Congratulations to all

the winners of our

Easter coloring and pet
photo contests, and a
huge thank you to all
the sponsors! See page
8 and 9 for winning
entries. Thank you to
everyone who participated this year!
Fresh,
refrigerated
and frozen foods are
available to northwestern NJ residents at
sharply reduced prices
through the Jolin Food
Box program. The next
deadline for placing an
order is Tuesday, April
14th; delivery will be
made to Project SelfSufficiency on Saturday,
April 25th. The food

assistance
program
offers a variety of ordering
options,
from
breakfast-lunch-dinner
combination packs to
boxes of dinner entrees
to special packages just
for children. The price
of a single box ranges
from $20 to $40. There
is no limit to the number
of boxes an individual or
family can purchase,
and the menu changes
each month. Interested
residents can order
online with a credit card
at jolinfoodbox.com or
by calling Project SelfSufficiency at 973-9403500. Payment is made
when the order is
placed. For more infor-

mation, call 973-9403500, or visit project

selfsufficiency.org.
Warren Co. Habitat
for Humanity is in
need of donations for
their Annual Home
Raising Live and
Silent Auction and
Dinner on April 18th.
Help is needed funding
materials, specialized
labor and equipment
needed to construct the
houses. Warren Co.
Habitat for Humanity is
asking for support by
making a donation of
new items, services or
by providing corporate
sponsorship for this
fundraising
event.
Attendees
will
be
informed that all participating businesses are a
sponsor and/or donor.
For more information,
call 908-399-8386.
The Warren County
Community
Singers
and the Childrens
Chorus of Warren
County will hold a
clothing drive at the
Frist
Presbyterian
Church, located at 40

East Church Street in

Washington. Drop off
times are April 21st
from 5pm to 7:30pm
and April 22nd from
2pm to 4pm in the
church parking lot.
Items must be in plastic
bags. Accepted are
clean coats, shoes,
boots, belts, purses,
backpacks,
towels,
suitcases, linens, blankets, curtains, suits,
gowns, and stuffed and
small
toys.
Also
accepted will be used
ink cartidges. Donation
receipts will be available. For more information, call 908-689-7771.
Artisan and antique
vendors are wanted
for the Belvidere in
Bloom Summer Festival on June 20th from
9am to 5pm in Belvidere. For more information,
visit
belvidereinbloom.com
or call 908-386-8707 by
April 30th.
Hackettstown High
School classmates of
1975 are requested to
contact Cindy Mincev-

ich at 908-637-6171 to
update their contact
information for their
40
year
reunion
planned for Memorial
Day weekend.
Blairstown
Recreation Department is
offering
a
new
program for teens and
young adults with
developmental disabilities. Social activities
will be offered on a
monthly basis that will
promote friendship and
fun. For more information, call the Recreation
Office at 908-362-6663,
ext. 232.
Kindergarten registration for Blairstown
Elementary School will
be held on May 2nd
and May 9th for all
pupils entering kindergarten in September.
Kindergarten
pupils
must have reached their
5th birthday by October
1st, 2015. Registration
documents required to
be brought to the school
office
before
your
screening date are a
completed registration
form, which can be
found on the school
website under forms;
childs birth certificate
with the raised seal;
signed doctors certificate of immunizations;
and, if you do not have a
student registered at
Blairstown Elementary
School,
you
must
provide
proof
of
residence. Please call
Eileen at 908-362-6111,
ext. 109 as soon as
possible to schedule
your
kindergarten
screening appointment.

Attention parents of
future
kindergarten
students:
Knowlton
Twp.
Elementary
School is planning for
the 2015-2016 school
year. At this time, they
would like to identify as
many
children
as
possible who will be
eligible for Kindergarten in September. To be
eligible for kindergarten, a child must be five
years old by October
1st, 2015. If you have
not already done so, and
you have a child who
will be eligible for next
years
kindergarten
class, call the school at
908-475-5118, ext. 200
as soon as possible.
Screening dates will be
released at a later date.
Knowlton
Twp.
Elementary Preschool
is now accepting registrations for fall 2015.
Children must be four
years old by October
1st, 2015 and must be
toilet
trained.
The
program runs Monday
through Friday from
9am to 11:30am when
school is in session.
Transportation is not
provided. If interested,
call the school office at
908-475-5118, ext. 200.
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After over five years of

