“Not high, but I’m doing it.” Mickey said that Gen and Gen still call each other to say goodnight before they go to bed, something they started when they were 50 years old. Listen to "Crazy In Love" here. Harriett’s advice is “Never go to bed angry.”, “We both compromised and did not go to sleep angry,” Sandy said, but, he added, “in the end I learned sometimes not to compromise, but to capitulate.”, Sandy and Harriett Kransky celebrated 75 years of marriage at a party thrown in their honor at the Stein Residence for Assisted Living in Somerset. Columbia Records planned to release the album in October 2002; however, the release was postponed several times to capitalize on the success of American rapper Nelly's 2002 single "Dilemma," which features Beyoncé's former Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland. It was her parents, she said, who instilled in her a deep commitment to the Jewish community. Grand River may provide guests in the area with other entertainment as well as other promotional activities assuming the event goes forward. When Beyoncé married the 12-years-older Jay-Z on April 4, 2008, the couple shared their first dance to "Crazy in Love." “I’m super proud to even be a part of it, to be mentioned with the group that stood up there today,” Siebert said. “She knows about our kids and we share cute stories,” said Megan. The couple, both Newark natives, celebrated their 75th anniversary on Aug. 5 with a party at the Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence on the Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, where they now live. It is estimated that the chances of having identical twins are approximately three cases for every 1,000 births. He gave a very practical example of what this kind of servant love involved, when he washed the disciples’ feet (John 13). Both were named James by their adoptive parents. Their first musical collaboration was the track " '03 Bonnie And Clyde ," which appeared on Jay's 2002 album Blueprint 2: The Gift And The Curse . “Or when they see me, they’ll ask ‘where’s Megan?’” said McKenna. Our COVID numbers overall have been very low and I feel like we’ve figured out how to manage it well and keep kids in school, having fun and learning. “It was during the war, so we didn’t have a wedding,” said Harriett, who is 94. “I would go up to some functions he had up at school and Mike would come back to Marshall for functions that I had,” said Chris. “It feels the same, but it now feels more normalized,” said McKenna. “We’ve really not known anything else other than being constant companions and friends,” said Genevieve. “At the beginning of the year people didn’t know and then we would walk into the teacher’s lounge and they’d asked us if we were roommates,” said Megan. - Support EastEnd Studio & Gallery with their idea to create a mural event while educating other artists, on the back of businesses located in south alley between Eagle and Jefferson streets. To address the underfunded status, council carried the motion to continue to pay the “Actuarially Determined Contribution” (ADC) as invoiced by MERS plus an additional $10,000 for five years. “I enjoy that.” Megan noted that Emily does get regular updates about the comings and goings at Walters, however. McKenna said it goes the other way as well. “Having our Wednesdays established as a virtual day was very helpful. Get New Jersey Jewish News's Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories. This crazy love for Jesus means following his example of love. They just know that Mrs. Root comes in every Thursday and Friday.” Was virtual time from mid-November to mid-January a setback? The sisters both live in their own homes and still are able to take care of themselves. My teaching partner and I were trying to coordinate and do things together but there wasn’t a district-wide expectation set. “Megan is just down the hall and her mentor teacher from student-teaching is her current mentor teacher. The couple was in Florida just over a year before returning to the Marshall area. Masciulli, president of the foundation of the Wilf campus, is a former president of Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple in New Brunswick and a former board member of what is now the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey. "Crazy in Love" remains one of the best pop songs of all time, iconic in both its beat and the unforgettable music video that went along with it. “I was 21 and had just graduated from college and Chris was 20 when we got married,” said Mike. “It’s hard for the African American community who feels they’re not welcome here, it’s hard for the people who don’t have a problem with the mural at all,” Gill said. Other items the council carried motions on dealt with Rebecca Street and Oak Drive dedications and easements, Green Burial addition to the rules and regulations for Oakridge Cemetery, the approval of rental fees for Cronin Millrace Pavilion and Stuarts Landing along with an update in the city’s social media policies in attempt to improve communication with the public. 2003: "Crazy In Love" When Beyonce and Jay-Z teamed up on the song "Crazy In Love," the result was an upbeat pop-rap fusion track that pretty much everyone loved. - Enhance ambiance of the downtown with the addition of solar lights in Grand Street Park, Peace Park and Carver Park. “They didn’t know what expectations were fair to set. Among the most famous is the story of Jim and Jim. Deborah Hastings. “That was a different world compared to what this year has been,” said McKenna. But my dad had to drop me off.”