Reading Across America Dr. Suess Event at Assumption Regional Read Across America is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2nd, Dr. Seuss’s Birthday. Across the country, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers participate by bringing kids, teens, and books together. Assumption Regional Catholic School invited The Galloway Patriot to cover their Read Across America Dr. Seuss event. Children from grades PreK through second participated in various games all Dr. Seuss related. Each child brought a book to school allowing each child the ability to swap their book for a different book. Stations were set up giving the children the option to color, make “Cat in the Hat” hats to wear, have the Cat in the Hat whiskers painted on, balloons, match the sox, and pin the hat on the Cat in the Hat. Every child in the room was happy and excited for the day’s events. See more photos at GallowayPatriot.com
GALLOWAY TWP. CALENDAR OF EVENTS April 04/02 Oceanville United Methodist Church, Holy Week Services Maundy, Thursday April 2 at 7pm, Easter Sunday, April 5, at 9am. 190 S. New York Road Oceanville NJ 04/02 Galloway Senior Center - Yoga Sponsored by SCOSA Exercises, Chair yoga and stress reduction 9:30am Fee $6 payable at each session.
welcome grades 1st-8th Football call Mike @ 609-965-5169 Cheerleading call Krissy @ 609652-5503. Football $110 Cheerleading $100 3 and 4 year old clinics $30.
sored by Touching Hearts 11am prizes and snacks
04/11 Smithville’s British Car Show 10am Historic Smithville and the Village Greene.
04/25 Village Greene hosts Spring Drum Circle Herban Legend presents A Drum Circle Event 10am-5pm! Come prepared to have fun dancing and drumming on The Greene! This family event will be fun-filled and enlightening, so come on out and join us. Bring your favorite percussion instruments and your best energies! Don’t have a drum? We’ve got you covered - there will be vendors with fine handmade drums, crystals, henna body art, tarot card readings, and other Drum Circleessentials. For more information please call Herban Legend at 609204-6620. Rain date is April 26th.
04/11 Smithville’s Spring Artwalk at the Village Greene 10am-5pm Sponsored by Underground. Stop by the Village to see over 40 local artists and their works on display across the Greene. Rain date is April 12th. 04/14 Galloway Senior Center - Senior Housing Info sponsored by Ritteberg Manor Chrissy Bates will give a presentation on a new Senior Housing development in the area 10am light breakfast
04/25 Earth Day Clean Up 8am-1pm
04/28 Galloway Senior Center - Keeping Your Brain Fit sponsored by DuPaul Health Care 10am snacks
04/02 Galloway Senior Center - Total Hearing Seminar Alan Cook will provide FREE hearing tests and an informational seminar 11am FREE lunch
04/14 Galloway Senior Center - BINGO / BP Screenings sponsored by Homewatch 11am prizes and FREE lunch
04/04 Historic Smithville’s Easter Bunny Breakfast 9am seating. Enjoy a Buffet Breakfast and picture with the Easter Bunny at Fred & Ethel’s Lantern Light. Reservations are required. Call 609-652-0544
04/14 Learn How to Keep Your Brain Healthy at Free Public Session April 14 at Stockton Preregister by April 7 for Sessions on Ways to Improve Daily Life. For more information, call 609-626-3444 or email: eeglab@stockton.edu. Doors for the event open at 4:30 p.m.
04/05 Historic Smithville Easter Parade 10am12pm. Put on your Easter best and stroll the Village in style. Awards given for best outfits. Begins at the Smithville Inn.
04/15 Galloway Township Summer Camp Registration 5-7pm at Veterans Memorial Park, 636 S. New York Road Rt 9 Galloway
04/30 Galloway Senior Center - Yoga sponsored by SCOSA exercises, chair yoga and stress reduction 9:30am fee $6 payable at each session
04/07 Galloway Senior Center - Trivia Sponsored by The Shores at Wesley Mano 10am prizes and FREE breakfast.
04/16 Galloway Senior Center - YOGA sponsored by SCOSA exercises, chair yoga and stress reduction 9:30am fee $6 payable at each session
04/30 Galloway Senior Center - Walking Demo Mindy Solkin of the Running Center will give a FREE walking demonstration 11am wea comfortable shoes.
04/07 Galloway Senior Center - Bingo sponsored by Spring Village 11am prizes and FREE lunch.
04/16 Month of the Military Child Luncheon at Roland Rogers Elementary School. To be held at noon in The Art Room.
May
04/07-04/08 Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove, R-9, will visit Stockton University as the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy Legistlator in Residence. While at Stockton, she will meet with student veterans and members of the Student Senate, take part in a Civic Engagement class and tour the university’s Coastal Research Center in Port Republic. Gove will also meet with faculty and staff involved in the Hughes Center’s iCivics project, which received a $10,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to train social studies teachers to use web-based tools to increase the civic knowledge of students in grades K-12. The program is a partnership between the Hughes Center and Stockton’s Southern Regional Institute & Educational Technology Training Center (SRI&ETTC), which includes a consortium encompassing over 200 schools, 7,500 teachers, and more than 100,000 preK-12 pupils. In addition, Gove will meet with students at the Stockton Polling Institute, and participate in classes on public policy and methods for teaching mathematics. She also will meet with President Herman Saatkamp and other administrators and faculty.
