COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the Sept. 11 edition

Little League
    Bordentown Little League is currently registering players for the 2008 Fall Baseball season. This program is open to boys that turn 7 by April 30, 2009 and don’t turn 13 until after April 30, 2009. The cost of the program is $50 ($70 for players that did not participate in the Spring 2008 season) and will start in early September. Visit our Web site at www.bordentownlittleleague.org for registration forms and more information. Contact Andy at 609-954-3590 with any questions.
Canoe trip
    Thursday, Sept. 11 — Friends for the Marsh is holding a canoe/kayak trip in the Hamilton-Trenton-Bordentown Marsh, provided by the Outdoor Club of South Jersey. Contact George & Leona Fluck 609-259-3734 or [email protected] for additional information, meeting time and to confirm trip participation.
Cub Scouts
    Saturday, Sept. 13 — Cub Scout Pack 65 Bordentown will hold a pizza party for boys (grades 1-5) interested in Cub Scouts. The gathering will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m., outside at Joseph Lawrence Park (next to Peter Muschal School). Interested parents should come with their boys to meet our Cub Scouts and to find out what scouting is all about. They can also reach John LoBianco, at 298-6663 for information about Cub Scouting.
Grand opening
    Saturday, Sept. 13 — Life Center Academy Sports, Fitness and Conference Center will hold its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2035Columbus Road. Free demonstrations, forums and health screenings.
Roebling statue
    Sunday, Sept. 14 — The Roebling Garden Club is proud to announce the dedication of the Charles G. Roebling Statue on Sunday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. at the Main Street Circle, Fifth Avenue and Main Street, Roebling.
    The unveiling of the statue is the culmination of a five-year fund-raising effort by the Roebling Garden Club. The statue was created by artist and sculptor Morris Docktor of Pennington.
    The Main Street Circle is a short walk from the Roebling Station on the NJ Transit RiverLine. The dedication will be held rain or shine.
Hebrew school
    Sunday, Sept. 14 — Temple B’nai Abraham, reconstructionist congregation, will host a Hebrew school open house to register for Religious School (Sunday and Hebrew School) for ages 5 to 13 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Temple, 58 Crosswicks St., Bordentown. Come meet the teachers and the rabbi and tour the temple. Interfaith families are welcome.
    For more information, call Susan Giachetti at 609-259-7348 or visit www.bnai-abraham.org.
Community Day
    Saturday, Sept. 20 — Bordentown Township Community Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20. The event grounds are located in and around the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive.
    Events and features include crafters, informational booths, antique cars, children’s crafts and games, food and drinks, plus live band Todd’s Porch Band and Black Tie DJs. Rain or shine.
    A parade will be held in honor of the Little League All-Star State Champions beginning at 9:30 a.m. in the city. The parade route begins on Crosswicks Street, proceeding onto Farnsworth Avenue over Route 130 into the township and left onto Municipal Drive to have players and coaches participate in the opening ceremony at 11 a.m. In case of inclement weather the parade only will be held the following day, Sunday, Sept. 21 at the same time and place.
Breakfast meeting
    Saturday, Sept. 20 — In an effort to get more members to attend a monthly meeting, the regular monthly meeting of the Willitts-Hogan-Tonne American Legion Post 39 in Roebling normally scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 18, will be held on Saturday morning, Sept. 20, at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will start out with a breakfast of scrambled eggs and home fries. The meeting will start right after breakfast is finished. All members are urged to come out and enjoy the breakfast and meeting.
Country Fair
    Saturday, Sept. 20 — The North Hanover Country Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain date Sept. 21, at Green Acres Park, Schoolhouse Road (C.B. Lamb School).
    Plans include a car show sponsored by Liberty Toyota, 4H petting zoo and pony rides, Firefighters Chili Cook-off, Farmer’s Market, scheduled entertainment and much more. Come visit us in North Hanover to enjoy a day of good old fashion family fun.
    At this time, we are accepting applications for the car show ($10 in advance, $15 day of fair), crafters and artisans ($20 for a 10’ x 10’ space). Anyone interested should call the Township Clerk’s Office at 609-758-2522 ext. 241.
Flea market
    Saturday, Sept. 20 — The Friends of St. Mary’s School will hold a flea market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 20 in St. Mary’s School Hall and Yard, 30 Elizabeth St., Bordentown. Refreshments will include our famous tuna salad or egg salad sandwiches and hot dogs.
    A large selection of articles will be on sale from our many vendors.
    Inside tables are $10 each, outside space is $5 each. For more information and to reserve space call Sally at 298-7768.
Nature walk
    Saturday, Sept. 20 — Friends for the Marsh is holding a nature walk at the Bordentown Bluffs, from 10 a.m. to noon. Leaders: Philo Elmer and Charlie Fisher. Meet at large sign for shopping center (Bradlees / Shop Rite) on Route 206 south of Crosswicks Creek. For more information call 732-821-8310.
