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December 4, 2014 Vol. 5 No. 24

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Highland Mills - The Women of Wood-bury’s Scholarship Craft Fair “was very well attended and was considered a huge success by our vendors and shop-pers alike,” said Susan Vrana, President of the organization.

This event is WOW’s yearly fund-raiser, which allows them to award their annual scholarships. Vrana was very pleased and said, “We would like to thank our many vendors, along with Mike Bennett and the employ-ees of WHUD who were present with

the Prize Wheel. This event could not take place without the hard work of the volunteer members of the Women of Woodbury, and the generous support of many vendors.”

Vendors that participated this year were: Soothing Escents, The Art Stu-dio, Lia Sophia, Younique Make-up, AdvoCare, Tastefully Simple, Flow-ers by David Anthony, Laura Stevens, PT., Jay’s Deli, Hair It Is, Origami Owl, Arbonne, Mary Kay, Chris B. Jewelry, Initials, Inc., Avon by Helene F., Mo-saic Frames- Megan, Usana by Steve P., Kristy’s Restaurant, Mario’s Restaurant, Avon by Maria R., Woodbury Com-mon Outlets-Basket, Artist-Bobbi S., Authors- Renee P. & Sheila C., Hand-made Clothing Line by Katie U., Jew-elry Rolls by Donna W., Susan’s Cre-

ative Crafts, Toy Truck Collectibles, Hannah’s Hand-painted Items, Marie P.-Poinsettia’s donation, Cynthia’s jew-elry & wreaths, WHUD & Mike Ben-nett, The Woodbury Ambulance Corp. & Printing Plus. Please Support these Local Businesses.

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WHAT’S UPCommunityFriendly Visitor Programs 3Ralph Caruso confirmed 3‘Holiday Lights in Bloom’

Returns to Arboretum 4Woodbury Public Library News 4Woodbury Public Library News

– Adult Programs 5Announcement of $1.06 M

in Grants 6Need assistance with your

heating costs? 6Scoping Document 7M-W Athlete of the Week 7Christian Salama 74-H Basic Fly Tying Course 8Spectrum Project committee 9T’was a cheery

Christmas Boutique 9

HistorySheila A. Conroy presents 10Hill-Hold Museum Holiday 10

Faith 12

Education 14

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WOW’s Scholarship Craft Fair a success“We would like to thank our many vendors, along with Mike Bennett and WHUD” says Susan Vrana

Susan Vrana tends to her booth and said that she was very pleased with WOW’s Craft Fair. Susan is President of Women of Woodbury.

Oksana and Shirley Palermo hand make their own scented soy based candles and lo-tions. Here they show their Soothing Escents products to fair attendees.

Mosaic Frames are designed with artistic talent by Megan who is holding a work for the photo.

Photos by Ben Meyers

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Letter to the editor

There is an application for a Con-struction & Demolition/Debris Crush-ing plant (C&D) before the Village of Woodbury Planning Board. Its capac-ity will be 1,760 tons of crushed mate-rial per day and it will require twenty-five foot high stockpiles of C&D waste.

This new, non-conforming heavy in-dustry which has been renamed “recy-cling plant” to be more palatable would be on an R-2A (Residential – 2 Acre) parcel in a residential area in Woodbury’s valley, where air pollution gets trapped.

Village officials require neither a vari-ance nor an Environmental Impact Statement. Impacts include: air pol-lution (dust from an outdoor crusher and trucks traveling North and South on Route 32 as they deliver and remove C&D; noise pollution from crusher and trucks; threat to groundwater because of C&D stockpiled on an aquifer re-

charge area; threat to adjacent Class C (TS) trout-spawning Woodbury stream through withdrawal of 1,600 gallons per day of water,; impact on threatened spe-cies – Schunnemunk State Park foothills is a habitat for the timber Rattlesnake; impact on zoning, property values, and setting a precedent for more heavy in-dustry in Woodbury (would that mean an asphalt plant next?); impact on Woodbury residents’ health.

The application is for concrete, as-phalt pavement, brick, soil and rock. There will be no daily oversight of in-coming C&D waste by either the vil-lage, or, town or DEC).

The Village Planning Board will hold a public hearing on December 17th at 7:30 p.m. in the town Hall, Route 32, Highland Mills.Mary Gross FerraroWoodbury Falls

Public Hearing by Planning Board - Construction & Demolition/Debris Crushing

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CORRECTION

The following information has been supplied to the Woodbury Gazette that identifies the Boy Scouts pictured in our November 20th edition as they held their flag retirement ceremony.

Top photo from L to R: Noah Rini, Brandon Gibson, Nick Pyzowski, Ryan Holland, Dylan Caruso, and Geoff Rawnsley are from Boy Scout Troop 4, Woodbury. Kevin Rawnsley (far right) is from Cub Scout Pack 148, Woodbury.

Bottom photo from L to R: Nick Pyzowski and Geoff Rawnsley, Woodbury Boy Scout Troop 4, and a Scout from Troop 149.

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Position Available - Part-Time Animal/Dog Control Officer Applications are available at Town Clerk’s Office and are due back by 4:00 p.m. December 5th

By Desiree Potvin – Woodbury Town Clerk

Town of Woodbury - There is a part-time Animal/Dog Control Officer position available. The position is for three hours on Saturdays and Sundays (split-shifts are 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. then 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.) only when there are animals in the shelter that need care; plus on-call duty 24 hours each weekend day.

Additional hours available to cover sick/vacation time of full-time Animal Con-trol Officer. The job includes: feeding and caring for impounded animals; cleaning of kennels, cages and shelter; catching and impounding any loose/stray animals; completing all appropriate paperwork.

The position is a union position and is paid $15.42 per hour. Applications are available at the Town Clerk’s Office and are due back by 4PM on December 5. For more information, please contact Town Clerk Desiree Potvin at 928-6829 x7.

The Town of Woodbury Friendly Visitor Program has scheduled new training ses-sions for prospective volunteers. The second volunteer training session is sched-uled for Tuesday, December 9th from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Highland Mills Firehouse, 455 Route 32, in the Town of Woodbury.

