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Westchester County Senior Hall of Fame

Two Somers residents inducted

Jack Mattes Shirley Kipnis

BY CAROL REIF BY CAROL REIF
STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER

Jack Mattes hasn’t held pub- One proud Somers senior is

lic o ce before, but as a pri- among those who were hon-

vate citizen, he’s always done a ored recently for making giv-

lot for his community. ing to others the norm, not the

So it wasn’t much of a exception.

stretch for the Heritage Hills Shirley Kipnis and dozens of

retiree on Wednesday, Nov. 18, others were inducted into the

to take a seat at the Somers Westchester County Senior

Planning Board’s virtual table. Hall of Fame in a virtual cer-

Appointed to ll the unex- emony on Friday, Dec. 4.

pired term of longtime mem- According to County Ex-

ber Eugene Goldenberg, who ecutive George Latimer, all of

died in September, Mattes’s them “take great joy in step-

rst matters of town business ping forward and giving back.”

included a public hearing on Mae Carpenter, commis-

a housing development’s pro- sioner of the county’s Depart-

posed water ltration system ment of Senior Programs and

and a permit renewal for a cell Services, said the growing ros-

tower. ter of older good-deed-doers

Hardly exciting fare, but he Jack Mattes reminded her of the poignant
Diana Ross lyrics, “Reach out Shirley Kipnis
was thrilled to partake.

Mattes, who by profession and touch/Somebody’s hand/

specialized in visual merchandising and Already a volunteer on the Somers Make this world a better place/If you good works,” she said Friday.

display, has always been keenly interested Community Council and the Somers can.” Each and every honoree has, Carpen-

in knowing what’s going on around him. Emergency Preparedness Committee, “Our seniors are safely reaching out ter said, a résumé of service that is “just

He had been encouraged by Goldenberg SEE MATTES PAGE 6 to make a di erence and we want them amazing.” SEE KIPNIS PAGE 6
to seek a spot on the Planning Board. to know how much we appreciated their

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The Staff Santa’s magical history tour

EDITORIAL TEAM BY CAROL REIF at night when even Rudolph’s fa- town historian Doris Jane Smith. town was “just beautiful.”
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MATTES the Lakeville Civic Association in Great deterrent to being a vital member of our KIPNIS
FROM PAGE 1
Neck, where he honchoed a tra c safety society. In fact, it’s an advantage because of FROM PAGE 1

project to purchase re ective strips for ev- the life experiences they bring with them,” Kipnis worked for many years
as an o ce manager for a well-
Mattes also signed up when the town ery stop and school crossing sign in town. she said. “ eir generous contributions known furrier in Manhattan
and was the person in charge of
formed a Telecommunications Task Force What’s the philosophy behind all this have helped to make Westchester County leasing cars at a Chrysler deal-
ership on Long Island.
this year. nonstop dedication? one of the most senior-friendly places in
On Sundays, she helped out
And if that wasn’t enough to keep him “You need to be part of the fabric if the world.” at the family notions business in
New York City.
busy, Mattes also helped encourage Somers you really want to enjoy the experience,” Modestly, the 75-year-old sees his ac-
Retirement didn’t slow the
residents to take part in the 2020 Census. Mattes said recently. “You have to contrib- tivism as a “simple” way of thanking the 90-something Heritage Hills
resident down one bit.
Now, by having a front-row seat when ute to the community to become part of community for welcoming him nearly two
Before the pandemic struck,
big—or small—projects come before the it.” decades ago. she was volunteering at North-
ern Westchester Hospital in
Planning Board, Mattes is learning even Mattes’s e orts haven’t gone unnoticed “You can’t just take; you have to give,” Mount Kisco three days a
week. Kipnis also helped pro-
more about the town he loves. outside of Somers. Mattes said. vide meals at Temple Shaaray
Te la’s monthly speaker pro-
It’s “fascinating to know what’s behind On Friday, Dec. 4, he and fellow Heri- A video of the 2020 ceremony is avail- gram, “Lunch and Learn,” and
conducted religious services at
the story; how they got to this point,” he tage Hills resident Shirley Kipnis were able at http://westchesterpartnership. Somers Manor Nursing Home,
now called e Paramount at
said of applicants. among 49 seniors inducted into Westches- org/38th-annual-senior-hall-of-fame/. Somers, a rehabilitation and
nursing center.
Mattes and his wife, Karen (now de- ter County’s Senior Hall of Fame. Hosting were the county’s DSPS, West-
When asked recently what it
ceased), with whom he had two children, Normally a grand in-person a air, the chester County Parks, Recreation and felt like to be in the Senior Hall
of Fame, Kipnis modestly said:
moved to Heritage Hills 17 years ago. He awards presentation was held virtually this Conservation Department; and the West- “It’s very lovely, but there are a
lot more people that are more
was elected to the Heritage Hills Society year because of the pandemic. chester Public/Private Partnership for deserving.”

