The column that asks if you're giving up anything for Lent.

The column that asks if you're giving up anything for Lent.

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Jaime E. Marine | South Jersey Times 

The Bridgeton Public Library's Winter Book Sale continues until Feb. 16, where you can get books by the bag.

The library provides a shopping bag and you fill it up with books for $2.

Varying genres include cooking, gardening, history, nonfiction, children and large print books.

Proceeds support Friends of Bridgeton Public Library.

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There is no better way to spend a cold winter evening than reading a book, trust me on that.

Next time I'm in Bridgeton, I'll have to get a bag of books myself.

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"Good choices there in good condition. Get a bargain while supporting your local library at the same time."

- Mary E. Bergmann

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Tuesday was Donut Day at Century Bakery, the only time of year you can find fastnacht doughnuts on the menu.

The doughnuts are a Pennsylvania Dutch tradition for Fat Tuesday.

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"I've lost track of the total count, after we passed 256 dozen. Add-ons are harder to keep track of than starting counts. Fastnachts were sold out by 9:30 a.m., which is unheard of. We did 275 of the king sized tire donuts, 'a donut big enough to share,' and they all went, too. But we still have donuts to sell.

"Donut Day moves around on the calendar, since it always comes the day before Ash Wednesday, and considering it's not shown on most calendars, except maybe as Fat Tuesday, it always amazes me the huge turnout we see for Fastnacht (Donut) Day.

"Seeing how smoothly everything went, maybe my wife will be willing to do Donut Day again next year. She has been saying it's too much to handle. I guess she's got a year to get over it! We've been doing it for generations. It'd be a shame to stop now."

- Wayne Ernst

Third-generation baker

Century Bakery

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Ernst started frying around 2:30 a.m. and was working on icing, filling and sugar coating for the hours until opening.

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Here's another reminder, the Snowflake Swim in Millville.

The annual event is held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Union Lake Park.

This is the 13th annual event where swimmers will go out in the frigid waters, but at least it's for a good cause.

Money raised by the swim goes to the Millville High School swim team's most improved swimmer.

For those not wishing to swim, Mr. X (International Man of Mystery) and his team -- Master X, Z Man and Nator Gator -- will do it for you.

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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where's it's time to make the doughnuts.

Eleven individuals and one group will be honored by Salem County Commission on Women.

The Salem County Commission on Women announce the outstanding women selected as 2016 Woman of Achievement represented by 11 individuals and one group.

This year's class of women include:

• CaseyLyn Abhau (Pennsville)
• Karen Berry (Pennsville)
• Marianne DiMarco (Pennsville)
• Maureen Humphreys (Carneys Point)
• Martha Nealer (Woodstown)
• Connie Quather (Alloway)
• Debbie Rambo (Carneys Point)
• Carol Y. Reese (Salem)
• Maria Siegel (Woodstown)
• Gail Slaughter (Salem)
• Beth Timberman (Woodstown)
• PSEG Women in Nuclear.  

These Women of Achievement will be honored at a breakfast on Saturday, April 2 at 10 a.m. in Running Deer Country Club, Parvin Mill Road in Pittsgrove. Tickets are $25 per person.

Please help the Salem County Commission on Women show these outstanding women how much their many years of efforts in their fields of expertise is appreciated by attending this fine event with an advance purchased ticket or table. Attendees are asked to give a personal donation of time or money to a local charity of your choice.

You can also show your support by placing an "ad" in the breakfast brochure thanking these Women of Achievement. The proceeds will also go toward scholarships for Salem County high school students.  The form for an "ad" can be found on the Salem County website. 

For advance tickets or information email salemcountycommissiononwomen@gmail.com. No tickets are door.

Officer of the Month recognized for her professionalism and work ethic.

WOODSTOWN -- The Salem County Correctional Facility announces that Officer Megan Knott has been selected as Officer of the Month for January 2016.

Officer Knott has been a member of the department since March 2013 and is a primary booking officer on B-Shift. Officer Knott's nomination for Officer of the Month was submitted by her supervisor Sgt. Darren Pearce for her professionalism and outstanding work ethics.

Salem County Correctional Facility is classified as a medium security facility and is used to confine inmates for short periods while awaiting trial or processing. 

The mission of the Salem County Correctional Facility is to safely and securely confine those individuals lawfully committed into the custody of the Sheriff's Office for alleged or adjudicated violations of local, state or federal law.

The incarceration of such individuals is intended to accomplish the following goals:

• To protect society by providing a secure facility for offenders
• To provide a safe environment for staff and offenders
• To ensure that basic physical and mental health needs are appropriately addressed
• To protect the inherent constitutional rights of the offenders
• To provide trained and qualified staff that treat all offenders with dignity and respect
• To offer a variety of programs and services to facilitate the successful reintegration of offenders into the community upon their release

This Valentine's Day, do something unique for your better half — get a hippo kiss, sample craft beers, or sing your favorite song.

Candy, flowers, dinner and a movie are the four elements of a typical Valentine's Day for most American couples.

But there are many more opportunities to share the day with a loved one -- or even buy yourself if you choose -- doing something much more unique and exciting than stuffing yourselves with food and watering a plant that's just going to die anyway.

For this year's lovers holiday, try one of these uncommon Valentine's Day activities in New Jersey.

Get wild

Genny and Buttons, resident Adventure Aquarium hippos, will be selling their artwork during Valentine's and Hippo Awareness weekend. (Photo provided by Adventure Aquarium)
 

The Philadelphia Zoo is hosting "Lovin' on the Wild Side" -- a love-themed, adult overnight event -- on Feb. 13.

Couples can enjoy behind-the-scenes experiences, encounters with live animals and an after-dark tour during which experts will explain some of the little-known and often bizarre animal mating rituals, and how these rituals could help save a species.

Tickets are $350 per couple and include a taco bar dinner, midnight champagne toast, and a souvenir. The event begins at 6 p.m. on Feb. 13 and concludes at 9:30 a.m. on Valentine's Day. For information, visit philadelphiazoo.org.

