Millburn-Short Hills Patch: Latest Announcements

Short Hills Garden Club Plants 'Heirloom' Trees

2010-03-17T09:48:31-04:00

The Short Hills Garden Club is participating in a national tree project, "Trees, Our Living Legacy", in honor of the 2013 centennial of the Garden Club of America, of which the Club is a member. The Short Hills Garden Club is working with Louis Bauer, Director of Horticulture, Greenwood Gardens, and Town Forester Tom Doty to protect and enhance the environment by planting young oak trees around the township. These are "heirloom" trees with special significance to the township: the seedlings were collected and propagated by the Club from the historic White Oak tree on Great Oak Drive.

SAMUEL NEEDS YOUR VOTE!

2010-03-16T18:47:32-04:00

We have two days left! Please click on link and vote for Samuel, #41903 for his chance at a $100K scholarship! THANK YOU! (You don't need to be registered on facebook to vote.)

http://apps.facebook.com/next_direct/gallery/show_entry/41903

Mark Braverman, Author, Activist on Israel/Palestine Conflict to be Guest Preacher at Wyoming Presbyterian Church this Sunday

2010-03-16T16:06:17-04:00

Mark Braverman, author of Fatal Embrace. Christians, Jews and the Search for Peace in the Holy Land, will be the guest preacher this Sunday at 10 a.m. at Wyoming Presbyterian Church, 432 Wyoming Avenue, Millburn. Descended from Palestinian Jews, Mark was transformed on a 2006 trip to the Holy Land by witnessing the occupation of Palestine and by encounters with peace activists and civil society leaders from the Muslim, Christian and Jewish communities. Since then, Braverman has devoted himself full-time to the Israel/Palestine conflict.

Mark is the executive director of the Holy Land Peace Project, an interfaith and ecumenical organization that promotes education about and action for Middle East peace in the U.S. faith communities. Braverman is a cofounder of Friends of Tent of Nations North America, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Palestinian land rights and peaceful coexistence in historic Palestine. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions-USA, the advisory committee of Friends of Sabeel North America, and the advisory council of the Washington Interfaith Alliance for Middle East Peace. He is a charter member of American Jews for a Just Peace.

All are welcome!

Carol E. Grosso, 85

2010-03-16T09:13:02-04:00

Carol E. Grosso of Millburn died on Mar. 4 in Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was 85. Born in Newark, Grosso settled in Millburn 57 years ago. She worked as a secretary with JCP&L in Morristown for many years until her retirement. Grosso was active in the community as a member of St. Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills and a volunteer at the Papermill Playhouse in Millburn and New Eyes for the Needy in Short Hills. She was also appointed by Gov. Thomas Kean to be a volunteer advocate for residents of nursing homes. She was a vice president of the Mountainside chapter of Widows and Widowers, and an animal lover. Memorial donations may be made to the Jersey Animal Coalition, 298 Walton Ave., South Orange, NJ 07079.

Jill Andrews Gauldin, 68, Formerly of Millburn

2010-03-16T09:10:16-04:00

Jill Andrews Gauldin of Manchester Township died on Mar. 3. She was 68. Born in Washington, DC, Gauldin grew up in Millburn, where she lived until moving to Seaside Heights and later to Manchester. She graduated from Averett Junior College in Danville, VA, and attended American University in Washington, DC. Gauldin worked for 20 years at Bunny's Saloon in South Orange, where she was head waitress. After moving to the shore, she was a lunch worker at Lavallette Elementary School. There will be a visitation at 12:30pm on Mar. 20, followed by a 1pm service at the Wyoming Presbyterian Church in Millburn. Condolences may be sent to at www.ryanfuneralhome.com. Memorial donations may be sent to the American Lung Association National Headquarters, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 800, Washington, D.C. and/or the "Beat the Rain" Foundation, Jenkins-Penn Haitian Relief Organization, www.iphro.org.

Mike Mills Wins State Sabre Championship

2010-03-15T19:57:08-04:00

On Saturday May 13 at Rider University, senior Miller fencer Mike Mills won his first ever state singles championship, going 8-0 in the sabre bouts.

Community Support Makes for a Fun-Filled Fundraiser

2010-03-14T21:40:02-04:00

Support from local families and businesses made the recent family fundraiser of the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills (JLOSH) a big success. The children's theatre event, If You Give a Pig a Pancake & Other Story Books, entertained children and adults alike and raised over $5,000 for the League's charitable programs.

