January 11, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Wyckoff Wanderings Winterfest at the Wyckoff Y The Wyckoff Y, located at 691 Wyckoff Avenue, will host a Winterfest in the Carl Pfeifer Performing Arts Center on Friday, Jan. 27 from 7 to 11 p.m. “Winterfest in Wyckoff” will feature specialties from local restaurants and eateries including appetizers, light fare, desserts, and more. There will be a cash bar and entertainment by Dave and Dan Graessle, Choice, and Evan Toth and Band. Tickets are $25 per person and include one complimentary drink when purchased in advance. On the day of the event, tickets will be $30. Call the Y at (201) 891-2081 or visit www.wyckoffymca.org to reserve tickets. Marber to present seminars The Wyckoff Public Library will offer two free seminars for the college bound. Joshua Marber, MS.Ed will offer tips on applying for scholarships and financial aid on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. In Financial Aid 101, he will discuss how to pay for college and the necessary forms to receive aid. This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Wyckoff Library. On Feb. 13, Marber will discuss the college selection and application process. He will cover college visits, applications, the essay, and taking the ACT or SAT. The program will begin at 7 p.m. The workshops will be held at the library located at 637 Wyckoff Avenue. Registration is required as space is limited. Call (201) 891-4866 or e-mail Debra Rossi@optonline.net. Author to address Garden Club Award-winning Glen Rock resident Dr. Edith Wallace will be the guest speaker at the Wyckoff Garden Club meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 9:30 a.m. at the McFaul Environmental Center. She will present “Flowering Trees from February to November.” Dr. Wallace is the most recent recipient of the annual Harold Feinberg Conservation Award. This prestigious award presented by the Bergen County Audubon Society, recognizes the work of local environmentalists. She earned her Ph.D. in zoology at Rutgers University and is a former chair of biology at William Paterson University. Most recently, she collaborated on writing “Identifying Woody Plants at the Celery Farm Natural Area.” All are welcome. The James A. McFaul Environmental Center is located at 150 Crescent Avenue in Wyckoff. Register for Storytime In-person registration has begun for Storytime at the Wyckoff Public Library. Rhyme Time for children ages 12 to 30 months and their caregivers will be held the following Mondays at 10:30 a.m.: Jan. 16, 23, and 30, and Feb. 6 and 13. Toddler Tales for children ages 30 months through three years and their caregivers will be held the following Fridays at 10:30 a.m.: Jan. 13, 20, and 27, and Feb. 3, 10, and 17. Storytime Fun for Fours & Fives, which children may attend independently, will be held the following Thursdays at either 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.: Jan. 12, 19, and 26, and Feb. 2, 9, and 16. The library is located at 637 Wyckoff Avenue. Temple Beth Rishon seeks volunteers, hosts Movie Night Graglia named assistant departmental fire chief Louis Graglia was appointed Wyckoff’s assistant departmental fire chief at last week’s reorganization meeting. Graglia, who resides in Wyckoff with his wife Sue and their three sons, Christopher, Andrew, and Thomas, has been a Wyckoff volunteer firefighter since 1991. His father served as a firefighter in Clifton. The new assistant has served as fire lieutenant, fire captain, battalion chief, and deputy chief of Engine Company #2 for three years. Graglia has also served as secretary, vice president, and president of the Fire Company # 2 association and led the recent expansion of Firehouse #2 at 180 Wyckoff Avenue. The reorganization ceremony also featured a presentation of the American flag and New Jersey state flag by firefighters and the oath of office to the newly appointed company officers of Wyckoff’s three fire companies. Mike Rose remains Wyckoff’s fire chief and Fred Depkin will continue as fire prevention officer. Company #1 officers taking the oath were Deputy Chief John Vander Plaat, Battalion Chief and Captain Scott Fisher, Lieutenant Tom Durkin, and Lieutenant Jim Abma. Company #2 officers taking the oath were Deputy Chief Doug LoRusso, Battalion Chief Brian Hendrickson, Captain Tom Risseeuw, and Lieutenant John Tanulli. Company #3 fire officers taking the oath were Deputy Chief Len DeBlock, Captain Andrew Forsyth, and Lieutenant Aaron Gettleman. J. KOSTER Temple