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WALK FOR MOM TOUGH DEFEAT For the ninth consecutive year, The Wntheld High School varsity Scotch Plaint resident Tim Dursem football team feUto Cranford, 17- and his family will host a "Watic 14, in its home opener last week- for Mom" this Saturday in end. For more on the game, see Nomahegan Park. For more infor- the story in Sports, Page C-1. mation on the event, see the story on Page A-3. 50c*nts Vol. 22, No, 38 Serving Westfield, Scotch Plains and Fanwood Friday, September 21, Paying tribute to a local pioneer Proposed center, museum in Scotch Plains would honor John Shippen, natiorts first black golfer at the Scotch Hills Country Club. chairman, who hails Shippen as the THE RECORD-PRESS Before coining under municipal own- Jackie Robinson of golf. ership, the site was an African It was by mere happenstance that Long before there was Tiger American cultural hub known as the the couple stumbled on Shippen's Woods, there was John Matthew Shady Rest Golf and Country Club, story after joining a small committee Shippen Jr. where Shippen worked for decades. that gathered to help the township Born on Dec. 5, 1879, Shippen was For local resident Thurman organize a celebration to mark the the first American-born golf profes- Simmons Sr. and his wife, Ruby, co- golfer's birthday in 1988. "She sional, the first African American founders of the John Shippen dragged me to this meeting," golfer, and the youngest professional Memorial Golf Foundation, the Simmons said of his wife, who, BB an to participate in the U.S. Open prospect is more than a dream come assignment for a college course she Championship. And for 30 years, he true: It is also a chance to educate the was taking, chose to attend a town- called Scotch Plains home. 'world about a forgotten champion ship meeting rather than write a Now, the township is making plans and celebrate the township's rich his- paper. to commemorate the pioneer's legacy tory. According to Simmons, informa- with the construction of a community "It's been a long road," said Thurman and Ruby Simmons have played a key In center and museum bearing his name Thurman Simmons, the foundation's (Continued on page A-2) preserving John Shippen's legacy. Rockin5 out at MusicFest Mahr unopposed in mayoral election Party leaders announced last month that Lindsey THE RECORD-PRESS was no longer an active FANWOOD — The clock candidate. They said a has run out for local change in lifestyle prompt- Republicans to select a ed by the ongoing renova- replacement candidate tion of her house in Florida after their mayoral nomi- would vie for her attention nee dropped out of this during the campaign sea- year's race, leaving incum- son. bent Democratic Mayor "Pat Lindsey would have Colleen Mahr to return to been a good candidate and the seat uncontested. The an outstanding mayor, but party had until Sept. 19 to she had other conflicts that fill the open slot. really prevented her from According to Fanwood doing the job full-time," Republican Coirimittee Trumpp said. Chairman Ted Trumpp, the This year's campaign party could not come up has already seen major with a suitable candidate to changes in the lineup of fill the vacancy left when Borough Council candi- Patricia Lindsay withdrew dates for both parties. On from the campaign. Aug. 10, former "It was really just (that) Councilman Joseph getting a good candidate to Higgins, a Democrat, run against the current announced his resignation mayor seemed almost for personal reasons from impossible, so we decided it his council post with juBt would be better not to run four months left in his unless we could find as out- three-year term. In his standing a candidate for place, the mayor and coun- mayor as we have for the cil appointed William council," Trumpp said on Friday. (Continued on page A-3) New school year brings new parking complaints PHOTO BY JIM OCCI/CORRESPONDENT Union County's annual MusicFest event drew more than 40,000 rock-and-roll fans to Nomahegan Park in Cranford Wf. officials optimistic solution can be reached on Saturday. Among the bands who perfomrted went The Smithereens, led by Scotch Plains' own Pat DiNizo. Rock By OHM MARX because enrollment has legend Chuck Berry also played a set, and the alternative rockers Live closed the show. grown and more students THE RECORD-PRESS have access to cars. There is WESTFIELD — Town currently no student park- Church members provide support to Katrina's victims and school officials have ing on the school campus. areas unsalvageable, the feder- begun another round of Several plans involving the al government determined. talks about solutions to the sale of permits to students STAFF WRITER