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Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432-0096 of Hawthorne Total Window & Wall Fashions Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • October 16, 2013 Statements wanted Candidates who are running for school board, mayor, and council seats in the Nov. 5 general elec- tion are invited to send their bios and statements to Villadom TIMES. All candidates, even those run- ning uncontested, may e-mail their information to editorial@villadom.com. Bios should not exceed 1,000 characters with spaces; statements should not exceed 150 characters with spaces. PLEASE SUBMIT EARLY. Deadline is Wednesday, Oct. 23 at noon. Villadom Happenings Ridgewood YMCA hosts classes Registration for the Ridgewood YMCA’s next session of classes will begin Monday, Oct. 21 at 8:30 a.m. The session will start Nov. 4 and continue through Dec. 31. In addition, registration for Session 2 is now open. Classes run from Oct. 27 through Dec. 21. Registration is available in person at the Y and by phone at (201) 444 5600. Current members may also register online at www.ridgewoodymca.org. Programs include swim lessons for all ages, “Mom and Baby Yoga,” “After School Art,” a new class parent/child project class called “We Built it Together,” “Sportacular,” adult tennis, adult ballet, and more. The Ridgewood Y will continue to offer its many Good Works Programs, which include “Delay the Disease,” a program designed to introduce the benefits of exercise to people with Parkinson’s disease; “Living Strong, Living Well,” a free fitness program for cancer patients and sur- vivors; and “Yoga for Vets,” a complimentary yoga class for veterans. New classes for adults include Zumba® and Sentao, a cardio workout that uses chair-based choreography to strengthen, improve balance, and stabilize the core. Pre- natal fitness features low-impact cardio, strength training, and stretching appropriate for expectant mothers. Chair yoga creatively uses folding chairs, walls, and yoga props to achieve the benefits of a traditional yoga class, uniting the body, mind, and spirit. New classes for kids and teens include synchronized swimming for ages seven and up, which prepares partici- pants for competition with the YWCA Synchro Stars; Lil’ Dragons Judo for ages 4-7; and U.S.J.A. Judo for ages 5 to adult. Drop-in child care is also available at the 112 Oak Street, Ridgewood facility. Greene to discuss adoption The Adoptive Parents Committee will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19. The session will be held at 80 Park Street in Montclair and will feature guest speaker Nancy Greene. Greene is director of the Ridgewood Public Library and an adoptive parent. Sign-in and registration will begin at 6 p.m. and the pro- gram, which includes a Q&A session, will follow at 6:15 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Greene will discuss adoption themed books from the perspectives of a librarian and an adoptive parent. She will discuss how she has used books with her daughter and her daughter’s friends and classmates to facilitate communica- tion about adoption topics. Information about the Adoptive Parents Committee’s local chapter is available at (201) 301-2816 and at newjersey @adoptiveparents.org. ECLC sponsors free workshops In an effort to help parents and guardians of children with special needs, the ECLC of New Jersey School in Ho- Ho-Kus has launched a free workshop series touching on topics that are particularly important to this community. Any interested member of the community may join ECLC staff and outside experts for these workshops. All programs will take place at the ECLC School located at 302 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. Registration for the workshops may be made by e-mail- ing vlindorff@eclcofnj.org or calling (201) 670-7800. Child care cannot be provided during these sessions. The first workshop, “Sexuality and Relationships,” will be held Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Mary Greenfield, certified sexual- ity educator, will cover common sexuality issues and how A breath of fresh air This photo from the Lodish and Peabody family of Ridgewood was a winning entry in The Fresh Air Fund’s 2013 Photo Contest. All winners were selected from the hundreds of pictures sent in by volunteer host families across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada, reflecting the memorable experiences they shared with their New York City visitors this past summer. The image features Fresh Air visitor, nine-year-old Kaelyn from the Bronx, New York, experiencing the simple summertime joys in New Jersey with host sibling, Violet Peabody. The girls enjoyed the ‘typical’ rites of summer like swimming, biking, walking the dog, eating ice cream, and going to camp. For more information about hosting a Fresh Air child, contact Catherine Cardew at (201) 612-8337 or visit www.freshair.org.(Photo courtesy of Stephanie Lodish.) to respond to sexual situations more effectively. “Strategies for Effective Collaboration with Your School District” will be held Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. Participants will learn the basic principles of special education law, strat- egies to help strengthen their roles as advocates for their children, how to communicate more effectively, negotiate with confidence, maintain, records and preserve a positive working relationship with district leaders. This workshop, sponsored by ASAH, will be presented by experts from Hinkle, Fingles & Prior. For this workshop only, RSVP to: Donna Gomez, ASAH, DonnaG@asah.org or (609) 890- 1400. Lori Wolf, Esq. will present “Special Needs Trusts” on Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. This expert has written extensively and lectured on this sensitive and important topic. The final workshop will be presented on March 20, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Jennifer Joyce, coordinator of employment and day services at DDD will present “Changes in DDD Fund- ing.” Participants will learn how funding through the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities is changing for people with special needs. Show to feature Broadway favorites Music Behind the Magic, a show featuring music from hit Broadway musicals, will be presented at the First Pres- byterian Church, 15 Shuart Lane in Ramsey. Performances will be 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 25, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 and 27. Director Danielle O’Hara Van Kampen, Musical Direc- tor A.J. Minutillo, and Production Manager Ruth O’Hara have planned a show that will include selections from sev- eral favorite shows. Cast members include Kayleigh Bar- barulo, Kelly Barron, Danielle Becht, Toni Braun, Trevor Braun, Traci Cidlik, Matthew Gill Clark, Pete Fournier, Jacqui Guhl, Julia Huston, Ian O’Loughlin, A.J. Minutillo, Cali Molinelli, Matt Muchalan O’Loughlin, Brian Petty, Julie Roccanova, Sara Schatz, and Danielle O’Hara Van Kampen. For tickets, call (551) 427-5540 or e-mail per4mingheart@gmail.com. Candidates Forum is this week The League of Women Voters will present a District 40 Candidates Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 16. This event will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the Northwest Bergen Senior Activ- ity Center located at 46-50 Center Street in Midland Park. New Jersey Senate candidates Kevin J. O’Toole, the Republican incumbent, and William Meredith Ashley, the Democratic challenger, will answer written questions. (continued on page 22) October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 3 Ridgewood Schedler neighbors denounce large field and lot by John Koster A spokesperson for the residential neighbors of the Schedler property told the Ridgewood Village Council that the people who live nearest the tract are strongly opposed to plans for a large sports field and a 74-car parking lot on the site. The Open Space Committee had offered a tentative plan for a multipurpose sports field and adequate nearby park- ing at the site, which is now heavily wooded and contains a 200-year-old frame farmhouse in no great state of repair, but of at least some historical interest. The building was last refurbishment in the 1950s, and that project is said to have reduced the building’s historical value. “It is your duty to reject the open space proposal,” Michele Italia Dlugash told the council members. She said that neighbors might accept a smaller field and smaller parking lot in a spirit of community cooperation, but that cutting down the number of quality trees and other trees needed for what she said was a 350-foot playing field and 74 parking spaces was unacceptable and unfair to the Schedler Property neighbors. Dlugash presented the council with a petition she said had 271 signatures of nearby residents opposed to the large field and large parking lot which the Open Space Committee had recommended as the future of the lot. Cutting down a number of trees, Dlugash said, would remove the capacity of the woodland to reduce pollution and noise from busy Route 17, and would reduce the visual buffer that presently prevents the state highway from impacting too heavily on the neighborhood. She disagreed with the suggestion that, if the neighbors want the venerable house saved, they should contribute money raised locally, instead of using funds from the entire community, as has been done with the much larger Haber- nickel property on Hillcrest Avenue. Ready to go! The council listened to her presentation and allowed her to speak beyond the three-minute limit because she rep- resented a number of people and no one else spoke on the same topic. No decision on the plan has been made and, while the Open Space Committee suggested action within a year, no firm date has been set. Sunday school students from the Old Paramus Church in Ridgewood check out the Harvest Fair sign before it was put up at the railroad overpass. Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Glen Rock Sewall recognized for 50 years of service to borough by John Koster The Glen Rock Council declared that the borough would be renamed Skipsewallville on Oct. 10 in honor of Karl “Skip” Sewall, who has kept borough automobiles, Scout groups, and high school sports teams running for a half-century. “I was very honored,” Sewall said of the Oct. 9 council meeting at which Mayor John van Keuren and the council presented him with a proclamation. “I’ve spent my entire working life in Glen Rock, and this town has been very good to me.” The proclamation also designated Sewall, who started as an auto mechanic and now owns two local service sta- tions, having sold a third some years ago, as a “rock of Glen Rock.” “Our residents place high value on your long-term dedication because, in a fundamental way, you have made Glen Rock a better town,” said Mayor van Keuren. Sewall and his crew at Maple Rock Exxon put in over- time keeping cars rolling during emergencies, and perhaps most notably, his flagship station at the corner of Maple Avenue and Rock Road regularly hosts car washes to help raise funds for sports teams and charities. Sewall has also donated money on his own to support sports teams, local charities, and the Glen Rock D.A.R.E. program. Sewall is generally noted for his down-to-earth work ethic and crusty humor, but the Glen Rock Planning Board was astounded at his eloquence when he appeared before them two decades ago to reinforce his request for a canopy over the pump islands to protect his operators, emergency repair personnel, and the patrons who had to get out of their cars in rainy weather or heavy snow. Some neighbors said the canopy would not harmo- nize with the intersection and the community, but Sewall described in detail how it would blend with the style of the service station -- one of his hobbies is classical archaeol- ogy and architecture -- and explained that the advantage both to his own workers and to patrons would outweigh any disadvantage. The canopy was approved and is now a regular feature of downtown Glen Rock. The proclamation noted that Sewall has served Glen Rock residents well during good times and even more during emergencies, and made his business a haven for many community-oriented groups. “For 50 years, through big and little community gen- erosities, Skip Sewall has helped this borough’s residents and its volunteer groups in so many ways; it is time for the borough to say thank you,” the proclamation states. Karl ‘Skip’ Sewall October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 5 Ridgewood Museum show highlights diversity and acceptance the resurgence from 1923 and 1926, a time when homes in the area were generally sold to “people who look and think like us,” meaning not merely European whites, but European white Protestants of Anglo-Germanic, Dutch, or French Huguenot ancestry. She said the decision had to be made to focus on four groups that did not fit this traditional Ridgewood mold: the African-Americans, who always had a small presence; the Irish, now the largest population group; the Jews, once dis- couraged from buying local houses, but now a major force in local business, education, and politics; and the Koreans, the most visible Asian presence in Ridgewood today. In 1965, Ridgewood churches supported African- American civil rights with protests and vigils. Church groups also raised $75,000 to prevent the eviction of 18 long-term black families whose apartments were slated for renovation by the landlord, leaving the long-term residents with no viable place to live. A venerable African-American Bible and hair-curling utensils are part of the exhibit and appear in a special dis- play case. Rabbi David Fine, president of the Ridgewood Inter- faith Counsel, loaned the Schoolhouse Museum his own shofar, a ram’s-horn trumpet, and other liturgical articles related to the Jewish holidays. Irish heritage is celebrated with musical instruments including a fiddle and a tin whistle and a colorful dress (continued on page 13) by John Koster Beginning this week, the Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum will be presenting an exhibit on Ridgewood’s development from an “exclusive” community to a village that has increasingly welcomed people of all races and reli- gions. The New Jersey Historical Commission had urged local history groups to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of New Jersey (as an English colony) in 2014 with some sort of show that focused on either diversity, liberty, or innova- tion. “We decided to be the first out of the box,” said Ridgewood Historical Society President Sheila Brogan. “We decided to tackle all three of these themes.” The show was arranged by Board of Education Presi- dent Brogan as president of the Ridgewood Historical Society along with Board Member Roberta Sonenfeld and former Board Member Vicky Herbert. The show is entitled “A Community’s Journey: Our Place in New Jersey’s History.” The first general showing will be on Oct. 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with subsequent showings from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, following that schedule through July 27. Visitors who enter the Schoolhouse Museum at 650 East Glen Avenue near the Old Paramus Reformed Church will find displays of a Lenape Indian corn grinder and arrow- heads on one side and a Dutch Bible, craft tools, and pairs of wooden shoes to commemorate the two oldest groups of residents, often represented in museum shows. But the new show includes a display of a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe and some communications between Klan members. Brogan said the local Klan was at its strongest during Sheila Brogan and Roberta Sonenfeld Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Glen Rock Borough birder to lead Thielke Arboretum tour William “Billy” Kaselow of Glen Rock, an experienced tour guide with the New Jersey Audubon Society, will guide a two-hour introductory birding walk at the Thielke Arboretum on Doremus Avenue in Glen Rock beginning at 8 a.m. on Oct. 19. A member of the Glen Rock High School Class of 2014, Kaselow recently returned from a summer banding and research pro- gram conducted with shorebirds in Barrow, Alaska. This project was sponsored by U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife. A minimum donation of $5 per person would be appreciated. “He offered to guide the tour for free, but we intend to offer him a small honorar- ium anyway,” said Carolyn Gretchen, the publicity chairperson for the Thielke Arbo- retum. “He really is extremely knowledge- able and it’s a treat talking to him about Above: The duck pond. Left: Pathway leading to the gazebo. wildlife.” Participants’ donations will also benefit the proposed Environmental Education Center Building Fund. Visitors are urged to bring binoculars and to wear clothing that is appropriate for the weather and a moderate hike. The arboretum is situated along the north/south migration route for birds, and is an ideal spot to learn about birds that live in New Jersey and those that stop here to rest and refuel on their journey south. The Glen Rock Arboretum is a living tree museum with native trees and shrubs, and specimens from all over temperate Europe and Asia. The property includes a pond with turtles, fish, and aquatic birds. J. KOSTER October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 7 Area Village, borough to split cost of garage study by John Koster The Glen Rock Borough Council and the Ridgewood Village Council voted nearly simultaneously to split the costs of a study that could lead to a municipal repair garage for both towns. Ridgewood Deputy Mayor Albert Puc- ciarelli said Glen Rock and Ridgewood had agreed to split the $5,200 fee for the pre- liminary study, and disputed a story heard elsewhere that the study was slated to cost $60,000. Glen Rock Borough Administrator Lenora Benjamin confirmed that the Glen Rock Council had approved the deal unani- mously and simultaneously on Oct. 9. The projected site is land that Ridgewood owns within the borders of Glen Rock near Prospect Street. That property is already the site of a water treatment plant owned by Ridgewood. Ridgewood, with Deputy Mayor Pucciarelli as the point man, initially noted that the existing garage at Chestnut Street had problems with snow melt on the flat roof and might not be large enough to operate efficiently even for Ridgewood (continued on page 15) Changing of the guard Former crossing guard Barbara Shabet, Ridgewood’s longest serving employee, retired in June after 44 years of service. Shabet served 42 years of her tenure at the corner of Clinton and Godwin avenues, helping school chil- dren and their parents negoti- ate the busy intersection. The Ridgewood resident has seen many changes over the years, not the least of which is the uniform required for crossing guards. The equipment that has been a mainstay of the job is still the hand-held 18 inch octago- nal stop sign and reflective vests. Safety training is also required. Shabet plans to enjoy her retirement with her husband George, who has retired from Precision Multiple Controls in Midland Park. Barbara Shabet guides children across the street. Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Tips for developing a small business budget Budgeting is important for businesses big and small. While corporations or larger organizations might be able to stretch their budgets when necessary, small businesses often do not have a lot of leeway. Because small businesses are often less financially flexible than their larger competitors and counterparts, small busi- ness owners tend to agonize over their budgets when starting out. Part of that struggle may stem from small business owners who specialize in their trade but have little experience running a busi- ness. But determining a small business budget is essential to a business’ success, as it helps owners determine if they have enough money to fund the business and its potential expansion while also provid- ing owners with a steady income. Each industry is different, and budgets that work for one business will not neces- sarily work for another. But the following tips can help business owners develop an effective budget regardless of their indus- tries. Understand the industry. Under- standing the industry and knowing the product are two different things. When establishing a budget for a new business, small business owners should familiarize themselves with the industry they will be joining and calculate the cost of machin- ery and materials. The prices of materi- als can fluctuate depending on supply and demand, but small business owners developing a budget can research how such costs have fluctuated in the past or speak with current business owners to determine how much of their initial cash supply and future revenue will need to be allocated to production costs. Another thing to learn about the indus- try is if there are certain trends that may dictate revenue stream. For example, a surf shop likely will not bring in as much revenue in the winter as it will in the summer. Such trends are not exclusive to seasonal businesses, and business owners need to take them into consideration when developing a budget. Doing so will help businesses stay afloat during those times when a particular industry traditionally struggles. Know how to allocate revenue. Devel- oping a budget for a startup can be tricky, as it is hard to know how to allocate rev- enue when it is not known how much rev- enue the business will generate. However, that does not mean future revenue cannot be allocated. In fact, doing so is entirely necessary. Calculating operating costs, which include materials, labor, the rent or mortgage on the property where the busi- ness is housed, and taxes, among other expenses, helps a business owner deter- mine how much revenue will be needed to make the business work. Knowing the percentage of revenue that needs to go toward operating costs can help a busi- ness owner develop a realistic budget for the first few months. Build some breathing room into the budget. Including extra funds in the budget will help should the estimated revenue fall short of actual revenue, or if the business takes off and more money is needed to meet customer demand and/or expand the staff. In addition, factoring in some breathing room will come in handy should costs for rent or materials sud- denly rise. Develop a secondary emergency budget. Figures regarding the survival rates of new small businesses vary sig- nificantly. Conventional wisdom has long suggested such businesses fail far more often than they succeed, and many fail rather quickly. However, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly half of all new businesses survive five years or more, and about one-third survive for a decade or more. But surviving five years is not necessarily a 50-50 proposi- tion, as small business owners who plan ahead for emergencies are likely in better positions to make it to 10 years than those who do not plan in advance. When devel- oping a secondary emergency budget, include cost-cutting measures, which can make it easier to make tough decisions if money becomes tight and bills still need to be paid. Adversity is to be expected, and having a plan in place will make it easier to manage. Review the budget regularly. Once the business has opened, owners should review their budgets to determine if money is being spent as wisely as pos- sible. For example, if some costs were overestimated, the money not being used for those expenses could be used to grow the business. Larger businesses can afford to estab- lish yearly budgets because they have more financial flexibility. But small busi- nesses are more vulnerable to volatile markets or unexpected costs, so small business owners should review their bud- gets more frequently and make changes they feel are necessary. October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 Negotiate a commercial lease that works for you Leasing commercial space is a fact of life for many business owners. The expense of commercial leasing is considerable, but cost is not the only factor to consider when leasing a commercial space. The following are a few tips for business owners when negotiating a commercial space lease. Enlist some professional help. While seasoned business owners may be able to negotiate their commercial lease on their own, new business owners often benefit from the services of real estate brokers and real estate lawyers. Real estate law- yers can negotiate a lease, explaining key terms and conditions that may prove con- fusing to first-time business owners. Real estate brokers can help find the right loca- tion, and many brokers have a long working history with landlords. Such relationships can make the process easier, and they also can benefit business owners looking for the best possible location for their businesses. Real estate brokers often get first choice at the most desirable locations, so teaming up with an established real estate broker can increase the chances of landing a desirable property. Emphasize affordable renewal options. The length of commercial leases favored by small businesses is often similar to the length of a lease on a private residence. Though the language might be more com- plex than that of a private residence lease, the length of a commercial lease agreement is typically one to two years. But business owners must be diligent regarding renewal options and the cost of such renewals. Come the end of a lease, no one wants to be met with a considerable and unexpected hike in rent. Work to get the most favorable renewal options possible so more of the operating budget can go into products and not toward the lease. Pay attention to extra fees. Many com- mercial leases include fees in addition to the monthly rent. Maintenance fees are common, and there may even be a separate set of maintenance fees when sharing com- mercial space. When negotiating a lease, ask to see a list of the costs and fees current tenants typically incur each month. When discussing maintenance fees, confirm who must pay for less routine maintenance, such as HVAC or plumbing repairs, and be sure to get such information included in the lease. When discussing such fees, inquire about utility costs as well. Utilities are often the responsibility of the tenant, but it still behooves business owners to confirm who will be paying the monthly utilities. Negotiate an exclusivity clause. Busi- ness owners often don’t want their competi- tors to move in across the street, and they certainly don’t want them to move into the same building. Negotiating an exclusivity clause into a lease can help protect a busi- ness. Such clauses prevent landlords from leasing other spaces on the property to a business owner’s competition. Carefully read the default language. Before signing a commercial lease, business owners must familiarize themselves with the default language therein. Determine what happens if they default on the lease, including if they will be locked out upon the first missed payment and if the landlord will immediately initiate eviction proceedings in such instances. Many commercial leases also include language stating that tenants are responsible for any legal fees landlords accrue in the case of a default. Though it might be difficult to negotiate the default language in a lease, business owners should still know that language prior to signing a lease. Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Thank you to the Wyckoff Seniors for their continued support of our food pantry. Thanks to Vincent for provid- ing a $50 gift card to Toys R Us for Raymond. (We know he can’t wait to pick out his remote-controlled car!) We are planning our Fourth Annual Bash, which will be held in March 2014. Please contact us if you would like to be involved. We need help getting corporate sponsor- ships, donations of sports tickets and memorabilia, and selling ads for our journal. The following is from one of our caseworkers, Susan: “Working with families and children has been my life- time work, however, I am fairly new to ECF and the expe- rience has already taught me so much. Although, I have only been with ECF a few months I have seen firsthand the amazing work ECF has provided in servicing families with multiple needs. “Having a child diagnosed with cancer places a family at risk of financial hardship, since a parent often needs to take a leave from work in order to be with his or her child during the medical and emotional impact of their treat- ment. Your donations of gift cards for gas and food, and assistance with utilities are a huge help. “Often, families travel long distances to take their child to treatment, and this can occur three or four times a week. For example, a family from Middlesex County will be traveling to Philadelphia several times a week for the next six weeks. This puts an incredible financial strain on a family as gas is so expensive. “Recently, ECF provided another family with a new bed for Brian, for which he was most grateful. Brian was ecstatic and told me, ‘Ms. Susan, I love my new bed, it’s so comfortable and I thank you very much!’ Bringing joy to a child who is going through so much is just one small part ECF plays in helping a family during such a trau- matic time. There is so much more ECF offers and we need your assistance in helping meet these needs.” ECF is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide a variety of specialized services, at no charge, to any New Jersey family facing the challenges of caring for a child with cancer. We do not raise money for cancer research. Instead, we provide direct in-home care to our families. Many families do not have the financial or emo- tional support to help them get through a major illness like cancer, so our primary focus is providing families with counseling by a professional caseworker, mate- Award announced Midland Park’s Bolger Community Center on the Marlow Park property at 445Godwin Avenue, recently received a special award from the U.S. Green Building Council’s New Jersey Chapter at gala at the NJ Per- forming Arts Center in Newark. Due to open at the end of this year, the center is being recognized in the USGBC NJ’s not-for-profit commercial category. The Ridgewood-based Bolger Foundation is providing the funding for the project, which was inspired by philanthropist David Bolger. Project Architect Patrick LaCorte of Peter Wells Architecture, submitted the successful application. rial goods (such as household items, toys, and monthly grocery deliveries), and emergency financial assistance. These individually tailored services are critical in helping families get through the crisis of pediatric cancer. ECF does not receive any government funding. We rely on donations from the community: financial support, in-kind donations, and volunteer time. Call the North- ern Regional Center at (201) 612-8118 or e-mail Laura at laura@emmanuelcancer.org to see how you can help. • We need volunteers who can deliver groceries to families in Bergen and Essex counties. Spanish-speaking drivers are in particularly high demand. • ECF is looking for a master’s level caseworker to provide home visits and other services to families in the greater Bergen County area. Candidates may e-mail Man- aging Director Carol Davis at carold@emmanuelcancer. org. • We will soon start to collect Thanksgiving baskets for our food families. Please consider making a Thanks- giving in a box for us. You provide the non-perishable sides, and we provide the turkey. This is a great idea for a family project or a Scout troop. • Turn your event into a fundraiser where you collect checks or gift cards for our families. • Get the kids involved. Proceeds from the sale of baked goods and lemonade have helped our families in the past. • Is your office looking for a community service proj- ect? Consider collecting donations for our food pantry. • Is your Boy/Girl Scout Troop looking to earn badges? This is a great way to get creative and have fun while learning about philanthropy. The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is celebrating 30 years of providing services. We welcome contributions in honor of this milestone. Imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader! Does your company have a charitable giving program? If so, please let us know! If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer, or just stop by and meet with us, take a look at our food pantry, and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue in Midland Park. Please call (201) 612- 8118 before you stop by. Because storage space is limited, please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. For more information, visit www.emmanuelcancer. org or “like” us on Facebook: EmmanuelCancerFounda- tion. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 11 Ridgewood Girl Scouts complete Silver Award Project Two teams of Girls from Ridgewood Senior Girl Scout Troop 1136 recently completed Silver Award Projects. Each of the girls spent over 50 hours planning and executing her own project. Julia and Isabel col- lected plastic figurines and held a Bake Sale in order to purchase a traveling case for The Valley Hospital’s Butterflies Program , which helps children with ter- minal illnesses. Amanda, Allie and Chloe wrote a book called ‘Tails from a Shelter’ and made presentations to children at several Bergen County libraries about the importance of adopt- ing animals from animal shel- ters. Free e-book downloads for iPad of ‘Tails from a Shelter’ are currently available at www. blurb.com. Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Glen Rock Church community lends helping hand at Saint Paul’s Members of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Glen Rock went to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Paterson recently to do a ser- vice project. The members planted mums to brighten up the back entrance of the church. They also painted a wall that had been only partially painted. Good Shepherd helps to support St. Paul’s as a mission church; on a monthly basis, Good Shepherd also provides food for the food pantry and men’s shelter at St. Paul’s. The food is collected through the Shop & Stop Hunger program run by the Social Ministry committee at Good Shepherd. Pictured painting the wall at St. Paul’s are Cortney Spencer, Patricia Spencer, Janet Tenore, Rachel Zarnke and Lynn Schott; planting the mums are Cortney Spencer, Janet Tenore, and Patricia Spencer. October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 13 Schoolhouse Museum (continued from page 5) for Irish caeli dancing along with home- made art in the spiraling, ornately deco- rated Celtic mode. The Korean cultural exhibit includes two hanbok, traditional full-skirt dresses with fitted bodices, two carved and painted wooden ducks that are symbols of marital fidelity, and other accessories for a Korean wedding and for daily life. Small wooden models of a Japanese shinto shrine and a Japanese Buddhist temple and a Japanese kimono are also on display. The section on liberty includes genu- ine military uniforms and field kit from the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, and Vietnam, with Red Cross nurses’ uniforms from both world wars and a women’s U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary uniform, set off with four-color posters. Innovation is covered by Ridgewood Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company, the oldest performing group in Ridgewood, the Joe Jefferson Players, Orpheum, and post- ers from individual performers who live or lived in Ridgewood. Left and above: Items displayed at the Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Obituaries Thomas E. Anderson Senior Thomas E. Anderson Senior, 89, of Wyckoff, formerly of Hawthorne, died Sunday, Oct. 6. He was a U.S. Army vet- eran of World War II, where he earned the Combat Infantry Medal. He was an electric motor repairman for Industrial Electric in Hawthorne until his retirement. He was a member of St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in Hawthorne, where he served as an usher and on the Buildings and Grounds Com- mittee. He was also a member of American Legion Post # 199 in Hawthorne. He is survived by his wife, Virginia (nee: Eyrich) Anderson; two children, Thomas, Jr. and his wife Nancy of Chattanooga, TN and Barbara Koman and her husband Edward of Millis, MA; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Browning-For- shay Funeral Home, Hawthorne. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Clement’s Memorial Fund, 271 Lafayette Ave., Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Mark A. Aragona Mark A. Aragona, 79, of Wyckoff, formerly of Bergen- field, died Oct. 6 at the Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War and was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth’s Church in Wyckoff. His wife Lois died in 2000. He is survived by a daugh- ter, Cara Smith and her husband Vincent; two grandchil- dren and two sisters: Frances Aragona and Joann Cerelli. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff . Memorial contributions may be made to Valley Hospice Services, 15 Essex Rd., Suite 3, Paramus, NJ 07652. Nicholas Astras Nicholas Astras, 92, of Franklin Lakes, died suddenly on Oct. 6. Born and raised in Andros, Greece, he immigrated to the United States as a young man. He was a member of St. Athanasius Greek Orthodox Church in Paramus, and its Parish Council and of the American Hellenic Education & Progressive Association. He owned and operated Olympic Diner in Paterson for 40 years. He was predeceased by his wife, Estelle (Makris) Astras and a son, John, and his long- time companion, Anna Gregoras. He is survived by many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Arrange- ments were by Vander Plaat-Caggiano Funeral Home, Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Athana- sius Greek Orthodox Church Building Fund, 51 Paramus Road, Paramus, NJ 07652. Penelope ‘Penny’ Bennett Penelope “Penny” Bennett, 70, of Midland Park died Oct. 9 at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as an aide for the Ridgewood Board of Education and most recently was a secretary at Ridgewood High School. She was a longtime member of the Midland Park United Methodist Church, where she had been active in many of the church groups. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Richard A. Bennett of Mid- land Park; two children: Whitney R. Perro of West Milford and Shawn H. Bennett and his wife, Mona of Waldwick; two grandchildren; and siblings Kim Vezzani of White Oak, PA and David Hollingsworth and his wife, Kathy of St. Albans, WV. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Midland Park United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 269 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Elias B. Debbas Elias B. Debbas, 82, of Glen Rock died Sept. 26. Born in Jaffa, Palestine, he grew up in Jerusalem where he attended the Christian Brothers Boarding School. He received a civil engineering degree from the American University of Beirut and a masters degree from MIT in 1961. He was employed by Hatch Associates of Canada in New Jersey. He is sur- vived by his wife, Gloria (nee Gelat); and three sons: Paul, Michael, and Peter; a sister, Wida Talamas, and many neph- ews and nieces. Arrangements by Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood. James A. Griffin Senior James A. Griffin Senior, 69, of Mahwah died Oct. 7. He was an Army veteran. He was the retired supervisor of the sewer department for the Township of Mahwah, and a member of Company 2 Fire Department in Mahwah, and the American Legion in Mahwah. He is survived by his wife Dorothy; three children, James Jr. (Jane), Susan Mez- zina (Vincent), and Kevin (Lisa); and four grandchildren. Arrangements by Scarr Funeral Home, Suffern. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Street Paramus NJ 07652. Richard Nagel Richard Nagel, 73, of Ramsey, died Oct. 3. He is survived by his wife Adrianna (nee Snyder); a son Richard Alfred; his sister-in-law Charlotte Snyder and a niece Cynthia May Nagel and her husband Julian. Before retiring in 2010, he worked for Pathmark Stores for 43 years on the midnight to S a.m. shift. Arrangements by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home, Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to American Diabetes Association (donations.diabetes.org). Frank Paccione Frank Paccione, 91, of Lakewood, formerly of Waldwick, died Oct. 6. He was a US Army veteran of World War II, serving in the South Pacific, and was a Purple Heart recipient. He is survived by three sons, Patrick, Joseph, and Frank; two granddaughters, Danielle of Sterling Forest, NY and Krystle and her husband Ernest of Monroe, NY; and siblings Teresa, Nick, and Michael. He was predeceased by his wife Frances in 2010. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff. Memorial contributions may be made to Waldwick Volunteer Ambulance Corps., PO Box 244, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Norman Palmeri Norman “Norm” Palmeri, 46, of Mahwah died Oct. 9. He was predeceased by his parents, Norman and Lou-Ann; his brother Thomas, and longtime girlfriend Pamela. He is survived by his siblings: Michael, John, Maria Palamidis and her husband Dino, and Kevin and his wife Jennifer; and several nieces and nephews and friends. Arrangements by William G. Basralian Funeral Home, Oradell. Memorial donations may be made to the John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack UMC Foundation, 360 Essex St., Suite 301, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Ann Schrumpf Ann Jordan Schrumpf, 84, of Ridgefield Park, died Oct. 8. Before retiring she was an administrative assistant at the Welfare Board of Bergen County. She is survived by three children: Ann Marie Coyle and her husband Kevin, Roy Schrumpf and his wife Claire, and Robert Schrumpf and his wife Gay; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a brother, William Jordan . She was predeceased by her husband, Leroy V. Schrumpf and siblings Helen Keiser, Thomas Jordan, and Gertrude Jordan. Memorial donations may be made to the Ridgefield Park Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 48 Main Street, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Ave, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Amelia ‘Milly’ Schuit Amelia “Milly” (nee Bakker) Schuit, 89, of Wyckoff died Oct. 8. She was a member of the Hawthorne Gospel Church for over 80 years, where she taught Sunday School, worked with Pioneer Girls and served in the church library. She was the bookkeeper for Hawthorne Gospel Church and bookkeeper/secretary for Hawthorne Christian Acad- emy. She is survived by five children: Rick Schuit and wife Judy, Donna Robison, Priscilla Schuit, Deb Hoeckele and husband Steve, and Bob Schuit and wife Eve; six grand- children, five great grandchildren and a brother, Wilbert Bakker. She was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, Richard R.; four brothers and four sisters. Arrangements by Vander Plaat Funeral Home, Wyckoff. Memorial dona- tions may be made to Hawthorne Gospel Church Sunday School Fund, 2000 Route 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. John Jacob Werling John Jacob Werling, 73, a lifelong Ramsey resident, died Oct. 2, at Villa Marie Claire, Saddle River. He was a gradu- ate of Ramsey High School. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Audrey; a daughter, Janine Sinnott, (Mike), of Long Valley; sons John Jacob III (Joan) of Monroe, NY and Christopher of Ramsey; his sister, Connie D’Attilio of Bonita Springs, Florida; five grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Christine Thompson of Edgewater, Florida. He owned Peach Hill Farms in Ramsey for over 30 years, which had been established by his grandfather, Jacob Werling in 1901. He was a service technician for 30 years at Masterson Pools in Ramsey. Arrangements by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Per- nice Funeral Home, Ramsey. Memorial donations may be made to Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, 2 Shelter Lane, Oakland, NJ 07436 or Wildlife Freedom Inc, P.O. Box 31, Wanaque, NJ. 07465. October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 15 Glen Rock Roundup Arboretum announces events Two special events will take place this weekend at the Thielke Arboretum on Doremus Avenue in Glen Rock. Join professional storyteller Julie Della Torre on Satur- day, Oct. 19, for a 7:30 p.m. Arboretum Walk in the Woods. Families are reminded to bring flashlights for a very differ- ent kind of Saturday night in the neighborhood. The arboretum will hold its Spring Bulb Planting on Sunday, Oct. 20. This event will begin at 1:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the bulbs will be planted on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 9:30 a.m. Volunteers of all ages are needed for a variety of tasks related to the task of planting 1,000 daffodils. This is a great outdoor activity for the entire family in a beautiful environment. Participants should bring gloves, tools, and kneeling pads. The Thielke Arboretum, a fresh water wetland, is an 11 acre certified wildlife habitat that is open to the public from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year. It includes several well- maintained trails through the woods, a well-stocked fish pond, and over 100 different species of trees. For further information on programs, how to become a member, or to set up a visit, contact (201) 447-0452, or visit the Thielke Arboretum at www.glenrockarboretum. org. The Thielke Arboretum is maintained by The Friends of the Thielke Arboretum, Inc. League sets Candidates Night The League of Women Voters of Glen Rock will spon- sor a forum for Glen Rock Borough Council candidates on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. The forum will be held in the council chamber at borough hall. Republican incumbents Mary Jane Surrago and Michael O’Hagan and Democratic challengers Amy Martin and Sean Brennan are vying for the two Glen Rock Coun- cil seats that will be will be available in this year’s Nov. 5 election. Candidates will present their views on issues in response to a question posed by the League of Women Voters and questions from the audience. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan politi- cal organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government. As part of its voter services, the organization registers new voters and orga- nizes Candidates Nights for contested elections. For information about the League of Women Voters of Glen Rock, contact Brietta Savoie at briandedmond@yahoo. com. Society presents ‘The Rock in the Glen’ The Glen Rock Historical and Preservation Society will present the film “The Rock in the Glen” on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. This event will be held at the Glen Rock Public Library at 315 Rock Road. The 50-minute film is a tribute to Glen Rock and is a visual journey back to 1964 and earlier. “The Rock in the Glen” was produced for New Jersey’s 300th birthday celebration and the borough’s 70th birthday. The movie is narrated by Mabel Hubschmitt. To RSVP for this event, call (201) 670-3970. Costume Workshop, Chess Club offered The Glen Rock Public Library located at 315 Rock Road will offer two programs for children in October. On Oct. 17, children in kindergarten and up may attend a Costume Workshop from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. This program is devoted to crafting the perfect Halloween costume. This month, a new Chess Club is forming. Expert Ethan Klein will instruct students in fifth grade and up on how to become master players. Sign up at reference desk or by calling (201) 670-3970. Library to host college workshops The Glen Rock Public Library will present a series of college workshops this fall. The programs begin at 7 p.m. and registration is required. To secure a seat, call the library at (201) 670-3970 or visit at 315 Rock Road. On Oct. 22, Rutgers Business School Student Counselor Lauren Dudzak will discuss strategies for succeeding at college. She will present tips on self-management, study habits, and test-taking. Dudzak will return on Nov. 20 for a program about choosing a major or career. She will help students assess their strengths and apply this knowledge to discover the best options for their future. Halloween Trunk or Treat planned Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 233 South Highwood Avenue in Glen Rock, will hold a town-wide Halloween Trunk or Treat on Sunday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the church parking lot. The trunks of the cars will be decorated and filled with candy and goodies. Children are invited to trick or treat in the parking lot. Children should wear their Halloween costumes and bring a container or bag for their treats. Call (201) 444-6598 or visit www.GoodShepherdGlen- Rock.org for more information. We welcome press releases from our readers. Items may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednes- day at noon the week prior to publication. Garage study (continued from page 7) vehicles alone. The Ridgewood Council discussed the concept of a shared municipal garage with one or more other northwest Bergen County towns at some length. Glen Rock, which had been part of Ridgewood until 1894, was the first choice, since the towns have shared other facilities, notably a tub grinder used create mulch for faster recycling. The joint garage proposal got off to a rocky start because Ridgewood officials merely assumed that Glen Rock officials would be interested without asking Glen Rock -- according to the Glen Rock officials. Once dip- lomatic relations resumed, officials in both municipalities were attracted by the concept of a repair center for both Ridgewood and Glen Rock with both towns sharing cost and management. Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • October 16, 2013 Politicians against Americans! Remember the first time you saw the Grand Canyon? I do. It was during the recession of 1958. My father had just gotten dusted from his job in New York City, but he had negotiated a similar job in the San Francisco area. We pulled up stakes for what we hoped would be a temporary move, rented the house to a family friend, and drove across the country to see America as a sort of left-handed oppor- tunity. We made a list of the things we wanted to see, and the Grand Canyon was the last big goal before we reached California. We spent the first night and the next day of the trip in Gettysburg. My buddies in the sixth grade had formed a regular Civil War army, with blue kepi-style hats and inap- propriate popgun rifles. I had read up on the topic, and seeing the battlefield brought history to life -- up to a point. Before the battlefield became part of the National Park System, the various states had set up monuments to their regiments and favorite sons. The effect was to make the battlefield into a vast cemetery or memorial track for brave men on both sides, though one could conjure up what hap- pened by looking over the lay of the land and the exhibits. Being there made American history emotionally palpable and honored the courage of the soldiers. Many say the battlefield is haunted and, in an odd sense, that spectral presence brings the battlefield alive. Some friends were driving through a rainstorm there once and passed a water-logged Confederate courier on a galloping horse. When they came to the gate, they commented on the accuracy of the Confederate’s uniform. They were told that no such person was in the park, because it was long past closing time. They waited at the exit but the Confederate on the galloping horse never rode past them. Perhaps he is still there. The Grand Canyon was the penultimate stop on the trip. I remember the old dull-red road surfaces, but when we walked to the rim, I was awestruck to the point where I almost fell over backward. No photograph can do justice to the vast sweep of the canyon. One could gaze for hours at the rock formations that crop up like ruined palaces and pagan temples of a mythical forgotten race, or analyze the striated geology of the deepest cut in the Earth known to man. To see this spectacle is to ponder it profoundly. The stop before we finally landed in the reality of the real estate market was Muir Woods. The giant redwoods, protected through the influence of John Muir, had the same effect on me as they did on their namesake: The inspired absolute reverence. Muir said many times that Nature was a wonderful place to pray. The idea that anyone would have wanted to log those trees for a quick profit was a form of blasphemy. Cutting one down anywhere, not just in what became the National Park System, should have instinc- tively been recognized as a crime. Some people have different instincts, and some have political instincts. In order to make the population take the government shut-down seriously after a half-dozen flops that did not come off, the instigators had to find something to shut down that would be annoying but not threatening. The National Parks were the perfect soft target. Try cut- ting off Social Security. No politician who voted for that cut would ever be elected again because the people who receive Social Security, or expect to, know it is actually their money by a contract with the government. Any party held responsible for an attack on Social Secu- rity would go the way of the Bull Mooses, the Mugwumps, or the Know-Nothings. Cut Welfare? America’s cities are still standing. A week after a Welfare elimination, the responsible political leader could climb to the top of the Washington Monument and play his lyre above a sea of fire as the citizens of the nation’s capital burned everything in sight, possibly including the lodge they could no longer afford. When a confused, unarmed black woman tried to broach White House security with a baby in her car, she was shot from five different angles based on a very dubious threat. We will see no cuts to Welfare. Remember what happened when somebody suggested that we might want to suspend the Super Bowl during the first war against Iraq? That idea did not last very long. Politicians are survivors. They learn not to offend vola- tile communities that can be polarized by their economic foolishness, but they also learn that respectable people are slow to take up arms for purely aesthetic reasons. The polit- ical football cannot be football, and it cannot be Welfare or Social Security. The political football, by default, becomes the National Park System. The appeal of the parks to people from this country and those of every country tend to be intelligent, reflective, and reasonably thrifty. They attract a different audience than the gambling casinos that waste enough electricity to illu- minate all of Mexico, or the huge spectator sports events that reinforce people’s sense of their own national prowess even as their jobs are being moved to overseas locations and the U.S. infrastructure collapses. The parks attract decent people who think -- and who think hard and long before they resort to