Volunteers are required to attend both sessions. All ages are welcome.The program, which is sponsored by the Town of Woodbury, the Orange County

Office for the Aging and Jewish Family Service, will train volunteers to assist se-niors and other adults with a temporary or permanent disability with grocery shop-ping, and transportation to medical appointments and provide friendly visits.

Once training is complete, volunteers may choose which days, hours and the type of service they wish to provide to accommodate their own schedules.

Chairperson of the Town of Woodbury program is Councilman Tim Arone. “There is such a need for volunteers all over Orange County and I hope residents will continue to step up and donate as little as an hour a week of their time,” said Arone. “The response of the program in Woodbury has been great which is why we are doing more training sessions,” said Neil Crouse Volunteer Coordinator Director.

Anyone interested in volunteering is welcome. For more information or to enroll in the training, contact the Town of Woodbury

Friendly Visitor program at 845-928-7578 ext. 1. RSVP is required if you plan on attending the training sessions.

Woodbury - The official election tally for the Town of Woodbury’s supervi-sor’s position was finally communi-cated to the Woodbury Gazette this Monday. Orange County Board of Elections Commissioner David Green said, “The final official tally is Ralph Caruso 1,447 and David Sutz 1,337.”

Mr. Caruso will take over the office on January 1st. He said that he looks forward to begin work because he said, “There are a lot of issues that need to be worked on. I will always keep a watch over our community and I welcome visits by our residents, and, I will be here for them.”

“Friendly Visitor Program” - Training Sessions2nd Session Scheduled for Dec 9th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Ralph Caruso officially confirmed Supervisor by County BOEBy Benjamin Meyers

CV Fire Company’s Christmas tree Sale Free delivery to all of Woodbury, Harriman and Monroe!

Central Valley - Central Valley Fire Company’s Christmas tree sale has begun. It will continue until Christmas night. Check to make sure our lights are on!

Sale times are Monday nights 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday nights 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday nights 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Central Valley Fire Company will have Christmas trees, wreaths both decorated and plain. Free delivery to all of Woodbury, Harriman and Monroe!

A great deal of work goes on behind the scenes to keep the Central Valley Fire Company operat-ing efficiently and at its best. One of the most time consuming things we do is fundraising. The Central Valley Fire Company receives very little money in the way of state and federal funding. It must rely heavily on its own fundraising activities to raise enough money to pay for facilities and training needed to be ready to respond when an emergency occurs.


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‘Holiday Lights in Bloom’ Returns to ArboretumOpen to public on Fridays, Saturdays, & SundaysMontgomery – Orange County Exec-utive Steve Neuhaus and county Parks Commissioner Richard L. Rose today announced that that the sixth annual “Holiday Lights in Bloom” program will kick off the weekend of December 5th at the Orange County Arboretum in Thomas Bull Memorial Park. The program is free and will be open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sun-days from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. start-ing December 5 and running through December 28th.

Despite a chill in the air, the Or-ange County Arboretum will be in full bloom this December with beautiful, garden-inspired light displays in the shape of flowers, animals, and insects. In addition, the 9/11 Memorial Garden will be decorated in patriotic splendor.

Children and adults can stroll down paths lined with twinkling trees, walk through illuminated gardens, and stop at the water’s edge of a pond created in lights and teeming with life.

“The Friends of the OC Arboretum will be on hand in the Ottaway Educa-tion Center serving free hot cocoa and selling handmade crafts at their Holi-day Boutique. Be sure to make visiting this event part of your family’s holiday tradition,” said Neuhaus.

The Arboretum is located within Thomas Bull Memorial Park on state Route 416 in Montgomery (enter Hamptonburg for GPS directions), and is most easily accessed from the Grove Street entrance to the park. For more information, please call 845-615-3828 or visit www.orangecountynyparks.com

Woodbury Public Library News “2020 VISION” Comes to Woodbury Libraries

By Dorothy Morris – Woodbury Library Board member

Across New York State, libraries are improving services to the communities they serve. This is an initiative designed by the NYS Board of Regents to retain the valued elements of existing servic-es, incorporate the technology of the 21st century, to encourage libraries to offer broader and innovative services, to make the libraries more community focused, and to join in partnerships with community resources, businesses and cultural treasures for all ages in the community they serve.

Several initiatives - The Woodbury Public Library has several initiatives in the planning stages including embark-ing on an outreach plan titled “Home Grown and Community Committed.”

WPL is partnering with the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce to provide in-formation about the services of the lo-cal businesses and the library’s resources pertaining to the targeted businesses. Each library will have a rotating exhibit featuring a local business. The public is invited to the library to learn about the business, resources, such as career op-portunities, online educational services, reading materials, and, in some cases, a bit of history about the building that was repurposed for the featured business.

The first exhibit - featuring a Wood-bury business, “Bodyworks by Mi-chelle” is located in the Highland Mills Library. This exhibit portrays the New York State regulations for licensed mas-sage therapists’ expertise and practical hints for healthy living. The library is including resources which enable peo-ple to increase their knowledge. Of particular interest, is a visual display suggesting healthy use of the computer and/or cell phones. NYS Signs, Inc. has donated the large sign for this exhibit.

This business is located in our very historic Woodbury building (known as the Aaron Burr and Woodward House on Route 32) which has been repur-posed from private to business use.

The exhibit is located in the Highland Mills branch of the Woodbury Public Library during regular library hours. The Woodbury Chamber of Commerce and the Woodbury Public Library in-vite you to visit this display.

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December is upon us, complete with the arrival of our first big snowstorm before Thanksgiving! As we get ready for the end of this year’s seasonal holi-days, both branches of the Woodbury Public Library have on our shelves many books for loan with ideas and recipes on cooking and decorating dur-ing the season.

If you cannot find what you need at one of our branches, one can surly be found at any one of our 47-member li-braries through the RCLS inter-library loan system. There are also many holi-day music CDs, seasonal stories for children and adults, and DVD new and annual movie specials to borrow dur-ing this time for your family’s listening, reading and viewing pleasure. Please stop by and check us out! If you do not have a library card, now is a great time to get one for you or your child.

