February 17, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES Allendale Notebook Newcomers’ events announced The Allendale Newcomers’ Book Club Group will discuss Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” on Monday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. Anyone who wishes to attend should con- tact BookmarksANC@yahoo.com for more information or to be placed directly on the Book Club mailing list. Book Club meets the third Monday of the month. Oscar Night with the Allendale New- comers will be Sunday, March 7. Attend- ees may watch the 82 nd Annual Academy Awards. Check out www.oscar.go.com for nominees and information on the cer- emony. Contact PresANC@yahoo.com for details and to RSVP. The Annual Progressive Dinner Party is scheduled for Saturday, March 27 at 7 p.m. The cost is $75 per person and includes all appetizers, cocktails, a gourmet dinner, and desserts. RSVP to socialnewcomers@verizon.net for more information. Membership in the Allendale Newcom- ers Club is annual and is open to Allen- dale residents. New members may join throughout the year; membership for those who join in May through August will be applied to the following year. Join the club to meet new friends, and to attend day- time and evening social events. E-mail MembershipANC@yahoo.com or log on to http://allendalenewcomersclub.blogspot. com/ for membership information. ‘Teen Turn Around’ offered The Creative Living Counseling Center in Allendale is offering two eight-session courses for teens and their parents. “Teen Turn Around” is designed to help students in grades nine through 12 work up to their academic and personal potential. “Effective Teen Parenting” empowers parents of teens to explore a new approach to parenting and to the parent-teen relationship. Both courses will be offered March 2 from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. at the Creative Living Counseling Center, 37 East Allen- dale Avenue, Allendale. The fee for each course is $250 for eight 90-minute sessions plus materials. Each parent who enrolls with his or her teen for both courses will receive a 10 percent dis- count. Ask about additional discounts for parents with multiple teens. Call Stephanie Licata at (914) 715-1668 to enroll and for more information. Creative Living Counseling Center is a private, non-profit, interfaith counseling center established in 1967. CLCC is dedi- cated to healing and enriching individual, family, and community life in Northern New Jersey through quality psychotherapy, spiritually sensitive pastoral counseling, and community outreach education pro- grams. ‘Urinetown’ comes to Highlands Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale will present “Urinet- own: The Musical” Feb. 25 through 28. Performances from Thursday through Saturday will be at 7 p.m. Afternoon mati- nees will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $15 for reserved seat- ing, $10 general admission (non-reserved). Senior citizens’ general admission tickets are free. Tickets may be ordered in advance by visiting www.northernhighlands.org. This show is for those who enjoy musical theater and have an offbeat sense of humor. It is suitable for all ages. Archer open for Ash Wednesday The sanctuary at the Archer United Methodist Church, 37 East Allendale, Allendale, will be open on Ash Wednes- day, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. for individual medita- tion and contemplation. Printed meditation guides will be available. After a private meditation, attendees may approach the altar where Rev. Harwood will conduct the imposition of ashes. For further infor- mation, call (201) 327-0020 or visit www. archerchurch.org. Candidates to address Allendale Republican Club The Allendale Republican Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at the Allendale Munici- pal Building, 500 West Crescent Avenue. Candidates for freeholder and sheriff will address the group. All are welcome. For more information, contact Todd Fliegel at (201) 788-8506. Wilson offers program on annuals The Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club will join the Allendale Garden Club for a presenta- tion on “Annuals: Flowers for a Season” by Pamela Wilson, senior horticultural program specialist for Morris County. The meeting will take place Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Brighton Gardens, 5 Boroline Road, Saddle River. All members and prospective members are invited. For more informa- tion, call Debbie at (201) 445-9440. 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 Galla- gher performs his zany musical repertoire. The event, which is being presented by the Allendale Woman’s Club, is free for Allen- dale residents. The program will be held at the Allendale Borough Hall upstairs meet- ing room. Space is limited to the first 50 Pool fees (continued from page 7) to make it up. If we go down, maybe we’ll get them back,” said Farricker. Former Mayor Frank McKenna said the council might consider going back to a pre- vious policy of establishing a formula on which to base the fees pegged to the operat- ing costs. “Arrive at the operating costs and then decide on the percentage of those costs the users will pay, not the general taxpayers. We used 50 percent. Establish a philosophy. III • Page 21 If you have a standard, it’s easier to arrive at the fee,” McKenna said. Battisti’s analysis also includes 2009 operating expenses for the municipal pool. Of the total of $74,592 in expenses, the bor- ough spent $59,335 for salaries and wages, $10,177 for chemicals, $200 for professional services, $1,200 for materials and supplies, $200 for office supplies, $400 for a Water Carnival, and $3,080 for special repairs. This year, the borough anticipates a $30,100 capital expense for a fence at the pool. Children helping children The students of Young World Day School opened their hearts and piggy banks for the children of Haiti by raising $943 for Project Hope, a charity dedicated to alleviating the effects of extreme poverty on the children of southern Haiti. Students responded to Project Hope’s emergency appeal for support of an orphanage in desperate trouble after the earthquake. Young World Day School serves Bergen and Rockland counties including many students from Mahwah, Ramsey and Allendale. children and pre-registration is required. Parents are required to stay with their chil- dren during the performance. For informa- tion and to register, contact Adrienne at (201) 966-1439. 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 avail- able 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. 30 minutes of your time can save a life. It’s About Life! Your can make a difference in someone’s life by spending just 30 minutes donating blood. Call us today. Community Blood Services 970 Linwood Avenue, West Paramus, NJ 07652 201-444-3900 Check our website: www.CommunityBloodServices.org