Home Instead Senior

Care of Hunterdon and

Warren Counties will be
participating for the fifth
consecutive year in a
national
campaign
called Read for the
Record.
Jumpstarts
premiere
national
campaign, Read for the
Record,
mobilizes
millions of children and
adults
to
celebrate
literacy by participating
in the largest shared
reading
experience.
Jumpstart is the only
national supplemental
program that leverages
the power of community
and adult-child relationships to build the key
language and literacy
skills children need to
take on the world.
On
October
21st,
people across the country will unite to read the
childrens book Bunny
Cakes, a comical story
of sibling bonding and

birthday shenanigans,
by bestselling author
and illustrator Rosemary
Wells, in support of
Jumpstarts mission: to
work toward the day
every child in America
enters
kindergarten
prepared to succeed.
Each
year,
the
campaign has shone a
national spotlight on
Americas early education achievement gap
and
highlighted
Jumpstarts programs as
a way to address this
crisis. Since 2006, the
campaign has engaged
11.5 million children,
raised more than $8.6
million for early education
programs
and
provided more than 1.6
million
books
for
children in low-income
neighborhoods.
Home Instead Senior
Care is offering this
complementary book to

The Knowlton Township Historic Commission invites residents,

visitors and friends to
the Riverside Fall Festival. This annual community event will be
held on Sunday, October
12th from 1pm to 4pm at
the
Ramsaysburg
Historic Site. The site is
located at the intersection of Route 46 and
Ramsaysburg Road in
Knowlton Township.
Ramsaysburg's beautiful location on the riverbanks of the Delaware
River near the historic
village of Delaware, is
the perfect spot to experience early frontier life
while taking in the
colorful fall foliage.
Tours will illuminate the
rich history of this
historic early settlement
and will be available for
those attending the
event. Members of the
Historic
Commission
will be on hand to meet
and talk with visitors
who are interested in
learning
about
the
history of Ramsaysburg
and its important river
trade role in the development of the area prior
to John Blairs railroads.
There will be live bluegrass music, informal
tours of the historic
main building, barn,

smokehouse and cottage

with architectural historian Dennis Bertland, a
smokehouse bacon demonstration by Myron
Baley, pumpkin painting, corn husk dolls and
a beanbag toss, plus
storytelling
by
the
campfire. Appetites will
be tantalized with homemade chili and artesian
breads, cider donuts and
more.
The
Ramsaysburg
Homestead, owned by
the state of New Jersey,
is listed on the State and
National Registers of
Historic
Places.
Ramsaysburgs structures have been signifi-

cantly restored thanks to

important grant support
from the Garden State
Historic Trust Fund/NJ
Historic Trust, The
Warren County Municipal and Charitable
Conservancy
Trust
Fund,
The
Warren
County Cultural and
Heritage Commission,
The National Park
Service/Martins Jacoby
Watershed Association
and The Delaware River
Greenway Partnership,
and the kind cooperation
of the NJ Department of
Fish and Wildlife. The
Knowlton
Township
Historic
Commission
gratefully acknowledges

the generous support of

the many friends of
Ramsaysburg who have
given generously of
their time and talent.
Nearby, the Garden
State Heirloom Seed
Society Museum at 82
Delaware Road (Route
605 North) will also be
open Sunday, October
12th from 1pm to 3pm
featuring an Antique
Milk Bottle Display.
For more information,
visit historicknowlton
.org or ramsaysburg.org.
The Riverside Fall
Festival has been funded
in part by the Warren
County Cultural and
Heritage Commission.

During October the

Warren
County
Library, located at 2
Shotwell Drive in
Belvidere, will hold
October Spooktacular,
a month-long celebration of Halloween. Kids
can sign up for a reading
program
beginning
October 1st and turn in
their log at the end of the
month to receive a prize.
There will also be a
prize drawing, monster
movies, spooky storytime, crafts, and more!
For a complete listing of
events, see the calendar
at www.warrenlib.org.
The Blairstown Youth
Basketball Association
will be holding in
person
registration
sign-ups for recreational basketball on
October 2nd, 6th and 9th
from 7pm to 9pm in the
Blairstown Elementary
School gym. October
9th will be the last
opportunity to sign up in
person. Registration is
open to all third through

eighth grade boys and

girls from Blairstown
and Hardwick. Registration fees apply. When
registering, please be
prepared to provide
players heights and
jersey sizes. The season
will run from November
through
February.
Mail-in forms are available in the Blairstown
Municipal
Building
lobby. To have a registration form emailed to
you, send a message to
blairstownyouthbasket
ball@yahoo.com. For
more information, call
Gordon Helck at 908362-7604. Registration
deadline is October
10th.
Community
Wide
Cleanup for nonprofit
organizations will be
held October 4th from
8am to 1pm at the
Tunnel Field. Organizations must sign up by
September 27th. Any
non profit organization
can sign up (boy scouts,
girl scouts, sports teams,

etc.) and they will be

assigned different streets
to clean up the roads in
Knowlton. The groups
will be given money for
their time and help from
Knowlton Twp. Contact
Dennis Lembeck 908246-3737 for more
information.
Angels Tailwaggin
Training will be at the
Barks Walk for Life on
October 5th, offering
dog nail cuttings for
$10 or $15 with filing.
All proceeds will be
donated to the Cancer
Society. You do not need
to be a part of the walk
to have your dogs nails
clipped, but you will still
be contributing to the
cause!
Blairstown Township
will be holding a townwide cleanup on October 24th and 25th. As
in past years, a voucher
system will be used.
Each property owner is
entitled to two vouchers,
which allow residents to
bring items to the
Warren County Landfill
in Oxford. Only Blairstown property owners
are entitled to receive
these vouchers. Property
owners may pick up
their vouchers beginning
October 14th at the
municipal building from
8am to 4pm, Monday
through Friday. Property
owners in possession of
valid handicapped parking permits may call the
municipal garage in
advance at 908-362-

