

tion on virtual activities are available at ping centers, to honor and recognize our Police took a report of a smashed apple on in ames. Vista Fire Department arrived to

katonahmuseum.org. town’s heroes. the truck of a windshield facing the Meadows extinguish the car.

Current exhibits: e banners are professionally printed Oct. 28 Oct. 17

Hands and Earth: Drawn from the and will be 18” by 36”, full color, high qual-

Carol and Je rey Horvitz Collection of ity and weather resistant, aand will be hung

Japanese Ceramics, this exhibition pres- at the Goldens Bridge, Vista and Cross BLUE LINE FLAG LOW SIGN

ents works by some of Japan’s most im- River shopping centers, from Veteran’s Day A resident called police after he noticed Police were called for a sign hanging too

portant artists. (November 11th) until after anksgiving two people trying remove his in Blue Line low over Ridgeland Road. Police arrived and

Rothko: Experience a masterpiece in a this year. American Flag hanging on a tree in front of found a Trump 2020 sign over Ridgeland

room designed for individual re ection. Banners can be sponsored by friends, his house. e resident told police the two Road, but was high enough that it would not

Nature and Design: Create unique family, a business or anyone else who wants people ran into the woods when he walked be struck by a car.

artistic objects inspired by the Learning to purchase a banner for a veteran or active outside. Oct. 8

Center’s Nature & Design installation. service member. Oct. 16

Vista-Lewisboro Pack If you are interested in sponsoring a ban- FIELD DOUGHNUTS
ner, use this link to learn more and place a

101 banner order: https://www.militarytribute- PARTY IN THE WOODS Police responded to Vista Park where
banners.org/current-programs/new-york/
Police responded to reports of a party in there was damage on the left part of the

e Vista-Lewisboro Pack 101 Cub lewisboro-ny.html the woods o Todd Road near Route 121. baseball eld. Police said it appeared that

Scouts will meet every other Saturday For additional information, contact An- Police arrived and found 15 youths and ve someone was doing doughnuts with their

from 2-4 pm. See https://vista101.my- drew Lucassen at LewisboroVeteranBan- cars along with a small re pit, and some vehicle on the eld. e towns Park and

pack.us for details. [email protected] empty beer cans. ere were also a 12- Recreation department was noti ed.

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The Katonah Museum of Art presents the KMA Jewelry Show

e Katonah Museum of Art LAURA WOOD while remaining thoughtful to techniques with timeless designs

(KMA) presents the third edi- “I make and design sculptural wearability. via fold forming, fabricating and

tion of its annual KMA Jewelry jewelry that is both bold and body- forging techniques.

Show o ering unique contem- conscious. It is made to be worn MIA HEBIB

porary jewelry. Open to the pub- and is a celebration of contempo- Hebib started in jewelry at

lic December 1-4, the event will rary adornment.” the School for Applied Arts and

take place exclusively in a virtual Laura Wood began her career Design in Zagreb, Croatia. Upon

format presenting the work of 16 in the arts studying dance which resettling in the United States,

internationally acclaimed jewelry led her to design adornments for she attended the Savannah Col-

artists. the body. Material exploration lege of Art and Design where she

is event provides the rare op- plays a key role in her visual lan- received a BFA in jewelry and

portunity for jewelry collectors to guage as she strives to enhance the metalsmithing. With a mission

acquire pieces from some of the silhouette of the body with bold, of elevating jewelry from simply

most innovative creators in the sculptural forms. Her kinetic ele- existing as an accessory to becom- PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE
eld from the comfort of their ments create movement, re ect- ing a wearable sculpture, she com- KATONAH MUSEUM OF ART

own home. is sale of contem- ing the energy associated within, bines traditional metalsmithing

porary jewelry extends the KMA’s

tradition of presenting jewelry as

an art form going back it its 2018-

2019 exhibition Outrageous Or-

nament: Extreme Jewelry in the

21st Century, and provides vital

support for the Museum’s exhibi-

tions and programs.

“ e jewelry show re ects the

core of the KMA’s mission to Don’t Stop
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connect audiences to contem-
porary art and design,” says Lea

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LIBRARY HOURS FOR THE FALL rooms remain closed to the public. tion you will hear about the woman who your Zoom link, please register on the Li-

e Library is open from 10 am to 6 pm owned her own brokerage rm, ran her own brary website.

on Monday through ursday, 10 am to 5 OUTDOOR FAMILY newspaper, was the rst woman to address

pm on Friday and 10 am to 4 pm on Sat- STORYTIME! Congress, and ran for President in 1872! LIBRARY BOARD TO MEET

urdays. e Library will remain closed on While the weather stays nice,Miss Anna Learn about the double life of an entertainer NOVEMBER 11

Sundays through the end of the year. Please has decided to move the Family Storytime who was also a war hero and a symbol of the e next meeting of the Lewisboro Li-

remember the Library is open by appoint- sessions to outside on the lawn. Storytime Civil Rights movement, the fascinating life brary Board of Trustees is Wednesday, No-

ment only. Please check the Library website meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:30 of the richest woman in New York and more. vember 11 at 7:30 pm. e meeting, which

for instruction on making appointments for am. Masks are mandatory, and each fam- Presented by the entertaining Art and is open to the public, will be held via Zoom.

