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For tickets and information about event sponsorship and advertising opportunities, visit www.habitatbergen.org, call (201) 457-1020, or e-mail jaceyr@habitatbergen.org. Circus coming to town The Franklin Lakes Lions Club will bring the circus to McBride Field (across from the Market Basket) in Frank- lin Lakes on Sunday, Sept. 29. Performances will be held under the big top at 1, 3, and 5 p.m. Children of all ages will have the opportunity to see performances by clowns and aerialists, and trampoline and balancing acts. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Children age two and younger will be admitted free. The show will be held rain or shine. Tickets may be purchased at Cartridge World in the Stop and Shop Plaza, Super Deli Mart at 809 Franklin Avenue, and TD Bank at the Urban Farms Shopping Center. Attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets early as seating is limited. For details, call (201) 615-1369. Clothesline Project exhibit announced The 20 th Annual Bergen County Clothesline Project exhibit will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at “The Green” across from the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack. Guest speakers will include New Jersey Senator Loretta Weinberg, Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, and Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan. The special program featuring the speakers will begin at 1 p.m. This event is designed to raise awareness of the devas- tating impact violence has on the community. The exhibit will feature hundreds of T-shirts created by survivors of personal violence, including sexual assault, domestic vio- lence, stalking, sexual harassment, and child abuse. Cre- ating shirts promotes healing by providing survivors with an avenue to break the silence of their victimization, and allows others insight into their personal experience. The event is hosted by healingSPACE at YWCA Bergen County (formerly the YWCA Rape Crisis Center) and the Bergen County Clothesline Project Committee. The day will include vendors and special performances. Visitors are invited to create their own shirts and pledge their support for the community’s anti-violence efforts. Prep work Jackie Shaffer, Center for Food Action manager Jim James, Kyle and Kaylie Shaffer, and Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Ro- tarians Rob Parker (in rear), Tim Shaffer, and Sarina Mazza fill backpacks for local school children. The Rotary Club, in partnership with the CFA and Ramsey Staples, is providing school supplies for qualifying children. The Rotary Club is funding the effort, and the CFA distributes the backpacks as needed to its locations in Mahwah and Ringwood. Each pack contains notebooks, pens, pencils, pencil holder, Post-it notes, a dictionary, and easy-to-use supplies. The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club serves Allendale, Mahwah, Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, and Saddle River. For more information, call (201) 881-1751 or e-mail heal ingspace@ywcabergencounty.org. Fall Craft & Art Street Fair set The Ridgewood Fall Craft and Art Street Fair will return to the village on Sunday, Sept. 22 from noon to 5 p.m. Over 145 exhibitors will be set up on East Ridgewood Avenue with handcrafted items, fine art, and photography. There will be a large children’s area with inflatables, pony rides, a petting zoo, games, and face painting. Festival food and music will also be available all day. The fair, which will be held rain or shine, is sponsored by Ridgewood Parks and Recreation and promoted by P.J.’s Promotions. For further information, call (201) 666-1340. Photojournalist to speak Join Photojournalist Linda Schaefer on Sunday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. as she shares her experiences in India with Mother Teresa. This program will be held at Saint Joseph’s Home, 140 Shepherd Lane in Totowa. The program is being pre- sented by the Auxiliary of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Schaefer will have signed copies of her book, “Come and See: A Photojournalist’s Journey into the World of Mother Teresa,” available for $20 each. Admission to the event is free. Wine and cheese will be served. (continued on page 26) September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 3 Area NBCUA proposes returning half of sought funds The Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority is considering returning half of the money from a bond reserve seven of the member municipalities believe is owed to them, but the affected towns are hopeful the full amount will be forthcoming as negotiations continue. In a draft resolution sent to the member towns on Aug. 13 and scheduled for discussion and adoption at the NWBCUA Sept. 12 meeting, the commissioners propose to amend their 2013 budget by taking $800,000 from their “other reserves” account and applying it to a reduction in the annual service charges. The seven towns affected would each receive a cut in their fourth quarter payment to the authority proportionate to their user assessment. The mayors of the seven towns met last month to dis- cuss the proposal and were unanimous in their objection to any reduction in the $1.6 million determined to be a fair refund. “Everyone is on board. We want back what we are entitled to,” said Waldwick Mayor Tom Giordano. “We’ve respected everything they’ve asked, but they are split 4- 4. We want the money in our pocket.” The nine-member authority is short one member. Ironically, Peter Dachno- wicz , the Waldwick resident on the board, resigned ear- lier this year due to a relocation and a replacement has yet to be appointed by County Executive Kathleen Donovan. “All the municipalities involved are in complete and total agreement that the full amount of $1.6 million should be returned, as we have already reduced the amount requested from the original $2.9 million,” said Waldwick Borough Attorney Craig Bossong. Waldwick took the lead in trying to recover the funds, initially believed to be as much as $8 million, which had been placed by the original towns in the debt service reserve when the authority’s plant was built in 1965. The bonds matured last year, but rather than returning the money to the towns, the authority decided to use the money to fund current capital projects, to reduce annual charges to members and to offset future rate increases. According to the letter from NWBCUA Executive Director Mark Hurwitz which accompanied the draft resolution, the remaining funds, $798,983, will be placed in reserve to be applied to future rate stabilization in the 2015 and 16 budget years, “when significant service charge increases are projected,” the letter states. But Bossong pointed out that the authority has other surplus and reserves that it could draw from to create the stabili- zation fund. “Can the authority make a case for using the $800,000 better than the contributing communities? I think not,” said Midland Park Mayor Patrick “Bud” O’Hagan. “Even so, we have our financial needs, and it is our money not theirs,” he added. The original founding towns also object to late comers to the authority benefitting from the reserve fund without (continued on page 20) Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Area Maloney to speak at Adler Aphasia Center’s gala Sean Maloney learned resilience early in life, growing up in gritty South East London, the youngest of six kids, and getting kicked out of school at age 15. It was an unlikely launch for a man who was to become head of Intel’s world- wide sales organization, the first chairman of Intel China, and a well-known visionary in the technology industry. That resilience is what Maloney drew upon in February 2010, when he suffered a stroke that left him with aphasia and right-sided paralysis. Doctors didn’t know whether he would ever walk or talk again. The doctors didn’t know Maloney. Within two years of having his stroke, he took the lead of Intel China, but only after being given the enormous challenge of learning Mandarin. He now has more than a million Web followers, one of the most popular micro-blog- ging sites in China. He embodies the scientific evidence of neuroplasticity of the brain: There are no limits and no plateaus. Maloney retired from Intel this year. He plans to spend more time with his wife Margaret and their six children and pursue personal interests, including rowing and the study of Chinese languages. Adler Aphasia Center will be presenting the 2013 Advo- cacy Award to Maloney at the center’s 10 th Anniversary Gala, “Stars of Innovation,” on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Bill Bradley Sports and Recreation Center at Ramapo Col- lege Campus in Mahwah. Maloney, the keynote speaker, will address his career and how he is successfully living with aphasia. Adler Aphasia Center founders Elaine and Mike Adler (continued on page 17) Sean Maloney Allendale September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 5 Milano receives Service Award The KPMG Foundation and The PhD Project Asso- ciation are proud to announce that Bernard J. Milano of Allendale, president and trustee of the KPMG Founda- tion, and president and board member of The PhD Proj- ect and KPMG Disaster Relief Fund, is a recipient of the 2013 American Accounting Association Outstanding Ser- vice Award. This award was presented in the form of a unique glass art piece at the association’s annual meeting in August. The award recognizes outstanding services to the asso- ciation other than educational and research contributions. The prestigious award is intended only for rare events or milestones achieved. Milano has received numerous awards for his roles in business higher education, especially as they relate to diversity. He has received the American Account- ing Association Auditing Section Award of Merit and the Practitioner Service Award from the Federation of Schools of Accounting twice. He was named the Beta Alpha Psi National Accountant of the Year in 1995 and served as national president for 1999-2000. Milano served the American Accounting Association as vice president and member of the Executive Committee; member and (continued on page 27) Heffernan is tops in Bergen Northern Highlands High School history teacher Brennan Heffernan is in the running to be named top teacher in New Jersey after winning the Bergen County title. The honor came after Heffernan filled out an application and wrote an essay about what history means to him in 500 words, with the encouragement (continued on page 19) Dr. Karen Pincus, president of the American Accounting Association, and Bernard J. Milano. Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Waldwick Group seeks immediate help to save White’s Pond “Friends of White¹s Pond” members crowded into the Waldwick Mayor and Council’s workshop meeting room last week to urge the governing body to take the first step towards improving the condition of White’s Pond off Hopper Avenue. Following a power point presentation highlighting the deteriorating condition of the lake, Andrea Mistretta, the group’s organizer and a lakefront resident, asked the council to commit to having test borings done this year to determine the condition of the sediment in the 7.8-acre pond. Engi- neering estimates put this cost at between $35,000-$50,000. “Andrea gave a great presentation, and we thank her and the residents who came out to show support,” said Mayor Thomas Giordano. “The mayor and council will take everything that was said into consider- ation, and they will decide if they will move the project forward,” he added. The pro- posal will be on the council’s Oct. 1 work session, he said. If the sediment is found to be clear of contaminants, Mistretta said, then topsoil companies and the agricultural industry can be notified that the sediment¹s valu- able nitrogen rich organic material is avail- able for purchase and/or free removal. She Chamber plans various events The Waldwick Chamber of Commerce has scheduled several events for coming weeks. Beth Donalds of Business Doctor of North Jersey will offer networking tips to the members of the Waldwick Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pascack Community Bank located at 64 Crescent Avenue. Light refreshments will be served. Also on Sept. 18, the Waldwick Cham- ber plans to participate in the Paramus Regional Chamber of Commerce’s 48 th Annual Golf Outing. The event will be held at the Paramus Golf and Country Club. This year’s sponsorship includes the Hackensack Regional Chamber of Commerce. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, visit www.paramuschamber.org. Donalds is a certified public accountant and seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in the business world. She will show members how to make the most of networking opportunities. On Oct. 4, join the Waldwick Chamber for a Charity Dance to benefit Shelter Our Sisters. The event will feature music by the disco tribute band “Dancin’ Machine.” From 7 to 11 p.m., attendees will dance the night away in the Saint Luke’s gym- nasium, 340 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. The cost is $35 per person and includes one ticket for the prize basket fundraiser. Additional tickets are available for purchase. This is a “bring your own everything” event, and participants should plan to bring food and beverages. To purchase tickets or reserve a table for 10, send checks made payable to “Waldwick Chamber of Commerce” to P.O. Box 323, Waldwick, NJ 07463. RSVP by Oct. 1. The Chamber is seeking donations of prizes for this fundraiser. To donate an item or service, contact Kim at (201) 286- 1627 or info@waldwickchamber.com. Shelter Our Sisters is a non-profit agency that provides temporary housing for women and children who are victims of domestic violence. said sediment removal is the costliest step of the dredging process. The lake was last dredged in the 1970s. Borough Engineer Michael De Sena said if the town were to undertake the dredging project, the work would have to be bid out and the bidder would have to have a con- tractor in place to dispose of the sediment immediately as part of the bid. He also noted that several major environmental per- mits would have to be secured. Resident Ray Schmidt asked whether the town would have a responsibility to clean up the lake if the test borings show the sediment is contaminated. De Sena said that question would have to be researched. “’White¹s Swamp’ could be deemed a protected wetland, and then it will be too late for anyone to touch it. Waldwick must deal with this major issue ASAP,” Mistretta said in urging the support of the mayor and council. She said it would take her group years to raise the moneys needed to dredge the pond. “It¹s impossible for a small grassroots organization of citizens to raise the kind of funds needed in time before it turns to a mosquito swamp,” Mistretta said. “We started Friends of White¹s Pond to call attention to the Pond¹s plight, not to raise the money ourselves with negligible funds from pasta dinners, bake and rummage sales, for a project this (continued on page 21) Area September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 7 Retired USR chief is Ramsey’s security officer Former Upper Saddle Police Chief Michael Fanning has accepted the position of safety and security officer in the Ramsey Public School District. Last week, Ramsey Trustee Jim Meiman explained that the district’s superintendent, Dr. Matthew Murphy, has the authority to make staff appointments over the summer subject to the board of education’s approval in September. At press time, Fanning was expected to be on the job when school opened on Monday, Sept. 9. Meiman, who is chairman of the district’s School Security Committee, noted that many candidates had applied for the position, but Fanning seemed to be the right fit. “We had many very capable candidates who applied for the position,” Meiman said, adding that Fanning is unique due to his experience in law enforcement and within the Ramsey community, where he has lived for many years. The trustee noted that, since Fanning retired as police chief, he has served as a volunteer coach and substitute teacher in Ramsey. “He is familiar with the kids and the problems they face,” Meiman said, “He had everything we were looking for.” The trustee said he expects the full school board will offi- cially endorse Fanning at a meeting this month. “I’ve been in touch with the superintendent, and he informs me that, since Mike accepted the position, he has been at the school meeting the principal and the assistant principal,” Meiman said. He added that, while Fanning will primarily be at the high school, the officer will be a resource at the district’s other schools as needed. Fanning retired as Upper Saddle River’s chief of police on Aug. 1, 2011. He had logged more than 25 years of service, including five years as chief of police. His law enforcement career has included operational, managerial, and administra- tive experience. He began his police career in 1986 as a police radio dis- patcher followed by an appointment as a police officer assigned to patrol. After serving as a patrol officer, Fanning was assigned to the detective bureau. Upon his promotion to sergeant in 1997, he was assigned to the patrol division as a supervisor. He was promoted to lieutenant in 2005 and served as executive officer in charge of the uniformed section of the police department. He became chief the following year. Fanning has been active in various civic and professional organizations and with youth athletics. He has served as a member of the Bergen County Police Chiefs Association and on its executive board, and has been a member of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police and the Interna- tional Association of Chiefs of Police. He has received numer- ous awards and honors for his professional contributions. In Ramsey, Fanning will report to the assistant principal. The job description for his position states: “The security offi- cer promotes student responsibility, assists the professional staff with the safety of student(s) and staff, and maintains the security of the facilities.” The qualifications for the new post included a minimum of 20 years of experience in law enforcement, good interpersonal skills, excellent integrity and moral character, and a retired law enforcement permit to carry a handgun. Fanning will be responsible for a wide range of duties, including monitoring the overall security of the facility, pro- viding assistance during emergencies, and challenging unau- thorized visitors. His responsibilities also include, but are not limited to, notifying appropriate personnel if there is evidence of substance abuse, child abuse, child neglect, severe medi- cal or social conditions, potential suicide, or individuals who appear to be under the influence of alcohol, controlled sub- stances, or anabolic steroids. Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Ho-Ho-Kus Police, borough working on salary agreement by Jennifer Crusco Representatives of Ho-Ho-Kus Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 353 are working with borough officials with the goal of forging a new salary agreement. PBA members involved in the negotiations include Detective Anthony Balestrieri and Sergeants Jaime Bodart and Mike LaCroix. Officer M Mosca is the PBA’s alternate team member. Ho-Ho-Kus Police Commissioner Doug Troast and Deputy Police Commissioner Phil Rorty are involved in the talks on behalf of the municipality. Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Administrator Don Cirulli reported last week that both sides had held an initial meeting, and have since been involved in research. Cirulli indicated that a second meeting is anticipated in the near future. Last year, the PBA and borough signed a three-year salary contract that covered 2011, 2011, and 2013. However, that agreement is due to expire on Dec. 31, Cirulli said. Under the terms of the present agreement, PBA mem- bers received pay raises of two percent for each of the three years covered by the pact. The contract eliminated longev- ity-based increases for any member of the department hired after Jan. 1, 2011, although those hired before that cutoff date were not affected by the change. The contract also included one extra personal day, bring- ing the total to three personal days per year. Personal days cannot be “banked.” As a result, unused personal days are lost at the end of the year. The current contract also included an additional $25 for the uniform allowance. The previous PBA contract, which extended through Dec. 31, 2010, took effect Jan. 1, 2007. That agreement included salary increases of 4.25 percent for each of the years covered. PBA contracts cover the majority of the police depart- ment’s personnel, except for Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief John Wanamaker and other personnel at the top of the organiza- tion. The PBA is involved in various community activities and events. PBA members have volunteered at the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School’s fair and host the Junior Police Academy, a popular summer program for middle school students. Leonard begins new responsibilities at school At the close of this edition, Ho-Ho-Kus Police Officer Sean Leonard was due to begin his first day of school – as the borough’s first school resource officer. In addition to supervising the K-8 school’s student body at various points during the day, Leonard will also be teaching classes on Internet safety, cyber-bullying, and the dangers of drug and alcohol use. He pointed out that these classes encourage students to become savvy about their actions, including what they post online, and help them stay out of trouble. In addition to teaching the school’s younger children about stranger dangers and Halloween safety, Leonard will also available to assist the teaching staff when their lessons range into the realm of police matters. If a class is studying the U.S. Constitution, Leonard said he would be available to speak on related topics, including the Fourth Amend- ment, which concerns search and seizure. He added that he can also help the English teachers if they are working with books that cover legal topics. While Leonard said he was always interested in pursu- ing police work, he is now half-way toward earning his cer- tification as a classroom teacher. “I hope to teach history, social studies, English, and American literature to junior high or high school students,” he added. Earlier this year, the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education and Ho-Ho-Kus Council approved the shared services agree- ment that allowed Leonard to become the school resource officer. The officer’s salary will be shared by the board and the council, and he will return to his police duties when the academic year ends in June 2014. Leonard is already a familiar face at the school, where he is involved in the annual Junior Police Academy. In addition to school security, Leonard will be respon- sible for establishing and maintaining a professional rela- tionship with school officials and assisting school officials with preventing and investigating school truancies. He will also be responsible for crime prevention, and for investigat- ing criminal acts that occur on school property. He will work in concert with the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department Juvenile Bureau and the Bergen County Pros- ecutor’s Office regarding bias incidents, abuse, assault, and any other serious offense that affects the student body. He will also serve on various committees, and will work to ensure that students and parents are directed to the proper social service agencies, when needed. Leonard will be an employee of the borough and subject to police department rules and regulations. According to the shared services agreement, the borough is not obligated to provide a substitute for Leonard, should he become unable to work. The board is not responsible for his overtime pay. Leonard grew up in Ridgewood and graduated from Ridgewood High School. He holds an associate degree in law enforcement from Champlain College, and a bachelor’s degree in police science and a master’s degree in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He became a police officer in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1989, and became a sergeant there in 1999. He joined the Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department in 2001. J. CRUSCO September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 9 Massage Envy to host Healing Hands for Arthritis On Sept. 18, Massage Envy’s Closter and Waldwick loca- tions will join our national network of over 900 locations across the country to partner with the National Arthritis Foundation and help the fight against arthritis. The one-day event, “Healing Hands for Arthritis,” was designed to build awareness and raise funds for this crippling disease. On this day, Massage Envy will donate $10 from every massage and facial to the Arthritis Foundation. Arthritis strikes over one in five Americans, and that number is growing. This disease is debilitating and painful. Approximately 300,000 children suffer and are unable to live a pain-free life. “Partnering with the Arthritis Foundation is a natural fit for us as we know that regular therapeutic massage can help relieve the symptoms of this terrible disease that affects so many. There is no better way to give back than to treat yourself, a friend, or family member to a therapeutic relax- ing massage or healthy skin care facial,” said Sol Glastein, owner of both the Closter and Waldwick locations. Reservations are being accepted on a first come first serve basis, so book an appointment now. See ad below for details. Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Area Bergen County Players present ‘Man of La Mancha’ Celebrating a season entitled “From Page to Stage” and inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th century masterpiece “Don Quixote,” Bergen County Players will open its 81st season with the Tony Award-win- ning musical “Man of La Mancha.” Brad Baron, Nina Lionetti and Bill Kaufman star in Bergen County Players’ production of ‘Man of La Mancha.’ Performed at the Little Firehouse The- atre in Oradell from Sept. 14 through Oct. 12, the evening performances will begin at 8 p.m. and the Sunday matinee curtain will be raised at 2 p.m. The one exception will be opening night, Sept. 14, at which the curtain will rise at 8:30 p.m. in deference to Yom Kippur. With a book by Dale Wasserman, lyrics by Joe Darion, and music by Mitch Leigh, “Man of La Mancha” tells the story of the “mad” knight, Don Quixote as a play within a play performed by Cervantes and his fellow prisoners as he awaits a hearing with the Spanish Inquisition. The original 1965 Broadway production enjoyed a six-year run and starred Richard Kiley, who won one of the show’s five Tony Awards. It also won for best musical, best direction, score, scenic design, and costume design. Considered one of the most endur- ing works of musical theater, the show has since been revived four times on Broadway, most recently in 2003 with Brian Stokes Mitchell. “Man of La Mancha” is directed by long- time BCP member Jacqueline McElroy- Poquette of Westwood, who has directed over 30 plays. The most recent include two NJACT Perry Award-nominated pro- ductions, “The Melody Lingers On” and “Follies in Concert,” and the Perry Award- winning “The Beauty Queen of Leenane.” When McElroy-Poquette was a school teacher, the centerpiece of the gradua- tion ceremony every year was the singing of “The Impossible Dream,” the fabulous anthem from the production and one of the most recognizable songs in the history of musical theater. To this day, she can hear the sobs it evoked from students, parents, and teachers. Her goal in presenting the show for the Bergen County Players is to recreate that moving experience. “Don Quixote is one of the greatest char- Seated: Jill Eras, Brian James Grace, and Shari Mendelson. Standing: Neil Kahn, Elisabeth Erdmann, Ken Fodor, Rosella DeVincenzo, and David Luke in ‘Man of La Mancha.’ (Photos courtesy of Alan Zenreich.) acters ever created – pure and gentle with great innocence. His quest is at once sad and funny and incredibly inspiring,” McEl- roy-Poquette said. The music is under the direction of Steve Bell of Teaneck, who has been the musical director for many BCP shows, including last season’s productions of “Beehive” and “The Sing-Along Sound of Music.” (continued on page 16) September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 11 Saddle River Valley Paton named Melvin Jones Fellow by Lions Club Gary Paton was recently named a Melvin Jones Fellow by the Saddle River Valley Lions Club. The prestigious award was presented to Paton by Club President Jerry Michota before the entire membership at the September meeting, the first of the club’s new year. Paton was honored for his many years of service to the Lions, first as a member of the Monroe Lions Club and, since 1994, as part of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club. Paton has held a variety of leadership positions in the organization, chairing such committees as Youth, Civic Improvement, and Publicity & Public Relations. Over the years, he has been the club’s webmaster and served on the Education, Audit, Carnival, Sight, Human Services, Membership, and Car Raffle committees. Paton also served as the club’s 2009-10 president. Remarking on the quality and longevity of Paton’s service, Michota said, “Gary represents the true spirit of what being a Lion is all about. He is always there to lend a hand, to help those in need, and always putting others first.” Gracious in his acceptance of the award, Paton remarked that he was honored and humbled by the rec- ognition of his fellow Lions and promised to continue to do try his best to help the organization fulfill its mission of service. Each year since 1988, the Saddle River Valley Lions Club has donated at least $1,000 to the Lions Club Inter- national Foundation to further the foundation’s charitable work around the world. This annual donation is, in turn, recognized by the designation of a deserving member of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club as a Melvin Jones Fellow. Named for the founder of Lions International, the (continued on page 21) Saddle River Valley Lions Club President present the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award to club member Gary Paton. Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Labor Day fireworks under finance-based study by John Koster The poor financial results of the most recent Labor Day fireworks and the poor attitude of people who would rather watch from the Boulder Run Shopping Center parking lot than pay the $10 admission have convinced the Wyckoff Township Committee to begin a study that could lead to the end of a cherished tradition. The fireworks display at the field behind Wyckoff Town Hall is the township’s vol- unteer fire department’s major annual fundraiser. “It’s an extravagant display,” said Wyckoff Township Committeeman Douglas Christie, a long-time Wyckoff volunteer firefighter. “Unfortunately, the turnout was just short of dismal. We only have two fundraisers a year and it didn’t work out well for us at all.” The other, much smaller fundraiser is a Golf Outing. “I had a good time, but I share all our concerns,” said Township Committeeman Kevin Rooney, concurring with the town- ship committee’s informal decision for a study of the costs of the display in terms of booking the fireworks contractor and the police officers for crowd security. “I think it’s prudent that we do this before moving forward.” “We need to have a meeting with a large group of people, beginning with the fire department and including the police department and the financial depart- ment.” Last week’s low turnout was cited as stemming from the humid weather, the wet ground, and the threat of further rain. A serious problem, however, revolved around the fact that shoppers and other viewers in large numbers park their cars at Boulder Run and enjoy an adequate view of the fireworks without paying an admission fee. “There’s a better crowd in the ‘cheap seats’ than in the paid seats,” Christie said, admitting that the topic made him somewhat upset. Attempts by firefighters to collect money from the Boulder Run spectators had sometimes encountered rude responses, and the financial results were unimpressive. “You pass the helmet and you get a pretzel, you get a bottle cap, or you might get a button,” Christie said. The demographics appear to have changed from the days when Wyckoff was a more close-knit and less affluent com- munity, Christie said. He noted that many people were out of town for the Labor Day weekend and that the fire depart- ment might have erred in not postponing the fireworks for a week when schools reopened and parents with school-age children returned to town. Fireworks burst with color over Wyckoff Town Hall. Wyckoff Township Attorney Rob Landel suggested that having the fire- fighters sell the tickets door to door, as he said was done in Allendale, might have brought in more revenue. Sue Winton, a resident who spoke from the audience, said that having the Eisen- hower Middle School or Ramapo High School bands perform might attract band parents to swell the crowd, a suggestion that township committee members indi- cated was worth considering. The members of the township com- mittee said the meetings with fire depart- ment and police department officials were a first step to evaluate whether the spirit that the fireworks represented was worth operating at a deficit or break-even as opposed to raising money. “To keep going just for the spirit might not be the correct approach,” Rooney said. September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 13 Plan denounced as part of international conspiracy by John Koster Wyckoff’s emphasis on “Nifty Fifty” recycling and sustainability was once again criticized by long-time township resident and Tea Party activist Sue Winton. Winton, a regular at Wyckoff Township Committee meetings, said the township committee members did not realize that environmentalism was being used to lower America’s standard of living. “I’m concerned because you bought into this,” Winton said. “Your notions and intentions may be honorable, but theirs are not.” Winton read and presented a detailed statement she said was from the Republican National Committee describing the emphasis on the environment as stem- ming from United Nations Agenda 21, initiated at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Devel- opment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992. Winton’s printed report said the emphasis on “sus- tainable development” views the American way of life of private property ownership, single-family homes, private car ownership, individual travel choices, and privately owned farms as destructive to the environ- ment. The report said that social justice was described as the right and opportunity of all people to benefit equally from the resources afforded them by society and the environment and that this would be established by socialist/communist redistribution of wealth. The United Nations plan, she said, was being advanced by groups such as Smart Growth, Wildlands Project, Resilient Cities, Regional Visioning Projects, and other “green” or “alternative” projects. She urged Wyckoff to reject any grant monies attached to those policies. Brazil, where the conference took place, has been cited for widespread destruction of rain forests to pro- mote cattle ranching and cash-crop agriculture. In recent years, Wyckoff has used state and county funds to help acquire park lands in concert with outright donations from several affluent residents, notably the late Warner Brackett who gave the Gardens of Wyckoff to the township. Historically, the founder of the National Park System, Abraham Lincoln, and the most active proponent, The- odore Roosevelt, were both Republicans and wildlife preservation was supported by Congressman John F. Lacey, a Stand-Pat (conservative) Republican far to the right of Theodore Roosevelt. The members of the township committee thanked Winton for her report but made no further comment. Wyckoff actively promotes recycling with commin- gled pickup and last year declined to pick up grass clip- pings, urging that the clippings be composted or left in place as natural mulch. The township also distributed sample energy-efficient light bulbs at Wyckoff Town Hall earlier this year. Abundant Life Church ready for fall Abundant Life Reformed Church in Wyckoff will begin its fall season on Sunday, Sept. 15 with a full roster of programs. “First half” activities will include Sunday school and the Adult Bible Study at 9:15 a.m. Bible Study groups will be introduced to the Internet video, “Online Play Book.” After the half-time break, which will include coffee and treats, the program will move into its second half with the 10:30 a.m. worship service. The choir and the first of four messages from Pastor Chris Jacobsen, “The Church: Built on God’s Word,” will be featured. Subsequent messages from Pastor Jacobsen will include “The Church: Planted in Prayer,” “The Church: Blessed to Be a Blessing,” and “The Church: Sent into the World.” The post-game wrap-up at 11:45 a.m. will be a picnic on the church lawn. All are welcome. Participants are encouraged to wear their favorite team jersey. Abundant Life Reformed Church is located at 475 Lafayette Avenue in Wyckoff. For more information, call (201) 444-8038, e-mail office@abundantlifewyckoff.org, or visit www.abun- dantlifewyckoff.org. Woman’s Club to host Membership Coffee The Woman’s Club of Wyckoff will host a Member- ship Coffee on Monday, Oct. 14. The event will be held at 11 a.m. at the clubhouse at 176 Wyckoff Avenue (next door to the firehouse). Women who are residents of Wyckoff and nearby towns are welcome to attend this informal event. Organized in 1921 and federated in 1922 as a member of The New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, the club continues its long tradition of volunteerism, charity, intellectual, and educational enrichment. Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Cadillac Club sets show, earns region status The Cadillac Club of North Jersey, founded in 1991 by Wyckoff resident Bob Walton, will hold its Annual Fall Cadillac Show on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fireplace Restaurant, 718 Route 17 North, in Para- mus. The CCNJ invites the community to relive the days when giant land yachts designed and built in Detroit ruled the roads and gasoline was 25 cents a gallon. Those were the days when automobiles had personality and panache and enthusiasts waited breathlessly each fall to see the latest models. Approximately 50 Cadillacs from at least six decades are expected to participate. All vehicles manufactured by Cadillac Motor Division from 1903 to 2014 are welcome. All body styles, including coupes, sedans, convertibles, limousines, pickup trucks, SUVs, ambulances, flower cars, and hearses are invited. Cars at least 15 years old will be judged via Peoples’ Choice balloting by car owners and spectators. Cars from 1999 and newer may participate as display only. Registration is free for all Cadillacs and LaSalles 1942 and older. Spectator admission is free. The Cadillac Club of North Jersey is an active group The Wyckoff YMCA invites parents to mark their cal- endars for the Oct. 16 Parent Connection program, “Social Media in Education: What Parents Need to Know.” This 7 p.m. event will be presented by New Milford High School Principal Eric Sheninger, who will discuss how schools and educators are using social media to improve com- munication, enhance public relations, increase student engagement, and teach digital citizenship. An educational administrator, Sheninger firmly believes that effective communication, listening, support, shared decision making, and the integration of technology are essential elements of the transformation of school cul- tures. He has emerged as an innovative leader in the use of social media and Web 2.0 technology as tools to engage students, improve communications with stakeholders, and help educators grow professionally. A National Association of Secondary School Princi- pals Digital Principal Award winner (2012), Phi Delta Kappa Emerging Leader Award recipient (2012), and winner of Learning Forward’s Excellence in Professional Practice Award (2012), Sheninger is a Google certified teacher, Adobe education leader, and an ASCD 2011 Con- ference Scholar. He co-authored “Communicating and Connecting with Social Media: Essentials for Principals” and “What Principals Need to Know about Teaching and Learning Science.” He writes about education-related topics for the Huffington Post, and is a co-creator of the Edscape Con- ference. Sheninger sits on the FEA Board of Directors, and was named to the NSBA “20 to Watch” list in 2010 for technology leadership. Sheninger now presents and speaks nationally to help other school leaders embrace and effectively use technology. He has also received rec- ognition for his blog, “A Principal’s Reflections.” There is no charge for Sheninger’s October program. For more information, contact Parent Connection Coordi- nator Kathy Scarpelli at (201) 891-1820. The Wyckoff Y is located at 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. Sheninger to present program dedicated to the restoration and preservation of all Cadil- lac vehicles and encourages owners to drive, display and enjoy their cars. Activities include shows, parades, ice cream runs, “cruise-ins,” an annual banquet, and special Cadillac events. CCNJ recently received full region status from the board of directors of the International Cadillac & LaSalle Club. The CCNJ’s members join more than 7,000 CLC members worldwide. The CLC, founded in 1958, orga- nizes many local, regional, national, and international events, including an annual Grand National, a Grand European, regional Cadillac shows, and regional driving tours. It also produces a monthly, award-winning maga- zine, “The Self-Starter.” To be accepted as a full region, a provisional region has one year in which to demonstrate its club has an active membership, has a local newsletter, hosts at least one Cadillac show each year, and that all of its region’s members are also members of the national CLC. The more than 100 member Cadillac Club of North Jersey, now also known as the North Jersey Region of the Cadillac & LaSalle Club, met and exceeded all of the requirements. Lois Harriman of Prospect Park is the current CCNJ president. Other CCNJ board members are Roy Garret- son of Clifton, Dave Carney of Paramus, Rob Harriman of Prospect Park, and Steve Calandra of River Edge. Michael Cascio of Clifton is the national delegate to the CLC. CCNJ Founder Walton is also co-author of the criti- cally acclaimed book, “Route 66: The People, The Places, The Dream,” a Jay Leno’s Book Club selection. All Cadillacs are welcome. For membership informa- tion, call Dick Bankart at (201) 664-7672. Other club infor- mation can be found at cadclubnj.org or by calling (201) 888-8727. The club website is www.CadillacClubNJ.org. September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 15 Equestrians succeed at State Fair, Horse Show Equestrian Eryn Lindner of Wyckoff, a senior at Indian Hills High School, recently competed at the New Jersey State Fair, where she won first place in three classes and overall Champion in the Low-Chil- dren’s (under 18) Jumper Division riding Bendigo. Lindner has been riding for three years and competing for only two-and-a- half years. Her trainer is Hope Delle Bovi. Some of Lindner’s team members also won or placed at the Sussex County Fair Horse Show: Noelle Bianiculli of Ramsey, a sophomore at Sacred Heart University won first, third, and champ in the Itty Bitty Division; Emily Drake, a senior at Mahwah High School, won first, third, fourth, and fifth in Pre-Children’s (under 18) Hunter and Equitation; Melissa Katz, a junior at Rutgers University, placed seventh, eighth, and tenth in Low-Adult Equitation; and Hope Delle Bovi won first, second, fifth, and champ in the Itty Bitty Division riding Indian Hills High School sophomore Laura Keller’s horse Diablo. “I feel so lucky to be able to ride and compete,” Lindner said. “Everyone at Saddle Ridge (Riding Center) is so support- ive and always willing to help one another. I’m proud of my teammates and looking forward to more great shows in the future.” An equestrian athlete must be self-moti- vated as this is not a high school sanctioned sport. Through the United States Eques- trian Federation, competitive riders can Eryn Lindner on Bendigo, right, with owner/trainer Hope Delle Bovi at the New Jersey State Fair, Sussex County Horse Show. receive recognition by meeting the train- ing and showing requirements of the USEF Varsity Athlete program. Lindner has just completed her third year in this program. Even though a rider competes on an indi- vidual basis, the Saddle Ridge Show Team consists of riders and their trainers work- ing together. The team trains every day and many of the riders also work managing the office, scheduling lessons and trail rides, and as summer camp counselors who teach campers about riding and horse care. Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Villadom Socials Kaitlyn DuVernay to wed Amanda Valenti to marry Mr. and Mrs. James J. Valenti of Wyckoff have announced the engage- ment of their daughter, Amanda Renee, to Steven J. Brana, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Brana of Mahwah. A November 2013 wedding is planned. Bergen County Players Kaitlyn DuVernay of Ramsey and Edward Priestly Jr. of Clifton have announced their engagement. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Kathleen and Larry DuVernay of Ramsey. She is employed as a special education teacher in Clifton. Her fiancé is the son of Barbara and Edward Priestly of Clifton. He is employed by the Clifton Police Depart- ment. A May 2014 wedding is planned. Seated: Robert G. Ouellette, Jim Kelly, and Andrew Gutierrez. Standing: Jim Espaillat, John Michael Villa, Dan Giordano, Charles Gerard Timm, and Christian Spinella in ‘Man of La Mancha.’ (Photo courtesy of Alan Zenreich.) (continued from page 10) The talented cast of Man of La Mancha includes: Brad Baron as Don Quixote (Glen Rock), Nina Lionetti as Aldonza (West- wood), Bill Kaufman as Sancho (Paterson), Brian James Grace as the padre (Clifton), Neil Kahn as the duke/Dr. Carrasco (May- wood), Kenneth Fodor as the governor/ innkeeper (Westwood), Jim Kelly as the barber (Park Ridge), Rosella DeVincenzo as the innkeeper’s wife (Oradell), Elisa- beth Erdmann as Antonia (Nutley), Shari Mendelson as the housekeeper (Fort Lee), David Luke as captain of the guard (Wash- ington Township), Dan Giordano as Pedro/ muleteer (Leonia), Christian Spinella as guitarist/muleteer (East Rutherford), Charles Gerard Timm as Rodrigo/muleteer (Clifton), Andrew Guiterrez as Juan/mule- teer (River Edge), Robert G. Ouellette as Paco/muleteer (Westwood), Jill Eras as Moorish dancer (Wyckoff), Jim Espaillat as Anselmo/muleteer (Bogota), and John Michael Villa as Jose/muleteer (Franklin Lakes). In addition to McElroy-Poquette and Bell, the production teadm includes Oren Korenblum (choreographer), Rhea Smith (choreographer – Moorish dance), Sandra Chiappino (producer/stage manager), Paul Reitnauer (assistant to the director/assis- tant stage manager), David Arts (combat choreographer), Mark Cardone (set design), Lauren Zenreich (décor), Patty Howard, Lynn Oliver (costumes), Neil Kahn (sound design), Raymond Poquette (lighting design), Jillian Hendrickson (lighting oper- ation), Pat Bain and Annette Jacobs (props), Margie McDonough and Laura Bateman (stage crew), Norma Llamos (makeup), Ed Gross and J. Edmund Fond (publicity), Alan Zenreich (photography), and Eileen Winkler (member-at-large). Please note that the show includes mature subject matter. Tickets are $22 for all performances, and may be purchased online at www.bcplayers. org, by calling (201) 261-4200, or by visit- ing the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours. Visa, Master Card, and American Express are accepted. Discounted tickets for students age 25 and under with proper ID are available for $14 by phone or walk- up only. BCP will continue to offer a “Questions & Artists” discussion following select per- formances. The “Man of La Mancha” Q&A will be held immediately after the Sept. 20 performance. Admission is included in the cost of the ticket. Since its founding in 1932, Bergen County Players has grown from a small community theater group to nearly 300 volunteer members who work on and off the stage. September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES Saddle River Valley Notes Gardeners plan luncheon meeting The Saddle River Garden Club will host a luncheon in a member’s garden on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The club will dis- cuss upcoming plans, which include many speakers and programs, and the continued enhancement of the gardens at Wandell School. Anyone interested in joining is invited to attend. For details about the luncheon, contact Margaret Meyer at (201) 934-7862. Scouts welcome new members Ho-Ho-Kus Cub Scout Pack 54 invites Saddle River boys in grades one through four to a registration day at the Ho-Ho-Kus Firehouse at 52 Sheridan Avenue on Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information about troop membership, contact Michael Holt at mjholt9@gmail.com or (571) 212-6366. Watercolor classes available Registration is under way for the Upper Saddle River Library’s watercolor painting class. The class will meet Sept. 11, 18, and 25, and Oct. 2. Previous art experience and the ability to draw are not required. The fee for the classes is $50. To register, visit the library at 245 Lake Street in Upper Saddle River. Students will receive a supply list at the time of registration. Church announces new hours for services Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, located at 318 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River, will hold its weekly Sunday morning worship service at 11 a.m. beginning Sept. 15. The children and adult choirs will per- form, and Sunday school is provided for children. All are welcome. The Interfaith Prayer Shawl Ministry meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact Pat Hiler at (845) 357-5643. The church offers half- and full-day preschool for chil- dren who are three and four. A Mommy and Me program is also available. For more information about the preschool program, contact Irene FitzGerald at (201) 934-7837 or (201) 327-3960. For more information about BHUMC, visit www.ber- genhighlandsumc.org or call the office at (201) 327-3960. Presentation Seniors to host events The Senior Group at Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River will take the American Treasure Tour and QVC Studio Park on Oct. 24. The day will include a tram tour of American memorabilia, a buffet lunch, and shopping at QVC. The cost is $77 per person. The seniors will attend a concert “From Vienna to the New World” by the Philadelphia Orchestra on Nov. 15. The cost is $92 and includes travel by bus, lunch, and concert. Reservations for both trips are due by Sept. 10. Checks, made payable to Presentation Seniors, may be mailed to Presentation Church, 271 West Saddle River Road, USR NJ 07458. Payment should also include the attendee’s phone number. Lions announce Golf Outing The Saddle River Valley Lions Club will sponsor a Golf Outing at Spook Rock Golf Course on Sept. 16. The day will feature food, golf, and prizes. Proceeds from these events will benefit charities that support the visually impaired and other local organiza- tions. This year, the club expects to reach the goal of $2,000,000. Visit www.srvlions.org for further information. Book groups plan discussions The Upper Saddle River Library’s Coffee Talk book group will discuss Christina Baker Kline’s “Orphan Train” on Sept. 12. Coffee Talk meets on the second Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. On Sept. 11, the Novels at Night book group will host a 7:30 p.m. discussion of Anton DiSclafani’s “The Yonahlos- see Riding Camp for Girls.” Both groups meet at the library at 245 Lake Street in Upper Saddle River. Books are available at the circulation desk. For more information, call (201) 327-2583. Bradshaw to discuss job search blunders Join Donna Bradshaw on Sept. 17 as she discusses the 10 big mistakes that sabotage a job search. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at the Upper Saddle River Library, 245 Lake Street in Upper Saddle River. Bradshaw will present tips on becoming job search savvy, how to eliminate time wasters, and how to use the most effective methods for finding a job. Bradshaw is an executive career consultant and a job search strategist. Call (201) 327-2583 for information. Auxiliary to host Beefsteak Dinner The Upper Saddle River Fire Department Ladies Auxil- iary will host its Third Annual Beefsteak Dinner on Satur- day, Oct. 5. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the firehouse located at 375 West Saddle River Road. Tickets for the all-you-can-eat event are $40 and include beer and soda. The evening will feature a cash prize and special contests. Chicken, vegetarian, and gluten-free meals are available with advance notice. To purchase tickets, call Kelli Moss at (201) 327-7715. Proceeds from the event will benefit the 9/11 memorial monument. Library to host authors This fall, the Upper Saddle River Library will host author visits with Vahan Zanoyan and Christine Baker Kline. The programs begin at 7 p.m. and copies of the authors’ books will be available for purchase. On Sept. 23, Zanoyan will discuss “A Place Far Away,” a shocking mystery and suspense novel that explores the world of human trafficking and prostitution in the newly III • Page 17 independent states of the former USSR. Kline will discuss “Orphan Train” on Oct. 3. This Montclair novelist’s book highlights a little-known slice of American history. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, trains carried abandoned children from the East Coast to foster and adoptive families in the Midwest, where the chil- dren experienced mixed outcomes. The library is located at 245 Lake Street. For more infor- mation, call (201) 327-2583. Marine Corps League meets Saddle River Marine Corps League meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday every month at the fire- house located at West Saddle River Road and Allendale Avenue. Former Marines and Navy Corpsmen are invited. For more information call Fred Johnston at (201) 652 7351. Maloney to speak (continued from page 4) will also be honored at the gala. Their vision to create an innovative program to help those with aphasia build their communication skills and improve their quality of life has changed the lives of thousands of people with aphasia and their families throughout the world. Adler Aphasia Center is considered the gold standard of which other aphasia pro- grams throughout the world have replicated. The Adler Aphasia Center, a non-profit organization based in Maywood and West Orange, is an innovative post- rehabilitative therapeutic program that addresses the long- term needs of people with aphasia, a language disorder caused by stroke or other brain injury. This communica- tion disorder impairs the expression and understanding of spoken language, reading and writing, but does not affect one’s intellect, memory, or judgment. Gala proceeds will support the center’s programs, ser- vices, and the center’s scholarship fund for people with aphasia. The event will be hosted by Emmy Award-win- ning anchor, Thirteen/WNET’s Steve Adubato. There will be a 2013 Tribute Book in which ads can be purchased to offer the honorees their good wishes. Gala sponsorships are available. Prizes and a special auction will be part of the event. The gala will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $350 each. Res- ervations are required. For more information, contact Amy May at (201) 368-8585 or e-mail amay@adleraphasiacenter. org or visit www.adleraphasiacenter.org. Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Bombing and threats: Remember the last time? The horror of using poison gas on civilians in Syria has prompted the usual American response: The Syrians are told to behave like civilized people or get bombed. As a way of showing compassion to people otherwise not much esteemed in an American public forum -- Muslims were involved on both sides of this outrage, both as villains and as victims -- this may have been a concession to some sort of lingering humanitarian impulse. As a way of running for- eign policy, it was plumb stupid. The second dumbest thing in the world is to bomb areas full of civilians to avenge the killing of some of those same civilians. The dumbest thing of all, especially in the Middle East, is to make a threat and fail to carry it out. Once upon a time, the United States took the sort of inter- est in China that we now take in the Middle East. One spe- cial interest group wanted to defend the Christian missions in China and another special interest group wanted to keep China open to Anglo-Saxon commercial interests, vitally concerned with a huge market where people understood the concept of money – the word “cash” is Chinese for small copper coins -- but were, in those days, notoriously bad at mechanical applications of technology. British schoolboys smugly told one another, “Japanese make machinery; Chi- nese break machinery.” Japan had been Britain’s official ally in keeping the Russians out of China where the British had both missionaries and business operations, and, above all, keeping the Russians out of India where the finances of the British Empire were intimately entangled with keeping the Asian Indians from developing mechanical skills. Those Chinese who were not devoted Christians dis- liked the “white faces” (the British) and the “red beards” (the Russians) about equally, but were far less hostile to the Americans and -- prior to the seizure of Manchuria for crass economic needs -- to the Japanese, seen as the most progressive people in Asia once you got past their arro- gance. Herbert Hoover, who had survived the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and who spoke Chinese, dubbed the Japanese a nation of “70 million egotists,” but admired their courage and relative honesty. Hoover also recognized that the Japa- nese lacked the numbers to colonize China as Britain had colonized India and Burma and coastal parts of China such as Hong Kong and Shanghai. Hoover’s advice was: Hands off on both sides. Support peace if possible, but do not send troops. No conquest of China is ever permanent. The Mongols and the Manchus married, emulated, drank, and doped their way into political impotence, and the Arab and Jewish merchants in the medieval silk trade were totally absorbed by their Chinese business partners and employees. The wild card was the Soviet Union and the Soviet sympathizers in Roosevelt’s administration. Nobody much cared what the Chinese did to one another according to Han Suyin, a Eurasian author who said more Chinese girls were assaulted by other Chinese at Nanking in 1926 after Chiang Kai-shek consolidated his power than by the Japanese in 1937. More Chinese soldiers fell in battle against Japan in 1937 but more Chinese heads were probably lopped off by Chiang’s executioners in 1926. The executions were photographed. The U.S. kept right on selling weapons to both sides. So did the Germans and the Russians. The oil embargo that started the U.S.-Japan war came only after the Japanese took over a French colony in Indochina, where patriots had been opposing French rule for decades. United States News, since defunct, ran a global map with simple drawings showing just how easy it would be for the United States to bomb Japan off the map in case of trouble. The piece ran on Oct. 31 and read, in part: “Japan is today within range of bomber attacks from seven major points. Bases at these points are being kept at wartime strength and readiness by the United States, Britain, China and Russia.... “In airline miles, distance from the bases to Tokyo are as follows: Unalaska, -- 2,700; Guam -- 1,575; Cavite (in the Philippines) -- 1,860; Singapore -- 3,250; Hongkong (sic) -- 1,825; Chungking - 2,000; Vladivostock -- 440... “Tokyo, city of rice-paper and wooden houses...Osaka... hastily expanded during the last three years, the arms fac- tories are built of wood. Acres upon acres of these wooden buildings in and near the city present a highly vulnerable target for incendiary bombs...” Simply put: Blow them up, burn them up, and do not worry that we might ever have to fight them in a war on the ground where American kids could get hurt. The day after the war began at Pearl Harbor, the Japa- nese blew up most of the American bombers at Clark Field (near Cavite) and then diverted a whole army from their strategic goal -- the Dutch East Indies and its oil and rubber -- to destroy the U.S. Luzon Army based in the Philippines and the U.S. Marines on Guam. Hong Kong and Singapore were conquered after much less memorable fights. Nobody after that took the British seriously in Asia. The Japanese and the Americans fought over the Aleutians for more than a year, but the weather made air strikes on Japan inadvis- able. Attempts to bomb Japan from China flopped when the Japanese routed the Chinese Nationalist Army with the support of angry Chinese peasants who hated the white faces and the red beards. The Soviets never let us use Vladi- vostok. They were happy to let the United States and Japan, both anti-communist nations, slug it out so they could pick up the pieces after the war, which they did. North Korea, where the president reportedly just executed his girlfriend and the musicians in her band for singing about sex, is a monument to the Soviet system in north Asia. Readers who think I am making this up can find a two- page copy of the United States News piece in Professor Michael Sherry’s superb book, “The Rise of American Air Power and the Creation of Armageddon,” which churns up nightmares for flag-wavers who dote on the bombing and burning of huge numbers of German and Japanese women and children as a way to get at Hitler and Hirohito. Oddly enough, American aircraft never targeted the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, and the Royal Air Force never targeted Heidelberg, just as the Luftwaffe never targeted Oxford. By mid-1943, once the Axis defeat was certain after Stalin- grad and Kursk in Russia and Midway and Guadalcanal in the Pacific, planning already envisioned postwar coopera- tion. The 650,000 German civilians and 800,000 Japanese civilians who were blown up or burned alive were simply expendable for political reasons. Hitler, like the paranoid coward and murderer he was, ordered V-1 and V-2 attacks on London civilians even after the D-Day Landings of June 6, 1944 meant his defeat was certain. The bombs killed 3,000 Londoners. Winston Churchill then ordered increased area bombing of German cities and 200,000 Germans were killed. This cheered up the British, but Churchill lost the post-war election after he compared the British Labour party to the German Nazi Party. The multiple officers’ plots to kill Hitler and Japan’s offers of a negotiated peace were shrugged off. Do not expect to hear about them from Stephen Ambrose or Tom Brokaw. Just wave that flag really hard and look for some- body else to blow up now that we need the Germans and the Japanese to stabilize regional economies. In the end, the Japanese responded against overwhelm- ing industrial and military force, first with as attack at Pearl Harbor and then with suicide pilots. Remember who else used suicide pilots in a sneak attack some of us could see from our neighborhoods? Remember who then attacked Iraq, which was not involved in the Sept. 11 outrage? Once you get involved in ground invasions, you soon find out that the kind of people who join the present vol- unteer army, though often brave to a fault, are not suited to constructive peace-making or the understanding of other cultures. A number of them murdered women and children at point-blank range. You do not make friends that way. Today, even the American Legion, whose members are genuinely patriotic and love America, urges that the United States proceed with caution. Not one of the first dozen members who responded to the official Legion position urging caution favored any American involvement in Syria on either side. We see our deployment of woman and homosexuals as examples of how progressive our society has become. The people on the other side see us as morally bankrupt. Some Canadians are said to fear an American annexation, and you are more popular in Eastern Europe if you travel with a German passport than with an American passport. Since last count, 11 