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Published by Halston Media, 2020-04-29 18:48:33

The Katonah-Lewisboro Times 04.30.20

VOL. 2 NO. 48 Visit TapIntoKLT.net for the latest news. THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020

Podcast explores life Towns waive
in Katonah penalty for late
property taxes
BY JESSICA JAFET
CONTRIBUTING WRITER BY TOM BARTLEY es closed, unemployment has
CONTRIBUTING WRITER spiked and the personal nances
It did not take a pandemic PHOTO COURTESY OF RICH KNOPKE of many are in tatters.
for three friends in Katonah to Homeowners and businesses
realize that their hometown has Rich Knopke, Craig Johnson and David Becker started a podcast in nancial distress caused by For those caught in the eco-
a collective community spirit, a dedicated to all things local and Whitlockville. the coronavirus can avoid penal- nomic crunch, the late-fee waiv-
tight-knit vibe and is full of in- ties if they’re a little late paying er is meant to save them a few
teresting people—making it a property taxes this year. scarce dollars.
special place to live. A year ago,
they decided to share their ap- “ is is the right thing to do To qualify, property owners
preciation by creating something for our constituents,” County must certify their nancial straits
dedicated to all things local, and Executive George Latimer said on a simple, one-page form.
Whitlockville: A Katonah Pod- in giving local governments Even those who do not qualify
cast was launched. throughout Westchester the op- for the full waiver can still pay
tion to waive the customary fees late and face only sharply re-
Rich Knopke, Craig Johnson for COVID-19 tardiness. duced penalties: a 0.5 percent
and David Becker, three Kato- fee on payments made in May
nah dads, began a series of com- Most towns in this area and 1 percent through June and
pelling conversations with people quickly invoked the option. ey continuing to mid-July.
on a platform that they believed will not collect late fees on as-
would enlighten and inform lis- sessments paid after their April Lewisboro Supervisor Peter
teners. Knopke felt that nding 30 due date as long as taxpayers Parsons summed it up for resi-
appealing topics and suitable demonstrate economic hardship dents in his online newsletter:
guests would be easy, given his due to the virus and pay the full “Here is our plain and simple
take on the local scene. amount they owe by July 15. message to you: if you can pay
your taxes by April 30, please do.
“I was at a party with like 80 e pandemic, tracing a dead- If you cannot pay now but will
people,’ Knopke said. “And it oc- ly, devastating toll worldwide, be able to manage a plan to pay
curred to me that there was not had already taken the lives of by July 15, please put your plan
one jerk amongst us. It started almost 1,000 Westchester resi- in place to do that. If you are ex-
dents as this week began. It had periencing undue hardship and
SEE PODCAST PAGE 4 also shut down broad swaths
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Local travel
expert adapts
to life without

flights

BY CAROL REIF after college. After going back for his tips on such subjects as how to

STAFF WRITER MBA in Information Systems at Pace pack for a trip. (He recommends

University, he spent more than three bringing a change of clothes in

e pandemic is not the rst cataclysmic world decades working for Merrill Lynch, your carry-on in case the airline

event the travel industry has been forced to weather GE and Aetna before retiring to pur- misplaces your luggage, and a

in the last decade. sue his lifelong dream of becoming an bathing suit, so you can dive

High-pro le aviation disasters, unrest in destina- entrepreneur. right into the pool while waiting

tion spots and even the eruption of an Icelandic vol- Putting together the videos should to get into your hotel room.)

cano; all have had a direct impact on folks’ desire to be a piece of cake for the former soft- Bastone will be posting all of

y abroad. ware development manager. this on his company’s website

But somehow tourism has always found a way to Bastone’s rst project will explore and his new YouTube channel.

steady its wings and y forward. cruises on the Danube, Europe’s sec- He also plans to work with a

It’s too soon to say how this new reality will pan ond-longest river. Some of its ports company that produces 360-de-

out, but experts are cautiously optimistic that the of call include the elegant and in u- gree videos that have an almost

travel biz will eventually bounce back, if not explode. ential cities of Budapest, Vienna and 3D e ect when seen through a

Meanwhile, where do we go if we can’t go farther Prague. He will also use a combina- special device.

than our comfy armchairs? tion of slides and videos to give folks On the possible itinerary so

North Salem’s Frank Bastone has a few sugges- a virtual swing around the tour boat Frank Bastone far are the Colosseum in Rome;
the Vatican Museums, and the
tions. itself.

Known as “ e Vacation erapist,” he collaborates Meanwhile, he is lming inter- ruins of Pompeii, an ancient city

with clients who “desire a concierge-level of service in views with industry leaders such as Tauck, a luxury in Italy instantly wiped out by the catastrophic erup-

planning their dream vacations so that they can re- tour agency based in nearby Wilton, Conn. tion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

lax and enjoy a ‘WOW’ experience on their journeys e rst video will feature a Tauck destination spot, Bastone agrees that it’s a “Brave New World,” as

around the world.” Portugal, one of the new hot places to vacation. e travel goes.

An avid wanderer himself, the founder and own- southern European country has recently emerged “We’re adapting; you have to,” he says.

er of Pinnacle Trips claims his personal perspective from the shadows of France, Spain and Italy by dint Bastone is also a freelance writer. Among the local

helps him craft recommendations for hotels, cruises, of its beautiful, meandering coastline, colorful and magazines he has written travel-related pieces for are

restaurants and tours. sprawling inland views and burgeoning wine culture. Ridge eld Neighbors and Westchester Senior Voice,

His company motto? “We Plan—You Relax.” It’s cheap, too. e cost of a hotel room, even in the both of which are right up his alley since the major-

But now, with stay-at-home health restrictions capital, Lisbon, runs about $80 a night. Local fare is ity of his clients are boomers, active seniors and busy

rmly in place, that has wisely morphed into “Dream also reasonably priced. professionals.

Now—Travel Later.” Bastone, known for rocking wild tropical shirts, He and his wife, Fran, have three grown sons. Ste-

Part one of his multipronged approach—a series of will narrate. But don’t be fooled by the pink amin- ven’s an equity trader; Derek, a New York City teach-

destination spot videos. goes fandangoing behind him; they were captured on er. Je ’s a physician’s assistant at a New York City

He hopes that folks can temporarily assuage their lm by the amateur photographer while he himself hospital. He’s “right on the frontlines” of the corona-

wanderlust by deploying their mind’s eye instead of was frolicking on Renaissance Island, a private resort virus ght.

their plane tickets. And, of course, dream about and o the coast of Aruba in the southern Caribbean. And that’s reason enough to fervently pray, his

plan for future trips. Going down yet another digital path, Bastone proud padre says, that “once this thing is over, people

Bastone worked in sales, marketing and retail right hopes to put together Powerpoint presentations with can go back to their normal lives.”

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TAXES Yorktown Supervisor Matt PODCAST with each other.”
Slater had been among the at sentiment rings especially true for John-
FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1
son, who has lived in Katonah for 16 years. e
early advocates of property-tax to get my wheels turning—I thought there is a bankruptcy attorney, who has recently made a
niche here that is not being covered, just to talk full recovery from COVID-19, was moved by the
anxious about not being able to relief, calling on Gov. Andrew about how much we love our town, its rich history care and generosity of friends and neighbors.
and the amazing people who live and work here.”
pay your taxes, please know that Cuomo last month to suspend “Just the outpouring of support and help:
Working in advertising sales and media tech- bringing me soup, doing my shopping, checking
Lewisboro is working closely the late fees. A resolution by his nology, the six-year resident of Katonah knew the in on me—it was a testament to what a strong
format would be perfect for sharing stories with community we live in,” he said.
with the county to address these politically divided Town Board the community and beyond.
“Community spirit is in Katonah’s DNA, and
issues that we expect to surface.” endorsed Latimer’s e orts to In April 2019, the rst episode was recorded, this goes back to the village’s never-say-die atti-
and now 20 episodes later, the trio has discussed tude and herculean collective e ort to move the
At the county level, Lat- eliminate the penalties. a range of hyperlocal topics, including a longtime town into the 1890s in the wake of the condem-
resident talking about Katonah’s history (the nation of Old Katonah,” Johnson, a history bu ,
imer set the stage for waivers “We led from the front on podcast’s name refers to what the town is said to added.
have been called when it was founded), conversa-
with a break on the towns’ own this issue from the very begin- tions with business people, interviews with Town Going forward, the friendly hosts wish to con-
Supervisor Chris Burdick and a pediatrician to tinue the podcast—which can be accessed on ma-
property-tax deadline. Ordi- ning,” Slater said, “and proved address COVID-19, a chat with the CEO of jor platforms Spotify and Apple Podcasts—and
Caramoor, and much more. hope to reach an even bigger audience than their
narily, municipalities must turn bipartisanship is alive and well current average of 400 listeners per episode. As
Becker, a health care consultant who has been for their “dream” guests, the list runs the gamut.
over 60 percent of the county’s for the good of the people.” He quite busy advising hospitals as they deal with is-
sues related to the COVID-19 crisis, believes the Knopke would like to invite some of the well-
property taxes, which they are called the town’s action “simply podcast is an ideal way to connect people with known local residents such as Martha Stewart,
others who have made Katonah their home and Chazz Palminteri and Ralph Lauren to share
charged with collecting. Nor- the right thing to do.” to highlight their stories. their takes on life in Bedford—while Becker
would like to sit down with South Salem’s Willie
mally due in White Plains by For supervisors like Slater, “ ere are a lot of di erent backgrounds, dif- Geist. Johnson’s fantasy wish, however, includes a
ferent types of professionals—we wanted to show travel back in time to interview founding father
May 25, the receipts can now however, doing the right thing what Katonah was made of, and do it in a fun and John Jay or Chief Katonah. e three hosts agree
entertaining way,” he said. on one group they would like to welcome for an
be paid without penalty as late was hardly a simple thing. e upcoming podcast, given the times we are now
e podcast’s intimate episodes are a tribute to living in.
as July 15—but only if the town dates for property-tax collec- the endearing nature of the town, a quality that
Becker has personally found to be exceptional. “We are talking about doing a ‘kids’ round-
extends that grace period to its tions are carved into the stone table’ related to what the quarantine has been
“People are always willing to support each like,” Becker said. “We would ask all of our kids
own property taxes and to the of state law, and even the gover- other and they have a genuine interest in what about what fun things they have done—and also
is going on, whether it is the Fireman’s Parade or in what ways their parents have been annoying
special-district taxes it collects. nor can deviate from that xed Chili Night—there are just so many events that them.”
keep the town together and people connected
Latimer said he was “con- schedule by only three weeks.

cerned about the nancial But by declaring a state of

pressures that residents of this emergency throughout New

county are under. We can, we York, as he did in March,

should—and now, we are—of- Cuomo gained authority to

fering them some nancial scrap temporarily the statutory

relief by waiving the late pay- tax-collection schedule. With

ments for the county taxes now that exibility, he set aside the

due.” provision of the Real Property

An executive order signed by Tax Law that xes an April 30

Latimer allows him to accept deadline for Westchester prop-

less than 60 percent of the taxes erty owners to pay up. In its

and other money due on May 25 place he substituted the emer-

from the towns provided they gency breathing room of 10

waive residents’ late fees for the weeks or more for the required

late payment of property taxes. payments.

