February 2, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Saddle River Valley Notes Food Drive to aid local pantry The Saddle River Valley Junior Woman’s Club is continuing its monthly Food Drive to assist the Center for Food Action. Throughout the month of February, the Juniors will be collecting hot and cold cereal; oatmeal, farina, and lowsugar and healthy children’s varieties are welcome. The Center for Food Action provides emergency food, rental, and utility assistance; and counseling and advocacy to those in need in Bergen County and in the Upper Passaic Valley. Donations may be dropped off at the Saddle River Post Office, 177 East Saddle River Road, or at the office of Dr Joanne Florio, SRVJWC member, at 715 East Saddle River Road. Donations of gift cards to purchase items for the food pantry will also be accepted. For more information, call Joanne Florio at (201) 7237608 or visit www.SRVJWC.org. Rummage Sale to benefit Eva’s Village The community is invited to attend the Feb. 5 Rummage Sale at Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, 318 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale, which is a fundraiser for Eva’s Village, is being hosted by Upper Saddle River Girl Scout Ashley Pagano. Pagano is raising funds to purchase furnishings for a living room at Eva’s Village, a Paterson-based residential drug treatment home for women. The Scout is renovating the living room for her Gold Award project. She is asking the community not only to support the sale, but also to clean out their attics, basements, and closets and donate goods. For more information, call (201) 242-2773. Art Series features MoMA Bart D’Andrea will present a visual tour and discussion of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. The discussion will take place at the Upper Saddle River Library, 245 Lake Street. For more information, call the library at (201) 327-2583. Bridge Club seeks players The Bridge Club at the Upper Saddle River Library meets on Mondays at 7 p.m. or Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Anyone who is interested may register at the library, which is located at 245 Lake Street. Players will be grouped by experience. For more information, call (201) 327-2583. Gautreaux novel to be discusses Coffee Talk, the morning book discussion group at the Upper Saddle River Library, will discuss “The Missing” by Tim Gautreaux on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 10:30 a.m. Copies of the book may are available at the circulation desk. The library is located at 245 Lake Street in Upper Saddle River. Coffee Talk meets the second Thursday of the month. Group to discuss Heneven novel Novels at Night will meet on Feb. 2 to discuss “Blame” by Michelle Heneven. This book group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. The library is located at 245 Lake Street. For more information, call (201) 3272583. Children may register for baseball, softball Online registration is underway for the 2011 Ho-HoKus/Saddle River baseball and softball season. Residents of both towns may enroll their children in grades kindergarten through nine by accessing the HHK/SR Baseball and Softball Association website at http://www.hhksrbsa. com/home.html. The cost for registration is $90 for children in kindergarten and first grade, and $115 for children in grades two through nine. Registration ends Feb. 2. Pierce to perform at benefit concert A benefit concert of scenes and arias from “Hansel and Gretel,” “Louise,” “Rigoletto,” “Tosca,” “Turandot,” and “Un Ballo in Maschera” will be held on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 96 East Allendale Avenue in Saddle River. The concert will feature baritone Jim Pierce from the New York City Opera, along with members of Zion Lutheran Church. A freewill offering will be taken. For more information, call (201) 327-0655 or visit www.zionlutheransaddleriver.org. Free health consultations offered The Valley Hospital Community Health Department in conjunction with the Saddle River Board of Health will continue to conduct free adult health consultations for Saddle River residents on the first Wednesday of each month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at 10 Wolf Run, Saddle River. The sessions consist of blood pressure, pulse, and weight monitoring. Information including such health concerns as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and a review of medications will also be discussed. All services are provided by a registered nurse. Anyone 18 years of age or older may take advantage of these clinics. No appointment is necessary. For more information, contact Valley Hospital, Department of Community Health at (201) 291-6147. Club welcomes new members, hosts events The Saddle River Valley Newcomers Club welcomes all residents from Saddle River and Upper Saddle River, regardless of the length of their residency. Activities include Book Club, International Club, Out to Lunch, golf, social suppers, and more. For additional information, contact Nancy at (201) 818-0691 or visit srvnc.org Lions Club recycles eyeglasses For more than 60 years, Lions clubs have been collecting used eyeglasses for recycling. Donated glasses are either given to support local eyeglass recycling efforts or shipped to one of seven official Lions Eyeglass Recycling Centers. The Saddle River Valley Lions Club has placed “eyeglass collection boxes” through the club area. Gold and purple boxes with the Lions logo can be found at the following locations: Mahwah: Bank of America, Town Hall, Library and a drive up white box at 190 Franklin Turnpike; Ramsey: Town Hall, Library, Ramsey High School, Quality Optical (Main Street); Saddle River: Bank of America; and Upper Saddle River: Library. For information on the Saddle River Valley Lions Club, write to P.O. Box 333, Saddle River, NJ 07458. Free audiobook software available The Upper Saddle River Library is offering free software for patrons who wish to upgrade to the latest version of OverDrive Media Console 3.2. This program will allow nearly all audiobooks from www.beateaudio.org to be transferred to the iPod®, iPhone™, iPod touch®, and iPod nano®, as well as the Zune® and other MP3 players, from a Windows® computer. To browse the collection of popular audiobooks for an iPod® or MP3 player, visit the BeAT website: www.beateaudio.org or go to www.uppersaddleriverlibrary.org. Click on the audiobooks button and install the free software. Check out with a library card, and then download to enjoy titles on a computer, MP3 player (including Apple® devices), and burn many titles to CD. Chat & Stitch at the library Drop in and relax with a current needlework project and join in conversation with other stitchers on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. at the Upper Saddle River Library, 345 Lake Street in Upper Saddle River. Whether it is a knitting, quilting, needlepoint, embroidery, beading, or crocheting project, everyone is welcome to join this Chat & Stitch program. Refreshments will be served. The library is located at 245 Lake Street in Upper Saddle River. Library sponsors ESL program As a member of the Literacy Volunteers of Pascack Valley, the Upper Saddle River Library offers an ongoing ESL (English as a Second Language) Program. These free sessions provide instruction for area adults. Local residents, who are specially trained tutors, teach foreign-born adults on a one-to-one basis to speak, read, and write English. All groups meet at the library at prearranged times. Applications and information can be obtained at the library circulation desk. Anyone who wishes to volunteer as a tutor can contact Rosemarie Manganaro, ESL manager. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the USR Library. The library is located at 245 Lake Street. Marine Corps League meets Saddle River Marine Corps League meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday every month at the firehouse located at West Saddle River Road and Allendale Avenue. Former Marines and Navy Corpsmen are invited. For more information call Fred Johnston at (201) 652 7351. Fellowship Group meets The Saddle River Valley Fellowship Group meets the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 11 a.m. at the Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church in Upper Saddle River. For information, call (201) 327-8969. Market Your Business Through The Villadom TIMES TIMES! ● Newspaper ● Internet ● Fliers & Inserts The Villadom TIMES is 100% mailed to 12 north west Bergen County towns with a total circulation of 56,300, and now you get the exposure of thousands of additional readers online! ADVERTISE 201-652-0744 Independently Owned & Operated for Over 20 Years YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD NEWSPAPER www.villadom.com