Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-December 23, 2009 Issue

Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 23, 2009 Ramsey Review Senior activities announced Ramsey seniors can improve general health, reduce stress, strengthen joints and build up the immune system with an eight week course in yang style, beginning Thursday, Jan. 7 at 1 p.m. Master Peng, an instructor from the Bergen Chapter of the New Jersey Tai Chi Association will teach this class. Seniors can sign up at the senior center for the one-hour course. The Bocce Boys are in winter mode. Shuffle board, cards and pool are available at the American Legion Hall in Waldwick on Thursdays at 1 p.m. Anyone interested may join them there or on Tuesdays at the senior center. Contact Ed for more information at (201) 327-2129. Activities at the senior center will continue throughout the holiday season. For a detailed calendar, stop at the center in Finch Park. All Ramsey residents over the age of 60 are invited to attend. Saint John’s Church sets Christmas schedule Saint John’s Memorial Episcopal Church, located on the corner of Franklin Turnpike and East Main Street in Ramsey, will celebrate the Christmas season with special church services. Christmas Eve services include a 5 p.m. Family Eucharist Mass and 11 p.m. Festive Candlelight Eucharist Mass preceded by a carol sing at 10:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist with carols will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day. Saint John’s Church School is offered on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. from September through June for children ages three through 14. The church also offers an active Youth Group program for teens in grades nine through 12. Baby Care is available every Sunday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. for children under three. For more information, call (201) 327-0703 or e-mail stjohns-ramsey@verizon.net. Visit the website at www.stjohnsramsey. org. Christmas tree pick up The Borough of Ramsey will pick up Christmas trees on Jan. 7, 2010. Residents are urged to place their trees out by the curb. For more information call Ramsey Borough Hall at (201) 825-3400. Mommy and Me walks end for season The Mommy and Me Monday walks organized by the Ramsey Board of Health have ended for the season and will resume in the spring. Friendly faces The 8 a.m. Ramsey Walks group will continue to walk Monday through Saturday throughout the winter, except for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. This group walks when the weather is fair or slightly inclement (drizzle but not rain, flurries but not a storm), and when the temperature is above 20 degrees. Walkers arrive at Varka’s parking lot (Carol and North Spruce Street) by 8 a.m. Following the walk, the group gathers for coffee at the Finch Park Senior Center. The Monday and Wednesday 10 a.m. At a recent assembly, at Tisdale Elementary School in Ramsey, Ofﬁcer Thomas Smaldone and his police dog, Nero, visited from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department. Ofﬁcer Smaldone explained how the dogs are trained, what they do and answered the children’s questions as well as let the children meet Nero up close. Ramsey Walks group and the Tuesday and Thursday 9 a.m. Ramsey Walks group will also continue to meet throughout the winter. These groups assemble at the Interstate entrance to the Bike Path. All groups welcome fast and slow walkers, including people who need to rest on a bench along the way. All walks take place along the Ramsey Bike Path. For more information about Ramsey Walks, call Joan Waring at (201) 8252246 or e-mail joan.waring@gmail.com. �� Merry Christmas �� from Hair Care �� and the Cornell kids �� Talk to your kids about how dangerous it can be. ��