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Open Orientation Program Scheduled by NORWESCAP Career & Life Transitions Center
Women residing in Hunterdon, Somerset, or Mercer counties who have lost their primary source of income due to divorce, separation, or the death or disability of their spouse may be eligible for employment readiness training at no charge at NORWESCAP’s Career & Life Transitions Center for Women. To learn more about the Center, or to register for the upcoming orientation on Wednesday, September 15 or Wednesday September 22 beginning at 10:00 am, please call 908-788-1453. The Center is located at The Old Egg Auction Building, 84 Park Avenue, Suite E-103, Flemington, NJ.

The 7th Annual Psychic and Holistic Fair to benefit NORWESCAP’s Career & Life Transitions Center for Women to be held Saturday, Oct. 16 from 11 am till 5 pm at the Flemington Elks Lodge, 165 Route 31, Flemington. Attendees will be able to sign up for private psychic readings, using Egyptian tarot and soul cards, palmistry, numerology, astrology, psychic numerology, angel and mermaid cards along with chakra balancing and Reiki healing. Also planned are 21 holistic crafters and vendors. Admission is free with a $30 pre-paid 15-minute private reading purchased in advance, or $5 admission at the door plus cost of reading. Register now by calling 908-788-1453.The Psychic and Holistic Fair is this crucial community program’s key fundraising event. The CLTC assists women from Hunterdon, Somerset or Mercer counties who are returning to the workforce after the death or disability of a spouse or following a divorce or separation. Sponsorship advertisement for the 2009 Fair is available. For further information contact the Career & Life Center at careerlife@norwescap.org or call 908 788 1453.

The Flemington Jewish Community Center announces its 5th annual Community Flu Vaccination program being held on Sunday, September 19th from 9 AM-1 PM. The program is conducted by the Practice of Ronald M Frank, MD PA and will be held at the FJCC, 5 Sergeantsville Road (Route 523), across from the Raritan Twp Municipal Building. Vaccines will be available for adults and children 6 months of age and older. No reservations are necessary and physicians will be available to address any flu vaccine related questions. Seniors with Traditional Medicare Part B are covered with your Traditional Medicare Card. Other selected insurance plans such as Medicare Advantage, Aetna PPO; AmeriHealth PPO; Cigna; HealthNet; Horizon PPO/Direct 10 and 15; United Healthcare/Oxford may be accepted. Please present all insurance cards at the clinic to determine eligibility. Otherwise the cost is $20.00. For additional information call Dr Frank’s office at 732-356-0266.

Raising a Child with Behavioral Challenges?
The National Alliance on Mental Illness is offering a free 7-session course, NAMI Basics, for parents/primary caregivers of youth under age 18 with emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. Topics include stigma, treatments, communication skills, problem solving, self-care, data/record keeping, substance abuse, school systems, mental health systems, juvenile justice system, how to be your child’s best advocate, and information on various disorders including childhood onset: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorders (including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Conduct Disorder (CD), Schizophrenia.The course is taught by trained caregivers who have “been there”. Participants are asked to commit to attend all seven sessions. Pre-registration is required as class size is limited. Dates: Mondays, Sep 13 – Oct 25, 2010 from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm at the Hunterdon Prevention Resources office, 4 Walter Foran Blvd, Suite 410, Flemington, NJ 08822. Contact Alicia Stevenson to register or for information on this class or classes in other NJ counties: 908-892-4299 cell or email basics@naminj.org.

Thursday Morning Bird Walks: The Hunterdon County Department of Parks and Recreation is offering Thursday Morning Bird Walks at various park locations. No registration is necessary, Chief Park Naturalist, Tom Sheppard will be there rain or shine waiting to guide you. All the walks are free so come out and enjoy these autumn mornings and learn about our fine feathered friends.

(6:30 to 8:00 a.m.)
September 9 Assicong Marsh
September 16 Hoffman
September 23 Deer Path – Soccer Lot

(6:45 to 8:00 a.m.)
October 30 Arboretum
October 7 Bernadette Moralis/Uplands
October 14 Echo Hill

(7:00 to 8:00 a.m.)
October 21 Sunnyside Picnic Area
October 28 Deer Path – Main Lot

For park locations and directions visit our website at http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us and click on “Parks and Recreation.” For more information contact the Park office at 908-782-1158 or come into the Arboretum at 1020 Highway 31, Lebanon.

Vendors Needed for Rotary Holiday Bazaar
The second annual Rotary Holiday Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 20, from 10am-3pm at the Clinton Community Center. Applications are now being accepted for tables at the event. New merchandise vendors, crafters, artists, authors & photographers are all welcome. The cost of a table is $35. For more information, contact Rosemary Pendergast at 908-310-3288 or email rosemary90@embarqmail.com.