Since Valentine's Day coincides with Hippos Awareness Weekend at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, guests will have the opportunity to get a kiss from Genny or Buttons --the two resident hippos who live in Hippo Haven.

The hippo girls have been busy creating special kiss paintings, using their muzzles, to sell at the Hippo Kissing Booth all weekend, with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to helping their cousins in the wild.

And then, on the evening of Feb. 13, the aquarium will dim the lights and set the mood for "That's A-Moray: Love Below Sea Level."

From 7 to 11 p.m., couples can indulge in after-hours experiences, behind-the-scenes looks, and up-close animal talks with penguins and more.

Each couple will receive drink tickets, a commemorative photo, and buffet dinner and dessert. Go to adventureaquarium.com for more information.

Imbibe spirits

Mattie Owens, right, pours a glass of Good Karma for Frank Battaglia, left, and his wife Jennifer during the Wine & Chocolate Wine Trail Weekend event on at Auburn Road Winery in Pilesgrove. (File photo)
 

South Jersey is part of the Vintage Atlantic Wine Region -- an area geographically similar to that of Napa Valley California, and Bordeaux, France -- and includes numerous wineries from Burlington County to Cape May.

The Region's website, vintageatlanticwine.com, maps out regional wineries -- Two Bridges Wine Trail along the Delaware River between the Delaware Memorial and Commodore Barry bridges, and the Pinelands Reserve Wine Trail which lies in the heart of South Jersey.

Wine lovers can find maps and winery descriptions on the website to assist in planning a day out at the state's vineyards.

The Southern New Jersey Wine Trail's website, sjwinetrails.com, allows wine lovers to create their own, personal wine trail adventure by entering a "starting address" and choosing from 17 different South Jersey wineries to visit.

Breweries are also sprouting up throughout South Jersey.

The Garden State Craft Brewers Guild website includes an interactive map listing breweries in 17 of the state's 21 counties, an events calendar, and brew news.

Most breweries offer facility tours and beer tastings on certain days. Here are just a few South Jersey breweries to explore.

Cape May Brewing Co. in Rio Grande is open daily from noon to 8 p.m., and offers both guided and self-guided ours.

Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing Co. in Cherry Hill is open Thursday through Sunday, with tasting room hours each day.

The tasting room at Double Nickel Brewing Company in Pennsauken is open seven days a week and tours are encouraged.

Be childish

Samuel Inman from San Antonio, Texas, races Joe Gearheart of Pennsauken at the Speed Raceway in Cinnaminson in March 2013. (Calista Condo | For NJ.com)
 

Whether you have been with your significant other since grade school, or yours is a second-time-around love, it's fun to let loose and go back to your childhood once in awhile.

Check out the latest craze at a local trampoline park. Jump, flip, and work up a sweat at locations such as High Elevations in Sewell, or Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Moorestown or Maple Shade.

If speed is more your style, check out Speed Raceway in Cinnaminson where couples can climb into F1-inspired electric, racing go karts, known for their, "revolutionary design, performance, functionality, modularity, and quality."

Or, if an activity that's a bit more calm is more a couple's style, get outdoors and glide across the ice at a local skating facility like Winterfest Ice Skating Rink in Pennsauken, Blue Cross RiverRink Winterfest or Rothman Ice Rink at Dilworth Park, both in Philadelphia.

If you'd rather stay indoors, out of the winter chill, take a swim at Sahara Sam's Oasis Indoor and Outdoor Water Park in Berlin, or play some boardwalk arcade games at The Funplex in Mount Laurel.

Get artsy

Jillian Shipe of Woodbury (back), a first-time paint party attendee, and Audra Bonfiglio, a second-timer, work on Moonrise Beach at McArt a la Carte in Woodbury. (Kelly Roncace | For NJ.com) Kelly Roncace | For NJ.com 

Trying something new can be scary, but having the love of your life by your side can make a stressful situation a bit more enjoyable.

Painting, cooking, or singing karaoke could be interesting and enlightening activities for Valentine's Day that could not only open couples up to a new experience, but also bring them closer together.

McArt a la Carte in Woodbury is holding a Couples Edition Open Paint Party on Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Couples will create two 16-by-20 painting -- one canvas per person -- titled "Wings of Love." Visit mcartshop.com for more information.

In the Kitchen Cooking School in Haddonfield will host a Valentine's Day class for couples to assemble a romantic dinner starting with a salad of baby greens, goat cheese, and raspberry vinaigrette. Together, they will prepare Filet Mignon with Beamaise sauce, and roasted garlic whipped potatoes.

Fallen chocolate cakes with raspberry sauce and vanilla bean creme chantilly finishes the meal on a sweet and sexy note.

For more information, visit inthekitchencookingschool.com.

Or perhaps you'd rather live the rock star life on Valentine's Day and hit a hoppin' Karaoke bar such as Planet Rose -- Atlantic City's only karaoke lounge -- located in The Quarter section of Tropicana Hotel and Casino. Planet Rose has a microphone ready for your best rendition of "Don't Stop Believing" every night at 8 p.m.

The Alloway Village Inn in Alloway opens the stage for amateurs every Thursday night from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

New Jersey Karaoke, based in Camden, hosts singing parties all over South Jersey every night of the week.

On Thursdays, find the karaoke at Olde Central Tavern in Hammonton, on Fridays NJ Karaoke set up the fun at Tortilla Press Cantina in Pennsauken, and Saturdays you can sing at Devone's Family Tavern in Williamstown.

For more information, visit www.njkaraoke.net.

The latest prices from Cedar Lane Feeds Auction for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016,

UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP. -- Prices at Cedar Lane Feeds Auction Tuesday were as follows:

Hay, per square bale: High, $6.75; low, $4.25.

Hay, per round bale: High, $57; low, $10.

Goat: High, $70; low, $ --- .

Chickens: High, $17.50; low, $5.50.

Duck: High, $22; low, $ --- .

Rabbits: High, $4; low, $3.50.

Chicken Eggs - Brown: High, $2.10; low, $1.50.

Chicken Eggs - Green: High, $2.80; low, $ --- .

Duck Eggs: High, $3; low, ---.

