Area November 14, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 7 Wyckoff to permit raffles for charitable causes by John Koster Wyckoff voters who went to the polls last week were successful in overturning the township’s ban on raffles that had been in effect for 58 years. The public question to permit raffles to raise money for charities and civic groups was adopted by a wide margin, with 3,812 Wyckoff residents voting in favor of permitting raffles and 922 opposed to the change. Wyckoff’s ban on raffles was established in 1954. Gambling, especially in church, was frowned upon by most Calvinist congregations as a bad influence on young people. Kenneth Schindler recently received a Technical Emmy at the awards ceremony in Burbank, California. Schindler grew up in Allendale and graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in 1992. After graduating from University of Miami in Florida with a double major in music engineering, he went on to University of Gainsville to complete a master’s in engineering. From there, he went to work at Dolby Digital in San Francisco. This is Schindler’s second Emmy; the first one was awarded to him in 2000 for his work on audio coding technology called “Dolby –E,” a professional encoder and decoder. This recent Emmy was awarded to him for his work on the “PRM-4200: A Professional Reference Monitor.” “This time, he was invited to the actual awards ceremony in Burbank,” said Schidnler’s mom, Nickie Lisella. “We are so excited for him. It is wonderful to receive this kind of recognition within the industry.” The statue will be kept at the Dolby headquarters in San Francisco. Schindler will receive a framed certificate that he will display in his office next to his first one. Schindler and his wife Pauline reside in Alameda, a suburb of San Francisco. Schindler wins second Emmy Award Kenneth Schindler holding his latest Emmy Award. Many conservative Protestants also pointed out that soldiers threw lots for the robe of Jesus at the foot of the cross, as predicted in Psalm 22, and found gambling associated with churches and charities inappropriate. The Wyckoff restriction led, among other things, to the relocation of the Lions Club Carnival from Wyckoff to Allendale, where games of chance and raffles are allowed. The question was put on the ballot after a petition established that a large number of voters supported an ordinance change. Wyckoff’s voters also elected GOP incumbent Kevin Rooney and Republican newcomer Haakon Jepsen to the Wyckoff Township Committee. Democrat Eileen Avia, who ran a solo bid for a township committee seat, fared better than the national and state Democratic candidates did in Wyckoff, but did not receive enough ballots to win a seat. “I’m glad the people of Wyckoff came out and showed me their support in this overwhelming victory,” Rooney said the day after the election. “I have maintained the pledges to the people that I made three years ago, and I thank them for recognizing that with their strong support in this election.” Rooney received 4,562 votes, and his running mate Jepsen received 4,245 votes. Avia received 3,131 according to the township clerk’s office. Brian Scanlan, now in his second term, is the township committee’s only Democrat. Rooney, who had previously served on the Wyckoff Board of Adjustment and on the Wyckoff Shade Tree Committee, is a certified arborist and a member of the Wyckoff Education Foundation. Jepsen, an expert in technology employed by an international banking corporation, and is a first alternative on the Wyckoff Board of Adjustment. Avia, a teacher in the Wyckoff K-8 school system, has been a member of the Wyckoff Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and a Cub Scout pack leader. She is a member of the Friends of Wyckoff and Partners in Pride, and has worked as a volunteer in a number of environmental and humane projects. In the national election, Wyckoff cast 5,254 votes for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, and only 2,762 for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.