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On November 12, 1969, six women linked arms as they walked down the ramp of a large, ski-equipped Navy transport plane in Antarc tica. Lois Jones, Terry Lee Tickhill Terrell, Kay Lindsay, and Eileen McSaveney — all research ers from Ohio State University — were joined by Pam Young, a scientist from New Zealand, and Jean Pearson, a reporter for the Detroit Free Press as they stepped onto the ice near the Earth’s southernmost point. With that final step, they became the first women to visit the South Pole.

ing rumors that more and more women were try ing to get grants to conduct research in Antarctica, and that the Navy might lift its restrictions. “Can you imagine a male scientist answering a question like that?” Jones submitted a detailed NSF proposal that outlined a 10-week research program for a small team in the McMurdo Dry Valleys. In June 1969, Jones learned that her proposal had been accepted and that the Navy had agreed to take four women to Antarctica. Jones and her team were officially ready to go. In the lead up to the trip, they spent hours study ing maps and checking equipment lists. Their groundbreaking expedition was generating con siderable media buzz, though, and they couldn’t escape the flood of reporters. In an interview years after her trip, Jones remembered the “silly ques tions” that reporters asked.

After lunching with a group of researchers and Navy men working at the Amundsen-Scott research station, the women posed for a photo in front of the iconic, mirrored marker for the geographic South Pole before boarding a trans port plane back to McMurdo Station, located on the Antarctic coast. Though they’d just made history, they were anxious to turn their atten tion to what had brought them to Antarctica in the first place — research. Research in the Dry Valleys Mysterious lakes in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys had led Lois Jones, the head of the all-women Ohio State research team, to Antarctica. She first learned of the deep, salty lakes that dot the frozen continent as a graduate stu dent. Jones became fascinated with their existence and ability to remain liquid despite freezing temperatures. Upon the advice of her advisor, she decided to make them the subject of her Ph.D. dissertation. Jones knew that she needed to travel to Antarctica to further her research. The geochemist faced a challenge, however. It was the 1960s and no Ameri can woman had ever travelled to the continent of Antarctica for research with the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). Since the USAP’s creation in 1959, only men had made that journey – Mary Alice McWhinnie was the first woman to participate in the USAP, in 1962, but carried out her research on an offshore research vessel. Though anyone could technically apply for a research grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the federal agency which managed the program (and still does today), it was up to the Navy, which provided travel and logistical support to NSF’s Antarctic program, whether to permit women on the ice. Jones persisted. She began her dry valley research from Ohio by getting her hands on any rock samples from the region that she could find. A male graduate student in her program even traveled to Antarctica on an NSF grant to collect additional samples for her study. After he couldn’t access some of the areas that Jones needed for her research, she became convinced that she needed to do her own field work. In 1969, Jones earned her doctorate. Around the same time, she began hear

The first six women at the South Pole on 12 November 1969, from left, Pam Young, Jean Pearson, Terry Tickhill Terrell, Lois Jones, Eileen McSaveney and Kay Lindsay. Photo Credit: U.S. Navy

“‘Will you wear lipstick while you work? How will you have your hair done?’” she recounted. “Can you imagine a male scientist answering a question like that?” Upon hearing of Jones’s trip, one veteran of the Antarctic program report edly quipped disapprovingly, “The only place left [for men] now is the moon.” Jones, Lindsay, Terrell, and McSaveney had planned to work from McMur do. But when they arrived, they learned that they would do even more than become the first American women performing research on the continent. They would also be part of the first group of women from anywhere in the world to visit the South Pole, nearly 1,000 miles away. Pam Young, a New Zealand researcher working in collaboration with the USAP, and Jean Pearson, a journalist from the Detroit Free Press joined Jones’s group at McMurdo Research Station. On Nov. 12, 1969, the wom en boarded a Navy plane bound for the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Sta tion. Jones remembered thinking that the women would be able to quietly duck off the plane to explore once it reached the South Pole. To her surprise, though, the Navy had assembled a group of photographers to document the historic occasion. As they linked arms and walked down the cargo ramp, the women cleared the way for others to follow in their footsteps. Over the past 50 years, hun dreds of women have travelled to Antarctica as researchers, technicians and support staff of the USAP. As Mary Odile Cahoon, one of the first American women to winter on the continent in 1974 reasoned, “If women are in science and science is in the Antarctic, then women belong there.” Emily K. Gibson is co-manager of Science Matters and a science policy analyst in the Office of Legislative and Public Affairs/Office of the Director. She received an M.S. and Ph.D. in the history and sociology of science and technology from Georgia Tech and an M.A. in history from the University of Massachusetts Am herst.