Bill Gallo Jr. may be reached at bgallo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow South Jersey Times on Twitter @TheSJTimes. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

John McBride writes that a previous letter writer listed only negative things about the late revolutionary.

To the Editor:

Concerning Mike Herner's recent letter questioning why a Che Guevara poster was seen hanging somewhere in Glassboro High School: 

Herner wrote his letter simply because of a photograph he saw on Facebook. He doesn't mention where in the school the poster was hanging nor does he tell us if he actually went to the school to determine why the poster was there. 

The writer merely dismisses Che as a "terrorist and a mass murderer," neglecting to mention he was also a physician and a diplomat. Most of Che's actions as a revolutionary were motivated by the poverty, hunger and disease he saw in many South American countries. This was caused in part by our own country's economic exploitation of South America and Cuba -- as in the CIA's involvement on behalf of the United Fruit Company in Guatemala. 

Brothers Fidel Castro, left, and Raul Castro during a National Assembly session in Havana, in 2002. Che Guevara backed of the revolution that brought the Castros to power in Cuba.AP Photo 

Herner tells us that the Glassboro superintendent of schools and the Gloucester County freeholder director "don't care" about the poster because they didn't answer his e-mails concerning it. Because of this, he suggests that Democrats are "far-left" crazy. (Freeholder Director Robert Damminger is a Democrat.)

Herner also did not mention that Che was considered by Time magazine to be one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. 

I suggest that Mr. Herner get up, go to Glassboro High School, ask to see the poster, and personally inquire of teachers and students why it is there. Direct action beats fuzzy generalizations every time.

John McBride

Mullica Hill

Send a letter to the editor of South Jersey Times at sjletters@njadvancemedia.com

Free training offered through state program

Salem County is partnering with Gloucester County to offer a four-course training certificate for disaster response crisis counselor volunteers.

The Salem County Health and Human Services Department needs volunteers who want to become part of an emergency response team to provide psychological first aid as disaster crisis counselors. 

Disaster response crisis counselor volunteers will be trained through a state program in disaster response, disaster behavioral health, and crisis counseling, among other topics. Volunteers will receive technical support and the knowledge necessary to provide psychological first aid, information, and referral. 

Volunteers do not have to have a background in mental health counseling. 

Training will take place at sites in Mullica Hill and Pennsville. Classes begin March 2. To register for this training, visit: njdisasterresponsecrisiscounselor.org. 

All four trainings are required for certification and are free of charge: 

Introduction to Disaster and Trauma Counseling 
Wednesday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gloucester County Library 
389 Wolfert Station Road in Mullica Hill

Key Concepts in Psychological First Aid 
Wednesday, March 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Gloucester County Library 
389 Wolfert Station Road in Mullica Hill

Cross Cultural Issues in Disaster Response and Recovery 
Wednesday, March 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Queen of Apostles Church 
391 South Broadway in Pennsville

391 South Broadway in Pennsville

Delaware remained in the Union during the Civil War even though it was a salve state.

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell Wednesday signed a resolution that officially apologizes for the First State's role in slavery, a report says.

"It is not enough for us to refrain from the bad; it's not enough for us to be silent," Markell said during the ceremony, according to Delaware Online. "We have to speak up, and that is what this is all about."

The resolution had earlier passed the Delaware General Assembly and "acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow laws," the report said.

Delaware was a slave state, but remained in the Union during the Civil War.

The signing of House Joint Resolution 10 took place in Dover during a ceremony at the Delaware Public Archives. After the signing, an exhibit marking the 125^th anniversary of Delaware State University, the historically African-American college in Dover, was unveiled.

Markell said there still remains much work to be done to bring equality to all in Delaware.

"Signing this resolution is an important step, but if anybody thinks this is the last step, then we are nowhere," Markell said.

Delaware lawmakers and Markell had been urged to make the apology.

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Officials stocked the lake with almost 30,000 fish.

BRIDGETON -- Sunset Lake is not only filled but also now filled with fish, according to the city.

With help from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife, Sunset Lake was stocked with 27,527 fish.

Bridgeton's announcement about the fish adds that these stocked fish will be the foundation for bringing Sunset Lake back to the fish population it had before the lake was drained.

Sunset Lake was reopened in summer 2015 after being drained and in disrepair since 2011.

The lake was a historic swimming and fishing destination in Bridgeton City Park.

Stocked into the lake are 18,127 largemouth bass and 9,400 bluegill fish.

There are plans to stock the lake with more largemouth bass in 2016, the city states in its announcement.

View a live streaming and Q&A with presidental candidates.

SALEM -- The Office of Aging is hosting a unique Presidential Watch Party on Feb. 17 at 1 p.m. in the Pilesgrove Township Municipal Building, 1180 Route 40 in Pilesgrove. Senior citizens can view a live streaming and Q&A exchange with presidential candidates. 

Light refreshments will be served. The Office of Aging will provide transportation to eligible residents. Call 856-339-8622 for transportation.

All candidates have been invited to participate in the live event, telecast from George Mason University in Arlington, Virginia. Candidates will address issues important to senior citizens, and those attending can send email questions in advance or have a staff member tweet the question to the candidates for their response.

The event is free and does not require a reservation. It is sponsored by the Leadership Council on Aging Organization, an umbrella group for non-profits representing seniors. Questions can be sent in advance of the event to SeniorsDecide.org. 

The Aging & Disability Resource Connection/Office of Aging is located on the first floor of 98 Market St. in Salem and it is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m 

Feb. 14 isn't just Valentine's Day. It's Organ Donor Day.

Peggy Simkins calls her daughter Rebecca "Becky" Joyce's story "a series of miracles," an observation that's difficult to dispute.

Becky, 56, is back to work as business administrator at Alloway Township School after a successful kidney transplant in September 2014 provided by her Pittsgrove Township neighbor of 10 years.

But if Jim Peterson had not been a match, three others tested positively and were deemed ready and a fourth was waiting in the wings as a "maybe."

So they were standing in line to help Becky Joyce.

"That's really unheard of," her mother says.

"I'm truly blessed," Becky adds.

