October 2, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Allendale Notebook Highlands to hold Ceilidh Band Competition Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale will host a U.S. Scholastic Band Association sanctioned marching band competition on Sunday Oct. 6. The event will be held at 1 p.m. in the Dean A. Moore Stadium. Tick- ets, which will be sold at the gate, are $5 for students and seniors, and $10 for adults. Marching bands scheduled to perform include the Park Ridge High School Marching Owls, the Fair Lawn High School Cutters, and the Pompton Lakes High School Car- dinals. State and national champion Northern Highlands Regiment, winner of the 2012 Yamaha Cup, will also per- form. In the event of rain, the Ceilidh will be held indoors. For further information, visit www.northernhighlands.org, click on parents/alumni, and then select music association. Shop will open during festival The Clothesline Thrift Shop will be open on Allen- dale Festival Day, Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shop has a good supply of clothing, household goods, books, toys, and furniture at reasonable prices. Located in the Archer United Methodist Church at 37 East Allendale Avenue, the shop is open Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and selected Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shop accepts donations and new and gently-used items during regular business hours. Proceeds fund the Archer United Methodist Church and its missions. Inventory that is not sold within a period of time is donated to local charities. Archer UMC hosts Spaghetti Dinner The Archer United Methodist Church in Allendale will host a Spaghetti Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 5. The event will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the church located at 37 East Allendale Avenue. The all-you-can-eat dinner will include spaghetti with sauce, salad, bread, dessert, and beverage. The dinner is free, but a donation to support the missions and ministries of Archer UMC will be accepted. Halloween Poster Contest, Parade set Meet the Candidates forum slated On Oct. 3, the Allendale Civic Association will spon- sor a “Meet the Candidates” forum for Allendale Borough Council candidates. The program will be held at 8 p.m. in the second floor council chambers in the Allendale Munic- ipal Building, 500 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. The ACA is an unaffiliated civic association with a mis- sion to engage citizens in open discussion of issues relevant to the Borough of Allendale and to encourage and sup- port candidates who will address these concerns. For more information regarding the forum or the ACA, contact Tom Robbins at atomrob@yahoo.com or (201) 934-5573. The Allendale Holiday Observers will again sponsor the Annual Halloween Poster Painting Contest and Parade. Children in preschool through eighth grade are invited to the Red Barn in Crestwood Lake on Saturday, Oct. 12. The barn will be open from 7:30 a.m. to noon and the post- ers will be displayed later that afternoon in Allendale store- fronts. Prizes for the winning posters will be awarded at the Halloween Parade. (Rain date: Oct. 13.) The annual Halloween Parade will be held Oct. 31 in the Brookside School auditorium. Children in preschool through eighth grade are invited to parade their Halloween costumes at this 7 p.m. event. Prizes will be awarded. After the parade, candy, snacks, drinks, and a light dinner will be served by Allendale Eats. Chamber plans dinner meeting The Allendale Chamber of Commerce will host a dinner meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The meeting will be held at Accreditation (continued from page 7) The department will have two years from the date of the agreement to achieve accreditation. If the department does not achieve accreditation within that time- frame, the borough would have three years to return the grant funds to JIF. If the municipality decides to leave JIF before the grant is repaid, the entire balance would be due on the date the borough terminated its relationship with JIF. JIF will not provide additional funding to achieve or maintain the department’s accreditation, which must be renewed every 6:30 p.m. at Louie’s Place, 29 West Allendale Avenue in Allendale. RSVP to Adrienne Tenbekjian at (201) 327- 8411. The Chamber meets the second Tuesday of the month. three years. The accreditation process involves an extensive evaluation that includes reviews of police procedures, bylaws, and promo- tion policies. Accredited departments must have detailed, written policies and proce- dures for officers to follow. The attention to this type of detail results in less success- ful negligence litigation within accredited agencies. Members of the public will be invited to participate in the process by making rel- evant statements about the department. J. CRUSCO Borough to host Shredding Day The Allendale Department of Public Works and Recy- cling will host a Document Shredding Day on Saturday, Oct. 12 in the parking lot of borough hall located at 500 West Crescent Avenue. Allendale residents are invited to bring their personal and confidential papers to be shred- ded. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit www.allendalenj.gov. Guardian Angel sets Oktoberfest Guardian Angel Church, located at 320 Franklin Turn- pike in Allendale, will host an Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 7 to 11 p.m. in the parish auditorium. The event will include an authentic German meal and live polka music. Those who attend should bring their own beverages. Attendees may participate in the “Community Chest” where they exchange a beer of their own from a selection of German beers. The cost is $40 per person. Tickets to this adults-only event are available for purchase by sending a check pay- able to Guardian Angel Church to 320 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale NJ 07401 or by contacting Janet Keating at (201) 321-9678.