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Wow! September has already started. I’m really late this month but I have legitimate excuses. My daughter was Message from the BOT supposed to take me to the hospital on August 27th for surgery. She called me that morning and asked if I could 1. Thank you to those of you who provided your find another ride. I said “sure, but why can’t you take past ARB applications/approvals which DanMar me?” Her water had broken (2 weeks early) so she was requested from those who had completed projects in the hospital preparing to delivery my granddaughter, for which we did not have an application on file. Lorenia Eve, while I was having my surgery. Lorenia is It is important that our records be kept up-to-date a tiny peanut and I was very worried about her the first and we appreciate your help in getting us there. week. Also, my surgery was much more painful than I Please remember to always submit an application had expected, so here I am with a very late newsletter before making any outside changes and note that but a good excuse. you should always keep a copy for your own records. Fall Fest 2. If you change your email address or phone number, please remember to tell DanMar and/or The 27th Annual Pemberton Borough Fall Fest will be the board. We try to keep everyone informed held on Saturday, September 29 on Hanover Street. In by sending out board minutes, mowing notices, addition to having food and craft vendors, this year's etc., but need the up-to-date information to do so. fest will also include a Bicycle Parade, a Car Show on 3. Note that the next board election is coming up Egbert Street, a Scarecrow Contest and a Chili Cook-off in November (which is not as far away as it contest at the Good Will Fire Company between local sounds). Please give some thought to serving area fire departments. There is no cost to enter the your community by running for a position on scarecrow contest, bicycle parade or car show. For more the board. It is interesting, informative, information & entry forms check out the borough web- rewarding, and sometimes even fun. site http://www.pembertonborough.us/ Social Committee As always there will be activities for grandchildren such as the Moon Bounce, a clown making balloons There will be a Speakeasy Roaring 20s Party on and face painting. Again this year the Good Will Fire Saturday, November 3. Details will be forthcoming. Company will be holding its annual Duck Race on the Rancocas Creek at 3PM. Certificates for a duck may be Make plans with your children to be available to bring purchased that day or you may get one in advance from the grandchildren on Sunday, December 9 to visit with Sheri Oshinsky or Karen Mulligan. Cost per certificate Mr. & Mrs. Claus. This is always a very popular event. is $10. The prizes are as listed below and you do not I will have more details next month. have to be present to win. All proceeds will go toward purchasing fire fighting equipment and supplies to aid The social committee is requesting people to submit in the operation of the Good Will Fire Company. any party ideas they may have. They’re open to any suggestions. Also, if anyone would like to join the so- 1st Place: $250 Amazon.com Gift Card cial committee, you would be very welcome. The com- 2nd Place: $150 Amazon.com Gift Card mittee can always use more help and new ideas. 3rd Place: $100 Best Buy Gift Card Contact Sally Ann @ 609.726.0034 or by email 4th Place: $75 Lowes Gift Card @ saquinlan@ aol.com to make suggestions or join the 5th Place: $50 Walmart Gift Card committee. page 9 please Page 2 oneered the use of 800 numbers and even Arno Pen- zias, who won the Nobel Prize for his discovery of ev- idence supporting the Big Bang theory. Being around such highly-charged thinkers was exhilarating and to this day, Janet recalls those days with nostalgic fond- ness. From Bell Laboratories, Janet transitioned to the med- ical world, working in Human Resources and I.T. for the Cooper Health System in Camden and Virtua Hos- pital in Marlton and Gibbsboro.. The difference in ap- Janet Peeples proach was marked, Janet found, and she missed the highly structured, well-organized way in which business had been conducted at Bell Laboratories. The hos- When I was a child, my grandmother’s house contained pital job was rife with stress, leading to years of ill a room shadowed in mystery, right inside the front door health and, most importantly, reactivating bouts of de- off the hallway. It had double doors, curtained and usu- ally closed. It was “the parlor,” where we rarely spent