Artful Living
    Watch “Artful Living With CJ” throughout September on Comcast Garden State System Wednesdays on Channel 2 at 6:30 p.m.; Sundays on Comcast Trenton System at 5:30 p.m. on Channel 16 and Thursdays on Comcast Burlington System at 7 p.m. on Channel 28.
    This month travel with host C.J. Mugavero to Michael Budden’s studio and home in Chesterfield. Also viewable at www.artfulivingwithCJ.com.
Free Seminars
    Raising Independent and Confident Children: a three-part series to assist parents in raising emotionally healthy children, will be held at Calvary Tabernacle this fall.
    1. Effective Discipline – Sunday, Sept. 21, 4-6 p.m.
    For more information or to register, please call 609-213-5985. Location: Calvary Tabernacle, 128 Georgetown-Wrightstown Road, Wrightstown, NJ 08562.
Tea party
    Sunday, Sept. 21 — Bordentown Elks 2085 Women’s Auxiliary will hold a tea party and fashion show by Bon Worth at 2 p.m. in the Upper Hall, 11 Amboy Road, Bordentown. For tickets, please call Pattie DiSantis, 298-9181 or Stephanie Pecht, 865-9881.
Beef and beer
    Friday, Sept. 26 — The Bordentown Football Annual Beef ‘n’ Beer/Gift Auction event will be held at the Bordentown Elks from 7 to 11 p.m. $25 per person, includes all-you- can-eat and drink, with a DJ. Must be 21 or older to attend. For tickets and more information call Debbie Mallard, 306-8461 or Kim Ryan, 610-6485.
Movie night
    Saturday, Sept. 27 — Family movie night will be held at 8:30pm in St. Mary’s School Hall. Bring your own chairs, blankets, food, drinks and guests and we will watch movie snippets before the main movie “Night at the Museum.” For more information please call 609-298-0261. Come join us!
Spaghetti dinner
    Saturday, Sept. 27 — An all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatball dinner will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Crosswicks Fire House. Rolls, butter, salad, iced tea, coffee and ice cream included. Tickets at the door are $8 adults, $5 children 6-12, children under 5 free. Take-out is $9. Call 298-3111 for more information. The all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast is held the first Sunday of every month.
Oldies Night
    Saturday, Sept. 27 — The Willitts-Hogan-Tonne American Legion Post 39 on Fourth Avenue, Roebling, will sponsor an “Oldies Night” on Saturday, Sept. 27th at the Post Home. The doors will open at 6 p.m. with a buffet to begin at 7 p.m. The DJ will provide music from 8 p.m. until midnight. Tickets are $25 each and include beer and wine. Please call either Phil Foga at 499-4232 or Charlie Napolitan st 298-6633 by Sept. 19 to make your reservations.
Fall Festival
    Saturday, Sept. 27 — Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 280 Crosswicks Road, Bordentown is hosting its fourth annual Fall Festival Craft Fair and Flea Market from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. All other activities 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Other activities include: air jumper, dunk tank, music, live animals and pony rides, carnival games with prizes, bake sale, food and beverage, etc. Proceeds benefit HCLC Ministries such as the Isaiah Project. If you are interested in (or know of anyone else that would be) obtaining a space for the Craft Fair and Flea Market portion please contact Rhonda Knudson at 609-649-4197. Cost is $20 per space. Check out the Community Tab on our website at www.HCLConline.org.
Village festival
    Saturday, Sept. 27 — The 20th annual Crosswicks Village Festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 27.
    A wide variety of activities is scheduled including an antique car display, house tours ($10), vintage 1873 baseball game, book and bake sales, colonial dancers, pony rides, face painting, sand art, silent auction, childrens games, chili tasting contest. Old time corn-husking will be demonstrated. Tiger Town Trio will play Dixieland. A Civil War encampment will be in place. Crafters will exhibit unusual handmade items. Food for all ages all day long. A spaghetti dinner will end the day at the Crosswicks Firehouse ($8 adults).
    The festival is sponsored by Chesterfield Township Historical Society, Crosswicks Community Association, Crosswicks Library, Crosswicks Methodist Church and Crosswicks Fire Company. Information, 609-477-7101.
Historical Society
    Wednesday, Oct. 1 — The annual membership meeting of the Bordentown Historical Society will be held at the Friends Meeting House, 302 Farnsworth Ave., 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 1. A short business meeting will be followed by the program “Historic Schoolhouse Museums of Burlington County” presented by County Historian, Joseph M. Laufer. For more information call 298-3779.