browsing/computer sessions or curbside ser- ily will have their own socially-distanced Susan Zuckerman, who’ve given tours of Community members interested in attend-

vice - https://lewisborolibrary.org. spot. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, then NYC for over 15 years, host a radio show ing should send an email to lewisboroli-

watch on Facebook Live. Space is limited, and have appeared on the History Chan- [email protected] to request the Zoom

CHILDREN’S ROOM AND QUIET so please register at https://lewisboroli- nel and Travel Channel. To receive your link.

STUDY APPOINTMENTS NOW brary.org/events/category/child/. Zoom link, please register at https://lewis-

AVAILABLE! borolibrary.org/event/virtual-women-of- NO FAMILY STORYTIME THE WEEK

Missing the Children’s Room? Children’s MIDDLE SCHOOL BOOK CLUB MEETS new-york/. OF NOVEMBER 9

Room browsing appointments by family NOVEMBER 10 ere will be no Family Storytime the

are now available. To schedule a 30-minute e Lewisboro Library’s “Middle Reads” UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S AND week of November 9, as Miss Anna is

appointment, please call (914) 875-9004 book group, for grades six through eight, DEMENTIA packing up for her big move to Illinois at

or email [email protected]. e meets next on Tuesday, November 10 at 7 November is Alzheimer’s Awareness the end of the month. You can register on-

Children’s Room is also available for elemen- pm.Join the group for monthly book discus- Month. e Library is hosting a special vir- line for Outdoor Family Storytime for the

tary school pods that would like to make ap- sions and socializing via Zoom. e book tual seminar, “Understanding Alzheimer’s weeks of November 16 and November 23.

pointments for browsing as a group or con- selection for November is Peak, by Roland and Dementia,” on Tuesday, November 10

sulting with Miss Anna. Smith. To register to receive the Zoom link, at 1 pm. Alzheimer’s is not Dementia; it is EVENING SESSION OF

For those who need quiet study space, go to https://lewisborolibrary.org/event/ a disease of the brain that causes problems UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S

the Library is now accepting individual virtual-middle-reads-3/. with memory, thinking and behavior. Tune AND DEMENTIA

Study Appointments for high school and in to learn about: the impact of Alzheimer’s, November is Alzheimer’s Awareness

college students, as well as adult learners. ALL ABOUT FAMOUS WOMEN OF the di erence between Alzheimer’s and Month. e Library has added a sec-

ree separate quiet areas will be available NEW YORK! dementia, Alzheimer’s disease stages and ond virtual seminar, “Understanding Al-

by appointment each day. To schedule up On Tuesday, November 10 at 7 pm, risk factors, current research, treatments zheimer’s and Dementia,” on ursday,

to a two-hour time slot, please call 875- the Library is hosting the virtual seminar available to address some symptoms and November 12 at 7 pm, to accommodate

9004 or email lewisborolibrary@gmail. “Women of New York.” New York has Alzheimer’s Association resources available those who can’t make the daytime session

com. always been home to many fabulous and to you. on October 10. Tune in to learn about: the

Please note: masks must be worn at all in uential women in history, politics, busi- Presented by the Alzheimer’s Associa- SEE LIBRARY PAGE 17
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JJHS student raises funds for kids with special needs

In October, New York State Sena- Morgan Burhance self to do this is remarkable. at’s great “ at’s the big di erence with these kids.
tor Pete Harckham held a virtual awards leadership and it’s great compassion that Often times they stay quiet, they stay in
ceremony on Zoom recognizing Morgan from 100 donors. During the presenta- you would choose kids who learn and play the shadows because they feel like they
Burhance, a rising JJHS senior, for creat- tion today Morgan said, “I wanted to do di erently to be the bene ciaries of your don’t t in… When you bring it out and
ing a fundraiser that generated $7,361 in it for these kids because they should have hard work.” have such an impact on these kids, it helps
donations to help special needs kids. the same opportunities that everyone else more than we probably understand at this
has.” Tom Bacha, one of the co-founders of point. Can’t say how much we appreciate
Morgan, who’s on the John Jay varsity Healing Hearts whose daughter is a par- your thinking and your actions.”
eld hockey team, had planned to work Senator Harckham said, “For you to ticipant, said about Morgan’s fundraiser,
with the participants at Healing Hearts make such an impact on such as group
Adaptive Recreation this past spring and the way you did and to take it upon your-
summer to bring to them a fun group
activity during their weekly Friday night
gatherings. Her plan was to create a mod-
i ed, safe oor hockey program using soft
sticks and a soft ball. When COVID-19
hit in March, it not only disrupted her plan
for modi ed oor hockey, it also cancelled
the annual fundraiser for Healing Hearts
which this non-pro t counts on for their
operations.
Morgan wanted to help, so she decided
to create a eld hockey fundraiser right
in her own driveway. She built a heart-
shaped goal and set the intention of mak-
ing 1,000 goals from a distance of 16 yards
to make the community aware of Healing
Hearts and how they serve kids of di er-
ing abilities.
Over this spring and summer, Morgan
shot goals and posted on a Facebook page
she created about her service project and
regularly featured on the page Healing
Hearts participants who she paid tribute
to on speci c days by making goals in
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Happily
Ever
After

