Sunday 13 June 2004

Dear Jaspers,

As of July 1st, there will be only two ways to get your Jottings fix, via Yahoo Group Distribute_Jasper_Jottings or on the http://www.jasperjottings.com. 

If you want to receie it via email, please send an email to Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-subscribe@yahoogroups.com from that address with a little identifying information.

If you want to read it at the web site, please keep in touch from time to time because you will be invisible.

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This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040613.htm
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Fr July 30, '04, 11:30 A.M. Saratoga Race Course
           Paddock Tent, Saratoga Springs, NY
           Chairman:  Bill Chandler ‘70
           Club Leader:  Rev. Erwin Schweigardt ‘61

Mo Aug 2, '04 -- Seventh Annual Jasper Construction Golf Open
                            at Lake Isle Country Club, East Chester, New York.
                            Further details to follow. Joseph E. Van Etten (MC????)

Sa Aug 7, '04 -- Pete Matzke Memorial 5-Kilometer Road Race
                           http://www.me.stier.org/matzke/masterpage.html
                           The 1996 graduate and engineering student at Manhattan College died in
                           an accidental fall on the Cornell University campus in August 1997.
                          The Maine-Endwell Central School District is located
                                four hours northwest of New York City.

Mo Sep 20, '04 -- The 4th Annual James Keating O'Neill Memorial Golf Classic
               Hamlet Wind Watch Golf & Country Club in Hauppauge, Long Island.
               More info on this year's event will be posted online www.jkogolf.org .
               By July online registration will be available as well.

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My list of Jaspers who are in harms way:

- Afghanistan
- - Feldman, Aaron (1997)

- Iraq
- - Esposito, Steven G. (1981)
- - Mortillo, Steven F., son of Mortillo, Steve (1980)

… … my thoughts are with you and all that I don't know about.

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Looking for a fun game you can play as an adult? How about the same one you played as a kid. Dodgeball is making a comeback, even among those who were never picked for the team.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,120409,00.html

Dodgeball's a Hit - With Adults

===<begin quote>===

Thursday, May 20, 2004

PORTLAND, Ore. - If you were one of those kids who never got picked for the dodgeball team (search), you get a second chance.

The grade school game is now hot among young adults.

"It's ridiculously fun. It's high-energy, you don't stop moving. There's sensory overload," said Colleen Finn, who founded the Portland adult dodgeball league this year.

And throwing a ball hard at someone can be fun, too.

Grown men and women are turning dodgeball into a recreational sport, with pickup games and championship tournaments.

The game's visibility may well grow after this summer's release of a movie starring Ben Stiller, "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story." (search) It's the tale of a group of misfits who want to save their gym from a takeover by a fancy fitness center.

Finn founded the Portland league, which just wrapped up its season, as an indoor activity for kickball players during the city's infamously rainy winters. Word quickly spread, and in less than two weeks she had eight teams.

Players have to be at least 21, because Finn, 25, doesn't want anyone to feel left out if the teams go out for beer after the game.

Fittingly, games are held in the gym of a former elementary school.

"There's always that kid who wasn't picked for a team in the fifth grade," Finn said. "This is the perfect chance for redemption."

The idea is to have fun, so rules are loose. Ten players line up on each end of a court with a line of balls between them. The whistle is a signal to grab the balls and hurl them at each other. If you're hit, you're out; the first team without players loses.

Cameron Levine, the 28-year-old captain of Portland's America's Freedom team (search), was looking for a group activity that involved "some kind of exercise." He felt limited to pickup basketball games, until he saw an Internet posting for the Portland league. He and several friends signed up.

Between running to catch balls, trying to dodge them and throwing them at opposing players, the movement is constant. While that makes it excellent exercise, dodgeball isn't for the out-of-shape.

"It helps to develop coordination. It's jumping, it's lateral movement, it's throwing. There's a lot of things that enhance fitness. But you typically need to be fit to do it," said Dr. Linn Goldberg, professor of medicine and head of the division of health promotion and sports medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (search).

Levine said injuries are rare, but at the end of a particularly heated game his arm is sore.

A few years back, the hitting that's intrinsic to the game gave dodgeball a bad reputation in school yards, and some schools talked of banning it.

But the hitting is what appeals to the grownups.

"We got a guy in the foot and took him off his feet. It was awesome," said Sean Tufts, a linebacker who played intramural dodgeball at the University of Colorado (search). He was recently drafted by the Carolina Panthers.

At Kent State University in Ohio, Olsen Ebright is manager of the campus dodgeball club. Pickup games started in 2003, and the game is now officially recognized as a club sport.

"I'm a senior now, and I have so much stress. But on Fridays I get to go throw balls at people for two hours, and the stress is gone," the 22-year-old said. "It's a blast."

There's even a governing body for dodgeball - the National Amateur Dodgeball Association (search) which holds seven tournaments a year, including the Outdoor Nationals July 23-24 in Schaumburg, just outside of Chicago.

While organizer Bill DePue says the average age for dodgeball enthusiasts seems to be in the mid-20s, a few years ago, one team had players over age 60 in the tournament. All were graduates of the same high school.

"I think it goes back to the fact that everybody's played it," DePue said. "Whether it was dodgeball, bombardment or whatever you want to call it."

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I only knew about this phenom from the ads on Game Show Network. Being one of the ones that was never picked for any game requiring athletic skill, I'll watch and root for the underdogs. It seems like the formula for riches is to id something from everyone's collective childhood and updated it to today and make some bucks. Not everyone has fond childhood memories, so what do we do for those people? Hopefully, we can extend the hand of support and friendship to those who weren’t the "beautiful people", the endowed athletes, or the whiz kids. Hopefully our time at MC taught us to look beyond the physical and into the spiritual. That's the true bedrock to based decisions on.

Reflect well on our alma mater, this week, every week, in any and every way possible, large or small. God bless.

"Collector-in-chief" John
john.reinke@att.net

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CONTENTS

 

0

Formal announcements

 

0

Updates

 

0

Messages from Headquarters
 (like MC Press Releases)

 

1

Jaspers publishing web pages

 

1

Jaspers found web-wise

 

0

Good News

 

2

Obits

 

7

"Manhattan in the news" stories

 

0

Resumes

 

13

Sports

 

10

Emails

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY CLASS]

Class

Name

Section

????

Harold, John

Email05

????

Holmes, Steve I.

News2

????

Murphy, Jerry

Email02

????

Reilly, Joseph

News7

????

Rush, Victor A.

Obit1

1959

Cabranes, Manny

Email08

1965

McGuire, Bill

Email04

1967

Flynn, Br. Gregory

Email09

1967

Manfredi, Cesare

Email02

1968

Lawrence, Richard

Email02

1968

Momrow, Dave

Email02

1968

Mooney, Rich

Email02

1968

Murtha, Jim

Email02

1971

Calderone, Adrian T.

WebPage1

1972

Herger, George M.

Email10

1973

Chin, Dennis J.

Email06

1976

O'Connell, Bill

Email03

1977

Timmins,  Pat

Email01

1979

Reilly, Kevin

Email07

1981

Caputo, Ralph

Email02

1984

Sawchuk, Susan

Email02

1990

Piedmonte, David M.

Found1

2004

Flores, Luis

News4

xMCfac

Hynes, Br. Christian V.

