Have Breakfast with a Live Bunny

 The Center for Educational Advancement (CEA), 11 Minneakoning Road, Flemington, will host another “Breakfast With Live Bunnies” on March 20, from 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Tickets include a full buffet breakfast, face painting, kid’s crafts and bake sale. Each ticket entitles you to have your picture taken with a bunny. Tickets cost $7.00 for adults (age 12 and up) and $5.00 for children (age 4-11). Children under 4 enter free. All proceeds benefit people with physical, emotional, and developmental disabilities. For information or to
purchase a ticket contact Nancy Walsh at (908) 782-1480, Ext. 253 or e-mail nwalsh@ceaemployment.com. For information about CEA or to take a tour, volunteer, or donate, please contact Rose Holden, Director of Development & Public Relations at (908) 782-1480, Ext. 263, or e-mail rholden@ceaemployment.com.

Hunterdon United Way Names Volunteer of the Year

RARITAN TOWNSHIP… A Clinton Township man will be honored in May as Volunteer of the Year.

United Way of Hunterdon County will honor Charles Rebick as “Community Volunteer of the Year” at its 7th annual “Celebrating Community Caring” recognition dinner from 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, May 7 at the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse, 88 Route 173 West, in the Perryville section of Union Township.

Rebick will be honored for his longtime commitment, creativity, leadership, inspiration and sustained service to Hunterdon County residents. The dinner will also celebrate the commitment of all community volunteers.
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Main Street Manor Palm Reading Class

Joan Narvaez will teach a Palmistry Class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 7 at the Main Street Manor Bed & Breakfast, 194 Main Street in Flemington. Narvaez will teach the ancient art of palm reading as a fun & powerful tool for modern self-assessment.

As receptors for your entire nervous system, the palms of your hands are the road map of your life. Find out what they say about you and how to read the signs for yourself and others. Joan will take a broom to the cobwebs surrounding palmistry and will teach a modern practice perspective on this ancient art. Both fun and informative, this class will give you all the tools you need to understand and interpret the personality portrait of any hand.
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Community Diversity Council of Hunterdon County celebrates Black History Month

The Community Diversity6 Council of Hunterdon County will celebrate Black History Month with a program on Feb. 20.

This evening will be a journey from the past to the present and the future. It will be an evening of African dances, fashions, artifacts and a sampling of food from West Africa.

The event begins at 6 p.m. and takes place at James Toyota Scion Kia, 174 Route 202 in Flemington. Admission is free.

Hunterdon Watercolor Society to meet

Diana Wilkoc Patton will demonstrate techniques for working with watercolor on smooth surface paper textures at the next meeting of the Hunterdon Watercolor Society.

The meeting takes place from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Hunterdon County Library.

The library is at 314 Route, Building 1, in Flemington. For further details, call 908-782-6912.

Lucie Bennett Scholarship Fund Spaghetti Dinner to raise funds

The Lucie Bennett Scholarship Fund Spaghetti Dinner will be held on Feb. 27.

The event will raise funds to encourage Hunterdon Central High School students to enter into the teaching field of special education. A student who has shown the highest desire and passion to commit to a career in this field is awarded the scholarship each year.

The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Flemington Elks, 165 Route 31 South, in Flemington. The cost is $10; $6 for children younger than 12.

For further details, call 908-894-0141.

Government & Military Appreciation Month at Liberty Village Premium Outlets

Liberty Village Premium Outlets is holding Government & Military Appreciation Month through Jan. 31.

All employees who work for government agencies including federal, state and local municipal offices as well as all military personnel and their families are invited to show their ID at the Information Center to receive a free VIP Coupon Book (a $5 value) filled with hundreds of dollars in savings offers at participating stores. Featuring 40 outlet stores, from the world’s leading designer and brand names, offering savings of 25 to 65 percent every day.

Liberty Village Premium Outlets  is at  1 Church St. in Flemington. For further details, go to www.premiumoutlets.com/libertyvillage.

Hunterdon Computer Club to meet

The Hunterdon Computer Club will be meeting on Saturday, Jan. 16.