Obscurity Movember, Muscoot
and more
W.C. Fields, George Burns and music industry. How many
READING, Gracie Allen are a few vaude- bands only record one hit song NEWS & and can accommodate up to
WRITING & ville performers who were able and are never heard from again? NOTES ve children, each with one
CHOCOLATE to nd success in the movie in- Referred to as “one hit wonders”
dustry. Why do we still remem- these artists had their claim-to- MARK caregiver. Sessions are Mon-
KIM ber their names but the name fame songs playing on the radio JEFFERS days and Fridays, and run
KOVACH and career of Eva Tanguay has and then disappeared from the through November from 10
disappeared into obscurity? airwaves without another chart- Welcome to “News & a.m. to noon, $15 per session,
The other day I was topping hit. Do you remember Notes,” where we Westchester residents only
searching on the West- Eva Tanguay referred to singing along to “Tainted Love” look at the hap- and registration is required.
chester Library Sys- herself as “the girl who made by Soft Cell in 1981 or “My Sha- penings here in Westchester
tem catalog for a book called vaudeville famous.” From 1904 rona” by e Knack in 1979? In County… You can be a part of the
Automats, Taxi Dances and to the early 1920’s, Eva made a 1969 Norman Greenbaum had a 16th Annual 100.7 WHUD
Vaudeville. I enjoy reading about name for herself with her out- radio hit with “Spirit in the Sky.” It appears that my children’s Radiothon for the kids cared
the early 1900’s in New York. sized personality and red hair. favorite question “How do for at Maria Fareri Children’s
I found that particular book As a singer and dancer, she wore Old 45 records from my rock we do this, Dad” is now being Hospital, a member of the
as well as several books on the outrageous costumes (a dress and roll childhood include more answered, more times than not, Westchester Medical Center
subject of vaudeville including a made out of pennies, an out t one hit wonders like “Pictures of by Google, oh well I guess it Health Network, November
biography about Eva Tanguay, made out of feathers), sang pro- Matchstick Men” by e Status gives me more time to write 18th to November 20th.
the Queen of Vaudeville. I had vocative songs, traveled across Quo in 1968, “ e Rapper” by this week’s “Missing those My friend Ed Randall asked
never heard of Eva Tanguay and the country as a solo performer, quizzes” edition of “News & me to mention “Movember,” a
wanted to learn more. and made sure to keep her e Jaggerz from 1970 and “Wild Notes.” play on words for the month of
name in the newspapers for her ing”by e Troggs from 1966. November, they are asking men
e popularity of vaudeville on-stage antics and o -stage Many well known products Here’s a fun idea…outdoor, to grow a mustache or beard
started in the 1890’s and lasted romantic entanglements. still in use today around the world indoor or take-out, dine, drink, as a way to raise awareness
into the 1930’s. Men, women were created by inventors who and discover the Hudson Val- about prostate cancer – and
and children enjoyed hours of Eva was known as the “I Don’t have slipped into obscurity. Did ley, please support local restau- to fundraise for Fans for the
entertainment by paying a few Care Girl,” the title of her sig- you know that the modern rotary rants during the fall Hudson Cure, come learn more about
cents to see an entire roster of nature song. She sang racy songs tattoo machine was invented in Valley Restaurant Week, how you can get involved and
singers, tap dancers, jugglers, including, “I Want Someone to the 1870’s in New York City by November 9th to November support what promises to be
musicians, knife throwers, Go Wild with Me” and “ at’s Samuel O’Reilly? is was the 22nd, as you can see from my a fun way to raise money and
comedians, and dancing dog Why ey Call Me Tabasco.” rst tattoo machine to operate waistline, I am a “big” sup- awareness at www.fansforth-
acts on vaudeville stages across using electricity. porter… ecure.org.
the country. Performers on the In doing my research, I discov- Like to pop bubble wrap? Two
“vaudeville circuit” traveled ered a few other obscure vaude- obscure inventors, Alfred Field- Muscoot Farm’s Caregiver e holiday elves have tip-
across the nation putting on ville performers including e ing and Marc Chavannes, were and Me program o ers Pre-K toed in to the rift Shop run
afternoon and evening stage Boxing Gordon Sisters. In the trying to invent plastic wallpaper. aged children and caregiv- by the Women’s Civic Club of
shows. 1890’s, this novelty act featured at didn’t work out but they ers the opportunity to learn Katonah. e shop, located at
Bessie Gordon and one or more did discover that the plastic about farming, nature and the the Memorial House on Bed-
Many famous celebrities of her sisters demonstrating their bubble invention made a very environment through crafts, ford Road ( next to the Fire-
made the transition from the pugilist skills wearing boxing good packing material to prevent stories and walks. e program house), is decked with holiday
vaudeville stage to radio pro- gloves and short skirts. A man items from breaking in shipping. will operate outdoors and on decorations for sale at bargain
grams and the movies. e named Gus Visser was another inclement weather days inside prices. Stop in any ursday,
Marx Brothers, Mae West, forgotten performer in the early Kim Kovach enjoys researching Friday or Saturday from 10:00
1900’s. For his novelty act, Gus and sharing her odd discoveries.
sang on stage with a duck. www.kimkovachwrites.com SEE JEFFERS PAGE 9