Obit2

 

 

[PARTICIPANTS BY NAME]

Class

Name

Section

1959

Cabranes, Manny

Email08

1971

Calderone, Adrian T.

WebPage1

1981

Caputo, Ralph

Email02

1973

Chin, Dennis J.

Email06

2004

Flores, Luis

News4

1967

Flynn, Br. Gregory

Email09

????

Harold, John

Email05

1972

Herger, George M.

Email10

????

Holmes, Steve I.

News2

xMCfac

Hynes, Br. Christian V.

Obit2

1968

Lawrence, Richard

Email02

1967

Manfredi, Cesare

Email02

1965

McGuire, Bill

Email04

1968

Momrow, Dave

Email02

1968

Mooney, Rich

Email02

????

Murphy, Jerry

Email02

1968

Murtha, Jim

Email02

1976

O'Connell, Bill

Email03

1990

Piedmonte, David M.

Found1

????

Reilly, Joseph

News7

1979

Reilly, Kevin

Email07

????

Rush, Victor A.

Obit1

1984

Sawchuk, Susan

Email02

1977

Timmins,  Pat

Email01

 

 

FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

[No Announcements]

 

 

Updates

[JR: The following people have updated their information. To conserve space, "please change my email from X to Y" which isn't very interesting, and to alert you that they are here, I have listed them here. As always, I need your "news" and "recruits".]

 

(none)

 

 

 

[Messages from Headquarters
(Manhattan College Press Releases & Stuff)]

Nothing found.

 

 

WEBPAGES

[WebPage1]

http://www.dilworthbarrese.com/adriancalderone.htm

ADRIAN T. CALDERONE, B.Ch.E., Manhattan College 1971; M.E. Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College 1975; J.D., New York Law School, 1985. Admitted to State and Federal Courts of New York and New Jersey and registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  Member of New York State and American Bar Associations. Technical Indexer at American Petroleum Institute 1976-1979.  Fields of technology include petroleum chemistry and processing, including catalytic and thermal conversions, fluidization, organic and inorganic chemistry, mechanical devices and systems, semiconductor fabrication including chemical vapor deposition, ion diffusion and etching techniques.

[Reported As: 1975]

 

 

FOUND

[Found1]

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/misc.jobs.resumes/browse_thread/thread/3f74278210d75efa/cf375aecf433e534#cf375aecf433e534

DAVID MICHAEL PIEDMONTE

Spring Valley, New York 10977

Objective: A career that empowers my professional and technical qualifications enabling me to work towards the mission and goals of my employer while offering the opportunity for advancement and self recognition.

Technology Skills:

DEC VAX -Focus (SQL). IBM VM - QMF (SQL). Paradox -  PAL, Access, Client Server, WIN3.X, WIN95, DOS Migration of data from Mainframe to PC platform -  extraction/manipulation. Project planning/analysis.

Education:

Jan 96 - Present Iona College, New Rochelle, New York
MS Telecommunications
Jan 88 - May 90 Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York
BS Finance
Aug 85 - May 87 SUNY Morrisville, Morrisville, New York
AAS Business Administration

Experience:

July 94 - Present Iona College, Office of the Bursar, New Rochelle, NY
Title: Director of Student Finances/Bursar

[Reported As: 1990 ]

 

 

Honors

[No Honors]

 

 

Weddings]

[No Weddings]

 

 

Births

[No Births]

 

 

Engagements

[No Engagements]

 

 

Graduations

 [No Graduations]

 

 

[OBITS]

[Collector's prayer: And, may perpetual light shine on our fellow departed Jaspers, and all the souls of the faithful departed.]

Your assistance is requested in finding these. Please don’t assume that I will “catch” it via an automated search. Sometimes the data just doesn’t makes it’s way in.

Obit1

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
June 8, 2004 Tuesday  All Editions
SECTION: LOCAL; OBITUARIES; Pg. L05
HEADLINE: OBITUARIES

<extraneous deleted>  

VICTOR A. RUSH, 93, of Wyckoff, formerly of Waldwick, died Sunday. Before retiring, he was a licensed professional engineer in New York, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Florida. Subsequently, he was a consultant. He had worked on the Tennessee Valley Authority project, the Oak Ridge (Tenn.) National Laboratory, and the United Airlines Terminal at La-Guardia Airport. He was a graduate of Manhattan College. He was a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers and the Society of American Registered Architects. He was a parishioner of St. Luke R.C. Church, Ho-Ho-Kus, where he served as a Eucharistic minister. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus. He had served on the Planning Board in Waldwick. Arrangements: C.-C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home, Ridgewood.

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  LOAD-DATE: June 8, 2004

[MC: ???? ]

 

 

Obit2

Buffalo News (New York)
June 5, 2004 Saturday, FINAL EDITION
SECTION: LOCAL, Pg.D5
HEADLINE: BROTHER CHRISTIAN VIRGIL HYNES, ST. JOE'S TEACHER/ NOV. 1, 1920 -- MAY 28, 2004/

Brother Christian Virgil Hynes, a De La Salle Christian brother who taught and counseled at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in the Town of Tonawanda, died May 28 in De La Salle Hall's Retirement/Nursing Home in Lincroft, N.J., after a long illness. He was 83.

Brother Christian first served as an English and math teacher at St. Joe's from 1947 to 1954. He returned in 1974 as director of the school's counseling center, where he worked until 1977.

After that assignment, he taught at Bethlehem University in Bethlehem, Palestine, for three years and then joined the faculty at Manhattan College in the Bronx. He lived and worked there until his retirement in 2001.

Brother Christian was remembered as a demanding and no-nonsense teacher and mentor. At a reunion in May for the Class of 1954 at St. Joe's, a number of tributes were paid by former students to their teachers, and stories about Brother Christian were chief among the remembrances.

A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday in De La Salle Hall and burial followed in St. Gabriel Cemetery, Lincroft.

LOAD-DATE: June 6, 2004

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[News from Web and Other Sources]

News1

Newsday (New York) June 9, 2004 Wednesday
NASSAU AND SUFFOLK EDITION
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A28
HEADLINE: HAZARDOUS WASTE;  University agrees to $112G fine;  In settlement, LIU must also set up environmental management seminars for N.Y. and N.J. high school officials
BYLINE: BY OLIVIA WINSLOW. STAFF WRITER

Long Island University has agreed to pay about $112,000 in fines for violating waste management regulations by failing to properly store and keep records of hazardous materials at its C.W. Post and Southampton College campuses in a settlement reached last week with the Environmental Protection Agency.

The university also must establish 10 environmental management seminars for high school officials in New York and New Jersey about how to comply with regulations governing toxic substances.

Terry Ippolito, spokeswoman for the EPA's Region 2 office in Manhattan, said the seminar requirement, which will cost at least $115,000, stems from the agency's belief "that some of the safety concerns that we have at colleges and universities could very well be evident if one were to do an inspection of high schools ..."

The university said in a statement, "We look forward to partnering with the EPA on an educational program that will benefit K-12 schools in their efforts to comply with environmental safety regulations."

As for LIU's chemical waste, Ippolito said, "The basic violations had to do with the fact that they did not have a management system in place for handling the hazardous waste generated on the campuses." He added, "Now they do."

