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Bear Tavern Road
Residents file lawsuit to keep
referendum off ballot. PAGE 2
BY HEATHER FIORE
The Sun
On Oct. 22, around 40 dignitaries from
Hopewell Valley gathered at the renowned
117-year-old castle on Castle Lane to kick off
the Hopewell Valley Arts Councils first
sponsorship event for the Hopewell Valley
Stampede, the valley-wide public arts ini-
tiative.
The HVAC is a newly formed organiza-
tion dedicated to celebrating art in the
everyday, while nurturing and engaging
the broader community through the arts,
said Betsy Ackerson, co-chair of the HVAC.
The Stampede is the first event spon-
sored by the HVAC; its a yearlong celebra-
tion of arts, she said. Our goal is to raise
funds to fund the arts in the valley, fund
classes to explore the arts, and to ultimately
raise enough money to buy a space commit-
ted to the arts. We want to make people
aware that HVAC is here, and here to stay.
The HVAC a collaboration of big and
small, for-profit and non-profit organiza-
Everyday
art
HEATHER FIORE/The Sun
The Hopewell Valley Arts
Council held its first kick-
off event for its yearlong
arts celebration, the
Hopewell Valley Stampede,
at the castle on Castle
Lane in Hopewell on Oct.
22. The Stampede is the
communitys public art
initiative; members of the
HVAC chose an ox to sym-
bolize the valley, which is
also part of its logo. The
75-pound, fiberglass oxen
will be placed at land-
marks throughout the val-
ley within the near future.
Group launches first event for valley-wide public arts initiative
please see HVAC, page 13
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Bear Tavern Road battle heads to court
By HEATHER FIORE
The Sun
The battle over Bear Tavern
Road continues, but this time, in
court.
Less than two weeks ago, three
residents of Hopewell Valley
Adam Finkel, Catherine Ka-
vanaugh and James Wulf filed
for a preliminary injunction
against the Hopewell Township
Committee and Mercer County
Clerk Paula Sollami-Covello to re-
move the Bear Tavern Road refer-
endum from the Nov. 5 ballot.
Oral arguments were heard on
Oct. 18, and the request was de-
nied by the Superior Court on
Oct. 21.
Hopewell Township Attorney
Steve Goodell informed the com-
munity of the lawsuit at the
Township Committees Oct. 15
meeting, where residents filled
the meeting room to further urge
the Committee to remove the ref-
erendum and to take ownership
of the road.
Close to four months ago, resi-
dents persistently pleaded with
the Township Committee to lower
the speed limit in front of Bear
Tavern Elementary on Route 579
from 30 mph to 25 mph from 6:45
a.m. to 6:45 p.m. to accommodate
before- and after-school activities.
The main reason behind the
residents request was the safety
of the children who attended
Bear Tavern Elementary. Various
residents said that it was the only
school zone in Mercer County
that didnt have a 25 mph speed
limit.
In June, the Township Commit-
tee passed a resolution that asked
Mercer County to reduce the
speed limit to 25 mph during the
designated 12-hour time slot on
school days, which was rejected.
The county said the existing
speed limits on the road 45 mph
and 30 mph in Bear Taverns
school zone were supported by
speed survey data and were con-
sistent with state and national
guidelines for establishing speed
limits, as stated in the lawsuit.
Although the county denied
Hopewells request, it said it
would reconsider the decision
one year following the reopening
of the Jacobs Creek bridge (an-
ticipated for 2014), upgrade the
current school zone warning
flashers and enable school offi-
cials to operate the warning flash-
ers to better coincide with the
school schedule.
The county also noted that it
would be willing to give up its ju-
risdiction over a portion of Route
579 in front of Bear Tavern Ele-
mentary so the township would
have the ability to control the
speed limit.
By taking over the desired sec-
tion of road, the township would
incur all of the maintenance
costs, including paving, plowing,
signing, striping and guiderail.
From estimates Township Engi-
neer Paul Pogorzelski received, it
would cost approximately $67,000
per year for the first 15 years.
During Township Committee
meetings in July and August, res-
idents argued that the township
could find lower bids for mainte-
nance costs, and if not, $67,000
was still affordable to residents.
