Woodstown Crier Column
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| Woodstown High School Bands took top honors with a Superior rating at a festival last week. Students Karson Chew and Natalee Basile were awarded for their work as soloists. Woodstown is proud! (Facebook) |
Hear ye, hear ye! O yez, o yez!
Notice anything special about Woodstown and Pilesgrove this week? Despite the brisk temperatures, wind, and Memorial Lake overflowing last weekend, our towns are full of hints that spring is here. Gardens are awakening with flowers, Main Street trees just beginning to bud, and church bells will be pealing with the sounds of Easter this Sunday.
A few other special local signals I observe personally to welcome the season of rebirth: first is the production of the high school musical which just wrapped earlier this month; then, we've got opening day of WOODIE BALL (Baseball and Softball) vs. Shalick on Monday, April 1 (4 p.m); and, most deliciously, we welcome back Cream Valley after a long winter on Tuesday, April 2.
Plus, Phillies open at Citizen's Bank Park at 3:05 p.m. Friday, March 29 (moved from Thursday due to rain). We face off against the Atlanta Braves. Opening night is Saturday, 4:05 p.m. Your Town Crier is a die-hard Phillies phan. I'd sign the Declaration of Independence and perform the wedding of the Phanatic and Gritty if I could.
I'll be watching in-between practicing hymns on the organ at First Baptist of Woodstown for this Sunday, and hosting auditions for "Charlotte's Web" at the Blue Moon Theatre (performances are in June).
Palm Sunday service at First Baptist was a fine occasion, and the children's music ensemble gave a rousing performance on the wind pipes.
EASTER SERVICES AROUND TOWN
in order of time
SUNRISE: Asbury Methodist & St. John's Methodist at Woodstown Memorial Lake; 6:30 a.m.
CATHOLIC: Woodstown Parish; 2 Lamplighter Drive, Woodstown; 8:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
BAPTIST: First Baptist of Woodstown; 117 S Main St, Woodstown; 9:30 a.m.
NONDENOM: Hope Community Church; 3 Point Airy Road, Pilesgrove; 9:30 a.m.
PRESBYTERIAN: Woodstown Church; 46 Auburn Road, Woodstown; 10 a.m.
EPISCOPAL: St. Luke's Episcopal Church; 37 E. Grant, Woodstown; 10 a.m.
QUAKER: Woodstown Meeting; 104 N. Main, Woodstown; 10:30 a.m.
BAPTIST: Morning Star Baptist; 410 Eldridge's Hill Road, Woodstown; 11 a.m.
METHODIST: Asbury Methodist Church; 149 S Main St, Woodstown; 11 a.m.
If, however, you're not Christian or you're not the church-going or religious type, I wish you a wonderful early spring and hope you enjoy the beautiful flowers, trees, and warmer weather!
COMMUNITY
ART LESSONS: The Squirrel's Nest Studio is hosting "School's Out, Art is In!" during the local spring break March 28 and 29, 2024, from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Create and have fun with Miss Jennifer on the days off from school. Two sessions:
Ages 5-9 9AM-12PM
Ages 10-14 1PM-4PM
$40 per kid per session with snack included.
*These sessions fill up fast- Payment is the only way to guarantee your spot. Payment can be made in store or Venmo @Jennifer-Carll-Simon
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| Bottle Caps from milk, cream, and buttermilk once sold at Cream Valley Dairy. Now, Cream Valley is known as the best spot in town to cool off on a hot spring or summer day with ice cream, water ice, or a snack. Photo shared on "What's Up Woodstown" (Facebook Group) by John Ledden. |
ICE CREAM: Cream Valley Custard Stand re-opens for the season on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Head over to the "What's Up Woodstown" Facebook page for a great post by John Ledden about Cream Valley Dairy delivery. I reposted his bottle caps at the top of this column, but even better are the comments about the days when Cream Valley delivered milk and cream to homes in Woodstown and Pilesgrove.
