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MAILED FREE TO EVERY HOME AND BUSINESS IN GILLETTE, MILLINGTON, STIRLING, AND MEYERSVILLE Published by Renna Media, LLC. On-line at RennaMedia.com ISSUE 42 • FEBRUARY 2017 REGION II SCHOLASTIC HONORS MUSICAL GROUPS Place Your Twelve student instrumentalists and another seven student Selected for All Region II Instrumental groups are: From left, Ad In singers from Watchung Hills Regional High School have Katie Tan, Olivia Xu, Lindsey Shi, Craig Mandelbaum, Jack e! been selected for Region II scholastic honors musical groups. Horan, Andrew Morrison, Ethan Marmolejos, and Carl ThisA GSREpAaT c Selected for All Region II Vocal groups are, from left, Kyra Peterson. Not in the photo are students selected for All Region Anthony, Christine Tanko, Angelina Carrano, Anchal Dhir, ATTENTION GRABBER II Instrumental groups. They are: Cathleen Luo, William Suchir Govindarajan, Kira Leinwand and Summer Stuart. Narayanan, Cristina Sarrico, and Catherine Cai. First come, first served. CALL TINA FOR DETAILS 908-418-5586 5 7 E 1 5 D G 9 7 . T 1 A S T S O S A D S I N P T W A O R T A R P I P S L C I . M R E H S LONG HILL CHAMBER PLANS 'BUSINESS BUILDERS' R . P P E U Submitted by Michelle Cavett, Long Hill Chamber of Commerce President P The Long Hill Chamber of Commerce has several connections. He gave me the name of the owner and now I'm "Business Builders" planned for 2017. We will be holding presenting a proposal for a pre-school karate program for several dynamic networking events this year to help connect them. I never would have even thought of them had I not business owners/operators in the area. This can lead to been sharing what I was looking for with my partner. business services being utilized as well as referrals. Other types of Business Builders we have planned are * * For example, I found Pieper Payroll through meeting the "Lunch and Learn" where we will have an expert speaker * * owner, Jeff Pieper at a Chamber-sponsored networking event. addressing a common business concern. We will start off in M D A year later when the time came to engage payroll services, March with social media topics, as this is what Chamber D E I immediately thought of him, and have been extremely members tell us is the area they feel they are the weakest, but S R S pleased with his services ever since. has the most potential for growing their business. We want E W R Through our "speed-networking" sessions, a regular part to help our members achieve their business growth goals and M C E O * of our events, business owners/operators are paired up and help make the Long Hill businesses strong and prosperous * T * exchange ideas and connections. For example, I was recently through dedicated service to our community. If you are a S * * U connected through a speed-networking session to a school business owner/operator and would like to be part of the * * C * which I was not aware even existed. When my speed- Long Hill Chamber of Commerce, please contact me at * L * networking partner suggested it, I asked if he had any [email protected] or call (908)647-4194. A * * T * S * * O * * P Long Hill LEADER • Page 2 • February 2017 APPLICATIONS DUE FOR DELEEUW SCHOLARSHIP High school seniors wishing to apply for the is the qualifying factor. The student must also be Adele DeLeeuw Scholarship should obtain accepted to an accredited college or university. applications now from their school guidance Applicants must plan to major in one of the office. The scholarships range from $1,000 to following areas of study: art, poetry, writing, $5,000. Deadline for submission of applications journalism or engineering. They must is March 8, 2017. demonstrate the scholastic aptitude and interest Previous DeLeeuw scholarship recipients to pursue study in one of these specified areas. already in college are also eligible to apply. They They must also prove financial need. must submit complete official transcripts of Interested students should consult their On-line at RennaMedia.com college grades with a new application. guidance counselors to obtain the necessary Long Hill Leader is published by Renna This is the twenty-second year the scholarships application information or go to the Media. 