Beth Rishon will offer a free Movie Night on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Mexican comedy “Nora’s Will,” which will be presented in Spanish with English subtitles, will be featured along with a surprise bonus short. Dessert and discussion will follow. RSVP to the temple office at (201) 891-4466. On Jan. 29, the temple will cook and serve dinner for the homeless shelter of Family Promise of Bergen County. Volunteers are needed from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to prepare the meal in the temple kitchen, from 3 to 3:30 p.m. to deliver the food to the Hackensack shelter, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. to set up, and from 5 to 6:30 p.m. to serve and clean up at the shelter. Call (201) 891-4466 to RSVP for either of these events. For further information, visit www.bethrishon.org. The temple is located at 585 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff. Woyce to discuss Hudson River Lighthouses Author, photographer, and lecturer Kevin Woyce will present “Hudson River Lighthouses” to The Woman’s Club of Wyckoff on Wednesday, Jan. 18. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and the program will begin at 1:45 p.m. The public is invited. The clubhouse is located at 176 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. For more information call (201) 891-2435. Military Bridge Night set The Coolidge School PTO will host its Military Bridge Evening on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. in the Eisenhower School cafeteria. (Snow date: Jan. 19.) In addition to the bridge game, the evening will feature a prize basket fundraiser. Tickets are $7. Attendees may sign up in groups of four or fewer. To purchase tickets, contact Claudia Clare at (201) 819-8829 or Kelly Macke at (201) 723-8520. Eisenhower School is located at 344 Calvin Court in Wyckoff. Library offers new programs The Wyckoff Public Library will offer a program introducing its latest acquisition, Ancestry.com, on Thursday, Feb. 2 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This genealogical database has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, church, court, and immigration records. The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases, includ- ing key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indices, the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps, American Genealogical Biographical Index, Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage, The Great Migration Begins, Immigrants to New England: 1620-1630, Social Security Death Index, WWI Draft Registration Cards, Federal Slave Narratives, and a Civil War collection. The program, sponsored by the Friends of the Wyckoff Library, will be conducted by the Genealogical Society of Bergen County. Sign up at (201) 891-4866. Space is limited. Passes to both the American Museum of Natural History and the Intrepid are now available at the library. Certain restrictions apply. Details are available at the library or at www.wyckofflibrary.org. The Museum Pass Program is sponsored by the Friends of the Wyckoff Library. The library is located at 637 Wyckoff Avenue. De Phillips, Scanlan (continued from page 3) Republicans ran for township committee without success several times in the 21st century. Scanlan, who was the only Democrat on the slate in the 2010 general election, received a 19 percent edge over Douglas Christie, who was elected, and a 35 percent vote edge over incumbent Thomas Madigan, who was defeated after being appointed to serve out the term of Republican David Connolly, who resigned for family reasons. De Phillips, who succeeds 2011 Mayor Kevin Rooney, was elected in 2009. A graduate of Georgetown and of Seton Hall Law School, he has been an attorney for 19 years, and has served on the Wyckoff Education Foundation board, and as a recreational sports coach. Scanlan, a graduate of Rutgers, is the president of Thieme Publishing, which produces technical and medical texts for physicians and students. He has coached a number of sports in Wyckoff, and has taken part in eight projects with Habitat for Humanity in the United States and Latin America and in many environmental projects. He is also a Community Emergency Response Team volunteer. Christie, chairman of the Wyckoff Board of Adjustment, was appointed liaison to the Wyckoff Planning Board. He is the head of a construction firm, a life-long volunteer firefighter, and a long-term officer in Fire Company #1 and chaplain of the entire fire department.