8119 to arrange for

pick-up.
Reserve a table now
for the Yard Sale Allamuchy
Community
Day, which will be held
October 18th at the
firehouse from 10am to
4pm. The sale is sponsored by Panther Valley
Ecumenical Church. To
reserve a table, call
908-269-5818 as soon
as possible, as tables are
limited and will be sold
on a first-come firstserved basis.
If theres one thing
Boy Scouts know, its
that the best part of
earning a badge is the
experience. And with
badges ranging from
backpacking to robotics,
there are tons of cool
experiences to be had.
So if your son is looking
for real adventure, get
him involved with Boy
Scouts of America.
Youll see firsthand how
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunities can lead to
a lifetime of success.
Join NJ Boy Scout
Troop 153; with members from Knowlton,
Blairstown, Frelinghuysen,
White
and
surrounding areas. For
more
information,
contact
Committee
Chair Laurie Meivogel
at
njbsatroop153@
gmail.com, ScoutMaster
Jeff Armstrong at 973214-0217, or Recruitment
Chair
Bob
Provencher at bob@
provencher.org; or visit

www.facebook.com/njb
satroop153.
The North Warren
Recreation Group is
welcoming
outdoor
enthusiasts that enjoy
things such as hiking,
bike riding, canoeing,
hunting, local fishing,
deep sea fishing trips,
golfing, archery and gun
target shooting, and
wildlife
sightseeing.
Hosting two activities a
month will be the goal
of the group. Email
Matthew at muconn47
@centurylink.net.
Happy
birthday
wishes are sent to
Elizabeth
Nyborg,

October 1st, and Jason

Stpfer, October 2nd.
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The Flanders United

Methodist Church is
pleased to announce that
the congregation will be
celebrating their 225th
anniversary in service to
the Mount Olive area.
The church will be
celebrating on October
12th at 11am at 2 Park
Place. The congregation
invites the Mount Olive
community and all
others to join the festivities.
In an age when most
Methodist
preaching
attracted small groups of
listeners, a larger following attended Bishop
Asburys preaching in
Flanders. In his diary
entry for Sunday, June
24th, 1787, Asbury
noted, I preached in the
woods to nearly a thousand people... I baptized
a number of infants and
adults, by sprinkling and
by immersion.
Hence Flanders became
the natural location to
build the first Methodist
Episcopal Church in the
region,
which
also
became a model for
other new congregations.
After 225 years of joy
and hard work, it is time
to celebrate and remember the endless line of
splendor that is Flanders
United
Methodist
Church with a ministry
of memory service as the

congregation prepares
for the next 225 years of
service in the Mount
Olive area. Members of
the church look forward

to greeting you on October 12th at 11am in the

church sanctuary.
For more information
visit flandersumc.org.

Charles
Dickens
beloved holiday story,
A Christmas Carol,
will be presented as a
classic 1940s radio
stage production on
December 19th, 20th
and 21st.
A Christmas Carol is
the inspiring holiday
masterpiece of miserly
Ebenezer
Scrooge,
whose ghostly journey
and
transformation
through Christmas past,
present, and future is

among the most beloved

stories in literature.
First published in
December 1843, HBTs
production of A Christmas Carol will be
staged as a 1940s radio
show, complete with
sponsors, jingles and an
audience
Christmas
carol sing-along.
Take part in what is
sure to become an HBT
tradition. Show times
for Friday and Saturday,
December 19th and 20th

will be at 8pm, with a

Sunday, December 21st
matinee at 3pm.
Tickets will be $15 for
adults and $10 for
seniors and students.
They will be available
through the HBT box
office at 908-349-1428.
Tickets
for
HBTs
production of A Christmas Carol make an
ideal holiday gift, so
shop early!
For more information,
visit www.thehbt.com.

Astronomy Club Meeting:: Oct. 3rd, 8pm.

North West Jersey Amateur Astronomers. FMI,
visit www.nwjaa.org.
A Christmas Carol
Auditions: Oct. 4th,
9am-noon.
Callback
Oct. 5th, 5pm-7pm.
Presented
by
The
Historic
Blairstown
Theatre and Fat Cat
Productions. FMI, call
Fat Cat Productions at
908-303-4675.
Pumpkin Craft: Oct.
4th, 11am. Warren Co.
Library, 2 Shotwell Dr.,
Belvidere. Turn an old
paperback book into a
pumpkin. You wont
need to wait until
midnight or have a fairy
godmother on hand.
Well show you how,
using old paperback
books discarded from
our collection. Young
children will require
adult assistance. Sign-up
required.
Blairstown Committeeman Paul Avery
Available: Oct. 4th,
11:30am-1pm. Blairstown Town Hall. In an
effort to develop new
lines of communication
for Blairstown citizens,
Committeeman
Paul
Avery will again be
available to meet w/
residents. Future opportunities
will
be
published in Community Events.
Ham & Scalloped
Potato Benefit for
Habitat for Humanity:
Oct. 4th, 4:30pm-7pm.

