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At the Hardwick Town-ship meeting on May 6th, township resident
and WWII Veteran Richard Moran was honored for his life
achievements and his WWII service. Mr. Moran twice
received the Purple Heart, once for being shot on the beaches of
Normandy on D-Day and the second during the Battle of the Bulge.
His other achievements include fighting the Tocks Island Damn; his
roles as a Boy Scout, which he credits his survival skills during
the Bulge; he has run 27 marathons raising money to fight hunger;
ran the length of NJ; and he is the oldest man to attempt to climb
Mt. Everest in 1989. The meeting was
attended by Raphael Fernandez from Senator Menendez's office
(away in Washington); State Senator Steve Oroho, who both honored
Mr. Moran with
proclamations, as well as proclamations from Congressman Garrett
(who is in Washington), presented by Deputy Mayor Al Carrazzone;
Proclamation of Lifetime Achievement from the Warren County Board
of Chosen Free-holders (all away at convention) presented by
Committeeman
Kevin Duffy; and the first ever key to the Municipality was
presented by Mayor Jim Perry. As Mayor of Hard-
wick whose father served in WWII as a paratrooper, it was a
great honor for me to recognize Mr. Moran for his service to our
township and to this
great country of ours,Mayor Perry said. Boy Scout Troop 2010
led those in attendancein the Pledge of Alle-giance, and
presented Mr. Moran with aCertificate of Apprecia-tion. Also in
attendence to
show his respect was Frelinghuysen Mayor Chris Kuhn.
Land of Make Believe, the number one amuse-ment park in North
Jersey, announces a new ride that'll take you and your family for a
truly grand thrill!The new ride, the Drop
'N' Twist, a tower ride popular with folks of all ages, coupled
with last year's new ride, Pirate's Escape, with its rave reviews,
will make the grand opening of Land of Make Believe's 2015 season
this Memorial Day Weekend the grandest ever!For over 60 years,
Land of Make Believe, located just minutes from Route 80 in
Hope, has offered Tri-State families an affordable full day of fun
and excitement. And all the excitement kicks off on
May 23rd and continues throughout Memorial Day. Land of Make
Believe
is rated by New Jersey Monthly as the best amusement park in
North Jersey, and Trip Advisor give the super family-friendly park
a top-of-the-line five-star rating. Land of Make Believe's Pay One
Price Policy allows access to all the park's amusement rides and
attractions, as well as the splashes of the award-winning
Pirate-themed water park. The latest addition to
the park this year is a family thrill ride, Drop 'N' Twist, a
fun experi-ence that kids, parents and even grandparents, will
enjoy. Riders go up
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The Lions Recycle for Sight program will be held this month,
when all unwanted eyeglasses can be donated to the less fortunate.
The glasses will be distributed to those in need in devel-oping
countries where eye care is often unaf-fordable and inacces-sible.
In most develop-ing countries, eye care can cost as much as one
months wages. There will be a drop-off box at 104 Rt. 94 in
Blairstown during May for your unwanted glasses. Registration is
now
open for the Fourth Annual Blairstown Elementary School Paws to
the Pavement, a Scenic 5K Run/Walk and One Mile Fun Run and
Preschool Dash benefitting the Blair-stown Elementary School Parent
Teacher Group. Registration is available online at active.com. If
you would like a registration form, visit blairstownelem.net or
email ptgblairstown@ gmail.com. A free donut and cider will be
provided for all children participating.Vendors are wanted
for the Knowlton UMC community yard sale on May 16th. The event
will be held rain or shine at the church, located at 509 Rt. 94 in
Columbia. For more information and to reserve a spot, Call Donna at
908-496-8586 or 908-496-4313. Hackettstown High
School classmates of 1975 are requested to contact Cindy
Mincev-ich at 908-637-6171 to update their contact information for
their 40 year reunion planned for Memorial Day weekend. Looking for
an excit-
ing, affordable vaca-tion from May 31st through June 6th to
benefit Haven of Hope for Kids? Enjoy a trip to Pigeon Forge and to
the Smoky Mountains, complete with six live musical productions, a
