July 17, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 23 Ridgewood Notes Third quarter tax bills mailed The Ridgewood Tax Collector has completed mailing the third quarter 2013 property tax bills. Payments are due Aug. 1. Payments may be mailed to: Village of Ridgewood, Tax Collector, 131 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450-3287 or dropped off in the yellow village mailbox at the main entrance of Ridgewood Village Hall. Property tax amounts billed and paid may be viewed at www.ridgewoodnj.net. For more information, contact the tax collector at (201) 670-5500, extension 511 Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. HILT to visit Doolan’s On July 18, the Ridgewood Parks & Recreation Department’s Highlights in Leisure Time group will visit Doolan’s in Spring Lake for a Lawrence Welk Champagne Polka Tribute. The bus will depart from Graydon Pool at 9:30 a.m. and will return at approximately 5:45 p.m. The cost is $50 for HILT members and $55 for non-members. For details, call the recreation department at (201) 670-5560. YWCA offers one-month membership YWCA Bergen County will offer a one-month Summer Shape-Up Membership through Aug. 17. The four-week just-for-summer fitness membership includes unlimited access to over 20 land and water classes, lap swimming, and whirlpool for $50. Participants must sign up for four consecutive weeks. Details about all YWCA summer fitness programs and class schedules are available at www. ywcabergencounty.org or by calling (201) 444-5600, extension 341 or 311. Register for Vacation Musical Theatre Camp Arkeology, the musical, will be the theme for this year’s Vacation Musical Theatre Camp at Christ Episcopal Church. Camp will be held from Aug. 19 through 23 from 9 a.m. to noon. Children ages four through 12 are invited to hear the story of Noah from the animals’ perspective. Participants will have the opportunity to sing, dance, act, create set designs, and work on related crafts. Camp is $50 for the week. The registration deadline is Aug. 1. To register, visit www.christchurchridgewood.org or call (201) 652-2350. The camp is open to the community. All are welcome. Christ Episcopal Church is located at 105 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. ‘Story Time at Graydon’ returns “Story Time at Graydon” has returned to the pool located at 259 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. The program is held on Thursdays at 2 p.m. and will run through the last week of August. Children ages four through eight years old and their guardians are invited to meet at the pavilion, and should bring a towel to sit on. Volunteers will read to the children and, when appropriate, offer a project to go with the story. For details, or to volunteer, call (201) 670-5560. Gallery celebrates students’ art For the month of July, Ridgewood’s Parks and Recreation Department will showcase “A Students’ Celebration of Art” at the Stable Art Gallery at 259 North Maple Avenue. The show features a collection of artwork by Ridgewood recreation students who attended the department’s art classes offered either at the Stable or the Community Center. Featured media will include watercolors, Chinese brush painting, acrylics, pastels, sculptures, and more. A reception will be held on Thursday, July 25, from 4 to 6 p.m. at The Stable. Light refreshments will be served. The Stable Gallery is open for viewing weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. For details, contact the Ridgewood Parks and Recreation Office at (201) 670-5560. We welcome press releases from our readers. Items may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon the week prior to publication. Dominick Nizza, 92, told friends last week that July 10 might be his last Ridgewood Village Council meeting. They all hoped he was joking with them. Nizza sometimes provides comic relief before sessions. He once arranged audience members into a chorus based on whether they were presumed to be tenors, baritones, or basses. He also makes dry observations which, despite an occasional flight of intentional fantasy, reflect common sense. Council regulars hope he keeps coming back to watch Ridgewood government in action and to lend a bit of pithy advice now and then. At right: Councilman Dominick Rizza Dominick Nizza rumors retirement