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The Princeton Folk Music Soci-ety welcomes Nashville singer-songwriter Craig Bickhardt in anevening of eloquent and bitter-sweet songs drawn from dreams,heartaches and hard-earned les-sons.

Bickhardt will perform on Fri-day, April 17, at Christ Congrega-tion Church, 50 Walnut Lane.Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Showstarts at 8:15 p.m.

His virtuosic guitar work com-plements the songs, interweaving

folk, blues, country and ragtimeinfluences revealing why artistssuch as Ray Charles, JohnnyCash and Alison Krauss haverecorded them. Two of his songsappear in Robert Duval’s Acade-

my Award winning film “TenderMercies.”

When Bickhardt steps onto aconcert stage, he comes equippedwith his trusty acoustic guitar.

He’s also accompanied bysomething invisible, yet ever-present: the stories of a lifetime,vividly translated into words andmelody. A Bickhardt live set is amix of absurd anecdotes and per-sonal confessions, accompanyinga well-stocked bag of originaltunes and the occasional choice

cover. His decades in music havegiven his performances the depthof experience – his love songs aresweet and poignant, his story-song narratives are true-to-life.

From the boisterous clubs of

Philadelphia to the country-rockmilieu of Los Angeles. to the pick-ing parlors of Nashville, he hasimmersed himself in the sightsand sounds of American music.His songs reflect a life lived as arock band lead singer, a solo trou-badour, a dedicated songwriter, ahusband and father.

To hear Craig singing “ThisOld House” visit,www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJOB2J_hwDU.

Admission at the door: $20 gen-

eral admission, $15 members, $10students and $5 children.

For more information call (609)799-0944, email [email protected], or visit www.princeton-folk.org.

2 THE PRINCETON SUN — APRIL 8–14, 2015

By VITA DUVAThe Sun

For the Princeton High Schoolgirls swim team, losing to ScotchPlains-Fanwood in the state finalsmight seem a huge blow to thegroup’s morale, but as the squadfinished off its 2014-2015 seasonwith a solid 15-1 record, thesegirls have many reasons to keepon swimming – and smiling.

“Yes, we may not have won, but

our girls swam fast and hard.They went into that meet ready towin and ready to do whatever itwould take. Scotch Plains-Fan-wood just proved to be a deeperand stronger team than ours inthe end,” head coach CarlyMisiewicz said of her team’s per-formance in the state finals.“This was the first time our girlsteam has made it to the state fi-nals since 2007, and I could nothave been more proud of themand their performance. I don’tthink any other team out therehas more heart and passion thanus.”

The team ended up winningeight out of the 11 events at thestate finals meet, but unfortunate-ly, its successes were not enough

to carry it through to the end.But for the third year in a row,

the team was named MercerCounty champions, not to men-tion divisional champions, sec-tional champions and, of course,state finalists. NJ.com ranked theteam No. 15 in its girls’ highschool swimming Top 20, laterclimbing the ranks to No. 10 bythe conclusion of the season.

“It just really shows how muchthe girls as a team have improved

and really reached that nextlevel,” Misiewicz said. “Overall,the girls are such a strong teamand they really work well togeth-er. They come together and reallydo what is needed of them whenit matters most. They have somuch heart, drive and determina-tion.”

One of the team’s notable lead-ers this season – and a role modelto the younger swimmers on theteam – was junior MadeleineDeardorff.

“Deardorff is always smiling,and she will do whatever it takesto win. She is a fighter and will doanything in her power to makesure the team succeeds,”Misiewicz said.

The athletic swimmer attrib-

uted the team’s success this sea-son to its ability to bond on a per-sonal level. Deardorff believes itwas the relationships with oneanother that really helped tomake the girls stronger as a team.

“And with each win, we be-came more and more confident,”Deardorff said. “The support sys-tem that we built drove everyoneto perform to the best of theirabilities, especially in our last fewmeets when the competition got

really tough. The girls were al-ways supportive, no matter whatplace or time you got, and thiscreated such an amazing atmos-phere to be in.”

Looking to next year, the soon-to-be-senior is confident the teamhas the potential to go just as far,if not to pull out a first-place winin the state tournament.

Even though the team will saygoodbye to many graduating sen-iors this year, the girls will also beseeing many returning faces, aswell as new ones.

“My overall goal for senioryear is to leave the season know-ing that there was nothing I couldhave done better, that I and every-one else did as much as they pos-sibly could,” Deardorff said.

Princeton High School girls swim to second

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Craig Bickhardt

Losing to Scotch Plains-Fanwood in state finals could not dampen team’s pride of a successful season

Special to The Sun

The girls swim team poses for the camera after a successful season.Pictured from left: top row, Emily Curran, Abbey Berloco, MadeleineDeardorff, Brianna Romaine, Hannah Ash, Jessica Bai, StephanieTam and Maddie Whaley; bottom row, Samantha David, JenniferBond, Melinda Tang, Charlotte Singer and Jeanne Adam.

