Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 27, 2013 contact Todd Fliegel at tfliegel705@gmail with names and contact information. Allendale Notebook Fell House Holiday Open House set The Concerned Citizens of Allendale will be decking the halls of the Fell House for the annual John Fell House Holiday Open House. The event is set for Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dec. 8 from noon to 4 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. All are welcome to experience this Allendale tradition and hear local dignitaries read classic holiday stories. The program will also include a holiday carol sing-along. 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 and will include a three course luncheon. The cost for the tea is $45 per person. Reser- vations are required. Call Theresa Salameno at (201) 825- 2840 or e-mail lschropp@optonline.net. The John Fell House is located at 475 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. Menorah lighting announced The community is invited to the Third Annual Allen- dale Hanukkah Menorah Lighting on Monday, Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at borough hall, 500 Crescent Avenue. In addition to the menorah lighting, the celebration will include music, hot latkes, hot cocoa, chocolate gelt, light up pins, and tra- ditional Hanukkah games for children. Toys for Tots Drive under way The Allendale Fire Department is once again collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots for children of families in need. Last year, the department collected over 900 toys. The community is encouraged to place donations in the Army truck parked in front of the fire department at 1 Erie Plaza. The collection will con- tinue through Dec. 14. Club hosts annual Holiday Breakfast The Allendale Woman’s Club will host its Annual Holi- day Breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 7. The breakfast will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Brookside School located at 100 Brookside Avenue. The event will feature breakfast, music, crafts, and a special visit by Santa. Tickets are $5 per person and $20 for a family. The club asks those who attend to bring a new, unwrapped gift for a child up to age 12. The gifts will be donated to Oasis in Paterson. The club will hold its Spring Fashion Show on April 9, 2014. This year’s event will be held at Seasons in Wash- ington Township at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $70 and include a cocktail reception, dinner, fabulous fashions, and prize basket contests. Churches host ‘Singing for Sandy’ A town-wide chorus will perform a “Christmas Candle- light Concert” in Allendale on Sunday, Dec. 8. The concert will be held at 4 p.m. at Archer United Methodist Church to benefit New Jersey’s Hurricane Sandy recovery effort. The concert will feature 40 voices from Archer, Calvary Lutheran, Guardian Angel R.C., Highlands Presbyterian, and Trinity Episcopal churches in Allendale. The pro- gram will include traditional holiday anthems and carols with audience participation under the musical direction of renowned pianist Dmitri Kochtcheev, Archer’s musical director. Kochtcheev will also perform a classical reper- toire. Additional featured soloists include tenor Domenick Panfile, member of the Tenors Onstage ensemble, who will sing “O Holy Night” and “Gesu Bambino,” accompanied by organist Alan Newman. Ardis A. Calvin, Bergen Com- munity College professor of music and founder and director of the Calvin Harp Ensemble, will perform a prelude. The youth choir will sing and join the adult choir for “Behold the Star.” Archer’s instrumental ensemble will also be fea- tured. Proceeds from this concert will go to A Future with Planning ahead Seth Finkelstein, MBA, CLTC, Carolee Gravina of Col- lege Bound Guidance, and Reza Farahani of Grade Power Learning helped parents of young students learn how to prepare financially and academically for college in a free seminar, The Road to College, held at Grade Power Learning Center in Allendale. The next seminar will be held on Jan. 14, 2014 at Brookside School in Allendale. Hope, a non-profit, church-administered organization committed to rebuilding homes and hope for those whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. Some 300 to 500 New Jersey homes will be rebuilt over the next five years, with the generosity of community gifts and grants. There is no charge for this concert, which is open to the public. Community donations will be accepted during the concert. Checks made out to “A Future with Hope” can be sent to Archer UMC, 37 East Allendale Avenue, Allendale, NJ 07401. Refreshments will be served after the performance. For more information, call Archer UMC at (201) 327-0020 or visit www.Archerchurch.org. Group sends gifts to military personnel The Allendale Holiday Observers will continue its annual tradition of sending holiday gifts to military per- sonnel. The group wishes to remind U.S. service men and women of the support they have from home, and is seeking the names of current or former borough residents who are now serving in the armed forces. Friends and family may Book Sale benefits library The Lee Memorial Library, located at 500 West Cres- cent Avenue in Allendale, holds an ongoing sale of used books in the lobby during regular hours. Fiction, non-fic- tion, children’s books, tapes, and videos are available at bar- gain 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. Chamber plans meeting The Allendale Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10. This 6:30 p.m. event will be held at Allendale Bar & Grill, 67 West Allendale Avenue in Allendale. Elections for next year’s officers will be held. RSVP to Adrienne Tenbekjian at (201) 327-8411. The Chamber meets the second Tuesday of the month. Highlands hosts ‘Have 2 Have It’ The Northern Highlands Regional High School Home and School Association will hold its “Have 2 Have It” fund- raiser on Thursday, Dec. 5. The parents of Highland stu- dents are invited. The benefit will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cultural Arts Center at the high school, 298 Hillside Avenue in Allendale. In addition to the contests, a complimentary light lunch will be served. The event will feature eight prizes, includ- ing (but not limited to) a 13-inch Apple MacBook Air, a Neiman Marcus shopping experience, a 50-inch Samsung flat screen Wi-Fi TV, and a portable gas generator. Tickets are $10 each, $50 for a book of six tickets, and $80 for two books. All proceeds will benefit educa- tional and co-curricular programs at Northern Highlands Regional High School. Winners do not need to be present. For more information, visit www.northernhighlands. org/page/3605 or contact Nancy Levin at (201) 788-5984. Rohsler’s Nursery (continued from page 11) Rohsler’s Nursery, of course, also carries the tradi- tional Christmas tree varieties: Fraser fir, balsam fir, Douglas fir, and concolor fir, but they are imported from other growers throughout the East. True to his commitment to open space, Rohsler has received farmland preservation status for the 100-plus acre property, meaning that it can never be developed. Besides the 12 acres planted with fir trees, the property features wetlands, woodlands and hay fields – and is rich in wildlife. He called the farm Winterset, Rohsler says, because its topographical features are most defined before the onset of winter once all the leaves are down. Rohsler mostly tends the farm himself throughout the year, with some part time help when necessary. Fertil- izing, weeding and mowing are done by hand. He uses no herbicides or pesticides, relying on organic horticul- tural oils instead, which is an unusual practice among tree growers, he says. Pruning is done painstakingly every year to guarantee a perfect shape. “That’s why we have nice trees all the time,” he points out proudly. Rohsler’s Allendale Nursery and Flower is located at 100 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale.