New Hope News Calendar

Washington Crossing Card Collector Club Annual Postcard Show And Sale at Union Firehouse, 1396 River Rd., (Rt. 29), Titusville, NJ. Entrance is in the back of the building. For information call 215-598-7534 in PA or 609-737-3555 in NJ.

Bucks County Genealogical Society meets at David Library of the American Revolution 1201 River Rd., Washington Crossing, PA. Beth Bensman Levitt, Archives Specialist, will present "Overview of National Archives at Philadelphia." $5 members / $10 non-members. For more information visit www.buckscountygenealogicalsociety.org or www.facebook.com/buckscountygenealogicalsociety.

This self-guided tour is held one day only, Saturday, June 1st from 10:00am to 4:00pm, rain or shine. Honorary chair Mayor Larry Keller of New Hope is opening his private gardens in town for the event and will also be giving a presentation there at 4:15.

It is the first time his gardens will be open for public viewing. A full color brochure with pictures and description of each garden, map, and easy directions are included with each ticket.

Ticket price is $30 and Garden rewards bags stuffed with gifts and offers from national partners and local sponsors are available to the first 500 ticket holders. Visit www.newhopehs.org or call 215-862-5652 to order tickets now. Tickets will be available on tour day at the Parry Mansion Museum, 45 S. Main Street, New Hope.

Proceeds from the tour benefit the Parry Mansion Museum and the Society’s goals for the New Hope community.

National Trails Day Bike Ride and Picnic, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Virginia Forrest Recreation Area, 3292 River Rd. (PA-32), New Hope, PA. Join Friends of the Delaware Canal and Delaware Canal State Park for a bike ride and picnic celebration of National Trails Day. Bring your bike and join state park educator Ian Kindle for a 9-10 mile loop trail ride on the Delaware Canal towpath in Pennsylvania and the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath in New Jersey. Mountain bike or hybrid tires are strongly encouraged, and helmets are required. Please bring water. Afterward join us for a light canal and river-side picnic at Virginia Forrest Recreation Area’s new picnic grove. Hot dogs, chips, drinks, and dessert will be provided. To RSVP, please contact Friends of the Delaware Canal at [p] 215-862-2021 or [e] friends@fodc.org or register online at http://tinyurl.com/delcanalcal.

National Trails Day Dog Walk, 10:00 AM, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, 1635 River Road (PA-32), New Hope, PA 18938. People and their pets are invited to join Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, Landmark Towns and Delaware Canal State Park on a National Trails Day guided tour along the Delaware Canal towpath to the Locktender’s House in downtown New Hope (2.5 miles each way). Free gift bag & treats for all canine and human participants. Well behaved dogs are welcome on a 6’ or less leash. NO retractable leashes. Rain cancels. Suggested donation $5. Registration at: http://www.facebook.com/LandmarkTowns; Contact: Barbara@delawareandlehigh.org

On Saturday, June 1st, the Relay For Life returns to New Hope-Solebury High School for the eighth year. The Relay, an overnight team event to raise money for cancer research, education programs, and services for cancer patients and their families, takes place 11:00am Saturday to 9:00am Sunday. In celebration of National Cancer Survivor Day, cancer survivors and their caregivers are invited to attend a special ceremony and a luncheon in conjunction with the Cancer Institute of Doylestown Hospital.

The community is invited to attend and enjoy the activities during the day such as an Elvis impersonator, a healthy eating demo by Wegmans for kids, a pie eating contest, raffles and a bowka class. A sampling of dishes from several local restaurants, “A Taste of Hope,” will be available for a small donation. A cookbook, “Cooking Up a Cure,” is available for a $15 donation. It includes favorite recipes from Relay participants and recipes from 13 area restaurants.

In the evening the track will be lit by luminaria in honor of or in memory of those affected by cancer. Participants are asked to bring canned food donations which will be used as the base for candles in the luminaria bags. The Key Club at New Hope-Solebury High School is organizing a canned goods drive for this purpose.

Following the event, the food will be donated to Fisherman’s Mark in Lambertville. For more information about the Relay For Life or to register to attend the National Cancer Survivor Day, visit www.relayforlife.org/panewhope or call Laura Hilbert at 1-888-202-1487 x65117.

The Bucks County Audubon Society will be hosting a rest stop at its facility on Creamery Road, Solebury Township on June 15th (rain date June 22nd). Riders of all categories are invited to participate with the A, B, C, and D rides being led by experienced leaders Jo Vlastaris (jovlastaris@hotmail.com), Rosemary Reshetar (rreshetar@collegeboard.org), Tim Jost (tjgrower@comcast.net), and Jack DeForrest (jack.deforrest@comcast.net), respectively. Starting time and location of each ride is listed at www.cbbikeclub.org.

The Audubon Society is asking that participating cyclists make a tax deductible donation of $25, which will be used to further the ONLY National Historic Landmark with a conservation history. So, please consider contributing to the Society and join Jo, Rosemary, Tim, and Jack as they lead you on June 15th (rain date June 22) over hill and dale to the Audubon Society’s facility and back. For more information, visit our website www.bcas.org or contact Ann McCauley at amccauley@bcas.org.