www.shamongsun.com FEB. 17–23, 2016 FREE Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11 Editorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 INSIDE THIS ISSUE Pack in the events Check out what’s going on around town. PAGE 8 K i d s & C a m p i s s u e ! SEAN LAJOIE/The Sun Danielle Pernice and Mark Oddo hit the runway to flaunt their prom attire. Seneca High School’s DECA Club hosted its ‘Once Upon a Time’ fashion show last week. Annabella Perazza and Kevin Sulewski hosted the event, while numerous members of the club sported some new looks from Men’s Warehouse in Moorestown, David’ s Bridal in Maple Shade and Fo rmal Expressions in Maple Shade. DECA F ashion Show By SEAN LAJOIE The Sun As folks entered the Seneca High School cafeteria for the stu- dent council charity dinner on the evening of Jan. 22, they were fully aware that Winter Storm Jonas was brewing outside. However, they were not aware that the newly assembled Seneca dance team also had something brewing that evening. The group that had been creat- ed just two months prior to the event would be giving its first public performance. Though head coach Celeste Wilden admitted to there being some natural nerves and jitters, she noted they went unnoticed during the memorable perform- ance. The team danced to “You Can’t Stop The Beat” from Hairspray. The act was choreographed by please see TEAM, page 2 By SEAN LAJOIE The Sun “For our town, you could argue emergency planning and re- sponse is as important or more important than say New York or Philadelphia because resources are limited and support from out- side our area may be hindered,” Shamong OEM Coordinator John Lyons said. While Lyons is new to the role, he is already actively looking to enhance Shamong’s emergency management. “We live in an era where we are increasingly reliant on informa- tion, technology, electricity and just-i n-time supply chai ns. I want to encourage every resident to have a plan for themselves and their family, to be prepared and to consider helping out in one ofour many voluntee r roles if they please see OEM, page 3 New team in step at Seneca Ath let ic dep art men t supports creation of new dance team OEM lays out plan Office of EmergencyManagement works to e nsu re res ide nt saf ety
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Danielle Pernice and Mark Oddo hit the runway to flaunt their prom attire. Seneca High School’sDECA Club hosted its ‘Once Upon a Time’ fashion show last week. Annabella Perazza and KevinSulewski hosted the event, while numerous members of the club sported some new looks from Men’sWarehouse in Moorestown, David’s Bridal in Maple Shade and Formal Expressions in Maple Shade.
DECA Fashion Show
By SEAN LAJOIEThe Sun
As folks entered the SenecaHigh School cafeteria for the stu-dent council charity dinner onthe evening of Jan. 22, they werefully aware that Winter StormJonas was brewing outside.
However, they were not awarethat the newly assembled Senecadance team also had somethingbrewing that evening.
The group that had been creat-ed just two months prior to theevent would be giving its firstpublic performance.
Though head coach CelesteWilden admitted to there beingsome natural nerves and jitters,she noted they went unnoticedduring the memorable perform-ance.
The team danced to “You Can’tStop The Beat” from Hairspray.The act was choreographed by
please see TEAM, page 2
By SEAN LAJOIEThe Sun
“For our town, you could argueemergency planning and re-sponse is as important or moreimportant than say New York orPhiladelphia because resourcesare limited and support from out-side our area may be hindered,”Shamong OEM Coordinator JohnLyons said.
While Lyons is new to the role,he is already actively looking toenhance Shamong’s emergencymanagement.
“We live in an era where we areincreasingly reliant on informa-tion, technology, electricity and
just-in-time supply chains. I wantto encourage every resident tohave a plan for themselves andtheir family, to be prepared and toconsider helping out in one of our many volunteer roles if they
Wilden, and the costumes thegirls wore were sewn by hermother, Amelia Severino.
“Our first event was very excit-ing,” Wilden said. “When theyfinished their performance, theyall told me how much fun theyhad, and that made all the hard
work worth it!”
This hard work started imme-diately after the group was giventhe go ahead by athletic directorBrad Bauer.
Transfer student MarissaEvola was a member of the danceteam at her previous school andthought it would provide a greatopportunity for students atSeneca if they also had the oppor-
TEAMContinued from page 1
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Special to The Sun
Members of the first-ever Seneca High School dance team: HaileyChapman, Marissa Evola, Hyeon Jung, Brianna McNally, Danielle Ro-manuski and Savannah Thomas. The team gave its first performanceat the Student Council Charity Dinner in January and will be takingthe floor again at the Golden Eagle Pageant in March.