She said the EPA inspections dated back to November 2001 at Southampton, and a short time later at C.W. Post and at LIU's Brooklyn campus - where the university reached an earlier settlement with the EPA. The violations that were found included not having correct storage containers and not keeping a record of how much waste was accumulating. The hazardous materials involved, Ippolito said, included solvents used in science labs, vehicle service garages and carpentry and paint shops.

The EPA fined LIU $39,057 for the chemical waste violations and another $73,244 penalty for underground petroleum storage tank violations at C.W. Post.

LIU released a statement yesterday from Pamela Lennox, associate provost of campus services at Post. "The matter has been settled and the EPA and C.W. Post have agreed to the terms of the settlement," the statement said. The university wouldn't comment further.

The statement added, however, "The C.W. Post Campus is in full compliance with all of the EPA regulations. We have an extensive hazardous waste management plan, which adheres to EPA guidelines. The C.W. Post Campus employs an Environmental Safety/Health Manager, who monitors all our processes so that we can ensure the safety of our students, faculty, staff and neighbors."

An LIU spokeswoman said the statement also covered Southampton.

Tim Dougherty, administrator and building superintendent for the Village of Brookville, called C.W. Post a "good neighbor." Dougherty said he was unaware of the EPA's action, but said, "I will tell you for the last three years they [C.W. Post] have submitted applications for permits to replace their fuel oil tanks ... They've had a real professional guy replace them, and the ones they've abandoned, the original ones, I've been called to witness there was no spillage."

Ippolito said the EPA's Region 2 office has made a focus of inspecting colleges since 1999 and has filed complaints against 15 institutions to date, including Columbia University, Princeton University, Vassar College and Manhattan College.

LOAD-DATE: June 9, 2004

 

 

News2

Courier News (Bridgewater, NJ)
June 2, 2004 Wednesday
SECTION: COMMUNITY= UNION AND MIDDLESEX; Pg. 4S
HEADLINE: Plainfield people
BYLINE: Thomas A. Rhodes, Freelance OK
Plainfield man finds his strength in life's work
By THOMAS RHODES Correspondent

Steve Irvin Holmes knows first-hand that just because a man is born into poverty and welfare, doesn't mean that poverty and welfare was born in him.

His life's work has been a testament to that adage. The 51-year-old Plainfield resident wants everyone who's faced a day without employment or received a bill without sufficient funds to pay to know there's a way up and out of a system that - for some - can tie the bootstraps of potential self-sufficiency into a cat's cradle of dependency.

He wants all who can read to bare literary witness to his story in "Up From Welfare: The Autobiography of Steve Holmes," self-published through AuthorHouse ($14.95). A fanfare for the common man, Holmes' story chronicles his journey from the drug-ridden streets and welfare lines to becoming a high school track star, college graduate, youth football coach, director of a city-wide drug and alcohol rehabilitation program and - perhaps most important - a child of God.

"I wanted to write something that would inspire and motivate other people," said Holmes, who also plays a variety of roles such as husband of 24 years, father of four, Sunday school teacher, liturgical dancer and trustee and deacon at Shiloh Baptist Church.

"People always say they are going through so much in life they should write a book. I even said that myself, so I decided one day to quit talking about it and just do it."

Make no mistake, Holmes is not offering a soft sale of easy grace and imitation chicken soup for the struggling soul. His journey was a hard row to hoe, and for the benefit of those whose struggles are all too real and seemingly insurmountable, he spares few unpleasant details. He wants his readers to know what it means to be poor and black in America.

"Ultimately, my book points out how the African-American male, who has been persistently and continually beat down because of his ancestral roots, his looks, culture and lifestyle, can rise up from whatever he finds himself in physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually," he said.

Holmes' volume is rich in detail because he compiled more than a quarter-century of his own journals and diaries for the autobiography. Many of those entries were published almost verbatim from the original journal entries.

With chapter titles taken from the Ten Commandments, Holmes paints a mosaic of life from his birth into poverty in Essex County and his familial struggles, to how athletics helped propel him into Manhattan College and eventual earning of a college degree in English.

Stories of influential relationships with his father, mother, stepfather, coaches, pastors, siblings and the new foundation created through the marriage to his second wife, Pauline, are all detailed with the desire to tell the complete, unvarnished story.

"When I started writing this three years ago, I had to ask myself whether or not to include everything," he said. "There were a lot of things I thought about pulling out. I may have been something I did in my life that was real terrible, but someone else might have gone through the same thing and if they read about it in my book they may say to themselves, 'You know what? I'm not abnormal. If he got out of it, maybe I can, too.' "

Holmes hopes that because "Up From Welfare" is about a common man rising above everyday problems and not the story of a superstar athlete or wealthy celebrity, it will resonate with local readers.

"Some people asked why I would write an autobiography, 'I'm just a regular guy walking around,' " he said. "But that's what's so important to me. We read about the celebrities, but we don't read about what I would call the 'plain folk.' We have stories too, and those stories are important and might help somebody."

The complexity of his story allows the reader to see his life from a variety of angles. It is a story of a black man struggling in a white man's world. A tale of urban conflicts with drugs, alcohol and the culture of welfare. It is a spiritual pilgrimage of a man who feels the presence of God in every step he takes and how it led him to the success that he is today.

Holmes said if his book saves one person, the journey - and the book - was worth the effort.

"Up From Welfare" is available on hardback and softback can be ordered through any local bookstore or online at www.authorhouse.com.

GRAPHIC: BY THOMAS RHODES; Steve Irwin Holmes, author of "Up From Welfare," is a Plainfield resident who knows something about life's work.

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2004

[JR: Move over James Patterson. I have to add another Jasper to the authorship list. I am impressed when ever anyone has gonads to self-publish. If everyone that reads this spent the five bucks to buy an ecopy, then we would truly change the face of publishing. The fact that it is probably an inspirational tale that will motivate our souls,  worth sharing with others, and the cherry on top it's from a fellow Jasper. So I did some research ]

Title:  Up From Welfare : The Autobiography of Steve Irvin Holmes
 Author:  Steve Irvin Holmes

*** Amazon doesn't have it.

*** Barnes and Noble does

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=ygx1t4h3tT&isbn=1410746364&itm=1  

Price: $17.50

*** Gis self=publishing house has the best offer

http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/SearchCatalog.aspx

Title:  Up From Welfare: The Autobiography of Steve Irvin Holmes
Author:  Steve Irvin Holmes

  Electronic Book 1410746372 $4.95   
  Paperback (6x9) 1410746364 $18.75   
  Dust Jacket Hardcover (6x9) 1414033451 $29.25   

[JR: I can't make it any easier, short of buying it for you. And five bucks? And for the liberals in the woodpile, it's paperless.]  

 

 

News3

The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
June 2, 2004 Wednesday  Two Star P Edition
SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. L03
HEADLINE: COMMENCEMENTS
SERIES: COMMENCEMENTS
BYLINE: Cathy Krzeckowski, North Jersey Media Group

Commencements

Today, The Record begins a series spotlighting graduation ceremonies of public and private high schools in Passaic and eastern Morris counties. Some 4,500 teenagers in the region are receiving diplomas.

In terms of history, today's seniors, born in the mid-1980s, know the Challenger space shuttle disaster only through pictures and video clips. As toddlers, they saw the Berlin Wall torn down. And as high school freshmen, they witnessed the Bush-Gore election.

