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    www.voorheessun.com DEC. 39, 2014 FREE

    Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Classified . . . . . . . . . . . 2023Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

    INSIDE THIS ISSUEChampion team

    Eastern field hockeywins again. PAGE 5

    Special to The Sun

    The children of Signal Hill Elementary School help parent volunteers by packing Thanksgiving meals for families in need at Signal Hill'sannual Adopt-a-Family program. The program, held for about 20 years, works with DYFS, now called DCP&P, to provide Thanksgivingdinners to families in need in the area. Each child in every classroom in the elementary school brings in an item to make a completeThanksgiving meal, which is boxed on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and sent to families in need. This year, approximately 30 mealswere donated to families in need.

    Sharing the bounty on Thanksgiving BOE notestechnology

    triumphs

    By ZANE CLARKThe Sun

    The use of technology at Kres-son Elementary School was high-lighted at the Voorhees Board ofEducation meeting on Nov. 24.

    Kresson Principal Stacey Mor-ris gave a video presentationabout how the school strives tomake a measurable difference inthe lives of all of its students ona daily basis through the use oftechnology.

    Today, its helping them to be-come self-confident individualswho are well equipped to succeedin a highly competitive society,Morris said. We focus on build-

    ing meaningful relationships, de-signing and implementing inno-vative programs, incorporatingtechnology and engaging stu-dents in all areas of the curricu-lum.

    Throughout the video, severalteachers at Kresson were showngiving their opinions on howtechnology helps them in all

    please see NEXT, page 15

    Kresson Elementaryhighlighted

    at Nov. 24 meeting

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    2 THE VOORHEES SUN DEC. 39, 2014

    Green Leas annualtoy drive underwayBe an Angel for a family in

    need! During the holidays, manylocal families struggle to providetheir children with gifts. JoinGreen Lea in its 37th An-nual Guardian AngelToy Drive. Stop by GreenLea at 204 Route 73 inVoorhees. At the store, you willfind a tree with local children'snames, age and gender listed onthem.

    Anyone can then select a

    childs card from the tree and re-turn a wrapped or unwrapped,age appropriate gift by Thursday,Dec. 12. For questions call (856)767-4413.

    Voorhees dancersperform Dec. 13

    The Cedar BrookDance Academy ofBerlin announced its In-augural Winter Spectac-

    ular. Voorhees residents will per-form. The Holiday Stage Showwill feature a live fusion of holi-day music, various styles ofdance and team-spirited fun to

    celebrate the most wonderfultime of year. The performancewill be held at the OverbrookHigh School Theater in Pine Hillon Saturday, Dec. 13 at 2 p.m.

    Call (856) 753-7661 for tickets.Prices are $5 for under 5, $8 forages 6 to 16, and $10 for adults.Tickets will also be available atthe door. Questions, email Eve at

    [email protected].

    briefs

    OBITUARIES

    The Sun will print obituaries,free of charge.

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    DEC. 39, 2014 THE VOORHEES SUN 3

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    The Camden County surrogateand the Freeholder Boards Divi-sion of Senior and Disabled Serv-ices will hold a series of free legalworkshops for senior and dis-abled residents throughout themonth of December.

    The sessions will be held at theCamden County Store, located onthe second level of the mall atVoorhees Town Center,Somerdale and Burnt Mill Roadsin Voorhees.

    Participants are required to be

    Camden County residents ages 60and over. Interested disabled citi-zens must be aged 18 and over andresidents of Camden County.Workshops are limited to 35 par-ticipants per session and pre-reg-

    istration is required. To register,please call (856) 566-2920.

    Those attending this workshopreceive, at no cost, a last will andtestament, an advance directivefor health care (living will) andpower of attorney. No other top-ics will be addressed by theseworkshops.

    For more information aboutthis program and about the otherservices provided by CamdenCounty, please call the Division ofSenior and Disabled Services at

    (877) 222-3737 or the SurrogatesOffice at (856) 225-7282.

    Free legal workshops will be of-fered at 2 p.m. on Mondays, Dec. 8,15 and 22, and at 6 p.m. on Mon-day, Dec. 29.

    Free legal workshopsfor seniors in December

    Email us at [email protected]

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    DEC. 39, 2014 THE VOORHEES SUN 5

    By NICK COHEN

    The Sun

    Eastern High Schools fieldhockey team winning state titlesand the Tournament of Champi-ons has become as much of a holi-day tradition as baking cookies orshopping on Black Friday.

    Eastern defeated Oak Knoll 3-2in the Tournament of Championsfinal played Nov. 21 at Rider Uni-versity. The team earned its placein the TOC by winning its 16th

    consecutive state title the weekprior, beating Bridgewater-Rari-tan 7-0.

    The championship is the sixthfor Eastern in the eight years ofthe Tournament of Champions. It

    also marks its 106th consecutivegame without a loss, which gaveEastern's seniors, such asAustyn Cuneo, an undefeated ca-reer.