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KLSD in group of top-performing districts Vista FD
holds
BY CAROL REIF of all public schools in the state,Tahoe said. rounded, culturally responsive and sustaining
birthday
STAFF WRITER “ ese are exemplary public schools that education” that supports their academic and parades

demonstrate that all students can achieve at social-emotional development. e Vista Fire
Department will be holding
Four local schools are among those being high levels with the right supports and re- ese strategies include addressing dis- “birthday parades” for
community members living
recognized by the state Education Depart- sources,” said Board of Regents Chancellor parities in teacher training and providing in the Vista Fire District
every Saturday for the
ment for their high academic achievements Betty A. Rosa. “Recognition Schools help students more access to rigorous high school foreseeable future! Vista Fire
Department apparatus will
and progress. to ensure equity for all children across New coursework. drive by the birthday boy or
girl’s home to spread some
Acting Commissioner Shannon Tahoe York State.” ey also aim to make the school environ- birthday cheer!

announced the names of 582 Recognition Rosa express gratitude on the part of her- ment welcoming to all students; to increase Parades will be held on
Saturdays and the birthday
Schools under the Every Student Succeeds self and the Regents to “all of the teachers scal transparency in spending at individual boy or girl must reside in
the Vista Fire District.
Act on ursday, April 23. and administrators who, in a concerted e ort schools, and to use multiple measures that All requests should be
made no later than the
Tapped for the honor in the immediate with their school communities, are guiding will allow students to show their pro ciency Wednesday before the
scheduled birthday parade
area are Somers High School and Primrose our students toward success.” in state learning standards. so the department can plan
accordingly. For more details
Elementary School in the Somers Central Recognition Schools are identi ed as such “It’s always special to be recognized for on how to schedule someone
in your family a birthday
School District; John Jay High School in because they are among the top-perform- high achievement and be honored for pro- parade, please contact
[email protected]!
the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, ing under ESSA for performance, student viding academic growth and success for all

and Yorktown High School in the Yorktown growth and/or graduation rate; met or ex- learners,” said Yorktown High School prin-

Central School District. ceeded either the school or state measures cipal Joseph DeGennaro of the Recognition

It is an elite group. of interim progress for English language arts Schools award.

Katonah-Lewisboro is “not a district that and mathematics; rate of chronic absentee- “We have outstanding teachers who daily

necessarily competes for such recognition,” ism; college, career and civic readiness; and have the skills and talent to reach all stu-

John Jay High School principal Steven Si- met the federally required 95 percent partici- dents. It’s another example of great teaching

ciliano said. pation rate in the English language arts and and learning in the classroom by dynamic

“However, the ranking serves as a remind- mathematics assessments. educators. Awards like this represent the col-

er that focusing upon providing students Under ESSA, districts are required to laborative work of the entire district.”

engaging, relevant and active learning expe- come up with school-level improvement Each of the Recognition Schools will re-

riences as the core of what we do serves stu- plans for their lowest-performing schools ceive a certi cate from the state.

dents best now and in the long run,” he said. overall, as well as schools with the lowest “Recognition Schools are the highest

Siciliano said the school district is “grate- performance for certain student populations. performing and rapidly improving schools

ful for the continuous dedication of students e plan includes strategies for support- across the state,”said Tahoe, adding that they

and sta , as well as the consistent and enthu- ing the professional growth of educators and “demonstrate the relentless commitment of

siastic support we always receive from our ensuring all students–including multilingual teachers, administrators, sta and parents,

community.” and English language learners, immigrant without whom this growth would not have

“So, while we’re never satis ed, we’re students, migratory youth, those with dis- been possible.”

clearly in good health,” he added. abilities, homeless youth, and neglected and For more information, visit www.nysed.

is year’s designees represent 13 percent delinquent youth–all have access to a “well- gov.

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Happily Ever After

Many thanks Drip, drip

We are tremendously ry and Glen Arbor Golf Club NEWS & As a Pisces, I have an af- READING,
lucky to have so for its generous donation of NOTES nity for water. I like to WRITING &
many wonderful vol- hundreds of wood- red piz- walk along the beach on CHOCOLATE
unteers and ways to give back; zas to Northern Westchester MARK vacation or stare out at a peace- KIM
here are just a few shout outs… Hospital for doctors and JEFFERS ful lake on a sunny day. I enjoy KOVACH
nurses coming o night shift. hiking to impressive waterfalls
Our thanks to the Com- one hundred $20 gift cards and listening to the power of the riding down the water slide. It
munity Center of Northern You know, the last time I to Northern Westchester endlessly rushing water. was fun getting drenched on a
Westchester which has set up played golf; my foursome all Hospital employees who were hot summer day. Up in the Berk-
with volunteers a wonderful wore helmets… randomly chosen to receive a I even have a top two list of shires, I enjoyed paddleboating
sewing operation providing gift card. scenic views from shower win- on the lake. It felt like paradise
face masks to the community Bedford Hills’ Russell dows. Once while visiting friends to pedal your bare feet in a ber-
(including town workers). e Speeders Car Wash has been So, a buddy of mine (or ex- in Su olk County, I pulled back glass contraption while soaking
Community Center donated able to reopen under a state buddy) said the best way for the shower curtain to discover a up the sunshine. Ellen and I
80 face masks to the town. directive after closing in late me to maintain social distanc- bucolic view of horses grazing in would set out on our afternoon
In addition, since March 1st March, and while it might ing is by wearing my collection a neighboring eld. voyages with supplies includ-
the Community Center has seem like a small thing, a of ugly Christmas sweaters… ing taco chips and Margaritas.
provided food to 3,113 adults, shining vehicle, might bring e best view was from the After we had peddled out away
397 seniors and 1,965 children, a smile, that’s why they are We again want to thank all upstairs bathroom at the summer from shore we could prop our
registered 240 new families o ering free car washes to all those on the front line work- share house in Great Barrington. legs up and lean back to soak up
turning to their food pantry for area healthcare workers, rst ing so hard every day for all Flinging back that grimy shower those rays (we didn’t think about
the 1st time. ey have also responders and emergency of us: health care profession- curtain presented a spectacular sun damage in those days!). We
made 307 home deliveries to vehicles. All the driver has to als, police, re, drug stores, view of Lake Buel. You could see gossiped and snacked the entire
neighbors in need. Way to go! do to receive the free wash is grocery stores, and all who are rowboats gently bobbing in the afternoon while working on our
present their ID from where making it easier for all of us water or watch the zig-zag of tans.
Here’s some good news…as they work. to stay home. Everyone please jet-skis zooming across the lake.
long as we keep social distance stay safe and well, we will get inking back to more
in mind, it looks like Bicycle Not sure which I like more, through this together… As children growing up, we lovely associations with water, I
Sundays will begin in May my daily walk or my daily splashed around in a big above- remember being excited to walk
and run on Sundays through nap, oh I know the naps win We hope all the wonder- ground pool in our backyard that along the Danube River on my
the month, as well as Sundays easily… ful Mothers out there have a Dad assembled each summer. visit to Hungary. e river did
in June and again in Septem- marvelous Mother’s Day... not look blue like the waltz title
ber. is year, cyclists will be A shout out to Katonah e year that we lived in Florida, I had always heard about but it
required to wear protective resident Greg Szatmari who is Please y your ag proudly we actually had an in-ground was still quite thrilling to walk
face masks on the bicycle trail, instead of running the post- and remember all the veterans pool surrounded by a screened in from Buda to Pest across the
which includes a stretch of the poned London Marathon is who gave their lives so ours patio overlooking a canal. I never Szechenyi Chain Bridge.
Bronx River Parkway between running on May 3 to support could be free, Happy Memorial actually had a swimming lesson.
White Plains and Yonkers. local cafes and restaurants. Day to all! I was afraid of putting my face SEE KOVACH PAGE 13
in the water so I did my own
Now I just have to dig my Our cat Phoebe has made awkward kind of swimming with
bike out of our basement that more appearances in my busi- my head above the water. Just
could keep me busy a few days ness Zoom meetings, that making it to the other side of the
or weeks… my clients want her to get a pool tired me out.
paycheck…
Golf claps for Grant Grego- I remember going to a
A big thank you to La theme park years ago and
Familia who kindly donated

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Goldens Bridge FD provides kids with ‘best birthday ever’

BY STEVE MANGIONE not even the coronavirus pandemic month for children and senior
citizens in the re district, o ering
GUEST WRITER has stopped a local re department curbside visits to bring cheer and
help these special residents cel-
from delivering curbside birthday ebrate their birthdays during this
unprecedented stay-at-home edict.
e new norm of social dis- wishes.
“ is was epic! Pure joy,”Lauren
tancing and ban on large-group Nearly a dozen children in the Weisfelner said of the drive-by she
arranged for her son, Andrew.
gatherings has put all events and northern Westchester hamlet of
Weisfelner said she contacted all
family celebrations on hold. But Goldens Bridge, who thought of her neighbors to “join” the fes-
tivities—the other families watch-
their birthday would ing from their windows, helping to
celebrate Andrew’s 10th birthday
come and go without and waving to the re ghters as
the re trucks paraded through the
fanfare this year, got street.