United
Presbyterian
Church,
Belvidere.
Limited number of
tickets at the door. Call
908-475-5085 or 908475-2771 to reserve
tickets. Take outs available.
Belvidere Town-Wide
Yard Sales: Oct. 4th &
5th.
21st Annual Saddle Up
for St. Jude Childrens
Hospital
Horseback
Trail Ride: Oct. 5th,
10am
registration.
Water Wheel Farm, 124
Fredon Marksboro Rd.,
Newton. Rain date Oct.
12. FMI or to sponsor
the event, email Sandy
at
ladydunit@gmail.
.com or call 973-6918641. Ride on the
Paulinskill Valley Trail.
Prizes awarded. Coggins
required. FMI, visit
stjude.org/saddleup.
BARK For Life Relay:
Oct. 5th, 10am-2pm.
Tunnel Field, Knowlton.
Bring your dog to enjoy
some fun together to
benefit the American
Cancer Society. Registration
fees
apply.
Register in person or
online at www.RelayFor
Life.org/BarkNorthWarr
enNJ. Agility dog/
search & rescue demos,
food, games, prizes,
dunk tank, giveaways &
great doggie bags. Rain
or shine. FMI, contact
Cheryl Teke or Carol
Clegg at 908-362-6430.
Create a 3D Tiny Book
Bookmark: Oct. 6th,
2:30pm. Warren Co.
Library. This is an adult
class. You will make a
tiny book, complete
with real cover art
connected by a jump
ring onto a ribbon
threaded to a bead.
Reservations required.
Call 908-475-6322 or
register at warrenlib.org
& dont forget to visit
pinterest.com/wclibhq.

Adult Dance Lessons:

Oct. 6th, 20th, 27th &
Nov. 3rd, 7pm. Catherine Dickson Hofman
Library, 4 Lambert Rd.,
Blairstown. Join the fun
& learn how to dance.
Registration required.
FMI, call 908-362-8335.
Hope Historical Society Wine & Cheese
Get-Together:
Oct.
7th, 7pm. Meeting
house behind The Inn at
Millrace Pond, Rt. 519,
Hope. Chrstine Beegle
will speak about John I.
Blair. All are welcome;
bring a friend. FMI, call
908-459-4277 or 908459-4497.
Hocus Pocus Family
Movie Night: Oct. 8th,
6:30pm. Warren Co.
Library Headquarters, 2
Shotwell Dr., Belvidere.
Call 908-475-6322 or
visit warrenlib.org FMI.
Flower
Arranging
Class for Kids: October 9th, 4pm. Warren
Co. Library, 2 Shotwell
Dr, Belvidere. Presented
by Warren Garden Club.
Participants will each
make an arrangement to
take home. For children
in 3rd grade & up.
Sign-up is required.
Haven of Hope for
Kids Tricky Tray: Oct.
10th. Doors open at
6pm, drawings begin at
7:30pm. Hope Elementary School, HopeJohnsonburg Road. Lots
of great trays & a 50/50.
Gazebo Concert Series
Di Haines Burger
Musikanten: Oct. 10th,
7pm. Catherine Dickson
Hofman Library, 4 Lambert Rd., Blairstown.
Traditional
German
Oom-pah
music.
Concert will be held
indoors. FMI, call 908362-8335.
Knowlton Twp. Fire &
Rescue 5th Annual Rib

Dinner: Oct. 11th,

5-8pm. Food, beer &
50/50. Eat-in or takeout. FMI, call 201-6501245.
Silent Auction: Oct.
14th-Nov. 1st, 3pm.
Hosted by The Friends
of the Warren County
Library Headquarters,
at 2 Shotwell Drive,
Belvidere.
Featuring
many beautiful items
crafted by local artists &
craftsmen.
Artwork,
knitted & crocheted
items incl. hats, sweaters & more! The Friends
raise money that helps
support programs &
purchases that enrich the
library. FMI, call Tara
Schaberg at 908-4756321.
Catherine
Dickson
Hofman Art & Crafts
Show & Silent Auction: Oct. 17th, noon;
Oct. 18th, 3pm. Catherine Dickson Hofman
Library, 4 Lambert Rd.,
Blairstown. The Board
of Trustees presents
their annual library
fundraiser. Items for sale
throughout the day &
bids may placed on
auction pieces. Auction
winners announced at
3pm on Saturday. FMI,
call 908-362-8335.
Horses 4 Hope Open
House
&
Basket
Raffle: Oct. 18th,
3pm-6pm. 927 Laurel
Hill Rd., Mt. Bethel, PA.
Pony rides, face painting, food, pumpkins for
sale, lots of raffle items
& much more. Horses 4
Hope is a nonprofit
501c3 that offers free
equine assisted therapy
& rescues horses. FMI,
visit
www.horses-4hope.com or call 610674-0159.
Hardwick
Twp.
Historical Society 2nd
Annual Square Dance:
Oct, 18th, 7pm. Vass
Farmstead's
German
Bank Barn, 97 Stillwater
Rd., Hardwick. Tickets
can be purchased at the
door. Children 12 &
under are free. FMI, call
908-362-5928.
Allamuchy Community Day Yard Sale:
Oct. 18th, 10am-4pm.
Allamuchy Firehouse.
Sponsored by Panther
Valley
Ecumenical
Church.

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

Warren
Countys
longest reigning Candidates Night, hosted by
the Hope Area Chamber
of Commerce will take
place once again this
year
on
Monday,
Ocober 6th at a diner on
Route 521.
In addition to the
candidates forum, the
evening will include a
special presentation by
local genealogist Jodee
Inscho, Did Jenny
Really Jump? and
other Mystery Stories of
the Area, as well as
business
networking
opportunities.
Incumbent Republican
freeholder
Rick
Gardener will be joined
by Independent candidate for freeholder,
Giulia Iannitelli, and
Hope Township committeeman
George
Beatty for this forum.
The event is free and
open to the public and
begins promptly at 7pm.
The unique forum is
not a political debate.
Rather, each candidate
will have five minutes
to state their positions

on issues that are important to them and what

their goals will be
should they be elected.
Following the presentations, the candidates
will then be available to
answer
questions
individually from those
in attendance. The Hope
Chamber has been
hosting the Candidate
Nights for close to 25
years. The forum has
become the only opportunity for the general
public to hear and speak
to this many candidates
at any one time during
the election season.
Immediately following
the forum, Inscho will
speak to the Jenny Jump
question and other local
tales mysteries.
The diner, which will
be open exclusively for
the forum, is conveniently located on Route
521, by Exit 12 on
Route 80, and across the
street from the HarleyDavidson dealership.
For more information
about the chamber and
its varied events, call
908-459-5100.

