Walk-ins are Welcome for a Spring Break Kids Crafting Workshop this week at Ryan's retail in the old post office at 22 North Centre Street. Dannette Strader will host a three day drop-off program with crafts, games and more from 10am to 12pm this Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. You can do one day for $12 or all three for $30. Please text the day or days, time and kids names to Dannette - the recycled craft lady - at 215-764-0959 or complete a registration form at Ryan’s Retail and drop off payment.

The game of pickleball is the latest rage in South Jersey and has a growing following in Pennsauken - especially for seniors. Pickleball is taught and played at the Browning Road and Chestnut Avenue courts on Thursdays at 4:30-6:30 and Saturdays at 10:30-12:30. Pickleball is a sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong that can be played both indoors and outside by all ages. 

The Cherry Valley Model Railroad Club will host an All Scale Swap Meet on Saturday, May 4th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. This is a community swap meet featuring all scales including O, HO, N, and Z scale. There will be plenty of vendors with both new and used stock and plenty of rolling stock parts for your usual repair needs. The event will take place at Grace Church, 7 E Maple Ave, Merchantville, New Jersey 08109. Admission is $5.00. You may register for this event at all.events.in

Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament of the Bible, the event is said to have occurred three days after Jesus was crucified by the Romans and died in roughly 30 A.D. The holiday concludes the “Passion of Christ,” a series of events and holidays that begins with Lent—a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and sacrifice—and ends with Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday (the celebration of Jesus’ Last Supper with his 12 Apostles), Good Friday (on which Jesus’ crucifixion is observed), and Easter Sunday. Although a holiday of high religious significance in the Christian faith, many traditions associated with Easter date back to pre-Christian, pagan times.

Easter falls on a different date each year. Easter Sunday and related celebrations, such as Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday, are considered “moveable feasts,” although, in western Christianity, which follows the Gregorian calendar, Easter always falls on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. In Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which adheres to the Julian calendar, Easter falls on a Sunday between April 4th and May 8th each year. In some denominations of Protestant Christianity, Easter Sunday marks the beginning of Eastertide, or the Easter Season. Eastertide ends on the 50th day after Easter, which is known as Pentecost Sunday.

The egg, an ancient symbol of new life, has been associated with pagan festivals celebrating spring. From a Christian perspective, Easter eggs are said to represent Jesus' emergence from the tomb and resurrection.

Peter V. Mroz Jr., of Pennsauken passed away Friday, April 19, 2019. He was 85. A longtime area resident, Peter was an avid sports fan who loved playing cards and watching baseball and game shows on TV. He is survived by his loving wife of over 62 years, Phyllis (nee Messick); a beloved daughter, Denise Brouse (John); three cherished grandchildren, Jonathon Brouse, Benjamin Brouse (Lauren), Elizabeth Brouse; and a caring sister, Rose Gallante. His Requiem Eucharist will be celebrated 11 am, Tuesday, April 23rd at Grace Episcopal Church, 7 East Maple Avenue, Merchantville. Relatives and friends may visit with the family at the church from 9:00 am until time of service. Full obituary.

Rutgers Master Gardeners, Camden County, and Office of Sustainability present the 2019 Green Garden Fair on Saturday, April 27th from 10:00-2:00 p.m. at the Camden County Environmental Center. The featured speaker is Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens. Enjoy cooking demonstrations and tastings, shop annual and perennial plants grown by Master Gardeners, have fun with free kids’ garden projects and tour the Educational Garden. For more information, visit mastergardenerscamdencounty.org.

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, will be the keynote speaker at the Camden County Women’s Health Expo on Saturday, May 18th. This FREE event is presented by the Camden County Board of Freeholders and will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Camden County College Blackwood campus. This year, we will tackle public health crises from gun violence and the opioid epidemic to the prominence of heart disease in women. Don’t miss this empowering and enlightening day that will have you seeing life in a whole new way. Register today.

The Camden County ADRC Division of Senior Citizen and Disabled Citizen Services can serve as your doorway to connect you with all of the above and more. The aim of this program is to connect both seniors and adults with disabilities with a full range of the services – public and private - needed to independently live and thrive within their community. It also strongly supports each individual’s right to be in control of making their own personal care decisions based on assessed need, informed choice and community service availability.Events and programs “Just for Seniors” and for those with disABILITIES and special needs are available in our event calendar. Click here to view the calendar.

The Camden County Board of Freeholders is proud to be sponsoring the Camden County Miracle League for our 5th year! Games take place on Saturday morning at Boundless Field in Challenge Grove Park in Cherry Hill. Our spring session begins on April 13th and runs through June 1st. Players from ages 5 through 12 years old will play from 10 AM to 11 AM and players ages 13 years through adult will play from 11:15 AM to 12:15 AM. Registration will be open beginning on March 1st. For more information and to register for the spring session go to https://www.ccnjml.org/. If you are interested in participating in any of these activities or know someone who might be, please contact Karen Weidner at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone at 856-216-2127.   

Spring special events at the Merchantville Library include Earth Day Craft on Monday, April 22, 6:30 p.m. and a Fairy Princess Party, Saturday, April 27, 2:00 p.m. Calling all princesses! Come dressed in your finest and enjoy stories, a craft, and treats. Also every Wednesday from 3:30-4:00 p.m. kids can register to make a craft. Children must be 4-11 years old to participate. On 4/17: Pop Up Spoon Chicks, 5/1: Popsicle Stick Chicks, 5/8: Hand Print Bouquet, 5/15: Paper Straw Tulips, 5/22: Wednesday Flicks, 5/29: Clay Pot Planting, and 6/5: Pineapple Finger Painting. See all spring programs throughout the county on our online calendar. Please register your child here for each event.