Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-January 21, 2009 Issue

January 21, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 13 Midland Park Matters Park Windmill Kindergarten registration planned The Midland Park School District advises parents of prospective kindergarten entrants that pre-registration will be done by phone from Monday, Feb. 23 through Thursday, Feb. 26. To pre-register, parents should call (201) 445-5350 from 10 to11:30 a.m. or from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Those with last names beginning with letter A-M should call either Monday or Wednesday. Those with last names beginning with letters N-Z may call Tuesday or Thursday. At this time, parents will be scheduled for full registration and screening during the week of March 23. In order to be eligible for enrollment, children must be age ﬁve before Oct. 1, 2009. Cooperstown hoagie fundraiser set The Cooperstown baseball team for 2009 is holding its Super Bowl Sunday hoagie sale. Each six-inch Italian hoagie, prepared by Parkwood Deli, costs $6. Orders must be placed by Jan. 26. Orders can be placed with the Cooperstown 2009 team parents. To place an order, contact Melissa Siracusa at (201) 857-2097 or Kathy LaMonte at (551)427-8233. Orders can be picked up on Feb 1, Super Bowl Sunday, at the DePhillip’s Center between 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. College ﬁnancial workshop offered The Midland Park Memorial Library will host a college ﬁnancial planning workshop on Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Certiﬁed College Planning Specialists from LMB Group, Inc. will be present to offer a workshop entitled “A Roadmap to Funding Education/Retirement without Going Broke.” Learn why college planning is retirement planning and A Publication of the Midland Park Chamber of Commerce Baseball registration set The Midland Park Baseball Association will hold inperson baseball registration signups at the De Phillips Center (formerly The Barn) on Jan. 24 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Applications are also available on the MPBA website www.eteamz.com/MidlandParkBaseballAssociation. Questions may be e-mailed to midland parkbaseball@gmail.com. Completed applications may also be mailed to: MPBA POB 501, Midland Park, New Jersey 07432. Food drive planned Kids Clubhouse Learning Center, at 85 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, is accepting non-perishable food items to help stock the Center for Food Action in Mahwah. The CFA provides emergency food, rental, and utility assistance and advocacy to neighbors in need in Bergen County and the upper Passaic Valley. Food items may be dropped off Monday and Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., just inside Kids Clubhouse Learning Center. Call (201) 670-4464. Read-a-loud with barking buddies Phoebe and Blackjack, the barking book buddies at the Midland Park Public Library, are available alternating Monday evenings. Champ is available on Wednesday afternoons and Cosmo is available Thursday afternoons. Stop in or call to experience this program. Barking Book Buddies love to hear stories read to them by young patrons. Children’s reading skills and conﬁdence grow in this nonjudgmental setting. For information about children’s room programs, contact Courtney Laverty at the library (201) 444-2390. Midland Park Memorial Library is located at 250 Godwin Avenue. hear about ﬁnancial strategies. All are invited to attend this free event. The Midland Park Memorial Library is located at 250 Godwin Avenue. PTO, PAPS, Boosters plan joint meeting Midland Park High School PTO, PAPS, and Boosters will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 21 in Memorial Hall in the high school at 7 p.m. A video from Disabilities Awareness Week featuring Scott Chesney, who, paralyzed at age 15, will be shown. Booster Beefsteak set MPHS Athletic Boosters will hold a Beefsteak Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Community Church in Glen Rock. Parents, families, friends, coaches, and other members of the community are invited to attend. The Booster Beefsteak is one of the primary fundraisers for the year. Contact Sandi Abballe at sabballe@verizon.net to reserve tickets. ‘Pack the House’ nights set Winter sports “Pack the House” nights are planned for Wednesday, Feb.11 at 7 p.m. for Boys Varsity basketball vs. Wallington. The theme will be a “Green Out,” and all fans will be encouraged to wear their green in support of Panther teams. The Boosters will have refreshments available to purchase. Anyone interested in showing support by becoming a member can send $15 for an individual or $25 for a family membership to the MPHS Athletic Booster Assoc. at 250 Prospect Street. The membership form can be found at: http://midlandparkschools.schoolwires. com/66820102218144643/site/default.asp. Members will receive all three editions of the expanded athletic ad journal and a new Panther Pride mouse pad. For more information contact Sandi Abballe at (201) 251-9731. � � ��   �� First Class Elegance at Affordable Prices � �� M��   ��