. McDonald said he was going to remind Grand River to check in with MDHHS regulations (which were updated on March 2), while also stating his department is not going to be enforcing social distancing around the city. In the spring, the Social District plans to have a relaunch where it hopes to have lights and equipment in place. “So, we just kind of went to movies. As stated in the administrative report in the March 1 City Council meeting packet, the Social District’s annual plan includes: - Adding dining and social seating to Michigan Avenue., Grand Street Park, Peace Park and Carver Park. Council also approved the two items on the consent agenda, which were city council minutes for the regular session on Tuesday, Feb. 16 and city bills totaling $558,449.93. For the kids, this is all they know.” Emily said her second graders have talked about wanting to go back to “when coronavirus wasn’t a thing.” “We had been hybrid – half the kids going to school Monday and Tuesday and the other half Thursday and Friday,” she said. By July 2002, Beyoncé had already recorded several songs which would appear on Dangerously in Love. The two met in 2000 at MTV Spring Break, and started dating two years later. Crazy Love is a memoir by Leslie Morgan Steiner. Crazy in Love is an R&B/funk song written by Beyoncé Knowles, producer Rich Harrison, rapper Jay-Z, and Eugene Record.Released as the first single from Beyoncé's debut album Dangerously in Love in mid 2003 (see 2003 in music), it reached number one in the United States and United Kingdom and the top ten on the majority of charts it entered across the world. Our kids are really rocking it. “After all these years they still really love each other,” she said. Read full article. The couple have one daughter who lives in Battle Creek and three grandchildren. “It’s hard for people to be and feel included, but I feel like this award lets them know that ‘hey, you’re doing your part.’ Elijah gave out these awards and it shows them that we see that you’re doing your part, we see that you’re not separating the African American children from the Caucasian students and that everybody is included here and being recognized for that is important.” MMS Principal Tara Egnatuk and Assistant Principal Matthew Siebert also received awards, with Egnatuk saying she is honored for the recognition and that her favorite part of this year’s Diversity Champions Awards was the recognition of all different types of staff outside of just teachers. “I remember telling people when we had their 70th anniversary party that most of them will never in their lives attend an event like that, celebrating a 70th anniversary — and here we are at 75.”, Masciulli said her parents’ marriage has more than stood the test of time. As far as space is concerned, Durian said the east and west portions of the social district will largely remain the same while the north and south parts will be expanded. “When I was a kid, I’d always tell them to slow down,” said Mickey. Chris got a job in Tekonsha where she taught for 16 years before teaching in Marshall for 21 years at Gordon Elementary. Solange, her sister (they're 4 As a solo artist, in 2003 Beyoncé released her debut solo album, Dangerously In Love, which topped the Billboard 200 and spawned the No. “We were fortunate that we did all that before the pandemic.”. Go Albion College! “I try to take them out, and they visit each other a lot,” said Mickey. “But sometimes we call each other at the same time, and she will get the answering machine and I’ll get a busy signal.” The sisters said they are each other’s best friends and look forward to spending more time together. She’s not perfect and yet she is all mine. They have a daughter, Paula Masciulli of Monroe Township, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Jesus showed the supreme example of servant love. 1 hits "Crazy In Love" (a duet with Jay Z) and "Baby Boy." Our secretaries, counselors, librarians--it’s the whole team, so I’m really happy that they chose the bigger group because in the past, teachers have been recognized or administrators for leading the cause and it’s not just them, it’s everybody.” Siebert echoed similar sentiments in regard to those who received awards as he sees the hard work of those around him in the school to help students at the school. We knew pretty early on that we would be together.”. “Geneva quit in October to get married,” said Genevieve. It’s an honor to be recognized for the work that we’re doing, but the thing that I like about this year’s award is that he’s acknowledging a bigger team. “But here I am today, clicking my heels off,” she said. “Emily and I took a bunch of education classes together and I always say I call her my ‘class best friend.’ You have your best friends you live with or hang out with, but she was the one that I stuck with for all my classes.” Emily and McKenna became acquainted through Christian Fellowship at Albion College and one time all three took the same science class together. “And for some reason, they seem to dress alike without even trying,” said Mickey. My dad walked me down the aisle, which was wonderful. Often joining Gen and Gen on their outings is Geneva’s daughter Mickey Sloane, who said the sisters are doing very well for their age. One lives on the east side of town, the other on the west side. Daily Afternoon Randomness (49 Photos) By: John. Those things are so important in a marriage and any other relationship.”. Photo courtesy Paula Masciulli. Even though they’ve spent more than a half century together, they said they still remain as close ever. “If we restricted it to just closing the road and making that part of the social district, and they chose to make that an incidental event, again, I’m hesitant to have the police department start policing social distancing,” McDonald said. The two tied the knot at a relatively young age compared to today’s norms, but that was not uncommon in the 1960s. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas. “I remember them telling me that when they’d go out on dates, and then when the guys would go get popcorn, they’d trade seats,” said Mickey. September 29, 2016, 1:21 PM. “We will do writing in the morning and they will write a story and label a picture they’ve drawn like ‘That’s Ms. Moco, and that’s roommate Emily.’ And they’ll be like, ‘Don’t forget about their dog, Coda.’” At first not many people knew the teachers were roommates. “After all these years they still really love each other,” she said. October 2002: In her first post-Destiny’s Child work, Beyoncé is featured on Jay Z’s 2002 track “’03 … Mike got an early release provided he would teach school for a year. She could up that total to seven this year with a pair of duets. Harriett was staying with her aunt and uncle while visiting Sandy, who was attending the U.S. Army Air Corps navigation school in Coral Gables. “The kids are doing alright.” Noted Megan: “I appreciate the fact we started the year in person with our entire group. The happy couple had some thoughts on the formula for the success of their long and happy union. This was the second collaborative effort between Jay-Z and Beyoncé “We are where we should be at this point in the year,” said Emily. The educators here have really had to do the work of creating personal relationships to reach out beyond that image that we’ve had from the outside to be able to say, ‘we really do want to welcome these kids and we really do want to make a space for them that is inclusive and intentional.’ Which means that anybody who is doing that work has to be doing a lot of reflection, has to be doing a lot of education, has to look at history to be able to show up and really authentically create the relationships that need to be created. After Sandy was discharged, he attended Rutgers-Newark and earned a degree in management; he went on to have a long career in business. “Obviously, the focus is dining and drinking, but we’re also looking at retail and other events that we’d like to do once the weather improves this spring and summer.” Durian said the focus of expansion focuses on increased hours and space within the Social District. When he got his orders to transfer to Chicago, Harriett wanted to go with him, “but in those days to do that you had to be married,” she laughed. Along with adjusting the hours of the proposal, the council also amended the expansion to exclude the parking structure near Oaklawn Hospital in the northern boundary area citing potential noise as a concern. “Our kids know our roommate story,” she said. In the early 1940s, while he was a student at what was then Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology), Sandy had been invited by his cousin, a student at Rutgers College of Pharmacy (now Rutgers’ School of Pharmacy, then in Newark), to play a game of table tennis. “We used to walk home from school and there was a little grocery store we would stop off at and pick-up groceries for our mom and dad,” said Geneva. On Aug. 4, they had a big parade. Crazy Love was first published in 2009 and remains a compelling exploration of what it feels like to fall in love with a deeply troubled, abusive man — and then to leave him. He said, ‘Greater love has no one than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends’ (15:13). “I enlisted and wanted to fly and then went to MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa and took the physical and the last thing I had to do was to read a particular paragraph out loud and the doctor said, ‘Have you always talked like that?’ I said yes, and he then said, ’Okay, thank you.’ Two weeks later I got a notice that I had a speech impediment and that I couldn’t fly. party at the Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence on the Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, where they now live. Due to its heavy airplay and demand in the ringtone market, the song … All of our family was there except for my mother who had passed away. I tell them, ‘now you know how I felt as a child.’” Mickey put together a little family birthday dinner for the sisters who have pretty much kept to themselves during the pandemic. ”Marshall has a reputation for being not welcoming to folks who are Black, indigenous and people of color, then fast forward in that history to annexing schools where in Albion we have a lot of kids who have Black and brown skin, and they have to imagine coming to school here. They lay in a modest-selling 1970 single by a Chicago soul vocal quartet, The Chi-Lites. I had a concern when we were going virtual about reaching all the kids and making sure they were still progressing. After all, you are not the same physical people you were 20, 30, 40 years ago when you first fell in love. The wedding, officiated by an Army chaplain, took place at the Cadillac Hotel in Miami Beach; neither his nor her parents attended the hastily arranged ceremony. I was very young when she passed, but still, the void was there.”, Added Mike: “I remember that after the wedding it rained,” he said. “The kids were so excited about being back to school with everyone…It was like the first day of school.” The idea of living together seemed like no-brainer according to the three teachers. During her first year at Walters, McKenna was an aide. Both had children, including sons named James Allen. “They’ve always lived fairly close to each other.” Speaking of close, even after all these years, people still are not able to tell the sisters apart when they are side by side. Masciulli said the achievement of being married 75 years was driven home to her when she went to buy her parents an anniversary card. “But during the church ceremony, I got some water in my eyes, too.”