Specialto The Sun

Nashvillesinger-song-writer CraigBickhardtwill performon Friday,April 17.


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Two years of the ‘triple crown’

By VITA DUVAThe Sun

This year, the Princeton HighSchool speech and debate teamhas really shined. Attaining the“triple crown” for the second yearin a row, the squad has qualifiedto compete in the three top na-tional competitions set to takeplace later this year.

While speech and debate hastraditionally been recognized as amale-dominated activity, a record

number of girls have joined theteam as of late.

One of the first-year novice

Princeton High School speech and debate team flourishesSpecial to The Sun

Senior SinanOzbay, coachJack Bathke andsenior PragyaMalik of the PHSspeech and de-bate team posewith their win-ning trophy.Sinan andPragya form aPublic Forum de-bate team and

have beenranked No. 1 inthe nation for agood part of thisyear. please see MALIK, page 16


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APRIL 8–14, 2015 – THE PRINCETON SUN 5

Police: Man allegedly stealsPrinceton Review computer equipment

The following reports are pro-vided by the Princeton Police De-partment:

On March 23, subsequent to acall of an assault at the PrincetonReview, 194 Nassau St.,police arrested a 68-year-old male for rob-bery after a cleaningwoman observed himinside the men’s bath-room with computerequipment totaling more than

$200. When confronted, the manpunched and elbowed the clean-ing woman, then fled on foot onNassau Street. Police located andarrested the man inside Star-buck’s Coffee, 100 Nassau St. Hewas processed at police headquar-ters and charged with one countof first-degree robbery and onecount of second-degree burglary.His was bail was set at $35,000 full

cash. He was committed to theMercer County Correction Cen-ter in Hopewell after being unableto post bail. The cleaning womansustained minor facial injuriesand refused medical treatment.

On March 25, subse-quent to a motor vehi-cle stop on PrincetonKingston Road, an 18-year-old male was ar-rested for possession

of marijuana, drug parapherna-

lia and obstruction. The KendallPark resident was processed atpolice headquarters and releasedwith summonses. A 16-year-old fe-male passenger was also takeninto custody and released to hermother.

On March 23, a Jefferson Roadresident reported that sometimeduring the nighttime hours on

March 22-March 23, unknownactor(s) left black scuff marks onhis garage door and dented it, andbroke off a waterspout drainpipenear the door. The cost of thedamage was unknown.

A William Livingston Courtresident reported on March 23that sometime during the pasttwo weeks, unknown actor(s) en-tered her garage and stole fourboxes of statues and a cementstatue from the front yard, total-

ing $1,000 in value.

On March 24, a resident of Li-brary Place reported that some-time between March 19-March 23,unknown actor(s) forcibly en-tered the residence through afirst-floor window and rummagedthrough several rooms. It’s un-

police

report

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We seem to often preach how

important it is to stay local

for the summertime. And

that’s because it’s true. The 102 days

between Memorial Day and Labor Day

weekends are crucial for the Jersey

Shore, which, no matter where you

live in our fine state, has a vital impacton our economy.

The devastation that was caused by

Hurricane Sandy seems like a distant

memory, but some Shore towns are

still fighting to fully recover. Those

that have recovered still desperately

need visitors; they still need our sup-

port.

Beach Season 2013, the one immedi-

ately following Sandy, was not a good

one. As if rebuilding from Sandy was-

n’t bad enough, an incredibly wet June

kept visitors away from the Shore dur-

ing prime weekends. Sales for storesthat year in the hardest-hit areas were

off anywhere from 20-40 percent, ac-

cording to state economic reports. Gov.

Christie’s office estimated companies

lost more than $63 million in business

due to the storm.

Last year got a little better, but it

wasn’t back to pre-storm numbers. A

Tourism Economics report, presented

by the state Division of Travel and

Tourism, found that visitors to the

Shore rose 4.4 percent statewide last

year, but spending didn’t keep pace, in-

creasing only 3.7 percent. Direct

tourism employment fell 1.3 percent,

the first time it declined since 2010, but

that was mainly due to hard times in

Atlantic City.

So what’s the message here? It’s sim-

ple: Visit the Shore this summer, visit

often, and spend money there.New Jersey residents often take our

coastline for granted, but we should

realize how lucky we are to have such

a gem this close to home. So let’s pay it

back this summer. As hard as it may

seem to fathom, there are only six

weeks until the official start of the

summer beach season, but there is

still plenty of time to plan your sum-

mer vacation at the Jersey Shore.

The beach towns need your support.

Let’s all dedicate at least part of our

summer to giving back.

in our opinion

Stay local this summerThe message may be old, but it’s w orth repeating, even if it is only early April

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Volunteer Recognition Day is on April20, and The Sun wants to highlight yourvolunteerism stories.

