Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • December 22, 2010 Wyckoff Wanderings Blood Drive set Wyckoff Faith Community Christian Reformed Church will host the Wyckoff Community Blood drive on Thursday, Jan. 6 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Held in cooperation with Community Blood Services, the drive will help ensure that the transfusion needs of area patients are met. Faith Community Christian Reformed Church on 530 Sicomac Avenue in Wyckoff. To schedule an appointment, call Community Blood Services at (201) 251-3703. All types of blood are needed especially types O- and O+. Any healthy individual age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive a complimentary cholesterol screening with every blood donation. Calvin College lecture series offered The award-winning January Series of Calvin College is coming to Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church Jan. 5 through 25. The church will be one of 30 remote webcast locations worldwide to broadcast one of the nation’s leading lecture and cultural arts series. This 24th Annual January Series boasts an impressive lineup of speakers, covering a wide range of today’s hottest topics, among them social justice, environmental justice, and the future of the U.S. public education system. For a full list of speakers and topics, visit www.calvin.edu/january. The January Series lectures will be video-streamed live at Cedar Hill Christian Reformed Church, 422 Cedar Hill Avenue, Wyckoff from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the church office at (201) 6524277. Zen center offers winter courses Zen Garland’s Community Study Center and Seminary is inaugurating a Buddhist and Interfaith Chaplaincy and Pastoral Counseling Certification Program. Winter trimester courses will begin Jan. 10. An “End of Life” workshop will be held Feb. 4 through 6. Participants learn how to assist terminally ill family members, friends, and others, and how to prepare for their own late stages of life. The center will offer 12 courses in emotional development, yoga, Aikido, Buddhist studies, ethics, pastoral counseling, and free courses on meditation and spiritual development. Zen Garland was founded by Roshi Paul Genki Kahn, a master teacher in the Soto Zen Buddhist school. He is assisted in teaching at the community by two other lineage holding successors and 20 faculty members. Seniors install new officers The Wyckoff Seniors will hold an installation meeting on Jan. 4 at Giuseppe’s. The group meets on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. at the Larkin House, 380 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff. ‘Palette to Palate’ tickets available Wyckoff YMCA and Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce will present the second annual “Palette to Palate” event on CERT members complete training Several members of the Wyckoff Community Emergency Response Team recently graduated from the Bergen County Office of Emergency Management’s CERT training program. Eighteen members and Wyckoff Emergency Management Coordinator Lt. David Murphy were present at the ceremony at the Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah. Wyckoff CERT consists of 35 volunteers. The program aims to use trained volunteers to assist with public safety activities. Members are actively involved in serving their communities to be better prepared to respond to and cope with the aftermath of a disaster. When emergencies happen, CERT members can give critical support to first responders, provide immediate assistance to victims, and organize spontaneous volunteers at a disaster site. CERT members can also help with the nonemergency projects that help improve the safety of the community. For information about CERT membership, contact Lt. Murphy at the Wyckoff Police Department: (201) 891-2121 or LTMURPHY114@yahoo.com. Friday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. Attendees may spend the evening tasting specialties from local restaurants, caterers, and markets of Wyckoff. Purchase a glass of wine and order bottles to take home. The event will feature an art show and prize baskets that will include art, jewelry, pottery, and sculpture created by talented local artists. Mary’s Basement will entertain all evening. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 day of event. Proceeds will benefit the Wyckoff Family YMCA’s Endowment Fund and the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce College Scholarship Fund. Call (201) 891-2081 for information and tickets. Register for travel softball teams The Wyckoff Recreation and Parks Department is currently holding registration for its select traveling softball teams. All girls ages nine through 14 as of Jan. 1, 2011 who wish to try out for one of the traveling teams must register at the recreation office by Dec. 31 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Registration is open to Wyckoff residents only. Teams will be formed at the U10, U12, and U14 levels. A copy of the registrant’s birth certificate is required when registering. Only those players who register by Dec. 31 will be contacted regarding tryout dates. The summer travel softball program begins practicing in late April/early May and will play games from mid-June through July. For more information, call the recreation office at (201) 891-3350. Travel baseball team registration underway Travel baseball team registration is underway at the Wyckoff Recreation and Parks Department office. Registrations will be accepted through Dec. 31. Wyckoff boys, ages seven through 14 as of May 1, 2011, who wish to try out for the select traveling teams must register at the recreation office by Dec. 31. Tryouts for the 9U, 10U, 11U, and 12U teams, and possibly 13U and 14U teams will be held in late January for those who registered by Dec. 31. As always, the recreation department will look to carry two baseball teams at the 8U through 13U levels. This means that approximately 24 to 30 boys at each age level will be given the opportunity to play travel baseball next summer, instead of the typical 12 to 15. The travel baseball season runs from mid- to late March through the end of July/early August. Practices are held on weeknights and weekends in the late afternoon or early evening. Games may be held any night of the week. Attendance at all practices and games is mandatory. Registration is open to Wyckoff residents only. A copy of the registrant’s birth certificate is required when registering. For more information, call (201) 891-3350. Viennese New Year’s Gala set The 10 Annual Viennese New Year’s Gala will be held Jan. 1 from 3 to 7 p.m. at The Brownstone in Paterson. Manfred Knoop, director of music at the Church of Saint Elizabeth in Wyckoff, will conduct the concert, which includes works by Johann Strauss and performances by professional guest musicians. The event will also feature a champagne toast to the New Year, a sumptuous buffet dinner with wine, a Viennese table, and dancing. Information and tickets for the black tie optional gala are available by contacting Marlene Nardone at newyearsgala@yahoo.com or (201) 891-1122, extension 202. 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