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by Hank F. Miller Jr.

Winter lies heavy on Japan. Ski slopes, hot sake, common-pot stews, frosty smiles, rosy cheeks and-at least for those in the highlands or up north-buckets of snow. It\’s one cozy chapter of chipper romance that all Japanese feel for the four seasons. But-and you can ask my wife Keiko, on this – I am not Mr. Romantic. Especially I have but one desire in this season of chilly delights, and it is not to escape to the slopes or to build a snowman or to munch \”mikan =Tangerines\” under the\”kotatsu = a low table where one sits on cushions on the floor with a heated lamp connected to the bottom of the low table with a quilt over the top, that keeps your lower body warm.

 

It\’s merely this:

 

I want winter to go away-now. Some Japanese-enchanted perhaps by the slurp spell of hot \”soba noodles\” or bewitched by the crystal clarity of the seasonal skies-choose to query me on this.

Did I grow up spoiled on California sunshine? They ask. Or did I spend my younger days wafting around the Everglades, where the winter temperatures are ever – warm But No.

 

I hail from the East Coast, Southern New Jersey where winter not only has some bite; it can take your breath away. Furthermore, I grew up at a time when the words \”global warming\” was but distant glints in some industrialist\’s eye. As a kid, when I went outside, I had a pile on so much clothing that it was physically impossible to bend either of my elbows or knees. If knocked down in such a state, the only way to get up again was to roll south until it was warm enough to wiggle free from several layers of apparel.

 

While that may be a mild exaggeration, it is a cold fact that when, up on learning my first job in Japan would be on the \”southern\” island of kyushu,myjoy was so unbridled that I smiled form ear to ear for an entire week, even in my sleep. For I had escaped winter at last!

Of course, as anyone who has lived on Kyushu will attest, I was soon in for an icy surprise. For while Kyushu\’s winters have little snow, they also have little warmth. What\’s more, in those days southern Japan had to accept foreign innovations such as centralized heating, insulation or winter jaunts to Hawaii occasionally?

What was supposed to keep you warm was your samurai spirit.

 

In my case. I traded my samurai spirit for an Eskimo parka.

But even this failed to do the trick. My teeth did not merely chatter, they soliloquized. I shivered my way through to spring.

Though at that time Keiko and I lived in a new apartment in Wakamatsu City, with surrounding mountains and farmland it was a picturesque scenic sight but freezing.

 

I could feel the winters breeze through the cracks in the3/4\” inch plywood walls and with no insulation at all. The windows would rattle due to no packing around them, believe me it was cold.

I do not have to shiver my way through winter any longer; I have since relocated to our new formed concrete home some 22 years ago.

Japanese indoor heating has greatly improved-after that the Japanese discovered that heating systems were marketable.

My wife says she likes winter, but it\’s nice to crank our heater up and stay cozy till summer comes around again.

We do love our home and it\’s a really beautiful mountainous area and very scenic. We really enjoy our lives here, raised three beautiful and great children here and look forward to many more wonderful years here together at the Miller home.

 

Warm Regards from Kitakyushu City, Japan.

 

Hank, Keiko and Family

February 20, 2008

Press Release

Mary Bray School

 

Distinguished Honors

Third Grade Fourth Grade

Helen Barrett Emily Calhoun

Cassidy Chambers Victoria Milano

Amy Guldin

Alyssa Marszalek

Matthew Marszalek

Austin Rampolla

Kelsey Vespe

 

Honors:

Third Grade Fourth Grade

Sarah Beckett Mychaela Bilger

Ariana Beebe Courtney Bocchicchio

Richard Bonczak Dominick Cipolone

Nevada DeFord Kasey Gardner

Angel Dougherty Harry Harris

Andrew Fehr Elijah Lapp

Holly Fitzgerald Meghan McDonough

Kelsey Immendorf William Verzilli

Valerie LaMarra Haley Woodington

Damon Meraz

Amanda Murphy 

Lindsay Musselman 

Cole Panek 

Azalea Rosado 

Nicholas Salamone 

Michael Snyder 

Casey Spadea 

Alexis Staib 

Georgana Stewart 

Kaila White 

 

Commendable:

Third Grade Fourth Grade

Anthony Cristino Christopher Blaylock

Scott Fitzpatrick Maryellen Crain

Lucas Greenwood Taylor Gavin

Kaelyn Lahn Kaitlyn Stokes

Jillian Lynch

Zachary Pacetti

Matthew Sutton

Kenneth Zettlemoyer

 

R.W. Kershaw School

 

Distinguised Honors:

Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade

Jessica Chambers Gabrielle Bocchicchio Rachel Cosgrove Matthew Goepel

Alison Guldin Eric Ingram Lauren Greenwood

Smantha Krieg Apryle Panyi

Brandon Lanchang

Matthew Massey

Trent Maxwell

Paul Milano

 

Honors:

Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade

Allison Adolf Joshua Beck Jacob Bell Kyle Adams

Jade Carson Tyler Capner Stephen Severance Kaitlyn Alibrando

Kelsey Coan Chelsea Cassar Brian Watson, Jr. Dominic Bocchicchio

Gary Czerski Michael Gaglianone Kristyn Young Michael Colgan

Samuel Czerski Erica Gilmore Tammy Doyle

Stephan Gravenor Lisa Harris Nicholas Duffy

Kirsten Hoffman Taylor Kennedy Leia Hall

Zachary Holmes Emily Massi Ryan McErlane

Carlie McErlane Amber McNally Gina Michael

Natalie Price Destinee Meeser Miranda Mistalski

Sage Rubeo Leyla Ozer Keith Michalski

Justin Spadea Alexis Venere Jennifer Papa

Jeanine Welsh Morgan Zielinski Amanda Pescatore

Kaitlyn Young Jessica Pescatore

Rebecca Rosetti

Alisha Sarno

Bianca Sciamanna

Gordon Smith

Meleia Wetmore

 

R.W. Kershaw School

 

Commendable:

Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade

Nicholas Alexander Courtney Angelastro David Baxter, IV Stephanie Dolan

Timothy Alexander Sevda Ozer Emily DiPopolo Jessica Gigantino

Steafan Barrett Andrew Rosetti Joshua Ferrer John Gugel

Steven Baxter Nusrat Jahan Matthew Henderson

Conor Beckas Zachary Pallotta

Robert Coyle

Claire Czerski

Adam DeFord

Tiahna Duong

Jordyn Eggert

Christopher Lindgren

Mark MacGarvey, Jr.

Morgan Peterson

Melissa Salamon

Erika Stillings

Matthew Walker

 

 

 

 

Vincent Joseph Dailey, the son of former and now deceased Gloucester City Mayor Vincent M. Dailey, succumbed after a long illness on Monday, February 11, 2008. He was residing in Sun City AZ

Born on February 16, 1942, Vincent was a long time employee of the Courier Post News Paper in Cherry Hill NJ until his retirement where he and his family moved to Sun City; AZ. Vincent had two children whom one of which is deceased in August of 1993. (Matthew Dailey).

Vincent is survived by his wife Geraldine M. (Leap) Dailey, and one son and daughter-in-law Vincent and Cathy Dailey.

He served with the U.S. Army and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was also a life time member and past Post Commander of the VFW post 3620 in Gloucester City NJ.

A graduate of Gloucester Catholic High School Class of 1959, Mr. Dailey also served and was a member and fire police officer for the Gloucester City Fire Department Battalion #4. He was also a member and a fire police officer for the Lambs Terrace Fire Department in Gloucester Twp. NJ.

Mr. Dailey was also a life time member and past Captain of the Camden County Fire Police Assoc.

The funeral direction is under the care of Palm Funeral Homes in Sun City AZ. The family request that in lieu of flowers that donations be made in his memory to either MT. St. Mary\’s Convent 320 Powell Ave. Newburg NY. 12550, or to the Camden County Fire Police Assoc. PO Box 911 Bellmawr NJ. 08031

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On February 18, 2008. (nee Collins) Age 54. Of Gloucester City. Loving and devoted wife of 32 years to John T. Bongiovanni. Devoted mother of Deana (Digger) Anderson, Kristina (Robert) Rust, John T. Bongiovanni, Jr., Nicholas W. (Jennifer) Bongiovanni. Predeceased by her daughter Debbie Lynn Collins. Loving grandmother of Clarissa, Cassandra, Erin, Hailey, Alexander, Courtney, Teresa, Hojey and Brianna. Loving Sister of Danny (Ginny) Collins, Timothy (Alice) Collins, Robert (Linda) Collins, Susan (James) Collins, and Dawn (Mark) Collins and the late Billy Collins (surviving wife Kathy). Also survived by many nieces and nephews; Danny, Jr., Michael, Andrew, Amy, Kristen, Jackie, Jeff, Justin, Candice, Andrew, Stephanie, Austin, Mathew, Cindy, Jeremy, Steven, Joseph, Brandy and predeceased by Christopher, Jennifer and Michael.

Also survived by her best friend Rose Cushman. Diane worked 11 years for VNA in Runnemede. Diane had a passion for home interior. She also enjoyed trips to the casinos.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Friday morning from 11 am to 1 pm at the McCANN – HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Baptist Service officiated by Dr. Jim Doster of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Gloucester City will begin at 1 pm in the funeral home. There will be no evening viewing. Interment Bethel Memorial Park, Pennsauken. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Diane C. Bongiovanni.