the birthday surprise “ e moment brought out a lot
of raw emotion. All the moms in
of their life these past the neighborhood were texting
each other while it was happening,
two Saturdays—when and we were all crying. We thank
the Golden’s Bridge Fire Depart-
the Goldens Bridge ment for making this happen for
our children,”Weisfelner said.
Fire Department
Emotions ran high among the
showed up outside children as well—especially for
Bruno Palermo, who was celebrat-
their houses with its ing his 5th birthday.

re trucks—sirens “He proclaimed that it was his Bruno Palermo, 5, getting a lift from mom Danielle for a better view
‘best birthday ever,’” said mom of the fire trucks.
screeching, horns Danielle Palermo. “ ank you to
the Golden’s Bridge Fire Depart-
blaring, and lights ment for making my son a very
happy 5-year-old.”
ashing, along with a
For Vivian Bellows, it was a
birthday shout-out by milestone birthday—her rst! family was grateful for this re-

name. “We are thankful to our Golden’s markable gesture by the members
Bridge re ghters for making our
Quinn Brennan's expression of disbelief e GBFD daughter’s rst birthday so special of the GBFD.
says it all when the Goldens Bridge Fire launched its surprise during these di cult times,” said
Department showed up at his house to wish birthday drive-by dad John Bellows. “Vivian loved “It was amazing. Golden’s
him a happy 5th birthday. program earlier this seeing the parade of re trucks go
by while she was in her stroller and Bridge re ghters are my heroes!
dancing along with the sirens. It
was perfect.” ey made my son’s birthday,”

Heather Meyer, who arranged Meyer said of the curbside shout-
the drive-by birthday for her
12-year-old son, Wyatt, said her out and recognition. “Kids really

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Emmie Link told her dad, Ian a growing number of community

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her house to wish her a happy 6th that are bringing cheer to children

birthday. who are missing out on birthday

“‘I loved it and parties because of the coronavirus

I’m really thankful pandemic.

for what they did,’ “It’s emotionally uplifting for

is what she told our re ghters, too, when they see

me afterward,” the smiles and joy on the faces of

Link said. “ e the children, and parents videotap-

GBFD made ing the moment and shouting out

Emmie’s day. We ‘thank you’ to us. It’s really the ic-

really appreciate ing on the virtual birthday cake,”

the re depart- said Golden’s Bridge Fire Chief

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for being there for Fire Department for a child or

the community no a senior citizen celebrating their

matter what,” he birthday, call or text the district’s

added. public relations representative,

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Vivian Bellows waits patiently in her stroller
and is ready to celebrate her 1st birthday.

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Really, Martha?

JUST receiving emails from every baby in about a month and I don’t has a way of sticking to your our shed. I knew they would
JO ANN company on the planet. When even know what day it is.” hips. be gone once the babies were
I reached the one that wanted to bigger.
JO ANN help me sooth my postpartum Several people on Facebook Martha popped up again, this
FRANCELLA pain, I decided to switch over to were advertising exercise classes time telling me that it’s a great e next thing on my list
Facebook. or suggesting long walks. I do time to get out into the sunshine was giving my sister Rose a
Taking a break from my walk and have attempted some and tend to my garden. Now call. She lives in North Caro-
daily 19 hour updates on At rst there were sweet posts exercise, but I may have been that was good advice! Ken and lina. After our usual discus-
the virus, I’ve been coo- of my friends playing outdoors distracted by a Facebook post I emerged from the garage with sion about grandkids, weather,
ing at my new grandson, Drew, with their children. I enjoyed telling me how to make Island rakes and small hand tools. We politics, our childhood, and how
begging to help feed him and seeing their smiling faces and Kielbasa in a slow-cooker. All I were ready to walk around our much we’ve been eating during
dressing him in multiple out ts began wondering about the day I need is to smell sausage simmer- yard looking for dead branches, the past few weeks, I inquired
and playing “tummy time” with will be able to play outside with ing for eight hours while I’m try- etc., when we spotted a momma about my brother-in-law, Bill.
him. After about a half hour of Drew; and I calculated that by ing to get through a low-impact fox and her four babies. ey He is a newly retired military
play, my daughter informed me spring of 2021 his chubby legs routine. If that wasn’t bad were probably living under our dentist and the most conserva-
that it was just the baby who should be strong enough to give enough, the dessert they paired shed. Momma sat straight and tive, clean-cut man I know. She
needed to be on his tummy and me a run for my money. with the kielbasa dinner was a stared us down as her babies ran told me that three weeks ago
not me as well. creamy coconut pie. and played behind her. It was he announced that he was not
e next post was from Mar- one of the best things I had seen going to shave until the virus is
“Did he ever turn over?” she tha telling me how to maintain Talbot’s thinks I should take in weeks. Ken and I looked at over. She then sent me a picture
asked. my beauty routine during my advantage of the sale prices on each other and began walking of what he looks like now. I told
virus con nement. Really, Mar- spring’s newest looks; but I can’t backward toward the garage. her that Ken has been going
“No, but I did a few times.” tha? ere is no one around to justify spending the money when through golf withdrawal and has
Since I considered that my see me! e next day, I decided there is no place to go. Besides, ere was no way we were going begun sleeping with his putter.
cardio for the day, I decided to to put on full make-up like I if I order something now, I’m to interrupt such a beautiful I’m not sure which is worse.
head to my computer to check used to do before I was asked to positive it won’t t by the time I sight. is is not the rst fox
on the emails I had received. I stay home, and I hardly recog- can socialize again. at kielbasa momma who had babies under
should mention that before my nized myself. All I needed was
grandson was born, I ordered a feather in my hair and I would Fun Facts by Jo Ann
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ter and some infant clothes from Gunsmoke fame. I washed it Red foxes utilize a wide range of habitats including forest, tundra, desert, mountains,
Buy Buy Baby. As soon as the o when Ken walked into the farmlands and urban areas.
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MELEN found out later that they come from Borneo, so KOVACH
it would have been an international ight.
FROM PAGE 9 FROM PAGE 8
We get a lot of titmice at the feeder, or is it
sometimes I see a bird I haven’t noticed before, titmouses? e reason I ask is because it’s not On another milestone vacation, I remember driving down the coast
so I race to get my camera. Action photography mongeese, but mongooses. Either way, if you of California and spotting my rst glimpse of the Paci c Ocean. I
is a great hobby to combine with bird watching, have titmice it’s perfectly normal, and nothing couldn’t wait to go to the beach in California! We drove past all of the
and I know just what to do. I need to get my to be alarmed about. We also have gold nches, signs for Malibu and coastal towns until we found our small hotel in
F-stop to a middle setting to capture the correct blue jays, juncos, chickadees and mourning Hermosa Beach. at rst day, after unpacking the rental car, we hur-
depth-of- eld, and adjust my shutter speed to doves. We have a big red-bellied woodpecker ried to the beach. We walked towards the Paci c Ocean on the dirty,
capture the motion of its wings while taking that takes up the whole bird feeder. e one litter- lled sand. We wanted to take pictures and had a hard time
into consideration the lower light of the cloudy bird I’ve never seen is the bluebird, even clearing away the cigarette butts and wrappers and junk to nd a clean
day. When I turn on the camera it says, “Please though it’s the New York state bird. My wife patch of sand for our towels.
set date and time,” starting with the correct time even made friends with a huge barred owl,
zone. As I’m paging through the time zones in which is the kind that yells “Woo-hoo-hoo- On a di erent trip to California, years later, I stayed at the famous
Australia, the bird is sitting at the feeder with hooooo!” As if it just won the lottery. Hotel Del Coronado. e beach was much cleaner at this resort. Same
a smirk on its face, pointing to its watch. I can’t Paci c Ocean waves, cleaner sand.
remember if we’re in Daylight Savings Time yet I know that some people keep birds as
or not. Did we spring ahead or spring back? I pets, but be careful, some of them can live for But I have some negative associations with water, too. Like the time
decades. I knew a woman who had a macaw, that my landlord called me at work to ask, “Hey, quick question, where
nally get it all gured out and snap the shutter and I’m sure she’s had a cockatoo in her day. do you keep the big towels?” after causing a kitchen ood. And the
just in time to get a great photo of a squirrel in other day during that big rain and wind storm, as I was teaching one
mid-mouthful, and I congratulate his depth-of- e other thing you should know is that birds of my adult ction writing classes over Zoom, the rain water started
can be slightly nuts. We used to have a car- pouring inside the house from the heating vent above the sliding glass
eld for being perfect. dinal nesting near the house that used to y doors!
I have a picture in my hall of a peacock sitting into the basement window each and every day.
on the railing of our patio deck. My wife took Based on my research it did not seem to be an Kim Kovach prefers to admire water from a distance. www.
it, and that’s why it’s not a picture of just the uncommon thing, and there were all sorts of kimkovachwrites.com
railing of our patio deck. What the peacock was theories as to why they would do that, includ-
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Sports Linn Carbaugh

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT – LINN CARBAUGH FILE PHOTOS/DEENA BELL

Senior captain
in fourth year

on team

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER touch my toes to make sure
SPORTS EDITOR I am stretched before the
game starts.
Linn Carbaugh has been on the varsity softball
team for four years and was named captain this year. If you could have one
superpower, what would it
e center elder led the team in singles last season. be and why?
In addition to her time on the softball team, she
was on the JV basketball team for two years, receiv- I would want to have
ing the Sportsmanship Award. She became the super strength because it
manager for the varsity basketball team this past would make going on ad-
season. ventures like rock climb-
ing or swimming across
How are you getting through this period of so- the ocean possible. Also, I
cial distancing? What are you doing to keep busy? would never have to do JP’s
intense strength training
Besides schoolwork and spending time with my workouts again.
family, I like to do Peloton cardio workouts to keep
up with my tness. Also, I have been mowing my What is something
lawn every few days with a push mower, which is about yourself people
surprisingly a great way to de-stress. would be surprised to
learn?
When did you start playing softball and what
got you started? People would be sur-
prised to learn that I have
I started playing in third grade because I watched been on the Katonah
my sister play and thought it looked fun. Also, I got Swim Team for thirteen
tired of sitting on the sidelines watching her play, so summers, and I am one of
I wanted to give it a try. the top swimmers in breaststroke on the team.