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A fallen idol
Fun Facts by Jo Ann
JUST and piled my hair high on my head as I tried
JO ANN to look older than my 19 years. Frank Sinatra was born on December 12, 1915. He was 5’7” tall, married four
times and sold more than 150 M records worldwide. He died on May 14, 1998
JO ANN “Wow, you look great,”Steve said when he
FRANCELLA picked me up that Saturday night. I felt like a couldn’t wait to tell my mother. I imagined arm from the ceiling. Without ever looking
princess and was thrilled when my mom took
Iwas 19 years old during the summer of out the camera.“Say cheese!”she said as she telling her how exciting it was to see him and at my face, he turned his head away as two
’68 and worked at an advertising agency snapped the picture.
on Madison Avenue. A co-worker, Steve, how I would cherish the autograph he gave hands lifted me up from behind under my
stopped by my desk each morning to chat for e whole atmosphere was electric as we
a while. I was surprised one morning when parked our car and walked into the lobby. me. is was turning out to be an amazing armpits, carried me back across the lobby and
he blurted out,“Would you like to go see Steve held my hand and I wasn’t sure whether
Sammy Davis, Jr. at the Copacabana Saturday he liked me or if he just didn’t want to lose date. at’s how I imagined it would be. deposited me in front of the ladies room.
night?” me in the crowd. After a while, the lobby
began emptying out as people were brought Here’s what really happened. I was morti ed as Steve and everyone else
“Really? I’d love to,”I said as I desperately to their tables. I told Steve that I wanted to
hoped he wasn’t just taking a survey. at was freshen up and would meet him just outside I began wondering what was taking Steve in the lobby watched as I was carried away
my rst sophisticated date, and one which I the ladies room. Since he wasn’t there when I
knew would not involve a movie or French returned, I began looking around at the beau- so long, but quickly put that out of my mind from Frank Sinatra, confused, red faced and
fries. tiful surroundings. I had never been to such
a fancy place. e gold chandeliers and the as I watched Frank Sinatra and his wife, legs dangling. I no longer felt like a princess
Like millions of others, I grew up watch- plush seating only enhanced my excitement.
ing and listening to Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Barbara, standing and talking just yards away in my short, stunning forest green velvet
Martin and Frank Sinatra. Each Saturday As my eyes swept the lobby, I thought I
morning I would play one of their albums noticed a familiar face at the other end of the from where I was standing. He was my idol cocktail dress with the bejeweled stand-up
when I did my chores around the house. room. I had to stare a moment and then my
heart skipped a few beats as I realized I was and I couldn’t pass up this opportunity. collar. I felt like a fool.
I was beyond excited about my date and staring at Frank Sinatra.
had just one week to nd a perfect dress for At rst my feet wouldn’t move and I When I got home that night, I told my
the occasion. My shopping trip ended with “Ok, stay calm. You don’t want to scare
the purchase of a short, stunning forest green him away,”I said to myself as if he were a pleaded with them not to mess this up for me. mother what had happened and she didn’t
velvet cocktail dress with a bejeweled stand- fragile woodland animal that I had in my
up collar and a velvet wraparound belt. I sights. I began assessing the situation. Suddenly I felt like I was oating two inches seem very surprised. Perhaps she already
already owned black patent leather high heels.
Should I just ignore him and continue above the oor as I began moving forward, knew what I had just learned. We create idols
e night of my date, I put on make-up waiting for Steve, or should I approach him
because I knew for certain that Frank Sinatra my eyes riveted on the prize. ere was no in our minds. ey are really people just like
and I would probably never again be in the
same place at the same time? I thought I was sound and I can still feel it as if it happened you and me with a bit more notoriety. I didn’t
going to be sick, but I began thinking that I
just yesterday. Before I knew it, I was stand- listen to our Frank Sinatra records for a long

ing right beside Frank Sinatra. I raised my time after that and never again thought of

right hand to his arm and remember feeling him as an idol.

the texture of his tuxedo under my ngers. As the years passed, I realized what I had

I looked up at his face and uttered,“Frank done wrong. I was an overzealous fan intrud-

Sinatra.” ing on someone’s night out. I can justify it

Slowly his head turned and his amazing now, but at 19 years old I couldn’t. At that

blue eyes looked down at his sleeve and I real- time all I saw was a fallen idol.

