Spring Cleaning is here! Knowlton Lions Club members are asking to save your old eyeglasses and donate them to the Lions Recycle For Sight Program. The Lions Club is collecting used prescrip- tion and non- prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses as part of a unique recycling program. The collected glasses will be cleaned and prepared for distribution in developing countries where eye care is often unaffordable. The Lions Interna- tional provides over 5.2 million pairs of unwanted eyeglasses annually. Lions Interna- tional has 1.4 million members in 44,600 Lions Clubs worldwide in 190 countries. In 1925, Helen Keller challenged the Lions to become Knights of The Blind in a crusade against darkness. Lions International provides over 600,000 free professional glau- coma screenings and makes 25,000 corneal transplants possible per year. The Knowlton Lions Club is proud to do their part to meet this challenge as well as to serve in various other areas of need to the community. They continually strive to do better and to live up to the Lions Motto: We Serve. Eyeglasses may be given to any Lions Club member or dropped off at the following locations: Knowlton Recreation Field on Route 94, Smitty’s Deli and Bob’s Barber Shop on Route 46; Knowlton Municipal Building; Details on Ivans Road; Knowlton Elementary School; or the Blair- stown Post Office. Knowlton Lions Club is holding their 77th Annual Harley David- son Raffle. The Grand Prize is a 2011 Harley Davidson Softail Clas- sic with a two space enclosed trailer. The cost is $20 per ticket, and only 3,000 tickest will be sold. The drawing will be held on October 29th, 2011. For more information, visit Knowlton Lions Club on Facebook. It was an idea that started simply enough. A Warren County Com- munity College admin- istrator asked adjunct professor of art Steve Agin if he'd consider having his students produce some monu- mental sculpture/art outside for the campus. Agin, an accomplished artist himself who lives in Delaware, came up with an idea that in his mind he thought might be a bit controversial - take four standing trees in front of the WCCC building and make art of them. He was quite surprised when his idea was quickly embraced by college officials. "I was inspired by the enthusiasm of the administration," he said. "Few colleges would support this kind of dynamic and unique project. Everyone from the president, Dr. Will Austin, Lisa Summins (V.P. of Academic Affairs) to Dennis Florentine (Dean of Buildings) and Tina Kolodzieski (Executive Assistant to the Presi- dent) contributed to make this happen - they were all great." Thirty students from all three of Agin's classes (Intro to Art, Art History II and 3-D Design) painted canvases in orange, blue, red and yellow and wrapped them around the four trees as other students passed by, watching in wonderment. Influenced by artists from Matisse to Christo (remember the Gates in Central Park?), "TREES" has turned many a head on campus as the colorful canvases rise 25 feet into the air. Agin noted that "the Modern Art tradition represents Nature in an abstract way." "And so," he contin- ued, "we are surrounded by trees, the colors here are very powerful - now, you see them! You are drawn to each individual tree, and they affect each other as a group compo- sition." He added, "This is not something you expect to see outside. Putting all that (analysis) aside, for the students in many ways it is all about the pure joy of doing some- thing outrageous, producing a powerful form of art. This is not your typical school project." The "exhibit" is expected to remain in place through the spring. The public is enthusias- tically invited to stop by the college and check it out. For more information about WCCC's art programs, as well as its various degree and non-degree programs, visit www.warren.edu. Pictured in front of an American Flag that was flown at a base in Iraq are Girl Scouts from Cadette/Senior Troop 775 and Junior Troop 644. The Girl Scouts, who are part of the North Warren Service Unit, would like to thank the community for supporting their efforts in Cookie Gifts of Caring. The girls were able to purchase 150 boxes of Cookies, which will be sent to soldiers overseas.
