Clinton Township Newsletter

2 6 a p r i l 2 0 2 0 W W W . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . C O M NEED OR WANT EXTRA COPIES OF CTNL? The Clinton Township Newsletter is always delivered to the Municipal office on Rt. 31(South), as well as at the North County Branch Library on Halstead Street in Clinton (on the racks) and the Headquarters Library at 314 State Rt. 12, Bldg. #3 in Flemington. Of course, each issue may be found online at: www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com s P R i n g i T o n ! W i T H B s a T R o o P 2 0 0 The scouts from BSA Troop 200 have been busy over the past few weeks! You may have seen them volunteering at the Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast, or at the recent Scout Sunday Mass, both at Immaculate Conception Church. They were also at Walmart in Clinton collecting food for two local food pantries as part of BSA's annual Scouting for Food project. A few other recent highlights include: • Eight new scouts joined the troop! Welcome Christian Marciante, Deep Patel, Ankit Patibandla, Jacob Ruffolo, Alex Senger, Luke Strober, Oliver Sudol, and Sean Verlin. • A number of scouts moved up in rank and earned merit badges at their recent Winter Court of Honor! • Seventeen scouts received their Totin Chip, a certification which grants scouts the right to carry and use wood tools, such as knives and axes, during scouting events. • Nate Nemeth earned his Eagle rank and set a new Troop 200 record by earning his 100th and 101st merit badges (Fly Fishing and Motorboating). • Four Troop 200 scouts – Phil LaBelle, Cameron Lutz, John Martoccia and Owen Maslanka – were nominated to the Order of the Arrow, scouting's honor society. • The troop took home the third-place trophy at this year's Klondike Derby held at Teetertown Preserve and spent additional weekends indoor rock climbing, hiking Cushetunk Mountain and a portion of the Appalachian Trail. The scouts are heading to Seabase in Florida for a week in mid-April where they'll paddle 5-miles and camp on Big Munson Island as part of the Out Island Adventure. Troop 200 is a high-adventure, youth-led troop sponsored by Immaculate Conception Church. The scouts meet on Monday evenings during the school year in parish hall. New patrols are forming, if you're interested reach out to us at: Troop200NJ@gmail.com or follow BSA Troop 200 on Facebook and Troop 200 NJ on Instagram. C o l o n i a l B U T T e R a n d C H e e s e m a K i n g Join open hearth cooks Bev Altrath and Arlene Soong on Sunday, May 3 from 1:00-4:00 pm in the kitchen of the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead as they churn butter and demonstrate its relationship with curds and whey, discuss dairying in the 1700s, and demonstrate how to make cheese! Altrath and Soong are domestic historians and interpretive cooks at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, Shippen Manor, and Miller Cory House. They have been involved in the Domestic Arts of the Colonial Era for over eighteen years, and have provided educational, instructive and entertaining programs to the public throughout New Jersey. This Open House Sunday program will be held at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, located at 114 Dreahook Road in the Stanton section of the Township. For GPS, use Lebanon, NJ 08833. This is a free, family-friendly event, although donations will be gratefully accepted. In case of inclement weather please call the Museums to find out the status of the program. For more information, please visit, www.readingtontwp.org/ReadingtonMuseums.html or call 908.236.2327. The Readington Museums received an operating support re-grant from the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission, with funds from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. "Can words describe the fragrance of the very breath of Spring?" ~ Neltje Blanchan C a s a s H a W s e e K s a d v o C a T e s Every year there are more than 100,000 reports of child abuse or neglect in NJ and more than 10,000 children are removed from their homes because the Court has found it to be too dangerous for them to remain in their homes. Court Appointed Special Advocates of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties (CASA SHaW) recruit, screen, train and supervise community volunteers to act as advocates in court for children living in foster care. CASA volunteers are appointed by a family court judge to discover the best possible outcome for an abused or neglected child's future as well as make recommendations that support the child's current needs. Volunteers receive support and supervision from a trained social worker throughout the duration of their cases. To find out more, visit: www.casashaw.org, call 908.689.5515, or email: info@casashaw.org. Become a Friend of The Clinton Guild! Do you LOVE Downtown Clinton and want to help? The Guild of Clinton, a not-for-profit group, promotes the shopping, dining, services and culture of historic downtown Clinton and all it has to offer to residents and visitors. Call: 908.735.4020 and say, "I want to help the Guild!" www.VisitClintonNJ.com

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