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Travel Bocce Club To Hold Branson Trip

WHITING – Travel Bocce Club Presents Branson Show Extravaganza: Nine days, eight nights; December 2 to 10. Double: $1,170; Single: $1,455.

Incredible price includes: Motor coach transportation; eight nights lodging including four consecutive nights in Branson area;14 meals: eight breakfasts and six dinners; admission to six fabulous shows including: three morning shows: Dublin’s Irish Tenors with special guests The Celtic Ladies, Down Home Country & A Neil

Diamond tribute show; two evening shows: Baldknobbers show & Queen Ester show at Sight & Sound; one afternoon show: Dean Z - The Ultimate Elvis Show; Admission to Titanic: The World’s Largest Museum Attraction. $75 due upon signing per person. Purchase tickets every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Village 5 Clubhouse 325 Schoolhouse Road, Whiting. Call Debbie at 201-618-8514 for more information. Sign up early to prevent cancellation of trip. Final payment due by September 25.

Estuary Kayak Tours

TOMS RIVER – The Ocean County Department of Parks & Recreation will be offering Estuary Kayak Tours for ages 14 and up. Tours will launch from the boat dock at the Ocean County Parks Administration Office, located at 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, on Wednesdays until August 16 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Explore the salt marsh and Silver Bay as Cattus Island County Park naturalists guide you on our two-person sit-upon kayaks. Kayaks, paddles, and PFDs will be provided. Please plan on arriving 15 minutes prior to the tour with water shoes and clothes that can get wet.

To register, send a check or money order for $5 made payable to the “County of Ocean” to Ocean County Parks and Recreation, 1198 Bandon Road, Toms River, NJ 08753. Provide your name, address, and daytime telephone number, along with program number 222306 and the date of your choice when registering.

For more information or to receive a Parks & Recreation Newsletter call 732-506-9090 or visit oceancountyparks.org.

October Craft Fair

WHITING – The Lakeside Gardeners are hosting their October Craft Fair on October 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Cedar Glen Lakeside Hall, 100 Michigan Avenue, Whiting. Reserve your table now for only $20. Gifts for the holidays. Bakery table. Breakfast and lunch available for purchase. Call Gean for information at 732-864-6902. Hall is available Friday 5 to 7 p.m. for set up.

Garden Party Gift Auction

WHITING – Lakeside Garden Club Presents Garden Party Gift Auction and Venetian Table on September 23 at Lakeside Hall Cedar Glen Lakes, 100 Michigan Avenue, Whiting.

Doors open at 12 p.m. Tickets $20 which includes one full ticket sheet. (Additional sheets available for purchase)

For additional information and tickets, call Linda Burke at 732-740-0565.

Manchester Recreation Farmers’ Market

MANCHESTER – Manchester Recreation Farmers’ Market has opened for the season! The market will be held at Manchester Town Hall, 1 Colonial Drive, Thursdays until August 31 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Manchester Recreation ay 732-657-8121 ext. 5102 or email recreation@manchestertwp.com.

Cedar Glen Lakes Community Yard Sale

WHITING – Cedar Glen Lakes Community Yard Sale will be on August 19 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Michigan Avenue, Whiting, (near Route 539 & Route 70).

They have over 50 residents participating in the community sale. Stop by and see what wonderful treasures they have uncovered. Rain date is August 20.

Cedar Glen Lakes Oldies Dance

WHITING – Cedar Glen Lakes presents Oldies Dance on August 5 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Cedar Glen Lakes Lakeside Hall, 100 Michigan Avenue.

Featuring DJ Louie. Cost is $12 per person and includes refreshments. Call Vinnie G. at 201-214-5072 for information and tickets.