December 19, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 Ridgewood Notes Disney on Ice trip available The YWCA Bergen County is offering Vacation Day for children in kindergarten through grade six on Jan. 21. The day will feature a trip to Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove at the Prudential Center. The fee is $55 per child for families that are currently participating in YWCA Before or After School programs, and $75 for non-participating families. Transportation and admission are included in this fee; children must bring a brown bag lunch. The Vacation Day program provides full day care from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. on designated school holidays. Based at the YWCA’s 112 Oak Street location, the program is supervised by the YWCA’s trained child care staff. Advance registration is required. To register, call (201) 444-5600, extension 352, or visit www.ywcabergencounty. org for details and registration forms. YWCA Before and After School programs are offered on-site at schools in seven Bergen County districts. All pro- grams are licensed by the State of New Jersey, Department of Children & Families. ‘Marcia the Musical Moose’ comes to Ridgewood The Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department has invited Marcia the Musical Moose to entertain preschool and early elementary children during the holiday recess. The show will be held Dec. 27 in the Anne Zusy Youth Center, 131 North Maple Avenue, at 11 a.m. In a nutshell (as Marcia’s friend Sally the Squirrel puts it), the variety show includes music, sing-alongs, silly magic, puppets, and audience participation. Tickets are $5 for children age two and older. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the recreation office located at the Stable, 259 North Maple Avenue, weekdays between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Seating is limited. For additional information, call (201) 670-5560. Holiday donations sought The Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Department is seeking donations of toys, gloves, scarves, hats, mittens, Other Scout groups included Girl Scout Junior Troop 70, Boy Scout Pack 12, Boy Scout Pack 33, Boy Scout Pack 8, Boy Scout Troop 5, Boy Scout Troop 7, and Girl Scout Cadettes Troop 1326. Many of the Scouts turned out in full uniform. Council Members Gwen Hauck and Bernadette Walsh, both of whom are Scout leaders, honored the Scouts for this and many other services to Ridgewood. Other honorees including Boiling Springs Bank, the Knights of Columbus, the New Jersey State Elks, Park West Tavern, the Ridgewood Public Library represented by Library Director Nancy Greene, and the Village of Ridgewood, represented by Mayor Paul Aronsohn and the council. J. KOSTER “I had to go to Superior Court to enforce my rights,” Kim said. “I’m asking that the council fully investigate this. I want to resolve this immediately. These are very large industrial units.” Kim said the air conditioning units could be dangerous if they malfunctioned and said the church produced a large volume of noise. He said he had scheduled a meeting with Village Attorney Matthew Rogers to discuss the legality of the situation. Rogers said that no such meeting had been scheduled, and that Kim had yet to provide him with some of the paperwork the resident said he had dropped off. Rogers said he would meet with Kim after receiving the documents. “I have never received any documents from you,” Rogers said. “I told you I could look at them within 48 hours.” Rogers also denied receiving an e-mail Kim said he sent. “It’s almost like I don’t live here in Ridgewood, like I don’t live in a democracy,” Kim said. and non-perishable food items for the needy. Donations may be brought to the Stable at 259 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Dec. 19. The Stable is also a collection site for Toys for Tots and for Mitten Tree. Toys for Tots is sponsored by the Saddle River Detachment #1211 Marine Corps League. Area residents are invited to bring new, unwrapped toys and games to make a child’s holiday a little brighter. The “Mitten Tree,” which is sponsored in conjunction with the Social Services Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity, is annually decorated with gloves, scarves, hats, and mittens donated by local residents to benefit neighbors. Donations of non-perishable food items, including canned tuna, boxed cereal, pasta, rice, canned juices, vegetables, soup, canned fruit, toilet paper, soap, shampoo, and detergent are welcome. For additional information, call (201) 670-5560. Church hosts Blue Christmas, Labyrinth Walk Christ Episcopal Church will conduct a Blue Christmas service on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. The service will be held in the sanctuary of the church located at 105 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. The service will be led by a brass ensemble. This service is designed for people who have suffered a loss of a loved one, are experiencing family conflicts, or have had negative holiday experiences. All are invited. On Sunday, Dec. 16, members of the community are invited to walk the canvas labyrinth in the Guilds Room from 4 to 6 p.m. Join in this ancient spiritual practice of reflection. Walking the labyrinth can take as little as 20 minutes, but participants are invited to stay and pray for the full two hours. Call (201) 652-2350 or visit www.christchurchridgewood.org. Veterans’ groups (continued from page 9) Marines with two deployments to Iraq, and a son in the Army National Guard. The first honoree was Akash Chaurasia, a Boy Scout who used his math skills to plan how many luminaria would be needed (1,500) followed by Katarina Francis, a Ridgewood High School senior from Project Interact who used her computer skills to round up logistical support. Evie Ascencio, area manager for Stop & Shop, obtained the luminaria at a discount, Paoli noted, and was also honored at the ceremony. Sunshine Law (continued from page 9) the Sunshine Law. “I knew there was an issue that was a very serious issue to many citizens,” Hauck said. “As long as there are only two council members present at one time you don’t have to file a (Sunshine notice).” The effort to have the pool ramp brought before the council for another hearing was not taken up. In other business, resident Eugene Kim said village officials had taken no action to curtail the use of what he termed industrial-sized air conditioning units at Mount Bethel Baptist Church. Kim said he had established before Superior Court that the air conditioners had been installed without proper permits during a reconstruction of the church.