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I’m voting for ‘a little less pluribus, a little more unum’

BRUCE the cobwebs from my head debate, but conveniently fell So says spiritual teacher Eck- fear of each other. at’s what I
THE BLOG coincided nicely with the home asleep Saturday night before hart Tolle in his book, “A New needed to get away from during
stretch of the general election. SNL started, so I didn’t see the Earth: Awakening to Your these two weeks of New Age
BRUCE grudge match—and I didn’t Life’s Purpose.” consciousness to which I’ve
APAR KIDNEY STONE OF THE miss it. subscribed. I’m looking forward
MASSES at cautionary note sums up to renewal.
Ten years ago, I could have VERBAL FISTICUFFS our destabilized state of a airs
bought Tesla stock on What better way to cleanse Freeing my mind to wander all too resonantly. AGREE TO DISAGREE
its rst day of trading my spirit than by banishing the America’s documentarian
(as could anybody else) for less pollutants of politics from my far from the madding crowd TWO OPPOSED IDEAS
than $24 a share. Today (after purview until this massive kid- led me to wonder why people So does this gem, courtesy of laureate Ken Burns asks why we
splits), a Tesla share is valued at ney stone of the masses passes. parade their political views can’t simply agree to disagree
more than $2,000. at’s a tidy (Fair to say that this whole year so feverishly on social media. early 20th century American with each other without mak-
return on investment of almost feels that way for everybody, To what purpose, other than social chronicler, Francis Scott ing an enemy of the other.
9,000 percent. regardless of political prefer- preach to the choir, or engage Key Fitzgerald: “ e test of
ence.) in verbal sticu s? a rst-rate intelligence is the He cites historian Arthur
Timing is everything. ability to hold two opposed Schlesinger Jr.’s spin on our
ere’s hope for me yet, For the sake of my sanity, I I’m not the only one who ideas in mind at the same time national motto e pluribus unum
welcomed the chance to forgo wonders about that. On a com- and still retain the ability to (out of many, one): we could
though. My timing these past watching, listening, or reading munity thread that was devolv- function.” use a little less pluribus (frag-
couple of weeks is showing about parlor tricks for a while. ing into partisan, playground mented masses), and a little
signs of ticking upward. With so much mindlessness insults, a cooler head poked in We’re light years from that more unum (uni cation of the
coloring our bleeding red, to remark, “Here we go again now, unfortunately. Rather than American spirit).
e management guru whose white, black and blue enmity— with the back and forth poli- exhibiting the dexterity to en-
book on personal development when amity is more needed tics—just go and vote—noth- tertain opposing ideas at once, Election Day is nigh. Soon
I’m in the midst of ghostwrit- than ever—this cli -hanging ing said here is going to change our national knee-jerk attitude it’ll all be over but the shouting.
ing is an apostle of nding moment has proven the perfect anyone’s vote—you are just is to re exively oppose others’
ful llment through inner peace time for all of us to try a little going to get aggravated.” In ideas, no questions asked, no If you’re not happy with who
and self-awareness. mindfulness. today’s social order, that quali- answers accepted. wins, join me, and try meditat-
ing. Or levitating. Or have a
OK, I’m game, I decided, and, Like fast-working aspirin, my es as a good Samaritan. We’re all talk, no listen. We good cry until you’re dry.
unlike with Tesla, this time, experiment brought instant re- “When you don’t cover up are quick to blame, to mock, to
my timing couldn’t have been lief. I soon felt unburdened, and the world with words and descend into mutually destruc- en remind yourself four
better. My readiness to shake heartened by the sensation of labels, a sense of the miraculous tive dialogues of noise, bereft of years isn’t an eternity.
que sera sera. We can’t control returns to your life that was lost nuance.
the outcome, only contribute to a long time ago when human- It just will feel that way.
it, so why agonize over it. ity, instead of using thought, ere’s no room left in our
became possessed by thought.” politics for rumination, only Bruce Apar is a writer, actor,
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Northern Westchester Hospital is hopeful for a more favorable reality – especially if you If you’re a fairly young and healthy person, you could get the
get your u vaccine as soon as possible.
For more information u and recover. But if you then become infected with the
about the u, visit the Similarities and key differences between coronavirus, your immune system will be weakened and the
CDC at cdc.gov/ u COVID and the Flu impact of both viruses could be devastating. A u vaccine adds
Both viruses are transmitted by respiratory droplets – when another layer of protection against serious complications
someone sneezes, coughs, or even talks; or if you touch that may result from having both viruses.
an object that someone with the virus has just handle. Is the u vaccine effective?
While COVID-19 is more aggressive, symptoms appear Each year, scientists monitor flu activity worldwide to
to be somewhat similar to the u – fever, cough, sore throat, determine which u strains are likely to cause illness, then
runny or stuffed nose, body aches, headache, fatigue and concoct a vaccine to match. Some years they get it right;
sometimes nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. With COVID, some years, not so right. But even if the vaccine isn’t a perfect
the key points of difference include loss of taste and match, If you do get the u, you get a much milder case.
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Because the characteristics of these viruses are similar, I get my u shot every year in September and it carries
it’s important to speak to your doctor about testing. If you me through to May. Play it safe – protect yourself and
mistakenly attribute your symptoms to the u, you could those you love.
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changes you’ve likely already adopted – including wearing