guided tour of the
Smoky Mountains, free time in Gatlinburg and much more. This
seven-day vacation includes travel, six breakfasts and four
dinners. Your participa-tion has an added benefit of supporting the
Haven of Hope for Kids, a local non-profit organization that
provides cost-free country retreats for families caring for a child
with cancer or other life threatening illness. For reservations,
call Gladys at 908-459-9210 or 862-220-2693. Payment in full is due
at the time of the reserva-tion. Register your
children now for Blair-stown Recreation Summer Day Camp. Summer
Day Camp is for pre-schoolers ages four and five (age 4 by October
1st, 2014) and for boys amd girls currently in grades K through
6th. The day camp offers weeks of socialization, special events,
crazy contests, games, Tidal Wave Tuesdays, arts and crafts, and
more. Summer Camp will be held Monday through Friday, June 29th
through July 10th from 9am to noon at Blair-stown Elementary
School. Registration is accepted at the recre-
ation office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8am to 1pm, or by
mail-in or drop-off box. For fees and more infor-mation, visit
blairstown-nj.org and click on Recreation, or call 908-362-6663,
ext. 232. Knights of Columbus
Assembly #3125 of Blairstown is holding their annual flag
salefor three feet by five feet nylon USA flags with deluxe
embroidered stars and sewn stripes. Donation per flag is $20. Call
908-362-9121 to arrange pickup.Deer Valley
Sportsmens Associa-tion of Blairstown is looking for land to
lease in the Blair-stown, Hardwick, Knowlton, Hope, Frel-inghuysen,
Stillwater or White Twp. areas. All members belong to the National
Rifle Asso-ciation and hunt-alongs are done before new members are
voted into this association. Several of the associations properties
are semi-wild and licensed by the State of NJ Division of Fish and
Wildlife. They stock phesants, partridge and some-times quail. All
leased property is posted and trespassers are vigor-ously
prosecuted. If you
own property, either wooded or fileds with brushy cover, and
would like to speak with some-one about leasing the property,
please contact Robert McDowell at 973-948-4001; James Guild Jr. at
973-875-9266; Timothy Cussen at 908-637-4408; Brian Rosemeier at
908-362-6598; or James Craig at 908-278-5149. The association is a
rounded group including doc-tors, lawyers, police, contractors,
farmers, a former director of Fish and Game, and they are
well-known and respected in the Blair-stown area.Public Notice:
In
accordance with the Adequate Notice provision of the Open Public
Meetings Act, please be advised that the 2015 meeting sched-ule for
the Warren County Mental Health Board is as follows: May 19th, June
16th, July 21st, August 18th, September 15th, Octo-ber 20th,
November 17th and December 15th at 5pm. Meetings will be held in
rooms 123A and B at Warren County Community College, located at 475
Rt. 57 in Washington.Public Notice: In
accordance with the Adequate Notice provision of the Open Public
Meetings Act, please be advised that the 2015 meeting sched-ule for
the Warren County Human Services Advisory Council is as follows:
May 26th, July 28th, September 22nd and November 24th (location
TBD) at 1:30pm. Meetings will be held in the Freeholder Meeting
Room at the Wayne Dumont Jr. Adminisration Building,
located at 165 Co. Rt.519 South in Belvidere. Public Notice:
In
accordance with the Adequate Notice provision of the OpenPublic
Meetings Act,please be advised thatthe 2015 meeting sched-ule for
the Warren County LACA/DA is as follows: June 9th,August 11th,
October13th and December 8that 5pm. Meetings will beheld in Meeting
RoomA--located on the firstfloor--at Warren CountyDepartment of
Human Services, located at 1 Shotwell Drive in Belvi-dere.Public
Notice: In
accordance with the Adequate Notice provision of the OpenPublic
Meetings Act,please be advised thatthe 2015 meeting sched-ule for
the Warren County Transportation Advisory Council is as follows:
July 9th(location TBD),September 10th andNovember 12th at1:30pm.
Meetings will be held in the Rutgers Cooperative ExtensionMeeting
Room at the Wayne Dumont Jr. Adminisration Building,located at 165
Co. Rt.519 South in Belvidere. Happy birthday
wishes are sent toRandy Peluszak, May15th; Beth Williams-Fisher,
May 16th; Andy Daniel, May 16th; andBrian Brown, May17th.
