Saturday, April 25, is going to be a beautiful day!  Don’t spend it doing nothing….

C’mon out, as a “walk-in” Day Visitor, and have FUN at the CUB FAMILY CIRCUS –

9 am-4:30 pm at Sussex County Fairgrounds, Plains Road, Augusta, NJ.

This HUGE fun-filled event will include:

Games, Crafts, and Hands-on Scout activities like BB-guns and archery;

Shows featuring: reptiles, circus performers, cowboys, Native American dancers,

magicians, and mad scientists;

Exhibits about dinosaurs, bear awareness, BMX bikes, Civil War Re-enactors, the US Military, and MUCH, MUCH MORE!!

Cost is $20/person (children 3 and under FREE).

Food will be available for purchase.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!  DON’T MISS IT!!

Thanks to all who came out to help clean up. You guys did a great job for the environmen!

Earth Week Rahway River Clean-up is scheduled for Saturday, April 18th from 9 AM to 1 PM. Last year over 250 people participated in removing an incredible volume of floatable and other debris from the Rahway River.

Plans are to meet at the parking area adjacent to the waterfall of the Rahway River by the dam at Winfield Park at 8:45. The clean-up will generally be between 9-1, but any amount of time or effort that folks can volunteer is appreciated. The County supplies gloves and garbage bags, and the organizers solicit material donations (donuts, bagels, coffee, bottled water, paper towels, hand-wipes, etc) for all volunteers. Last year marked the greatest participation ever with over 250 folks including girl scouts, cub scouts, boy scouts, fishermen, local activists and citizens, and we pulled some amazing things from the river. Sponsors came through with coffee, bagels, danish, donuts, cookies, bottled water, and juice boxes. We also had water bottles, coloring books, posters, tree seedlings and merit patches for the scouts.

If you haven’t participated in an event like this before, you would find it invigorating and fun, you will feel good about what you have accomplished. There is  both education and adventure to the event. I also suspect that any child, or adult, who participates in this kind of event, even just once, and sees the terrible effects that floatable debris has on waterways, will be sensitive in the way they chuck their trash for
the rest of their lives.

All participants should wear jeans, long-sleeved shirts, gloves and boots, and waders are welcome for folks who like to really get into the water. We recommend that each participant bring a standard 5-gallon carry bucket with a handle (put your name on the bottom)…this makes for easy carrying of “stuff” for transfer to the large garbage bags. As was done in past years we also hope to put together a “tiger” team of strong adults willing to get down and dirty who can tackle some of the really big stuff that has been in the river for years…like tires and shopping carts.