hard work, Quentin
Meivogel, age 18, of
Troop 2010 in North
Warren area has been
awarded the rank of
Eagle Scout by the Boy
Scouts of America
Minsi Trails Council.
He is the son of Joseph
and Laurie Meivogel of
Blairstown and attends
Banyan High School in
Little Falls.
Since 1912 only about
two percent of all Boy
Scouts have earned the
rank of Eagle Scout, and
Quentin is only the
second to attain that
rank from Troop 2010.
As an Eagle Scout,
Quentin Meivogel, joins
former President Gerald
Ford, NASA astronaut
Neil
Armstrong,
cinematographer Steven
Spielberg, former NYC
Mayor Michael Bloom-

berg, and former NJ

Senator Bill Bradley as
one of Scoutings best
of the best.
As his required Eagle
Project,
Meivogel
collected personal items
such
as
clothing,
personal care items,
books and bath needs
and assembled them into
duffel bags for women
and children who enter
the DASI domestic
abuse shelter in Newton.
With community donations, he was able to
donate 51 duffel bags,
two oversized boxes of
shoes, pantry items and
community room games
and activities to DASI.
The project totaled over
$6500 in value and took
over 225 volunteer
hours to complete.
DASI is a 501(c)3
private, nonprofit organization, established in

1984, providing comprehensive services to

survivors of domestic
and sexual violence and
their families in Sussex
County. Services are
free and confidential.
They offer a variety of
services such as a Safe
House for when home is
not safe;
a 24-hour
Helpline for assistance,
information,
support,
and referrals; Supportive Counseling and
Groups;
Supportive
accompaniment
to
hospital, law enforcement proceedings, court
hearings; Legal, Social

Service and Housing

Advocacy, Safety Planning; Information and
Referrals; Transitional
Living Program; Food
Pantry;
Clothing,
personal care items;
Transportation (limited);
Education and Prevention Programs; Domestic Violence Response
Team; Sexual Assault
Response Team.
Each Eagle candidate
must earn 21 merit
badges, serve in a
leadership position for
his troop and demonstrate leadership by
planning,
developing

and completing a community service project

in order to earn his
Eagle rank. The fact that
a boy is an Eagle Scout
has always carried with
it a special significance,

not only in Scouting but

also for the young man
as he enters higher
education and business
or industry. Meivogels
Court of Honor will take
place on April 18th.

Chester Lioness Club

Dinner Meeting: April
2nd, 6:30pm. 190 W.
Main
St.,
Chester.
Program
will
be
"Unique
Flower
Arrangements," a demo
of live flower arranging.
The arrangement will be
a puppy in a basket w/
mixed flowers. Community residents welcome
to attend by reservation
only. FMI, call Holly
Simmenroth at 908879-5932.
Public
Blairstown
Cheerleading Board
Meeting: April 2nd,
6:30pm. Town library.
Free NAMI Program,
Coping with Depression: April 2nd, 7pm.
Bridgeway, 93 Stickles
Pond Rd., Newton.
Guest speaker Susan
Scheel, MS, LAC, NCC,
will cover symptoms of
depression,
common
triggers & coping skills.
FMI, call 973-214-0632.
1st UMC of Blairstown
Holy Thursday Supper
Service: April 2nd,
6:30pm. 10 Stillwater
Rd., Blairstown. Gather
in our Fellowship Hall
to commemorate the
Last Supper w/ a soup &
salad potluck & communion. FMI, call 908362-6693, visit first
umcofblairstown.com or
facebook.com/firstumcb
lairstown.
Walnut Valley UMCGood Friday Tenebrae
Service: April 3rd,
7pm. 4 Vail Rd.,
Columbia. Reflect on
the last hours of Jesus
life & Gods power over
the grave. FMI, call
908-362-6516.
Easter Services &
Breakfast:
Good
Friday Service, April
3rd,
7pm;
Easter
Sunrise Service, April
5th, 7am; Easter Wor-

ship Service, April 5th,

10:30am. Church breakfast immediately following sunrise service.
Knowlton Presbyterian
Church, 3 Knowlton
Rd., Columbia. FMI,
call 908-459-5170.
Blairstown
Rotary
Annual Easter Egg
Hunt: April 4th, 10am.
North Warren Regional
High School. Cash
prizes.
1st UMC of Blairstown
Easter Sunrise Service
& Breakfast: April
5th, 6:30am.
10
Stillwater Rd, Blairstown. Journey w/ the
women to the tomb to
discover w/ awe &
wonder that Jesus is not
there. Worship begins at
6:30am in the courtyard
followed by fellowship
&
free
continental
breakfast. FMI, call
908-362-6693, visit first
umcofblairstown.com or
facebook.com/firstumc
blairstown.
1st UMC of Blairstown
Easter Festival Worship Service: April 5th,
10am. 10 Stillwater Rd,
Blairstown. FMI, call
908-362-6693, visit first
umcofblairstown.com or
facebook.com/firstumcb
lairstown.
Free Touch-A-Truck
Program: April 7th,
11am-1pm. Warren Co.
Library, 2 Shotwell Dr.,
Belvidere.
Trucks,
emergency & community service vehicles
will be on display in the
library parking lot.
Hope Historical Society
Meeting
&
Program: April 7th,
7:30pm. Hope Community
Center
(downstairs), Walnut &
Cedar St., Hope. Robert
Stead will present a
program on the 1925
Great Rockport Train

