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Box 96, Midland Park, NJ 07432-0096 81 Franklin Tpke., Mahwah, NJ • • CUSTOM DRAPERIES CUSTOM DRAPERIES • • UPHOLSTERY UPHOLSTERY • • SHUTTERS SHUTTERS What’s Inside LLC • Airport Service Locally & Worldwide • Nights on the Town • Sporting Events • Sedans, SUV’s, Limos, Vans, Buses Total Window & Wall Fashions off Cycle ck Mike....from Janine WyckoffCycleFrPg(10-26-11) Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • December 11, 2013 Villadom Happenings Newtown memorial to be held The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood will host an inter- faith service on Saturday, Dec. 14 to mark the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The service, which is being held in honor of the lives lost at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, will begin at 9:30 a.m. The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood is located at 113 Cot- tage Place in Ridgewood. All are welcome. Special needs basketball offered The Upper Saddle River Basketball Association and Upper Saddle River Recreation Commission are sponsor- ing a free structured, small group basketball clinic for chil- dren with special needs. Students in kindergarten through grade six are invited to these one-hour clinics, which will be held in the Reynolds School gym at 391 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The program will meet at 11 a.m. on the following dates: Dec. 15; Jan. 5, 12, and 26; Feb. 2 and 9; and March 2, 9, and 16. Players will warm up, run drills, and play a brief game. Breaks and any other accommodations will be made. Each participant will require a parent shadow for all clinics. Children from the surrounding communities are wel- come. Contact Joe Abbatiello at (917) 744-4415 or e-mail jabbatiello@verizon.net to register or for details. Y hosts Solstice Yoga Workshop YWCA Bergen County will hold two Solstice Yoga classes for all ages and levels on Saturday, Dec. 21. Classes will be held at the YWCA, 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood. Intro to Yoga, a light-hearted, introductory class taught by certified instructor Colleen Fontes, will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. A short break and refreshments will follow. At 4 p.m., Winter Solstice 108 Sun Salutations for regular yoga practitioners will be led by YW instructors Amy Jung and Colleen Fontes along with guest instructors. Each person who participates must bring a yoga mat. Movement@YW members may participate for free. The suggested donation for non-members is $5 per person per class. Participants should be in general good health and able to sit, stand, and lie down. For more information and to register, call (201) 444-5600, extension 351. Men’s chorus to perform Holiday Concert The Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus of Ridgewood will pres- ent its annual Holiday Concert on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 Thank you to everyone who donated Thanksgiving food baskets. They were very much appreciated! Mark your 2014 calendar: Our Fourth Annual Bash will be held March 7. Please contact us if you would like to be involved. We need volunteers to sell ads for our journal and get corporate sponsorships and donations of sports tickets and memorabilia. You can help our families during the holidays. We are now serving 70 families in the northern region, which includes five counties in northern New Jersey. Eighteen of those families receive groceries from our pantry each month. We like to give each family a food basket for the holidays. Making a basket is a perfect way for your family to get together to help a family in need. We will need the baskets by Dec. 16 in order to give our drivers time to coordinate their deliveries. Basket items include cranberry or another type of juice, stuffing mix, gravy, bread or muffin mix, Parmalat milk, coffee, tea, hot chocolate, cake mix, nuts, mints, and soup. Get creative, and throw in some other items, like a paper tablecloth, some festive napkins, or a $10 gift card. We are also accepting turkeys and we have a freezer to store them. Meet Margarita: In July 2011, after Margarita began to experience frequent nosebleeds, she was diagnosed with leukemia. Her chemotherapy treatments offset her diabetes treatments, resulting in frequent, lengthy periods of hospitalization. While she was supposed to be enjoying her teen years, she under went debilitating surgeries on both hips that left her bed bound for several months at a time. She and her family live in a small third floor walk-up apartment. Leaving the apartment unassisted was not an option for quite some time. Margarita was looking forward to her 18 th birthday this summer. She was thrilled that she would finally be able to return to school and see her friends. In mid- August, Margarita learned that the cancer had returned and that there are no longer any treatments that will rid Margarita’s body of the disease. Her mother is the main provider for the family and works long, exhausting hours at the restaurant near their p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. at Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood. The concert will feature “La Vergine” by Verdi, “In My Life” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, “Break Forth, O Beauteous, Heav’nly Light” by J.S. Bach, “Wassail Song,” and other pieces. Opera singer Michele Capalbo will be the guest solo- ist. This Ridgewood soprano has sung many