March 2, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 Ridgewood American Legion gives council flag and banner plaques honoring soldiers who were killed or died in the service during World War I. (Only one American veteran of World War I now remains alive.) Mayor Keith Killion, a Vietnam veteran, and Council Members Bernadette Walsh, Paul Aronsohn, and Thomas Riche strongly supported the plans to honor the departed World War I veterans with a plate installed on a boulder and the 14 individual markers. Aronsohn, supported by the other council members, suggested that since only a comparative minority of Ridgewood resi- dents are members of Graydon Pool, the boulder might better be posted somewhere with more public access. Deputy Mayor Thomas Riche suggested the vicinity of the main flagpole, and Paoli agreed that this would be an ideal location. Mayor Killion and Deputy Mayor Riche formally folded the two flags in the proper manner, with the approval of the veterans, and the council accepted the World War I monument in concept but agreed to keep the location open for further negotiation with the veterans. by John Koster Robert Paoli, commander and spokesman of Ridgewood’s American Legion post, recently presented a flag and a banner with local credentials to the Ridgewood Village Council. The standard American flag was one that had flown over a U.S. Army installation at Kandahar in Afghanistan, where Ridgewood’s First Lieutenant Ian Duke had soldiered for eight months as part of an outreach program to Afghan tribesmen. Paoli noted that Duke’s mission had been to promote understanding and cooperation between American forces and Afghans who are opposed to extremists and terrorists. The second presentation was a banner designed in the shape of a standard American flag that lists the names of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 World Trade Center terror attack, which claimed the lives of 11 Ridgewood residents and residents from Glen Rock, Wyckoff, and Allendale. The special banner is designed to be flown on the 10th anniversary of the attack. Commander Paoli also told the council that the American Legion had funded and ordered replacement plaques for the 14 Pictured at top left are Ridgewood American Legion members Robert Paoli, Joe Burns, Joe Vrana (with his wife Peggy Vrana) Jack Geraghty, and Larry Hanlon after they presented the flag and the banner to the Ridgewood Village Council. Pictured above are Robert Paoli with the WTC Banner and Council Members Bernadette Walsh, Paul Aronsohn, Deputy Mayor Thomas Riche and Mayor Keith Killion, a Vietnam veteran who served with the U.S. Army in an engineering battalion in or near combat areas. Lynn’s Pet Care Going on vacation? Away for the weekend? Work long hours away from home? We’ll care for your pets when you can’t. Please call 201-493-8442 Lynnspetcare18@Yahoo.com SAT LAST DITCH? Your SAT Verbal-Writing-Math scores can go up 100 points or more before the cut-off. We’ve been doing it for years. Verbal-writing $60 per hour. Math $70 per hour. References from Princeton, Cooper Union, Cornell, NYU, many from Rutgers 201-445-1343 Break the Highway Trend! ...not your community’s back. 11-17-10 janine JohnKostner2x2(11-17-10) 2x2 Local businesses are the backbone of your community and the trend to shop the big guys on the highway hurts us all.Your local businesses have what you want... at the right price... and close to home. So, why hassle with the highways? Save Time! Save Gas! Save Money! SAVE YOUR COMMUNITY! We Need You SHOP LOCALLY. IT’S SMART. ...and besides, it’s so convenient!