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THE MANOR IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS In January and February
Shippen Manor Museum will be closed to the public this January and February for renovations, though Commission and other scheduled group meetings will be conducted as planned, weather permitting. The Manor will reopen on Sunday, March 4th for Musket Day! Shippen Manor, the restored circa-1754 ironmaster’s mansion, is located ¼ mile west of the Rt. 31/Wall Street intersection in Oxford, on Belvidere Avenue. Parking is limited, and visitors are encouraged to park on nearby Washington Avenue. Handicapped parking is available at the Manor. There is no admission fee. For further information, please call (908) 453-4381. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sixteenth Annual Skylands Scenic Beauty Photo Contest Winners Announced The Warren County Cultural & Heritage Commission is pleased to announce the winners of the Sixteenth Annual Skylands Scenic Beauty Photo Contest. Thirty-six entries were received from photographers throughout the area’s northwest region. Over $1900 was awarded in prizes for this year’s competition. The Best of Show winner for this year’s contest was amateur Joan F. White from Oxford. Ms. White won Second Place in 2010 and 2009. Winners in the Professional category include: Jean M. Perry from Saylorsburg, PA, First Place for the second year in a row, Don Myles of Belvidere won Second Place, and Bonnie Stanislaw from Blairstown Third Place. Honorable Mention went to Gordon Perry of Saylorsburg, PA. Other professional participants include: Pat Abbot, Trevor Hodgson, Paula Jensen, Pat Mannon, Julia Rose-Dick, Kathleen Rupff, Carol Southerland, and Patty Wright-Ferrini. Winners in the Amateur category include: Thomas A. Howell from Netcong, First Place, Kathy Voglas of Phillipsburg, Second Place, and Michael Reilly of Oxford with the Third Place Ribbon. Honorable Mention was awarded to Chris J. Chambers of Parsippany. Other Amateur contestants include: Benjamin Betti, Jim Cook, Carrie Dubiel, Kenneth Gallahor, Michelle Gardner, Charlene Loux, Patricia MacCallum, Sue Ellen Mikowski, Tom Minchin, Jane H. Rapp, Shayna Reed, Craig A. Ritzer, Cheryl Semonchick, and Marina Zindel. The Student category winners include: Peter Liolia IV in First Place, Jessica Reid in Second Place, and Melissa Chambers in Third Place. Honorable Mention winners include Haven Donovan and Justin Walker. Robert Beaver, owner of Village Studio in High Bridge, served as the judge for the Sixteenth Annual Skylands Scenic Beauty Photo Contest. Mr. Beaver stated: “The quality of the photographs entered in this show made my job very difficult.” The Sixteenth Annual Skylands Scenic Beauty Photo exhibit will be displayed until Thursday, January 19, 2012 in the Wayne Dumont Jr. Administration Hall Gallery, on Route 519 south in Belvidere. The gallery is open to the public during regular weekday business hours and is an accessible location. The Warren County Cultural and Heritage Commission presents this art show with support from the Warren County Freeholders, and is funded in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Individuals needing assistance may call the relay service at 711. For further information please call (908) 453-4381
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