After much debate, the Town-
ship Committee decided to put
the issue to a referendum at its
meeting on Aug. 26, where there
was a public discussion on the
wording of the proposed referen-
dum and interpretive statement,
as stated in the lawsuit.
Mayor Vanessa Sandom said
she wanted to allow the entire
Hopewell Valley community to
voice its opinion, rather than just
taking action after hearing from
the selection of residents that at-
tends Township Committee meet-
ings.
Residents were outraged fol-
lowing the introduction of the
referendum, three of whom filed
for a preliminary injunction
against the Township Committee
and Mercer County clerk, also
claiming the referendum was
filed outside the 81-day time
frame mandated by N.J.S.A. 19:37-
1, as cited in the lawsuit.
The Committee rebutted this
charge with N.J.S.A. 19:37-2,
which requires the clerk to place
on the ballot any question re-
ceived at least 65 days prior to the
general election. The Township
Committee filed the resolution 74
days prior to Nov. 5.
For the plaintiffs to have the
referendum removed from the
Nov. 5 ballot, they had to prove
three things that relief is need-
ed to prevent irreparable harm,
that the applicants claim rests on
settled law and has a reasonable
probability of succeeding on the
merits, and balancing the rela-
tive hardships to the parties re-
veals that greater harm would
occur if a stay is not granted if it
were, as cited in the lawsuit.
The decision says, the plain-
tiffs failed to meet their burden of
proof by clear and convincing ev-
idence, failing to show how they
will suffer irreparable harm
since the referendum is non-bind-
ing (no mandatory effect on the
Township Committee) and how
they will succeed on the merits of
their legal claims.
Granting the plaintiffs re-
quest to remove the question
from the ballot results in addi-
tional expense to county taxpay-
ers, in addition to depriving town-
ship voters the opportunity to ex-
press their views by the way of
the non-binding referendum and
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By HEATHER FIORE
The Sun
On Tuesday, Nov. 5, residents of
Hopewell Valley will head to their
designated polls to elect new
members to the Township Com-
mittee and Hopewell Valley Re-
gional School Districts Board of
Education.
In Hopewell Township, three
candidates are running for two
three-year terms on Committee.
Candidates include Republicans
Todd Brant and John Hart, and
Democrat Raymond Disch.
There are six school board can-
didates running for election. Can-
didates include incumbent Gor-
don Lewis and newcomer Mel
Myers, vying for one Hopewell
Borough seat; and Bruce Gun-
ther, Michael Markulec, Michael
Ruger and Neil Seftor, running
for two Hopewell Township seats.
The Pennington seat on the board
is not up for election this year. All
seats are three-year terms.
The polling locations for all 12
districts are as follows Districts
1, 7 and 9 at Hopewell Township
Municipal Buildings auditorium,
located at 201 Washington Cross-
ing-Pennington Road; Districts 2
and 3 at Union Fire Companys au-
ditorium, located at 1396 Route 29;
District 4 at the Hopewell Branch
of Mercer County Library, located
at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road;
Districts 5 and 8 at Hopewell Val-
ley Regional School District ad-
ministration buildings BOE meet-
ing room, located at 425 S. Main
St.; Districts 6 and 12 at Hopewell
Borough Railroad Station, located
at 2 Railroad Place; and Districts
10 and 11 at Stony Brook Elemen-
tary Schools gym, located at 20
Stephenson Road.
The only change this year is for
Hopewell Township voters in Dis-
trict 1, who normally vote at the
Mercer County Vocational School
Building As media center. Their
polling location was relocated be-
cause of ongoing construction at
the Vocational School.
Incumbent Republican Gov.
Christie will be facing Democrat-
ic candidate Barbara Buono.
Follow The Sun in print and
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and updates at HopewellSun.com.
Election will decide members of committee and
board of education on Nov. 5 in Hopewell Valley
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V
oting is one of the inalienable
rights that our forefathers
fought so fervently for so
many years ago. Many would say that
voting is one of the most important in-
alienable rights that we have as Amer-
icans, if not the most important in-
alienable right.
Colonial Americans fought for inde-
pendence in the 1700s based on the ral-
lying cry of no taxation without rep-
resentation, and they wanted the
right to choose their own representa-
tion.
