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This begonia won first place in its category

After a brief hiatus, the Tinton Falls Schools Health and Fitness Fair is returning to the district. The event will take place at Swimming River School in the cafeteria/gymnasium Thursday, 7-9 p.m. and is hosted by the Mahala F. Atchison School Health and Physical Education Department.

The event is designed to provide Tinton Falls residents and those from surrounding communities with pertinent health and fitness information. Various experts from professions such as podiatry, dentistry, nutrition, fitness, rehabilitation, massage therapy and chiropractic will be on hand to share information and answer questions. Central Jersey Blood Center will conduct a blood drive and donors must register in advance by calling Atchison School at (732) 542-2500.

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The Deep Cut Orchid Society's monthly meeting will be held Tuesday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The speaker, Arthur Katz, will discuss maxillarias. Guests, as well as the public, are welcome at no charge. The society meets on the second Tuesday of every month except August. Each meeting also features a show table of flowering orchids grown by members. There will be refreshments, a plant raffle and a door prize will be awarded. For information, call (732) 531-5058.

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A professional appraiser will offer a free evaluation of items at a special event hosted by The Chelsea at Tinton Falls senior living community, 1 Hartford Drive in Tinton Falls, on March 28. The event, "Trash or Treasure?" will run from noon to 2 p.m.

Each person attending the session is invited to bring one item for evaluation by Carolyn Remmey, president and principal appraiser of Remmey Antiques of New Vernon, N.J. Remmey has been a guest appraiser on the popular "Antiques Road Show." R.S.V.P. by March 27 to Eileen Weller at (732) 933-4700.

The public is invited to a free tea party Wednesday, March 21, 2-3 p.m., at The Chelsea in Tinton Falls. Judith Krall Russo, food historian and tea specialist, will discuss the history and evolution of tea and how it was experienced by earlier generations. Free tea and scones will be served. R.S.V.P. to Weller by March 20.

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Embury United Methodist Church, Church Street, Little Silver, will hold a Youth Group Yard Sale April 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a rain date of May 5. All proceeds will go toward the group's work camp trip scheduled for July when the group helps people in need. For more information, call (732) 741-9708.

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The Red Bank Elks Lodge 233 will host a Pancake Breakfast the first Sunday of each month from 9 a.m. to noon for $8 per person. Proceeds will benefit lodge activities. For more information, call (732) 741-9771

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"The Positive Power of Humor," an evening with Gail Marie Poverman-Kave, will be the program at the Red Bank Chapter of Hadassah Spring education event April 16 at 7:30 p.m., at Congregation B'nai Israel, Rumson. The program emphasizes humor as a mind-set;. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, call (732) 617- 8843

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Members of the Garden Club of Fair Haven recently received three top honors at the Garden Club of New Jersey Flower Show in Edison.

Judy McMaster won first place in the Amaryllis Challenge class. Elizabeth Lilleston won first place in the Begonia Challenge class. McMaster and Bev Scaff, Cassy Abel and Debi Harris won third place in the vignette section for their interpretation of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears."

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The club has extended its annual plant sale, which features perennials from members' gardens, special shrubs, herbs, annuals, vegetables and a boutique. This year, the sale will be held on the Saturday before Mother's Day from 8 a.m., until noon at the Fair Haven Fire House and on Friday, May 11, between the hours of 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

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The Garden Club of Fair Haven and the Garden Club of New Jersey will rededicate the Blue Star Memorial By-way located in Memorial Park, River Road, Fair Haven, on Wednesday, April 25, at 11:30 a.m.

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Diney's Place, home of the Children's Cultural Center, a branch of The Community YMCA of Red Bank, will host a community photography show Thursday, March 22, featuring pieces for sale by local artists including Assemblyman Steven Corodemus and publisher Diane Gooch. Proceeds from the event will support financial scholarships for children and families to participate in arts and cultural programs at the Y.

The show will take place 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Children's Cultural Center, 51 Monmouth St., Red Bank

Admission is free. Cocktails and light refreshments will be served. For more information or to R.S.V.P., contact the Children's Cultural Center at (732) 842-7177.

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Rebecca's Reel Quilters Guild will host a lecture by Nancy Kerns, a quilt artist who specializes in Hand Applique, Baltimore Album quilts and Dimensional Applique, and trunk show at the guild's April meeting on Sunday, April 1, at 2 p.m. at the Poricy Park Nature Center, Oak Hill Road, Middletown. Fee for members is $3; nonmembers, $5. For more information and directions visit www.poricypark.com

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