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SHS Football and Pioneer Pack “Created Electricity” All Season Somerville High School Pioneers Football had a great 2019 season, finishing with 10 wins and two losses, and a ranking of 19th in the state. The Ville’s season ended in Camden on Nov. 22 with a 54-30 loss to Woodrow Wilson High School in the South Jersey Group 3 final. Previously, the 2019 Pioneers enjoyed playoff victories on Nov. 8, 37-7 against Absegami; and on Nov. 15, 53-23 against Seneca. It should be noted that the senior football players in the Class of 2020 have racked up a record of 42 wins and 5 losses over the past four years. The head coach for the past two seasons has been Dallas Whitaker. He has words of thanks and praise for the senior players and the Ville’s fabulous student cheering section. “The Pioneer Pack” is a spirited and organized group of students – enough to fill two school buses. They carry out loud, fun, coordinated chants and wear face and body paint to maximize school and team spirit. They ignited the crowd at a bonfire at Neshanic Station’s Firemen’s Meadow the night before the Woodrow Wilson game, and traveled to Camden by bus the next day to electrify the environment. Whitaker told The Branchburg News, “We really appreciate all of the support the Pioneer Pack shows us on a weekly basis. They create an electric home field environment for our players and it is an experience unlike any other venue!” About the seniors on the team in 2019, Whitaker said, “This senior class had an excellent career with Somerville Football and a great senior year. They were a critical part of our 10-2 season and third straight state final appearance.” Following are seniors listed on the 2019 Pioneers team roster. Names followed by a (B) are Branchburg residents: Sean Aira-Spiess (B) MLB/C, Justin Brenner (B) QB, Eric Bryant WR/CB, Ryan Corcoran (B) DE/T, Dason Freeman DE/T, TJ Grover WR/LB, Ethan Hilliman WR/OLB, Kyree Hinton WR/FS, Steven Hrabinski (B) WR/CB, Noah Irwin NG/RB, Billy Kelly (B) G/DT, Otto Kornas (B) WR/CB, William McIntyre MLB/RB, Ryan McLamore G/DT, Jeffrey Pan (B) T/G, Patrick Peluso (B) C/G, Nicholas Richards (B) QB/CB, AJ Singleton (B) WR/ CB, Aiden Vostrovsky (B) T/DT.

School Transport in the Roaring Twenties Could Mean a Roaring Journey

The Ville Pioneers burst onto Brooks Field at the Gus Vanderbeek Athletic Complex at Somerville High School during an afternoon game in October.

The amazing story of two Somerville High School football players roaring home on a motorcyle after breaking bones in a game was told to the author by the late Bill Amerman, grandson of one of the players. There were no cellphone cameras in the 1920s to document their feat, so we’ll have to settle for this generic 20s motorcycle photo in tribute to the grit of the injured players.

The Pioneer Pack, two buses strong, electrified football fans and the team all season long.

By Bill Schleicher In the 1920s, Branchburg students attended a number of one-room schoolhouses scattered around the township so that most children would have a school within a few miles. Kids walked to school or rode bicycles. There was no busing. At the northern end of town there was the Burnt Mills School, where Branchburg children crossed the river to attend school in Bedminster. Moving south, there was the North Branch school which

later became the North Branch Firehouse and is now occupied by the Kangaroo Kids Child Care and Learning Center. The Harlan School stood on the corner of Harlan School Road and Readington Road until it was demolished to make way for 1990s development. There was a school at Milltown (end of Mill Lane off River Road). Part of the school hung over the mill race allowing boys to fish through knot holes in the floor when the teacher wasn’t continued on page 4

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Township Reorganization, Jan. 2 At 7 pm at the Municipal Building, Branchburg government officials will be sworn in for new terms. Volunteers from many committees will be sworn in. It is a good opportunity to hear plans for 2020, and get a recap of 2019. Pancake Breakfast, Jan. 4 From 8 to 11 am at Bradley Gardens Community Church, 124 Old York Road, Bridgewater. 908-722-0878. Pancakes, sausage, hash browns, scrambled eggs, coffee, tea, and orange juice. Suggested donation: $8$10 per person (all you can eat).

Upcoming Events the “Open” flag is flying on the front porch, the open house is underway. Parking lot is in the back, as is the house entrance.

