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We thought that those who visited this website, would like to know about the recipients who received awards from Nick's Fund in the past. We have been giving out awards from Nick's Fund since June 2002, giving the award to two students each year, until last year when we gave it to four. The awards to each student, have gone from $1,000.00 to
$2,500.00 each, which was given last year to four deserving students.
Our involvement with the ING NYC Marathon Charity Program has made it possible to raise the kind of money that allows us to give higher awards and to more students. We are definitely accomplishing our goals.
Please click on the year below that you are interested in and the information regarding the recipients who received the awards that year will appear.
During the years above, Port Richmond High School held the fund money in a communal fund they had established for that purpose. There really hadn't been any fundraising until that point, the money in the fund came to us through word of mouth, from people also touched by 9/11, who knew Nick or someone in his family or just wanted to give assistance to a cause they believed in. We gave out our first awards to the recipients from these funds. We hadn't established any protocol, the athletic department gave their recommendation and those were the students who received the award. Of course, they had to meet our criteria. They each received a $ 1,000.00 award from Nick's Fund.
The recipients during those years were as follows:
2002: Nicole Renzi and George McGuire
2003: Elizabeth Drozd and Marvin Jenkins
2004: Crystal Palfni and John Ring
During 2005, the family decided it was time to take control of Nick's fund and begin to raise more money with the hope that we would be able to give out larger awards to deserving students. We hired an accountant, had the fund incorporated and began to brainstorm as to the best way to raise money. In the meantime June, 2005 rolled around and two more students were chosen to be recipients of Nick's awards. This was the frst year that we actually met with the recipients after they received their awards. We wanted to take more of an interest in the students, getting to know them a bit. At that meeting each student gave us some background information, we gave them one of Nick's memorial tees and information as to how the awards would be disbursed. Each recipient received $ 1,000.00 from Nick's Fund.
Jessica Nieto and Miguel Sosa
Jessica played on the volleyball team while attending PRHS. She claims that it was one of her favorite programs and that she learned a great deal about teamwork and working with others. She also was in the chorus program and was even made section leader which was an honor for her she states. Jessica will attend the College of Staten Island where she plans to master in elementary education and minor in child psychology. Getting a Ph.D. is also an idea she has been toying with. With a Ph.D., she could possibly become a college professor. She loves children and really wants to teach. A new job in a Day Care Center will help her to get some hands on training.
Miguel was on the Baseball varsity team for three years playing 2nd and 3rd base and 2nd pitcher. He also played JV basketball during his freshman and sophomore years, but opted to quit basketball and focus more on baseball, his sport of choice. In his senior year He led the PSAL in doubles and was awarded at Shea Stadium. Miquel claims that his mother would only allow him the time for baseball if he kept up his grades, which he did. He will be attending St. Peter's College in New Jersey and will partake in their baseball program.
The recipients chosen to receive an award from Nick's Fund were:
Nancy Almazo and Jahsee Pickering
Nancy was involved in the Tennis Program while attending Port Richmond High School. She studied Illustration, Advanced Placement Italian, Economics and English. She received awards such as School Art League Saint Gauden Medal, the Med Tech Service Award, the Guidance Service Award, Cooperation in Government Award, and the Citizenship Award. Nancy will be attending the Fashion Institute of Technology. She would like to make a career in the illustration of children's books.
Jahsee was involved in the football program during his years at Port Richmond, serving as Co-Captain of his Junior Varsity Team. That year the J.V. won a championship and during his senior year the Raiders were rated 2nd in NYC. His course of studies was diverse with subjects such as Virtual Enterprise, Pre-Calculus, French, and Film Making. Jahsee has chosen to attend SUNY Cortland. He was advised that Cortland had an excellent Liberal Arts Program and not being sure of the career he wanted to pursue, he felt that Cortland was a good choice. Though he has given some thought to working in the field of sociology. Both Nancy and Jahsee received a $ 1,000.00 award from Nick's Fund.
Our practice in the past was to award each qualifying recipient with $1,000.00, however, because of our very successful fundraiser through our involvement with the ING NYC Marathon in November of 2006, we were now able to double the award to each recipient, and each received $ 2,000.00.
This year recipients were:
Sandra DeVito and Thomas Fernan.
Sandra grew up in an athletic environment and attained a positive, competitive and determined attitude. She claimed that by the time she was seven she was on a gymnastics team and was practicing five days a week for three hours a day, all while maintaining an "A" average. Gymnastics was her sport of choice and passion, so was life at Port Richmond. During her time at Port Richmond she actively searched for the road in life she wanted to follow. She found and read a book on Physical Therapy and the seed was planted. Sandra's senior year was spent in the Collegiate Academy at Port Richmond. During the four years at PRHS she worked to keep up her grades and discovered through volunteer work, the beauty of helping others. She has been awarded the Service Above Self Scholarship from the Kingsborough Community College - College Now Program Award, the St. John!s University All County Athletic Award, the PRHS Medal for Excellence in Athletics, and the English Department Award of Honors. She has excelled in her academics. Sandra will attend Kean University in Union, NJ and will major in Physical Therapy. She has many excellent credentials and is sure to succeed.
Thomas was involved in the Football Program during his years at PRHS. He reports that the favorite part of being a student at Port Richmond High School was his interaction with the teachers. He claims that they not only helped him academically, they always went one more step beyond by motivating him to do his best. He feels that if it weren't for some of his favorite teachers he would not have given his all as a student. It was nice to hear him commending the teachers, it is not always the case with young people today. Thomas made the merit roll eight times for academic achievement. He was named Advance All Star twice for his athletic achievements during his football career there. In his senior year he was chosen to partake in the annual Fugazzi Bowl and walked away with the award for Defensive Most Valuable Player. Thomas also states, that he was very impressed by the recognition he received for community service. He was awarded a certificate for helping an elderly lady by shoveling her out each time it snowed. He did that for two years. He says that he found his years at Port Richmond to be both fun and rewarding. He states that for him it was not easy, and graduation in itself was a gift and definitely worth all the hard work. Thomas will be attending and playing football for Allan Hancock College located in California in the fall.
Each year since the inception of the fund we have given our recipients $ 1,000.00 each, However, in 2006 we began our association with the ING NYC Marathon as a Charity Partner and as a result, we have been able to increase the award to each student to $2,000.00 in 2007 and now $ 4,000.00 to each student in 2008. The fund is so grateful for this association because it allows us to keep Nick's memory alive in a big way and to keep on doing what Nick had always done, help others. We are certainly realizing our goal.
The criteria for a student athlete to receive an award from the fund, is having to face adversity, overcoming it and going on to achieve. Our two recipients this year have certainly done this.
Laurie Blaine and Nick Taber
Laurie, a permanent honor roll student took the usual, English, Math, History, and Science, but the course she enjoyed the most was music and her part in the jazz band in particular. She loves music and pays the trumpet. She earned the title of Student of the Month in Music. She was also selected as Raider of the Month. Laurie will attend the college at Oneonta in the Fall of 2008, and will major in Music. Her life path will probably lead her to a career in music. She feels that she is very good at what she does and doesn't want to give it up, saying that she really enjoys it. She claims that she is not sure how she will apply what she learns at Oneonta, but at this time she is toying with the idea of being a music teacher.
Nick's sport of choice was football. However, even though playing football took up a great deal of his time, especially during season, he received honors in all his studies at Port Richmond. He studied, A.P., English, Italian Global History, American History, Calculus and Physics. He enjoyed A.P. and Physics the most he said, claiming these challenged him making them more interesting. He received honor roll status, and earned two Blue Chip Awards. He also received the Scholar Athlete Award and the Student Athlete Award as well. Nick stated that although he would like to have a successful football experience at Western New England College, more importantly he wants to work hard and do well in his studies. He will be taking courses in Engineering. Getting a job in this field after college graduation will enable him to earn an excellent starting salary. He certainly seems to have what it takes to do that.
2009, a great year to run the marathon on Nick's Team or be the recipient of Nick's scholarship award. The awards were given out at the Port Richmond High School Awards Assembly held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Donna, Nick's sister, gave out the awards this year. This year the award was given to four student athletes, each meeting the necessary criteria, and each receiving $ 2,500.00. To follow is a picture, their names and a little about each of them.
L. to R. Johnna Blunt, Frank Zerbo, Barbara Scaramuzzino, Jeremy Ramos, and Rosalyn Joseph.
Johnna Blunt: Johnna excelled in track and field during the time she was at PRHS. She received 1st place in the 100m dash, 2nd place in the 4X100m relay, and 1st place in the 4X100m relay. She will continue to run track and ?eld in college in the fall, attending Delaware State University, located in Dover, Delaware. With a passion for journalism in high school, she states her dream is to work as a sports broadcaster and journalist. She will take communications to further her skills and experience.
