"The End of Another Lovely Summer Day" ~ Photo by Mike Morrisey, Fortescue
Things To Do Around Downe!
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A Special Thank You to All the Donors and volunteers that Made Our August 7th Blood Drive
a Success! We Met and Exceeded Our Goal! What a wonderful way to celebrate the 25th anniversary of our drive. A big thank you to all the Downe Township Seniors who volunteered to act as hosts for the drive. You were fantastic! Mark Your Calendar for Our Next Blood Drive December 11, 2019 ~ 2pm to 7pm For information and appointments call Kary at 856-297-1699 or go to www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code "downetwp" to schedule your appointment.Don't forget "Rapid Pass" to speed up donating time! 
2019 Downe Twp. Seniors
Walk to End Alzheimer's Association Fund Raising Drive Walks are held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research. This inspiring event calls on participants of all ages and abilities to join the fight against the disease! For more information or to donate click on the Alzhemier's Association logo to the left. Thank You! Downe Township Senior Center Dance
Check Our 2019 Calendar! 288 Main Street, Newport Ages 50 & over. Check schedule. Admission is free donations accepted. Food and snack donations encouraged. For more information, call the Senior Center at 447-3039. Enjoy the Delaware Bay... Fish, Cruise, Explore! Contact the Fortescue Captain's and Boat Owners Association for more information about charters, daily schedules for open boat fishing trips, evening dinner cruises, lighthouse cruises and more! Buy your ticket and get on board! For information call; 856-462-7314: Don Stein or 609-381-2978: Mike Rothman or visit www.fortescuemarina.com FORTESCUE ANGLERS 2019 Meeting Dates July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12 Meetings are held April through October on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Fortescue Fire Company #1 Hall located at 10 Vassar Avenue, Fortescue, NJ 08321. The meetings begin promptly at 7:30 PM and feature guest speakers when available along with refreshments at the end of each meeting. Sunset Dinner Cruise on Bonanza II The Fortescue Anglers have scheduled a Sunset Dinner Cruise with Captain Mike Rothman on the Bonanza II for Saturday, July 27th at 6:00pm. Capt. Mike will take us on a tour of the lighthouses in the Delaware Bay. The club will be providing all the food and beverages on the voyage. There are only 50 tickets available. Adults are $30 and children ages 2-15 are $15. Tickets will be sold at the May and June meetings or to order tickets by mail please send a brief note indicating the number of adult and child tickets you want and enclose a check payable to Fortescue Anglers. Mail this to Fortescue Anglers, c/o Ken McHugh, 5 Lexington Way, Erial, NJ 08081. Your tickets will be mailed back in just a few days. Picnic - Saturday, September 14th Picnics take place at the Fortescue Fire Hall starting at 5:30 PM. Volunteers are needed to for setup/breakdown an hour beforehand. The club provides hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks. Please bring a covered dish. Guests of members are welcome, please ask them to bring a covered dish. For more information and fishing tournament dates visit www.fortescueanglers.org Places to Visit
Dividing Creek Historical Society 904 Main Street, P.O. Box 23 Dividing Creek, NJ 08315 For information and scheduled events call: 856-447-4470 or 856-785-2013 Fortescue Chapel Ongoing events scheduled. 157 New Jersey Avenue, Fortescue, NJ Call Rev. Dr. Fred Goos at 609-805-8234 for more information. Other Things to Do...