"I think her story will be a real inspiration to others awaiting an organ transplant," Peggy says, "because she continued to train - and compete - as a triathlete while a kidney donor for her was being sought. Meanwhile, she continued to work full time and did not have to start dialysis due to the rapid response of friends and family who offered to be tested as possible donors.

"And that is such a big deal since one needing a kidney does not ask people to be tested. It's totally voluntary. Offering to be tested carries the assumption that if you are found to be a match, you are willing to undergo major surgery, part with a kidney, and endure the pain of healing and recovery."

Of those who were considered a match, Becky ruled out several, including family members, because of their ages or health concerns. Among those tested, Mona Peterson, Jim's wife and Becky's close friend, was not a match.

Jim Peterson was insistent about being the donor. He had to undergo a battery of tests to ensure that he qualified and that nothing would interfere with the success of the transplant for either he or Becky.

Once Jim was completely tested, surgery was arranged, and successfully completed, at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

"Everything went as planned," Becky says. "We were out in three days (Sept. 5, 2014)."

The healing process has gone smoothly for Jim, too. While Becky has resumed training for 10Ks and half-marathons, while returning to work, her neighbor/donor has resumed playing tennis at a high level. He did well in a doubles event 13 months after surgery in Palm Springs, Cal.

Feb. 14 is Organ Donor's Day.

Becky Joyce has set aside Saturday, Feb. 20, as a special day to celebrate her return to good health and thank her friend Jim and others who were tested to be donors, match or not, and been so helpful during the entire process.

She'll honor them with a 1 p.m. party at Green Olive Restaurant in Bridgeton.

And remind them of the blessing provided by so many.

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." --Theodor Geisel, 'Dr. Seuss' Watch video

Some thoughts on love ....

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
--Marilyn Monroe

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
--Theodor Geisel, 'Dr. Seuss'

"Love is" comics were created by New Zealand cartoonist Kim Casili in the 1960s, and began appearing in newspapers in the U.S. in 1970.courtesy of loveiscomics.com, all rights reserved 

"It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." - Friedrich Nietzsche

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
--Lao Tzu

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind."
--William Shakespeare, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

"If I had a flower for every time I thought of you...I could walk through my garden forever."
--Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Love, American Style" was an anthology series that aired on ABC-TV between 1969 and 1974.courtesy of imdb.com 

MORE: Vintage photos around New Jersey

"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment." - Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice"

"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold." - Zelda Fitzgerald

"He's more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."
--Emily Bronte, "Wuthering Heights"

"And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." --Paul McCartney

Here's a gallery of vintage photos of couples in New Jersey. Want more? Here's a link to our last Valentine's gallery. 

Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. Find The Star-Ledger on Facebook.

Here is how one school is uniquely prepping students for their careers. Watch video

MANNINGTON TWP. -- Sparks were flying in and the machines were loudly rumbling in one South Jersey school as students showed off their welding skills Wednesday.

Students at Salem County Vocational Technical School were busy welding away, while others were prepping for childcare and highlighting agriculture during the annual Quality Cup event.

But the Quality Cup is more than just an educational competition, it's an opportunity for the school, but more specifically students, to showcase the career-building skills they've been working on.

Students were hyped up on the obstacles and accomplishments they've achieved in their specific area of study.

Here are several unique areas of expertise in one Salem County high school:

Welding

Senior Alex Lutek, 18, is one student who is passionate about welding. In a field which is predominately comprised of men, Lutek doesn't feel any intimidation.

"It's fun to learn and very hands on. But it's not just simple like sitting in an office," Lutek said as she worked on her latest piece.

Lutek said she hopes to become a pipe welder in the future.

But Lutek isn't the only female in the shop -- the newest welding instructor in the technical school is Stephanie Hoffman.

"It's new to me -- I was super nervous at first if I'd get a certain level of respect. I had to play a different role than a male figure would be," Hoffman said.

Hoffman works to get students ready for work in the field, where they can do anything they have an interest in, from creative art and fabricators, to nuclear certified and pipeline welders.

Agriculture:

Salem County is known for having a heart for agriculture and science. Schools throughout the county have local FFA chapters and agricultural science-specific curriculums.

Students at the VoTech were able to showcase, not only the importance of agriculture in a career setting, but also display the work they have been doing using the school's newly built green house.

"I think it's really important. Having a gren house allows us to learn hands-on outside of the classroom," senior Jamie Munyon, 17, said.

Munyon, as well as Kelsey Stockton, 17, is a member of the local FFA chapter.

"Agriculture science talks about everything -- food science, nutrition, and health," Stockton added.

Childcare:

Other students were busy demonstrated different groups and projects focused in on childcare.

Not only do students have a hands-on approach to observing and working with young kids, the VoTech has a certified daycare on campus that runs from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. year-round.

Students have the opportunity to go down and interact with the kids, while preparing for their own certifications in childcare.

For senior Rita Rivera, 18, the program allows her one step closer to her goal of running her own daycare. 

Salem County Vo-Tech students present achievements during 40th Quality Cup

In addition to these unique career and skill-building opportunities, students throughout the school participated in the Quality Cup demonstrating their projects and studies in hopes of winning the title in the following categories:

*Most Unique Exhibit
*Program that Best Incorporates Job Readiness Skills
*Public Speaking Award
*Cup of Excellence

ALLOWAY TWP. — 201 Alloway-Friesburg Road, Bayview Loan Servicing LLC to Marco Cabezas for $147,500. BRIDGETON — 12 Spring St., Shelia McNaul, executor, to Adam Torres for $83,500. — 415 N. Pearl St., Gurmuka Kashmiri to Victor Ponce Gonzalez for $44,800. — 111 Rosenhayn Ave., James E. Brown to Galdino Matias-Perez for $115,000. — 70 Cottage Ave., Capital Finance...

South Jersey Times 

ALLOWAY TWP.

-- 201 Alloway-Friesburg Road, Bayview Loan Servicing LLC to Marco Cabezas for $147,500.

BRIDGETON

-- 12 Spring St., Shelia McNaul, executor, to Adam Torres for $83,500.

-- 415 N. Pearl St., Gurmuka Kashmiri to Victor Ponce Gonzalez for $44,800.