time except to dust and keep it clean for company. Not so with the room with double doors right off the hallway in Janet Peeples’ home on Hearthstone Blvd. Her double doors stand open wide, revealing the biggest se- lection of fabrics and accessories I’ve seen apart from a local JoAnn Fabrics store! In the middle of it all sits an unassuming sewing machine… nothing industrial, mind you, just a simple sewing machine, but the prod- ucts it churns out under Janet’s hands are truly awe- some! A native of New Jersey, who grew up in the Cranford area, Janet studied Secretarial Sciences at Union City Technical Institute in Scotch Plains after graduating from high school, where, having been brought up in a family with a love for music, she was in the marching band, high school choir, church choir, concert band and jazz band. She even played in the Suburban Symphony Orchestra in its percussion section. Through the UCTI placement service, she considered several jobs, but ended up accepting one at Bell Tele- Janet and Tom Peeples phone Laboratories (BTL), starting in Piscataway and traveling around other locations during her 27 year tenure with the company, from which she was laid off pression. With the help of her therapist, Janet found just shy of six months from retirement (and pension). In she already had a possible way to combat the illness spite of the rather insensitive manner in which her em- right within her personal history. ployment was terminated, Janet talks with great fond- ness of her years at Bell Laboratories. The middle daughter of three, Janet, her oldest sister and her mother (still vigorous and active at 86 and able Working as a secretary at BTL, she interacted con- to drive from her home in Bridgewater to visit) were stantly with some of the brightest, most creative inven- all talented seamstresses. In high school, Janet would tors and scientists in the world. She recalls with see an outfit she liked one day, purchase the pattern and stunning clarity the man who developed high definition some fabric, sew the garment together and wear it to television (HDTV), another who invented the bar codes school the following day. When her two sons, David, we see on every product we purchase, another who pi- page 4 please Page 3 sharing wine with friends and neighbors, Tony Valenzano and his 2 sons, Anthony & Mark decided to convert their hobby into a small business. In 1996 Valenzano Winery became Burlington County’s first winery. Valenzano’s first vintage was small but sold well. In 1996 they produced about 1,200 gallons of wine. Wine in the Pines Valenzano Winery has since acquired 2 new farms/vine- The Pine Barrens of NJ is home to several excellent yards as their vineyards, and winemaking presence ex- award-winning wineries that produce a wide variety of pands year after year. Fifteen years after their inception red and white wines. Valenzano, Sharrott, Plagido, Valenzano Wines has become a top sold brand in wine Amalthea, DiMatteo, Bellview, Tomasello, Renault, stores throughout New Jersey and is clearly recognized Laurita, Coda Rossa, and Balic Wineries, located in At- as a leader in east-coast winemaking & viticulture. lantic, Camden, Burlington and Ocean Counties, all offer winery tours and/or tastings. In fact, New Jersey In 2006 Valenzano Winery became the first winery to is fifth in the nation in production of wines! win the coveted Governor’s Cup Wine Award 2-years- in-a-row for the same varietal. Valenzano Wines have New Jersey wineries produce many of the classic been highly reviewed in the Y Times and by many na- wines, both red and white, and dry or sweet, but it does- tional and local wine experts. In 2010 Valenzano Win- n’t end there! Cranberry wines, both red and white, are ery hit its 10th year of a minimum of 50% growth. In a favorite any time of the year, but it is a local custom 2011 the winery produced and sold 88,000 gallons of during the holidays - a few of the wineries have it for wine which ranked them as the 2nd largest producer in tasting and sale. Bring home several bottles and start New Jersey – quickly approaching the #1 spot. your own tradition; it will be a huge hit at holiday din- ners! These wineries also take advantage of other south Valenzano Winery is located at 1090 Route 206, Sha- Jersey fruits - you’ll find raspberry wines, blueberry mong, NJ, just a short ride from Hearthstone at Wood- sparkling wine, and even dandelion wine at some field. wineries. Sharrott Winery, Hammonton, J South Jersey provides an excellent climate for vineyards.

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