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A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, February 21, 2019 Page 7
GREENHOUSE VISIT...Greenhouse Manager Barbara Spellmeyer guides Rakeand Hoe Juniors in learning about plants and how to care for them during a recentvisit to the Union County College Kellogg Greenhouse. The Juniors, pictured fromleft to right, are: Arline Bound, Lexi Strauss, CJ Strauss and Lila Spadaro.
Rake and Hoe Juniors VisitUCC Kellogg Greenhouse
WESTFIELD — Junior membersof the Rake and Hoe Garden Club ofWestfield visited the Union CountyCollege Kellogg Greenhouse onJanuary 16.
Club members BarbaraSpellmeyer, Greenhouse manager,and Claire Minick showed the Jun-iors around the greenhouse and dis-cussed the diverse features of theplants growing there and how to carefor them. The Juniors learnt how topot up small plants and each tookhome plants to take care of in prepa-ration for submitting them to theNew Jersey State Flower Show to beheld in April.
The Rake and Hoe Garden Club is
affiliated with the Garden Club ofNew Jersey and the National GardenClub, Inc. The club meets on thesecond Wednesday of the month, atnoon, at the Scotch Hills CountryClub in Scotch Plains.
Membership is open to residents ofWestfield and surrounding towns. TheJuniors, ranging from kindergartenthrough high-school students, meetmonthly, after school during the schoolyear, to work on projects focused onflower design, gardening and commu-nity service. For more informationabout the club, call Jeanne Marie Ryanat (908) 654-0271 or visit the club’swebsite, rakeandhoe.org, or itsFacebook page.
Conservancy Invites PublicTo ‘The Frugal Gardener’
CRANFORD — The HansonPark Conservancy will present aprogram entitled “The Frugal Gar-dener” on Tuesday, March 12, at 7p.m., at the Cranford CommunityCenter. Virginia Lamb, an environ-mental educator from RutgersHome Gardeners’ School, will bethe featured speaker.
Participants will learn tips andtricks for achieving their gardendreams while staying within theirbudget. Topics covered will includegetting soil in tip-top shape, start-ing plants from cuttings and seeds,and some suggestions for plantsthat will give gardeners the best“bang” for their buck.
Ms. Lamb has more than 20 yearsof experience in recycling, wastereduction, organic gardening andschool gardening. A graduate ofStockton University, she hasworked as the recycling coordina-tor for Galloway Township and
Monmouth County, where she alsowas a Master Gardener. She hasbeen a freelance educator/consult-ant since 2000. Clients includeRutgers University, FootprintPower and many environmentalgroups, garden clubs and privatecompanies throughout the region.
Ms. Lamb is working towardsher Master of Science degree inSoil Science at the University ofMassachusetts-Amherst and liveswith her family in Maplewood.
The Cranford Community Centeris located at 220 Walnut Avenue.This program is free and open to thepublic. No registration is required,but seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The presentation is sponsored bythe Hanson Park Conservancy, a non-profit corporation begun in 2004. Tolearn more, visithansonparkconservancy.com or likethe organization on Facebook.
FUMC Westfield to FeatureTheme of ‘Sowing Miracles’WESTFIELD — As a neighbor in
the community, First United Method-ist Church (FUMC) Westfield be-lieves its purpose is grounded in serv-ing, being a place of openness anddiversity, and always ensuring every-one feels welcome.
This week, FUMC cited 2Corinthians 9:6, which says, “Remem-ber this: Whoever sows sparingly willalso reap sparingly, and whoever sowsgenerously will also reap generously.”
During the month of March, thechurch will prepare to live this pur-pose with the theme “Preparing toSOW Miracles.” It asks the faithful toturn their hearts to God in order toplan better, live better and love better.
FUMC Westfield invites the com-munity to join the congregation formultiple Lenten season activities dur-ing March.
The church will observe AshWednesday on March 6 with a 6 p.m.
Family Service, a 6:30 p.m. SoupSupper for all and a 7:30 p.m. Tradi-tional Service.
On Sunday, March 24, FamilyPromise of Union County will jointhe congregation in worship. FUMCis opening its doors to those who arewithout a place to sleep. A specialblessing will occur.
The following Sunday, March 31,children and youth will lead the con-gregation in worship with a chanceldrama based on the book “The ThreeQuestions” by Jon J. Muth.
FUMC Westfield holds worshipevery Sunday at 10 a.m., with ChurchSchool for all ages at 9 a.m. and Fel-lowship Time following worship at 11a.m. The church is located at 1 EastBroad Street, Westfield. For more in-formation about FUMC Westfield, visitthe church online at fumcwestfield.org,on Facebook (FUMC Westfield) or onInstagram (fumcwestfield).
