The Westfield Leader Newspaper
The Times of Scotch Plains-Fanwood

A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and THE TIMES of Scotch Plains – Fanwood Thursday, December 2, 1999 Page 5

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SP Downtown Holiday Event Planned for Sunday, Dec. 5

SCOTCH PLAINS – Scotch Plains will hold its fourth annual "Old Fashioned Holiday Celebration this Sunday, December 5, from noon to 5 p. m. in downtown Scotch Plains.

The Scotch Plains Business & Pro fessional Association (SPBPA), and

its 180 members, have organized the days events in conjunction with the Parks & Recreation Commission.

There will be live entertainment, hay rides, a petting zoo, pony rides, face painting, sidewalk sales and promotions, the annual tree lighting, the arrival of Santa and more.

The Historic Osborn Cannonball House will be having an open house and all are invited to visit the museum where they will be serving food and refreshments.

This year Resolve Community Counseling Center also will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with an open house and a craft fair on the Village Green next to the Municipal Building.

Volunteers from the SPBPA will be dressed in elf outfits to lend to the holiday atmosphere and Mrs. Claus will also be in town.

The Oratorio Singers of Westfield and other local choir groups will be performing on the Village Green throughout the afternoon.

Horse drawn wagon rides will be going around town from 12: 304: 30 p. m.. Tickets are $2 and children under 2 ride free.

The Scotch Plains Volunteer Fire Department will have a fire engine on display and will ride Santa into town.

The annual tree lighting will take place at 5 p. m., followed by the arrival of Santa. Children from toddler through age 7 can visit with Santa at the Gazebo and will get a treat. Parents may take photos.

Information on Sunday's event can be obtained from the Recreation Department at (908) 3226700, Extension Nos. 220 and 221 or from SPBPA Chairwoman Vi Brown, of Realty World PAR Agency, at (908) 3224700.

Westfield BOE to Take Final Action Tuesday On Special Ed Policies

WESTFIELD – The Westfield Board of Education is set to take final action this Tuesday, December 7, to update the district's special education policies.

The change is part of the overall revisions being made to the board's entire Policies Manual, a document that has not been changed in years, according to school district spokeswoman Lorre Korecky.

The school board approved the revised special education policies, on first reading, on November 9. The special education policies are the first section of guidelines reviewed by the Policies Committee, which is chaired by Board Vice President Arlene Gardner.

Other members of the committee include Michael Kessler, Eileen Satkin, Thomas Taylor and alternate, Carol Molnar. Other participants in the revision of the special education policies were Director of Student Personnel Services, Dr. Ted Kozlik, and Board of Education Policy Committee Administrative Liaison, David Tuller.

A draft copy of the new policies has been placed in each school office, the administration building and the Westfield Memorial Library for interested citizens to review. Before voting on the policies, the public will have a chance for input.

Questions should be directed to Mr. Tuller at (908) 7894428.

Volunteers Sought to Work On Reservation Trails

MOUNTAINSIDE – The Union County Division of Parks and Recreation will sponsor a "Trail Work Day." on Saturday, December 4, from 9: 30 a. m. to 12: 30 p. m.

Volunteers will work to restore a section of the Orange Trail and portions of a bridle trail in the 2,000acre Watchung Reservation. Many of the more than 56 miles of hiking and bridle trails were damaged by

Hurricane Floyd this past summer and are in need of immediate attention.

Participants should wear sturdy hiking shoes or sneakers and bring lunch and a shovel and/ or rake, if possible. Some tools, snacks and beverages will be provided.

To volunteer and register, please call Trailside Nature and Science Center at (908) 7893670.

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Since1947 SUCCESSFUL DRIVE… Scotch PlainsFanwood High School DECA students

are shown with some of the food they purchased after a successful canister drive for the needy. The students expect to deliver more than 120 food baskets, made up of fresh fruits and vegetables, staples items such as rice, flour eggs, bread and a turkey with all the trimmings to needy families in the area. The students worked with the Fanwood Presbyterian Church, St. Bartholomew's Roman Catholic Church in Scotch Plains and the Scotch Plains Welfare Department.

