Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • October 16, 2013 Area Coalition event to feature Carlough family’s story 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 Palatines who settled in 1713 in what is now Mahwah. David J. Carlough, born in 1813, was a drover (cattle driver). He purchased a large piece of property in what was then Franklin Township to graze the herds he drove in from Pennsylvania. His oldest son started apple orchards on the property. The next generation became the larg- est apple growers in New Jersey and then the orchards became a golf course. The program will include excerpts from D.J. Car- lough’s 19th century journal along with slides and arti- facts presented 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 spon- sored 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. Teen to lead arboretum birding 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 program 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 appre- ciated. “He offered to guide the tour for free, but we intend to offer him a small honorarium anyway,” said Carolyn Gretchen, the publicity chairperson for the Thielke Arbore- tum. “He really is extremely knowledgeable and it’s a treat talking to him about wildlife.” Participants’ donations will also benefit the proposed Environmental Education Center Building Fund. Visitors are urged to bring binoculars and to wear cloth- ing 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. J. KOSTER David J. Carlough, the first of four men who worked the land that is now Apple Ridge Country Club.