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are willing and able to do so.”Lyons is taking on the new po-
sition with a wealth of knowledgeand experience in this line of work. He is actively involved asteam leader for the PinelandsCommunity Emergency Re-sponse Team, a group of volun-teers who reside in Shamong,Tabernacle, Medford, Bass Riverand other nearby towns.
The Pinelands CERT team as-
sists with community events thatteach preparedness and planningfor emergency situations. Theteam also can be called up by theOffice of Emergency Manage-ment in any of the four men-tioned towns to respond and helpsupport the efforts of first respon-ders.
“Planning, coordination andresponse is something I deal withevery day,” Lyons said.
Lyons deflected much of his ex-pertise to Col. William Lowe whohe proclaimed as his mentor.Lowe is the OEM coordinator forTabernacle and is responsible forthe Pinelands CERT program.
“Working with Col. Lowehelped prepare me for this re-sponsibility and also provided agreat network of resources to callon when I have questions,” Lyonssaid. “And I have many!”
After being appointed as theOEM coordinator in January,Lyons’ first plan of action was toget to know the people and re-sources in the township. He met
with the leadership and some vol-unteers of the Indian Mills Volun-teer Fire and EMS departments,groups Lyons referred to as braveindividuals who give of theirtime and place their lives inharm's way under dangerous con-ditions.
“Our first responders are pro-fessionals and deserving of our
support and praise,” Lyons said.The OEM team consists of the
coordinator and his two deputies,Stanley Rowe and WallacePickard, both residents of thetownship who have been activelyinvolved in various roles of emer-gency response for years.
Rowe and Wallace have provid-ed great resources with their ex-perience and institutional knowl-edge. Rowe is also captain of theIMVFD Fire Police, and Wallace
is a retired brigadier general withthe U.S. Air Force.
Lyons also paid homage to hispublic works team, specificallyNorman Welsh, Gary Welsh,Steve Mitchell and their part-timehelpers for the hours of time theyspent clearing the roads in the re-cent snow storm.
“We have an amazing PublicWorks team who don’t get enoughcredit for the long hours andtough work of clearing the roads,keeping equipment running and
being out in conditions whenwe’re telling everyone else to stayin,” he said.
One of Lyons’ first acts afterbecoming OEM coordinator wasto create a Facebook page to in-crease the office’s online follow-ing. Residents who like the Sha-mong Township Office of Emer-gency Management Facebookpage will receive updates onemergency planning, events, im-portant weather updates and
news about Shamong OEM.The page has more than 400 fol-lowers, and during the recentwinter storm, the posts aboutroad conditions and safety alertsreached more than 1,000 people.
Lyons’ wife Kerri, also a CERTmember, assists with posting up-dates and keeping fresh contentfor both the Shamong and Taber-nacle OEM Facebook pages.
While he plans on continuingto develop the Facebook page,Lyons also wants to focus on
more traditional methods of com-munication, including townshipevents, flyers and brochures thatwill be available at town hall.
One thing Lyons plans to pushto residents through these vehi-
cles of communication is theSwift 911 Alert System that wentlive in mid-January. The systemreplaced Code Red and is used byBurlington County and townsthroughout the county to createvoice calls, emails and text mes-sages for emergency notifica-tions.
All residents who haven’t al-ready registered with Swift 911are encouraged to follow the in-structions listed on the townshipwebpage regarding how to regis-ter for Shamong alerts. Thosewithout Internet access will beable to sign up via telephone bycalling the township office at (609)
268-2377.New Jersey also offers a regis-
tration website for those with spe-cial access or functional needswho might need assistance orconsideration during emergencysituations. Folks can register forthis by going to www.register-ready.nj.gov.
Register Ready NJ is a secure,safe way to indicate you or yourfamily member's special needs inthe event of an evacuation, ex-tended power outages or other
emergency response.Of course, in any emergency
situation, if you need assistanceyou should call 9-1-1, but theseother tools will allow ShamongOEM to share important informa-tion before an emergency occursand help resources respond after-ward.
