ts Ha to Off DADS & GRADS gium * June 17: El Salvador * Third Sunday in June: Argentina, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Ireland, Panama, Puerto Rico, South Africa, United Kingdom, Venezuela * June 21: Guatemala * Last Sunday in June: Haiti. This year, consider a gift for your father that is heartfelt and unique. Here are some ideas: Music and movies: Research Dad’s favorite musical artists or actors and put together a care package filled with DVDs or CDs. If he is a high-tech guy, download MP3 tunes that he can use on his iPod or similar player. Food: It’s often been said that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. Play June 16, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • Page 9 This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the creation of Father’s Day. Sonora Dodd, of Washington, came up with the concept for a day celebrating fatherhood while listening to a Mother’s Day sermon in 1909. Dodd realized there should be a similar day set aside to honor fathers, most especially her own father, William Smart. Smart was a Civil War veteran and a widower, who raised his six children all on his own. When Dodd became an adult, she realized how selflessly her father had acted and how difficult it must have been to raise such a large family. In his honor, she held a father’s day in Spokane, Washington on June 10 – her father’s birthday. One of the more noteworthy societal shifts in the second half of the 20th century was the growing number of single-parent families. Whereas single-parent homes were an anomaly during the first half of the 1900s, by the turn of the century the percentage of single-parent homes had grown substantially. One of the common misconceptions about single-parent homes is that they all are headed by women. According to a 2009 report from the U.S. Census Bureau entitled “Custodial Mothers and Fathers and Their Child Support: 2007,” an overwhelming majority of the 13.7 million single parents across the country are women. However, 16 percent of single parents are fathers, a figure that equates to roughly 2.2 million men serving as custodial parents across the country. For those households, Father’s Day is a day that bears extraordinary significance. The idea of a Father’s Day holiday was One hundred years of celebrating Father’s Day upon this notion by cooking Dad his favorite foods or treating him to a night out at a restaurant he enjoys. Family portrait: What Dad doesn’t like to brag about his kids? Set up a photo opportunity with a local photographer or enlist another family member to take a picture when the gang is all together. Enlarge the image and frame it for his desk, workshop, or any place Dad loves to hang out. Detail his car: Give dad a gift certificate to a car wash or auto spa. He’ll leave with his prized set of wheels sparkling clean. Novelty ties: If giving a tie is a family tradition, purchase a light-colored tie in a solid shade. Design a greeting or picture on your computer and print it out on ironon transfer paper. Adhere to the tie with a warm iron and you’ll have a one-of-a-kind personalized gift. supported by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924, but it wasn’t until 1966, when President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring the third Sunday of June as Father’s Day, and subsequently when President Richard Nixon signed the law in 1972, that the holiday became permanent. Since then, Father’s Day has been celebrated annually worldwide, although on varying dates. A few examples follow: * March 19: Bolivia, Honduras, Spain, Italy, Portugal * May 5: Portugal * May 8: South Korea * First Sunday in June: Lithuania * June 5: Denmark * Second Sunday in June: Austria, Bel- Now Taking Reservations for FATHER’S DAY Sunday, June 20th 209 Ramapo Valley Rd., Mahwah • 201-529-1111 41-11 Rte. 4 West, Fair Lawn • 201-703-3500 1416 River Road, Edgewater • 201-224-2013 Available For www.riverpalmterrace.com Private Parties The River Palm Terrace Open for Lunch: Monday - Friday – Open for Dinner: Monday - Sunday ���������������������������� KEANE FIT & WELLNESS ��������� 6-16-10 joan/janine RiverPalmTerrFathersDay3x(6-16-10) 3x2.5” Sheila Keane ������������������������������������ �������������������������������������������� ������������������������ ��������������������� ���������������������������������������������� • EDUCATED - MA in exercise science • CERTIFIED - ACSM, NASM, Post Rehab Specialist, MAT Specialist • EXPERIENCED - 15 years one-to-one personal training 201-341-0183 • CALL NOW Fitness, Weight Loss, Bariatrics, Geriatrics & Parkinson’s Programs