Board in 2013 and was its treasurer and e Class of 2020 included 25 nominees Aging Services.

rst vice president. He now heads the So- over the age of 80 and four who were 90- The event also was supported by WPPP

ciety Board’s community a airs commit- plus. Annual Partner Sponsors: Present-

tee. Commending the current crop of active ing Sponsor, United Hebrew; Partner

He has been putting together Heritage residents, County Executive George Lat- Sponsors: Aging in America; Age Well

Hills’s annual art show for the past 10 years imer noted that the 38-year-old tradition New York, The Ambassador Scarsdale;

and had headed up its bowling league, too. is a “simple way” to thank and recognize Friends: Concept Care; Enea, Scanlan &

is October, he helped organize dona- folks like Mattes who devote “their time, Sirignano LLP; Phelps Northwell Hospi-

tions for the Somers Food Pantry at St. energy, and promise to enhancing the tal; Rosenthal & Markowitz; Sterling Na-

Luke’s Episcopal Church. quality of life of those around them.” tional Bank; and Wartburg Nursing Home.

Nor is serving on the Planning Board Mae Carpenter, head of the county’s For more information, email events@

his rst civic-service rodeo. Department of Senior Programs and Ser- theeventdepartmentny or call 914-747-

e native Brooklynite grew up on vices, echoed that sentiment. 0519.

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Happily Opinion
Ever
After

2021 Good luck

THE When I was a shy READING, the four-leaf clover was a sign of
SEASONED student in third grade, WRITING & good luck. e four leaves of the
CITIZEN a boy named Neil CHOCOLATE clover plant were said to represent
gave me a rabbit’s foot keychain. faith, hope, love and luck.
ADRIENNE I think this meant that he was KIM
KAVELLE my “boyfriend.” I was attered to KOVACH Ladybugs are considered
receive this special gift. It was also to bring good luck. Known in
My column this week is written as a rhym- a little creepy since my family had fortune. Often associated with German-speaking countries as
ing acrostic for our New Year’s celebration. a pet rabbit at home. Apparently the spring season of renewal and “Glueckskaefer” or lucky bugs,
Just a little bit of fun to end a very gloomy rabbit’s feet were good luck. fertility, this easy to carry trinket if you let a ladybug land on your
year. A happy, healthy, and safe 2021 to my reader was even exported to Britain and hand and don’t brush it o , your
family. Whatever I wish for myself, I wish for you I remember inviting Neil over advertised to bring good luck. luck will improve.
now and in the year to come. to my house one day after school
to play on the swing set in my According to the History Ancient Greeks referred to
The old year is done and finished at last backyard. e next week in school, Channel, President Franklin the number seven as “the perfect
However, it’s leaving its mark Neil gave a di erent rabbit’s foot Delano Roosevelt carried a rab- number.” ere are seven days in a
Eager to frame 2020 the past to a girl named Janet. I don’t bit’s foot for good luck. Suppos- week, seven colors in a rainbow, and
New year is a light in the dark know where Neil was sourcing edly, FDR also subscribed to the the seventh son of a seventh son is
Each one of us wants to go back to the days these garishly dyed rabbit’s feet notion of saying, “rabbits” on the considered to be especially lucky.
When masks were for Halloween fun (in orange, green, blue), but this
became his suave modus operandi, rst day of each new month for Pennies (preferably face up) are
Yet with the pandemic we’ve changed all our ways working his way through the girls good luck. Some people to this considered lucky. “Find a penny,
Existing alone and as one in our third grade class. day say, “rabbit, rabbit” to start a pick it up, and all the day you’ll
Avoiding most others we hide behind doors new month. have good luck!” Observing a
Responding in ‘virtual’ style When people cannot explain rainbow in the sky after a rainy
Treating the virus as we would a war their bad luck, they sometimes re- Another popular good luck day can be a sign of good luck.
Openly hostile and rile sort to talismans and lucky charms charm is the horseshoe. is su- Gold sh (the actual sh, not the
Come with me now to the year twenty-one to try to tilt the favor of Lady Luck perstition began in England and crackers!) are said to attract luck
Our scientists leading the way: onto their side. A four leaf clover, Europe where residents placed an and prosperity. Wearing the color
Mandate, “Corona has nowhere to run” the number seven, a special coin, iron horseshoe on the outside of red is believed to attract wealth
Exclaim, “It can no longer stay!” we tell ourselves that these random their homes to ward o bad luck. and abundance.
objects are special. Athletes can be Legend has it that mischievous
Contact Adrienne at: [email protected] superstitious, only wearing their fairies were repulsed by the touch Find a horseshoe, a lucky penny
lucky jersey or other items on game of iron so that they kept away or a four-leaf clover and try to stay
day to ensure good luck. from houses with iron horseshoes positive. After the year we’ve had,
tacked up on the walls or door- we need all of the luck we can get
In doing a little research, I frames. Make sure the horseshoe heading into 2021!
learned that third grader, Neil, was is pointed up so that it can ll
tapping into a popular American with good luck. Kim Kovach is teaching several ction
superstition that began in the and non ction writing classes starting
early 1900’s. e rabbit’s foot was In Irish and Celtic traditions, in mid-January. Join her via Zoom to
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would change the movie industry. He came between—the cookie-cutter cineplex has

