February 10, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 19 Allendale Notebook Sock Hop set Hillside and Brookside school families are invited to the Brookside Hillside Music Association’s Family Sock Hop on Friday, March 12. The event will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Brookside School. There will be music, contests and refreshments available for purchase. The cost is $5 per person or $20 per family. All proceeds will help pay production costs for the spring musical, “Grease,” and will support the BHMAA. For more information, visit www. BHMAA.org. AWC Fashion Show tickets available Tickets are now available for the Allendale Woman’s Club 2010 Fashion Show, “Fashion With Heart,” a benefit for The Valley Hospital Center for Women’s Heart Health and other local charities. The event will take place on Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Seasons in Washington Township. The evening will feature a cocktail reception with an open bar and gourmet dinner, an auction, gift basket prizes, and a fashion show sponsored by Fig Leaf Boutique in Garfield. Tickets are $65; limited premium seating around the runway is also available for $95 per person. For reservations, contact Odette Bonan at (201) 760-2622 or www. eoea4@aol.com. The Allendale Woman’s Club has designated the Center for Women’s Heart Health as the primary beneficiary of its Fashion Show and will donate half of all proceeds to the organization. Since heart disease is now the leading cause of death among women, the center is dedicated to awareness, education, and prevention of this disease. Among its many outreach programs, the center offers free comprehensive risk assessments to women in the community. The Allendale Woman’s Club is seeking the community’s help for this worthwhile cause. Become a corporate sponsor, or program booster, or donate goods or services to be used as basket prizes. For more information about sponsorships or donations, contact Ann Fargis at (201) 9349757 or visit the club website at www.allendalewomansclub.org. Chamber plans dinner meeting The Allendale Chamber of Commerce will host a dinner meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Terrie O’Connor Realtors, 75 West Allendale Avenue. The Chamber meets the second Tuesday of the month. Allendale businesses interested in joining the Chamber are invited to contact Nicolette Lisella of Terrie O’Connor Realtors at (201) 638-6765. Board of education to meet The Allendale Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Brookside School library, 100 Brookside Avenue. Gallagher to perform Children’s entertainer Kurt Gallagher is scheduled to perform on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. Children ages two through seven are invited to sing along as Gallagher performs his zany musical repertoire. The event, which is being presented by the Allendale Woman’s Club, is free for Allendale residents. The program will be held at the Allendale Borough Hall upstairs meeting room. Space is limited to the first 50 children and pre-registration is required. Parents are required to stay with their children during the performance. For information and to register, contact Adrienne at (201) 966-1439. Register for spring sports Registration for the Allendale Recreation Commission’s spring sports, including tee ball, baseball, softball, and kickball, has begun and will continue through Feb. 15. Registration can be made at the ARC website, arcsports. org. The recreation programs are dependent upon parental involvement; anyone interested in becoming a volunteer should contact his or her child’s coach. Cooks and volunteers needed Cooks and helpers are needed for the Clothes Line Thrift Shop’s International Food Day. This event will be held on Friday, March 5 at Archer United Methodist Church’s Brookside fourth and fifth grade students were given the opportunity, by the Brookside Hillside Music and Arts Association, to take part in a drama program under the direction of Brenda DeCesare. Students learned acting techniques and styles which recently ended with students performing scenes for friends and family. Class act Archer Hall. The church is located at the corner of Franklin Turnpike and East Allendale Avenue, Allendale. Call (201) 327-0020 for more information. The shop, which is located in the church, is open on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and features all types of clothing and accessories and household items. Kindergarten orientation set Orientation for parents of children who will be entering kindergarten in September 2010 will be held on Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Hillside School all-purpose room. This program provides parents with an overview of the Hillside kindergarten program and curriculum. Kindergarten registration will take place on Monday, March 8 for pupils whose last names begin with A through M, and Tuesday, March 9 for those with last names beginning with N through Z. Registration time will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at Hillside School. Parents must bring proof of child’s birth, such as a birth or baptismal certificate or passport, a copy of your child’s immunization history, and proof of residency (copy of lease, driver’s license, utility bill, etc.) to registration. Children may be enrolled in kindergarten if they are five years of age by Oct. 1 of the year they will begin school. Should a child be six years of age or older as of Oct. 1, 2010, a kindergarten screening date will be scheduled, as per board of education policy. Based on the screening results, parents will be advised as to the placement of a child in either kindergarten or in first grade. 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