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Cresskill businessman accused of racketeering in mortgage business

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OCTOBER 5, 2015    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2015, 9:42 PM
BY HUGH R. MORLEY
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

A federal lawsuit filed against David Kushner, the prominent Cresskill businessman charged with stalking and harassing his son’s basketball coach, accuses him and others of racketeering and conspiring to defraud investors in a mortgage business.

An attorney representing Kushner and others named in the suit dismissed the allegations Monday as “utterly without merit.”

The suit, filed by a Suffolk County, N.Y., investor, claims that Kushner, several businesses of which he is part-owner, and two other owners engaged in “a widespread criminal enterprise” and a “pattern of racketeering activity” in a business that solicited investments to be lent as mortgages.

The investor, Arnold Rosenshein, says in the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that he invested just over $4 million with the Kushner companies after he was assured that the deals would be “conservative” and short term, and that his money would be just a small part of the mortgage granted. Rosenshein also said he was told that in the event of a default, the properties would be foreclosed upon and sold at a profit.

But several of the mortgages soon went into default, and the properties remained unforeclosed upon for years, because company executives wanted to wait until the property gained in value, Rosenshein alleges. Meanwhile, Kushner and two other company principals, Jeffrey Meshel and Wayne Sturdman, both of New York, made millions from the loans by taking “origination” and “servicing” fees, the suit alleges.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/business/cresskill-businessman-accused-of-racketeering-in-mortgage-business-1.1426041

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Aronsohn absent from local $2700 a plate Clinton fundraiser?

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Clinton raises about $350,00 at campaign stop in Cresskill

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015, 6:52 PM    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015, 7:31 PM
BY DUSTIN RACIOPPI
STATE HOUSE BUREAU |
THE RECORD

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stopped in North Jersey on Thursday night and left having raised about $350,000 for her campaign from a crowd that included some of the state’s most powerful Democrats.

Clinton, a former Secretary of State, was hosted by Michael Kempner and his wife, Jacqueline, at their Cresskill home. Michael Kempner heads East Rutherford-based MWW Public Relations, one of the largest marketing and public relations firms in the state, and was a top fundraiser for Clinton’s failed 2008 campaign for the White House. The Kempners also hosted President Obama in 2010 and Vice President Joseph Biden in 2011.

On Thursday night, Clinton mingled with the crowd and posed for photos with about 50 guests. She then spoke for about 20 to 30 minutes, touching on a wide range of issues – education, the environment, drug addiction, transportation and issues affecting women and children. She also took a shot at Republicans, telling donors and guests that the GOP is “going from the party of Lincoln to the party of Trump,” Kempner said, referring to the businessman-cum-Republican frontrunner Donald Trump.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/clinton-raises-about-350-00-at-campaign-stop-in-cresskill-1.1418961

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Pilot in Cresskill crash bypassed fields with kids to find safe spot to land

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2015, 10:07 AM    LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2015, 12:26 AM
BY STEFANIE DAZIO
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

The pilot who crash-landed a small plane into a Cresskill recreational field desperately searched for a safe place to land, passing by two other fields because they were filled with people before he finally made a dead-engine touchdown behind a local swim club, authorities said.

The pilot, Jack Rosenberg of Spring Valley, N.Y., and Erik Pearson were on a routine patrol for the Coast Guard Auxiliary over the Hudson River when the engine faltered.

When Rosenberg couldn’t make it to Teterboro Airport with his sputtering engine, he tried to make an emergency landing in Tenafly but decided against that because the field was full of people, Cresskill Police Chief Ed Wrixon said.

After finding a Cresskill baseball field occupied, the pilot crashed near Regan Field behind the Cresskill Swim Club late Thursday afternoon just hours before youth sports teams were due to practice.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/ntsb-preliminary-investigation-blames-cresskill-plane-crash-on-mechanical-problems-1.1404010

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Small plane crash-lands in Bergen County, 2 seriously hurt

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A small plane crashed in Cresskill on Sept. 3, 2015, officials said (Courtesy of Marcelo DeMoraes)
By Noah Cohen | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on September 03, 2015 at 5:11 PM, updated September 03, 2015 at 9:21 PM

A small plane crashed in Cresskill on Sept. 3, 2015, officials said (Courtesy of Marcelo DeMoraes)
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on September 03, 2015 at 5:11 PM, updated September 03, 2015 at 9:21 PM

CRESSKILL – A small plane on a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary patrol crash-landed in the borough late Thursday afternoon, leaving two people seriously injured, officials said.