Are you a volunteer? Tell us all about it!We want to know where you volunteer and

why you got involved. Do you have a partic-ularly special anecdote from a volunteerevent? Whether you take part in an annualvolunteer effort, volunteer every week orhave traveled the world to help others, TheSun wants to publish your story.

We would also love to hear from volun-teer organizations, those non-profits thatdepend on volunteers to get by day-to-day.

Do you have a special volunteer you wouldlike to acknowledge? Let us know.Whatever your story, we’re calling on

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John V. Rossi March 27, 2015

John V. (Chauncey) Rossipassed away on Friday, March 27at Merwick Care and Rehabilita-tion Center, in Plainsboro at theage of 96. He was born on Hum-bert Street on April 5, 1918, andwas a lifelong Princeton resident.

After graduating PrincetonHigh School in 1938, he served inthe military police component of the U.S. Army in South Americaduring WWII. After the war, heworked for F.A. Baman and Sons

in Princeton from 1946-1964. Hethen worked at Princeton Univer-sity’s Caldwell Field House from1964 until his retirement in 2004at the age of 86. John was a well-respected member of the AthleticDepartment and thoroughly en-

joyed working among the manyathletes he came into contactwith over the years.

John was known as a superiorthree-sport athlete at PrincetonHigh School where he co-cap-tained the 1937 football and base-

ball teams. He was a member of the ’37-’38 basketball teams thatwon the state championship andthe ’37 football team that won thestate championship. John’s base-ball career included receiving atryout invitation from the N.Y.Yankees, and he was an All-Starsoftball player in the PrincetonCommunity Leagues.

Rossi was predeceased by hisparents Giovanni and Tomasina(Nini) Rossi, both from Pet-

toranello, Italy, sister Angelina

Rossi Marcoline, brother LouisRossi and niece Emma MarcolineEmbley. Surviving are niecesMari Rossi Daetwyler, BarbaraEmbley Brooks, his special niece,Julia Marcoline, nephews LouisRossi, Jr., John Rossi and RichardJ. Embley, Jr and 10 grand niecesand nephews.

John was a humble, quiet andgenerous man who was muchloved by his family and will bedeeply missed by relatives andfriends.

Funeral services were Friday,April 3 in the Kimble Funeral

Home, located at 1 Hamilton Ave.in Princeton, followed by burialat Princeton Cemetery.

Memorial contributions maybe sent to: Princeton-PettoranelloSister City Foundation, 120 JohnStreet, Suite 3, Princeton, NJ08542 or SAVE Animal Rescue, 900Herrontown Rd, Princeton, NJ08540 or Princeton First Aid andRescue Squad, 237 N Harrison St,Princeton, NJ 08540. Donationsare much appreciated.

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WE NES Y APRIL 8Homework Help: Princeton Public

Library, Youth Services Depart-ment, 4-6 p.m.

Princeton Region Young Profes-sionals: Networking Event withAlex and Ani: Alex and AniPrinceton, 5-7 p.m. Members $25,future members $30. Visitwww.princetonchamber.org formore information.

Princeton Photography Club Meet-ing: D&R Greenway Land Trust,Johnson Education Center, 7:30p.m.

Origami Club: Princeton PublicLibrary, Activity Room, 6:30-8p.m.

Citizenship Preparation Class:Princeton Public Library, Confer-ence Room, 7-9 p.m.

THURS Y APRIL 9Fiction Book Group: Princeton Pub-

lic Library, Conference Room,10:30 – noon. Join librarianKristin Friberg for a discussion ofRoxane Gay’s, “An UntamedState.”

Baby Storytime: Princeton Public

Library, Story Room, 11-11:30 p.m.An adult must accompany all chil-dren.

Princeton Senior Resource Center:Retired? What's Next?: RobertWood Johnson Health & WellnessCenter: 3100 Quakerbridge Road,2 p.m. So much of our life andidentity revolves around work.This supportive group will discussthe joys, concerns and challengesof having extra time and makingdecisions about how to use it tocreate fulfillment. Continues on

the second Thursday of eachmonth. Led by Shirley Roberts,Helen Burton and Carol King.Please call 609-584-5900 to reg-ister. No fee.

Homework Help: Princeton PublicLibrary, Youth Services Depart-ment, 4-6 p.m.

Black Voices Book Group: Prince-ton Public Library, PrincetonRoom 7-9 p.m. The group discuss-es, “Beautiful Things that HeavenBears” by Dinaw Mengestu.

FRI Y APRIL 10Job Seeker Sessions: Legal Rights

of Employees: Princeton PublicLibrary, Community Room, 9:45-1

p.m.Getting the most from Gmail:

Princeton Public Library, Technol-ogy Center, 11-12 p.m.

S TUR Y APRIL 11Saturday Stories: Princeton Public

Library, Story Room, 10:30-11 a.m.For children 2-8 years of age andtheir families. Adults mustaccompany their children.

