Students Help Public Works Playground Maintenance

from 2023-06-10 - The Southern Ocean Times

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LITTLE EGG HARBOR – On May 16, students from the Pilgrim Academy participated in a community event and assisted the Department of Public Works with spreading out some playground mulch and infield mix at the Sports Complex. They also helped spread mulch at Little Treasures playground. Little Egg Harbor Township would like to thank our Public Works Department and Pilgrim Academy for coming together and giving back to the community with their help for the day!

Landscape Painting Class

LACEY – You will learn tonal landscape painting, perspective using acrylic paint. Locations will change weekly. They will find settings in and around our beautiful town. Supplies provided: Paint, brushes, easels. Bring your own if you have them. Bring water to drink and chair or stool.

Location: Various Locations Around Town. Instructor: Deidre Callaghan. Dates: Tuesdays and Thursdays, June 27 through August 18. Time: 7 p.m. Age: Adults. Fee: $25 bring your own supplies; $40 if you need supplies. The first class will be taking place at Bay Front Park! (This is a drop in program)

2023 NJ Envirothon Winner

MANAHAWKIN – A total of 14 high school teams competed and Manahawkin’s MATES took 1st place at the 2023 NJ Envirothon held this year at YMCA Camp Zehnder in Wall on May 20. This hands-on and written academic team competition includes environmen- tal topics: forestry, aquatics, wildlife, soils, and this year’s current issue of Adapting to a Changing Climate. The MATES team will go to New Brunswick, Canada, to compete for the national title. New Providence HS had the high score in Forestry.

Marine Science Camp

WARETOWN – Marine Science Camp for grades K to 8th will be held the week of July 10, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Waretown Lake/Corliss Park Lake. Active hands-on learning, seining, sampling, water quality testing, sharks, jellyfish, shipwrecks, sea otters, polar bears, marine reptiles and much more. Data collection will be submitted to the citizen science project, campers will be helping ongoing research.

Taught by marine biologists/environmentalists. For registration and information visit MarineScienceCamp.com

Needlecra Club

BARNEGAT – Knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, hand sewing, etc. First Monday of every month, 7 to 9 p.m. at Barnegat Friends Meeting, 614 East Bay Avenue, Barnegat. More information at barnegatquakers.org

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