Wreck. Guests & new

members
welcome.
FMI, call 908-459-4277.
Free Family Law Seminar: April 8th, 7pm9pm. Project SelfSufficiencys
Warren
County Outreach site, 35
Main St., Blairstown.
Advance
registration
reqd. To register, call
973-940-3500.
Breathing
Room
Center
Presents
Renowned Meditation
Teacher Will Duncan:
April
9th,
7pm8:30pm. 21 Main St.,
Blairstown. Donations
will be accepted.
Ladies Aid Annual
Spring Rummage Sale:
April 10th, 9am-4pm.
Yellow Frame Church,
Rt. 94 & 1 Yellow
Frame Rd., Fredon.
Admission
is
free.
Refreshments available
for purchase. FMI, call
973-5364 or 610-5889166.
1st UMC of Blairstown
Pasta Dinner: April
11th, 6pm-8pm. 10
Stillwater Rd, Blairstown. No tickets reqd.
Freewill offering will be
taken. FMI, call 908362-6693, visit first
umcofblairstown.com or
facebook.com/firstumcb
lairstown.
Walpack Spring Hike:
April 12th. Leaving
Walpack Center at
11am. Join the Walpack
Historical Society for a
2.5 mile hike w/ historical commentary to the
John P. House farm.
FMI, call 973-948-4903
Panther
Valley
Ecumenical
Church
Rummage Sale: April
17th, 9am-3pm; April
18th,
9am-1pm.
Panther
Valley
Ecumenical
Church,
1490 Rt. 517, Hackettstown. Donations may
be brought to the church
April 13th thru 15th;
clothing, HH items,
glassware,
baskets,
small appliances, sporting goods, jewelry &
seasonal items. Saturday
will be Bag Day for
$5/bag. Bake Sale: April
17th. FMI, call Cylvia at
908-852-1482.
Camp Auxilium Open

House: April 18th

10am-1pm; April 26th,
1pm-3pm. FMI, call
973-383-2621, ext. 3, or
visit
www.camp
auxilium.org.
Warren Co. Habitat
for Humanity Home
Raising Live & Silent
Auction & Dinner:
April 18th, 6pm. Hawk
Pointe Golf Club., Rt.
31, Washington. FMI,
contact Kim Miller at
908-399-8386 or WC
H4HSilentauction@g
mail.com.
3rd Annual 11th Hour
Rescue
Spay-Ghetti
Dinner: April 19th.
Lake Hopatcong Elks
Lodge, 201 Howard
Blvd, Mt. Arlington. 3
separate seatings at
1:30pm, 3:30pm &
5:30pm.
7th Annual North
Warren
Regional
Interact Club Talent
Show: April 24th,
7pm. NWRHS Auditorium. FMI, email NWR
interact@yahoo.com or
aabbiate@northwarren.
org.
Pet Adoption Leagues
5th Annual Pasta
Dinner: April 24th,
5pm-8pm.
Panther
Valley
Ecumenical
Church, 1490 Rt. 517,
Allamuchy. Take out is
also available. FMI,
visit www.palpets.org,
email info@palpets.org
or call 973-584-0095.
100% of the proceeds go
toward helping homeless animals in our area.
North
Warren
Regional
Interact
Clubs 7th Annual
Community
Talent
Show: April 24th,
7pm. NWRHS auditorium. Tickets sold at the
door. All Proceeds
benefit local nonprofit
mighty-quinn.org and
the Todd Quinn family.
Tea & the Mad Hatter:
April
25th,
noon.
Warren Co. Library, 2
Shotwell Dr., Belvidere.
Learn the history of tea
& some of Lewis
Carols social comments
on the Victorian Age.
Proper tea-etiquette will
be discussed. Wear a hat
& receive a prize!
Reservations reqd. Call
908-475-6322.

