By: centraljersey.com
Interested in skiing? Looking for great ski trips? See what West Jersey Ski Club has available and sign up. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at Charley’s Other Brother (downstairs) at 7:30 p.m . For more information, call Kathy at 499-7473 or Margo at 499-0181 or visit our website: www.westjerseyskiclub.org.
The Clarence Cafe, Friday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m. at Trinity U.M. Come and discover live, mostly Christian music in a relaxed coffeehouse setting. People of all ages, musicians and artists of all types, from all over are invited to come enjoy the singing and fellowship that usually happens the last Friday of each month in The Undercoft.
You do not have to be a musician to attend and enjoy! Snacks and beverages are also a part of the evening. Open mics are welcome! We’ve had singers, guitar, piano, auto harp, violin, harp and spoken word, and are always waiting for the next unique thing or person, or just enjoy the old standards.
Doors open at 7 p.m. – $5 donation is requested. Call 609-499-4809, e-mail [email protected] or see our website at trinityumc-roebling for details.
Shoppers Day at the Riverbank Charter School of Excellence on Saturday, Oct. 30, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors and crafters, kids’ activities, and refreshments available. For more information, contact Eileen at 609-556-9219.
Florence United Methodist Church will have its annual Roast Pork Dinner on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m, one seating. Get your tickets early by calling 609-499-1731 or 499-3807. The cost is $14 for adults and $7 for children.
To all Veterans of Foreign Wars, there will be a Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11, 9:15 a.m. in the Roebling School multipurpose room, so that they can show the honored guests their appreciation to those who have fought so proudly for our country.
If you or a family member are currently or have served in the military, everyone at the school wishes to honor you at a school assembly on Veterans Day. Please respond to the Roebling School office at 609-499-4640 or e-mail the secretary, Mrs. Carroll, at [email protected] no later than Nov. 5.
On Saturday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m., the Roebling Museum will host Ranger Doug Bosley from the National Park Service and the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site in Pennsylvania to speak on the railroad and John A. Roebling.
Ranger Bosley will tie the history of the early transportation systems that linked Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, its 10 inclined plains and the Roebling contribution to safety in the industry. The lecture will be held in the Roma Bank Media Room at the museum and fees include museum admission. Space is limited and reservations are suggested by calling the museum at 609-499-7200. Adults are $5, seniors are $4.
The museum is open April through December, Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. From July through October it’s also open Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. The museum is located at 100 Second St. in Roebling. Parking is available at the back of the museum just off Hornberger Avenue. Visitors may take the light rail; the museum is a short walk from the Roebling stop.
For more information, call the museum office at the above number or visit www.roeblingmuseum.org.
The Ladies Auxiliary to Opre-Larsons VFW Post 8838, 10th and Main Street in Roebling, will hold a Toy Drive/Italian Night at the Post on Saturday, Nov. 13, from 4 to 8 p.m. Donation is $5 plus a new unwrapped toy or $10 without a toy. The menu will be ziti, meatballs, garlic bread, salad and dessert.
All toys and profits will be donated to Fort Dix Family Services for the children of our soldiers as Christmas gifts.
Good Neighbors Senior Citizens group will be attending a Young at Heart production, "Let Us Entertain You" on Nov. 23. There will be singing, dancing, music and laughs, A dance contest, karaoke contest, "What’s the Next Lyric?" We plan to have loads of fun. A delicious luncheon will also be served. All of this for $42.50.
If you would like a ticket (and I hope you do), you may contact 499-2005. We’ll be looking for you.
The Florence Township Chapter of Deborah will again sponsor a VIP casino bus trip to the Hilton on Dec. 2. Cost of $38 gives a coin return of $30, plus doughnut and coffee/juice upon arrival and tuna/ham and cheese and cold drinks on the return trip. Seating is limited to 36 with nine sets of four custom seats with a table in each set.
Call Carol at 499-1927 to be part of this new way to enjoy a day getaway and support Deborah Hospital.
St. Stephen’s Church, 2nd and Spring Street in Florence, will have its Holiday Tea on Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. The cost is $30. To reserve a seat, call Bonnie Tete at 609-744-9486.
Starting Friday, Oct. 8, we will be giving food out from noon till 2 p.m. ONLY at the Florence U.M. Church, 2nd and Broad Street. You may call 499-1129 between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. to make sure we are open.
Congratulations to Timothy Ingham on becoming a member of the Hall of Fame for Bowlers. Tim has been bowling since he was 9 years old and has won many awards. His average is 216 and he bowled three 800 series and three 300 games. I am not much of a bowler but I know that is GOOD! Dad is very proud of him and we are proud to spread to good news.

