COLUMBUS NEWS: Aug. 9

By Peg Traino
   “”The next scheduled recycle pick up for Mansfield Township is Aug. 13.
   Plan to be ENTERTAINED!
   The Rising Stars will perform “Seussical, “ a musical, on Aug. 9-11 at 7 p.m. nightly. There will be a final show performed on Aug. 12 at 2 p.m. Adult tickets are $10 and child tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door. All performances will be held at The Scottish Rite Hall, 103 Dunns Mill Road, Bordentown.

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   The Mansfield Township Recreation Committee will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 8 p.m. in the Mansfield Township Municipal Building located on Main Street in Columbus. All are invited to attend and participate.

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   The next Mansfield Township Committee meeting will be held on Aug. 22, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Mansfield Township Municipal building located on East Main Street. For more information please call (609) 298-0542.

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   Nature Yoga will be held Saturday, Aug. 11, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Fernbrook Farms Education Center at 142 Bordentown-Georgetown Road (Route 545) Chesterfield. Come practice yoga on a serene 230-acre historical farm. The yoga class will be taught by Kristen Pollock, a certified yoga instructor. Novice to advance participants will be accepted.
   The instructor will cover a variety of the basic positions and more.
   This class is suitable for adults and children age 12 and older. Don’t forget a yoga mat or a beach towel.
   Registration is required. The cost is $12 per person.
   Call 609-298-4028 for more information or visit www.fernbrookeducation.org.
   Mansfield Township Recreation will be holding its 10th annual soccer camp hosted by the New York Red Bulls from Aug. 6 to Aug. 10 at Mansfield Community Park.
   The camp is open to all children ages 5 to 16. Those between the ages of 7 to 16 will have a four-hour camp each day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Youngsters between the ages 5-6 will have a 90-minute camp each day from 9 to 10:30 a.m.
   Register online at www.redbullsacademy.com, and click on the camp registration button.
   For additional information, contact Dave Grupp at [email protected] or 609-291-0052.
   The Mansfield Township School District is asking parents or anyone aware of a preschool aged child between the ages of 3 and 5 years old who is developmentally delayed to notify Dori Levy, interim supervisor of special services.
   Those children who qualify as a preschool child with a disability after being evaluated by the Child Study Team will have a program developed addressing specific areas of need such as speech, language, motor and other readiness skills.
   Ms. Levy can be contacted at the Mansfield Township Elementary School at 609-298-2037, ext. 2136.
To submit items to the writer, Peg Traino, send an email to [email protected] . She also may be reached by phone at 609-298-7476.