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the shots I was afraid of, it was
get the shot, you’re like, “Holy the aftershots. I’ve had the u
BECKERMAN Mother of Godzilla, that vaccine and the aftershot for
hurts!” that one isn’t bad at all, but I’d
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arm hurts so much you can’t lift
“And will I get a lollypop it to even grab a sheet of toilet
paper bad. Still, no one I knew
afterwards?” I asked. had said anything about it so I
thought maybe it wouldn’t be
“You should get a “Probably not.” that bad.
shingles vaccine,”
said my doctor at my I gured she was being truth- e pharmacist took me into
ful about the second question a tiny back room and then she
but not being truthful about the whipped out two giant needles.
One was lled one with the
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she gave me a shot in each arm.
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“Does it hurt?” I asked as I self at the drug store and decided a nice day” like she hadn’t just
impaled me on two sword sh-
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got up, waved my arms around,
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home, I realized that my shingles
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PAGE 14 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES OPINION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Full moon fever

MAN I’m writing this before ones who don’t believe the it’s a menagerie of overblown nual ritual of driving computer
OVERBOARD October 31st, and I know warnings of people who are in atable gures. ere is a algorithms berserk with my
RICK what I’m I going to be much, much smarter than they six-foot tall contraption with Halloween costume online
MELÉN for Halloween this year: are, will be wearing one too. three large spinning eyes on orders. One year I went as a
Safe. I’ll be wearing a mask, the road next to mine. I have Miss Universe contestant from
and for one glorious day, is may be the safest Hal- no idea what it is, but it started another planet, and I ordered
even the people who don’t loween on record, since people to hypnotize me and I had to a colored wig, a lovely dress, a
comprehend that there is have a tendency to a little nuts pull my car over. One house I sash, plastic owers, a ray gun,
a health risk out there, the on All Hallows’ Eve. Over the passed had a skeleton driving some white gloves and a set of
years there has been tomfool- a carriage pulled by two horse antennae to come out of my
Saving a Life EVERY 11 MINUTES ery, there have been high jinks, skeletons, and they looked head. For the next month I was
there have been shenanigans, like they were on their way to bombarded with pop-up ads
aloneI’m never anything can happen happens someplace really nice. I don’t from computer programs try-
Life Alert® is always worse on Halloween. Even know where skeletons go in ing to gure out exactly what
here for me. one shenanigan or a stray high their spare time these days, but type of consumer I was based
One touch of a button jink can turn dangerous if not I hope I’m having that much on those purchases. A homi-
sends help fast, 24/7. properly executed. I once had fun when I’m dead. cidal alien dude in a dress pos-
GwPiSth! to resort to violence myself sibly trying to tune in ESPN
when, ranging out of my own I’ll miss half the costumes. via his head. Eclectic tastes like
Help at Home Help On-the-Go neighborhood, a masked thug Ladies always look really good mine are not easily satis ed.
tried to take my bag of candy. I at the costume party, and guys
® must have been 11 or 12 years always look really dumb. at’s I’ll miss all of that, but
old, and as I recall, dressed just the way it is. No guy has none of this means there can’t
Batteries Never Need Charging. as George Washington with ever looked good as a chubby be fun. We participated in a
a small billiards stick as my caveman, and no girl has ever “Harvest Hunt” last weekend,
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hauling hooligan could make a cat. quest to bene t the Tarry-
1-800-404-9776 o with my booty, I delivered a town Music Hall. We didn’t
well-placed combination shot I’m going to miss shop- come too close to winning the
WHY DO WE right on cue and high-tailed ping for parts of my costume contest, but we exercised our
it back to Valley Lane. Chap- at the party store, one of my brains and had some laughs on
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this year. No parties, no drop- selection. I can’t help hav-
ping in on the neighbors, none ing the feeling that I’m being Halloween falls on a blue
of those memorable gigs at the watched so I move on to the moon well, once in a blue
local roadhouse where lively weapons department. Do I moon. at’s what they call the
ladies with purple hair danced want a plastic knife or a rub- second full moon in the same
on the bar. Next year. ber knife? I can’t decide witch month. My wife is planning an
and I don’t want to rubber the “End of the Driveway Party,”
e coronavirus has done wrong way so I choose plastic. at which our neighbors can
nothing to curtail the amount Over in the spider section, the stroll by and trick-or-treat at
of crap people put out on their irony of paying for new spiders a distance of six feet and pour
lawns. It’s frightful. You used when I have a bunch of per- themselves a margarita, and
to see some pumpkins, some fectly good ones in my garage the kids can grab themselves
corn husks on somebody’s is not lost on me. a candy bar. If it’s the other
front porch, maybe a tomb- way around I probably won’t
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PAGE 15 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES Sports THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020

FIELD HOCKEY

John Jay defeats North
Salem on Senior Night

Wolves fall to top-ranked Greeley, Lakeland

BY RICH MONETTI “Our defense had an amazing game,”she said.