Go Between Club: Princeton Public

Library, Conference Room 2-3p.m. All sixth-, seventh- andeighth-grade students are wel-come to join in on a fun discus-sion of books and other interests.

American College of Orgonomy:Armored Culture, Armored Peo-ple: Paul Robeson Center for theArts, 102 Witherspoon St., 4-6p.m. Presentation by EdwardChastka, M.D. Free admission.Reservations and informationvisit, www.orgonomy.org or call(732) 821-1144.

The British at Princeton: MilitaryDemonstrations of the AmericanRevolution: Princeton Battlefield,500 Mercer St., 10 – 3:30 p.m.This is the “training day” for theBritish 43rd Regiment of Footand the 4th Battalion RoyalArtillery. For questions, contactKip at [email protected]. Free. Rain orShine.

Improve Night: Princeton PublicLibrary, Community Room, 7-8p.m. A night of improvisational

comedy.

SUN Y APRIL 12“Peace Valley Prowl”: Washington

Crossing Audubon Society, 9-

11:30 a.m. A free, public birdingtrip led by Brad Merritt andMargie Rutbell. Contact BradMerritt at (609) 921-8964 foradditional information.

Sunday Stories: Princeton PublicLibrary, Story Room 2-2:30 p.m.For children 2-8 years of age andtheir families. Adults mustaccompany their children.

ESL Class: Princeton Public Library,Conference Room, 4-6 p.m.

The New School for Music Study

Faculty Recital Series: NassauPresbyterian Church, 2:30 p.m.“The More the Merrier” featuresNSMS faculty, as well as music forvoice, flute, saxophone, pianoensemble and more. Reception tofollow.

MON Y APRIL 13Princeton Senior Resource Center:

Weekly Happiness ProjectGroup: Suzanne Patterson build-ing, 45 Stockton St., 1:30 p.m.

Reading and discussing GretchenRubin's second book “Happier atHome: Kiss More, Jump More,Abandon Self-Control, and MyOther Experiments in EverydayLife.” No fee. For information, call609-924-7108.


Adults with ADHD: FacilitatedSupport Group Meeting: Mon-day, Princeton Speech-Language& Learning Center, 19 Wall St.,

7:15-8:30 p.m.To register, [email protected]: $5 per meeting.

Parents of Children with ADHD:

CALENDARPAGE 8 APRIL 8–14, 2015

Join The Sun’s Twitter Chat Tuesday!April 14 topic: Earth Day in Princeton

The Princeton Sun is happy to announce the start of Twitter ChatTuesdays. On two Tuesdays of every month, The Sun will host a topi-cal discussion for Princeton locals, enthusiasts, officials and followersto join in on.

Starting, Tuesday, April 14, the very first Sun Twitter Chat Tuesdaywill take place from 11 a.m. to noon. The discussion will be on EarthDay in Princeton.

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On Friday, April 10 at noon, thePrinceton Senior Resource Cen-

ter will offer a Lunch and Learnpresentation on SustainabilityHeroes, presented by Diane Lan-dis, executive director of Sustain-able Princeton.

The stated mission of Sustain-able Princeton is to work collabo-ratively with local residents, busi-nesses, schools and communityorganizations to reduce in ameasurable way the Princetoncommunity’s energy use, wasteand impact on the natural envi-

ronment. In the ideal world, thesustainable model of living andworking in such a way as to mini-mize our “carbon footprint”while maximizing energy effi-ciency will become a way of lifefor everyone in the community,reflecting Sustainable Princeton’smotto: “Change a habit, changethe world.”

Sometimes it’s hard to know

where each of us can begin tomake changes that will actually

make a difference, not just athome, but in the greater environ-ment as well.

Landis, whose background in journalism and as a communityorganizer made for a naturalsegue into her work at Sustain-able Princeton, will introduceseveral local working examples of sustainability and will offer tipsand strategies for how each of uscan become more “green” in ourhomes and in our daily lives. The

presentation will also include twoshort films and an energy reduc-tion pyramid.

The program is free and will beheld at the Suzanne PattersonBuilding, 45 Stockton St. Partici-pants are invited to bring a brownbag lunch; beverages and dessertwill be provided. Registration isencouraged; please call PSRC at(609) 924-7108.

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Berit Blomqvist Smith March 26, 2015

Berit Blomqvist Smith, a long-time resident of Princeton, diedpeacefully at home on March 26.She was 77 years old.

Born in Munkfors, Sweden, shemoved toPrinceton in1960 to experi-

ence theStates for afew years be-fore returninghome to Swe-den. Her planschanged, how-ever, when shemet CraigGary Smith,then a graduate student at Prince-ton University. The two marriedin 1962 and she never moved backto Sweden. She became a U.S. citi-

zen in 1994.After residing for a time in Cal-

ifornia and New York, the twomoved back to Princeton in 1976,

where they very much enjoyedliving, made a great manyfriends, raised two sons, and were

avid supporters of the arts, at-tending performances and volun-teering on boards.

