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Visit www.wildlifecenter@co.bergen.nj.us. Gingerbread entries may be dropped off at the environ- mental center between Dec. 2 and 8, during regular office hours. Group size is not to exceed eight members. The maximum base size for the gingerbread entries is 18”x18.” Excluding the base, the entry must be edible. Foil wrapped candies are acceptable. Voting will take place from Dec. 8 through 29. The James A. McFaul Environmental Center is located at 150 Crescent Avenue in Wyckoff. Lauretta’s to host Shop & Nosh benefit Sal Lauretta for Men in Midland Park will host its second Shop and Nosh Night on Thursday, Nov. 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. The men’s clothing shop will donate 18 per- cent of the evening’s proceeds to Jewish Family Service of North Jersey. Customers are invited to enjoy previews of new designer collections, update their personal wardrobes, or find a holiday gift. The shop is located at 621 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. For details, call (201) 444-1666. Village Menorah Lighting set The Village of Ridgewood and the Jewish community will hold its first Chanukah Menorah Lighting at Van Neste Square on Wednesday, Nov. 27. The ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will feature music and refreshments. All are invited to this free event. The park is located on East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Fyke sets meeting, Christmas Bird Count Fyke Nature Association will meet on Friday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. The group will gather at the Allendale Municipal Building located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allen- dale. The association will host its 62nd annual Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 14. Teams will cover a 15-mile diameter circle centered on Lake Erskine. At least eight teams will be in the field from dawn to dusk. The count is part of the nationwide 114 th Christmas Bird Count organized by the National Audubon Society. All Seasons Chamber Players announce 33 rd concert season The All Seasons Chamber Players’ 33 rd season will begin with “The French-Russian Connection,” a set of cello pieces by Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Faure, and Tchaikovsky performed by cellist E. Zoe Hassman. These pieces will be followed by the light-hearted “Musique de Cour for Flute, Violin, and Piano” by Jean Francaix. The second half of the program will feature the powerful and romantic Arensky “Trio in D Minor for Violin, Cello, and Piano.” The “French-Russian Connection” will be performed at 2 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, and at 2 p.m. on Jan. 19 at the Mahwah Public Library at 100 Ridge Road. Performers are professional musicians who also play for major area orchestras, Broadway shows, and summer music festivals. All Seasons includes flutist Brenda Sakofsky of New City, New York, violinist Robert Law- rence of New York City, cellist E. Zoe Hassman of New York City, and pianist Jean Strickholm of Demarest. The ensemble will be joined by Guest Artist Jacqueline Schil- ler-Audi of Paramus and Associate Artist Ron Levy of Teaneck. Co-director Robert Lawrence will introduce each musical selection to the audience with personal pro- gram notes. The ensemble’s upcoming programs will include “From Marais to Martinu” in January, and “Fantasy!” in March. To join a team, call Stiles Thomas at (201) 327-3470. For more information, contact John at (201) 327-1483 or jbro29@optonline.net. John Fell House hosts Holiday Tea On Dec. 10, the Fell House Tea Committee will host its Annual Holiday Tea. This event will be held from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Fell House, 475 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. The event will feature a three course luncheon in the historic house, which will be beautifully decorated for the holidays. The cost is $45 per person and reservations are required. Call Theresa Salameno at (201) 825-2840 or e-mail lschropp@optonline.net. Proceeds from the event benefit the John Fell House. The John Fell House is owned, operated, and maintained by the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to the preservation of the house as a self-sustain- ing community center through grants, fundraisers, and pri- vate donations. For more information about the John Fell House and the Concerned Citizens of Allendale, e-mail thefellhouse@gmail.com. Special hours announced for railroad exhibit The Mahwah Museum has announced special holiday hours for the Donald Cooper Railroad. The railroad – a 15 Small Business Saturday rewards consumers, businesses on Nov. 30 Small Business Saturday is slated for Nov. 30 and area residents are invited to participate in this special event, which highlights the benefits of shopping locally. Local business people are an integral part of the com- munity and deserve support. These businesses are always there to help the many organizations that rely on their gen- erosity for the success of their events. On Small Business Saturday, everyone will have the chance to thank these businesses by shopping locally. Start your holiday shopping early this year. Not only will you find unique items for everyone on your gift list, you will also save gasoline and enjoy the personal service of folks who are friends and neighbors. You might even decide to buy yourself a special treat as you support small businesses: the backbone of the community. Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to discover all the great, convenient shopping local businesses have to offer. Shoppers can look forward to some great deals. Those who use their American Express cards at participat- ing locations will receive a special discount. Be sure to look through this newspaper’s Nov. 27 edition for specials from the participating businesses. Small Business Saturday is an American shopping holiday held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving -- one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. First observed on Nov. 27, 2010, Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local. In 2010, the holiday was conceived and promoted by American Express via a nationwide radio and television advertising campaign. All Seasons Chamber Players The public is welcome. For more information, call (201) 768-1331 or visit http://www.allseasonschamber- players.org. x 20 foot HO scale model – will be open on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. from Nov. 29 through Dec. 20. A special holiday treat for children, this railroad operates 10 trains, including Thomas the Tank Engine. Youngsters delight in the realis- tic subway that runs at their eye level. The model contains street fairs, a skateboard park, a subway system, construc- tion sites, and a replica of the Great Falls of Paterson. The Donald Cooper Railroad is also open on weekends from (continued on page 22) November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 3 Ridgewood Troubled areas get priority in water meter conversion Ridgewood Water is aggressively trying to accomplish the system-wide conversion to wireless meter reading and expects to complete the project by late in 2014 or early 2015, according to Dave Scheibner, Ridgewood Water’s business manager. “The utility is prioritizing meter changes at locations where we are not currently get- ting actual meter readings due to technical or administrative issues,” Scheibner said in a recent letter to Midland Park Council- man Nick Papapietro. The councilman had requested an action plan from Ridgewood Water when Scheibner appeared in front of the Midland Park Mayor and Council in September to respond to complaints about estimated billing practices. Scheibner said that the largest share of complaints is coming from homes which were configured for telephone-based automatic reading in the late 1990s and their telephone services have since been updated to incompatible technologies. He explained that as a result of phone com- pany deregulation, people changed to car- riers other than Verizon and didn’t realize that the change affected the reading of their water meter. By the time the utility realizes the change two or three billing quarters later, there is not enough staff to process the actual meter reading and back billing quickly. He said that Ridgewood Water has not had a meter reading staff in place since the late 1990s, when the tele- phone system was implemented. “Ridgewood Water uses every incident of contact with customers as an oppor- tunity to arrange for a meter change,” Scheibner said. One of the most common reasons for customers to contact the util- ity, he said, is to request a final reading for a sale of property. Ridgewood Water can change the meter at the time of final read- ing. There is no charge for the conversion. Scheibner noted that there are many customers who are unaware of the techni- cal meter reading issues who also do not notice that their water bills are estimated. “Our staff has lists of these custom- ers and attempt to gain admittance for a meter change. If they are not successful, they leave a notice requiring the cus- tomer to contact the utility. If there is no response within two weeks, a second attempt is made to gain entrance. If the second attempt is unsuccessful, another notice is left,” Scheibner explained, noting that most customers respond to the first or second notice left at the premises. Scheibner said that about 60 percent of the system’s 20,000 customers have been converted to date, with the staff doing 325 to 400 installations per month. He said that the locations where the tele- phone reading system is still reading water meters successfully will be changed last. He added that the rate at which staff is able to change meters is similar to the pace at which connectivity with the old system is being lost. Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • November 20, 2013 Ridgewood Winter Music Saturdays to be held at Temple Israel Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will continue its series of Winter Music Saturdays on Dec. 14 at 7:45 p.m. Performing at this concert will be Duo Music, comprised of violinist and musicologist Gabriel Schaff and pianist Leslie Frost. Schaff and Frost will perform a program that includes pieces by Beethoven and Jewish composers including Salamone Rossi (1613), Henryk Wieniawski, Anton Rubinstein, C.-V. Alkan, Aaron Copland, and Kurt Weill. At 16, Schaff was admitted to Philadelphia’s New School of Music, where he studied with the Curtis String Quar- tet. One year later, he won a scholarship to the Manhattan School of Music to study with internationally acclaimed violinist Erick Friedman. Schaff and Friedman later col- laborated for a decade at the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival. Schaff is a freelance violinist in the greater New York area and appears regularly with leading symphony, opera, and ballet ensembles, in addition to frequent chamber and recital collaborations. He has appeared with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra (U.S. tour), American Symphony Orchestra, Stamford Symphony, Long Island Philhar- monic, Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, New York Virtuosi, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, on Broadway, and on “The Late Show” with David Letterman. He is the concertmaster of the SONOS Chamber Orchestra in New York City and founder and artistic director of the Engle- wood Chamber Players. Recent projects have included Gabriel Schaff Leslie Frost a retrospective of the composers of 1810 (Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, and Liszt), and bicentennial perfor- mances of the music of Wagner, Verdi, and Alkan. He has performed throughout the world and on National Public Radio and Television, New Jersey Network, and on com- mercial radio and network television. He is on the faculty at Essex County College and Felician College, and is a guest lecturer at Rutgers University (Camden), Oberlin College, and the Shanghai Conservatory. He is currently a DMA candidate at Rutgers University. Frost holds two degrees in piano performance, and is a sought-after collaborative pianist. She has worked as a professional accompanist at Interlochen Arts Camp, toured with Tucson Girls Chorus, and performed chamber music across the United States. Also an accomplished singer, Leslie is trained in vocal technique and performance and has performed extensively as a vocalist, including the Seattle Symphony Chorale and Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble. A passionate and versatile educator, she has taught in a wide variety of settings from preschool to adult education. She has developed innovative curricula and educational pro- grams exploring the world of music, including drumming workshops. The night of the concert, the doors will open at 7:45 p.m. for Havdalah, the ceremony that marks the symbolic end of Shabbat and ushers in the new week. The concert will begin at about 8 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by a dessert reception. Admission is free, but the suggested donation for the concert is $10 per person. Located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood, Temple Israel and JCC is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue with members from over a dozen Bergen County com- munities. Weekly Shabbat services are held on Fridays at 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9 a.m. During the week, minyan takes place on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and Tuesday nights at 7:45 p.m. For more information, call (201) 444-9320, e-mail office@synagogue.org, or visit www.synagogue.org. Village seeks intersection upgrades The Ridgewood Village Council has approved a resolu- tion to ask Bergen County for the upgrade and improve- ment of signalization of four traffic lights on county roads that run through Ridgewood. The request followed a Ridgewood Council meeting at which one resident described being run over by a truck -- she survived after multiple surgeries -- and others described the dangers of intersections near their homes. The intersections to be upgraded include North Maple Avenue and Franklin Avenue near Ridgewood Village Hall, East Ridgewood Avenue, North Maple Avenue at the entrance to the downtown shopping area, Oak Street and Franklin Avenue on the approach to the YMCA-YWCA, East Ridgewood Avenue and Pleasant Avenue, and the Godwin Avenue corridor near Ackerman Avenue, South Monroe Street, and Lincoln Avenue -- said by some drivers to be the most dangerous intersection in Ridgewood. Heavy traffic, especially at rush hours and during school pickup hours, has rendered these intersections troublesome and often dangerous, observers say. Several of the intersec- tions have also been cited as obstacles to development of multi-story residential buildings in the area of Ridgewood near the railroad line. Since Bergen County roads are involved, the county has the final authority on signalization. J. KOSTER 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) Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • November 20, 2013 Ridgewood Planners approve strip mall on Route 17 South by John Koster The long-proposed development of a special tract along Route 17 South has been approved by the Ridgewood Planning Board and will probably be completed some time in 2014. The new mall will receive shopper traffic from Route 17 and not from roads through residential neighborhoods. The plan required no variances, since the lot between Paramus Road and the highway was approved for com- mercial development when the zoning standards were adopted a few years ago. Some residents had objected to the fact that the buildings would interfere with their view, but the fact that the developer had owned the land for three decades and the need for tax ratables were also considered. The 15,300-square-foot site will be able to accommo- date a maximum of seven retail tenants and will have 79 parking spaces. The developer, Malvern Burroughs, through his pro- fessional experts, agreed to provide an eight-foot tall fence atop a four-foot berm to screen the mall from resi- dential neighbors. Trash and recycling receptacles will be located on the extreme north side of the site, as far as pos- sible from residential property lines. No tenants were registered at press time, but Verizon and Starbucks were seen as possible occupants. The style of the mall will be Tudor, with shade trees and evergreens used as additional screening. An artist’s rendering of the proposed strip mall Village police investigate vandalism The Ridgewood Police Department has reported a number of instances of vandalism involving parked cars. On Nov. 7, a Ridgewood High School student reported that his car had been vandalized while it was parked in the area provided to students by the First Presbyte- rian Church parking lot under contract with the school system. On Nov. 8, a resident of Alpine Terrace reported that vehicles in the driveway had been vandalized. The following day, a John Street resident reported that his car window had been broken and a radar detector was stolen from inside the car. On Nov. 6, a Concord Road resident reported that his garage had been entered in the past and a bicycle was stolen. All these matters are under investigation by the Ridgewood Police Detective Bureau. J. KOSTER November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 7 Area Bolger to donate $5M to create high school Ridgewood Philanthropist David F. Bolger is donating $5 million to the Children’s Therapy Center (CTC) and challenging the non-profit organization to raise an addi- tional $2.5 million to build a high school for children with disabilities. The challenge grant would allow the CTC to create a much-needed program serving children up to 21 years of age. The announcement of the potential high school pro- gram brought cheers and tears from the families attend- ing the two recent back-to-school nights. “We are beyond overjoyed. We know that high school is still a long way off for our son, Jude, but given his needs, we cannot