Girl Scouts of Troop 1805, Oceanport, celebrated Earth Day at the Oceanport Post Office on Saturday, May 3. Troop leader Sheila Harrigan and 10 Girl Scouts dedicated the day to showing the community how important it is to preserve our Earth by planting flowers in front of the post office. The U.S. Postal Service has been a leader in implementing green initiatives and has a Going Green Web site. Vera Ciavaglia repeated last year’s triumph at the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs with her “Fantasy Fudge” cake by receiving top honors at the clubs’ annual convention in Atlantic City. Her baking prowess continued as she picked up Grand Ribbons for her yeast coffee cake and coconut pecan cream cake in this year’s competition held at Trump Plaza. Ciavaglia’s delectable creations edged out 16 other competitors. Winning top honors is not new for the resident of Seabrook in Tinton Falls. She has won nearly 100 first-place blue-ribbon prizes for her various baked goods during approximately 40 years, which is the length of time that she has competed in the state federation contests.
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Keep your eyes, ears and noses tuned in to the environment, according to Clean Ocean Action (COA), a broad coalition of ocean advocates.
The group urges residents to report environmental problems or incidents, such as polluted water, oil spills, dead fish or wildlife, or suspicious dumping immediately.
To report incidents 24 hours a day in New Jersey, call 1-877-WARN-DEP and then call COA with your report.
For more tips on reporting eco-emergencies, go to www.cleanoceanaction.org.
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The Red Bank Chapter of Deborah Hospital Foundation will host a spring buffet luncheon June 16.
The luncheon is scheduled to begin at noon at the Grand China Buffet located in the Pathmark Shopping Plaza off Route 36 in Eatontown. Cost is $20.
For more information or to make reservations, call (732) 542-2431.
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Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 recently installed officers for 2008-09.
Robert Mauro, Mike Watts, Donald Schlachter and James McColgan were named as trustees. Other officers are: Rose Broccoli, treasurer; Denise Cavallaro, inner guard; Cliff Baum, chaplain; Richard Kapps, secretary; James Gibbons, tiler; Eileen Brennan Watts, loyal knight; David Edgar, lecturing knight; Richard Lotz, leading knight; William Turegano, exalted ruler; Ray Masterson, esquire.
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The Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 Ladies Auxiliary Officers for 2008-10 are Pat Spahr, recording secretary; Carol Carlton, financial secretary; Lynn Lotz, corresponding secretary; Kathy Kapps, president; Sue Mauro, chaplain; and Maxine Braun, treasurer. Josephine Smiga was the recipient of this year’s Lady of the Year award.
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Deep Cut Orchid Society will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. July 8 at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. Guest lecturers will be orchid experts discussing four various topics. There will also be a show table of flowering orchids grown by members, refreshments, a plant raffle and door prize. For more information, call 732-531-5058.
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