Blairstown, Knowlton
& Hope
A & P, Alpine Meats,
Animal Mansion, Ash
Plumbing, Asian Combat
Arts, A-Tech, Auto, Blair
Tile, Blair Tire & Auto,
Blairstown Chiropractic,
Blairstown, Country Florist,
Blairstown Municipal Building, Blairstown Eye Associates, Blue Ridge Lumber,
Buckwood,
Building
Specialties,
Burgdorff,
BuzzWorks, Caffe Nelle
Cucine, Cannon Country
Real Estate, Columbia
Post Office,
Custom
Colonial, Dales Clocks,
Dale's Market, David
Krawski
Dentist,
DogHouse,
Dominick
Pizza, Dr. Magalio: Dentist,
Ellias Restaurant, First
Hope
Bank,
Fitness
Empire, Fountain Mall
Laundromat,
Frank's
Pizza, Gallery 23, Geo's
Pizza, Gourmet Gallery,
Grand Rental Station, Hair
Company, Hairs 2 You,
Historic
Blairstown
Theatre, Hope Deli, Hope
Haircutters,
Imagine
Computers, JD Liquors,
John Deere, Kozimors
Upholstery,
Knowlton
Municipal Building, Lakeland Bank, Lebduska
Accounting,
Marksboro
Deli, Mark D. Nelke: DMD,
Medical Associate, Mediterranean Diner, Napa,
Nature's Harvest, New
HoHo, North Warren Farm
& Garden, North Warren
Pharmacy, North Warren
Truck Repair, Old Stillwater
General Store,
Pizza
Express, PNC Bank, Post
Office (Both Locations),
Post Time Pub, R. Keiling,
Race's Farm Market,
Radio Shack, Remax,
Shell Gas Station, Skyland
Bank, Smitty's, Sunrise,
Nutrition Center, Sun
Velocity, Sunoco, The Auto
Shop, The Inn at Millrace
Pond, Tile Warehouse,
Tractor Supply, Tramontin
Harley-Davidson, US Gas,
Voulas
Hairway
to
Heaven, Village Green,
Warren County Library,
Wells Fargo, Wilbur's
Country Store, Wine &
Spirits,
Woman
to

Woman
Belvidere
A & P, Al's Pizza, ACI Truck
Stop, Bagel Smith, Belvidere Diner, Belvidere Spa,
Clucas Farm, Curves, Dee
Doo's, Dr. Amannda
Richline, Food Mart, Four
Sisters Winery, H&R Block,
Hearth Shop, Hickory
Mortgage, Little Johns
Pizza,
Mediterranean
Riverside Designs, Riverton Hotel & Restaurant,
Rosal Jewelers, Short
Stop, Skee's Busy Bee,
Skoogy's, Steckel's Shell,
Station, Thisilldous, Uncle
Buck's Diner, US Gas,
Vincent Haircuttery & Plus,
Zack's, Zeeks
Washington
A & P, Bagelsmith, Fliegauff Jewelers, Home
Instead Senior Care, Kaffe
Kaprys, Lost Ladies, Mediterranean Bistro, MWC
Racing, Pride-N-Groom,
Quick Check, Rossi,
Second Time Around,
Shopper Stop, Silver Stars
Bagel, Smith Dodge,
Stanley's Pizza, Town
Market, Washington Diner,
Washington Shoe
Newton
A&G Pizza, Back in
Motion, BMW Dealership,
Charm, Co. Seat, Dunkin
Donuts, Hampton Diner,
Ho Hos, HobbyTown,
Holiday Inn, Home Furniture, Warehouse, Kathy's
Restaurant, Newton News
Stand, Optical Center,
PB&J, Quick Check, Shop
Rite, Skylands Sport Shop,
Springboard
Shoppe,
Superior Shower Doors,
The Chatter Box, VW-Audi
Dealership, Weis
Hackettstown
A & P, Bachs Home Healthcare, Cozy Corner, Golden
Skillet, Hacktettstown Free
public Library, Hackettstown Guns & Ammo,
Hackettstown Sandwich
Shoppe,
Hackettstown
Regional Medical Center,
Mama's Pizza/Cafe Baci,
O'Neill's Jewelers. Prickley
Pear, Quick Check #2,
Riverstar Diner, Tranquility
General Store, Valley
Bagel, Weis, Willow Caf
Columbia
Ayers, Roses Cafe

