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Children’s concert set To register for these programs, contact Barbara at (201) 891-4866 or wyckteen@bccls.org. The library is located at 200 Woodland Avenue. Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary installs officers, sets fundraiser The Wyckoff Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary recently held an Installation Dinner at The Brick House. The following officers were installed: President Lisa LoRusso, Vice President Rita Alfano, Recording Secretary Linda Brock, Corresponding Secretary Lois Ciampo, and Treasurer Sue Zivkovich. At the May meeting, Lauren LoRusso was welcomed as a new member. LoRusso is a third generation member of the Ladies Auxiliary. Any blood relative of a Wyckoff firefighter is welcome to join the auxiliary. Call (201) 891-1348 for further information. The auxiliary will host a Beefsteak Dinner on Saturday, Aug. 25. This fundraiser, which will be catered by The Brownstone of Paterson, will be held at Fire Company #2 on Wyckoff Avenue. For tickets, call (201) 891-1348. VBS coming to township This summer, several churches in the Wyckoff area will host a week-long Sky Vacation Bible School. Each week will be held on a different church campus. Sky VBS, which is open to children in pre-K through grade six, will run daily from 9 a.m. to noon. Cornerstone Christian Church, 485 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff, will sponsor the July 30 through Aug. 2 session. Register at cornerstonenj.org. This is a free program. The final week, Aug. 13 through 17, will
be held at Powerhouse Christian Church, 500 West Main Street in Wyckoff. Registration for this session may be completed at powerhousechristianchurch.org. This session is free. For more information about Sky Vacation Bible School, visit Group.org and click on the “Children’s Ministry” tab. Motorists must yield to emergency responders The Wyckoff Police Department reminds motorists to be alert when emergency personnel are responding to a call. Firefighters and ambulance corps members answer emergency summonses in their personal vehicles, which are equipped with flashing blue lights. Time is critical in emergencies, and drivers must yield to an approaching
blue light vehicle by pulling over to the curb. Failure to yield can result in a motor vehicle summons with fines of $85 and points on an individual’s driver’s license. Register for upcoming programs Grace Nursery School, located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, is currently registering students for its summer camp and fall nursery school programs. Grace’s “Summer Full of Fun” summer camp offers eight weeks of programming for children. Choose two-, three-, and five-day camps on any weeks. Camp runs through Aug. 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration for the nursery school’s 2012-13 year is under way. For details, call the office at (201) 891-4895.
The Wyckoff Public Library will host children’s entertainer Patricia Shih on Thursday, July 26. The folk artist will present “You Wrote the Song” at 2 p.m. Shih is promoting summer reading for the library’s “Dream Big” program. Registration for the event may be completed in person in the children’s room of the library, which is located at 200 Woodland Avenue. The concert is open to children of all ages. Library offers teen programs Teens, age 12 through 18, are offered two opportunities to express themselves creatively at the Wyckoff Public Library. On Thursday, July 19, teens are invited to “Get Me Re-Write” from 5 to 7 p.m. Participants will re-write a children’s picture book, often with riotous results. Patricia Shih will offer a songwriting workshop on Thursday, July 26 from 4 to 5 p.m. Attendees will learn how a writer crafts a song, and the group will then create a song together. This program is limited to 50 participants.
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(continued from page 5) resolution states. “The resolution puts into words what we all feel,” said Brian Garling, a longtime DPW employee. Gnehm’s new position, which had been under discussion by the council for over a year, carries a salary of $91,917. He will continue as working foreman and head mechanic.
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(continued from page 8) a fundraiser for ECF, and ask guests to bring checks or gift cards to be used by our families. Your efforts help us to help our families in many ways, including sending a case worker to visit the families at home or in the hospital. Kids can help, too. Many have held sales or other events and contributed the proceeds to ECF. If your Boy Scout or Girl Scout Troop needs to earn badges, visit us in Midland Park. Scouts can get creative and have fun helping our families as they learn about philanthropy. ECF representatives are available to discuss our programs at your next fundraiser or event. Give us a call for more information. If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer, or just stop by and meet with us, take a look at our pantry, and see what ECF is all about. Call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Visit us at www.emmanuelcancer. org. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families!