04/17 Galloway Township Athletic Association 5th and 6th grade dances held at the Gabriel Field Log Cabin $6 Tickets are required prior to the Dance...Sign Up Date Flyers will be sent home. 04/18 ACUA National Wildlife Refuge Earth Day Cleanup @ Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge Great Creek Road. Join Galloway Twp Clean Communities and The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildliife Refuge for the Earth Day Cleanup. Register by April 1st by contacting Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge - sandy_perchetti@fws.gov or Galloway Twp Office of Sustainability - bfiedler@ gtnj.org 04/18 Alpha Phi Delta & Zeta Tau Alpha present “King of Wings” Restaurant Competition held at Patriot Lake Municipal Complex from 12-4pm. Entry ticket is $20 per adult $15 Per Stockton Student $15 per child (under 12). ALL proceeds go towards South Jersey Field of Dreams, The ZTA Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness & Education. Rain date is April 19th
04/08 Galloway Township Summer Camp Registration 5-7pm at Veterans Memorial Park, 636 S. New York Road Rt 9 Galloway
04/21 Galloway Senior Center Fall prevention sponsored by Egg Harbor Care Seminar on how to prevents falls 10am breakfast
04/09 Galloway Senior Center - Yoga sponsored by SCOSA Exercises, chair yoga and stress reduction 9:30am fee $6 payable at each session.
04/21 Galloway Senior Center - Fixing Your Nutrition sponsored by Right at Home 11am snacks
04/09 Galloway Senior Center - Shingles Clinic RiteAid will be administering vaccines for Shingles 10am-12noon
04/21 Galloway Senior Center - Mid Atlantic AARP Monthly Meeting...Looking for new members 12 noon call Josephine Barr for more information at 609-748-8491
04/09 Galloway Senior Center - Music Trivia sponsored by HomeInstead 11am snacks 04/09 Galloway Senior Center - BINGO sponsored by Heartland & Comfort Keepers 11:30am FREE Lunch and prizes 04/09 GTAA Football and Cheerleading Signs Ups at Gabriel Field Log Cabin Thursday 68pm Friday 6-8pm Saturday 9am-noon All kids
04/23 Galloway Township Summer Camp Registration 5-7pm at Veterans Memorial Park, 636 S. New York Road Rt 9 Galloway. 04/23 Galloway Senior Center - Yoga sponsored by SCOSA exercises, chair yoga and stress reduction 9:30am fee $6 payable at each session 04/23 Galloway Senior Center - Bingo spon-
05/29 Movie in the Park @ 8:30pm “Night @ the Museum....Secret of the Tomb” held at the Galloway Municipal Complex @ Patriot Lake
04/28 Galloway senior Center - Bingo sponsored by Fountains 11am FREE lunch and prizes 04/29 Farewell reception in honor of Dr. Harvey Kesselman Provost and Executive Vice President. To be held at the Campus Center Grand Hall 101 Vera King Farris Drive from 3-5pm
05/02 Community Yard Sale 8am at Municipal Complex Space is limited reserve your spot today call Bill Land 609-412-9158 05/02 Smithville’s Renaissance Faire 10am 05/08 Smithville Car Cruise Village Greene at 5pm. 05/09 Smithville Village hosts the Children’s Festival starting at 10am. 05/16-05/17 Historic Smithville and Village Greene Host MAYFEST 2015 10am - 5pm May 16th & 17th is our annual Mayfest. We have over 100 juried crafters, aninternational food court, music, kids activities, non-profit organizations and more! All of this is on top of the over 60 shops, carousel ride, train ride, paddle boats, 7 eateries, and antique arcades that are already located at the Village year round! 05/16 Shredding Party 9am-1pm At the Galloway Municipal Complex Parking Lot Gid rid of all those years of paper documents. All documents will be shredded in front of you and recycled twp. residents $2 per box, unlimited (proof of residency required) Atlantic County residents $5 per box No Businesses Please. 05/16 Greenfest 10am-4pm held at Patriot Lake. Events: kids fun run, bike rodeo, puddles water truck, family game stations, fair trade market, organic products, green vendors, community groups, buy local business expo, hybrid/electric cars, go green kids activities, face painting, sustainable landscape information, local farmers, volleyball tournament, local entertainers, food vendors, magic. Rain date May 17th 05/16 Master Gardeners Plant Sale 10am-3pm 05/22 Smithville Car Cruise Stop by from 58pm and see some spectacular vehicles from days gone by or show off one of your own! This is not a car show but a place for people who enjoy cars or have a car they like to show off to come together and talk “car”. 05/25-05/31 LPGA @ Seaview Resort
June 06/05 5th and 6th grade dance sponsored by Galloway Twp Athletic Association. Held at Gabriel Field Log Cabin. $6 tickets are required prior to dance. Sign up date flyers will be sent home. 06/12 Historic Smithville and Village Greene Car Cruise 5-8pm 06/13 Historic Smithville GM Auto Show 106pm 06/13 Magnus Mud Run 11am at The Galloway Township Municipal Complex FREE Event. Sponsors and volunteers needed contact Jaime at 609-780-7433 or jaimebirm@hotmail.com 06/19 Movie in the Park @ 9pm “Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day”held at the Galloway Municipal Complex @ Patriot Lake 06/21 Smithville Fife and Drum Corp in Historic Smithville Village 1-5pm 06/22 Summer Camp Begins 06/26 Car Cruise in Historic Smithville Village 5-8pm