Lyons also plans to set up a se-ries of meetings for the LocalEmergency Planning Committee.
The law requires all townshipshave a comprehensive and regu-larly reviewed emergency re-sponse plan, and the body thatoversees the maintenance of thisplan is the LEPC.
“The plan covers importantareas such as available resources,emergency procedures, commu-nication, sheltering and, whennecessary, evacuation. All of these areas need to be reviewedand assessed to make sure theyare current and accurate,” Lyonssaid.
The LEPC typically consists of OEM, township elected officialsand administration, various de-
partments, including fire, EMS,State Forest Fire, the health de-partment and community li-aisons.
Lyons is in the process of iden-tifying the 2016 representativesfor each representative area, astheir plan is due for formal re-view by the state this year. TheLEPC will also discuss any up-coming events, general prepared-ness, readiness and public safetyissues for Shamong. Contact [email protected] for any
questions, interest in volunteer-ing or for more information aboutemergency planning and re-sponse.
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tunity to join a dance team.Being a dancer and having more than 17
years experience in the field made it hardfor Wilden to turn down the offer to leadthe group.
“I am always open to new things andhelping students accomplish things theyare passionate about. This young girl had apassion for (dance) and was willing to helpget others involved, so how could I say noto that?” she said.
It only took a couple of weeks for this
idea to come to fruition since the schoolwas supportive of it from the early stages.
A group of girls interested in joining thefirst-ever dance team arranged a table atSeneca’s first annual activities fair duringLunch and Learn in early November. The
interest level was initially high, with 15people signing up, but due to other commit-ments and time issues, the team has six
members – Hailey Chapman, Evola, HyeonJung, Brianna McNally, Danielle Romanus-ki and Savannah Thomas.
Some of the girls have as many as 12years of formal dance training while oth-ers have minimal training. It is a diversegroup of girls when it comes to experience,but their dedication is all sky high.
“They all have really good rhythm andhave come together to form a cohesiveteam,” Wilden said.
The group did not have a practice roomuntil January, so it got together wherever itcould in the meantime to work on its skills.
It gathered in a small space in the counsel-ing center and even practiced every dayduring Lunch and Learn to ensure the firstperformance would be a hit.
The second performance will take placeat the Golden Eagle Pageant on March 15.
The pageant is a contest between six seniorboys and six senior girls competing for thetitles of Mr. and Ms. Golden Eagle. They
will accumulate points based on theirscores in several categories such as month-ly presentation, talent, formal wear, fish-bowl, congeniality and audience favorite.
In between each act, the dance team willperform. There will also be a scholarshipcollection for a Student Council-sponsoredGolden Eagle Pageant Scholarship at grad-uation.
As far as the dance team goes, the futurelooks bright. Wilden has taken the headcoaching role and run with it, saying it hasbeen a rewarding experience for her. Infact, she is already looking into competi-
tions for next year.“This year, since we formed the group so
late, we are performing only at these twoevents. But next year, I have permission totake the group to competitions,” Wildensaid.
GROUP’SContinued from page 2
Group’s second performance is March 15
Champagne wishes and caviar
dreams are no longer in the
head of our Gov. Christie. Last
week, following a disappointing sixth-
place finish in the New Hampshire pri-
mary, Christie did what many thought
was inevitable for quite awhile now –
he suspended his bid for the presiden-
cy.
Four years ago, when Christie made
it official that he would not seek the Re-
publican nomination in the 2012 elec-
tion opposite President Obama, it
seemed as though our governor would,
at the very least, be a leading candidate
in 2016. But following the Bridgegate
scandal and fights over the state’s pen-
sion, voters soured on him.
The surprising rise of Donald
Trump, and others, was the final blow
to Christie’s presidential aspirations.
He performed poorly in the Iowa
caucuses, which wasn’t unexpected,
but all along, he was banking his cam-
paign on success in New Hampshire.
When he finished with just 7 percent of
the vote last week, good for sixth best
among Republicans, the final nail was
hammered in his coffin.
Now, Christie returns to New Jersey
to assume his full-time duties of gover-
nor. That will be good for us – or will
it?
