Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • March 9, 2010 Waldwick Watch Fish & Chips Dinner planned The Waldwick United Methodist Church at 25 Franklin Turnpike will hold its Annual Fish & Chips Dinner catered by Tastefully British on March 28 from 5 to 7 p.m. Take out service will start at 5 p.m. and sit down service will begin at 5:30 p.m. The dinner will include fish, chips, coleslaw, dessert, and a beverage. Orders for chicken dinners are available. The cost is $12 per person. Tickets may be ordered by calling the church office at (201) 652-5130 by March 21. Tickets are sold in advance only. Learn about organic lawn care Struggling to maintain the perfect lawn with conventional fertilizers and pesticides can wreak havoc on both the wallet and the environment. Landscape professional Mark Borst will present the basics of organic lawn care on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Waldwick Public Library. Learn how to create a balance of beneficial organisms in the soil without the use of harmful chemicals. The program is free and open to the public; however, space is limited and advance registration is recommended. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Beefsteak to benefit Wildcats The Bergen County Wildcats will host a Beefsteak Dinner on Saturday, April 2 at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 467 Grandview Avenue in Wyckoff. Doors will open at 6 p.m. The event will include all you can eat beefsteak, salad, fries, and dessert. Soda and coffee will also be available. Catering is provided by Nightingale Caterers. Tickets for adults are $40; $20 for children age 12 and younger. To purchase tickets, contact Tami Moses at (201) 538-0143. The Bergen County Wildcats Program, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit corporation, plans to participate in Special Olympics New Jersey. To make a donation to the Wildcats program, send checks to: Bergen County Wildcats Program, P.O. Box 136, Waldwick, 07463. Chamber to meet The Waldwick Chamber of Commerce will meet on Wednesday, March 16 at 8:30 a.m. at the Energy Zone Café, 136 Hopper Avenue in Waldwick. The group meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Visit www.waldwickchamberofcommerce. Register for junior football & cheerleading Registration for the fall 2011 football and cheerleading The Waldwick Band will continue its Winter Season Sunday afternoon, March 13 at auditorium at The Village School, 100 West Prospect Street in Waldwick. The 3 p.m. concert will feature clarinetist Alex Kolpakchi. There is no admission charge. The band will be under the baton of Music Director Edmund A. Moderacki, who will open the concert with Henry Fillmore’s “Americans We.” He will conduct the ensemble in Alfred Reed’s “Festive Overture,” “Australian Up Country Tune” by Percy Grainger, and music from Robert Merrrill’s Pulitzer Prize Award winning Broadway show “Fiorello!” Francois Adrien Boieldieu’s “Calif of Bagdad Overture,” Arthur Benjamin’s “Jamaican Rhumba” and John Cacavas’ “Brass Aflame” are also on the program. The band’s trumpets will present a special ensemble piece by the Italian Renaissance composer Gabrieli featuring antiphonal choirs. Marches by Robert Crawford and Karl King will complete the concert. Kolpakchi’s interest in the clarinet began in his early teens. His passion for the instrument has only increased Concert Series continues March 13 over time. He furthered his studies at the Conservatory for Music in the former USSR, graduating at the top of his class. He later worked in various venues that included big band ensembles, theater orchestras, operas, and symphonic ensembles -- his personal favorite. In the mid 1970s, Alex emigrated to Israel, eventually joining and becoming the principal clarinetist of the Police Band of the State of Israel. While serving as that band’s principal soloist, he traveled around the world and performed for various heads of state, dignitaries, and celebrities. Coming to the United States in 1988, Kolpakchi concentrated on repair and restoration of instruments for professional musicians. He currently performs with several Bergen County bands in addition to the Waldwick Band. At the coming concert, he will perform the second and third movements of von Weber’s “Clarinet Concerto No. 2.” The remaining concert in the Waldwick Band’s current series is scheduled for May 1. Information on all the band’s activities is available at www.waldwickband.org. ders that reverberate through the community. Copies of the book are available at the library’s circulation desk. The book club welcomes new members and drop-ins regardless of residency. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. season will be held on Tuesday, March 22 in the Waldwick High School cafeteria from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Flag football is available for children entering first and second grade. Cheerleading is available for children entering grades two through eight. Tackle football is available for children entering grades three through eight. Registration forms are available at http://www.waldwickjrfootball.org Films feature favorite actresses Waldwick Public Library hosts screenings of classic films on Thursdays at 2 p.m. A brief introduction setting the film in its historical context precedes each screening. The theme for the month of March is favorite actresses, and the schedule of screenings follows: March 10, “A Place in the Sun” (1951) starring Elizabeth Taylor; March 17, “Johnny Belinda” (1948) starring Jane Wyman; March 24, “The Great Lie” (1941) starring Bette Davis and Mary Astor; March 31, “Love Me or Leave Me” (1955) starring Doris Day. Classic film screenings are free and open to the public. Registration is not necessary; however arrival before 2 p.m. is encouraged. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. Call (201) 652-5104. Book club to discuss ‘Plague of Doves’ The Waldwick Library Book Club will host a discussion of “The Plague of Doves” by Louise Erdrich on Thursday, March 10 at 7:15 p.m. The novel, set in a white town on the edge of an Ojibwe Indian reservation, spirals around mur- WEF sets Town Wide Garage Sale The Waldwick Education Foundation will host a Town Wide Garage Sale on April 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All are invited to clear out their closets for a good cause. Last year, over 100 houses participated. For a $25 fee participants hold their own Garage Sales at their residences in Waldwick. Included in the fee will be a listing on the map announcing the sale, a sale marker, and advertising of the sale. Funds raised from the fees will benefit education programs in Waldwick’s public schools. To register, use the form found at Waldwicknj.org/wef. For more information, contact WaldwickWEF@aol.com or call (201) 251-8579. Association plans Golf Outing The Waldwick Baseball/Softball Association will host a Golf Outing fundraiser on Monday, May 16 at Black Bear Golf Course. Proceeds will benefit two new scholarships that will be awarded to graduating members of the high school’s baseball and softball teams in recognition of their achievements in sports and in academics. To register for the outing, or for sponsorship information, visit www. waldwickbaseball.com. Just a Click Away! CHECK OUR WEBSITE www.waldwickchamber.com www.villadom.com Thousands r of Readers Ove ose and Above Th ur Who Receive O Paper in the Mail! Visit Our Website: Direct Links to Advertisers’ Websites! Read Our Other Editions Too! Current & Past!