Garden Club Meeting, Jan. 23 At 9:45 am, the Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at the Station House in Olive St. in Neshanic Station village. The program is “The Magical Mysterious Monarch Butterfly: A Journey Like No Other,” presented by Cynthia Hedin, a retired history teacher and school librarian, who is also a Somerset County Master Gardner and butterfly expert. Bring a bag lunch. Dessert and beverage only will be served at noon. For further info about club meetings, contact either club co president, Jean Stives at 908-3596480 or Alice A. Van Cleef at 908403-8208. For more info regarding the club, visit www.neshanicgardenclub.org and/or click a like on Facebook.

house Station, will present a concert of sacred music under the direction of James Cole. The Adult Choir, Youth Choir, Children’s Choir, Handbell Choir and Chamber Orchestra will perform a program of music from across the liturgical year. There will be a free-will offering to benefit the Music Ministry, and light refreshments after the concert. For more info, call 908-534-2319.

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Historic Open House, Jan. 19 From 1 to 4 pm, the 1790 Andrew Ten Eyck House will provide visitors an accurate look at how people lived in Branchburg’s earlier times. The restored brick and frame house is at 671 Old York Rd. at the entrance of the Allergan facility. Tours are provided by the Branch- Music Ministry Concert, Jan. 27 burg Historical Society, usually on At 3:30 pm, Our Lady of Lourdes the third Sunday each month. If Church, 390 Route 523 in White-

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York Road, members of the Branchburg Historial Society decorated in the style of an early Branchurg Christmas. Seen in the photo, members Rita Bouwman and Susan Winter place citrus on a fireplace mantle. In previous centuries, the rarity of citrus fruits in winter in northern states made them worthy of display and gift-giving. Pineapples were a symbol of hospitality and oranges made handy stocking stuffers, as well as important sources of vitamins. (At the time, the reputation of citrus’s health benefits was instinctive -- vitamin C, for example, was not discovered until 1912.) Some of the decorations will remain on display through the Jan. 19 open house. See upcoming events on this page for details.

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As of mid-December, the weather had not yet cooperated in the Township’s plan for ice skating in White Oak Park. Asked about the plan, Glenn Burrell, Recreation Department responded: “The rink has been installed on White Oak Park field #3 and The Harlem Wizards show terrific audience particiwill be opened for public use as soon as safe ice is established.” Details and updates will be posted on the Township and Recreation basketball team is coming back pation, in an intimate to town to help raise funds for and community setting. websites and on the Rec Facebook page.

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The Branchburg Recreation Department has published its winter program offerings. Registration began on Dec. 16. To see the winter recreation booklet, go to http://www.branchburg. nj.us/ and click on the green button on the right for “Township Recreation.” Once you’re on the Recreation page, scroll down to the red “Winter Programs” heading and you’ll see instructions and links to Registration for the 2020 spring get to the 18-page booklet. season of the Branchburg Baseball Club (BBC) is open until Feb. 14 . Boys and girls in preschool through 12th grade are eligible to play baseball. Girls in preschool through 8th grade are eligible to play softball. Preschoolers are eligible to play if they will be entering kindergarten in the fall of 2020. For more information and to register, visit branchburgbaseball.com. Also, the BBC is looking for additional sponsors for this season. If interested, email Rich Muratore at Richard.Muratore@tradeweb.com -- submitted by Jason Miessler

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Roaring Twenties

The Cedar Grove School was a two-room schoolhouse in 1923 and served until the Old York School was built in 1950. It then became the Branchburg Municipal Building for about 20 years. continued from page 1

looking. The children were so noisy that the operator of the mill complained and so the school was moved up Cedar Grove Road. It was expanded in 1923 and later became Branchburg’s first municipal building. The well-known Little Red Schoolhouse on South Branch Road was then called the South Branch School (still its official name), and also served children from Hillsborough. Students in the south end of town attended the Fairview school in Neshanic Station. Branchburg students were sent to Somerville High School in the 1920s just as they are today, except that there was no busing then. Students were given tickets to ride the train from North Branch Depot or Neshanic Station. When they were old enough to get a license, they might drive to Somerville like many students do today. Kids from Hillsborough, Bridgewater and other towns also attended Somerville High School in those days, but Branchburg is the only town to continue that arrangement today.

