Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • August 14, 2013 Villadom Happenings Abma’s to host Annual Corn Fest Celebrate this summer’s harvest at Abma’s Annual Corn Fest. The event will be held Aug. 17 from noon to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Festivities will include games, corn eating contests, corn doll crafts, and grilled corn. Attend- ees may enjoy pony rides, a free petting zoo, and family fun. Corn eating contests will be held at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Participants will be grouped in various age categories. Abma’s Farm, located at 700 Lawlins Road in Wyckoff, is Bergen County’s only produce, poultry, and pork farm. This family owned and operated farm grows close to 100 varieties of produce in Wyckoff during the growing season. Its award-winning farmers market, which is open year round, is stocked with GMO-free vegetables and fruits, hormone- and antibiotic-free chicken and pork, and eggs from cage-free chickens. Classes of 1978 and 1974 set joint reunion The Midland Park High School Class of 1978 and the Ho-Ho-Kus Class of 1974 will hold a combination 35 th and 39 th reunion on Friday, Oct. 25. The event will be held at the Brownstone House in West Paterson. For more information, contact Sondra Gnehm Lougee at sondra.lougee@gmail. com, Sandy Richardella Wright at sandy.richardella@gmail. com, or Robert Stemple at rbstemple@yahoo.com. Walking club forming The Valley Hospital Community Health Education Department will host a free educational program, “Healthy Steps Walking Club,” on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The group will meet at 9 a.m. at the Ridgewood Public Library located at 125 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. Healthy Steps is a 12-week walking program designed to encourage physical fitness among people of all ages in a fun and motivational atmosphere. Walking regularly can help reduce the risk of health conditions, such as heart disease and diabetes. Participants will meet the team leader and fellow walkers, and start off the season with health information and baseline screenings, including blood pressure, weight, body fat analysis, waist and hip measurements, and a health age risk assessment. Registration is required. For more information and to register, call (201) 291-6090 or visit www.valleyhealth. com/events. Space is limited. Sale slated at de Snoep Winkel The de Snoep Winkel Gift Shop and Tea Room at Chris- tian Health Care Center in Wyckoff will hold a Sidewalk Sale on Friday, Aug. 16. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Tea Room. Many items will be offered below cost, including baskets, seasonal gifts, garden and home decor, jewelry, and more. Additional items inside the shop will also be on sale. The shop is located off the Commons entrance of CHCC (use the 700 Mountain Avenue entrance). For more information, call (201) 848-5946. All proceeds from de Snoep Winkel benefit residents and patients of the center. Anyone interested in volunteer- ing at de Snoep Winkel may call Dot Faasse at (201) 848- 5797. For more information about this and other events, visit www.chccnj.org. Golf Outing to benefit Go4TheGoal, HUMC The Capital Grill in Paramus will host its Second Annual Golf Outing on Monday, Sept. 9. The outing will be held at the Hackensack Country Club at 800 Soldier Hill Road in Oradell. Proceeds from the event will benefit Go4TheGoal and the Pediatric Cancer Unit at Hackensack University Medical Center. The day will begin with transportation between the Capital Grille at Garden State Plaza and the Hackensack Country Club. Registration and lunch will be at 11 a.m. The round of golf will begin with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. At the 19 th hole, participants will find cocktails and prizes. The dinner and auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Capital Grill. Friends and family are invited to join the golfers at the dinner. The cost to attend is $450 per golfer; $150 for dinner only. Golfers score for ‘Billy’s Buddies’ Wally Parker, Larry Parker, Lee Parker, and Russ Parker were among the golfers who participated in the Wyckoff YMCA’s Fifth Annual Billy’s Buddies Golf Outing at Ballyowen Golf Club in Hamburg. The event, sponsored by the Luckow and Parker families, attracted 70 golfers in support of the Y’s Billy’s Buddies program, which provides families of children with Down syndrome with valuable resources, programs, and networking opportunities. The Y offers many programs for all types of special needs including Shining Star Express, and the Personal Partners fitness program. The Wyckoff Y is also home to the Quest Autism Foundation. The event was organized by Lee Parker, Y board member and owner of 3 Chicas Mexican Kitchen in Wyckoff. Jim Hourihan’s son, Billy, was the inspiration for the Billy’s Buddies programs. The Capital Grill is seeking sponsors and donations of auction items or services for the event. To donate to the auction, call (201) 628-4072. For donations of merchandise for the golf gift bags, contact Juliana at Paramus@tcgdine. com or (201) 845-7040. For information about sponsorship opportunities, e-mail Paramus@tcgdine.com. The Go4theGoal Foundation was founded and is run by Dr. Richard and Beth Stefanacci. The Stefanaccis lost their oldest son, Richard, at the age of 14 to Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. The foundation assists with help- ing children affected by cancer achieve their goals. To register for the outing, visit www.go4thegoal.org to obtain a brochure. Free concerts offered The Holland Christian Home is again hosting “Summer Nights at the Gazebo,” a series of free, monthly outdoor concerts open to music-lovers of all ages. On Aug. 20, the Garden State Harmonica Club will present a variety of lively tunes played on an even wider variety of harmonicas. The final concert of this series will be Sept. 17, when the Ramapo Valley Ramblers will return with their Bluegrass music. Concerts begin at 7 p.m. at the gazebo on the Holland Christian Home campus located at 151 Graham Avenue in North Haledon. Performances will be moved indoors to the home’s chapel in the event of inclement weather. Seating is provided, but attendees are invited to bring their favorite lawn chairs. Refreshments will be served following each concert. For more information, call (973) 427-4087 or visit www.hollandchristianhome.org. Ladies Tennis Classic set The Wyckoff Family YMCA will host its first Ladies Tennis Classic on Thursday, Sept. 26. The event will be held at the Indian Trail Club at 830 Franklin Lake Road in Franklin Lakes, and will benefit the Y’s programs for specially challenged children. The event will begin at 9 a.m. with registration and breakfast. Play will start at 9:30 a.m. Lunch, contests, and prizes will follow at 12:30 p.m. (continued on page 26)