September 1, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Park Windmill Fall tennis program offered Midland Park Recreation is offering a fall tennis program for children in kindergarten through grade nine. Sessions will be held at the Dairy Street Tennis Courts on Saturday mornings, Oct. 2 through 23. Fourth through sixth grade (intermediate) and seventh through ninth grade (advanced) classes will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. A clinic for students in kindergarten through third grade will be held from noon to 1 p.m. The cost is $40 per child, with a $70 maximum per family. Classes are designed to make learning tennis an enjoyable experience using skill-building drills, which teach players basic skills and rules of the game. Registration forms may be downloaded at mpjn.com. For more information, call (201) 652-2747. Board of education to meet The Midland Park Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held in the August C. DePreker Media Center at Highland Elementary School. Thrift shop prepares for fall The Community Thrift Shop, located on the lower level of the Midland Park Shopping Center at 85 Godwin Avenue, will hold a Bag Days sale on Sept. 1 and 2. The shop, featuring nearly new brand name clothing, jewelry, bric-a-brac, toys, and more, will be closed on Sept. 3 and 4, and will reopen Sept. 7 for the fall season. Fifty-two member organizations benefit from sales at this shop, including Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Mount Carmel Rosary/Altar Society, First Presbyterian Church Women’s Guild, Eastern Christian School Athletic Boosters, YMCA-YWCA Bergen County, Shelter Our Sisters, and Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. Nativity hosts parish picnic Church of the Nativity will host its parish picnic on Saturday, Sept. 18. The picnic will follow the 4 p.m. Mass held on the lawn behind the church. There will be a DJ and activities for children, a pie and cookie baking contest, and hot dogs, hamburgers, and corn on the cob. Tickets are $8 per person; $25 for a family of four or more; and $6 for seniors. Registration forms are available in the church bulletin and the parish office; phone (201) 444-6362. Baseball meeting set The Midland Park Baseball Association will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Midland Park Public Library. Coaches and parents are welcome to attend. For more information, e-mail midlandparkbaseball@gmail.com. Local resident recognized Matthew Murphy of Midland Park was named to the Dean’s List at Saint John’s University in Jamaica, New York for the spring 2010 semester. Writers: Hone your skills The Midland Park Memorial Library is offering a program on honing writing skills for publication on Monday, Sept. 20 from 6 Grand Ballroom’s Competition Team: Gladys (Hillsdale), Debra (Englewood), Eileen (Upper Saddle River), Pamela (Franklin Lakes), Jessica (Waldwick), and teacher, David won gold and bronze medals along with various ribbons at Connecticut’s Tri-State Challenge this past March. The team recently headed to Virginia for the Capital Dancesport Championships. Having a ball homeimprovement & decorating The Villadom TIMES is giving you the opportunity to present your quality services and merchandise in a special Fall Home Improvement & Decorating Guide. In The Villadom TIMES, you’ll get the exposure you need in 56,300 homes right in your market area. And, as always, your Villadom TIMES advertising message is conveniently delivered each week by US mail to every residence in the ten affluent Bergen County towns listed below. Publication: FALL ���������������� ������������������ to 9 p.m. Pamela Ryder will discuss how to Alabama Press. A new collection, “A Tenpierce the heart and knock ‘em dead. dency to be Gone,” is forthcoming from Ryder’s fiction has appeared in literary Dzanc Books. journals. Her “Correction of Drift: a Novel For more information or to register for in Stories,” about the Lindbergh baby kid- the program, call the library at (201) 444napping, was published by University ��� 2390. of �������� ���������� ���� �������� ������ �� �� ����� � �� � ������ ��� ��� Calling All Crafters and Antique Cars! WEDNESDAY Deadline: Allendale Festival Day Sponsored by Allendale Chamber of Commerce Platinum Sponsors: The Allendale Community for Mature Living Be a part of the 18th Annual SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 22 SEPTEMBER 29 OCTOBER 6 SEPTEMBER 8 SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 22 SEPTEMBER 29 WEDNESDAY & Car Show Call The Villadom TIMES today to place your advertisement. 201-652-0744 Saturday, October 2nd 10am - 4pm Contact Adrienne at Jumbleiah Memorabilia or check the Chamber Website at www.allendalechamber.com YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSPAPER ZONE 1 - Wyckoff, Midland Park, Franklin Lakes ZONE 2 - Ridgewood, Glen Rock ZONE 3 - Ho-Ho-Kus, Allendale, Waldwick, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River ZONE 4 - Ramsey, Mahwah 201-327-8411