Villadom Times Weekly Newspaper Online - December 24, 2008 Issue

December 24, 2008 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Park Windmill Silver Wind & Wire Duo to perform Friends of the Midland Park Memorial Library will present an evening with Silver Wind and Wire, a ﬂ ute and harp duo, on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 7 p.m. Flutist Mary Nussear and harpist Penny McCulloch co-founded Silver Wind and Wire and have been play- ing together professionally for 10 years. The concert will include music by Debussy, Faure, Bizet, Puccini, and others. Nussear is a graduate of West Chester University in Pennsylvania. She is currently the band and orchestra direc- tor in the elementary and middle schools of the Dumont School District. Nussear, a Ridgewood resident, enjoys performing regularly with the award-winning Ridgewood Concert Band. McCulloch studied harp performance with Dulcie Barlow (NY Harp Ensemble) at Hope College in Michigan and continued her studies with Mary-Elizabeth Collins of Ho-Ho-Kus. McCulloch resides in Ramsey and is a wed- ding, church, and special event harpist. This program is free and open to the public. Parking is available at the library and additional parking can be found in the adjacent municipal lot (enter from Highland Avenue). For further information, call (201) 444 -2390. Baseball Association to meet The Midland Park Baseball Association will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Highland School Media Center. All coaches and parents who are interested are welcome and encouraged to attend. Baseball registration set The Midland Park Baseball Association will hold in- person baseball registration signups at the De Phillips Center (formerly The Barn) on Jan. 10 and 24 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Applications are also available on the MPBA website www.eteamz.com/MidlandPark- BaseballAssociation. Questions may be e-mailed to midla ndparkbaseball@gmail.com. Completed applications may also be mailed to: MPBA POB 501, Midland Park, New Jersey 07432. Love Fund announces Giving Tree Once again the Midland Park Children’s Love Fund has a Giving Tree displayed in the children’s room at the Mid- land Park Public Library and at Starbucks. Anyone who would like to help make a local child’s Christmas special can stop by and take a wish from the tree, purchase and wrap the requested gift, place the tag from the tree on it, and bring it back to the library. A Love Fund volunteer will bring the gift to the child’s family before Christmas morn- ing. This generosity will make a difference in a life of a Cheers to them! The Midland Park Cheerleading Competition Squad took home a Second Degree of Excellence trophy in the Cheer Dance category at the UCC Fall Invitational held at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The squad consists of seventh and eighth grade Midland Park middle school girls. Midland Park child. For anyone who cannot get to the library or Starbucks, the Love Fund is happy to accept donations of any amount at anytime of the year. Donations may be sent to The Mid- land Park Children’s Love Fund, P.O. Box 327, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Young chefs sought Aspiring chefs in kindergarten through eighth grade are invited to learn to prepare their own food. Chef Sam will teach children basic safety rules when cooking, how to make fun snacks, healthy treats, and a meal for the whole family. Classes will be held at The DePhillips Center on Dairy Street on Saturday mornings from Jan. 10 through 31. Visit online at www.mpnj.com for class times and reg- istration forms. The registration fee is $ 35and material fee is $15. Classes are limited; early registration is recom- mended. ��