The Maroon Vol. 3… No. 48
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
“Bringing us all to a place we don't want to lose."
Observer: Passions Of Adolescence
Macky’s New York: A Portrait Of Abu
William Peay: Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame: Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
Project Arrow: Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
Mark Porro: A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
M + A NYC: Mighty Are We As One
James Stroker: Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman: Rock Hound
Jeff Meyers: Wild Trees
Siobhan Crann Winograd: Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras: You’re Saying It Wrong
RHS Class of 1968: 55th Reunion October 6-8, 2023
RHS Class of 1973: 50th Reunion, Oct 7 at the Hilton, Woodcliff Lake
RHS Class of 1993: 30th Reunion October 7, 2023
RHS Class of 1983: 40th Reunion, October 14, 2023
Observer
The Passions of Adolescence
During the course of the Summer of 2023 a new web site will appear: RHSArrow.org. It will initially archive and be the online home of the Ridgewood High School Arrow Yearbooks, dating back to the 19th Century.
Archives naturally attract physical artifacts which stored in attics or closets. We ask that you take pictures and send them to us, instead of sending your old gym bag or girls’ gym suit. Bonus points for including yourself in the picture.
We are also serious about gathering your recollections of your Ridgewood High Days and the time spent living in Ridgewood. We know the subjects are inseparable but huge in their own rights. These can be authored by you in digital audio, video, or written formats.
Lastly, we would like to hear about how all this information might best be presented on the Internet and your strongly felt guidelines for us to work by. We aim to reflect the high-minded and lofty ideas of a NJ public education system and the Village it shares. The RHSArrow.org website will only be an archive of events and the real discussions will continue to take place in other forums.
Macky’s New York
Matthew Cortellesi Photography
June 11, 2023 - Upper West Side
A Portrait Of Abu
Abu is my assistant in the cheese shop and as much as I have taught him about cheese...he has taught me about life.
I shot this from inside looking out the restaurant window with the reflection of Abu in the glass as he raises his hands and laughs with a coworker just before we close for the night - trees and building in the distance.
Time 830 pm
William Peay
Tales From The Wood…
RHS Athletic Hall Of Fame
Made For & Inspired By RHS Alumni
Visit the RHS Hall of Fame
Received word from Roger Sweeney's daughter Tracey that there will be a memorial service for Roger on June 24th at 10:00 AM at The Church of the Presentation, 271 W. Saddle River Rd. Upper Saddle River, N.J.
Digital Printing for the RHS Hall of Fame provided by Tim Boucher, RHS 1988
Project Arrow
Creating An Online Home For RHS Arrow Yearbooks
Details To Be Available in July, 2023
Mark Porro
A Cup Of Tea On The Commode
Want a great summer read? How about "A Cup of Tea on the Commode"?
Get yours now click the link.
https://acupofteaonthecommode.org/book-table
Arrived in bookstores everywhere on Mother’s Day, May 14, 2023.
M + A NYC
Mighty Are We As One
Shop home décor and wearable accessories at www.mplusanyc.com
James Stroker
Hope Coach
Jim Schoneman
Rock Hound
I can count on one hand the number of books that I read during my grade school years. I just couldn’t see the point of sitting in a chair reading someone else’s story when I could be outside making my own. But two of the books I did read made up for all of the ones I didn’t. Those two books were “My Side of the Mountain” by Jean George, and “Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era” by Sterling North.
As a young boy growing up in New Jersey I adopted just about every type of wild mammal, reptile, amphibian, bird, and even bug, that could be found in our locale. But the one animal I was never able to possess was a raccoon. However, there was a neighbor boy who was a couple years older than me who had adopted and raised a wild raccoon from a baby, and he named him “Rascal.” I remember my 4th grade teacher allowing Rascal to be brought into our classroom for a show and tell, and I was so jealous that Rascal didn’t belong to me.
Sterling North’s book “Rascal” was released in 1963, and I was in 4th grade in 1965. “Rascal” was such a popular book, that within two years of its release, there were probably countless American boys who had adopted a wild raccoon and named him or her “Rascal.”
So, on our way home from spending time in Indiana with Jenni’s family we decided to take a detour through Edgerton, Wisconsin and visit Sterling North’s boyhood home. The same house where Poe the Crow lived, where young Sterling built his canoe in the living room, and where Rascal the raccoon would crawl through an open bedroom window at night to curl up with his best friend. It was a fun visit. Friendly hosts and excited visitors, young and old.
Jeff Meyers
Wild Trees
"Into my cups"
As it were,
I tip over the bean jar
And beans of many varieties mix
With the soil.
I'm a shirtless walrus
In an octopuses garden
Planting my final crops
Before it rains.
The bean seeds lie scattered
On the surface,
And I pick them up,
One by one,
Examine each, and
Place each back in the jar
With copious
Gobs of topsoil and compost
Infiltrating the mix.
Who knows what will come
Of the light brown ones?
I can't remember what color
Beans will come from white seeds...
Who can imagine the Anasazi
Who first cultivated beans
And each year
Chose the best to join together
Swirling sand white and maroon of ancient sediments...
Siobhan Crann Winograd
Around The Village
Kathy & Ross Petras
You’re Saying It Wrong
ROAD TRIP!
This time, we're taking a trip through some of the most commonly mispronounced places in the good ol' USA. Hop in! Things might get a little bumpy...