Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • April 6, 2011 F O CUS on Midland Park Businesses HOUSES ARE SELLING! here is more to selling a home today than just price. Buyers are looking for the best value for their money. Call me to find out what your home is worth today and how we can raise its value. Do you know someone looking to buy a house? I can guide them through the process and make their search easier and more productive. I am available for a private consultation at your home. There is never a fee for any consultation. Select the right Realtor and you can spend more Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan, SRES Sales Associate time thinking about your next home and less time wondering if you’re making the right move. Professionalism is my duty to you. Give me a call today at 201-825-0500x39 or email bud@tocr.com or visit www.NorthwestBergenHomes.com and rest assured you’ll be better prepared for your purchase or sale. T Patrick `Bud’ O’Hagan Knowledgeable health advice at A&A Natural Food &A Natural Food Center has witnessed first-hand the trends toward better meal planning and supplemental nutrition since opening at the Midland Park Shopping Center in 1971. Because owner Adrian Lamboy has more than 50 years of experience in the business, he can answer questions about the best way to use any of the more than 9,000 products he stocks. The family-run business has been in Midland Park for 40 years, with Lamboy’s wife Ilse and daughter Jeannie all catering to the needs of their health-conscious clientele and offering knowledgeable suggestions. A&A is a health and diet center providing a complete line of homeopathic and herbal remedies, and health Ilse and Adrian Lamboy and beauty aids that are paraben, sulfate and cruelty-free. A variety of diets to help customers lose or gain weight or build muscle have become increasingly popular, as has a line of reducing diet teas. Natural products like herbal teas, cookies and crackers line an aisle with grocery products. The store has a large selection of vitamins and daily supplements ranging from A to Zinc, with house brands always on sale. Customers come in seeking food supplements such as bran and red yeast rice to improve upon their diet and lessen their cholesterol intake. Others have specific allergy problems or other needs which can be addressed here. Detox formulas and a large selection of gluten-free foods and natural sugar alternatives are in stock. Health books line a bookshelf at the entrance to the store, and Lamboy encourages people to learn more about health and nutrition. A&A Natural Food Center, a place to find good food and specialty products, is located at 99 Godwin Ave. It is open 9-6 daily, and till 7 on Mondays and Thursdays. Call (201) 447-3130. A Call Me About Staging Your House The Drawing Room … A creative team that stimulates the community with fine art & sculpture Each instructor brings her own expertise to our ART Team. A true ART adventure for students ages four through adult. Our team encourages you to be creative while promoting personal expression, self esteem and artistic development in an informal, fun and supportive environment. Beginner to the advanced, explore all that our studio has to offer: drawing, watercolor, pastels, sculpting in Cookie Gray, Nancy Diehl, Christine Zaccardi,director; wire, plasterkraft, fire-able Kymm Zak, and Patty Spinnler. and non-fireable clay, mosaics, collage, oil/acrylic painting. Nothing to buy- all high quality art supplies included in tuition. We have expanded our portfolio program to offer a wide range of instruction, guidance and support to get our high school students accepted into the art school programs of their choice. We have contacts to local art colleges and offer college/career seminars. We have a popular seven-week summer program and have expanded our weekly outdoor painting workshops to include live instrumental music. *Portfolio consulting for high school students. *Summer Program... July 5 to Aug. 19, 2011. *Therapeutic Art Lessons. *After-School Art programs in your elementary school. *Birthday Parties -children & adults. *Scout Art Badges Christine Zaccardi is studio director and Nancy Diehl is studio manager. The instructors all hold Fine Art degrees from New York area universities. A unique ART team dedicated to The Drawing Room and the Art world. 27 Central Avenue- 2nd Floor--Midland Park; 201-447-7272 – studio; 201-4471144 business office. web site: drawingroomllc.com; facebook: drawing room fine art & sculpture studio knowledge and skills to In 1999, four talented womena artists connectedintheir our local communities. form The Drawing Room in Midland Park. Now our 12th year of business, The Drawing Room has evolved into creative force serving ecord your loved one’s lifetime memories in a one-of-a-kind Holst original oil painting. Whether it be your children’s or grandchildren’s prized possessions, your parents’ passions or a retiring coworker’s tools of the trade or hobbies, award-winning painter Carl L. Holst can capture the essence of those memories on canvas. Provide him with several of the subject’s favorite things, and he will create a unique still life painting they will treasure forever. He can also do an “Jackie’s Stuff” informal portrait of a loved one in a particularly cherished setting or paint your house or retreat. Prices vary by size. Known as the “painter of poetry” for his ability to capture on canvas the mood and light his subjects evoke, this talented artist lets light and sensitivity be the guiding forces. An accomplished artist of diverse talents, Holst has served on the Board of Directors of The Ridgewood Art Institute since 1989 and is a member of the American Artists Professional League in New York City. His paintings are in many private and corporate collections, and he also exhibits at galleries in New York and New Jersey. Whether your interests run to still lifes of everyday subjects, tranquil scenes, breathtaking vistas or nostalgic landmarks, it is likely the “painter of poetry” has captured your favorite image on one of his canvases. Visit his website at Painterofpoetry.com for a virtual tour of his works or e-mail him at clh.57@hotmail.com or call 201-306-1819 for further information. R Painter of Poetry captures precious moments