George W. Amerman Sr. rode his motorcycle to Somerville High School from Neshanic Station every day. He was on the Somerville High School football team with Paul Robeson, who later became a star athlete on the Rutgers football team, and a famous singer, actor and activist. In one Somerville High School football game, both George Amerman and Paul Robeson suffered broken bones. Unable to play in the game any longer, the two boys piled onto Amerman’s motorcycle. After dropping Robeson at his home in Somerville, Amerman drove himself back to Neshanic Station. No “snowflakes” or helicopter parents in those days! The familiar Amerman lumber yard and hardware store in Neshanic Station (now closed) was founded by John S. Amerman and handed down to his son, George W. Amerman Sr. and later to his grandson, George W. (“Bill”) Amerman Jr. George W. (“Bill”) Amerman Jr. (1927-2017) was a long-time member of the Branchburg Historic Preservation Commission and a founding member of the Neshanic Station Historical Society. In 2001, he was influential in getting The Branchburg News started.

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Any Branchburg Stories from 100 Years Ago? Now that the Roaring Twenties are 100 years ago, it’s going to be more difficult to dig up hand-me-down stories from back then. It was the age of prohibition and boot-legging, motorized farming, Charles Lindbergh, the first movies with sound, radio shows, and automobiles for the masses, The Branchburg News hopes to print Branchburg-related “Roaring Twenties” stories through 2020 and maybe beyond. Story ideas should be emailed to branchburgnews@gmail.com or sent by postal mail to Branchburg News, PO Box 5351, Branchburg, NJ 08876.

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Township Advised About Future River Road Bridge In December, Township Administrator Greg Bonin received a briefing paper from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) describing details about the bridge that will replace the deteriorated River Road bridge. That span, commonly called “the wooden bridge,” was closed last June and removed in October. A key quote from the briefing paper is, “Work is likely to begin on-site in the Spring of 2020, and the currently estimated schedule indicates that the bridge and roadway will be re-opened to traffic in the Summer of 2020.” A section titled “Proposed Improvements,” describes the new bridge to be 81-feet, 9-inches long (the existing bridge was approximately 81-feet long.) It will be built-up using concrete beams and a concrete deck to meet current standards. Two 10-foot wide lanes will be provided, with

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Scout Troop 185 competed in the Raritan Valley First Aid Meet on Dec. 14 at the Somerset County Emergency Services Training Academy in Hillsborough. The scouts performed first aid on victims in mock scenarios, and demonstrated their life saving skills to properly care for the victims. These scouts finished in 2nd place out of 28 teams at the event. The team included Scouts Ethan Miller, Sammy Neske, Will Robertson, and Ayan Desai. Their volunteer victim was Amanda Sullivan.

Looking Ahead: Chocolate Making Event on Groundhog Day How did a bitter seed become the chocolate that so many of us love? As the drink of choice in Colonial America, and popular among all social classes, it was not unusual to start one’s day with a hot, spicy cup of chocolate. It was perceived to cure common ailments and was even sold in Benjamin Franklin’s Philadelphia print shop. On Feb. 2, from 1 to 4 pm, there will be a demonstration of chocolate-making at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead at 114 Dreahook Road in the Stanton section of Readington. For GPS use Lebanon, NJ. Susan McLellan Plaisted MS RD CSP LDN, will demonstrates the use of the

metate by turning the cacao bean into chocolate. Find out what really went into making chocolate from bean to drink, from drink to sweets, and from sweets to the modern candy. This Open House Sunday program is a free family-friendly event, although donations will be gratefully accepted. In case of inclement weather call the Museums for the status of the program. For more information please visit, www.readingtontwp.org/ReadingtonMuseums. html or call 908-236-2327.

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The first graders at Whiton Elementary School kicked off their community unit in social studies by participating in the second annual sock drive called Socktober. The program is headed up by first grade teachers Colleen Repoli and Danielle Puzzo, who strive to teach students to help others. Socktober, created by “Kid President” Brad Montague, is a way to get young children involved in service to the community. Socks are the least donated item to homeless shelters, so Socktober helps shelters stock up on socks before the colder winter months. The Whiton students had Crazy Sock Day every Friday in the fall, collecting socks for SHIP (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program) in Somerville. Last year students collected 800 pairs of socks, and this year they hit their goal of 1,000 pairs of socks. Seen here, a group of students have some fun showing off their colorful footwear. –Submitted by Colleen Repoli

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North Branch Volunteer Fire Co. Names Officers for 2020