The crash was reported near the Cresskill Swim Club, not far from an athletic field.

The plane was occupied by two people who were on a routine patrol of the Hudson River, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said Thursday. Auxiliary members are volunteers working on behalf of the Coast Guard, the spokeswoman added.

Officials confirmed that two people on the Cessna suffered serious injuries and were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center. Further information on their conditions was not immediately released.

Both occupants of the plane were alert and conscious when first responders arrived, according to Bergen County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Anthony Cureton.

In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said it received reports that a Cessna 172 aircraft “landed in trees” around 5 p.m. FAA officials did not immediately release details on the crash.

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said the agency would investigate the crash.

 

https://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2015/09/small_plane_crash_lands_in_bergen_county_reports_say.html

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Deadly week around North Jersey

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JUNE 19, 2015, 11:43 PM    LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015, 12:18 PM
BY STEPHANIE AKIN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

In the past 10 days, two teenagers were killed in traffic accidents — a 16-year-old died while trying to cross Route 46 in Lodi and a 13-year-old Cresskill boy was killed riding his bike to school. Two bodies were found along the cliffs of the Palisades, including that of an 18-year-old — also from Cresskill — who was dumped there after she died of a heroin overdose last summer. And a bridge inspector was swept to his death by high waters in Passaic, washing up in Rutherford three days later.

It’s the type of trend that has no pattern or discernable cause. But the seemingly relentless stream of bad news has dominated media coverage across North Jersey, banging a drumbeat of danger in the suburbs that has only been amplified by national stories like Wednesday night’s mass slayings at an African-American church in Charleston, S.C.

“It’s a lot for a little community,” said Cresskill Police Chief Edward Wrixon. “It’s been very trying on me and the officers and the townspeople. The one good thing I see in it is how we all work together, and I think we are doing a damn good job.”

Law enforcement officials and experts on criminology and psychology said that it is unlikely that more people are dying in North Jersey this summer than in any other year. Instead, they said, the extraordinary details of many of these incidents — the young victims and the seemingly random strikes of fate — create a sense of heightened sensitivity to similar events, leading to the impression of an uptick.

There is also a bright side to a spate of gruesome news stories, they said. It helps create a conversation about mortality in an American culture that often resists talking explicitly about death.

“There’s a macabre human interest in it,” said Keith Durkin, a professor of sociology, psychology, sociology and criminal justice at Ohio Northern University. “It mirrors our anxieties. But it alleviates them and makes us confront the realities of our fears.”

https://www.northjersey.com/news/deadly-week-around-north-jersey-1.1359788

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Kushner resigns as president of Alpine club; couple called coach anti-Semitic, report says

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MAY 12, 2015, 5:42 PM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015, 10:11 PM
BY MARINA VILLENEUVE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

David Kushner has resigned as president of the Alpine Country Club, officials of the club in Demarest said Tuesday, days after Kushner and his wife, Nanci, pleaded not guilty to charges that they stalked and harassed the Cresskill High School basketball coach.

Investigators tied the Kushners, both 49, to anonymous emails sent to the coach by tracing the IP addresses of the emails, according to records obtained on Tuesday. The emails had come from the Kushners’ home in Cresskill and from the Manhattan offices of David Kushner’s company, Paradigm Capital Funding Group, the records said.

The Kushners also were charged with harassment last week in Tenafly, where police say they sent anonymous emails to a former friend.

Police are also investigating a house party Friday night at the Kushners’ home. A juvenile boy was taken to the hospital for evaluation after suspected alcohol consumption, and authorities seized alcohol, suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia, officials said. David Kushner told police he was out of state at the time, records show.

