Catch up on the biggest stories in Moorestown this week.
Rick Young is a local bagpiper who wants to share his music, and Alec Ryden has been recognized by the PGA. Catch up on everything from the past week in the Weekly Roundup.
Moorestown golfer swings his way to the top of the PGA
Alec Ryden has been on the putt since he was scarcely old enough to walk. He said it all started when he was a toddler and his parents took him to play mini golf. He was hooked ever since.
Now a senior at Moorestown Friends School, Ryden was just named one of New Jersey’s best high school golfers by the New Jersey Professional Golfers’ Association of America. Ryden was named Boys Second Team All State for his championship scores during his spring 2018 season.
Musicians of Moorestown: Frederick “Rick” Young
When Frederick “Rick” Young was growing up, his home was always filled with the sound of bagpipes. His father had an affinity for the genre growing up and instilled an appreciation for the music in Young.
At the age of 50, Young decided to go from listening to the music to playing it. Today, you may find Young dressed in Scottish Highland garb clad in a kilt playing at civic functions and fraternal groups throughout town.
The gift of life: Kidney donation bonds Moorestown residents together
Greg Newcomer and Chris Spirgel have shared a connection since they met nearly 20 years ago. According to Newcomer, the pair attend the same church, have a shared feisty demeanor and almost always see eye-to-eye on issues. But as of three years ago, they share something else: Spirgel’s kidneys.
In April 2015, Spirgel donated one of her kidneys to Newcomer, whose kidneys were failing as a result of proteinuria. Three years later, the donation has not only given Newcomer a renewed lease on life but has created a bond between the two, who now consider themselves like brother and sister.