On the pop culture scene, the 2004 graduates have been around only slightly longer than Fox TV's Bart Simpson. But they're a few years shy of that other popular Simpson - Jessica.

Up next:

Thursday's featured schools will include Collegiate High School, Eastern Christian High School, and Passaic High School.

DePaul Catholic High School

Wayne

* Commencement: Ceremonies were Tuesday.

* 2004 graduates: 130

* Co-valedictorians: Megan Jones, who will attend the College of New Jersey, and Monica Toledo, who will attend the University of Pennsylvania

* Salutatorian: Dennis Marion, who will attend the University of Notre Dame

* Graduates going on to college: 95 percent

* High school Web address: www.depaulcatholic.org

Class of '04 fact

* The senior class organized a Carnival for Christ for disabled adults at the North Jersey Developmental Center and participated in Christian service projects, ranging from cooking for the homeless and needy to volunteering at nursing homes and hospitals. The seniors also held a picnic for students at the Cerebral Palsy Center in Clifton.

School of thought

Christina Varano of Totowa, who will attend Manhattan College, was captain of the girls varsity basketball team for two seasons. She said high school athletics helped her gain self-esteem. DePaul, she said, is a very accepting school, and she has grown close with many teachers and the Rev. Geno Sylva, the school's president.

"Graduating is exciting and scary at the same time. I have many close friendships and going away to college will be hard because I'll be leaving them behind. I'm a little nervous."

- Cathy Krzeczkowski

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LOAD-DATE: June 2, 2004

 

 

News4

JASPERSintheNEWS: Luis Flores gets audition for the rudderless Toronto Raptors

NO manager or coach, but business goes on
The Globe and Mail - Canada
... at this year's US National Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament; Luis Flores, a 6-foot-2 senior guard from Manhattan College; JaQuan Hart, a ...
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040602/RAPTORS02/TPSports/TopStories
By ROBERT MacLEOD
BASKETBALL REPORTER
UPDATED AT 7:41 PM EDT  Wednesday, Jun 2, 2004

TORONTO -- With nary a general manger or coach in sight, the rudderless Toronto Raptors have started auditioning young players in Toronto to try to sort out whom they might pick with the No. 8 selection in the National Basketball Association draft this month.

"Ideal situation, it's not," conceded Jim Kelly, the Raptors' director of player personnel, after watching four university-age players display their talents on the Air Canada Centre practice court yesterday.

The four are: Lionel Chalmers, a six-foot senior guard with the Xavier Musketeers, whose team made the round of eight at this year's U.S. National Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament; Luis Flores, a 6-foot-2 senior guard from Manhattan College; JaQuan Hart, a 6-foot-6 shooting guard from Eastern Michigan; and James Gillingham, a 6-foot-4 Canadian shooting guard from Guelph, Ont., who just finished his collegiate career at Bradley University.

Chris Duhon, a 6-foot-1 guard from Duke, was to be on hand, but had to cancel after experiencing problems coming from the United States. He forgot his passport.

The search for a new general manager is entering its third month. The Raptors are looking for a suitable replacement for Glen Grunwald, who was fired on April 16 as the club's senior vice-president and general manager. The Raptors also are without a coach, having fired rookie Kevin O'Neill on April 16.

One person who will not be Toronto's new general manager is former NBA great Julius Erving, who has been lobbying for the position.

Unfortunately for Dr. J, who has no experience running a basketball team, the Raptors never considered him a serious candidate. Yesterday, Jack McCloskey, Toronto's interim general manager, took him out of the running. "He's not in the mix," McCloskey said.

One who is reportedly in the mix is John Hammond, the vice-president of basketball operations with the Detroit Pistons.

However, sources with both clubs say Hammond has not been in contact with the Raptors since he told them shortly after Toronto initiated the search for a new general manager that he was not interested.

The NBA draft, in which the Raptors will choose in the first round from the No. 8 slot, will be held in New York on June 24. So far, all of Toronto's predraft preparations have been handled by McCloskey, Kelly and his scouting staff.

Kelly said he believes the Raptors will be in a good position to make an informed choice.

"I don't think we're close to a decision-making point right now," Kelly said. "We've done all the same things that we have done in the past."

 

 

News5

MCintheNEWS: Valedictorian Rachele Harkins will park cars during concerts before attending Manhattan College in the fall

TOP rankings come as a surprise for Norton class leaders
Taunton Gazette - Taunton,MA,USA
... Sylvestre, 18. Harkins, who will attend Manhattan College in the fall, said she will study business, possibly marketing. In her ...
http://www.tauntongazette.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=11845535&BRD=1711&PAG=461&dept_id=24232&rfi=6
R.J. HALLIDAY , Gazette Staff Writer  06/03/2004

NORTON -- The valedictorian and salutatorian of the Norton High School Class of 2004 said they were both surprised to learn they were academically tops in their grade.

"I never expected it at all," said Valedictorian Rachele Harkins, 18. "I was ranked seventh my freshman year, and I kept moving up two spots each year."    "I started my senior year ranked fourth," added Salutatorian Greg Sylvestre, 18.

Harkins, who will attend Manhattan College in the fall, said she will study business, possibly marketing.

In her senior year Harkins served as editor of Local Colour, Norton High School's literary arts magazine.

Harkins said her favorite classes at Norton High School were English and psychology.

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This summer both Harkins and Sylvestre will park cars during concerts at the Tweeter Center before heading off to college.

 

 

News6

MCintheNEWS: A future Jasper states MC is her destination

LOURDES grads off to college, Marines
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
... York at Oneonta. ''It's kind of bittersweet,'' said Erika Rohrssen, who plans to attend Manhattan College in Riverdale. ''Ready to ...
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/today/education/stories/ed060604s1.shtml
Sunday, June 6, 2004
By Gabriel J. Wasserman, Poughkeepsie Journal
Karl Rabe/Poughkeepsie Journal

Our Lady of Lourdes High School class of 2004 graduate Siobhan Mercedes Peterson beams after receiving her diploma during the Town of Poughkeepsie Catholic high school's 43rd commencement exercises held Saturday.    Brad Hildenbrand is traveling to South Carolina today for three months in boot camp, with Our Lady of Lourdes High School in the rear-view mirror.

Tomorrow's U.S. Marine, the Wappingers Falls native wore a blue robe Saturday as he received his diploma with 186 Lourdes classmates. Two of them -- Alex Dengler and Nicholas Capers -- will be joining him at the Marine Corps training academy on Paris Island.

''I feel pretty good,'' Hildenbrand said Saturday morning, smiling after the school's traditional tossing of caps into the air. This informal expression of glee is held annually on a lawn in front of the Catholic school, next to the flagpole off Boardman Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie.

 ''I'm really proud of him,'' said Hildenbrand's girlfriend, Lourdes sophomore Ashley Decker. ''I'll miss him a lot, but I know he'll return. ... If he has to go over (to Iraq), we'll just pray that he'll come home soon.''

Principal Michael Mullin invoked the courage of U.S. servicemen Pat Tillman and David Sutton, telling the graduates how they can heed a moral calling to ''stand alone'' as heroes.

Tillman gave up the glamorous life of a professional football star to serve his country as an Army Ranger. He was killed in Afghanistan on April 22.