Among her many activities insupport of the arts, Smith servedas a trustee of the PrincetonChamber Symphony (forerunnerto the Princeton Symphony Or-chestra) and was a subscriptionholder since 1980; associate direc-tor of the McCarter Theatre Cen-ter; committee member forPrinceton Summer Concert; and

member of the Princeton Friendsof Opera and the Princeton Festi-val Guild. In addition, she volun-teered at the Princeton Libraryand was a founding member of Hands On Helpers, now known asVolunteerConnect.

For most of her professionalcareer, Smith worked as a salesmanager at the former ScanticonHotel. She was its first U.S. em-ployee back in 1980. This experi-ence served her well when – ather husband’s behest – she as-

sumed responsibilities for plan-ning the Princeton UniversityClass of 1958 reunion dinners.She continued to attend reunions

and travel with members of herhusband’s class well after hisdeath in 2000.

She is survived by sons, ErikMichael Smith and his wife,Karen Sundberg, of Georgetown,S.C., and Kevin Andrew Smithand his wife, Elizabeth McDowellSmith, of Charlotte, N.C. Also,two grandchildren, Andrew Mc-Dowell Smith and Lillian Alexan-dra Smith of Charlotte, N.C., anda sister, Gunvor Blomqvist Eng-dahl and her husband, Carl-AxelEngdahl, of Karlstad, as well as aniece, a nephew and three grand-

nieces, all residing in Sweden.The Smith family invites you toher memorial service to be held at11 a.m. on Saturday, April 11 atthe Nassau Inn, located at TenPalmer Square East in Princeton.A luncheon reception will follow.

In lieu of flowers, contribu-tions in her name can be made tothe Princeton Symphony Orches-tra, P.O. Box 250, Princeton, NJ08542. Please write “In Memory of Berit Smith” on memo line.

Arrangements are under the

supervision of Kimble FuneralHome in Princeton. Extend condo-lences and share remembrances atTheKimbleFuneralHome.com

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known what was stolen.

On March 26, a resident of Winant Road reported that un-known actor(s) fraudulently fileda federal income tax return usinghis personal information.

A Pine Street resident reportedon March 13 that unknown

actor(s) stole her identity anddebit card information and pur-chased $172 worth of merchan-dise from a DSW store in Long Is-land, N.Y.

On March 23, subsequent to amotor vehicle stop onSouth Harrison Street,a 42-year-old was ar-rested on a Hillsbor-ough Municipal Courtwarrant for $89. The

Rocky Hill resident was releasedafter posting bail.

On March 24, subsequent to amotor vehicle stop on State Road,a 31-year-old male was arrestedon a South Bound Brook Munici-pal Court warrant for $250. Hewas released on his own recogni-zance.

On March 24, subsequent to amotor vehicle stop on ValleyRoad, a 25-year-old male was ar-

rested on a Montgomery Town-ship Municipal Court warrant inthe amount of $200. The Skillmanresident was released after post-ing bail.

On March 24, subsequent to apedestrian stop on North Harri-son Street, a 24-year-old male wasarrested on a Montgomery Town-ship warrant for $783. The Prince-ton resident was turned over toMontgomery Township Police De-partment.

Subsequent to a motor vehiclestop on Winant Road on March 25,a 31-year-old was arrested on aNewark municipal warrant for$1,000. The Newark resident wasprocessed and released on hisown recognizance.

Subsequent to a motor vehiclestop on State Road on March 26, a39-year-old male was arrested onAudubon Borough Municipal

Court and Bellmawr MunicipalCourt warrants totaling $800. ThePhiladelphia resident posted bailand was released.

On March 26, subsequent to a

motor vehicle stop on MercerStreet, a 53-year-old was arrested

on a Princeton Municipal Courtwarrant for $250. The Princetonresident posted and bail was re-leased.

On March 27 at approximately7:50 p.m., an aggravated assault

involving a weapon oc-curred on BerrienCourt in Princeton. Amale victim, early 40s,suffered facial lacera-tions after being as-

saulted with an unknown cuttinginstrument. The victim wastransported to the UniversityMedical Center at Plainsboro fortreatment. No arrests have beenmade, and there is no suspect de-scription at this time. The investi-gation is in progress.

On March 26, subsequent to amotor vehicle stop on NassauStreet, a 25-year-old male was ar-rested on a South Brunswick Mu-nicipal Court warrant for $500.

He was released after postingbail.

On March 27, a victim reportedlosing her iPhone 5c valued at$549 on Bayard Lane on March 25.The cell phone was at a differentlocation when she activated herFind My iPhone App.

On March 28, actor(s) un-known spray painted the words “ILOVE YOU” on a public sidewalkin the 200 block of Library Place.The cost of removal is unknown.

On March 28, a resident of Li-brary Place reported unknownactor(s) sprayed graffiti on hisfence sometime in the past week.The cost of removal is unknown.