Over the following 200 years, three
major pieces of legislation extended
or ensured voting rights:
The Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution gave voting rights to non-
white males;
The Nineteenth Amendment gave
women the right to vote;
And The Voting Rights Act of 1965
prevented discrimination in voting.
A lot of time and effort was spent,
and blood was shed, to give all citizens
of the United States over the age of 18
the right to vote.
And now, it is up to you to take ad-
vantage of that right at the polls for
the General Election next Tuesday,
Nov. 5.
Up for election are the states gover-
nor a race between Republican in-
cumbent Chris Christie and Democrat
Barbara Buono the states lieutenant
governor a race between Republican
Kim Guadagno and Democrat Milly
Silva as well as local positions.
In this weeks Sun, you will find in-
formation on exactly what you are vot-
ing for, when polls are open and details
on every polling location in town.
If you have further questions about
the election, you can always find infor-
mation on the countys website or call
your local clerk.
Whatever your political slant or
whomever you may be voting for, just
make sure you make your way to the
polls next Tuesday. Many people be-
fore us fought for your inalienable
right to do so.
in our opinion
Its time to vote
Head to the polls next Tuesday to elect your leaders
Election results online
On the night of the election, Nov. 5, and
the day after, Nov. 6, check out our web-
site for up-to-date election results.
Annual Veterans Day Ceremony
on Nov. 9 at Veterans Memorial
On Saturday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m., the
Hopewell Valley Veterans Association will
hold its annual Veterans Day Ceremony.
This year, a special remembrance will be
included to honor those who served in Viet-
nam and the Global War on Terrorism.
The ceremony will be held at the Veter-
ans Memorial that is located in Hopewell
Township's Alliger Park. The park is locat-
ed on Route 546 next to the Hopewell Town-
ship Municipal Complex. Please bring a
lawn chair.
Calvary Baptist Church
Christmas Bazaar is Nov. 23
Calvary Baptist Church, located at 3
East Broad St. (Route 518) in Hopewell, will
hold its Annual Christmas Bazaar on Sat-
urday, Nov. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hand-
made crafts and baked goods will fill your
shopping needs. Breakfast and lunch, fea-
turing homemade soups and made-to-order
sandwiches, will be served. For more infor-
mation, call (609) 466-1880.
Trip to New York Citys Dave
and Busters set for Nov. 7
The Hopewell Township Parks and
Recreation Department is sponsoring a
trip to Dave & Busters in New York City on
Thursday, Nov. 7.
This fully chaperoned trip has been
planned for students in grades 6 to 9 when
school is closed for teachers convention.
The first stop in New York City is Dave &
Busters for a buffet lunch and time to play
at the Million Dollar Midway with a $10
Power Card that is also included. After
lunch, the group will visit the Hershey
Store and the M & M Store in Times
Square. Cost for the program is $62 per per-
son ($54 for Hopewell Township residents)
and the registration fee includes lunch,
power card and transportation.
The school bus departs from Timberlane
Middle School at 9 a.m. and returns to the
school at 4 p.m.
For further information or if you are in-
terested in being a parent chaperone, call
the recreation department at (609) 737-3753
or go to hopewelltwp.org for a registration
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WEDNESDAY Oct. 30
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5. 10:30 a.m.
to 11:15 a.m. at the Hopewell
Library. These story times intro-
duce children to the best age-
appropriate stories in childrens
literature. Action rhymes, songs
and felt board activities are part
of the program. The content of
each story time centers on a dif-
ferent theme. An age-appropriate
craft follows story time. Siblings
are welcome. No registration
required.
English Language Conversations: 1
p.m. at the Pennington Public
Library. Bambi Hegedus will lead
a relaxed and informal English
conversation session. Emphasis
will be on learning practical
phrases and will be determined
by the needs of participants. Par-
ticipants should have some
knowledge of English.
THURSDAY Oct. 31
Toddler Rock: Ages 2 to 3. 10 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. at the Hopewell
Library. Join us for singing, danc-
ing and rhymes. Through struc-
tured group activities, we play
with musical instruments, pup-
pets, parachutes and more! There
is an emphasis on interaction
with the music and the rhymes
through singing, actions and
props to build pre-literacy skills.