Frank Zerbo: Frank was involved in football, baseball and basketball while attending Port Richmond High School. He was awarded the Paul Zemachson Memorial Scholarship, and was named Staten Island Advance All-Star. Frank was also involved in Community Services, stating that he felt the involvement made him a better person. Frank will attend Wagner College located on Staten Island in the fall, 2009.
Jeremy Ramos: Jeremy took on football and track & ?eld while attending PRHS. Jeremy was voted one of the "Top Ten" quarterbacks in NYC. He received all City Honors, All Boro Honors, and was also named a Staten Island Advance All-Star. A requirement, Jeremy also took part in Community Service. He stated that he loved setting a good example for the younger students coming up. They look up to me, and that makes me feel great. Jeremy will attend St. Lawrence University located in Canton, New York in the fall, 2009.
Rosalyn Joseph: Rosalyn was involved in Varsity basketball and softball while attending PRHS. She received the PSAL Award and a certi?cate of Merit. Because of her basketball prowess, she was voted Raider of the Month in April, 2009. Rosalyn's dream is to teach children, especially working with children with developmental problems. Her involvement in the community, especially working with young children and senior citizens made her feel that life was worth living. Rosalyn will attend Staten Island Community College in the fall of 2009.
This year Port Richmond High School Awards Assembly was held on Tuesday, June 8th. I had the pleasure of presenting our awards this year. We had received information about five student athletes, kids that definitely fit the criteria that we had put in place. The coaches keep a watchful eye and ear all year long, getting to know their team members quite well, well enough to know if they would be a candidate for Nick's award.
Nick's sister and brothers and myself reviewed all the information and unanimously decided that the 2010 awards would go to Guiliana Spinelli and Tony Curtis. The amount of the award to go to each of the recipients was $5,000.00 this year. Our involvement with the ING NYC Marathon as a Charity Partner since 2006 has given us the ability to afford to do this. We are hoping for an exemplary fundraiser this year in preparation for the 10th Anniversary of 9/11.
On Wednesday, June 16th I met with Guiliana and Tony. It has been a practice for a while now to meet with the recipients after the Awards Assembly. The kids know that they are receiving an award because they are invited to the assembly, however, they do not know which one. My meeting with them before then would spoil the element of surprise. Therefore, it is a necessity to wait.
It was such a pleasure meeting with them. They shared a bit with me, Guiliana more than Tony, he seemed a little shy. I would like to share a bit about each of this year's recipients with you:
Guiliana Spinelli: While in Port Richmond, Guiliana was a member of the Volleyball Team. She took courses such as AP Physics, AP Calculus, and AP American Government. When asked, "What course in particular did you enjoy the most and why?" she answered, "I enjoyed my mathematics and physics classes the most because they helped me to discover my career path." She aspires to be a Secondary Education Mathematics Teacher and High School Volleyball Coach. She plans on attending the University of Connecticut in the Fall of 2010, however while attending Port Richmond she received such accolades as Executive Chairperson of the National Honor Society, Student of the Month, Raider of the Month, Attendance Award, "Be a Champion Essay Winner" and Port Richmond Alumni Scholarship Award.
Tony Curtis: Tony was a member of the Football Team while attending Port Richmond. As stated above, Tony seemed quiet, reserved and a little shy. Tony took courses such as AP Physics, Math, English, and Social Studies. He did claim that he enjoyed Economics the most because he actually got to understand the value of money and was fascinated by all the different ways one could make money aside from what could be made from a chosen career. A little vague at this point about a chosen career path, he claims that he hopes for success in the career he does come to choose. He knows for sure though that he wants to be a good role model for teenagers like himself who had to grow up without a father. He will be attending St. Johns University on Staten Island in the fall. The curriculum he will be taking is Liberal Arts and Criminal Justice. While at Port Richmond he earned accolades such as City Council Citation 2008, PSAL Championships, Deborah Ciacciarelli Memorial Scholarship, and The S.I. Fuggazzi Football Award
OUR 2011 AWARD RECIPIENTS
On Tuesday, 6/7/2011, I was present at the Port Richmond High School Awards Assembly and awarded our scholarship to three deserving Student Athletes. Students who attend the Awards Assembly, know that they are getting an award/s, however they do not know which ones. I once again made the presentation and the awards went to, Austin Chea, Abiola (Abby) Baruwa, and Tiara Summers.
As a family, we review all the information that comes to us about all the candidates that have been recommended for the award. We unanimously agreed on the three above.
On 6/24/2011, I met with Austin, Abby and Tiara. Until our meeting, the recipients were not aware of the amount of the award they were receiving from Nick's Fund. When I told them that they would be receiving $ 5,000.00 each, the look on their faces should have been recorded. Their words of thanks meant a lot. We spoke with each other for a while. I presented them with a memorial tee shirt and a "Tribute To Nicky Love DVD". I found the three recipients to be extremely congenial and well spoken. I enjoyed my visit with them a great deal. We took our picture together for this article and saying goodbye, I wished them the best and told them to keep in touch! A little about each of the recipients is to follow:
Austin Chea, Barbara Scaramuzzino, Tiara Summers, Abby Baruwa
Tiara Summers - Tiara took courses such as Film, Geometry, Government and Marine Science. She claims that Marine Science was particularly interesting to her and she received good marks in that class, she says that she just loved learning about marine life. Tiara ran track for Port Richmond High and was a member of the cheerleading squad. She won MVP for Track & Field, was voted the Fastest Female Runner on Staten Island, and she won the President's Award for Educational Achievement. She will be attending Alfred State University SUNY College in Alfred, New York. While attending Alfred she will be taking the necessary courses needed to pursue a career in Nursing.
Abiola (Abby) Baruwa - Abby played volleyball for Port Richmond and was on the Gymnastic Team. Scholastically doing very well during the years that she attended Port Richmond. Abby took a few A.P. classes, but states that AP Government was the course she enjoyed the most. She claimed that it was the only course that academically challenged her, stating both the teacher and the course itself pushed her to think in ways she wasn't used to and allowed her to think outside the box.
Abby was a member of National Honors Society, Permanent Honor Roll, and received the Perfect Attendance Award. She received the Presidential Citizenship Award, Presidential Award for Educational Excellence and Educational Achievement. She also earned the English Department Award of Honor, and the UFT Award of Social Studies. Abby will be attending Brooklyn College in the fall. In her fall semester she will be majoring in Psychology and minoring in Biology. She claims that she has many aspirations for the future and is considering a career in law (Attorney), medicine (Neurologist) and psychology (Forensic). She is also considering being a History Professor.
Austin Chea - Austin was involved with LaCrosse first and then played Basketball for Port Richmond High. During his senior year in Port Richmond Austin took, Honors English, Government, A.P. Physics, Pre-Calculus, was in the JROTC, the Jazz Band and the Marching Band. When asked what he enjoyed best out of all of those, he says it was the Jazz Band because he felt he got the chance to better understand the instrument he plays and to increase his skills. He was the Captain of the Wrestling Team, earning twelve (12) PSAL Championship Medals, he also won the Music Award. Austin will attend the Community College of Staten Island in the Fall, he will major in Biology. He aspires to graduating college, and then joining the U.S. Air Force and will use his G.I. Bill to help him pay for Medical School after he completes his two years of Service on Active Duty.
The Port Richmond High School Awards Assembly took place this year on June 5th. Donna, Nicks sister presented the awards this year. What made it very special was Donna had along to present, her daughter Angela, and her sons Nicky and James. To make it even better, one of our 2011 team members, Doreen Rizzi, joined them in the presentation as well.
The two recipients were Deanna Sims and Matthew Wojcik. The family, together to celebrate Nick's birthday reviewed the applications and it was a unanimous decision.
On June 25th, I had the pleasure, along with Donna to meet with the recipients as we do each year in the college office the day of graduation exercises. Both Deanna and Matthew were present.
Deanna Sims:
A beautiful young woman, very congenial and an honor student. Deanna took Honors English, Honors Math, Honors Science, AP language, AP literature, AP Biology, AP World History, AP American History, AP Government. She was part of the Symphonic Band and Medical Technology. Certainly a sign that she is a very bright and not afraid of her abilities. She claims that she enjoyed her AP Biology course in particular because is loved learning how the body works and why certain things happen in the human body.
Deanna was on the Honor Roll, she made Arista, she was a majorette in the Port Richmond High School Marching Band receiving a Music Award. She was chosen Raider of the month and received awards for outstanding attendance and the Total Raider Award. At one time or another during her years at Port Richmond H.S., She participated in Varsity Softball, Varsity Basketball, and was on the Varsity Golf Team.
Deanna will be attending the College of Staten Island in the fall. She aspires to attend college past a four year degree and wants to become a registered nurse. Pediatric oncology nursing is something she is thinking about, she would love to be able to help children with cancer.
Matthew Wojcik:
What a really fine young man. Matthew took TV Media and really enjoyed stating he got to see and review movies he had never seen before.