Blairstown-area
residents are invited to
learn
introductory
Microsoft Excel skills at
Project
SelfSufficiencys
Main
Street
location
on
Thursdays, October 9th
through 23rd, from 6pm
to 9pm. Instruction will
center on the creation of
spreadsheets, databases
and workbooks for use
in tracking inventory,
sorting data and creating
mailing lists. Students
will learn how to add,
subtract, multiply and
divide
rows
and
columns using formulas
and become adept at
storing, managing and
interpreting
data.
Students must complete
the introductory level
Microsoft Excel class
before registration in the
advanced course.

The fee for each computer course is $10;

students must be registered Family Success
Center or Project SelfSufficiency participants.
Participation in the
introductory
level
Microsoft Excel course
is required prior to registration in the advanced
class.
The agencys
computer lab is located
in the First Presbyterian
Outreach Center at 35
Main Street in Blairstown.
For more information,
call the Project SelfSufficiency office in
Blairstown at 908-3621777, or call the
agencys Newton office
at 973-940-3500. Information
about
the
agencys services is also
available at project
selfsufficiency.org.

Project
SelfSufficiency will be
offering a variety of
computer classes in
October, including an
Introduction to Personal
Computers, introductory
and advanced courses in
Microsoft Word and
Excel,
QuickBooks
accounting
software,
and courses designed
specifically for seniors
and for men. All classes
will take place in the
agencys Career Center,
which is located at 127
Mill Street in Newton.
The fee for each computer course is $10, the
class for seniors is $25,
and all of the remaining
seminars are free. Students must be registered
Family Success Center
or
Project
SelfSufficiency participants.
A basic Introduction to
Personal Computers will
be offered on Mondays
and Wednesdays, October 6th through 27th,
from 9am to noon and on
Tuesdays and Thursdays,
October
7th
through 23rd, from 6pm
to 9pm. This introductory course is designed
for first-time computer
users or people with
limited computer experience. Students will learn
computer basics, including the different components of the computer
and the performance of
simple procedures. Fundamental keyboarding
skills and a brief overview of popular software
applications, including
Microsoft Word, Excel,
Power
Point
and
Outlook will also be
discussed.
Introductory
and
advanced classes in
Microsoft Word will be
held. An introductory
class in Microsoft Word
will be offered on Mondays and Wednesdays,
October 6th through
27th, from 6pm to 9pm,
or on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, October 7th
through 23rd, from 9am
to noon. An Advanced
Microsoft Word course
will be held on Tuesdays
and Thursdays, October
7th through 23rd, from
9am to noon. Students
will
learn
word-

processing techniques,
including the creation of
professional-looking
letters, faxes, newsletters and other documents, as well as the use
of mail merge features
used to print mailing
labels
and
address
letters to multiple recipients. Participation in the
introductory
level
Microsoft Word course
is required prior to registration in the advanced
class.
Introductory
and
advanced courses in
Microsoft Excel will
also be offered. Introductory Microsoft Excel
classes will be held on
Mondays and Wednesdays,
October
6th
through 27th, from 9am
to noon or Tuesdays and
Thursdays, October 7th
through 23rd, from 6pm
to 9pm. An advancedlevel course will be
offered on Mondays and
Wednesdays, October
6th through 27th, from
6pm to 9pm. Instruction
will center on the
creation of spreadsheets,
databases and workbooks for use in tracking
inventory, sorting data
and creating mailing
lists. Students will learn
how to add, subtract,
multiply and divide
rows and columns using
formulas and become
adept at storing, managing and interpreting
data.
Students must
complete the introductory level Microsoft
Excel class before registration in the advanced
course.
A course in QuickBooks
Accounting

Software will be offered

on Tuesdays and Thursdays, October 21st
through November 20th,
from 6pm to 9pm.
Students will learn how
to organize personal or
business finances, track
orders and payments,
generate invoices, monitor
and
manage
expenses and produce
sophisticated
reports
and sales forecasts.
Seniors are invited to
familiarize themselves
with personal computers, learn how to use
email and safely navigate the internet with
Better with Technology, which will be
offered on Fridays,
October 3rd through
17th, from 9am to noon
This class is open to
agency participants as
well as seniors from the
public.
A
special
Mens
Employment Lab will
be offered on Wednesdays,
October
1st
through 22nd, from 9am
to noon or from 6pm to
9pm. Participants will

receive
assessment
testing, discuss short
and long-term employment goals, obtain basic
computer instruction,
and assistance with
resume
development
and
job
search
techniques.
The agency will also
offer a series of seminars during the day and
evening which are
designed to help participants land and succeed
at new jobs. Courses
will cover Resumes &
Cover Letters, Interviewing Skills, Job
Search amd Networking
Techniques, Financial
Management, Workplace Literacy, Salary
Negotiations,
and
Careering 102. Project Self-Sufficiencys
Career Center also
offers help with obtaining a GED; job training
for women, teens and
young adults; career
counseling and assessment; Job Start and Job
Search services. Interested participants are
encouraged to contact
the agency for a schedule.
The fee for each computer course is $10, the
course for seniors is
$25, and all other seminars are free. All computer classes at the
agency are open to
registered
Family
Success Center and
Project Self-Sufficiency
participants. To inquire
about eligibility, or to
find out more about the
computer courses, seminars or career fairs, call
973-940-3500, or visit
projectselfsufficiency.org.

