Compiled by Mary Stulack
Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, drop a note to Mary Stulack, Calendar, 307 Omni Drive, Hillsborough, 08844.
All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (359-3930) or e-mailed to: [email protected] before 4 p.m. Friday. Please include a phone number for publication. Priority is given to Manville organizations.
For details, call Mary, 359-0850.
Ongoing
Volunteers needed to help eligible Seniors and Disabled residents with taxes through Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services. Training will be offered from Jan. 7 to 11, with training for e-filing from Jan. 15 to 17. Appointments will be scheduled Feb. 1 through April 15 in the county. To volunteer, you must be 18 and older, call 704-6338.
Hillsborough Toastmasters Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of the month at the Center of Life Church, 32 New Amwell Road in Hillsborough. Meetings are open to the public. Stop by and see how you can improve your communication and public speaking skills. For information, visit Web site, Hillsborough.freetoasthost.com.
Singles Book Discussion with a focus on Christian literature meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. at a Manville home. Current Title: “Miracles.” Call 541-0210 for information.
MOMS Club of Hillsborough/Manville meet the second Monday of each month. For detailed information, call 359-2791.
Thursday, Nov. 8
Manville public schools will be closed today (Thursday) and Friday. Schools will reopen Nov. 12.
Family scenic bike tours at Duke Farms in Hillsborough are being offered from 10 a.m. to noon today (Thursday) and Friday. The seven-mile ride will take riders past lakes, bridges, waterfalls, and sweeping vistas of the Duke Farms’ property. Bike seats or trailers are encouraged for younger or less secure riders. Participants are required to bring their own mountain bikes and protective headgear for the bike tours. In the event of rain, or inclement weather, rides will be re-scheduled for the following day at the same time. For reservations and more information, call 722-3700.
Free legal clinic. Need a brief consultation with an attorney? The clinic will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Atrium lobby of the Somerset County Administration Building at 20 Grove St., Somerville. The clinic is sponsored by the Somerset County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. All are welcome. For more information, call 231-1877.
Friday, Nov. 9
Rummage sale sponsored by Reformed Church at Finderne in Bridgewater will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sale – $7 bag day. For more details, call 722-8452.
Silent auction at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Church and Franklin Streets in Bound Brook. Preview 6:30 p.m., auction at 7:30 p.m. Entry fee is $10 per person and includes two sheets of 25 tickets, one door prize ticket and refreshments. Additional sheets $3 each. Raffle will be held. For additional details, call 732-356-7341.
Saturday, Nov. 10
Operation Shoebox New Jersey will host its third annual holiday packing event Nov. 10 at the Manville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290, 600 Washington Ave. Volunteers are requested to arrive between 11-11:30 a.m. to register; packing will begin at noon and will conclude by 2 p.m. Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops are encouraged to participate; all youth groups must be accompanied by adult leaders. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Volunteers are also asked to help defray the cost of shipping each package sent overseas which is $8.95. To volunteer fill out the pre-registration form found on the Web site “Contact Us” link. Call 698-0333 for further information.
All you can eat spaghetti dinner, sponsored by Manville Volunteer Fire Co. no. 1, 20 South Third Ave., Manville, will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Cost is $7 adults, $6 seniors and $5 ages 3 to 12. For more details, call 526- 2325 or 707-9877.
Sunday, Nov. 11
Veterans Day.
All you can eat pancake/sausage breakfast will be offered from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Finderne Reformed Church in Bridgewater. Call 722-8452 for more information.
Monday, Nov. 12
Manville Borough Council meets at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal courtroom.
Penny Sale at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church Parish Center, 1900 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough. Doors open at 5:45 p.m., sale begins at 7 p.m. Admission tickets, $2 per person available at the door. Refreshments and cake will be served. For information, call 874-6036.
Local volunteers are collecting simple shoe box gifts personally packed by children, families, and individuals here in Somerset County. From Somerset County, the shoe box gifts will be sorted and sent using whatever means necessary sea containers, trucks, buses, trains, airplanes, helicopters, boats, camels, even dog sleds to reach suffering children around the world. The local collection site is Pillar of Fire, 10 Chapel Dr., Zarephath, from 9 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Nov. 16, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18. For additional details, call 359-9454. Enlist families, churches, Scout troops, community groups, and businesses to take part in creating shoe box gifts for needy children worldwide.
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Manville Zoning Board of Adjustment has scheduled a meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal courtroom.
A delicious Slavic dinner will be offered from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church Parish Center, 1900 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough. The all you can eat dinner cost $10 for adults (ages 9 and up) and $5 for children (8 and under). Orders to go are available. For more details, call 725-0615. The next dinner will be held Dec. 12.
Thursday, Nov. 15
Hillsborough Toastmasters Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of the month at the Center of Life Church, 32 New Amwell Road in Hillsborough. Meetings are open to the public. Stop by and see how you can improve your communication and public speaking skills. For information, visit Web site, Hillsborough.freetoasthost.com.
Meet New Jersey author Charles W. Grayson at noon in Manville Public Library, 110 South 10th Avenue. The discussion and book signing of his book “Gleanings from the Past: Memories of an Old Farmer” is about growing up in Montgomery. Copies of his book will be available for purchase. The host is Hungry Readers Book Club. For information, call 722-3057.
Wine reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., to celebrate the Greater Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross’ 90 years of service to the community, sponsored by The Wine Room of Bound Brook and We Collect Clothes for a Cause. Event includes dinner buffet, dessert and coffee at The Wine Room, 12 Church Street, Bound Brook. Admission donation $50 to benefit the American Red Cross. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Call 725-2217 or e-mail [email protected] for more information.
Looking ahead
Annual “Reach for the Stars” basket auction, sponsored by the Manville Education Foundation, will be Nov. 16 at the VFW post, Washington Avenue. Tickets are $10. Doors open at 6 p.m. Door prizes, refreshments and 50/50. No tickets sold at the door. No one under 18 admitted. To purchase tickets, call 526-5568 or 575-9610.
Manville High School Class of 1987 is still looking for class members for its 20-year reunion. The reunion will be held Nov. 23 at the Somerville Elks. For more information, call 7823631.