In celebration of Earth
Day, the Skylands Sierra
Club Group and Transition Newton and NWNJ
invite the public to a free
screening of the documentary film Rebels
with a Cause by Nancy
Kelly and Kenji Yamamoto on April 14th at
7pm. The screening will
be shown at the Unitarian Fellowship Hall,
located at 1 West Nelson
Street in Newton.
The film tells the story
of a small regional effort
that started in the 1950s
and grew into a legacy
of National Seashores,

National Parks and

national
Recreation
Areas around the nation.
It is the story of garden
clubs, ranchers, farmers,
conservationists, politicians, and volunteers, all
of whom worked their
way through compromise and negotiation,
with the American
public coming up as the
winner. These activists'
struggle took nearly 20
years, crossed party
lines, united seemingly
antagonistic
foes,
faltered and was nearly
extinguished
many
times along the way, but

was ultimately victorious. Their combined

efforts
fostered a
national movement to
preserve open spaces
and shaped the environmental movement of
today.
Beautiful
cinematic
footage, clever animation, moving interviews
and a very compelling
story are deftly woven
together in a tale that is
especially meaningful
for contemporary times.
Light refreshments will
be served. For more
information, call 973600-4960.

First time mothers, or

those who are pregnant
with their first child, are
invited to explore the
range of home visitation
services available to
income-eligible women
at
Project
SelfSufficiency.
Participants
receive
free
parenting tips, baby
items, information about
childhood health, and
other topics from certified nurses or professional home visitors.
The programs combine
home visits with educational
outings
for
mother and child to help
parents boost literacy
levels, address health

issues, and help prevent

potential developmental
delays. Women who are
pregnant or parenting
infants, as well as those
with children up to the
age of three are eligible.
Mothers have the opportunity to meet regularly
with other women in
similar circumstances
by attending monthly
gatherings
held
at
Project Self-Sufficiency.
Participants receive the
latest information about
household
safety,
parenting, health and
wellness, and other
topics, while enjoying
lunch and engaging in
craft projects with their

children. While on site,

mothers can also take
advantage of the other
programs and services
available to families at
the agency. Transportation to the monthly
meetings is available to
women in need. Project
Self-Sufficiencys home
visitation services are
available to incomeeligible residents of
Sussex, Hunterdon and
northern Warren Counties. To find out more
about the home visitation programs offered at
Project Self-Sufficiency,
call 973-940-3500, or
visit
projectself
sufficiency.org.

As the community
returns
to
campus
following spring break,
The Romano Gallery
will feature the two- and
three-dimensional
artwork of Patricia
Dahlman and Michael
Dal Cerro in a show that
runs now through April
25. An artists reception,
at which students and
faculty can mingle with
Ms. Dahlman and Mr.
Dal Cerro to discuss
their work, will be held
March 26 at 7 p.m. in
the gallery.
The Romano Gallery
is so excited to welcome
Ms. Dahlman and Mr.
Dal Cerro, a couple
whose life together
revolves around their
love of jointly exhibiting their artwork," said
Gallery Director Rita
Baragona.
Ms. Dahlman, who
draws inspiration from
personal thoughts, life
experiences
and
reactions to political
events around the world,
will show her sculptures
and
other
threedimensional works that
combine many materials, such as canvas,
fabrics, thread and wire.
She has been a featured
artist in exhibitions
throughout New Jersey,

Blairstown Recreation
is offering a variety of
workout programs open
to adults and teens to get
fit and stay fit in a fun
and easy way.
Zumba classes offer a
spicy workout that combines high energy with
motivating music that
creates an effective
fitness system that's fun
and fast.
Blairstown
Recreation has added
new options to this
already
popular
program. Participants
will have their choice of
regular Zumba or on
Tuesday
evenings
Zumba Toning, using
the toning sticks to help
focus on specific muscle
gourops, this puts an
extra
emphasis
on
toning and sculpting.
On Thursday evenings,
the option of Step
Zumba
or
regular
Zumba will be available
to any participants. The
use of Toning Sticks and
or Step is entirely

optional.
Equipment
will be available for
participant use.
The
Spring session is Tuesday
and
Thursday
evenings, April 14th
through July 2nd from
6pm to 7pm at Blair
Academy
Armstrong
Hipkins Dance Studio.
Yoga classes explores
the principles of alignment in classical yoga
postures and flowing
movements
called
Vinyass. Beginners are
welcome. Yoga classes
are
Monday
and
Wednesdays at Catherine Dickson Hofman
Library now through
June 22nd from 6pm to
6:50pm.
Pilates is a fresh and
sensational workout for
all ages and all fitness
abilities. It will significantly transform the
way your body looks,
feels, and performs.
Pilates is on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, April
7th through June 25th

from
9:15am
to
10:15am at the Evangelical Free Church of
Blairstown.
PiYo is a new addition.
No weights, no jumps,
no bulk, just hardcore
results. PiYo is a combination of Pilates and
Yoga with non-stop
movement.
Morning
classes are Fridays,
April 10 through June
26th from 8:30am to
9:15am at the Evangelical Free Church of
Blairstown.
Evening
classes are Tuesdays,
April 14th through June