imagine him anywhere else but the CTC. All we can say is thank you, Mr. Bolger!” said CTC parent Denise O’Brien. The Bolger Foundation Challenge Grant would ulti- mately lead to a combined school program – the CTC Upper School and a high school – providing the best pos- sible educational and therapeutic services for the students while also providing support to their families. The Children’s Therapy Center has a long history with its Ridgewood benefactor and friend. Thanks to Bolg- er’s generous donations through The Marion & Silfred DePhillips Foundation and The Bolger Foundation, The Children’s Therapy Center has been able to expand its programs and facilities twice. The center expanded into its Midland Park facility, at the former St. Thomas More School at the Church of the Nativity, in 2009. That expansion came about as a result of a plea from center parents to continue services for their children at the Fair Lawn facility past eight years of age. Bolger heard that plea and helped the center reach its goal of expanding its services to age 13. Bolger was already thinking about a high school in 2009 and even broached the subject at the Midland Park groundbreaking - proving his commitment and dedica- tion to the children and families of the CTC for the long- term. Bolger’s son, J.T. Bolger, trustee and treasurer of The Bolger Foundation, and the foundation’s other trustees have also been supportive and receptive to the needs of the families, working closely with the CTC Board of Directors and Executive Director and Fair Lawn Princi- pal Marvin Leiken to put together the challenge grant. The CTC provides educational and therapeutic ser- vices for children with severe developmental disabilities. Students, who range in age from 18 months through 13 years, all need very specialized services as a result of major medical issues, genetic disorders, neurological problems, and chromosomal abnormalities. For more information on The Children’s Therapy Center or The Bolger Foundation Challenge Grant, con- tact Audra Hoffman, director of development, at (201) 797-7440 or e-mail ahoffman@thechildrenstherapycent er.org. Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • November 20, 2013 Glen Rock Holiday Artisan Sale to benefit Guatemalan youth On Sunday, Dec. 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glen Rock native Courtney Wong will host the fifth annual fundrais- ing sale of Guatemalan artisans’ products. This is a ben- efit for Limitless Horizons Ixil, a community-development nonprofit that opens educational opportunities for youth and families in the secluded, genocide-torn indigenous Maya community of Chajul, Guatemala. The sale will take place in the Fellowship Hall at the Community Church of Glen Rock, 354 Rock Road in Glen Rock. Patrons are asked to use the Hamilton Avenue entrance. A variety of handmade items perfect for holiday gifts will be sold, including handmade scarves and book- marks, bags, beaded jewelry, stuffed animals, and holi- day ornaments. This year, there will be brand new items directly from the women and youth artisans in Chajul, and everyone’s favorite crafts from prior years. Limitless Horizons Ixil (LHI) is a U.S. 501(c)(3) non- Handmade scarves from Guatemala (Photo courtesy of Sue Rissberger Photography.) profit and Guatemalan nongovernmental organization that creates opportunities for the indigenous youth, women, and families of Chajul, Guatemala, to develop the academic and professional skills needed to effect change in their lives and within the community. LHI works in the indigenous Ixil region of the western highlands of Guatemala, which has maintained its rich Mayan traditions despite being par- ticularly hard hit by genocide against its people during the 36-year-long Guatemalan civil war. It is an area marked by significant poverty and post-war trauma. The community has a corn-based agricultural economy where the aver- age income is $2 per day and adults struggle to feed their families. Less than 11.5 percent of children graduate from middle school, and adults have an average of only 2.5 years of schooling. LHI opened Chajul’s first and only community library to serve the county’s population of 50,000 people; resources like story hour and homework help have been hugely popu- lar, and the library now serves over 1,400 users. The orga- nization operates a youth development program, which includes comprehensive educational support services and scholarships for Chajul’s most promising and impoverished youth. LHI also runs an artisans’ program that offers schol- ars in the youth development program and mothers of LHI youth the opportunity to create woven and embroidered products in exchange for fair wages and professional train- ing. After graduating from Brown University with a degree in public policy in 2009, Wong worked in Chajul for Lim- itless Horizons Ixil until November 2010. Since then, she has been a member of the organization’s board of directors, and is highly active in fundraising and strategic planning for the organization’s long-term sustainability. For the fifth year in a row, she is excited to be able to share her experi- ence working in Chajul and to be hosting this sale, which will raise essential funds for the organization’s work to increase sustainability over the next several years. “Last year, we raised an amazing $2,500,” Wong said. “I hope we can even surpass that this year so we can con- tinue to provide this essential funding for LHI’s work that enables youth to overcome Chajul’s challenges and become educated young leaders. We’re making incredible progress in a community that really needs it.” For more information about Limitless Horizons Ixil, visit www.limitlesshorizonsixil.org or contact Courtney Wong (CourtneyRebeccaLHI@gmail.com). November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 Local police chiefs host drug awareness program by John Koster Wyckoff Police Chief Benjamin Fox, Franklin Lakes Police Chief Joseph Selten- rich, and Oakland Police Chief Edward Kasper have teamed up to present a drug awareness program to parents from the FLOW area on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The pro- gram will be held at 7 p.m. at Indian Hills High School, 97 Yawpo Avenue in Oakland. The community is invited. The chiefs’ informative program will assist parents in understanding how severe the use of heroin and prescription pain killer drugs is in the FLOW community. Parents will learn how quickly a child can become addicted to prescription pain kill- ers, and then move on to heroin, a cheaper alternative. “Parents will learn how their child can quickly become addicted to prescription pain killers, and then move on to heroin use because of the cost of the pills,” Chief Fox said last week. “While the situation is not unique to Franklin Lakes, Oakland, and Wyckoff, it’s here. Many of our children are addicted and parents need to know what to watch for to protect their children.” A drug expert from the Bergen County Prosecutors Office will provide be on hand to discuss how teens who are addicted will do anything to get drugs. “Parents will hear (the expert) say how teenagers who get addicted to these drugs will do anything to get drugs,” Chief Fox said. “When he says anything, he means it.” In recent months, a number of teens and people in their early 20s have been arrested for pain killers and heroin -- a drug that has become more widely used in recent years. “We did some research for the Munici- pal Alliance about drug arrests over the past 10 years and over the last three or four years the increase in heroin arrests has been just staggering,” Chief Fox told Villadom TIMES. “It went from the point where 10 years ago we never saw heroin to the point where heroin now accounts for the majority of drug arrests.” Towns outside the Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and Oakland nexus have had simi- lar issues. In Glen Rock, a student at Glen Rock High School was recently arrested for his second attempt to sell heroin to an undercover officer. Students in a number of schools say heroin is readily available and relatively cheap. “Don’t be a parent who puts his or her head in the sand and says ‘Not my child,’” Chief Fox added. “Way too many parents of teenagers who are deeply involved in this problem have said ‘I never would have believed that my child would get messed up with this.’ Locally, we have had students with straight A grades and scholarships dealing with addiction. It is destroying lives.” November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 11 Blue Moon event to support Wyckoff Meals on Wheels Members of the community are invited to Blue Moon Mexican Café’s Dec. 1 Community Night. Proceeds from this event will benefit Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. Those who wish to participate in this fundraiser are invited to visit Blue Moon’s Wyckoff location at 327 Franklin Avenue (in the Boulder Run Shopping Center) on Dec. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lunch, dinner, take- out and delivery orders, catering, and gift cards purchased that day will help support Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. Members of the community who wish to participate in this benefit must present the café with the Community Night flyer, which is available online at www.bluemoon- mexicancafe.com. Twenty percent of the receipts from Community Night (excluding taxes and gratuities) will be donated to Wyckoff Meals on Wheels. For over 32 years, Wyckoff Meals on Wheels has been delivering food to township residents in need. Run by a corps of about 40 volunteers, this service is available to all residents regardless of age or income. The mission of Meals on Wheels is to fulfill a need for balanced nutri- tion for people who may be unable to prepare meals for themselves. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organiza- tion. The group does not receive any national or local government funding. Over the years, Wyckoff Meals on Wheels has received generous gifts from the community, some- times in memory of former clients. These donations have allowed this group of dedicated volunteers to continue its service. Recently, the group was running low on funds, and had to consider the possibility of doing away with add- on services, such as the well-received Birthday Baskets. These baskets filled with muffins and other goodies from the Market Basket are delivered to clients who are cel- ebrating their birthdays. Wyckoff Meals on Wheels also provides deliveries of food staples that help tide people over during weather related emergencies. Items include juice, soups, and other shelf-stable foods that can easily be pulled out of the pantry for a quick, nutritious meal. This group of volunteers never rests. Weekday meal deliveries continue year-round – even on holidays. Christ- mas Day 2013 and New Year’s Day 2014 both fall on Wednesdays, and Wyckoff Meals on Wheels volunteers will be delivering both days to ensure that their clients have everything they need to enjoy well-balanced meals on those holidays. For more information on receiving this service, to volunteer, or to make a donation, contact Alma Mader at (201) 891-4840. For further information regarding the upcoming Com- munity Night at Blue Moon, call Kathy Scarpelli at (201) 891-1820. Guest speaker Jay Vidockler from the Wyckoff Chamber of Com- merce addressed the Wyckoff-Midland Park Rotary Club on the value for local businesses in being part of the Chamber. Both the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club pro- vide excellent opportuni- ties for residents to engage in the local community and beyond. Pictured are Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce Pres- ident Jay Vidockler (left) and Rotary Club President Tom Madigan. (Photo courtesy of Peter Brannigan.) Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 13 Historic home hosts Holiday Open House The community is invited to the annual Holiday Open House at the VanVoorhees- Quackenbush-Zabriskie House in Wyckoff. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The home is located at 421 Franklin Avenue. The Open House, which has been held nearly every year since 1976, will show- A view of the VanVoorhees-Quackenbush-Zabriskie House case the house decorated for the holiday season, complete with wreaths and gar- lands of fresh greens designed specifi- cally for this occasion by volunteers of the Wyckoff Area Garden Club. Built in 1730 and added onto in 1824, the Zabriskie House is one of the finest examples of American architecture in northern New Jersey. Antique-filled rooms reflect the Dutch colonial heritage that dominated this region during the 18 th and early 19 th centuries. Although it was used as a home by the VanVoorhees, Quacken- bush, and Zabriskie families, the structure was also used as a village store, tavern, candy store, hotel, and ballroom. Today, the house and gardens represent the Grace Zabriskie home, her gift to the Township of Wyckoff in 1964. The Zabriskie House, which is man- aged by a board of trustees, underwent repairs late in 2012. During the Holiday Open House, visi- tors are welcome to enjoy self-guided tours. Cookies and mulled cider will be served in the home’s lovely period dining room, and holiday music will add to the festive atmosphere. All area residents are invited to this special event. Students who are studying New Jersey history this year may espe- cially appreciate the experience of being in a local historic home during the holiday season. There is a fee of $5 for adults; $3 for senior citizens and children under the age of 12. Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • November 20, 2013 The hero under the fading whitewash At one great moment in history, John F. Kennedy may have saved the world from a nuclear catastrophe. Unknown to the American public, a U.S. pilot named Rudolph Anderson had been shot down and killed over Cuba by Soviet hot-heads. Some of Kennedy’s advisers - - the same sort of people who bombed Germany and Japan into rubble when the issue was no longer in doubt and killed thousands of French and Korean civilians -- urged a massive air strike on Cuba. Kennedy, an independent thinker who used his advisers as advisers and not as mentors, decided to keep talking. He brokered a deal with the Soviets that got the Soviet missiles out of Cuba and caused them to lose some face. (He quietly took our own missiles out of Turkey, but nobody knew about it while he was alive.) The alternative Kennedy wisely rejected -- a bomb- ing that could easily have gone nuclear -- would not have destroyed America, just the major American cities at a cost of tens of millions of American. Check out some photo- graphs of what Germany and Japan looked like in 1946 to imagine what it would have looked like. European Russia and urban China, however, would also have been totaled and the nuclear fallout would have contaminated the entire Eurasian continent. Russian joke: “When the sirens sound, go to the subway and take your bed sheets. There is sure to be a shortage of shrouds.” Kennedy may have saved world civilization. He deserves a hero’s honor for that. The rest of his career consisted of bold bungles long covered by a coat of whitewash thick enough to plaster the fossilized bones of a tyrannosaurus rex. We need to remember that. The four-hour broadcast of “JFK” chips off some large bits of the whitewash and leaves others in place. Advance warning: Evan Thomas is one of the writers brought in as a talking head, and since we worked at the same newspa- per 40 years ago and his books sell a lot better than mine, my dark blue eyes may occasionally flash green with envy. Having read his books while glowering and sulking, I grudgingly admit that Evan never deliberately distorts facts. He just makes more money than I do, and that, of course, is unforgivable. Now let us chip some whitewash. Joe Kennedy comes off as ambitious, but his ambition is somewhat normalized by PBS. He is shown as being anti-interventionist when some people argue that he was anti-British. Franklin Delano Roosevelt took him off the case as ambassador to the United Kingdom because he objected to FDR’s moves to get the U.S. into the war. It was worse than that according to Sey- mour Hersch, who reports that when anti-Nazi Germans asked for American political support to overthrow Hitler, Joe Kennedy betrayed the German anti-Nazi group to their own government. This would have been a death sentence, except that Joe Kennedy reported them to the Abwehr (military intelligence), which was also involved in plotting against Hitler. The anti-Nazi Germans were spared for four more years until they tried to kill Hitler and were hanged. Did Joe cost us a chance to get rid of Hitler without getting into another war? That should have been mentioned. The show tells us that John Kennedy’s first willful col- lege choice was Princeton, but his father insisted on Har- vard. JFK actually started Princeton, but could not cut the academics. My daughter, an honors graduate of Princeton, says everybody there knows the real story. JFK’s father then wangled his son’s way into Harvard. FDR also attended Harvard. According to Thomas Fleming, FDR thought our real enemies were the Prussian militarists -- the same people who wanted to bump off Hitler, and the same men Hitler later hanged after they tried to kill him. PBS skipped that one. JFK, under his father’s wing, wrote a book called “Why England Slept,” which praised Neville Chamberlain for buying time by knuckling under to Hitler at Munich. Bogus! In 1938, the Germans would have gotten a very bloody nose had they attacked the Czech border fortresses if Britain and France rallied to attack Germany in the West. Instead, the best “German” tanks used to invade France two years later were Czech-made, while the German-made tanks could not stand up to the much better French tanks. Militarily, the Germans should have lost the Battle of France. They won because the Hitler-Stalin Pact turned the French Left against their own government and because the French ultra-Right was anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi. Blather about mighty German