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The Arc to Host Traditional MonArc Awards April 10 The Arc of Atlantic County is proud to continue the tradition of our annual awards fundraiser, The MonArc Awards, a signature fundraising event that celebrates the individuals and corporate citizens who help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve their greatest potential. The MonArc Awards incorporates the monarch butterfly in all its branding as a metaphor for the journey of transformation that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can experience through support from The Arc. The event will be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 at the Carriage House located at 25 South Pitney Road in Galloway Township, NJ from 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM and will feature a complimentary wine and beer reception, an elaborate silent and chance auction, live music by the Jazz Subset of the Stockton University Faculty Band, a step and repeat photo opportunity for each guest, an inspiring video presentation and seated dinner. A focal point of the event will be a presentation of a special MonArc Butterfly Award, which acknowledges a person in our services who is emerging, finding his wings and soaring to new heights with help from The Arc and its supporters. This year’s MonArc Butterfly Award will go to Danny Philippi of Egg Harbor Township, a young man who has excelled in Golf. He is known for his amazing Tee shots and continues to show off his skills at golf competitions around the area. This past summer he won a Gold Medal in the Special Olympic Games. He graduated from Egg Harbor Township High School and has earned two degrees: an Associate’s from Atlantic Cape Community College and a Bachelor’s in communications from Stockton University. He is currently holding two jobs. He works at the Sports Authority in Mays Landing, and he works at his high school alma mater as a statistician for the football team. He was recognized in August 2014 for his dedication, passion, and achievement by The New Jersey Assembly and Senate thanks to Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo and Senator Jim Whelan who are strong advocates for The Arc. The Arc will also present Michael Charlton, Founder of Icon Hospitality, with the MonArc Citizenship Award. Michael is the CEO and president of Icon Hospitality, which has allowed several of our consumers the opportunity to be gainfully employed, learn new job skills, and be treated like a valued member of the team. The Arc will also present Stockton University with the MonArc Corporate Citizenship Award for being a long-term partner who provides volunteers and commendable service yearly to help with our families at The Arc. See attached for more information on the honorees. Chick Pinto, 2015 MonArc Awards chairman, member of The Arc of Atlantic County’s Board of Directors and Executive Vice President at Cape Bank, says, “The MonArc Awards will bring The Arc of Atlantic County’s mission to the forefront, while celebrating the individuals, businesses and corporate citizens who have demonstrated exemplary commitment and personal initiative to advance The Arc’s mission. Our MonArc Award honorees are helping ensure Atlantic County residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their loved ones receive the support they need to live the lives they choose.”
SMITHVILLE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF THE MONTH Smithville Elementary School held its Star Students of the month recognition celebration on March 11, 2015. Join in recognizing these star students for the month of February. Character Trait - Kindness Kindergarten Lillian McDowell Ava Wilson Ramir Harvey Jaden Baez Drake McKelvey 1st Grade Andrew Johnston Amanda Teixeira Olivia Angelini Erin O’Hara Kaitlyn Moliver 2nd Grade Ariana Skroski Sydney Brown-Dieudonne Da’Naejah Gregory Julia Hartman Janyah Long 3rd Grade Nicholas Vivero Kimyah Williams Ashley Rosado-Rodriguez Sophia Fineran Adam Gerstel 4th Grade Chris Taveras-Paredes Vianca Ozoria Bryonna Arroyo Eve Wilson 5th Grade Eryn Kelly Molly Williams Deva Whitmore Adam Lord 6th Grade John Torres-Rodriguez Jared Lancaster Luis Maldonado Ethan Zeck Arts and Humanities Physical Education Samia Ghazaz Art Samatha Hurless Music Melvin Vazquez-Andujar Instrumental Music Kayla Muniz Spanish Hannah Pasquarella Computer Piper Luke Library Sabaina Bilewu English Language Learner Tania Perez Speech Antonio Patsaros. English Language Arts Kindergarten Matthew lliev Victoria Morales Rodriguez Aidan Hartman Gianni
Fuentes Nathan Abraham 1st Grade Sabrine Ghazaz Ellie Abrahamson Sean Nuttall Rita Caporilli Isabella Billings 2nd Grade Nicholas Gargione Cameron Lerner Selena Williams Ava Cooper Yvette Jorge 3rd Grade Jessica Westcott Julia Saiter Soresa Batu Angel Sanz-Matos Julia Potter 4th Grade Breyannah Santos James Menge Georgia Saul Jacob Wright 5th Grade Sophia Farland Rhegan Apel Meicol FlorianSegura Kayla Udverhaly 6th Grade Cole Craig Christopher Zayas Demi Spina Samuel Lord. Mathematics Kindergarten Jallah Kennedy Elliot Hartman Jeseny Bhagwandeen Jordan Hayes Aiden Batista 1st Grade Victoria Fairfield Tori Boehm Kaitlin Cruz Corey Bennett Amari Davis 2nd Grade Ana Vreeland Jamaal Davis Sarah Miguel Jackson Wastell David Jackson 3rd Grade Sherwood Cross Billy Pease Tyler O’Brien Caleb Ferrell Lily Keppler 4th Grade Antonio Patsaros Ja’meir Rowell Nahiem Kinlaw Karen Bukula 5th Grade Dominic Wright Christian Coppola Kamall Sears Nylah Murphy 6th Grade Kamron Williams Derian Hurless Jamal Rivera-Hands Sarah Pao.