30th from 5pm to

5:45pm at Blair Academy Dance Studio,
Armstrong
Hipkins
Building.
Registration
is
accepted at the Recreation Office, in person
or mail in or drop off
box. Fees are based on
different packages that
are available. New
Comers are always
welcome and first class
is free. For more information, visit blairs
town-nj.org and click on
Recreation or call 908362-6663 ext. 232

including
those
at
Aferro
Gallery
in
Newark,
Rutgers
University in New
Brunswick and Trenton
City Museum in Trenton, as well as exhibitions at the Museum of
Modern Arts PS1 in
New York City and
Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware.
Her soft sculpture of an
art history book, titled
Big Open Book, is
currently on display at
the New York Public
Library in New York
City.
The collaborative oncampus show will also
feature printmaker Mr.
Dal Cerros woodcut
prints, which incorporate computer graphics
and images of elaborately colored architectural
structures
in
densely layered spaces.
The artist describes his

work as imaginary
architectural proposals
or illustrations of the
City of the Future that
did not quite happen.
Like his wife, he has
exhibited his work in a
number of galleries in
recent years, including
the Aferro Gallery and
Index Art Center, both
in Newark, New Jersey;
New
York
Public
Library and the International Print Center in
New York City; and the
Trenton City Museum,
in Trenton.
Located in Blairs
Armstrong-Hipkins
Center for the Arts, the
Romano Gallery is open
from 10am to 6pm,
Monday through Saturday, when school is in
session.
For more information,
visit
www.blair.edu/
the-arts/the-romanogallery/index.aspx.

Catherine
Marchant
and Yanina Siana will
have their work on
display at Gallery 23 for
the month of April.
Catherine specializes
in one-of-a-kind, hand
woven and knitted
clothing,
household
linens
and
beaded
jewelry. On display at
the gallery is a series of
handwoven shawls.
I love to play with
color, using it in unexpected ways Catherine
said. Equally important
is using fibers that feel
luxurious.
Yanina was born in
Kiev,
Ukraine
and
moved to the United
States in 1998. She has
resided in NJ since 2003

with her husband. She

works from her home
studio,
where
she
creates custom and oneof-a-kind pieces of
wearable art jewelry.
Designed with handfabricated around colorful gemstones with
sterling silver, gold and
copper.
Using
traditional
metalsmithing
techniques, handcrafted
pieces begin as raw wire
and sheet of sterling
silver and are handpatterned,
-formed,
-soldered and -polished
to
completion
and
finished with a heat
patina. Yaninas design
line displays a colorful
palette of stones includ-

ing turquoise, lapis,

amethyst, coral, cameo
and many more custom
cut cabochons. Her
jewelry inspired by
found
objects
and
memories, nature and
life with contemporary
flair.
Yanina is a member of
the Pennsylvania Guild
of Craftsmen, Bucks
County Craftsmen Guild
and Gallery23.
Gallery 23 is an artist
co-op located at 23 Main
Street in Blairstown.
Hours are Monday
through Saturday, 10am
to 5pm, and Sunday,
noon to 4pm. For more
information, call 908362-6865
or
visit
www.gallery23.com.

The month of April has

been designated as
National Child Abuse
Prevention Month by
the
United
States
Department of Health &
Human
Services,
announced local organizers of the Enough
Abuse Campaign, a
cooperative effort of
Prevent Child Abuse NJ,
Project Self-Sufficiency
and the Sussex Warren
Partnership to Prevent
Child Sexual Abuse.
Prevent Child Abuse
New Jersey will be
hosting several events
throughout the month to
help raise awareness of
the
importance
of
preventing child abuse

in all of its forms.