Sutton, a military police 1st lieutenant for the Army, is credited with blowing the whistle on U.S. abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

These are examples of ''the power of one,'' Mullin told the Class of 2004, highlighting the extraordinary community-service record of this year's seniors.

An estimated 183 are off to college.

''I'm just elated. I'm so proud,'' Orpah Battle said. Her nephew, Matthew Armstead, will attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania on scholarship.

''I'm glad it's over and I'm excited to start my future,'' said Amie Romano, who will be attending the State University of New York at Oneonta.

''It's kind of bittersweet,'' said Erika Rohrssen, who plans to attend Manhattan College in Riverdale. ''Ready to leave but at the same time you're leaving all your friends. We're all pretty close. We're going to stay friends forever.''

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Gabriel J. Wasserman can be reached at gwasserm@poughkeepsiejournal.com

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News7

JASPERinthNEWS: Joseph Reilly (MC????) was also celebrating his 55th wedding anniversary

INSIDE Out Staten Island Advance - Staten Island,NY,USA
... He attended Sacred Heart School, St. Peter's Boys High School, New Brighton, and Manhattan College in the Bronx. Drafted into the US Army on Dec. ...
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World War II veteran not only commemorates Memorial Day but also 55 years of marriage
Sunday, June 06, 2004

As veterans of World War II commemorate D-Day and the dedication of their memorial in Washington, D.C., it's purely coincidental that veteran Joseph Reilly was also celebrating his 55th wedding anniversary to his bride, Kathleen, on Friday.

But we thought it fitting to mark both commemoratives by presenting a synopsis of the West Brighton residents' illustrious lives.

The couple had their first encounter at a Sacred Heart R.C. Church Youth Council social back in 1947. They were married on June 4, 1949, in the same church. They believe it was God's way of honoring them.

Mrs. Reilly, 80, a Brooklyn native, is the former Kathleen LaCoy. An alum of Sacred Heart School and Notre Dame Academy, she received a secretarial diploma from the former Packard Business School, Manhattan. She worked as a secretary for the British Purchasing Agency, Manhattan, but chose to retire 54 years ago to become a housewife and mother.

She is a member of the Sacred Heart Rosary and Altar societies, the Legion of Mary and Ladies of Charity, and the Randall Manor Chapter of the AARP.

Mr. Reilly, 81, was born in West Brighton. He attended Sacred Heart School, St. Peter's Boys High School, New Brighton, and Manhattan College in the Bronx. Drafted into the U.S. Army on Dec. 12, 1942, at the age of 20, he served with the 893rd Tank Destroyer Battalion that departed from Manhattan on Jan. 9, 1944, and landed in Normandy, four days after D-Day. He participated in campaigns in France, Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge and Germany, for which he was awarded five service medals and the Purple Heart.

 Mr. Reilly was employed by the former New York Telephone company for 37 years. He held a variety of managerial positions in the technical, marketing and regulatory departments. Since retiring in 1982, he has been a licensed real-estate broker with a number of Staten Island agencies.

Mr. Reilly was a former trustee and past president of the Youth Council, past member of Sacred Heart's Parish Council, a member of the St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Sacred Heart's Holy Name Society and past president of the Ushers Society. He is a past secretary with the Staten Island Chapter of the Battle of the Bulge and a member of the American Legion Gold Star Post.

Especially fond of traveling, the Reillys have driven a motorhome to almost all of the 50 states, including Alaska. They have also visited Ireland, Italy and England.

As they mark their "emerald" wedding anniversary, they note they are the proud parents of Joseph Reilly, of Chatham Township, N.J., Edward Reilly, of Islip Terrace, L.I., Stephen Reilly, West Brighton, Thomas Reilly, Hollywood, Fla., Kathleen Newman, Doylestown Pa., and James Reilly, Milford, Pa.

Fourteen grandchildren complete the family circle.

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The Staten Island Advance

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[RESUMES]

CIC'S SUGGESTION: Everyone who works for a major corporation should send resumes placed here into their HR system or department. While you may not see the value, it may be that one thing that delivers an opportunity to a fellow Jasper that changes their life.

FROM THE COLLEGE’S WEB SITE: Your resume can be sent to employers who contact our office seeking to fill positions. For more information contact the Recruitment Coordinator at (718) 862-7965 or Email to JGlenn@manhattan.edu

Actual jobs at MC are at: http://www.manhattan.edu/hrs/jobs 

[No Resumes]

 

 

[SportsSchedule]

The only reason for putting this here is to give us a chance to attend one of these games and support "our" team.

Date Day Sport Opponent Location Time/Result
6/24/04 Thursday Track & Field   USATF Juniors   Buffalo, NY   TBA 
6/25/04 Friday Track & Field   USATF Juniors   Buffalo, NY   TBA 
6/26/04 Saturday Track & Field   USATF Juniors   Buffalo, NY   TBA 
6/27/04 Sunday Track & Field   USATF Juniors   Buffalo, NY   TBA
7/9/04 Friday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
7/10/04 Saturday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
7/11/04 Sunday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
7/12/04 Monday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
7/13/04 Tuesday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
7/14/04 Wednesday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
7/15/04 Thursday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA 
7/16/04 Friday Track & Field   US Olympic Trials   Sacramento, CA   TBA    
8/27/04 Friday W. Soccer   Binghamton   North Rockland, NY   4:00 PM

 

[Sports from College]

BASEBALL HAS GOOD SHOWING AT MLB FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT

MIKE PARISI SELECTED BY ST. LOUIS IN NINTH ROUND

Mike Parisi was selected in the Ninth Round (270 Overall Pick) of the Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the highest Jasper drafted since Neil Longo '98 was a Ninth Round pick (275 Overall) by the Seattle Mariners in the 1998 MLB Draft. Parisi holds the top three spots in the Manhattan single season strikeout list. The draft continues through Tuesday.  Gaskin, who was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 23rd Round (696 Overall), led Manhattan with a .351 batting average and a .448 on base percentag this season, connected in four home runs and driving in 34 runs.

Rizzotti was picked by the Minnesota Twins in the 46th Round (1376 Overall). The first baseman from Archbishop Molloy HS signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Jaspers beginning in the fall of 2004. CLICK HERE to view all 46th round selections

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FREEMAN EARNS MONDO REGIONAL ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Riverdale, NY (June 7, 2004)-Thomas Jacob Freeman was named Mondo Regional Athlete of the Year for the East Region. Freeman set new records at the NCAA East Regional in Florida by breaking the old hammer throw record by 14 feet. He is ranked first going into the championships after his toss of 71.12m. Freeman threw the furthest out of any hammer thrower at any other regional meet by at least ten feet. Freeman also earned this honor for his accomplishments in the 2003 Indoor season in the Weight Throw.

Freeman has won many other titles this past outdoor season in the Hammer Throw. His first win was at the Baldy Castillo Invitational in Tempe, AZ. He continued to earn first place at the Broadmeade Invitational in Princeton, NJ, the MAAC Championships held in Lawrenceville, NJ, the Penn Relays held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, the Metropolitan Championships at the Bauer Track & Field Complex in Piscataway, NJ, the Texas Relays held in Austin, TX and the IC4A Championships held at Yale University in New Haven, CT.

