Waldwick Watch Book Club to discuss ‘Swan Thieves’ The Waldwick Library Book Club will host a discussion of “Swan Thieves” by Elizabeth Kostova on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 7:15 p.m. In this follow-up to her blockbuster debut novel about the undead (“The Historian,” 2005), Kostova presents a romance about a contemporary painter’s obsession with an undiscovered 19th century Impressionist. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. The book club welcomes new members and drop-ins regardless of residency. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Auxiliary to meet The Waldwick Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary will meet Sept. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Waldwick Methodist Church on Franklin Turnpike. Refreshments will be served, and new members are welcome to attend. Band announces September performance The Waldwick Band, under the baton of Edmund A. Moderacki, will conclude its summer season with a concert on Friday evening, Sept. 3 in the parking lot of Hudson City Savings Bank on East Prospect Street in Waldwick. Audience members should bring their own seating for this 8 p.m. performance, which is free of charge. In the event of rain, the concert will be postponed until Sept. 10. Weather updates for this event will be available at www.waldwickband.org. The featured work at the concert will be Gordon Jacob’s “Music for a Festival.” Also on then program will be “Festivity” by James Curnow, “Blue Danube Waltz” by Johann Strauss, and Robert Russell Bennett’s arrangement of music by Cole Porter. The Waldwick Band’s saxophone quartet will perform two works, and marches by Carl Teike, Karl King, and Kenneth Alford will complete the program. The Waldwick Band will perform a different program on Monday evening, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. as they perform for the Closter Labor Day Fireworks. The 7 p.m. concert will take place at Memorial Field on High Street in Closter and is also free to the public. Additional information about the Waldwick Band, membership, its activities, and winter 2010-2011 concerts is available at www.waldwickband.org. Local students exhibit photographs Photographs by members of the Waldwick High School Photography Club will be on display at the Waldwick Public Library through Tuesday, Aug. 31. Featured in the exhibit are 14 colorful images of bridges, Ferris wheels, sunsets, a variety cityscapes, and scenes from the New Jersey shore. Contributors to the exhibit are Ashley Davies, Courtney Dock, Elyssa Giordano, Alexa Iannantuano, Christine Laganella, Haley McClelland, Stephanie Montana, Ali Moore, and Eric Thom. Under the guidance of world cultures teacher Ted Opderbeck, the Waldwick High School Photography Club meets regularly during the school year. Club members learn about photographic techniques, share their photos on a website, display their work in a gallery at the high school, and have visited New York City, Boston, and the New Jersey shore region. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Marriage counseling available Waldwick United Methodist Church is offering Christian marriage counseling to couples who are seeking help with their marriages, and to those planning to enter into marriage. There is no charge for this service. For more information, contact Rev. Michael Kim at (201) 658-4805. The Waldwick United Methodist Church is located at 25 Franklin Turnpike. Future Daisy Scouts sought The Waldwick Girl Scouts organization invites all girls who will be entering kindergarten to be part of the Girl Scouting experience. A registration for Daisy Girl Scouts will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 14 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Waldwick Ambulance Corps building located at 20 Whites Lane in Waldwick. August 25, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 27 Scouting provides opportunities for girls to develop patient or the patient’s family, is seeking new volunteers. friendships while participating in field trips, sports skill Since 1952, the Waldwick Ambulance Corps has been building clinics, community service projects, cultural a privately-run volunteer service that depends upon volexchanges, and environmental stewardships. unteers to provide emergency care to the residents of Adults interested in troop leader and assistant leader Waldwick. positions are welcome. For information call Denise LevApplications to join the corps are available at the itzke at (201) 670-8449 or Tara McCarty at (201)445-4038. Waldwick Police Department. Film series features famed directors Waldwick Public Library hosts screenings of classic films on Thursdays at 2 p.m. A brief introduction, setting the film in its historical context, will precede each screening. The theme for the month of August is Famous Directors. “Great Expectations” directed by David Lean (1946) will be the Aug. 26 presentation. Classic film screenings are free and open to the public. Registration is not necessary; however arrival before 2 p.m. is encouraged. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For information, call (201) 652-5104. Lions host Golf Classic The Waldwick Lions Club will once again host its annual team Golf Classic at Bowling Green Golf Club on Monday, Sept. 20. The event will begin with a 9 a.m. shotgun start. The event, a team and best-ball outing, will begin with skills competitions such as breaking a pane of glass by chipping, and putting contests. The entry fee includes free range balls, full breakfast, and lunch and libations along with giveaways and on-course performance prizes. For details, contact Jim Toolen (jttrace@aol.com) or Jim Zumbano at Plaza Jewelers, 10 East Prospect Avenue. Ambulance corps seeks new recruits The Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps, which is comprised of trained members who provide the community with high quality ambulance service at no charge to the Borough seeks CERT volunteers The Borough of Waldwick Office of Emergency Management and the Waldwick Police Department are asking citizens to volunteer their services to help safeguard the country, the communities, their families, and themselves by volunteering to participate in the Community Emergency Response Team program. CERT training consists of 20 hours of instruction over an eight-week period. Classes are taught by emergency responders, including firefighters, emergency medical services, and law enforcement personnel from the community. At the completion of the training program, basic CERT safety equipment will be issued to each successful participant. Anyone who is interested may contact Sergeant Frank Paccione at the Waldwick Police Department for an application and class schedule. Call (201) 652-5700 or e-mail Fpaccione@waldwicknj.org ESL programs break for summer The ESL Conversation Group and English Language Learning activities class that meet weekly at the Waldwick Public Library have concluded. Meetings will resume on Monday, Sept. 13 at 10:15 a.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 14 at 2 p.m., respectively. The library’s ESL programs are free and open to adults who want assistance with learning and speaking English. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Registration is taken at the library throughout the year. To Purchase Tickets: West Bergen Mental Healthcare • 129 Chestnut Street • Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Or Register online at www.westbergen.org For more info, contact Chrissie at 201-444-3550 – clijoi@westbergen.org