tanks is a useless cliché. The best World War II tanks were Russian, then French. The Anglo- Saxons, the Italians, and the Japanese were in a four-way tie for worst place. The heroic personal aspects of JFK are amply and accurately covered. He was a sickly boy who made him- self worse by taking all sorts of medications that further undermined his health, but he had tremendous courage in the face of pain and the prospect of an early death. While more people than we care to remember lied to get out of World War II, JFK lied to get into the Navy and then passed up a safe stateside job in military intelligence to seek out combat. PT-109 got some mild paint chipping. PBS shows PT- 109 in combat. Kennedy’s actual combat before that awful night when the boat was rammed was almost nil. The narra- tor, however, questioned Kennedy’s seamanship in getting a small 70-knot PT boat rammed by a big 40-knot Japanese destroyer, but appropriately honored his courage and initia- tive in saving most of his crew with an arduous three-mile swim. A fair assessment would be that Kennedy was a bun- gler before the ramming of PT-109, but a hero afterward. He got two medals for clumsily losing a boat and two men, but saving 10 others. This may have started a pattern ful- filled during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Kennedy’s political career was marked by the same courage. He had to climb stairs by putting first one foot, then another, on the same step, while his back hurt terribly, but he shook hands from dawn to dusk running for Con- gress. He collapsed in the street at the Bunker Hill Parade, but was on his feet the day after and won the Democratic primary, then easily carried the Congressional election. He was 29. PBS left out the part about the Kennedy family’s intense admiration for Senator Joseph McCarthy, the accused witch hunter of communists in the U.S. government. Bobby Ken- nedy was one of McCarthy’s top legal advisors. Many, if not most of the people McCarthy accused, were actually guilty. JFK was absent from McCarthy’s censure hearing, as Lyndon Johnson pointed out. This was no accident, nor was it sheer laziness. By this time, JFK had been diagnosed with Addison’s disease, an adrenal failure associated with low energy and early death, but when his jealous rival for the White House, Johnson, had this reported, the documentary hon- estly reports that the Kennedy family lied about it, and the American people fell for it. Joe Kennedy, meanwhile, brought in Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. -- one of FDR’s sons -- to proclaim that he and JFK were both five-year service veterans during World War II while Hubert Humphrey was, at least by implication, a World War II draft dodger. Things like that mattered in the 1950s. Humphrey, who had a fine record on labor rights and civil rights, lost out. The PBS show mentions that Chicago and West Virginia were close in the election and that Kennedy won by one- quarter of one percent. In fact, Joe Kennedy put the fix in with the Chicago Mob and West Virginia crooks and that is probably why Jack got elected. This has been reported many times and confirmed. Nixon might have won on a recount in 1960, but passed up the chance. The show honestly reports that JFK was not much inter- ested in civil rights except as the violent mistreatment of African Americans played into the hands of Soviet pro- pagandists, PBS implies that the credit he received for the Cuban Missile Crisis was perhaps overstated: Khrushchev had already turned back the Soviet blockade-buster ships when JFK reached out to make a deal. The fact that JFK instinctively declined to invade Cuba when the Russians had 43,000 soldiers and tactical nuclear weapons there is clearly to his credit. That shining moment cannot be taken from him, nor can his enormous physical courage in push- ing his sickly body through what must have been absolute torture. His last year as president saw progress in civil rights and a sanctioned coup in Vietnam that led to a war where 58,000 Americans later died and Johnson and Nixon -- who actually brought the civil rights legislation onto the books -- got to take the all the blame for Vietnam and little or none of the credit for ending segregation. The American Experience “JFK” is a whole lot more accurate and responsible than the Oliver Stone feature film of the same name, where Kennedy is murdered with the complicity of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, corporate war con- tracts, Cuba exiles, and a segment of the gay community. The American Experience, in fact, simply shows Jack and Jackie taking a second honeymoon in Dallas followed by the news of his death, and the assessment that he might have been a great president had he not been murdered. Tune in next week to find out who probably killed him. Letters to the Editor Vets seek donations Dear Editor: The American Legion Posts of the Bergen County American Legion organization have voted to spearhead a fundraising project to purchase a new bus for the Paramus Veterans Home. The home presently has three buses which are used to transport the residents to off-premise affairs hosted by the Legion, VFW, Knights of Columbus, Elks, and other organizations. These buses are old and in constant need of repairs. In fact, during the past six months at least two and sometimes all three have been in the repair shop, and the residents of the Paramus Veterans Home have been denied the pleasure of attending numerous picnics, pig roasts, dinner events, fishing events, trips to Atlantic City, etc. he Veterans Administration has this issue on its radar and will be replacing the existing buses over time (we all know how long this could be), but even the three buses that are up and running are insufficient to handle the number of veterans who would like to attend events. The Legion Posts of Bergen County have now started a fundraising effort and the goal is to raise $80,000 in order to buy a fourth bus. This bus would be new, and therefore more reliable, and would supplement the existing buses until they are replaced, which will be over a period of time -- not overnight. We are asking that you help by making a donation to this project. We are a registered 501(C)(19) organization. Please send donations payable to Bergen County Ameri- can Legion, c/o Bob Salvini, 54 Thiem Avenue, Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 and include in the memo line of the check that it is for the Paramus Vets Home Bus. Your generos- ity is truly appreciated. Please remember that this will help improve the social life and spirits of our less fortunate com- rades who reside at the home. All organizations donating $1,000 or more and any individual donating more than $500 will be included on a plaque (that will be donated by BCAL and not come from funds raised for the bus) recognizing their donation, so the residents using the bus will know who helped provide it. I thank you in advance. Should you have any questions, please feel to reach out to me at bobsalvini@att.net. Bob Salvini, Commander Bergen County American Legion November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 15 Ridgewood Veterans Day ceremony focused on Korean War Veterans Day ceremonies were held at Veterans Field in Ridgewood on Nov. 11. The focus of this year’s ceremony was the Korean War. The master of ceremonies was Bob Paoli, commander of American Legion Post 53. Reverand Kyu Tae Pak of the Midland Park United Methodist Church opened the ceremonies with a prayer, and Ridgewood Mayor Paul Aronsohn made opening remarks. Sgt. 1st Class Ron Zier spoke about the Korean War and his service there; retired Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief Robert Re spoke about his service in Korea, and veterans in the audience were honored for their military service. The national anthem was sung by the Harmony Celebration Chorus, and Sally Ann Tumas-Skoric led the audiance in singing ‘God Bless America.’ Many students from Benjamin Franklin Middle School and Ridgewood High School attended. (Photos courtesy of Joe Burns.) Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • November 20, 2013 Obituaries Ophelia D. Farnsworth Ophelia D. Farnsworth, nee Vuono, of Ridgewood died Oct. 14. She was 90. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, where she was a Eucharistic minister and an honorary member of the Rosary Altar Soci- ety. She is survived by her children Priscilla Farnsworth of Ridgewood and Craig Farnsworth of Saratoga Springs, New York. She is also survived by two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Alpheus Farnsworth. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to the Bergen County Animal Shelter, 100 United Lane, Teter- boro, NJ 07608 or to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Leonetta M. Kachadurian Leonetta M. Kachadurian, nee Canonico, of Waldwick and Florida died Oct. 15. She was 83. She attended Saint Luke’s School in Ho-Ho-Kus and Rutgers University. Prior to moving to Florida in 1972, she and her husband owned and operated Lexington Cleaners in Glen Rock. She also worked part-time as a bookkeeper for Kilroy’s Wonder Market and was a real estate sales associate for over 35 years. She is survived by her sons Richard J. and Thomas H. Jr. and two grandsons, all of Lakeland, Florida. She was predeceased by her husband Thomas H. Kachadurian Sr. Arrangements were made by C.C. Van Emburgh Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Lynette F. Corsale Lynette F. Corsale, nee Vivino, of Mahwah, formerly of Paterson, Wayne, and Upper Saddle River, died Nov. 8. She was 68. She was a member the Upper Saddle River Woman’s Club and of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary, which she served as treasurer for two years. She also helped sup- port battered women and visited Bergen Pines with gifts for the aged. She was a parishioner of Church of the Presen- tation in Upper Saddle River. She is survived by her hus- band Stephan O. Corsale and her children Francine Moran of Park Ridge, Stephen V. of Mahwah, and Brian of Alam- eda, California. She is also survived by two grandchildren and her siblings Candice Vivino of Florida, Melissa Vivino Corso of New York City, Alfred Vivino of Maryland, and Arthur Vivino of Lincoln Park. Arrangements were made by Marrocco Memorial Chapel in Clifton. Shirley T. Dahlin Shirley T. Dahlin, nee Frawley, of Waldwick, formerly of Chicago, Illinois, died Nov. 10. She was 85. Before retir- ing, she was a receptionist at West Bergen Mental Health Center in Ridgewood. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Nativity in Midland Park where she also served as a Eucharistic minister. She was a member of Saint Luke’s Senior Group. She is survived by her children Gary P. Dahlin, Teresa Montag, Richard F. Dahlin, Thomas M. Dahlin, William J. Dahlin, and Mary Penczek. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Richard W. Dahlin. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ameri- can Stroke Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231. Spencer Ainsworth Jones Spencer Ainsworth Jones of Ridgewood, formerly Springfield, died Nov. 11. He was 90. He was a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers veteran of World War II. He attended Rutgers University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. He had worked for the Chubb Corporation for 35 years, retiring in 1983 as the treasurer of the corporation and vice president of Chubb & Son, Inc. While with Chubb, he participated in the company’s bowling and golf leagues. Prior to his long career with Chubb, he was a CPA with Arthur Young & Co. He is survived by his first wife Claire, and their sons Christopher G. Jones of Brooklyn, New York and Robert B. Jones of Ridgewood. He is also survived by his half-brother William II of North Carolina. He was pre- deceased by his wife Rose and his siblings Richard, Wil- liam, Margaret, and his half-brother Carlberg. Memorial donations may be made to Children’s Aid and Family Ser- vices, 200 Robin Road, Paramus, NJ. Doris E. Landre Doris E. Landre of Ridgewood, formerly of Wyckoff, died Nov. 6. She was 90. She was a U.S. Navy WAVES veteran of World War II. She was a graduate of Barnard and earned a master’s degree from Smith. In a 30-year career at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, she rose to the position of secretary to the board of commissioners, the highest ranking woman in the agency. She was a member of West Side Tennis Club, the Skating Club of New York, the Ridgewood Woman’s Club, the Garden Club of New Jersey, and the College Club of New Jersey. Memorial donations may be sent to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Dorothy M. Ledden Dorothy M. Ledden, nee Magarelli, of Ho-Ho-Kus, formerly of Ridgefield, died Nov. 10. Before retiring, she was employed by Unilever of Englewood Cliffs. She is survived by her husband Ronald K. Ledden Sr., and her daughter Dorothy Ledden-Henry. She is also survived by three grandchildren and her sister Angela Lanzalotto. She was predeceased by her son Ronald K. Ledden Jr. and her sister Octavia Carabellese. Arrangements were made by A.K. Macagna Funeral Home in Cliffside Park. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital P.O. Box 2151 501 Saint Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38101-2151. Marie Tina Moroni Marie Tina Moroni of Mahwah, formerly of Hasbrouck Heights, died Nov. 7. She was 92. She is survived by her daughter Louise Moroni of Hasbrouck Heights and her sisters Mildred Sonzogni of Oradell and Virginia Michel of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her husband Dr. Elio Moroni. Arrangements were made by Hennessey Heights Funeral Home in Hasbrouck Heights. Mary J. Pisciotta Mary J. Pisciotta, nee Silvestro, of Upper Saddle River died Nov. 8. She was 97. Following an early career at the New York Rehabilitation Hospital in West Haverstraw, New York, she was a homemaker. She was a parishioner of the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. She is survived by her children Mary Lee Mannes, Judy Uzzo, and Joanne Johnston. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, three nephews, and one niece. She was predeceased by her husband Frank and her daughter Irene Sansalone. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Thomas J. Watts Thomas J. Watts of Pompton Lakes, formerly of Mid- land Park, died Nov. 11. He was 61. He was employed at Mack Boring & Parts Company in Union. He is survived by his partner Deborah L. Morone and his siblings Jenni- fer Kearny, Betsy Miller, James Watts, Charles Watts, and Clifford Watts. He is also survived by five nieces and neph- ews. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436. Edwin J. Weaver Edwin J. Weaver of Mahwah died Nov. 7. He was 81. He was born in Mahwah. He was the owner of the Com- munity Shoppe, “Weaver’s,” until he retired in 1988. He is survived by his wife Betty (Kelly) Weaver and his children John Weaver of Little Silver, Richard Weaver of Georgia, Laura Mattson of Mahwah, and Beth Peterson of Cape May. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his brother William Weaver of Florida. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to the Mahwah Fire Department Company #1 or the National Parkinson’s Foundation. November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 Ridgewood Notes Community Meals seek volunteers Community Meals, a “Meals on Wheels” non-profit service located at 105 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, is seeking volunteer drivers to help deliver meals to homebound residents in the Ridgewood area. Volun- teers are needed weekdays at 11 a.m. and may schedule for a standing shift or as a standby member. Call (201) 447-8295. Incorporated in 1971, Community Meals, Inc. delivers meals to people who cannot shop or cook for themselves in the following towns: Allendale, Glen Rock, Ho-Ho-Kus, Midland Park, Ridgewood, Waldwick, and part of Saddle River. CMI’s service is not duplicated by any other orga- nization in these towns. Fundraising and direct donations are necessary to defray costs and provide subsidies for those with financial need. Virtuoso guitarist to open concert season The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra will open its 74th season with a concert featuring classical guitarist Cem Duruoz in a performance of “Fantasia para un Gentil- hombre” by Joaquin Rodrigo. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. on Nov. 22 at West Side Presbyterian Church, located at 6 Monroe Street in Ridgewood. The program will include Dvorak’s “New World Symphony,” H.A. Sisler’s “American-Israeli Festival Overture,” and an orchestral arrangement of Duke Elling- ton favorites. Born in Ankara in 1976, Duruoz began his guitar studies in Turkey. By the age of 17, he had won first prize in the Turk- ish National Classic Guitar Competition. To gain further training, he studied with world-renowned guitarist Eliot Fisk in Europe, earned a master’s degree at San Francisco Conservatory, and pursued additional study at the Juilliard School. Duruoz has performed in South America, Europe, Japan, and throughout the United States, including several concerts at Weill Recital Hall in New York. In addition to his concert schedule, Duruoz teaches guitar performance at Wesleyan University and conducts classical guitar master classes all over the world. The Ridgewood Symphony is among the largest volunteer symphonies in the coun- try, with players from 48 different munici- palities in Bergen, Passaic, and Rockland counties. The orchestra is directed by Arkady Leytush. This season’s remaining subscription concerts will take place on March 7 and May 2, 2014. The RSO’s pro- grams have been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. For tickets and information, call (201) 612-0118, or visit www.ridgewoodsym- phony.org. OLMC MOMs plan Advent Dinner OLMC MOMs will host its Advent Wreath Pot Luck Dinner on Dec. 1 in the Mount Carmel Parish Center on Passaic Street. The dinner will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. In addition to sharing a pot luck meal, each family will make an Advent wreath, and