OrangeREADS! is winding up at most libraries this week. At Woodbury, our programs completed and were en-joyed by those who attended. During the WPL Book Club Discussion, all of us were moved by Louis Zamperini’s incredible war story, told by Laura Hillenbrand in Unbroken. His story was truly one-of-a-kind and very inspi-rational. If you have not read the book yet, most copies are back in their respec-tive libraries. Consider taking it out, if you are vacationing over the winter break. The three big programs set up by the Orange Library Association (OLA) - comprised of Orange County’s 17 librar-ies for this event, also were all successful. As per an e-mail received by our chair:

“Here is a wrap-up of the three countywide programs:

October 26 Run the Runway 5K

kick0ff chaired by Ginny O’Neill and Patty Sussmann: A total of 175 walkers and runners participated in the 5K, and we raised $3,804 to benefit the Orange County Veterans Cemetery Memorial Pavilion. We partnered with Orange County and Orange County Airport for the event.

November 9 Salute to Veterans held at the Galleria at Crystal Run: We col-lected six large cartons of nonperish-able food items for the Orange County Veterans Food Pantry, six large cartons of personal care items for Castle Point VA Hospital and $90 in cash donations for the food pantry. We were joined by the Vet2Vet agency of the Orange County Mental Health Association, Hudson Valley Honor Flight, the Gos-hen Rotary Club’s Road to Recovery program, and the Orange County Vet-erans Service Agency.

November 22 Canteen and Dance chaired by Ginny Neidermier: We sur-vived a last-minute band change, and hosted an event that was much-appre-ciated by all 84 people in attendance. The Eric Winter Group stepped in at the last minute to replace the Jazz Pioneers. They played an incredible program of music from the 1940s-1960s, and so many people danced and came in 1940s finery and military uniform. ShopRite and Hannaford donated the food and paper items. Everyone received some type of door prize, and we raised an ad-ditional $150 in a 50-50 drawing. The winner of the raffle generously donated his prize back to the Veteran’s Coalition of Orange County’s Pavilion Fund.

We have been blessed throughout the project through many donations - both monetary and in-kind. We have been

blessed with the many kind and generous sponsors, volunteers, friends and support-ers who have helped us along the way.

I would like to think “Lucky” Louis Zamperini was looking over us this en-tire time.

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to this project. I hope to have a wrap-up meeting sometime af-ter the holidays. Until then, I wish you all a Happy Hanukkah, a Merry Christ-mas and a Happy New Year!!! - From OLA OrangeREADS! Chair, Lisa”

For WPL adult programming during December, we have a Holiday Card Craft planned with Norma Fives on Decem-ber first at 6:30 PM in the Senior Center. Class size limited to 15. All supplies are provided by Norma, just bring yourself! On December 10th, we are planning a Pine Cone Craft with our own Sue Vrana. Class size limited to 15. We supply the pine cones and all the trimmings, but

if you have any scraps of ribbon, cloth, left over glitter, or other trimmings you wish to donate, we’d be more than grate-ful if you bring them along!

On January 22, The Power of Words! is presented in a lecture given by Kohloa. She will show you how to take control and meaning for yourself through the use of words, both written and spoken. More information will be given next is-sue. Class size limited to 25. We will not have a book discussion this month due to the layout of the holidays. The next book club selection will be announced also in the next issue. We will meet for discus-sion the last Wednesday in January. The last Thursday will be Family Game Night. Ages ten and up are welcome to attend. We will see if we receive any new games we can all enjoy so keep posted! In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday season. Always keep faith, family and friends close to the heart!

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“Breakfast with Santa” at CVUMCCentral Valley - The Central Valley United Meth-odist Church is hosting its 12th annual “Breakfast with Santa” on December 6th from 8:00 a.m. until 11:30. What fun it is to meet Santa and the elves, to enjoy the decorations, the pancakes and sau-sages…not to mention orange juice and coffee...and even do a little shopping. Our event is a free outreach to the community and it is widely held to be the best one around. Bring the grandkids!


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Announcement of $1.06 M in GrantsWoodbury receives $80,000 for the Ida Cornell Library Middletown – County Executive Steve Neuhaus and the Orange Coun-ty Community Development Office (CDO) announced the list of 2015 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to localities. County Executive Neuhaus informed those communities receiving grants of their awards this week.

“This infusion of funding will allow many critical local projects to move for-ward. These projects are often an enor-mous drain on already-strained local bud-gets, and I am pleased that we are able to support our local partners with funding through the Community Development Block Grant program,” said Neuhaus.

“Collectively, these grants equate to over $1 million in non-county funding for worthy projects that will improve communities across Orange County,” said Legislature Chairman Stephen Brescia. “I applaud the county execu-tive’s support for this timely CDBG funding to help infrastructure and more.” The Town of Woodbury receives $80,000 for the Ida Cornell Library.

“I would like to thank our county government partners, and especially our staff and members of our advisory committee, for their hard work in get-ting this year’s project reviews com-pleted. During these times of fiscal re-straint, we know every dollar is vital to strengthening our local communities,” said Office of Community Develop-ment Director Richard Mayfield.

The Community Development Block Grant program is funded by the US Department of Housing and Ur-ban Development and enables states and local governments to undertake a wide variety of activities intended to create suitable living environments, provide affordable housing, and cre-ate economic opportunities. Since its inception in 1974, the CDBG program has improved the lives of millions of Americans by addressing the develop-ment needs of communities across the nation. The 2015 funding is expected to become available in April 2015.

Go to www.woodburygazette.com for details about all of the grants.

Need assistance with your heating costs? Senator Bill Larkin reminds Hudson Valley residents about heating costs assistance (HEAP)

Senator Bill Larkin (R-C, Cornwall-on-Hudson) re-

minded Hudson Valley residents today that those needing assistance with their heating costs may now apply for New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).

The program began accepting applications on Monday, Novem-ber 17. Those households that are eligible can receive a one-time payment of up to $625 for assistance with their heating costs this year.

“This program is vital to many New Yorkers and I encourage every-one who may be eligible to apply for assistance,” said Larkin. “With this winter projected to be as bad,

if not worse, than last year’s, I want to make sure everyone is aware of this program. Temperatures will be dropping and heating costs will soar, therefore, if you are interested in applying, please do so as soon as possible.”