While attending Port Richmond H.S. Matthew achieved and was placed on multiple merit roles, fall and spring term of 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 fall term. He made Honor Roll 2012 Spring Term.
Matthew was a member of the P.R.H.S. Wrestling Team, 2009-2012. He was ranked number one this year for wins and has the best record in the five years of the program at Port Richmond.
Scholastically, Matthew has done exceptionally well. He plans to attend The College of Staten Island in the fall. To start, he has signed on for a liberal arts curriculum. He plans and is hoping to major in business.
Good luck to both of you in all your future endeavors!
THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2013 AWARDS
This year, the awards were given out to the recipients by Nick's brother Chris. It was done at the Annual Awards Assembly held in the auditorium of Port Richmond High School. There were three recipients, Kayla Caraballo, Yassmen Hammam, and Sylvon Campbell. The award to each of the recipients was $3,500.00.
Shortly after the awards assembly, Stacie Watkins, the PRHS College Advisor set an appointment with me so that I could meet with the recipients. Nick's sister Donna joined me and we did this on June 24th, the day before graduation. It took a while before we could get them altogether, since they had been at graduation rehearsals and were picking up their caps and gowns.
I love meeting with the recipients. I learn a little about them from the essays they prepare for Nick's Fund, but you really get a good feel about them when you meet them in person. I usually chat with them, telling them a little about Nick and asking them questions about the next chapter in their lives, college. I bring along a tee shirt and a DVD for each of them. The DVD "A Tribute to Nicky Love", was put together by Nick's brother Chris to honor his brother after 9/11.
I will briefly tell you a little about each of the recipients:
KAYLA CARABALLO...........Kayla was on the Port Richmond High School Wrestling Team. When asked how she was accepted as the only woman on an all male wrestling team, she said, "they were actually cool with it". I asked why she picked this particular sport and she said that she liked it because it was rough and tough. Kayla kept up with her schoolwork, maintaining average grades throughout her time in Port Richmond.
When asked had she given much thought to what goal/s she would like to attain in her life, she replied, "I want to be a corrections officer and taking criminal law in college would help me to achieve this goal".
Community Service is required at Port Richmond, but Kayla went over and above, she volunteered at the Cora Hoffman Center, where she worked with persons with disabilities. She received Student of the Month and said the it felt great getting an award for helping others.
Kayla will attend Boro Manhattan Community College in Fall 2013 and will major in Criminal Law.
YASSMEN HAMMAM............Yassmen played volleyball while at Port Richmond. She said that her Junior High School Coach recommended her to the coach at Port Richmond. He saw a talent in Yassmen and felt that she would do well on her high school volley ball team.
Yassmen maintained above average grades while at Port Richmond. She started taking AP classes beginning the first term of her Junior year. However, she found her AP Biology class especially interesting because of her passion for science. It also gave her a taste of the college experience. Special honors and awards she received were, ARISTA, Gateway Honors Award for Global Studies, Algebra2/Trigonometry, and English. She has been on the Honor Roll each year for all the years she attended Port Richmond. She will be attending Stonybrook University in the Fall Term of 2013. College she says, is a major part of her long term goal to become a doctor. She wants to be a pediatrician.
Community Service in High School is mandatory and Yassmen has done her share. Her favorite though was Raid Our Closet, a clothing donation store who stocks used and new Prom dresses for those in need.
SYLVON CAMPBELL............Sylvon was involved in football, basketball and track while attending Port Richmond High School. For his efforts and participation in these sports, he has received the Courage Award and the Leadership Award. His family playing these sports obviously encouraged Sylvon to follow in their footsteps. He claims he has developed a very competitive nature.
While in high school, Sylvon enjoyed his science classes the most. His career goal is involves the field of science. He claims that college and what he will learn there contributes a great deal to the education he needs to practice vetinary medicine.
Sylvon will attend Norfolk State University in the fall of 2013. He will major in Biology.
This year the awards were presented to the recipients by Nick's brother-in-law Vince Mattera at the Annual Awards Assembly held in the Port Richmond High School auditorium at the end of May.
To my disappointment, I could not meet with the recipients as I usually do because I had surgery then. I love meeting with the students. If I don't present the awards that given year, I don't meet the students until just before graduation at a prearranged meeting in Stacy Watkins office. Stacy is the college advisor at PRHS. I get to know the students somewhat by reading their essay submitted to us to be considered for the award. Meeting them in Stacy's office gives me a chance to get to know them a little better. This year I could not do that. We do not even have a picture of them to post here. I do have some information about them.
JOSHUA WAHNON While at Port Richmond high school, Joshua majored in Television Production and maintained an 80-85 average and achieved Merit Roll status. He played JV and Varsity baseball and basketball for PRHS for the entire four years he attended. He considers himself a true Raider. He compares himself to Nick stating that he grew up in a single-parent home with two siblings. He says he has played soccer, baseball, football and basketball and excelled in each sport. He claims though that his love for basketball comes first and that it has inspired him the most, motivating him to do the best in everything he does, especially his schoolwork.
He hopes to push himself academically and on the court while in college. Joshua is now attending Keuka College located in Keuka Park, New York. There he plans to major in sports management. He would like to coach in a high school one day stating that he would enjoy being a good role model to the youth of today.
ALEX BOUKHALEDWhile at Port Richmond high school, Alex was involved with wrestling all four years, and was Team Captain in his Senior Year. He also did two of the four in the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps as well. Alex did not do so well with wrestling at first, losing competitions one after another. It was enough to make him want to quit, his self esteem was down, but he didn't. The following years after his first year saw improvements, but it wasn't until his Senior Year that he knew that he might not place with a medal in the City Championship, but he was certainly going to shine and he did.
Apart from wrestling, Alex enjoyed music and his English classes. He was a Life Scout with the Boys Scouts of America and was involved with much community service throughout his high school years.
Alex is now attending the College of Staten Island.
This year's Port Richmond High School Awards Assembly took place on May 27, 2015. The recipients of this years awards were Erin Babb and Jacky Lao. I presented the awards this year.
As we usually do, I met with the recipients in the College Advisor's Office, a practice I feel necessary because we choose our recipients only by studying the essay they submit and their student profiles, not by interview. It has to be done this way since they are invited to the awards assembly, but do not know which award they will be receiving. So this one on one meeting with the recipients is very important to us.
ERIN BABB..... Erin was involved in Track and Field while at Port Richmond. She chose track and field because she loved the emotional atmosphere and the camaraderie of the team. She was Staten Island Shot Put Champion. For those who do not know what Shot Put is, it's an athletic contest in which a very heavy round ball is thrown as far as possible.
Erin's favorite subject, the one she enjoyed the most was U.S. History, claiming as so many students do, that it wasn't the content, but the teacher who made learning about U.S. History a great experience.
Because of her love for sports and because she won't be playing professionally, her goal is to become a Sports Manager and manage the careers of sports professionals. Most high school kids MUST get involved in community service while in high school. Erin claims that she found helping to clean up after Super Storm Sandy overwhelming......because of the magnitude of the storm and all the people who were affected and needed help.
Erin will be attending Bethune Cockman University in Daytona Beach, Florida beginning the Fall semester, 2015.
JACKY LAO.....Jacky participated on the basketball, bowling and lacrosse teams. He claims he wanted to partake in after school activities.....his participation on basketball and lacrosse teams were of a more serious nature, his participation on the bowling team was just to have fun.
Jacky claims that gym was most enjoyable to him. He loves staying active and got along really well with all his gym teachers. He said that he loved getting the chance to help other students who needed help in certain sports, so he would coach them. Jacky's goals for the future is to use the knowledge he will attain from attending college to secure a good paying job so that he will be able to afford to own a home in a good environment.
Jacky used to live in a group home until he was fifteen and still goes back there to visit and volunteer to help kids with disabilities by mentoring and teaching them the things they need to learn or know for their futures. An excellent form of community service. Jacky will be attending the College of Staten Island in Staten Island, NY beginning with the fall semester 2015.
Eric Smith, Barbara Scaramuzzino, Zaire Francis
This years Port Richmond High School Awards Assembly took place on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The recipients of this year's awards were Zaire FrancIs and Eric Smith. So glad to be able to present the awards again this year.
As we usually do, I met with the recipients in the College Advisor's Office. This is a practice that I feel is necessary because we choose our recipients only by studying the essay that they submit and their student transcripts and profiles, not by interview. It has to be done this way since they are invited to the awards assembly, but do not know which award they will be receiving. So this one on one meeting with the recipients is very important to us.
ZAIRE FRANCIS..... I met with Zaire and Eric on the day that they had graduation practice and after the breakfast prepared for the students by the school. Zaire was involved with Track and Field while in PRHS, stating she initially got involved because she thought it would be a good way to lose weight, but she ended up loving the sport increasingly each day. Being good at it helped as well. She was awarded for her efforts and participation. She was named Rising Star Field Athlete, she place 2nd place in the City and made it to the States Finals, and received 13 medals.
