February 3, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 21 Saddle River Valley Notes Valentine Book Sale set Book lovers are invited to the Friends of the Upper Saddle River Library’s Valentine Book Sale on Saturday, Feb. 6. The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lower level of the library, 245 Lake Street. Along with a good collection of fiction, non fiction, softand hard-covered books for all ages are several sets of law books. Club offers scholarship The Saddle River Garden Club will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. at a member’s home. Joe Lamela will present “Unexpected Harvest.” Those interested in attending this meeting or in becoming a member, may contact Margaret Meyer at (201) 934-7862. The Saddle River Garden Club offers an annual scholarship to a student who is a resident of Bergen County and is studying environmental studies or horticulture. Contact Carol Richin at (201) 327-0975 for details. ‘Running Funny’ comes to library A showing of “Running Funny,” the first feature film by Upper Saddle River native Anthony Grippa, is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Upper Saddle River Library. Grippa started making short films in high school using borrowed equipment and his friends as actors. He received the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the 2007 Woods Hole Film Festival for “Running Funny.” Originally staged as a play at the Williamstown Theater Festival in 1988, “Running Funny” was shot on location in Upper Saddle River in the fall of 2006 and was released on DVD earlier this year. The evening will include wine, cheese, and a discussion after the film. Registration is requested. Call the library at (201) 3272583. AfterHours is sponsored by the Friends of the Upper Saddle River Library. The library is located at 245 Lake Street. ‘Eight Women’ featured The Upper Saddle River Library offers Friday afternoon movies in the new surround sound media center at noon on the first Friday of every month. On Feb. 5 the feature will be “Eight Women” with Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Emmanuelle Béart, and Fanny Ardant. A discussion will follow and refreshments will be served. The library is located at 245 Lake Street. Two school board seats available The Upper Saddle River Board of Education will have two vacancies in the April 20 school election. Each opening is for a threeyear term. Candidates may file a petition with the local school board in order to be placed on the ballot. The deadline for filing a petition is 4 p.m. Monday, March 1. Register for baseball and softball Online registration is underway for the 2010 Ho-Ho-Kus/Saddle River Baseball and Softball Season. Residents of Ho-HoKus and Saddle River may sign up their children in kindergarten through grade nine by accessing the HHK/SR Baseball and Softball Association website at http:// www.hhksrbsa.com/. The cost for registra- tion is $90 for children in kindergarten and first grade, and $115 for children in grades two through nine. Registration ends Feb. 1. Register for men’s softball league Registration is open for the 2010 spring season of the Ho-Ho-Kus/Saddle River Men’s Softball League. Now in its 37th season, the league is modified-pitch style and plays on Sunday mornings from March 28 through the end of June. The cost per player is $85. The registration deadline is March 1. For more details, or to receive a registration form, call (201) 445-1058 or email walbet@optonline.net. Foundation to host gala The Upper Saddle River Educational Foundation will be holding its seventh annual Gala Dinner Dance, Town Night Out, on Friday, March 19 at the Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale. The evening will be a community-wide celebration. It will be a lavish cocktail party featuring international food stations, premium open bar, Viennese table, music, and fabulous fundraisers. All proceeds will benefit the students in kindergarten through grade eight in Upper Saddle River. Tickets are on sale now and are $230 per couple or $115 per person. USREF will be honoring the 2010 recipient of the USREF Award for Educational Excellence. The award is given annually to an Upper Saddle River resident who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to the community and significant civic leadership. The recipient must be identified as a positive role model for children and be recognized by many in the community. For information on the gala, or to donate an auction prize, contact Karen Hanson at thehansons56@yahoo.com or Alexandra Asteris at asteris05@optonline.net. To place an ad in the ad journal, contact Sharon Reissman at sharon88@earthlink.net. Lions Club recycles eyeglasses For more than 60 years, Lions clubs have been collecting used eyeglasses for recycling. Donated glasses are either given to support local eyeglass recycling efforts or shipped to one of seven official Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers. The Saddle River Valley Lions Club has placed “eyeglass collection boxes” through the club area. Gold and purple boxes with the Lions logo can be found at the following locations: Mahwah: Bank of America, Town Hall, Library and a drive up white box at 190 Franklin Turnpike; Ramsey: Town Hall, Library, Ramsey High School, Quality Optical (Main Street); Saddle River: Bank of America; and Upper Saddle River: Library. For information on the Saddle River Valley Lions Club, write to P.O. Box 333, Saddle River, NJ 07458. Free audiobook software available The Upper Saddle River Library is offering free software for patrons who wish to upgrade to the latest version of OverDrive Media Console 3.2. This program will allow nearly all audiobooks from www.beateaudio.org to be transferred to the iPod®, iPhone™, iPod touch®, and iPod nano®, as well as the Zune® and other MP3 players, from a Windows® computer. To browse the collection of popular audiobooks for an iPod® or MP3 player, visit the BeAT website: www.beateaudio. org or go to www.uppersaddleriverlibrary. org. Click on the audiobooks button and install the free software. Check out with a library card, and then download to enjoy titles on a computer, MP3 player (including Apple® devices), and burn many titles to CD. Support group offered Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River is offering a support program for individuals going through separation and divorce. Participants will learn the process of change, communication, and self-awareness while discovering a path for human growth and self esteem. 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