Eligibility is determined by in-come and how many people live in the household. The program is open to homeowners and rent-

ers. During this 2014-2015 heating season, the maximum benefit a household can receive is $625.

The easiest way to ap-ply is online through the myBenefits.ny.gov web-

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Girls Cross Country 7th Place 2014 NYS Federation Championships - Final Ranking NYS CLASS A 8th, Pictured are Caryle Stella, Annie Kurdziel, Alina Kasparsons, Jessica Cueva-Scarpelli, Kathryn Munks, Kiersten Kral, Julia Hoyt. Coaches Chris Goodwin and Matt Hemmer. Photo provided

M-W Athlete of the WeekDecember 5th 2014

Christian Salama “Christian was chosen as

player of the game by the opposing coach”

The Monroe-Woodbury Athletic Director, Ron Montalto, would like to announce that Christian Salama is the “Athlete of the Week” for the week ending December 5, 2014 for the Monroe-Woodbury Boys Var-sity Ice Hockey team coached by Frank Alessandrino.

Christian is a senior captain who scored four goals and had an assist in two games during the White Plains

Guy Mathews Memorial Tourna-ment. Christian had the game win-ning goal in a game against the Har-vey school on Saturday. He tallied three goals in a 4-1 win over a tough Mahopac team on Sunday night. The Crusaders had a 2-1 record in the tournament. Christian was cho-sen as player of the game by the op-posing coach.

Congratulations Christian!

Scoping Document Completed by the Village of Kiryas Joel By Paul Larrabee – Spokesman for Village of Kiryas Joel

Kiryas Joel - The Village of Kiryas Joel announced that it has adopted a revised scoping document outline which will guide the environmental review of the pro-posed annexation of 164-acres into the Village.

With the adoption of this document by the Village Board of Trustees, the envi-ronmental professionals can now move forward in completing the draft generic environmental impact statement for this proposed action. The analysis, conduct-ed under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, will be led by Tim Miller Associates, a firm specializing in envi-ronmental and land planning.

“We are pleased that the Scoping docu-ment will guide our work over the next several months, analyzing the potential environmental impacts of the proposed annexation,” said Mr. Miller. “The draft document was significantly expanded by incorporating many useful comments made at the public session held on Sep-tember 22nd in the Village of Kiryas Joel and in written comments received.”

Mr. Miller pointed out that addition-al public sessions and hearings will be held in the Village as the Environmen-tal Impact Statement is completed over the next several months.

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REGISTER NOW!!Beat those winter blues by enrolling your children (and yourself!) in Orange Coun-ty 4-H’s annual Fly Tying Course. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the basic skills needed to tie flies you can use next spring when fishing season opens.

Fly Tying is the art of tying string, yarn, thread, feathers and other materials to a fish hook in such a manner as to create a lure that resembles various insects that fish are attracted to. “It’s a fun and challenging activity for all ages,” commented Vanessa Merrill, 4-H Community Educator. “The instructors come from a variety of sportsmen club backgrounds and are knowledgeable and eager to share their skills. They will work with beginners, and also more advanced tiers. If you have your own equipment, bring it along. Otherwise not we will provide the necessary tools. This is great winter project for the whole family.”

4-H is also looking for volunteers who know the art of fly tying and would be willing to volunteer their time and help teach this course. Volunteers would be-come a member of the group of fly tiers who assist in running this yearly program.

The five-week program begins on Thursday, January 8, 2015, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at Gander Mountain in Middletown. This program is open to youth, ages 10-17 and adults. The fee for the course is $20 per 4-H member or $40 for non 4-H mem-bers and adults. You must register by January 5, 2015 by calling 845-344-1234. Class size is limited, so be sure to reserve your place early!

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A Hanukkah greeting card designed by Cari Skier depicts a family at dinner. On the table are depicted traditional items- the eight stemmed menorah (candelabra) with the center candle holder the Shamash or servant candle (which is used to light the other eight candles), latkes (potato pancakes), the driedle which is a game for the children, and gelt (a chocolate confection wrapped in gold foil to resemble gold coins). Go to www.woodburygazette.com to copy and print a card. Art by Cari Skier

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T’was a cheery Christmas BoutiqueA tradition in Woodbury that’s well known in other communities

By Benjamin Meyers

Highland Mills - The Christmas Bou-tique at the Highland Mills United Methodist Church opened right on time on November 22. This tradition in Woodbury is well known to people in other communities as the best in the area. It was the Highland Mills UMC Women’s Guild much awaited annual sale.

Just like every year there were quality hand-crafted gifts decorating tables and benches around the room. Dining tables were set for those who wanted a cof-fee break with pie and coffee. Delicious soup was on the menu to warm the soul. Home baked apple pies, pumpkin, and quiches (vegetable, and broccoli and ham) were available and were so good!

The prices were also good. These la-dies – no names, because we don’t want to leave anyone out – worked very hard, again as they do every year, to have the best Christmas boutique around! Merry Christmas!

Ted E. Bear was watching over the honey jars during the Women’s Guild Boutique at the Highland Mills UM Church. Photos by Ben Meyers

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The Monroe Historical Society program for December will feature Sheila A. Conroy from Woodbury. Sheila will present an interesting program covering

her new book that she co-authored with the late Nancy S. Simpson. The book is part of the Images of America series and features many old pho-tographs along with their history. Woodbury is our sister town and was part of Monroe until 1889.

Her presentation will feature many of these old photos, plus others that are not even featured in the book. The book will be available and Sheila will be happy to autograph each copy. This will make a great Christmas gift.

Please join us on December 13th at 2:00 pm at the Monroe Senior Center, 101 Mine Road, Monroe. As always the program is free and reservations are not necessary.

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Hill-Hold Museum Holiday Opens Admission is $2 for children, $3 per adult for seasonal event

Goshen – Friends of Hill-Hold and Brick House Museums announced that Hill-Hold Museum will host its annual holiday opening on the week-ends of December 13 and 14 and De-cember 20 and 21. Saturday hours are 3 to 7 p.m. and Sunday hours are noon to 4 p.m.

