Clinton Township Newsletter

2 7 a p r i l 2 0 2 0 Grow your own fresh vegetables and herbs with others who share your interest in this wonderful activity! www.ClintonTownshipOCG.wix.com/theocg For more information, please email: clintontownshipocg@hotmail.com Plots are still available! Per season costs: Full Plots: $75 Half Plots: $40 Quarter Plots: $25 ! Located across the northern border of Bundt Park J o i n T H e C H i l d R e n ' s g a R d e n i n g C l U B a T T H e C l i n T o n T o W n s H i P o R g a n i C C o m m U n i T y g a R d e n ! Families with children in grades 1-5 are welcome to participate in our improved gardening club which includes eight hands-on lessons and two parties! The program is thoughtfully crafted to educate the whole health of your child through learning how to garden organically. During each lesson, families will tend to our children's educational garden! Date & Time Theme Speaker Sunday, April 26, 2 pm Community Gardens Stacy Vogel, & Sustainability Compost Expert Tuesday, May 12, 6 pm Planting with Expert Gardeners, Expert Gardener Nancy Slota & Amy Cook Tuesday, May 26, 6 pm Chickens Kim Torres, Chicken Keeper Tuesday, June 9, 6 pm Garden Exercise Day Cheryl Fortenbacher, with Yoga Yoga Instructor Friday, June 19, 6 pm Summer Solstice Party Sunday, July 12, 2 pm Bees and Gary Finiguerra, Other Garden Bugs Beekeeper Sunday, July 19 2 pm Garden Art Jeff McConnell, Photographer Tuesday, August 4, 6 pm "Grow Healthy" Sandra Grenci, Healthy Eating Family & Community Health Sciences Tuesday, August 18, 6 pm Harvest/ Giving Back Sunday, Sept. 13, 2 pm Fall Festival Cost: $60 for full session, $35 for half session. Sibling discounts and one-time rates are also available. This program is open to the public, membership at the community garden is not needed to participate. Volunteer opportunities are also available for students in grades 6 - 12. Space is limited so email us today at: info@thecreativekidsclub.com. a F a m i l y a F F a i R : R e v o l U T i o n a R y P o l i T i C s a n d T H e W o m e n B e H i n d T H e P R e s s Social networking is not new; Revolutionary printers and their wives were skilled at collecting stories by mingling with the elite and laborers alike, while jointly running their business of printing and distributing the news. Come on April 25, 10:30 - 2 pm for the 7th Annual Cemetery "Cemener" presented by the Hunterdon County Historical Society, The Hunterdon 300th Committee, and Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. The key note address will be given by Dr. Joseph M. Adelman, Assistant Professor of History at Framingham State University. His 2019 book, "Revolutionary Networks - The Business and Politics of Printing the News", will be available for purchase. This Cemener will be held at the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, located at 2 Race Street, at the corner of Rt. 513 and Grandin Road/ Race Street in Pittstown, NJ. Cemetery tours will feature gravestones for Revolutionary War patriots, the Bonnell family, and Mary Claypoole (wife of Philadelphia's David Chambers Claypoole, first printer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and Washington's Farewell Address), among others. Registration is $10, with lunch to be provided by Jersey Mike's Subs. Please register at: www.Hunterdon300th.org by April 22. For more information, call: 908.782.1091 or email: hunterdonhistoryinfo@gmail.com. a l o T i s H a P P e n i n g a T T H e R o U n d v a l l e y y o U T H C e n T e R ! Hunterdon Conservation, Education and Recreation Council, Inc. - A 501(c)(3) Organization P.O. Box 424, Lebanon, NJ 08833 | www. RoundValleyYouthCenter.org | 908.236.6885 A lot is happening at the Round Valley Youth Center! So much, in fact, that we can send you a detailed list – but before we do, please know that we need your financial support. Here's why and how: The right tools for the jobs! We need a $350 harrow rake to keep our horse ring in tip-top shape for our equestrian guests. We also need a $2,500 offset mower attachment for our tractor to better keep vegetation from overtaking our access road and recreation fields. Donations from you – of any amount – will help us buy this equipment. Checks can be sent to our P.O. address, and online donations can be made via our website or Facebook page. WIN-WIN-WIN for RYYC, RVCC and YOU! We're trying something new this year by partnering with The Theater at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCCArts). Help fund our planned capital improvements, and at the same time, support local arts AND treat yourself to excellent stage performances close to home. We have two exciting events planned for this spring: the New Shanghai Circus (a family event) in March and the Shadows of the 60's Motown tribute concert (for the soul music lovers among us) in April. Just use the code RVYC2020 when buying your ticket(s) online at www.RVCCarts.org, and a portion of the ticket proceeds will be donated to the Round Valley Youth Center. You get to enjoy a night out with family or friends AND, in turn, help make the RVYC a more enjoyable setting for guests throughout the coming years! Stay tuned … We continue to plan events and programs for all of 2020! Keep in mind that for a nominal donation, your non-profit group may visit and use our facilities. Join us on Facebook, or visit us online at www.RoundValleyYouthCenter.org, for more information as certain restrictions apply. The Round Valley YOUth Center … it's got YOU right in its name! Sincerely, The Board of Trustees for the Round Valley Youth Center "Now every field is clothed with grass, and every tree with leaves; now the woods put forth their blossoms, and the year assumes its gay aire." ~ Virgil T H e F R i e n d s o F T H e H C l i B R a R y Do you love the library like we do? The Friends of the Hunterdon County Library (FOHCL) is always looking for new members and support. Visit: www.hclibrary.us/friends.htm for more information, or email: fohclfriends@gmail.com.

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