Villadom Times Weekly Local Newspaper

April 14, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 Ridgewood Notes (continued from page 14) Discounts offered on Graydon memberships Village residents may take advantage of discounted rates for pool memberships purchased prior to May 23 (a savings of $10 per member). The discount does not apply to village senior citizens, who will be charged a nominal $15 badge fee for 2010. This is necessary to aid in collecting updated information and to validate residency. Badges are on sale now, and residents may purchase new memberships and renewals on Community Pass (www. ridgewoodsports.org). Visa and MasterCard are accepted. In-person registration will be available May 15 and 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Graydon Pool Badge Office, 259 North Maple Avenue. Badges will be sold daily throughout the operating season. Proof of residency (driver’s license, utility bill) must be provided; checks should be made payable to The Village of Ridgewood. Graydon memberships are available to registered Ridgewood residents, non-residents who pay local property taxes to the Village of Ridgewood, and employees of the Village of Ridgewood and the board of education. Residents of Midland Park and Ho-Ho-Kus are welcome to join Graydon Pool at the non-resident rates. Resident sponsored non-resident memberships are also available and must be submitted by an adult resident who maintains a current season badges. Non-resident adults will be charged $150; children, ages two through 15 years of age, will be charged $130. Graydon Pool will open on Saturday, June 5. Village residents are invited for a free opening weekend with entertainment, organized games, and gifts for the children. Additional activities will include volleyball, basketball, bocce courts, ping-pong tables, shuffleboard, four-squares, and hopscotch. Additional amenities include a shaded playground, water features, shade kites, Adirondack chairs, picnic area, sheltered pavilion, charcoal grills, and The Water’s Edge Café. Call (201) 670-5560 for details. Heart health to be discussed The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood invites local women to a membership Open House on Friday, April 16 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the clubhouse, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. The event will feature Lenore Blank, R.N. from Hackensack University Medical Center. Blank, who has 25 years of experience in cardiac nursing, will address the timely subject of “Women and Heart Health.” Light refreshments will be served. The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, a non-profit organization and member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and The New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, welcomes new members. For further information, call (201) 444-5705. ‘Googling for Ghosts’ reading set Psychoanalyst and Temple Israel member Sylvia Flescher, MD will read from her memoir-in-progress, “Googling for Ghosts,” at 10:30 a.m. April 18, following the morning prayer service. Dr. Flescher will discuss her decades-long struggle with writer’s block and how her voice was overshadowed by her analyst father, a writer and a Holocaust survivor. Themes of survivor guilt, incomplete mourning, and the transmission of trauma to the second generation are illustrated. Admission is free and all are invited. Temple Israel is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. TD Bank supports and preserves Pictured are TD Store Manager Johanna Maietti; Don Buckley, TD Bank; Kenneth Gabbert, Ridgewood’s village manager; Alan Nossen, TD Bank; Dennis McNerney, Bergen County Executive; TD Assistant Store Manager Timothy Trossman; Dennis McSherry, TD Bank, Joanne Westphal, TD Bank RMM; and Denisha Washington, TD Bank. In keeping with its commitment to giving back to the community, TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, recently marked the opening of its newest Bergen County store, located at North Maple Avenue and Pine Street in Ridgewood, with a donation through its charitable giving arm, the TD Charitable Foundation. The new store also preserves a bit of local history in the large, colorful wall mural on display. At the grand opening celebration of TD Bank’s new Ridgewood store, the TD Charitable Foundation provided a $5,000 grant to the YWCA of Bergen County to support its after-school program. The YWCA of Bergen County is the area’s largest provider of child care services and a recognized leader in health and fitness programs. It also operates the country’s only Rape Crisis Center. The grand opening celebration also featured the unveiling of the wall mural that will be on permanent display in the store. The mural depicts the Victory Bazaar at the French Village on July 4, 1918. The large, colorful mural was created by enhancing and colorizing an old black-and-white photo that was provided to TD Bank by the Ridgewood Public Library Local History Collection. It’s Springtime at��