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and then drop as the ride twists, adding a new dimension to the
awesome thrill of being on the popular tower ride. Best of all for
many
families is the cost of admission. There's no need to break the
bank while enjoying an amaz-ing family experience filled with
memories that will last a lifetime. Indeed, Land of Make Believe
offers plenty of free parking and free picnicking (guests can bring
their own food and relax in the picnic grove). The Pay One Price
Policy makes it easy to spend a whole day at the park, going from
ride to ride and attraction to attraction without the hassle of
endlessly having to reach into your pocket. It all adds up to
tremen-dous savings!Land of Make Believe's
season opening is the start of weekend fun through Father's Day
Weekend. Thereafter the park will be open daily from June 20th
through Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, and then the Grand Finale
Week-
end, September 12th and 13th. A day at Land of Make
Believe can include an adventure on the Thriller roller coaster,
the starring role at the Middle Earth Theatre, making a wish at the
top of the Magic Wheel Ferris Wheel, River tubing on Black Beards'
action river or plunging down Pirate's Peak, or having a
conversation with a talking scare-crow!Land of Make Believe
is designed for children, their parents, and grand-parents to
experience together, everything from the Civil War Train, and the
Grand Carousel to the World's largest Wading Pool with Blackbeard's
Pirate Ship smack in the middle! Land of Make Believe,
conveniently located from anywhere in the tri-state area, is the
perfect place to spend a safe, affordable, whole-some day. The 2015
season admission is $28 for children ages 2 to 18, $26 for adults
and $24 for seniors. For more information about visiting Land of
Make Believe, go to www.lomb.com or call 908-459-9000.
The Blair Academy Players will present Almost, Maine by John
Cariani on May 14th, 15th and 16th at 7:30pm in the Robert J. Evans
Open Air Theatre.Noting that the produc-
tion is the most popular high school play in the United States,
director and veteran Blair theatre teacher Craig Evans describes
the setting as a a fictitious town that just barely exists. As one
character explains, we never got around to getting organized. So
it's just... Almost. Nine scenes take place on a cold, clear Friday
night, in the middle of winter, under the northern lights, and in
each scene, the subject is love-new, renewed, lost, found or
broken. There is a lot of magic
in this show, and we have thoroughly enjoyed the script and
getting to think about what love means to all of us, Mr. Evans
said. Because of the vignette nature of the production, each cast
member is a star of his or her own scene, so it's a real all-star
cast. Plus, our fine seniors are putting in their final
performances, and students, faculty and parents want to see them
before they go off to college, in some cases, with plans to pursue
professional careers in
the performing arts.The cast of veterans
and newcomers includes Alex Roberts 18,Robyn Epstein 15, Malcolm
Biggins 15,Lucy Drinkwater 15,Dan Kim 15, Jenna Faust 16, Siena
Tipton18, Emily Lunger 17,Kendall Slocum 15, Lizzie Devlin
16,Connor O'Neill 18, Ty Cotton 17, Andrew Parsons 15, Chris
Bottone 16, Tiffany Sharma 16, CorinneDiFrancesco 15, Mike Park 16,
Lauren Tung 17 and Sean Callahan15. The student direc-tors are
Yueqi Du 16 and Robyn Epstein 15.Noting that all 2014-
2015 performances at Blair have been really fun, Mr. Evans
encour-ages the community to come out and support his talented cast
as they stage a clever play in a fine venue.What a great
synthe-
sis! he concluded. It is truly a not-to-be-missedproduction, and
a greatnote on which to end theschool year for this castand crew.In
case of inclement
weather, the play willtake place in Arms t rong -Hipk in s
Center for the Arts DuBois Theatre. Admis-sion is $10 for adultsand
$5 for students. No reservations will betaken.
