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(908) 272-4456 Adult School to Recognize
Dr. Miner and Mr. Thomas
WESTFIELD – Dr. Robert Scott Miner, Jr. and H. Emerson Thomas will each be given the honorary title of “Trustee Emeritus” and recognized for “their long and faithful service to the Adult School” at the annual meeting of the Westfield Adult School Association tonight, Thursday, May 13.
“As we celebrate our 60th year of service to the community, it seems fitting that we honor Bob Miner and Emerson Thomas — two outstanding, long-time, respected volunteers in Westfield,” said Larry Pargot, President of the Westfield Adult School Association.
Dr. Miner, a former President of the Westfield Board of Education, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Princeton University.
Following more than two decades with CIBA Pharmaceutical Company (which included a stint in Basel, Switzerland), he joined the Physics Department at Princeton University. Working with Princeton’s Chemistry Department, he conducted research projects for the National Science Foundation in the former Soviet Union; for the United States Energy Research and Development Association (later named the United States Department of Energy), and for the Research Corporation in cooperation with the Clinical Research Group at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
An ordained Deacon and Elder in The United Presbyterian Church, Dr. Miner has been active in The Presbyterian Church in Westfield as a Trustee, Sunday school and Chancel Choir member.
In addition to the Board of Education and the Adult School, he has been an active volunteer with civic and charitable organizations, such as the Westfield “Y,” (former Director and Trustee); the United Fund of Westfield, the Children’s Special
ized Hospital Building Fund, and Union College.
He received a Presidential Certificate of Appreciation for service to the Selective Service System for service on the Scientific Advisory Committee, and was cited for 50year membership in the American Chemical Society. In 1996 he was honored for “service to Princeton University.”
Dr. Miner and his wife, Mary Evelyn, have been residents of Westfield since 1947.
A member of the Adult School Board of Trustees for the past six years, Dr. Miner spearheaded a committee in 1998 to revise the by laws, and recently contacted each of the school’s sponsoring organizations in a fundraising drive to help defray operating costs.
Mr. Thomas, a former three-term Mayor of Westfield, has been recognized with a number of awards over the past few years. The 96-year-old “volunteer” is still active in the community.
The President of Continental Tank Car Corporation, Mr. Thomas has been a resident of Westfield for 58 years. He has donated his time and expertise to a number of organizations, including the Westfield “Y,” the Rotary Club of Westfield, United Fund and Community Center.
He is the Charter President of the Westfield Foundation and helped initiate and incorporate the United Fund in 1957. He is a founder and Past President of the Frost Valley YMCA.
Within the past year, Mr. Thomas was honored by the Westfield Foundation when he was named as Charter President to the Board of Trustees, and by the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce at its 50th anniversary celebration.
He received the 1981 B’nai B’rith Award, the YMCA’s Golden Man Award in 1973, and the Westfield Rotary Club’s Charles P. Bailey Humanitarian of the Year Award in 1988.
“Emerson Thomas and Bob Miner served on the Adult School Board of Trustees with distinction. It is our honor to honor them,” said Mr. Pargot. “I am delighted to recognize them with the honorific ‘emeritus’ — they truly merit it.”
The Westfield Adult School is a non-profit, independent, voluntary community organization solely supported by tuition charges. Begun in October of 1938, it has offered classes every year since then. Currently, nearly 900 students are enrolled in over 70 courses.
Nicole’s Yoga Center Posts Summer Session of Activities
GARWOOD – Nicole’s Yoga Center, located at 94 North Avenue in Garwood, will begin its summer session on Monday, May 24.
The session will include 20 weekly Yoga classes for beginner, advance and novice levels. There will also be four meditation classes, and a new class for children will be held on Friday, July 16, at 3:30 p.m.
A back care basics class, breathing class, and a class for individuals with limited mobility will also be available.
On Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13, the Center will offer a yoga seminar explaining the physical, mental, and spiritual science of the human body and mind in a disciplinary, methodical and scientific way. Each attendee will receive a certificate of participation.
The Yoga Center will also be open for general registration (a free personal evaluation is available by appointment only) on Mondays, May 17 and 24, from 4 to 7 p.m.; Thursday, May 20, from 2 to 5 p.m., and Satur
day, May 22, from 1 to 4 p.m. For a brochure, further information or to schedule an appointment, please call (908) 789-6426, or visit www.nicolesyogacenter.com. Early registration is recommended.
Center owner Nicole Mode is a certified counselor hypno-therapist, a stress management consultant and a yoga therapist. She also offers private therapeutic yoga sessions for stressrelated conditions.
TEDDYS AND TOTS…On Friday, April 23, children from the Westfield ‘Y”s ‘More for Fours’ preschool class brought their teddy bears and other stuffed animals in for treatment at the Teddy Bear Clinic, sponsored jointly by the Westfield ‘Y’ and Overlook Hospital, and attended by several local preschools. Teddy bears were admitted to the clinic, had their vital signs checked, medical diagnosis and an arm or leg cast put on and then were sent home for loving care.
Westfield HS Students Rank High Scores In Spanish Exam
WESTFIELD — Ten Westfield High School students recently captured high-ranking honors in the National Spanish Examination. More than 1,800 students from New Jersey took the exam.
The top first, second and third place winners each received a cash prize.
First Place Winner in the state in the Bilingual/Native Category was senior Adriana Guerra in the Level Five Category. Tara Bhandari and Laura Gornowski, also seniors, earned first and second place respectively in the Level Five Non-native Category. Level Three Category winners included sophomores Jacob
HIGH-RANKING LINGUISTS…Top winners, left to right, Erika Goecking, Adriana Guerra, Tara Bhandari and Laura Gornowski were awarded a cash prize for their achievements on the National Spanish exam.
Rosenstein, who placed sixth, Victoria McCabe and Richard Rowe, who tied for ninth place, and Ann Loughlin who placed 10th in the state.
In the Level Two category of outside experience competition, junior Erika Goecking took third place. Two ninth graders, Alexandra Brill and Kevin Cutro, took seventh and 10th place respectively in the Level 2 category of competition.
The National Spanish Examination, which is administered on a Saturday each year, assesses proficiency in the Spanish language in a variety of skill areas, including writing and reading/listening comprehension.
Violet Society Schedules Meeting for Today
SCOTCH PLAINS — The Union County Chapter of the African Violet Society of America will meet today, Thursday, May 13, at 1 p.m. in the Scotch Plains Public Library, located at 1927 Bartle Avenue.
The program will feature a slide presentation. All are invited to attend.
La Leche League Sets May 20 Meeting Date
WESTFIELD — La Leche League of Westfield, a breastfeeding information and support group, meets on the third Thursday of the month at the Cranford Public Library, 224 Walnut Avenue, Cranford.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, May 20, at 10:15 a.m.
For more information, please call (908) 301-1339 or (908) 306-8807.
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