Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-March 30, 2011 Issue

Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 30, 2011 Workshops are presented by the Career Resources MinVilladom Happenings istry, whose members are dedicated to helping those seeking employment. Professionals in the field will present the workshop and will be on hand to give advice. The April 10 workshop topic is “Get Your Message Out: IronMatt fundraiser announced Networking.” Participants should bring a recent resume The Matthew Larson Foundation has teamed up with or job experience information. Anyone interested is welBlue Moon Mexican Café in Wyckoff to sponsor IronMatt come to attend. For more information, call Tom Lewis at Community Night on Tuesday, April 5 from 11:30 a.m. to (201) 445-1864 or Carol Shea at (201) 447-4315. Our Lady 9 p.m. Blue Moon will donate 20 percent of each receipt to of Mount Carmel Church is located at 1 Passaic Street, the foundation when the fundraiser’s flyer is presented on Ridgewood. that day. The foundation’s mission is to raise the awareness and Northwest Bergen History Day set funds needed to overcome pediatric brain tumors and to The Coalition of Northwest Bergen History Societies help affected children and families. will host its first Northwest Bergen County History Day Participants may dine in for lunch or dinner, order takeout, or get delivery. The flyer is available at bluemoonmexi- Tour on May 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eight historical cancafe.com, under upcoming events. For more information, homes and museums will be open to tour that day. Visitors th th call Lucette at (201) 704-5417 or e-mail Lucette05@gmail. will explore the rich 18 and 19 century history of Northwest Bergen County as they stop at the following: The com. Schoolhouse Museum, 650 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood; The Hermitage, 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus; Employment workshop scheduled The Fell House, 475 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale; The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church’s Career Resources Hopper-Goetschius House Museum, 363 East Saddle River Ministry, in its continuing effort to provide help to people Road, Upper Saddle River; The Old Stone House, 538 seeking employment, will present the first of a four-part Island Road, Ramsey; The Mahwah Museum, 201 Frankseries of fall/winter workshops on Sunday, April 10 at 1 lin Turnpike, Mahwah; The Van Allen House, 3 Franklin p.m. The workshop will be held in the meeting room in the Avenue, Oakland; and The Zabriskie House, 421 Franklin lower church and is open to anyone seeking employment Avenue, Wyckoff. and those who anticipate possible unemployment. Parish Tickets for admission to all eight sites are $10 a person; membership is not required. children under 12 will be admitted free. Beginning April 4, tickets may be purchased through the coalition’s historical societies. Tickets will also be on sale at the Schoolhouse Museum in Ridgewood on Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 to 3 p.m. and Sundays 2 to 4 p.m.; at Abma’s Farm Market in Wyckoff, Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and at the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn and Tavern in Ho-Ho-Kus. To purchase tickets by mail, send a request and selfaddressed stamped envelope to The Schoolhouse Museum, 650 East Glen Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Checks should be made payable to the Ridgewood Historical Society. Proceeds from the ticket sales will be divided among the members of the Coalition of NW Bergen County History Societies. The coalition will be selling grilled hotdogs and soda at the picnic area at the Hopper-Goetschius House Museum in Upper Saddle River on the day of the tour. For more information, call Sheila Brogan at (201) 652-7354 or e-mail info@ridgewoodhistoricalsociety.org. County holds free shredding event On Saturday, April 2, Bergen County will hold a free shredding event for all county residents. The event will be held at the Waldwick Administration Building, 63 Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick. Bergen County residents are invited to take advantage of this opportunity to safely destroy confidential documents and prevent identity theft. Residents are reminded not to include binders, plastic, metal pieces (paper clips), and X-rays. All shredded materials will be taken to a recycling facility. Gibbons to discuss Yeats and Irish history Professor Seamus Aidan Gibbons of Bergen Community College will present “The Poetry of Yeats: An Overall View of Irish History” to the Irish American Unity Conference 5th and 9th CD Chapter on Wednesday, April 13. The session will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church, 105 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. All are welcome. The IAUC is a human rights organization working for peace with justice in a reunited Ireland. 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