Clinton Township Newsletter

1 8 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 6 www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com Cadette Girl Scouts Olivia Artale, Emily Davis and Nicole Dowd, from Troop #80055, earned their Silver Award by creating a Reading Garden on the grounds of the Hunterdon Regional Community Health Office and Yesterday's Treasures Thrift Shop, which are operated by Hunterdon Healthcare System. Over the past year, they each spent well over 50 hours planning, digging, shopping, planting and maintaining the garden. The girls began contacting local businesses last April for donations. They identified assorted perennials and shrubs that would be deer resistant and thrive in a partly shaded area. In total, they received over 30 perennials, 10 shrubs, 12 bags of mulch and $200 in gift cards to complete the project. In addition, the girls coordinated and mailed personalized Santa Letters to over 50 children last December to offset the costs of this project. The planting of the garden was completed in June. The girls have been maintaining the garden all summer and will continue to do so until it is established. To complete the project, the girls contacted Boy Scout Troop 194 in Flemington to see if they were interested in building benches for the garden and, fortunately, Boy Scout Robert Vanacore had constructed two cedar benches and three cedar planters for his Eagle Project in 2015. Robert generously donated the benches for placement in the Reading Garden and the three planters to be placed along the shop's entrance way. The girls thank Vanacore, Robin Cronin from Rutgers Landscaping & Nursery for her guidance, advice and the company's generous donation to this project, and all the local businesses that were so generous in donating plants and supplies to make this garden possible including: Mancini Landscaping, J&J Landscaping, Country Garden Shed, the Garden Gate, Mendham Garden Center, Four Seasons Greenery, Arvin Garden Center, Tractor Supply Co., Lowe's Home Improvement and Home Depot. Artale, Dowd and Davis will be entering Hunterdon Central Regional High School in the fall of 2016. The Silver Award is the second highest award of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and the highest award that a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. Only Cadette Scouts ages 11–14 or in grades 6-8 can earn the Silver Award. Please visit: www.GirlScouts.org to find out more about Girl Scouts. l o C A l g i R l s C o u T s e A R n s i l v e R A w A R d f o R d e s i g n i n g R e A d i n g g A R d e n f o R h u n T e R d o n h e A l T h C A R e Pictured: Left to right: Robert P. Wise, President and CEO of Hunterdon Healthcare, Olivia Artale, Nicole Dowd, Emily Davis, Pat Garland, Manager of Yesterday's Treasures Thrift Shop, Mary Lynn Damaschke, Volunteer at Yesterday's Treasures Thrift Shop and Mary Vanacore, representing her son Robert Vanacore. T e w k e s b u R y T o w n s h i p h i s T o R i A n T o h o l d l e C T u R e & w A l k i n g T o u R o f p o T T e R s v i l l e s u n d A y , o C T o b e R 2 A T 1 : 0 0 p m Tewksbury Township Historian Shaun C. Van Doren will hold a lecture on the history of the village of Pottersville, followed by a guided walking tour on Sunday, October 2, beginning at 1:00 pm. The tour will be cancelled in the event of rain; however, the lecture will still be held. The lecture and parking for the tour will be at the Pottersville Fire House, Hacklebarney Road, Pottersville. Advance registration is required for the walking tour. To register, please call: 908.832.6734 or email tewksburyhistory@earthlink.net and provide your name, phone or email and number in your party. The cost is a $5/person donation with all proceeds going to the Tewksbury Historical Society. Refreshments will be served. Come spend an afternoon in the village of Pottersville! First enjoy breakfast or lunch at the Black River Deli, then listen to an informative lecture on how Pottersville was founded, what life was like over 100 years ago, which businesses were thriving and who were some of the people who lived there. Pottersville is a unique place that straddles three counties and four municipalities. Then take a walk on Fairmount Road West, Black River Road, Pottersville Road and Hacklebarney Road to see some of Pottersville's historic sites, including Wortman's Mill and the old Rockabye Baby Railroad station. For more information, call: 908.832.6734 and leave your name and phone number, or log on to: www. TewksburyHistory.net. m A n e s T R e A m s e e k s i T e m s f o R T A C k s A l e ( i n o C T o b e R ) Mane Stream (adaptive horsemanship and equine assisted therapies) is seeking donations of new and gently used tack or horse related items for its Fall Tack Sale to be held on October 8 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Get a jump on fall cleaning by dropping off unwanted bridles, saddles, blankets, tack boxes as well as out grown boots, breeches, jackets and any horse- related models or knick knacks! Feel good about supporting the Mane Stream mission to improve the quality of life for individuals with physical, developmental, emotional and medical challenges through a diverse program of equine assisted activities, therapy and educational initiatives. This event is an important part of the yearly fundraising plan with all proceeds to benefit Mane Stream's horses, equine assisted programs including "Take the Reins" for Veterans and "Horses for Healing" for those living with, recovering from and living life after cancer. All donations can be dropped off at the farm at 83 Old Turnpike Rd. Oldwick office location during office hours. If you would like to make a donation, need directions or have any questions, please contact Holland Kochanski at: holland@manestreamnj.org or call: 908.439.9636. www. ManeStreamNJ.org. About Mane Stream – Mane Stream is a 501c3 non-profit registered charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for individuals with physical, developmental, emotional and medical challenges through a diverse program of equine assisted activities, equine assisted therapy and educational initiatives. Mane Stream is designated as a Premier Accredited Center of PATH - Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International, who provides education, accreditation and resources for the equine assisted activities industry. www.ManeStreamNJ.org. C h A b A d h e b R e w s C h o o l o f h u n T e R d o n C o u n T y Registration for Chabad Hebrew School is now open for the upcoming year of 2016- 2017! Chabad Hebrew School invites potential new students and their families to visit the school, meet the staff and teachers, and enroll in a free 1-month trial. Hebrew School begins Sunday, September 11. Ask about a first-month free trial and money-back guarantee. Classes are held on Sunday mornings from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm at the Chabad Jewish Center 90 Beaver Avenue in Clinton for children aged 3 to 13 years. Chabad Hebrew School has grown to more than 50 children and enjoys a well-earned reputation as a trend setter in creative Jewish education for children featuring a dynamic, well trained staff and a student to teacher ratio that allow for individualized attention. Our curriculum is cutting-edge and our student body comes from diverse backgrounds. Chabad Hebrew School of Hunterdon County is open to the community and Synagogue membership is not required. To schedule a visit, please call: 908.238.9002 or email Rachel Kornfeld at: Rachel@JewishHunterdon.com. www.JewishHunterdon.com/HebrewSchool.com "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." ~ Attributed to both Andy McIntyre and Derek Bok

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