Holiday pies offered at Sunrise of Jackson
      JACKSON — Sunrise Assisted Living of Jackson, 390 North County Line Road, is offering fresh, preservative-free Delicious Orchard pies for the holidays without having to travel out of Jackson. The cost for each 9-inch pie is $13. Two dollars per pie will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association.
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Jackson church to offer music, living Nativity
      JACKSON — The Jackson United Methodist Church, 68 Bennetts Mills Road, will present family-friendly Christian music on the third Saturday of each month at 7 p.m. (music starts at 7:30 p.m.). A free-will offering is the only charge to attend.
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Learn to make holiday cookies
      LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood Community School will host a holiday cookie baking class 7-9:30 p.m. Dec. 2-3 at Lakewood High School, 855 Somerset Ave. Enjoy hands-on instruction and take home recipes and a tin of cookies. (Participants must bring a cookie tin.) Registration is currently in progress. The fee to attend the class is $15.
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Howell offers teens ski/snowboard club
      HOWELL — Registration is being accepted for a ski/snowboard club for youths in grades seven through 12 who reside in Howell. The partially supervised program will feature trips to a variety of ski/snowboard resorts. The cost to register is $100 ($125 after Nov. 21). Additional fees will be charged to cover the cost of each trip.
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Cattus Island to offer December programs
      Cattus Island County Park, 1170 Cattus Island Blvd., Toms River, will offer the following free programs on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of December: • Join a naturalist at the bird feeding station in the exhibit room to view hungry migrant and resident birds, 10:30-11 a.m. Questions are welcome regarding the best way to set up a feeding station at home.
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Datebook
      • An open house with the theme "Pampering the Caregiver" will be held Nov. 22 at Sunrise Senior Living of Jackson, 390 North County Line Road. Massages and cosmetic vendors will be available. Tour the facility. RSVP the day before the event at 732-928-5600.
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Christmas story set on church grounds
      The 25th annual A Drive Through the Christmas Story, an outdoor display of 10 life-size Bible scenes including live costumed characters, animals and holiday music, will be presented 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 5-9:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 28-Dec. 7, on the circular grounds of Sayre Woods Bible Church, Route 9 south, Old Bridge.
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Kimball Mega Raffle tickets on sale now
      LAKEWOOD — Kimball Medical Center Foundation is selling tickets for a new 50/50 raffle, the 2009 Mega Raffle. Mega Raffle tickets are on sale now through April 30 for $100 each. A maximum of 1,500 tickets will be sold. The grand prize, if all tickets are purchased, will be $75,000. The actual prize will depend on the total number of tickets sold.
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Holiday pies offered at Sunrise of Jackson
      Sunrise Assisted Living of Jackson, 390 North County Line Road, is offering fresh, preservative-free Delicious Orchard pies for the holiday without having to travel out of Jackson. The cost for each 9-inch pie is $13. Two dollars per pie will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association. Flavors include apple, pumpkin, mincemeat, cherry and pecan. Pies must be ordered by Dec.
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