up with a way to eliminate late fees. And he upgraded its seating, but so what? It’s still

called it Net ix. not more comfortable than your cozy couch.

e beginning of Net ix was the be- Comparatively, a well-equipped home

ginning of the end for Blockbuster. Since theater o ers proportionally big-screen

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Net ix e ect also has done damage at the total privacy, and no sonic booms leaking

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It was always thus. People enjoyed mov- cial impact wrought by COVID, theater

ing pictures rst on a kinetoscope. en owners, like Regal Cinema (at Cortlandt

penny arcades and nickelodeons. One Town Center), have had their sights set on

contraption gave way to newer and better a rebound, although they realistically don’t

technology. Now we have streaming, where SEE APAR PAGE 13

movies play through digital devices, any-

TO ALL OF MY CLIENTS AND THE
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I wish you the happiest of holidays!

May the new year be filled with love and bring
you peace and good health.

With warm wishes, Donna

THE AGENT IN SOMERS

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Holiday exhale

A s much as I love Christmas (it’s my crap I’d be in an oxy- and decorate it. e trick good. Everything that occurs between
birthday after all), there’s a little parents and children during the holidays is
part of me that’s thankful that it’s gen tent at the hospital MAN was not to be too heavy- based on capturing a timeless photo of the
all over.“ ere’s a lot of planning and stress right now. He’s got a OVERBOARD handed with the tinsel. event. Remember when parents used to take
mixed up in one single day,”that part of me Santa, some reindeer, Just a couple strands on their kids to the portrait studio for photos?
says, so it must be my mouth. For one thing, Here, sit on the sled in front of the tree
exchanging gifts is a two-part process with a Grinch, a snowman RICK each bough should do it. and play with the presents, but you’re not
me. I exchange them once with my recipi- allowed to open them. It’s the perfect way
ents, and then they exchange them once and I think there’s MELÉN Unfortunately, we always to get wallet sized shots of your kid with a
more with the store I bought them from look of abject sorrow on his face. My Dad
so that they can get what they really want, some stu he forgot to bought the tree from a would take home movies of us Christmas
and in their own size, not the insulting size morning, coming down the stairs to open
I thought they were. In my defense, some- take down from Hal- sale at our church about a our presents. After staying up all night too
thing as simple as buying a dress is fraught amped up to sleep, he’d hit us with about 3
with confusion and despair, because whoever loween. I have a fantasy month before Christmas, billion lumens of photography lighting, and
thought up dress sizing is an idiot. Size there I am, immortalized at age six looking
zero? An entire person who is not a para- that a huge Nor’easter blows in from the and by the time Jesus was ready to be born like Peter Lorre in “Hotel Berlin.”
mecium with literally NO size? at de es
physics. Where would you sew the buttons? Sou’west on Christmas Eve and the Santa there wasn’t a needle left on the tree, just Okay, I will confess to being a bit of
I’m revamping the system: Reese Wither- a Christmas curmudgeon, but the only
spoon would be a size 13 because she’s about and the reindeer go airborne, with all that the ornaments and tinsel. I asked my Mom so I can plead down to a lesser charge.
the size of an average 13-year old. If you’re a Whenever a Christmas carol plays dur-
size 50, that means you’re a little bigger here, hot air inside them. ey travel for a few if there was something we could put in the ing a car commercial I run for the remote
and a little smaller there than you used to be, control mute button, because I don’t want
and now we all know what size everybody hundred miles and end up above a house water to make the tree last longer, and she to forever associate my love of Subarus
is. No more “plus sizes.”Mathematically, with my hatred of “Carol of the Bells.” But
how do I know how much you started with, in the suburbs of Cleveland, and inside told me to bring her six aspirins.Turns out I still love hearing a choir sing something
and how much you added to it? From now majestic, and I still love the smell of a real
on,“bootylicious”describes it much better. the house a husband and wife are trying the aspirins were for her and had nothing to Christmas tree, and I still love getting to-
Sizing solved, you’re welcome. gether with friends and family when we’re
to break it to their son that Santa Claus do with the tree; she had six children. able to again, and I still love getting a year
I’m not so great at decorating for the older. Maybe I should have ended with
occasion either. e guy down the street is just a story that parents make up to I’m so glad my Mom never made me go the family and friends. Happy holidays to
from us has a teeny-tiny yard and a zillion everyone, and please stay safe!
blow-up characters crammed onto it. If I prepare their kids for the many disappoint- sit on a Santa’s lap at the mall. Even as a kid
had to blow up that many PSIs worth of Say hello at: [email protected]
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check a little too much, because the kid is demeaning for both of us. What kind of

always rubbing it in their faces that they conversation would I have had with him?