-- 111 Rosenhayn Ave., James E. Brown to Galdino Matias-Perez for $115,000.

-- 70 Cottage Ave., Capital Finance Co. of Delaware Inc. to Lanpro LLC for $20,000.

-- 704 Chestnut Ave., Deborah A. Reynolds, administrator, to Kevin M. Stanfa for $67,600.

CARNEYS POINT TWP.

-- 395 Manor Ave., U.S. Bank National Association to Fortuna Capital Fund for $15,550.

-- 271 C St., Housing and Urban Development to Zip Zop LLC for $30,000.

CLAYTON

-- 172 E. Howard St., Compass Capital Ventures LLC to Arlene Diane Kinsley for $119,900.

DEERFIELD TWP.

-- 775 Garton Road, CDDB Properties LLC to Robert R. Boehm for $148,000.

DEPTFORD TWP.

-- 20 Burke Ave., OWB REO LLC to Roy T. Investments LLC for $70,000.

DOWNE TWP.

-- 548 Newport Neck Road, Patricia Frank, executor, to David T. Sheppard for $165,000.

EAST GREENWICH TWP.

-- 34 Clover Ridge Dr., Arthur W. and Maryetta C. Brosius Jr. to Meredith C. and Iain P. Ewen for $325,000.

ELK TWP.

-- 26 Cherry Run Road, Barry Widrick to Robert Palmer-Menweg for $230,000.

-- 511 Arthur Ave., HSBC Bank USA to Top Dog Investments LLC for $15,000.

ELMER

-- 102 Buck Road, Linda M. Bourquin to John S. Bourquin II for $195,700.

GLASSBORO

-- 212 Villanova Road, John P. and Melanie R. Saicie to Anthony C. Papariello for $174,900.

GREENWICH TWP. (CUMBERLAND COUNTY)

-- 47 Stathems Neck Road, Betty Jo Costantino to Jackie V. Eisner for $325,000.

HOPEWELL TWP.

-- 106 W. Holly Terrace, Russell Olbrich to Lauren Robbins for $169,900.

LAWRENCE TWP.

-- Cedarville-Millville Road, Floyd C. White Jr. to Nature Conservancy for $196,624.

MANTUA TWP.

-- 223 Twin Lakes Dr., Gregory G. and Denise L. Kahofer to Matthew Von Tanhausen and Andrea Schlafer for $384,000.

-- 1194 Tristram Circle, Julro Enterprises LLC to Amanda Beltran for $95,000.

-- 719 Quest Court, Donna Marie Aliano to Bridget A. Dwyer for $154,000.

-- 18 Eagle Ridge, Joan Thomas to Charles J. and Charlotte Scheld for $248,000.

MILLVILLE

-- 313 E. Pine St., Mallard Estates LLC to Faiola Family LP for $32,000.

-- 911 E. Main St., Paula Hennis to Christina L. MacDonald for $139,900.

-- 1400 Canal St., Nationastar Hecm Acquisition Trust 2015-1 by attorney to Jonathan B. Klenk Sr. for $20,000.

-- 5 Fortune Lane, Sandra Teti to William Albert Cummings III for $200,000.

-- 701 N. 8^th St., Patricia A. Teel to Maria G. Rodriguez for $135,000.

-- 728 Mallard St., John Schissler to Aaron B. Sheppard for $220,000.

-- 423 Rhonda Dr., Dennis R. Sandefer to Otley W. Heulings Jr. for $180,000.

-- 1138 Robin Terr., Freddie Medina to Jose Carlos Colon for $145,000.

-- 15 Jewel Road, Eugenia Caprioni to Andrea M. Yearicks for $133,000.

MONROE TWP.

-- 2009 Broad Lane, Housing and Urban Development to Marian K. Nardone and Kathryn Nardone for $131,000.

-- 145 Dahlia Ave., Fannie Mae to Robert Poznek for $12,000.

PAULSBORO

-- 517 Nassau Ave., Cinco Property Solutions LLC to Victor M. Cuevas for $95,000.

PILESGROVE TWP.

-- 201 Marlton Road, Michael and Christine O. Murray to Elliot D. Hernandez for $314,000.

-- 4 Brookshire Court, Daniel P. Headley to Laverne Fisher for $30,000.

-- 10 Church St., Teresa A. and Michael J. Goff Jr., to Victoria L. Lincoln for $110,000.

PITTSGROVE TWP.

-- Garden Road, J.E. Waterhouse LLC to Daun Moir for $40,000.

SALEM

-- 154 W. Broadway, Tri-County Real Estate Maintenance Company Inc. and Barbara J. Smith and Jomar Turner for $100,000.

-- 138 W. Broadway, JNI Closeout Inc. to Chaouch Properties LLC for $225,000.

-- 183 E. Broadway Unit C-8, Salem Condos LLC to Henry A. Ammon III for $79,900.

-- 183 E. Broadway Unit C-3, Salem Condos LLC to Debra Eldridge and Donald Samuel Strock for $79,900.

SHILOH

-- 962 Main St., Thelma J. Welden to Christopher Clark for $140,200.

UPPER DEERFIELD TWP.

-- 8 Valley Ave., Darlene S. Mukoda to Samuel Messina Jr. for $155,000.

-- 629 Old Deerfield Pk., David Weir to Alissa Horn for $86,000.

UPPER PITTSGROVE TWP.

-- 223 Shirley Ave., Fay F. Smith and Joshua J. and Lesley B. Hall for $200,000.

VINELAND

-- 770 S. Seventh St., Veronica Hernandez to Edward Camacho for $80,000.

-- 536 Crystal Ave., Gerresheimer Glass Inc. to Corning Pharmaceutical Glass Co. for $5,436,654.

-- 3615 Isabel Road, Aziz Tahirov to Cavit Kangal for $193,000.

-- 926 Elty Ave., Newfield National Bank to Kenneth Gonzalez for $150,000.

-- 1248 Woodlawn Ave., RPJ Properties LLC to Armando J. Santiago for $169,900. 

-- 2782 Hance Bridge Road, Kathryn A. Mellor to Keith M. Curtis for $288,000.