international and domestic performances of Verdi and Puccini heroines, including Tosca, Madame Butterfly, Aida, Desdemona, and Lady Macbeth. Tickets are $12 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets for students and seniors purchased at the door will be $15. Tickets may be purchased at the at Daily Treat, Wine Seller, (continued on page 30) apartment. Since Margarita requires much care and is often sad and physically limited, Margarita’s mother is not able to go to work and the family is suffering tremen- dously. The family received a shut off notice for their utility bills and is unable to afford to purchase gifts for the holidays. Margarita would love to receive some warm leggings in size medium, a book bag from Deb Shops (since she is sometimes able to go to school in her wheelchair), warm sweaters in size medium, and warm bedding. Margarita often feels lonely, isolated, and restricted and would also appreciate any crafts or activities that can occupy her time while she is receiving palliative treatment or is home bound. The cold, short days really affect her ability to stay positive or hopeful. Any help that you could offer to Margarita and her family would be deeply appreciated. ECF does not receive government funding; we rely on donations and volunteers from the community. Call (201) 612-8118 or email Laura at laura@emmanuelcancer.org to see how you can help. • We need volunteers who can deliver groceries to families in Bergen and Essex counties. Spanish-speak- ing drivers are in particularly high demand. • Is your office looking for a community service proj- ect? Holding a drive for our food pantry would be a tre- mendous help. • Does your company have a charitable giving pro- gram? If so, let us know! • Kids can help too! Is your Scout troop looking to earn badges? Ask us for creative ways kids can have fun while learning about philanthropy. • Emmanuel Cancer Foundation is celebrating 30 years of providing services. If you would care to make a contribution to honor this milestone, imagine how much good we could do with $30 from every reader! If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer or just stop by and see what ECF is all about. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue in Midland Park. Please call (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. For more information, visit http://www. emmanuelcancer.org or “like” us on Facebook: Emman- uelCancerFoundation. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 3 Ramsey Karpovich participates in Semester at Sea program Erin Karpovich, a Ramsey native who is studying at High Point University in North Carolina, is currently participating in Semester at Sea. The 117-day program will take Karpovich and her peers to a total of 15 countries, where they are engaging in humanitarian efforts. “It’s called a ‘global comparative study abroad program’ in that we visit many countries and aim to synthesize a compara- tive view of the countries at the end of the program,” Karpovich explained via e-mail. “Instead of a ‘traditional’ study abroad pro- gram that immerses students in a culture, we have gotten a taste of many different countries. While at sea, we take college classes that are accredited through the Uni- versity of Virginia. Classes range from art classes, business, social sciences. I believe there are 80+ offered this voyage! While in port (anywhere from two to five days) we are given the chance to explore the areas we just learned about earlier that week in class. There are no classes while in port. Each class has a field lab component where our textbooks essentially come to life. For instance, for my business ethics class, we visited a family winery in Spain and talked to the CEO about their ethical practices. Semester at Sea is unique because it is not merely reading information and never get- ting the chance to experience it, we can walk and talk alongside those we just read about.” Asked how she was selected for the trip, Karpovich said, “Lots of hard work, time, and patience paid off to get me where I am today. After applying and receiving accep- tance to Semester at Sea, the real hard work starts. Applying for visas and getting vac- cinations are part of the winding process to make sure we are all set to go.” While in Germany, Karpovich and other SAS students spent a day at Peace Village International in Oberhausen. The organi- zation serves as a center for children sus- taining injuries from their war-torn homes, bringing them to the camp where medical care is provided. The children come from different countries affected by war, includ- ing Afghanistan and Angola, and remain at the home until they are well enough to return to their families. During their visit, Karpovich engaged with the children, work- ing on crafts, playing games, and hearing (continued on page 31) Erin Karpovich visiting the Iguazu Falls in Brazil. Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Area Local motorists should expect Pulis Avenue delays by Frank J. McMahon According to information released by the Borough of Franklin Lakes, the repaving of Pulis Avenue is expected to cause traffic detours and delays that will last throughout this week. The repaving project will be conducted between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day, weather permitting, and will include milling and paving of Pulis Avenue from Susquehanna Avenue in Franklin Lakes to Chapel Road in Mahwah. Detour routes will be clearly marked and the Franklin Lakes Police Department will be on hand to assist with the traffic, accord- ing to Franklin Lakes Borough Adminis- trator Gregory Hart, who issued the traffic alert to the community. Hart recommended that motorists allow extra time and use alternate routes to avoid traffic congestion and delays. Borough residents have complained about the bumpy ride that has existed on Pulis Avenue since the beginning of the sewer project in that area. The completion of that work was delayed due to the incorrect installation of a pipe that had to be removed and replaced at a deeper level to achieve a gravity feed to the sewer on Chapel Road in Mahwah. The current repaving project will elimi- nate the washboard effect on Pulis Avenue that has existed since the Northwest Bergen County Utilities Authority began to install the new sewer line in 2012. That line is part of the sanitary sewer main in Franklin Lakes’ central busi- ness district and an interceptor line from the business district to the trunk line in Mahwah. A pumping station will be constructed at the Franklin Crossing Shopping Center and the gravity-fed sanitary sewer main will extend from that area under Route 287 and the railroad tracks east along Susquehanna Avenue to Pulis Avenue and then along Pulis Avenue ultimately to connect to the gravity sewer on Chapel Road. A force-fed sanitary sewer line has also been installed from Franklin Avenue along Susquehanna Avenue to Pulis Avenue to convey the borough’s flow to the NBCUA system. The sewage is treated at the author- ity’s plant in Waldwick. According to Keith Henderson, an engineer for the NBCUA, the majority of Franklin Lakes is currently served by indi- vidual septic systems and six wastewater treatment plants for large commercial or condominium properties and the Franklin Avenue Middle School. Henderson said the sanitary sewer line will improve the groundwater quality in the business district and will allow the Frank- lin Crossing, Franklin Square, and Franklin Lakes shopping centers, the Horizon and Mountain Shadows housing complexes, and the Franklin Avenue Middle School to abandon their private package treatment plants and eliminate some individual septic systems. He also pointed out that the sewer line will allow for modernization and expansion of the businesses in the borough’s business district. Mahwah December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 5 New representative formally sworn in at meeting by Frank J. McMahon Robert G. Hermansen was formally sworn in at last week’s Mahwah Township Council meeting. Mayor Wil- liam Laforet administered the oath of office. Hermansen was previously sworn in when his election was certified to ensure that the council would have seven voting members in case any major issues arose before the reorganization meeting in January when new members of the council are generally sworn in. However, last week’s ceremony was attended by his wife and four children. Hermansen, 44, has lived in Mahwah for the past 12 years. He has served in municipal and county government for seven of those years. He has a bachelor’s degree in finance and is a certified financial advisor for a major bro- kerage firm, where he is first vice president, investments. Hermansen previously held public office as a Mahwah Council member from 2006 to 2010, when he was elected to the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders. He served on that board from 2010 to 2013. As a freeholder, he served on the Budget and Finance committees, where he says he helped to put two zero tax increases through for the county taxpayers. As a councilman, he was elected vice president of the township’s governing body and served as liaison to the Mahwah Board of Education. He said he was the only coun- cilman who did not take a stipend, and instead donated that money to programs for seniors and youths. Hermansen volunteers as an assistant soccer coach and supports numerous volunteer organizations in Mahwah and Bergen County. Hermansen said the first thing he wants to accomplish as a councilman is to create peace so things can get done. “First, I’d like to see some peace there,” Hermansen said. “Second, I have some ideas on saving money and I think we have to go back to a functioning mayor and coun- cil where the mayor respects the council and the council respects the mayor and we don’t spend money without each other’s permission. Lessons start early “One of the biggest things I want to see done is I want (continued on page 23) Mahwah Pack 197, Den 2, learned about crime prevention at the Mahwah Police Department. Officer Stewen, the township’s DARE coordinator, is pictured with the Scouts. Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Area Legend of the Year named at awards banquet Belinda Buggs, CNA, driver, and activities assistant for Christian Health Care Adult Day Services of Wyckoff, was recently surprised at CHCC’s 21 st Annual Service Awards Banquet at Macaluso’s in Hawthorne, when she was named the center’s Legend of the Year. Buggs is a resident of Haledon. She was nominated by her co-workers. This fall, Buggs was honored as a Legend Quarterly All Star at CHCC. She was honored for exemplifying the mission and values of CHCC in an outstanding and easily recognizable manner, contributing exemplary service for the benefit of those served at CHCC and beyond, and for demonstrating behavior above and beyond expectations. “Belinda truly loves what she does and shows tre- mendous compassion for the clients and their families,” said