September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES wind courtship and wedding, the two sail off to Paris where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group. New members and drop-ins are always Authors to visit library welcome. Copies of the books to be dis- Book lovers and aspiring writers are cussed are available at the circulation desk invited to the Waldwick Public Library on four weeks in advance. The club meets at the Sept. 17 for the launch of the “Meet the library located at 19 East Prospect Street. Author” program. Authors Lisa Verge Hig- For more information, call (201) 652-5104. gins, Shelley Noble, and Lisa Van Allen will present a panel discussion about writ- Gent to discuss ‘Civil War Medicine’ ing and publishing women’s fiction. Historian, artist, and lecturer Bill Gent Higgins is the RITA nominated author of 14 novels. Her “Proper Care and Mainte- will present “Civil War Medicine” at the nance of Friendship” (2011) won the Golden Waldwick Public Library on Thursday, Leaf Award for Best Single Title and was Sept. 19. Gent will discuss the practices of chosen as a Top 20 Book of the Year by operating without anesthesia and other fas- cinating medical procedures of the mid-19 th Barnes and Noble. Noble, author of the Katie McDonald century. This free program will begin at 7:30 p.m. and Linda Haggerty mystery series, is a member of Sisters-in-Crime Mystery Writ- The library is located at 19 East Prospect ers of America, and Romance Writers of Street. America. She has contributed her talent to numerous motion pictures. Infernos perform at the Oval Van Allen is the RITA nominated author The Infernos will perform a free concert of “Slow Dancing off Price’s Pier” (2011) which was chosen as a Top Pick by both at the Oval on Thursday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. Barnes and Noble and Book Page Magazine. The program is sponsored by the Borough Publisher’s Weekly called her fourth novel, of Waldwick. The band’s repertoire features all genres of music, including Big Band, “A Promise of Safekeeping,” spectacular. The program will be held at 7:30 p.m. oldies, favorites from the ‘50s and ‘60s, at the library located at 19 East Prospect Motown, and today’s top hits. The Oval is located at the intersection of Street. For details, call (201) 652-5104. Hopper Avenue and West Prospect Street in Waldwick. Contact the borough adminis- Library’s book group trator’s office at (201) 652-5300, extension 229 for more information. to discuss ‘The Paris Wife’ The Waldwick Public Library hosts two Classic Movie Series under way book groups. The Waldwick Library Book The Waldwick Public Library, located at Club meets on the second Thursday of the month at 7:15 p.m. On Sept. 12, the group 19 East Prospect Street, presents screenings will discuss Paula McLain’s “The Paris of classic films on Thursdays at 2 p.m. The Wife.” Hadley Richardson is a quiet girl topic for September is “Favorite Actors.” The schedule will include: “The Man who has all but given up on love -- until she meets Ernest Hemingway. After a whirl- Who Knew Too Much” (1956) starring Waldwick Watch Jimmy Stewart, Sept. 12; “Somebody up There Likes Me” (1956) with Paul Newman, Sept. 19; and “Singin’ in the Rain” (1953) featuring Gene Kelly, Sept. 26. The films are free and open to the gen- eral public. Arrival before 2 p.m. is advised. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Scouts hold Newspaper Drive On Sept. 21, Waldwick Boy Scouts will collect newspapers to be recycled. Residents are reminded to bundle papers in stacks no more than eight inches high and leave the bundles at the curb the night before the col- lection. Any papers put at the curb after 8 a.m. on Saturday may be missed. Lions host Annual Golf Outing, seeks sponsors The Waldwick Lions Club will host its Annual Golf Outing on Sept. 16 at the Bowling Green Golf Club in Oak Ridge. The cost is $140 and includes a breakfast buffet, barbecue, beverages, prizes, gifts, and 18 holes of golf. The club is seeking event sponsors and donations of prizes and services. To attend III • Page 19 the event, become a sponsor, or make a donation, contact Jim Zumbano, (201) 248- 2252; Greg Bjork, (201) 445-6464 or (551) 427-5068; Robert Occhipinti, (201) 207- 5779; Jim Toolen, (201) 888-5415; or Ed Sherman, (201) 612-0896. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon. Teacher (continued from page 5) of other Highlands staff members. A six-year teacher at Highlands in his first year of teaching Advanced Placement history courses, Heffernan is a graduate of Siena College with a master’s degree from Rutgers University. He teaches both American History and world history at Highlands. His parents are also teachers and he cred- its them with inspiring him in his choice of a career and his dedication to the subject. J. KOSTER