United Way of North-ern New Jersey Success By 6 invites area
parents of children six years old and younger to a free workshop
that provides tips on responsible use of screen time on Wednesday,
May 20 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the Presidents Circle Room at
Centenary Colleges Lackland Center. Child development
experts Sue Ryan and Kiersten Steidle of the Arc of Warren
County will share an overview of the latest technologies for
children from birth through age six, as well
NORWESCAP Child and Family Resource Services is offering a free
NJ Family Child Care Pre-Service Regis-tration training for Spanish
speaking individuals. This is an exciting opportunity to start a
home-based small business by providing quality child care to Warren
County area families. The eight hour train-
ing, presented entirely in Spanish, will be held at the CFRS
office, located at 350 Marshall Street in Phillipsburg, on
Satur-day, May 16th from 8am to 4:30pm (attendees should bring a
brown
bag lunch). Attendance for the entire day is necessary to
complete the registration. For more information
and to register, contact Lupita, Child Care Specialist, at
908-454-1078. NORWESCAP is a
non-profit community action agency estab-lished in 1965 that
creates opportunities for more than 30,000 low-income people by
providing a large portfo-lio of self-sufficiency and emergency
services. The mission of NORW-ESCAP is Creating Opportunities.
Chang-ing Lives.
as the pros and cons of screen time for this age group. Parents
will learn about educational apps and technology that can help
prepare children for kindergarten. We recognize that
screen time is a hot topic in parent circles, said United Way
Success by 6 Manager Kathy Kwas-nik. We wanted to give parents some
common sense tips that can help guide them when facing the everyday
realities of technology in our lives. A light dinner will be
provided and limited transportation is avail-able for Warren
County
parents. Participants also can enter a drawing for a family four
pack of tickets to Land of Make Believe. United Way Success
By 6 is dedicated to helping children achieve their potential,
begin-ning in their formative years. As part of this mission, the
coalition offers workshops throughout the year to provide parents
with accurate child develop-ment standards and successful
strategies to ensure children enter kindergarten ready to learn. To
register for the free
workshop, email [email protected] or call
973-993-1160, ext.130.
United Way of North-ern NJ is a nonprofit organization working
to improve peoples lives and strengthen commu-nities by focusing on
education, income and health. These are the building blocks for a
good life: a quality education that leads to a stable job; the
tools needed to achieve finan-cial stability; and good health.
United Way leads caring communi-ties to create long-lasting changes
that transform peoples lives. Together, united, we can inspire hope
and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. To learn more,
call
973-993-1160 or visit UnitedWayNNJ.org.
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Blairstown Twp. Meet-ing: May 13th, 7:30pm. Blairstown Twp.
Hall. BEC will be making a presentation to the Twp. Committee &
community concerning their mission & goals.
Family Movie Night: May 13th, 6pm.Warren Co. Library, 2 Shotwell
Dr., Belvidere. View a humorous & heartfelt musical that
follows the classic tales of fairytale characters. Rated PG. FMI,
call 908-475-6322 or visit warrenlib.org.
Cooking Under Pres-sure Free Family Workshop: May 13th, 6pm-8pm.
The United Methodist Church, 116 E. Washington Ave., Washington.
Program will provide seniors & family caregivers w/ nutrition
resources for healthy aging. Booklet provided. Refreshments will be
served. RSVP recommended. FMI, call 908-835-1400.
Yoga in May: May 14th & 21st, 9am-10am. Featuring a blend of
Hatha & Kundalini influenced movements. Will focus on using
breathwork & move-ment to open the body, center the mind &
connect with your spirit. Open to all levels of yoga experience.
Fees apply. FMI, visit designharmony.com or
call 908 797-5225.
Knowlton UMC Com-munity Yard Sale: May 16th, 9am-3pm. 509 Rt.
94, Columbia. Rain or shine.
Walpack Historical Societys 30th Anni-versary Homecoming Church
Service: May 17th, 1pm. Walpack M.E. Church, Main St. Walpack
Center within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area,
Sussex County. Followed by early views of Walpack & vicinity, a
slide show by Mike Orlowski. Free admis-sion, public welcome. FMI,
call 973-948-4903.