New funding from the

federal government has
allowed
Prevention
Connections, a program
of the Family Guidance
Center
of
Warren
County, to expand its
service to the community through the hiring
of two new staff members. As a result of a
grant from the Office of
National Drug Control
Policy, Chelsea Volyn
has been hired as a
Prevention
Educator,
and Adrian Williams has
been brought on as
Project Facilitator in
support of the Coalition
for Healthy and Safe
Communities.
"The addition of Chelsea and Adrian to our
staff allows us to offer
more programs to the
community," said Diane
Bonelli, Project Coordinator for Prevention
Connections. "They also
both bring new insight
into how young people,
particularly, approach
their lives and how we
can better provide for
them."
Volyn is a recent
college graduate from
the Anisfield School of
Business at Ramapo
College of New Jersey.
She has a Bachelor of
Science in Business
Administration with a
concentration in marketing. In college, Volyn
was a part of the International Business Club as
well as 1step (Students
Together for Environmental Progress). She is
now working for the
Family Guidance Center
of Warren County as a

prevention
educator
through the Prevention
Connections program
and
also
provides
support as the Administrative Assistant for the
Coalition for Healthy
and Safe Communities,
which is also a program
of the Family Guidance
Center
of
Warren
County.
Williams is originally
from
Pennsylvania,
where he graduated
from Northampton High
School in 2008 and East
Stroudsburg University
in 2012 with a Bachelor
of Science in Psychology. He is a graduate
student in the counseling program at Centenary College and also
worked for the colleges
Information Technology
department.
Im really looking
forward to continuing
prevention
work
throughout
Warren
County to make it a
better place, Williams
said.
He began working at
the Family Guidance
Center
of
Warren
County in the spring as a
Project Facilitator in
support of the Coalition
for Healthy and Safe
Communities, Warren
County Branch.
The Coalition was
awarded the Drug Free
Communities Support
Grant
to
address
substance abuse issues
among Warren County
youth, young adults and
residents. For more
information
about
Prevention Connections,
call 908-689-1000.

A Case for Caution

As we as a country are
about to embark on a
new chapter of Middle
East involvement, it is
my sincere hope that we
have learned from our
past. After reading Ms.
Elizabeth Allens recent
article and listening to
the stridency of certain
pundits, I fear that some
of my fellow citizens
have not been made the
wiser. Noting that, there
are two particular issues
that stand out when
reading Ms. Allens
editorial.
The first
being, the historical
abstraction Ms. Allen
attempts when referring
to our founding fathers
worldview. The second
and perhaps more alarming point, is Ms. Allens
statement that we are in
a religious war; which
ironically sounds like
the modern-day zealotry
espoused by the very
extremists Ms. Allen
wishes to make war
upon.
In citing the founding
fathers as means to
invoke a patriotic fervor
for war, Ms. Allen
should note that in President
Washingtons
farewell speech, he
cautioned our young
nation to avoid
attachments
and
entanglements
in
foreign affairs and
had even advocated for
isolationism.
John
Adams and Thomas
Jefferson, signers of the
Declaration of Independence,
echoed
Washingtons purview
by continuing to support
a stance against entangling
alliances
Fast forwarding to the
21st century, George W.
Bush might have done
well to have taken their
advice. In the months
before the Operation
Iraqi Freedom, warnings
about removing Sadam
Hussein and the potentially
de-stabilizing
effect it would have on
the region were sounded

to no avail. History has

proven the prescience of
those warnings as we are
now faced with the very
challenges we were
warned about. Chief of
which, is an Iraq which
has become fertile
ground for ever more
extremist organizations,
which despite our past
sacrifices, are patently
anti-American.
Yet in her vainglorious
article, Ms. Allen advocates for the same
approach (war) despite
the tragic results of the
2003 endeavor. To that
end, her ill-advised
admonitions bring to
mind two aphorisms that
should serve as sage
lessons when it comes to
history: Those who fail
to learn from it [history]
are doomed to repeat it
and [The Definition of]
Insanity: doing the same
thing over and over
again and expecting
different results. In
acknowledging
the
wisdom of that timeless
advice, let us not forget
the cost of Operation
Iraqi Freedom: 4,652
dead American soldiers,
up to 33,000 wounded
and countless others
with disabling conditions such as PTSD, at a
cost of 1.2 trillion
dollars - and counting.
Nonetheless, as the toll
levied serves as a grim
reminder, there are those
such as former VP, Dick
Cheney who are hoping
in vain to avoid the
harsh verdict history
will inexorably render
upon them, as evidenced
by their galling call to
arms, which is more to
do with their own hubris
than a genuine concern
for our countrys security.
As some may be
frustrated with the
current administrations
approach, it has so far
not resulted in American
blood being spilled in

vain, nor, despite rhetoric and hyperbole to

contrary, has it resulted
in our nation being less
secure. As a matter of
fact, in contrast to the
Bush administrations
hawkish policies which
have resulted in our
current predicament, I
am relieved to know that
at when it comes to war,
the details and potential
repercussions are now
considered far more
carefully. As we go
forth into the world to
confront these new
challenges, I also am
glad to know there are
still those who are determined to learn from
history. Lets hope that
this time; they remain
the prevailing voice of
reason.
J. Alexander Walsh
jxanderwalsh@hotmail
.com
To Our Troops That
Protect Us, Thank You
For Your Service
Stepping off U.S.
Marine Corp helicopter
in New York City Tuesday, September 23,
2014, to attend U.N.
General
Assembly
meeting, it was sickening to watch President
Obama return a formal
military salute from two
Marines standing at
attention in their dress
uniforms with a sloppy
limp salute using his left
hand which was holding
a Styrofoam cup., a
gesture that has been
labeled the latte salute.
This is not the first time
our valiant leader disrespected men and women
in uniform.
Remember last year,
when he asked White
House Marines hold
umbrellas for him and
then Turkish Prime
Minister, disregarding
uniform regulations that
says Marines in uniform
should not hold umbrel-

