September 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 27 Wyckoff Wanderings Gardeners set meeting, Plant Sale The Wyckoff Area Garden Club will meet on Wednes- day, Sept. 11. The 7 p.m. session will be held in the James Monroe Room at the Wyckoff Public Library, 200 Wood- land Avenue in Wyckoff. Jennifer Esterbrook and Linda Rohleder will present “The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference and Darlington Schoolhouse.” The program will look at the history and goals of the trail conference, with a discussion of invasive plants in our area. Easterbrook is a Darlington Schoolhouse Campaign Assistant. She has worked as a field manager at the New Jersey Environmental Federation. Rohleder is program coordinator for the NY-NJ Trail Conference. She holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University and is an expert on invasive plant monitoring. On Sept. 28, the club will hold its annual Plant Sale at 328 Franklin Avenue (across the street from the Boulder Run Shopping Center. The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature seasonal mums, cabbage, garden accessories, and plants from the club members’ gardens. For more information, call (201) 723-1965 or visit www. wyckoff.gc.org. Learn to play tennis The Wyckoff Recreation and Parks Department will host a Fall Tennis Learning Program for Wyckoff adults and children. Two clinics will be held: one on Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. beginning Sept. 20, and one on Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. beginning Sept. 21. Residents may sign up for one or both sessions depending on availability. The five- week classes will meet for one hour and will be held at the Memorial Tennis Courts at Scott Plaza. Registration will be accepted at the recreation office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through Sept. 13. Space is limited. The cost of the program is $85. For more information, call (201) 891-3350. Winter sports registration set The Wyckoff Department of Recreation and Parks will hold registration for its winter schedule in the Eisenhower School cafeteria, located on Calvin Court, on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, and Tuesday, Sept. 24 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The wide range of basketball activities available include recreation basketball leagues for boys and girls in grades one through eight, and a high school league. The registra- tion fee for students grades one through four is $60. The cost for children in grades five through eight is $80. Local high school boys may join the high school bas- ketball league, which takes place on Monday nights from December through March. The registration fee for this pro- gram is $85. The adult open gym program will begin on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Eisenhower School. Participants must register on Sept. 21 or 24. Space in this program is limited to the first 100 Wyckoff residents who register on a first come, first served basis. Participants have the option of joining in the regular 14-week season for a fee of $65 or joining the extended season, which ends on May 22, 2014 for $100. Wyckoff Recreation will offer a wrestling program for children in grades two through eight. This program runs from November through February. The registration fee is $80. The roller hockey program is also accepting registra- tions. Children in grades two and three will learn the game in a clinic on Monday nights and weekend afternoons from December through February. Children in grades four through 12 will participate on Wyckoff teams in the North Jersey Youth Roller Hockey League. Practices will begin in November and continue with games through mid-March. The fees for this program are $60 for second and third grad- ers and $80 for students in grades four through 12. For more information, call (201) 891-3350. Travel baseball registration now open The Wyckoff Recreation and Parks Department will hold registration for its select traveling 8U through 14U baseball teams through Sept. 27. The program is open to boys who are ages eight through 14 as of April 30, 2014. Tryouts for 9U through 14U will be held in October. The 8U tryout will be held in March. Registration is open to Wyckoff residents only. Play- ers who register by Sept. 27 will be contacted with tryout dates. For more information, call the recreation office at Truck hits Brownstone Inn porch A tractor-trailer driven by a 31-year-old Arizona man added to the troubles of the Brownstone Inn in Wyckoff when a tight turn onto Franklin Avenue off Wyckoff Avenue sent the flatbed trailer through the porch, knock- ing down the pillar and dislodging a number of bricks. The driver, who works for Western Express out of Nashville, said he was not sure whether he had hit the porch as he drove away. Police charged him with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash when they arrested him on Route 287 in Mahwah. The incident took place at 8:54 p.m. on Aug. 27. The building was inspected and the second floor, formerly supported by the leveled pillar, is drooping slightly, but is said not to be in danger of collapse. The Brownstone Inn has been vacant for about two years. The owner, Aziz Kastrati, was charged with “structuring” deposits in federal court and agreed in April to pay $201,109 as part of a plea deal. Kastrati, who previously paid $454,566 in another federal case in 2009, could face as much as 10 years in prison and an additional fine of up to $500,000. He The damaged corner of the building. was released on $250,000 bond. Sentencing, originally scheduled for July, has reportedly been rescheduled for some time this week. Kastrati and his wife also own the Pastafino restau- rant in Allendale, which has also been closed for about two years. J. KOSTER (201) 891-3350, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or visit the recreation office at 195 Woodland Avenue. The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular business hours. Club to host Ladies Night The Wyckoff Newcomers & Neighbors Club will host a Ladies Night at Aldo’s in Wyckoff on Thursday, Sept. 26. RSVP to recruitment@wyckoffnewcomersclub.com. The club is a social organization that is open to residents of Wyckoff and neighboring communities. The club holds special events for adults and children and is a great way to make friends and get involved in the community. Upcom- ing events will include a play date in the park, a hayride at Abma’s Farm, Oktoberfest at Allendale Bar and Grill, and the annual children’s Halloween Party. All are welcome to join. To learn more about our club, visit www.wyckoffnew- comersclub.com. Register for travel basketball The Wyckoff Recreation and Parks Department invites boys and girls to register for the township’s select traveling basketball teams. Wyckoff boys and girls in grades three through eight who wish to try out for a traveling team must register by Sept. 27 at the recreation office at 195 Wood- land Avenue. The office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Players who register by Sept. 27 will be contacted with tryout information. Tryouts are planned for late October through mid-November. For details, call (201) 891-3350. Monday at the Movies slated The Wyckoff Public Library, located at 200 Woodland Avenue, presents free screenings of movies on Mondays at 2 p.m. in the Shotmeyer Room. On Sept. 9, the feature presentation will be “Man on Wire” (2008). This documentary, which helped make the Twin Towers an iconic landmark, features tightrope walker Philippe Petit’s daring high-wire routine between these buildings in 1974. The movie is rated PG-13 and is 94 min- utes long. Wyckoff Seniors announces events The Wyckoff Seniors meet weekly on Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m. at the Larkin House at 380 Godwin Avenue. Several events are planned for the coming months. On Sept 19, the seniors will visit the Westchester The- ater for lunch and the show, “Kiss Me Kate.” The cost for Wyckoff seniors who are not members of the club is $57. The club will travel to Ehrhardt’s for a German family- style lunch and dancing on Oct. 15. The cost for Wyckoff seniors who are not club members is $39. To make a reservation, call Gloria at (201) 891-5672. Celebrate Erev Rosh Hashanah, Yizkor Temple Beth Rishon, located at 585 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, invites the community to celebrate Erev Rosh Hashanah on Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 6 p.m. Friends and family are invited to enjoy the holiday meal after this short service. On Sept. 14, the community is invited to observe Yizkor at 1:30 p.m. Free tickets are available by calling the office at (201) 891-4466. For details, visit www.bethrishon.org. ‘Under the Surface’ exhibit to open The works of artists Jacque Benevento, Jeannie Fulton, Linda Huber, Lori Landau, and Nalla Wollen will be on dis- play at the Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff, beginning Sept. 4. The show will continue through Oct. 4. The artists, who live in neighboring towns, meet to create art, share their journeys, and learn from each other. Their work is linked by the desire to explore what it means to be human through creative expression. A reception featuring the artists will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 2 to 5 p.m.