Water Gap Singers Spring Concert, If Music Be The Food of Love:
May 17th, 4pm. Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 168 Rt. 94,
Blairstown. Dona-tions accepted. Recep-tion to follow. FMI, call
Jim at 973-927-9555 or 973-229-6049, or visit
watergapsingers.org.
North Warren Regional Art Dept. First Art Show: May 18th,
6:30pm-9pm. Multi-purpose room at NWRHS. The gallery style exhibit
is a curated selection of the best work created by students in
grades 712. Will be juried by profes-sional artists. Free
admission.
Blairstown Seniors Bus Trip: June 18th. A Tribute to Elvis in
Matamoras, PA. Fees apply. Open to any Blairstown resident over 55.
Sign up May 20th, 1pm at Town Hall. FMI, call Mickey at 908-
362-8919.
The Dos and Don'ts of Garden Design w/ Mary Stone & Marty
Carson: May 20th, 7pm-8pm. Catherine Dickson Hofman Library, 4
Lambert Rd., Blairstown. A light & humorous review of
what-not-to-do and what-to-do to create a beautiful garden. Bring
your own gardening dilemmas to share. Admission is free;
registration recom-mended. FMI & regis-tration, call
908-362-8335.
Blair Woman's Club Annual Tea: May 21st, 12:30pm. Catherine
Dickson Hoffman Library, 4 Lambert Rd., Blairstown. Ladies are
asked to bring their own tea setting.
NW Democratic Club Meeting: May 27th, 7pm. Meeting room of the
Catherine Dickson Hofman Library, 4 Lam-bert Rd., Blairstown. Dem.
Assembly candi-date Michael Grace will speak on PARCC, the state
mandated test that must be taken by all students in grades 3-11
& must be passed in order to graduate. FMI, call Fred Cook at
908-362-6808 or email [email protected].
Free Agricultural & Horticultural Careers Seminar: May 28th,
6:30-8pm. Project Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill St., Newton.. Open to
teens & adults. Ques-
tions from the audience will be welcome. Regis-tration reqd.
FMI, call 973-940-3500.
Experience the New PSAT for Free: May 30th, 11am. Warren Co.
Library Headquarters, 2 Shotwell Dr., Belvidere. Practice test;
scores will not be recorded. Results given via email. A Test Prep
Expert will follow up w/ every student personally to discuss scores
& how they apply to the college admis-sions process. Bring
water, a snack & two sharpened #2 pencils. Registration reqd.
at tinyurl.com/headquarters530. FMI, call 908-475-6322.
Holistic Evening Expo: June 4th, 5pm-10pm. 313 Hope Johnsonburg
Rd., Hope. Vendors, healers, readers, artwork & more. Fees
apply. Learn more about the natural world of holistic health &
wellness. Aromatherapy, Nutri-tion, Feng Shui, Holistic Design,
Reiki, Roses & more. FMI, call 908-797-5225 or visit www.
HolisticEvening.com.
Mountain Lake Annual Barrel Fight: June 5th, 7:30pm. Ft. over 50
men & women teams competing. There are teams representing
Hunterdon, Sussex, Morris, Somerset & Warren Co., as well as N.
& E. Bangor from PA. Held on Warren Co. largest natural lake.
Rain or shine. Food & beverages avail. for purchase w/ all
proceeds going to the Mt. Lake truck fund.
Strawberry Festival Ham Dinner: June 6th, 4:30-7pm. Walnut
Valley UMC, Vail Rd. Blairstown.
