May 25, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Allendale Notebook Sponsors, players sought for Golf Classic The Highlands Hockey Association will host its Annual Golf Classic on Friday, June 10 at Spook Rock Golf Club in the Village of Montebello, New York. HHA is seeking supporters to sponsor a specialty event and/ or to participate in the outing as a golfer. Registration for the event will begin at 10:30 a.m. There will be a barbecue lunch at 11 a.m., with the Shot Gun Start at 1 p.m., followed by a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. The buffet dinner, which will include an open bar and door prizes, will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Prizes and trophies will be awarded for first and second place team low gross, first and second place individual low gross, first and second place individual low calloway, Most Honest Golfer, Longest Drive, Straightest Drive, and Closest to the Pin on all par threes. The dinner is open to non golfers at $50 per person. All proceeds from the event help subsidize the cost of HHA’s youth hockey program and the junior varsity and varsity ice hockey teams at Northern Highlands Regional High School. All contributions are tax deductible, as HHA is a non-profit organization. Golf Classic information, registration, and marketing opportunities are available at www. highlandshockey.com, or contact John Hite at (201) 848-8500. Stires to address Fyke Nature Association Anne Stires will address the Fyke Nature Association May 27 at 8 p.m. at the Allendale Municipal Building, 500 West Crescent Avenue. Stires will discuss the efforts of The Hilltop Conservancy, along with the Essex County Parks Department and US Fish & Wildlife Service, to create a 10-acre meadow from a brown field site. The property now draws hikers, birders, butterfly watchers, and other visitors with its wildlife and open vistas. Clothes Line Thrift shop offers Saturday openings The Clothes Line Thrift Shop will offer Saturday openings on June 4 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in addition to its regular hours on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The shop has a large assortment of spring and summer clothing for men, women, and children, household items, books, jewelry and hand bags. The shop will accept donations of seasonal clothing and household items until June 1. The Clothes Line Thrift Shop will close for the summer on June 18 and will reopen after Labor Day. The shop is located in Archer United Methodist Church at the corner of East Allendale Avenue and Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. For more information, call (201) 327-0020. Board of education to meet The Allendale Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, May 24 at 8 p.m. in the Brookside School Library, 100 Brookside Avenue. The meeting is open to the public. Join the parade Allendale Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10181 invites men and women who have served our country, Scouts, church groups, and civic and community organizations to participate in the Memorial Day Parade and Service on May 30. Groups will assemble at 9 a.m. at Talman Place and Myrtle Avenue, and the parade will step off at 9:30 a.m. A service will be held at the end of the parade at Memorial Park. Anyone interested in participating may contact Bob Paterson, (201) 327-7097 or bobpat32@AOL.com. Post offers flags for Memorial Day Allendale VFW Post 10181 has a limited number of American flags suitable for Memorial Day use at cemeteries and elsewhere. Anyone interested in obtaining flags may contact the quartermaster at (201) 3277097 or bobpat32@AOL.com. Jazz Night set The Brookside Hillside Music Association will present Jazz Night on Tuesday, May 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Brookside Cafeteria Annex, 100 Brookside Avenue in Allendale. Performers will include The Brookside Jazz Ensemble, The Brookside Lesson “A” Group, and the Northern Highlands Regional High School Jazz Ensemble. Tickets are $10 per person. For more information, visit www.bhmaa.org. Chamber collects for local soldier, Soles4Souls The Allendale Chamber of Commerce is collecting items for a care package for Jay Blondin, an Allendale resident stationed in Afghanistan. Items from the request list and monetary donations are welcome and may be dropped off at Chamber President Nickie Lisella’s office at Terrie O’Connor Realtors, 75 West Allendale Avenue, Allendale, or contact Chamber Secretary Adrienne Tenbekjian of Jumbleiah at (201) 825-2077 or jumbleiah2@aol.com and a Chamber member will shop for you. Requested items include snacks that don’t melt, sunflower seeds, protein/power bars, peanut snacks, powdered flavored drinks, stamps, used paperbacks, magazines, Q-tips, rubber