Lego Invasion at Galloway Township Library The Lego Club meets at the library from 4pm until 5pm. A fun filled hour of amazing Lego building creations. The library provides all the Legos the children provide the imagination. Miss Dana is there to help the children with their construction if needed. Gather with other LEGO lovers to build something & show the rest of the group. Appropriate for ages 6 and older to find out more visit www.atlanticlibrary.org/galloway_township_branch or call 609-652-2352.
What’s Happening in Our Galloway Schools Galloway Township Public Schools Calendar April 27 EARLY DISMISSAL, Staff Articulation May 30 SCHOOLS CLOSED, Memorial Day June 9 EARLY DISMISSAL June 10 EARLY DISMISSAL, Last Day of School PLEASE NOTE: The calendar is subject to revisions due to emergency closings or other needs of the district. In the event of inclement weather or other emergency closings, make up days will be handled as follows: 1 day closed— School will be OPEN on Thursday, March 24, 2016; 2 or more days closed—School will remain closed on Thursday, March 24 and days will be added to the end of the year. BOARD APPROVED: February 9, 2015 Pomona Preschool 04/01 Wear Blue for Autism Awareness 04/02-04/06 Spring Break School Closed 04/07 School Reopens Roland Rogers 04-04/06 Schools Closed- Spring Break 04/15 Early Dismissal- Staff Articulation 04/16 Month of the Military Child Luncheon at noon in the Art Room 04/22 Administrative Professional’s Day Earth Day 04/23 Take Daughters/Sons to Work Day 05/04-05/08 Teacher Appreciation Week 05/06 School Nurse’s Day 05/15 Spring Concert and Spring Expo 5:30pm 05/18 Field Day Activites All Week 05/20 Early Dismissal Staff Articulation 05/25 School Closed Memorial Day 05/27 Good Citizen’s End Of Year Party 2pm 05/27 NJ ASK Science Testing 4th grade 05/28 Faculty and Prof Staff Planning Night 3:30-6:30pm
05/06-05/08 Spring Play 7pm 05/08 Track Meet 05/11-05/15 Serve-A-Thon Projects 05/12 Spring Concert k-6 6:30pm 05/13 Sixth Grade Move Up Day 05/15 Spring Concert Grades 7-12 7pm 05/19 JH & JV Athletic Fellowship 6:30pm 05/20 Upper School Awards Chapel 05/21-05/22 Senior Exams 05/22 Lower School Awards Chapel - Sr. High Athletic Fellowship 05/25 No School Memorial Day 05/26 Tri STate Baseball/Softball Tournaments 05/27 Memorial Day Chapel 05/28 Tri State Baseball/Softball Tournaments 05/29 Senior Commencement 7pm 05/30 Tri State Baseball/Softball Tournaments
Galloway Community Charter School 04/03-04/10 Vacation 04/14 Faculty Meeting 04/16 BOT 04/27 PARCC 2 Begins 05/28 Environmental Celebration 05/28 Kindergarten Graduation Assumption Regional Catholic School 04/02-04/12 No School Easter Break 04/26 PTA Golf Tournament 1pm 05/08 Noon Dismissal 05/14 No School Ascension 05/25 No School Memorial Day 05/29 Relay Recess/Field Day
PreK 3 is for Me! Many parents ponder the same questions when thinking about sending their child off to daycare or preschool. Will my child be safe? Will he/she get the same care that I give them? What will my child learn? These questions are all valid and necessary when choosing to send your children off into these environments while you as parents must go to work.
Smithville Elementary School 04/02-04/06 Spring Break School Closed 04/14 Student Recognition Ceremony 6:30pm 04/15 Early Dismissal 04/17 School Spirit Day 04/27-05/01 PARCC 3rd and 6th grade
In search of these answers, take into consideration the PreK 3 program at Assumption Regional Catholic School. They can offer your child a safe, secure, and fun learning experience. The PreK3 program has two half-day schedules available, the three-day program that is Monday, Wednesday, Friday and the two-day program that is Tuesday, and Thursday. From 8:30am to 12:30pm, the children are with the PreK3 teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Saul, who is just great with the children. She takes pictures and videos and keeps the parents updated throughout the day. The children are learning the pledge of allegiance, recognizing letters, numbers, shapes, colors, capable of writing their names, mastering using safety scissors, and so much more. If you are looking for a structured classroom environment that makes learning fun then you must go for a tour and explore all that Assumption Regional Catholic School has to offer. Contact Cathryn Flammer, Director of Institutional Advancement, at 609-652-7134 ext. 1012.
