Superb Summer Entertainment

Anyone in the North New Jersey Area should check out the dates of performances for Cameo Productions, a musical/theatrical organization now performing at the Presbyterian Church off Berkshire Valley Road. Directions on the website. I hope to be in town for the one listed here! But, check them all. To miss one is to miss a treasury of talent and entertainment!

August 7 · Songs of STEPHEN

Introduction to Sparta Township Mayor

Ailish Hambel, Former Mayor of Sparta NJ introduces herself. Her term ended in 2006. New Mayor, Manny Goldberg will be presented in a current post - to follow. Residents are encouraged to email the town clerk or the mayor directly with comments and questions for the mayor. See more Sparta Features here.

The was the first issue of the Mayor's report is on our Eggzono channel. It is also featured on the local GOP website. Our last "feature of the week" of the ninja chipmunk is still popular and it can still be seen on this channel or the In Country channel. The archived features are in the index column. You can also comment from the link under the videos and you can email the link for this video to friends. You may *NOT* email it to your enemies. This is forbidden. If you think your town or school officials should be on Eggzono.TV, let us know. Also, contact Eggzono if you'd like to become a volunteer producer.

Inside Local Entertainment - Suzanne Carrington

With this interview of Suzanne Carrington we are launching a a new section of Eggzono to present entertainers from our local area. In coming weeks, not only will you find interiews with the people who perform in our local entertainment scene, you will also find samples of their work. (SC will be at the Balloon Festival July 29) Performances by Suzanne and her guitarist Hal Hirsch will be posted in a week or so. Visit their websites and learn more about them and where they are performing! Check out some performances by Laurie Cagno and Suzanne Carrington at our archive site WBUZZ. (subject=entertainment).

Fire Safety for Sparta Kids

The Red Cross Fire Safety Trailer helps young children to learn about fire and how to be safe. In Sparta, the Jr. Women's Club makes use of the Safety Village Program to bring kids to learn these important lessons. Sometimes groups such as Rachael Paulson's Global Kids - "REACH TO LEAD" youth group will assist the Red Cross. You can find video clips of Rachael Paulson reading from her children's books at eggzono's archives at WBUZZ. Look under the Author's Corner.

A Word To The Wives (Classic 1954)

Here is a 1954 training movie for new wives to help them understand how to work with their husbands and get them to spend money to improve their kitchen. This should bring back a lot of chuckles for the older set and pure awe from the younger set. You will need to open this from the link provided here because it is hosted by IFILM, a great place to see independent film productions of all kinds. Entertaining and informative topics. You could spend days there, but don't forget eggzono.tv! We have a lot of local topics you'll find nowhere else!

This is Dennis, riding over the same path as Ivan did last year. Enough already! My family is all under this weather, centered out of www.chumuckla.net. Most just barely have their roofs repaired or flood damage cleared from Ivan. Some friends are still living in a barn or in a FEMA trailer. I wonder if this is the kind of storm pattern that drove the first Spanish settlers away from the area. Eggzono.tv may have to go down there for relief work again, like I did last year before I was eggzono.tv. These hurricanes do NOT leave a pretty site! You can see my cousin "Skeeter" at the INCOUNTRY blog ("A Stump in Time"). Skeeter is one of those hurricane veterans too.

Lemur in Space

Lori Day, Zoologist for Space Farms and author of "The Zookeeper's Daughter" lets us into the life of a Space Lemur whose name is Fat Chance. Madagascar, the movie has some pretty sharp lemurs, but Fat Chance could run circles around them, after all he is real and not animated! Anyone with an interest in animals should get Laurie's book. It contains a wealth of knowledge flavored with real-world experience. And it is a great read as well. You'll enjoy the humor and the insight.

Sail Plane over Appalachian Ridges

Paul Avery of Alpha Point Technology is a glider pilot, actor, computer applications engineer and a lot of other stuff. He took me up in his glider club sailplane for a cruise over the Kittatinny Ridge .. with a good view of the Delaware Water Gap. I highly recommend this kind of flying. Totally different from any other I have done. By the way. This is New Jersey! See all the farms down below?

Jimmy Woolsey Remembered - at Age 103

Jimmy Woolsey was a fixture in Sussex County, NJ for many years. He played the piano at the Walpack Inn and then at the Bella Vita Restaurant. I met him when he was 85 years old and I was lost on my first trip into the Walpack Valley. This film was made when he was 103. He died later that year. More about him and how to get a DVD of him playing this session (and his interview) is available at Buzz Creek. In the interview on the DVD he explains he was an Army veteran of WWI and a Navy veteran of WWII. There are a dozen songs on the DVD. What a Life!

Ninja Chipmunk II

Revised Chipmunk video. Version ONE is found at IN_Country With Uncle Vic.

Look for other interesting features every week.

Eggzono is training volunteers to create features that highlight their area or themes of interest.

Contact info@buzzcreek.com to learn how you can get involved.

When was the last time you produced anything for "not' TV?

Historical Footnote

(Humor) A local college student believes he has found the resting place of a secret document exposing a long ago error of such magnitude that the history of the world was altered forever.

Tripod Rock with Fred Space

Of all the colorful characters in the landscape of New Jersey, I expect few can hold a candle to Fred Space who, through years of life in the real world has developed a sense of nature that few can equal. As a matter of fact, the Fred Space model has been discontinued and they don't make them anymore.

Here, with his grandson, Hunter, Fred takes us on a little Spring tour near the Appalachian Trail, where an odd rock formation has stood for millenia. More explorations of woodland habitat will appear later. Keep coming back for more! Fred's daughter, Lori Day recently authored a book called "The Zookeeper's Daughter". Anyone reading her works will get a better appreciation for Fred and all the inside workings of a real family run zoo .... Space Farms!

TOUR OF HOMES

They have a great tour of homes here in Sparta, every year. There are the old 'Lake Style" homes and the homes of the 60's and 70's. AND, there are the big-old-houses that attract investors and the ever-popular-with-realtors .. "RELOs" I wish somebody would volunteer to shoot some video of the homes on the tour. I'd like to post it here. Meanwhile, a blogger called "Jolie" has an interesting link to an article in the NY TIMES about the "RELO CLASS". Why not check it out. The article is ONLINE click from her blog - more fun that way. It is a pretty interesting feature. Coming soon, I'll have here a video feature with Fred Space (farm, zoo, museum). He talks about the spring flora and fauna and the famous but little seen Tripod Rock hidden the hills near High Point. Unlike most "Relos", Fred is one of those people who are real ... like the "Relos" dream of being one day when they retire.

Local Features at WBUZZ

Here are some Windows Media Videos showcasing local Authors, Artists and otherwise valuable talent among us.
Dianne Ochiltree: Children's Book Author ... OCHILTREEBOOKS
Rachael Paulson: Children's Book Author ... EARTHMURALS
Fine Arts at SCCC: The SCCC Fine Arts Program ... SCCC Website
Laurie Cagno: Singer "Heal The Wounded" WBUZZ Archives
Homeless Genius: Really, a homeless guy - odd. Don Albert's Page
Many features from Sussex County and around the world are archived at WBUZZ. Visit the link and find features on the Sparta High School, Pope John's Choir, the Sussex Air show and much more. Use the search boxes at the top of the page and reset the query before you select a new category. When you find an interesting feature, copy the link from your browser and share it by email with your friends!

A Diary from Sparta in 1910

The Local Historical Society knows it has a gem in this diary. It is dated from 1900. Marjorie Strohsahl reads from it.




There are more presentations by the Sparta Historical Society that will appear soon. These short features and the film "Voices of The Land" are available on DVD. You can order HERE.