Northern New Jersey
residents can learn how
to help prevent child
sexual assault by joining
the Enough Abuse Campaign. The communitywide education initiative
aims to mobilize adults
and communities to
prevent child sexual
assault by increasing
awareness of the warning signs displayed by
predators and as well as
victims.
The goal of the
Enough
Abuse
campaign is to educate
every adult in the community about the true
nature and scope of
child sexual assault, and

give them the tools and

knowledge they need to
better protect children,
said Deborah BerryToon, Executive Director of Project SelfSufficiency,
Project
Self-Sufficiency
is
proud to be partnering
with the Sussex Warren
Partnership to Prevent
Child Sexual Abuse and
Prevent Child Abuse NJ
in this important effort
to eliminate child sexual
abuse in our area. This
educational
outreach
program will build on
Project
SelfSufficiencys legacy of
assisting families with
their goals of becoming
stable and economically
self-sufficient. We are
confident
that
the
Enough Abuse Campaign will help to
prevent child sexual
abuse and result in safer,
more stable families in
our community.
Studies continue to
show that many parents
believe the major risk of
child sexual abuse
involves
strangers,
which in reality, up to 90
percent of cases are
committed by someone
known and trusted by
the victim and family.
Educators with the
Enough
Abuse
campaign are particularly interested in training middle and high
school youth, their
parents,
teachers,
administrators, coaches
and other youth-serving
professionals on how to
recognize and prevent
child sexual abuse.
Training sessions will
be held at Project SelfSufficiency on April
15th from 10am to noon
and 6pm to 8pm. Project
Self-Sufficiency
is
located at 127 Mill
Street
in
Newton.
Participation is free and
open to anyone interested in stemming the
tide of child sexual
assault, but advance
registration is required.
To register, or for more
information, call Project
Self-Sufficiency, 973940-3500.

This photo of Lucy admiring the heavens

was submitted by Bridgette and Lily Starrs
of Columbia. As our grand prize winner,
Bridgette and Lily will receive a $100 gift
certificate to the pet store at Blairstown
Agway to spoil their furry friend! Each of our
other winners will receive a prize from one
of the sponsors below.

Three-dimensional
printing is gaining
ground in many fields
including
education.
Three-dimensional
printing can be used to
teach students about a
lot of different things. It
can be used in virtually
every
classroom,
whether it is art, math,
history, geography, or
even English. A 3-D
printer is currently used
at Blairstown elementary schools STEM
(Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math)
program. Students in
grades
Kindergarten
through Sixth are working with this technology
to learn how to solve
problems in new ways.
The students plan their
ideas on paper, then the
ideas go from 3-D
software to be printed in
3-D one layer at a time.
The items are made
from a melted plastic
called PLA, which is
made of plant products,
such as corn starch.
The 3-D printer is
creating objects to
support student learning
in social studies, engineering, math, and
science. Creating an

object that students can

hold makes it real for
students.
Blairstown
students are working on
small models of famous
buildings, small scale
bridges, and creating
parts to enhance many
of their STEM class
hands-on
projects;
including seats for cars,
Lego pieces, and a
model of the ISS
(International
Space
Station).
The STEM program at
BES
is
inspiring
students to see themselves
involved
in

STEM careers, such as

computer science, engineering, and science.
Three-dimensional
printing is bringing the
latest technology to
elementary
students,
and they are experiencing the creative and
engineering processes
hands-on with amazing
21st century technology.
Virtually any lesson
plan can be incorporated
with 3-D printing to
some degree. Threedimensional printing has
great potential in todays
education system.

(NAPSI)New
research by UCLAaffiliated anthropologists found that most
American families are
overwhelmed by clutter
and cant even find
room to park their cars
in the garage because of
all the stuff theyve
stuffed in there.
Fortunately, whether
its spring-cleaning time
or any time, you may
not have to spend as
much time, effort or
money as you may think
to get your home clean
and uncluttered, if you
follow these four simple
steps from home organization experts:
1. Get The Kids
Involved: Make housecleaning more like a fun
challenge. List all the
chores that need to be
done. Pick the ones that
are age appropriateorganizing a bookshelf,
hanging things in the
closet, fluffing sofa
pillows and so onand
write them down on
slips of paper or post
them on a wall. Roll a
pair of dice to see who
gets to pick first, and

have everyone (parents

included) choose a
chore. This will give the
kids some autonomy
and they may be more
willing to pitch in.
2. Tackle One Room
At A Time: If you
havent a lot of time to
straighten up and clean
the whole house, just
focus on one room, even
one part of a room, per
day or per weekend.
Keep a list or a chart and
check it off as you go.
At least something will
be clean and you wont
feel overwhelmed.
3. Make Your Appliances Work For You,
Not The Other Way
Around:
A
well-