las?
Similarly,
the
manual for Marine
Corps officer cadets
states the salute is the
most important of all
military
courtesies.
Even Bill Clinton, when
he
was
president,
saluted once with his
left hand and after
receiving
instruction
about saluting, never did
it again. This president
does not care and wont
apologize.
Men and women who
serve the United States
in the military take pride
in learning and giving a
snappy salute, even to
officers they dont like.
Obamas hand signal
was an insult to every
Marine and serviceman.
The Army, Navy, Air
Force, Marines and
Coast Guard are more
important today than
ever because we face the
greatest danger to our
homeland
in
this
nations history. When
the best of the best are
flying F-22s and bombers off the USS George
H.W. Bush, they know if
they go down, theyre
on their own. This president does not back them
up.
Shame on this
president that he was so
utterly disrespectful to
those men and women
who pledge their lives to
protect us and our great
country.
And our ground troops
are
heroes
whose
service is praiseworthy
and protects the freedom
we have today. God
Bless Them And Keep
Them Safe.
Elizabeth Allen
Newton, NJ
elizabethallen683@gm
ail.com
Views and opinions
expressed in letters to
the editor do not
necessarily reflect those
of The PRESS or its
staff.

Hello fellow readers,

Stephanie
from
Denville wrote, Im so
excited! I ordered a
bunch of daffodil bulbs,
but it looks like they
won't ship until late
October. Thats right
Stephanie; you dont
want to plant bulbs too
early as it can lead to
fungus or disease problems. Ideally, bulbs need
time to root and establish
themselves and should
be planted at least six
weeks before groundfreezing
frost
is
expected. A good rule of
thumb is to plant when
the average nighttime
temperature is between
40 and 50 degrees. However, if you miss the ideal
time, don't wait for
spring or next fall, as
bulbs typically won't
survive out of the ground
that long. Better to plant
them in the ground if
tillable or in a chilled pot
to give them a fighting
chance.
Samantha from Hackettstown asked for guidance on bulb selections
that would extend the
bloom season and that
deer wont eat. I reached
out to my colleague
Marty Carson who has

an incredible depth of
plant knowledge and is
known for unique plant
combinations.
You can get three to
four months of continuous bloom from bulbs,
Marty advised. Brent
and Becky Bulbs, one of
our favorites, has a nifty
blub finder in their
catalogue and online that
allows you to search by
bloom time and genus to
make planning a breeze.
You know winter is
over when Glory-ofthe-Snow (Chionodoxa
luciliae) blooms its
cheery star-like flowers.
Essential to the earlyspring garden is Siberian
Squill
(Scilla
sibericaAlba),
with
pure white bells hanging
in loose clusters. The
all-yellow
Narcissis
February Gold is one of
the earliest daffodils and
blooms about the same
time as the not-socommon Iris reticulate a very small, fragrant iris
in glorious blues, white
and yellow.
Choose all kinds of
daffodils from small
ones such as Tete-aTete to taller ones such
as Thalia, which are
fragrant, all-white with
multiple blooms on one
stem. Add the white
later-blooming
Poets
Daffodil
Pheasant's
Eye (Narcissus poeticus
var. recurves) with tiny
orange centers.
Ornamental
Onions
(Alliums) offer a sweet
smelling June bloom.
Combine them with
Foxtail
Lilys
(Eremurus) long spikes
of flowers and youll
have an early-summer
garden drama. What a
performance!
Garden dilemmas?
askmarystone.com

(NAPSI)When
people think of ways to
live green and save
energy in their homes,
the bathroom may not be
the first place that comes
to mind. However,
Carter
Oosterhouse,
home and design expert,
proves there are several
simple ways you can
make a difference in one
of the most trafficked
rooms in your home.
1. Save Water with
Every Flush. Put a small
plastic juice bottle or
laundry soap bottle in
your toilet tank. First,
soak off the label, fill the
bottle
with
water,
replace the cap and
place it in the tank.
Because the bottle is in
the toilet tank, less water
is needed to fill the tank
and therefore less water
will be flushed. Be
careful that the bottle
doesnt interfere with
the flushing mechanism,
and with five minutes
work, you can save on or
two gallons per flush.
2. Purchase Green
Products. You can swap
your traditional toilet
paper
for
Scott
Naturals
Tube-Free
bath tissue and toss the
tube. Theres no cardboard core so it has
major
potential
to
reduce a portion of the
17 billion toilet paper

tubes thrown away each

year in the U.S., enough
to fill the Empire State
Building twice.
3. Reduce Waste. Use
bathroom
necessities
with less packaging
such as bar soaps, which
are friendlier to the environment (and your

budget). The carbon

footprint of liquid soaps
is about 25 percent
larger than that of bar
soaps. Liquid soaps also
require more energy for
packaging production
and disposal.
4. Clean the Air. Bathrooms are one of the

most humid rooms in the

house. Excess humidity
can cause mold, which
can
spur
allergies,
asthma and other breathing
troubles.
Use
nontoxic
cleaning
solutions to remove
mold, such as household
ingredients (baking soda
and vinegar) or other
natural cleaners. Help
prevent mold by better
ventilating the bathroom
which removes the
moisture that mold
needs to grow.
5. Install a Tankless
Water Heater. With a
tankless water heater,
you only heat the water
that you use, which
saves
energy
and
money.
Gas
water
heaters give off an average of 58 percent fewer
carbon emissions than
electric ones.
6. Save Energy. Compact fluorescent bulbs
use about 75 percent less
energy than traditional
incandescent bulbs and
last 10 to 25 times
longer. Energy-efficient
bulbs can also save you
money on electricity.
7. Conserve Water.
Aerators on faucets and
showerheads use half
the water with twice the
power. If everyone used
one, aerators could save
250 million gallons of
water a year.

