December 7, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 31 Mahwah Minutes Board of health to meet The Mahwah Board of Health will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Mahwah Municipal Building located at 475 Corporate Drive. Free dental screenings offered Nu-Smile is offering a series of pro bono dental screenings to the immediate families of the armed forces and local fire, rescue, and ambulance corps volunteer members on Dec. 14 at 7 South Island Avenue. To make an appointment, call (201) 327-6139 or e-mail nusmile200@yahoo.com. Blood Drive scheduled The Mahwah Community Blood Drive and Community Blood Services will hold a Blood Drive to help ensure that the transfusion needs of area patients are met. The drive will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon at Capacity Group, 1 International Boulevard. To schedule an appointment, call Community Blood Services at (201) 251-3703. 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. Christmas services announced Ramapo Reformed Church, located at 100 Island Road in Mahwah, has announced special Advent and Christmas programs in addition to the regular services on Sundays at 10 a.m. This year’s Christmas Pageant will be held Dec. 11 at 4 p.m. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, candlelight services will be held at 7 and 11 p.m. The earlier service is informal and geared toward families. Both services feature traditional lessons and carols. Sunday school for children age three through grade six and a nursery are provided during worship each Sunday, including Christmas Day. For more information, call (201) 529-3075 or visit www. ramaporeformedchurch.org. Arkin offers jewelry making workshop Glen Arkin will offer a jewelry making workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at the Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Road. Arkin will assist participants in making a necklace. The program is suitable for pre-teens through adults. An adult must be present with a pre-teen. A $15 non-refundable supply fee must be paid at the time of registration. Registration may be completed at the circulation desk. Space is limited to 22 participants. Holiday programs planned The Mahwah Public Library, located at 100 Ridge Road, has planned several programs for the holiday season. These programs are free and no tickets are necessary. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. Michele LaRue will perform Bret Harte’s “Dick Spin- dler’s Family Christmas” on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 2 p.m. This wild and romantic western fairy tale will be brought to life by professional actress LaRue’s expressive retelling. Savor the holidays with Christmas memories from Hollywood at “A Hollywood Christmas Celebration” with Bill Levy on Monday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. Films to be discussed include “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “A Christmas Carol,” “The Bishop’s Wife,” “White Christmas,” “Holiday Inn,” and “Miracle on 34th Street.” On Dec. 18, “The Polar Express 3D” will be shown at 2 p.m. The Chris Van Allsburg’s popular children’s book became a modern movie classic. The story opens on Christmas Eve when Hero Boy is suddenly awakened by a steam train outside his window. The train is leaving for the North Pole and Hero Boy, encouraged by a kindly conductor, joins the passengers on their journey to meet Santa. Three-D glasses, popcorn, movie snacks, and beverages will be provided. Call (201) 529-READ for program details. Book & film discussion group to meet The Mahwah Public Library’s Classic Book and Film Society will meet Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. The December film discussion will be John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men.” The club, facilitated by Carolyn Epstein and Rich Thielker, meets one month to discuss classic novels, and the next month views and discusses the film version of the same story. Epstein, a Mahwah resident, is a teacher with Saint Thomas Aquinas College’s English/writing department. Thielker taught film and literature and the history of film at Pascack Valley High School and at the Pascack Valley Community School. This club is free. No registration is necessary. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Call (201) 529-READ. Advent services announced Holy Cross Lutheran Church-LCMS four-week Advent service, “Proclaiming the Wondrous Birth,” is under way. The services will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be held on Wednesdays through Dec. 21. All are welcome. The church, located at 125 Glasgow Terrace in Mahwah, is barrier-free. For more information, call (201) 529-2117. Eagle Scouts (continued from page 24) a team of fellow Scouts and volunteers in refurbishing Ramsey’s Gretchen Dater Park on Grove Street. With donations from local businesses, he was able to secure all the necessary materials needed to complete the project. The project consisted of a major cleanup. Trees and all existing shrubbery were pruned. The stone path that winds through the park was reclaimed, and an edging was added. New mulch was added to all the existing flower beds and to the newly created beds. Azaleas were planted along the front edge of the park, as were two trees donated by the Ramsey Shade Tree Commission. Two benches on either side of the memorial plaque were sanded, stained, and painted. The Gretchen Dater plaque was cleaned and new landscaping added around the memorial area. Sisti worked as a camp counselor at Camp Yaw Paw, a day camp for Cub Scouts. For the past three summers, he has held the position of nature director and plans to continue in the summer ahead. The new Eagle Scout is a graduate of Ramsey High School, where he was a member of the Italian Club and used his leadership skills as a teaching assistant in the food and nutrition class. He is currently a freshman at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, where he is studying biology.