don’t understand the rst thing about his We have nothing in common, he’s just

math homework. But he has the last laugh trying to ply me for information so he can

when he wanders over to the window and tell my parents what gifts I want, but I may

points up at the sky, and there’s Santa and have already mentioned it to them in pass-

the reindeer oating along, as plain as the ing two or seven times. ey’re over there

red-nose on my face. Okay this story went snapping pictures that they can embarrass

on for too long but it has a happy ending me with in the future, goading me to do

when the kid ends up in the military. All something I’ll regret or say something about

because of these lawns full of blow-up his breath. I’m trying my best to make small

dolls. If I ordered a blow-up doll and I talk about free agents the Yankees might

couldn’t make it explode, I’d send it back. pursue but my mind is already on line at the

When I was a kid we used to set up our pizza place in the food court.

tree on Christmas Eve, put the lights on ere’s also so much pressure to look

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APAR Christmas Day on HBO Max starting It notes that there now are 6,000 theater by the country’s largest cable operator,
at 9 a.m., even before its rst showtimes locations (with 40,000 screens) in the U.S., Comcast. Apple, worth a cool $2 trill, is
FROM PAGE 9 in theaters later in the day. e movie is adding, “Two years from now (2022), those launching its own content studio.Trillion-
included at no extra charge for subscrib- numbers stand to be radically diminished.” dollar Amazon keeps cranking out original
expect it to take hold much before the lat- ers of HBOMax (who pay $15 a month movies and series, showing them on its
ter half of 2021. to watch anything on the channel at any Other numbers make that movie theater own streamer, Prime. And, in the same
time, a la Net ix). projection seem inevitable. A year after sense, Net ix is more a tech company than
en WarnerMedia happened. its launch, Disney+ already is on track for a Hollywood studio.
at’s the company that makes Warner Other Warner movies on the way next 2021 to have 100 million subscribers. At
Brothers movies, from the Cagney crime year with same-day release to HBO Max an annual subscription rate of $70, that’s 7 CUSTOMER’S CHOICE
classics of the 1930s and the high- ying and theaters include a “Dune” remake billion Disney dollars a year. In 2019, the “Tech guys could care less about movie
Batman franchise to this week’s hotly (Timothée Chalamet), “Space Jam: e total box o ce for all movies distributed
anticipated “Wonder Woman 1984.” New Legacy” (LeBron James), “ e by all studios in North America was $11 theaters,” says Scott Galloway, New York
It’s also the company that owns HBO Matrix 4” (Keanu Reeves), “ e Suicide billion. University professor and futurist.To that
Max, the new streaming service that Squad” (Margot Robbie), and a pair of cold analysis, add WarnerMedia’s CEO
recently made a—excuse the expression— Crazy Rich Asians sequels adapted from SIDE SHOW pointing out it’s what the customer wants
blockbuster announcement that shook the the other two books in that trilogy. It’s not hard to see why Hollywood is that matters, and he believes they want the
very foundation of movie theaters. choice of seeing a rst-run movie in the
Further out in the HBO schedule, so enamored of embracing subscription comfort of their home, without waiting
HOME THEATER, LITERALLY probably after 2021, is Game of rones streaming services to sell its movies direct months or even weeks for the movie to
at theater foundation is a lot more prequel series “House of the Dragon.” to homes, even at the cost of antagonizing
theater owners. nish its run in theaters.
wobbly after WarnerMedia committed its ONE WAY ROAD ere will come a time soon enough
entire slate of 2021 movies to be shown Despite WarnerMedia proclaiming that In the grand scheme of things that are
on HBO Max at the same time they can developing in the entertainment indus- when the word “Hollywood” will reek of
be seen in theaters. ere’s no overstating the dual release plan is only de nite for its try, though, the plight of today’s movie a relic, not unlike Blockbuster sounds to
what a shock to the system that in icts. 2021 movies, almost nobody in, or invested theaters are not even the main attraction. the ear today. at’s not a value judgment.
in, the movie industry believes that there It’s simply acknowledging the unstoppable
e entire history of Hollywood is is no turning back at this point. e road ey’re a side show. thrust of progress.Technology doesn’t have
framed by the rst “window” that places ahead is one-way. At their inception 100 years ago, the time for sentiment about things like movie
movies in theaters for a minimum number major Hollywood studios realized they theaters past their prime; it’s way too busy
of days before the lm can go to subse- Most interpret the bold move as Game could control not only moviemaking but inventing the future.
quent distribution windows, in a sacro- Over for a sizable number of movie movie showing, too. at’s why to this day
sanct sequence, such as video-on-demand, theaters, with the assumption other movie around the country there are historic for- NYU’s Galloway succinctly sums up
DVD, movie channels. studios will follow Warner into the breach mer movie palaces with names like Para- what he sees as the onrushing role of
that will swallow up theaters faster than mount (in Peekskill), Fox and Warner. e technology in radically rede ning mass
WarnerMedia just took a big rock and expected pre-pandemic. studios ruled from one end of the pipeline entertainment.
shattered the theatrical window for all its (production) to the other (exhibition).
movies next year, leaving the studio’s movie “What the pandemic has done,” ac- Now the studios themselves are be- “ e next Spielberg,” he says, with ut-
exhibitor “partners” (like Regal Cinema cording to Turner Classic Movies (also a ing ruled, by the titans of tech, who are most conviction, “will come from TikTok.”
or AMC) exposed to the direct, rst-run Warner property), “is allow studios and running the show, because they got bank.
competition of HBO Max. streaming services to aggressively shrink Big bank. Bottomless bank. WarnerMedia Bruce Apar is a writer, actor, consultant, and
what might have initially been a ve-year answers to A&T. NBCUniversal is owned community volunteer. He can be reached at
As if to worsen the wound, “Won- transition into a mere couple of months.” [email protected]; 914-275-6887.
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e Age of Asparagus