    "It feels great carrying on thetradition," Cuneo said. "We want-ed to make sure that we weren'tthe ones who ended it. There wasa little pressure coming in, know-ing that you haven't lost in all ofhigh school. But I think thateveryone on this team hasn't lostyet, so there was pressure on

    everyone. Knowing this was mylast game, I'm happy we pulledthrough."

    Cuneo, a forward and the na-tion's leading career goals scorerwith 328, scored twice for Eastern

    against Oak Knoll, recording her94th and 95th goals of the season.

    With 15 consecutive statechampionships, and the expecta-tion to win another, Eastern'sfield hockey team knew it didn'twant to disappoint. But coachDanyle Heilig repeatedly remind-ed the Vikings that the game was-n't about them being the girls toend the tradition, it was aboutbeing the ones to carry it on.

    "The sweet 16 is great, especial-ly with some of the players we

    have. They're a very specialgroup," Heilig said. "We are reallyproud of the way we stepped onthe field. This is about enjoyingthe opportunity and taking in thewhole experience."

    Eastern field hockey does it againChampionship win Nov. 21 is sixth in eight years for high school

    Send us your Voorhees news

    Drop us an email at [email protected]. Fax us at (856) 427-0934. Call the editor at (856) 427-0933.

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    6 THE VOORHEES SUN DEC. 39, 2014

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    Haddonfield, NJ 08033

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    The Sun is published weekly by ElauwitMedia LLC, 108 Kings Highway East, 3rdFloor, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. It is mailed

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    SPEAK UPThe Sun welcomes letters from readers.Brief and to the point is best, so we look forletters that are 300 words or fewer. Includeyour name, address and phone number. Wedo not print anonymous letters. Send lettersto [email protected], via fax at 856-427-0934, or via the mail. You can dropthem off at our office, too.

    The Sun reserves the right to reprint yourletter in any medium including electroni-cally.

    Voorhees Township is fortunate to haveone of the finest police departments inNew Jersey. It works hard to keep our com-munity safe and allow our families to sleeppeacefully at night.

    In addition to their service while onduty, our police are active in serving ourcommunity while off duty. For more than adecade, they have sponsored a HolidayFund Drive to help bring smiles to thefaces of deserving local families. This yearis no exception.

    Three deserving area families were cho-sen to benefit from this wonderful cause.

    The police will provide the family withtoys, clothes, food and gift cards. Volun-teers raise the money, then do all the shop-ping and wrapping. The presents are deliv-ered by Santa Claus escorted by our policeand fire trucks.

    Donations can bemade in person orby mail toStephanie Fowler,Voorhees PoliceHoliday Fund, 1180White Horse Road,Voorhees, NJ 08043.Make checkspayable to theVoorhees PoliceHoliday Fund.Questions aboutthe holiday fund

    should also be di-rected to Fowler at(856) 882-1162 [email protected].

    During this hol-

    iday season, it is always more rewarding togive than to receive! The Lions Club will host Breakfast

    with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8 a.m.to 11 a.m. at the Lions Lake Park BanquetFacility, 101 Dutchtown Road in Voorhees.Santa moves from table to table to visitwith the children so bring your camera.For more information, call Dennis Hunt at(856) 795-4273.

    Santa Claus has arrived at theVoorhees Town Center! He will be avail-able for photographs Monday to Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sundays from 11 a.m.

    to 6 p.m. and on Christmas Eve from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Pet photos with Santa areavailable from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 8 and15. For more information about holidayevents, visit www.voorheestowncenter.com.

    Police providing holiday gifts to three local families

    MichaelMignogna

    MAYORS MESSAGE

    Dan McDonough Jr.chaIrman of elauwIt medIa

    managIng edItor Mary L. Serkalow

    content edItor Kristen Dowd

    voorhees edItor Brigit Bauma

    art dIrector Stephanie Lippincott

    chaIrman of the board Russell Cann

    chIef executIve offIcer Barry Rubens

    vIce chaIrman Michael LaCount, Ph.D.

    elauwIt medIa group

    publIsher emerItus Steve Miller

    edItor emerItus Alan Bauer

    Tim RonaldsonexecutIve edItor

    Joe EiseleInterIm publIsherF

    amily comes first. That is one

    of the mantras of our company.

    It is one of the reasons why a

    lot of us who have been around these

    halls for awhile enjoy working here so

    much. In a sense, family comes first

    has made this company a second fami-

    ly for many us.This time of year, family is on every-

    ones mind even more. Thanksgiving

    was just last week, and Christmas,

    Hanukkah and New Years are a few

    weeks away.

    We all take a break from our work

    on these days, and we all pitch in for

    each other when need be so we can be

    with our families during these timesof celebration.

    Generally speaking, we support any

    and all measures that protect families

    and help them take the time they need

    to enjoy whats most important in life.

    But we dont support state Sen.