Holiday visitors to Hill Hold, the 1769 homestead of Thomas Bull, will be greeted by the festive decorations adorning the home and the grounds. The entrance hall will greet visitors with the smell of fresh evergreens. A holiday tree will feature a collection of antique ornaments and a vast array of old-fashioned toys. A small tabletop tree will be displayed in the upstairs bedroom and volunteers will be in the workroom creating old-fashioned crafts. Hill Hold’s Goosetown School will offer an opportunity for children to make an ornament and learn all about one-room schoolhouses. Cider, cookies, and story time will be offered

in the basement kitchen. To complete the visit, jolly old St. Nick will greet visitors and pose for pictures with children of all ages.

“Hill-Hold Museum is one of our re-gion’s premiere destinations for those who appreciate a bit of history with their holiday fun,” said County Execu-tive Neuhaus. “Please join Hill-Hold and Orange County Parks staff this De-cember for a holiday experience fit for the whole family.”

Admission is $2 per child and $3 per adult. For more information about Hill-Hold Museum, please contact Or-ange County Parks at 845-615-3830, or by email at [email protected], or visit www.hillholdandbrick-house.org. Special events are co-spon-sored by the Friends of Hill-Hold and Brick House Museums and the Orange County Department of Parks, Rec-reation and Conservation. Hill-Hold Museum is located on Route 416 be-tween Goshen and Montgomery.

Sheila A. Conroy presents at Monroe Historical SocietyDecember 13th at 2:00 pm at the Monroe Senior Center

“Images of America” entitled Woodbury, Orange County

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December 6, 1941 - Roosevelt to Japanese emperor: “Prevent further death and destruction”.

On this day, President Roosevelt—convinced on the basis of intelligence reports that the Japanese fleet is headed for Thailand, not the United States—telegrams Emperor Hirohito with the request that “for the sake of human-ity,” the emperor intervene “to prevent further death and destruction in the world.”

Meanwhile, 600 miles northwest of Hawaii - Admiral Yamamoto, commander of the Japanese fleet, an-nounced to his men: “The rise or fall of the empire depends upon this battle. Everyone will do his duty with utmost efforts.” The following morning, Sun-day, December 7, was a good day to begin a raid.

“The son of man has just sent his final message to the son of God,” FDR joked

to Eleanor after sending off his telegram to Hirohito, who in the Shinto tradi-tion of Japan was deemed a god. As he enjoyed his stamp collection and chat-ted with Harry Hopkins, his personal adviser, news reached him of Japan’s formal rejection of America’s 10-point proposals for peace, and, an end to eco-nomic sanctions and the oil embargo placed on the Axis power. “This means war,” the president declared. Hop-kins recommended an American first strike. “No, we can’t do that,” Roosevelt countered. “We are a democracy and a peaceful people.”

December 7 - On this day in an ear-ly-morning sneak attack - Japanese warplanes bomb the U.S. naval base at Oahu Island’s Pearl Harbor—and the United States enters World War II.

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In a letter dated December 3, 1776, General George Washington writes to Congress from his headquarters in Trenton, New Jersey, to report that he had transported much of the Continental Army’s stores and baggage across the Delaware River to Pennsylvania.

In his letter Washington wrote, Im-mediately on my arrival here, I or-dered the removal of all the military and other stores and baggage over the Delaware, a great quantity are already got over, and as soon as the boats come up from Philadelphia, we shall load them, by which means I hope to have every thing secured this night and tomorrow if we are not disturbed.

Washington then made the criti-cal strategic move of confiscating and burning all the boats along the Delaware to prevent British troops from pursuing his beleaguered forces across the river. The British strategy of chasing Washington across New Jersey, rather than capturing his en-tire army in Manhattan, seemed to be a stroke of genius. As New Jersey was devastated at the hands of British forces and Washington’s men cow-ered in Pennsylvania, even staunch Patriots, including Thomas Jefferson,

considered surrender to the crown.Also on this day, General Washing-

ton received a letter dated November 30 from his second-in-command, General Charles Lee, reporting that he was about to cross into New York near Peekskill on this day in 1776. In an apt reflection of the state of the American fortunes, the British captured General Lee nine days later in New Jersey. Richard Stockton, a leading New Jersey patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was also in British custody and was forced to swear an oath of allegiance to the British king along with thou-sands of his New Jersey neighbors.

December 7th, 1942“We are a democracy and a peaceful people.”- FDR, 71 Years ago

December 3, 1776Washington on banks of Delaware – Lee at Poughkeepsie, 238 Years ago

WHS Offers A Special

Holiday Gift IdeaAre you searching for just the right gift idea for holiday gift-giving?

The Woodbury Historical Society has something special for that spe-cial person. Just recently released, Arcadia Publishing’s new book in its “Images of America” series, entitled Woodbury, Orange County, is now on sale through the Society. Authored by Sheila Conroy and Nancy Simpson, the book is a pictorial history of the Town from its earliest days. Anyone with family roots in Woodbury, a current or past resident, or just with an interest in the place we call home is sure to find the book fascinating and will appreciate the book as a gift or for their own reading pleasure.

To order a book, the cost is $27.82 each (inc. sales tax and ship-ping). Please send a check, payable to “Woodbury Historical So-ciety,” to WHS, P.O. Box 30, Highland Mills, NY 10930. To order multiple copies, please e-mail [email protected] with the number of copies you need, and you will be contacted with the total cost with tax and shipping.

To save shipping, you may buy books from the Society in person by coming to the Rushmore Building on Route 32 at Weygant Hill, Highland Mills, on Tuesdays (2:00-4:00 P.M.), Thursdays (7:00-9:00 P.M.), or Saturdays (10:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M.). You may also call (845) 928-6770 or 928-6479.

Proceeds from the sale of Woodbury, Orange County go to support the work of WHS to record and preserve Woodbury’s history.

“Friends and Family Day” - Free Spaghetti lunchDiscovery Baptist Church at Sapphire Elementary School - Sunday December 7th at 10 a.m.