What jersey number do you wear and is there What place would you most like to visit?
any signi cance behind it? I would love to visit Australia because of its
unique animals and beautiful beaches. My sister
I chose the number 12 my freshman year mainly and I plan to go together once I graduate from
because I like even numbers and it was the only jer- college.
sey number left since freshmen don’t get rst pick. What is your favorite place to eat locally?
I love Little Crepe Street because the food is
What is your favorite sports memory from your always so fresh. My favorite choice is the BBQ
time at John Jay? chicken crepe.
What’s the go-to app on your phone and
I have two favorite memories. First, the team’s why?
spring break softball trip to Walt Disney World. My go-to app, now more than ever, is Snapchat
Getting to play at the ESPN Zone was bigger than because I love to keep up with my friends and see
life and going on all of the rides with teammates fun pictures.
was so fun. Second, the unexpected win over Panas Are you currently binging anything?
in extra innings last season. Both memories will al- I am a big fan of crime shows, so I have been
ways bring a smile to my face. watching a lot of “911” and “Law & Order.” How-
ever, I do love certain documentaries, like “Tiger
Who has been your biggest role model over the King” and “Unorthodox” to round out my binge-
years and what have you learned from them? watching.
For a young athlete growing up in the Kato-
My biggest role model is my sister. In softball and nah-Lewisboro school district, what would you
in life, she has taught me to work hard, with both tell them about the experience of being on the
intensity and focus, to achieve your goals and to al- softball team and why should they go out for it?
ways do what you believe is right. For many softball players, there is a time during
the beginning years when the game can feel slow,
What life lessons have you learned from which causes girls to quit. I would say to them, stick
sports? with it because it becomes an exciting game lled
with strategy and skill. e team is very close knit
I have learned that you have to be exible, adapt- and the players become great friends o the eld
able, and know that conditions can change con- as well. e John Jay softball program has always
stantly. No matter how much you prepare to play a had great coaches that are very supportive both on
game, things happen during the game that are out and o the eld that make it a great program to be
of your control and you have to adjust and move on. part of.

is isn’t the senior year I pictured, but this mental-
ity is what is helping me cope.

Do you have any pre-game rituals?
I have a lot of little pre-game rituals. I make sure
my pant legs are rolled up to the exact right height
just below my knees and that my jersey is tucked in
just so. Lastly, since I am not exible at all, I always

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 15

Football schedules released

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER HORACE GREELEY 2019 Result: Yorktown 20

SPORTS EDITOR Friday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. (@ Horace @ John Jay 7 (Nov. 1, Section 1

Greeley High School) Class Semi nals)

e 2020 Section 1 varsity 2019 Record: 2-7 Mascot: Huskers

football schedules were released Points For: 146 (16.2 per

last week, bringing some much- game) WALTER PANAS

needed excitement to an otherwise Points Against: 326 (36.2 per Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. (@ John

desolate sports landscape. game) Jay High School)

Whether those games will Mascot: Quakers 2019 Record: 2-7

actually be played is anybody’s Points For: 127 (14.1 per

guess. HARRISON game)

But if the virus subsides, Friday, Oct. 9, vs. 7 p.m. (@ John Points Against: 238 (26.4 per

schools reopen, and the sports Jay High School) game)

world begins turning again, John 2019 Record: 4-5 2019 Result: John Jay 49 @

Jay will open the 2020 season at Points For: 218 (24.2 per game) Walter Panas 17 (Sept. 27)

home under the lights against Points Against: 236 (26.2 per Mascot: Panthers

Lakeland High School on Friday, game)

Sept. 11. Mascot: Huskies

John Jay plays in Section 1

Class A, which has 20 teams YORKTOWN

divided evenly into four leagues. Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. (@ Ben Bartley-Cohen is
Other teams in John Jay’s league Yorktown High School) expected to be a major
this year are Yorktown, Lakeland, 2019 Record: 8-2 contributor to the John Jay
Horace Greeley and Walter Points For: 340 (34 per game) football team in 2020.

Panas. All Class A teams will play Points Against: 149 (14.9 per FILE PHOTO/RICH MONETTI
a seven-game schedule, including game)

three non-league matchups.

John Jay has put together a

28-3 record the last three seasons

under Head Coach Jimmy Clark,

winning the Section 1 Class A

title in 2019. During these trying times,
Last year, the team formerly

known as the Indians won their

rst eight games by an average Schneider Financial Group is working
of 26.2 points per game, earning
them the top seed in the section

playo s. John Jay was unable to with our local businesses by helping them to
repeat as champions, falling to
Yorktown, 20-7, in the semi nals.

LAKELAND improvise, adapt and overcome.
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2019 Record: 4-5
Points For: 186 (20.7 per

game)
Points Against: 174 (19.3 per

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2019 Result: John Jay 35 @

Lakeland 21 (Oct. 4)
Mascot: Hornets

MAHOPAC
ursday, Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m. (@

Mahopac High School)
2019 Record: 3-6
Points For: 172 (19.1 per

game)
Points Against: 194 (21.6 per

game)
Mascot: Indians
Note: Mahopac formerly

played in Class AA, but declining
enrollment dropped them to
Class A.

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Points For: 240 (26.7 per

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Points Against: 103 (11.4 per

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Mascot: Indians

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Best Sports Movies Varsity Rewind:
April 27, 2019
After ve weeks and hundreds of votes, “Rocky” has been crowned cham-
pion of Halston Media’s Best Sports Movie bracket. e John Jay boys lacrosse team won their sixth consecutive game by defeating
Brewster, 14-3, on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
e 1976 classic secured 75 percent of the vote in the championship
round, easily defeating the No. 2 seed, “Remember the Titans.” Voting took John Jay jumped all over visiting Brewster, with Mike Tedesco scoring in the open-
place on our Twitter account (@Halston_Sports). ing minute.

“Rocky” has as great an underdog story as the character it introduces. e Tyler Wishart and Luke Mercer netted 3 goals each; Bobby Chang scored twice; and
lm’s script was written by struggling actor, Sylvester Stallone, in just three Dean Ford, Mike Tedesco, Max Kesicki, Nick Caviola, Aidan Melbourne, and Bryce
and a half days. Ford all scored once. Bryce Ford added 5 assists in the easy win.
He shopped it around to movie studios, which liked the script but wanted
an established star to portray Rocky Balboa. Stallone, though, insisted that “Our hustle play and getting to loose balls has made the di erence these past couple
he play the starring role. of weeks,” Bryce Ford said after the win over Brewster. “We want to play Yorktown
again and hopefully beat them in the Section championship.”
e movie, lmed in just 28 days, cost just $1 million to make. It went on
to earn $225 million at the box o ce, making it one of the most pro table e Indians fell to 2-2 after losing to Yorktown, 8-3, on April 6. John Jay won their
next 18 games after that early-season loss, including a 7-6 win over Yorktown in the
lms of all time. Section 1 Class B title game.
It was also a critical success, with “Rocky” winning the Academy Award
for Best Picture. Stallone, who was propelled into stardom, was also nomi- Nick Giardina
nated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. carries.

e popularity of Rocky Balboa has endured for generations, with the
movie spawning ve sequels and a spin-o franchise.

In 2015, almost 40 years after the movie’s release, Stallone received an-
other Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Rocky Balboa in
“Creed.” He reprised the role again three years later in “Creed II,” the eighth
time he’s portrayed the character of Rocky Balboa on the big screen.

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Bryce Ford
passes.

FILE PHOTOS/
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11. Male admirer 34. Famed peninsula 59. Imaginary line 32. A soft gray metal
12. Spend in a period of 38. Emerges 60. New convert (abbr.)
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16. Popular Easter meal 40. Dance style windows 34. Belgian city
17. Doc 43. Drove 64. Wore away 35. Go in again
18. Bearing a heavy load 44. Measures speed of an 65. Work units 36. In a different, more
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State 49. Midway between west 1. Remove body tissue 38. Blood type
25. Driving and northwest 2. Harvester 40. Syrian news agency
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Podcast explores life Towns waive
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BY JESSICA JAFET
CONTRIBUTING WRITER BY TOM BARTLEY es closed, unemployment has
CONTRIBUTING WRITER spiked and the personal nances
It did not take a pandemic PHOTO COURTESY OF RICH KNOPKE of many are in tatters.
for three friends in Katonah to Homeowners and businesses
realize that their hometown has Rich Knopke, Craig Johnson and David Becker started a podcast in nancial distress caused by For those caught in the eco-
a collective community spirit, a dedicated to all things local and Whitlockville. the coronavirus can avoid penal- nomic crunch, the late-fee waiv-
tight-knit vibe and is full of in- ties if they’re a little late paying er is meant to save them a few
teresting people—making it a property taxes this year. scarce dollars.
special place to live. A year ago,
they decided to share their ap- “ is is the right thing to do To qualify, property owners
preciation by creating something for our constituents,” County must certify their nancial straits
dedicated to all things local, and Executive George Latimer said on a simple, one-page form.
Whitlockville: A Katonah Pod- in giving local governments Even those who do not qualify
cast was launched. throughout Westchester the op- for the full waiver can still pay
tion to waive the customary fees late and face only sharply re-
Rich Knopke, Craig Johnson for COVID-19 tardiness. duced penalties: a 0.5 percent
and David Becker, three Kato- fee on payments made in May
nah dads, began a series of com- Most towns in this area and 1 percent through June and
pelling conversations with people quickly invoked the option. ey continuing to mid-July.
on a platform that they believed will not collect late fees on as-
would enlighten and inform lis- sessments paid after their April Lewisboro Supervisor Peter
teners. Knopke felt that nding 30 due date as long as taxpayers Parsons summed it up for resi-
appealing topics and suitable demonstrate economic hardship dents in his online newsletter:
guests would be easy, given his due to the virus and pay the full “Here is our plain and simple
take on the local scene. amount they owe by July 15. message to you: if you can pay
your taxes by April 30, please do.
“I was at a party with like 80 e pandemic, tracing a dead- If you cannot pay now but will
people,’ Knopke said. “And it oc- ly, devastating toll worldwide, be able to manage a plan to pay
curred to me that there was not had already taken the lives of by July 15, please put your plan
one jerk amongst us. It started almost 1,000 Westchester resi- in place to do that. If you are ex-
dents as this week began. It had periencing undue hardship and
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Local travel
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to life without

flights

BY CAROL REIF after college. After going back for his tips on such subjects as how to