3,500 newspapers are printed monthly have been offered. To date, the Adele DeLeeuw Plainfield/North Plainfield Rotary Club website and mailed to every business and home in Long Scholarship Fund, which is a fund of the at www.rotarypnp.org/cs- adele-deleeuw- Hill, NJ and the balance are distributed for free Plainfield Foundation, has awarded over one scholarship.php. Questions may be directed to pick-up throughout town. Although great care million dollars. The awards are made in Johanna Salvemini, Scholarship Administrator, at has been taken to ensure the information accordance with the terms of a bequest from Ms. (908) 755-8098. contained within is accurate, Renna Media DeLeeuw, author of 75 books, journalist and arts assumes no liability for errors or omissions. activist. ©2017 Contents of this newspaper cannot be The Plainfield Rotary Scholarship Foundation, reproduced without written consent from Renna Renna Media welcomes the headed by Michael R. Townley, acts as selector Media LLC. comments and concerns of its readers put into for the scholarships. Area Rotary Clubs assist in writing and sent the selection process. Only students attending via fax or email to: high schools in Plainfield, North Plainfield, Renna Media, LLC South Plainfield, Warren, Watchung, Scotch 202 Walnut Ave. Cranford, NJ 07016 Plains, Fanwood and Edison are eligible. 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Call Joe Renna at (908) 447-1295 Email: joerenna@ rennamedia.com Long Hill LEADER • Page 3 • February 2017 Long Hill LEADER • Page 4 • February 2017 MOSAIC FLUTE DUO TO PERFORM AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Mosaic Flute Duo, consisting of Natasha Dynamic and energetic flutist Mitzy Nonaka faculty at Hunterdon Academy of the Arts and as Loomis and Mitzy Nonaka, will perform at The enjoys a varied freelance career in New York, co-adjutant chamber music faculty at Rutgers First Presbyterian Church of Stirling on Sunday, bringing enthusiasm to classical and University. She is an avid chamber musician as February 12, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. A brief reception contemporary stages alike. Recent highlights well as 2nd flutist with the Adelphi Chamber for the artists will follow. include joining Apotheosis Opera Company's Orchestra since 2012. Past engagements have production of "Tannhauser" in their premier included performances with the Allegro Chamber season, participating in the Rubin Museum’s Orchestra of Lancaster, Opera Lancaster, Ars Spiral Music series performing traditional and Musica, and the Delaware Theatre Company. contemporary Japanese music with the Performance highlights include the New York Koto/Shamisen/Vocal artist Sumie Kaneko, Flute Fair “Multiple Breaths” concert in 2011, backing Monique Mizhari/Honeybird in the “Out Weill Recital Hall Chamber and Solo Music Comes Woman” CD release at Nublu, and Series in New York City in 2012, and (le) poisson performances at Symphony Space with Light rouge with Helix! New Music Ensemble in 2015. Opera of New York, culminating in the first In July of 2015 she performed Mozart’s Concerto professional recording of Victor Herbert’s “The in G Major with the Vienna International (above, l-r) Mitzy Nonaka, Natasha Loomis Only Girl” for Albany Records. Originally from Orchestra at the Palais Auersperg in Vienna, Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, Mitzy was primarily Austria, as well as giving several chamber and self-taught before beginning her undergraduate solo performances at the Zodiac Festival in studies at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of southern France. Natasha is currently pursuing a Music under Tara Helen O’Connor. She D.M.A. in flute performance at Rutgers completed graduate work at both New York University, studying with Bart Feller. Former University and Rutgers University, studying with teachers include Elizabeth Mann and Susan Kathleen Nester and Bart Feller, and has Palma-Nidel, among others. She has played in Jeff Fitzgerald, PT, DPT performed in masterclasses for William Bennett, masterclasses for Jeffrey Khaner, Ransom Karl-Heinz Schutz, Keith Underwood, among Wilson, Tara Helen O’Connor, Gary Schocker, NJ License #40QA00847100 Serving The Local Community Since 2006 others. Keith Underwood, and the Imani Winds. Honors Natasha Loomis is a versatile and engaging include being selected as a performer in the Banff Most Major Insurance flutist who is active as a performer, educator, and 2012 Masterclass for Winds and as a competitor Companies Accepted.