August 21, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 15 Glen Rock Roundup Register for autumn events The Glen Rock Community School is now accepting registrations for this fall’s courses, trips, and shows. The catalogue has been mailed to homes in Glen Rock and neighboring towns. Classes will begin in September and will continue throughout the fall. Many new and favorite classes are being offered, includ- ing keyboarding and clay creations for children, private instrument lessons for elementary school children, Foun- dations of Drawing, watercolor painting, ceramics, Bold Cardio and Dance fitness, ballroom dancing, Qi Gong, Zumba®, senior fitness classes, bridge, poker for beginners, Brainstorming 101, the Joy Diet, Intro to QuickBooks, Get- ting More out of PowerPoint, Microsoft Word 2010, yoga, Italian, digital photography, elder law, and more. The school is offering Broadway trips and tickets to “Pippin,” “Motown,” and “Wicked.” Day trips will include Hoboken: Hip and Historic, The Other Hamptons, Phila- delphia Highlights, Connecticut by Steam Train and Riv- erboat, the Apple Festival at Peddler’s Village, and more. Extended trips will include visits to Nashville, Cape May, Ottawa and the Thousand Islands, Asheville and the Bilt- more Estate, and a “Tour de France” through Paris, the Loire Valley, and Normandy. For details, visit www.grcsonline.com or call the com- munity school office at (201) 389-5011. Registration may be made online at https://register.communitypass.net/glen- rock; by mail or in person at 600 Harristown Road, Glen Rock NJ 07452; by calling (201) 389-5011; or by sending a fax to (201) 389-5018. Technology classes announced The Glen Rock Public Library will present monthly technology classes on the second Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and on the third Tuesday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. In September, Microsoft Word and Excel Basics will be offered. Using the Internet for Your Job Search will be pre- sented in October. November’s class is Digital Photography, and December’s course is about eBooks and eAudiobooks. Register at the reference desk of the library, which is located at 315 Rock Road in Glen Rock. For more informa- tion, call (201) 670-3970. per. Copies are held in the Reading Room of the library at 315 Rock Road. For details, call (201) 670-3970. Rhonda Benjamin to speak Rhonda M. Benjamin will address the Glen Rock Seniors on Aug. 21. Benjamin will discuss President Obama’s 2014 federal budget and its effect on Medicare. The program will be held at 1:15 p.m. at the municipal annex located at 678 Maple Avenue in Glen Rock. Coffee and cake will be served. RSVP to Ed at (201) 445-9238. Library announces summer hours The Glen Rock Public Library, located at 315 Rock Road, has instituted its summer schedule. The library is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Tuesdays and Fridays, hours are 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. On Saturdays, the library is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There are no Sunday hours during August. For more information, call (201)670-3970. Advisory group to meet The Senior Citizen Advisory Committee of Glen Rock will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The meeting will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the municipal building at 1 Harding Plaza. Doris Ciaramella will chair the meeting. All are invited. The borough provides bus transportation for residents age 65 and older and for disabled adults who cannot drive. For details, call Paula Fleming at (201) 670-3956. Seniors plan trips The Glen Rock Seniors will visit Mount Airy Casino in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania on Sept. 18. The cost is $28 for members and $30 for non-members. Attendees will receive $25 for the slots and a $10 voucher for food. The bus for both trips will depart at 9 a.m. For details, or to reserve a seat, contact Ed at (201) 445-9238. Child care available The Glen Rock Community School invites community members to register for its School Aged Child Care pro- gram for the 2013-14 academic year. Registration is ongo- ing throughout the school year; however, students in need of before or after care beginning on the first day of school on Sept. 9 must be enrolled by Aug. 24. Registration may be completed online at www.grcson- line.com. For more information, call (201) 389-5011. Library adds ‘Korea Daily’ to collection The Glen Rock Library, in addition to its extensive col- lection of books, CDs, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, movies, and more, now carries the “Korea Daily” newspa- Friends open Plant Exchange The Friends of Glen Rock recently announced the open- ing of the Plant Exchange at the recycling center at 473 Doremus Avenue. The Plant Exchange offers Glen Rock residents the option of planting surplus plants from their property at the exchange. The Glen Rock Plant Exchange is open the same hours as the recycling center: Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.; Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center and exchange are closed on Mondays and Wednes- days. Fundraiser (continued from page 7) with a sign that said, “Shoes for Panama kids!” That next summer (2011), we went to Panama again to give the kids the shoes. It was a big success. They all loved the shoes. We had four suitcases full.” Last year, Samantha organized a Bake Sale to raise money so the school could build a library. That sale netted over $1,000. This year, Samantha and Sasha, a fourth grade student, will be running another Bake Sale to raise money for more school supplies for the Panamanian students. This year’s sale will be held Sept. 7 and 8 at 660 Spring Avenue in Ridgewood. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.