 

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LARSSON NAMED TO THE VERIZON ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT TRACK & FIELD/XC TEAM

Riverdale, NY (June 7, 2004)-Manhattan College track and field/cross country athlete Karin Larsson (Garphyttan, Sweden), was named to the 2004 Verizon Academic All-District I Team, announced by district coordinators today. She will be forwarded on to the national ballot.

Larsson was chosen for her academic and athletic achievements for the past 2003-04 seasons. A Marketing major Larsson was able to keep a 3.89 GPA while excelling in her field events.

This year Larsson was named the 2004 MAAC Female Most Outstanding Field Performer at the Indoor and Outdoor Championships for the second year in a row. Larsson finished third in the Pentathlon at the Indoor Metropolitan Championships and was named Larsson finished first in the Shot Put at the Outdoor Metropolitan Championships. At the MAAC Outdoor Championships she won the Triple Jump, Shot Put, and High Jump and was named the Most Outstanding Female Athlete in the field events at the 2004 MAAC Outdoor Championships. Larsson also competed at the NCAA East Regional in the Shot Put and placed 31st.

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AHLEN AND SVENSSOHN NAMED TO COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA TEAM

Riverdale, NY (June 3, 2004)– Two Track & Field athletes were named to the 2003-04 CoSIDA Academic District I University Division Men's Track and Field/Cross Country Team announced today by district coordinators. Athletes were chosen for their academic and athletic achievements for the past 2003-04 seasons. Magnus Ahlen (Karlstad, Sweden) who finished with a 3.801 GPA in Engineering and Rajne Svenssohn (Karlstad, Sweden) who finished with a 3.611 GPA in Business are the two Jaspers to earn this honor.

Svenssohn has qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the Decathlon that will be held in Austin, TX from June 9-12. In Indoors, he finished 10th at the NCAA Championships in the Heptathlon, finishing with 2,882 points. He captured the 2004 IC4A Decathlon Championship Title and earned second place in the Decathlon at the Sea Ray Relays. He also captured first place in the 110m hurdles at the 2004 MAAC Outdoor Championships. In 2003, he was honored as the MAAC Men's Most Outstanding Field Performer, earning 47 points for the Jaspers.

Ahlen has had a successful senior season placing 12th at the Indoor NCAA Championships in the long jump and finishing seventh in the Triple Jump at the Indoor IC4A Championships. In Outdoors, he qualified for the NCAA Regional in the Long Jump and finishing 18th. Ahlen was also a member of the 2004 IC4A Indoor Championship team. He also earned a spot on the 2003 Outdoor Academic All-American team. He has earned Dean's list every outdoor season since he has been at Manhattan and was named the 2004 MAAC Indoor Most Outstanding Field Performer.

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THREE JASPERS QUALIFY FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

Riverdale, NY (June 2, 2004) – Three Jaspers from men's Track & Field qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships that are to be held in Austin, TX from June 9-12. Senior Thomas Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) and sophomore Zoran Loncar (Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro) will compete in the Hammer Throw and senior Rajne Svenssohn (Karlstad, Sweden) will compete in the Decathlon.

Freeman set new records at the NCAA East Regional this past weekend breaking the old Hammer Throw Record by 14 feet. He is ranked first going into the championships after his toss of 71.12m. Freeman threw the furthest out of any Hammer Thrower at any other regional meet by at least ten feet.

Loncar's throw of 62.14m placed him sixth at the NCAA East Regional last weekend. He is currently ranked 14th overall going into the championship.

Svennsohn qualified for the NCAA earlier in the season at the Sea Ray Relays held in Knoxville, TN. He earned 7,313 points earning second place. Svenssohn is ranked 14th going into the Championships.

The team also finished well at the NCAA East Regional placing 14th out of 122 teams.

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[Sports from Web]

Newsday (New York)
June 9, 2004 Wednesday  CITY EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A63
HEADLINE: COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD;  Storm runner finds her way
BYLINE: BY JOHN BOELL. STAFF WRITER

 St. John's University's Shernette Hyatt-Davis lives by a simple, challenging motto: "What doesn't hurt you," Hyatt-Davis said, "makes you stronger."

Her credo has been fashioned by real life experiences and has carried the Red Storm senior sprinter all the way to Austin, Tex. The former Central Islip resident finds herself at the NCAA Division I outdoor men's and women's track and field championships beginning today and concluding Saturday.

Hyatt-Davis, who will run the 200 meters, is one of 11 local collegians at the NCAA championships, including Manhattan College's Thomas Jacob Freeman and Zoran Loncar (hammer throw), and Rajne Svenssohn (decathlon); Columbia University's Delilah DiCrescenzo (women's 3,000-meter steeplechase); Erison Hurtault (400 meters) and Steve Sundell (5,000 meters); Iona College's Joe McAlister (10,000 meters) and Emmily Chelanga (women's 5,000 meters); LIU's Bryan Steele (400-meter hurdles); and Wagner College's Josh Russell (shot put).

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Newsday (New York)
June 9, 2004 Wednesday  CITY EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A63
HEADLINE: THE BUZZ
BYLINE: John Boell
 LEADING OFF

A few more local college players were selected on the second day of the Major League Baseball amateur draft yesterday.

Fordham righthander Rob Semerano went in the 20th round (No. 607 overall) to the Oakland Athletics. Manhattan College first baseman Chris Gaskin went in the 23rd round (No. 696) to the Chicago Cubs.

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Newsday (New York)
June 8, 2004 Tuesday  CITY EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A63
HEADLINE: THE BUZZ
BYLINE: John Boell and Marcus Henry
 LEADING OFF

A trio of local products were taken in the first five rounds of the Major League Baseball amateur draft yesterday.

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Also, Manhattan College's Michael Parisi went in the ninth round (270th overall) to Minnesota.

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The Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT)
June 4, 2004 Friday
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. 4D
HEADLINE: Cats' Coppenrath named to NIT All-Star team
BYLINE: Free Press Staff Report, Staff

University of Vermont men's basketball standout Taylor Coppenrath has been named to the National Invitational Tournament All-Star team that will tour the Far East this summer.

The 6-foot-9 forward from West Barnet is among 12 players who recently participated in the preseason and postseason NIT. The team will practice at Manhattan College from June 28 to July 1. They will play games in China and the Far East from July 2 to July 16.

'Taylor's star continues to rise," Vermont coach Tom Brennan said in a news release. 'I'm just happy our wagon is hitched to it."

Coppenrath, the nation's fourth leading scorer (24.1 points per game) in 2003-04, will be joined on the team by Josh Boone (Connecticut), John Cox (San Francisco), Travis Diener (Marquette), Nick Fazekas (Nevada), J.R. Giddens (Kansas), Tyler Jones (St. John's), Donnie McGrath (Providence), Paul Miller (Wichita State), Peter Mulligan (Manhattan), Sean Munson (Wagner) and Ronald Ross (Texas Tech).

George Bucci, a former Manhattan star who played for the New Jersey Nets in the ABA, will coach the squad for the seventh straight season.

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Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)
June 4, 2004 Friday THREE EDITION
SECTION: GASTON; Pg. 5L
HEADLINE: 2004 GASTON GRIZZLIES
BYLINE: Observer Staff

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Chris Gaskin (Junior, Manhattan College). Starter at first last year for Gastonia, and represented the team in the Coastal Plain League All-Star game. Led Grizzlies in hits (42), doubles (10) and RBIs (26).