nations have some sort of nuclear weapon option, and places like Iran and North Korea are said to be working toward that point. We would be well disposed to return to the role of the world’s best friend sending food and medicine instead of the biggest bully in the schoolyard. Letters to the Editor Supports roof project Dear Editor: I am writing in support of the Northern Highlands roof replacement project. I am a mother of three children and have been a member of the Northern Highlands community for the past six years. As the treasurer for the Home & School Associa- tion for the past year, I have visited the school countless times. There is one fact that we can all agree on: Northern Highlands is an impeccable school. From the landscaping in the front to the spotless floors down to the sinks in the bathrooms, this school shines. The fact that there are leaks from the roof that have caused significant damage to the rugs, ceiling tiles, and floors is sad. The buckets that are regularly set out during rainstorms to catch the leaks do not belong in this beautiful school. Now is the time to act before more money is wasted trying to fix the old roof and before more damage occurs, which will be more costly to fix in the long run. The board of education is fiscally responsible, look- ing only to replace the roof and not adding any bells or whistles. The cost to replace the roof is well beyond the school budget. The school needs help from the community. The cost to each household to replace the entire roof is less than the cost of one gallon of gas, or less than two iTunes songs per month. By voting “yes” on the bond referendum, Northern Highlands will receive $1.1 million in state aid to offset the balance of the roof cost. Please vote “yes” to the Northern Highlands roof proj- ect on Sept. 24. Lisa Tantillo, Treasurer Northern Highlands Home & School Association Upper Saddle River 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 Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Obituaries Donald E. Brennan Donald E. Brennan of Ho-Ho-Kus died Aug. 26. He was 78. He graduated from Saint Anne’s Academy in Manhat- tan and attended Iona College. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida Southern College, which he attended on a baseball scholarship. He signed a major league con- tract with the Washington Senators, and went on to play baseball in the Boston and Washington farm systems. An injury prematurely ended his baseball career. He coached the Saint Luke’s Grammar School’s basketball teams and the Stan Musial Ho-Ho-Kus baseball team. He served as presi- dent of the Ho-Ho-Kus Youth Activities Council and was a member of the Ridgewood Toastmasters Club. He had a long career in promotional advertising. With two others, he founded a New York City advertising agency that featured displays and promoted national brands. He was a member of Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club, Ridgewood Country Club, and the North Fork Country Club in Cutchogue, Long Island. He was a parishioner of Saint Gabriel the Archangel Church in Saddle River. He is survived by his wife Donna (nee Stahl) and his daughters Peggy, Karen, MaryJane, Terri, and Anne. He is also survived by six grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother Joseph J. Brennan. Memorial donations may be made to Valley Hospice, 15 Essex Road, Suite 301, Paramus, NJ 07652. A memorial Mass will be held at Saint Gabriel’s on Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. Joanne Cazin Joanne Cazin, nee Parry, of Ho-Ho-Kus, formerly of Maywood, died Sept. 3. She was 69. Before retiring, she worked as a human resources assistant manager for Gim- bels in Paramus. She was a parishioner of Saint Luke’s R.C. Church in Ho-Ho-Kus and was past president of the Rosary Society. She was a member of the Catholic Slovak Sokol Chapter 219. She was a longtime donor at the Bergen Blood Bank and crocheted blankets for the babies at Valley Hospital. She is survived by her husband William Cazin and her children Clifford F. Ainsworth III and Matthew B. Ainsworth, both of Maywood. She is also survived by her mother Martha Parry (nee Sipka) and her brother Richard Parry of Poway, California. She was predeceased by her father Stephen Parry and her sister Ilona Parry. Arrange- ments were made by Vander Plaat Memorial Home in Para- mus. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Luke’s R.C. Church, 340 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423. Peter Comtabad Peter Comtabad of Silver Ridge Park Westerly, formerly of Wyckoff, died Aug. 30. He was 94. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He worked for Chiquita Brands, Inc. in New York City, Boston, and Montvale for 52 years, retiring as the director of inland transportation. He is sur- vived by his daughters Joan Bardenhagen of Manchester and Deborah Conner of Lavallette. He is also survived by three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Marian; his siblings Adrian, Lena, Lucy, and Ada; and his son-in-law Robert Bardenhagen. Arrangements were made by Timothy E. Ryan Home for Funerals in Toms River. Memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, woundedwarriorspro- ject.org. by his grandson Edward Nagle III and his brother Frank Nagle. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Wyckoff YMCA, Strong Kids Campaign, 691 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff NJ 07481. Timothy Edward Linnartz of Waldwick died Aug. 30. He was 29. He was a 2003 graduate of Waldwick High School. He was an electrician and an accomplished pianist and guitarist. He is survived by his parents Ed and Peggy Linnartz of Waldwick and his brothers Christopher, Curt, and Kevin. He is also survived by his Tante Irene, Uncles George and Russ, and five nieces and nephews. Arrange- ments were made by Mack Memorial Home in Secaucus. Nancy Reynolds, nee Everhart, formerly of Wyckoff, died Sept. 4. She was 84. She was member of West Side Presbyterian Church in Ridgewood, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Wyckoff Woman’s Club. She had been a volunteer for Valley Hospital and Meals on Wheels. She is survived by her daughters Susan Jaques of Easton, Pennsylvania and Kathryn Farina of Prospect, Connecticut, and four grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Ashton Funeral Home in Pennsylvania. Memo- rial donations may be made to Care Alternatives Hospice, 501 Office Center Drive, Suite 285, Fort Washington, PA 19034. Timothy Edward Linnartz Robert S. Monteith Robert S. Monteith of Ramsey died Sept. 3. He was 89. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a banker who served many establishments over the years. Most recently, he was president of Ridgewood Savings Bank and a member of that institution’s board of direc- tors. He was a past president of the Bergen County Chap- ter A.I.B. He served as past president of the Ramsey Fire Department, the Ramsey Board of Education, and the Ramsey Library. He also volunteered with Ramsey Little League, Scouting, and the Ramsey Soccer Association. He is survived by his children Robert of Ramsey, William of West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, Melissa of Northamp- ton, Pennsylvania, Richard of Mahwah, and Gregory of Ramsey. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife M. Berenice Monteith, his parents Joseph and Jennie Mon- teith, and his sister Harriet Keinath. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh-Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Odette Morozewicz Odette Morozewicz of Mahwah, formerly of Fair Lawn, died Aug. 29. She was 83. She was born in Charleroi, Bel- gium where she met her husband, American soldier Wil- liam Morozewicz. She is survived by her children William, Ronald, and Linda Salemo. She is also survived by six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by M. John Scanlan Funeral Home in Pompton Plains. Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice. Edward ‘Chief’ Nagle Edward “Chief” Nagle of Franklin Lakes, formerly of Glen Rock, died Sept. 1. He was 85. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a U.S. Marine veteran of the Korean War. Before retiring in 1987, he was a foreman for Sandoz Colors and Chemical in Fair Lawn. He is survived by his wife Jacqueline Jean Nagle of Franklin Lakes, his children Edward J. Nagle of East Stroudsburg, Pennsylva- nia, Darrell R. Nagle of Mahwah, and Glynis Jean Eustice of Stockholm. He is also survived by six grandchildren and his siblings Beatrice Perna of Little Egg Harbor, Lillian Chaney of Henderson, Nevada, John Nagle of Toms River, and Miriam Wierzbicki of Tennessee. He was predeceased Nancy Reynolds Alexander Felipe Savino Alexander “Alex” Felipe Savino of Waldwick died Sept. 1. He was 23. He was born in Bogotá, Colombia and gradu- ated with honors from Rutgers University in May 2012. He was an animal keeper at the Bergen Zoo. He is survived by his father Ralph DiGirolamo, his mother Paula DiGi- rolamo, and his sister Alea DiGirolamo. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Friends of Bergen County Zoo, 216 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652. Nancy Solimando Nancy Solimando of Wyckoff, formerly of Flushing, Queens, died Sept. 4. She was 96. Before retiring, she was a sales associate at Stern’s in Long Island. She was a member of the Saint Kevin’s Rosary Society in Queens. She is sur- vived by her children Anthony Solimando of Boyton Beach, Florida, Robert Solimando of Plano, Texas, and Linda Lizak of Franklin Lakes. She is also survived by six grand- children and nine great-grandchildren. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to Saint Jude Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142. NBCUA (continued from page 3) having contributed to its establishment. If the commissioners approve the resolution Thursday, the $800,000 would be distributed as follows: Allendale - $99,840 (12.48 percent); Ho-Ho-Kus - $41,360 (5.17 percent); Mahwah - $234,720 (29.34 per- cent); Midland Park - $70,800 (8.85 percent); Ramsey - $148,800 (18.6 percent); Waldwick - $104,160 (13.02 percent); and Wyckoff - $98,640 (12.33 percent). The other current member towns are Franklin Lakes, Ridgewood, Saddle River and Upper Saddle River. September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 21 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Library trustees to meet The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library Board of Trust- ees will meet on Monday, Sept. 16. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the library located at 91 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus. Scholarship winners announced The Saint Luke’s Knights of Columbus recently awarded five $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors who are now attending college. The recipients include Andrew Livanos, Jessica Lind, Timothy Gysin, and Caroline Billies. The winner of the Rose and Ray Fallon Family Scholarship was Joseph Sciortino. Over the past decade, the Saint Luke’s Knights of Columbus has awarded over $50,000 in scholar- ships to over 50 recipients. The club is now planning a Golf Outing at the Mead- ows in Lincoln Park for June 9, 2014. For more information about the outing, contact Joe DeFlora at (201) 444-7296. Car Wash fundraiser set The Ho-Ho-Kus Public School’s eighth grade class will host a Car Wash fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 21. The event will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at the school located at 70 Lloyd Road in Ho-Ho-Kus. (Rain date: Sept. 28.) Tickets are $10, and may be purchased at the event. Scouts welcome new members Ho-Ho-Kus Cub Scout Pack 54 invites boys in grades one through four to its Recruitment Day set for Saturday, Sept. 14. The event will be held in the Ho-Ho-Kus Firehouse at 52 Sheridan Avenue from 10 a.m. to noon. Prospective Cub Scouts and their parents will learn about the troop and its activities and will meet troop members while enjoy- ing refreshments. Scout leaders will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, contact Pete Mastandrea at anmastandrea@optonline.net or (201) 857-3448. Gold Star Mothers to be honored On Sunday, Sept. 29, the United States will honor Gold Star Mothers and families. In Ridgewood, the Gold Star Mother’s Day Committee will commemorate Gold Star Mother’s Day at Van Neste Park, where luminaria will be lit from 7 to 9 p.m. to honor Gold Star Mothers and their families. However, the com- mittee’s goal is to have thousands of other luminaria lit throughout Ridgewood on Sept. 29 to honor the Gold Star Mothers and families. American Legion Post 53 (Ridgewood), Washington Elm Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 192 (Ho-Ho-Kus/ Ridgewood), and Ridgewood’s Blue Star Families are com- Paton honored (continued from page 11) Melvin Jones honor recognizes an individual’s commit- ment to helping others to lead richer, fuller lives, and one White’s Pond (continued from page 6) size! The reality check is that it can take 10 years