August 18, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Saddle River Valley Notes Newcomers Club to meet The Saddle River Valley Newcomers Club will hold its Kick Off meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 14. The club welcomes those who have just moved into the area and those who have been living here for decades. Members receive a monthly newsletter with the club’s activities and events. For additional information, call Nancy at (201) 818-0691. PTO hosts Monte Carlo Night The Upper Saddle River PTO will host its fall fundraiser, “A Night in Monte Carlo,” on Friday, Oct. 15. The event will be held at The Colonial Inn in Norwood from 7 p.m. to midnight. For additional information, call Evelyn Paglieri at (201) 934-2971. Watercolors on exhibit The gallery of the Upper Saddle River Library is currently displaying watercolors by Gloria Donoghue. Donoghue’s exhibit takes the viewer on a journey from the Catskill farmlands, to the warmth of France and Italy. Her use of color is determined by mood of the landscape. The USR Library Solarium gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is located at 245 Lake Street. Structured soccer instruction offered For the first time, Upper Saddle River will offer a structured, small group soccer clinic for special needs children in kindergarten through grade two. Clinics will be held on Saturdays for 45 minutes. The players will warmup and participate in drills and scrimmages. Breaks and other accommodations will be made. Each participant will require a parent shadow for all clinics. Players will receive a T-shirt and soccer ball. Siblings are welcome to join in the fun. For more information, contact Joe Abbatiello at jabbatiello@verizon.net or (201) 825-3837. Summer service offered Zion Lutheran Church, located at 96 East Allendale Road in Saddle River, is offering a Thursday evening service at 7 p.m. during the month of August. This brief and informal service offers worship to those planning to be away for the weekend and still wish to reserve space for God in their lives. For more information, contact the church at (201) 327-0655. Lions plan benefit Golf Outing The Saddle River Valley Lions Club’s annual Golf Outing will be held Monday, Sept. 13 at the Falkirk Estate and Country Club in Central Valley, New York. This event has been renamed the Herb Bodensiek Golf Classic to honor the club’s longest serving member (over 40 years). The cost of $95 includes golf, cart, all-you-can-eat barbecue on the deck, prizes, and a donation to the Lions Club campaign to fight blindness. A “shotgun” start will begin at 9:30 a.m. and barbecue and awards will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in various categories. There will also be a contest with prizes and an auction. The Saddle River Valley Lions Club primarily serves the communities of Mahwah, Ramsey, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River. Members of the club come from 13 different communities. For information about the Saddle River Valley Lions Club’s Herb Bodensiek Golf Classic, contact Lion Roger Barr c/o the Saddle River Valley Lions Club, P. O. Box 333, Saddle River, NJ 07458. Donations sought for homeless The Saddle River Valley Junior Woman’s Club will be teaming up with Immaculate Heart Academy’s Chapter of Midnight Run to help the homeless. The Juniors are seeking donations of new travel size shampoos, lotion, mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shaving creme and razors; and new men’s boxers, socks, and undershirts. The club will also accept gently used fall/winter men’s clothing and shoes. New women’s undergarments will also be accepted. Midnight Run is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a common ground between the housed and the homeless. Several times a year, Midnight Run travels into New York and hands out food, clothing, and toiletry packages to homeless individuals. Donations may be brought to the Upper Saddle River Library on Lake Street. For more information, visit www. SRVJWC.org. For large donations, contact Malissa Piazza (201) 825-9244. Fundraiser to benefit CASA The Saddle River Valley Junior Woman’s Club has launched a summer fundraiser to benefit Bergen County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). Perfect for combating the effects of the sun and chlorine after a day at the pool, the club is offering Detox Spa Detoxifying Rescue Wash and a Re-Mineralizing Body Lotion at a discount. All proceeds will benefit CASA, an independent, nonprofit organization of professionals and trained volunteers who have been appointed by the New Jersey Family Court to advocate for children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and/or neglect while helping to move them toward safe and permanent homes. Fundraiser prices are $38 for the wash and $42.50 for the lotion. Prices include tax and delivery for those in USR and the surrounding areas. For more information, visit www.srvjwc.org or (201) 665-9454. Ready, Set, Kindergarten! Bergen Center for Children and Youth August 23 - 25 10 - 11:45 am Ready, Set, Kindergarten is a three day workshop designed to promote social and emotional competencies in pre-school aged children. The program is intended to prepare children entering Kindergarten in the fall 2010. During this workshop children will begin to develop the ability to:  Listen to stories without interrupting  Pay attention for short periods of time to adult-directed tasks  Begin to share with others  Participate in group activities  Start to follow rules  Control physical impulses and keep a still body  Begin to communicate feelings in words  Participate in other people’s games  Be able to get adult attention without whining, clinging, crying, screaming, or throwing things  Separate from parents without too much distress after a get-acquainted time For more information about the workshop or to register your child please contact Amy Barr at 201-934-1160 Ext 7212 or Alan Koenig at Ext 7243. The fee for the three day workshop is 150.00. Cablevision (continued from page 3) not substantially complied with its material obligations under the ordinance, the borough will be required to provide Cablevision with written notice of the instances of non-compliance and allow the company to remedy those instances within six months. If the company is still found to be in non-compliance after the six-month period, the borough will have the right to contact the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. The ordinance also states that Cablevision will provide one standard installation and free monthly cable to all state or locally accredited public schools, all municipal public libraries, and municipal buildings in the borough. West Bergen Center for Children and Youth One Cherry Lane, Ramsey, NJ 07446 7-28-10 janine WestBergenCenter4x9Color(7-28-10)