A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, May 7, 1998 Page 5
Thrift Shop Welcomes Mother's Day Shoppers
The Thrift Shop in Scotch Plains is welcoming Mother's Day shoppers, and encouraging them to be part of an annual Mother's Day drawing.
The first two prizes will be two fresh floral vase arrangements. The next prize is a gift basket of Godiva chocolates, a candy dish, scented candle and a picture frame. Also, available for sale is a set of brunch coffee mugs, suitable as a Mother's Day or a Father's Day gifts.
The drawings for two flower arrange- ments and the basket of goodies will be held Thursday, May 7. Winners are not required to be present to win.
Half price sales are now being offered. Each day's half-price items will be listed on the shop's blackboard.
Shoppers looking for Mother's Day gifts will find floral arrangements
The Thrift Shop will be open Satur- day, May 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Thrift Shop is located at 1730 East Second Street, at the corner of Willow Avenue in Scotch Plains.
Shop hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Normal Friday and Saturday hours are from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Donations of gently-used family clothes are appreciated. Also needed are any new items, and household things and antiques. Winter clothes cannot be ac- cepted at this time.
Any questions may be directed to the shop's hot-line by calling (908) 322- 5420. Reservations are required for do- nation pick-up by calling (908) 322-8496.
GUEST READER…Carol Ann Wilson, center, Children's Librarian at the Westfield Memorial Library, recently visited McKinley Elementary School in Westfield as a guest reader for the celebration of the 40th anniversary of National Library Week, which was first observed in 1958. The other guest readers included State Senator Donald T. DiFrancesco and Mayor Thomas C. Jardim. Pictured, left to right, are: Mia Pafumi, James Bender, Brittany Van Sickle, Mrs. Wilson, Austin Rolnick, Anne O'Neill and Matthew Fritz.
Friends of Mindowaskin To Sponsor Baking Contest
For 'Party in the Park'
The Friends of Mindowaskin Park will sponsor an old-fashioned Dessert Baking Contest on Sunday, June 7.
The contest will take place during the annual celebration and fundraising event for the park, known as the "Party in the Park." This year's event will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at Mindowaskin Park, located on East Broad Street in Westfield.
The baking contest will consist of three categories: cookies, pies and cakes. Anyone may enter one or all of the categories. However, all persons must pre-register and bring their dessert at the start of the event. There will be first, second, and third place ribbons awarded to contestants in each category.
David P. Martone will judge the contest. Mr. Martone is a graduate of the French Culinary Institution in New York City where he studied under Jacques Pipin.
He is a member of the Interna- tional Association of Culinary Pro- fession and is also a member of the New York Association of Cooking Teachers. Mr. Martone is a long- time resident of Westfield and part- owner of the Classic Thyme Cooking School and Culinary Shoppe in West- field.
"Party in the Park" is an annual event. Every year the Friends of Mindowaskin organizes this celebra- tion with games, music, food and activities for children and adults. This year's party has a nostalgia theme.
"This year marks the 80th anni- versary of the park's dedication. We want to reflect on the park's history of service and pleasure to the town residents. We thought an old fash- ioned baking contest would be both fun and add to the nostalgic ambi- ance for this year's event," said Karen Gorman Rea, of the Friends.
The Friends of Mindowaskin Park is a non-profit organization formed in 1991. Its members are dedicated to the preservation and beautifica- tion of the park. It is a watch-dog organization devoted to ensuring the quality of the park's maintenance and improvements.
The Friends organization also raises funds from citizens and busi- nesses who support these objectives. To date the organization has success- fully spear-headed campaigns to in- stall lampposts, benches, memorial
gardens and landscaping renovations. Since its inception, the Friends have raised nearly $300,000 to im- prove the park. "This year the Friends are focusing on raising funds to reno- vate the park's overlook, which is in major disrepair," said Ms. Gorman Rea.
To enter the Baking Contest, or for more information on the annual event, please write to Friends of Mindowaskin Park, P.O. Box 87, Westfield, 07091.
Those who wish to enter should include their name, address and tele- phone number as well as the category and title of their contest entry and/or entries.