or more of struggling to raise the funds. We are lay people in fundraising, and it¹s not our job, as we are working hard just to make a living to pay taxes,” she added. Mistretta said a bond referendum could be held to authorize a temporary tax to fund the project or the bor- ough could sell municipal bonds. She also suggested allocating funds from PSEG’s large Waldwick Power Station’s annual property tax and exploring the NWB- CUA’s participation to help fund the dredging since they are part of the waterway system. She suggested the town hire a professional grants writer to seek funds for the work, and that an official fundraising committee be formed to seek corporate dona- tions, organize fundraisers and even sell naming rights to certain areas around the lake. She said a committee could also network with other area towns that have suc- cessfully dredged in recent years, including Washington Township (whose mayor, Janet Sobkowitz, is a Waldwick mitted to bringing awareness to the community and to com- memorating the sacrifices these mothers and their families have made for the country. The community is invited to join in the event at Van Neste Park and to raise awareness for this event by talking to family members, friends, and neighbors. Donations in support of the Ridgewood event are wel- come. Checks made payable to American Legion Post 53 that state “Gold Star Event” on the memo line, should be send to: American Legion Post 53, P.O. Box 1525, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. who embodies traits generally associated with humanitar- ian service, such as generosity, compassion, and concern for others. To learn more about the 50+-year history and activities of the Saddle River Valley Lions Club, the Lions Interna- tional Melvin Jones Fellowship, or about joining the Lions Club, visit www.SRVLions.org and www.LionsClubs.org. High School teacher), Ridgewood, Hawthorne, Wyckoff, Mahwah, Cresskill, Franklin Lakes and Saddle River. The lake can be used for recreational and physical activities such as boating and kayaking, Mistretta said, and it is stocked with trout. To keep algae at bay and improve the quality of the water, the borough over the past two years has contracted with Princeton Hydro to remove weeds, algae, floating debris and accumulated leaf litter to increase the depth of the water along the shoreline by using an amphibious harvester/collector, and to use chemicals to control the offending algae. The chemical alternative was sought, according to Borough Administrator Gary Kratz, because aerators installed in the pond were constantly burning out as they sucked the sediment from the shal- low bottom. Removal of the organic matter is not the same as dredging. Since there is no digging and no appreciable amount of sediment is removed, the lake’s bottom is not affected; therefore, costly permits from the NJ Depart- ment of Environmental Protection are not required. “Save White¹s Pond,” the Friends of White¹s Pond¹s You Tube presentation, may be accessed at http://you- tube/UBiuNaNUwVE. Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 Derbez, Peralta star in ‘Instructions not Included’ by Dennis Seuling Valentin (Eugenio Derbez) is a single guy in his thirties living in Acapulco who fancies himself quite the ladies’ man, luring a parade of pretty women to his bachelor pad for one-night stands. One day, one of his conquests, Julie (Jessica Lindsey), shows up with a baby, claims it is his and, after asking for cab fare, takes off. Valentin is left holding a baby girl, thoroughly flummoxed as to how to care for her or what being a parent involves. After several missteps in child care, he decides it is best for baby Maggie to be brought up in the United States, where she will have greater opportunities. In California, Valentin’s daring dive to save Maggie draws the attention of a movie director who is seeking a stuntman. Val- entin soon embarks on a career taking risks for high pay in the film industry. The film moves ahead quickly to when Maggie (Loreto Peralta) is seven. She and Valentin have bonded, and he has become a devoted father/friend to her. Derbez is a well-known sitcom star in Mexico. “Instructions not Included” is his directorial debut. The initial scenes are filled with obvious comedy bits and slapstick as Valentin is shown to be a Valentin (Eugenio Derbez) and daughter Maggie (Loreto Peralta) share a quiet moment in ‘Instructions Not Included.’ carefree fellow with few responsibilities or concerns other than finding his next conquest. Derbez is hardly the traditional romantic lead, so it is difficult to fathom his appeal to women. The movie is problematic in that it veers awkwardly from broad comedy to serious drama, without adequate transi- tions, so the shift is jarring. What begins as a lighthearted romp turns into a heavy drama. The first half of the film is the best, as the audience follows Valentin from average Joe to high-salaried stunt pro- fessional. This unlikely vocation makes sense in light of a prologue in which Val- entin’s father (Hugo Stiglitz) repeatedly exposes young Valentin to great danger to make him fearless in life. The lessons, though worthy of child protective service intervention, have taken root and Valentin confronts his fears by literally jumping from high places. The cartoonish quality of Derbez’s per- formance in the first half of the film dis- appears during its melodramatic second half. A combination of Buster Keaton, Jerry Lewis, and Roberto Benigni, Derbez easily sells the comic moments, but has greater difficulty convincing with the straight dramatic scenes. Neverthe- less, his screen chemistry with Peralta is outstanding and is largely responsible for making the movie work despite its flaws. The writers have incorporated some surprises along the way that seem con- trived and excessively sentimental when they are revealed, but Derbez’s per- formance manages to tie together the picture’s assorted subplots featuring eccentric characters. Rated PG-13, “Instructions not Included” is a commendable attempt to tell a story about a man thrown into an unexpected situation and trying, despite complete unpreparedness, to rise to the occasion. As the film moves along, view- ers see Valentin more as a real person than as a caricature. Skyline Theatre Company announces 2013-2014 season Skyline Theatre Company has announced its 2013- 2014 productions, marking the start of the group’s fifth season at the George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation in the Fair Lawn Community Center. This year, Skyline will present one of Broadway’s most beloved musicals, a heart-warming holiday favorite with a twist, and a hilarious take on Shakespeare’s classics. The season will begin in the fall with “Funny Girl,” the Broadway musical smash that made Barbra Streisand a star of stage and screen. Comedienne Fanny Brice had a career that spanned from vaudeville to the Ziegfeld Fol- lies to Hollywood as she became one of the most cele- brated entertainers of her time. Audiences will follow her life as she rises from the Lower East Side to Broadway and finds the one man she loves, no matter what. Featur- ing the classic hit songs “People” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade,” “Funny Girl” played over 1,300 performances on Broadway and will be at Skyline from Oct. 11 through 13. This winter, Skyline will revive the company’s peren- nial holiday favorite, bringing Dickens back for another Bergen County tour de force performance. Dustin Charles will star in the breathtaking one-man adaptation of “Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol” for special per- formances at the Maywood Public Library on Dec. 13 at 7:30 p.m., and at the Anna Maria Ciccone Theater at Bergen County Community College on Tuesday Dec. 17 at 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. Charles stars as Dickens and all of his unforgettable characters from his 1843 novella. This adaptation by Greg Oliver Bodine serves up the magical story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey from miser- liness to redemption with warmth and humor. At one hour in length, it is a holiday treat for the whole family. Skyline will bring the gift of laughter to Bergen County by presenting “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).” This irreverent romp with the Bard delivers all 37 plays in 97 minutes. These madcap men in tights will appear May 2 through 4, 2014 as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare’s comedies, histories, and tragedies in one wild ride that will leave the audience breathless. Tickets are $28 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $18 for students. To purchase tickets online and for details, visit www.skylinetheatrecompany.org. Ticket reservations may also be made by phone at (800) 474-1299. Cook Up Some Business! Advertise your restaurant in The Villadom TIMES. You’ll reach over 47,000 households. 201-652-0744 www.villadom.com September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 23 Saga continues with ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ Spock (Zachary Quinto) and Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) plan their response to an attack on Starfleet headquarters in ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness.’ by Dennis Seuling “Star Trek: Into Darkness” (Paramount Home Entertainment) is the latest episode in the saga of the starship Enterprise and its crew. Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) violates Starfleet’s strict rule not to interfere with alien civilizations as he and Spock (Zachary Quinto) flee from painted primitive beings through their planet’s red-vined vegetation. With Spock in peril, Kirk disregards all protocols and is later called on the carpet for it and stripped of his command. An attack on Starfleet headquarters by disgruntled colleague John Harrison (Benedict Cumerbatch) results in an order from Starfleet Admiral Marcus (Peter Weller) to seek out and destroy Harrison at all costs. It is irritating when a franchise film spouts endless background information that confuses rather than enlightens the viewer. “Star Trek: Into Darkness” never does this, moving briskly along without the encumbrance of unneeded exposition. The script is clear, lean, and witty: a win- ning cinematic trifecta. What stands out in this edition is its embrace of the various crew members’ flaws, idiosyncrasies, and egos. Director J.J. Abrams manages some fine moments with Scotty (Simon Pegg), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), Bones (Karl Urba), and Sulu (John Cho). Action films are as only good as their villains and Cumberbatch is excellent as Harrison, a guy who is more than he might initially appear. The movie includes a scene in which Harrison and Kirk must outthink each other in a life-threatening moment. These kinds of scenes were a frequent ingredient of the TV series, and illustrated that Kirk not only can handle himself physically, but also has a definite head for command. Special effects are first-rate. Shooting in 3D, Abrams harks back to those gim- micky ‘50s 3D flicks where anything and everything had to be propelled toward the audience to make people duck. Both the three-disc Blu-ray 3D/Blu- ray 2D/DVD and the two-disc standard Blu-ray/DVD editions contain six behind- the-scenes featurettes. “Wish You Were Here” (Entertainment One) centers on a group of Australian friends whose lives are irreparably altered after one of them goes missing during a spontaneous vacation. Alice (Felicity Price) and Dave (Joel Edgerton) are about to become new parents when they agree to join Alice’s little sister, Steph (Teresa Palmer), and her new boyfriend, Jeremy (Antony Starr), on a trip to Cambodia. Their tropical retreat quickly turns mys- terious, however, when Jeremy vanishes without a trace. As the investigation into Jeremy’s disappearance begins to reveal the nefarious motivations behind their trip, the remaining three struggle to carry on with their lives amid the threat that more awful details will emerge. First-time director and co-writer Kieran Darcy-Smith builds tension as he doles out clues, red herrings, unexpected twists, and frequent flashbacks, enabling the viewer to piece together what happened to Jeremy and the circumstances. For a first directorial effort, “Wish You were Here” is an impressive mystery/thriller. Bonuses on the DVD release include a making-of featurette and cast and crew interviews. “Love Is All You Need” (Sony Home Entertainment) is a romantic film with nearly every cliché ever encountered. Philip (Pierce Brosnan), an Englishman living in Denmark, is a middle-aged widower and estranged single father. Ida (Trine Dyrholm) is a Danish hairdresser whose husband has just left her for a younger woman. The two meet at a pala- zzo in Sorrento, Italy, at the wedding of Philip’s son and Ida’s daughter. Once viewers get over the spectacular setting and cinematography, what is left is flat, familiar, and frequently grating. There is a “meet cute” scene, a