October 5, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Wyckoff Wanderings ‘Music Feeds the Soul’ benefit set Grace United Methodist Church, located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, will present its second “Music Feeds the Soul” concert on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Music from a variety of genres including Broadway, classical, Gospel, and more will be performed by vocalists Lori Vanderaa, Steve Gant, and Steve Zimmerman, and instrumentalists Alan Newman, Melissa Kay, and Susan Harris. Admission is $5 and one non-perishable food item. Proceeds from the concert will benefit CUMAC Food Pantry in Paterson. For more information, contact the church office at (201) 8914595, or e-mail KVanderaa@hotmail.com. For information about CUMAC and a list of recommended food donations, visit www.cumacecho.org. Candidate hosts ‘Meet and Greet’ Wyckoff Township Committee candidate Brian Scanlan will host a Meet and Greet on Monday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Larkin House, 380 Godwin Avenue. Scanlan is running for a second three-year term on Nov. 8. He will be available to meet residents and answer questions. Refreshments will be served. Economy Shop announces fall hours The Wyckoff PTO Economy Shop, located at 399 West Main Street in Wyckoff, is open for business. This nonprofit consignment shop is staffed by volunteers from five Wyckoff School PTOs, the Ramapo APTS, and the Indian Hills PTSO. The shop sells gently used clothing and small household items to directly benefit the local schools. Fall hours are Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Evening hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The shop is open the first Saturday of each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shop is currently opening new consignor accounts and receiving donations of gently used items. For more information, call (201) 891-5765 or visit on Facebook at Wyckoff PTO Economy Shop. Library offers programs for teens The Wyckoff Public Library is offering programs for teens this fall. A teen writing group will hold its first meeting on Oct. 6 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Teens in grade seven and up are invited to bring their writing to share with peers. The group will meet the first Thursday of the month. Teens are invited to join a book discussion group on Oct. 20 from 5 to 6 p.m. The first selection is “Ruby Red” by Kerstin Gier. This program, which is open to students in grades seven through 10, will meet on the third Thursday of the month. Snacks will be served. Teen programs are held in the Wyckoff Library Program Room at 637 Wyckoff Avenue. RSVP to (201) 891-4866, or e-mail wyckteen@bccls. org. David Murphy to be honored David Murphy of Wyckoff will be honored at a testimonial dinner sponsored by the Wyckoff Republican League. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brick House in Wyckoff. Murphy has been a firefighter for 19 years, and served four years as department chief. A life-long Wyckoff resident, he is the recipient of the 9/11 Dana Hannon Distinguished Service Award. He serves as the township’s Office of Emergency Management coordinator and started the first Community Emergency Response Team program, which currently has 38 members. He has served as assistant coach for various youth sports in Wyckoff, as an instructor for Fire Engineering Magazine, as an investigator with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Arson Task Force, and on the Lincoln School Dad’s Night Talent Show. For details or to support the event, contact Kathy Scarpelli at (201) 891-1820 or at kmscarp5@hotmail.com. Society to visit Long Pond Ironworks The Wyckoff Historical Society will sponsor a tour of the historic Long Pond Ironworks in West Milford on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. Long Pond Ironworks was founded in 1766 and operated continually until 1882, producing iron for a wide range of purposes. Attendees will walk through the historic district and see the ruins of three iron blast furnaces, including the original Colonial-era furnace constructed in 1766 and two larger furnaces built for Civil War production, evidence of iron forges, remains of waterpower systems, and a variety of workers’ homes and commercial buildings that were critical parts of the ironworking village. Tours take approximately two hours and are conducted rain or shine. Attendees should wear clothing and footwear appropriate for a walk through the woods. Arrive early and visit the museum with interpretive displays, artifacts, and relics from the furnace area and ironworkers village that illustrate how the area looked and what life was like in this industrial complex. Long Pond Ironworks is located on Greenwood Lake Turnpike (Route 511) in West Milford at the northern end of Monksville Reservoir. More details and directions are found on www.LongPondIronwork.org. Temple services set The Jewish community is invited to observe Yizkor at Temple Beth Rishon on Yom Kippur, Saturday, Oct. 8 at 1:30 p.m. Yom Kippur concluding services, which begin at 5 p.m., are also open to the public and free of charge. A Sukkot family service will be held Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6 p.m. At 6:45 p.m., there will be a congregational dinner and youth group bonfire. Sukkot morning services will be held Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. followed by a luncheon at noon. Both services will be led by Rabbi Ken Emert and Cantor Ilan Mamber. All festival meals are free to members. The cost for non-members is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages five through 12. There will be a maximum cost of $25 per family. Reservations are required and must be made by Oct. 5. Book club to discuss ‘The Tenth Song’ The Reader’s Circle Book Club of Temple Beth Rishon will discuss Naomi Ragen’s “The Tenth Song” on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. For more information call the temple office at (201) 8914466 or visit www.bethrishon.org.