Discovery Baptist Church, the new church on the block, would like to invite the entire community to their first semi-annual “Friends and Family Day.”

This is a special day for the community to gather, rejoice and worship the Lord Jesus together. When you come you will enjoy music that inspires, practical Bible teaching that you can understand, wonderful kids ministries, and meet lots of new friends.

A FREE SPAGHETTI lunch will be provided after the service for all who attend. So head on down - Sunday December 7th at 10 a.m.

We meet at Sapphire Elementary School 159 Harriman Heights, Harriman, NY. Let us know you are coming with an RSVP at www.discoverybc.org.

Painting of George Washington on the banks of the Delaware by artist Sully


Some people think that Christianity is exclusive. They think that because Christ said that people must believe in Him in order to come back to the Father that Christianity excludes people. The truth is, Christianity is not exclusive, but incred-ibly inclusive. It’s open to all people, of all ages, from all races and all nationalities.

The story of Peter and Cornelius in Acts chapters 10 and 11 shows us just how inclusive Christianity really is. Pe-ter was a Jew and one of the closest followers of Christ,

but God sent Peter to Cornelius, who was not Jewish, to tell him the good news about Christ. Peter went, but not without some having to triple check with God before-hand. The Bible says that as Peter was praying one day, he had a vision from God:

“He saw heaven opened and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles of the earth and birds of the air. Then a voice told him, ‘Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.’

‘Surely not, Lord!’ Peter replied. ‘I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.’

The voice spoke to him a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’

This happened three times, and immediately the sheet was taken back to heaven” (Acts 10:11-16).

As Peter was wondering about the vision, some men ar-rived at his door, asking if he would come with them to see Cornelius, a man who was a Roman soldier, but who was devout and God-fearing, prayed regularly and gave gener-ously to those in need.

Realizing the vision was from God, Peter went with them, shared the good news of Christ with Cornelius and all those at his house, and they were all baptized in both water and in the Holy Spirit.

Peter realized God’s desire to keep the Jewish people holy by not interacting with non-Jews was for their pro-tection, but not for the exclusion of others. It was a way to keep the Jews pure, not keep others out. Others have always been welcome, and now, through Jesus, the way was made clear for them. When Peter told the other dis-ciples what had happened, they praised God saying “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life” (Acts 11:18b).

I used to think Christians were being prideful and arrogant when they claimed that you had to believe in Christ in order to come to God. But I learned that it was not Christians who made that claim, but Jesus Himself. Just before His death and resurrection into heaven, Jesus told His disciples how to get where He was going:

“You know the way to the place where I am going….I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes

to the Father except through me” (John 14: 4, 6) There was no pride or arrogance in what Jesus said,

but simple, humble truth. Christ went on to demon-strate His love for us and the truthfulness of what He said when He died for our sins and opened the way for anyone who believed in Him to come back to God, free, clean and forgiven.

Peter shared this good news on another occasion to a crowd of thousands who had gathered from all over the world. Dur-ing his message, Peter made this bold claim about Jesus: “Sal-vation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12). When the people heard it, rather than turning their backs and responding with disgust at Peter’s arrogance, over 3,000 of them turned their hearts towards Christ, putting their faith in Him, and being baptized in His name.

Faith includes, as Cornelius and his entire household discovered.

If you’ve never put your faith in Christ, I encourage you to do it today. If you know someone who needs to put their faith in Christ, invite them to come to Him today. He is the way and the truth and the life, and His way is open to all.Prayer: Father, thank You for sending Jesus as the way back

to You. Help me invite others back, too. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Eric is an ordained pastor and a technology expert, having worked as a technology researcher for a Fortune 10 corporation for nine years prior to going into full-time ministry in 1995. USA Today to called him “a new breed of evangelist,” referring to his groundbreaking work of sharing Christ over the Internet with thousands each day in over 160 countries. You’re reading lesson 11 in ACTS: LESSONS IN FAITH by Eric Elder featuring thirty inspiring devotionals. www.theranch.org

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Central Valley United Methodist Church12 Smith Clove Road, Central Valley, NY 10917www.centralvalleyumc.comPhone/fax: 845-928-6570All are welcome to join us!Worship: Sundays @ 9:30 amChildren’s Sunday School @ 9:45 amFellowship Hour: Sundays @ 10:30 amPrayer Group: Wednesdays @ 9:30 amAdditional fellowship and service opportunities, all ages.Come join us as we do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God!

Congregation Eitz Chaim/MWJCCA Warm and Friendly Conservative Synagogue1465 Orange Turnpike, P.O. Box 183Monroe, NY 10949845-783-7424www.eitzchaim-monroe.orgwww.eitzchaimhebrewschool.comRabbi Alex Salzberg Service times:Friday: Kaballat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.Saturday: Shaharit 9:00 a.m.Sunday: Shaharit Minyan 8:30 a.m.Open Enrollment:Gan Shalom Preschool, Hebrew School, Kadima, USY

Highland Mills United Methodist Church654 Route 32, PO Box 611, Highland Mills, NY 10930www.highlandmillsumc.orgE-mail: [email protected]: (845) 928-6177Pastor: Reverend Darlene ReslingWorship: Sundays @ 9:15 am - Sunday School @ 9:45 amFellowship: Sundays @ 10:30 amWomen’s Guild - Monday 10 am - 12 noonMen’s Bible Study: Saturdays @ 8:30-9:30 amBible Study for All (check website for schedule)

Monroe Temple of Liberal Judaism314 N. Main St., Monroe, NYTelephone: (845) 783-2626 Rabbi Garry Loeb; Cantor Elana SchwartzWorship ScheduleFirst Friday: an eclectic, intergenerational Shabbat experi-ence for young families, singles, couples, and empty nest-ers. Held the 1st Friday of each month, it usually begins at 6:30 pm with a picnic or pot luck –dinner, and is followed by an hour of interesting activities. An hour-long Kabbalat service then follows at 8:00 pmKabbalat Shabbat Services: Friday evenings at 8:00pm. Shachrit Service: 10:00 am Saturday morning (unless otherwise specified), including Saturdays on which there is no Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Tot Shabbat Service: 3rd Saturday of the month at 9:00 am.