DOWNE TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER 288 Main Street, Newport (Municipal Hall adjacent to municipal offices) For information on senior activities such as monthly dances, meetings and other events call: DOWNE TOWNSHIP SENIOR CENTER..................856-447-3039 ANNETTE PERRY, Program Committee............... 856-447-5078 DOUG COOK, President....................................... 210-846-9750 If you are a resident of Downe Township and are at least 50 years of age, consider joining and sharing your ideas. Dues are $5 per member per year. For more information, call the Senior Center at 447-3039. Downe Township Senior Center Dance 3rd Monday each month, April to December, 2018 288 Main Street, Newport ~ 7:30 pm Ages 50 & over. Check schedule. Admission is free donations accepted. For more information, call the Senior Center at 447-3039. Downe Township Seniors Weekly on Tuesdays “Zumba Class” Downe Township Senior Center, 288 Main St., Newport, NJ 10am - $5 per session. For other events or how to join call 447-3039! "The Downe Yarners and Sewers" Meet from 1 to 3 p.m. every Wednesday at the Downe Township Senior Center and welcome crocheters, knitters, and sewers to join them. For more information call 447-3039 Each Month DOWNE TOWNSHIP Committee Public meetings at 7 p.m. SECOND Monday of each month at the municipal building, 288 Main St., Newport, NJ Next meeting: Call township office to confirm meeting dates, 856-447-3100. Residents should attend to receive updates and ask question and comment on: taxes, zoning issues, projects in progress and planned, environmental issues, budget and financial commitments. DOWNE TOWNSHIP Zoning & Planning Board Public meetings at 7 p.m. second Tuesday each month at the municipal building, 288 Main St., Newport, NJ Next meeting: Call township office to confirm meeting dates, 856-447-3100. Residents should attend to ask questions, comment: on zoning and land use issues, conditions effecting the quality of life of township residents. |
August: 8, 16, 17, 18 & 19, 2019
6:15pm to 9:30pm 19th Annual Purple Martin Spectacular Bayshore Center at Bivalve Dock 2800 High Street, Port Norris, NJ Join local purple martin expert Allen Jackson and other CU Naturalists on a 3 hour cruise to witness the purple martins staging. The cruise costs $40.00 per person with a 70 person limit per cruise. We will serve light refreshments. This event is rain or shine. The boat leaves promptly at 6:15 pm. For further assistance and information, contact our office 856-300-5331. August 30 thru September 1, 2019
48th Annual Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival Woodstown, NJ For schedule of performances and ticket prices visit www.delawarevalleybluegrass.org or call 800-838-3006. Saturday, September 21, 2019 ~ 10am to 4pm Hopewell Day Greater Bridgeton Amish Market, Route 49, Bridgeton, NJ For more information visit www.hopewelltwp-nj.com or call 856-455-1230 ext: 118 
Bayshore Center at Bivalve 2nd Friday on the Bay ~ 5:30 to 8:30pm Bayshore Center at Bivalve 2800 High Street, Port Norris, NJ An open house at the Delaware Bay Museum featuring live music, topical presentations, food, beverages and fun! Free Admission. Aug 9 - Music: Buckshutem Country Band Presentation: Victory Gardens w/Bernie Sypniewski AND August 9 - Sunset Cruise at 7:00 – 8:30 PM EDT Join us and your friends on the Bonanza II for a sunset cruise. Feel free to bring food and beverages or better yet, get take out from the Oyster Cracker Cafe. Tickets $10 per person. Sep 13 - Music: Eddie Morgan Jazz Duo Presentation: TBA, presenter, Jane Galetto Oct 11 - Music: Train Wreck Presentation: Ichabod Crane, Washington Irving and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow w/Neill Hartley via NJ Council for the Humanities' Public Scholars Project Nov 8 - Music: Spook Handy Presentation: Trails, Inns & Charcoal Stations of Old Vineland via South Jersey Cultural & History Center For more events, Merewald cruises and information call: 856-785-2060 or visit: www.bayshorecenter.org Glasstown Arts District ~ Millville, NJ Events THIRD FRIDAY 9 • 20 • 2019 Welcome to Third Friday in the Arts District! Every Third Friday of every month. Art exhibitions, live music, theater, dining, and shopping. As you are browsing the galleries and shops, enjoy the live music on the sidewalks and public spaces (weather permitting). Live music is abundant in many, many businesses. Reservations are suggested for some of our restaurants. Plan your fun evening with friends or family! For information call 856-293-0556 WheatonArts For Upcoming Events Visit: www.wheatonarts.org or call 856-825-6800 or 800-998-4552 Visit the WheatonArts site for a complete schedule of their events! 
The Levoy Theater 126-130 N. High Street, Millville, NJ 08332 856-327-6400 Millville’s Levoy Theatre is a first-rate performing arts center which engages, educates and serves a wide audience in Southern New Jersey through diverse programming. For a schedule of performances and events call or visit www.levoy.net NJ Motorsports Park For more information on their schedule of events and activities call (856) 327-7202 or visit www.njmp.com Places to Visit 
East Point Lighthouse 10 Lighthouse Road Heislerville, NJ Open Saturday and Sunday, first and third weekend of each month. For information and scheduled events call: 856-785-9927 www.lhchallengenj.org www.eastpointlight.info 
Wildlife Preserves and Hiking Glades Wildlife Refuge Turkey Point Rd. and Maple Ave. Newport, NJ - 2.68 miles Harold N. Peek Preserve S. 2nd Street, Millville, NJ - 9.86 miles For more information vist www.natlands.org Gibbon House c.1730
960 Ye Greate Street, Greenwich, NJ Mansion with 18th and 19th century furnishings contains a walk-in fireplace in which open fire cooking demonstrations are given. In The Barn Museum on property is display of gardening tools and agricultural implements. For more information call Cumberland County Historical Society 856-455-8580 or www.cchistsoc.org Hancock House State Historic Site 3 Front Street, Hancock’s Bridge, NJ 18th century patterned brick end manor house. Site of British-led massacre during American Revolution. Site includes Swedish Cedar Plank Cabin where hearth cooking demonstrations take place. 856-935-4373 |