Following December elections, the North Branch Volunteer Fire Company has named its 2020 fire line and executive officers. Extremely grateful of and always honored for the opportunity to serve the residents of Branchburg, this year’s line is comprised of many officers getting to fulfill positions for the very first time. This group has a tremendous amount of fire ground experience and should see through to a strong and safe year for the Township of Branchburg. Congratulations are also in order to John Deitrick and Raj Srivastrava who exited officer positions following 2019. Deitrick served as Captain in 2019 following a two-year assignment as a Lieutenant. Srivastrava served as Secretary for 7 consecutive years and has moved on to head up the company fund drive. Both men will remain with the fire company as dedicated volunteers and should be commended for their continued service to the community. North Branch Volunteer Fire Company had a tremendous 2019, answering the call 700 times for the residents of Branchburg and Bridgewater. The company can’t thank the town enough for its support of the fire service. Should any residents have any questions for the department’s newly named leadership, don’t hesitate to contact the fire company at 908-7252305.

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-- The troop support group Warriors’ Watch Riders (www.warriorswatch.org) honored the brother of a Branchburg resident in October. Coast Guard E7 John Matuska had been away on long stints at various Coast Guard stations around the US. When he flew into Newark Liberty in October, he was met by members of Warrior Watch Riders and escorted in a motorcade to his sister and brother-in-law’s home on Vollers Drive in Branchburg (The home of Lynn and Elliot Harris). North Branch Volunteer Fire Company trucks joined in, and it was quite a scene on Vollers Drive. (as seen above). Pictured from left to right: Top row: Chief of the Department, Dan Russoniello; Deputy Chief, Ed Chabak; Captain, Zois Pournaras; 1st Lieutenant, Keith Schroeder. Middle row: 2nd Lieutenant, Mark O’Dell; President, Tom McCartney; Vice President, Leigh Taylor; Secretary, Steve Lombardo. Bottom Row: Treasurer, Chris Zownir; Company Trustee, John Corbo; Company Trustee, Rick Schwarz; Company Trustee, Mike “Hondo” Russoniello.

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The Christmas decorations throughout midtown were delightful! The Radio City Christmas Spectacular had to be the best ever with lots of new elements! The show truly was spectacular and the high kicking Rockett’s were amazing as always! Be sure to join us next year! Carols by Candlelight was a beautiful family evening with the SHS Chamber Choir leading us all in song plus a visit from Santa driven in on a Fire truck from the Readington Fire Dept! Thanks go out to Boy Scouts from Troops 90 & 185 for the roaring bonfire! A heartfelt Thank You to all our volunteers who help us make our Recreation events a success and to all who participate making it all worthwhile! DISCOUNT SKI tickets available, Call Recreation! Follow Branchburg Recreation on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/BranchburgRec

A Message From the Branchburg Health Department: January is Radon Action Month. Each year the Health Department sells Radon Kits at a reduced cost, this year we have 50 free radon kits for Township residents. They will be distributed on a first come basis. Please email: cinthia.weaver@branchburg.nj.us

The Zoning Office is reminding residents of the Revised General Ordinance 14-4.1 Removal of Snow or Ice: Required Time. The subsection reads, in part: Please remember to shovel all ice and snow from your sidewalks within 12 hours of daylight, unless the Mayor states otherwise. Property owners face a legal obligation to keep the sidewalk clean, safe and ice free. Failure to do so could result in a fine from the Zoning Office as well as a potential lawsuit from any persons injured on your property. **Happy Shoveling**

Residents are reminded Township Ordinance 7-3.2b and 7-3.2c states: whenever snow has fallen and accumulated, no vehicle shall be parked on any street until all streets are plowed. Any vehicle parked in violation of this Ordinance shall be deemed a nuisance and will be ticketed and/or removed.

Recycle Your Christmas Tree The Somerset County Park Commission will accept Christmas Trees for recycling from December 26th- January 31st at North Branch Park in Bridgewater, Parking Lot A or at Colonial Park in Somerset, Parking Lot F 7 days a week, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Please call the County Park Commission at 732-873-2459 ext. 21 if you have any questions. Natural trees only, no wreaths or garland.