Almost every structure in the high school parking prob- have been put forward, but The biblical story of Noah tells community suffered moderate lem, even as the start of none have been successful, of a man preparing for flood with to severe damage, and even another school year has and communication heavenly guidance. The story of those homes that can be saved created new headaches for between the Town Council Camp Noah and a group from have at least some mold dam- residents who live near the and the Board of Education Calvary Lutheran Church tells of age. school. has been strained. a town still reeling two years The Gethsemane church At the Town Council's Nemeth acknowledged after Hurricane Katrina, and a facility is about 80 percent conference meeting that the council cannot cre- local contingent trying to help repaired, but the congrega- Tuesday night, Dorian ate new parking capacity the smallest members of the com- tion's size has dropped from Road resident Mike on the streets. But the munity to heal. about 700 to barely 40 since Nemeth pleaded with coun- town's policy of placing Founded by the Lutheran the storm. Pastor Jim Shears, cil members to create a restrictions haphazardly Social Service of Minnesota and whose home was destroyed by more equitable parking sit- has only concentrated the Lutheran Disaster Response, the oil slick, has been commut- uation around Westfield burden in certain areas, he Camp Noah is a week-long camp ing between Chalmette and High School, which sits at said, and created an staffed by volunteers and offered Tennessee, where his wife was the corner of Dorian Road inequitable situation. free of charge to disaster-impact- offered a job after the storm. and Rahway Avenue. Dorian Road had never ed children. This is the second The Rev. Carol Lindsay (top right) and Linda He spends Monday through Currently, he said, many experienced serious prob- year the camp was operated at Huff (bottom right) were two of 13 parishioners Thursday with his family streets in the neighborhood lems in the past, he said. Grethsemane Lutheran Church in who spent a week in Chalmette, La. with fami- before driving six hours to have restrictions that effec- But because other streets Chalmette, La. lies still impacted by Hurricane Katrina. spend Friday, Saturday, and tively prohibit students have been given restric- Determined to help children Chalmette, where most homes are Sunday with what is left of the con- from parking, while others tions, "now, we're the desig- who are still struggling to return to still not. rebuilt and many of the gregation. AH the Calvary members have no restrictions. As a nated street," he said. normal life two years after Hurricane 32,000 former residents will not be discovered, it's part of the adjustment result, he said, "certain In response, Mayor Andy Katrina, a group of 13 parishioners returning. that Chalmette has learned to make. streets"— including Dorian Skibitsky said he had met from the Cranford church spent a The seat of St. Bernard Parish, "They've learned to put everything Road, Dorian Place, Dorian earlier Tuesday to discuss week in July running the camp. The Chalmette, located about seven miles in perspective," said Marko, a Court and Shadowlawn the issue with new group — the Rev. Carol Lindsay, east of New Orleans, was a mostly Garwood resident. Drive — "have been desig- Superintendent Margaret Robin Marko, Carolyn Swenson, middle-class community before the There is still an open tent on the nated as the parking lot for Dolan, and high school Linda and Lauren Huff, Janet and storm. But the town was destroyed by church grounds where stacks of Westfield High School." parking will be a priority Justin Rupp, Erica Fischer, Sue and some 14 feet of water during Katrina, donated items sit. Without having to High school parking has item for a planned joint Jess Popek, and Jim, Jamie, and and an oil storage facility that rup- become an increasing prob- Linda Pullis — traveled to tured during the storm has left some (Continued on page A-7) lem in recent years, (Continued on page A-5) REMINDER QUOTABLE Have some old stuff around the "It's past time for the environmental movement to get to the WHAT TO DO WITH house you'd like to sell? Bring meat of the matter and tell people the truth — that adopting Commentary A-6 Obituaries A-8 them to the Kenilvvorth Inn on a vegetarian diet is the most important action any of us can THESE OLD Sept. 21, 22 and 24. An take to help the environment."— PETA Vice President Bruce Community Life B-1 Real Estate C-4 appraiser From D&Y Trading will Friedrich. See more opinions in the letters section, Page A-6, THINGS? be on hand.

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