August 7, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 31 Park Windmill Soccer association plans for fall The Midland Park Soccer Association will meet on Monday, Aug. 12, in the com- munity room of the Midland Park Library at 250 Godwin Avenue. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Families of children who are partici- pating in the MPSA’s in-town and travel leagues are encouraged to attend. The agenda will include a discussion of the fall program, certification requirements for volunteer coaches, and field schedules. For details, contact Carl Krag at (201) 612-9811 or Paul Olson at tpolson@optonline.net. Football players, cheerleaders sought Registration is under way for this fall’s Midland Park Junior Football and Cheer teams. Students in grades one through eight are invited to join. For details and registra- tion forms, visit www.mpjrfootball.com. Polling location to change The Borough of Midland Park has announced a change of polling location for the United States Senate primary election set for Aug. 13. District 5 will vote at the Midland Park Firehouse located at 45 Witte Drive. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to PBA contract (continued from page 7) determined that terminal leave pay may be paid out over three years instead of in a lump sum at the discretion of the employee. Calling the borough’s present sick leave policy “extravagant,” Osborn maintained the 40-day allotment for existing employ- ees. She reduced the allotted days for new hires to “a more realistic allotment” of 15 working days for those employed up to two years, 25 working days for up to five years and 40 days for five years or more. She also 8 p.m. There is no change in polling loca- tions for Districts 1 through 4. This change in location is for the Aug. 13 election only. Voters in District 5 will return to the Church of the Nativity to cast votes in future elections. Gospel Hall announces VBS Midland Park Gospel Hall will hold its annual Vacation Bible School Aug. 12 through 16 from 10 a.m. to noon. Admis- sion is free. The program is open to chil- dren in kindergarten through grade 12. This year’s program, “Athens: Paul’s Dangerous Journey to Share the Truth,” will include singing, a daily Bible message, games and quizzes, crafts, and a snack. The camp will be held at the church located at 61 Prospect Street. Registration forms are available at www. mpvbs.org. For details, call (201) 661-8453 or e-mail midlandparkvbs@gmail.com. Library announces events Midland Park Library will be presenting various programs for children during the month of August. Sign up in person at the children’s desk, call (201) 444-2390, or e- mail Catherine.Napoleone@BCCLS.org. Children age four and up are welcome to make a dessert filled with a chocolate sand- wich cookie, pudding, and gummy worms on Thursday, Aug. 8. Edible Worms in Dirt will begin at 3 p.m. maintained provisions that allow accumula- tion of sick leave and trading unused days for personal days. All employees will make health benefits contributions as per state law, and both sides agreed that minimum call back time would be increased to three hours. Borough officials would make no com- ment on the arbitrator’s decision. Vander Pyl offered the following comment: “In order to continue meeting the needs of the residents, it is crucial to retain officers that are dedicated and professional. It is our goal that in the future we and the borough will work efficiently together, resulting in a fair and competitive contract.” On Aug. 20, children age two and up are invited to a Night at the Library at 6:30 p.m. Attendees may bring a favorite stuffed animal and hear some bedtime stories and tuck their stuffed friend in a spot in the library for the night. The stuffed animals may be picked up the next morning along with a photo of their furry friend asleep at the library. Children age eight and up are invited to create clay key chains of a green dinosaur or pink elephant on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Mid- land Park staff member Emily Chen will show how to use polymer clay to make the animals. Clay Creations will begin at 3 p.m. and will last about 30 minutes. The summer program, Dig into Read- ing, will conclude with a Magic Show on Friday, Aug. 23. The 45-minute show will be held in the meeting room at 3 p.m. All are welcome to attend a showing of “Scooby Doo and the Circus Monster on Friday, Aug. 9. The film will begin at 2 p.m. Children under nine years of age must be accompanied by an adult. Deadline approaching for board candidates The Midland Park Basketball Associa- tion is seeking candidates for the positions of president and secretary. Elections will be held in September. Each prospective can- didate should submit his or her name, tele- phone number, and e-mail address by Aug. 19 to mpbasketballassn@gmail.com or call (201) 790-5139 for more information. Summer Art Camp set Midland Park Recreation will offer a Summer Art Camp for children in kinder- garten through grade eight. The session will be held Aug. 19 through 23. The program will be held at the DePhil- lips Center at 50 Dairy Street under the direction of KidzArt. Classes will meet from 9 a.m. to noon for children in kindergarten through grade five, and from 1 to 4 p.m. for students in grades six through eight. The cost is $195. The registration form is avail- able online at www.midlandparknj.org/ recreation under August, Summer Art Pro- gram. For details, contact Kathy LaMonte at (201) 652-2747 or mprec@optonline.net. Vacation post cards sought The Midland Park School District invites elementary school students to send post cards from their vacation destinations this summer. The schools will display the cards in September. Post cards may be sent to Highland School, 31 Highland Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432 or Godwin School, 42 East Center Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Children invited to summer programs Midland Park Continuing Education invites children to sign up for MPCE’s summer programs. Offerings include: SAT prep classes, CSI Camp, WOW Chemistry, Incredible Polymers, Robotics Blast, cro- cheting/knitting, junior golf, Design Diva camp, and more. For more information, call (201) 444-2030 or visit www.midlandpark- schools.k12.nj.us. Lunch aide substitutes needed The Midland Park School District is currently in need of lunch aide substitutes for the 2013-14 school year. Substitutes monitor and assist students during the daily two-hour lunch session. The substitutes are contacted in the event an aide is absent. Prospective aides are invited to complete an application packet, which is available at the office at 250 Prospect Street. For more information, call (201) 444-1400.