(NAPSI)The steps
you take now to clean up
your yard and put it to
bed for the next few
months can set the tone
for a more productive
spring.
Helpful Hints
Try these tips for an
easier and greener yard
cleanup:
Remove dead leaves
and continue to trim and
mow your lawn. Trimming grass at a slightly
lower level and raking
up fallen leaves prevent
matting under debris
and snow.
Ready your lawn for
next year. Prevent weeds
by seeding bare patches,
but give seed enough

time to establish itself

before
really
cold
weather sets in. Now
can also be the right
time to fertilize to give
your lawn the nutrients
itll need to thrive next
spring.
Trim dead or diseased
limbs. Storm-damaged
or lifeless branches can
endanger your home and
property. Protect trees
and shrubs from further
damage by using a chain
saw to cut cracked,
broken,
loose
or
diseased limbs close to
the trunk or nearest
branch. A cordless pole
saw is another option to
safely
trim
high
branches without a

ladder.
Trim those hedges.
Trimming hedges can
help them keep their
shape until they go
dormant. Trim hedge
sides at a slight angle,
with the widest part
close to ground level
and tapering slightly at
the tip. This provides
maximum sunlight and
reduces heavy hedges in
the event of storms and
wind damage.
Prepare your tools.
Clean, sharp and quality
tools make it easier to
tackle tough yard tasks.
Clean caked dirt and
debris from shovels and
rakes and sharpen chain
saws, pole saws and
hedge
trimmers.
Consider new tools that
make yard work easier.

For example, theres a

new wave of lithium-ion
battery-powered tools
that make tackling yard
work easier than ever.
Homeowners no longer
have to sacrifice power
and convenience with
new cordless tools, such
as OREGONs 40V
MAX Cordless Tool
Systems. They have all
the performance of gaspowered tools, minus
the hassles, and, because
theres no fuel to spill or
toxic
emissions,
battery-powered tools
are the environmentally
friendly
landscaping
choice.
For further facts on
battery-powered tools
and to see what products
are available, visit www.
OregonCordless.com.

Area residents are

invited to jump start
their job search at a
Career and Job Fair at
Project Self-Sufficiency
on Thursday, October
9th, from 10am to 2pm.
Job seekers, those who
need assistance with job
search techniques, and
people who need help
navigating their current
workplace are encouraged to attend. Strategies for using social
media, preparing for
interviews, and marketing oneself will be highlighted at workshops,
and representatives from
local businesses and
schools will be on hand
to promote job openings
and educational opportunities. The Career &
Job Fair is free and open
to the public; no registration is required. Project Self-Sufficiency is
located at 127 Mill
Street in Newton.
The Career and Job
Fair will offer those who

are currently seeking

work the opportunity to
network with other job
seekers, get leads on
employment opportunities and gain the skills
and confidence necessary to land their next
job, said Project SelfSufficiency
Career
Center
Coordinator
Kyersten Rozanski.
In addition to information tables hosted by
area employers, the
Career and Job Fair will
feature
workshops
conducted by guest
speakers.
Claudia
Raffay, Adjunct Professor at Sussex County
Community College and
Human
Resource
Specialist at Sussex
Rural Electric Cooperative, will discuss Marketing
Yourself
to
Employers, while Jim
Albrecht, Talent Acquisition Manager, and
Casey Saporito, University Recruiter, from
Selective
Insurance

Company, will present

Job-Searching
101:
Resumes, Social Media,
and Interview Preparation.
For more information
about the Career and Job
Fair, or to find out more
about the programs and
services offered by
Project Self-Sufficiency,
call 973-940-3500, or
visit
www.projectself
sufficiency.org.
Project
SelfSufficiency is a private
non-profit communitybased organization dedicated to improving the
lives of low-income
families residing in

On October 14th, from

7pm to 8:30pm, the
public is invited to attend
a free film screening of
Jeremy Seifert's documentary film GMO
OMG. The film documents Siefert's search for
answers about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the
world food supply and
how they affect our
health, our children's
health and the health of
our planet. Seifert's
journey takes him around
the world and even to the
front door of agri-giant

northwestern NJ. The

agencys mission is to
provide a broad spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive
services enabling lowincome single parents,
teen parents, two-parent
families, and displaced
homemakers to improve
their lives and the lives
of their children through
the achievement of
personal and economic
self-sufficiency
and
family stability. Since
1986 Project SelfSufficiency has served
more than 20,000 families, including over
30,000 children.

Monsanto, the largest

provider of GMOs in the
US. He poses the questions: Who controls the
future of our food? Is it
still possible to reject our
current food system or
have we already lost
something we can't get
back? GMO OMG
will be shown at the
Unitarian
Fellowship
Hall, 1 W. Nelson St. in
Newton. The event is
co-sponsored
by
Skylands Group, NJ
Sierra Club, Transition
Newton and Foodshed
Alliance.

their inter-generational
clients, CAREGivers,
as well as to families in
the community so they
can read to their children
or great grandchildren,
or better yet, have the
children read it to them.
Home Instead Senior
Care strives to impact
the community with a
purpose. Read for the
Record provides a wonderful opportunity for
inter-generational
understanding
and
bonding. The best part is
that Home Instead
Senior Care is able to
spread the word regarding something that
affects the grandchildren and great grandchildren of the seniors

that they serve each day.