    Richard Codeys proposal to bar retail

    stores from opening before 9 p.m. on

    Thanksgiving at least not as it is

    currently constructed.

    Its not that we support extending

    Black Friday deals to earlier in the

    week, and encouraging lines of people

    to rush away from their families tosnatch up a limited-time-only, limited-

    stock-available blockbuster sale.

    Its just that we dont support priori-

    tizing one persons family over anoth-

    er, and thats exactly what this propos-

    al does.

    Codey says barring retail stores

    from opening before 9 p.m. on Thanks-

    giving would protect low-income

    workers from being torn from their

    families during the holiday.

    Apparently, though, he doesnt care

    too much about low-income workerswho have to show up for work at gas

    stations and convenience stores on

    that day just the ones who work in

    our states glitzy malls and outlets.

    And he also doesnt seem interested in

    protecting families of non-low-income

    workers, such as journalists who

    cover high school football games on

    Turkey Day.If Codey wants to protect families,

    then he should write a bill that does

    just that, not one that only protects

    certain families while obviously ignor-

    ing others.

    in our opinion

    All families firstSen. Codeys proposal for retail store hours on Thanksgiving notgood enough

    Your thoughts

    What are your thoughts on banning retailstores from opening before a certain timeon Thanksgiving? Share your thoughts onthis, and other topics, through a letter tothe editor.

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    The Camden County Librarys

    second annual Winter Music Se-ries will offer jazz, Celtic, Africandrum, a capella, classical musicand more in the first weeks of De-cember.

    Mark Carroll and Family startthe series with traditional Celticmusic and a sampling of holidaytunes that were popular in colo-nial America. The group per-forms Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 6:30p.m. at the Merchantville Branchand Tuesday, Dec. 9 7 p.m. at the

    Voorhees branch.The Abe Speller 3rio, formerly

    known as The New Earth Trio, isback with a holiday concert forthe family. Speller has put togeth-er a trio of passionate musiciansin the belief that everything mod-ern has firm roots in the past.Savor the music as they perform

    jazz standards from the GreatAmerican Songbook at the SouthCounty Branch on Friday, Dec. 5,7 p.m.

    Enjoy a Pre-Kwanzaa Celebra-

    tion with the Universal AfricanDance and Drum Ensemble attwo branch libraries in Camdenon Saturday, Dec. 6 with shows atNilsa I. Cruz-Perez Downtownbranch, 11 a.m. and at the RilettaL. Cream Ferry Ave. Branch, 2p.m. Honor the beauty of Africanculture and family at this work-shop and performance meant forall ages.

    Shades of Harmony, an all-womens chorus, will offer a de-

    lightful holiday performance of acapella barbershop harmony atthe Bellmawr branch also on Sat-urday Dec. 6 at 11 a.m.

    Later the same day, Saturday,Dec. 6, the Westmont Philharmo-nia Accordion Orchestra bringsits symphonic sound to the Had-don Township branch at 3 p.m.

    Meet the accordion treated as a

    symphonic instrument.The Haddonfield Cello Society

    visits the Merchantville Branch,Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. witha program of songs from aroundthe world including many popu-lar favorites. An audience of allages is welcome and will be en-couraged to sing along with someof the numbers.

    Finally the Camden CountyCollege Jazz Ensemble will offerthe chance to relax and enjoy the

    afternoon listening to a selectionof jazz standards and favorites atthe Voorhees branch, Saturday,Dec. 13 at 1 p.m.

    We are so fortunate to have a

    library system that works toserve our communities in somany ways. This program of mu-sical entertainment so in tunewith the season is just one morereason to visit your local library,said Camden County FreeholderIan Leonard, liaison to the li-brary.

    Registration for any perform-ance is available online atwww.camdencountylibary.org/events or by calling the local

    branch. Branch phone numbersand locations can be found atwww.camdencountylibrary.org/locations-hours.

    DEC. 39, 2014 THE VOORHEES SUN 7

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    History through the eyes of

    Camden Countys Veterans

    It has been said that

    if we do not learn

    from history, we are

    doomed to repeat it.This nation is rapidly

    losing the opportu-

    nity to learn about

    World War II from

    those that partici-

    pated in it and wit-

    nessed it firsthand. Approximately

    every two minutes a memory of

    World War II disappears forever. The

    men and women who fought and

    won the great conflict are now in

    their 80s and 90s and are dyingquickly at the rate of just over 600 a

    day, according to recent U.S. Veterans

    Administration figures.

    The Freeholder Board has made it

    a priority to capture the trials, tribu-

    lations and triumphs of our local vet-

    erans as a lasting memory to their

    commitment to our country and free-

    dom. The Camden County Office of

    Veterans Affairs has partnered with

    the Rutgers Oral History Archives in

    order to interview and record the ex-

    periences of our veterans and make

    those recordings available to future

    generations.

