FRIDAY, AUGUST 09, 2024
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| The Salem County Fair Ribbon Cutting and Opening Ceremony. |
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| Congratulations to our 2024 Little Miss Salem County Fair Queen Reese Matlack and our new 2024 Salem County Fair Queen Annabelle Cobb! |
Hear ye, hear ye! O yez, o yez!
It's been a wild week, folks. Despite some truly insane weather, the Salem County Fair went off without a hitch (from what I hear, sadly I was unable to attend). Here's a phenomenal moment I hope to see in the future:
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| Started in 2021 the lineman climbing the pole and raising the flag for the singing of the National Anthem has know become a integral part of the Opening Ceremonies for the Salem County Fair. |
This week, I've been outside the best town in America (Woodstown, obviously) spending my nights in Millville at the lead-up to opening night of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Levoy Theatre. I am the understudy for the Cowardly Lion. Courage! The show is wonderful and magical, but I don't get to rehearse so I spend my nights in the audience carefully watching every move on stage, committing it all to memory in case I have to perform one night. It's a fun challenge!
In the meantime, I received a panicked phone call from some of my talented former theatre students at WHS who banned together this summer to put on a Shakespeare play. They intended to perform at an amphitheater in a park in Gloucester County, but, as fate would have it, the park didn't work out.
They called me to see if I could find them a theater at the last minute -- their show is this Sunday at 7 p.m. and they couldn't move the date because many of them are shipping off to college next week. So, I called our hometown Blue Moon Theatre (Woodstown Opera House) owner Cheryl Stark, and by the grace of God, the theater was available and through her endless kindness, will allow the teens to move their show to Woodstown this weekend.
They'll perform "Much Ado About Nothing" on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. Indoors!
COMMUNITY
"As the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby move through our region, Atlantic City Electric's full emergency response organization is ready. They encourage customers to also prepare and stay safe during severe weather. To report a downed wire, customers should call 800-833-7476 and report and track their outage through the mobile app or the website. You can also text "OUT" to 20661 to report an outage."
EXECUTIVE MANSIONWASHINGTON, SEPT. 28, 1887MR. T. J. CORSON,PEDRICKTOWN, Salem Co. N. J.
DEAR SIR: -- The monster watermelon which took the premium at your Fair and which you were good enough to send me, arrived here without injury and was regarded with much curiosity. It proved to be quite palatable and I thank you for your courtesy in sending it.
Very truly yours,GROVER CLEVELAND, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
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"The most notable event in the history of Woodstown since the first arrival of the locomotive nineteen years ago was the illuminating of its streets on Saturday night by electric lights. Over two hundred neatly printed invitations were distributed through the community worded as follows: OPENING OF THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT AT THE WOODSTOWN ICE AND COAL STORAGE PLANT, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 08, 1902. YOUR PRESENCE IS REQUESTED."The time fixed for turning on the light was 7:30 o'clock, at which hour, in the presence of a large gathering, Mayor Allen pressed the button and in the twinkling of an eye every street in the borough was illuminated beyond the expectations of the most hearty supporters of the electric system."Soon after darkness had set in, visitors began to arrive at the plant where many of them for the first time beheld a dynamo driven by a rapidly running engine making 12,000 revolutions per minute."From the engine room the visitors ascended a short stairway into the large tank room. Here upon an elevated platform, Prof. Treen, with two other musicians, delighted the audience with exhilarating music after which Mayor Allen stepped forward and delivered a brief but very interesting address on the achievements of science and useful discoveries in recent years, closing his remarks by introducing Mr. Benjamin Patterson as the speaker of the evening."Mr. Patterson said, among other good things on behalf of Woodstown's present prospects and future possibilities, that the introduction of electric lights was the open door to the institution of more industries in the community which could not be hoped for without the present system of lighting facilities just inaugurated. He strongly denounced adverse criticism of the new enterprise. It was the bounded duty of every patriotic citizen to speak encouragingly for the projectors of any industry which may be started in the near future."
Thanks to newspapers, we have these historic records.
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"Each year in September, Woodstown's historic downtown shopping district comes alive; scarecrows by the dozens keep watch along the streets; historic houses are decorated in their fall best; and vendors, crafters and local shops line their food and wares along Main Street eager to greet the thousands of tourists and towns people who come out to celebrate fall during Woodstown's Annual Fall Festival"
ENTERTAINMENT
SHAKESPEARE: The group of talented teens from the area will present "Much Ado About Nothing" at the Blue Moon Theatre on Saturday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. Free admission.
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MUSIC: Unplugged Lights, the duo of Paul Kranz and Maggie DiPalma, will perform live music this Saturday, Aug 10 beginning at 6 p.m. at Creekside Inn.
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THEATRE: The Oakwood Summer Theatre presents "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" at Salem Community College at Davidow Hall on Aug. 9, 10, 16, 17 at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Say "hi!" to Tom Mason before the show, he's been keeping this great Salem County tradition alive for decades.
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THEATRE: The Blue Moon Theatre presents "Little Shop of Horrors" on September 20, 21, 27 and 28 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, September 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25. The cast was just announced and features Nicholas Renna, Rachel Grodek, Greg Hanmell, Tyler Kulik, Taye Hopkins, Aimee Ferenz, Celeste Daesy Moon, Shabria Moore, and Andrew Fralinger. Click here for tickets.
SPORTS
The Woodstown Athletic Department website, a hub for all things Woodstown High School sports, can be found here.
GOVERNMENT
Woodstown Borough Council and Pilesgrove Twp Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.
WEEKEND WEATHER
SATURDAY: Sunny. High of 85F. Low of 70F.
SUNDAY: Sunny. High of 83F. Low of 66F.
Forecast: Sun and clouds through the week. Highs in the low 80s (F). Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. I do believe that means cooler nights in August! We love love love it! Possible showers rolling in next weekend.
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