Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • November 16, 2011 Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the deadline for the Nov. 30 edition of Villadom TIMES/Ridgewood TIMES will be Tuesday, Nov. 22 at noon. All press releases and photos must be received by that deadline. The staff wishes our readers a safe and enjoyable holiday. Early deadline notice Villadom Happenings border region on Juarez, Mexico. The event will include games, a climbing wall, snacks, arts and crafts, bouncy inflatables, interactive educational experiences, film screenings, live music, merchandise, and more. Based in Allendale, Touch the World is a non-profit organization that works with teens and adults by sending them on mission trips and establishes strategic development projects in communities living in poverty. For more information, or to get involved, please contact: JeremyM@touchtheworld.org. NHRHS Class of 1972 plans reunion Northern Highlands Regional High School Class of 72 will celebrate its 40th reunion on July 14, 2012 at the Ramsey Country Club. Interested alumni should contact JimCoomber@yahoo.com for further information. Thrift shop holds Holiday Boutique The Community Thrift Shop, located on the lower level of the Midland Park Shopping Center at 85 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, will begin its Holiday Boutique on Tuesday, Nov.15. After Dec. 1, the shop will accept only Christmas and holiday items, jewelry, and clothing. Fifty-two member organizations, including churches and other non-profits, benefit from sales at the shop. Regular store hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Receiving hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays. The first Saturday of each month, the shop is open both for receiving and shopping. For more information, call (201) 652-7661. Sign up for FLOW Follies Signups for the upcoming annual FLOW Follies scholarship fundraiser will be held at Indian Hills High School auditorium, 97 Yawpo Avenue in Oakland, on Wednesday, Nov. 16 and Thursday, Nov. 17 from 7 to 9 p.m. Performers at all levels of experience are welcome. The show’s producers also need backstage help for set work, design, and art production. FLOW Follies is a musical extravaganza that is performed annually to raise scholarship funds for graduating seniors at Indian Hill and Ramapo high schools. Performances will be held March 8 through 11, 2012. Club event to feature ‘Cherish the Ladies’ Irish Music Troupe “Cherish the Ladies” will entertain at the College Club’s Annual Dinner and Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The event will be held at the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue. The evening will include cocktails at 6:30 p.m., dinner catered by The Market Basket, the special entertainment, and a traditional sing-along. Tickets are $48. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.collegeclubofridgewood.org or call Sonia at (201) 444-5453. Fyke plans Christmas Bird Count Fyke Nature Association will host its 60th Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 17. The event will cover a 15-mile diameter circle centered on Lake Erskine. At least eight teams will be in the field from dawn to dusk. The count is part of the nation-wide 112th Christmas Bird Count organized by the National Audubon Society. To join a team, call Stiles Thomas at (201) 327-3470. For more information, call John at (201) 327-1483 or jbro29@optonline.net. On Nov. 25, the association will hold its annual Members Night at 8 p.m. at the Allendale Municipal Building, 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. Members are invited to share digital images, slides, prints collections, and stories. Slide and digital projectors will be available. (continued on page 30) Club opens model train display The Bergen County Model Railroad Club’s annual operating train display will be open for viewing at the Midland Park United Methodist Church, 269 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, on Nov. 19, 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 20 and 27 from 1 to 5 p.m. The donation is $5 for adults and $2 for children age three and up. Children under age two will be admitted free. Food will be available. Family fun awareness event set Powerhouse Church in Wyckoff is offering a family fun and awareness event, “What about Juarez? Kids of the Colonia,” on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the church, 500 West Main Street in Wyckoff. The indoor, family-fun, child-friendly awareness event designed to help break the cycle of poverty and empower, enable, and equip children and families in the troubled Have you filled out a “requester” form yet? If you have, we thank you. If you have not yet done so, please take a moment now. 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