Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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‘LA MASQUERADE’: Venice is theme for Eden’s 20th winter gala
By Christian Kirkpatrick Special Writer Every Eden Dreams gala is a flight of fancy. Guests at these sumptuous events are imaginatively transported to ancient legends, far-away places or distant times — like Camelot, ancient China or the Spanish Main. Saturday’s benefit for the Eden Family of Services, called “Dreams of La Masquerade,” took…
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GO NATURAL: Take your time achieving ideal weight
Losing weight is an opportunity to dis cover your optimal health. It is an ad venture into the greatest discovery of your life — a healthy you. Rochelle Blank A Natural Choice Achieving your ideal weight can be an easy, natural process when you choose to make simple changes that will lead to long-lasting…
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WILLIAM H. SCHEIDE: A gift from the birthday boy
At Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium, Judith McCartin Scheide and William H. Scheide, seated, with Martin Johnson, founder and CEO of Isles Inc., and Liz Martin. Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski
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IN THE KITCHEN: Geography poses no barrier to good taste
If, like me, you are geographically challenged, you may be asking yourself just where, exactly, is Slovenia. By Pat Tanner Special Writer If, like me, you are geographically challenged, you may be asking yourself just where, exactly, is Slovenia. Because I am so murky on that part of the world, I am still lost…
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WILLIAM H. SCHEIDE: A gift from the birthday boy
Most people are content to sit back and let other people arrange their birthday festivities. Most people are content to watch the gifts pile up. William H. Scheide of Princeton had another idea. Let’s throw the party ourselves, Mr. Scheide and his wife, Judith McCartin Scheide, decided — and let’s ask people to…
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Who opposes senior housing?
Susan B. Loew of Princeton Something doesn’t add up here. Every time an opportunity comes along for senior housing to be built in Princeton, a faction comes out to protest. We have seen NJMBY’s and environmentalists, to name only two. Where are these devoted protectors of the community when a builder erects a monstrosity otherwise…
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MANAGING A CAREER IN MUSIC
Performance is in the details for Princeton Symphony’s Kiri Murakami By Pat Summers Special Writer “Total immersion” is a concept not limited to language study alone. — Kiri Murakami, Princeton Symphony Orchestra violinist and general manager, lives it every day. — The number of metaphorical music hats she wears would prostrate the average person, but…
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Seeking those who lost family in 1967 plane crash
Vicki L. Matthies of Springfield, Ohio On March 9, 1967 there was a mid-air collision of a TWA DC-9 and a Beechcraft Baron near Urbana, Ohio. Flight 53 was en route to Dayton, Ohio, from New York via Pittsburgh. Last year on the 40th anniversary of that crash I commissioned a memorial plaque to…
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MANAGING A CAREER IN MUSIC
At the Princeton Symphony’s office, executive director Melanie Clarke and general manager Kiri Murakami work to keep the music playing. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
