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DRS��A�IE WHI�E AND NANCY ELLI���
Montclair
THE ���TER ���T���ER �N O�R ����T
�EO �����O�O , co-owner and head brewer at Montclair Brewery , recently took home the top prize on the �iscovery� show Moonshiners� Master �istillers after impressing the judges with his Bao Brandy .
Sawadogo used the fruit of the baobab tree to create amash that was then distilled . �ans of Montclair Brewery are familiar with this particular fruit , as Sawadogo often incorporates it in his beer . Heisoriginally from Burkina �aso , West Africa , where baobab trees flourish . �It ’ sahighly fermentable fruit , � says Sawadogo . �It ’ salso one of the most nutritious fruits in the world . It has so many vitamins . People usually use barley to make moonshine , but I wanted to do something different . �
His Bao Brandy will be distilled for alimited time at Sugarlands �istilling Co . in Tennessee . Because of New �ersey li�uor laws , Sawadogo says he can ’ tmake or sell the spirit at Montclair Brewery , but hopes to open adistillery in afew years so he can offer it there .
Stream Moonshiners� Master �istillers on �iscovery� . Sawadogo�s e�isode is Season �� ��isode �� � Montclair �rewer� is located at ��� Walnut St�� Montclair� ����� ��������� montclair�rewer��com�
�REBECCA�ING
Montclair
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This month , you can spring-clean your book shelves and help raise money for scholarships at the same time . The nonprofit CO��E�E �O�EN�� C��� O� �ONTC���R�� ��R�N� �OO� ���E raises roughly �� scholarships of �2 , ��� each annually that go to area female high school graduates . This year , the sale begins March �� and ends April �� . Contributors donate their used books , LPs , C�s , ���s , magazines from before �98� , cassette tapes and sheet music tothe group at the Technopulp Building , 2� Park St ., which has acapacity for more than ��� , ��� books . �And we recycle aLOT of books , agreat benefit to the community , � says Clare May , the group ’ streasurer . �We have anespecially large collection of Civil Warand politics-related books this year . � � �or hours and more information� go to cwcmontclair�com�
�CINDY SC��EIC� �ANDLER
Montclair
�ONTC���R����E� HE��TH �O�E� E���N��
When breast surgeon �r . Nancy Elliott began practicing in �989 , she observed that her ability to improve her patients ’ outcomes was directly related to how early she could treat their cancer . To make early detection and treatment as effective as possible , she founded the �ONTC���R �RE��T CENTER , where women can be seen by breast surgeons and receive genetic testing , diagnoses , and mammograms , ultrasound and MRI screening at a single location . With an emphasis on regular checkups , the results have been impressive : of the . ��� of established patients diagnosed with breast cancer last year , all were in Stage �or��early stages� of the disease .
Now Elliott is taking her novel �Breast �octors� model statewide . Montclair Breast Center has become part of the healthcare division of �enesis Biotechnology �roup , aprivate biotechnology and research company specializing inwomen ’ shealth , and Elliott is spearheading the company ’ s new clinical division of women ’ s healthcare . �We plan to expand the Breast Home concept by opening centers across the state of New �ersey , � she explained inaletter to patients . �This ... is the beginning of anew chapter . �
�CINDY SC��EIC� �ANDLER
SAWADOGO : PHOTO COURTESY OFANDERSON B . ENGLISH ; MONTCLAIR BREAST CENTER : PHOTO COURTESY OF NANCY ELLIOTT ; BOOK SALE : PHOTO COURTESY OF CLARE MAY
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SPRING 2022 MONTCLAIR MAGAZINE