Art fundraiser
    Saturday, Oct. 4 — The Firehouse Gallery is hosting an “Art for Obama” reception from noon to 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by Bruce McBarnette, founder of the Art for Obama series, and hosted by Eric Gibbons, owner of the Firehouse Gallery.
    The Art for Obama reception is open to the public. Guests are asked to make a minimum contribution of $20 to the campaign of Barack Obama. A portion of the proceeds from artworks sold also will be donated to the campaign.
    The Firehouse Gallery, located at 8 Maple Street, Bordentown, features artwork by Gibbons.
    To RSVP for the Art for Obama reception or learn about more Art for Obama events, visit www.mcbarnette.com/charity or call 877-323-4713.
Book discussions
    Wednesday, Oct. 8 — Book discussions are held the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Bordentown Library, East Union Street, in Bordentown City.
    On Oct. 8, “Netherland” by Joseph O’Neill will be up for discussion.
    A Dutch-born man whose marriage is foundering befriends a Trinidadian expatriate whom he met at a cricket match. In this post 9/11 NYC story, O’Neill explores the depths of male friendship, of mourning and memory. The prose, in its conscientiousness and beauty, involves us utterly in the struggle for meaning that governs any single life.
‘Amber Brown’
production
    Wednesday, Oct. 8 — Bordentown Performing Arts Center is presenting an original production at 10:30 a.m. of ArtsPower National Touring Theatre’s musical, Amber Brown Is Not a Crayon, adapted from the best-selling series by Paula Danziger. Tickets are $9. For ticket information, please call 609-496-1452 or email at [email protected].
Pasta dinner
    Friday, Oct. 10 — Bordentown Little League 12-year-olds NJ State Champions benefit pasta dinner will be held at the Bordentown Elks. Tickets are $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12.
    Contact Anna Welsh 462-9646 or [email protected], or Terri Goeke 206-1395 or [email protected], for tickets. Raffle Items, 50/50 and DJTickets will also be on sale at Bordentown Community Day, Sept. 20.
Golf outing
    Saturday, Oct. 11 — The Mission Fire Company annual golf outing will begin at 10 a.m. at Springfield Golf Center, Jacksonville-Mount Holly Road. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. at Mission Fire Company, 51 Groveville Road, Bordentown Township. $85 per golfer includes greens fee and cart, food and beverages at the turn, a steak dinner, door prizes and awards. Sponsors are needed, please inquire. Contact Bill Gaynor, [email protected] or 609-291-0146. A portion of the proceeds go to the Mission Fire Co. Scholarship fund.
Fried oyster dinner
    Saturday, Oct. 11 – The annual fried oyster and chicken salad dinner will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Bordentown Chapter No. 257, OES, Masonic Temple, 121 Farnsworth Ave. Bordentown.
    Tickets are $22 for adults, $10 children. Takeouts are $22, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. For tickets call Joan at 609-298-2346. Tickets must be bought in advance, none will be sold at the door.
Dinner dance
    Saturday, Oct. 25 — The Florence Township Chapter of Deborah will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a dinner dance at Joey’s Timeless Elegance, 600 Jacksonville Road, Burlington, from 6 to 10 p.m. For information call Helen Steck at 499-1671 or Mary Eberly at 215-757-1869. Tickets are $40 per person.
Wood’s Tea Company
    Sunday, Oct. 16 — Wood’s Tea Company, a Vermont-based group performing bluegrass, Celtic tunes, sea shanties and folk songs, will perform at 3 p.m. at Bordentown Regional Middle School, 50 Dunns Mill Road. Sponsored by the Community Concert Association of Bordentown. Adults $15, students $5. For more information visit www.bordentownconcerts.com or call 609-954-8130.
Halloween parade
    Sunday, Oct. 26 — Preparations for the annual Bordentown City Halloween Parade have begun. The Halloween Parade will take place at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 with a rain date of Sunday, Nov. 2. We are looking for floats, marching groups, bands, etc to join the parade. The committee lead by Steve McGowan of Consolidated Fire Association, is hoping to see some of the new comers from last years anniversary parade join us in creating a float for the Halloween Parade. You can register your float by calling Steve McGowan at 609-298-9328. Halloween costume contest will take place the day of the parade in front of St Mary’s School on Elizabeth Street at 1 p.m. before the parade, no registration is required for the costume contest. Halloween House Decorating contest will take place the Saturday before the parade, more details to follow.
Holiday bazaar
    Sunday, Nov. 2 — Bordentown Elks Post 2085 is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, and on Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Woman’s Auxilary will help by having a Holiday Bazaar. It will be held in the lower ballroom at the Elks located on 11 Amboy Road, Bordentown. Tables will be provided and will cost $30 per table. Anyone interested in participating can call Mary Lou Noble 609-298-3775 or Donna Papp 609-324-9501 for details.
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