Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • December 4, 2013 Glen Rock Mayor pardons live turkey; Winter Wonderland set by John Koster Glen Rock Mayor John van Keuren took advantage of an otherwise uneventful off- schedule council meeting to pardon a live turkey brought to the council chambers in a cage. Officials also took time to outline the Winter Wonderland festivities scheduled for 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7. The turkey, whose name is Tinker Tom, was pardoned based on the requests of stu- dents from Glen Rock’s Central School, many of whom attended the Monday night meeting with their parents. Mayor van Keuren spoke briefly with references to Charles Dickens before ruling, to the T-shirt collection in progress The Glen Rock Library, located at 315 Rock Road, is collecting T-shirts for its December teen craft. Clean white T-shirts of any size may be brought to the circula- tion desk during regular hours. Shirts will be accepted through Dec. 18. applause of the children, that Tinker Tom would be spared. The turkey’s owner, described as a “gentleman farmer,” then took the turkey back home. The Winter Wonderland event sponsored by the Glen Rock Chamber of Commerce, the Glen Rock Central Business District, and the borough, will feature a petting zoo, a visit from Frosty the Snowman, and live music and seasonal refreshments culminat- ing in the lighting of Glen Rock’s Norway spruce and cherry trees at about 5:30 p.m. Glen Rock Police PBA Local 110 will collect new, unwrapped toys or books for children in need at the Glen Rock Tree Lighting and at any participating businesses through Dec. 17. The gifts will be given to local children who may have to spend the holidays in the hospital, a local family in need, or various agencies including Engle- wood Hospital & Medical Center, New Hope, Tomorrow’s Children’s Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center, or the Wounded Warrior Project. Toys may be dropped off at John Boy’s Pizza, The Curious Reader, or Kilroy’s Wonder Market, all on Rock Road; Rita’s at 1020 Maple Avenue; Dunkin Donuts at 886 Prospect Street; or at the Glen Rock Municipal Building.