Hillcrest Director and CHCC Adult Day Services of Wyckoff Administrator Mary Mariconda. “Her positive attitude and sense of humor are contagious. Clients and caregivers consider her a part of their extended family.” On her own time, Buggs picks up medications for house- bound clients and brings meals to those she knows do not have anyone to help them. She is often the nurse’s eyes and ears when it comes to detecting whether a client needs attention. For example, she recognized the symptoms of a urinary tract infection and notified the nurse. This prevented a hospital admission for the client. “Belinda is equally attentive to families,” said MJ Pau- lison, CHCC Adult Day Services of Wyckoff’s assistant administrator/activities director. “She may notice a family struggling to care for a client and suggest that the social worker call to provide information on home care. If she is aware of financial difficulties that the family is facing, she will notify the social worker so that the family can be aware of available grants.” CHCC provides a broad continuum of high-qual- ity, compassionate care, offering superior mental-health, Douglas A. Struyk, CPA, LNHA, CHCC president and CEO; Belinda Buggs, CNA, Legend of the Year; Heather Porcaro, MSW, CSW, Heritage Manor Nursing Home social worker and co-chair of the Legends Team; and Sandra Ondrof, gift shop manager and co-chair of the Legends Team. elder-care, residential living, and rehabilitation services. As a non-profit organization, CHCC delivers care to the community based upon the Christian principles on which CHCC was founded more than a century ago. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 Bergen Highlands/Ramsey club distributes dictionaries Each year, the Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club distributes free dictionaries to third grade students through- out its service area, and recently began the program for this school year. The club started this program eight years ago, and has since distributed dictionaries annually to the Betsy Ross, Lenape Meadows, and George Washington schools in Mahwah. Dictionaries are also provided to third grade stu- dents in the elementary schools in Ramsey, Upper Saddle River, and Allendale. Nearly 7,000 dictionaries have been distributed since the program’s inception. This past year, club members visited 26 classes in seven elementary schools. The idea for this project started in Savannah, Georgia in 1992. A non-profit organization was formed in South Caro- lina to manage the project. (continued on page 10) Dictionary project Chairman and BHR Past President Tim Shaffer (at front of assembly) distributing dictionaries to local Allendale students at Hillside School. (Photo courtesy of Tom Grissom.) Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Remember to ‘Go Local’ when holiday shopping As shoppers budget and make their holi- day shopping lists, the Independent Com- munity Bankers of America® and Atlantic Stewardship Bank are encouraging con- sumers to “Go Local” once again this holi- day season by doing either a portion, or all of their shopping, at local small businesses. By doing so, consumers will be putting money back to work in their communities, just like they do every time they dine at a local restaurant or choose to bank locally with a community bank. Community banks are huge advocates and supporters of local small businesses. In fact, even though community banks com- prise only 20 percent of banking industry assets, community banks with less than $10 billion in assets provide nearly 60 percent of outstanding bank small business loans. Because community banks are small businesses, they are able to partner with their small business customers to help them understand local market dynamics and the opportunities and challenges that small businesses in their area face. “It’s no secret that by lending to small businesses in our area, Atlantic Steward- ship Bank helps our local economy thrive and flourish,” said Atlantic Stewardship Bank President and CEO Paul Van Osten- bridge. “During the holiday season, you have the same power. I encourage everyone to take time to visit local businesses and see what products you can obtain locally and see the services these companies have to offer.” Bill Loving, chairman of the ICBA and president of Pendleton Community Bank in Franklin, West Virginia, added, “The holidays are all about giving, so it’s the per- fect time to give back to your community by choosing to spend your dollars locally, where it will be used to help support the local small businesses, which drive jobs and vibrancy in your local community. So go ahead and spread some holiday cheer locally this year. “By doing so, you’ll be able to cross items off of your shopping list and make lots of folks happy—all the while reinvest- ing in your community—helping it prosper during the holidays and well into the new year.” To learn more about ICBA’s Go Local initiative and ways everyone can go local this holiday season, visit www.icba.org/ golocal. To join the conversation, follow @ICBA’s hashtag #golocal. The Independent Community Bankers of America®, the nation’s voice for nearly 7,000 community banks of all sizes and charter types, is dedicated exclusively to representing the interests of the commu- nity banking industry and its membership through effective advocacy, best-in-class education, and high-quality products and services. For additional information, visit www.icba.org. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 9 How to get a home ready for holiday guests Hosting family members for the holidays is a great way to spend quality time with loved ones during a special time of year. For many families, the holidays are the one time when everyone can get together regardless of where they live or how demanding their commitments to work and family can be. When families gather for the holidays, many people find themselves playing host to relatives. Accepting such hosting duties is an act that comes with many responsibili- ties, including readying the home for over- night guests. The following are a few ways hosts can prepare their homes for guests. Take inventory of linens. Overnight guests will need bed linens, blankets, and pillows. Take inventory of the linen closet now, and inspect each set of sheets to make sure they are still usable. If sheets are ragged or the blankets have thinned, purchase new linens so guests feel as if they are at home and don’t get cold overnight. If the linen closet is already fully stocked with quality linens, clean them in the days leading up to the guests’ arrival. Buy some night lights. Purchase a few night lights for the hallways and restrooms so guests can easily get around should they need to get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. Childproof the home if necessary. Kids can be curious, so holiday hosts without children of their own should childproof their homes before any guests arrive with and paper plates. Paper plates may come in especially handy, saving the trouble of having to load up the dishwasher after meals in which paper plates and plastic cut- lery would have sufficed. Give common areas a thorough cleaning. Any common areas of the home, including the foyer, living room, dining room, kitchen, and restrooms, should be given a thorough cleaning prior to the guests’ arrival. Be sure to clean any bedrooms where guests will be staying. Less time will have to be devoted kids in tow. Move hazardous materials to high shelves that kids can’t reach, and make sure any prescription medications are out of reach of youngsters. If the home has any steep staircases, consider purchasing some child gates or asking the guests to bring their own gates to reduce the risk of young kids falling down the stairs. Stock up on toiletries and other essentials. Replenish the supply of toiletries before guests arrive. Stock up on toilet paper, tis- sues, toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion in the days leading up to the holidays. In addition, consider buying kitchen items like paper towels, napkins, plastic cutlery, to cleaning the master bedroom or home office, but make sure these rooms are pre- sentable. Clean the closets. If the hall closets are largely used for storing miscellaneous items, clean them out for the coming days to make room for guests’ coats, jackets, scarves, hats, and shoes. Moving these items, be it to the garage, a backyard shed, or the base- ment, can be temporary, but those closets must serve a more traditional purpose while guests are in town for the holidays. Page 10 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Ramsey Dictionaries Hotspurs score The Ramsey Hotspur FC U9 Boys team finished its fall season with a record of 7-2-1, second within their division. Top row: Head Coach Chris Kelly, Assistant Coach John Deas, Hotspur Trainer Chris Nichol, and Assistant Coach John Tateossian. Middle row: Jason, Noah, Liam, Peyton, Dillon, Richie, Vincent, Carson, and Will. Bottom row: Nate, Lucas, Tommy, and Kenny. (continued from page 7) Since 1995, 14,000,000 dictionaries have been distrib- uted throughout the United States. After The Wall Street Journal published a story about the project in March 2002, the Dictionary Project took on a national purpose and expanded its mission to include students in all 50 states. The program is typically implemented in the third grade each year, since this is the age at which dictionary skills are usually taught. Educators describe third grade as the time when a student transitions from learning to read to reading to learn. Literacy is one of six areas of service that are very important to Rotary International and many clubs around the country have adopted this program. The club’s fund- raising activities cover the cost of the dictionaries. The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club has been supporting educational and charitable needs in Allendale, Mahwah, Ramsey, Saddle River, and Upper Saddle River since 1952. The club provides college scholarships for local students and funding for local causes such as the Center for Food Action. Members run the children’s rides at Ramsey Day and Mahwah Day, with proceeds going toward the club’s charitable activities. As part of Rotary International, the club also raises funds to support educational, medical, and sanitary facilities in Nicaragua, India, and Haiti. Rotary International is a worldwide organization of more than 1.2 million business, professional, and commu- nity leaders who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build good- will and peace in the world. The Bergen Highlands/Ramsey Rotary Club holds its weekly meetings on Mondays at 12:15 p.m. at Houlihan’s in Ramsey. For additional information about Rotary Club activities and membership, call Membership Chairman Bob Baron at (201) 934-1222, e-mail bob@baronpoolservice. com, or visit bergenhighlandsrotary.org. Mahwah December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 11 Township adopts