Elizabeth Duncan Pederson, JLOSH President, said: "We are proud of our volunteer efforts which not only brought an entertaining and educational musical production to area families, but also raised funds for our programs that support women and children in the community. We would like to say a big Thank You to everyone who purchased tickets for the show, and to the local business that supported our fundraiser with generous donations."

The League would like to thank all of our event sponsors, especially Coldwell Banker and Words Bookstore.

Their support contributes to the League's many charitable programs throughout East Orange, Livingston, Maplewood, Millburn, Orange, Short Hills, Springfield, South Orange and West Orange.

JLOSH projects return around $80,000 annually through grants and services to the community and gives more than 7,000 volunteer hours a year.

Recently, JLOSH presented a $40,000 grant to the East Orange Public Library to renovate its Junior Room as part of an ongoing program to promote early literacy. In addition, the League has been working with local elementary schools in Millburn and Maplewood and South Orange to teach children about the values and rewards of volunteering with its award-winning book, The Littlest Volunteers.

Friends of the SOPL book sale and donation days

2010-03-14T16:19:47-04:00

Volunteers are needed to accept book donations for our Book Sale on May 15th. Volunteers will sort and label newly arriving books into various genres for ease of setting up on the sale day. Volunteers are also needed to pack up our portable pod with the packed boxes of books.

*Know any strapping young people who want to get some volunteer hours under their belts before college applications are sent out???*

We need anyone and everyone to help make our book sale a success so we can continue to assist the SOPL in having great programs, materials and a welcoming environment.

Clarinda "Sage" Lewis-Jones

2010-03-15T09:38:50-04:00

Clarinda "Sage" Lewis-Jones, 79 originally of Berlin and West Hartford, Connecticut, daughter of Henry Sage and Mary Goodell passed away March 13, 2010, after a prolonged illness. Sage was an alumna of the Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, Connecticut and attended Colby College.

Sage was married in 1952 to Trevor Lewis-Jones of Boonton NJ, and became a resident of Orange, Maplewood, and Millburn NJ for many years.

Sage received a LPN degree in 1965 and was a nurse by profession. She volunteered in Orange Memorial Hospital Emergency Room in the late 1960's, the South Orange Rescue Squad throughout the 1970's, and was a founding member of Maplewood's First Aid Squad. While volunteering with the "squads" Sage responded to thousands of calls for service – all with caring and compassion, while at the same time keeping husband and children well cared for with her dry sense of humor. While a typical Connecticut Yankee (you know what they're like) she at many times gave a very fine dinner party for friends, of which there were many.

In 1982 Sage moved to Millburn, NJ where she became a well-known and familiar usher at the Paper Mill Playhouse while she also worked for Overlook Hospital. She also had been an active member of the Junior League of the Oranges and Short Hills.

In 2008 Sage (she never used the name Clarinda) moved to Kansas City to be near son David and his family. Sage leaves her sister, Mary and brother-in-law Bill Stewart of St. Louis MO; her son David and "favorite" daughter-in-law Gwen Lewis-Jones of Lenexa, KS; her daughter Donna and son-in-law Michael Meyer of Minneapolis, MN, and three grown grandchildren, Michael, Brian and Annie Lewis-Jones.

Sage was a remarkable woman, with a determined, no nonsense personality. The world is a better place for her sense of duty and involvement and we will miss her. A memorial service will be held at a later date on her beloved Block Island RI. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the South Orange Rescue and/or Maplewood First Aid Squads.

John Joseph Weir, 86, Longtime MHS Science Teacher

2010-03-14T13:19:46-04:00

John Joseph Weir of Sarasota, FL, retired from the Millburn High School faculty, died on Feb. 24 at home. He was 86. Born in Newark, Weir graduated from St. Michael's High School and later settled in Springfield before retiring to Florida. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, in the South Pacific. He attended Seton Hall University and Colby College and earned graduate degrees in science and education. Weir taught at Carteret High School before joining the science department of Millburn High School, where he taught for 42 years. He served as president of the American Chemical Society and was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Springfield and the Old Guard of Millburn. Athletic throughout his life, Weir enjoy golf and bicycling, and ran his first marathon at age 59. A Mass was celebrated for Weir at St. James the Apostle Church in Springfield.