 

KINSEY, MARTIN TOWNSEND

Age 58, of Haddon Township, died unexpectedly February 1st, at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.
A former college teacher with a wide range of intellectual interests, Kinsey struggled most of his adult life with residual effects of a benign brain tumor and its surgical and radiation treatment in 1978.
Born in Princeton, NJ, on May 14, 1949, he was a son of Richard Saltonstall Kinsey, also of Haddon Township, and the late Janet Townsend Roberts (Kinsey). He is also survived by his brother David North Kinsey of Princeton, two nephews, and eight first cousins.
Kinsey was raised in Moorestown and graduated from Moorestown Senior High School. He was co-captain of its state championship swim team and played violin in the New Jersey All-State Orchestra. A cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College in 1971, Kinsey attended graduate school in Russian studies at Yale University. After receiving a Master of Science in Education degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1980, Kinsey taught English as a second language at Camden County Community College and the Community College of Philadelphia.
Kinsey was unable to work for many years, but he was a gregarious member of his community. At the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, Kinsey delivered from the pulpit a \’bicentennial minute\’ during its 1996-1997 celebration of its history. He organized and led a Foreign Policy Association \’Great Decisions\’ discussion group in Westmont for five years, where he lived for more than 20 years.
Contributions in memory of Martin T. Kinsey \’71 may be made to Dartmouth College, 6066 Development Office, Hanover, NH 03755-3555, for a fund his family is endowing.
Family and friends are invited to attend and participate in his service of remembrance, on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at 11 am, at the Moorestown Friends Meetinghouse (Quakers), 118 East Main Street, Moorestown, NJ.

By Tish Sarracino

 The month of February brings many reasons to celebrate. It is the month that recognizes the importance of love, Presidents, and, believe it or not, being halfway through the school year. A number of Gloucester City High School events relate to those three areas.

On Friday, February 15, a Valentine\’s Day dance will be held for students in grades 9 through 12. This semi-formal event will take place in the old gym from 7 to 10 p.m. The cost of admission is $5.

Again relating to the topic of love, Mr. Iannetti\’s English I classes are in the midst of reading Shakespeare\’s perennial favorite Romeo and Juliet. The unit will conclude with students presenting various projects relating to the play.

Both students and staff at GHS have been busy showing their love for others through their generosity.

On January 23, Ms. Katie Light\’s Art Club sponsored the 3^rd Annual Locks of Love Day at Tia\’s Hair Care on Monmouth Street. Nine students and two teachers courageously donated a total of 300 inches of hair to be used to make wigs for cancer patients and others experiencing medically-related hair loss.

Those participating were Chelsea Hammil, Leah Farvour, Rebecca Johnston, Tina Davis, Emily Leggerri, Elaine Duran, Jennifer Martin, Jared Korman, Vince Burkett, Ms. Lisa Labbree, and Mrs. Tammy Souza.

Ms. Light would like to thank the students and staff members for their generosity, and the staff at Tia\’s for donating their time and for the great haircuts!

In another act of generosity, staff members participated in a dress-down/wear red day on Friday, February 1, to raise money for the American Heart Association. A total of $375 was collected from the 75 participants.

The arts are also in the spotlight this month. The Yearbook Literary Staff, under the direction of Mr. Pete Iannetti, are preparing for their final deadline. In conjunction with that event, Mrs. Jill Darrow, Yearbook Business Advisor, would like to remind families of seniors that the original deadline for turning in information to purchase an ad in the yearbook to honor \”your special senior\” has passed. However, ads will still be accepted for one more week. Do not miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The fourth issue of the Lion\’s Roar will be distributed to students on February 14, said Mrs. Christine Pierce, advisor. Parents should request that students bring home their newspapers so they, too, can catch up on what\’s going on at GHS.

The cast and crew of \”Little Shop of Horrors\” has started practicing. The cast includes senior Nick Ors-ino as Seymour and junior Kerri Ciggalione as Audrey. The show will be presented April 10, 11, and 12 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

The Art III students in Mrs. Palaia\’s 5^th and 7^th period classes, the GHS Drama Club, and the GOAL Center\’s \”Behind the Scenes\” group are collaborating to produce a documentary celebrating the history of Gloucester City High as it graduates its 100^th senior class.

The film, which is expected to be finished by May 1, will air on public television. In addition, a premier showing will be held for contributors and their families, community members, invited guests and the press in the high school auditorium prior to the film\’s general release.

The 2^nd Marking Period has ended, and report cards have been mailed. Parents with questions about grades should contact the appropriate teacher by phone or through email. Information on both methods of contact is available on the district website at www.gcsd.k12-.nj.us.

 

 

 

 

By BILL DUHART
Courier-Post Staff source www.courierpostonline.com  

BELLMAWR – A 40-year-old Newark man was killed Tuesday morning after his Jeep overturned on the New Jersey Turnpike just north of the entrance here, state police said.

The victim\’s name had not been released pending notification of his family, police said. The accident was reported at 4:38 a.m. in the northbound lane.

One other vehicle was involved in the wreck, but police said that vehicle, driven by a Maryland man, is not believed to have caused the fatality, trooper Kristin Welch said .

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1^st Annual Craft and Classic Car Show

 

April 26^th

8:00am to 3:00pm

Kings Highway

Mt. Ephraim, NJ

 

$25 crafter space

$35 crafter space if table needed

$20 classic car entrance fee-prizes will be awarded

 

Visit For more information: www.mtephraimcelebration.com

 

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