CULTURAL GRANTS APPLICATION DEADLINE NEARS: Applications for the Hunterdon County Cultural & Heritage Commission’s Special Projects Grant and for 2011 re-grant funding made available from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the New Jersey Historical Commission are now available in advance of the September 10 deadline.
Guidelines and applications are available at the commission office, located at 3 Chorister Place, Flemington, and on-line at http://co.hunterdon.nj.us/depts/c&h/grantprograms.htm. Contact the commission at 908-788-1256 or e-mail cultural@co.hunterdon.nj.us for further information.

NESTLÉ DRUMSTICK BRAND SEEKS DYNAMIC YOUNG HEROES – If you know a selfless child or teenager who has made a difference in the lives of others, here’s a way to reward their dedication and determination. The Nestlé Drumstick brand is celebrating young people who have accomplished amazing things – both large and small. Until September 15, adults can nominate outstanding kids as part of the Nestlé Drumstick Heroes Contest. Fifty winning kids will be awarded the ultimate summer celebration, complete with enough Nestlé Drumstick sundae cones and a fun-filled party package to host an unforgettable event for up to 50 family and friends.Entries will be judged on the child or teenager’s accomplishments, as well as the originality and creativity used to achieve their goals. Contest entry forms are available to download at http://www.drumstick.com. Submit your story (150 to 500 words), along with the completed entry form, describing why the child deserves to be honored as a Drumstick Hero. Adults over the age of 18 may nominate children between 6 and 17 years of age who are residents of the United States. Official contest rules are available online. All entries must be received by September 15. Winning children will be notified by phone and/or mail.

The Hunterdon County Mental Health Board invites interested persons to a Public Hearing regarding the State of New Jersey, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Service’s plan to redirect Hunterdon County Adults under 65 years from Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital.

Persons from the state will be available to present their plans and hear public comment on Thursday, September 2, 2010, from 6 to 8 pm at the Hunterdon County Rt. 12 Complex, Building #1 Assembly Room, 314 Rt 12, Raritan Township.

It is the policy of Hunterdon County to provide reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, with advance notification of need. Persons requiring accommodations must call Kay Strain at (908) 788-1253(Voice/TDD), 5 days prior to the meeting date.

For more information, please call Cathy Zahn, Mental Health Planner, Hunterdon County Department of Human Services, P.O. Box 2900, Flemington, NJ 08822 (908) 788-1372 or e-mail czahn@co.hunterdon.nj.us.

The Rutgers Master Gardener Helpline provides advice to the gardening public as one of the many volunteer efforts of the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Somerset and Hunterdon Counties. This
unique sevrice is provided by new graduates of the Master Gardener program along with experienced, certified Master Gardeners of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension. The Helpline’s trained Master Gardener volunteers answer Hunterdon residents’ garden and landscape questions at 908-788-1735 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Gardeners with questions may also visit the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office at 4 Gauntt Place off Route 31 just north of Hunterdon Medical Center in Raritan Township during those hours.

Jo Coudert, who lives in Califon, NJ, has her tenth book coming out this month from Harlequin Press.
The Dog Who Healed a Family is a collection of animal stories that previously appeared in major magazines, including the Reader’s Digest, McCall’s, and Woman’s Day. All of the stories are true and share a common theme of the love and caring that can exist between people and animals as varied as a parrot, a goose, and a javelina.
Coudert’s previous books include Seven Cats and the Art of Living and The Ditchdiggers’s Daughters, a New Jersey First book. She is also the author of four plays produced off-Broadway and over one hundred magazine articles.

The NJDEP’s Division of Fish and Wildlife has issued a Special Wildlife Management Permit to control feral hogs in Deer Management Zone 25. Hunters do not need a separate permit to pursue hogs in this zone. They need only have their regular hunting licenses and deer permits necessary to hunt deer during the applicable seasons. Feral hogs may be harvested anywhere in the zone. Free-ranging feral hogs of either gender and any age are legal game while deer hunting during the Fall Bow, Permit Bow, Six-day Firearm, Permit Muzzleloader, Permit Shotgun and Winter Bow seasons, provided the hunter has not reached the bag limit for the deer season which is open and for which the hunter has the required license and deer permits. For more information on the hunting of feral hogs visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2010/feralhogs10.htm.