-- 226 W. Summit St., Inez M.Bermudez, executor, to Erik N. Acevedo for $114,000.

-- 1120 E. Landis Ave., Victory Three LLC to 1120 Real Estate LLC for $350,000.

-- 1249 Almond Road, Edgar Zatzariny to Timothy W. Tress for $150,000.

-- 512 Park Lane, Barbara M. Frasnelli to Gerald M. Horvath for $104,300.

-- 1437 Blackburn Ct., Victor R. Mazon to Rose Lopez for $159,900.

WASHINGTON TWP.

-- 64 Appletree Lane, Warren B. and Gail B. Walker to Michael J. and Danielle N. Keenan for $276,900.

WEST DEPTFORD TWP.

-- 1411 Lafayette Ave., Jeffrey W. Buirlingame to William F. Mead for $178,500.

-- 510 Colonial Ave., Pinto Property Group LLC to Christopher Belfiglio and Deborah Cullen for $210,000.

-- 137 Ashton Court, Daniel F. Wills and Joyce Zwart to Eric Robert Widen and Edward Robert Widen for $90,000.

WOODBURY

-- 1055 Glassboro Road, U.S. Bank National Association to Harold H. Holmstrom for $140,000.

WOOLWICH TWP.

-- 26 Mansion Dr., Barbara A. Judge to Frank L. and Judy L. Dunst for $280,000.

-- 217 Juniper Lane, Wells Fargo Bank to John Petracci and Lisa Biasi for $185,000.

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Marcus I. Reddick claimed police officers sexually assaulted him during a search for suspected narcotics. A judge found those claims false.

SALEM -- A man lied when he claimed that three officers sexually assaulted him at a local police station, a judge has ruled.

Marcus I. Reddick has been found guilty of falsely accusing police officers of sexually assaulting him. (Salem County Correctional Facility) 

Marcus I. Reddick, 27, had made the accusations in early 2015 after his arrest on drug charges in Penns Grove, officials said.

But after a recent non-jury trial held before Superior Court Judge Benjamin Telsey in Salem, Reddick was found guilty of three fourth-degree charges of false swearing.

"It's one of the most cowardly things one man could do to another man," said Lt. Bob Gant, president of the Salem County Fraternal Order of Police, the organization that represents local police officers.

"I can't believe that guy had the audacity to waste the court's time and the taxpayers' money by coming up with these outrageous charges."

Salem County Assistant Prosecutor Michael J. Forte, who handled the case, said it all began early last year.

On Jan. 27, 2015, Reddick was arrested during a motor vehicle stop in Penns Grove because it was suspected that Reddick might be in possession of drugs.

At the borough police station Reddick was searched, Forte said, and suspected narcotics were found in his clothing.

Reddick was taken to the county jail, but after his release showed up at the Penns Grove Municipal Court and filed complaints against three police officers involved in his case. He claimed they sexually assaulted him.

Reddick filed complaints against Penns Grove officers Sgt. John Stranahan, Ptl. Joe DiCarolis and Ptl. Jason Spera, according to Forte.

Reddick, who is a Penns Grove resident, came back to the municipal court later and filed a complaint against Ptl. Christopher Hemple whom he had mistaken for Spera, Forte said.

An investigation by the Salem County Prosecutor's Office showed Reddick's claims against the officers were all false.

During that investigation, Forte said, authorities reviewed both video and audio recordings made during Reddick's search at the police station they showed no sexual assault took place.

Because the claims were found to be false, authorities filed false-swearing charges against Reddick.

Reddick and the officers involved all testified during the trial, Forte said.

Reddick was found guilty of three counts of false swearing  -- against Stranahan, DiCarolis and Hemple.

He was found not guilty on the fourth count of false swearing because he confused Spera with Hemple and could not have knowingly made a false statement against Spera because he believed him to be Hemple, Forte said.

When Telsey reached his verdict, he went over point by point what caused him to reach his decision.

 "This is one of most outrageous things I've witnessed," said Gant, who is a longtime officer with the Salem County Sheriff's Office.

"This was just a cowardly, cowardly thing to do. Thank God the justice system worked."

Reddick, who was represented by attorney Steven Zorowitz, faces sentencing on Feb. 26 before Telsey.

He could get up to 18 months on each of the three charges he was found guilty of, officials say.

"This was a very important case handled extremely well by Assistant Prosecutor Mike Forte," said Salem County Prosecutor John T. Lenahan. "The false allegations of Mr. Reddick could have jeopardized the careers of several outstanding Penns Grove police officers. We were gratified by the verdict and findings articulated by Judge Telsey."

Reddick is still awaiting court action on the narcotics charges, Forte said.

After his conviction, Reddick's bail was revoked by Telsey.

Reddick is being held in the Salem County Correctional Facility, Mannington Township.

Bill Gallo Jr. may be reached at bgallo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow South Jersey Times on Twitter @TheSJTimes. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

Brian Crist writes that expanded licensing requirements would be unfair to some security professionals.

To the Editor:

In the new state legislative session, lawmakers, mostly Democrats, are hawking bills concerning security personnel -- to the detriment of some hard-working New Jersey citizens.

First is Senate Bill 884, which expands the scope of security guard registration. This proposal directly affects numerous licensed security professionals and possibly would impose a financial hardship on them.

The bill requires security guards who work directly for private employers to complete the requirements of the Security Officer Registration Act (SORA). As I know it, contract security firms require their personnel to maintain state licenses at their own expense. If in-house security guards (those not supplied by outside security contractors) must be licensed, shouldn't the employer be required to pay the licensing cost?

Also, under this bill, the word "SECURITY" would have to be printed on the back of any uniform shirt or outer garment for armed security officers. I understand that law enforcement has begun displaying words like "POLICE or "SHERIFF" on uniforms. But, this would detract from the professional appearance security guards must project to employers, customers and guests.

As a 19-year industry professional, I feel that SORA licensing should not be required for in-house security, although the same standards should apply. That is, those barred from SORA licenses should also be ineligible to work for private employers as security guards.   

