July 13, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 23 Mahwah Minutes Chamber sets luncheon, networking event The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a luncheon and networking event on Thursday, July 21 from noon to 2 p.m. at Restaurant L, 9 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. The event is open to members and non-members. Registration is required. The cost is $35 for Chamber members and $50 for non-members. Prepaid registration is required to guarantee participation; an additional $5 processing fee will be charged if paid the day of event. Reservations may be made online at mahwah.com or by calling (201) 529-5566. The Chamber is pleased to welcome the following new members: Keller Williams Village Square Realty, Ridgewood; MediaMix, Inc., Allendale; North Jersey Media Group, Woodland Park; Ramsey Farmer’s Market, Ramsey; S.E.M. Security Systems, Inc., Warwick, New York; and Signature Financial Group, Paramus. Board of health to meet The Mahwah Board of Health will meet on Tuesday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the municipal building, 475 Corporate Drive. Seniors picnic set The Mahwah Recreation Committee will host its annual Seniors Picnic on Thursday, July 14 at noon at Continental Soldiers Park at 550 Ramapo Valley Road. Every summer, Mahwah residents gather with their friends from an earlier era and enjoy the simple pleasures of a summer day with good food and drinks. For more information, call the recreation department at (201) 529-5757, extension 274. Elks hold Sock Hop and Car Show The Mahwah Elks Club, 1 Foxwood Lane in Mahwah, will host a “Fabulous ‘50s Sock Hop and East Coast Rod and Custom Car Show” July 23 from 5 to 9 p.m. (Rain date: July 24.) The event will include live music from the ‘50s and ‘60s by the “Beauty and the Grease.” Attendees are encouraged to wear period outfits. A prize will be awarded for the best outfit. Car Show judging will begin at 6 p.m. A trophy for “best car” will be awarded at 8 p.m. Car registration is required prior to the event; call Paul Paulson at (845) 597-4466 for additional details. The donation for this event will be $20 per person in advance; $25 at the door. The donation will include a buffet style dinner with beverages. All proceeds will benefit Elks charities. For tickets and hall availability, contact the Mahwah Elks at (201) 529-2906 or Mark at (201) 887-1380. For GPS directions to the Mahwah Elks, use 99 Foxwood Lane, Suffern, New York as the lodge is on the Suffern border. Day camp, preschool openings available Young World Day Camp at 585 Wyckoff Avenue in Mahwah is still accepting campers, ages three to seven years old, for a day of crafts, physical activity, swim instruction, weekly golf instruction, and a surprise event each week. ‘Angels’ help Jersey city teams Ian Curry, a junior at Mahwah High School and Brandon Cowen, a seventh grader at Ramapo Ridge Middle School, recently collected new and gently-used baseball and softball equipment to donate to the Pershing Field Little League in Jersey City. They collected 251 bats, 50 gloves, 51 hats, 302 baseballs and softballs, 30 pairs of cleats, 16 bat bags, 25 helmets, five sets of catcher’s equipment, seven bases, one pitching machine, one tee, 50 pairs of baseball pants and 25 gloves. Many thanks go out to all who donated. The collection was carried out as part of the Angels in the Outfield program, which was founded by Curry last year. Every spring, donations of sports equipment will be donated to young athletes. Donations of any kind of sports equipment and monetary donations are accepted year-round. Call (201) 316-5192 or e-mail AngelsInTheOutfield2@yahoo.com. The camp is open Monday through Friday through Aug. 19 with morning and afternoon sessions, or full-day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with extended hours available. Montessori and traditional preschool openings for September are still available for children ages two through kindergarten. Full- and half-day kindergarten and extended hours to 6 p.m. are offered. For more information, call (201) 327-3888 or visit www.youngworlddayschool.org. Outdoor Movie Night planned On July 26, “Despicable Me” will be shown on a 25foot screen at Commodore Perry Field, 550 Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah, at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free for all Mahwah residents. The refreshment stand will be open. Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or chairs. Discourses on Vedanta offered Swami Parthasarathy will offer weekly discussions of Vedanta, the ancient Indian philosophy. Sessions will be held on Thursdays at Hindi Samaj, 247 West Ramapo Avenue in Mahwah, at 7 p.m. The ancient philosophy of Vedanta contains the eternal principles of living. Lectures will offer a practical application of Vedanta in everyday life. For details, call (732) 469-0799. Vacation Bible School to focus on heroes The Church of the Immaculate Conception is offering “Little Way” Vacation Bible School for children ages three through five. VBS will be held Aug. 1 through 5 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the church located at 900 Darlington Avenue. This year’s program features heroes of the Bible and will include stories, arts and crafts, music, snacks, and playtime. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.immaculateconceptionmahwah.org or contact Jennifer Edwards at (201) 327-1276 or paicc@yahoo.com for information. Russo novel to be discussed Not by Bread Alone, a spiritual book discussion group, will meet on Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. at Panera Bread, 1300 State Route 17 in Ramsey. This month’s selection is the 2002 Pulitzer Prize winner “Empire Falls” by Richard Russo. Russo delves deep into the blue-collar heart of America in a work that overflows with hilarity, heartache, and grace. Protagonist Miles Roby has been slinging burgers at the Empire Grill for 20 years, a job that cost him his college education and much of his self-respect. What keeps him there? It could be his bright, sensitive daughter Tick, who needs all his help surviving the local high school. Maybe it’s Janine, Miles’ soon-to-be ex-wife, who has taken up with a noxiously vain health-club proprietor. Perhaps it’s the imperious Francine Whiting, who owns everything in town and seems to believe that “everything” includes Miles. This discussion group is sponsored by the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mahwah. For details, contact Jennifer Edwards at (201) 327-1276 or paicc@yahoo.com. Appointments (continued from page 7) NJSPE Private Practice Professional Development Award, which is presented to a private practice firm employing engineering personnel that has made the most outstanding contribution to the advancement and improvement of the engineering profession through its policies and professional development practices. For the third consecutive year, the firm has been named one of the best places to work in New Jersey by NJ BIZ. DaPuzzo reappointed Boswell McClave Engineering as the engineering firm, Louis C. Mai as auditor, Dennis G Harraka as prosecutor, Robert Zisgen and Karen A PrelichPassaro as co-public defenders, McManimon & Scotland LLC as bond counsel, PIA McCarthy Forde as the township’s risk manager/insurance consultant, and Malcolm Pirnie, The Water Division of Areadis, as the utility engineer, all for the period of July 1 to Dec. 31, 2011.