Learn
more
at
www.jstart.org. Books
are limited, so reserve
your
complementary
book by calling 908835-1400,
Monday
through Friday, 9am and
4pm. For more information about Home Instead
Senior Care go to
homeinstead.com/325.
Home Instead Senior
Care has been serving
seniors in Hunterdon
and Warren counties
since
2000.
Their
CAREGivers
live
locally and are dedicated
to enhancing the lives of
seniors. They provide
basic support services,
which enable seniors to
live safely and comfortably in their own homes
for as long as possible.
For more information
call 908-835-1400 or
908-788-6705.

Maverick Transportation, the

largest glass carrier in the
transportation industry, has an
open Dock Position at their
terminal Carlisle, PA. The
position will work 1pm-11pm
Mon-Fri (this is a flex shift &
some shift rotation/coverage
will be required as needed).
Starting pay rate is $18/hr w/
overtime available. $550 paid
Orientation & $550 paid
securement training. Must be
willing to commute to the
terminal daily. Job duties:
Spotting trailers; Load, secure
& tarp glass loads on flatbed,
step deck & double drop
trailers; Lifting up to 50 lbs. &
climbing required; Occasional
local runs. Qualifications
include: Active Class A CDL
License (no driving experience
necessary, those w/ new CDL
eligible; Clean driving record;
stable work history.
To apply, visit our website at
www.maverickusa.com,
contact the Recruiting
department by phone at
1-800-289-1100 or email
recruiting@maverickusa.com

CERTIFIED VETERINARY
TECHNICIAN WANTED
Certified Veterinary Technician
wanted for a progressive, well
established, five-doctor practice.
We are an AAHA certified, full
service, small animal hospital.
We also see exotics and the
wolves, bobcats and foxes from
a near-by wolf preserve. We
offer a computerized paperless
practice with in-house laboratory
analyzers,
endoscopy,
ultrasound, digital x-rays, highspeed dental unit, dental x-ray
unit, laser therapy, etc. We have
a large surgery and dentistry
caseload along with many
internal medicine cases. Our Vet
Techs are utilized in all areas of
the hospital. Pursuit of special
interests by technicians is not
only supported but also encouraged.
Our unique practice
provides a great opportunity to
use and expand your skills as a
veterinary technician!
Technician duties include but are
not limited to:
Treatment/Nursing: IV catheter
placement, drug and/or fluid
administration (SQ, IV, IM, PO),
monitoring patient vitals, diabetic
monitoring, TPRs, etc.
Outpatient: radiographs, blood
draws,
in-house
sample
analysis, outside lab analysis
sample prep, suture removal,
drug administration, ear flushes,
laser therapy, nails, etc.
Dentistry: Technicians do
complete dental evaluations,
cleanings,
local
blocks,
polishing, and full-mouth dental
radiographs.
Anesthesia/ Surgery: Technicians are responsible for presurgical exams, calculating and
administering premeds, IV
catheter placement, induction,
local blocks, epidurals, CRIs,
effectively maintaining and
monitoring the animal under gas
anesthesia (HR, ECG, SPO2,
ETC02, temp, respiration, blood
pressure, etc.), and recovering
the animal completely.
Pain Management: Technicians are relied upon to help
evaluate, provide suggestions,
and administer pain relief to our
patients, as we are committed to
providing the best pain management available.
Laboratory: in-house sample
analyzing (chemistry, CBC, UA,
electrolytes, FeLV/FIV tests,

4DX tests, cytology, etc.) as well

as outside lab analysis sample
prep, machine maintenance and
proper
record-keeping
of
results.
Other duties as assigned.
Veterinary Technician Degree
required/or certification from
State of NJ.
Send all resumes/inquiries to:
Cheryl A. Teke, Office Manager,
Blairstown Animal Hospital, 29
Cedar Lake Road, Blairstown,
NJ 07825. Ph: 908-362-6430,
Fax:
908-362-8726, Email:
info.bah.vet@gmail.com.

Kennel worker wanted for

progressive, well established,
five-doctor practice. We are
AAHA certified, full service, small
animal hospital located in
Northern NJ.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Feed, walk, exercise, and bathe
animals as needed in our care.
Administer medications as
indicated by owners and
veterinarian.
Bring animals to and from the
kennel during check-in and
check-out times.
Clean up after animals both
inside the facility and outside,
and clean animal runs and cages
as needed.
Maintain the clinic as a whole by
performing tasks including, but
not limited to, sweeping/mopping
floors, wiping counters, taking
out trash, cleaning bathrooms,
and
checking equipment and
supplies.
Assist other staff members with
such tasks as helping restrain an
animal, helping clients with their
pets, etc.
Hours include weekends,
evenings and some holidays to
tend to hospitalized animals.
Skills and Abilities
Effectively communicate in the
English language both in writing
and orally.
Accurately add, subtract,
multiply, and divide.
Carry out instructions furnished
in written, oral, or diagram form.
Regularly stand for extended
periods.
Frequently walk, stoop, kneel,
or crouch, and lift or move up to
50 pounds.
Maintain confidence around
pets.
Attention to detail
Must be compassionate
Get along well with others
Experience, Education, and/or
Training
High school education
Experience with animals a plus
All applicants must submit an
Application for Employment.
Applications can be obtained
from our office. All applications
should be submitted to Cheryl
Teke, Office Manager, Blairstown
Animal Hospital, 29 Cedar Lake
Road, Blairstown, NJ 07825. Ph:
908-362-6430, Fax: 908-3628726,
Email:
info.bah.vet@gmail.com.