October 24, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Waldwick Watch Food Drive to aid CFA The Waldwick Chamber of Commerce and the Waldwick Sports Boosters are cosponsoring a Food Drive to benefit the Center for Food Action. Now through Nov. 3, the community is urged to help families in need by donating the following items: supermarket gift cards, peanut butter and jelly, canned meat, canned tuna, macaroni and cheese, rice, beans, hearty soup, pasta, cereal, spaghetti sauce, canned fruits and vegetables, diapers (sizes 3, 4, 5, 6), infant formula, baby food, dental hygiene products, and 100 percent juice. Items may be dropped off at Pascack Community Bank, Salon JM, Walgreens, Plaza Jewelers, Greenhouse Golf, Stop & Shop, and Traphagen School. The Center for Food Action serves clients throughout Bergen County and a small portion of Passaic County (Ringwood). To learn more about CFA visit www.cfanj.org or follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Knights host Beefsteak Dinner Join the Saint Luke’s Knights of Columbus on Nov. 9 for the group’s annual Beefsteak Dinner. The dinner will be held at the Brownstone Restaurant from 7 to 11 p.m. A DJ will provide the entertainment, including karaoke. Dinner will include beef tenderloin on French bread, cold antipasto, penne, fries, dessert, coffee, soda, beer, and wine. Tickets are $45 per person. For reservations, contact Jack DeWitt at (201) 888-8621 or Tony LoPrinzi at tloprinzi@verizon.net. Checks made out to the Saint Luke’s Knights of Columbus may be mailed to 46 Ackerman Street, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Student Activity Night set Municipal Alliance Activity Nights for students in grades five through eight are back. Students in grades six through eight are invited to attend on Friday, Nov. 2 from 8 to 10 p.m. Registration is now open; for forms and information, contact Laura at (201) 652-5300, extension 229. Activity nights for students in fifth grade will be scheduled after the first of the year. Alliance announces Beefsteak The Waldwick Community Alliance will host a Beefsteak Dinner and Special Fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 17. The event will be held at Guardian Angel Church, 320 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. In addition to the dinner, which includes cold antipasto, penne with tomato basil sauce, french fries, cheesecake, coffee and tea, there will be a special auction and a cash prize contest. Tickets are $50 per person. To purchase tickets, visit www.waldwickcommunityalliance.org. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Waldwick Train Station restoration project. Historian offers ‘ride’ on 100-Year-Old Trolley Regional historian Phil Jaeger will present a slide lecture, “Along the North Jersey Rapid Transit,” at the Waldwick Public Library on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m. Step back a century in time, when Bergen County was relatively undeveloped, to take a “ride” on this trolley, which served East Paterson, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Waldwick, Allendale, Ramsey, Mahwah, and Suffern (New York) from 1910-28. Then view the trolley route as it appears today. Jaeger, a retired mathematics teacher, is the author of two books: “Montclair: A Postcard Guide to its Past” and “Cedar Grove.” He is a trustee of the Cedar Grove Historical Society and a former trustee of the Passaic County Historical Society. The program is free and open to the public; however, space is limited and advance registration is recommended. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information call (201) 652-5104. Reflective patches promote safety Waldwick CERT is now selling Flashbrite reflective patches that may be affixed to Halloween costumes, jackets, backpacks, luggage, briefcases, bicycles, helmets, and other items. Patches are $3 for a pack of two, and are available in decorative shapes, including lightning bolts, pumpkins, and hearts. To purchase the patches, contact Jean Paras at (201) 481-3333, or Jennifer Sheffield at (201) 638-1260. CERT is part of the nationwide Citizen Corps initiative. Members work to make local communities safer, stronger, and better prepared for any emergency or event. Citizens interested in volunteering for year-round efforts are invited to contact Paras or Sheffield. True crime authors to present ‘The Charmer’ Charles Buckley and Richard Muti, authors of “The Charmer: The True Story of Robert Reldan -- Rapist, Murderer, and Millionaire -- and the Women Who Fell Victim to his Allure,” will present his story at the Waldwick Public Library on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Reldan, a handsome, personable charmer of the Ted Bundy mold, had an engaging, friendly smile that promised a charming personality and inspired trust. Over the next 20 years, that smile caused a dozen or more unsuspecting women to drop their guard and place themselves under the power of one of New Jersey’s most ruthless criminals. Deputy Attorney General Buckley spent 25 years as one of New Jersey’s top trial prosecutors, acting as a modernday legal Paladin and crisscrossing New Jersey to try the most difficult cases. Buckley was the prosecutor who finally convicted Reldan after two previous murder trials had ended in failure. Rowell is All-Star Katie Rowell a current eighth grader at Waldwick Middle School was named as a 2012 Brine National All-Star. She was one of twenty middle school girls selected to represent the state of New Jersey in the 2012 Brine National All-Star Lacrosse Academy and National Lacrosse Classic which was held in Boyds, Maryland. The Brine National All-Star Lacrosse Academy brings the top 160 middle school lacrosse players in the country to one venue, where eight regional teams will compete to become the 2012 National Champion. For additional details, visit www.nationallacrosseclassic.com. Muti spent 19 years as a successful trial prosecutor and taught writing, American government and politics, criminal justice, and history at three New Jersey universities. “The Charmer” is Muti’s third book. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Harvard Business School, and Rutgers Law School, and a former Navy pilot. In his hometown of Ramsey, he is a member of the school board and a former mayor. The program is free and open to the public; however, space is limited and advance registration is recommended. A book signing will follow the program. For information, call (201) 652-5104.