The Villadom Times Weekly Newspaper Online-Sept 29, 2010 Issue

Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • September 29, 2010 Villadom Happenings Pet adoption day set Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. will sponsor an Oct. 10 pet adoption at Rita’s Ice, 1020 Maple Avenue in Glen Rock. The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Enjoy a sweet while meeting the adoptables. The local ice cream shop will donate a portion of its profits for the day. American Legion honors local teacher Ridgewood High School educator John Domville will receive the Educator of the Year award from American Legion Post 53 in Ridgewood at the Post’s meeting on Thursday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The group will meet at the firehouse at North Maple and East Glen avenues. Along with Domville, the four representatives from this year’s Boys State and Girls State programs will be on hand to discuss their experiences at the annual citizenship program. This year’s attendees were David Cunningham and Michael Mancini, both of Ridgewood, and Andrew Palella of Ho-Ho-Kus. The Girls State representative was Mackenzie Mosera of Wyckoff. Boys State and Girls State are summer leadership and citizenship programs sponsored by the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary for high school students between their junior and senior years. Local artists take action against hunger Mudslingers, a group of local ceramic artists, will donate a portion of all sales from their upcoming show to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah. The show will be held Oct. 2 and 3 at 149 Raintree Lane, Mahwah. A reception will be held on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the artists and to win prizes. For more information, contact Mudslingers at (201) 962-7469 or (201) 406-4025. The Center for Food Action provides emergency food, rent and utility assistance, counseling, and advocacy to neighbors in need in Bergen County and in the Upper Passaic Valley. In 2009, CFA distributed nearly $3 million worth of food and helped 1,270 families stay in their homes and/or kept their heat and electric service intact. Russian dance, music to be presented Michael Smirnov will present a Russian Dance and Music Program featuring “Barynya,” a group of worldacclaimed musicians, singers, and dancers, at the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood’s Oct. 13 luncheon. This event will be held at the clubhouse at 215 West Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Festivities will begin with punch in the living room at 11:30 a.m. Lunch, which will be catered by The Market Basket, will be served in the ballroom at noon. The program will follow. For luncheon reservations, send a check for $20 per person, made payable and mailed to: The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 by Oct. 8. Attendees are asked to choose one of the following entrees and note it on their check: sauerbraten with red cabbage, wurst platter, or roasted chicken. The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood is a non-profit organization and a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs and The New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs. New members re always welcome. For further information, call the club office at (201) 444-5705. Richard’s Run returns to Ho-Ho-Kus The seventh annual Richard’s Run Ho-Ho-Kus 5K will take place Sunday, Oct. 3 at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue. Race check-in and last minute registration will take place from 7 to 8 a.m., and the race will start promptly at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $20 per individual and $55 per family on or before Oct. 1; $25 per individual and $60 per family on Oct 2 and 3. The family price includes two T-shirts. Additional shirts may be purchased in advance for $10. Richard’s Run HHK 5K is a USATF certified race, and is a single loop located entirely within the Borough of HoHo-Kus. This year’s race will highlight local “Courageous Kids” who are currently battling cancer with strength and courage: Halley Tyrell, 11, from Ridgewood; Blake Buffa, 9, from Ho-Ho-Kus; and Michael Feeney, 7, from Ridgewood. (continued on page 24) Readers who have not already done so are asked to take a few minutes of their time to fill out this “requester form” to help the Villadom TIMES reduce postage costs for the free newspaper they receive with their mail each week. “We are extremely grateful for the thousands of responses we have already received via email or regular mail, but we still need many thousands more,” said Villadom TIMES Publisher Ester Vierheilig. “The “requester” forms help us save on postage and assure a higher level of service for our readers as the U.S. Post Office continues to reduce its services,” Vierheilig explained. The form may be completed online (www.freevilladom.com), mailed in, or dropped off at our office at 333 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. 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