Crier Column 12/4: Woodstown By Candlelight this Friday; Donate gifts to Fire Co; Along the Road at Blue Moon Theatre Saturday

 WEDNESDA, DECEMBER 04, 2024

Woodstown by Candlelight will be held Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. Tickets are $35 for Pilesgrove & Woodstown, and $25 for only Woodstown. The event supports local businesses and the Pilesgrove-Woodstown Historical Society.

Hear ye, hear ye! O yez, o yez!

Happy belated Thanksgiving! Please accept my apologies for being noticeably absent from The Crier these past few weeks. I was busy performing "White Christmas" with many dear friends down in Millville at the Levoy Theatre. I’ve also been hard at work rehearsing/playing organ at the First Baptist Church in Woodstown (stop by First Baptist on Main Street this Christmas Eve at 6:30 p.m. and 11 p.m. for good music!). 

Woodstown’s tree lighting ceremony will be held during the Candlelight tour at 7 p.m. at the Woodstown White House (next to First Baptist Church on Main Street). The Woodstown High School Chamber Choir will be performing!

In the meantime, Woodstown and Pilesgrove are looking phenomenal (but don't we always?) as the holidays approach. The lights on the trees, the Santa mailboxes, and the towering candles on the Snelbaker green. We are ready for Christmas!

COMMUNITY

CANDLELIGHT: The Woodstown by Candlelight Tour will be held Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. in both Woodstown AND Pilesgrove! Tickets for Pilesgrove & Woodstown tours are $35. Tickets for only the Woodstown tour are $25. Click here to purchase tickets!

PARADE: The Catholic Community of the Holy Spirit is hosting Christmas Trees on Parade, Thursday, Dec. 5 and Friday, Dec. 6 from 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will be decorated trees, holiday music, food, treasure shop and Santa! Tickets are $5 ($3 for Candlelight Tour ticket holders). Visit the Catholic Parish on Broad & Elm Streets for the event.

GIFT DONATION: The Reliance Fire Company will collect new, unwrapped toys during Woodstown By Candlelight, Friday, Dec. 6 beginning at 6:45 p.m. at the tree lighting location (Woodstown White House next to First Baptist Church). Donations will be accepted through Dec. 21 at Reliance Fire Station.

INTERGENERATIONAL: Woodstown Friends Meeting will host Intergenerational Family activities throughout the fall. See the list below:

• December 8, 2024 – 9:15 AM to 10:30 AM—We will celebrate the holidays with holiday-themed story and craft time. You won’t walk away empty-handed

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA: The Salem Tech FFA is hosting Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 21 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Elmer Grange Hall by Pole Tavern. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. There will be a home-cooked, Jersey Fresh breakfast, and a chance to meet and get photos with Santa Claus!

ENTERTAINMENT

Endless gratitude to Mayor Joe and First Lady Julie Hiles for representing the great support of our hometown, Woodstown, at “White Christmas” in Millville last month. It was so nice to see them and feel so supported, and it was a tremendous honor to perform for them and all the audiences who saw our show. Woodstown always shows up — no wonder, they must have felt like home because we have the same school colors: Orange and Blue!!

CONCERT: Along the Road, featuring Woodstown’s Paul Kranz, will perform this Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024 at the Blue Moon Theatre from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Click here for tickets!

SPORTS

COMMITTED: Congratulations to Megan Donaldson for signing to Millersville University and Talia Battavio for signing to Goldey-Beacom College, both to further their outstanding record as basketball superstars! Congrats, ladies, and don’t forget about us when you’re away … remember, there’s no place like home. Now, go show them that Wolverine Spirit!!

The Woodstown Athletic Department website, a hub for all things Woodstown High School sports, can be found here.

SCORES

SCHEDULE

WATCH LIVE EVENTS HERE

GOVERNMENT

Woodstown Borough Council and Pilesgrove Twp Committee meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

WEEKEND WEATHER

FRIDAY: Sun. High of 37F. Low of 26F.

SATURDAY: Sunny. High of 39F. Low of 24F.

SUNDAY: Clouds of sun. High of 51F. Low of 28F.

FORECAST: Woodstown by Candlelight will be cold but clear! We all remember last year’s rain showers, so we’re elated to see much nicer weather Friday night. Bundle up! Warmer and wetter next week with temps reaching the low 60Fs. Back into the 40s by the end of the week and next weekend.

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Woodstown Crier: Where we had no shortage of gratitude this Thanksgiving. We pray for our hometown heroes overseas and away from their families this holiday season — I’ve been there, and it’s tough. Luckily, when they’ve returned home safe and sound, they’ll be welcomed back to the greatest hometown in America — a home decked with Christmas lights, hot cocoa brewing, church congregations caroling, bells ringing, cookies in the oven, Santa on his way. For those of other spiritualities, the first candle of Hanukkah is lit on Dec. 25 this year, so, no matter how you were raised, we know you’ll find your way home.

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