Protect your home
subject of program
Thursday, Sept. 22 Learn how to prepare your home and family for flood, quake, epidemics and other disasters in a free presentation by the Huntington Park Neighborhood Watch Committee at 7:30 p.m. at the clubhouse, 1 Mayfair Court. For information, call 908-281-0206.
Garden club to hear
about houseplants
Thursday, Sept. 22 Neshanic Garden Club meets at 9:45 a.m., with program at 11, at the Station House in Neshanic Station. Leslie Dempsey will speak on the care of houseplants, with a focus on “plant emergencies.”
For information, call at 908-359-0176.
Basket auction helps
fund charities
Friday, Sept. 23 The Woman’s Club of Hillsborough hosts a basket auction in the multi-purpose room at the township Municipal Building. Doors open at 6 p.m., auction at 7:30. A 50/50 raffle will benefit Gilda’s Club. $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
Proceeds go to high school scholarships, community organizations, national charities and the township Social Services Department. Dessert and coffee will be served.
For info, contact Carolyn at 908-359-4958 or Barbara at 908-359-1750.
Firehouse hosts
outside flea market
Saturday, Sept. 24 A flea market will be held behind Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2 at 375 Rt. 206 starting at a.m. The firehouse is across from TD Bank and near Hillsborough Radiology.
Flea market spaces are available for $15 each. Vendors can just show up that morning and pay then, no reservations needed.
For information, you can call 908-722-0620 or 908-725-4908.
Tea Party to hear
Congress candidate
Wednesday, Sept. 28 The Hillsborough Tea Party will hold its monthly meeting at the Christian Community Chapel, 211 Route 206, 7:30-9 p.m. David Larsen, president of Right Direction and a fiscal and social conservative running for Congress, will talk about how he plans to fight for an America with less government control. Discussions and light refreshments will follow. For information, call Susan at 908-745-8024.
Baseball loop seeks
volunteer directors
Friday, Sept. 30 Volunteers are needed to run for open positions on the Board of Directors of the Hillsborough Baseball League at its annual meeting. E-mail Fred Versaci ([email protected]) to be placed on the ballot. Information about the meeting will be posted at hbl.leag1.com.
Church hosts music
from eastern Europe
Friday, Sept. 30 Concert of eastern Europe hymns sung in Church Slavonic by the seminary choir of the Blessed Paul Gojdich Seminary in Preshov, Slovakia, at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 1900 Brooks Blvd. Free, with offering taken. 7 p.m. 908-725-0615.
Pig roast, and more,
at Clover Hill church
Saturday, Oct. 1 Clover Hill Reformed Church, 890 Amwell Road, will hold a pig roast with seatings at 4:45 and 6:15 p.m. only. Benefit the church building fund. Walk-ins will be seated on a “seats available” basis at each time. Take out is available. Tickets by contacting the church office (908-369-8451).
At the same time, a baked good sale and raffle for a queen-size crocheted bed cover raffle will be held.
YMCA swimmers
hold casino night
Saturday, Oct. 1 The Somerset Valley YMCA swim team will host “An Evening of Chance” night at the Three Bridges Firehouse, Main Street, from 7-11 p.m.
The evening will feature black jack, craps, roulette, poker and a DJ, as well as a buffet dinner, dessert and a cash bar. All “winnings” will be converted into tickets to use at a basket auction with items donated by coaches, swimmers, families and local businesses.
Tickets are $65 to anybody 21 years of age and older.
Contact Jason Lu (908-500-8940 or [email protected]), or to buy tickets contact Toni DelBuono (908-240-4105 or [email protected]).
School theater sets
new opening night
Monday, Oct. 3 Broadway actors will perform at a Theatre Night Gala, hosted by the Hillsborough High School Theatre program, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the school, 466 Raider Blvd. Tickets for the season’s bill, including “Titanic, A New Musical,” in March, will be on sale. Call 908-431-6600, ext. 2099.
Tricky tray auction
at Catholic church
Fri., Oct. 7 Hosted by St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 1900 Brooks Blvd. More than 100 gift certificates and prizes including 32-inch TV, outdoor grill, Kindle, theme baskets, food. Doors open 5:30 p.m.; auction at 7:30. $10 tickets Entree food can be bought. 908-782-8325 0r 908-722-5894.
Elks host market,
indoors and out
Saturday, October 8 Indoor and outdoor flea market at Manville-Hillsborough Elks, 1500 Brooks Blvd. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. $20 a table. 908-725-1717.
Church holds dinner
of Slavic foods
Wednesday, Oct. 12 St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church will sponsor a Slavic dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Parish Center, 1900 Brooks Blvd. The cost is $12 for adults (ages 9 and older) and $5 for children (8 and younger) and includes all-you-can-eat pirohi, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa and sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, salad, desert and beverage. A new feature is a surprise entrée each month selected and prepared by St. Mary’s chef John Pagano. Orders to go are available. 908-725-0615.
UNICO will host
casino game night
Saturday, Oct. 15 The Hillsborough Chapter of UNICO will hold its second annual “Casino Night” from 7 to 11 p.m. at Royce Brook Country Club. Proceeds benefit needy families, charitable causes and chapter’s local scholarship fund to assist high school seniors in their continued education.
Tickets at $75 include two beverages, wine or beer, and $50 in fake play money. Music by a local DJ, cocktail hour, dinner buffet, dessert table and casino gambling conducted by professional dealers.
Contact 908-347-8708 or e-mail [email protected], or 201-410-4598 or e-mail [email protected]
Crafters, vendors
are sought for fair
Saturday, Oct. 15 Vendors, crafters and holistic enterprises will be featured at a vendors’ fair at the rear of the firehouse at 375 Route 206, near Hamilton Road.
The fair supports Hillsborough volunteer firefighters.
On sale will be companies’ and hand-crafted jewelry, embroidered items and clothes, home and garden products, interior decorating products, candles, gourmet food, baskets, pottery, glass, sports clubs services and make-up.
For info and reservations, email [email protected] or call 908-725-4908 or 908-359-0123.
For info, go to the fire company website at hillsboroughfireco2.com/.
Garden club to learn
pruning techniques
Thursday, Oct. 27 The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:45 a.m. at the Station House in Neshanic Station. At 11 a.m. “Pruning: Not a Mysterious Situation” will be presented by Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens.
He will give a hands-on demonstration of proper pruning techniques bring clippers. Fall perennials and shrubs will be for sale. Lug your mug to a light luncheon at noon.
For more, contact president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
Continuing events
Neshanic road closed As of July 11, Main Road (River Road, County Route 567) between Amwell Road and Riverside Drive was closed by Somerset County to repair two bridges. The roadway is open to local traffic only.
YMCA sign-ups Fall program registration has begun for full privilege classes that run through Nov. 20. Visit www.ymcasomersetvalley.org.
Alzheimer’s support group The Alzheimer’s Association has a support group in Hillsborough. Family members and caregivers come together to share information and support in a safe, confidential atmosphere.
Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the sunroom at Emeritus Senior Living, 600 Auten Road. Call 431-1300 if attending.
Community events, meeting notices, public announcements and items of local interest appear in this column at no charge. Send to [email protected] or Community Calendar, c/o the Hillsborough Beacon, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, N.J. 08542, or fax to 609-924-3842.
