Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • November 20, 2013 Wyckoff Wanderings Wyckoff Town Hall Menorah Lighting set The Wyckoff Town Hall Menorah Lighting and Cha- nukah Celebration will be held Sunday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. In addition to the menorah lighting, there will be Chanu- kah refreshments, glow-giveaways, and a special contest. Mayor Rudy Boonstra and local officials will be participat- ing. This program is free. For more information, or to become a sponsor, contact Chabad Jewish Center at (201) 848-0449 or visit www. chabadplace.org. Military Bridge Night announced Coolidge School PTO will host its annual Military Bridge Night on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Eisenhower School cafeteria on Calvin Court in Wyckoff. Tickets are $10. Attendees are welcome to make up tables of four people or fewer. To purchase tick- ets, e-mail DDM657@aol.com, sallysinocchi@gmail.com, or jra412@hotmail.com. Auxiliary holds Plant Sale Wyckoff Branch Valley Hospital Auxiliary is hosting its annual Christmas Plant Sale. The sale features red, white, or pink poinsettias, cyclamen, and Christmas cactus and red amaryllis. Plants will be available on Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Advent Lutheran Church, 777 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. To order, contact Judy at (201) 447- 3216. The deadline for orders is Nov. 25. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Valley Hospital Auxiliary’s pledge to raise $1.5 million for the expansion of the hospital’s breast surgery program at the Luckow Pavil- ion, and to support Valley Home Care’s Butterflies Pro- gram, a palliative care and hospice program for children. Town Hall announces holiday closings Wyckoff Town Hall will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 for Thanksgiving. The municipal offices will reopen on Monday, Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. The township recycling center will also be closed Nov. 28 and 29, and will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. The center will be open until 3 p.m. Curbside garbage pickup will be suspended on Thanks- giving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28. Those who usually have Thursday pickups will have their garbage collected on Friday, Nov. 29. Collections of metal and household appliances will be suspended during November and Deccember. Residents may bring their household appliances to the recycling center on West Main Street, Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout the year. To schedule a metal item/household appliance collection after Jan. 1, 2014, call (201) 891-7000, extension 101 before plac- ing the item at the curb. For more information, visit www.wyckoff-nj.com and click on the Recycling & Trash link, then click on Refer- ence Table for a complete list of garbage and recycling items and the proper method of disposal. Learn about digital photography Professional photographer Jon Sienkiewicz will discuss digital photography on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The program will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Wyckoff Public Library located at 200 Woodland Avenue. Registration is required. Call (201) 891-4866, extension 2 or e-mail roberta. knauer@bccls.org. Knights set Wine Tasting & Dinner The Saint Elizabeth Council of the Knights of Colum- bus will sponsor its seventh annual Wine Tasting Benefit on Nov. 22. The event will be held at 7 p.m. at the Brick House located at 179 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. The event will include appetizers, a buffet style dinner, dessert, and a sampling of fine wines. There will be an opportunity for guests to purchase the wines. Tickets are $65 per person and may be purchased at www.kofc13678.org or by calling Phil Genovese at (201) 407-6672, Tom Van Lenten at (201) 248-7207, or Len Giuliano at (201) 819-2718. The deadline for tickets is Nov. 16. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Knight’s charitable activities. Church sets Holiday Fair The Wyckoff Reformed Church will hold its annual Holiday Fair on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10 to 4. The fair will feature handmade items, home-based business shop- ping, gifts, attic treasures, books, CDs, and baked goods. Those who attend may purchase homemade desserts soups and breads for Thanksgiving dinner. There will be a special basket fundraiser at 1 p.m. and lunch will be available. Events for children will include games and photos with Santa. Movie series features Tom Hanks The Wyckoff Public Library, located at 200 Woodland Avenue, presents free movie screenings in the Shotmeyer Room at 2 p.m. on Mondays. In November, the library will be showing some of Tom Hanks’ hits. On Nov. 25 the series wraps up with “Forrest Gump.” This 1994 film features Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, and Sally Field. Forrest has accidentally been present at many historic moments and led quite an interesting life. This Best Picture winner also brought Hanks his second Best Actor statuette. The movie is rated PG-13 and runs for 142 min- utes. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels delivers Wyckoff Meals on Wheels delivers meals five days a week to residents who are unable to shop or cook for themselves, regardless of age. The meals, prepared by the Christian Health Care Center, are delivered by volun- teers. Special diets and a sliding scale for payments can be accommodated. For more information, contact Alma Mater at (201) 891-4840. PIPs seek volunteers The Wyckoff Partners in Pride organization is seeking volunteers to assist with watering planted garden tubs and pocket gardens in Wyckoff this summer. This non-profit civic association is dedicated to beautifying the township. To volunteer, contact Jill Rousseau at (201) 891-4231 or Jbuddr1@aol.com. Township provides text messages The Wyckoff Police Department and Wyckoff Office of Emergency Management have begun using text messaging to provide important and timely information in emergen- cies. Residents are welcome to sign up for the service at www.nixle.com. This new service will be used in addition to Wyckoff’s two other emergency notification programs: Reverse 911 telephone calls and e-mail messages from the township’s ”Be Storm Informed” program. Residents are urged to sign up for all three notification programs to obtain important and timely information during emergen- cies when electric power may be interrupted. Motorists must yield to emergency responders The Wyckoff Police Department reminds motorists to be alert when emergency personnel are responding to a call. Firefighters and ambulance corps members answer emergency summonses in their personal vehicles, which are equipped with flashing blue lights. Time is critical in emergencies, and drivers must yield to an approaching blue light vehicle by pulling over to the curb. Failure to yield can result in a motor vehicle summons with fines of $85 and points on an individual’s driver’s license.