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GRIZZLIES INFO

Home games are played at Sims Legion Park. To get there, take Interstate 85 to the Dallas/U.S. 321 exit. Head north on 321, toward Dallas, and take a right at the first stoplight, then a right at the first stop sign. You'll see Sims Park on your right. For ticket prices, call (704) 866-8622. More details about the team soon at www.gastoniagrizzlies.com. The Web site is being updated.

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The Times Union (Albany, NY)
June 4, 2004 Friday THREE STAR EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS, Pg. F7
HEADLINE: Threesome takes team to NCAA East Regionals
BYLINE: Bill Arsenault; Special To The Times Union

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Bronder in relief

Sophomore Matt Bronder of Ballston Lake (Shenendehowa) saw action in 23 games, all in relief, for the Manhattan College baseball team.

The 6-foot, 192-pound right-hander posted a 4-3 record and picked up a save. He had a 5.03 earned run average, giving up 51 hits and 38 runs, 27 earned, in 48.1 innings. He walked 20 and struck out 38.

Manhattan finished with a 25-27-1 record. The Jaspers defeated No. 2-seed Niagara 12-7 and 7-2 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament, the first two tourney victories ever for the college.

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Newsday (New York)
June 2, 2004 Wednesday  CITY EDITION
SECTION: SPORTS; Pg. A61
HEADLINE: THE BUZZ
 LEADING OFF

After winning four men's and three women's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference titles during the 2003-04 season, Manhattan College also took home the biggest trophy, the MAAC Commissioner's Cup.

Manhattan won championship titles in men's basketball, men's indoor track, men's tennis, men's outdoor track, women's volleyball, women's indoor track and women's lacrosse to earn its second straight Commissioner's Cup, which is awarded annually as a symbol of overall excellence in varsity athletics in the 25 championship events conducted within the MAAC.

The Jaspers, who finished with 116.50 points overall, also won the men's league crown for the first time with 63.50 points. Loyola tallied 58 points to take the women's title. Marist finished second in the overall, men's and women's standings.

ALL-STARS

All public, parochial and private school high school baseball and softball coaches are asked to submit their nominations for the All-City and All-Borough teams. Nominations may be submitted by fax to 718-575-2639, or by e-mail to sung@newsday.com.

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FEMALE Athlete of the Week
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... Moving on: Rogers graduates tonight and is excited about taking the next step in her life. She will run track and play volleyball for Manhattan College. ...
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Quaker Valley Quakers
By JoAnne Klimovich Harrop
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, June 2, 2004

Jasmine Rogers
School: Quaker Valley
Class: Senior
Sport: Track and field

Notable: Rogers won the 100-meter dash in 12.36 seconds and 100 hurdles in 14.37 on Saturday at the PIAA Class AA track and field championships. She tied the PIAA record in the 100 hurdles set by Cassie Richards of Winchester-Thurston in 2000. It was her first gold medal at the state meet.

 "I knew I could win both," said Rogers, a Bell Acres resident. "I was a little nervous at first, but once I did well in the prelims, I was really excited. That gave me more confidence, and when you have confidence you can do a lot of great things."

For her efforts, Rogers is the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Female Athlete of the Week.

Moving on: Rogers graduates tonight and is excited about taking the next step in her life. She will run track and play volleyball for Manhattan College.

"Being able to play two sports is one of the reasons I chose Manhattan," Rogers said. "I am ready to move on."

A quick change: Rogers had only 15 minutes to get from the medal stand of the 100 hurdles to the start line for the 100- meter dash. She didn't even have time to put on her warmup suit before the second event.

The hurdles, however, are her favorite event.

"I really like the hurdles because in the 100 (run) you pretty much know everyone will finish, but in the hurdles someone can trip or hit a hurdle," she said. "It makes it more exciting."

On the move: Rogers has lived in four states and in Germany because her father works for the Air Force and has moved the family many times. She credits sports as a way to meet friends easily.

"The more you move around the easier it is to make friends," she said. "You just get used to it. I looked at some information they handed out at graduation practice (yesterday) and most people had K-12 written on their papers. Mine just said 9-12. I don't know what it would be like to be at the same school for 12 years."

JoAnne Klimovich Harrop can be reached at jharrop@tribweb.com or (412) 320-7889.

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[EMAIL FROM JASPERS]

Email01

From: Timmins,  Pat (1977)
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 9:30 AM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: File - Welcome

John, all your work is greatly appreciated. You're doing the right thing.

[JR: Well we will see. We'll have to judge the impact by participation rate as a proxy for readership. This move may kill the whole community. But, the administrivia to do the mailing was burning me out. So status quo would have killed it. We'll see. ]

 

 

Email02

From: Richard Lawrence [1968]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 9:27 AM
To: editor@jasperjottings.com
Subject: Jasper Jottings

Hi John,

            Could you please change my Jasper Jottings Yahoo invitation from  <privacy invoked>  to <privacy invoked> . I use the IEEE alias to keep my real e-mail address out of Yahoo; thanks.

            I attended five Manhattan basketball games this past season, all victories. Our fellow '68 EE Rich Mooney is a season ticket holder and was present at all the games at Draddy Gym. Rich still works for the New York Stock Exchange and currently resides in Bergen County and can often be found riding the NJ Transit Pascack   Valley Line. Leaving the Manhattan - Siena game, I spoke with another '68 graduate, Jim Murtha. Jim is enjoying a life of retirement on Long Island. Jim is also a former Shearson data processing type. I'm not sure if he was at Shearson while you were there, but I believe he was at 17 Battery or 1 WUI in the early 80's. At the alumni reception preceding the Manhattan game at the MAAC tournament in Albany, I spoke with Dave Momrow, '68 MPH. I had not seen Dave since we graduated in 1968. Dave is Albany native and still resides in the Albany area. At the MAAC tournament I was seated with Cesare Manfredi '67 BCE '68  MESE. Cesare was a RA in Overlook for 2 years when it was converted to a  dorm in 1966.

            I marched with the Manhattan College group in this year's Saint Patrick's day parade. I spoke with Ralph Caputo, '81 BS. Ralph was formerly my IBM PSR while I was consulting at Manufacturer's Hanover in the 1980's. Ralph is currently a member of the faculty at Manhattan.

            I am currently working in Weehawken, NJ along with Manhattan Alumni Jerry Murphy. Also working with me is Frank Barbano, spouse of Manhattan graduate Susan Sawchuk, '84 BS.

[JR: Done. Great update. I know Murtha from Merrill; Not Shearson. Of course, I am sure you "sold" subscriptions to Jottings to all these folks? Keep the change; remit the dollars to headquarters. I am tickled to hear about everyone doing well.]

 

 

Email03

From: Bill O'Connell [1976]
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: This issue is at: jasperjottings20040606.htm

John,

            A note of correction.  My class was 1976, not 1959.

Regards,
Bill O'Connell

[JR: Noted. I can't believe I made a mistake! (only one)

 

 

Email04

From: Bill McGuire, 65 Arts
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 12:07 PM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: File - Welcome

Didn't realize I was volunteering for anything. But not the first time in my life I did good by accident. I will try to be a help As we've said many times before but not often enough you do a great job John, for the old alma mater in a way that speaks well for your education and character. Bill McGuire, 65 Arts.