Irecently took a food test online. TRACY "Sorry, Dude...Invitation only."
ere was a list of 50 foods, and BECKERMAN
you got one point for every food
you wouldn’t eat. I got a zero. I actu- “I didn’t want to hurt your feelings,”
ally wasn’t surprised. ere aren’t many he said.
foods I won’t eat except maybe sh
eyeballs, and fortunately, those weren’t I shook my head. Over the years
on the test. Of course, there are some I’d made a huge variety of asparagus
foods I prefer not to eat. But if the dishes for my family. I’d made grilled
planet was attacked by aliens and our asparagus, steamed asparagus, asparagus
continued existence hinged on me eat- au gratin, and asparagus soup. I’d tried
ing a root vegetable, I suppose I could my hand at lemon asparagus, shrimp
manage to scarf down a plate of beets. and asparagus, asparagus carbonara, and
asparagus risotto. I became a mas-
But I draw the line at moose nose. ter at asparagus dip, garlic parmesan
And yes, that’s a real thing. asparagus, bacon-wrapped asparagus,
My husband is also an adventurous and asparagus pilaf. I whipped up an as-
eater, which works out well when we paragus omelet, asparagus quiche, pesto
travel and must decide which one of asparagus, asparagus tempura, and even
us is going to eat the fried cricket on an asparagus smoothie, which, unlike
a stick. the rest, was not a big hit, but one out
(Spoiler alert: It was him). of a hundred isn’t bad. In nearly all in-
stances, my husband seemed to eat my
at’s why it came as a complete dishes with gusto and complimented
surprise to me when, after nearly 30 my cooking enthusiastically. But now, it
years of marriage, he admitted this seemed, our whole asparagus relation-
shocking piece of information. ship was a lie. I wasn’t sure if I should
just stop cooking asparagus or if we
“I don’t really like asparagus,” he said
one night at dinner with asparagus on SEE BECKERMAN PAGE 17
the menu.

I was stunned.
“You’ve been eating asparagus with
me for 30years and you’re just telling
me now?” I said incredulously. “You
couldn’t have told me maybe 20years
ago? Or even 10? Before I made
countless dinner with asparagus?”

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2020: e Good, e Bad, e Masks