CONTRIBUTING WRITER Nonetheless, the pressure took its toll again

early in the third. O a penalty corner, Spiel-

After Monday’s game (Oct. 26) against Lake- er couldn’t smother all the action around the

land was postponed, the 5-0 Wolves weren’t crease, and Lily Schoonmaker scored the rst of

done with the week’s dose of the unexpected, two goals.

as COVID-19 isolations left four of Debbi Horace Greeley didn’t let up either, but the

Walsh’s players at home. Even so, the coach held same goes for the John Jay defense. “Greeley has

her head high after the 4-1 road defeat to Hor- solid stick skills and connects well on their pass-

ace Greely, a Class A state nalist a year ago, on ing, but we were able to break down many of

Wednesday, Oct. 28. their opportunities,” said Walsh.

“We only trailed 2-1 with six minutes to go,” So, hanging around, Annabel Brennan made Sophie Rudin swings away.
Morgan Burhance on the run
she said. “I think my girls realize they can play it a game, and 6:10 remaining seemed like plen-

with anyone.” ty of time. But Greeley stepped it up even more.

Still, the game quickly broke toward the John Only 50 seconds passing, Schoonmaker broke

Jay side of the eld and mostly stayed put. e John Jay’s back and Natalie Laskowski sealed

girls held tight nonetheless. the deal at the four minute mark. ere was

“My defense really rose to the occasion,” plenty of upside for the coach, though.

Walsh said. “My girls grew so much in this game,” Walsh

Of course, Samantha Spieler stood tall in goal said, “looking forward to the coming games.”

and played stop gap all game long. e senior at wasn’t such good news for North Salem

even got out of the rst period unscathed, and on Friday, Oct. 30. e visiting Tigers made the

the nal minute had her going high and low. Section 1 Class C nals a year ago.

Barely time to gasp, she turned Eileen Trotta “ is was a very competitive game to play on

away twice with stick and kick saves respectively. our Senior Day,” Walsh said of the 2-0 home

“Sam plays her best for the hardest games and victory. “ e scoreless rst half saw North Sa-

is willing to throw her body at anything,” Walsh lem getting to loose balls more often and ex-

said. ecuting a better passing game.”

However, all the pressure had to eventually e intermission put the Wolves on their

give way. Hannah Lane broke through at 12:39, game, though.

and a weakened John Jay attack left Walsh con- “In the second half, John Jay showed more in-

ceding to the shortened roster. tensity and speed, which then translated to co-

“If we just had two of our ineligible players, hesive passes throughout the eld,” Walsh said.

the passing and ball movement would have been e chilled home crowd was then warmed

completely di erent,” she said. “But you have to with goals by Kate Mercer and Annabel Bren-

play with the roster you have.” nan. Unfortunately, the Wolves nished the

Spieler’s presence yielded no complaints, week 1-2.

however, and her acrobatics kept the goal box Making up Monday’s Lakeland game, Satur-

cleared for the rest of the half. day (Oct. 31) brought another sti test, and the

“ ey have an amazing o ense,” the goalie undefeated home team ran their shutout streak

said. “It was a little scary facing all those shots.” to six. Samantha Spieler did prove a force again,

With 26 saves to her credit, Spieler had noth- and her 15 saves gave John Jay a solid bright

ing but praise for the Wolves trying to hold up spot in a 4-0 defeat. Next week, John Jay faces

her end. Somers, Brewster, and Rye.

Meghan Condon and Ashley Schafer keep Horace Greeley contained. Samantha Spieler makes the save. PHOTOS: RICH MONETTI

PAGE 16 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES SPORTS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020

BOYS SOCCER

John Jay goes 1-2 on the week

Short-handed Wolves close week with win

BY RICH MONETTI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

e John Jay Wolves certainly FILE PHOTO/CHRIS LOVELL
had their schedule complicated by
COVID-19, which did them no fa- Cole Fergusson
vors in a 1-2 week. Monday’s game
(Oct. 26) was canceled and eight
players were held out of Wednes-
day’s game (Oct. 28) against Brews-
ter. e Wolves followed with a 2-1
loss on the road.

Even so, John Jay came out of
the cage strong and their pressure
yielded a number of good opportu-
nities on the wings.

“ e strikes were just o line, and
the Brewster keeper made every
save that he needed to,” said Coach
Chris Rietsch.

e closest came when a Cole
Fergusson cross found Jason Ri-
etsch up high. But his header
clanked o the crossbar. On the
other side, the Wolves were mi-
nus three goal keepers, and John
Jay gave up scores at the 27- and
35-minute marks.

Nonetheless, the Wolves adjust-
ed by pairing Johnny McMahon
and Ryan Byrne in the center-back
positions.