There will be coffee and bagels at 8:30 a.m., with the meeting at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will be followed by a presentation, “How to Sell Amazon.com Products From Your Own Amazon Store or Your Web site.”

The meeting will be held at Hunterdon Medical Center, 2100 Wescott Drive in Flemington.

For more information, go to www.hunterdoncomputerclub.org/index.php.

Checkmate!

Don’t miss the Scholastic Chess Tournament, which is open to grades kindergarten through 12th, on Jan. 30.

Section 1 is for grades kindergarten through first; section 2 is open for grades second and third; section 3 is for grades fourth through 12th; section four is for grades kindergarten through 12th with United Stats Chess Federation rating greater than 1000. The event begins at 9 a.m.

Medals will be awarded to all in section 1, trophies awarded to the top eight inviduals in sections 2 and 3, trophies to the top five individuals in section 4.

Tickets are $30 in advance at www.deanofchess.com or mail to: Dean Ippolito, LLC, PO Box 323, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889 or $40 at the event. There is an additional $27 charge to join the United States Chess Federation if not already a member.

The tournament takes place in the multi-purpose room at Holland Brook School, 52 Readington Road in Whitehouse Station. For further details, go to www.deanofchess.com.

Hunterdon County Quilting Guild to meet

The Hunterdon County Quilting Guild will meet on Jan. 15.

The 9:30 a.m. meeting will be followed by a Round Robin demonstration, presented by members of the guild.

The meeting takes place at Readington Reformed Church, 124 Readington Road, in the Whitehouse section of Readington Township.

There is a guest fee of $5 per person.

For further details, call 908-730-9068.

Calling all seniors

The Senior Social Group of the Flemington Area will meet on Thursday, Jan. 7.

All seniors are welcome at the meeting, where bingo will be played and prizes awarded. Refreshments will be served.

The meeting takes place at 2 p.m. at Hunterdon County Senior Center, located on Route 31 in Raritan Township. Admission is free.

For further details, call 908-782-5172.

6th Annual ACA SUMMER CAMP FAIR

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Sixth Annual ACA-NJ Camp Fairs

Noon-3 p.m.

…connecting great kids with great camps…

FREE ADMISSION…Come find a great summer camp!

Bridgewater Marriott

700 Commons Way, Bridgewater

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Course map for Flemington Turkey Trot

A user asked about parking (wherever you can find it) for tomorrow’s popular Flemington Turkey Trot.  In researching the parking, I found the course map for walkers and runners.

Have a great run, everybody, and a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Post pictures or tell us how your race was!

Veterans honored at Blue Star Memorial in Hunterdon County

The Community Garden Club of Hunterdon County will honor veterans, Friday, Nov. 13 at the Cushetunk Rest Area, Blue Star Memorial, Route 22, Whitehouse, in front of the Ryland Inn. A quartet of the Hunterdon Harmonizers, “Life Renewed,” will participate and all local members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families are invited to attend the 11 a.m. ceremony.

‘Annie Jr.’ comes to Lebanon

By PAMELA SROKA-HOLZMANN
STAFF WRITER

For those who want to experience live theater without the hassle of expensive prices or treks to Manhattan, the ShowKids Invitational Theatre’s production of “Annie Jr.” might just be the ticket.

Singing, dancing and acting are being practiced by a cast of 60 children — ages 5 and older — up to 10 hours a week. The performance is scheduled for Nov. 13, Nov. 14 and Nov. 15. It is the first performance out of trilogy being offered this year.

Hunterdon County children acting at the “workshop level,” or beginner, will perform “Really Rosie” in early June and an advanced group, known as the “main stage group,” will perform “Music Man” in May. The Annie Jr. cast is in the company’s “pre-SKIT” or intermediate level.
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Second annual memorial event celebrates the life of local artist

The Michelle Oliva Deady Foundation is holding its second annual memorial event to celebrate the life and work of Michelle Oliva Deady, a resident of Clinton Township, NJ, who lost her life to Gardner’s Syndrome and complications with cancer two years ago at the age of 26.

