Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • December 11, 2013 Glen Rock Roundup 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 circulation desk during regular hours. Shirts will be accepted through Wednesday, Dec. 18. 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. Demonstration set Bonnie Fitzpatrick will present “Flower Arranging for the Holidays” at the Dec. 17 meeting of the Glen Rock Garden Club. The meeting will be held at 7:45 p.m. at the Glen Rock Municipal Annex Building at 678 Maple Avenue. During the program, Fitzpatrick will create two arrange- ments that will be presented to a member or guest at the conclusion of the meeting. The meeting is free and guests are welcome. Refreshments will be served. Call (201) 447- 6099. Legion seeks Boys State candidates The Glen Rock American Legion Post 145 is seeking candidates for New Jersey Boys State, a citizenship pro- gram that has been held annually since 1946. Eligible boys must be Glen Rock residents who are juniors in high school. Boys with outstanding charac- ter and leadership qualifications who have a serious atti- tude toward an intensive citizenship training program are encouraged to apply. Boys who would like more information may call Ed at (201) 445-9238 or visit their high school guidance depart- ment. The application deadline is Dec. 17. Laptop lending announced The Glen Rock Public Library now has laptops for patrons to borrow. Borrowers must be 18 years of age and older and must have a valid Glen Rock Library card. High school students may borrow laptops with permission of a parent or guardian. For details, visit http://glenrock. bccls.org/services.html. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. Programs, costume collection announced Teens are welcome to visit the Glen Rock Public Library for a variety of activities. Gaming Afternoons will be held the second Friday of the month from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Teens are invited to hang out with friends and play their favorite Wii® games, card games, and board games, including Sorry®, Battle- ship®, Connect Four®, Apples to Apples®, Risk®, Clue®, Quelf®, chess, checkers, and more. Drop-In Crafts programs will be held the third Thursday of the month from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to make something to take home. Themes will include: November, Thanksgiving and Hanukkah Crafts; and December, Christmas &Winter Decorations & Gifts. A Writing Lab will be available the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 3:15 to 5:15 p.m. Students will be able to seek help with essays and research assignments from Teen Librarian Jen Lemke, who has experience working as an English teacher, writing tutor, and academic coach. Call (201) 670-3970 for additional information about library programs and activities. The library is located at 315 Rock Road in Glen Rock. Board games available The Glen Rock Public Library, located at 315 Rock Road, now lends board games. Games are available for one week with the option of one renewal. Available games now include Risk, Monopoly, Parcheesi, Munchkin, Pandemic, and Quelf. Anyone with a valid BCCLS library card may borrow a game. Games are available for pick up and return at the Glen Rock Library only. 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- per. Copies are held in the Reading Room of the library at 315 Rock Road. For details, call (201) 670-3970. 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 & Wednesdays. Textbooks available at the library The Glen Rock Library has Glen Rock elementary, middle, and high school textbooks available for use in the library. Elementary textbooks are located in the children’s room. Middle and high school textbooks may be found at the reference desk. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. Borough offers seniors services Glen Rock seniors are reminded that the borough pro- vides bus transportation for residents age 65 and up and for disabled adults who cannot drive. For more information, call Paula Fleming at (201) 670-3956. Seniors who may need assistance with yard work may contact Glen Rock Recreation Director Marc Barone at (201) 670-3951. Teacher-consultant (continued from page 6) $8.25 after Jan. 1, 2014. The George Washington Middle School Home & School Association donated $2,586 to be used to purchase library books and the ALPS adventure learning program donated $1,600 to pay chaperone expenses for the overnight field trip to Harriman, New York, Nov. 7 through 9. J. KOSTER Schedler ball field (continued from page 6) in their upper teens. “If these [fly balls] are going to drop on Route 17, it’s a tragedy waiting to happen,” Henke said. Nancy Freedman, a West Saddle River Road neighbor, urged that state and federal regulations about constructing a sports field near a state highway should be applied to the plan. “Have any studies been mentioned of getting an idea of the air quality?” another resident asked. “I would assume that it’s the equivalent of handing out cigarettes.” Traffic danger remained the principal objection, though property values, quality of life, air quality, and the chance that the field would attract out-of-town burglars were also mentioned. “This isn’t the last time we’re going to talk about this,” Mayor Aronsohn said. “Public safety is our number one issue.”