Christie will serve out the remain-
ing two years of his second term as a
lameduck governor. Between now and
2017, with no further political ascen-
sion in sight, he will be forced to deal
with a Legislature that has its sights
set on policies that will reach far be-
yond his term in office.
How much Christie will be able to
accomplish in the remainder of his
term, and just how much influence he
can exert, is questionable, at best.
Christie went for it all, and came up
short. Now, he’s coming back home to
pick up the pieces.
Here’s to hoping he’ll be more hum-
ble in the coming years and think of
New Jersey first.
in our opinion
Welcome home, Chris Christie! W ith bid for presidency done, our governor ca n now just be our governor
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As a resident of Shamong, I amwriting to express my apprecia-tion of the fine job our publicworks department recently did inremoving the 16-plus inches of snow during the recent storm.
The Shamong department of public works consists of onlythree full-time employees: Nor-man "Snooky" Welsh, Gary Welshand Steve Mitchell.
Despite their small numbers
and limited budget, our publicworks department has consistent-ly provided us with virtuallysnow-free roads within hours of astorm event for many years.
As a result, our township's fam-ilies can continue their busydaily routines after a storm inconfidence without the fear of un-necessary risk or inconveniencethat the residents of many neigh-boring towns experience.
Thank you for contributing tothe quality of life that we allenjoy in Shamong!
Chris Zehnder
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for an hour Super Smash Broth-ers Brawl tournament on the Nin-tendo Wii system. Feel free tobring your own Wii or Gamecubecontroller, or use one of ours.Registration requested. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/wii-super-smash-brothers-brawl-tournament-0.
Open Prayer Gathering: 6:30 p.m.at Crossroads Community Churchof Shamong, 445 Oakshade Road.For any local residents seekingprayer.
THURS Y FEB. 18
Parachute Play: Ages 2-4. 10:30a.m. at Pinelands Branch Library.Join for a half hour of parachutegames and play time together.Must be accompanied by a care-giver. Registration requested. Vis-it www.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/parachute-play-11.
Yoga Pretzels: Ages 6-12. 4:30 p.m.at Pinelands Branch Library. YogaPretzels is a fun and vibrant wayto get kids bending, breathing,twisting and stretching. Please besure to have the children wearcomfortable, breathable clothesand bring a yoga mat or a largetowel to use as a mat. Registra-tion required. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/yoga-pretzels-8.
join us with Babita Kapoor, a reg-istered Shakti Om Yoga instruc-tor, to learn yoga’s ancient sci-ence of breath control and re-energize your body and mind.Wear comfortable, breathableclothes and bring a yoga mat ifyou have one. Registrationrequired. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/can-dlelight-yoga-7.
FRI Y FEB. 19
Paws to Read (Brooke): 3:30, 3:45,4:00 and 4:15 p.m. at PinelandsBranch Library. Children are wel-
come to practice their readingskills and make a new friend by
reading aloud to Brooke, a regis-tered therapy dog. Sign up for a15-minute slot and see what it'sall about. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/paws-read-brooke-3.
S TUR Y FEB. 20
Gaming @ the Library: Mario Party9: Ages 7 and older. 2 p.m. at
Pinelands Branch Library. JoinMr. Will for a fun-filled afternoon
of Mario Party 9 on the Wii. Reg-istration is requested and guaran-tees you gaming time, walk insare accepted. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/gam-ing-library-mario-party-9.
MON Y FEB. 22
Baby time: Ages 0-18 months. 10:30a.m. at Pinelands Branch Library.
The littlest library goers are invit-ed to join Ms. Danielle for stories,songs, rhymes and play time.Must be accompanied by a care-giver. Registration required. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/baby-
time-45.
Star Wars: Showdown on theSmugglers’ Moon: Join Mr. Rickfor an iPad delivered, big-screenreading of the new Star Warscomic book adventure that takesplace shortly after the events ofEpisode IV: A New Hope. Regis-tration required. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/star-wars-showdown-smugglers’-moon.
TUES Y FEB. 23Chess Club: Ages 7-16. 4 p.m. at
Pinelands Branch Library. JoinMr. Rick and his young assistants,Michael and Ryan, for an hour ofplay and/or instruction. Pleasebring your chess set along if youhave one. If not, use one of ours.Registration requested. Visitwww.bcls.lib.nj.us/calendar/chess-club-5.
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