November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Glen Rock Harlem Wizards to play residents in benefit game by John Koster The Harlem Wizards, an entertainment basketball team, will take on players from Glen Rock in a Dec. 13 fund- raiser. The Harlem Wizards’ brand of “Trick Hoops & Alley Oops” entertainment basketball has been packing gyms across the world for 50 years. Throughout the game, fans Harlem Wizards basketball team Ballots show 1% Republican victory The provisional ballots from the Glen Rock municipal election confirm the narrow Republican victory in the Nov. 5 contest, but reduced the margin of victory from two per- cent closer to one percent. “I can’t wait until they sign off on this thing and bury the body,” said Glen Rock Mayor John van Keuren, who was not seeking office this year, but recorded the vote count at the Glen Rock annex on Election Day as the margin swayed back and forth. The provisional ballots back from Bergen County on Nov. 12 recorded 11 more votes for Republican Michael O’Hagan, who had previously tallied 2,029 in the annex count, and nine more votes for Mary Jane Surrago, who tallied 2,047 at the annex. O’Hagan finished the last week with 2,040 votes and Surrago with 2,056. The provisional ballots also showed that Democratic challengers Sean Brennan and Amy Martin each received 18 provisional votes. Brennan had received 1,993 votes and Martin received 2,012 at the annex count, which included absentee ballots but not the provisional ballots. The new totals were 2,030 votes for Martin and 2,015 for Brennan. The election was disrupted by a bomb threat phoned into the Alexander Hamilton School, which is used as a polling place. No bomb was found in the building, but the search sent voters to other polling places for about two hours. J. KOSTER will experience a display of tricks, coordinated ball han- dling, fancy passing, and aerodynamic athleticism com- bined with high-energy comedy and audience interaction. Glen Rock Mayor John van Keuren, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Paula Valenti, and Police Officer Matt Stanislao will join Francesca’s owner Sal Reina in the 7 p.m. game at the Glen Rock High School gym. The game, organized by the Richard E. Byrd Home and School Association, will benefit educational programs at the district’s Byrd School. “I was delighted to find out that it was permitted to slam dunk, and that’s why I will be playing,” Mayor van Keuren said last week. This Halloween, the mayor did his own impersonation of a wizard (Dumbledore from the “Harry Potter” series), but said he would not attempt to intimidate the opposition with his traditional Darth Vader costume. Audience members will also be part of the show, as the Harlem Wizards encourage participation. Prizes that will be given away that evening include a basketball signed by future Hall of Famer and Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Jason Kidd. Those who attend will also have an opportunity to participate in a halftime free throw contest. (continued on page 23)