November 7, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 21 Glen Rock Roundup Advisory group sets meeting The Senior Citizen Advisory Committee of Glen Rock will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the municipal building located at Harding Plaza. The meeting will be chaired by Doris Ciaramella. All are invited. For information concerning transportation for senior residents, call Paula Fleming at (201) 670-3956. Holiday help offered to the recently bereaved The Stepping Stones Bereavement Support Ministry of Saint Catharine Church in Glen Rock will offer “Getting through the Holidays: A Chance to Reflect and Gather Strength” on Sunday, Nov. 11 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The session will offer suggestions for those who have recently lost a loved one and have concerns about facing the upcoming holidays. The workshop is open to individuals and families of all ages. The group will meet in the ministry center at the church located at 905 South Maple Avenue. To register, contact Monica Seibert at (201) 652-3388 or e-mail msseibert@att.net. Blood Drive planned The Glen Rock Community Blood Drive will be held Nov. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Gary Stevens TaeKwonDo School located at 175 Rock Road. For more information, contact Gary Stevens at (201) 6707263. All types of blood are needed especially types O- and O+. Any healthy individual age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive a complimentary cholesterol screening with every blood donation. Seniors plan meeting, events The Saint Catharine Association of Mature Parishioners will meet on Thursday, Nov. 8 in the church’s community hall at 905 Maple Avenue in Glen Rock. The group will gather at 2 p.m. The group will host its annual Christmas Party at the Brownstone in Paterson on Dec. 20. To make a reservation for this noon event, contact Bob at (201) 444-1024. Club plans trip The Glen Rock Senior Citizens Club will travel to Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, New York on Nov. 14. The day will feature luncheon and a musical tribute to veterans. The cost is $37 for members and $40 for non-members. The bus transportation is included. For details, call (201) 445-8796. Grad Ball 2013 Beefsteak set The Glen Rock High School Grad Ball 2013’s organizers will host The Lucky ‘13 Beefsteak Dinner & Auction on Saturday, Nov. 17. This event will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Saint Leon’s Orthodox Church at 12-61 Saddle River Road in Fair Lawn. This event is the Grad Ball’s primary fundraiser. Tickets are $65, and include hors d’oeuvres, dinner, dessert, wine and beer, and the auction. Reservations are recommended. For more information, or a reservation form, visit www.community-flyers. glenrocknj.org or contact Patty Burke at pehawk3@optonline.net. The committee is seeking donations for the fundraiser. Anyone interested in donating items may contact Angela Bender at angelabend@aol.com or (201) 444-8807, or Carol Miller at john.d.miller@verizon.net or (201) 670-6104. ESL and computer classes available The Glen Rock Public Library’s ESL (English as a Second Language) conversation groups will meet every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Registration is not required, but participants should have basic English speaking ability. The library has planned a fall lineup of technology classes. Classes meet from 7 to 8 p.m., and registration may be completed by calling the library at (201) 670-3970. The following classes will be offered: Nov. 14, Excel; Nov. 28, PowerPoint; and Dec. 12, eReaders. The knitting group meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. Anyone who is interested may drop by. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. Legion sells Entertainment Books Now through Dec. 15, the American Legion in Glen Rock will be selling the Entertainment 2013 coupon books for $30 each. The book contains discount offers for dining out, travel, entertainment, and shopping. Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit the Veterans Home in Paramus. Call (201) 445-9238 to order a copy. Living memorial (continued from page 3) in the high school and a year as an administrative assistant in the Glen Rock Middle School before she retired in 2011. She died a few months ago. “She used to say, ‘I’m the oldest student who never got out of high school,’” her husband remembered fondly. Mr. James said he originally wanted to donate a bench in the Bergen County Park in Glen Rock where he and his wife had taken so many walks together, but family members and friends from the school and the neighborhood donated so much more money than he needed for a bench that he decided to give a welcoming front entrance garden to the school. His daughter Nancy created the plans and Glen Rock landscaper Michael Tode helped bring them to fruition. Mr. James choked up several times while speaking about his wife, and smiled as their mutual friends spoke briefly, sharing their memories. His son Stephen James and daughter-in-law Cecelia James turned up in parade uniforms with fellow bagpipers Michael Harley and John McMullen of the Tri-County Pipes and Drums based in River Edge. They played “The Minstrel Boy” at the opening of the brief ceremony and a medley including “Amazing Grace” and “Scotland the Brave” at the conclusion. Fellow school workers Norma Klau and Linda Hartman spoke of their fond memories of Virginia James as someone who always came in early to let the students who also came in early into the building. Marilyn Ingulli, Mrs. James’ sister and life-time neighbor, read a poem. About 50 people attended the ceremony. Principal Arlotta noted that new plantings will feature Glen Rock’s school colors. The two red myrtle trees will flower all year, and the perennial flowers will be white when students return to school each September. “The students will be able to sit on the benches and rest in front of the school as Ginny herself did,” Principal Arlotta said. “I know Ginny would have been pleased with that.”