She studied anatomy and physiology in high school and enjoyed it so much, she feels she would like to pursue a career in the medical field. She finds it interesting and challenging, so she will be majoring in health. So attending college is actually the first step she is taking in reaching her goals. She sees herself happy in this field of helping others.
Like the other students at school Zaire performed community service, which is required these days. She helped with teaching children, took part in various walks, blood drives or working at the food pantry, which helped her to see how many people needed help ing her community.
Zaire will be attending Lincoln University, located in Pennsylvania this coming fall. Of course we wish her the best!
ERIC SMITH.....Eric is a very quiet young man, not quite as big as I thought he would be, being a football player and all. However, I know from my own sons, being football coaches, that a player need not be real big to be talented. He loved that he could excel in the sport, stating that he always wanted to play even as a young kid.
Eric enjoyed the business classes he took in high school, he claimed he enjoyed learning about real life operations of a company. He will be studying computer science in college. He will be attending Buffalo State University in the fall.
Hannah James, Barbara Scaramuzzino, Moses Ramos
The Port Richmond High School Awards Assembly took place this year on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. The Recipients this year were: Moses Ramos and Hannah James. The awards were presented this year by Nick's brother-in-law, Vince Mattera.
I met with the Moses and Hannah on Monday, June 19, 2017.......I was very impressed with both students, they each made a great impression and I found them both to be very well spoken, intelligent and in touch with their emotions. I asked them if they were excited about their upcoming college experience. Moses seemed prepared for what was coming, however Hannah seemed apprehensive and a little frightened. Both emotions quite common. My feeling is they will both do well.
Upon reading their questionnaires which I ask them to complete, I see that Hannah was involved in soccer, softball, and basketball and I say to her that she must have been really busy. She answers by saying that she enjoys partaking in sports because for her they are a real stress reliever.
She claims that she took Forensics in her Junior year, claiming that, at that time, she wanted to be a homicide detective and Forensics was preparing her for what she would be doing.......however, she has made a 360 and because she would like to help children she will be taking courses at CSI that will help her attain a Bachelor's degree; she wants to become a teacher. She would like to eventually attain a Master's Degree in Education and will minor in psychology.
Students must do Community Service, it is required to graduate.......Hannah of course did her share. She claims that if a student does more than 500 hours over their high school career they can receive a scholarship. The others will get recognition for 100 hours or more of service.
Hannah will be attending the College of Staten Island beginning with the fall semester 2017.
MOSES RAMOS
Moses was involved in Track and Field and Soccer......he claims that when he was a kid he would always daydream about becoming a recognized athlete and while growing up he realized that under the right circumstances you could attain that, so he tried and continued the lifestyle, therefore the Track and Field and Soccer.
Moses claims that through his high school years the subjects that he enjoyed the most were related to business. In three years, he claims he learned so much about the business world that it became his utmost passion and he wants to explore all the possibilities there are to move in that direction.
He claims that his main goal in life is to work hard to reach his full potential and to help as many people as possible with what he does. He claims that he wants no regrets in his life as he grows older, he wants no "I could have" or "I should have". He wants to live each day as if it was his last, giving it his all!
As I mentioned above Community Service is a part of High School life and is required to graduate. The amount of time you devote to this is a personal decision. He says he often gave up weekends to volunteer at an Elementary School. He coordinated and helped managed activities for the kids and he found it gratifying to observe the kids enjoying the activities that he had helped plan. He claims it was definitely worth giving his time.
This year Port Richmond High Schools Award Assembly took place on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Unfortunately I could not attend this year, so Naomi DelMastro Port Richmond's College Advisor presented this years awards. The awards went to Hailey Schnell and Charles Virella. Since I didn't get to present the awards this year I was excited to meet with our recipients, something we do each year after the assembly. This year the meeting took place in the College Office on Tuesday, June 19th.
After telling them how our awards system works and what they should expect I went on to get to know them somewhat.
HAILEY, seemed to be a very sweet, happy young woman. Hailey was on PRHS Bowling Team and on the JV Softball Team, which she claimed that she really enjoyed....when asked why she picked these sports she told me that these were sports that family members and friends had participated in, so she thought she would try them and she was glad she did because she loved them. She also was involved in cheerleading outside and after school.
She claims that her Living Environments Science Class was probably the class she most look forward to attending. She told me that all her teachers were fantastic......pushing her to her limits and over. She will be majoring in Medical Nursing, but says that she is still open to other options in that field that could come her way.
All students have to participate in 40 hours of Community Service......she participated in helping with organization of the Travis 4th of July Parade......She coached her competitive Cheer Team......She helped in her Church participating in Clean Ups after events.
Hailey will attend Pace University's Westchester Campus in the fall semester 2018.
CHARLES, a gentleman and very soft spoken participated for 4 years on the Football Team, 3 years on the Wrestling Team. He was also on the Baseball Team and Track and Field Team for a shorter duration......He has earned for his efforts and participation in Football, The Fred Frugazi All-Star Award, All Conference Team Award, and Academic All City Award. Pretty impressive I thought. He has his Step-father to thank for his influencing him to try out for the football team.
He wants to play College Football and is interested in pursuing a career as an FBI agent after earning a degree in Criminal Justice which will have furthered his education in Criminal behavior and science.
He also gave 40 hours of his time to Community Service. From helping to clean the streets around Port Richmond, participating in Food Drives at Shoprite. He helped on field at games and also helped to tutor his disabled brother.
Charles will be attending Hartwick College in Oneonta NY in the fall of 2018.
We wish both of these students the best of everything in striving for their goals!
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By Larry Fisher July 20th, 2016
Let's be clear — that headline is a question, not a statement. More of a devil's advocate piece.
It's summer — everybody is evaluating and, well, overthinking things.
As of today, the Edmonton Oilers believe they have upgraded their defence and will be icing a competent blue line if the current group reports to training camp. That is, if you believe general manager Peter Chiarelli. I'm not so sure, rather a tad skeptical or pessimistic, but more on that later.
Don't Hold Your Breath For Barrie
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A couple weeks ago, it sure sounded like the Oilers were closing in on a trade for Tyson Barrie. That was right after Edmonton acquired Adam Larsson to bolster its defence and Barrie would have been another quality addition, but that talk has since quieted down.
There's still potential for a Tyson Barrie trade between now and next Friday's arbitration hearing. After July 29, that ship has sailed unless the Colorado Avalanche inexplicably walked away from the awarded salary. If accepted, as expected, the Avs would be unable to trade Barrie for a calendar year. That is my understanding of the process that is playing out.
It should be noted that those trade rumours have died down somewhat, but until he's signed, they could get life again. As that date gets closer, if negotiations on a long-term extension with Colorado remain stalled, Chiarelli would be wise to reach out again.
Yes, acquiring Barrie would mean exposing Brandon Davidson in the expansion draft — unless Davidson or Andrej Sekera were part of the package to land Barrie — but let's be real, the Oilers would be crazy to pass up Barrie over concerns of losing Davidson to Las Vegas. If Chiarelli circles back and Joe Sakic's asking price comes down even a little, it's best to make that deal happen.
Shattenkirk Never Happening
Beyond Barrie, Edmonton is seemingly running out of options for that elusive offensive defenceman who can quarterback the power play with a booming shot from the point.
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The St. Louis Blues might still move Kevin Shattenkirk at some point — be it before the season or at the trade deadline — but the Oilers won't be landing the pending unrestricted free agent.
Kevin Shattenkirk has long been another name in the rumour mill, but his preference is to sign with an Eastern Conference team when he becomes a free agent after the coming season. So scratch Shattenkirk off the list, knowing the cost would still be sky high for a one-and-done scenario.
It doesn't help that the Taylor Hall trade set the bar awfully high on what a player of that calibre would command in return. At least an arm, probably a leg, and perhaps a first born too.
If Adam Larsson fetched Hall, what is Barrie worth? Or Shattenkirk? Or the other names out there, that might not be the right fit for Edmonton, such as Jacob Trouba or Cam Fowler. I could be wrong but my assumption is that general managers around the league prefer most, if not all those defencemen to Larsson. So if it now takes more than a Hall type to acquire any of those blueliners, that probably explains why none of them are moving. And, in turn, why Larsson was the best the Oilers could do for Hall. That debate remains open, but I'm not touching it any further today.
Petrovic No Longer A Target
The other recent trade rumour that, to my knowledge, didn't originate in Edmonton had Nail Yakupov heading to Florida for Alex Petrovic. Panthers beat writer George Richards doused that deal, but I doubt those conversations took place since the Hall trade anyway. Beforehand, I could see it, because Petrovic is another budding shutdown type who took a big step last season.
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The Oilers, and specifically Bob Green, would be familiar with Petrovic from his dominant days with the WHL's Red Deer Rebels, so he may very well have been a player of interest and we all know Yakupov was available in and around the draft. I suspect those conversations took place in Buffalo but failed to materialize.