St. Patrick’s Church - Highland Mills448 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY 10930www.stpatrickshm.orgMass ScheduleSaturday Vigil: 5:30 pmSunday: 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 10:30 am & 12:00 pmWeekdays: Monday thru Saturday 9:00 amHoly Days - See Bulletin

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Celebrating Hanukkah – First Day Dec. 17thFestival of Lights Commemorates Rededication of the Holy Temple

Patricia A. GuerrieroJanuary 14, 1937 – November 26, 2014

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Patricia A. Guerriero passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at Chelsea at Montville, Montville, NJ. She was 77 years old. Daughter of the late Henry and Veronica

Schilley Byrnes, she was born January 14, 1937 in Brooklyn, NY. Patricia worked with Burlington Coat Factory of Fall River, Massachusetts.

Survivors include her daughter Theresa “Terry” Knight-Friedman and her grandchildren Taylor and Olivia Friedman.

Visitation was held on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 515 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY. A Funeral Mass was also held Wednesday, December 3rd at St. Patrick’s Church, 448 Route 32, Highland Mills, NY. Interment followed in Cemetery of The Highlands, Highland Mills, NY.

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A family gathers on the first night of Hanukkah, 25th of Kislev, to light the first candle and to recite the three blessings. File photo

By Chaim Coffman

What is Hanukkah? The Talmud tells us that beginning with the 25th of Kislev, eight days of Hanukkah are observed, dur-ing which no eulogies are delivered, nor is fasting permitted. This year the first day begins on Wednesday, December 17th and ends on

For when the Greeks entered the Sanctuary, they defiled all the oils, and when the Hasmoneans (the Maccabees) defeated them, they searched and found only one remaining jar of oil with the seal of the Kohen Gadol (the High Priest). Although it contained only enough oil to burn for one day, a miracle oc-curred, and the oil burned eight days. A year later the Rabbis designated these days as Yomim Tovim (Holidays) on which praise and thanksgiving were to be said. (Tractate Shabbat 21)

The Greek’s Harsh Decrees: During the Second Temple period, the Greek kings outlawed the Jewish religion, for-bade them to engage in the study of Torah and the practice of mitzvot, and ravaged and defiled all that had been ritually pure. The Hasmoneans were finally able to subdue the enemy, whereby they designated a king to rule over Israel which lasted for more than 200 years. The Sages of that generation therefore decreed, that the eight days beginning with the 25th of Kislev should be days of rejoicing; that Hallel (praise) be recited and that lights be lit in the entrance to their homes each of the eight nights, in order to publicize the miracle. These days were called Hanukkah, that is to say Chanu Kaf-Hay (they rested on the 25th), for on the 25th, they rested from their enemies. The above expression of the Talmud: “They made it a Yom Tov for praise and thanksgiving” refers to the literal recitation of Hal-lel (praise) and therefore, the complete Hallel is said during schararit (morning prayers) all eight days of Hanukkah. The term “thanksgiving” refers to al hanisim, which is included in each shmoneh esreh (silent meditation, amidah) during these days as well, as well as in birkat hamazon (grace after meals).

Basic Concepts and Laws What may one use to light the Hanukkah candles? The

preferred way to perform the mitzvah is to light the Hanukkah menorah with pure olive oil and cotton wicks, since their light is pure and it causes us to remember the light of the Menorah which was lit with olive oil. All other oils and wicks are per-missible if their light is pure and does not flicker. One may also use candles made of wax. One must be careful and make sure the lights stay lit for about a half an hour or as long as peo-ple coming home from the marketplace would be able to see them. If one is using wax candles specifically, it is a good idea

to put them in the freezer before use since it lengthens their burning time. The menorah itself should be pretty and can be made of metal or glass. An earthenware holder is permissible but may only be used once while it is still new. After one usage it becomes unclean and may not be used for the next night. A wick which was used one night may be used on succeeding nights as well. The same is true of the remaining oil or of the remainder of wax candles. If one is lighting with oil, one way to save on the mess and expense of using many cotton wicks is to pull the part of the wick that is black up from the holder and continue to use the rest of the wick and continue this for many succeeding nights until the wick becomes very small.

One must also be careful with the menorah that one chooses. There are many menorah’s on the market that al-though aesthetically beautiful, are not permitted to be used. For example, the eight candles of the menorah must be in a straight line with the Shamash a little bit above them. Any menorah which is fancily shaped in a circle or square... is not permitted to be used since the candles must be in a straight line and none may be higher or lower than the oth-ers. There must also be enough space between one candle and another so that the flames of each are not intermingled.

How does one light the lights? On the first night of Hanuk-kah, one light is lit and on each successive night another light is added until the eighth night when all the lights are lit. When one lights on the first night, one lights the one on the extreme right. The following night he adds the one immediately to the left and kindles it first. He then turns to the right and kindles the light of the previous night. He follows the same procedure each night always adding from right to left but always lighting from left to right. The reason for this procedure is that the ad-ditional light recalls the greatness and growth of the miracle.

On the first night of Hanukkah, three blessings are recited before the lights are kindled: (1) “Baruch ata Hashem, Elo-kenu melech ha’olam, asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah.” (Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe, Who has sanctified us with His com-mandments and has commanded us to light the Hanukkah lights.) (2) “Baruch ata Hashem, Elokenu melech ha’olam, she’asah nisim la’avotenu, bayamim hahem bazeman hazeh.” (Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe, Who has doen miracles for our fathers in days gone by, at this time.) (3) “Baruch ata Hashem, Elokenu melech ha’olam, she-hecheyanu, vekiyemanu vehigi’anu lazeman hazeh.” (Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe, Who has given us life, and has sustained us, and has brought us to this time.) After one makes these three blessings, he kindles the light. On

the remaining nights, one only recites the first two blessings and does not say “shecheyanu.” If one was prevented from lighting the candles on the first night or forgot to say shecheyanu, he may say it the next time he kindles the lights.

There is also a custom of using an extra candle, the shamash to light the other candles. The Shamash may only be used for lighting the other candles and one may derive benefit from its light. The Hanukkah lights themselves, however, may not be used for any other purpose while they are burning for the purpose of the mitz-vah. One should preferably have other lights on in the house in order that one does not run into this problem.