gloves, unscented baby wipes, saline solution (Opti Free Replenish), Visine, Dove soap; Degree deodorant, Crest Pro Health toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss, aspirin, hand sanitizer, Oil-ofOlay 2-in-1 facial cloths, Febreze, and AA and AAA batteries. The Allendale Chamber is also collecting gently used shoes for Soles4Souls. The shoes will be delivered to Japan and Haiti. Shoe companies, retailers, individu- als, schools, and groups are encouraged to donate. Soles4Soles is a non-profit recognized by the IRS; donors are eligible for tax advantages. Donations may be dropped off at Darla’s Porch at the southern end of the A&P Shopping Center in Allendale or at Terrie O’Connor Realtors. Local bank supports AFEE The Allendale Foundation for Educational Excellence, in an effort to raise money for Hillside and Brookside schools, is asking residents who have accounts with TD Bank to link new or existing accounts to AFEE through the TD Bank Affinity Program. There is no cost to any member, and all banking information is completely confidential. The organization needs a minimum of 50 households to link their accounts for TD Bank to give AFEE a percentage of average balances across all accounts (e.g., checking, savings, money market, CD, and retirement accounts. As an additional incentive, TD Bank will deposit $25 into newly opened non-interest bearing checking accounts. For more information contact Allendale TD Bank Branch Manager Joseph Chinnici at (201) 825-1011, joseph.chinnici@yesbank.com, or AFEE Trustee Audrey Landau-Flynn at (201) 8255954 or ablandau@aol.com. Bargain books available Bargain books are available at the Allendale Library. Current and topical books, tapes, and videos for adults and children may be purchased at bargain prices in the lobby of the Lee Memorial Library at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. On display are many children’s books, paperbacks, fiction, non-fiction, and current bestsellers. The sale is ongoing and the shelves are restocked daily. Books are priced from 25 cents to $1. The sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Proceeds from the sale go directly to the library for the purchase of new materials. Clean Communities (continued from page 3) session, Mayor Thomas Randall acknowledged that the recent cleanups at borough hall have been symbolic. Councilwoman Maryellen Lennon, who outlined Hamm’s proposal for her peers, pointed out that the Girl Scouts’ project must meet certain criteria outlined by the Clean Communities program. Lennon noted that leaf raking and bagging would qualify as acceptable activities. “We will consider the appropriate use of those funds,” Randall added. According to the Clean Communities website, New Jersey Clean Communities is a statewide litter-abatement program created by the passage of the Clean Communities Act. The Clean Communities Act, which was passed in 1986 and later in 2002, generates funding by charging a user-fee to “manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors who may produce litter-generating products.” The user-fee nets approximately $14 million annually. The website states that $375,000 goes to a non profit, which is currently the Clean Communities Council, for the implementation of statewide litterabatement education. Of the remainder, 80 percent goes to New Jersey’s municipalities, 10 percent goes to the counties, and 10 percent goes to the Division of Parks and Forestry. Clean Communities grants are to be used to carry out effective litter abatement programs that include volunteer cleanups of public land, enforcement of anti-litter laws, and the education of the community. Each municipality and county that accepts grant funds is required to submit annual statistical reports to the Clean Communities Council. Grant recipients are encouraged to: purchase equipment to pick up litter and debris, litter receptacles and recycling bins, labels for storm drains, and supplies to remove graffiti; urge residents and local businesses to adopt a piece of public property and take responsibility for keeping that piece of land clean; and sponsor contests in the schools, host awards programs, and participate in the programs offered by the Clean Communities Council. “Even small amounts of litter are unsightly, unhealthy, and dangerous,” the Clean Communities website states. “Litter causes blighted landscapes resulting in an increase in taxes and a decrease in tourism and industry, loss of civic pride and morale, and a negative public image. Litter can also cause disease in people and animals, fires, and accidents, especially on roadways.” The website also states, “Litter is everyone’s responsibility. It’s a matter of community pride!” J. 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