children will have the opportunity to participate in arts and crafts and musical performances. Each family is asked to bring a dish in an aluminum tray to feed eight to 10 people. Please be sure to include a card listing the ingredients. The cost is $25 per family. Checks may be made payable to OLMC MOMs and mailed to Paula Bishop at 30 Mortlock Place, Glen Rock, NJ 07452. For more information, e- mail Paulabishop76@gmail.com. Film screening of ‘Genetic Roulette’ set The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood invites the community to a screening of the new documentary “Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives” on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Produced by Jeffrey Smith, author of “Seeds of Deception,” “Genetic Roulette” is a compelling documentary on the health risks of genetically modified organisms and what can be done to protect families and communities. This program is sponsored by the Environmental Action and Repro- ductive Justice committees of the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. Admission to the film is free and refreshments will be served. The Unitarian Society is located at 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. Child care is available with advance notice. Contact Carol Loscalzo at closcalzo2@aol.com by Nov. 22. For more information, contact the Uni- tarian Society of Ridgewood at (201) 444- 6225 or visit uuridgewood.org. Employment workshop scheduled Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church’s Career Resources Ministry, in its continu- ing effort to provide help to people seeking employment, will present the third of a four- part series of workshops on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1:30 p.m. The workshop will be held in the meeting room in the lower church and is open to anyone seeking employment and those who anticipate possible unemploy- ment. The workshops are free and parish membership is not required. Workshops are presented by the Career Resources Ministry, whose members are dedicated to helping those seeking employ- ment. Professionals in the field will present the workshop and will be on hand to give advice. This workshop topic is “Get Your Message Out: Networking.” Participants should bring a recent resume or job experi- ence information. All are welcome, and refreshments will be served. For details, call Tom Lewis at (201) 445-1864 or Carol Shea at (201) 447- 4215. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is located at 1 Passaic Street in Ridgewood. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 Latest ‘Thor’ picture puts action above clarity by Dennis Seuling “Thor: The Dark World” is the God of Thunder’s third appearance on the big screen, following “Thor” (2011) and “The Avengers” (2012). Chris Hemsworth, with bulging muscles and a voice so deep it could make boulders trem- ble, is back in the title role, complete with magical hammer and red cape. One wonders if this garb is necessary or just a reminder that most self-respecting superheroes wear capes. Wardrobe issues aside, Hemsworth is the perfect human incarnation of a comic book character. This time around, someone or something has unleashed the Aether, a red-hued, floating, liquid substance that looks like a combination of Twizzlers and Christmas tree bunting -- a nasty fluid that can invade the bodies of those unfor- tunate enough to come in contact with it. To make mat- ters worse, the Nine Realms are coming into alignment, a rare occurrence that will create portals from one world to another, allowing Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) and his band of Dark Elves the chance to attack Asgard, to avenge a thousands-year-old feud. Meanwhile, on Earth, scientist Jane Foster (Natalie Port- man), who has not seen Thor for two years, toils with her assistant Darcy (Kat Dennings) and eccentric head scientist Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard). That does it for the muddled premise. There are so many missteps in this movie that it is hard to know where to begin. Let’s start with the plot, such as it is. Director Alan Taylor starts off with an exposition-filled prologue that includes a lot of information -- some of it crucial, some of it not -- while the viewer eagerly awaits the first appearance of Thor. Not a terribly imaginative director, Taylor relies on plenty of action in the form of numerous battles, lots of hammer scenes, and a panoply of mayhem, making the film merely a carbon copy of many superhero films that have gone before. The uniqueness of Thor is lost. Now there are modern weapons blazing, hand grenades, and anti-aircraft guns rat-tat-tatting at low-flying aircraft. Is this a story of the Norse god or a “Star Wars” installment? Back once again with highfalutin pronouncements, usu- ally filmed from a low angle to lend him god-like stature, is Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor’s father. Looking pretty goofy with an eye patch and Santa Claus beard, Hopkins is hard to take seriously since his interpretation is worthy of a “Saturday Night Live” skit rather than a major motion picture. Thank goodness there is one redeeming feature in this mess of a movie, and that is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. This actor absolutely commands the screen, and he does it with a minimum of pizzazz, relying on sheer talent and a pierc- ing look to convey the enigma that is Thor’s crafty brother. Often, it appears that Hiddleston has lost his way from a far better movie. He is definitely an oasis in a desert of Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in ‘Thor: The Dark World.’ mediocrity. Not your standard villain, Loki is textured. One never really knows what is going through his mind. He assesses developments as they occur and constantly shifts his plan, like a computer processing information. The film is in 3D. Predictably, Thor’s hammer and other assorted weapons come flying at the audience again and again. The 3D glasses darken the screen image, which might be appropriate for a movie subtitled “The Dark World,” but the technique is used less to enhance the storytelling than to allow theaters to add an extra $5 to the admission price. Save money and, if you must, see this in the standard 2D version. Rated PG-13 for stylized violence, “Thor: The Dark World” is a busy, noisy, muddled movie that places action above clarity and reduces its title character to a pawn in an unimaginative undertaking. Cook Up Some Business! Advertise your restaurant in The Villadom TIMES. You’ll reach over 47,000 households. 201-652-0744 www.villadom.com November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 19 Phony family attempts drug smuggling Will Poulter, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis, and Emma Roberts pretend to be a family in order to smuggle drugs in ‘We’re the Millers.’ by Dennis Seuling “We’re the Millers” (Warner Home Video) is a road-trip comedy that takes its cue from “The Hangover” by offering lots of R-rated gags and preposterous situations that lead to sitcom-type dangers. David Burke (Jason Sudeikis) is a small-time pot dealer who prides himself on the fact that he will not sell to kids. When he is robbed of his stash and cash, he is left in serious debt to his supplier, Brad (Ed Helms). To make good -- and assure his own health -- David must become a big-time smuggler by bringing Brad’s latest shipment to the U.S. from Mexico. To give himself cover as a normal family man, he convinces his neighbors to pre- tend to be part of his family. His neighbors include stripper Rose (Jennifer Aniston), wannabe customer Kenny (Will Poulter), and tattooed and pierced streetwise teen Casey (Emma Roberts). The film’s premise is an interesting one, and several of the gags land, but a lot of opportunities are squandered on predictable bits “borrowed” from other movies. Anis- ton is very funny, but Poulter steals every scene he is in with spot-on comic timing. Be sure to watch all the way through the end credits; there are some neat surprises. The Blu-ray/DVD combo pack contains an extended cut of the film, outtakes, deleted scenes, and several behind-the-scenes fea- turettes. “The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Col- lection” (Cohen Media Group) marks the 100th anniversary of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh’s birth with four Brit- ish films that convinced David O. Selznick cast her as Scarlett O’Hara in “Gone with the Wind.” In “Fire over England” (1936), Leigh portrays Cynthia, a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, who catches the eye of English spy Michael Ingolby, played by Leigh’s future husband, Laurence Oliv- ier. “Dark Journey” (1937) is a romantic thriller that takes place in Sweden during World War I. Leigh is Madeleine, a spy assigned to learn the plans of a German officer (Conrad Veidt). In “Storm in a Teacup” (1937), a newspaper reporter (Rex Harrison) assigned to do a story on a local politician finds himself falling in love with the politician’s daughter (Leigh). “St. Mar- tin’s Lane” (1937) is