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Weekend Guide: Pancakes, Scout Games, Civil War Buffs
Check out whats is going on this weekend in Manalapan Township.
Scouting Open House
The Quail Hill Scout Reservation is holding a free open house and “fun day” on Saturday, April 13 beginning at noon for interested elementary school aged boys and their families. Boys will have a chance to try the BB and Archery Ranges, play games, go fishing and tour of the camp. Parents will be provided with information about the Cub Scout program, find out how to join a local Cub Scout pack, and learn about the Quail Hill Summer Camp program, which is open to boys and girls.
Gettysburg: History & Hype Lecture
The Monmouth County Library is commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg with a lecture on the battle’s significance on Saturday, April 13 at 2 p.m. The lecture will be compare this climactic battle with other decisive Union victories in the Civil War. Dr. Gregory J.W. Urwin, Department of History, Temple University, and President, Society for Military History, will be the presenter. Urwin helped make the Oscar-winning Civil War epic, Glory, and retired in 1999 as a field officer in the Frontier Brigade, the largest Union Civil War reenactment unit west of the Mississippi River.
The Third New Jersey Regiment Living Historians will also be on hand at the library at 1 p.m.
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Breakfast and Pancakes for a Cause
Keller Williams Realty is holding a pancake breakfast at Applebee’s on Route 9 South in Manalapan where all proceeds will be donated to Hurricane Sandy charities. The breakfast is from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and costs $10 per person. Donations will also be accepted.
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