STAFF WRITER MBA in Information Systems at Pace pack for a trip. (He recommends

University, he spent more than three bringing a change of clothes in

e pandemic is not the rst cataclysmic world decades working for Merrill Lynch, your carry-on in case the airline

event the travel industry has been forced to weather GE and Aetna before retiring to pur- misplaces your luggage, and a

in the last decade. sue his lifelong dream of becoming an bathing suit, so you can dive

High-pro le aviation disasters, unrest in destina- entrepreneur. right into the pool while waiting

tion spots and even the eruption of an Icelandic vol- Putting together the videos should to get into your hotel room.)

cano; all have had a direct impact on folks’ desire to be a piece of cake for the former soft- Bastone will be posting all of

y abroad. ware development manager. this on his company’s website

But somehow tourism has always found a way to Bastone’s rst project will explore and his new YouTube channel.

steady its wings and y forward. cruises on the Danube, Europe’s sec- He also plans to work with a

It’s too soon to say how this new reality will pan ond-longest river. Some of its ports company that produces 360-de-

out, but experts are cautiously optimistic that the of call include the elegant and in u- gree videos that have an almost

travel biz will eventually bounce back, if not explode. ential cities of Budapest, Vienna and 3D e ect when seen through a

Meanwhile, where do we go if we can’t go farther Prague. He will also use a combina- special device.

than our comfy armchairs? tion of slides and videos to give folks On the possible itinerary so

North Salem’s Frank Bastone has a few sugges- a virtual swing around the tour boat Frank Bastone far are the Colosseum in Rome;
the Vatican Museums, and the
tions. itself.

Known as “ e Vacation erapist,” he collaborates Meanwhile, he is lming inter- ruins of Pompeii, an ancient city

with clients who “desire a concierge-level of service in views with industry leaders such as Tauck, a luxury in Italy instantly wiped out by the catastrophic erup-

planning their dream vacations so that they can re- tour agency based in nearby Wilton, Conn. tion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.

lax and enjoy a ‘WOW’ experience on their journeys e rst video will feature a Tauck destination spot, Bastone agrees that it’s a “Brave New World,” as

around the world.” Portugal, one of the new hot places to vacation. e travel goes.

An avid wanderer himself, the founder and own- southern European country has recently emerged “We’re adapting; you have to,” he says.

er of Pinnacle Trips claims his personal perspective from the shadows of France, Spain and Italy by dint Bastone is also a freelance writer. Among the local

helps him craft recommendations for hotels, cruises, of its beautiful, meandering coastline, colorful and magazines he has written travel-related pieces for are

restaurants and tours. sprawling inland views and burgeoning wine culture. Ridge eld Neighbors and Westchester Senior Voice,

His company motto? “We Plan—You Relax.” It’s cheap, too. e cost of a hotel room, even in the both of which are right up his alley since the major-

But now, with stay-at-home health restrictions capital, Lisbon, runs about $80 a night. Local fare is ity of his clients are boomers, active seniors and busy

rmly in place, that has wisely morphed into “Dream also reasonably priced. professionals.

Now—Travel Later.” Bastone, known for rocking wild tropical shirts, He and his wife, Fran, have three grown sons. Ste-

Part one of his multipronged approach—a series of will narrate. But don’t be fooled by the pink amin- ven’s an equity trader; Derek, a New York City teach-

destination spot videos. goes fandangoing behind him; they were captured on er. Je ’s a physician’s assistant at a New York City

He hopes that folks can temporarily assuage their lm by the amateur photographer while he himself hospital. He’s “right on the frontlines” of the corona-

wanderlust by deploying their mind’s eye instead of was frolicking on Renaissance Island, a private resort virus ght.

their plane tickets. And, of course, dream about and o the coast of Aruba in the southern Caribbean. And that’s reason enough to fervently pray, his

plan for future trips. Going down yet another digital path, Bastone proud padre says, that “once this thing is over, people

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TAXES Yorktown Supervisor Matt PODCAST with each other.”
Slater had been among the at sentiment rings especially true for John-
FROM PAGE 1 FROM PAGE 1
son, who has lived in Katonah for 16 years. e
early advocates of property-tax to get my wheels turning—I thought there is a bankruptcy attorney, who has recently made a
niche here that is not being covered, just to talk full recovery from COVID-19, was moved by the
anxious about not being able to relief, calling on Gov. Andrew about how much we love our town, its rich history care and generosity of friends and neighbors.
and the amazing people who live and work here.”
pay your taxes, please know that Cuomo last month to suspend “Just the outpouring of support and help:
Working in advertising sales and media tech- bringing me soup, doing my shopping, checking
Lewisboro is working closely the late fees. A resolution by his nology, the six-year resident of Katonah knew the in on me—it was a testament to what a strong
format would be perfect for sharing stories with community we live in,” he said.
with the county to address these politically divided Town Board the community and beyond.
“Community spirit is in Katonah’s DNA, and
issues that we expect to surface.” endorsed Latimer’s e orts to In April 2019, the rst episode was recorded, this goes back to the village’s never-say-die atti-
and now 20 episodes later, the trio has discussed tude and herculean collective e ort to move the
At the county level, Lat- eliminate the penalties. a range of hyperlocal topics, including a longtime town into the 1890s in the wake of the condem-
resident talking about Katonah’s history (the nation of Old Katonah,” Johnson, a history bu ,
imer set the stage for waivers “We led from the front on podcast’s name refers to what the town is said to added.
have been called when it was founded), conversa-
with a break on the towns’ own this issue from the very begin- tions with business people, interviews with Town Going forward, the friendly hosts wish to con-
Supervisor Chris Burdick and a pediatrician to tinue the podcast—which can be accessed on ma-
property-tax deadline. Ordi- ning,” Slater said, “and proved address COVID-19, a chat with the CEO of jor platforms Spotify and Apple Podcasts—and
Caramoor, and much more. hope to reach an even bigger audience than their
narily, municipalities must turn bipartisanship is alive and well current average of 400 listeners per episode. As
Becker, a health care consultant who has been for their “dream” guests, the list runs the gamut.
over 60 percent of the county’s for the good of the people.” He quite busy advising hospitals as they deal with is-
sues related to the COVID-19 crisis, believes the Knopke would like to invite some of the well-
property taxes, which they are called the town’s action “simply podcast is an ideal way to connect people with known local residents such as Martha Stewart,
others who have made Katonah their home and Chazz Palminteri and Ralph Lauren to share
charged with collecting. Nor- the right thing to do.” to highlight their stories. their takes on life in Bedford—while Becker
would like to sit down with South Salem’s Willie
mally due in White Plains by For supervisors like Slater, “ ere are a lot of di erent backgrounds, dif- Geist. Johnson’s fantasy wish, however, includes a
ferent types of professionals—we wanted to show travel back in time to interview founding father
May 25, the receipts can now however, doing the right thing what Katonah was made of, and do it in a fun and John Jay or Chief Katonah. e three hosts agree
entertaining way,” he said. on one group they would like to welcome for an
be paid without penalty as late was hardly a simple thing. e upcoming podcast, given the times we are now
e podcast’s intimate episodes are a tribute to living in.
as July 15—but only if the town dates for property-tax collec- the endearing nature of the town, a quality that
Becker has personally found to be exceptional. “We are talking about doing a ‘kids’ round-
extends that grace period to its tions are carved into the stone table’ related to what the quarantine has been
“People are always willing to support each like,” Becker said. “We would ask all of our kids
own property taxes and to the of state law, and even the gover- other and they have a genuine interest in what about what fun things they have done—and also
is going on, whether it is the Fireman’s Parade or in what ways their parents have been annoying
special-district taxes it collects. nor can deviate from that xed Chili Night—there are just so many events that them.”
keep the town together and people connected
Latimer said he was “con- schedule by only three weeks.

cerned about the nancial But by declaring a state of

pressures that residents of this emergency throughout New

county are under. We can, we York, as he did in March,

should—and now, we are—of- Cuomo gained authority to

fering them some nancial scrap temporarily the statutory

relief by waiving the late pay- tax-collection schedule. With

ments for the county taxes now that exibility, he set aside the

due.” provision of the Real Property

An executive order signed by Tax Law that xes an April 30

Latimer allows him to accept deadline for Westchester prop-

less than 60 percent of the taxes erty owners to pay up. In its

and other money due on May 25 place he substituted the emer-

from the towns provided they gency breathing room of 10

waive residents’ late fees for the weeks or more for the required

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KLSD in group of top-performing districts Vista FD
holds
BY CAROL REIF of all public schools in the state,Tahoe said. rounded, culturally responsive and sustaining
birthday
STAFF WRITER “ ese are exemplary public schools that education” that supports their academic and parades

demonstrate that all students can achieve at social-emotional development. e Vista Fire
Department will be holding
Four local schools are among those being high levels with the right supports and re- ese strategies include addressing dis- “birthday parades” for
community members living
recognized by the state Education Depart- sources,” said Board of Regents Chancellor parities in teacher training and providing in the Vista Fire District
every Saturday for the
ment for their high academic achievements Betty A. Rosa. “Recognition Schools help students more access to rigorous high school foreseeable future! Vista Fire
Department apparatus will
and progress. to ensure equity for all children across New coursework. drive by the birthday boy or
girl’s home to spread some
Acting Commissioner Shannon Tahoe York State.” ey also aim to make the school environ- birthday cheer!

announced the names of 582 Recognition Rosa express gratitude on the part of her- ment welcoming to all students; to increase Parades will be held on
Saturdays and the birthday
Schools under the Every Student Succeeds self and the Regents to “all of the teachers scal transparency in spending at individual boy or girl must reside in
the Vista Fire District.
Act on ursday, April 23. and administrators who, in a concerted e ort schools, and to use multiple measures that All requests should be
made no later than the
Tapped for the honor in the immediate with their school communities, are guiding will allow students to show their pro ciency Wednesday before the
scheduled birthday parade
area are Somers High School and Primrose our students toward success.” in state learning standards. so the department can plan
accordingly. For more details
Elementary School in the Somers Central Recognition Schools are identi ed as such “It’s always special to be recognized for on how to schedule someone
in your family a birthday
School District; John Jay High School in because they are among the top-perform- high achievement and be honored for pro- parade, please contact
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the Katonah-Lewisboro School District, ing under ESSA for performance, student viding academic growth and success for all

and Yorktown High School in the Yorktown growth and/or graduation rate; met or ex- learners,” said Yorktown High School prin-

Central School District. ceeded either the school or state measures cipal Joseph DeGennaro of the Recognition

It is an elite group. of interim progress for English language arts Schools award.