A second Senate bill, S-86, creates a Special Law Enforcement Officer (SLEO) Class III. Currently, there are only two classes: Class I has limited authority while on duty but cannot carry a firearm. Class II can exercise full police power while on duty, including firearm use.   

Under S86, a Class III officer would have the same powers as Class II, but would be limited to the grounds of a school, and to emergencies off the grounds. Class III would be open only to retired law enforcement officers age 65 and older.

In my opinion, Class III should be available to all armed security professionals in New Jersey.   

Brian A. Crist

Pennsville

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Find out how these New Jersey couples got together, in some cases long after they first met.

Valentine's Day is almost here, and to celebrate we asked New Jerseyans to share their love stories. We wanted to know how they met, where they had their first date, when they knew they were in love: all the good stuff.

All of those Jersey love stories are below. Some couples had an online connection, others met in school, on the job, or down the shore. Others reconnected after years apart, and some of these are just stories of true love. Click the boxes below to read each couple's story. We used initials to respect everyone's privacy.

Share your Valentine's Day love story in comments.

John Shabe can be reached via jshabe@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter and find NJ.com on Facebook.

Commodity certificates available for farmers beginning with the 2015 crop in some situations.

By Al DiBella

Producers who have crops pledged as collateral for a marketing assistance loan can now purchase a commodity certificate that may be exchanged for the outstanding loan collateral. The authority is provided by the 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act, legislation enacted by Congress in December. Commodity certificates are available beginning with the 2015 crop in situations where the applicable marketing assistance loan rate exceeds the exchange rate. Currently, the only eligible commodity is cotton.

USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) routinely provides agricultural producers with marketing assistance loans that provide interim cash flow without having to sell the commodities when market prices are at harvest time lows. The loans allow the producer to store and delay the sale of the commodity until more favorable market conditions emerge, while also providing for a more orderly marketing of commodities throughout the marketing year.

These loans are considered "nonrecourse" because the loan can be redeemed by delivering the commodity pledged as collateral to the government as full payment for the loan upon maturity. Commodity certificates are available to loan holders having outstanding nonrecourse loans for wheat, upland cotton, rice, feed grains, pulse crops (dry peas, lentils, large and small chickpeas), peanuts, wool, soybeans and designated minor oilseeds.  These certificates can be purchased at the posted county price (or adjusted world price or national posted price) for the quantity of commodity under loan, and must be immediately exchanged for the collateral, satisfying the loan.

Producers may contact their FSA office that maintains their loan or their loan service agent for additional information. Producers who do business with Cooperative Marketing Associations (CMA) or Designated Marketing Associations (DMA) may contact their respective associations for additional information. To learn more about commodity certificates, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pricesupport.

Al DiBella is the Salem/Gloucester County Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency in Woodstown at 51 Cheney Road. He can be reached at 856-769-1126.

It has been a month since the body of Danyelle Minerva was found along the Alloway-Woodstown Road. The case is still a mystery.

ALLOWAY TWP. -- It's been a month since the body of an Atco teenager was found along a rural stretch of the Alloway-Woodstown Road.

How Danyelle Minerva, 19, died and how she ended up in Salem County remains almost as much of a mystery now as it did when she was found on Jan. 11.

Minerva, who had been reported missing in the fall, was not far off the shoulderless road near a tree.  

Since the discovery, her family and authorities have struggled to find out how he died and how she ended up in the remote spot.

"This is still an active investigation," said New Jersey State Police Trooper Alina Spies on Thursday.

An autopsy performed was inconclusive on the cause of Danyelle's death or the manner of death, such as whether it was an accident or homicide.

Spies said police are still waiting for test results to come back which could provide more clues which could help in the investigation.

Danyelle's brother, Dan Minverva, of West Berlin, in an earlier interview, said he had last heard from his sister on Oct. 14.

She was last seen alive in Bridgeton at a gas station where she reportedly got into a gold-colored car with a man, according to several accounts.

Her brother said he and other family members and friends heard she may have been seen in Atlantic City and went to the Shore resort town to search for her, but found no trace of her.

Danyelle and her brother experienced tragedy as they grew up.

Both were only toddlers when their father, Daniel Minerva, died. Then about a year and a half ago they lost their mother, Penny Kahn, Dan said in a January interview.

Their house was too much for them to handle so they moved out, Dan said. He went to live with an aunt in West Berlin and Danyelle went to live with a boyfriend in Williamstown.

Last fall Danyelle and the boyfriend had some sort of "disagreement" and she left where they lived together.

"She just went to do her own thing and that's she went missing," Dan said.

A funeral for Danyelle was held on Jan. 18. At the site where her body was found, memorial items were placed.

A month after she was found in Alloway, her family, along with police are still asking for the public's help in solving what happened to her.The Salem County Prosecutor's Office is assisting state police in the probe.

A Facebook page which had been established in an effort to find Danyelle has been renamed "Help Solve Danyelle Minerva's Death."

One message on that page, said to be posted by Danyelle's aunt, Denise Arnieri, urged youth to make a difference in the world, something Danyelle was not able to do.

" .... This message is for the younger generation. You need to realize there is good and evil in this world. The future is yours but only you can make that future your destiny. Go to college make a difference in the world. Danyelle would have but someone took that away from her. Listen to your parents you may not like what they have to say but remember a thru your life you won't agree w others. Life is challenging but you can do it!"

Anyone with information on Danyelle's case should call the New Jersey State Police Major Crime Unit, Det. Sgt. Glen Garrels at 609-882-2000 Ext. 3355 or the Woodstown State Police Station at 856-769-0775. Anonymous tips are welcome, police say.

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A little planning will help ensure a fragrant outdoor area all year long.

By Lorraine Kiefer

Can't see it, can't hear it, can't feel it, but it is everywhere. It can stir emotions, evoke memories, set a mood... Written and sung about, fought over and given in love... Fragrance!

I love natural fragrance from plants! Not all plants are fragrant, but many are and they come in many sizes, shapes and colors. They are like the popular kids at the playground -- everyone likes to be near them. 

