July 17, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 19 Allendale Notebook Rotary offers CPR course The Allendale-Saddle River Rotary Club will sponsor a CPR Training Course, compressions only, July 17 and 24 from 8 to 9 a.m. Participants must attend both meetings to be certified for the two-hour course. The Rotary meets at Louie’s Place at 29 West Allendale Avenue. The public is welcome. Violinist to perform Concert violinist David Podles of Latvia will perform at Allendale’s Lee Memorial Library on Saturday, July 20. The concert will begin at noon. Podles has been performing in Russia, Europe, and the United States for more than 40 years, and is the winner of three international laureate competitions. He has performed with symphony, chamber, opera, and ballet theater orchestras at the Bolshoi and Kirov. He has also performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street Y. The library is located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. For more information, call (201) 327-4338. Register for Cub Scouts Boys in grades one through five are invited to register for Allendale Cub Scouts. Scout programs foster leadership, confidence, and character as participants embark on a variety of adventures. For more information, contact Glenn Gramsch by e-mail at ggbaker50@gmail.com. VBS features ‘Operation Overboard’ The First Presbyterian Church of Ramsey and Highlands Presbyterian Church of Allendale invite children from age three through fifth grade to Vacation Bible School, which will be held Aug. 19 through 23. Operation Overboard: Dare to Go Deep with God will meet from 9:30 a.m. to noon at First Presbyterian Church located at 15 Shuart Lane in Ramsey. Participants will explore and experience God’s underwater universe. Adventures will include regular Deep Sea Voyages into Bible fun and creative crafts, hands-on mission work, water science, and great music. The cost to attend is $20 per child. To register, call Meg at (201) 327-3879. Book Sale benefits library The Lee Memorial Library holds an ongoing sale of used books in the lobby during regular hours. Fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, tapes, and videos are available at bargain prices. The books are priced from 25 cents to $1. The sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Proceeds go directly to the library for purchase of new materials. Knitters and crocheters welcome new members Knitters and crocheters are invited to Stitch n’ Chat at the Lee Memorial Library on the third Monday of the month. The group meets at 7 p.m. in the loft. Participants of all skill levels are welcome to bring their projects. Refreshments are served. The library is located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. Shmoop now available The Lee Memorial Library at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale now offers the Shmoop database. Shmoop allows residents to prep for the SAT, ACT, and AP exams, and offers study guides for literature, Bible, poetry, Shakespeare, mythology, best-sellers, Dr. Seuss, pre-algebra, algebra, algebra II, geometry, biology, U.S. history flashcards, DMV, and careers. Students may take full-length practice exams, and review the results with indepth answer explanations. For more information, contact Samantha McCoy at (201) 327-4338 or mccoy@bccls.org. Library offers investment research center The Lee Memorial Library now has Morningstar, Inc. online available to Lee Memorial Library patrons. This investment research center offers an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Designed specifically for libraries, Morningstar Investment Research Center is an easy-to-navigate online database with comprehensive data and analysis of over 41,000 investments. To access the program from home, visit allendale.bccls. org or visit the library to use the resource from a public computer. The library is located at 500 West Crescent Avenue. Volunteers sought The volunteer nursing home outreach program, Growing Relationships and Making Memories, is seeking volunteers to form relationships with socially isolated nursing home residents. Many nursing home residents have no one to visit them. Similar to a Big Brother/Big Sister philosophy, GRAMM builds individual relationships through activities such as sharing stories, playing games, reading, watching sports/ television, sitting outside, writing letters, or just offering companionship. GRAMM is seeking volunteers who can visit one hour a week for eight weeks. The program is held at the Allendale Nursing Home in Allendale. Call Maryann Greco at (201) 934-6174 or e-mail gramm07@verizon.net. Free museum passes available The Lee Memorial Library, located at 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale, has free passes for the American Museum of Natural History and the Montclair Museum in Montclair available to Allendale patrons. Each family is allowed up to four passes into the American Museum of Natural History. A deposit is not required. To obtain passes for the Montclair Museum, a $40 deposit is required when a pass is picked up. The deposit is refunded when the pass is returned. Two passes are available. The free pass program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lee Memorial Library. For details, call (201) 327-4338. XYZ Club meets The XYZ Senior Citizens Club of Allendale meets on the first and third Friday of the month at the Calvary Lutheran Church, 165 West Crescent Avenue at 11 a.m. Allendale residents who would like to participate in club activities are welcome.