Women-In-Turning (WIT) Group

HOWELL – Women Woodturners? Yes!

A hobby dominated by men for many years now has an ever-growing female component at Atlantic Shore Woodturners (ASWT).

“Our female membership has grown to over 10% of our total membership. Our Board of Directors wanted to do everything it could to support this growing membership cohort, that has so positively affected our club, so we created our own Women In Turning (WIT) group,” said club president, Bill Stewart.

ASWT member, Susan Chiarello, serves as the club’s WIT Liaison. “While the women still attend our monthly club meetings, we also hold our own quarterly meetings that focus on skill development and other interests. We’ve gotten a great start,” said Chiarello. And they truly have. In March, they are holding a beginner’s class on bowl turning, and were also invited to exhibit at the Stafford Township Library. Their exhibit runs through the end of March, which is also National Women’s History Month, and will display works of art made by women woodturners.

The Atlantic Shore Woodturners has a diverse group of members from Monmouth and Ocean County and meets the second Tuesday of the month at the Howell Community Church. Club meetings are also streamed virtually for those unable to attend in person. New members, regardless of woodturning experience, are always welcome. More can be learned at their website, atlanticshorewoodturners.com.

Read Across America Week

HOWELL – Fire and Life Safety Educator Valentino was honored to participate in Read Across America Week in the Howell Township Schools and also provide valuable fire safety lessons to each student.

HOWELL – Clinic will stress individual self-improvement drills, competitions, and games in a fun non-contact atmosphere. The clinic is hosted by Coach Seiler who has over 15 years of coaching experience at the middle school level. The clinic is open and intended for all different skill level participants. Players will be prepared for what to expect in order to compete at the middle school soccer level. If you have any questions, contact Coach Seiler at howellsportsclinic@yahoo.com.

Clinic held from July 17 to 20 from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. open to grades 4 th to 8th Cost is $150. Register at howellpal.org.

Girl Scouts Visit Local Rescue Squad

HOWELL – Recently, Lt. D. Williams and the members at Howell Township First Aid and Rescue Squad #1 had a visit from our friends from Daisy Troop 60048. The kids got a tour of the ambulances and a small glimpse into what the squad does every day. The squad loves having visitors like this and seeing the smiles on all of their faces. Small gestures such as this can have a huge impact on children in a positive way and smiles like this helps them remember why they do what they do.

Howell Alliance Partnered With Police

HOWELL – Howell Alliance coordinator Christa Riddle presented to officers on the changing trends of youth and adult substance use and mental health challenges, highlighting how substance use disorders and mental health crises are presenting at younger ages.

Many of the topics and trends presented to the officers have been posted on the Friends of the Howell Alliance Facebook page over the past several months, including:

– Photo courtesy Howell Alliance

• Teen vaping and use of nicotine and marijuana concentrates

• Marijuana edibles poisonings

• Nitazene and xylazine

• Fentanyl and illicit pressed pills

• ACEs and trauma’s impact on substance use and mental health

• The Alliance website as a resource for community information on substance use, mental health, and proper unwanted medications disposal: twp.howell.nj.us/169/Alliance.