“We began to turn away every
advance from Brewster and initiate
our o ense,” the coach said.

Unfortunately, the Wolves were
only rewarded with a couple more
dead ends o the post. John Jay

nally did break through with 10
minutes remaining when Fergusson
scored on a penalty kick. But the
Wolves had to settle for the defeat,
and a 3-0 loss on Friday (Oct. 30)
to Greeley didn’t feel much better.

John Jay did close the week out
on a high note on Saturday (Oct.
31)—even with injuries and COV-
ID-19 protocols striking nine play-
ers from the roster. Matt Macedo
scored both goals in a 2-1 home
victory over Edgemont, moving the
team’s record to 3-2-1 on the sea-
son.

Will Pollitt FILE PHOTOS/RICH MONETTI

Matthew Macedo scored two goals in a 2-1
win over Edgemont.

John Jay cancels games over COVID-19 cases

Two positive COVID-19 cases many student-athletes, according teams—such as girls soccer and e girls soccer and girls
in John Jay High School were an- to Superintendent Andrew Sele- girls tennis—were forced to can- tennis teams were expected to
nounced last week, sending 150 snick. cel their games. e cross country, be back in action on Monday
members of the school commu- boys soccer, and eld hockey teams (Nov. 2), after this paper went
nity into quarantine, including Cohort B students were unaf- competed with depleted rosters. to press.
fected, but some short-handed

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2020 THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 17

County searches for its 2021 poet laureate

Deadline to apply is Nov. 16

Westchester County Execu- ing this pandemic, explains Janet year term is set to begin January region. e top candidates will be PHOTO: METRO CREATIVE CONNECTION
tive George Latimer in partner- T. Langsam, CEO of ArtsWest- 1, 2021 and continue through to interviewed before a nal selec-
ship with ArtsWestchester an- chester. She continues, “ e con- December 31st, 2022. tion is made and announced by to ful ll the post’s duties. Addi-
nounce a competitive call for an cept of a Poet Laureate is an af- the County. tional funds of up to $500 will be
inaugural Poet Laureate position Applications are ONLY ac- available for materials and other
for Westchester County for the rmation that in our present-day cepted through ArtsWestches- e selected Poet Laureate will approved costs associated with
2021-2022 term. society words matter and that it ter’s grant site through: https:// serve a two-year term and receive the community engagement pro-
is important that these words be artswestchester.submittable.com/ an honorarium of $1,250 per year grams the Poet Laureate facili-
Westchester’s Poet Laureate truthful, poetic and emblematic of submit tates.
candidate will be an advocate for our principles and our aspirations.
poetry and the literary arts, have We look to a Poet Laureate to ex- Applicants must be 25 years of
signi cant personal poetic work press for us the things we might age or older, must have resided in
and will encourage the community like to say ourselves, if only we had Westchester County for two years
to engage with poetry by creating the poetic license.” prior to application, during the
and leading activities that inspire time of application, and for the
writing and poetry performances Pamela Hart, writer-in-resi- duration of the appointment, and
among all age groups while ini- dence at the Katonah Museum must have past work that is of high
tiating a dialogue between local of Art, said, “ e County has artistic quality (demonstrated by
poets, cultural organizations, and such a vibrant literary arts com- journal publications, chapbooks,
community institutions. munity with some amazing poets books, audio or video). Full
doing important things for their eligibility requirements and terms
While the rst-ever holder of a Westchester communities. e are at https://artswestchester.org/
poet laureate position dates to the Hudson Valley Writers Center. grants/arts-initiative-targeted-
13th century, America`s rst poet grants.
laureate was Robert Frost who e Katonah Poetry Series. And
was o cially appointed in 1961. others. Of course, there is the New Eligible applications will be
Today, the position is not restrict- York State Poet Laureate Alicia reviewed by a panel of judges,
ed to the national level: almost all Ostriker. But some counties, in- including ArtsWestchester sta
50 states have a poet laureate, as cluding Dutchess and Rockland, or Board, County representatives,
do many counties, cities and other have their own. I think the posi- and well-regarded poets from the
jurisdictions. Westchester County tion is a great way to acknowledge
feels it is a perfect time to join the impact of literature on our
other counties around the state in lives and culture. Poets laureates
creating a poet laureate position at also initiate projects that can ben-
the local level. e t underserved communities.”

County Executive George Lat- e Poet Laureate program
imer explains, “When we think is managed as a partnership be-
about memorializing a time, a tween ArtsWestchester and the
place, a struggle or an occasion, we Westchester County’s Executive’s
turn to one of the highest forms o ce.
of expression—poetry. It is this
language in the hands of a Poet HOW DO POETS APPLY?
Laureate that we can reframe and e Open Call for applications
restate the ideals we hold true.”
for the 2021-2022 Poet Laure-
“Support for our creatives is ate is now active, with a deadline
more important than ever dur- of November 16, 2020, at 11:59
p.m. e Poet Laureate’s two-

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