The Oilers opted for a better version of Petrovic in Larsson — to me, they are cut from a similar cloth, with much the same strengths — albeit at the expense of a much better asset than Yakupov. With Larsson in the fold, Petrovic was presumably deemed redundant. Especially if the Oilers are still holding out hope for Griffin Reinhart on the NHL roster at some point in the coming season.
Petrovic would still be an upgrade on Mark Fayne or a better option than bringing back Eric Gryba, but that need in the top four has been filled by Larsson and the Oilers have likely moved on from Petrovic as a result. If Larsson wasn't acquired, maybe that deal goes down instead and the Oilers end up keeping Hall and signing Jason Demers to a Larsson-money contract — around $20 million over four or five years. That's my hot take, though it's purely speculation on my part.
Perhaps a PTO
Moving along, the other option that could come to fruition as a means of addressing that offensive, power-play void on the back end is through a professional try out. The PTOs are growing in popularity, with the salary cap squeezing out the second wave of free agents and forcing them to audition for jobs. Make no mistake, this would be a temporary, Band-Aid solution.
Dan Boyle became the 35th defenceman in NHL history to reach the 600-point plateau while playing for the New York Rangers last season. He produced 10 goals and 24 points in 74 games — and now sits at 605 for his career — but Boyle hasn't committed to playing this coming season and had contemplated retirement.
It could come in the form of a veteran like Dan Boyle, who had pondered retirement but obviously has a history with Todd McLellan from San Jose, or a player looking to rebound like James Wisniewski, who is coming off a serious knee injury and was bought out by Carolina after just one season. In fact, Wisniewski was hurt in his very first game for the Hurricanes and hasn't played since, while Boyle was clearly on his last legs with the New York Rangers, who made him a healthy scratch for their playoff finale.
Marek Zidlicky would be another veteran to consider. Or maybe Brandon Gormley, the 13th overall pick from 2010, gets a look as a younger option. Zidlicky is 39 and failed to top 20 points last season but does have more than 400 for his career in nearly 900 games of experience. Gormley hasn't panned out in Arizona or Colorado thus far and is essentially the defence version of Cody Hodgson among those still available.
This offseason was slim pickings for defencemen to begin with, and it's scraping the bottom of the barrel at this point. Anybody coming into training camp on a PTO would be, best-case scenario, serviceable — in other words, not a saviour.
What if this is it? What if there is no more help on the way? Those are the questions that Oilers fans are starting to ask themselves. With no arbitration hearings pending — at least not pertaining directly to Edmonton — some are envisioning Chiarelli with his feet kicked up in a hammock at his newfound favourite Alberta lake or laying low back home in Boston. He apparently prefers The Druid as a watering hole, but that summer hot-spot is yet to be determined.
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Wherever Peter Chiarelli is passing the time during these dog days of summer, he's still focused on building the Edmonton Oilers into a Stanley Cup-winning team. For that to happen, the defence must remain a work in progress.
I would imagine Chiarelli's cellphone is still within an arm's reach, especially with Barrie still unsigned. I don't think he's making or fielding too many calls right now, but I don't think he's necessarily done either. Meaning, I don't believe Chiarelli is completely, honestly content with Edmonton's current defence corps.
If he is and if this is "it," then and only then does that aforementioned headline turn into a statement. It took a while, but this is what I was getting at. This is the meat for us to chew on.
There will be much debate from this point on, and I'm not taking a stance on the subject yet. I'm merely asking: Is the Oilers' defence, as it stands, set up to fail again?
I feel that is a legitimate question. I don't think there's any question that the starting six, as of today, are going to outperform the starting six from last October. There will be improvement. There almost has to be. It can't get much worse than last season (or the last decade in general). But that improvement could be marginal. It might not be substantial. And here's why . . . again, from a devil's advocate perspective.
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Back in 2011, when Adam Larsson was still back in Sweden, the Oilers gave serious consideration to selecting him first overall but ultimately picked Ryan Nugent-Hopkins instead, with Larsson falling to the New Jersey Devils at fourth overall. Back then, Larsson was drawing favourable comparisons to fellow Swede, Victor Hedman, but through parts of five NHL seasons, Larsson has yet to top three goals or 24 points. Perhaps a better comparable going forward would be Hedman's partner in Tampa Bay and another Swede, Anton Stralman.
This guy, if he's the only guy added on defence, is coming in with the weight of the world on his shoulders. Milan Lucic might be expected to replace Hall in the lineup, but Larsson will always be the guy that Edmonton got back for Hall. It was a 1-for-1, straight-up trade. Larsson's impact on the Oilers will be compared to that of Hall's in seasons past. Different positions, sure, but the expectations are going to be through the roof for Larsson.
As of now, Larsson is all the Oilers have to show for shaking up their core group of young forwards, and most believe Chiarelli parted with the best of that bunch. Fortunately, Chiarelli didn't declare Larsson a future Norris candidate, but we all saw what happened to Justin Schultz under a similar microscope. Edmonton can be a blood-thirsty, head-hunting market and Larsson is going to have to make a great first impression. Even if his playing style will never be as sexy as Hall's, he needs to hit the ground running and his presence needs to result in more wins or the fans will be missing Hall sooner than later. Let's just hope they don't turn on Larsson before Christmas.
In saying all that, landing Barrie as a "sexier" type would have taken a ton of pressure off Larsson. At least they could have shared it, which might make the pursuit of Barrie worth another call to Sakic. Yes, even if the rest of the league perceives it as another overpayment.
Speaking of expectations, pretty much everybody is pencilling in Klefbom as Larsson's top-pairing partner. That might be the case, but you're really going to want to temper those expectations.
For one, Klefbom and Larsson have never been partners before. There will be a learning curve between them. They have been on the same teams for Sweden, but not on the ice together for a regular shift.
Oscar Klefbom will be returning from injury in 2016-17 and his impact could reflect that.
Secondly, and more importantly, Klefbom is coming off an injury-plagued season in which he played only 30 games. Last I heard, he couldn't put on a skate without his foot bleeding. That is a problem and one that could linger into the coming season.
Klefbom has a history of injuries too, pre-dating his (still brief) 107-game NHL career. I won't go as far as labelling Klefbom injury-prone, but I will suggest that it'll take him some time — perhaps significant time — to get back up to speed. Klefbom probably won't come out of the gates looking like the player he was two seasons ago when he put up 20 points in 60 games prior to signing a seven-year extension that will pay him $334 more than Larsson annually. Larsson's contract has five years left at $4.166 million, running through 2021, while Klefbom is locked up until 2023 at $4.167 million.
Those salaries seem reasonable and could become bargains in time, but either or both of those guys could also become whipping boys in 2016-17.
I'll keep this shorter because Sekera is as close to a sure thing as the Oilers have on their defence. Sekera is what he is, a reliable but unspectacular veteran. He's a No. 3, or arguably still a No. 1, on the Oilers, but he'd be a No. 4 or 5 on a current Cup contender.
Sekera turned 30 years old this offseason and he's the highest-paid blueliner on Edmonton's roster at $5.5 million through 2021. He'll be turning 35 then, so he isn't getting any younger and won't likely get any better either. Sekera also has a no-move clause that forces the Oilers to protect him in the expansion draft next June regardless of his performance this coming season.
That shouldn't be a huge issue. The Oilers can expect more of the same from Sekera. They can expect him to be steady but average — much more "average" than Shea Weber, and I say that tongue-in-cheek for those following my Twitter feuds in defence of Weber. For those not following, I've been enlightened to the "fact" that Weber is no longer a No. 1 defenceman, that he'd slot into San Jose's third pairing (behind Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun and Paul Martin), and that he ranks somewhere between "70 and 120" amongst the roughly 210 NHL defencemen in terms of 5-on-5 effectiveness. Analytics are a hell of a drug, if not taken in moderation.
If you believe those numbers, ask yourself: Team protecting 1-goal lead with 2 mins left in game, you'd put 70-120 Dmen out over Weber? #NHL
— Larry Fisher (@LarryFisher_KDC) July 19, 2016
I'm waiting to meet an analytics person who's had to go into the corner and get a puck against Shea Weber. Let me know if anyone finds one.
— Patrick O'Sullivan (@realPOSULLIVAN) July 18, 2016
Brandon Davidson
Sorry, got a little sidetracked there. Back on topic, and what an interesting subject we have here. The sample size is small — very small, a grand total of 63 career games — but promising. Anybody who watched the Oilers with any regularity last season probably took notice of Davidson. He was hard to miss and for all the right reasons. He flashed some serious upside at both ends of the rink.
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Brandon Davidson has the size, mobility and overall skill-set to become a top-four defenceman in the NHL, but he's not there yet.
OK, deep breath. I repeat, the guy has played 63 career games. The guy has 12 career points, including five goals. Had he played all 82 games last season, Davidson was on pace for six goals and 18 points.