Katonah-Lewisboro is “not a district that and mathematics; rate of chronic absentee- “We have outstanding teachers who daily

necessarily competes for such recognition,” ism; college, career and civic readiness; and have the skills and talent to reach all stu-

John Jay High School principal Steven Si- met the federally required 95 percent partici- dents. It’s another example of great teaching

ciliano said. pation rate in the English language arts and and learning in the classroom by dynamic

“However, the ranking serves as a remind- mathematics assessments. educators. Awards like this represent the col-

er that focusing upon providing students Under ESSA, districts are required to laborative work of the entire district.”

engaging, relevant and active learning expe- come up with school-level improvement Each of the Recognition Schools will re-

riences as the core of what we do serves stu- plans for their lowest-performing schools ceive a certi cate from the state.

dents best now and in the long run,” he said. overall, as well as schools with the lowest “Recognition Schools are the highest

Siciliano said the school district is “grate- performance for certain student populations. performing and rapidly improving schools

ful for the continuous dedication of students e plan includes strategies for support- across the state,”said Tahoe, adding that they

and sta , as well as the consistent and enthu- ing the professional growth of educators and “demonstrate the relentless commitment of

siastic support we always receive from our ensuring all students–including multilingual teachers, administrators, sta and parents,

community.” and English language learners, immigrant without whom this growth would not have

“So, while we’re never satis ed, we’re students, migratory youth, those with dis- been possible.”

clearly in good health,” he added. abilities, homeless youth, and neglected and For more information, visit www.nysed.

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Happily Ever After

Many thanks Drip, drip

We are tremendously ry and Glen Arbor Golf Club NEWS & As a Pisces, I have an af- READING,
lucky to have so for its generous donation of NOTES nity for water. I like to WRITING &
many wonderful vol- hundreds of wood- red piz- walk along the beach on CHOCOLATE
unteers and ways to give back; zas to Northern Westchester MARK vacation or stare out at a peace- KIM
here are just a few shout outs… Hospital for doctors and JEFFERS ful lake on a sunny day. I enjoy KOVACH
nurses coming o night shift. hiking to impressive waterfalls
Our thanks to the Com- one hundred $20 gift cards and listening to the power of the riding down the water slide. It
munity Center of Northern You know, the last time I to Northern Westchester endlessly rushing water. was fun getting drenched on a
Westchester which has set up played golf; my foursome all Hospital employees who were hot summer day. Up in the Berk-
with volunteers a wonderful wore helmets… randomly chosen to receive a I even have a top two list of shires, I enjoyed paddleboating
sewing operation providing gift card. scenic views from shower win- on the lake. It felt like paradise
face masks to the community Bedford Hills’ Russell dows. Once while visiting friends to pedal your bare feet in a ber-
(including town workers). e Speeders Car Wash has been So, a buddy of mine (or ex- in Su olk County, I pulled back glass contraption while soaking
Community Center donated able to reopen under a state buddy) said the best way for the shower curtain to discover a up the sunshine. Ellen and I
80 face masks to the town. directive after closing in late me to maintain social distanc- bucolic view of horses grazing in would set out on our afternoon
In addition, since March 1st March, and while it might ing is by wearing my collection a neighboring eld. voyages with supplies includ-
the Community Center has seem like a small thing, a of ugly Christmas sweaters… ing taco chips and Margaritas.
provided food to 3,113 adults, shining vehicle, might bring e best view was from the After we had peddled out away
397 seniors and 1,965 children, a smile, that’s why they are We again want to thank all upstairs bathroom at the summer from shore we could prop our
registered 240 new families o ering free car washes to all those on the front line work- share house in Great Barrington. legs up and lean back to soak up
turning to their food pantry for area healthcare workers, rst ing so hard every day for all Flinging back that grimy shower those rays (we didn’t think about
the 1st time. ey have also responders and emergency of us: health care profession- curtain presented a spectacular sun damage in those days!). We
made 307 home deliveries to vehicles. All the driver has to als, police, re, drug stores, view of Lake Buel. You could see gossiped and snacked the entire
neighbors in need. Way to go! do to receive the free wash is grocery stores, and all who are rowboats gently bobbing in the afternoon while working on our
present their ID from where making it easier for all of us water or watch the zig-zag of tans.
Here’s some good news…as they work. to stay home. Everyone please jet-skis zooming across the lake.
long as we keep social distance stay safe and well, we will get inking back to more
in mind, it looks like Bicycle Not sure which I like more, through this together… As children growing up, we lovely associations with water, I
Sundays will begin in May my daily walk or my daily splashed around in a big above- remember being excited to walk
and run on Sundays through nap, oh I know the naps win We hope all the wonder- ground pool in our backyard that along the Danube River on my
the month, as well as Sundays easily… ful Mothers out there have a Dad assembled each summer. visit to Hungary. e river did
in June and again in Septem- marvelous Mother’s Day... not look blue like the waltz title
ber. is year, cyclists will be A shout out to Katonah e year that we lived in Florida, I had always heard about but it
required to wear protective resident Greg Szatmari who is Please y your ag proudly we actually had an in-ground was still quite thrilling to walk
face masks on the bicycle trail, instead of running the post- and remember all the veterans pool surrounded by a screened in from Buda to Pest across the
which includes a stretch of the poned London Marathon is who gave their lives so ours patio overlooking a canal. I never Szechenyi Chain Bridge.
Bronx River Parkway between running on May 3 to support could be free, Happy Memorial actually had a swimming lesson.
White Plains and Yonkers. local cafes and restaurants. Day to all! I was afraid of putting my face SEE KOVACH PAGE 13
in the water so I did my own
Now I just have to dig my Our cat Phoebe has made awkward kind of swimming with
bike out of our basement that more appearances in my busi- my head above the water. Just
could keep me busy a few days ness Zoom meetings, that making it to the other side of the
or weeks… my clients want her to get a pool tired me out.
paycheck…
Golf claps for Grant Grego- I remember going to a
A big thank you to La theme park years ago and
Familia who kindly donated

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Goldens Bridge FD provides kids with ‘best birthday ever’

BY STEVE MANGIONE not even the coronavirus pandemic month for children and senior
citizens in the re district, o ering
GUEST WRITER has stopped a local re department curbside visits to bring cheer and
help these special residents cel-
from delivering curbside birthday ebrate their birthdays during this
unprecedented stay-at-home edict.
e new norm of social dis- wishes.
“ is was epic! Pure joy,”Lauren
tancing and ban on large-group Nearly a dozen children in the Weisfelner said of the drive-by she
arranged for her son, Andrew.
gatherings has put all events and northern Westchester hamlet of
Weisfelner said she contacted all
family celebrations on hold. But Goldens Bridge, who thought of her neighbors to “join” the fes-
tivities—the other families watch-
their birthday would ing from their windows, helping to
celebrate Andrew’s 10th birthday
come and go without and waving to the re ghters as
the re trucks paraded through the
fanfare this year, got street.

the birthday surprise “ e moment brought out a lot
of raw emotion. All the moms in
of their life these past the neighborhood were texting
each other while it was happening,
two Saturdays—when and we were all crying. We thank
the Golden’s Bridge Fire Depart-
the Goldens Bridge ment for making this happen for
our children,”Weisfelner said.
Fire Department
Emotions ran high among the
showed up outside children as well—especially for
Bruno Palermo, who was celebrat-
their houses with its ing his 5th birthday.

re trucks—sirens “He proclaimed that it was his Bruno Palermo, 5, getting a lift from mom Danielle for a better view
‘best birthday ever,’” said mom of the fire trucks.
screeching, horns Danielle Palermo. “ ank you to
the Golden’s Bridge Fire Depart-
blaring, and lights ment for making my son a very
happy 5-year-old.”
ashing, along with a
For Vivian Bellows, it was a
birthday shout-out by milestone birthday—her rst! family was grateful for this re-

name. “We are thankful to our Golden’s markable gesture by the members
Bridge re ghters for making our
Quinn Brennan's expression of disbelief e GBFD daughter’s rst birthday so special of the GBFD.
says it all when the Goldens Bridge Fire launched its surprise during these di cult times,” said
Department showed up at his house to wish birthday drive-by dad John Bellows. “Vivian loved “It was amazing. Golden’s
him a happy 5th birthday. program earlier this seeing the parade of re trucks go
by while she was in her stroller and Bridge re ghters are my heroes!
dancing along with the sirens. It
was perfect.” ey made my son’s birthday,”

Heather Meyer, who arranged Meyer said of the curbside shout-
the drive-by birthday for her
12-year-old son, Wyatt, said her out and recognition. “Kids really

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Emmie Link told her dad, Ian a growing number of community

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her house to wish her a happy 6th that are bringing cheer to children

birthday. who are missing out on birthday

“‘I loved it and parties because of the coronavirus

I’m really thankful pandemic.

for what they did,’ “It’s emotionally uplifting for

is what she told our re ghters, too, when they see

me afterward,” the smiles and joy on the faces of

Link said. “ e the children, and parents videotap-

GBFD made ing the moment and shouting out

Emmie’s day. We ‘thank you’ to us. It’s really the ic-

really appreciate ing on the virtual birthday cake,”

the re depart- said Golden’s Bridge Fire Chief

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this happen, and drive-by from the Golden’s Bridge

for being there for Fire Department for a child or

the community no a senior citizen celebrating their

matter what,” he birthday, call or text the district’s

added. public relations representative,

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Vivian Bellows waits patiently in her stroller
and is ready to celebrate her 1st birthday.