The quick succession of events brought an abrupt shift for a family well-known over the years in Bergen County society and at high profile charity functions.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/kushner-resigns-as-president-of-alpine-club-couple-called-coach-anti-semitic-report-says-1.1332243

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Pair named in harassment cases allegedly behind emails in Tenafly, Cresskill

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MAY 12, 2015, 8:33 AM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015, 8:33 AM

BY ABBOTT KOLOFF AND STEFANIE DAZIO
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THE RECORD

Alpine Country Club President David Kushner and his wife, Nanci, allegedly sent anonymous, harassing emails to Tenafly resident Cory Hechler, according to court papers that were made public Monday.

Hechler, a longtime friend and golfing partner of David Kushner, filed a civil lawsuit last year alleging that Kushner persuaded him to invest in business deals that lost a substantial amount of money.

The Kushners have been charged with harassment in the Tenafly case, which was announced on Friday without the name of the alleged victim.

The Kushners also face charges, made public last week, that they stalked and harassed the Cresskill High School basketball coach by sending anonymous emails in an attempt to get him fired. The Kushners’ son played basketball at Cresskill High School.

Authorities also said Monday that they are investigating an incident Friday night at the Kushners’ home on Adams Drive in Cresskill.

Officers responding to a noise complaint reported that someone at the home was taken to a hospital, and that a quantity of alcohol was seized. Cresskill Deputy Police Chief James Domville said he did not know whether the couple was home at the time.

No charges have been filed in the matter, but the detective bureau is investigating to determine whether underage drinking took place at the home, Domville said. He said he did not know the age of the person taken to the hospital.

https://www.northjersey.com/news/pair-named-in-harassment-cases-allegedly-behind-emails-in-tenafly-cresskill-1.1332070

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Cresskill couple charged with stalking

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MAY 8, 2015, 6:41 PM    LAST UPDATED: FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2015, 11:59 PM
BY ABBOTT KOLOFF AND MARINA VILLENEUVE
STAFF WRITERS |
THE RECORD

A Cresskill man who is a founder of a New York-based investment firm and the president of the Alpine Country Club and his wife have been charged with stalking for allegedly sending anonymous emails in an attempt to force a Cresskill High School basketball coach from his job, according to court papers.

David and Nanci Kushner, both 49, allegedly sent harassing emails to the varsity basketball coach, Michael Doto, and his employers over the course of two years, Cresskill police said in a criminal complaint.

And on Friday, the Tenafly police issued a news release saying that the Kushners had been charged with harassment related to “anonymous email correspondence” sent late last year.

In an interview on Friday, Doto said he had been forwarded emails sent to Cresskill school administrators and had received another email sent to his home account in March. He said that four letters “similar to the emails” were sent to his Cresskill house in March.

“It has been a scary experience for my family and I,” Doto said, declining to comment further.

 

https://www.northjersey.com/news/cresskill-couple-charged-with-stalking-1.1330001

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Study by Niche Places Ridgewood High School as one of the 100 Best Public High Schools in New Jersey

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Study by Niche Places Ridgewood High School as one of the 100 Best Public High Schools in New Jersey
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Ridgewood NJ, In a new ranking , Ridgewood High School came in at number 34 for its A grade in academics, A- in health and safety and A+ in teachers. The high school also received an A+ for extracurriculars and activities, an A for sports and fitness, a B+ for resources and facilities and a B- for student culture and diversity.  https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/s/new-jersey/

Niche Best Public High Schools ranks 14,431 high schools based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates that the school is an exceptional academic institution with a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experience very highly.

An additional 834 schools received a grade but were not eligible for ranking. The list includes magnet, charter, and online schools. https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-high-schools/best-overall/methodology/

Tenafly High schools came in 8th , Nothern Highlands  came in 21 , Pascack Hills came in 23 , Cresskill came in 24  , Nothern Valley 48 and Glen Rock 53 .

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Two members step down from advisory panel on Bergen County police merger

Two members step down from advisory panel on Bergen County police merger

APRIL 29, 2014, 8:40 PM    LAST UPDATED: TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2014, 8:40 PM
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

A panel picked to advise the Bergen County freeholders on a contested police merger has lost two local law enforcement officials to a standoff between the board and the County Police Chief’s Association.