Some plants give off their fragrance when the leaves or stems are brushed (mint, lemon verbena, rosemary, marjoram and Cleveland and fruit sage), but others, like lemon trees and lavender, have both fragrant blooms and foliage. Some plants, like peony, tuberose, freesia, glossy abelia, lilac and  magnolia, have very fragrant blooms, but little fragrance at all in the foliage.

Everyone is watching and longing for spring, so when a plant such as winter sweet, Chimonanthus praecox is in bloom there is quite an air of spring in the garden. Ours often blooms from early January till late spring. Sometimes I worry that the cold temperatures will damage the blooms, but it seems even when they seem to freeze others come in their place to bloom and perfume the air. Our plant is old and has been blooming for years. The small ones we have in nursery took a long while until they showed a few blooms.This light yellow plant is quite a show stopper in any winter garden.

Winter sweet, Chimonanthus praecox often blooms from early January through late spring.Lorraine Kiefer 

Folks can also enjoy potted fragrance. Containers of sweet olive  (Osmanthus fragrans), gardenia, jasmine, passion flower, scented geranium or lemon verbena can all be grown outdoors in winter and on a deck or patio in summer. Although some tropicals, like lemon and orange trees, night-blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) or stephanotis vine will grow outdoors year-round in some climates, most people have to bring them in to sunny window in a cool room before frost. 

Spring Fragrance

A little planning on paper will help ensure a fragrant outdoor area all year long. Start with the previously mentioned late winter first blooming shrub to perfume the air in our southern New Jersey garden, fragrant winter sweet (Chimonanthus  praecox). This plant sometimes blooms as early as January in the National Herb Garden at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. I first experienced the delightful fragrance of wintersweet at a meeting of the herb garden committee because Jim Adams, garden curator, had cut some branches to grace the lunch table. 

As the season progresses, various witch hazels (Hamamelis) and winter hazels (Corylopsis) begin blooming and perfuming the air with a gentle fragrance. An evergreen that blooms in the spring is the sweet box (Sarcococca), a low-growing plant with shiny green foliage and tiny whitish, fragrant blooms. Oregon holly (Mahonia bealei) has the sweetest-smelling yellow blooms ever! Since they bloom while it is still cold, Mahonia often goes unnoticed by gardeners unwilling to brave the weather.

I was presenting a talk on fragrant plants at the Philadelphia Flower Show several years ago and was scouting the outdoors for early blooming fragrant plants. This one was so sweet in mid-March during a mild winter that bees were covering it. I kept sniffing the spring air and wondering if the dryer vent was the source of the fragrance.        

Wildflowers not often found in gardens can also fill the air with wonderful scents in natural and wooded areas. Most will not grow in gardens, but some will if tucked in under trees and around shrubs. Trailing arbutus ( Epigaea repens), often called mayflower, is a fragrant beauty that I have tried to propagate from cuttings from time to time. It sometimes roots and grows for a few years, but usually misses its unique woodland environment.  

Bulbs sometimes have a fragrance that can be enjoyed on warm days when they are kissed by the sun. The fragrance often is more noticeable indoors than in the garden. Even delicate snowdrops (Galanthus) have a mild fragrance and a large clump can scent the air on a sunny February afternoon. Many spring bulbs have a mild fragrance, but hyacinth, daffodil and Iris reticulata are a bit more significant in the fragrant garden scheme.

Early spring scents also fill the air where fragrant violets (Viola odorata) and yellow primrose (Primula veris) grow. Fragrant violets are not to be confused with wild, or wood violets that are scentless. Both of these like a semi-shaded area in which to grow. Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) does well in and around violets. The flowers of sweet woodruff are fragrant, but only when they are wilted and soaked in May wine or when they dry later in the season. 

My favorite scent by the time May arrives is the combined fragrances of lilac and lily of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis). The latter spreads so quickly so it is a good ground cover and will scent the air even when planted nearby under trees and shrubs or anywhere a ground cover is needed. Lily of-the-valley thrives in most soils and all types of light. The plants in sun bloom earliest, while those in deep shade are last to bloom. I have one patch in a cool, very shaded spot under trees and shrubs that we pick for wedding bouquets long past the bloom season; however, both the lilacs and the lily-of-the-valley can be refrigerated to keep them for special dates that are just past their bloom time. 

There are many kinds of lilacs, but the sweetest perfume is from the old-fashioned, or common lilac (Syringa vulgaris). Lilacs grow best in full sun or a little dappled shade, and prefer sweet to neutral soils. They are undemanding and such a joy to experience. Pruning just when the flowers fade encourages bushy new growth, as does cutting out old canes to the ground.

Trees and shrubs to link the seasonal scents

Fragrant trees spotted around in the landscape help provide charming scented air in a garden in their season. Pay careful attention to bloom time in order to spread the luxury of fragrance throughout the growing season. When the lilacs finish, the fragrances of sweet bay magnolia (Magnolia. virginiana) and then Southern magnolia (M. grandiflora) fill the air. They take us from spring into summer when the American fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) delights all on a summer day with its sweet-scented white flowers. Another summer bloomer is the Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia), with a very delicate sweet odor that comes from its two-inch wide white blooms. In early summer, the linden tree (Tilia)produces unusual, cream-colored, fragrant blooms that are used for a medicinal tea in many parts of the world. 

There are many shrubs that bloom throughout the seasons and perfume the air. Carolina sweet shrub (Calycanthus floridus) blooms with the lilacs and lily of-the-valley in May, joined by a fragrant viburnum (Viburnum carlesii), one that sometimes reminds me of arbutus. Some roses butterfly bushes and clethra all scent the garden too. 

These few should be a start when you plan and plant your fragrant garden. Join me at our first spring garden walk and talk and smell the wintersweet on March 20 at 1 p.m. This event is free and includes a cup of homemade soup at end of walk.

I will be teaching a six-week Wednesday night class through Gloucester County College, beginning March 16 and one or more sessions will deal with fragrant plants. Email me at lorrainekiefer@gmail.com for more information on this  class.

Lorraine Kiefer is the owner and operator of Triple Oaks Nursery in Franklinville. She can also be reached by e-mail at Lorraine@tripleoaks.