MAILED FREE TO EVERY HOME AND BUSINESS IN CLARK Published by Renna Media Issue 90 • March 2019 WARMING UP TO GIRL SCOUTS’ ANNUAL POWDER PUFF DERBY A HOT MARKET!!! TIME TO SELL? Submitted by Alicia Scipioni Call The: On Saturday, January 26, 2019, the “CLARK EXPERTS” Garwood, Clark and Winfield Girl Scouts Christine Drajin Michelle Scaturro Edward Ruth held their Annual Powder Puff Derby in the Clark Recreation Center. Over 50 girls, from various troops and from different levels of scouts, came ready to race their cars that they built and designed from scratch. All of the girls created amazing cars that were powered by gravity. Each car raced down the track six times. Many of the races were close and all Jerry and Lisa Scaturo were very exciting! The girls were grouped by scout level: Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, and Cadettes. There was even a Family Race. Jerry & Lisa Scaturo Every girl who entered received a patch for the hard work and participation. First, 732-259-3937 second and third place winners from each 732-382-0200 level of scouts received a trophy. The event was run by Cadette Troop 1st ADVANTAGE 40791, led by Girl Scout Leader Alicia *Disregard if currently listed. Scipioni and her husband Valentino Scipioni. The Scipionis were excited to provide an (above, l-r) Pictured here are the Overall Winners Taylor Normann in 2nd engineering event where Girl Scouts could place, Allison Normann in 1st place & Isabella Papa in 3rd place. T 0 E C 9 have a hands-on STEM Project to complete WINNERS FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES WERE: D 3 G T . S T A with their families. R S O T S • Most Colorful - Faith Texeira with her car named Rainbow Racer D O N W S I The Overall Winners were: 1st Place T P R A • Most Scout Made - Gabriella DeSanto with her car named Unikitty O T R I E C Allison Normann (Junior) with her car P P S E M G • Car with the Most Sparkle - Alyssa Miller . R named, The Creepster; 2nd Place Taylor R D S I . P with her car named Princess Twilight E R Normann (Cadette) with her car, The Dark U P • Sporty Car - Makhaela Gonzalez with her car named Cheer-mobile B Knight; 3rd Place Isabella Papa (Cadette) • Most Unique - Juliette Raab with her car named Pink Fireball with her car, Showtime. • Fastest Looking Car - Taylor Normann Family Race Winners were: 1st Place with her car named The Dark Knight Melissa Papa with her car, Big Blue; 2nd • Funniest Car - Lucia Junkroft with her car named Sushi Speeder Place Matt Normann with his car, Nitro; 3rd • Most Bling - Jemma Galczynski with her car named The Pearly Jem Place Shane Morrison with his car, Vision. • Most Cartoonish - Gianna Fogu with her car named Spongebob Mobile The Girl Scouts would like to thank all the • Best Named Car - Catherine Hudak parents and scouts who helped set-up and ran * with her car named “Something fast this way comes” * the track, especially Matt Normann. The Girl * • Prettiest Car - Mia Arvelo with her car named Sugar Queen * Scouts thank the volunteers who worked the M • Most Girl Scout Themed - had two winners: Kayla Roselli with her car 6 D kitchen during the races, which will help D 6 named Tagalong Daisy; and Kiersten Mathison N E fund future Girl Scout activities. Lastly, the S 0 with her car named Cookie Cruiser S O Girl Scouts would like to thank Kings W 7 • Best Paint Job - Livia Cantor with her car named I Ain’t Scared R R located in Garwood, Manager Domenic 0 C T • Most Amazing Design - Lauren Gluck with her car Skee Ball Power E Romeo at the Clark ShopRite and Kervin * A J * • Most Animal Friendly - Emily Griffin with her car Emily’s Zoo * Almonte from BJs in Linden for all of their P N * • Pretty in Pink - Lilijana Jadro with her car Pink Poodle * generous donations. * , L • Flat Tire (lowest car) - Gianna Shatkin with her car Rainbow Horn * * K A * * T R * Selling Your Home? 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March when 20 immensely talented student and it will be hard to resist singing along and Although great care has been taken to ensure performers will sing and dance to the beloved maybe even do some dancing in the aisles!?” the information contained within is accurate, ABBA songs that we all know. So come to the party on March 28, 29, and 30 Renna Media assumes no liability for errors or This well-known musical ran on Broadway at 7 p.m. in the ALJ auditorium, for what omissions. for 14 years and was turned into one of the most promises to be a great time that you won’t soon ©2019 Contents of this newspaper cannot be successful movie musicals, starring Meryl forget. Arthur L. Johnson High School is located reproduced without written consent from Renna Streep. 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Clark UNICO hosted a presentation by about their Italian deli that they owned and JoAe T’rsad iBtioanarl bBaerbrer Shhopop cookbook author Dana Ferraro entitled “The operated for 22 years. Anthony, living in the Regular haircuts for boys and men Sunday Gravy – you call it sauce – I call it gravy” Italian neighborhood of Bellville, grew up with Shop Hours: Mon – Fri – 9 am – 5 pm at the Clark library on Thursday, January 31, Frankie Vallie and the other members of the Four Sat – 9 am – 4 pm, Wed & Sun Closed No appointments Necessary • Seniors Welcome 2019. Dana together with her father, Anthony Seasons. After the presentation Dana offered Ferraro, talked about her grandmother’s recipes homemade Italian cookies for all to sample and BARBERS 908-245-7787 WANTED Roselle Shopping Center and old world Italian traditions along with stories signed her cookbooks. 574 Raritan Road, Roselle, New Jersey RAHWAY’S FISHING FLEA MARKET SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019 9 am to 2 pm ST.