August 22, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 17 Waldwick Watch Local students honored The following Waldwick students have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2012 semester: Adam Benjamin Assoian, April Danielle Cutrofello, Chelsea Lynn Darling, Dennis T. DePrimo, Deanna M. Doctor, Peter G. Ferencevych, Benjamin M. Hymson, Amanda Nichole Major, Kassandra Morgan, Marina C. Palladino, Michael Warren Scherb, Danielle Dawn Tricoli, and Qiuling M. Zakaroff, Ramapo College; Meghan Elaine Saunders, University of Oklahoma; and Shermelyn Anne Bag-ao, David Brunkhorst, Kristie Fucarino, Jeremia Gapasin, Eric Greenwald, Christopher Gregson, Christopher Lind, Stephanie Montana, and Jacklyn Ritondale, William Paterson University. Surf and Turf benefit planned A Surf and Turf Dinner to benefit the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation will be held at Nellie’s Place, 9 Franklin Turnpike in Waldwick, on Wednesday, Sept. 5. The event will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person and include salad, filet mignon, lobster tail, roasted potatoes, vegetables, coffee, tea, and soda. Seating is limited. To purchase tickets, contact Eric LaPorta at (201) 560-2124 or e.laporta54@hotmail.com. Golf Outing benefit set Family and friends of Marine Staff Sergeant Joseph D’Augustine are organizing a memorial fund to honor the life of this Waldwick High School graduate who was killed in action March 27 while serving his second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Fund organizers have scheduled an Aug. 27 Golf Outing as the first fundraiser. The event will be held at the Montammy Golf Club in Alpine. Proceeds will go toward two scholarships that will be awarded annually to one male and one female graduating senior from Waldwick High School. Scholarship recipients must exemplify the highest standards of citizenship through strong character and dedication to community service. The memorial fund will also help the soldiers who served directly or indirectly with D’Augustine and soldiers still serving. Funds may be used to provide a soldier’s child with a scholarship, send packages to soldiers on holidays, help injured soldiers with their bills, or any other identified need. The upcoming Golf Outing will begin at 9 a.m. with a continental breakfast and a 10:30 a.m. shotgun start. Cocktail hour will commence at 4 p.m. and a barbecue dinner, special fundraisers, and the awards ceremony will follow. The cost to attend the outing is $190 per golfer and $760 per foursome. For those attending the dinner only, the cost is $75. Sponsorship opportunities include a Semper Fi level for $1,500; Purple Heart at $750; Marine Commendation level for $300; and Bronze Star and Marine Achievement sponsorships at $150 and $50, respectively. To register, or to become a sponsor, visit ssjdmf.com, or e-mail info@ssjdmf.com. To reserve space by mail, send a check made payable to SSJDMF to: P.O. Box 192, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Village School hosts Open House The Village School, 100 West Prospect Street, will hold an Open House on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet with the faculty and staff, see the classrooms, and tour the school’s facility. The Village School offers Montessori education for children age 18 months to middle school. The school is accredited by both The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the American Montessori Society. For more information, call Judy Trubac at (201) 445-6160, extension 225, e-mail jtrubac@thevillageschool.net or visit www. thevillageschool.net. Activity Night coordinator sought The Borough of Waldwick is seeking a new coordinator to facilitate four sixth through eighth grade Activity Nights for 2012-13. The coordinator is responsible for attending four Activity Nights, assigning chaperones, scheduling speakers, and purchasing supplies. Anyone interested in this volunteer position may contact Gary Kratz at (201) 652-5300, extension 227 or gkratz@waldwicknj.org by Sept. 1. Veterans’ groups to host picnic American Legion Post 57 and VFW Post 1049, both of Waldwick will host their annual picnic to honor veterans on Saturday, Sept. 15. The event will be held at Borough Park at 1 p.m. All are invited. Tickets purchased on or before Sept. 2 will be $15 for those age 12 through adult, $10 for anyone age nine through 11, and $5 for children ages five through eight. Children age four and younger will be admitted free. To purchase tickets, mail a check made payable to American Legion Post 57 to 46 Franklin Turnpike, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Be sure to indicate how many tickets are needed. Tickets may be picked up at Post 57 or may be mailed by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope. Ticket prices will increase to $20 each after Sept. 2. For more information, call Nancy at (201) 847-9177. Scale model aircraft on display The scale model aircraft of Waldwick resident Thomas P. Price will be on display at the Waldwick Library through Aug. 31. The exhibit, “Hometown Heroes,” is a tribute to the men and women who designed, tested, and built aircraft near Price’s hometown of Hicksville, Long Island, New York. All of the models on display represent aircraft built by either Grumman Aircraft Engineering in Bethpage or Republic Aviation in Farmingdale, both in New York. Price grew up just a mile from Grumman’s Bethpage plant and, as a teenager, saw several of the aircraft represented in the exhibit (EA-6B Prowler, 2-SE Tracker, E-2C Hawkeye) fly in and out of the airfield. On one memorable occasion, he was able to sit in the pilot’s seat of an A-6E Intruder. Republic Aviation, based in Farmingdale, was located just a few miles east of Bethpage. The rugged P-47 was designed and initially built there. Long Island figured prominently in the development of early aviation. Charles Lindberg started his 1927 transAtlantic flight from Roosevelt Field in Westbury, Long Island. Floyd Bennett Field in the Rockaways was one of the first commercial aviation airports. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call (201) 652-5104. Seniors travel to Canada The Golden Seniors of Waldwick will travel to Niagara Falls and Toronto Sept. 24 through 28. The five-day, fournight excursion includes motor coach transportation, lodging, eight meals, guided tours of Niagara Falls and Toronto, gaming at Fallsview Casino, visits to Casa Loma, the town of Niagara-on-the Lake, Queen Victoria Park, and more The trip is $465 per person, double occupancy. Anyone who wishes to travel as a single should add $159. Passports are required. Contact Lou Sherman at (201) 670-4211. Davisson (continued from page 3) two and a half years in the Peace Corps in Albania, she worked with a municipality and also with an Italian aid organization. Prior to enlisting in the Peace Corps, she was a budget and management analyst for Collier County, Florida for four years. And while getting her master’s in public administration from Florida State University, she worked for a management consulting firm which specialized in non-profits. Davisson said for now, her immediate goal is to manage the learning curve and land with her feet on the ground. Long term, she said, she wants to “really learn the breath and depth of municipal government in New Jersey.” A more personal goal, she said, is keeping up with the Albanian language she painstakingly learned in the Peace Corps. “I’m worried I’ll forget it,” she said, urging any Albanian speakers in the area to “come in so I can practice with them.” “It’s been great so far,” she said of her time in Waldwick. “People have a good public service attitude. It’s a pleasure to work in an environment like that.” Scholarship (continued from page 8) Nutley, branded as “Bank of Nutley, Division of Pascack Community Bank.” Pascack Community Bank’s lending activities are geared toward small and medium-sized business customers, professional practices and consumer and retail customers. Its products include term loans, commercial mortgages, working capital, and home equity lines of credit. Deposit services offered include various types of personal and business checking accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. The bank offers 24/7 telephone banking, online banking with bill pay, and 24-hour drive-up/walkup ATMs. The bank is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and is an Equal Housing/Equal Opportunity Lender. For more information and bank hours, call (201) 689-7777 or visit www.pascackbank.com.