COLUMBUS NEWS: From the March 12 edition

By Peg Traino

Tel: 298-7476   [email protected]
   The Boy Scouts will return to collect the donation bags for the deployed members of the military on Saturday, March 14. Please be sure to leave your filled bag out for Saturday pick up.
   If you did not receive a bag at your home, or would like to get more information or find out other ways that you might be able to assist me with this most deserving cause, please contact James, at 298-8061. Thank you very much.

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   The Mansfield Township Historical Society and the Columbus Grange invites the public to join us on Sunday, March 15, 1 – 4 p.m. at the Columbus Grange for the debut of our newly published book entitled Mansfield Township, Burlington County. The book, published by Arcadia Press as part of the Images of America series, this connects Mansfield’s citizens with their hometown through images and captions of Mansfield’s past. Copies will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit the Historical Society and the Columbus Grange.

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   The next scheduled recycle pick up for Mansfield Township is Monday, March 16.

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   The Mansfield Township Recreation Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 17, at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Mansfield Township Municipal building located on Main Street in Columbus. All interested residents are invited to attend.

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   The Columbus Home and School Association will hold a meeting on Wednesday, March 18, at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Media Center at the Mansfield Township Elementary School on Mansfield Road East. All interested members of the community are invited to attend.

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   The PTSC and FFA Chapters of Northern Burlington are doing a community service project and cleaning up litter from Mansfield Road East on Saturday, April 4, from 10 a.m. to noon. All interested community members and students are invited to help. Meet in the HS parking lot at 10 a.m.

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   The PTSC is sponsoring a spring/summer clothing and more drive again. It is early, but we wanted to get the word out early to save your clothing, linens, coats, towels, stuffed animals and shoes for our drive to be held late May. Put items in large trash bags and we will have a week for drop off. Look for more info to follow. All proceeds go towards our scholarship fund.

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   Lourdes Wellness Center, located in Homestead Plaza in Columbus, is offering a course titled Quitting for Good: An all-natural approach to stop smoking. This is a five-week series that includes four acupuncture treatments, five hypnotherapy sessions, behavioral modification tools and group roundtable. The cost is $195. The course will be held from Monday March 23 -April 20. Call 609-324-8458 to register.

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   The Memorial Day Committee which in the past was a part of the Historical Society is now the Mansfield Veteran’s Association. The Association is responsible for presenting the Memorial Day Service in May and helping to maintain the small section of the park which contains the Veteran’s Memorial Gazebo. This includes planting flowers, watering the flowers, painting the bell stand, and setting up for the Service in May. The Association could use some new members to help with this year’s program. Currently, someone is needed to design the program for the Memorial Day Service. The guest speaker and soloist have been reserved for this year. We need people to help set up, give out American flags, etc. This service will take place on Sunday, May 17. Anyone interested in joining or just helping out for the day should please contact Laverne Cholewa at 609-298-5756.

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   Mansfield Township School District has begun its kindergarten registration process. For eligibility of enrollment, a child must be 5 years of age on or before October 1, 2009. If you know of a child in the district who is eligible for kindergarten, please contact Beth Pigott at 609-298-2037, Ext. 2010.

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   If you have a child between the ages of 3 and 21 who resides in Mansfield Township and has a disability or is exhibiting a developmental delay with language, motor, cognitive, adaptive, emotional, social or behavioral skills call the Child Study Team at 609-298-2037, ext. 2110, or contact them via Child Study Team, Mansfield Township School District, 200 Mansfield Road East, Columbus, N.J. 08022