AROUND CRANBURY by Lorraine Sedor:Main Street comes alive for Cranbury Day
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Cranbury Day is next week! If you’ve missed the banner hanging over Main Street, here’s your reminder that the one-day fair takes place Saturday, Sept. 8, along Main Street.
Don’t forget about the Dog Contest: Largest, Smallest, Best Dressed and Dog & Owner Look-Alike Contests. Register at 9:30 a.m. with Best Friends near the Municipal Building. A $2 registration fee will be donated to APAW. I think we cat owners will have to lobby for a cat show at next year’s Cranbury Day!
Quintessential Brass, a newly formed brass quintet, will be performing on Main Street near PNC Bank between noon and 1 p.m. Stop by to check out the local talent!
Beth Krull, Theresa Cyr’s granddaughter, will be a new vendor this year. Beth has been working since spring on the items she will be selling. Topiaries, standards, scented geraniums, herb plants and dried wreaths. Beth has obviously inherited her grandmother’s talents. We have Theresa to thank for her expertise in maintaining the Museum’s herb garden for many years.
Don’t forget to stop by the Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society’s tables. Mum orders, House Tour tickets and Cranbury gift items will be available. And this is the place to learn everything you need to know about becoming a member of the society, which operates and maintains the Cranbury Museum at 4 Park Place East, and the Cranbury History Center at 6 South Main St.
The Lions and the Rescue Squad will have their food fundraisers going on in the PNC Bank parking lot, so don’t forget to support their efforts, while enjoying lunch or a snack.
And that’s just a sampling of what’s in store.
Don’t forget the Lioness Club Annual Pie Baking Contest, also on Cranbury Day.
The Club wants many entries to make the contest more exciting. Men, women and children are invited to submit their freshly baked pie masterpieces one slice will be used to judge the entrant, and the rest of the pie will be sold whole or by the slice.
Bring your fresh baked pie to the Lioness table at the Methodist Church on School House Lane by 11:30 a.m. The judging starts at noon and continues until the three winners are chosen.
I know that announcing the names of the judges in advance could be risky, but I doubt that anyone would try to bribe them, do you? They are Norma Swale, of Cranbury Estates, Pam Parseghian of Evans Drive and a newcomer judge, Bob Demers of Evans Drive. Norma Swale is a good cook and has enjoyed being a pie judge in the past. Pam Parseghian is not only a great cook but works in the restaurant/food service industry. The third judge, Bob Demers, is an excellent cook who handles some of the cooking and baking chores for himself and his wife Pat.
The Judges will not know who baked each pie, so if you are one of the three winners you can have lots of bragging rights! First, Second and Third place prizes will be awarded gift certificates to local shops.
The Lioness Club is a Charitable organization with every penny earned given to local and national charities.
The Cranbury Recreation Commission will be sponsoring a Senior Citizens trip to the beautiful Brownstone in Paterson, N.J., for a luncheon theatre outing to see "Viva Las Vegas." Come see Joe Zisa and his brand new Las Vegas review featuring the sounds of Connie Francis, Elvis and a special salute to Barry Manilow. Dance, dine and enjoy an exciting afternoon.
The lunch menu will include cream of mushroom soup, tossed garden salad, maple baked ham, turkey breast with cranberry sauce, homemade bread stuffing, mashed potatoes, fresh mixed vegetables, assorted rolls, a special dessert and soda, beer, coffee and tea.
Participants will travel in style, in a deluxe motor coach, leaving from the First Presbyterian Church parking lot at 9 a.m. The bus will return at approximately 6 p.m. The fee for this trip is $39.50. Space is limited to the first 40 registrant so register early!
Make all checks payable to Cranbury Recreation commission, and mail to: Cranbury Recreation, 23 A N. Main St., Cranbury, N.J. 08512. Include your name, address and phone number.
Cranbury Township proudly opens its Community Senior Center in the Cranbury Township Town Hall, 23-A N. Main St. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at 1 p.m.
The opening will feature "Broadway Comes to Cranbury," as well as a brief informational program detailing the services available to Cranbury seniors. Of course, refreshments will be served, too.
The Cranbury Senior Center, which is accessible by the Town Hall elevator, is envisioned as a meeting place for Cranbury seniors. The Center will have comfortable seating and tables to enjoy card games, board games and puzzles. A TV and videos will also be available. Entertainment and/or educational programs will be offered monthly including a once a month Friday Movie Matinee.
The Cranbury Community Senior Center will be open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Friends of the Cranbury Public Library will be holding its next book sale on Cranbury Day. Donations of gently used books (no textbooks or magazines, please) are greatly appreciated and will be accepted in the Library through the end of this month. Children’s books are always a great seller; donate your kids’ books and then bring them to the sale to restock their shelves! Proceeds from sales help provide library programs.
Cranbury Boy and Cub Scout troops are collecting used uniforms to be donated to Scouts in need.
This would include orange Tiger shirts, blue or tan class A shirts, hats, belts and pants. As fast as those boys grow, there are probably more than a few outgrown shirts and short pants lurking in the backs of closets.
Donations may be dropped in a box on the porch of John Kirkenir, 3 N. Main St.
Residents can reach Ms. Sedor by phone at (609) 655-3386, by e-mail at [email protected] and by mail at 32 Evans Drive, Cranbury, N.J. 08512.