violence. The parks are now the victims of America’s schoolyard. The politicians are the bullies. The politicians also think long and hard. Attacks on programs that render people depen- dant on Big Government are the last things they would touch because those people could become strident in short order and some of them have very little to lose. The edu- cated middle class used to get tapped for real wars against perceived enemies, but we could not prolong the wasteful misery in Iraq and Afghanistan with a conscripted army, because educated people draw the line at being killed in dubious battle outside the national interest. The guy who planned the 9/11 attack is dead, and the attackers are dead. We did what we had to. Enough! Politicians keep telling us that the troops are over there defending our freedom. They say it, but nobody believes it anymore, though they pretend to, so as not to offend the veterans and their long-suffering families. When some- body proposed a third invasion of Syria, there was ZERO support, even from the American Legion commentators. Who wants our soldiers fighting overseas? The people who pay the politicians. I regretted that I missed Vietnam due to a training injury when I volunteer for Airborne. Two of my friends, both decorated for valor, and a third guy who learned Vietnamese and served in counter-intelligence, said they would never serve again unless the Soviets invaded the Western Hemisphere, in which case they would bring their own guns and drive their own cars to the border. Enough was enough then. It still is. The middle class is also tapped to the point of anemia by taxes. The over-taxed members of the middle class are the nerds, geeks, and wimpy kids who get beat up in the schoolyard by the bully politicians, though in their private lives they are also the doctors, lawyers, engineers, teachers, and business people who keep day-to-day America func- tional. Speaking of function: Has anybody noticed that good- paying jobs are not coming back? Did anybody notice that a large number of the people who visit the National Parks are European and Asian tourists? In New York City, a young Asian family was recently pursued and run off the road by some punks on cheap motorcycles. The video of the chase and the photographs of the beating of the Asian man went viral. You think tourists will come here for that? The civil- ity of the National Parks is a fact, the guides are informa- tive and entertaining, and the travel to the locations draws tourists through America’s heartland where travelers spend money on food and accommodations and gasoline and come to realize that most Americans are neither thugs nor empty-headed celebrities, but real people. Nobody who has seen Tokyo, Seoul, or Singapore is particularly impressed with the New York skyline. The history of London or Paris is not there either. Mexico City is twice as big and has older monuments. Ditto Beijing. Nobody is impressed by America’s urban life. We should reopen the parks and see that they stay open. They are the best advertisement for the goodness and greatness of America that we have left. Remember which politicians voted to close them. See that not one of them is ever elected again. Area Coalition event to feature history of Carlough family Hear “The Remarkable Story of the D.J. Carlough Family” at the Fourth Annual Northwest Bergen History Coalition Luncheon. The event will be held Friday, Nov. 1 at noon at Apple Ridge Country Club in Mahwah. Those who attend will learn about four generations of the Carlough family who worked the land that is now Apple Ridge Country Club. The Carloughs were part of a small group of German Pal- atines who settled in 1713 in what is now Mahwah. David J. Carlough, born in 1813, was a drover (cattle driver). He pur- chased a large piece of property in what was then Franklin Township to graze the herds he drove in from Pennsylva- nia. His oldest son started apple orchards on the property. The next generation became the largest apple growers in New Jersey and then the orchards became a golf course. The program will include excerpts from D.J. Carlough’s 19th century journal along with slides and artifacts pre- sented by Carol W. Greene from the Mahwah Historical Society and Kay Yeomans from the Upper Saddle River Historical Society. The luncheon is $40 per person. This event is being sponsored by eight historical societies in northwest Bergen County. For reservations, contact Michelle Dugan at mfdugan@verizon.net or (201) 995-0171 or Jean Hildeb- randt at (201) 891-9409 or jean.hildebrandt@gmail.com. At left: David J. Carlough, the first of four men who worked the land that is now Apple Ridge Country Club. October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 17 Ridgewood Notes Table to Table benefit set The Village of Ridgewood’s Engineering Department is accepting donations in support of Table to Table’s Bag a Lunch, Help a Bunch Program. Interested individuals are invited to visit the depart- ment’s office located on the third floor of the public works department and pick up a Table to Table brown paper lunch bag and a donation card. Cash, credit card payments, and checks are welcome. Donors are asked to staple or tape the brown paper lunch bag closed and return them to Yendi Anderson in the engineering office no later than Oct. 18 at 4:30 p.m. All donations are tax deductible. Those who support Table to Table help feed the hungry within the community. RCNG plans Fall Mixer The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce will host a Fall Mixer on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This event will be held at The Office Beer Bar & Grill at 32 Chestnut Street in Ridgewood and will include appetizers and a cash bar. Admission is $10 in advance; $15 the day of the event. Checks may be dropped off at Connect One Bank, 171 East Ridgewood Avenue. RSVP by Oct. 18 to info@RidgewoodChamber.com. The Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce, is based at 27 Chestnut Street, Suite 1B in Ridgewood. Call (201) 445- 2600 for additional information. OLMC MOMs The Our Lady of Mount Carmel MOMs will meet Nov. 13 at 9:15 a.m. in the Parish Center. Melissa Henson, direc- tor of communications and public education for the Parents Television Council will present “TV and the Socializa- tion of Children.” Henson has developed groundbreak- ing reports on entertainment trends and has appeared on a variety of television and radio shows across the country communicating the mission and message of the PTC to the American public. Refreshments and child care will be pro- vided. For more information, visit www.olmcmoms.org. E-mail childcare@olmcmoms.org for more information about child care. All are welcome. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church is located at 1 Pas- saic Street in Ridgewood. Dress for Success Clothing Drive slated Christ Episcopal Church is hosting a Dress for Suc- cess Clothing Drive. DFS seeks to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help them thrive in work and in life. Donated professional apparel could furnish another woman with the confidence to enter or return to the workplace, make a great first impression, and land a job. Dress for Success accepts new or nearly-new (within the last two to three years), clean articles of clothing, including skirt and pant suits, blouses, blazers and jackets, professional shoes, scarves and jewelry, practical and professional handbags and briefcases, and coats for all seasons. DFS particularly needs larger-size suits and apparel. Please leave donations at the church, 105 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, by Saturday, Oct. 19. Call (201) 652-2350 for more information. Halloween Family Fun Day set Enjoy a day of Halloween Fun at the Ridgewood YMCA on Saturday, Oct. 26 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include pumpkin painting, crafts, games, music, and more. Children are welcome to come in costume. This event is BYOP (bring your own pumpkin). The Y will supply the rest. Halloween Family Fun Day is free and open to all community members. For further information, contact Megan Heller at (201) 444-5600, extension 375 or e-mail mheller@ridgewoodymca.org. The Y is located at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood. Auxiliary hosts Valley Ball 2013 The Valley Hospital Auxiliary Ridgewood Branch will host its Valley Ball 2013 on Friday, Nov. 15. The event will be held at The Rockleigh Country Club in Rockleigh. The evening will begin with cocktails at 7 p.m. and con- tinue with dinner at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds from the black tie optional event will benefit the hospital’s Luckow Pavilion and Valley Home Care’s Pediatric Butterflies program. Contact Marie Bicks at (646) 286-8588 or Frances Ekblom at (201) 602-4683 for details. The deadline to respond is Oct. 21. Conservancy seeks volunteer gardeners The Conservancy for Ridgewood Public Lands is seek- ing volunteers to help plant some 6,000 daffodil bulbs throughout the village. This beautification effort will be held Sunday, Oct. 20. To volunteer, contact Maribeth Lane at njlanes1@verizon.net, Cynthia Halaby at cynthia@halaby. net, or Diane Walker at walker447@yahoo.com. The volunteers’ efforts will be celebrated at a Daffodil Festival slated for Sunday, April 27, 2014. Band plans salute to veterans The Ridgewood Concert Band will begin its 31 st season with “Salute to Our Nation’s Veterans” on Friday, Oct. 25. The performance will be held at 8 p.m. at West Side Presby- terian Church in Ridgewood. A prelude by the New Jersey City University Wind Symphony will begin at 7:30 p.m. Current and retired United States servicemen and women are invited to attend the concert free of charge. Program highlights will include Holsinger’s “To Tame the Perilous Skies,” “1812 Overture” by Tchaikovsky, and Sou- sa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Joining the RCB will be guest soloist Donald Batchelder, principal trumpet player for the New York City Opera. Colonel Bryan Shelburne, retired director of the U.S. Army Band, Pershing’s Own, will be guest conductor for Morton Gould’s “West Point Symphony.” Guest soloists will also include soprano Mary Kay Messenger and euphonium player John Palatucci. Admission for non-military individuals is $20 for adults, and $15 for seniors. Student tickets are $7. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at www.ridgewoodband.org. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • October 16, 2013 Paper Mill presents ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ by Dennis Seuling “Honeymoon in Vegas,” the first production of Paper Mill Playhouse’s 2013-14 season, is a lush musical based on the 1992 movie celebrating romance, the lure of the gambling mecca, the gentle seduction of Hawaii, and sen- timental gangsters. Playing now through Oct. 27, it is a razzle-dazzle season opener. Jack Singer (Rob McClure) has an intense fear of com- mitment. He sincerely loves his girlfriend, Betsy (Brynn O’Malley), but even after five years of togetherness cannot summon the courage to propose to her. The problem stems from a selfish, dying wish of his mother, Bea (Nancy Opel). Just as Jack has overcome his phobia and whisked the delighted Betsy away for a wedding in Las Vegas, she catches the eye of widowed big-time gambler Tommy Korman (Tony Danza). The aging Tommy still idolizes his late wife, and Betsy bears a striking resemblance to her. Tommy regards Betsy and Jack’s plan to wed that very night as a minor inconvenience, and sets out to win her. The simmering romantic triangle is complicated by a high-stakes poker game during which Jack loses big time. Owing Tommy more money than he can ever repay, Jack makes a deal that will undermine his relationship with Betsy and take him to Hawaii. “Honeymoon in Vegas” sparkles with outstanding per- formances. McClure (Broadway’s “Chaplin”), the center- piece of the show, is the poor schnook who is sympathetic because he is torn between wanting Betsy and feeling trapped by his late mother’s last wish -- that he remain unmarried all his life. There is solid chemistry between McClure and O’Malley, as the spunky, intelligent, yet Tony Danza (Tommy), Rob McClure (Jack) and the company of ‘Honeymoon in Vegas.’ vulnerable woman. McClure belts out “I Love Betsy,” the show’s first song, earnestly and enthusiastically. He then goes on to convince the audience why Jack can’t bring him- self to ask the Big Question. Danza is the real surprise. His comic talents are known from his years on the hit TV sitcom “Taxi,” but his singing ability is a revelation. His rough-edged baritone infuses his (continued on Crossword page) October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 19 Kirker’s Inn invites community to Oktoberfest Gather your family and friends and cel- ebrate Oktoberfest at Kirker’s Inn. Chef/ owner Ginger Pheifer and her husband Andy have made Oktoberfest an annual event at Kirker’s, the leading German American restaurant in Bergen and Passaic counties, since the Pheifers bought the res- taurant 19 years ago. The restaurateurs pre- viously celebrated 23 years at their former location, the King’s Ransom in Waldwick. At Kirker’s, Oktoberfest means authen- tic home-style German fare and beverages. Now through Oct. 31, this casual, friendly, and affordable restaurant will be serving pork shanks, beef rouladen, jumbo pret- zels, schnitzels, sausages, goulash, potato pancakes, potato dumplings, spaetzel, red cabbage, sauerkraut, and apple streudel. Those who want an authentic beverage to complement Pheifers’ fare will be pleased to know that Kirker’s also features several German beers on tap. The inn’s full bar also includes wines by the bottle or glass. “Our regular menu is still available, including burgers, prime rib, and our thin crust pizza,” Ginger said. Many long-time patrons know Kirker’s for its crispy, thin- crust pizza, and the inn is still making it the same way. The inn even makes its sig- nature pizzas and sells them – unbaked – to those who prefer to bake them at home. Kirker’s also offers “Country Lunch” specials, early bird specials (available from noon to 6 p.m. and all day on Tuesdays), and dinner specials. On Tuesday nights, the inn offers its top six entrees for just $12 between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. While Kirker’s is known for its casual Above: The front of Kirker’s Inn. Left: Main dining room. atmosphere, reservations are highly rec- ommended, especially during Oktoberfest. “We’ve been busy,” Pheifer said. Each week, she makes and serves approximately 200 pounds of her award- winning sauerbraten with ginger snap gravy. As for the inn’s casual fare, it’s hard to beat the “Kirker Burger” – a half-pound burger served on a toasted roll with lettuce and tomato and melted Swiss cheese with onion rings and fries. Diners also enjoy Kirker’s variety of schnitzels and “wursts,” homemade meat- loaf, seafood – including Maryland-style crab cakes, chicken and pasta dishes, salads, sandwiches, and “Kirker-tizers.” The Phiefers have been cooking authen- tic German food for over 40 years. Kirker’s is available to host small par- ties (up to 35 people) by reservation. Call the inn for details. Visit Kirker’s Inn at 237 Diamond Bridge Avenue, Hawthorne, or call to ask about the takeout menu. Gift certificates are available. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to midnight. The inn is closed on Sundays. All major credit cards are accepted. Call (973) 427-7700 for reservations or additional information. Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • October 16, 2013 Paper Mill (continued from Entertainment page) songs with just the right touch of wistfulness and whimsy. A song that begins as a sad homage to his late wife -- “Out of the Sun” -- turns into a quietly hilarious send-up of the pastime that ultimately did her in. In a second-act duet with his right-hand man, Johnny Sandwich (Matthew Saldi- var), Tommy performs a sweet soft shoe -- no threat to the memory of Fred Astaire, but an adroit use of yet another of the actor’s talents. Danza fits the role perfectly and pre- vents the character from falling into cliché or becoming too harsh. He is the perfect musical comedy thug. O’Malley, who conjures memories of the young Mary Tyler Moore, is part of a long line of Broadway musical and movie leading ladies who wait for years hoping for a marriage proposal. Adelaide from “Guys and Dolls” comes immediately to mind, but the character of Betsy is written as considerably more cultivated, though no less impatient. There are amusing supporting performances by Cath- erine Ricafort as Mahi, a Hawaiian femme fatale hired by Tommy to “distract” Jack, and David Josefsberg, who is hysterical as both a Vegas lounge singer -- a satirical melange of Paul Anka, Robert Goulet, and Tom Jones -- and an Elvis Presley tribute impersonator. The show benefits from a fine score and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Act I especially is as strong as any Broadway hit musical. The lyrics are consistently sharp and witty, with complicated internal rhymes and contem- porary references. To the credit of all the principals, the lyrics are crisply delivered. There are plot similarities to the aforementioned “Guys and Dolls” and “Damn Yankees,” but “Honeymoon in Vegas” succeeds on its own merits. Director Gary Griffin has given the show a brisk pace and elicited energetic per- formances from the cast, and Denis Jones’ choreography gives the show added sparkle. “Honeymoon in Vegas,” running now through Oct. 27, will be performed Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 7 p.m., with matinees at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Tickets are $27 to $98 and may be purchased by calling (973) 376-4343, at the Paper Mill Playhouse box office at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, or online at www.paper- mill.org. October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II & IV • Page 21 �������������������������� SERVICE MART HELP WANTED REAL ESTATE SALES FRANKLIN LAKES Get your license in 2.5 weeks. Start earning money with the busy & bustling Franklin Lakes Weichert Office offering the best training & support in the industry. Call Tamar Joffe, Manager at 201-891-6900 WEICHERT, REALTORS Hairdresser - Busy shop, Allendale area. 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