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Really, Martha?

JUST receiving emails from every baby in about a month and I don’t has a way of sticking to your our shed. I knew they would
JO ANN company on the planet. When even know what day it is.” hips. be gone once the babies were
I reached the one that wanted to bigger.
JO ANN help me sooth my postpartum Several people on Facebook Martha popped up again, this
FRANCELLA pain, I decided to switch over to were advertising exercise classes time telling me that it’s a great e next thing on my list
Facebook. or suggesting long walks. I do time to get out into the sunshine was giving my sister Rose a
Taking a break from my walk and have attempted some and tend to my garden. Now call. She lives in North Caro-
daily 19 hour updates on At rst there were sweet posts exercise, but I may have been that was good advice! Ken and lina. After our usual discus-
the virus, I’ve been coo- of my friends playing outdoors distracted by a Facebook post I emerged from the garage with sion about grandkids, weather,
ing at my new grandson, Drew, with their children. I enjoyed telling me how to make Island rakes and small hand tools. We politics, our childhood, and how
begging to help feed him and seeing their smiling faces and Kielbasa in a slow-cooker. All I were ready to walk around our much we’ve been eating during
dressing him in multiple out ts began wondering about the day I need is to smell sausage simmer- yard looking for dead branches, the past few weeks, I inquired
and playing “tummy time” with will be able to play outside with ing for eight hours while I’m try- etc., when we spotted a momma about my brother-in-law, Bill.
him. After about a half hour of Drew; and I calculated that by ing to get through a low-impact fox and her four babies. ey He is a newly retired military
play, my daughter informed me spring of 2021 his chubby legs routine. If that wasn’t bad were probably living under our dentist and the most conserva-
that it was just the baby who should be strong enough to give enough, the dessert they paired shed. Momma sat straight and tive, clean-cut man I know. She
needed to be on his tummy and me a run for my money. with the kielbasa dinner was a stared us down as her babies ran told me that three weeks ago
not me as well. creamy coconut pie. and played behind her. It was he announced that he was not
e next post was from Mar- one of the best things I had seen going to shave until the virus is
“Did he ever turn over?” she tha telling me how to maintain Talbot’s thinks I should take in weeks. Ken and I looked at over. She then sent me a picture
asked. my beauty routine during my advantage of the sale prices on each other and began walking of what he looks like now. I told
virus con nement. Really, Mar- spring’s newest looks; but I can’t backward toward the garage. her that Ken has been going
“No, but I did a few times.” tha? ere is no one around to justify spending the money when through golf withdrawal and has
Since I considered that my see me! e next day, I decided there is no place to go. Besides, ere was no way we were going begun sleeping with his putter.
cardio for the day, I decided to to put on full make-up like I if I order something now, I’m to interrupt such a beautiful I’m not sure which is worse.
head to my computer to check used to do before I was asked to positive it won’t t by the time I sight. is is not the rst fox
on the emails I had received. I stay home, and I hardly recog- can socialize again. at kielbasa momma who had babies under
should mention that before my nized myself. All I needed was
grandson was born, I ordered a feather in my hair and I would Fun Facts by Jo Ann
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MELEN found out later that they come from Borneo, so KOVACH
it would have been an international ight.
FROM PAGE 9 FROM PAGE 8
We get a lot of titmice at the feeder, or is it
sometimes I see a bird I haven’t noticed before, titmouses? e reason I ask is because it’s not On another milestone vacation, I remember driving down the coast
so I race to get my camera. Action photography mongeese, but mongooses. Either way, if you of California and spotting my rst glimpse of the Paci c Ocean. I
is a great hobby to combine with bird watching, have titmice it’s perfectly normal, and nothing couldn’t wait to go to the beach in California! We drove past all of the
and I know just what to do. I need to get my to be alarmed about. We also have gold nches, signs for Malibu and coastal towns until we found our small hotel in
F-stop to a middle setting to capture the correct blue jays, juncos, chickadees and mourning Hermosa Beach. at rst day, after unpacking the rental car, we hur-
depth-of- eld, and adjust my shutter speed to doves. We have a big red-bellied woodpecker ried to the beach. We walked towards the Paci c Ocean on the dirty,
capture the motion of its wings while taking that takes up the whole bird feeder. e one litter- lled sand. We wanted to take pictures and had a hard time
into consideration the lower light of the cloudy bird I’ve never seen is the bluebird, even clearing away the cigarette butts and wrappers and junk to nd a clean
day. When I turn on the camera it says, “Please though it’s the New York state bird. My wife patch of sand for our towels.
set date and time,” starting with the correct time even made friends with a huge barred owl,
zone. As I’m paging through the time zones in which is the kind that yells “Woo-hoo-hoo- On a di erent trip to California, years later, I stayed at the famous
Australia, the bird is sitting at the feeder with hooooo!” As if it just won the lottery. Hotel Del Coronado. e beach was much cleaner at this resort. Same
a smirk on its face, pointing to its watch. I can’t Paci c Ocean waves, cleaner sand.
remember if we’re in Daylight Savings Time yet I know that some people keep birds as
or not. Did we spring ahead or spring back? I pets, but be careful, some of them can live for But I have some negative associations with water, too. Like the time
decades. I knew a woman who had a macaw, that my landlord called me at work to ask, “Hey, quick question, where
nally get it all gured out and snap the shutter and I’m sure she’s had a cockatoo in her day. do you keep the big towels?” after causing a kitchen ood. And the
just in time to get a great photo of a squirrel in other day during that big rain and wind storm, as I was teaching one
mid-mouthful, and I congratulate his depth-of- e other thing you should know is that birds of my adult ction writing classes over Zoom, the rain water started
can be slightly nuts. We used to have a car- pouring inside the house from the heating vent above the sliding glass
eld for being perfect. dinal nesting near the house that used to y doors!
I have a picture in my hall of a peacock sitting into the basement window each and every day.
on the railing of our patio deck. My wife took Based on my research it did not seem to be an Kim Kovach prefers to admire water from a distance. www.
it, and that’s why it’s not a picture of just the uncommon thing, and there were all sorts of kimkovachwrites.com
railing of our patio deck. What the peacock was theories as to why they would do that, includ-
doing there at the time has never been ad- ing the possibility that the male sees his own Editorial Submissions
equately explained to me, nor to the peacock. I’d re ection and ies to it to ward o what it Press releases and photos should be submitted to The
seen them at petting zoos before, so I grabbed thinks is an unwanted rival. My own theory is Katonah-Lewisboro Times by the Thursday before the
a handful of birdseed and went out to pet it. that it could simply be attributed to bad aim. next publication date. Submissons can be emailed to klt@
Clearly it was not interested in getting to the Not everyone plays basketball like Michael halstonmedia.com or mail it to Katonah-Lewisboro Times,
petting stage with me, and started to walk down Jordan, so why would you expect every bird to Bailey Court, 334 Route 202, Unit C1S, Somers, NY 10589.
the stairs into the woods. I followed it, and it Send a self-addressed stamped envelope if you’d like your
was now walking quite fast, and I broke into a y like Orville Wright? We had a mockingbird photo returned.
trot chasing it so I could feed it and befriend near the garage that used to swoop down and
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Sports Linn Carbaugh

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT – LINN CARBAUGH FILE PHOTOS/DEENA BELL

Senior captain
in fourth year

on team

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER touch my toes to make sure
SPORTS EDITOR I am stretched before the
game starts.
Linn Carbaugh has been on the varsity softball
team for four years and was named captain this year. If you could have one
superpower, what would it
e center elder led the team in singles last season. be and why?
In addition to her time on the softball team, she
was on the JV basketball team for two years, receiv- I would want to have
ing the Sportsmanship Award. She became the super strength because it
manager for the varsity basketball team this past would make going on ad-
season. ventures like rock climb-
ing or swimming across
How are you getting through this period of so- the ocean possible. Also, I
cial distancing? What are you doing to keep busy? would never have to do JP’s
intense strength training
Besides schoolwork and spending time with my workouts again.
family, I like to do Peloton cardio workouts to keep
up with my tness. Also, I have been mowing my What is something
lawn every few days with a push mower, which is about yourself people
surprisingly a great way to de-stress. would be surprised to
learn?
When did you start playing softball and what
got you started? People would be sur-
prised to learn that I have
I started playing in third grade because I watched been on the Katonah
my sister play and thought it looked fun. Also, I got Swim Team for thirteen
tired of sitting on the sidelines watching her play, so summers, and I am one of
I wanted to give it a try. the top swimmers in breaststroke on the team.