Fanwood Presb. PlansShrove Tuesday MealFANWOOD — The Fanwood
Presbyterian Church invites all to ameal of pancakes, sausages and applesauce on Shrove Tuesday, March 5.There will be continuous seating be-tween 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
The celebrations on the Tuesdaybefore Ash Wednesday and theLenten season are called many things:Mardi gras, Carnival, Fat Tuesdayor Shrove Tuesday. It is a day of fun,for eating sweet and fattening things,before the fasting of Lent.
Tickets will be available in ad-vance and at the door for $5 a personor $15 for a family. The church din-ing room is located at the corner ofMarian Avenue and McDermottPlace. Attendees are asked to parkon the street and enter through theramp door off of Marian Avenue.
For more information or to ordertickets in advance, call the churchoffice at (908) 889-8891 or [email protected].
JDAIM Shabbat SetAt Temple Emanu-ElWESTFIELD — In conjunction
with February being Jewish DisabilityAwareness, Acceptance and InclusionMonth (JDAIM), Temple Emanu-Elinvites the public to help its congrega-tion celebrate the diversity of the com-munity and create an inclusive Shabbatexperience for all on Friday, February22, starting at 5 p.m.
Author and Jewish educatorGabrielle Kaplan-Mayer will be theguest speaker. Following services,there will be a dinner and a specialprogram that Ms. Kaplan-Mayerwill facilitate. Advance signup fordinner is required. For more infor-mation and to RSVP, visit tewnj.org/jdaim-shabbat/Dinner.
The membership rate to attend is$15 for children and $25 for adults;non-member rates are $18 for chil-dren and $30 for adults. If the costof the dinner is an issue, interestedpersons are asked to speak withExecutive Director Brian Chartockat (908) 232-6770, extension no.114. All payments must be receivedin advance of the dinner.
Temple Emanu-El is located at 756East Broad Street, Westfield. The syna-gogue expresses appreciation to itsTask Force for Diversity and Inclusionand its team of staff and volunteers fororganizing this Shabbat experience,and to its Religious School Fund forhelping to underwrite costs associatedwith this evening.
Westfield Rotary Announces‘Breakfast with the Bands’
WESTFIELD — Each spring, theWestfield Rotary Club Foundation,fund-raising partner of the RotaryClub of Westfield, hosts an open housefundraiser breakfast to help supportextensive community outreach pro-grams, benefit youth, challenge hun-ger and provide grants to local non-profit social service agencies.
This year, the event, “Breakfastwith the Bands,” will be held on Sat-urday, March 2, from 8 a.m. to noon,in the Westfield High School (WHS)cafeteria, located at 550 Dorian Road.According to Liz Ensslin, the club’spresident-elect, who is chairing thebreakfast, band ensembles from WHSand the intermediate schools will per-form exclusively during a cateredbreakfast served by Rotarians withthe assistance of members of theWestfield High School Interact Club.
“Not only is ‘Breakfast with theBands’ a great morning for the high-school and intermediate-school mu-sic programs, but the students havethe satisfaction of knowing their per-formances raise funds that go directlyto benefit the community,” remarkedChris Vitale, director of bands for thehigh school. “In the past, the RotaryClub has awarded grants to supportmusic in our schools, and more re-cently, awarded a grant in support ofWestfield’s National ChampionshipMarching Band.”
The Westfield High School StageBand will kick off the breakfast at 8a.m., succeeded by the followingbands: 8:20 a.m. — WHS Jazz II;8:50 a.m. — WHS Jazz I; 9:30 a.m.— Edison Intermediate School Jazz;10 a.m. — Roosevelt IntermediateSchool (RIS) Jazz Combo; 10:30 a.m.— RIS Big Band; 11 a.m. to end —AlgoRhythm (WHS Student Combo).
Under the motto “Service AboveSelf,” Rotarians have been involved incommunity service since the club’scharter was granted by Rotary Interna-tional in 1921. To date, almost $3million has been granted to Westfield
residents graduating from high schoolto aid in funding their college educa-tions. Thousands have been awardedto local non-profit agencies. An ongo-ing project of the club raises food andfunds for the abatement of hungeramong the town’s school children atrisk through its Back Pack Program.
The Westfield Rotary Club Foun-dation expresses special thanks to itsPlatinum Sponsors, Buttermore andFoltz Attorneys at Law andChildren’s Specialized Hospital, aswell as its partners at Rock ‘n’ Joeand Stop & Shop.
Tickets are $10 for the breakfastand performances. They are avail-able from members of the RotaryClub, the Interact Club and at thedoor on March 2. For further infor-mation, call Ms. Ensslin’s office at(908) 272-8090.
MUSIC MAKERS...Guitarist Chris Flynn, from Westfield, and electronic violin-ist Deni Bonet will perform at the Westfield Memorial Library on Saturday,March 2, at 2 p.m.
