Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • October 6, 2010 Saddle River Valley Notes Harvest Festival is October 17 The Harvest Festival and Petting Zoo at the Hopper-Goetschius House Museum in Upper Saddle River will be held Oct. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m., not Oct. 4, as previously announced. This event will feature a variety of activities for children and adults. There will be a Petting Zoo with goats, lambs, donkeys, ducks, chickens, and rabbits; pony rides; and demonstrations of colonial crafts such as spinning, chair caning, wood carving, quilting, bobbin lace making, and rug braiding. Watch the cider pressing in the old Dutch barn and enjoy a taste of fresh cider. Taste one of yesteryear’s recipes cooked over the open hearth fire in the out kitchen. Come for lunch. There will be grilled hot dogs and soda to purchase. Visit the fortune teller and find out what your future holds. There will be old-fashioned games and activities for children. Everyone is invited to guess the weight of the Giant Pumpkin. This year, there will be a special area featuring several antiques and crafts dealers and artists. The museum and barn will be open for special tours. The Hopper Goetschius House Museum is located at the corner of East Saddle River Road and Lake Street in Upper Saddle River. Travel Basketball Tryouts set The 2010 Upper Saddle River Travel Basketball Tryouts will take place Oct. 11 through 18 for boys and girls in grades four through eight. The registration fee is $300. This fee includes registration for travel, recreation and participation in one tournament. This fee does not include any uniform expense the team may incur. Registrants are asked to not register for recreation basketball until the travel teams have been selected. Tryouts for fourth grade boys will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Bogert School and on Friday, Oct. 14 in Travers gym. The contact for this group is Rob Digisi, (302) 379-0848 or rdigisi65@gmail.com Fourth grade girls will tryout at Bogert School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13 and Friday, Oct. 15. Contact Rob Shulman, (917) 685-1013 or rshulman@mutualabstract.com with questions. On Monday Oct. 18 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. the fifth grade boys will tryout at Travers gym. The contact for this group is. Charlie Barthel, (201) 563-2000 or charlie@chasetransport.com Fifth grade girls will tryout on Tuesday, Oct. 12 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Cavallini School. For more information contact Tim Simpson at (201) 825-3263 or simodoc@aol.com The sixth grade boys tryout will be held from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at Cavallini School on Thursday, Oct. 14 and Monday, Oct. 18. Contact Tom Petersen at (646) 734-9829 or thomas@hoopsnj.com with questions. On Tuesday Oct. 12 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. the sixth grade girls will tryout in Travers Gym. For more information contact Chris Weiss: (201)785-1358 or clwusr@yahoo. com. Tryouts for seventh grade boys will be held on Monday, Oct. 11 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in Travers gym. Tom Byrne, (201) 321 5099 or byrne1199@aol.com is the contact for this group. Seventh grade girls will tryout in Travers gym on Wednesday Oct. 13 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Contact Lou McElwain, (917) 9684979 or lou.mcelwain@BlueH2Ogroup. com with questions. Tuesday, Oct. 19 and Wednesday, Oct. 20, eighth grade boys will tryout at Cavallini School from 8 to 9:30 p.m. For more information contact Bill Bors at (201) 2364810 or william.bors@credit-suisse.com. The eight grade girls tryout will be held on Monday, Oct. 11 from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at Cavallini School. The contact for this group is Steve Lazarus at (201) 851-2445 or smlazarus@aol.com. Club hosts Open House The Saddle River Valley Junior Woman’s Club will hold an Open House Wine and Cheese Meeting on Oct. 27 at 8 p.m. Women from the Saddle River Valley are invited to join the club for the evening, meet the members, and hear about the club’s community outreach, fundraising, and social events. For details, call Julie Belardinelli at (201) 962-7138. Board of education meeting set The Upper Saddle River Board of Education will meet on Monday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. The session will be held in the media center of the Cavallini Middle School, 392 West Saddle River Road. Club welcomes new members The Saddle River Valley Newcomers Club welcomes all residents from Saddle River and Upper Saddle River, regardless of the length of their residency. Activities include Book Club, International Club, Out to Lunch, golf, social suppers, and more. A fall Wine and Cheese Party has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23. Upcoming events also include the December Holiday Dinner Dance, a Valentine’s Day Party, and Italian Night. For additional information contact Nancy at (201) 818-0691 or visit srvnc.org. 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 details, call Tammy at (201) 394-2640. Jacobsen to host lighting seminars A free “Creative Landscape Lighting” seminars will be presented by professionals from Jacobsen Landscape Construction and Design at the company’s new Landscape & Garden Gallery at Barnstable Court in Saddle River. The seminars is set for 7 p.m. and will take place on Oct. 12. Rain dates: Sept. 30 and Oct. 14, respectively. Attendees will see examples of lighting techniques while taking an evening walking tour of the Jacobsen Landscape Gallery garden. Call (201) 891-1199 or email events@jacobsenlandscape.com to register. Night of Broadway Stars slated On Friday, Nov. 5, the Church of the Presentation will host a Night of Broadway Stars at the Woodcliff Lake Hilton. Tickets are $150 each. For tickets and details about this evening, contact Margie Rightmyer at (201) 327-1313, extension 840 or e-mail br oadwaystars@churchofpresentastion.org. Volunteers are still needed for this event and auction items (valued at $100) are needed. To volunteer or donate to this event, contact Evelyn Paglieri at epaglieri@verizon.net or call (201) 9342971. The church is located at 271 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. Library announces fall programs The Upper Saddle River Library has planned various fall programs that are free and open to library cardholders in Bergen County, unless otherwise noted. Bridge Club meets on Mondays at 7 p.m. or Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Players are grouped by experience level. Pre-registration is required. A variety of fitness classes are available including: Chi Kung on Mondays at 11 a.m.; Strengthen, Tone, and Stretch on Mondays at 9; Pilates on Mondays at 7:30 p.m.; Yoga, all levels, on Tuesdays at 9:45 a.m.; and Gentle Stretch Yoga for seniors on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. The library is located at 245 Lake St. Kindergarten (continued from page 3) money to replace retirees who had reached higher steps on the salary guide. Last week, Dr. Raupers told Villadom TIMES the estimated cost of the new construction was $5,989,000, and the state would have provided $1,104,730. However, the Governor Christie’s cut of $1.2 million in state aid to the district made it necessary for district officials to use the money it had previously saved for the construction project to cover other immediate costs. “It’s back on the back burner,” Dr. Raupers said of the project. “We are collecting information at this stage, and we hope to have all-day kindergarten. The options are being studied.” Stimulus loan (continued from page 3) about nine months. The existing tanks will be dismantled once the new tank is operational. The sewer line project will include replacing or repairing existing pipes in an effort to reduce I&I and the resulting sewer charges. Work will start in the west side of town, where video camera inspections have identified the greatest problems exist. The borough’s sewer bill from the Northwest Bergen Utilities Authority (NWBUA) was up $220,000 last year. “Half of our $1.8 million bill to the sewer authority is based on flow. If we can reduce the flow, obviously we’ll reduce our costs,” Kratz said. Sewer charges make up 15 percent of the town’s total budget, according to Kratz. The administrator said the projects are expected to go out to bid next month, with work beginning as soon as the weather permits in 2011.