What jersey number do you wear and is there What place would you most like to visit?
any signi cance behind it? I would love to visit Australia because of its
unique animals and beautiful beaches. My sister
I chose the number 12 my freshman year mainly and I plan to go together once I graduate from
because I like even numbers and it was the only jer- college.
sey number left since freshmen don’t get rst pick. What is your favorite place to eat locally?
I love Little Crepe Street because the food is
What is your favorite sports memory from your always so fresh. My favorite choice is the BBQ
time at John Jay? chicken crepe.
What’s the go-to app on your phone and
I have two favorite memories. First, the team’s why?
spring break softball trip to Walt Disney World. My go-to app, now more than ever, is Snapchat
Getting to play at the ESPN Zone was bigger than because I love to keep up with my friends and see
life and going on all of the rides with teammates fun pictures.
was so fun. Second, the unexpected win over Panas Are you currently binging anything?
in extra innings last season. Both memories will al- I am a big fan of crime shows, so I have been
ways bring a smile to my face. watching a lot of “911” and “Law & Order.” How-
ever, I do love certain documentaries, like “Tiger
Who has been your biggest role model over the King” and “Unorthodox” to round out my binge-
years and what have you learned from them? watching.
For a young athlete growing up in the Kato-
My biggest role model is my sister. In softball and nah-Lewisboro school district, what would you
in life, she has taught me to work hard, with both tell them about the experience of being on the
intensity and focus, to achieve your goals and to al- softball team and why should they go out for it?
ways do what you believe is right. For many softball players, there is a time during
the beginning years when the game can feel slow,
What life lessons have you learned from which causes girls to quit. I would say to them, stick
sports? with it because it becomes an exciting game lled
with strategy and skill. e team is very close knit
I have learned that you have to be exible, adapt- and the players become great friends o the eld
able, and know that conditions can change con- as well. e John Jay softball program has always
stantly. No matter how much you prepare to play a had great coaches that are very supportive both on
game, things happen during the game that are out and o the eld that make it a great program to be
of your control and you have to adjust and move on. part of.

is isn’t the senior year I pictured, but this mental-
ity is what is helping me cope.

Do you have any pre-game rituals?
I have a lot of little pre-game rituals. I make sure
my pant legs are rolled up to the exact right height
just below my knees and that my jersey is tucked in
just so. Lastly, since I am not exible at all, I always

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2020 SPORTS THE KATONAH LEWISBORO TIMES PAGE 15

Football schedules released

BY BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER HORACE GREELEY 2019 Result: Yorktown 20

SPORTS EDITOR Friday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m. (@ Horace @ John Jay 7 (Nov. 1, Section 1

Greeley High School) Class Semi nals)

e 2020 Section 1 varsity 2019 Record: 2-7 Mascot: Huskers

football schedules were released Points For: 146 (16.2 per

last week, bringing some much- game) WALTER PANAS

needed excitement to an otherwise Points Against: 326 (36.2 per Friday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m. (@ John

desolate sports landscape. game) Jay High School)

Whether those games will Mascot: Quakers 2019 Record: 2-7

actually be played is anybody’s Points For: 127 (14.1 per

guess. HARRISON game)

But if the virus subsides, Friday, Oct. 9, vs. 7 p.m. (@ John Points Against: 238 (26.4 per

schools reopen, and the sports Jay High School) game)

world begins turning again, John 2019 Record: 4-5 2019 Result: John Jay 49 @

Jay will open the 2020 season at Points For: 218 (24.2 per game) Walter Panas 17 (Sept. 27)

home under the lights against Points Against: 236 (26.2 per Mascot: Panthers

Lakeland High School on Friday, game)

Sept. 11. Mascot: Huskies

John Jay plays in Section 1

Class A, which has 20 teams YORKTOWN

divided evenly into four leagues. Friday, Oct. 16, 7 p.m. (@ Ben Bartley-Cohen is
Other teams in John Jay’s league Yorktown High School) expected to be a major
this year are Yorktown, Lakeland, 2019 Record: 8-2 contributor to the John Jay
Horace Greeley and Walter Points For: 340 (34 per game) football team in 2020.

Panas. All Class A teams will play Points Against: 149 (14.9 per FILE PHOTO/RICH MONETTI
a seven-game schedule, including game)

three non-league matchups.

John Jay has put together a

28-3 record the last three seasons

under Head Coach Jimmy Clark,

winning the Section 1 Class A

title in 2019. During these trying times,
Last year, the team formerly

known as the Indians won their

rst eight games by an average Schneider Financial Group is working
of 26.2 points per game, earning
them the top seed in the section

playo s. John Jay was unable to with our local businesses by helping them to
repeat as champions, falling to
Yorktown, 20-7, in the semi nals.

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2019 Record: 4-5
Points For: 186 (20.7 per

game)
Points Against: 174 (19.3 per

game)
2019 Result: John Jay 35 @

Lakeland 21 (Oct. 4)
Mascot: Hornets

MAHOPAC
ursday, Sept. 17, 4:30 p.m. (@

Mahopac High School)
2019 Record: 3-6
Points For: 172 (19.1 per

game)
Points Against: 194 (21.6 per

game)
Mascot: Indians
Note: Mahopac formerly

played in Class AA, but declining
enrollment dropped them to
Class A.

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Points For: 240 (26.7 per

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Points Against: 103 (11.4 per

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Mascot: Indians

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Best Sports Movies Varsity Rewind:
April 27, 2019
After ve weeks and hundreds of votes, “Rocky” has been crowned cham-
pion of Halston Media’s Best Sports Movie bracket. e John Jay boys lacrosse team won their sixth consecutive game by defeating
Brewster, 14-3, on Saturday, April 27, 2019.
e 1976 classic secured 75 percent of the vote in the championship
round, easily defeating the No. 2 seed, “Remember the Titans.” Voting took John Jay jumped all over visiting Brewster, with Mike Tedesco scoring in the open-
place on our Twitter account (@Halston_Sports). ing minute.

“Rocky” has as great an underdog story as the character it introduces. e Tyler Wishart and Luke Mercer netted 3 goals each; Bobby Chang scored twice; and
lm’s script was written by struggling actor, Sylvester Stallone, in just three Dean Ford, Mike Tedesco, Max Kesicki, Nick Caviola, Aidan Melbourne, and Bryce
and a half days. Ford all scored once. Bryce Ford added 5 assists in the easy win.
He shopped it around to movie studios, which liked the script but wanted
an established star to portray Rocky Balboa. Stallone, though, insisted that “Our hustle play and getting to loose balls has made the di erence these past couple
he play the starring role. of weeks,” Bryce Ford said after the win over Brewster. “We want to play Yorktown
again and hopefully beat them in the Section championship.”
e movie, lmed in just 28 days, cost just $1 million to make. It went on
to earn $225 million at the box o ce, making it one of the most pro table e Indians fell to 2-2 after losing to Yorktown, 8-3, on April 6. John Jay won their
next 18 games after that early-season loss, including a 7-6 win over Yorktown in the
lms of all time. Section 1 Class B title game.
It was also a critical success, with “Rocky” winning the Academy Award
for Best Picture. Stallone, who was propelled into stardom, was also nomi- Nick Giardina
nated for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. carries.

e popularity of Rocky Balboa has endured for generations, with the
movie spawning ve sequels and a spin-o franchise.

In 2015, almost 40 years after the movie’s release, Stallone received an-
other Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of Rocky Balboa in
“Creed.” He reprised the role again three years later in “Creed II,” the eighth
time he’s portrayed the character of Rocky Balboa on the big screen.

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1. Curved symmetrical 29. A defined length of time 54. Agreeable to the taste 27. Constrictor snakes
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5. One’s partner in 31. Large quantities protocol 30. Baseball stat
marriage 33. Become less intense 58. Cools your house 31. Female sibling
11. Male admirer 34. Famed peninsula 59. Imaginary line 32. A soft gray metal
12. Spend in a period of 38. Emerges 60. New convert (abbr.)
dormancy 39. Rare Hawaiian geese 63. Some do it to their 33. Southern constellation
16. Popular Easter meal 40. Dance style windows 34. Belgian city
17. Doc 43. Drove 64. Wore away 35. Go in again
18. Bearing a heavy load 44. Measures speed of an 65. Work units 36. In a different, more
19. Gratitude engine (abbr.) positive way
24. The Mount Rushmore 45. Yankee hero Bucky CLUES DOWN 37. A place for sleeping
State 49. Midway between west 1. Remove body tissue 38. Blood type
25. Driving and northwest 2. Harvester 40. Syrian news agency
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FINANCIAL FOCUS ers Help for Investors, Small Businesses

CARES Act O

As we go through the over $75,000 and eliminated GUEST tinue growing on a tax-deferred relief is the Paycheck Protection
coronavirus crisis, we are altogether at $99,000. Joint lers CORNER basis. Program. is initiative provides
all, rst and foremost, will receive up to $2,400, which federally guaranteed loans to
concerned about the health of will be reduced for incomes JUDI • Increase of retirement plan small businesses who maintain
our loved ones and communities. over $150,000 and eliminated MCANAW loan limit – Retirement plan payroll during this emergency.
But the economic implications at $198,000 for joint lers with investors who qualify for CO- Signi cantly, these loans may
of the virus have also weighed no children. Plus, taxpayers with the taxes can be spread out over VID-19 relief can now borrow up be forgiven if borrowers use the
heavily on our minds. However, children will receive an extra $500 three years. Still, you might want to $100,000 from their accounts, loans for payroll and other es-
if you’re an investor or a business for each dependent child under to avoid taking early withdraw- up from $50,000, provided their sential business expenses (such as
owner, you just got some help the age of 17. If you don’t need als, as you’ll want to keep your plan allows loans. We recom- mortgage interest, rent and utili-
from Washington – and it could this money for an immediate retirement accounts intact as long mend that you explore other op- ties) and maintain their payroll
make a big di erence, at least in need, you might consider putting as possible. tions, such as the direct payments, during the crisis.
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SWEET CHILI TUNA 14 SEA SCALLOPS 26
12oz HANGER STEAK 24
CRAB CAKES 12 MAHI MAHI FRANCHESE 21
14oz NY STRIP STEAK 29
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RED SNAPPER 22
HOUSE SALAD 8 BBQ RIBS 22
CAESAR 9 BLACKENED SWORDFISH 23
KISCO SALAD 12 LAMB CHOPS 28
CHOPPED AMERICAN 9 ORECCHIETTE 18
KALE & BEETS 10 SHORT RIB RAVIOLI 21
STRAWBERRY APPLE 9 TRADITIONAL FAVORITE PASTA “Your Way” 16

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