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How well do you know your child’s brain?

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How children think is one of the most enduring mysteries–and difficulties–encountered by parents. In an effort to raise children smarter, happier, stronger, and better, parents will try almost anything, from vitamins to toys to DVDs. So how can we tell marketing from real science, and what really goes through our kid’s developing mind–as an infant, in school, and during adolescence?

Sponsored by the Chappaqua PTA in conjunction with the CCSD,
please join us for a special presentation on

Monday, October 22, 2012
7:15 P.M.
Bell Middle School Auditorium

Dr. Sam Wang, co-author of the book, “Welcome To Your Child’s Brain: How The Mind Grows From Conception To College,” will discuss how we can promote the healthy development and learning of all children by upending parenting myths and misinformation with practical advice, surprising revelations, and the latest in brain-based research. Please visit http://bigthink.com/users/samwang/ for a video preview of Sam’s ideas.

About Dr. Sam Wang
Dr. Wang is a professor of neuroscience and molecular biology at Princeton University and the Chappaqua Central School District’s scientific adviser for educational best-practices. Before becoming a professor, he studied at Caltech graduating with a B.S. in physics with honors at the age of 19 (making him the youngest member of his graduating class), and he earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience at Stanford.
He has worked at Duke University as a postdoctoral fellow and aided political leaders as a Congressional Science Fellow.
After completing his postdoctoral studies, he spent two years at Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., where he learned to use pulsed lasers and two-photon microscopy to study brain signaling.
He has published over fifty articles on the brain in leading scientific journals, has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and the Fox News Channel, and has received numerous awards.

Ambulance Corps to host CPR class for New Castle Community

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The Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CVAC) will be conducting an American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR AED class. Training is open to all New Castle residents.

Participants will learn to perform CPR and use an AED (automated external defibrillator) in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest. Relief of choking for adult, child, and infants is included.   Heartsaver CPR AED is intended for anyone with limited or no medical training who needs a course completion card for job, regulatory or other requirements.

WHEN: Saturday, October 27, 9:30 AM.  The course runs approximately 3 to 4 hours.
WHERE: CVAC Headquarters at 233 N. Greeley Ave, Chappaqua.
WHY: CPR Saves lives. Statistics show that the earlier CPR is initiated, the greater the chances for survival.
COST: $25 materials fee
INFO: For more information call (914) 238-3191 or visit www.chappaquaambulance.org
To reserve a spot email: cvaccpr@gmail.com. Class size is limited. 

Founded in 1936, the Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps is a volunteer organization dedicated to providing quality emergency medical services to the residents of New Castle.  The 70+ volunteer members are a diverse group, from teachers and lawyers to entrepreneurs, students, parents and grandparents. In addition to responding to more than 500 calls annually, CVAC reaches out with programs to educate the community on First Aid and CPR.

For more information or to become a volunteer, visit www.chappaquaambulance.org.

Chappaqua Volunteer Ambulance Corps. People helping people.

Lisa Ballou, 914-522-1158, Ballou@optonline.net

An Extraordinary Venue For Art

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From the Louis-Dreyfus Family Collection

A hidden treasure will be revealed this Sunday at a benefit for the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund.  An exquisite art collection – located right in the neighborhood – will be open to the community for two viewings at 3 and 4:30.

The works on display are from the private collection of the Louis-Dreyfus family.  The doyen of these gems, William Louis-Dreyfus, traces his interest in art to his sojourn in France as a young adolescent.  “I used to skip school to go to the museums and the Louvre,” he confessed.  Today, he pursues his passion at galleries and in artists’ studios.

There are many works by masters including Matisse, Kandinsky and Miro, but these are not the names cited by Louis-Dreyfus when asked to describe the pieces which speak to him.  The work he is “most emotionally tied to” is “The Departure of Fruit and Vegetables from the Heart of Paris” by Raymond Mason.  This sculpture depicts vendors, laden with their wares, in a truly vivid palette.

Louis-Dreyfus does not focus solely on maintaining and growing his collection.  He is also committed to using it purposefully; mainly for the benefit of underprivileged youth served by the Harlem Children’s Zone.  When several of his friends prevailed upon him to open his gallery for a benefit for the HGSF, he was happy to accommodate.

HGSF president David Perlmutter has seen the works and is thrilled that members of the community will have the opportunity to visit this gallery.  “The breadth of the collection is spectacular,” he noted.  He found the work of Bill Traylor, an outsider artist, particularly captivating.

A slideshow and tickets are available at hgsf.org/art.

Another Grocery Store on the Retail Horizon?

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When the Planning Board convened on the evening of October 2, it faced a full agenda.  Ordinary items including exterior lighting at Chase and a residential swimming pool were quickly dispatched.  Next, the Planning Board turned to consider an issue at Chappaqua Crossing and a lengthy and learned discussion ensued.  The Planning Board deliberated the proposal to amend chapter 60 of the town code to allow retail stores to operate in a research and business district.  This issue had been referred by the Town Board to the Planning Board.

One of the major talking points focused on the 50,000 square foot grocery store, a potential anchor tenant of the retail mix.   Board member Sheila Crespi raised the question about the potential impact of the proposed change on the rest of the town:  “I feel that this is introducing a third community area into New Castle.  This is a very significant change to the development of our town,”  she noted.  The Board then examined the possibility of decreased patronage of the stores in Chappaqua and Millwood.

Reaction to the proposed changes in the community at Chappaqua Crossing are mixed.  Although there are residents who favor an addition to the local retail environment, there are also many who remain opposed.  Michelle Lee voiced a common concern:  “I don’t know if we need another grocery store.”   “There’s too much traffic as it is and we have a lot of options,” she continued.

The debate will continue at the meeting of the Town Board on October 30.  The public is invited to attend.

Chappaqua-Millwood Fall Festival

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1st Annual Fall Festival Apple Pie Baking Contest Entry Form

Drop off your entry form in the box provided at the Chamber of Commerce
table at the Chappaqua Farmer’s Market this Saturday.

All entries must be received by 1pm on Saturday October 6th*

(Please Print)

Name: ________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Phone: ________________________________________________________________

E-Mail Address: ________________________________________________________

* Entry forms may also be emailed to us at Rachel.katz94@gmail.com
until Thursday, October 11th

For more information contact Rob Greenstein at
Rob@chappaqua-millwoodchamber.org.