A few great comments:
"I lived at Cream Valley. Worked there until I finished high school in 1956. Delivered milk my senior year. My father delivered milk for years." - James Pope
"I remember them! Had milk delivered with 2 inches of cream on top of the milk." - William Loper
In response to Loper: "Me too! With the insulated milk box on front steps. Cream was for Daddy's coffee ONLY." - Susan Green Mock
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WHS BAND: A dispatch on Facebook from the Woodstown High School Bands reads:
It was a busy weekend for our bands! Friday, our brass students attended a clinic with The Chestnut Brass Company. We followed that with a pep rally and a jazz festival that night at Schalick. We earned a Superior rating and Karson Chew and Natalee Basile received soloist awards.
Another day of jazz on Saturday when we attended Kingsway and both WMS and the Varsity Blues earned ratings of Silver. Torsten Duva and Collin Curtis received soloist awards for the WMS. Karson won another soloist award for the Varsity Blues.
[Monday], the [Salem] County Honors Band had their first combined rehearsal with other county schools.
[Also on Monday], Brandon Zukovsky auditioned for Regional Jazz and was accepted to the combo on bass.
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PIZZA NIGHT: If you'd like to support Woodstown's great bands, visit Joe's Pizza on Wednesday, April 10 and 17 from 3 p.m. until closing. Purchases benefit Woodstown High School Band programs. Never, in this town, has there been a better reason to buy one of Joe's cheesesteaks or pizzas.
ENTERTAINMENT
LIVE MUSIC: Creekside Inn will host Josh Copskey on Friday, March 29 and James Howell on Saturday, March 30. Highly recommend making a reservation ahead of time.•
OPERA HOUSE: "ARSENIC AND OLD LACE" at the Blue Moon Theatre. April 19, 20, 26, 27 at 8 p.m., April 28 at 2 p.m. A lot of great Woodstown talent in this one — Paul Kranz, Sammi Williams, Rick Thompson, Brady Thompson. Directed by Mike Russell. Tickets here.
SPORTS
THURSDAY, MARCH 28
Golf: V/JV Match vs. AP Shalick @ Town & Country (Woodstown). 3:30 p.m.
Softball V/JV Scrimmage vs. Sterling @ Woodstown. 2 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 29
Golf V/JV match vs. Delran @ Golden Pheasant Golf Club. 3:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Lacrosse Girls V/JV Scrimmages vs. Washington Township HS @ Woodstown. 9 a.m.
Baseball JV Scrimmage vs. Gloucester County Institute of Technology (GCIT) @ Atkinson Park. 10 a.m.
Baseball Varsity Scrimmage vs. GCIT @ Deptford Middle School. 10 a.m.
Lacrosse Boys V/JV scrimmages vs. Absegami @ Absegami. 10 a.m.
MONDAY, APRIL 1
OPENING DAY - WOODIE BALL!
Baseball V/JV vs. AP Shalick @ Woodstown. 4 p.m.
Softball V/JV vs. AP Shalick @ Woodstown. 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2
Tennis Boys V/JV vs. Cumberland Regional @ Woodstown. 10 a.m.
Golf V/JV vs. Penns Grove. 3:45 p.m.
Softball V/JV vs. Clearview Regional @ Woodstown. 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
Lacrosse Boys V/JV vs. Paul VI @ Paul VI. Varsity at 3:45 p.m. JV at 5 p.m.
Lacrosse Girls V/JV vs. Clearview Regional @ Woodstown. Varsity 4 p.m. JV 5:15 p.m.
Softball V/JV vs. Ocean City @ Woodstown. 4 p.m.
GOVERNMENT
MEETING: Woodstown Borough Council, April 9, 7 p.m.
Woodstown Borough Council and Pilesgrove Twp Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
WEATHER
SATURDAY: Clouds and Sun. High of 60F. Low of 35F.
SUNDAY: Cloudy. High of 64F. Low of 42F.
Forecast: Mid 50s next week. High of 67F on Tuesday. Clouds and some sun. Very April.
Woodstown Crier: Where I'll be repeating an old Beethoven quote at the Pipe Organ this Easter: "To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable." Same goes for strikes & errors.
Want to share your Woodstown-Pilesgrove news in the Crier Column? Email Jim Cook at WoodstownCrier@gmail.com
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