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LOVE IS THE KEY TO HEAVEN’S DOOR, And Forgiveness Is the Force That Unlocks the Bolt By Richard Mabey Jr.

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Now at 71 and fighting an advanced case of Hypertrophic Cardiomyop athy, I have thought more and more about what Heaven is like. Jesus of Nazareth told us that there are many mansions in Heaven. I think that Heaven is a vast place, with many plac es and nooks and crannies. I want to be reverent and respectful here. My main point is that death is not something to fear, but rather to be looked upon as simply entering another room. As if you are simply walking from your kitchen to your living room. God blessed me with a kind, pa tient, loving mother, and a strong, hardworking, practical father. I grew up in a Christian home and began attending Sunday School at the age of three. In my early childhood, my mother would read me Bible stories, before I fell asleep at night.

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Timmy’s Story: A SENSORY FRIENDLY BIRTHDAY By, Pam Teel Young Author Tim Rohrer, who has overcome many obstacles in his life due to his autism, is set to release his second children’s book. The book is a sequel to his first book, Timmy’s Story: A Story About Autism and Friendship . His first book, focuses on inclusion, and is based on his own past life experiences. His second book, Timmy’s Story: A Sensory Friendly Birthday, also is a reflection of his past, and teaches one about autism through the eyes of someone who lived it. For those with autism, sensory sensitivities may make birthday parties difficult to enjoy. Tim’s second book tells a true story, with that in mind, about how his teacher and his classmates made his birthday party one that he could enjoy. Tim’s brother Daniel, who is a senior at Allentown High School, is doing his senior practicum helping behind the scenes of “Tips4Inclusion.” He did the book editing for his brother. Tim has not only become an author but a speaker, self-advocate, and educator of disabilities. He has been asked to speak at schools, conferences, and has also received a commendation from the NJ State Senate and Assemblymen. He is also a managing partner of a teen founded nonprof it organization called 5Help Foundation. To learn more about Tim and the amazing resources he created, check out his website at: https://tips4inclusion.wixsite.com/disabilityinclusion. Tim’s new book is now available to purchase on Amazon. Making the leap to a new school can be downright difficult for a kid at any age. There are new friends to make, teachers to meet and new routines to settle into. It’s important to realize this challenge as parents, especially since we are likely going through difficulties of our own in adjusting to the new loca tion. Even in the midst of your own stresses, be sure to take the time to connect with your child to prepare them for the transi tion and then check in on the progress throughout the school year. If you don’t, you may find later that your child has been struggling socially and academically long before you involve yourself in the process. CHOOSING A SCHOOL If you’re moving to a completely new area for work or family changes, choosing a school should be one of the first steps. If there are multiple options, how do you choose the one that’s right for your child? It all comes down to research. There are many online resources that track statewide perfor mance in standardized testing. You also can set up appoint ments with administrators from each school to get a sense of what each has to offer. Location, staff and size of the school should all be factors in your decision. Encourage your child to offer an opinion on the choice before making a final decisions.