A resident of ChristopherDrive reported on March 28 thatunknown actor(s) stole his identi-ty and filed a fraudulent federaltax return in his name.

A resident of Sycamore Roadreported on March 29 that un-known actor(s) stole his identityand filed a fraudulent federal taxreturn in his name.

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Welcoming spring, the Princeton Battlefield Society invited thepublic to roll up their sleeves in cleaning the area around theThomas Clarke House last week at Princeton Battlefield StatePark. Lucking out on the weather, a key part of the cleanup wasremoving bamboo, an invasive species that got into the park.The Thomas Clarke House was witness to the Battle of Prince-ton on Jan. 3, 1777, and became a battle hospital for bothBritish and American soldiers. Phase one, stabilization of thehouse structural framing, was completed last fall. Work contin-ues on Phase II this spring.

Cleaning the battlefield

Sorrel Anderson and Judy Yi,both of Princeton, were named tothe fall 2014 president’s list atPratt Institute.

The Marxhausen Gallery will

feature the artwork of Evan Ro-driquez of Princeton. Rodriguez isa sophomore at Concordia Uni-versity, Neb.

Daniel Foltz-Morrison of Prince-

ton will perform in an annualOpera Gala at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Foltz-Morrison is a graduate-level lib-eral arts major.

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insects.During the “Marine Mammal

Rescue” program, Sarah Miele,education coordinator at The Ma-rine Mammal Stranding Center,and intern Samantha Leinbergerhelped children explore the mys-terious lives of marine mammalsand sea turtles. Children learnedabout the problems facing notonly these creatures, but also themarine environment as a whole.MMSC also had the ability to per-form a delayed-feed throughPPL’s cameras to show the six in-house animals at their facility.

“The kids were very interestedin everything we showed them.After the talk, I also invited thekids to come up and get a closerlook at all of the items that Ibrought,” Miele said of the suc-

cessful program.“Raptors and Reptiles” was a

program presented by ErinKiefer, senior educator at TheWoodford Cedar Run WildlifeRefuge. The event featured a vari-ety of birds of prey, reptiles andsnakes that are indigenous to thestate.

Arinje Okeke-Agulu, 9, of Princeton who sat eagerly await-ing the start of the event, excited-ly shared, “I am excited to see thelive animals. I love reptiles andraptors.”

“We often do a lot of kidsevents. The kids here in Prince-ton really loved what I had toshow them, and everyone was, of course, enamored by the live ani-mals,” Kiefer said after the event.

“What Big Teeth You Have”

was a program presented by Wal-laby Tales. The event showed

what animals have to do to sur-vive. Whether they have sharpclaws such as the raccoon-likecoatimundi, the sharp senses of the fennec fox, the terrible teethof the tiny short-tailed opossumor the ridiculous flexibility of theferret, all predators must be re-sourceful, alert and adaptable tosurvive in the circle of life.

Also during spring break, mid-dle school students learned howto build their own WordPresswebsite on a topic of their choiceat a free, four-day course in the li-brary’s Technology Center. Eachsession included instruction, aswell as hands-on experimenta-tion. Session topics included plan-ning the site, WordPress basics,incorporating pictures and othermedia and more.

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pairs at PHS is a girl-girl teamcomprised of Celia Silver andMaddy Troilo. The pair has wonfive consecutive first places thisspring alone.

Coach Jack Bathke explainedthat currently there is only onegirl-girl team nationally ranked.

Nevertheless, this group of hard-working, dedicated studentsparticipates in two types of speech and debate eventsthroughout the year. The first isthe Lincoln-Douglas debate, aone-on-one format where stu-dents debate a philosophical topicsuch as individual freedom ver-sus the collective good. This year,debater Conor Protter has stoodout in Lincoln-Douglas debateevents.

The second is public-forum de-

bate, which involves two opposingteams with two members on eachteam debating a topic concerninga current event.

Overall, both events are highly

competitive.The “Super Bowl” of debate is

called the “Tournament of Cham-

Special to The Sun

Freshman Celia Silver and sophomore Maddy Troilo stop to smile forthe camera. Both Celia and Maddy represent the novice team in PFdebates.

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pions.” Two seniors have quali-fied for the TOC this year – Pragya Malik and Sinan Ozbray.The pair works as a two-personteam in public forum debate andhas been ranked No. 1 nationallyfor most of the year. The pair hasalso won some big events thisyear, including the HarvardRound Robin, a prestigious eventwhere the top 14 teams in thecountry debate against one anoth-er – where the twosome took firstplace, with Sinan taking firstspeaker.

Surprisingly, it was only thepair’s second round robin, andthe first year PHS sent a publicforum team to the event.

Another notable win for theduo this year was at the Lexing-ton Invitational, an event com-prised of 140 teams of two fromaround the country. Here, Pragyaand Sinan went undefeated, win-ning all six preliminary rounds

and four elimination rounds,marking the two champions of the tournament.