Galloway Township Middle School 04/02-04/06 Spring Break 04/09-04/11 GTMS Musical 7pm 04/15 Early Dismissal 04/24 FSA Spring Fling 7pm 04/30 GTMS Open House 05/06 Jazz Band Concert 7pm 05/11-05/14 PARCC End of Year Test 7th grade 05/18-05/21 PARCC End of Year Test 8th grade 05/20 Early Dismissal 05/25 School Closed 05/27 NJ ASK Science Test 05/27 Spring Concert 7pm
The Pilgram Academy
04/01 Grade Reports send home - Honor Society Chapel - Jr. High Fine ARts Academic testing 04/02-04/06 No School Easter Break 04/07 Spring Picture Day 04/10 Spring Fling 04/14-04/17 AACS Senior High Fine Arts 04/17 Open House 4-7pm 04/24 Junior High Fine Arts - Gloucester 04/26-05/02 Senior Trip 04/30 Junior Class Work Day 05/06 Senior Chapel
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Galloway Library Events for April and May 04/03 - Library Closed Good Friday 04/04 - 10:30am Hoppy Spring Storytime Suggested for ages 3 & older. Registration required. Hop on down to the library for a special storytime featuring crafts, snacks & surprises! 04/04 - 12pm Movie Event Hop Suggested for ages 3 & older. Rated PG. Bounce on down to the library for our special spring film! The Easter Bunny’s son doesn’t want to follow in his dad’s footsteps--he wants to become a famous drummer! Will he fulfill his dreams? 04/06 - 12:30pm They Don’t Make Them Like They Used to: Classic Film Club Open to adults. Enjoy treats & watch a film from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Stay after for a fun discussion. Feel free to bring your own cushion to get comfortable & make yourself at home! 04/07 - 6pm Cupcake Club Party Suggested for ages 8-12. Registration required. Celebrate the newest Cupcake Club book, “Sugar and Spice”, by decorating your own cupcake. 04/09 - 10am Introduction to computers Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn basic computer skills. 04/09 - 11:15am Introduction to Internet Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn basic skills to navigate the Internet. 04/09 - 12:30pm Introduction to Email Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn the basics of email. 04/09 - 6pm What Are You Eating? Open to adults. Registration requested. Genetically engineered food...? What does that really mean? What should you consider when shopping for your family? Watch “Deconstructing Supper”, a thought provoking look at engineered foods in our daily diet. Following the film, take part in an open discussion with members of GMO Free NJ. Non-GMO snacks provided. And...a door prize! Bring a friend. 04/10 - Toddler Dance Party Suggested for ages 1 1/2-3 1/2. Registration requested. Shake your sillies out to songs old & new. 04/11 - 2pm HELP Technology Support Group Open to adults. Registration requested. Bring your tablets, e-readers, smart phones, laptops, etc. Discuss your questions about various technology. Library staff guide you to resources to learn how to use your devices & answer your questions. 04/13-04/18 - ALL DAY Celebrate National Library Week Unlimited Possibilites at your library Open to all. Celebrate National Library Week at the Galloway Township Branch. Visit us daily for drawings, fun activities & more. 04/13 - 1:30pm It’s 2am You’re Wide Awake and the Library is Open Open to all ages. See how easy it is to download/stream music, download magazines & stream over 1,000 movies any time you wish or learn to speak a new language. See how easy it is to navigate the library’s system & make it work for you--even in the wee hours of the morning. Bring your WiFi-enabled device to play along. 04/13 - 4pm Kids Only Book Club Suggested for ages 8-12. Registration required. Do you love to read? Enjoy tasty snacks & discuss books. 04/14 - 6:30pm Furry Buddies Suggested for ages 6-14. Registration requested, but drop-ins are welcome. Read a story to Cavan, Erin, or Freedom--therapy dogs who love sharing stories with children. Learn about the benefits of reading aloud to a therapy dog. 04/15 - 10am Toddler Storytime Suggested for ages 1 1/2-3. Registration requested. Bring your little ones to hear stories & sing songs. 04/15 - 7pm The Be There or Be Square Wednesday Night I Love to Read Books Club Open to adults. Distraught that you can’t attend Patty’s Tuesday Afternoon Book Club? Well, fret no more & be of good cheer because the third Wednesday evening of the month book
club is just what you ... 04/16 - 10:30am Preschool Storytime Suggested for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration required. Enjoy hearing fun stories & making a cool craft. 04/16 - 11:15am Introduction to Microsoft Power Point Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn the basics of Microsoft Power Point. 04/16 - 12:30pm Introduction to Microsoft Excel Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Introductory course to the spread-sheet software Microsoft Excel. 04/17 - 10am Toddler Dance Party :30 AM Suggested for ages 1 1/2-3 1/2. Registration requested. Shake your sillies out to songs old & new. 04/18 - 2pm Introduction to Windows 8 Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Introduction to the Microsoft Windows 8 operating system. 04/21 - 1:30pm Every Third Tuesday I Really REALLY Love Books Club Open to adults. Love to read? So does Patty--in fact, she REALLY loves to read. What does everyone love to do after reading a great or downright stinky book?...TALK ABOUT IT! Join Patty to chat & laugh about books we love, books we hate & books we can’t live without. 