December 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 15 Glen Rock Roundup BELLissimo performs BELLissimo, the adult Handbell Choir at Good Shep- herd Lutheran Church in Glen Rock, recently performed during a Sunday morning worship service. Director Linda Ryglewicz, a member of Good Shepherd, is a professional bell ringer and rings with Jersey Jubilation. The Good Shepherd ringers are using White Chapel English bells on loan from Saint John’s Lutheran Church in Passaic. The choir rehearses on Wednesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the church at 233 South Highwood Avenue. New members are welcome. The group performs once a month during the 10:30 a.m. worship service. For membership information, contact the church office at (201) 444-6598. Open House announced The Academy of Our Lady in Glen Rock will host an Open House for its pre-K and kindergarten programs on Thursday, Dec. 5. Parents may visit the school from 9 to 10:30 a.m. or 7 to 8 p.m. The pre-kindergarten program offers classes for two-, three-, and four-year-old children. Enrichment options are available. Kindergarten includes a full academic schedule. Half- or full-day sessions are available. Classes are taught by certified faculty members who are assisted by full-time aides. The school has before- and after-care options available. For more information, call (201) 445-0622. Academy of Our Lady, located at 180 Rodney Street in Glen Rock, is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excel- lence. The school also offers a first through eighth grade curriculum and serves the parish communities of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood and Saint Catharine in Glen Rock. Legion selling Entertainment Books The American Legion Post 145 is now selling 2014 Entertainment Books. Books are $25 each and contain discount offers for dining out, travel, entertainment, and shopping. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit the Veter- ans Home in Paramus. Call Ed at (201) 445-9238 to order books. The sale will end on Dec. 6. Library sets programs for adults The Glen Rock Public Library, located at 315 Rock Road, offers free programs for adults. Registration is required and may be completed by calling (201) 670-3970. Carlos Colina and Straight Up will perform a concert of Chicago Blues on Sunday, Dec. 8. Colina’s band has played Letters to the Editor (continued from page 14) who works with the surgeon who eventually performed triple bypass surgery on me; and Dr Ahmad Chaudhry, an anesthesiologist at Valley Hospital; plus several police offi- cers and the borough’s wonderful and professional ambu- lance corps crew. The compassionate care I received at The Valley Hospi- tal was outstanding from Dr. Srinivasa Edara, the director of nurses in the CCU and CSICU areas and all the physician assistants, nurses, and aides who were quick to respond to my condition while I was in the hospital. The excellent care I received there was seamless from shift to shift and, of course, the magic that my cardiologist, Dr. Robert Saporito, and my surgeon, Dr. Alex Zapolanski, performed on me to save my life will never be forgotten. My experience at the Franklin Lakes Municipal Build- ing and in The Valley Hospital proved to me that the profes- sionals and volunteers in those areas are at the top of their class and I really appreciate their aid in saving my life. Frank J. McMahon Mahwah Operation was success Dear Editor: I would like to thank everyone for a great turnout at our Halloween Candy Buy Back program benefiting our troops through Operation Gratitude. We collected 486 pounds of candy. The letters and artwork the children created for the troops were especially appreciated. The sentiments of the children will be a welcome relief for our troops overseas. While we were paying $1 per pound for the children’s hard earned candy, most of the parents refused the money and donated it back to help pay for the shipping. I personally want to thank you all. I would especially like to thank the Hubbard Elementary School in Ramsey, the Willard School Girl Scouts Troop of Ridgewood, Morano’s Italian Gourmet Market of Ramsey, and my staff, who worked diligently to collect, sort, pack, and help ship the candy. Thanks to everyone who contrib- uted. I look forward to our next collection of Beanie Babies, WebKinz, Trolls, and other small, plush toys. Our soldiers give them to the local children in exchange for informa- tion about where the hidden roadside bombs are. Your old Beanie Baby could save someone’s life. Dr. John Aversa & Staff Waldwick It is the policy of the Villadom TIMES to have a signed copy of letters to the editor in our files. Fax a signed copy to (201) 670-4745 or mail to Villadom Times, P.O. Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Signed letters may also be dropped off at 333 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. jazz and blues standards and originals at many venues, including Turning Point Café, BB King’s, Stanhope House, and Watercolor Café. This program is made possible by the Friends of the Library. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Football team (continued from page 13) There are 45 athletes on the varsity roster, 22 from Waldwick High School and 23 from Midland Park. Last September a parent asked the Midland Park Board of Edu- cation to take steps to establish a more visible identity for Midland Park on the team, and trustees said they would look into it. Currently, captains are selected from both towns, newspaper listings name both towns, and cheers are sensitive to the team makeup. The associate head coach and two assistant coaches are supplied by Midland Park High School. “We are very proud of our Midland Park student-ath- letes, but we work hard at maintaining a “Warriors” iden- tity for the team. It’s not about Waldwick or Midland Park, it is about the Warriors Football team,” Gaccione noted. “The co-op has been great for both schools. We need each other in order for the football program to survive and be successful,” said Clancy. “The kids are great. If you watch them at practice, on game day, or as they are hang- ing around in the locker room, you would never know they are from different schools. Everything seems to mesh. It’s even great to see the parents form new friendships with each other and bond at the team’s pasta dinners and after games.”