Deni Bonet and Chris FlynnTo Perform at Library
WESTFIELD — The WestfieldMemorial Library will present elec-tric violinist Deni Bonet and gui-tarist Chris Flynn on Saturday,March 2, at 2 p.m. The library islocated at 550 East Broad Street.
Ms. Bonet is a singer/songwriterand virtuoso violinist. She has astellar résumé, having performedand recorded with Cyndi Lauper,R.E.M., Sarah McLachlan andmany others. Her previous appear-ances include Carnegie Hall, TheGreat Wall of China, the UnitedNations and the White House forPresident Barack Obama.
For the past several years, Ms.Bonet has been touring in theUnited States and Europe and hasbecome an in-demand act, headlin-ing various festivals, performingarts centers, clubs, colleges andinternational venues. Her music hasbeen featured on HBO, NBC andAmerican Airlines, plus severalfilm and modern dance projects.
She was recently honored to beawarded a grant through the ArtsEnvoy Program of the United Statesgovernment to spend a month on aresidency in Africa teaching vio-lin, songwriting and rock ’n roll ata music college in Zanzibar.
Ms. Bonet has released severalCDs of her own original music, in-cluding last year’s critically-ac-claimed “Bright Shiny Objects” onZip Records/Sony-RED, which re-ceived enthusiastic reviews. PasteMagazine said it was “bound to beone of the standout records of theyear,” while Popdose Magazinecalled her playing “rich and fine andtempered and textured; the melodiesare strong and enveloping.”
Mr. Flynn hails from Westfield.The program is free and open to
Westfield Memorial Library andMURAL cardholders. MURALcardholders belong to the 40-plus li-braries that are part of the MiddlesexUnion Reciprocal Agreement Librar-ies. Interested persons are encour-aged to check the Westfield Memo-rial Library’s website, wmlnj.org, tosee if their library is a MURAL par-ticipant. To register for the programfeaturing Ms. Bonet and Mr. Flynn,visit wmlnj.org and click on the OnlineCalendar or call (908) 789-4090,option 0.
For more information on libraryprograms and services, call (908)789-4090, visit wmlnj.org and signup for the monthly e-newsletter, “Li-brary Loop,” or stop by the libraryfor a copy of its award-winning,quarterly newsletter, “Take Note.”
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Soup-Tasting to AidHistoric Area Home
KENILWORTH — The KenilworthHistorical Society will host a soup-tasting event on Thursday, March 21,from 6 to 8 p.m., at the CommunityUnited Methodist Church hall, locatedat 455 Boulevard, Kenilworth.
This popular event – “Soup’s On”– will give participants the opportu-nity to taste a variety of favorite soupsfrom local restaurants and others,along with assorted breads and des-serts. Admission is $12. Parking andthe entrance to the church hall arelocated at the rear of the building.
Advance reservations are requestedby Friday, March 15, as seating islimited. For information and/or res-ervations, call (908) 709-0434 or visitEspecially Yours Florist, located at13 North 20th Street, Kenilworth,where tickets for the event also arebeing sold.
Proceeds will benefit the KenilworthHistorical Society’s Oswald J. NitschkeHouse, a circa 1880 “living history”museum and cultural arts center, byhelping defray the cost of an elevatorthat makes all levels of the site fullyaccessible to everyone.
The Kenilworth Historical Societyis an independent, volunteer-based,non-profit, tax-exempt, 501 (c)(3) or-ganization dedicated to the research,preservation and interpretation of theOswald J. Nitschke House, local his-tory and culture.
PRESIDENTIAL VISIT...The Woman’s Club of Westfield (WCW) on February11 welcomed guest Neil Hartley, portraying President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,during a general meeting of the club. Mr. Hartley is an actor, director, spokesmanand teacher. Pictured with him, from left to right, are: WCW members JulieNardone, Pat D’Angelo, Ruth Positan and Grace Ann Meyn. America’s 32ndPresident was a lawyer, politician and businessman who served as a United StatesCongressman for two terms before going on to become President for four terms.He led the country through the Great Depression and World War II.
Knights Invite AllTo Chili Cook-Off
WESTFIELD — The WestfieldKnights of Columbus will sponsor aChili Cook-Off fundraiser to supportthe Christian Refugee Relief Fund,which provides humanitarian assis-tance to persecuted Christians in Iraqand Syria.
This family event will take placethis Sunday, February 24, beginningat 3 p.m., at the Knights of ColumbusHall, located at 2400 North Avenue,Westfield. In addition to homemadechili, hot dogs and chili dogs will beprovided for the kids. The festivitiesalso will include music and bever-ages. There is a suggested donationof $30 for adults and $15 for childrenunder age 15. All are welcome.
Those interested in entering theirchili in the Cook-off challenge areasked to email Ben Chiang [email protected].