organized kitchen and

laundry room are easier
to keep neat and less
daunting to keep clean.
One help can be a
refrigerator with a separate, convenient door
within a door thats
accessible from both the
inside and from the
outside with a simple
push of a button, such as
the LG 4-door double
Door-in-Door fridge.
The design makes it
easier to load often-used
items, such as snacks,
drinks, lunches and
more, so you dont have
to stop for very long to
fuel up when you need
it. The other side
provides
additional

storage space easily

accessible via a trigger
on the bottom of the
door for more convenience and better organization. That means
your food stays front
and center, while the
reduction in cold air loss
helps keep it fresher
longer.
In the laundry room,
you can have a dryer
with
dual-opening
options, like the LG
EasyLoad dryer, that
lets you open the door
either hamper style (to
easily load in wet
clothes
from
the
washer) or by swinging
to the side as in traditional
front-load
machines (to quickly
unload clothes into the
laundry basket). This
makes it easier than ever
to both drop in and
unload your laundry,
saving your back from
unnecessary strain.
4. Little By Little, You
Can Do A Lot: Break
chores into smaller
ones. Instead of, I have
to clean the family
room, think, Books
have to be shelved; the
floor swept; the table
dusted. Write it down
and cross off each job.

Hello, fellow readers!

I knew little about straw
bale gardening until I
met Peg and Ed, who are
entrenched volunteers of
the Kearny Community
Garden. Peg, a retired
teacher of 52 years is still
teaching, but now her
students are gardeners
from age 8 to 93. Straw
Bale Gardens by Joel
Karsten is her textbook
on the subject. The new
edition includes directions for making bales
using leaves and kitchen
waste that usually is
composted.
While a trend in urban
areas, straw bale gardening also works for folks
with little space, difficult
rocky or heavy clay soil,

and those with lousy

backs or who garden in a
chair. Dont confuse hay
with straw though, and
beware of mislabeling,
too. Hay is the entire
harvested plant, including the seed heads, while
straw is the plant stalk
left behind after the seed
heads are removed.
Using hay bales will
result in a Chia Pet of
sorts--a
mini-lawn
sprouting from your
bale. And use organically
grown straw to be free of
pesticides,
especially
when growing food.
The Kearny Community Garden is along the
Passaic River, though the
town installed hose bibs
so the river water (ahem)
is not a factor. They have
62 spots with five bales
each.
The bales are prepped
before planting by watering fertilizer into them
for about three weeks.
Each bale gets 16 and a
half cups of the stuff. The
bales then decompose to
the point that they will
support plant growth and
the continued decomposition provides nutrients
throughout the growing
season.
Garden dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

Our names are Kim

and Jeanette and we are
desperately seeking a
miracle to save our
neighbor and good
friends from losing their
[Blairstown] home of 38
years. We have started
this campaign for them
at
gofundme.com/
p82lco.
Richard is retired and
a Vietnam Veteran who
has worked tirelessly his
whole life to help take
care of his family. When
their daughter was in
need and came to live
with them in 2004,
Richard helped support
her and her three
children.
Even through all of
his health scares, such as
cancer and a severe
heart attack, which
almost killed him, he
continued to work in
construction to support
his family.
Unfortunately, in 2010 he lost
his job and was unable
to find work because he
was near retirement age.
For the past 11 years
Richard's wife, Linda,

has also dedicated all of

her time taking care of
her three grandchildren
while their mother had
to go to work. Linda's
mother also came to live
with them who later was
afflicted
with
Alzheimers
Disease.
Doing all of this while
dealing with her own
health issues.
Through the years, we
have seen this family be
a blessing to many,
many people in need.
Rich and Linda's home
has always been a safe
haven and an open
house to anyone who
needed a place to live
with no other place to
go. Even when they did
not have enough money
to buy food for themselves, they somehow
always managed to be of
service to others. Not
once did they ever ask
anyone for money. They
have always been givers
with tremendous hearts.
Now they are in need
our help.
The mortgage company
has
recently

notified them that they

will no longer be
allowed to reside in their
home. They have been
forced to place their
home up for a short sale.
Their first thought was
not about themselves
but how this will affect
their grandchildren. This
is extremely upsetting to
them, because having to
move will indefinitely
split up their family. It
will be devastating to
their school age grandchildren whom have
grown so attached to
their grandparents.
Our campaign goal
for starting this fund is
to raise enough money
to pay off the mortgage
company in full!
To make a donation,
please visit gofundme.
com/p82lco.
Thank you for any
help you can offer,
whether it be donation
or prayer to help this
extraordinary
family.
May God bless all our
soldiers, past, present
and future.
Submitted by Kim Gaudiosi