Like many of you, I too can’t I walked into his o ce and JUST When summer rolled around, same exact meal as I have done
wait for 2020 to be over said, “Um, do you realize you just JO ANN we enjoyed barbecues and swim- for about 40 years. at night we
and done with. told Terry that you love her?” ming with Drew. By that time, put away the good dishes, took
For me, it all began when I lost JO ANN we were becoming a well-oiled down the decorations and put
my precious Coco just 2 weeks “What? I did not!” FRANCELLA machine, each of us taking turns away the turkey hats. I polished
before Christmas of 2019. I’m “Oh yes you did and I think feeding and changing the baby. the dining room table and laid out
not going to sugar coat it, that you should call her back to see if and Seth the next day. the Spode Christmas Tree runner
was a pretty sad time for me, but she’s okay.” Several weeks later at the end of In October we all took a trip and just like that, it was Christ-
with the beautiful, caring emails “Nah, I’m too embarrassed. to Vermont. e crisp air and mas. Is it my imagination or is
I received, I knew that Ken and What if you’re mistaken and I January 2020, the stork dropped a the stunning foliage were well- time ying?
I were not alone in our sadness. never said it?” beautiful baby boy at my daughter’s deserved after about 7 months at
“You absolutely did say it, now front door. What a blessing and home, and Drew was introduced My family and I sincerely wish
ank you for getting us through call her back.” what fun we’ve had watching him to his rst pumpkin patch. you a wonderful holiday season
a di cult time. “Hi Ter, Jo Ann said that I told grow and learn. Ken and I were and good health, peace and hap-
you I love you when I hung up lucky enough to be staying at Kim’s anksgiving was at our home piness in the coming year.
In January, Ken retired, but and I’m supposed to call to see if house when the pandemic hit, so we in Granite Springs. It was just
with the arrival of our grandchild you fell o your seat or something. just stayed. at was pretty cool for the ve of us, but I decorated the [email protected]
on the horizon, we decided to Are you okay?” two brand new grandparents. whole house for fall and made the
wait to have a big celebration “Yep, you said it, and yes, I’m ne.”
with family and friends. e party “Jeez T, I apologize.” Winter slowly turned into spring Fun Facts by Jo Ann
never took place, but a funny in- “No problem. I gured that as we continued to stay at home with
cident did: Ken and his assistant, either you thought you were the baby. Kim and I took Drew for The 1st New Year celebration dates back 4,000 years. Julius
Terry, were still tying up loose talking to Jo Ann or you’ve nally long walks around her neighborhood Caesar was the 1st to declare January 1 a holiday. Forty-five
ends of the business and spoke completely lost your mind. Tell Jo and we learned how awkward it is to percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, and poet,
on the phone daily. Imagine my I said hi.” wear a mask all the time. Robert Burns wrote Auld Lang Syne in 1788. Happy New Year!
surprise when I heard him end We had a good laugh about it
a call one night by saying to her, all over again when we told Kim
“ anks, I love you.”

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kitchen, I contemplated this not an asparagi.”
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ing my husband. I scoured the Now, instead of being “Lost in
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Teens offer tech support for senior citizens

Webinars begin in January

What better way to put your teenage tech Game Development in college, teamed up

skills to good use? with his friends, Kim and Maurantonio to

ree Somers High School sophomores pitch in to help. e Somers Tech Teens

who have been friends since the third grade (www.sitenotes.wix.com/techteens) was

have decided to put their tech savvy skills to formed and is aimed to be a community

good use by o ering tech support to senior service project to help senior citizens in our

citizens in our community. Jay Wilkinson, community.

Sean Kim and Nicholas Maurantonio don’t e idea is to o er tech help free of charge

only enjoy playing computer games together, to Somers senior citizens who have to rely

but they also enjoy helping their grandpar- on technology, more so now where most ev-

ents with their tech problems. erything is done online.With zoom sessions,

Smart phones, computers, tablets, zoom facetime, apps, smart phones and tablets us-

sessions and the endless list of tech encoun- age in daily life, seniors could really use some Sean Kim Jay Wilkinson Nicholas Maurantonio
ters can be exhausting and frustrating to help navigating through these without hav-

anyone who is not familiar with these mod- ing to pay for the service.

ern day necessities. e teens don’t call themselves experts but college. Maurantonio is a double accelerated e webinars will be held via zoom sessions

Wilkinson tries to help his grandmother they intend to o er help with whatever tech Math student. He has been a member of in collaboration with the Somers Library.

with her phone and computer problems. He knowledge they have. e sophomores share the Student Council for seven years and has Among the topics that will be covered be-

rst started helping his grandmother when the same passion for technology and each served as Class President, Chief Technology ginning this January are:

she got her new car. She needed help to sync have their own impressive knowledge of the O cer and currently Community Service Everything you need to know about

her phone to the car audio and navigation tech world often self taught by trial and error. O cer. He is also a student representative Zoom. at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 9;

system.Kim had taught his grandfather how Wilkinson is an AP Computer Science to the Somers Library Foundation and plans Knowing your smart phone, a three part se-

to change over to Microsoft a few years ago student. He earned his rst college credits on studying Mathematics in college. ries; Texting Culture: Do’s and Don’ts; and

and he enjoyed the whole experience. Mau- from RIT during his high school freshmen e three teens are smart, polite and are What is an app? Useful apps for seniors

rantonio is also the go to person in his family year as a Project Lead e Way student. He patient when it comes to helping seniors. Call the Somers Library at 914 232 5717

for tech help. also learns coding (Python and Java) pri- ey are con dent they can help the se- or visit www.somerslibrary.org to register for