04/21 - 4pm LEGO Club Suggested for ages 6 & older. Gather with other LEGO lovers to build something & show the rest of the group. We supply the LEGOs, you supply the imagination! 04/22 - 10am Toddler Storytime Suggested for ages 1 1/2-3. Registration requested. Bring your little ones to hear stories & sing songs. 04/22 - 3:30pm Earth Day Recycle Craft Suggested for ages 6 & older. Registration requested. Celebrate Earth Day by making a craft from recycled materials. 04/23 - 10am Introduction to Computers Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn basic computer skills. 04/23 - 10:30am Preschool Storytime Suggested for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration required. Enjoy hearing fun stories & making a cool craft. 04/23 - 11:15am Introduction to Internet Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn basic skills to navigate the Internet. 04/23 - 12:30pm Introduction to Email Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn the basics of email. 04/24 - 10am Toddler Dance Party Suggested for ages 1 1/2-3 1/2. Registration requested. Shake your sillies out to songs old & new. 04/25 - 2:30pm Resume Seminar Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Learn how to create a resume. Please bring a list of previous employers with addresses & dates of employment and list of schools attended with dates. 04/28 - 6:30pm Furry Buddies Suggested for ages 6-14. Registration requested, but drop-ins are welcome. Read a story to Cavan, Erin, or Freedom--therapy dogs who love sharing stories with children. Learn about the benefits of reading aloud to a therapy dog. 04/29 - 10am Toddler Storytime Suggested for ages 1 1/2-3. Registration requested. Bring your little ones to hear stories & sing songs. 04/30 - 10am Introduction to Microsoft Word Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn the basics of Microsoft Word 04/30 - 10:30am Preschool Storytime Suggested for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration required. Enjoy hearing fun stories & making a cool craft 04/30 - 11:15am Introduction to Microsoft Power Point Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Computer skills workshop where students learn the basics of Microsoft Power Point. 04/30 - Introduction to Microsoft Excel Open to adults. Registration required & begins 2 weeks before each session. Introductory course to the spread-sheet software Microsoft Excel.
05/02 LEGO Contest suggested for ages 5-12. Registration is requested. All LEGO blocks supplied; no kits allowed. You have 1 hour to build your original creation. Creations displayed in the library start time is 1pm. 05/04 They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To: Classic Film Club. Open to adults. Enjoy treats and watch a film from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Stay after for a fun discussion. Feel free to bring your own cushion to get comfortable and make yourself at home. Start time is 12:30pm. 05/05 Mother’s Day Storytime. Suggested for ages 3 and older. Registration required. Celebrate Mother’s Day with special stories, then craft a gift. Start time is 6:30pm. 05/06 Toddler Storytime. Suggested for ages 1 1/2 to 3. Registration requested. Bring your little ones to hear stories and sing songs. Start time 10am. 05/07 Preschool Storytime. Suggested for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration required. Enjoy hearing fun stories & making a cool craft. Start time is 10:30am. 05/11 Kids Only Book Club. Suggested for ages 8-12. Registration required. Do You Love to Read? Enjoy tasty snacks and discuss books. Start time is 4pm. 05/12 Furry Buddies. Suggested for ages 6-14. Registration requested, but drop-ins are welcome. Read a story to Cavan, Erin, or Freedom-therapy dogs who love sharing stories with children. Learn about the benefits of reading aloud to a therapy dog. Start time is 6:30pm 05/13 Toddler Storytime. Suggested for ages 1 1/2-3. Registration requested. Bring your little ones to hear stories & sing songs. Start time is 10am. 05/14 Preschool Storytime. Suggested for ages 3 1/2-5. Registration required. Enjoy hearing fun stories & making a cool craft. Start time 10:30am. 05/19 The Every Third Tuesday I Really, REALLY Love Books Club. Open to adults. Love to read? So does Patty--in fact, she REALLY loves to read. What does everyone love to do after reading a great or downright stinky book?... TALK ABOUT IT! Join Patty to chat & laugh about books we love, books we hate & books we can’t live without. Start time 1:30pm. 05/19 LEGO Club. Suggested for ages 6 & older. Gather with other LEGO lovers to build something & show the rest of the group. We supply the LEGOs, you supply the imagination! Start time 4pm. 05/20 The Be There or Be Square Wednesday Night I Love to Read Books Club. Open to adults. Distraught that you can’t attend Patty’s Tuesday Afternoon Book Club? Well, fret no more & be of good cheer because the third Wednesday evening of the month book club is just what you are looking for. Like Tuesday’s club there’s no required reading. How cool is that! Start time 7pm. 05/25 LIBRARY CLOSED Memorial Day 05/26 Teen Summer Volunteer Meeting. Suggested for ages 12-18. Registration requested. Are you interested in volunteering at the library this summer? Have snacks & chat about how you can help out. Start time is 4:30pm. 05/26 Furry Buddies. Suggested for ages 6-14. Registration requested, but drop-ins are welcome. Read a story to Cavan, Erin, or Freedom-therapy dogs who love sharing stories with children. Learn about the benefits of reading aloud to a therapy dog. Start time is 6:30pm.