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Hello, fellow readers! Marcia from Columbia
writes our pink ornamental cherry tree is trans gendering, or
cross-dressing, or something. There are two large boughs with pure
white blossoms. What the heck? Turns out weeping
cherry trees are often top-grafted trees. The weeping part of
the tree, the scion, is grafted onto the rootstock of what the
trade calls a standard (single trunk) to create the umbrella-like
shape. In Marcias case, the rootstock is likely that of a white
flowering cherry. Before you prune a
weeping cherry, you must confirm if its a natural or a grafted
tree by looking for a graft knot on the trunk. Typically its just
below or about a foot under the crown (the branches).It sounds like
the upright
branches on Marcias tree are likely from the non-weeping
rootstock. To check, follow the straight branches to where they
originate on the trunk and see if theyre below the graft union
where the weeping part begins. If so, when the plant is dormant in
late fall or early spring, prune the straight branches off at their
origin with a clean cut. Messy cuts may inspire more sprouting from
the same wound.On a grafted tree,
straight branches will never weep and should be removed in order
to make sure the tree stays weep-ing. On the other hand, on an
un-grafted, naturally weeping cherry tree, the upward growing
branches will eventually arch down. If you prune them off, the tree
will lose its weeping shape.If all the side shoots on a
grafted tree want to grow up rather than weep, it's better to
prune off the whole straight section than to have a tree that can't
make up its mind. By the way, Marcia, the
weeping branches should only be pruned up six inches off the
ground. A severe shortening of the weeping branches may weaken the
grafted part and encourage the root stock to dominate.Garden
dilemmas? askmarystone.com
(NAPSI)Your house can be more comfortable for you and have more
curb appeal for the next owner with a few minor home improvements,
including one you can barely see. Here are eight tips that can
help: Get in on the outdoor
living trend. Add a few comfortable chairs and table to the
front porch or backyard to create an extra room and a welcoming
look. An even better idea may be to screen in the porch. Create an
a-door-able
view. Your front door is one of the first things people see when
arriv-ing at your house and what greets you every day when you come
home. Keep it bright and welcoming with a fresh coat of paint and
perhaps some shiny new hardware. While you have the paint handy,
see if the shutters, mailbox,
front porch or window boxes could use a touch-up, too. Get good
screens.
Whether on the window, the door or a screened-in porch or pool,
there are a variety of styles and mesh fabrics available to meet a
number of needs. One such screen, Phifers BetterVue, is designed to
maximize the outward view,
making it sharper and more brilliant. Think of it as
high-definition insect screening. Better-Vue is woven from
smaller-than-usual yarns to ensure durability and to improve the
openness by 10 percent over conventional screening. This enhances
the view and improves airflow by approximately 20 percent while
increasing
protection against small insects by 10 percent. You can install
it your-self, watch a simple step-by-step video here, or have it
done profes-sionally. Keep things clear.
Dont let your front walkway or the front of your home look
over-grown. Cut back on the shrubbery, and consider plants in pots
instead. Improve the lighting.
Consider motion-sensing lights on walk-ways and the driveway and
lanterns on posts near the door. Opt for an awning. It
can make your entryway more impressive and keep you and your
family dry when you open the door. Really rock your
yard. Add a stone border around the flower beds. Count on this
idea.
Make sure your house number is easy to read from the street.For
more information
about your screening options, go to
www.phifer.com/consumerdiy/overview. Ready to buy now? Click here.
Watch a one-minute video about BetterVue here.
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Relay For Life: Team Bartow, is seeking Hope Township
businesses, organizations and fami-lies to get involved in the
Relay For Life movement by displaying purple ribbons and other
purple decorations from May 22nd through June 7th. Participants who
make a donation through the Paint the Town Purple campaign will
receive a purple decorative bow to display. Purple is the signature
color of the American Cancer Soci-ety Relay For Life program, which
repre-sents all cancers.Relay For Life is a
community event where teams and individuals set up campsites and
take turns walking or running around a track or path. Cancer
survi-vors and caregivers take a celebratory first lap to start
each event. Four million people partici-pated in more than 6,000
events worldwide last year. Money raised supports groundbreak-ing
cancer research, education and preven-
tion programs, and critical services for people facing cancer.
Relay For Life of North Warren will take place June 6th through 7th
at North Warren Regional High School from 2pm to 6am.Team Bartow, a
team of
local family and friends was created in 2013 by Megan Bartow, a
Hope Township resident. I created the team so
that I could support my family, friends and coworkers that have
faced cancer, Megan said. I would love to see the town of Hope and
surrounding areas covered in purple for this wonderful
cause.Ribbons will be avail-
able from May 22nd to the 24th at both the Hope Market and
American Country Real Estate in Hope. For more information
about how to participate in Painting Hope Purple and the Relay
For Life of North Warren, visit facebook. com/relayteambartow or
email relayteam [email protected].
