February 10, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Franklin Lakes Scribe Auxiliary announces programs Franklin Lakes Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary has scheduled three programs for its upcoming meetings. Denise Goldstein, advanced practice nurse at The Valley Hospital’s Center for Women’s Heart Health, will present “Get Smart: Protect Your Heart” on Feb. 22. On March 15, Dr. Lori Nuzzi, owner of Nuzzi Chiropractic Family & Sports Center in Midland Park, will discuss “Arthritis: Alternative Approaches.” Carol Bassett, a former flight attendant with American Airlines for 38 years, will speak on “What The Flying Airline Public Doesn’t Know” on April 19. All meetings take place at the Franklin Lakes Public Library on DeKorte Drive at 10:30 a.m. and are open to auxiliary members and those interested in joining this group. Call Eileen Leone at (201) 848-9330 or Ann Swist at (201) 337-7262. Art exhibit at Presbyterian Church The art gallery at the Presbyterian Church at Franklin Lakes will showcase the works of Mary Guidetti-McColl and her students during the month of February. The exhibit, “A Burst of Emotion,” will feature a composite of expressive artwork created by students from The Bergen Center for Child Development. On view are works inspired by Paleolithic cave paintings, fantasy creatures, vibrant still lifes, artists’ journals, Japanese Kanji, and three-dimensional hanging sculptures. The show will run through Feb 28. For information, call the church at (201) 891-0511. The Gallery is located at 730 Franklin Lake Road, Franklin Lakes. Winter recreation classes offered Winter classes for children will be offered by the Franklin Lakes Recreation Department from March 1 through May 20. Participants can learn the basics of guitar, have a ball creating Lego masterpieces, play dodgeball, or get geared up for sports with speed and agility training. Guitar lessons will be held at the recreation center on Tuesdays from March 1 through April 9. The fee is $125. Eight- to 10-year-olds will meet from 4 to 5 p.m., and 11through 14-year-olds will meet from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. The Lego Challenge will meet on Tuesdays, March 1 through April 9 at the recreation center. The fee is $125. Children in grades one through four will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Youth dodgeball will be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, March 24 through May 18. The fee is $80 per player. Seven- to 10-year-olds will meet from 4 to 5 p.m., and 11through 14-year-olds will meet from 3 to 4 p.m. The speed and agility course will meet for 10 sessions from Feb. 25 through March 26. The cost is $10 per session or $80 for the complete course. Students in grades three and up will meet on Thursdays from 3:15 to 4 p.m. or Fridays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Registration for these classes will close on Feb. 22. Call (201) 895-8400 or (201) 847-8200 or e-mail to traditionaljw@aol.com or recreation@franklinlakes.org. Republican Club sets meeting The Franklin Lakes Republican Club will meet Feb. 15 at 7:45 p.m. at the Bender Court Ambulance Corps Building. All are invited to attend. The club meets the third Monday of the month. Library participates in Pennies for Peace The Franklin Lakes Public Library has joined the New Jersey State Library’s Pennies for Peace campaign. Pennies for Peace aims to raise money, penny by penny, to help empower communities through education in remote areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. A penny does not buy much anywhere in New Jersey, but in the villages of Pakistan and Afghanistan, it can buy a pencil, start an education, and transform a life. Pennies for Peace encourages children, our future leaders, to learn the value of philanthropy by collecting pennies for global peace. Stop by the library, 470 DeKorte Drive, Franklin Lakes, throughout February to donate pocket change. The Pennies for Peace campaign is a program of Central Asia Institute, founded by Greg Mortenson, author of the #1 New York Times best-seller, “Three Cups of Tea.” CAI is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes and provides community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia. Founded in 1996, CAI has built, to date, nearly 100 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which serve more than 28,000 students, 14,000 of whom are girls. More information is available at www.ikat.org. For more information about the collection at Franklin Lakes Library, contact Kate, teen librarian, at (201) 8912224 or kate_thelibrarian@yahoo.com. Jazz program offered In celebration of Black History Month, Shinole Latimer will return to Franklin Lakes Library on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. to share the history of jazz from early 1900s to today. The music of Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis will be performed and discussed in “Our Music, Our Culture.” Learn why jazz has been called America’s classical music. All are invited. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Spring sports registration to begin In-person registration for spring sports will be held on Feb. 9, 16, and 23 and Feb. 11, 18, and 25 at the recreation department, 1 Vichiconti Way. Online registration will be open beginning Feb. 1 at www.gameplan411.com. Spring sports include baseball and softball for grades one through nine, spring roller hockey for kindergarten and first graders, and a kindergarten clinic for T-ball. Registrations received after Feb. 28 will incur a late fee. FLOW Notes Relay for Life meeting set Indian Hills High School will initiate its Relay for Life event with a meeting at the school on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Relay for Life, scheduled for June 11 and 12, is an overnight community event where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance, and take turns walking or running around a track relay style to raise funds to fight cancer. At nightfall, participants will light hundreds of luminaria around the track to honor cancer survivors and to remember those lost to the disease. Indian Hills High School is located at 97 Yawpo Avenue in Oakland. To join a Relay for Life, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org. Create a virtual team or donate online anytime at relayforlife.org/indianhillsNJ. Correction Micaela Moffa, sophomore at Ramapo High School, was incorrectly listed as a male in the Jan. 27 article concerning FLOW Area students who won the VFW essay contest awards. Moffa was a first place winner of the Voice of Democracy contest. She won a first place prize of $150 with her essay, “Does America Still Have Heroes?” Seats open on school board Three seats are available on Ramapo Indian Hills Board of Education this year. Two three-year seats are available for the Township of Wyckoff and one three-year seat is available in the Borough of Franklin Lakes. Petitions may be picked up between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the board office at Indian Hills High, 131 Yawpo Avenue, Oakland. Petitions must be completed and filed with the board secretary no later than 4 p.m. on March 1. The drawing for ballot position will be held March 10 in the district office conference room at 4 p.m. The school election is scheduled for April 20. Prizes sought for FLOW Follies FLOW Follies is now accepting donations for the prize baskets and auction for this year’s performances scheduled for March 11, 12, 13, and 14. FLOW Follies is a volunteer parent organization that serves the Ramapo Indian Hills community by raising scholarship funds for graduating seniors. Over the years, FLOW Follies has raised nearly $375,000 in scholarship awards. Contact Donna Toscano @ marfra92@aol.com or (201) 670-4031 to make a donation, or for additional information. FLOW Follies is a registered 501(c)(3) Corporation. Visit online at FLOWfollies.org. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. School board (continued from page 6) daughters who attend Woodside Avenue School. She is currently a director of strategy for TD Ameritrade. Including her time with that company, she has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years, working at several major New York City firms. Gutierrez has been an active participant in the elementary school and she has frequently volunteered her time for both in-school and after-school activities, including Girl Scouts. Currently the co-chair of the yearbook, class picnic, and graduation ceremony for fifth graders at Woodside, she has also volunteered her time teaching classes for Junior Achievement. She says she wants to make a positive contribution to the education of the community’s children. Nominating petitions are currently available at the school board office in the building next to the Franklin Avenue Middle School on Pulis Avenue. Petitions must be completed and filed with the board secretary by 4 p.m. on March 1. The school board election will be held on April 20 between 2 and 9 p.m. at which time registered voters will also have the opportunity to vote on the local school district’s budget for 2010-11. Engaged? Just Married? Celebrating an Anniversary? Share the news with neighbors and friends! Announce your Special Event in We welcome photographs. Send announcements to: The Villadom TIMES P Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432 .O. editorial@villadom.com