The memorial event will take place Friday, Nov. 6, at the Bridgewater Manor in Bridgewater, from 7:00 11:00 p.m. Attendees will enjoy a buffet, cocktails, a DJ, basket raffles, and more, while their donation will be making a difference in the life of a local 24-year-old colon cancer patient.

Last year’s “Michelle’s Taste of Life” wine tasting event raised over $7,000 that was donated to the Lewinger Family, whose fraternal twins daughter Madison and son Jack, now 4 years old are battling Wilms’ tumor, a rare type of kidney cancer.

A portion of the proceeds was also given to a local arts student in honor of Michelle, who was a talented artist and web designer at GraficaGroup in Chester, NJ, a full-service advertising and interactive marketing firm which is assisting in promoting the event. “She had a deep passion for art and a vibrant personality that touched us all,” said Debra A. Taeschler, President and CEO of GraficaGroup.

Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, Michelle graduated from Bridgewater-Raritan High School and received her Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from the University of Hartford in Connecticut. Aside from her love of art and flair for design, she was also a big fan of the outdoors from running to skiing to snorkeling.

Information about this year’s event can be found on www.michelle-olivadeady.memory-of.com.

Donations can be sent to: The Michelle Oliva Deady Foundation, P.O. Box 904, Far Hills, NJ 07931. The foundation is a recognized New Jersey state not-for-profit entity.

Hunterdon Parks & Recreation’s annual “Touch-A-Truck Day”

From 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 at Deer Path Park, 120 W. Woodschurch Road, Flemington, visit with vehicle owners who love to share their life size hot wheels. A day of fun for kids of all ages who would like to examine up close a huge dump truck, a Harley Davidson Sportster with sidecar, vintage farm tractors, Army trucks, a carpenter’s rig, a horse trailer, fire engines, a ladder truck, the book mobile, a garbage truck and many more…over 35 vehicles in all.

Climb aboard the “train on wheels” for a free train ride, from noon to 2:30 p.m., thanks to Rowe Electric Inc. Watch an underwater dive demonstration by the Garden State Underwater Recovery Unit at 12:15 p.m. and experience the drama while the Flemington-Raritan first aid and resque squad liberates a victim from a staged car accident by using their hydraulic rescue “jaws of life” at 2:15 p.m.

Touch a Truck is free, but donations will be accepted to help fund the event next year. The Hunterdon County Employee Appreciation Committee food booth will be selling hot dogs, drinks and more.

Don’t forget your camer, as there will be many photo opportunities. If you or someone you know has a cool vehicle to share, give us a call at 908-782-1158 and ask for Liz Braidwood Fulmer.

Birding trip to Sandy Hook

Join chief park naturalist Tom Sheppard for a birding adventure to Sandy Hook, a 2044 acre barrier beach peninsula with salt marshes and a maritime holly forest, beginning 6 a.m., until 5:30 p.m., on Nov. 15, for adults only. We will search a variety of coastal habitats from sand dunes, grasslands, salt and freshwater marshes, and the maritime forest for birding opportunities. Once we leave Sandy Hook we will head south and check various ponds and beach locations along the Monmouth County coastline. Possible sightings include Northern Gannet, Red-throated Loons and waterfowl species.

Advance registration is required. The cost is $25 per person, accepted on a first come, first served basis. For more information and a registration form, call 908-782-1158 or visit www.co.hunterdon.nj.us and click on “parks and recreation.”

Hunterdon Garden Guild to meet

Don’t miss a meeting of the Hunterdon Garden Guild on Nov. 5.

In attendance will be program speakers from the Trenton Orchid Society. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Raritan Township Fire House, located at
303 South Main St. in Raritan Township.

On the cutting edge

Don’t miss the Polytech Cut-A-Thon, taking place today, Oct. 21, through Friday, Oct. 23.

Haircuts are $5 for men, women and children alike. The event supports breast cancer research.

The event runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, at Hunterdon County Polytech Institute, Bartles Corner Campus, in Flemington.

For an appointment, call 908-284-1444, Ext. 18.