    The second documentary in the on-

    going series will be shown as part of

    Camden Countys Pearl Harbor Day

    remembrance aboard the Battleship

    New Jersey Museum and Memorial

    on Dec. 5. The film tells the story of

    World War II through the eyes of six

    Camden County Veterans. Amongthe veterans featured is J. Domer

    Zerbe who served as an infantry offi-

    cer in the 88th Infantry Division in

    Italy, and Carlo Ginobile who flew

    missions as a B-24 Liberator bomber

    tail gunner with the 15th Air Force.

    Their accounts are moving and now

    captured for perpetuity for all to see

    and hear.

    These brave veter-

    ans agreed to share

    their personal knowl-

    edge of the hardshipsand horrors of battle

    so that future genera-

    tions may learn from

    their first-hand ac-

    count of World War II.

    The documentary re-

    counts their stories of service on the

    land, sea and air, from the kamikaze-

    scarred Intrepid to remote airbases

    in Papua New Guinea, and from the

    enemy-infested jungles of Guam to

    the bloody beaches at Iwo Jima. Wethank them for their service to our

    nation, and for allowing us to docu-

    ment their contributions and sacri-

    fices.

    More documentaries will be pro-

    duced and more interviews will be

    conducted as we continue to preserve

    the rich history and proud legacy of

    Camden Countys veterans.

    Our partner, the Rutgers Oral His-

    tory Archives, conducts interviews

    with New Jersey residents about

    their life experiences. They have con-

    ducted more than 1,500 oral history

    interviews statewide while earning

    a reputation as an unequaled re-

    source on World War II.

    If you would like more information

    about the Camden County Veterans

    Oral History project, or would like to

    share your story, please contact the

    Camden County Office of Veterans

    Affairs at 1-800-464-VETS. If you haveany other questions about county

    services, please call me at (856) 225-

    5458 or email me at mcdonnell@cam-

    dencounty.com. Also, you can like us

    on Facebook/camdencountynj and

    follow us on Twitter at @camden-

    county.nj.

    By Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell

    Concerts bring sounds of the seasonto Voorhees library in December

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    WE NES YDEC. 3Jump Start Story Time: Ages 13 to

    17 months. 10:30 a.m. at theVoorhees Branch Library. Stories,

    songs, movements and fingerplays! Short stay and play after-wards. Registration is for a three-month session.

    Little Listeners Lapsit: 11:30 a.m.at the Voorhees Branch Library.

    Breath, Water and Sound Yoga:6:30 p.m. at the Voorhees BranchLibrary. Learn simple yet pro-foundly effective tools to let go ofemotional, mental and physicalstress easily from your system.With all the stress in the worldtoday, its really wonderful to be

    able to let go. No prior experienceneeded and very gentle.

    Sew Together: Grades four througheight with a caregiver. 6:30 p.m.at the Voorhees Branch Library.Grab an adult, your sewingmachine, or needle and thread,and join us for a monthly project!Call the Youth Services Desk for asupply list.

    THURS YDEC. 4Ready, Set, Read!: Ages 3 to 5.

    10:30 a.m. at the VoorheesBranch Library. This drop in story

    time includes stories, songs, fin-ger plays and a craft!

    Next Chapter Book Club: 7 p.m. atthe Voorhees Branch Library.Adults and older teens with intel-lectual or developmental disabili-ties meet weekly to read and talkabout books in a casual, enjoy-able group.

    M'kor Shalom Players Perform-ance of "Rock of Ages: 7 p.m. atMkor Shalom synagogue on 850Evesham Road in Cherry Hill. Aperformance of the little-known,

    amazing true story of Chanukahis told through original '80s hitsong parodies, written by AlanSchorr, Deena Belze, Larry Siegel,and Edmond Weiss, and directedby Beverly Weiss. Ticket pricesare $10 per adult and $5 per sen-ior and child 12 and under. Con-tact (856) 424-4220 for tickets.The community is welcome.

    FRI YDEC. 5Babies Playgroup: Ages 12 to 18

    months. 10 a.m. at the Voorhees

    Branch Library. Little ones meetnew friends! We provide the toysand books, but no organized pro-gramming.

    Senior Card Group: 12:45 p.m. at theVoorhees Branch Library. Seniorsmeet weekly to play various cardgames.

    Pokemon Fun Night!: Ages 5 to 11.6:30 p.m. at the Voorhees BranchLibrary. Trade cards, make a craftand play Wii on the big screen. Novaluable cards please.

    Open Mic: 7 p.m. at the VoorheesBranch Library.

    South Jersey Yarners: 7 p.m. at theVoorhees Branch Library. Allthings yarn! Come with your knit-

    ting needles, crochet hooks andyarn for an informal session withyarn enthusiasts. From beginnersto advanced. All ages welcome.