However, he too got hurt in the second half and had to be shut down early. I'm trying to remember the exact nature of that injury, but I do recall it being described as "serious" and "long-term." That's concerning. Is he fully recovered? Will he be 100 percent to start training camp? Has anybody asked this? That answer seems important.
Regardless, Davidson is far from a proven top-four defender. Yet, that's a role most are pegging him for. In fact, many are already calling Davidson a "lock" to be on Edmonton's protected list for the expansion draft.
That's bold, considering the three above defenders are assured of being protected. Larsson, Klefbom and Sekera, barring being traded, are actually locks. To protect a fourth defenceman, Edmonton would be exposing three extra forwards. The way it works is teams can protect seven forwards and three defencemen or eight skaters of any position (plus one goaltender either way).
So is Edmonton committed, as of today, to protecting Davidson over Yakupov, Benoit Pouliot and one of Patrick Maroon, Zack Kassian or potentially Anton Lander or Tyler Pitlick? That's a stretch. The next 82 games will finalize that decision and it could be disappointing (and humbling) for Davidson's supporters.
If those are the top four, and that hasn't been decided yet either, then Fayne likely finds himself on the bottom pair. Here's a guy who struggled mightily for stretches of last season, even getting waived and going unclaimed on his way to a stint in the minors. To his credit, Fayne took that demotion in stride, worked his way back up from Bakersfield and was better in a lesser role the rest of the way.
Fayne hasn't lived up to expectations in Edmonton, and it's unlikely he ever will. He came highly touted as a free agent from New Jersey, where he had logged some tough, top-pairing minutes with Andy Greene. Yes, the same place and the same partner as Larsson last season. Granted, most would agree that the Oilers got the right Devil this time, that reality shouldn't be lost on anybody. It can't be overlooked, ignored or outright dismissed.
Fayne could bounce back this coming season, picking up and improving on where he left off. I read somewhere that Fayne is in the "best shape of his life" this offseason and determined to make amends for a mediocre campaign, but if I'm not mistaken, we heard similar things about Nikita Nikitin leading up to last year's training camp. And one must consider the source — that quote came from Fayne's agent. We shall see.
This kid is a gamer, but he's still a kid in a men's league at the age of 21. Especially for a defenceman. And that was evident last season, with Nurse making his share of rookie mistakes. He did a lot of good, there was a lot to like going forward, but there was also inconsistency and instances where he tried to do too much.
Nurse has sky-is-the-limit potential — there's no mistaking or disputing that — but the sophomore slump is a real thing too. Nurse made last season's team largely on adrenaline and thanks to a lack of competition. He was fired up in the preseason, playing with a chip on his shoulder and wanting to make impression. He succeeded but still started in the minors, mainly because of the numbers game and the amount of one-way contracts that included Nikitin and a healthy Andrew Ference at that time. But Nurse was on the NHL roster before the season was even a month old and stuck around for those same reasons. He was baptized by fire and managed to hold his own for the most part — not backing down from anybody, not even his new teammate Lucic.
The future is bright for Nurse, but the future might not be right now. With a little more competition on the back end — not a lot more, but a little — it's entirely possible that Nurse starts this coming season in the minors again. Whether he likes it or not, Nurse could benefit from more time in Bakersfield. He could be a top-pairing, all-situation defender down there — yes, even power play — and return to Edmonton in due time as a more mature, seasoned and polished player. That development concept didn't resonate with the old regime — management and coaching staff — but Chiarelli and McLellan will almost certainly give it consideration with regards to Nurse.
Jordan Oesterle
If Nurse isn't on the opening-night roster and no other trades or signings take place in the meantime, then Oesterle could wind up as Fayne's partner. He's paid his dues in the minors, more so than Nurse, and brings a lot of what the Oilers are missing. That was also evident in the 17 games that Oesterle got into last season, so much so that McLellan had him playing more than 25 minutes on a couple of nights.
Oesterle seemed to win over this coaching staff and that might give him a leg up in training camp. Especially if the plan is to send Nurse down — assuming they are leaning in that direction unless Nurse forces his way onto the team and into Rogers Place for that Battle of Alberta opener, which is entirely possible too.
With Oesterle, as was the case with Davidson, it's best to approach this coming season with little to no expectations — modest, at most — and hope to be pleasantly surprised. I saw somebody referring to Oesterle as a "poor man's Barrie" and another fan suggested Oesterle was "already better than old-man Boyle."
Slow it down. Back it up. Oesterle hasn't earned that title, nor is he deserving of that description. Baby steps. I'll say this: Oesterle "should" be a better version of Brad Hunt, a capable puck-mover who could see some power-play time if and when he's in the lineup.
Griffin Reinhart
Last but maybe not least — I left Ference off this list because I don't think he'll ever suit up for another NHL game — we shine the spotlight on last season's biggest disappointment in the eyes of many fans. Reinhart, not Ference, that is.
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Griffin Reinhart was a great Oil King in his junior days. He was a not-so-great Oiler last season, but Reinhart is still only 22 years old — only a year older than Darnell Nurse — and defencemen do tend to take longer to develop. That said, Reinhart does need to take a step forward this coming season.
The Oilers gave up a lot to get Reinhart, the fourth overall pick from 2012, who was coming off his rookie season as a pro — spent mostly in the minors, aside from an eight-game call-up with the New York Islanders. Reinhart was well known locally and he was one of Green's guys. They won a Memorial Cup together with the WHL's Edmonton Oil Kings the previous year, in 2014. The Oilers, on Green's advice, targeted Reinhart and paid Garth Snow's asking price of first- and second-round picks.
There was plenty of talent left on the board at 16th overall when that deal went down, and there was enough depth in that 2015 draft to ensure another Grade-A prospect at 33rd as well. Edmonton was on a high from selecting Connor McDavid first overall and decided to make the move, which amounted to — for those who prefer to attach names to trades — Mathew Barzal and Mitchell Stephens, both centres who represented Canada at the 2016 world juniors.
Reinhart made the Oilers out of camp last season — as both Green and Chiarelli basically promised he would — but he was overmatched in the NHL and sent down shortly thereafter. Reinhart didn't dominate the AHL either, but that same lack of competition that made Nurse a mainstay also allowed Reinhart the opportunity to dress for 29 games with the Oilers. He looked decent at times but clearly didn't belong.
This coming season is a big one for Reinhart to prove that he does, in fact, belong. This time, the 'Big Cat' is coming in as an underdog. Very few expect Reinhart to crack the Oilers out of camp. That's not to say it couldn't happen. I, for one, haven't written off Reinhart. I still see what Green and the Oilers saw when they went after him — a big, mean shutdown defender who makes a solid first pass and could develop into somewhat of a two-way threat. Petrovic with a better pedigree. Erik Gudbranson, the third overall pick from 2010 who was acquired by the Vancouver Canucks this offseason, is the ideal comparable in terms of upside — and I know my advanced-stats friends love that guy. For the record, I still like Gudbranson too, though not as much as Weber.
Back to Reinhart, it was obvious that his skating needed work last season. Fortunately for the Oilers, they have one of the best skating coaches in the league in former Olympic gold medal-winning figure skater David Pelletier. You can bet that Pelletier, on Green's advice, is making Reinhart his pet project this summer. Those results will be on display at training camp, but I'm betting that Reinhart will have made big strides in that department.
With improved foot speed and acceleration, combined with less pressure and more familiarity, Reinhart might just make the cut. Even if he doesn't start in the NHL, the Oilers will likely want to get a good look at Reinhart's progress over the course of the season. Why? Because he too is eligible for the expansion draft and would be exposed to Las Vegas. Reinhart, with a strong season in Bakersfield and/or Edmonton, could be on George McPhee's shortlist for Oilers of interest and might get selected ahead of the probable candidates, Pouliot or Yakupov.
Remember, Edmonton made a significant investment in Reinhart and may want to see it through. That could mean protecting Reinhart over Davidson as the fourth defenceman if the Oilers go that route. Laugh now, but let's see how this coming season plays out. For better or worse, from top to bottom on this list.
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If there is one thing that sets Man apart from his fellow creatures on this Earth, it is his recognition of the Abstract. While the animal sees only what is, Man sees what isn't, what could be, and what cannot be. When a dog sees a tree, it sees only a tower of wood with branches. It may understand that it provides shade during the summer, and it may consider the tree to be its territory, but to the dog, the tree is nothing more than a physical object. A human, however, sees more. A human can grasp the idea of a tree, the concept of a tall, sturdy, unmoving organism, which encompasses so much more than the tree he or she sees presently. The human sees what it is that makes the collection of matter before them a tree, and what makes it different from everything that is not a tree. When the human sees a different object that shares these properties, it recognizes it as a tree, and can use its knowledge of the idea of the tree to understand how this particular tree is similar to, and different from, other trees. This idea can even be applied to the imagination, to create objects that cannot be found in real life, but may be considered trees, nonetheless. One might imagine a living tower of polished obsidian, branching off in geometric patterns, adorned with crimson blades of glass which throw the glimmer of ultraviolet fireflies at impossible angles. It takes its energy from gravitational waves emitted by the binary black holes that its home planet orbits, and slakes its thirst on the blood of any creature unfortunate enough to burrow beneath its roots. Such a terrible obelisk could surely never exist, yet the human knows that it might still be a tree, for the idea of a tree is not bound by the rules of existence.
