June 22, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 25 Ramsey Review Independence Day celebration planned The Ramsey Council will sponsor the annual Independence Day celebration on Saturday, July 2 at Finch Park. (Rain date: July 3). Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. and will include performances by the band Peach Project, the Ramsey DARE Idols, and a patriotic music concert by Wind Symphony. The fireworks will begin at dusk. Shuttle service from the train station will be available. This event is free. Summer reading program to begin Ramsey patrons of all ages are invited to participate in the Ramsey Free Public Library’s Summer Reading programs: “One World, Many Stories” for children, “You Are Here” for teens, and “Novel Destinations” for adults. The journey around the world will celebrate multiculturalism. The season will begin with Science Tellers, a show for all ages, on Thursday June 30 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The program will keep the audience in suspense with “Wizards: The Race around the World!” Registration for Science Tellers and the other programs will begin June 23 at the library located at 30 Wyckoff Avenue. The Summer Reading Program will run from June 30 to Aug. 4. Live performers, book clubs, crafts, and prizes for all readers will be featured. For more information about the 2011 program, pick up a brochure at the newly renovated library or download one from www.ramseylibrary.org. Magazine to feature Farmers Market Organic Gardening magazine has chosen Ramsey’s market for its Farmers Market Tour on June 26. The day’s events will feature live cooking demonstrations, tips for eating seasonally and locally, a gardening workshop, a model green demonstration kitchen, green living information, and more. For over 70 years, Organic Gardening has celebrated the natural goodness of food that goes straight from farm to table. The Ramsey Farmers Market is open every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Street train station, rain or shine. A schedule of special events, children’s activities, and musician performances is available at www.ramseyfarmersmarket.org, where visitors may also sign up for a weekly e-mail about market specials. Visitors are encouraged to join the Pay it Forward program by dropping off non-perishable food items at a designated market table. Along with donated produce and products from the vendors, all donations will go to the Center for Food Action. The Ramsey Farmers Market is sponsored by the Ramsey Historical Association. Church collecting used bikes Saint John’s Memorial Episcopal Church in Ramsey and Pedals for Progress (www.p4p.org) will sponsor a used bike collection from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. This event will be held rain or shine at the Saint John’s parking lot on East Main Street at corner of Franklin Turnpike in Ramsey. Anyone with an adult or child’s bicycle in repairable condition is urged to donate it to this worthy cause. Late last spring, Garrett Englishman, an eleventh grade student in the advanced auto class at Ramsey High School, envisioned a Car Show at that would support and highlight Ramsey High’s auto technology program. Englishman and his parents, Nora and Ken, discussed his idea and ran with the concept. Ultimately, with many hours of leg work and planning by the Englishman family, instructor Matt Eodice, administration, custodial and buildings and grounds staff, and students, the first Ramsey High School Car Show took place on the front lawn of the school. Over 60 vehicle owners registered to show off their special vehicles. The Ramsey Fire Department supported the event by rolling out its antique fire truck along with one owned by one of the department’s members. The event was attended by over 300 car enthusiasts, community members, and curious passers-by. Students led tours of the Ramsey High School auto facility while others staffed vehicle check in, food vendor tables, and the music and awards stations. All of the event organizers thank those who donated their energy, time, and/or supplies to this extremely successful event. Pictured: Garrett Englishman and Matt Eodice (third and fourth from right) with RHS students. Show highlights RHS auto program Please note: Pedals for Progress cannot accept “bikes for parts” or disassembled bikes. Working, portable sewing machines will also be accepted. P4P collects 5,000 to 7,000 bicycles annually and transfers them to those in need. To date, more than 129,500 have been shipped to developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Eastern Europe. In these areas of the world, the bikes are reconditioned by partner agencies and distributed at low cost to poor working adults. These bikes provide reliable transportation for commuting to work, transporting produce to market, or accessing health care and other services. Steady employment for these adults is vital to the development and success of these economies. It costs $40 to collect, process, ship, rebuild, and distribute each bicycle. A donation toward shipping costs is requested; the suggested minimum is $10 per bike. All cash and material donations are fully tax deductible. Receipts will be available at the collection site. For information about Saint John’s, the bike collection, call (201) 327-0703. Seniors announce events Outdoor activities for Ramsey Seniors are in full swing. Seniors are invited to join the outdoor bocce group, or get out in the early 8 a.m. and join the walkers for a stroll, followed by coffee at the center, play shuffle board, pool, ping pong, chess, or bocce. The Crafty Ladies will continue to crochet and knit on Mondays at 1:30 p.m., and Sunday afternoon movies are still featured. For a calendar of events, stop at the Finch Park center or call the borough hall at (201) 825-3400. Interim attorney (continued from page 4) administration of the board of adjustment and public perception of the process pending resolution of the same. And, needless to say, the orderly administration of the board and the public perception of the process are of paramount importance and must take precedence. “My client has therefore decided, subject to your concurrence and without any admissions, to take a voluntary leave of absence without pay as counsel to the board pending resolution of the complaint.” Cook was not charged of any wrong-doing in relation to his role in Wyckoff as attorney for the Wyckoff Board of Adjustment. In that capacity, he advises the board on land use matters, a job for which he received local praise and approval. The investigation essentially questions whether Cook’s involvement in a number of companies he owns, which reportedly left him several million dollars in debt, and the fact that his wages as a judge in other communities have been garnished to pay judgments against him, could have affected his judicial performance. Cook has been contacted at his law office, but he has declined to comment.