    S TUR YDEC. 6Chair Yoga: 10:30 a.m. at the

    Voorhees Branch Library. Spreadthe love within yourself withChair Yoga. It is a safe and effec-tive way to offer yoga to anygroup, age and level of health ormobility. Just like any yoga class,it can give you more flexibilitywith physical and mentalstrength; increased energy toimprove memory and clarity forbetter concentration; and sup-port overall health and peace.

    Breakfast with Santa: 8 a.m. to 11a.m. at the Voorhees CommunityHall at Lions Lake Park. VoorheesLions Club invites you to join San-

    ta for a pancake breakfast and tobring your camera for memo-rable pictures with Santa. Thecost is $7 for adults and $4 forchildren. Seniors are $6. Formore information call (856) 795-

    4273.

    SUN YDEC. 7Minecraft Challenge: Ages 6 to 12. 2

    p.m. at the Voorhees BranchLibrary. Take on our challengeswhile designing in creative mode.Bring your device with your ownMinecraft account: phones, iPads,tablets, laptops, etc.

    M'kor Shalom Players Perform-ance of "Rock of Ages: 3 p.m. at

    Mkor Shalom synagogue on 850Evesham Road in Cherry Hill. Aperformance of the little-known,amazing true story of Chanukahis told through original '80s hitsong parodies, written by AlanSchorr, Deena Belze, Larry Siegel,and Edmond Weiss, and directedby Beverly Weiss. Ticket pricesare $10 per adult and $5 per sen-ior and child 12 and under. Con-tact (856) 424-4220 for tickets.The community is welcome.

    Kids of HOPE The Mystery of the

    Manger: at 6:30 p.m. at HOPEChurch. The Kids of HOPE inviteyou to their performance of TheMystery of the Manger. Thismusical centers on an investiga-tive reporter, Jane Blonde, who issearching for the facts. Sheattends the rehearsal for theChristmas pageant looking foranswers and the children help herdiscover the truth about Jesus.Begin your Christmas season cel-ebrations with our children asthey gather the facts and exam-ine the evidence of Jesus birth.Nursery is available.

    MON YDEC. 8Senior and Disabled Citizens

    Workshop: 2 p.m. at the CamdenCounty Store, located on the sec-ond level at the Voorhees TownCenter. Those who attend thesession will have the opportunityto receive legal advice on a lastwill and testament, an advancedirective for health care alsocalled a living will and a power ofattorney. Participants arerequired to be Camden Countyresidents ages 60 and over. Inter-ested disabled citizens must be

    CALENDARPAGE 8 DEC. 39, 2014

    WANT TO BE LISTED?To have your meeting or affair listed in the Calendar or Meetings,

    information must be received, in writing, two weeks prior to thedate of the event.

    Send information by mail to: Calendar, The Sun, 108 Kings HighwayEast, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. Or by email:[email protected]. Or you can submit a calendar listingthrough our website (www.voorheessun.com).

    FLOOR CLEARANCEINSTOCK UPHOLSTERY,including Hickory Chair,

    Jessica Charles, Sherrill,Theodore Alexander,

    Taylor King, Harden andHancock & Moore Leather.

    You can make everyone a lot more comfortable this holiday season.

    please see CALENDAR, page 16

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    DEC. 39, 2014 THE VOORHEES SUN 11

    GLASS REPAIRFogged Units

    Insulating Glass

    Window/Patio Door Repairs

    Table Tops Mirrors Shower Doors

    The Voorhees Breakfast RotaryClub, a humanitarian service or-ganization comprised of men and

    women from all walks of life, wasformally recognized for its out-standing community service dur-ing a meeting of the CamdenCounty Board of Chosen Free-holders at the Voorhees TownHall.

    Camden County Freeholder Di-rector Louis Cappelli, Jr. andVoorhees Mayor MichaelMignogna made the official pres-entation to club members, recog-nizing the clubs charitable ef-

    forts throughout the local com-munity and beyond.We are honored to receive this

    recognition of our clubs hardwork, said Penny Page, clubpresident, and we welcome oth-ers to become involved with us tohelp those in need right here athome and around the world.

    The Voorhees Breakfast RotaryClub, a part of Rotary Interna-

    tional, was chartered in 2002 andis a part of the 52-club member-ship of Rotary District 7640,

    which encompasses the SouthernNew Jersey area. Rotary mem-bers are comprised of businessand professional leaders who ded-icate themselves to truth, fair-ness, improved relations betweenpeople and world peace.

    Rotary Internationals mottoService Above Self inspiresmembers to be involved in vari-ous service projects, both locallyand internationally.

    The Voorhees Breakfast Rotary

    Club meets weekly every Thurs-day from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. atthe Short Hills Restaurant andDeli on Evesham Road.

    For more information about,please contact Club MembershipDirector Glenn Page at (856) 783-5589 or Club Treasurer NickColanzi at (856) 435-6200; or visitthe Clubs website at www.VoorheesBreakfastRotary.org.