It is the hubris of Mankind to suppose that they are the inventors of the abstract, that these ideas did not exist until a human conceived of them. In truth, these Ideals, as they are formally called, were not created by us. Rather, we were created by them. They exist in the Domain of the abstract, and shape the concrete world in their image. Yet there is a kernel of truth to be found in this belief. Just as the abstract shapes the concrete, the inverse process occurs, and the concrete shapes the abstract. Since the birth of humanity, the equilibrium between these two universes has been relatively stable. Just as differing ideals have sparked wars among humanity in the past, mankind has now fanned the flames of conflict among The Ideals. A great war has broken out, pitting hope versus despair, life versus death, chaos versus order, good versus evil, cats versus dogs, and so on. The futility of this war is plain to see, as it can reach no conclusion; it is, after all, impossible to kill an idea. Yet it is possible to kill everything which stands for an idea, and there are those who believe this is just as good. Since an ideal has little influence over that in the concrete world which is not a target of their domain, they must rely on humans to accomplish this. And so, they select champions, and grant them the power to fight on their behalf, on a battleground which exists somewhere between the real and abstract, mind and matter. Some fight for their beliefs, or the thrill of combat, or for a vain hope that they can put an end to the war. Yet fighting will only beget more fighting; only by bringing about Unity can we end this cataclysmic threat to the existence of our universe as we know it. And there are but four with the capability of bringing about Unity: The Dualists.


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Resort real estate finally flattens
ASPEN – Real estate sales that began slowing mid-way through 2007 have fallen hard in several major resort markets.
The Aspen Times reports that the dollar volume of real-estate sales in Pitkin County plummeted 42 percent during the first two months of this year, as compared to last year. Just $258 million passed hands.
In Vail-dominated Eagle County, the story was much the same. There, looking only at January, theVail Daily found the lowest sales volume in four years. The newspaper, however, did not do a comparison with last year.
Real-estate agents contacted by theTimes acknowledged the down-turn, but warned against making too much of it. "You have brokers saying the market is in the tank, the prices are declining," said Mike Russo, managing partner of Aspen Land and Homes Sotheby's International Reality. In fact, he said, the sales volume – if down significantly from last year – is still better than three of the previous five years.
"It's not the great cause for alarm that everybody thinks," he said.
But, if not declining in value, real estate isn't likely to appreciate at the 20 to 30 percent annual clip of recent years, said Chuck Frias, managing partner with Frias Properties. Like Russo, however, he sees no particular reason for alarm.
"This is very similar to past cycles, so it's not a surprise to me," he said. "It's no surprise to any of us who have been in the business in Aspen for some time."
Slower ski season forecasted
SUMMIT COUNTY – Ralf Garrison delivered a report in theSummit Daily News of silver-lined dark clouds in U.S. ski-based tourism.
Garrison's Mountain Travel Research Program, which tracks the destination ski sector, found that from November through January, occupancy was down 1.5 percent. Bookings for the rest of ski season similarly suggest declines. However, the average daily room rate for early winter was up nearly 10 percent.
Consumer confidence is lagging, oil prices are now hovering above $100 per barrel, and the dollar is at a record low, he noted. But the silver lining is that the weak dollar should attract more international visitors.
News from Vail Resorts confirms this. Rob Katz, the chief executive officer, reported a 23 percent increase in well-heeled international guests at the company's five ski areas through January, which Katz said helps make up for a decline in domestic skiers. Skier visits at Vail dropped 6.2 percent, and at Beaver Creek they were down 1.5 percent.
Vail expects to invest up to $110 million at its five ski areas and ancillary base area hotels and other operations, Katz told reporters.
Iraq veteran dies shoveling snow
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – The supreme irony was immediately evident. Eric O'Hara had survived combat for 15 months in both Afghanistan and Iraq only to suffer a violent death a month later in what is an essentially service job in the bucolic setting near the Steamboat ski area. He fell to his death six floors from the roof of the Steamboat Grand Resort Hotel while shoveling snow.
He had released a safety clip to more easily move along a rope to which he was attached for protection. A piece of ice then broke, and he slid down the sloped roof and fell over the edge.
The Steamboat Pilot & Todayreports that hundreds of mourners attended a memorial service for O'Hara, including soldiers from Fort Bragg, N.C., home of the 82nd Airborne Division in which O'Hara had served.
He led more than 80 combat missions and was a gunner as well as a paratrooper. "The gunner is personally responsible for the safety of everyone in the vehicle and sits exposed on the top," said Maj. Charles Claffey. "He would be right beside me through hell or high water. I am without a doubt here only because of his actions in Iraq."
Among the survivors is a step-sister, Heidi Montag, who grew up in Crested Butte and is a central object of an MTV reality show and was recently on the cover ofMaximmagazine.
Snowboard-only resort suggested
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. – Taos will drop its ban on snowboards effective March 19, but Michael Pearlman, sports editor of theJackson Hole News&Guide, doesn't see it as a forward march of civilization.
"I don't subscribe to stereotypes of snowboarders as disre
spectful, but there's no question that they use a mountain's terrain differently," he writes. "If you've never seen a snowboarder wipe a steep, narrow chute clean of snow, kneel underneath a blind rollover or lay waste to a powder field that could have housed the untracked turns of a dozen skiers, then you haven't spent much time in the mountains."
He notes a challenge issued in December by Jake Burton, founder of Burton Snowboards, offering a $5,000 reward for the most creative video showing snowboarding on one of the (now three) remaining ski resorts that bans snowboards. Until the remaining "elitists and fascist resorts lift their Draconian ban, there should be no rest, no justice," says the promotional video issued by Burton.
Pearlman's response to Burton: Take those millions of dollars you've earned by selling snowboarding as a countercultural alternative to skiing and purchase a small resort and ban skiers.
Front Range looks for ski access
TABERNASH – The debate continues about how to best defy Colorado's mountainous geography between Denver and the mountain resorts. This winter has brought a spate of new ideas – including some old ideas filched from the discard bin.
One of those ideas is to build a new highway directly west from Boulder across 11,775-foot Devil's Thumb Pass and down to Tabernash, located between Winter Park and Granby. "I would be glad to pay for a small toll for an alternative to waiting on I-70," writes Glenn Glass in a letter published in theRocky Mountain News.
This and other ideas for traversing Colorado's Front Range have been around since at least the middle of the 20th century. Instead, highway engineers bored the range with the Eisenhower and Johnson tunnels – which is probably why Summit County now is a virtual city, while Middle Park, whereas Granby and Winter Park is sometimes called "Colorado as it used to be."
Steamboat closes in on snow record
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – With a month left in ski season, Steamboat ski area had reported 436.5 inches of snowfall. Only a foot more, reports theSteamboat Pilot & Today's Tom Ross, and Steamboat will surpass its all-time record of almost 448 inches of snow at mid-mountain, which was recorded in April 1997.
What has been remarkable about this winter, says Mike Lane, spokesman for the ski area, has been consistency. There was measurable new snow on 26 days in January, and then 20 days in February. Included in those two months was a streak of 26 consecutive days of snowfall.
That falls well short of the remarkable run of 40 consecutive days of measurable snow in late 1983, but this winter's total snowfall has nonetheless been greater.
Gangs arrive in the Park City area
PARK CITY, Utah – If not a major problem, police in Park City and surrounding Summit County are keeping a close eye on 30 gang members living there as well as the 5,000 documented gang members in the nearby Salt Lake Valley, about 30 miles away.
"We do not have a major problem here yet," said Summit County Sheriff Dave Edmunds. "We are trying to prevent any type of foothold they are attempting to establish here."
Gang members have been fingered in several robberies and cases of vandalism. About four-fifths of the gang members are Latino, some of whom have been members of gangs or been influenced by gangs in California.
"The entertainment venues attract gang members," Andrew Burton, a gang expert, toldThe Park Record.
Eagle Valley teachers get a raise
EAGLE VALLEY –Teachers in public schools in the Eagle Valley are getting pay raises. The new base pay will be $38,650, second only to Aspen, which starts teachers at $40,000.
However, teachers can earn bonuses by agreeing to teach at schools with higher poverty rates, reports theVail Daily, or by having advanced degrees and experience. A teacher with 15 years experience, for example, could earn an additional $9,663 per year, for a total of more than $48,000.