A Message from the Township Clerk’s Office: Dog License Renewals: NJ State Law requires that all dogs seven months of age or older be licensed in the municipality in which they reside. Please license any new dogs in your household or renew your current dog license at this time. Branchburg Township dog license renewals are due by January 31st each year. Dog licenses renewed after that date are subject to a $5.00 late fee. Please note that in order to obtain a dog license, N.J.S.A. 4:19-15.1 et seq. requires that all rabies vaccinations be current up to November 1st of the licensing year. The Branchburg Health Department will hold a Free Rabies Clinic on Saturday, January 18, 2020 from 9:00 AM to NOON at the Branchburg Annex Building, 34 Kenbury Road. Please leash all dogs and confine cats in a carrier. You do not need to live in Branchburg to attend. For more information, call the Branchburg Health Department at 908-526-1300 ext. 183.

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Kyle Noto On Nov. 17, Kyle Noto joined the ranks of less than six percent of all scouts and became the newest Eagle Scout of Troop 90. For his Eagle Project, Kyle partnered with the Branchburg Board of Education and led fellow scouts in replacing benches and adding a platform for instruction at Branchburg Cenral Middle School. In creating the outdoor classroom, Kyle and his fellow scouts put in approximately 175 hours of work. Over the last 6 years, Kyle held leadership positions as Den Leader, Patrol Leader, First Aid Coordinator, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader and finally a Junior Assistant Scout Master. The scouting experience has helped Kyle learn the importance of self-reliance, as well advocating for others in need. Kyle is a student at Somerville High School, and enjoys partici-

Derek & Meagan Meagan McFadden and Derek Goreczny were married on Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Legare Waring House in Charleston, SC. The Reverend Will Mercer officiated. The guests danced the night away beneath a canopy of moss-draped oaks. The bride is the daughter of Renee McFadden and the late William Trent McFadden. Meagan is a Kylee Monaghan In her first year competing at the 2008 graduate of Somerville High show level in pleasure equitation, School and a 2013 graduate of The Kylee Monaghan finished in the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). She Top 10 of the New England Horse- is a tenured fourth-grade teacher man Council (NEHC) Medal Fi- in North Plainfield. The groom is nals in Massachusetts in November. the son of John and Kathy GorecKylee, 16, rides at Kierson Farm in zny of Readington. Derek is a 2008 Flemington, trained by Nikki Har- graduate of Hunterdon Central and a 2012 graduate of TCNJ. He works rison and Courtney Segulin.

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Learn about all Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) has to offer by attending an Information Session in January at RVCC’s Branchburg campus. The college is offering General Information Sessions as well as a special session for its Cosmetology and Esthetics programs. In addition, a special Information Session focusing on RVCC’s participation in the New Jersey Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) Program will be held Tuesday, January 7, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., in the Event Center (Room 102). The CCOG program offers free tuition for those who qualify. RVCC’s General Information Sessions and campus tours are scheduled for Thursday, January 23, from 4-5 p.m., and Friday, January 31, from 10-11 a.m. Both will be held in the RVCC Event Center (Room A). During the sessions, RVCC Admissions specialists will provide information about: • Enrolling in classes for the 14week Spring Semester starting January 21, and a 12-week session staring February 3 • Programs designed to help students transfer to top colleges and universities in New Jersey, across the country, and even in Europe • Career training programs, designed in partnership with local industry, that can be completed in a year or less

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the acrobatic display the two 13 rabbits put on. The tracks they left were decipherable only because the scene was observed. Favorite foods will be surrounded with tracks and the telltale sign of an angled cut, sliced as if with a razor, are a rabbit’s trademark. Deer, on the other hand, have no upper front teeth and leave a ragged tear as they trim your shrubbery. Cottontail rabbits actually have four upper front teeth which classifies them as lagomorphs rather than rodents Persistent pursuit over brimming with hope, fresh snow and rabbit tracks eventually began to unravel and reveal a satisfactory knowledge of what rabbits did and where they did it. Not surprising, the rabbit tracks led to a lifetime of curiosity and wonder which spread out as a ripple in a quiet pond to reach far beyond the shores of the neighborhood claybanks. Following rabbit tracks in the snow had become the loose thread that begs attention and always leads to reveal the weave of the cloth. Overwhelming and complex concepts or problems are best approached by following what appear to be insignificant loose threads. A fresh snow, imprinted with deer, rabbit or fox tracks, is sure to arrive this January. Some curious person will be compelled to follow those tracks that will lead to a lifetime of natural curiosity, wonder and transferable skills, useful in as yet, many unimaginable ways.

A red fox walks along the South Branch following rabbit tracks and unaware it is being observed from the water below. Following an animal’s tracks in the snow to see where it goes and what it does, is like having an open book exam with answers to the questions in the back of the book.