    Rotary recognized

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    One of the most important tra-ditional Chinese festivals, the

    Mid-Autumn Festival, falls on the15th day of the eighth lunarmonth, around the time of the au-tumn. Many refer to it simply asthe "Fifteenth of the EighthMonth." As the full, bright moonon that night tends to inspire peo-ple's anticipation for a family re-union, it is also called "Festival ofReunion."

    More specifically, a family re-union of sorts is what this trulyis, as last month a 97-year-old Chi-

    nese woman, Mrs. Li, arrived toreside at The Voorhees Care andRehabilitation Center. Her grand-daughters were concerned abouther well-being and had theirgrandmother transferred from afacility that she lived in MapleShade. She had been transition-ing to her newer community,when an extraordinary surpriseoccurred

    Nearly one month later, com-munity director Grace Kong wel-comed a new arrival to The

    Voorhees Care and RehabilitationCenters Chinese community.Mrs. Wong transitioned from liv-ing a few years in a facility inPennsylvania that was not meet-ing her needs as well as her fami-ly was concerned. There was alanguage barrier with her uniqueChinese dialect and the culturaldietary needs were not being met.The family searched for a placethat their mother would have abetter life and spoke with a familyfriend whose mother-in-law wasalready living in the communityat Voorhees. He indicated howwell and happy his 98-year-oldmother-in-law was doing in theplace that accommodated herneeds, so they reviewed his rec-ommendation and moved theirmother in.

    When Mrs. Wong arrived, shewas greeted in a lounge withother members of the Chinesecommunity and her grandsonsnoticed their Po Po, or grand-

    mother.That lady looks like our

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    As it turned out, the 97-year oldlady, Mrs. Li, is the mens grand-

    mother, who they had lost touchwith for a long time when theirown mother became incapacitat-ed and each family was busy navi-gating its own health challengesfor their nuclear relative.

    Suddenly, the mother anddaughter were reunited. Mrs.Wongs sons recalled better days

    when their mother was in finerhealth and she would visit hermother, their grandmother week-ly and the extended family wouldgather for Sunday Dim Sum inChinatown.

    Cautiously, the 97-year-oldmother Mrs. Li reached for herdaughters hand and smiled ather. They both have some visionimpairments, but were studyingeach others countenances to get

    reacquainted. They both wentthrough separate health issues, sothey lost touch and went separatepaths, yet following this time ofthe Festival of Reunion thisfamily encountered it in thepurest sense.

    Something wonderful justhappened, stated Grace Kong, di-

    rector of Chinese Communitywith The Voorhees Care and Re-habilitation Center, as the realiza-tion of the family reunion tookplace.

    For more information, pleasecontact Kong, director of ChineseCommunity, at (856) 679-4416 orAmi Feller, admissions andcommunity relations, at (856) 316-1200.

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    MICHAEL MARCHITTO/Special to The Sun

    State Sen. Diane Allen, Voorhees Deputy Mayor Harry Platt, MarlaMeyers, executive director of the Samost Jewish Family and Chil-dren Service of Southern New Jersey, and Voorhees Mayor MichaelR. Mignogna were at the ribbon cutting of a new program Take theWheel. All were in attendance to celebrate the Veterans SupportProgram, which offers transportation to veterans from fellow veter-ans and local volunteers. The transportation provides help for veter-ans in need to get to their doctor appointments, treatments andmore. The club opened in Camden in 2001 to provide at risk-childrena safe environment for after-school activities, fitness, social andcharacter-building opportunities.

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    areas of study and growth at theschool.

    For fifth-grade teacher MariaSykora, she said she thought chil-dren really loved working withtechnology, as it came second na-ture to them, and through that,she and the students could grow.

    Every day that we use technol-ogy, its a chance for us to learn to-gether, Sykora said.

    School technology specialistLisa Morgan said the use of tech-nology also helps the school en-courage its students to be inspir-ing.

    We engage them in activitieswhich use nature, technology andhands-on experiences, and we fos-ter an environment which pro-motes creative thinking in ourworld, Morgan said.

    According to Morris, theschool is always excited about ex-panding students opportunitiesto learn beyond the walls of Kres-son through the integration ofadditional technology resources.

    Its taking what we do welland continuing to find ways toimprove, Morris said.

    In other news:Several parents spoke during

    public comment about issues af-fecting their children.

    Parent Marc Vogin ques-tioned if there were any ad-vanced language arts classes atthe middle school level similar tothe advanced math the district of-fers.

    I know there are different lev-els of math, but what do you do inreading? Vogin asked. Is it allone level, or is it separated based

    on the ability of the students?Diane Killough Young, assis-

    tant superintendent for curricu-lum and instruction, said stu-dents who show proficiency at theseventh-grade level have the op-tion to opt out of reading whenthey reach the eighth grade andthey can take a foreign languageinstead.

    Parent Jennifer Henry, whoseson must walk one mile to E.T.Hamilton Elementary School,asked the board to look into thepossibility of revising its rules re-garding whether students mustwalk to their school or can ride abus.