The Sun had a chance to catchup with the very busy Pragya, 17,of Princeton. The student and de-bater discussed her partnershipwith Sinan, combating stress andadvice for the novices.

The Sun: How did you first getinvolved with the PHS speech anddebate team?

Pragya: A friend of mine en-couraged me to sign up during

Princeton High School’s Fresh-man Club Fair. At the interestmeeting, I saw some familiarfaces from middle school. Havingcome from a small school, I tookcomfort in the close-knit commu-nity and small size of the club.

The Sun: Has speech and debatealways been an interest of yours?If so, why?

Pragya: Since I was young, Ihave always been drawn towardthe math and the sciences and

less to the humanities. Logical ar-gumentation and strategy havealways appealed to me. I have al-ways put a strong value on pres-entation and on public speaking,as well.

The Sun: How did you team upwith your partner, Sinan Ozbay?

Pragya: We were partners soph-omore year. Afterward, we decid-

ed to change partners junior yearand we each teamed up with asenior. After the seniors graduat-ed last year, we paired back up.The partnership made sense be-cause we had been good friendsand classmates while attendingthe Princeton Charter School.Throughout middle school, wehad always teamed up andworked together on projects orplayed devil’s advocate with ourEnglish teachers.

The Sun: You and Sinan bothqualified for TOC this year, andare ranked No. 1 in the nation.What do you attribute your suc-cess to?

Pragya: While many debatersfocus on small parts of the topicor finding large statistics to windebates with, Sinan and I focus onbig-picture analysis. Since the for-mat of debate in which we partic-ipate often involves parents as

judges, we also work on beingrhetorically compelling and im-

proving our presentation.The Sun: As a two-person girl-

boy team, what are some obsta-cles you have faced in this field, if any?

Pragya: Being a part of a girl-boy team is beneficial because itprovides a more balanced dynam-ic within the debate round andprevents us from coming off astoo aggressive or too timid. But,working as a partnership has itsdifficulties and corresponding re-sponsibilities. Working in close

proximity has taught us a lotabout the value of communica-tion and collaboration.

The Sun: What do you do tohelp each other prepare for an up-coming event?

Pragya: We talk about the topicwe are faced with and runthrough various arguments anddiscuss how they interact witheach other. We do this in a relaxedmanner, and often meet at thePrinceton Public Library or at

Small World Coffee. If we cannotmeet-up, we Skype.The Sun: Since debate is highly

competitive, how do you learn todeal with stress before a competi-tion?

Pragya: Sinan and I, despitebeing highly ranked, still getnervous before every round of de-bate. We casually talk to each

other and to other members of the team about non-debate-relat-ed topics before the round itself.Pump-up playlists on Spotify alsoplay an important role in helpingus de-stress.

The Sun: As a senior, what ad-vice do you give to the youngermembers of the debate team whoare hoping to follow in your suc-cessful footsteps?

Pragya: Debate is stressful,nerve-wracking and time-con-suming. I hope our novices learnto see debate as a fun and healthyactivity instead of viewing it as aburden. It is impossible to get to ahigh-level of debate without en-

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Seventeen-year-old Matt Wong

from West Windsor began hismusic career at age 13 playing invarious venues in the Princetonarea. Since then, he has gone onto play throughout the New Jer-sey, Pennsylvania and New Yorkareas and has released two al-bums. Next month, Wong will re-turn to Princeton to debut his lat-est project, the Matt Wong Group,at Small World Coffee on Satur-day, April 18.

Matt picked up the guitar atage six, and has been playing eversince. A contemporary jazz musi-cian, the teenager is on his way tobecoming one of the finest intoday's guitar scene.

Highlights of Matt's touring in-clude performing with GrammyAward-winning guitarist EarlKlugh, sharing the stage withsinger-songwriters Sarah Donnerand Avi Wisnia and performancesat notable venues such as theBlue Note Jazz Club, the Leg-endary Dobbs and The Saint.

A 2013 Jersey Acoustic MusicAwards nominee, Matt has re-leased two albums, his latest ti-tled "Reflections" in June 2014.

The music will begin at 8:30p.m. Admission is free, and allages are welcome.

The band features Kai Kier-nan, on bass, Mike Coiro, ondrums and Aiden Furlong, on

tenor sax. The music to be per-formed will consist of originalsby Matt, tunes by some of theband’s favorite artists and a few

jazz standards. Make sure youstay for the entire night as severallocal musicians might swing by tosit in with the band.

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Coffee on April 18.

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Shana S. Weber, director, Officeof Sustainability at PrincetonUniversity, will be the featuredspeaker at the 2015 annual meet-ing of the Friends of PrincetonOpen Space at 3 p.m. on Sunday,April 19.

Her talk, “Sustainability Un-covered: The Gritty Underbelly of Meaningful Environmental En-deavors at Princeton University,”

will focus on the unprecedentedlevels of sustainability and envi-ronmental stewardship integrat-ed into the university’s currentstrategic planning and visioningprocess.