. Emily is in her second year teaching second grade at Jefferson, where she student-taught and ended up taking the place of her mentor. After nearly 54 years of matrimony, Chris said she and Mike still enjoy each other’s company very much. McKenna and Megan are both in their second year teaching kindergarten. Emily said she enjoys coming home “to a place that doesn’t know the drama of my school.” “It’s kind of like a nice break,” she said. Still crazy in love after all these years. That’s been rough on them, not having contact with anybody.” Despite the pandemic, Mickey said Gen and Gen have been in good spirits. Following a honeymoon in Florida, Mike enlisted with the Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. Though they did not confirm it at the time, Jay-Z later admitted that the … “We always had ‘our’ friends, but not our own friends.” Added Geneva on the relationship with her sister: “I wouldn’t give it up for anything.” Having been seen around town all their lives has given them a sense of being celebrities, joked Genevieve. 23-year-old mother of 11 wants to go for 100+ kids and…wow (8 Photos) By: Adam. Crazy for You, a Philippine soap opera Vision Quest or Crazy for You , a 1985 film starring Matthew Modine and Linda Fiorentino Crazy for You , a shōjo manga by Karuho Shiina “Before COVID, just about every morning around 7, they’d meet a bunch of people at McDonald’s and sit around talking until about 10. It’s not just the teachers or the administrators, in this instance it’s our custodial staff, our food services, because those have been such a crucial part of making this year such a success with making sure kids are fed, making sure kids have what they need. I think having them in person and creating those relationships really helped us during the time we went virtual (around Thanksgiving). The motion carried by council only approved the road closure starting at 7 a.m.until 10 p.m. with no changes to the social district hours. “Mike got an early out because they needed teachers to teach in the math and science fields, so he was able to teach in New Port Richey (just north of Tampa),” said Chris, who was still in school and attended the University of South Florida to earn her degree in education. “But then they told me they wouldn’t let me join because they thought I was a snob because they’d see Genevieve thinking it was me and say hi and Genevieve wouldn’t answer them because she didn’t know them.” And then sometimes, said Genevieve : “We’d go into the stores separately and people would say, ’oh, we didn’t know there was two of you.’ That’s how we had our fun.” As children, Gen and Gen attended Shearman School, Marshall Middle School and Marshall High School, but both quit school their senior year. “I approached Harriett and asked her to dance,” he said, thus beginning a romance that is still going strong three-quarters of a century later. Photo by Debra Rubin, Sandy and Harriett Krasky shortly after their wedding in 1943. Harriett worked in the retail industry. “He (Armstrong Jr.) sees the work we do every day,” Egnatuk said. Jim and Margaret: Still Crazy In Love After 66 Years - Palos, IL - In the middle of a pandemic, family members honor Palos Park couple with a car parade for their 66th wedding anniversary. “So, we lived together last year, and it was awesome. The next day we were married, and on Aug. 6 he shipped out. It was nominated for Record of the Year … Council discussed potential barriers and challenges Grand River Brewery may face as far as state orders on COVID-19 on gatherings from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, but those challenges will ultimately be left to Grand River to sort out with the MDHHS. “People will say hi to us and we have no idea who they are,” she said. Reading or hearing about the real life experiences of a survivor can give readers a small piece of what it … I feel very safe.” McKenna shared the sentiment. “Genevieve would carry them and then she’d set them in the middle of the road and tell me it was my turn now, and she’d just walk away. We had a one-day honeymoon.”. Reed commended the efforts of the staff at MMS for their diligence in helping create a more equitable and inclusive school district since Marshall and Albion merged in 2016 while recognizing there is still work to be done. That didn’t last too long. “It’s really funny when we think about that because I don’t think the three of us ever hung out together outside of class,” said McKenna. Gill said the awards presented on Tuesday was a testament to staff who are doing their part to ensure inclusivity and equity for all, something she said the African American community continues to strive for in Marshall. 40 Disliked 0 hotness. “Chris was still in college at Western Michigan.”, Of her wedding day, Chris said she remembers “walking down the aisle and seeing Mike at the end waiting for me.”, “I was not nervous,” she said. Threes company: Three local teachers are friends and roomates, Marshall Middle School staff members presented with Diversity Champion Awards, Two of a kind: Marshall identical twins turn 90, City council approves plan for expansion of Marshall Social District. Of course, I went back and got them.” And the sisters would also play pranks on their dates. “They still walk together holding hands.”. “Even our husbands would get us confused,” said Geneva. These girls dyed and went to heaven (38 Photos) By: Brady. After the game, said Sandy, who is now 96, there was dancing. Both sisters said they “feel good” turning 90. John Hendler • Feb 06, 2021. The couple lived in Irvington, Union, and Clark before moving to an adult community in Manchester Township, then to the Stein residence about two years ago. Turns out Mike didn’t have his license anyway, so the couple would meet up for occasional dates. A year later they must have realized that their star power was that much more impactful when they performed together. Their first musical collaboration … As Beyoncé continues dominating the world as the goddess of the arts, it's hard to pick just one of her best hits but this has to be the contender for greatest love song.