Adult supervision required.
FRIDAY Nov. 1
Story Time: Ages 2 to 5. 10:30 a.m.
to 11:15 a.m. at the Hopewell
Library. These story times intro-
duce children to the best age-
appropriate stories in childrens
literature. Action rhymes, songs
and felt board activities are part
of the program. The content of
each story time centers on a dif-
ferent theme. An age-appropriate
craft follows story time.
Story time with Miss Cindy: Ages 2
to 5. 10:30 a.m. at the Pennington
Public Library. Enjoy books,
music and a craft. No registration
required.
SATURDAY Nov. 2
NaNoWriMo Writing Kick-Off: 9:35
a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hopewell
Library. Join fellow authors for
the ambitious project of writing a
novel in one month during
National Novel Writing Month.
For more information, call (609)
737-2610.
SUNDAY Nov. 3
Hopewell Presbyterian Church:
Worship service at 10:30 a.m.
Intergenerational Sunday School
from 9 to 10:15 a.m. Coffee fellow-
ship from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
80 West Broad St., Hopewell.
Hopewell United Methodist
Church: Worship service at 10
a.m. Teen/adult education from 9
to 9:45 a.m. Sunday school at 10
a.m. Youth group at 6:30 p.m. 20
Blackwell Ave., Hopewell.
St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic
Church: Mass at 7:30, 9 and 11:15
a.m. 54 East Prospect St.,
Hopewell.
Word Christian Fellowship Interna-
tional: Worship service at 10 a.m.
Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. 44
Van Dyke Road, Hopewell.
MONDAY Nov. 4
Kids Yoga: Ages 2 to 4. 10 a.m. to
10:45 a.m. at the Hopewell
Library. Join Louise Profit for this
new class. Using simple animal
poses and creative stories, your
child will discover greater body
awareness and develop tech-
niques for self-control and calm-
ing. The class will include fun
yoga poses, a story, group activi-
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together. No previous experience
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Call (609) 737-2610 or go to
mcl.org to register.
Getting Comfortable with Comput-
ers: 1 p.m. at the Hopewell Public
Library. Get comfortable with
computers, the Internet, the
World Wide Web and the digital
world. The librarys technologist
will answer questions, provide
demonstrations and guide partic-
ipants.
Story time: 10:30 a.m. at Hopewell
Public Library. For toddlers and
pre-schoolers. Stories, songs and
fingerplays. Registration is not
required.
TUESDAY Nov. 5
Holiday hours: This branch of the
Mercer County Library System
will be closed in observance of
Election Day. For more informa-
tion, call (609) 737-2610.
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the voters in government and the
voting proves in that their voters
would be cast but not counted,
the decision reads.
The referendum will remain on
the Nov. 5 ballot, and results will
be tabulated, according to the de-
cision.
However, the three plaintiffs
have decided to appeal the deci-
sion pro se, meaning without
their counsel, Anthony Ar-
giropoulos and his firm.
We are baffled by Judge Flem-
ings decision, which in our opin-
ion involves a clear misreading of
plainly worded New Jersey
statutes and two prior cases,
Finkel said. The judge explicitly
did not give the township the
waiver of the filing deadline they
requested. Instead, he ruled that
two paragraphs in the state code,
one that says the township must
file by Aug. 16 a request to put a
question on the ballot, and the
next that says they must file the
actual wording by Aug. 27, are in
conflict, but they are not. You
cant even take the licensing
exam to perform brain surgery
without first going to medical
school, and the township missed
the first deadline by 11 days, mak-
ing the second deadline moot.
However, because we are fac-
ing the combined resources of
the township, county and local
courts, and an appeal will be
more expensive than the initial
case was, we will be filing an ap-
peal as pro se plaintiffs, in the
hope that the Appeals Court will
hear our case. We remain con-
cerned about the harm to public
policy, and to the Bear Tavern
children, if the voters are faced
with a late ballot question that
contains so many factual errors
and misleading statements.
PLAINTIFFS
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keep referendum on ballot
The Hopewell Township Parks
and Recreation Departments
Fall/Winter Program Guide for
2013-14 was recently mailed to all
residents throughout the valley.