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April at Noyes Museum No Sweat Yoga with Naida Burgess Thursdays: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Members - $12 per class /$60 for 6 classes Non-Members - $15 per class /$75 for 6 classes Come and enjoy a stress-reducing and invigorating yoga class at the museum surrounded by beautiful art. Bring an exercise mat. Thursday nights the museum is open late - until 8:00 pm! Join us for special programs. April 2: Meditation with Luanne Anton, 6:00 - 7:30 pm April 9: Member Appreciation Night, 6:00 8:00 pm April 16: Pinelands Jamboree with Ong’s Hat Band, 5:30 - 7:30 pm April 23: Gallery Talk: MICA: THEN/NOW, 6:30 - 7:30 pm April 30: Poetry Reading, 6:00 - 7:30 pm Afternoon Acoustics Regular Admission April 5: Closed for Easter April 12: Hofenakus April 19: ARGO April 26: Rebecca Somers Dodge Poetry Program for Teachers 3 Saturdays - April 11, 18 & 25: 10:15am – 12:30 pm Free - 7 professional development hours Adults Registration required / Registration Deadline: 4/4 The Dodge Poetry Program offers Clearing the Spring, Tending the Fountain to NJ teachers of all grade levels and subject matter. Led by Dodge Poet Christine Salvatore, these sessions focus on the offering and sharing of poems in a supportive atmosphere, where participants can immerse themselves in the pure pleasure of reading and listening to poetry. Writing is not a requirement. Limited capacity. There is no charge for this program, however registration is required. Register online at www.dodgepoetry. org. Creative Sparks Art Class for Kids: Little Wooden Critters Saturday, April 11: 1:00pm – 2:00 pm $5 Child, $5 Adult – Including materials Ages 5 and up Registration deadline: 4/9 In honor of Earth Day, create colorful imaginary assemblages of critters out of pieces of wood. Pinelands Jamboree Thursday, April 16: 5:30 – 7:30 pm Regular Admission All Ages Fun for all ages! Join us for a lively evening at the museum with “down home” South Jersey-style music by Ong’s Hat Band of the Pine Barrens accompanied by light refreshments in the local tradition. Brûlée Tray Basket Workshop: SCOSA Saturday, April 18: 10:30am - 12:30 pm Materials fee: $30 Adults Registration deadline: 4/11 Each participant will weave an 11”x 8” rectangular basket with side handles which is perfect for serving at least 6 individual ramekins of crème brûlée. All will sample their own serving of this delicious custard and receive the recipe to try at home. Niki Giberson from Swan Bay Folk Art Center in Port Republic will be sharing her love of baking along with her desire to assist people in creating their own heirloom pieces. Limited capacity. Gallery Talk: MICA: THEN/NOW Thursday, April 23: 6:30 - 7:30 pm Regular Admission Ages 16 & up Co-Curators, Barry Nemett, Chair - Painting Dept., MICA & Mikel Frank, MICA Artist The co-curators of MICA: THEN/NOW, Barry Nemett and Mikel Frank, will give insights into the artists, their materials and concepts as well as the curatorial process as they lead visitors through the galleries of the MICA: THEN/NOW exhibition. Barry Nemett is Chair of the Painting Department at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) in Baltimore, MD. Mikel Frank holds a BFA from
MICA and an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute. Mikel worked for The Metropolitan Museum of Art for over 28 years.
Dr. Nina Radcliff
2nd Annual Spring Jewelry Fair Saturday, April 25: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm Free All Ages It’s back and better than last year! The Noyes Shop in Hammonton hosts its 2nd annual Spring Jewelry Fair during Downtown Hammonton’s Boutique Week. The juried fair takes over South Second Street, located in the heart of town and features a diverse array of all types of jewelry handcrafted by local and regional artisans showcasing truly unique pieces of jewelry that range in style, materials and prices, so there is something for everyone! Town shops will offer amazing specials, fun activities and DJ music. While browsing the treasures on our street, stop inside the Noyes Shop to make and take your own free pair of upcycled earrings.
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Painting Workshop: Landscapes Saturday, April 25: 12:30 - 3:30 pm Members - $40, Non-Members - $50 Adults Registration deadline: 4/18 Instructor: Diane Tomash - Grow your skills and paint visually convincing landscapes in oils or acrylics. Learn how to create an effective lightfilled landscape painting. Tomash will give a talk and a brief demonstration and discussion of color mixing and application and will give individual attention to each student at their own level. Use of color, tone, light, and shadow will be emphasized. We will cover mixing primary and secondary colors, explore complementary colors, and create harmony with the use of neutral tones. Work from your own sketch, photo reference or use those provided. Bring lunch/ snacks. Supply list available, call (609) 6528848 or email jillian@noyesmuseum.org. Art at Night: Poetry Reading Thursday, April 30: 6:00 - 7:30 pm Regular Admission Ages 16 & up Come to the museum for an afternoon of beautiful poetry written and recited by talented local poets. Elinor Mattern will preside over this event. Mattern (MFA Fairleigh Dickinson University) teaches writing and literature at Atlantic Cape Community College. Her poems and non-fiction have appeared in Washington Square, Without Haloes, Footwork: Paterson Literary Review, The Sow’s Ear, the New Jersey anthology, 25 Women’s Perspectives, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She was the recipient of Fairleigh Dickinson University’s MFA program’s Director’s Award in Poetry, and her poems are posted at their website.
