October 12, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 23 Ridgewood Notes Community Blood Drive set Fidelity Lodge #113 will sponsor the Ridgewood Community Blood Drive on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the lodge located at 99 South Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. The drive is held in cooperation with Community Blood Services. All types of blood are needed, especially types O- and O+. Any healthy individual age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive a complimentary cholesterol screening with every blood donation. To schedule an appointment, call (201) 251-3703. Newcomers host beauty benefit The Ridgewood Newcomers will host an evening of pampering that will include beauty treatments, mini-massages, makeovers, and much more at Town and Country Pharmacy, 60 East Ridgewood Avenue. This special event will be held Nov. 1 at 7 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ridgewood YWCA. RSVP to Tori Schoeler at torischoeler@gmail.com by Oct. 25. Doctor to discuss ‘Race to Nowhere’ Ridgewood resident and pediatrician Dr. Anne Robinson will lead a discussion on the “Race to Nowhere” with Our Lady of Mount Carmel’s MOMs on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 9:15 a.m. in the church’s parish center, 1 Passaic Avenue. The documentary portrays the pressures of academic achievement from a student’s perspective and its contribution to an unhealthy level of stress. There will be a question and answer period after the discussion. All women are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. To arrange for childcare, e-mail childcare@olmcmoms.org. A local screening of the acclaimed documentary “Race to Nowhere” will be shown on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Indian Hills High School Auditorium, 97 Yawpo Avenue in Oakland. To attend the movie, register online at http://rtnindianhills.eventbrite.com or call Kris at (201) 891-1856. Middle school mixers planned Ridgewood Parks and Recreation, with sponsorship from the Bergen County Municipal Alliance Grant and the New Jersey Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, will offer social mixers that include students from both middle schools. Each evening will include music and dancing with the DJ Sound Illusion, refreshments, and games. The program is open to village teens only, and a donation of $6, payable at the door, is requested. An Oct. 21 mixer is planned for seventh grade students; an eighth grade evening will be held Nov. 4. Both mixers will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Mount Carmel School Gym, 1 Passaic Street. For more information, call (201) 670-5560. Fellowship hosts Oktoberfest The Men’s Fellowship of Emmanuel Baptist Church, 14 Hope Street in Ridgewood, will sponsor an Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 5:30 p.m. Traditional German food and music will be featured. Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for children. To order tickets, call the church office at (201) 444-7300. Proceeds will help support a men’s mission in Paterson and a homeless shelter in Hackensack. Register for Y’s fall programs Registration for the Ridgewood YMCA’s late fall session will begin on Monday, Oct. 17 at 8:30 a.m. The eightweek session will run Nov. 7 through Dec. 31. Registration is available online at www.ridgewoodymca.org, in person at the Y, or at (201) 444 5600. YMCA membership is required to register for classes. New programs will include fitness classes such as Turbo Kick and Hip Hop Hustle, and additional times added for popular classes such as Sportacular and soccer. The Y’s Good Works Programs, which include a program designed to introduce the benefits of exercise to people with Parkinson’s disease, a free fitness program for cancer patients and survivors, and fitness independence training for young adults ages 16 through 30 living with an Autism Spectrum Disorder will also continue to be available. A complete listing of Ridgewood Y programs is available at www.ridgewoodymca.org. The Ridgewood YMCA is located at 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Club seeks volunteers for spring production The College Club is seeking a producer and director for its annual spring Capers production. This fundraising event is written and performed by club members and is a benefit for its College Club’s Education Fund. Anyone interested in volunteering may contact Mary Waldron at (862) 849-8850 or e-mail ccmembership@gmail.com. Police Report (continued from page 9) matter. Confidence games in which the victim receives a large check and is asked to return part of they money are fairly common and people are urged to exercise caution in entering any financial exchange with a person making offers that seem to good to be true or to extend substantial payments for work that is not demanding. On Sept. 29, an employee of Scenic Landscaping flagged down Ridgewood Patrolman Michael Lembo and reported that while he was working in the rear yard of a home on South Broad Street, a weed whacker and a hedge trimmer were stolen from his trailer. Another contractor reported on Oct. 3 that the locks on his trailer had been cut and three leaf blowers and two weed whackers had been stolen. On Sept. 30, an East Saddle River resident reported that he had left his residence at 7 p.m. and returned to find his home burglarized. Numerous pieces of jewelry were stolen. On Oct. 1, an Upper Saddle River resident reported that he had parked his vehicle on High Street and when he returned he found that his GPS and iPod had been stolen.