Still, despite the higher wages and a handsome benefit package, school officials think more enticement will be needed. They're also looking at home-buying assistance and employee housing.
Granby gets a little too upscale
GRANBY – While not exactly upscale by the standards of most ski-based mountain towns, Granby has some aspirations. But none of this is at all comfortable to Mike Pierce, of nearby Grand Lake. Writing in theSky-Hi Daily News, he harrumphs about the restrictiveness of covenants adopted by homeowners associations. Parodying such restrictions, he envisions a message: "We are sorry but your car is over the maximum age of five years, and that god-awful yellow is not an approved color. Please leave."


With a county population of around 220,000, that works out to more than 10 percent of people in Whatcom County getting an infraction, citation or arrest.
That doesn't mean, however, that you have a one-in-10 chance of getting a ticket if you live here. If you generally obey traffic laws your odds move closer to zero. And if you generally don't obey traffic laws, well, you're probably part of that 25,000.
As a point of reference, the 25,000 tickets and arrests in 2017 is a significant decrease compared to 10 years earlier. In 2007 that number exceeded 41,000.
Certainly the economic crisis of 2008 impacted nearly every police department in the state, but there are multiple reasons for the decrease in traffic enforcement that exceed the space in this column.
I've talked with a lot of agencies in Washington about levels of traffic enforcement, and across the board they see it as an important part of their role as an agency, but also one that has to be balanced against competing needs in the community.
Often people who want to see more enforcement suggest what appears to be an easy solution – hire officers just to write tickets, and the revenue from the tickets will more than pay for their positions.
There's just one flaw in that solution; in Washington law enforcement agencies don't receive any revenue from writing tickets. The money goes a lot of places, but none of it goes to the ticket writers.
Overall, I think that's actually a good thing. Without the pressure of having to raise their own revenue, enforcement isn't colored by a financial incentive to write tickets.
I agree that more traffic enforcement is good for the community, but effective enforcement is more than just the number of tickets. It has to be the right kind of enforcement. We want laws enforced that will improve the safety of road users.
Agencies in Washington from the local police and sheriff to statewide operations including the Department of Transportation, the Washington State Patrol and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission all collect data on the type of, severity of and factors involved in traffic crashes and use that data to prioritize enforcement.
Locally and statewide, the biggest risk factors in fatal traffic crashes are impairment, speeding, distraction and not wearing a seatbelt. Throughout the year our law enforcement agencies not only include traffic enforcement efforts to address those factors, but also participate in multi-agency emphasis patrols focusing on one or more of the specific high-risk driving behaviors.
Whenever we explore traffic data it's important to realize that it's not just numbers.
Last year 565 people were killed in traffic crashes in Washington. Of those, 25 people were in Whatcom County.
As a way of remembering this loss, on Nov. 15 many of us will participate in World Day of Remembrance. This international event is commemorated to remember the many people killed and injured on the world's roads, together with their families, friends and many others. It is also a day on which we thank the emergency services and reflect on the tremendous burden and cost of this continuing disaster to families and communities, and on ways to halt it.
I invite you to join with others in our community at Bellingham City Hall at 5 p.m. on Nov. 15 to remember and honor those who died in traffic crashes in our community.


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Specialized summer camps engage children
While for parents, summer camp may bring to mind days filled with scavenger hunts and popsicle-stick art, today's kids have a lot more sophisticated summertime options. Old-fashioned summer camps are still part of the mix, but a whole host of specialized camps now give children the chance to concentrate a single area – i.e., arts, sports or music – for a few weeks each summer. Below is a sampling of camps offered throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
For instance, Summer Art Camp at The Walters (www.thewalters.org) goes well beyond the typical camp arts and crafts. With 28,000 pieces in The Walters' collection to inspire kids' artistic visions, the Mount Vernon museum's campers not only make art but they observe, analyze and immerse themselves in art.
Luc Reneaux, 13, has attended The Walters summer camp for four years. One of his favorite projects from camp was making a nearly life-sized, papier-mâché person.
But what he really likes about camp is the artistic freedom. "It's not really like a strict art class. You have the freedom to make what you like," he says. "They give you freedom, but they also help you draw things better."
Offered weekly from July 5-29, camp is weekly full- and half-day sessions for kids entering grades one through five and full day only for kids in grades six through 12. The non-member prices for grades first through fifth are $170 (half day) and $320 (full day) and for grades six to 12, it is $280. However, members receive a significant discount.
Outdoors/Nature
But kids do still get in touch with nature at camp. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore lets kids in grades three through eight experience a "Day in the Life of a Zookeeper Camp," learning about habitats and animal care. However, eighth- and ninth-graders can delve deeper into issues such as the role of the modern zoo and endangered species in the "Animal Research and Conservation Camp."
The zoo offers one session for a different age group each week from June 27-August 12. Cost for non-members is $410 per week and $345 for members.
For a more rugged but still ecologically focused camp, Ultimate Water Sports in Gunpowder Fall State Park (www.ultimatewatersports.com) offers the "Chesapeake Bay Eco-Challenge Camp" in addition to its more sports-oriented camps. Kids, ages 10-14, explore wetlands, marshes, water trails and beaches of the upper Chesapeake watershed in kayaks. Weekly sessions run June 20-July 29 and cost $395 per week.
Sports camps run the gamut. There's the all-around athletics of Gerstung, where camp emphasizes determination, fair play and creativity as it teaches everything from archery and aquatics to tennis and gymnastics.
In Baltimore County off Falls Road, Gerstung's camp sessions run all summer (June 1-Aug. 26) for kids 3-and-a-half to 18. The first full-day week of camp is $395 and half-day is $250. Small discounts for additional weeks apply.
But then there are the more specialized sports camps. Take, for example, Ripken Baseball Camps (ripkencamps.com) in Aberdeen. Boys and girls ages 7-18 get position-specific training then play an afternoon of games. Both Cal Jr. and Cal Sr. provide instruction and encouragement for the kids.
Running July 3-Aug. 12, Ripken Baseball Camps runs programs for various ages and skill levels. Overnight camp cost about $1,500 a week, while day camp sessions run from about $350-$1,000, depending on the age and skill level of the camper. Spring Break camps starting April 19 are available too.
Music/Performance
Gone are the days when silly camp skits and campfire songs were the musical and performance high points of summer camp.
Budding rock stars (ages 8-15) write and perform their own music at the DayJams Summer Camp (www.dayjams.com) on the campus of Roland Park Country School. Only two, one-week sessions (July 11-22) are available this summer. Cost is $600 per week.
For the would-be actor in the family, Everyman Theatre offers intensive three-week sessions for middle school and high school students. Kids learn about acting, movement and rehearsal techniques and participate in theater games, improv and vocal exercises, all of which culminate in a final performance.
Middle school session runs June 27-July 1 and costs $525 for all three weeks, and high school session is July 18 –Aug. 5 for $575.


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Walking event set for May 16
On May 16, there will be a community event and walk, starting at the Marquette Commons. The event is planned from 1 to 4 p.m., with the walking portion taking place between 2:30 and 3 p.m.
Participants will head west on the multi-use pathway, crossing Fourth and Fifth streets, turning around at Seventh Street and returning to the Marquette Commons using the same route.
The walk is to occur exclusively on the multi-use pathway and participants are to follow the rules of the road, however the public is asked to be aware of and considerate toward people crossing the street.
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Open studio with Creative-in-Residence Julie Benda
The Peter White Public Library, City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center, and Evolve MQT will host an open studio with Marquette creative-in residence Julie Reneé Benda from May 13th through May 18th. Benda is an interdisciplinary artist with a practice in print, illustration and sculpture. She studied both art and botany at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and later completed a Master of Fine Arts degree at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Using wood, text and image she works on projects that interact with and narrate shifting boundaries of land, water, people and plants. The community is invited to visit with the artist, see the process and discuss the overlap of print, wood, and storytelling. Open Studio is free and open to the public. Hours listed below:
Monday through Friday: 1 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday: 5 to 8 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Open Studio will take place at the lower level of the Peter White Public Library located at 217 North Front Street, Marquette. For more information please call the City of Marquette Arts and Culture Center at 228-0472 or email arts-culture@marquettemi.gov.
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Presque Isle Park Summer Hours begin
The City of Marquette official park hours go into effect Tuesday, May 14. City park hours are from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. There is no camping or overnight parking allowed in City parks.
As of Tuesday, May 14, the seasonal portion of Peter White Drive at Presque Isle Park will be open during park hours with the exception of closure for walking hours on the following days and times:
Monday and Wednesdays: 6 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: 7 to 10 a.m.
Animals are prohibited at the City's Presque Isle Park, unless confined to a motor vehicle, at all public bathing beaches, at Park Cemetery, and at any special events where signs are posted specifically prohibiting animals with the exception of leader dogs for the blind.
Please be aware of new parking signage. Please obey all parking signage, including new signs near Black Rocks area.
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