    The bus stop is one houseaway from where my house is lo-cated, Henry said. It is less thana tenth of a mile from mydoorstep to the corner where thebus stop is located, and my son isasked to walk a mile.

    Henry said her main concernwas the safety of her son with re-gard to recent robberies and po-lice reports of suspicious vehi-cles in the area, in addition to pos-sible upcoming inclement weath-er.

    Parent Melissa Nayote won-dered if there was a way to helpher child who had a comprehen-sion issue using iPads for assign-ments at the middle school, as op-posed to using a physical book.

    There has to be a happy medi-um between the students who canuse the iPad and the students whocannot learn on the iPad, and weshouldnt have to fight with theteachers to get our children whatthey need, Nayote said.

    The next BOE meeting will bethe boards reorganization meet-ing and will take place on Jan. 7 atthe district administration build-ing at 7:30 p.m.

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    All students need success. It has been said that success is like vitamins, we all need some. Somestudents however fail to achieve the success they deserve. Subtle and sometimes overt differences in

    learning patterns can create havoc for a student in school. The most common neurodevelopmentaldysfunction involves the Attention System. This is the Chief Executive Officer of the brain. It directs

    by promoting, inhibiting, assisting and controlling all that we learn, remember, listen to and produce.No one has inattention for everything. Rather, it is inattention for those things that are boring or dif-ficult to understand. On the other hand, attention for things we really enjoy and care about may neverbe stronger. So it is really a misnomer to call someone Attention Deficit; rather it should be labeled

    Misdirected Attention.

    Often, individuals with this affliction are extremely creative and can become very successful adults

    when they can practice their specialty- do what they like. Although traditional past research did notincriminate sugar and foods as causative of inattention or increased activity, more recent research sug-gests that the artificial dyes and preservatives, found in many foods today, can worsen the condition,

    and should be avoided. Recent research confirms that exercise can be especially beneficial in improvingattention. Sitting still all day hinders the ability to sustain attention. Schools that provide regular ex-

    ercise at the beginning of the day and throughout the day have students with very little AttentionDeficit!

    Associated with at least 90% of students with attentional issues are learning differences. They may

    involve sequencing, fine motor, language, organization or memory. They may be subtle and not readilyrecognized without appropriate evaluations. These are students with normal to gifted intelligence; yet,if not recognized and by-passed early, may fail to achieve commensurate with their intelligence. The

    three main categories of learning disorders include: Dyslexia (Reading) 80% Dyscalculia (Math) 10%and Dysgraphia (Writing) 10%. Each, if recognized early, can be mastered and overcome!

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    By KRISTEN DOWDThe Sun

    Owning a home has long beenpart of the American dream, thattangible, visual proof of hardwork and dedication.

    Less than a decade ago, thisdream became a reality for manyacross the nation. Interest rateswere at historic lows, banks wereeager to offer home loans to mostanyone who came looking, and the

    real estate market was boom-ing.

    But when the bot-tom dropped

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    the recession, that facet of theAmerican dream shifted. Unem-ployment rates rose, credit scoresfaltered and homes were lost,whether to foreclosures or fromdownsizing to make ends meet.

    Lessons were learned fromboth the real estate boom and thefollowing crash, and as the mar-ket has slowly recovered duringthe past two years, local real es-tate professionals are optimistic.

    It was a most interesting bub-ble, Alyce Klaus, broker/salesrepresentative with Weichert Re-altors Moorestown, said. We re-ally have no expectations in ourindustry that well see that again.I think that we learned a lot fromthe boom, and I think that, over-all, the housing industry has

    taken more positive meas-ures to create more stability.

    The rise and fall

    of the marketKlaus said the last boom in the

    market was in 2006, and thesharpest drop in the local marketwas rather immediate.

    We had the boom and then wehad the drop. It clearly was a per-fect graph, she said. Were talk-

    ing general South Jersey,not most specifical-

    ly this area. Oneof the things I

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    were very fortunate inthe market were inright here.

    According to DaveLewis, broker/owner ofB.T. Edgar and Son Re-altors in Moorestown,the real estate marketsaw a more detrimentalcrash in other parts of

    the country.Relatively

    speaking, we

    werent hurtthat badly. Thekey word in that

    sentence is rela-tively. Areas likeFlorida, Las

    Vegas, California where youheard all the horror stories offoreclosures and bankruptcies theyve really bounced back, butthey were so far down percentage-wise, Lewis said. This area ofthe country tends to be a little

    more stable.Lewis, who is a past presidentof the Burlington Camden Coun-ty Association of Realtors andboard member of the New JerseyAssociation of Realtors, saw the

    height of the market in 2007, withaverage home sale prices at$325,000 in Burlington Countyand $232,000 in Camden County.He said the sales declined first,and then the prices started todrop.

