Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 21, 2012 The Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce’s Santa Comes to Wyckoff and Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony will be held Friday, Dec. 7. (Rain date: Dec. 10.) All are invited to enjoy this special visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus, and to share the magic of the tree lighting. The event will include be refreshments and holiday music. Santa and Mrs. Claus will travel through Wyckoff on a fire truck, meeting and greeting children and their families at various locations. Santa’s first stop will be at the Cedar Hill Plaza at 4 p.m. He will be at the Wyckoff Shopping Center at 5:15 p.m., Main Street at 5:45 p.m., and the Mayflower Shopping Center at 6 p.m. He will travel through the Wyckoff Square Shopping Center at 6:45 p.m., and the Rock Ledge Plaza at 7 p.m., and stop at Boulder Run Shopping Center at 7:15 p.m. Santa’s last stop of the evening will be at Wyckoff Town Hall for the tree lighting ceremony at 7:45 p.m. Please note: Santa will not be getting off the truck at Main Street, Wyckoff Square Shopping Center, or Rock Ledge Plaza stops. For more event information, contact Marie Kidd at (201) 848-4545 or www.wyckoffchamber.com. Santa plans early visit to Township of Wyckoff The Wyckoff Family YMCA will present a series of informative lectures for mothers at the Y’s Lake House, 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. The programs begin at 11 a.m. and are open to all. The fee is $5, and refreshments will be provided. On Wednesday, Dec. 5, Irena Ventura, manager of the Emotional Well-Being Initiative of the Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey, will present a program about postpartum depression. Healthy feelings between mother and baby are important for the Lecture series to begin at YMCA Santa and Mrs. Claus, surrounded by their elves and several of their closest friends, toured Wyckoff last year. baby’s growth and the happiness of women. Learn about the important role reproductive hormones have on a mother’s emotional wellbeing, what to look out for, tips on selfcare for busy moms, and how to create a support network. Learn about “Eating Healthy Amid the Chaos” on Monday, Dec. 10. The Y’s in-house registered dietician, Nancy Cooper, RD, will present tips on dealing with eating on the run, picky eaters, and making fast, healthy meals kids will eat. To register for these lectures, call (201) 891-2081. The Wyckoff Board of Education has hired two new teachers for the elementary schools to cover the remainder of the school year. Dyana Brown has been hired as a first grade leave replacement teacher for the Washington School at $48,656 at Step 1 with a BA degree pro-rated for the remainder of the year. She will start in February. Elementary school teachers join district Mary Butters has been hired as a third grade replacement teacher at the Lincoln School for $48,656 at Step 1 with a BA degree. She will begin work in December. The board also retained Deborah Diaz as a kindergarten classroom aide at the Lincoln School from Nov. 1 through June 30. J. KOSTER