SLICE OF RYE: Greenhaven’s Reigning Patriarch and Matriarch
Lou and Ruth Jaskow, 94 and 91, are the first to cheerfully proclaim that they are the oldest residents of Greenhaven.
AT THE MOVIES: Tender Hearts and Wild Dragons
It is not unusual for an animated movie to feature animals as its lead characters. From “Bambi” to “Madagascar,” animators have for decades tapped into the inherent vulnerability of animals to tell stories which children can easily relate to.
Listening to the Mountain: Diana Williams Answers Everest’s Call
Listening to the Mountain: Diana Williams Answers Everest’s Call
On April 18, 2014, an avalanche killed 16 climbers on Mount Everest, in the Himalayas of Nepal.
ALONG FOR THE RYE’D: This Just In: My Kid Got a Job!
Raising kids isn’t cheap. At first it’s just the basics like shelter, clothing, and food, but it quickly spirals out of control into music classes, their own seat on an airplane and many, many pairs of subtly different cleats.
Hail to the Youngest Grads
It’s never too early to celebrate a graduation. Over 200 children participated in Moving Up ceremonies at The Rye Arts Center last month, acknowledging their yearlong participation in the RAC’s arts education and enrichment program designed exclusively for pre-K children.
School Board Notes: District Awards Tenure, Honors PTO Moms, Notes $12.5 Million To-Do List
At the June 10 Board of Education meeting, end-of-year congratulations dominated the agenda.
Never a Dull Day for Dean DeRuvo
In the early 1960s, Joe DeRuvo was waiting to be drafted into the Army and shipped off to Southeast Asia, when he got a call from the principal at St. Crysostom School in the Bronx.
Rye’s Great Flood
The community came out to toast Cheryl Flood, who retired as director of Rye Presbyterian Church Nursery School after 31 years of inspired leadership.
Matchmaker, Matchmaker Find Me a Match … And She Did
Long before there was Job.com, there was Sandy Jacoby at Rye Youth Council Employment Service.
Intergenerational Salute
The quote by Margaret Mead in The Osborn Flag Day program summed it up perfectly…