September 8, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 23 Glen Rock Roundup Big Money Contest underway The Glen Rock High School Grad Ball of 2011 is sponsoring a Big Money Contest. One $15,000 grand prize will be awarded, along with 10 additional prizes of $500 each. Only 400 tickets will be sold. The cost for each ticket is $100. The winners will be announced at the Grad Ball 2011 Beefsteak Dinner and Fundraiser set for Nov. 20. The Beefsteak Dinner is the largest fundraiser for the graduation ball. This is the 53rd year of the tradition to provide a safe, alcohol-free, celebratory event for the graduating class. To purchase a ticket, visit the Grad Ball 2011 website or contact Pam Cardona, mpcar@optonline.net . Local student recognized Eric Agnello of Glen Rock has been named to the President’s List at Berkeley College, Bergen Campus in Paramus, for the spring 2010 quarter. Berkeley College students who achieve a grade point average of 4.0 with a minimum of 12 academic credits qualify for the President’s List. Book club to read nonfiction Glen Rock Reads Nonfiction, a new book discussion group at the Glen Rock Public Library, will hold its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. under the leadership of borough resident Jerry Lerner. The group’s first selection will be “Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex” by Mary Roach. Copies of the book are available at the reference desk. The “New Yorker” dubbed Roach the funniest science writer in the country. In tracing the history of sex research, Roach provides a balanced review of its quirkier aspects (e.g., sex machines and the effects of polyester pants on sexual activity in rats) with a primer on sexual function. The author flings wide the closed doors behind which the scientific study of coitus has traditionally been conducted. Roach details the careers of sex researchers Alfred Kinsey, William Masters and Virginia Johnson, Marie Bonaparte (Napoleon’s great-grand-niece), and others. This informal discussion group welcomes all interested area residents. For more information, call (201) 670-3970. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. Fall kick off for Activities Club The Activities Club will begin its fall schedule Sept. 21 at the Community Church. The 1:30 p.m. meeting will feature a presentation on senior financial management. The club will host a dance at the Community Church on Saturday Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Stan Feldman will present music of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s; Steve Lory will handle lighting and sound. Anyone interested in attending the dance or the club’s activities may visit theactivitiesclub.org. Retired or semi-retired men who are interested in joining the Activities Club should contact Rick Colton, membership chairman, at (201) 445-0755. Center offers High Holy Days programs Join Glen Rock Jewish Center as the High Holy Days begin. “Apple and Honey: Taste of the High Holy Days” is a one-hour free service for families, adults, and all who are looking for a way into the High Holy Day spirit, will be held Sept. 9 from 2 to 3 p.m. To reserve free tickets, call (201) 652-6624. An outdoor program, “Tashlich by the Duck Pond” will be held Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. This program is for those of all ages and will take place at the Glen Rock Duck Pond at the Saddle River County Park in Glen Rock. Attendees are reminded to bring bread crumbs. On Sept. 18, a Yizkor service will be held at 1:15 p.m. This service is open and free to the community. Please note that tickets are required for all other Yom Kippur services. For information, call (201) 652-6624, email www.membership.org, or visit www.grjc.org. American Legion recalls Japanese surrender American Legion Post 145 invites the public to its open meeting on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Glen Rock Municipal Annex. The program will include a talk on the USS Missouri, where the Japanese signed their surrender to the Allied Forces on Sept. 2, 1945. This will be followed by a film highlighting the event. General McArthur and Admirals Halsey and Nimitz will be featured. Memorabilia will be on displa, and refreshments will be served. Villadom TIMES thanks all of our readers who have already filled out the “requester” forms, but many more are still needed. If you have not yet responded, please take a moment to do so now. 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I know that the average speed is said to be 25 miles per hour, but it’s the driver outside the average that’s dangerous, and I see a lot of them.” The residents were polite but firm. Council members said that parking on both sides of the street would threaten the access for fire engines and ambulances in emergencies. Residents, however, said parking on both sides might help to reduce chronic speeding, which they see as a threat to their own families and to children being dropped off or picked up at the Central School. Councilman Mike O’Hagan again urged that motorists drive more responsibly and not speed, especially in the vicinity of schools. O’Hagan had been instrumental in installing two speed bumps on Doremus Avenue, once another notorious speed zone where motorists frequently drove at 50 miles per hour despite a 25-mile-per-hour limit. He said the Hamilton Avenue speed zone had been judged too narrow for speed bumps. “The thing that angers me is how anybody can speed past a school,” O’Hagan said. “I’ve stood outside all the schools. There’s speeding going on at the high school – I’ve seen cars take the corners on two wheels. We’ve set up a speed trap and a speed sign. Tell all your friends to slow down. It starts and ends with driver courtesy.” Mayor John van Keuren also supported more enforcement and an intellectual appeal to drivers about the dangers of speeding in residential neighborhoods. “Sometimes we find that the only way to get people’s attention is through their pocketbooks,” van Keuren said. YES! Keep sending The Villadom TIMES... It’s FREE! Please fill out this free newspaper request confirma�on to sa�sfy US Postal regula�ons. We appreciate your coopera�on. Please fill out just one form per address. 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