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Mayor's Wellness Campaign

Monday, May 20, 2013

Mayor Invites Public to Tree Walk; Twilight Challenge

Find out about the trees that are common in Basking Ridge, walk or run for a worthy cause at Twilight Challenge.

Mayor Carolyn Gaziano is inviting residents to join two upcoming fitness events during the next few weeks, beginning with a walking tour of Basking Ridge trees that will meet in front of the historic oak tree by The Presbyterian Church of Basking Ridge. The walk on May 29 and the second event, the 25th annual Pleasant Valley Twilight Challenge, are part of the Bernards Township Mayor’s Wellness Campaign for 2013. The tour of local trees is being sponsored by the Bernards Township Shade Tree Commission, which already has launched its "Five in 5" campaign urging township residents to collectively plant 5,000 trees in the next five years to replace trees wrecked by Sandy last fall. The mayor will launch the walking tour at 3:30 p.m. on …

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Mayor's Saturday Ski Event Turns into Walk Instead

Even with little snow, 2013 Mayor Carolyn Gaziano will host first event in 'Mayor's Wellness Campaign.'

If weather forecasts were accurate, and the Basking Ridge area got enough snow on Friday as predicted, then new Mayor Carolyn Gaziano said she would host her first Mayor's fitness event, cross country skiing, this Saturday morning. Walk instead at 9 a.m. on Saturday at EEC Even with too little snow, Gaziano said that all members of the public are invited to enjoy conversation with the mayor while exercising from 9 to 10 a.m. in the setting of the Somerset County Environmental Education Center at 190 Lord Stirling Road in Basking Ridge. Gaziano said in an email that she will meet instead for a walk on the trails of the center. Skiing is only allowed at the EEC when there is more than four inches of snow on the trails and only on trails in …

Walter Rhein

10:42 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013

If you're interested in cross-country skiing, check out "Beyond Birkie Fever" the book about the 50 KM cross country ski race in Hayward, WI: http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Birkie-Fever-Walter-Rhein/dp/1936850028/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1314120830&sr=8-1   more ›

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