Cresskill Police Chief Edward Wrixon and Paramus Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti had been tapped to be part of the eight-member group that was asked to advise the freeholders on how to implement a contested merger that would move the 89-member County Police as an intact division into the Sheriff’s Office.

But both men have indicated to the freeholders that they will not be taking part in the panel after Mahwah Chief James Batelli, the current president of the chief’s association, questioned why his group was not consulted on the makeup of the panel.

The departure of Wrixon and Guidetti leaves the panel without any active-duty municipal police chiefs, although it does have a retired chief plus law enforcement officials from other agencies.

“I was sorry to hear that the chiefs association has asked these gentlemen to step down and not serve,” Freeholder Tracy Zur, head of the board’s shared services committee said Tuesday. “They brought a dynamic that would have been very helpful.”

“I find it unfortunate that they are forced to choose between the president of the chiefs’ association and public service,” Zur added. “We will move forward with other experienced law enforcement officials who are not active chiefs to stop the politicization of the process.”

Batelli, who has criticized the proposed merger, disputed Zur’s claim.

“That’s not the case,” he said. “There wasn’t any pressure put on the chiefs to not participate. What was said was that we wanted to do it as an association.”

Batelli said he understood Zur’s position that the committee is simply there to help the freeholders implement the details of a merger and that a large group of chiefs would prove unwieldy and unworkable. He also noted that within the association, the opinions of chiefs vary on the merits of the merger.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/two-members-step-down-from-advisory-panel-on-bergen-county-police-merger-1.1005379#sthash.xayjDy90.dpuf

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Two film festivals cross cinematic paths

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APRIL 20, 2014, 3:40 PM    LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2014, 3:40 PM
BY JIM BECKERMAN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

Two festivals at the same time? Not so good if you’re a kid, and your birthday comes on Christmas. Very good, if you’re a movie fan in North Jersey, and you have two events to choose from.

The Ridgewood Guild Film Festival ( tickets https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/632575 ), on Wednesday and Thursday, this year coincides with a special presentation by the Northeast Film Festival on Thursday.

Expect movies, personal appearances and a chance to see work by Hollywood’s future Scorseses and Spike Lees.

“They’re previewing films by unknown filmmakers who in a couple of years may be very well known,” says Tony Damiano, president of the Ridgewood Guild. “These are films that people would never ordinarily see.”

Two screens, on two nights running, will be given over to the 4th annual Ridgewood Guild Film Festival at the Bow Tie Cinemas. On Wednesday, student filmmakers from Allendale, Bergenfield, Ho-Ho-Kus, Ridgewood, Cresskill and New York will see their work on the big screen for the first time. There will also be a reprise of winning student films from previous years, and a new film, “Shutterflies,” from past winners Spencer Muhlstock and Hayes Walsh of Ridgewood. “It’s about a boy’s adventures, through his love of film and camera,” Damiano says.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/two-film-festivals-cross-cinematic-paths-1.999815#sthash.UuqJaVI1.dpuf

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Obituary: Roger W Wiegand

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Obituary:  Roger W Wiegand

Born: August 19, 1943
Died: April 18, 2014

Roger William Wiegand, 70, of Ridgewood, NJ passed away April 18, 2014. Son of Francis J. Sr. and Eleanor Cooper Wiegand, he was born August 19, 1943 in Paterson, NJ and was a lifelong resident of the Village of Ridgewood.

Graduate of Ridgewood High School, he received a BA in Education from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He taught business law and typing at Cresskill High School for 25 years before retiring in 1993.

Since his retirement he has been an active and outspoken member of the community he loved. He wanted nothing but the best for Ridgewood and its residents. Throughout his 70 years, he enriched the lives of many and was always willing to lend a hand to those in need. From his students to his neighbors, Roger was the voice of reason. He will be sorely missed.

He was predeceased by his parents, brother Francis J. Wiegand Jr. and sister Eleanor Daley. He is survived by nephew Frederick Michael Daley III and wife MaryAnn of Hewitt, NJ, nieces Kerry Anne Daley of Portsmouth, RI, Julia Ann Wiegand and Elizabeth Couchon of North Attleboro, MA, grandnephew Frederick Michael Daley IV and wife Meghan Marie of Staten Island, NY, and grandniece Amanda Marie Daley of Hewitt, NJ.