After the first light is kindled, “hanerot halalu” is said and the rest of the lights can now be lit. The last day of Hanukkah is the eighth day of Hanukkah. It is known as Zose Hanuk-kah, Zos Hanukkah or Zot Hanukkah. It is the second day of the month of Tevet and marks the day on which the great miracle of oil occurred, according to Jewish belief. It is a par-ticularly special day because it encapsulates all of Hanukkah. After the lights have been kindled, Hanukkah songs are sung and foods containing oil, such as jelly donuts are eaten. Every custom according to the place in which one lives!

Source: www.chanuka.com

December 4, 2014 www.woodburyGazette.com14 EducationA Teacher’s Perspective

Outcome Based Education: been there, done that Why is the Common Core touted as something new?

By Dawn Hoagland

Outcome-based education (OBE) is an educational theory that promotes a system based on the skills that all stu-dents should be able to demonstrate at the end of a learning experience. Because students actually vary quite a bit in their interests, abilities, and the speed at which they learn, this system is bound to fail. In OBE the achieve-ment gap is closed by simply lowering the top. How silly is that?

Top students will be expected to do a lot of busy work while others receive remediation. It discourages competi-tion and basically lowers the hoop so that everyone can make a basket. In-dividual gifts and talents are not cel-ebrated or developed in this system because “the collective” is considered more important than the individual. It is all about fairness and equity instead of excellence and unique abilities.

An example of an OBE-type system was Chicago’s experiment in the 1970s with Professor Benjamin Bloom’s Mas-tery Learning. Mastery Learning was a huge failure and was abandoned in disgrace in 1982. The test scores were extremely low and the illiteracy rate increased dramatically, partially due to replacing phonics with a “whole lan-guage” approach. Advocates of OBE are not able to produce any research or pilot studies to show that it works.

No real way to measure these out-comes - With OBE, academic and factual subject matter is replaced by subjective learning outcomes. There is no real way to measure these outcomes which is a point that parents should use when argu-ing against it. Benjamin Bloom, the fa-ther of Mastery Learning, is well known for his statement that “the purpose of education is to change the thoughts, feel-ings and actions of students.” (All Our

Children Learning, page 180.)Parents and churches used to be in

charge of the thoughts, feelings and ac-tions of their children while the school taught reading, writing and arithmetic. Because Common Core math is so con-fusing, parents are being forced to teach their children traditional math, such as double digit addition (with carrying), while the school is taking it upon itself to teach “values clarification.” This is a coup of parental authority that should not be allowed to stand.

Parents fought OBE back in the late 1980’s and early 90’s when they tried to implement it then. Teachers were instrumental in its demise because the older teachers simply closed their doors and taught the way they had suc-cessfully taught in the past.

There was no real consequence - to ig-noring this so-called “reform” for teach-ers who had a great track record of grad-uating students who could read classical literature and offer logical analysis, com-pute, apply algorithms, and write a term paper with footnotes. What would a sane principal have to say to such a teacher? You must change your ways?

Now, supposedly sane principals are telling perfectly fine teachers that they must change their ways. Incredulous teachers who have been successfully teaching for many years cannot believe the stupidity of this request. However, they are being told they must comply because the orders are coming down from the state. The state insists it is ac-tually only complying with the require-ments of the RTTT application for fed-eral funding. And so money becomes the arbiter of sanity.

In 1990, Anita Hoge, a parent of a child in a Pennsylvania public school sued the Pennsylvania Department of

Education based on her investigation of OBE and its attempt to obtain a psycho-logical profile of her child by disguising questions of character and values with-in the format of an English Language Arts assessment. She successfully sued the state of Pennsylvania forcing them to discontinue the invasive tests for a while. Eventually, they resurfaced under another name as these things often do.

Common Core is outcome based education 2.0 - It is another attempt by the federal government to commandeer individual state control of public educa-tion. Only this time it is gaining traction quickly for two reasons. For one thing, it has been marketed by the endless funding and ubiquitous media access of Bill Gates. And now teachers are being forced to comply because their evalua-tions are based on student test scores as stipulated in the Race to the Top appli-cations for federal funds.

The education “reformers” are busy “fundamentally transforming America” as President Obama supports them in this endeavor. The fact that 45 states and the District of Columbia have all replaced their individual state standards with what is essentially a set of untested and untried national standards is an astonishing feat involving fast talking, sleight of hand, and money manipula-tion crudely known as bribery.

The speed of this transition has been breathtaking. The effects have been ex-hausting, cruel, expensive and predict-able. A very unfortunate outcome has been a marked increase in class size. Historically, the one reform that has actually been statistically proven to im-pact student success is the reduction of class size. Counterproductive? Very.

Massive change in the content, deliv-ery and tests - What is the real agenda

behind this massive change in the con-tent, delivery and tests of this new “re-form?” What is the point of pushing OBE again? Why does the Common Core de-emphasize content? It diminishes aca-demic knowledge in favor of developing mindsets and dispositions. It trains stu-dents to react a certain way to a prompt.

The Common Core focuses on 21st Century skills, like collaboration, per-sistence and leadership--not academic knowledge. The justification is that the internet offers easy access to facts and figures. It is having the right attitude that is important. The goal is workforce development in a managed economy.

The Common Core is designed to prepare children for entry level jobs and non-selective colleges. It is not designed to educate children. It is designed to train them. Students educated in logic, history, and great literature are less gull-ible and less malleable. That could be problematic for the controllers.

“If you work hard and intelligently, you should be able to detect when a man is talking rot, and that, in my view, is the main, if not the sole, purpose of education.” - John Alexander Smith, Professor of Moral Philosophy, speak-ing to the entering freshman class at Oxford University, 1914.

Ridicule man’s potent weapon - David Coleman, the architect of the Common Core is “talking rot.” Are there enough educated people who realize this and are willing to take a stand against it? My hope is that sometime soon all people everywhere will burst out laughing every time they hear the words Common Core. Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. A simple request: will you laugh with me?

Dawn Hoagland can be contacted at [email protected]

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