Readington Rockets fastpitch softball will hold tryouts for their 14U, 12U & 10U teams dates as follows: 14U on 8/31; 12U on 9/1; 10U on 9/2. One tryout will be held for all levels on 9/8. Rain date for all dates is 9/9. The Rockets softball program consists of play in a fall development league, indoor winter training, spring 2011 training and tournament play and summer 2011 league and tournament play. Eligibility is as follows: 14U born in 1996 or later; 12U born in 1998 or later; 10U born in 2000 or later. TAll tryouts will be held at Hillcrest Park on Hillcrest Rd in Readington. Registration begins at 6 pm and tryouts begin promptly at 6:30 pm. Players should bring glove, cleats, bat and batting helmet. Bats and helmets will be available if needed. For more information call Readington Recreation at 908-534-9752.

The Flemington-Raritan Regional Board of Education will hold a regular meeting tonight, Monday, August 23 at 7 p.m. in the Library/Media Center at Copper Hill School. To view the agenda, click here: http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/19461021894510903/lib/19461021894510903/Agenda-AUGUST_23_2010.pdf. A presentation on the district’s facility use policy and fee schedule is planned. To view a schedule of all Board meetings, click here: http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/19461021894510903/blank/browse.asp?a=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&c=58358&19461021894510903Nav=|735|&NodeID=735.

Marines of Detachment 927 will hold a membership drive and fundraiser on Saturday and Sunday August 21 and 22, 2010 at the Super Wal-Mart in Flemington and Wal-Mart in Whitehouse Station from 9-5. Funds raised for this event will go to assisting Marine Corps League Detachment 927 and assisting local charities in Hunterdon County. For more information, please call Mark Paradis at 908-236-8464 or go to our web site at http://www.hcmcl.org.

PRE-SCHOOL FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS ~ SEPTEMBER 2010 ~ Applications now accepted! A full-time, certified, district teacher and full-time classroom assistant(s) teach our programs. A speech therapist is available in the classroom several days per week to enhance the speech skills of all students. A certified school nurse attends each day.
Preschool programs implement the State recommended Creative Curriculum, which prepares students for a successful transition into Kindergarten. Students must be 4 years old by October 1, 2010 and must be toilet trained. Programs meet 5 days/week and follow the district calendar. Students DO NOT need to reside within the school district. Parents are responsible for providing transportation and paying tuition to the
Board of Education at a rate of $300 per month for 10 months. Copper Hill School – 9:30—11:45 a.m. Barley Sheaf School – 11:45—2:00 p.m. Parents seeking to enroll their child should call: Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, Department of Special Services, (908) 284-7680.

The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Forum will be holding a breakfast series on “4 Steps to a Successful Life and Business.” The series will be held on selected Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Country Griddle Restaurant & Tavern, 190 Center Street in Clinton.

The series will be held on the following dates: Tuesday, September 28, Session 1: Defining Yourself; Tuesday, November 30, Session 2: Defining Your Business; Tuesday, January 25, Session 3: Applying What You Have Learned; Tuesday, March 29; Session 4: The Next 5 Years.

Registration is at 8:30 a.m. Chamber member pricing: $15 for each session or $50 for all four sessions. General Admission pricing: $30 for each session or $100 for all four sessions. A breakfast buffet is included. For more information or to register call 908-782-7115 or visit http://www.hunterdon-chamber.org.

The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce Women’s Business Forum will be holding a Women’s Golf Clinic on Wednesday, August 11th at 4:00 p.m. held at Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, NJ. This is a great opportunity to brush up on your game before the Chamber’s Annual Golf Classic in September! Come enjoy a one-hour lesson followed by cocktails, hor’dourves and a cash bar. Join the WBF to discuss interest in setting up a series of golf clinics for women!

Pricing as follows: $50 for Chamber members and $75 for general admission. All participants should bring a 7 iron, pitching wedge, driver and putter. If you want to rent clubs, contact Hawk Point at 908-689-1385 to arrange in advance. Hawk Point will provide all the balls. Space is limited to the first 24 women. For more information or to register call 908-782-7115 or visit http://www.hunterdon-chamber.org. This event is sponsored by Patton, Heide & Associates, a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

Pete’s Bike & Fitness Shoppe at 7 p.m. on Aug. 17 will present Triathlete and Coach Scott Clarke to discuss the many aspects of triathlon. Representatives from Orca and Pearl Izumi will be available to discuss technical clothing, wetsuits, shoes and more. A sports nutritionist will be on hand to discuss training and racing nutrition and hydration. This will be a great night to try on aero helmets, wetsuits, shoes, and trisuits. There will be light refreshments and lots of opportunity to mingle with fellow triathletes. Whether you are a seasoned athlete or a trinewbie, we look forward to answering your questions and seeing you. Pete’s Bikes & Fitness, 105 Hwy 31, Flemington, 908.782.5935.