HOPEWELL VALLEY: HoVal to induct four into Hall of Fame

Hopewell Valley Central High School will add four alumni to its Distinguished Graduates Hall of Fame on Oct. 17.

DATE POSTED: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 6:05 PM EDT

Michael Cimarusti, Annette Compton Fiertz, Jill Gora and Debbie Ryan will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at 9:15 a.m. at the Hopewell Valley Performing Arts Center when they also will address students.

The morning ceremony is open to the public. The group also will be feted that evening at the Mountain View Golf Club. Cocktails start at 7 p.m., and dinner and the induction ceremony starts at 8 p.m.

Space is limited for the dinner; contact Aidavalcarcel@hvrsd.org for more information.

Mr. Cimarusti is a Los Angeles chef. He is a 1987 graduate of CHS.

After two years at the Culinary Institute of America, he joined the kitchen at An American Place in Manhattan where he learned to go native with his cuisine, championing the wild rice farmer and the local venison hunter.

He went on to spend three years at the Manhattan restaurant Le Cirque where he learned how to run a restaurant. He now is chef and owner of Providence in Los Angeles, and his recently debuted new restaurant, Connie and Teds in West Hollywood.

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