The departments brochure is
filled with information on a vari-
ety of community trips, special
events and community events
and also includes information on
programs for youth and teens.
The guide can also be viewed on-
line at hopewelltwp.org.
One of the first trips of the sea-
son will be a Teen Activity Day to
Dave & Busters in New York City
on Thursday, Nov. 7. The trip will
include transportation, lunch and
a power card for Dave & Busters.
The bus will depart from Timber-
lane Middle School at 9 a.m. and
return by 4 p.m.
The fall and winter season will
be full of activities, including the
annual New York City shopping
trip on Saturday, Dec. 7; White
Christmas at the Surflight The-
ater in LBI on Tuesday, Dec. 10;
and a trip to Lancasters Ameri-
can Music Theater for its Annual
Christmas Show.
The new year will include a
trip to Doolans Shore Club in
Spring Lake for a Mardi Gras cel-
ebration on Feb. 12, a trip to the
Kimmel Center for the Perform-
ing Arts on March 15 to see the
Philly Pops perform a Tribute to
Marvin Hamlisch, and the annual
trip to the Philadelphia Flower
Show on March 6.
For additional information or
to register for any of the events,
call the Hopewell Township Parks
and Recreation Department at
(609) 737-3753.
Parks and recreation distributes
fall/winter program guide
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This information was provided
by the Hopewell Township Police
Department.
On Oct. 7 at 7:30 a.m., Officer
Joseph Maccaquano responded to
a State Park Drive residence for a
report of a theft from a vehicle.
Sometime during the overnight
hours, someone entered a vehicle
and took various items. The loss
is estimated at $120.
On Oct. 7 at 8:45 p.m., Officer
Nicholas Sparaco stopped a vehi-
cle on Route 31 for improper tint-
ed windows. Sparaco spoke with
the driver, a 22-year-old male. Fur-
ther investigation revealed that
he was wanted on two outstand-
ing traffic warrants. He was
placed under arrest and trans-
ported to police headquarters for
processing. He was issued sum-
monses for improper safety glass
and driving while suspended. He
was later released; his case will
be heard in municipal court.
On Oct. 11 at 8:05 p.m., Sgt.
Kevin Zorn stopped a motor vehi-
cle for a tinted windows violation
on Route 31. Zorn spoke with the
driver, a 23-year-old male. Further
investigation revealed that he was
wanted on two outstanding traffic
warrants. He was placed under ar-
rest and transported to police
headquarters, where he was
processed and issued a summons
for the tinted windows violation.
He was later released.
On Oct. 13 at 12:25 a.m., Sgt.
Kevin Zorn stopped a motor vehi-
cle on Bear Tavern Road for fail-
ing to dim high beam lights to on-
coming traffic. Zorn made con-
tact with the driver, a 24-year-old
male, who had a strong odor of al-
cohol on his breath. He attempted
to walk away from Zorn ignoring
his commands. A short distance
from the traffic stop, Zorn was
able to apprehend the man. He
was placed under arrest and
transported to police headquar-
ters for processing. He was
processed and issued summonses
for obstruction of justice, DWI,
reckless driving and failing to
dim high beam lights. He was
later released to a friend; his case
will be heard in municipal court.
On Oct. 16, Harnett County,
North Carolina, Sheriff s Depart-
ment arrested a 26 year-old male
from Hopewell Township, on war-
rants issued by Hopewell Town-
ship police. The suspect is
charged with armed robbery, pos-
session of a weapon for an unlaw-
ful purpose and unlawful posses-
sion of a weapon.
The suspects vehicle was
stopped by sheriff s deputies after
they received a National Crime
Information Computer alert
when the license plate number
was checked in the computer sys-
tem. Bail has not been set at this
time.
The suspect was alone in the
vehicle at the time.
Hopewell police are working
with the Mercer County Prosecu-
tors Office and North Carolina
authorities to arrange for the sus-
pects return to New Jersey.
Hopewell police are working to
identify the suspects accomplices
in this case.
police report
Cub Scout Pack 1776 of Ti-
tusville invites boys in grades one
through five to join the pack.
Cub Scouting builds character
by fostering confidence, family
values, social skills and leader-
ship skills in boys through fun
and educational activities. Learn
to tie knots, shoot an arrow, build
a birdhouse, make and race derby
cars and go on hikes.
