May 22, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23 Franklin Lakes Scribe Board of education to meet The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m.on Tuesday, May 28. The meeting will be held in the music room at Franklin Lakes Middle School at 755 Franklin Avenue. Register for ‘Magic of Summer’ The Franklin Lakes Public Library invites families to enjoy “The Magic of Summer,” a show full of comedy and storytelling featuring magician Brian Richards. This program will be held June 18 at 4 p.m. Tickets will be required for entry and must be picked up prior to the program. Franklin Lakes residents may register for tickets beginning May 28. Registration may be completed by calling (201) 891-2224, visiting the library during regular hours, or online at www.franklinlakeslibrary.org under Calendar of Events. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Memorial Day Parade set Pay tribute to the country’s fallen heroes at the annual Franklin Lakes Memorial Day Parade set for Monday, May 27 at 9 a.m. The parade will step off from Commerce Street and proceed down Franklin Avenue to Veterans’ Plaza, where there will be a ceremony commemorating U.S. military heroes. U.S. Army Sergeant Michael Bann will serve as this year’s grand marshal. Bann has served in Desert Storm and was the recipient of several medals and awards. The Newark Firefighters Pipe Band will be marching with the high school bands from Ramapo and Hawthorne. Franklin Lakes organizations including Scouts and representatives from the fire, police, and ambulance departments will also be participating. Attendees are invited to decorate their bicycles and join the parade. Refreshments will be served. As part of the day’s events, the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. will sponsor a Critter Walk. Participants are welcome to march along with their pets to raise funds for the Critter Fund. For more information, contact Tricia at (201) 337-5180, extension 5. Participants will line up on Commerce Street at 8:15 a.m. Tea Party sets meeting The Franklin Lakes Tea Party will meet on Tuesday, May 21 at the Franklin Lakes Ambulance Corps building on Bender Court. The group will gather at 7 p.m. New Jersey Eagle Forum Director Carolee Adams will discuss Common Core and its implications for New Jersey’s schools. Bergen County Freeholder Maura DeNicola will discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Assemblyman Scott Rumana has also been invited to address the membership. Refreshments will be served. Seniors plan events The Franklin Lakes Seniors will visit the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania May 28 through 30. The package includes lodging, breakfast and dinner, a wagon tour of the canyon, a river cruise, a train ride to Hammond Lake, a historic tour of Lewisburg, and dinner at the famous Peter Hedric House. For more information, call Al Mangano at (973) 657-1868. Membership in the senior club is open to all residents age 62 or older. Annual dues are $5. For more information, call Linda at (201) 891-5927. Computer class available On May 21, advanced computer users are invited to learn to use Microsoft Publisher 2010 at the Franklin Lakes Public Library. This one-hour session will begin at 11 a.m. Participants will learn how to create a poster. Registration is open for Franklin Lakes residents. Non-residents may attend if space allows. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Register for Paws for Reading Paws for Reading will return to the Franklin Lakes Library in June. Beginning and accomplished readers in grades one through five are invited to read aloud to wellbehaved therapy dogs to polish their reading and public speaking skills. Children are invited to participate for 10minute periods on June 3 and 17 between the hours of 4 and 5 p.m. Registration is required. Call (201) 891-2224 or by visiting the library at 470 DeKorte Drive during regular hours. Camp Invention to return In partnership with “Invent Now,” the Franklin Lakes Schools will offer the nationally-acclaimed Camp Invention program to children entering grades one through six. The week-long summer adventure in creativity immerses children in imaginative play that reinforces and supplements school-year learning in science, technology, engineering, and math. Participants will work together to seek innovative solutions to real-world challenges and sharpen critical 21st century learning skills such as teamwork and creative problem solving as they rotate through four modules each day that disguise learning as fun. Camp Invention will include Geo-Quest, set for July 15 through 19, and Spark II, which will be held July 22 through 29. Both weeks will be held at Colonial Road School. Geo-Quest participants navigate their way to treasurefilled caches and solve global challenges. Tools are invented to reveal hidden messages while exploring the realms of sky, sea, land, and underground. Children will take apart broken or unused appliances and re-engineer the gears to invent a “duck chucking device.” Spark II will have children exploring atoms, molecules, mixtures, and compounds to discover the science behind bouncy balls. Attendees will be introduced to tool safety as they disassemble a discarded household appliance and use its pieces and parts to invent a working, multi-step machine. The session includes high-energy games and global fun. Early registration discounts are available. Every registration includes a free Camp Invention T-shirt. Availability is limited; to register, visit www.campinvention.org or call (800) 968-4332. Upside Down Decorating offered Children are invited to a design program at the Franklin Lakes Public Library. Participants will design unique tiles that will decorate the ceiling of the children’s library. Those who will be entering kindergarten through grade two may attend on June 11. Students in grades three through five may attend on June 12. Both sessions of Upside Down Decorating will begin at 4 p.m. Registration is required. Franklin Lakes residents may begin to register on May 21. Registration may be completed by calling (201) 891-2224 or by visiting the library at 470 DeKorte Drive during regular hours. Library hosts Elghamrawi exhibit Artist Samia Elghamrawi is currently displaying her work in the Franklin Lakes Public Library’s gallery. Born in Cairo, Elghamrawi has been interested in art since she was old enough to pick up a paintbrush. After successfully raising three children and having an accomplished career in accounting, Elghamrawi has returned to her first love. Frequent vacations to the shore have inspired and fueled her passion for seascapes and contemporary art. Her art evokes a sense of peace and whimsy. The exhibit will be on display through May 31. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive in Franklin Lakes. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. Collection schedule announced Twice-a-week garbage collections and weekly yard waste collections have begun in the Borough of Franklin Lakes and will continue through September. During the months when there are two collection days, if the collection falls on a holiday, garbage will be collected on the next scheduled collection day. There will be no change in the recycling collection schedule. Yard waste will be picked up on Monday for residents with a Tuesday and Friday garbage schedule, and on Tuesday for residents with Monday and Thursday garbage collection. Yard waste should be placed at the curb the night before a scheduled pickup. Leaves, dirt, rocks, trees, and tree stumps will not be collected. Borough seeks summer volunteers The Borough of Franklin Lakes is seeking volunteers to help with projects at borough hall this summer. Projects will include reorganization filing systems, data entry, organizing equipment and supplies, and assisting with communications programs. High school students, college students, and adults are welcome. For more information, contact Borough Administrator Gregory Hart at (201) 891-0048, extension 1201 or GHart@franklinlakes.org. Energy audit (continued from page 3) by helping government and non-profit facilities reduce energy usage and thereby reduce carbon emissions. One approach to reducing carbon emissions is to lower energy consumption levels and consume less fossil fuel that generated carbon dioxide emissions, the utility maintains. The council fell short, however, in support of PSE&G’s request for endorsement of its Energy Strong Program, which calls for a $3.9 billion investment statewide over the next 10 years to harden utility infrastructure and guard against increasingly extreme weather. The project would enhance PSE&G’s electric and gas system, including fortifying electrical stations, replacing and modernizing cast iron gas mains, deploying smart grid technologies, improving pole distribution system, creating more redundancies, undergrounding of electricity lines and protecting gas metering stations. This initiative is up for review by the Board of Public Utilities.