MANVILLE: Community calendar

   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, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542.
   All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) 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 Managing Editor John Patten at 609-924-3244, ext. 130.
Ongoing
   The Auxiliary Manville First Aid and Rescue Squad “All-you-can-eat” filet mignon dinner will be held 6 p.m. March 21 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 on Washington Avenue. Tickets are $35 per person, and can be purchased by calling 908-725-3694 or 908-722-3865.
   Camplain Volunteer Fire Company no. 2 is sponsoring a fundraising bus trip to the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series races at Darlington Raceway. The trip will depart Manville on May 7, returning on May 10th. The trip includes roundtrip motorcoach transportation from Manville; one night lodging at the Hampton Inn in Fredericksburg, Va.; two nights lodging at the Hampton Inn in Fayetteville, N.C.; transportation to and from the race track and race tickets. To inquire about prices and other information, contact the firehouse at 908-526-0439 and leave a message for Mark or Rob.
   Manville High School Class of 1979 has begun planning for the 30th class reunion on Oct. 24. Organizers are in the process of trying to locate and contact all class members. All class members are welcome — if you are a 1979 Manville High School graduate or know someone who is and are interested in attending the reunion, visit the reunion class Web site at http://www.classcreator.com/Manville-NJ-1979/index.cfm[email protected] or call Joan (Specian) Kopsco 908-689-8564.
   Reunion plans for Manville High School 1959 classmates. Plans are underway to celebrate a 50th class reunion in 2009. Organizers are in the process of trying to locate and contact all class members. If you are a 1959 Manville High School graduate or know someone who is and interested in attending the reunion, e-mail Lucy J. (Pinarchick) Soja at [email protected] or call 908-304-2463.
Thursday, March 5
   The Hillsborough Toastmasters Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Affinity Federal Credit Union in the Hillsborough Promenade. Meetings are open to the public. For more information on Toastmasters’ program for public speaking, visit the Web site at hillsborough.freetoasthost.com.
Friday, March 6
   Christ the King School will host it’s ninth annual Pot ‘O Gold basket auction on March 6 in the school cafeteria. Doors open at 6 p.m. Auction begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission tickets are $20 which entitles the bearer to one sheet of 25 raffle tickets, door prize drawings, and refreshments. Additional raffle sheets, grand prize tickets, and 50/50 tickets will be sold at the auction. Tickets are now on sale at the school office, and can be purchased any day during school hours (9 a.m. – 3 p.m.). Call 908-526-1339 to arrange for pick up. Donations for the auction are also still being accepted.
   The second of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church’s “Lenten Munching and Learning” series will feature Deacon Stephen Russo discussing how living during a very secular time, many feel encouraged not to outwardly show their faith and beliefs in a presentation titled “Lord Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace,” at noon and 7 p.m. March 6. The program will begin with a short Lenten Service in the church followed by a simple Lenten meal in the Parish Center with the guest speaker. St. Mary’s is located at 1900 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough. There is no charge.
Monday, March 9
   The Manville Borough Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 9 in the municipal courtroom.
Tuesday, March 10
   The Manville Board of Education will meet for a work session at 7:30 p.m. in the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School media center.
Looking ahead
   The third of St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church’s “Lenten Munching and Learning” series will be “Everybody’s Got a Hungry Heart: How Can the Great Fast Fill Me Up?” presented by Ann Hanincik, at noon and 7 p.m. March 13. The presentation will focus on our love/hate relationship with the season of Lent. The program begins with a short Lenten Service in the church followed by a simple Lenten meal in the Parish Center with the guest speaker. St. Mary’s is located at 1900 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough. There is no charge. For more information, please call the parish office at 908-725-0615.
   Manville Reformed Church, South 5th Avenue and Pope Street in Manville, will hold a Hungarian Dinner at noon March 15. The dinner will include homemade chicken soup, chicken paprikas with dumplings, stuffed cabbage, cucumber salad, desert, coffee and tea. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children 6 and up (under 5 years old — free). Take outs available 50-cents extra. Reservations are required for all orders — call 908-575-0173 by March 8th.
   The Shimon and Sara Birnbaum Jewish Community Center (JCC) will be hosting its 10th Annual Comedy Night featuring Joe Larson, Chris Monty and Linda Belt at 8 p.m. March 14 at the JCC, 775 Talamini Road in Bridgewater. The show is open to the public; admission is $55 per person after March 1. The fee includes the show, snacks and dessert reception. For additional information and to reserve seats, please call the JCC office at 908-725-6994, ext. 201.
   Registration for 4-H TOPS Camp, a week-long day camp program sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County, is underway. The camp is scheduled for June 29 to July 2, and is open to youth who have completed grades 1 through 6 by June 2009. Camp will be held at the Ted Blum 4-H Center on Milltown Road in Bridgewater. Registration fee is $200 until March 31; $250 beginning April 1. Full and partial scholarships are available to those who qualify. Contact the Somerset County Rutgers Cooperative Extension at 908-526-6644 or visit the Web site at 4HisTOPS.org to obtain information and an application.
   St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church, 1900 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough, will sponsor an iconography workshop for adults March 27, 28, 29. The workshop will be presented by Marylyn Barone, a noted Pittsburgh-area iconographer. Those attending the workshop will write an icon on an 8-by-10 gesso covered board. The subject will be the Holy Napkin, an icon that is used throughout the Great Fast (Lent). Using a pre-prepared prototype, participants will learn techniques for faces, garments, gilding and background. The theology of iconography and aspects of Saint Nicholas’ life will be presented. The class will be Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday, noon until finishing. There is the opportunity for Saturday Vigil at 4 p.m. or Sunday Liturgy at 8:30 or 11 a.m. The cost of the program is $100, which covers all supplies — a deposit of $25 is required and the class will be limited to 20 people. For further information or an application, call the Rev. Ed Cimbala at 908-725-0615; or Marylyn Barone at 412-491-9927 or [email protected].
   A (surprise) party celebrating former Manville PE teacher Emily Potopowitz’s 90th birthday is being planned for 3 p.m. March 14 at her house. Any former students, teachers and friends are all invited to attend — for more information, contact Michelle Sniscak at [email protected].
   Christ the King School used clothing collection will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 4. The school is seeking wearable and usable clothing (Men’s, women’s and children’s), shoes, linens, stuffed animals, oversized children’s toys/gear (including strollers, high chairs, car seats, play yards, bouncers, walkers, swings, small bicycles). Shoes must be bagged separately. The school will receive a donation based on the total weight collected. Put donated items in plastic bags (with the exception of the oversized items) and bring to the rear of the school on the Chestnut Street side. For more information, contact Rhonda Gibbs, of the school’s HSA Social Concerns, at 908-369-1379.
   The Spartan Club of Immaculata High School is currently seeking goods, services and/or monetary donations for the Mothers’ Auction held during its annual Fashion Show Luncheon, scheduled for April 4 at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset. Funds raised are used to support academic programs at the high school. If interested in making a donation, contact Susan O’Donnell at 908-534-6716 or [email protected].