Understanding the frustrations seniors ex- vately on weekends. Kim has valuable self- nior community navigate through the ever the Somers Tech Teens Webinar Series.

perience navigating through the tech world, taught knowledge in computer software and changing and challenging tech world. In addition to the webinars,senior citizens

Wilkinson decided to help others like his hardware and has been taking computer e Somers Tech Teens will be holding a are welcome to ask any tech related ques-

grandmother to be able to navigate through animation classes since his freshmen year series of webinars addressing di erent com- tions at anytime by lling in a tech support

these gadgets easily. e 15-year-old, who in high school. He plans to pursue Music mon tech problems, followed by a Q&A form on the Somers Tech Teens website:

is planning to pursue Cyber Security and Production and Computer Programming in session to answer any tech related questions. www.sitenotes.wix.com/techteens.

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SANTA

FROM PAGE 2

Waiting back at Town House,

Smith paused to read Clement

Clarke Moore’s famed Christ-

mas poem “A Visit From St.

Nicholas,” noting that Moore’s

friend and fellow writer, Wash-

ington Irving, had frequently

stayed there when it was a hotel.

Santa, nally settling down in

front of the old hearth for a mug

of hot cocoa, chatted happily

with Smith about the “lovely

time” he’d had ying over mem-

ory lane.

But, as time and Yuletide wait

for no man—or saint—Kris

Kringle soon had to be on his

merry way.

When Smith went to peek

through the shutters to check on

the snow, Santa laid his nger

aside his cherry-red nose and,

giving a nod, up the chimney he

rose.

But being the generous old PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SOMERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY

soul he is, Santa left a present Doris Jane Smith and Santa Claus go for a stroll at the Wright-Reis Homestead.
behind—a letter with his North

Pole phone number and email

address, SantaClaus@gmail. wait to stop by and visit every and listen to their parents and try a very Merry Christmas Somers. A video of Santa’s “Magical

com. house in Somers. Today, I’m go- hard at school. And, you know, I Santa Claus.” History Tour” can be seen on

“Ho, ho, ho,” it read. “Merry ing over my list and I’m going see your friends on my list, too, Smith, tucking the treasure Cablevision’s Channel 20 (four

Christmas. We’re very busy here to be checking it twice to see if and that’s good. Oh, well, I bet- away, said she’s going to add it to times a day—8 a.m., noon, 4

at the workshop. e elves are you’ve been nice. Just wanted to ter be going; Mrs. Claus needs the historical society’s archives. and 8 p.m.—until the end of

preparing presents and getting tell you, keep up the good work. help with the oven, the elves are But the best gift of all, she December) and on the Somers

organized for Christmas Day. I’ll be visiting the Somers chil- asking me questions, and Ru- said, is living in Somers, “a little Historical Society’s and Town of

It’s coming very soon. I can’t dren that are kind to each other dolph is hungry. I hope you have town where everyone cares.” Somers’s YouTube channels.

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Where there’s a whisk, there’s a way

Historical Society holds virtual Gingerbread Festival

BY CAROL REIF Meghan Coughlan
STAFF WRITER
The Shellelphant
What’s a “Gingerbread Festi- Hotel by Grace
val” with holiday houses made of Zimmermann
things other than gingerbread?
Nancy Welo’s take.
Still pretty darn spicy—as in
spirited, holiday-wise—that’s
what.

e pandemic has posed special
challenges for the Somers Histor-
ical Society’s annual community
display of baking prowess.

In the past, winning entries
were shown o at the Wright-
Reis historic site for “Holidays
at the Homestead.” After the
three-day event, they were circu-
lated around town, popping up
to delight folks in such venues
as e Mexican Shack and e
Elephant Hotel.

at couldn’t happen this year,
given all the Grinch-y COV-
ID-19 restrictions.

But where there’s a whisk,
there’s a way, so the society put
on its thinking toque and went
completely virtual.

Although organizers wanted
fest entries to be mainly made
of the molasses-based treat, they
allowed just about anything to
be used in the design.

ink unusual stu like sea-
shells, matzo, and recycled Hal-
loween candy corn.Legos? Snow?
Nothing was out of bounds.

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The three sisters,
GINGERBREAD Savannah, Cheyenne and
Jolene P., worked on this
FROM PAGE 20
house together.
e only requirement was that the creations contain the year in
some shape or form. Hence the theme: “Anything Goes; It’s 2020.”

Little did the event’s coordinators, pastry chef Patrice Lovell and
society veep Grace Zimmermann, know that folks would take the
instructions quite so literally.

After things seemed to be getting o to a slow start, the society
extended the entry deadline from midnight on Friday, Dec. 18, to
the evening of Sunday, Dec. 20.

