Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-March 2, 2011 Issue

Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 2, 2011 Villadom Happenings Museum presents ‘Road to Rails’ The Mahwah Museum will offer its March History Lecture, “Roads to Rails: The Railroad Comes to the New Jersey Gateway,” on Thursday, March 10. The program will be presented at the Ramapo Reformed Church Education Building on 100 Island Road, Mahwah at 7:30 p.m. Thomas O’Brien, a member of the Mahwah Museum Society Board of Trustees, will explore the arrival of the railroad in the northeast portion of New Jersey, including the vision, development, construction, and expansion of the railroad. O’Brien has participated in the museum’s lecture series in the past with presentations about “The Life of Henry Hudson” and the “History of the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant in Mahwah.” Admission is $3 per person and free for Mahwah Museum members. Refreshments will be served. For reservations, visit www.mahwahmuseum.org or call (201) 5120099. Ramsey High Class of 1971 plans reunion Ramsey High School’s Class of 1971 will hold its 40th reunion on Sept. 23, 24, and 25. Plans call for an informal gathering at Brady’s at the Station in Ramsey on Sept. 23, the main event on Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Doubletree/ Hilton Hotel in Mahwah, and breakfast on Sept. 25 at the Doubletree Hotel. For overnight hotel stays, contact Nicole at (201) 5295880, extension 6050 and mention the reunion or book online at http://doubletree1.hilton.com, group code: RHS. For further information and/or travel arrangements, contact Linda Clark at l.clark@tlgtravel.com or clinda30@aol. com. Visit RHS Class of 1971 Reunion on Facebook. Networking events announced The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce is offering two events in March which include other area chambers. On March 8, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the Mahwah Chamber will participate in a multi-chamber speed networking event at the Garden State Plaza Food Court, One Garden State Plaza in Paramus. More than 175 businesses from the Hackensack, Fair Lawn, Paramus, and north jersey chambers are expected to attend. This event will be a fun-filled, table-hopping, networking experience, hosted by Westfield Garden State Plaza. Attendees will meet members of many local chambers and exchange valuable contact information in only three minutes. Invite your colleagues and friends to participate, and bring plenty of business cards. Light refreshments will be offered from 7:30 to 8 a.m., followed by speed networking in three-minute intervals from 8 to 9:30 a.m. The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $20 for nonmembers. Prepaid registration is required to guarantee participation. Mahwah Chamber members will join with the Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, and Waldwick chambers for a regional business card exchange on Wednesday, March 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the YWCA of Ridgewood, 112 Oak Street, in Ridgewood. Refreshments will be available. The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members. Register at www.mahwah.com or call (201) 529-5566. Computer courses offered to seniors The Computer Learning Center at the Northwest Bergen Regional Senior Center is offering computer courses for seniors. These courses range from four to eight weeks and meet for 90-minute sessions. Spring courses include classes for beginners; navigating the Internet; e-mail; highlighting, copying, and Pasting; Microsoft Word 2007; and Picassa. Courses are open to all area senior citizens age 60 and up and are designed for mature learners. Call (201) 4455690 to register and for information about dates and times. The Northwest Bergen Regional Senior Center is located at 46-50 Center Street in Midland Park, and is open to all area senior citizens age 60 and up. A variety of activities, services, and a hot lunch program are offered. The center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ‘Ski for the Cure’ night set The North Jersey Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure will hold a “Ski for the Cure” night on Thursday, March 3 at Campgaw Mountain in Mahwah from 5 to 8 p.m. Lift tickets will be available for $5 to anyone wearing a pink ribbon. Ribbons will be available at the door for a $2 donation. Participants will also have the opportunity to win prizes donated by area merchants. The Komen North Jersey booth will be open to assist those who want more information on breast health and how to sign up for the May 15 Komen Race for the Cure in West Orange. For more information on “Ski for the Cure,” visit http:// northjersey.info-komen.org/goto/bestofbergenteam or contact Nicole Crystal at (201) 913-6377. Women hold World Day of Prayer World Day of Prayer, a worldwide ecumenical movement of women of many faith traditions who come together (continued on page 20) 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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