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Super Bowl on Feb. 2, the Rotary Club of Branchburg will be collecting cans of ready-to-eat soup at the Branchburg ShopRite. Cans will be donated to the hungry in the local community. The collection is Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, and the goal is to collect 1,000 cans. Seen at left is Rotarian Maria Arevalo Mojica showing how easy it will be to make a donation. -- submitted by Kathy Feigley

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by Tricia Ihde for the BWC Ileen Bradley, President of the Meghan Rose Bradley Foundation, will speak at the 7 pm Thursday, January 16 Branchburg Woman’s Club meeting at Branchburg Township’s Little Red Schoolhouse, 2120 South Branch Rd. Adult guests are welcome to attend. Refreshments and a club business meeting will follow the presentation. In case of bad weather, check the club’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/ BburgWClub) for updates or cancellation notices. The Branchburg Woman’s Club, a supporter of the foundation for many years, is pleased to have Ileen Bradley, Meghan’s mother and foundation president, talk about the organization’s mission and how people can help. It is an opportunity to increase public awareness of a particularly terrible cancer, and to promote community involvement. To learn more, visit https://www. meghanrosebradleyfoundation.org/.

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Red Cross. We voted to join The Garden Club of New Jersey (GCNJ) in April 1949, supporting the state club’s goals and projects. Our members provided floral arrangements several times a year from 1949-1969 to Walson Army Hospital at Fort Dix, and provided 120 bedside bouquets in one visit alone. We continued our outreach to our servicemen and servicewomen with our ongoing commitment to Garden Therapy at Lyons VA Hospital which still continues to this day. Our citizens have also benefitted from our Garden Therapy program at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center which began in 1955 and we are now continuing the program of Garden Therapy at Brookdale Senior Living in Hillsborough. We’ve provided floral designs too, and in 1987 we assisted residents as they created their own arrangements. We provide plants, tools, materials and/or planting help for GCNJ, Scouts, Hillsborough’s high school & rescue squad, post offices, Neshanic firehouses, both old and new. We also

provide roadside beautification, flower boxes on the iron bridges in Branchburg, community gardens, and have planted and maintained public gardens in numerous locations. Examples are the Sensory Garden in Anne Van Middlesworth Park, Senior Nutrition Center, The Station House, White Oak Park, Otto Kaufmann Community Center, 9/11 Memorial Garden, Gazebo Garden at Hillsborough Municipal Building, Somerset County, a Pollinator Garden in Raritan Township, Hunterdon County. and provided bluebird houses in various parks. We provided funding for the GCNJ, Peace Corps, Skillman Village, 4-H, and ongoing support for Raritan Headwaters Association, Sourland Conservancy, GCNJ’s Projects/Penny Pines, Lyons VA Hospital, Drumthwacket Foundation, Friends of Rutgers Gardens, The Raptor Trust, local Food Pantry and a yearly Henry F. (Hank) Raymond, Jr. Scholarship Award of $500 to a student of horticulture at the Somerset County Vocational School. We originated the “Pass the Can

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Some of the Neshanic Garden Club’s members and guests who participated in the making of their own centerpieces following Diana Reinhardt’s directions. Diana encouraged arrangers to use their own personal creativity. Club members and guests provided containers and were each given the same floral materials and were able to choose their own greens from a huge assortment of greens prepared earlier. As you can see, each creation has its own unique flair. -- courtesy of Marion Nation

2019 Greens Workshop From left to right: Former Branchburg resident Susanna Duggan, Kathy Moser of Branchburg, and Kathy’s daughter Lori Sentveld show off their creations made at the Neshanic Garden Club’s Greens Workshop. --courtesy of Sue Duggan Standing from left to right are Hillsborough Mayor Frank DelCore, Branchburg Mayor Anna P. Columbus, Garden Club of New Jersey (GCNJ) District IV Director Teddie Falcone, Neshanic Garden Club Co-Presidents Jean Stives and Ali VanCleef, GCNJ President Jeannie Geremia, Senator Christopher “Kip” Bateman, Montgomery Mayor Sadaf F. Jaffer, and Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker. --courtesy of Diana Reinhardt:

At left, Co-chairs Diana Reinhardt and Jean Stives under the arbor at the “90 Years of Gardening” Flower Show. -- photo by Gene Reinhardt

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