[JR: Sure, that's what happens, we "suck" you in. You think you are getting "something for nothing". But, after a while, we guilt you into writing an email, with the required praise of the efforts. And the next thing you know: you're on the research staff like Liz and Mike, going to game like Richie, or (heaven forbid) sending checks to headquarters. Yes, it is an insidious effort to create a vast electronic community that binds you to us. Like the "stepford alumni". Seriously, about my education, not smart enough to be a good clerk. Nor, recognize a hopeless task. Character, gimme ten years and I'll be like Curmedgeon. Thanks for the report though. ]

 

 

Email05

From: John Harold [????]
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 6:20 PM
Subject: Re: APPROVE -- <privacy invoked>  wants to join Distribute_Jasper_Jottings

Went in another way and found a form that had the submit button -- luck with YAHOO  hope it works --  It works for a State wide organization of Voter Registrars in Virginia!!!   and thanks for doing this!!!

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From: Jasper John '68
To: John Harold [????]
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 6:17 PM
Subject: RE: APPROVE -- John Harold [????] wants to join Distribute_Jasper_Jottings

Well you might not have been able to see it , but something you touched did. Enjoy, John'68

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Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 4:45 PM
To: Distribute_Jasper_Jottings-owner@yahoogroups.com
Subject: APPROVE -- John Harold [????] wants to join Distribute_Jasper_Jottings

Hello,

The following person would like to join the Distribute_Jasper_Jottings

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Comment from user: cool--i'd join the group but i cannot find the submit button on the sign up page

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[JR: It does seem to work well. ]

 

 

Email06

From: Dennis J Chin [1973]
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 7:59 PM
Subject: RE: [Distribute_Jasper_Jottings] This issue is at: http://ferdinand_reinke.tripod.com/jasperjottings20040606.htm

John, thanks for the tip about your SPAMMOTEL mailbox. Good and useful utility! I hate SPAM with a passion.

Dennis Chin, Jasper 73

[JR: Now if the Spam Motel folks just had a unit of desktop code that supplied the next throwaway email address automagically. ]

 

 

Email07

From: kevin reilly   MC 1979
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 11:19 PM
Subject: hi

i will be reading jasper jottings on the website

thanks for all your efforts

kevin reilly   MC 1979

[JR: You're our next e.e.cummings? :-) Don't forget to write. You'll be invisible. Perhaps, I should create an "invisible" list. Nah. No more clerical work.]

 

 

Email08

From: Manny Cabranes [1959]
Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 2:05 PM
Subject: Receipt of JJ

Hi John, just a note to let you know that I am getting my JJ fix at http://jasperjottings.com

Thanks for your continued effort. Be well.

Regards

Manny Cabranes 59'S

[JR: Thanks. Ditttos about "invisibility". ]

 

 

Email09

From: Br. Gregory Flynn, FSC [1967]
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 11:49 AM
Subject: Greetings From Ethiopia

Hi John,

Just want you to know that I enjoy the jottings and wish to be kept on the mailing list. I wonder if I am the "fartherst flung" recipient (about 8,000 miles). Would like, again, to sound my own horn on working with street children - www.addis-hope.com

Keep up the good work
Bro. Greg Flynn fsc
Grad. History '67

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From: Jasper John '68
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:55 AM
To: 'Br. Gregory Flynn, FSC'
Subject: RE: Greetings from Ethiopia, John

Dear Brother Greg,

It's my pleasure to "serve" up jottings to you, and our fellow jaspers. Well, us injineers ain't so good on jeo-graphy, but you are probably not the "farthest" since we have some readers in China, Hong Kong, and Thailand. You probably do get the prize to be in the most out of the way place. As an inet techie, I be you are the "furthest" from the  inet backbones.

You are more than welcome to toot away. Just think of it as setting a few moths free, if our fellow alums take the rubber bands off their billfolds or unsnap their change purses.

The Lord Acton institute, that studies effective charity, http://www.acton.org/, cites "The first "R" is relocation. ... the importance of relocating to communities in need and living among the poor". It also requires belief that one can actually help the poor to grow and become fully contributing members of society. Ultimately, this entails a love that sees beyond someone's financial needs and ministers to the whole human person.

So, I would think that your personal testimony about the needs and progress would be most valuable to encouraging generosity. As Libertarian, I believe that personal charity is best and government is the root of most problems. You are "fixing" some of the world's problems and, if you "enlist" them, they probably will help.

IMHO,
John'68

 

 

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From: Herger, George M. [1972 A]
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:46 AM
Subject:

I think I'm in the same corner as Lou Apoldo, and have some answers to Bob Insull's questions:

During my Moral Theology and Ethics classes at M.C., I was in the New Green Leaf or the Pinewood, not sure - it's 30+ years ago.   

America was attacked.  We are at war.  No one is happy about it - I have three sons of military age.  But, we have to fight and win.  Defeat is unthinkable.  Hate tactics may not be the way to "bring about the peace" - whatever!  We win the VICTORY: then we will have peace.  Any tactic that brings victory at minimal cost in American lives is in order.   

Seems we, as a society, have advanced to the point where we can sit on a LIRR train (Nov 1993), or in a jumbo jet, or in a NYC office building (Sept 2001) and be slaughtered in our thousands (HEY: if there were swine on board, the terrorists would not have boarded!?).  I did not see where Lou suggested that the Americans attack Mecca and shoot kill everyone with swine-contaminated munitions. 

[JR: I think we have to win to survive. If that means thinking outside the box, so be it. IMHO.  ]

 

 

 

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The list of other "independent agencies" is lengthy, and while expenditures for each are relatively small, getting rid of all of these 57 independent agencies would save taxpayers $5.9 billion per year. Even if some of those 57 could not be abolished, axing the following – which would be the easiest targets – would save taxpayers nearly $4.9 billion per year:

1) the Appalachian Regional Commission ($107 million – pork);

2) the Broadcasting Board of Governors (whoa – $603 million for such things as broadcasting in the Middle East and to Cuba!);

3) the Consumer Product Safety Commission ($63 million – dictating to us what we can or cannot consume);

4) the Corporation for National and Community Service ($1,148 million – Americorps, the USA Freedom Corps, and other so-called volunteer programs that pay for volunteers!!);

5) the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ($390 million – let them sell commercial time like all the other networks);

6) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ($347 million – given the costs of discrimination in terms of lost profits should a business discriminate, this agency is an anachronism, to say the least);

7) the Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation ($412 million – more aid to farmers);

8) Federal Drug Control Programs ($495 million for this continued flop!);

9) the Federal Election Commission ($55 million – to manage the stupid campaign contribution laws);

10) the Legal Services Corporation ($329 million – welfare for attorneys and alleged perpetrators);

11) the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities ($283 million – funding all the art you would never spend one cent on);

12) the National Labor Relations Board ($249 million – as if employers and employees cannot agree on contract terms);

13) the Institute of Museum and Library Services ($249 million – oops, don’t want to forget pork for our libraries and librarians);

14) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation ($115 million in slush to pay off local politcally correct politicos); and,

15) the Presidio Trust ($45 million – a payoff for California’s Sen. Barbara Boxer – keeping the land in government hands until the right real estate developer pays off enough politicians to get them to sell the property).

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Anyone care to defend this grocery list of pork!

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