The meeting will take place atMountain Lakes House, located57 Mountain Ave. in Princeton.Weber will speak after a brief business meeting at which newtrustees will be elected. Refresh-ments will be served.

A walk through MountainLakes and adjacent Tusculum ledby FOPOS naturalist AdamSchellhammer will follow

Weber’s talk.The meeting is free and open tothe public, but reservations arerequested by April 15. RSVP toFriends of Princeton Open Space,(609) 921-2772.

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Monica Williams-Murphy,emergency physician, award-win-ning author and strong advocatefor thoughtful end-of-life plan-ning, will speak at the annualconference of the Funeral Con-sumers Alliance of Princeton.Free and open to the public, theconference will be held at the Erd-man Center, 20 Library Place inPrinceton on Sunday, April 19 at 2p.m.

“It’s OK to Die – a Conversationabout the End of Life” is thename of her talk.

Well-known as a patient-advo-cate, Williams-Murphy speakshonestly and openly about end-of-life issues. She works as emer-gency physician at HuntsvilleHospital, Huntsville, Al., one thenation’s largest. She also servesas medical director for AdvancedCare Planning and End of LifeEducation at Huntsville.

After eight years in the emer-gency room, Williams-Murphy

concludes that most Americansare unprepared for death. Fami-lies often don’t know – or don’thonor – the wishes of the patient.Making decisions out of fear orguilt, they often consent to physi-cians’ urging to continue or intro-duce medical procedures andtests that do not extend life andinterfere with a patient’s comfort.And the medical industry thriveson these continued medical inter-

ventions.In response,

Williams-Mur-phy advocatesproper ad-vanced plan-ning to allowfor the end of life to becomea time of peace, closureand healing.

She strongly advocates holdingfamily meetings to demystify end-of-life issues and to coordinate pa-perwork such as advance direc-tives and medical power of attor-ney documents.

With her husband, KristianMurphy, Williams-Murphy haswritten “It’s OK to Die,” a ground-breaking book which includes in-sights into the process of dying,guidance for obtaining emotionaland spiritual closure, clear expla-nations of end-of-life medicaltreatment options and more. It

also calls for open discussion of death and dying in the publicarena. The book will be availablefor purchase at the FCAP meet-ing.

The Erdman Center is part of the Princeton Theological Semi-nary.

For more information, call 609-924-3320, email [email protected] or visit www.fcaprince-ton.org.

Princeton Athletic Club willhold the fifth annual spring 6Krun at the Institute Woods on Sat-urday, April 18. The run will startat 10 a.m. from Princeton FriendsSchool. This event is limited to200 participants.

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Talk: Sex and Aging: Changing forthe Better: Princeton PublicLibrary, Community Room, 7-9p.m. Melanie Davis gives a pres-entation on age-related changesin sexual anatomy, physiologyand function and how men andwomen can adapt to them.

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word of God.A team of scribes, artists and

craftspeople in a Wales scriptori-um, under the direction of renowned calligrapher DonaldJackson, worked on The SaintJohn’s Bible for more than 13years.

This exhibit is free and open to

the public.“See for yourself the beauty

and richness of the Saint John'sBible at one of our upcomingevents. You will be amazed,”Rounds said.

In addition, PTS has two spe-cial events planned in conjunc-tion with the display. The first is“From Inspiration to Illumina-tion: An Introduction to The

Saint John’s Bible.” Tim Ternes,

director of The Saint John’s Bibleat the Hill Museum and Manu-script Library, will share the fas-cinating story behind this under-taking and will showcase some of the artwork in a captivating andlively presentation. The interac-tive presentation is free and opento the public and will take placeon Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m.in the Erdman Center. The pres-entation will be followed by callig-raphy demonstrations by Dianevon Arx, one of the artist calligra-

phers, a reception and time toview the 25 prints on loan fromThe Saint John’s Bible project. Toattend, register atwww.ptsem.edu/stjohnsbible.

At the second event, “Seeingthe Word: A Retreat with TheSaint John’s Bible,” participantswill experience the story and artof the most extensive scribal com-mission in the world since the

Middle Ages. During the 24-hour

retreat with Ternes and von Arx,participants will delve into thestory behind the creation of TheSaint John’s Bible and take a lookat the creative and artisticprocess.

Participants will be able to trytheir hand at grinding inks andwriting with hand-cut quills andenter into a deeper understand-ing of the scriptural passageswith the new, exciting way of ex-periencing God’s word: visio div-ina.

This event will be held fromApril 22-23. The cost of the retreatis $145 and includes the programand three meals. For the completeschedule or to register, visitwww.ptsem.edu/stjohnsbible.

For more information on anyof the events associated with TheSaint John’s Bible at PTS, pleasecall Continuing Education at (609)497-7990 for more information.

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