AVOIDING STRESS Teens across the country- 27 percent in fact - report feel ing extreme stress during the school year, according to new research from the American Psychological Association. Other findings included 34 percent of teens expecting stress to in crease in the coming year. Changing schools can be one of the most stressful situations for a student to experience. That’s why it’s so important to stay positive during this period of great change. As the school year approaches, be open with your child about what to expect. Re assure your child that a new school means new opportunities to learn and make friends. Try your best to understand and empathize with your child’s feelings of stress instead of simply brushing them under the rug. EARLY INVOLVEMENT It’s important to take every opportunity to familiarize your self and your child with the new school environment. Take some time before the start of school to talk about safe routes to school or find the bus stop she’ll be using.

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PRECIOUS ANIMALS I HAVE KNOWN AND LOVED Remembering the Blessing of Gidget By Richard Mabey Jr.

Is it possible that God can bring an incredible blessing into our lives, through the medium of a dog or a cat? It was in the early autumn of 1982 that my life had suddenly taken a spiraling down slope. Hope, inspi ration and encouragement was to come to me in the form of a little Shetland Sheepdog that my sister named as Gidget. In the Spring of 1982, I had moved into “The Little House” on the property of the old Mabey Estate. The Little House was located di rectly at the corner of Route 202 and Mabey Lane. The home had two bedrooms. The smaller, front bedroom, I used as my bedroom. The larger, back bedroom was my office. My Aunt Vi, my dad’s sister, had given me an old model photocopier. I used it to print a little weekly newsletter that I named the Hook Mountain Journal. The paper was printed on the old photocopier that my dear aunt had given me.

adopted that precious little Shetland Sheepdog. My sis ter named her Gidget. We knew very little about Gidget. We had no idea how old she was. She had been found walking along a major highway. And, by the grace of God, had not got ten run over. Every morning, before going to my job at Oral-B Toothbrush Company in Fairfield, I would take Gidget for a long walk. I would awaken at six in the morning, giving me ample time to walk Gidget along the wooded path to the old Morris Canal and back. Then, after work, I would once again take Gidget for another long walk to the old canal path. Gidget sim ply loved walking along the old tow path of the historic canal. Gidget’s joyful strides brought hope and splendor back into my heart center. I was able to walk the old canal path, that Devon and I had traversed all so many

Gidget walking along the meadow field at the end of Mabey Lane.

times the past Summer, with a newfound outlook. With each and every walk, that the magical Sheltie and I took, the sting of the pain of the remembrance of Devon began to fade and evaporate. When winter came, I soon learned that Gidget loved the snow. I think she found it to be all so fascinating. I remember how enchanting it was, to see Gidget high step it through the white blankets of freshly fallen snow. Sadly, in the Summer of 1996, Gidget became all so seriously ill with kid ney failure. On a sad day, in the midst of August of that year, our blessed and precious Shetland Sheepdog went Home to Rainbow Bridge. If you are thinking about bringing a dog into your life, please do consider adopting a rescue dog. No matter how old the dog is, nor what breed they are, a rescue pup will deeply know that you rescued him or her. It may well be one of the most life changing moments of your entire life. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has recently had two books pub lished. He currently hosts a YouTube Channel entitled, “Richard Mabey Pres ents.” Richard may be contacted at richardmabeyjr@gmail.com.

I became very good friends with the niece of the elderly folks who lived in the old canal house on Mabey Lane. Devon hailed from Chicago and retreated to small town life and the rural environment that Mabey Lane so wonderfully afforded its residents. Truth be told, I fell in love with Devon. And, she often told me that she cared for me. But as fate would have it, in the late Fall of 1982, the call of the excitement of the big city, echoed Devon back to Chicago. We wrote each other about a half dozen times, then came the time that I never heard from her again. Things got even worse when two of my full-page advertisers quit advertis ing with The Hook Mountain Journal and began pouring their advertising dollars into cable television commercials. Soon, the financial impact took its toll, and I was forced to discontinue printing HMJ. I was broken, defeated and deeply saddened. But then a magical moment came to my life. My sister, Patti, saw a little ad that the Rescue Sheltie people had taken out in a local paper. We answered the ad. And long story short, we

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