Junk Food There is a saying: ‘We are what we eat.” If that’s the case, let’s choose not to be cheap, fast, easy, or junk. The problem is that junk food is cheap, fast, easy, and yummy, making it easy to ignore the all important fact that it is truly just junk. Dr. Nina’s What You Need to Know About Junk Food: What is junk food? The definition is foods that: • Have little to no nutritional value, resulting in empty calories. Additionally, junk food often replaces eating more nutritious foods. We don’t typically see someone eating cookies and then reaching for a fruit. • Contain ingredients that are considered unhealthy when regularly eaten • Have ingredients that are considered unhealthy in general What is considered “junk food?” • Snack foods: chips, candy bars, cookies • Fast foods: fries, chicken nuggets, shakes • Certain breakfast cereals • Soda Is junk food addicting? Yes. Ingredients in junk food (e.g. sugar) can hack into an area of our brain that releases “feel good” hormones. These hormones were designed to help us survive and provide a reward mechanism, similar to when we see someone we love. It keeps drawing us back. But in this case, it is harmful, like a moth drawn to a flame. There is evidence to suggest that refined sugar is far more addictive than cocaine—one of the most addictive and harmful substances currently known! Other studies have shown that there may be cross-tolerance between sugars and addictive drugs. For example, someone with a long history of sugar consumption can become tolerant or desensitized to the pain relieving effects of morphine. In other words, they would need more. Why does junk food taste so good? There is a term called the “bliss point.” In relation to junk food, it is the amount of an ingredient—sugar, salt, fat—that optimizes tastiness and…bliss. For example, some junk food manufacturers and fast food restaurants purposely tweak the amount of sugar that will send us “over the moon, and send their products flying off the shelves” or out of the fryer. Manufacturers and fast food restaurants may also purposely appeal to our other sensory pleasures. For instance, the feeling when we bite into a crispy piece of fried chicken or experience the oh-soperfect gooey sensation of cheese. Or, how about the aroma of French fries? These savory qualities are likely not random. Instead, they are likely due to lots of research and testing. And let’s not forget salt. It is a miracle ingredient in junk food because it not only appeals to our taste buds and preserves food, but it also masks the potentially unsavory taste of artificial flavorings. Well, at least there are regulations now that protect us from trans-fats. Right? Yes and no. First of all, trans-fats are artificially created by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oil in order to make it solid. Why? Because it spices up the flavor and texture, as well as prolongs the shelf life. The problem is that trans-fats increase our bad cholesterol as well as our risk for heart disease and stroke. Manufacturers are allowed to claim that a product has zero trans fats if it contains less than 0.6 grams of trans fats in a serving. But by dividing serving sizes, they can side-step the rules. Take for example a snack size bag of chips. If there are two servings per bag and each serving contains 1 gram of trans fats, the manufacturers can then reconfigure the number of servings to 4, changing the amount of trans fat to 0.5 grams per serving. Talk about the devil being in the details! To avoid this, we need to understand serving sizes, and at the same time also assess the ingredients to zero in on anything that states “partially hydrogenated” or “PHO.” A diet consisting of junk food is like having one foot in the grave and the other one on a banana peel. Despite the fact that it increases our risk for the number one, two, and three killers in the United States, it is cheaply available in every nook and cranny. Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant. Every year Americans spend more money on junk food than new cars, higher education, books, or movies! It’s time to step off the banana peel and up out of the grave with wise healthy eating choices.
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ST. BALDRICKS PHOTOS THANKS TO ALL WHO GAVE TIME AND HAIR YOU ARE AWESOME BIRTHDAY OF CUB SCOUTING Galloway Pack 12 marked the birthday of Cub Scouting with its Blue and Gold Banquet Saturday, March 14 at Saint Mark and All Saints Church. Cub Packs hold the banquet around the anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Cub Scouting began 20 years later.
Galloway Twp Library Desert “Chopped” Chef Event March 2015 The Galloway Library Hosted a Dessert “Chopped” on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Eleven Chefs called on their culinary skills as they faced off against one another to prepare a spectacular dessert for the three judges. Each of the Chefs was given a basket to fill with ingredients in which they were to use to prepare their desserts. They must use all things in the basket within the period given; this is what they came up with. Chef Nick prepared Sundae Supreme. Chef Abby prepared Abby’s Surprise. Chef Lauren prepared S’mores Galore. Chef Brandon prepared Gummy Bear Surprise. Chef Zoe prepared S’more and Cookie Kick. Chef Chloe prepared Chocolate Graham Cracker Cake Pop. Chef Isabella prepared The Gooey Surprise. Chef Kendra prepared Extreme S’more. Chef April prepared Graham Cracker Rainbow Surprise. Chef Anaisa prepared Chocolate Volcano. Chef Amber prepared S’mores with red hots and candy with whip cream and graham cracker. Chef Chloe was the winner. She received a gift card from Dairy Queen. Miss Dana has provided time after time great events for children of all ages. For more information go to www.atlanticlibrary. org/galloway_township_branch or call 609-652-2352. See more photos at GallowayPatriot.com
CONGRATULATIONS
The Catholic League playoffs were held at Holy Spirit High School. Assumption Regional Catholic School Girls Varsity team, with an undefeated season, placed 1st. CONGRATULATIONS to Assumption and all the teams that competed for such a great effort.