Nature Club Reveals Meeting on May 12; Upcoming Bird Walks
On Tuesday, May 12, at 8 p.m. the Greater Watchung Nature Club will meet in the basement meeting room of the Scotch Plains Public Library, located at 1927 Bartle Avenue in Scotch Plains.
The program that evening, entitled "Life Along the Beach," will be given by Mickey Cohen of the American Littoral Society.
Mr. Cohen's program will cover both onshore and offshore life along beaches such as those familiar to area residents. Children are invited to attend this meeting.
On Sunday, May 10, there will be a bird walk at the Deserted Village in the Watchung Reservation from 7 to 9 a.m., after which coffee and refreshments will be served. Visi- tors are asked to park in the lot on Cataract Hollow Road off Glenside Avenue.
The following Sunday, May 17, there will be a bird walk at Seeley's Pond in the Watchung Reservation at 7 a.m. followed by a full breakfast at 9 a.m.
Registration is required by Tues- day, May 12, for this walk, and can be done either at the club's meeting that evening or by calling John or Ginny Seabrook at (908) 233-3031.
William A. Burke for The Westfield Leader
A JOB WELL DONE...Westfield Board of Education member Susan Jacobson presents outgoing board member Keith S. Hertell with a plaque in recognition for his three years on the school board. Mr. Hertell, who did not seek reelection this year, acknowledged previous and current board members who he served with during his one term on the board. Mr. Hertell served on the Finance Committee during his tenure, chairing the committee this past year. Mrs. Jacobson was President of the board during the years Mr. Hertell served. UCVTS Is Awarded
Success Designation Via National Program
Union County Vocational Techni- cal Schools (UCVTS) in Scotch Plains has been recognized as a site for edu- cational success, according to spokes- woman Paula Boss.
This distinction is available to schools and their agricultural educa- tion programs through Local Program Success, a national initiative to build quality agricultural programs.
Recently, Bonnie Baldasare, who teaches agriculture at UCVTS, com- pleted an in-depth training program held in the state as a part of the initia- tive.
At the core of Local Program Suc- cess are tools and strategies devel- oped by teachers and other agricul- tural education professionals to strengthen local programs, Ms. Boss explained.
The initiative focuses on agricul- ture programs, in which more than 650,000 students in rural and urban areas study the science, business and technology of agriculture.
"The goal is to build result-ori- ented, effective programs that pre- pare students for careers and life," said Dr. Rosco Vaughn, Executive Director of the National Council for Agriculture Education.
Local Program Success is a joint initiative of the Council and the United States Department of Education, with cooperation from the National FFA Organization and the National Asso- ciation of Agricultural Educators.
Mrs. Vernick Offers Update On Cellular Phone Program
"Additional information has come to light on how we can equip our Westfield crossing guards with cel- lular phones," advised Council- woman and Republican Mayoral can- didate Gail S. Vernick.
The Federal Communications Commission regulates all wireless carriers to "transmit all wireless 911 calls (from both subscribers and non- subscribers)," she added.
Cell services are not advertising this information, Councilwoman Vernick confirmed, but they acknowl- edge the new regulation.
"This is wonderful news for Westfield's efforts to bring cellular '911' telephones to our crossing guards," stated Councilwoman Vernick, who initiated this program within Westfield.
"Now, anyone with an old cellu- lar phone with a battery charger can donate the phone for use by the crossing guards. All '911' calls will automatically be transmitted, whether the phone is connected to a wireless service or not," she ex- plained.
"Donations of this type, coupled with the donations Bell Atlantic will make when analog phones are purchased for use within the 'Wireless at Work' program, will help us achieve our goal of outfit- ting all crossing guards with phones," Councilwoman Vernick continued.
All purchased or donated tele- phones will be turned over to Ser- geant Carl Geis, Public Safety Of- ficer of the Westfield Police Depart- ment, who will distribute the tele- phones according to a prioritized list he generated, the councilwoman re- vealed.
"I am truly gratified by the re- sponse of Westfield's citizens in want-
ing to see this public safety measure come to fruition as soon as possible," stated Mrs. Vernick.
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