Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • August 8, 2012 Villadom Happenings Jamboree alumni reunite Alumni of Ridgewood’s annual Jamboree event are seeking to reconnect with past producers, directors, crew members, and actors. Contact Diane Loughlin at diane. loughlin@merck.com for more information. Since 1947, Jamboree has been raising millions of dollars to provide scholarships for hundreds of graduating Ridgewood High School seniors. The show is 100 percent voluntary, and over 120 parents and guardians of RHS students sing, dance, and act onstage or work as backstage heroes to put on this four-night show for the Village of Ridgewood and surrounding communities. Class of 1962 marks 50th Reunion Ridgewood High School Class of 1962 will hold its 50th Reunion on Sept. 28 and 29. Members of the Class of 1962 will kick off the weekend with a Meet and Greet at Rivara’s Restaurant, 6-18 River Road in Fair Lawn, on Friday, Sept. 28. The event will run from 7 to 10 p.m. On Saturday, Sept. 29, classmates may tour Ridgewood High School at 10:30 a.m. followed by a noon lunch at The Fireplace on Route 17 in Paramus. The main event will take place Saturday at the Arcola Country Club in Paramus from 6 to 10 p.m. The weekend will culminate with a Sunday brunch at 11 a.m. at Arcola. All graduates are asked to send a 100-word biography and a current photo for the Reunion Guide to Nancy Rusk Hackman nthackman@verizon.net by Aug. 15. Fred Carvajal is collecting photos from those high school days. E-mail pictures to jhcarvajal@aol.com or mail to: 461 Windmill Lane, Fairview, TX 75069. Reservations to attend the events and payment are due by Sept. 1. For details, e-mail ridgewoodhigh62@aol.com or call Diane Wilks Marsiglio at (201) 327-1481. Market is just ‘peachy’ The Third Annual Peach Festival will be the highlight of the Ramsey Farmers Market on Sunday, Aug. 12. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Main Street train station. Visit the market to enjoy peaches, peach pies, peach cider, peach jams, and chef demos. There will be free giveaways, music, children’s crafts, and more. Each Sunday, rain or shine, the Ramsey Farmers’ Market offers fresh produce and products from local farmers and purveyors. Items include artisanal breads and cheeses, organic produce, free range eggs, local honey, gourmet olive oils, homemade pastas, local wine, fresh fish from the Hampton Bays, homemade chili, organic toffee, gluten-free baked goods. The community is invited to a Butterfly Walk at the New Jersey State Botanical Garden on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 1 p.m. Mid-summer is a great time to watch butterflies. Don Torino of the Bergen County Audubon Society will lead this easy walk in the garden and surrounding fields to look for and identify the butterflies of NJBG. Wear comfortable shoes and meet at the Carriage House Visitor Center. Rain cancels this event. This program is free, but there is a $5 per car state park parking fee. The New Jersey State Botanical Garden at Skylands, which appears on both the State and National Registers of Historic Places, is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day of the year. Admission to the garden is always free. Parking is free in the fall, winter, and spring. In 1966, the State of New Jersey purchased the 1,117 acres of Skylands, a former country estate and the state’s first acquisition under the Green Acres preservation program. Governor Thomas Kean designated the central 96 acres surrounding the manor house as the state’s official botanical garden in 1984. Since 1976, NJBG/Skylands Association, an incorporated, member-supported non-profit organization, has worked with the state to preserve and protect Skylands and its historic structures. NJBG sponsors volunteer gardeners, educational programs, concerts, and events The Ramsey Farmers Market is sponsored by the Ramsey Historical Association and the Borough of Ramsey and is scheduled for every Sunday through Nov. 18. For more information about market vendors, sponsors, and special events, visit www.ramseyfarmersmarket.org or call (201) 675-6866. Visitors invited to Butterfly Walk A great spangled fritillary, one of many butterfly species at NJBG, on a purple coneflower. (Photo courtesy of Alice Leurck.) throughout the year. NJBG receives no funding from the State of New Jersey or from on-site operators. Donations and sponsorships are always appreciated. NJBG/Skylands is located on Morris Road in Ringwood. For an event schedule, membership brochure, directions, or more information, call (973) 962-9534 or visit www.njbg.org. is one of two Eisai programs being run nationwide. The other is in Andover, Massachusetts. Cancer Care will identify patients who fit the established criteria and enroll them in the program. To apply, call Kathy Nugent at Cancer Care, (201) 301-6809, or email knugent@cancercare.org. Tennis for Life, a non-profit operated by survivors for (continued on page 30) Tennis for Life aids breast cancer patients Tennis for Life, a support group offering free indoor tennis lessons to breast cancer survivors to rebuild stamina and morale, has joined Community Meals on Wheels in a pilot program to deliver free meals to breast cancer patients. The pre-cooked, frozen meals are available without cost to any Bergen County resident who has been treated for breast cancer in the last three months. Each recipient will get a box containing seven nutritious meals and an additional 10 meals for family members living at home. There is no income threshold to receive the meals, which will be delivered once a month. The program is funded by the Eisai, Inc. pharmaceutical company of Woodcliff Lake. The Bergen County program