Funeral services will be private. A memorial gathering for friends will be held from 3-6 pm, Tuesday April 22, 2014 at 216 South Irving Street Ridgewood, NJ. Please bring your favorite Roger story to share.

Donations can be made in Roger’s name to the American Heart Association or Friends of the Ridgewood Library.

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Bergen County freeholders appoint ‘blue ribbon’ panel to study police merger plan

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Bergen County freeholders appoint ‘blue ribbon’ panel to study police merger plan

APRIL 5, 2014    LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014, 1:21 AM
BY JOHN C. ENSSLIN
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD

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The Bergen County freeholders have appointed a “blue ribbon” committee of law enforcement officials to help plan for the merger of the county police force into the Sheriff’s Office — even though a court challenge to block that move is pending.

The eight-member group and three freeholders are being asked to work out “the nuts and bolts” of what a combined department would look like, said Freeholder Tracy Zur, chairwoman of the freeholders’ shared services committee.

“There’s a lot of work to be done here,” Zur said Friday. “We want to be prepared to move forward once we’re legally able to do so.”

The heads of the three main components of county law enforcement — Sheriff Michael Saudino, county Police Chief Brian Higgins and county Prosecutor John Molinelli — have been asked to serve on the panel or send a representative.

Also picked were Cresskill Police Chief Edward Wrixon, retired Tenafly Police Chief Michael Bruno, retired New Jersey State Police Sgt. Edward McDonough, Paramus police Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti and retired Hackensack police Detective Sgt. Louis D’Arminio.

Freeholders Zur, James Tedesco and John Felice also will be part of the panel as members of the shared services committee.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/news/experts-to-study-police-merger-1.842295#sthash.X1iKqEzC.dpuf

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YWCA Vacation Day Program – January 20, 2014

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YWCA Vacation Day Program – January 20, 2014

January 20 – Martin Luther King Holiday
YWCA Bergen County January Vacation Day Program Includes Trip to FunPlex in East Hanover, NJ Ridgewood, NJ—December 11, 2013 – YWCA Bergen County is offering its Vacation Day program for children in grades K-6 on January 20, 2014. Trip includes transportation, unlimited foam frenzy & bumper cars, 20 game tokens, pizza and soda. The YWCA Vacation Day program provides full day care from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on designated school holidays. Based at the YWCA’s 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood facility, the program is supervised by the YWCA’s trained child care staff. The fee is $55 per child per day for families that are currently participating in YWCA Before or After School programs, and $75 for non-participating families. Advance registration is required. To register call 201-444-5600, ext. 352 or visit www.ywcabergencounty.org for details and registration forms. YWCA Before and After School Programs are offered at schools in seven Bergen County districts: Allendale, Cresskill, Dumont, Old Tappan, Oradell, Ridgewood, and Westwood. An after kindergarten program is available in Oradell. All programs are licensed by the State of New Jersey, Department of Children & Families.
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Ridgewood Basketball unwraps holiday tourney title

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Ridgewood Basketball unwraps holiday tourney title

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2014
BY  RON FOX
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THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS

RIDGEWOOD — The holiday portion of the young basketball season proved to be a revelation for the Ridgewood High School boys team. The prize was the All-Groups Holiday Tournament championship.

“That was a first glimpse of what we can be, in our style of play, along those lines,” RHS head coach Mike Troy said in reflecting on the event that was capped by an 85-70 win over Cresskill in the Dec. 30 title game. “The kids saw it, too, and it brought a level of excitement.”

Just one thing was able to dampen the enthusiasm, if only briefly. The Maroons followed up that sterling performance with a 67-59 loss to Hackensack last Saturday.

– See more at: https://www.northjersey.com/sports/239537171_H_S__Boys_Basketball__Ridgewood_unwraps_holiday_tourney_title_holiday_tourney_title.html#sthash.SaX5Q2RD.dpuf