    It was relatively gradual untilabout 2008, when the financial cri-sis hit, he explained. It basical-ly bounced along the bottom for acouple years until the summerof 2012, it started to pick back up

    again.Anne E. Koons, sales associate

    with Berkshire Hathaway Home-Services Fox & Roach, Realtors,in Cherry Hill, saw the decline inthe market later.

    I didnt see it burst until the

    end of 2009, Koons said, attribut-ing this to the fact that she sells alot of high-end homes. And then,of course, it was definitely (a

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    downturn) in 2010 and 2011.Koons said homes more than

    $600,000 dipped about 25 percent,and homes listed for more than amillion dollars dipped between 30percent and 35 percent.

    Why did the market crash?Why the real estate market

    tanked is not so much up for de-bate clearly, the economic crisisdirectly impacted the market but pinpointing exactly what hap-pened isnt easy.

    I think the banking systemwas, perhaps, overly generous.And I think America as a whole most people invest in housingwith this eternal optimism. Its atough adjustment to that monthlypayment, but everyone looks tomoving up in their job, salary in-creases, Klaus said. With somany small businesses thatclosed and downsizing of bigcompanies, I think that was a lot

    of shock there. People had posi-tioned themselves with that opti-mism and werent anticipating orprepared financially for those pe-riods of unemployment. That wasa good deal of it.

    Koons also said the problemstarted during the boom.

    The prices of homes were justinflating for no reason, she said.Ill never forget, I sold a house in05 for $400,000, and a year and ahalf or two years later, I sold thesame house for $500,000. The peo-

    ple hadnt done anything, but itwas supply and demand. Theycould get (the price), and they gotit.

    I couldnt understand whythere would be so much growthwhen there really was nothingdone to justify it.

    Angela Barnshaw, CEO of Had-donfield real estate agencyAgent06, said the fault of the mar-ket crash fell not just on thelenders, but on the real estate in-

    dustry as well.It was an unregulated mort-gage and real estate industry not just mortgage, she said. Itsabout both industries. The mort-gage industry got all of the

    spankings, and the real estate in-dustry went virtually un-scathed.

    It was this, she said, combined

    with an uneducated consumerthat caused the crash.

    The current marketComparing sale prices since

    the market began to recovershows a steady, if gradual, im-provement.

    During the recession, Burling-ton County saw the lowest aver-age settled price in February 2013,at $217,000. Camden Countys low-est month was January 2013, at$168,000.

    In December 2013, the averagesales price of homes in Burling-ton County had increased to$238,694. In Camden County, itwas $186,333.

    In June of this year, thoseprices reached $267,173 inBurlington County and $206,974in Camden County. The first halfof 2014 saw an average sales priceof $240,232 in Burlington Countyand $194,213 in Camden County.

    In October, the average sales

    price was $196,500 in BurlingtonCounty and $156,000 in CamdenCounty. There was an increase inunits sold for both counties;Burlington County saw an ap-proximate 3 percent increase,while Camden County saw about5 percent.

    Local real estate agents arelooking forward to this salestrend continuing, and they canhelp drive the market by the ad-vice they give to consumers.

    If we overinflate a price, we

    arent doing anybody any favors,Klaus said. The role that (Real-tors) play, its earning trust andrespect from buyers and sellers.Our job is to educate them on thecurrent market conditions and todeal honestly with them. Youcant tell people what they want tohear Its in the best interest ofeverybody to be factual, correctand honest when dealing with aproperty.

    Lewis said its important for

    people to know home sales are im-proving.Were trying to build confi-

    dence with folks, educate themthat its just a business cycle,Lewis said, and that things will

    be getting better.

    Recovering the marketWhen consumers are educated

    and honest about what they canafford, the market will continueto rebuild, Barnshaw said.

    Do the math, look at yourbudget, be honest and then de-cide, OK, they said based on thisIm approved up to this, but be-cause Im looking at the wholepicture, because I as the con-sumer only know the whole pic-ture, I know I can only spend upto this point, Barnshaw ex-plained. Its not about whatyoure comfortable doing.You need to look at the whole pic-ture.

    Building consumer confidenceappears to be key in recoveringthe real estate market, and as theeconomy stabilizes, that confi-

    dence comes back.I think, in at least the last two

    years, we have begun to see veryconservative, healthy and steadyrecovery, Klaus said. Your con-sumer confidence has increased,and unemployment numbershave improved. That has a defi-nite mark on the publics choiceto come back and re-enter, to look

    for property.Lewis said there is a lot of

    pent-up demand for housing, andthat will improve the market.

    The economy is slowly gettingbetter and consumer confidenceis increasing, Lewis said. Itsgoing to take awhile for the pricesto come back, at least to the pre-crash levels. Its going to take acouple more years. The good signis inventory is getting scarce, andthat usually causes prices torise.

    DEC. 39, 2014 THE VOORHEES SUN 19

    REAL ESTATE SERIES

    This is part one of a three-partseries on the local real estatemarket. Part two next week willfocus on the markets buyers.

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