Free Trolley Rides, Activities Offered Downtown This Month

WESTFIELD – On Saturdays, December 4, 11 and 18, the Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) and the Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor free trolley rides for those coming to downtown Westfield.

Individuals visiting the downtown can park for free at the South Avenue train station parking lot and ride the trolley throughout downtown Westfield, with trolley stops at the Lord & Taylor department store, as well as on East Broad Street and Central Avenue.

The trolley will run continuously from 10: 30 a. m. to 4: 30 p. m., so riders are advised to look for the "Trolley Stop" signs posted in the downtown.

"The trolley rides will offer customers and employees a convenient place to park, at the South Avenue lot, and allow them to easily go from South Avenue to the north side of downtown and back," said Dave Sutter, Downtown Westfield Promotions Chairman and owner of Lancaster, Ltd. in downtown Westfield.

Entertainment is also on the schedule for downtown Westfield over the next three Saturdays.

The Watson Highlanders Pipe Band will play traditional festive music on bagpipes from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. throughout the town.

The Yuletide Carolers, dressed in "Dickens" attire, will stroll through downtown Westfield, entertaining shoppers from 11: 30 a. m. to 12: 30 p. m.

"Escape," a women's barbershop quartet, will sing barbershop harmony from 1 to 3 p. m.

On Sunday, December 5, MotoPhoto Portrait Studio at 251 North Avenue also will host its annual "Photos with Santa" event from 11: 30 a. m. to 2 p. m. Children will receive a free 5 by 7inch photograph with the donation of two cans of nonperishable food for the Westfield Food Pantry.

Also available downtown for sale throughout the month of December is the Westfield Gift Coin, a Westfield gift certificate, valued at $25, and redeemable at over 60 locations.

It comes packaged in a gold box with a card listing participating businesses where the coin can be redeemed.

The Gift Coin may be purchased at Scott Shoes, Backroom Antiques, Summit Bank, The Westfield Leader

and the DWC/ Chamber office at 105 Elm Street.

For further information, please call the DWC office at (908) 7899444 or the Chamber at (908) 2333021.

Kiwanis Luminary Sale Begins Saturday, Dec. 4

SCOTCH PLAINS – The Scotch PlainsFanwood Kiwanis Club's annual luminary sale will get under way on Saturday, December 4, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m.

Every year the club sells the miniature wax candles in varying quantities, along with sand paper bags and instructions on how to create an illuminated illusion of the "road to Jerusalem."

Quantities are sold in increments of five candles, starting with as few as 10 and going up to several hundred in the case of neighborhood committees and churches.

The club uses the proceeds to fund various local charities as well as college scholarships for Westfield and Scotch PlainsFanwood High School seniors.

The luminary sale will be held at the Fanwood Department of Public Works yard, directly across from the Fanwood Library on North Avenue in Fanwood.

Candles can be obtained each Saturday from December 4 through December 18, from 9 a. m. to 3 p. m. In addition, the facility will be open from 1 to 3 p. m. on Friday, December 24.

For further information, please call (908) 3224138.

Mayor Jardim to Head League of Municipalities

WESTFIELD – Mayor Thomas C. Jardim of Westfield was elected this past week as President of the Union County League of Municipalities (UCLOM). Mayor Jardim's term as president begins on January 1, 2000.

The League consists of elected representatives, mostly mayors, of Union County's 21 municipalities. The

organization's purpose is to foster a dialogue among municipalities in the County of Union for the purpose of sharing ideas and finding ways to provide residents with services in a more efficient, costeffective manner.

Mayor Jardim stated that his primary goal as President of the League of Municipalities will be to initiate concrete shared service measures among municipal governments in the county.

"The Union County League of Municipalities provides a unique forum for elected leaders from all of Union County towns to share their best practices, initiate costsaving cooperative ventures and speak with one voice on issues of mutual concern.

"My focus during my tenure as President of UCLOM will be to make real progress to initiate shared services in the areas of municipal court, fire services, municipal library and other functions of municipal government."

The UCLOM meets once a month at Union County College in Cranford. Mayor Jardim most recently served as Treasurer of the league.

Mayor Thomas C. Jardim