melodra- matic serious illness, an annoying, obvi- ous soundtrack that prods rather than provides atmosphere, and dialogue that never sparkles. There is little suspense, since the audience knows from the get-go that Philip and Ida will wind up together, and the journey is hardly novel. Brosnan and Dyrholm are effective and have good chemistry, but they are burdened by a leaden script which they try their best to enliven. Special DVD features include com- mentary with Brosnan and director Susanne Bier, a Q&A with cast and direc- tor, cast interviews, and a profile of Trine (continued on Crossword page) Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • September 11, 2013 DVD releases (continued from Restaurant page) Dyrholm. “Presenting Lily Mars” (Warner Archive) stars Judy Garland as a stage-struck Indiana woman eager to hit the Great White Way. Loosely based on a 1933 Booth Tarking- ton novel, the film was designed as a showcase for MGM’s hot musical star. Lily is convinced she has the talent to get her to Broadway, so when producer (Van Heflin) visits her hometown, she turns on the charm to dazzle him but, unimpressed, he returns to New York. Lily hitchhikes East, intent on achieving stardom in the Big Apple. Though this is not one of Garland’s best pictures, it does offer her the opportunity to sing the songs “Tom, Tom the Piper’s Son,” the ballad “When I Look at You,” “Three O’clock in the Morning,” and “Broadway Rhythm.” Though the story is routine, Garland is charming and keeps the film afloat. The supporting cast includes Fay Bainter, Richard Carlson, Spring Byington, and Connie Gilchrist. The orchestras of Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby are featured. Extras include the Academy Award-winning short, “Heavenly Music,” audio-only song outtakes, a radio adaptation starring June Allyson and Van Heflin, and the cartoon “Who Killed Who?” “Supernatural: The Complete Eighth Season” (Warner Home Video), available on both Blu-ray and DVD, con- tains all 23 complete episodes. In the season premiere, Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) are reunited after a year apart. Having escaped from Purgatory with the help of a vampire named Benny, Dean heads straight for Sam, but the reunion isn’t all he imagined it would be. Although Sam drops everything to join his brother, leav- ing the life to which he has grown accustomed turns out to be harder than he imagined. Meantime, Dean’s associa- tion with the vampire turns out to be more than he bar- gained for. 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In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. Thank you, St. Jude. ev Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, apostle and martyr. Great in virtue and rich in miracles; near kinsman of Jesus Christ; faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need. To you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present urgent petition. In return I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude, pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. Say three Our Fathers, Hail Marys and Glorias. Publication must be promised. This novena has never been known to fail. This novena must be said for 9 consecutive days. My prayers were answered. Thank you, St. Jude. mc Planning on Dining Out? Check our Restaurant guide for the finest dining. RELIGIOUS Thank You St. Jude cont. from preceding page Prayer to the Blessed Virgin May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glori- fied, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us St. Jude, worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer nine times a day by the ninth day, your prayer will be answered. Publi- cation must be promised. Thank you St. Jude. av Prayer to the Blessed Virgin (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God. Immacu- late Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. jw CLASSIFIED Up to 3 lines .............................. $12.00 $12.50 Each additional line ................... $2.50 Name _______________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City/State/Zip _________________________________ Phone _______________________________________ (25 Characters per line including spaces and punctuation) Carefully check your advertisiment the day it appears since we can not be responsible for errors of any kind in subsequent editions of the same ad. Corrections and changes, however, will be gladly made. MAIL TO: CLASSIFIEDS-VILLADOM TIMES P.O. Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432 Be sure to enclose your check or money order. ORDER FORM AND PAYMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THURSDAY 12 NOON FOR AD HELP, CALL 201-652-0744 (Never known to fail) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splen- dor of heaven, Mother of the Son of God. Immacu- late Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth! I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein, you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3x). Holy Mother, I place this cause in your hands (3x). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goals. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me, I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for your mercy toward me and mine. The person must say this prayer 3 consecu- tive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Thank you for answering my prayers. cd Novena to the Infant of Prague O Jesus, Who hast said, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened to you, through the intercession of Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, I knock, I seek, I ask that my prayer be granted. O Jesus, Who hast said, all that you ask of the Father in My Name, He will grant you through the intercession of Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, I hum- bly and urgently ask Thy Father in Thy name that my prayer be granted. O Jesus, Who has said, “Heaven and earth shall pass away but My words shall not pass”, through the intercession of Mary, Thy Most Holy Mother, I feel confident that my prayer will be granted. Say for 9 hours, or 9 days. Many Miracles. The prayers may be said on any nine successive days. cd Prayer to St. Clare Ask St. Clare for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible. 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The “Shop ‘til You Drop’ sale will be held at the store located in the Fashion Center, 34 East Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus. Attendees may purchase a ticket from AFEE for $5 which entitles the bearer to all-day savings. Ticket hold- ers will receive 15 percent off merchandise, including fra- grances, cosmetics, designer accessories, and more, and two one-time use coupons for a 25 percent discount. There are very limited exclusions for these special coupons. The pre-sale for the event is under way. Merchandize may be picked up on the day of the sale. For tickets and information, contact Margaret Kantzer at (201) 679-4200 or margaretkantzer@gmail.com, or Julie Jacoby at (610) 203-6624 or jaco@peoplepc.com. Those who purchase four tickets will receive a free fifth ticket. September 11 to be commemorated The Borough of Allendale will hold two services on Sept. 11 to honor the memory of the people killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks, and the Allendale emergency responders who took part in rescue effort. Both ceremonies will be held at the upper pond at Crestwood Lake Park. A ceremony at 10 a.m. will feature Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno as an honored guest. A former professor of law at Rutgers, Guadagno was also the first woman sheriff in Monmouth County and a federal prosecutor in Brook- lyn, New York before being elected lieutenant governor of New Jersey in 2009. Guadagno will dedicate the 20-foot steel beam taken from the ruins of the World Trade Center in lower Manhat- tan after the catastrophic attack by terrorists who hijacked airliners and crashed two of them into the Twin Towers and a third into the Pentagon. The second ceremony, the tra- ditional candle-lit ceremony, will take place at 7 p.m. that day. XYZ Club meets at new location The XYZ Senior Citizens Club of Allendale will meet on Friday, Sept. 13 at 11 a.m. The group will now meet in the Monsignor Salemi Hall at Guardian Angel Church, 320 Franklin Turnpike in Allendale. Borough seniors who would like to participate in club activities are welcome. Fyke plans field trip, meeting The Fyke Nature Association will meet at Mount Peter in New York for a hawk watch on Saturday, Sept. 14. The watch is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, and the lookout is located on the top of Route 17A between Greenwood Lake and Warwick, New York. For details, visit Mount Peter Hawk Watch Trailway. Leaders will be available to answer questions. Fyke Nature Association will meet on Sept. 27 at the Allendale Municipal Building, 500 Crescent Avenue in Outstanding Service Award (continued from page 5) chairman of the Finance Committee; and vice president of the Practice, Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Sec- tion. His support of the accounting community further extends to efforts such as establishing The PhD Project, an award-winning program to diversify corporate Amer- ica, his leadership in Beta Alpha Psi and The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and recogniz- ing and sustaining faculty, students, and leaders of histori- cally black colleges and universities. Milano graduated from Temple University with a bach- elor’s degree in accounting, and started his career with KPMG in the audit practice of the Philadelphia office. He and his wife Sharon reside with their sons Matthew and Adam. Milano has four older children and six grandchil- dren. Milano holds honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from North Carolina A&T State University and Kent State University. The PhD Project, a 501(c)(3) organization the KPMG Foundation founded in 1994, recruits minority profession- als from business into doctoral programs in all business disciplines. Since its inception, The PhD Project has been responsible for the increase in the number of minority business professors from 294 to 1,217. Further, 361 minor- ities are currently enrolled in doctoral programs, and will take a place at the front of the classroom over the next few years. The project attacks the root cause of minority under-representation in corporate jobs: Historically, very few minority college students have studied business as an entrée to a corporate career. Diversifying the faculty attracts more minorities to study business and better pre- pares all students to function in a diverse workforce. The KPMG Foundation is a 501(c)(3) private founda- tion. The foundation operates on donations from KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax, and advisory firm. For fiscal year 2012, KPMG donated over $6.3 million to the foundation. Through the KPMG Foundation, the firm has spent over 45 years supporting and developing programs to enhance business education. For more information, visit: http://www.phdproject. org, www.kpmgfoundation.org or contact Lisa King at (646) 234-5080 or lisak@mediaimpact.biz. Allendale. The membership will hear a program from author Jim Wright and wood-carver Stiles Thomas. Wright will discussion of his new book, “The Nature of the Mead- owlands,” and will present a slide show. Thomas will pro- vide an exhibit of his recent bird carvings. A reception for Thomas and refreshments will follow. For more informa- tion, contact Jim Wright at (201) 469-7349. Chamber planning Festival Day The Allendale Chamber of Commerce will meet Sept. 10 at the Allendale Bar and Grill, 67 West Allendale Avenue. This dinner meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. The group’s agenda includes a discussion of Allendale’s Festival Day, which is set for Oct. 5. RSVP to Adrienne Tenbekjian at (201) 327-8411. The Chamber meets the second Tuesday of the month. CERT seeks new members The Allendale Community Emergency Response Team is seeking new members. Interested individuals are invited to sign up for the Bergen County OEM’s fall 2013 CERT training program. Classes will begin Monday, Sept. 16 and run weekly through Nov. 4 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Bergen County Law & Public Safety Institute in Mahwah. CERT training includes modules in disaster prepared- ness, medical operations, fire suppression, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, terrorism awareness, animal preparedness, and incident command. This year, the program has been expanded to include training for County Animal Response Team certification. The CART training will begin on Nov. 11 and continue weekly through Dec. 2. Participation in CART is encour- aged, but not required as part of CERT training. For more information about Allendale CERT, or to enroll in the training, contact Pete Branigan at gpballendalecert@yahoo.com or call (201)790-4404. 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