To learn more about the pro-
grams, please email Cubmaster
Joe Gribbins at gribbons@com-
cast.net or call at (609) 309-1962.
We are also looking for adult vol-
unteers to help lead Cub Scout
dens.
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tions and individual citizens of
all ages and backgrounds aims
to increase awareness and appre-
ciation of the arts in all fields, in-
cluding the visual, culinary, liter-
ary and performing arts.
We want to build on our agri-
cultural heritage by pairing local
chefs with local produce, music
and performing arts things all
happening here in the valley and
were not really aware of them,
Ackerson said. This is an oppor-
tunity to call them all out and tell
them to join the celebration. As
our motto says, Olly, Olly Oxen
Free.
The Stampede is the HVACs
first initiative and will feature
life-sized, 75-pound fiberglass
oxen that will be decorated by
professional and amateur artists
and placed in public spaces
throughout the valley.
The HVAC divided the valley
into four quadrants Brandon
Farms, Pennington, Titusville
and Hopewell Borough where it
hopes to have herds positioned,
Ackerson said.
At the HVACs first event, at-
tendees got a glimpse of whats in
store for the yearlong Stampede.
While attendees learned more
about the effort, they had the op-
portunity to view one-of-a-kind
jewelry pieces created by Hollis
Bauer, and listen to musical per-
formances by two of Hopewell
Valley Central High School stu-
dents, Jessica Bezek and Darin
Howell all while indulging in
some tasty hors doeuvres by The
Brothers Moon in Hopewell Bor-
ough.
Kevin and Hope Cotter, owners
of the castle who moved to
Hopewell four years ago, opened
their home to the HVAC for the
night to host the event.
One of the reasons why Hope
and I moved out to Hopewell is be-
cause its gaining so much mo-
mentum in this area as a leader,
both in food and in art, Cotter
said. Its just amazing to see how
creative one community can be,
so were so excited. We know we
landed in the right place.
Over the next year, the HVAC
will host handfuls of events to so-
licit sponsors, artists and volun-
teers to help the Stampede reach
its completion.
There are four different spon-
sorship levels for those who wish
to donate $2,000 (individual),
$5,000 (community or organiza-
tion), $5,000 (company) and
$10,000 (main sponsor). The first
three levels help fund the cost of
fabricating, painting, decorating
or embellishing one ox; the main
sponsor level helps fund two
oxen.
We really need to get a large
number of people and local busi-
nesses willing to donate, Acker-
son said. We hope to have a herd
of between 50 and 60 oxen; right
now, weve got 20. Weve got a long
way to go, so what we need to do is
get some local families, schools,
businesses, individuals anybody
whos willing to sponsor an oxen
at whatever level theyre comfort-
able with to help build this
herd.
After the groundwork is done,
the oxen will be ready for decorat-
ing in February, and the first dec-
orated oxen should appear in the
summer, Ackerson said.
In the summer of 2014, we will
install them in public installa-
tions throughout all four quad-
rants in the valley, and in the fall,
well corral them all and bring
them in, she said. Then, in Jan-
uary 2015, we will have a gala
event, where we will auction off
all the oxen.
Decorating fiberglass animals
to be used as public art is an idea
that originated in Zurich,
Switzerland, and has been suc-
cessfully replicated in cities
throughout the United States.
These projects serve as catalysts
for community building in a non-
political and joyful way.
When communities participate
in these public art initiatives,
they must choose a symbol that
best represents their area. The
oxen theme of the Stampede is
linked to the rural farming histo-
ry of the Hopewell Valley, Acker-
son said.
We chose the ox because we
thought it was a great icon of the
Hopewell Valley, she said.
Theyre still used today at How-
ell Farm to plow fields, and
theyre a great symbol of team-
work, like the HVAC, hoping to
build a big team of valley resi-
dents to help make this happen.
The next event for the HVAC
will be its Call for Artists on
Sunday, Nov. 17, where any and all
artists from the area who are in-
terested in decorating an ox will
be able to explore and experiment
with the fiberglass the oxen are
comprised of.
For more information about
the Hopewell Valley Stampede, go
to hvartscouncil.org.
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