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Published: 26 February 2015

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Invitations Out for the Scarsdale Bowl
The entire Scarsdale community is invited to attend the Scarsdale Bowl on Wednesday, April 22nd at The Fountainhead in New Rochelle, NY. Pictured above are members of the Bowl committee and trustees of the Scarsdale Foundation preparing invitations which will arrive in mailboxes soon in March. This year the Bowl, which celebrates volunteerism and community, will honor former Mayor Peter Strauss. To RSVP and pay online, visit the Scarsdale Foundation website.
Photo credit: Karin Garvey

Concordia Summer Camp Now Accepting Registrations
Concordia Summer Camp offers an exceptional summer experience for children! Located at Concordia College in Bronxville, the camp has been running for over 30 years and is known for their impeccable safety record and extraordinary programs.
New this year, campers can enjoy Water Inflatables every Friday.

Programs are offered for early childhood campers ages 3 to 5 as well as grades 1-9. Programs include Enrichment, Music and Art Programs: forensics, cooking competitions, art, music, robotics, improv, cyberspace, science, literacy, web-page design and blogging, chamber music, band bash, piano, violin, guitar, musical theatre, vocal arts, songwriting and composition, and much more. If sports is your interest, Concordia offers the Slam Dunk Basketball Camp as well as a general Sports Program where campers are rotated through a whole variety of sports.

Concordia Summer Camp offers two 3-week sessions from June 29 to August 7 as well as pre and post camp programs (June 15-26 & August 10-21). Services and discounts offered include early drop-off and late pick-up, sibling, bundle and early-registration discounts, online registration, morning/afternoon snacks and beverage, as well as lunch for all afternoon programs which is included in the cost of the program.

Attend an open house on Sunday March 8th at 2 pm. For more information, visit www.concordiasummercamp.org or call 1-914- 395-4848.

Richard Garwin to Speak at Sunday Speaker Series
Internationally renowned physicist and Scarsdale resident. Dr. Richard Garwin will present a lecture titled "Nuclear Energy – Electrical Power and Vastly Destructive Weapons," as part of the Scarsdale Forum's Sunday Speaker Series on Sunday March 8 at 3 pm at the Scarsdale Women's Club.

Garwin is the winner of the National Medal of Science in both the fields of Engineering and Science and is the author of the design used in the first hydrogen bomb. He has served every U.S. president from Eisenhower to Obama. Dr. Garwin's lifelong commitment to such projects as Global Warming, Nuclear Non-Proliferation, Disarmament, and Energy are unparalleled.

Dr. Richard L. Garwin received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1949 under the sponsorship of Enrico Fermi. He has worked in particle physics, nuclear physics, solid state physics and in a wide range of technology such as air traffic control, satellite communications, satellite navigation, touchscreens, laser printers and magnetic resonance imaging. While working at the IBM Research Division at Columbia University, Garwin served as a consultant at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory where he provided the design for the first thermonuclear weapon test (the hydrogen bomb) at Eniwetok on November 1, 1952. Garwin has advised the United States government on many aspects of nuclear power including the disposal of spent fuel. The winner of the National Medal of Science and a prolific author (see: www.fas.org/RLG/), Dr. Garwin is the subject of a documentary which will be shown at the Scott Room of the Scarsdale Public Library on Thursday, March 5 at 8:00 PM.

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Published: 05 March 2015

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More snow in Scarsdale and school is closed again! How deep is the snow and how many school days have been missed? We have lost count but will find out and let you know.

Spring is just a few weeks away but there's no sign of daffodils or crocuses buried deep beneath the ice. Mounds of packed snow may take weeks to melt.

Here's a poem from Scarsdale's own Deborah Skolnik from her Facebook Page, Gentle Scarsdale Satire  - (search for it on Facebook, request to be added and you'll be promptly approved.) In less than 2 weeks the page has grown to more than 300 local residents, amused by its slyly humorous daily verses.

Darn You,Snow!

Snow, you're like
a bad boyfriend.
This abusive relationship
has to end!

At first you were charming
and I was excited.
But now you're a stalker,
showing up uninvited.

Whenever you come here,
you just bring me down.
I fell on my tushie
in front of C-Town!

You're a bad influence
on the whole neighborhood.
The Abominable Snowman
bought a ranch in Edgewood.

And Quaker Ridge Quakers
have become Eskimos.
Fox Meadow foxes
are stuck on ice floes.

At Heathcote's five corners,
that car-clogged disgrace,
the slow traffic light
is MORE glacial in pace!

And here in Greenacres
there's been nothing green
since about two weeks
after last Halloween.

You need therapy, snow.
There's no give and take.
You always act cold
and you're always a flake!

And you're turning grey, too
you sad, aging fellow.
(Even worse, in some places,
I fear you've turned yellow.)

I'm dumping you for Spring, snow.
You've got awesome powers,
but Spring knows what I want--
Spring brings me flowers.

Due to the bad weather, here are a few closings and re-schedulings:

The Maroon and White celebration, originally scheduled for Tuesday March 3rd has been rescheduled for Thursday March 12 at the high school cafeteria at 7:30 pm. Seniors should arrive by 6:30 for photos.

At Hitchcock Church, the school and office are closed, Living in America Classes are cancelled and the Lenten Organ Recital and luncheon are postponed.

All classes and program at the JCC of Mid-Westchester are cancelled for today.

The screening of the film "Garwin" scheduled at the Scarsdale Library tonight has been cancelled.

Here are some snow photos from around town. Send your snow day photos to [email protected] and we'll post them on the site.

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Written by Joanne Wallenstein

Published: 18 February 2015

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The Scarsdale Forum held an "indoor block party" at its seventh annual Winterfest on February 7 at the Scarsdale Woman's Club. The event featured home-brewed beers crafted by Forum member Bruce Wells as well as a buffet dinner prepared by Jensina Olson. Local bakers contributed delicious desserts. A convivial night for all.