a comedy co-starring Charles Laughton as a street performer who spots young pickpocket Libby (Leigh) and brings her into his act. Bonus features on this two-disc Blu-ray release include two featurettes with Vivien Leigh biographers and original theatrical trailers. “Russian Ark” (Kino Lorber) is remark- able in that it consists of one unbroken 96- minute tracking shot through the halls of the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The film is shot from the point of view of an unseen narrator as he explores the museum and travels through hundreds of years of Russian history, from encoun- ters with Catherine the Great to a sumptu- ous recreation of the last Royal Ball held in the White Palace in 1913. Special features on this Blu-ray release include a making-of documentary including cast and crew inter- views. “JFK 50 Year Ultimate Collector’s Edi- tion” (Warner Home Video) is a five-disc box set containing the Blu-ray edition of (continued on Crossword page) Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) Oliver Stone’s provocative motion picture “JFK.” On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman) was arrested for the crime and subsequently shot by Jack Ruby (Brian Doyle-Murray), who claimed to have been avenging Ken- nedy’s death. An investigation concludes that Oswald and Ruby each acted alone, but Louisiana District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) remained skeptical. Assem- bling a trusted group of people, Garrison conducted his own investigation, bringing about a backlash from power- ful government and political figures. The impressive cast includes Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, and John Candy. Special features include a new documentary, “JFK: To the Brink,” a segment from Stone’s “Untold History of the United States,” the re-mastered documentary “John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums,” deleted and extended scenes, commentary by Stone, and the feature film “PT 109.” “Planes” (Disney) is clearly Disney’s post-“Cars” attempt to franchise all forms of transportation into the world of animation. Dusty is a crop duster with dreams of a once-in- a-lifetime chance to take on the world’s fastest fliers in the greatest air race ever. Dusty is well-intentioned, but has two major problems: He is not built for speed and he is afraid of heights. His courage is put to the test as he aims higher than anyone ever imagined. Plot points between “Cars” and “Planes” are similar, with the primary difference being that the animation artists in the latter take their talents skyward in a number of razzle-dazzle mid-air soaring and swooshing effects. Voice talent is provided by Dane Cook and Stacey Keach, who don’t bother to give a distinguish- ing touch to their characters. Extras on the Blu-ray/DVD combo pack include deleted scenes, a mini-documentary on the world’s most famous aviators, and two behind-the- scenes featurettes. “All the President’s Men” (Warner Home Video) is being released during the 40th anniversary of Watergate. Based on the best-selling book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the movie deals with the Watergate burglary and the investigation that ultimately brought down Presi- dent Richard Nixon and his administration. Nominated for four Academy Awards, the film has lost none of its origi- nal power. Director Alan J. Pakula led an impressive cast of Oscar-winners Robert Redford, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Robards in a gripping, procedural drama that made journalism look exciting, dangerous, and essential. Bonus features on the two-disc Blu-ray release include the new documentary “All the President’s Men Revisited,” com- mentary by Redford, and several behind-the-scenes fea- turettes. “Ambushed” (Anchor Bay) looks at the dark, seductive underbelly of Los Angeles from the point of view of two of its seedier denizens, mid-level drug pushers Eddie (Gianni Capaldi) and Frank (Daniel Bonjour). They want a chance to hit the big time. Unfortunately, their attempt to achieve their goal by ripping off their middleman in a murderous bid sets off a dangerous chain of events involving a ruthless crime boss, a dirty cop, and the federal agent chasing them all. This direct-to-video flick is far from the caliber one expects from a theatrical feature. 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Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. My prayers were answered. Thank you, St. Jude. kr Prayer to St. Clare Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days with lighted candles. Pray whether you believe or not. Publish the 9th day. “May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored & glori- fied today & every day.” Request will be granted no matter how impossible it seems. Publication must be promised. Thank you for answering my prayer. kv RELIGIOUS Thank You St. Jude cont. from preceding page Prayer to St. Jude May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. 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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. Good Shepherd sets fundraiser On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Blue Moon Mexican Café at 327 Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff will sponsor a Commu- nity Night fundraiser to benefit the Good Shepherd Church in Glen Rock. The restaurant will donate 20 percent of all lunch, dinner, takeout, delivery, and gift card purchases. Participants must present a Blue Moon Community Night flyer, which is available at Good Shepherd; call (201) 444-6598. Proceeds will benefit Good Shepherd’s Luther League high school youth group. The Luther League is raising funds toward the ELCA’s National Youth Gathering in July 2015. For more information about the church’s services and activities, visit www.goodshepherdglenrock.com. Good Shepherd is located at 233 South Highwood Avenue in Glen Rock. Library offers craft program The Glen Rock Public Library invites teens and ‘tweens to a drop-in Thanksgiving and Chanukah craft on Thurs- day, Nov. 21. The program will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. and pizza will be served. This program is suitable for students in grades four and up. The library is located at 315 Rock Road. For more infor- mation, call (201) 670-3970. Photographer to speak Photographer Ray Turkin will present “Photographing Flowers: Capturing the Bloom” at the Glen Rock Garden Club’s Nov. 19 meeting. All are welcome to this session, which will be held at 7:45 p.m. in the Glen Rock Municipal Annex Building at 678 Maple Avenue. Turkin has taught photography classes in Bergen County and his work has been exhibited in northern New Jersey. He has received numerous awards for his photography. The club welcomes new members. Meetings are free and refreshments are served. Call (201) 447-6099 for infor- mation. Learn to make wreaths The Theilke Arboretum will host a wreath making workshop on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Glen Rock Commu- nity Church, 354 Rock Road in Glen Rock. The morning session will meet from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The two-hour program will be repeated at 1 p.m. Rutgers certified Master Gardeners Albina Daukan- tas and Carol Thielke will lead the attendees through the process of making a holiday wreath. The entire family is welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring gloves, clip- pers, pruners, and small pliers. The cost to attend is $25 and includes all natural greens, decorations, and ribbons. Pre-registration is required and may be completed at www.glenrockarboretum.org or by phone at (201)445- 0871. All proceeds will benefit the Thielke Arboretum Environmental Education Center Building Fund. Activities Club to host Pouliot Erica Pouliot of ENT Allergy Associates in Oradell will discuss hearing loss and potential corrective possibilities with the Activities Club on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Community Church of Glen Rock, 354 Rock Road in Glen Rock. Retired and semi-retired men who are interested this presentation and learning more about the Activities Club are invited to attend. To find out more about the club and its 22 activities, contact Charlie Flynn at (201) 652-2585 or visit theactiviyiesclub.org. Harlem Wizards (continued from page 5) Tickets purchased before the event are $12 for general admission. A limited number of reserved seats in the first two rows of the bleachers are available for $25 each. A small number of VIP court side seats are on sale for $50 each, and include a meet-and-greet with the Wizards, a free giveaway, and dinner of pizza and a drink. Ticket order forms are available at www.byrdhsa.com, or by emailing Maria van Duffelen at mariavan@verizon. net. General admission tickets are also available at www. harlemwizards.com. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door the night of the event for $15 each. A complete team roster and other details are available at www.byrdhsa.com. Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • November 20, 2013