Lovell, a CIA grad and former Tusker, provided online baking
tips.

In the end, the online array of goodies wasn’t terribly extensive,
but it was truly creative.

Among them were a 2020 gingerbread cookie with melancholy
mellowcreme pumpkin eyes paired with an extremely cheery 2021
“sun” of yellow, orange and white candy corn; traditional houses
zhuzhed up with frosting icicles, blue M&Ms and peppermints; an
abode with a roof made of matzos and “ e Shellephant Hotel”
created from tiny star sh and other souvenirs gathered on a Florida
beach.

Participants were asked to make donations to the Somers Food
Pantry at St. Luke’s Church.

Besides o ering them bragging rights and the chance to do good,
the icing on the cake for bakers was a special “surprise” and a spot in
a slide show on the society’s Facebook page.

Despite this year’s many challenges, the holiday spirit appears to
be alive and well.

e week before Christmas had never been busier, Lovell said
while up to her elbows in our and butter at Sugar Hi, the Armonk
bakery, ice cream and candy shop where she works.

“It’s insane,” she gleefully admitted.
“Patrice and I wanted to carry on the festival’s tradition and share
a little holiday joy with the community,” said Zimmermann, adding
that she was so happy that harried folks managed to nd the time
to participate.
To see the slide show, go to a link posted on the society’s website,
www.somershistoricalsoc.org, or visit its Facebook page.

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Sports Spring sports like lacrosse,
baseball, and softball

were canceled because
of COVID-19. Football

and volleyball were also
postponed and are slated to

begin in March.

PHOTO: TABITHA
PEARSON MARSHALL

Looking back on the
2020 sports year

On Feb. 26, the Somers girls’ basketball team competed against Rye in the quarter nals of the
section playo s. When the buzzer sounded, it would be the last time a Tuskers team would see
action until Tuesday, Oct. 13—230 days later.

e world had turned upside down during that time. In order to lessen the spread of COV-
ID-19, schools went remote and the spring sports seasons were canceled. At e Somers Record,
we tried to maintain some normalcy during a stressed time, interviewing student-athletes about
their home workouts, their favorite sports movies and pump-up songs, and a host of other topics.
But everyone was eager to get back to normal, especially competition-starved student-athletes.

As local cases dropped to single digits over the summer, the return of interscholastic sports
seemed like a possibility. Sports considered to be high risk (football and volleyball) were sidelined
until March, but Section 1 schools moved forward with soccer, cross country, eld hockey, and
tennis in mid-October.To limit the spread, teams had to abide by a host of new rules: masks were
mandatory for players and coaches, players had to maintain distance on the sidelines and limit
contact in practice, and crowds were limited to just two people per home player.

ere were some hiccups, the new rules took some getting used to, and the games lacked a
raucous atmosphere—the student sections were severely missed—but for six short weeks, the
student-athletes experienced some normalcy in their lives in a year that was anything but normal.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PETER HEESE

Somers senior Emily Heese and junior Ashley Moon each placed first
and qualified for states in their respective events at the Section 1 State
Qualifiers on Sunday, Feb. 23. Moon won the 55-meter dash in a clocking
of 7.35 seconds. Heese was victorious in the pole vault with a 10-6.

PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO PHOTO: ROB DIANTONIO

The Roberts Wesleyan-bound Dani DiCintio was once again a lethal offensive weapon for the After being unable to field a team in 2019, Somers players returned to
injury-plagued Somers Tuskers, which overcame a slow 1-5 start to finish the season 14-3, the ice in 2020 with the combined BYSNS team—Brewster, Yorktown,
securing the No. 8 seed in the Section 1 Class A tournament. Though her career ended in a Somers, North Salem.
heartbreaking playoff loss to Rye, 2019-20 was a season to remember for DiCintio, who averaged
16 points per game on her way to scoring her 1,000th career point against Lakeland on Jan. 29.
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The Somers girls’ soccer team
was named a co-champion after

the Tuskers played to a 0-0 tie
with Mahopac in the finals of the

Putnam-Northern Westchester
large school regional tournament.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TRACEY DEMARINIS

PHOTO: TABITHA PEARSON MARSHALL
Somers gymnast Emma Lusthaus qualified for the New York State
PHOTO: BRIAN MARSCHHAUSER championships, which were held Saturday, Feb. 29, at Cold Spring
As local COVID-19 cases dropped to single digits over the summer, young Somers players were able to Harbor High School.
participate in the Greater Hudson Valley Baseball League.

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FINANCIAL FOCUS PUZZLE SOLUTIONS

Investment lessons from 2020 Corresponding to Last Week’s
December 24 Issue

GUEST domestic product (GDP), re ect • Patience and discipline can Saving a Life EVERY 11 MINUTES
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