amended drug free zone map by Frank J. McMahon The Township of Mahwah adopted an updated drug free zone map at last week’s public meeting. Brian Campion, the township’s administrator, advised that the ordinance was about 10 years old and required updates. The map, which was prepared in accordance with state law, covers schools, parks, public housing, public library, Guest speaker and public museum zones. Dated Oct. 10, 2013, the map was prepared by Boswell McClave Engineering, the munic- ipality’s professional engineering firm. The document was approved and adopted as an official finding and record of the location and areas within the municipality of properties used for school purposes and which are owned by or leased to any elementary or secondary school or school board, and of the areas on or within l,000 feet of such school prop- erty. The document also includes any public housing facil- Councilman Robert Hermansen visited Cub Scout Pack 258’s November Pack Meeting to discuss his role on the Mahwah Townhip Council and the importance of voting. ity owned or leased by a local housing authority for the purpose of providing accommodations to persons of low income; any public park owned or controlled by the state, county, or municipality; any public building that is publicly owned or leased as a library or museum; and areas within 500 feet of such public housing facilities, public parks, or public buildings. Federal law and many state and local laws increase pen- alties for illegal drug-related activities in drug-free school zones and the penalties under these laws vary from juris- diction to jurisdiction in terms of whether they stand alone as separate offenses or serve as a sentencing enhancement and in terms of the defenses available. The United States Congress has supplemented the core offenses under the Controlled Substances Act with several additional offenses carrying increased maximum penal- ties, when the crimes are committed under certain speci- fied circumstances. One section provides that the penalties for manufacturing, distributing, and possessing with intent to distribute are doubled or tripled when such offenses are committed within a specified distance of a school or other (continued on page 22) Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Area Eva’s Village hosts feast for those facing hunger Eva’s Village hosted its annual Thanksgiving lunch for the homeless and the poor in Pat- erson. The Market Basket in Franklin Lakes provided all of the food for the Thanksgiving feast, and volunteers including U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr., New Jersey State Senators Nellie Pou and Stephen Swee- ney, Assemblyman Thomas Giblin, Assem- blywoman Shavonda Sumter, Paterson Mayor Jeffrey Jones, and Paterson City Council mem- bers Andre Sayeah and Julio Tavarez helped serve. Top left: Marie Reger, executive director of Eva’s Village; Darryl Dela Cruz, executive chef, director of The Culinary School at Eva’s Village; Senator Cory Booker; and Peter Ceru, instructor at The Culinary School at Eva’s Vil- lage. Top right: Senator Robert Menendez helping serve the Thanksgiving meal. At right: Senator Cory Booker serving coffee during the Thanksgiving meal. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 13 Page 14 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 15 Put a stop to the battle of the holiday bulge The holiday season is dominated by parties, family gath- erings, and festive foods. Overindulgence in rich foods and drinks during the holiday season and cold weather, which can make it difficult to exercise, often lead to weight gain by January. Focusing on diet and exercise during the holi- day season can help you avoid unwanted weight gain and provide more energy as the season progresses. The following are some effective ways to sail through the season without gaining weight. Don’t scrimp and sacrifice all the time. The body is a powerful machine, but it does not always work the way we want it to. According to nutritional experts, rather than metabolizing food on a daily basis, the body is geared to work over longer periods of time. That means it is possible to balance out a high-calorie day by eating less food and/or lighter fare on the days before and after. Fill up before going out. Those who are concerned about the high-calorie foods and drinks that are often served at parties and holiday gatherings may want to eat beforehand. Hunger can cause people to overeat and fill up on the wrong kinds of foods. Instead, eat a low-calorie snack that is high in protein and fiber before leaving the house. That should make it easier to avoid the chips and dips. Get plenty of sunshine when possible. Lack of sunlight can contribute to the winter blues, which may lead some people to rely on comfort foods. Such foods are typically rich in carbohydrates, fats, and sugars. Spending time out- doors in the sun each day is a mood booster. Pick the right mix of foods. Devote more space on the plate to lean proteins, such as roasted turkey or chicken or even lean ham. Devote much of the rest of the plate to roasted vegetables and whole grains. Take only small por- tions of high-fat foods like candied yams or bread stuffing to satisfy cravings without overdoing it. Skip the spirits for the most part. Alcoholic beverages (continued on page 31) Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Take action to prevent frostbite this winter Frostbite is relatively common and can affect anyone who is exposed to extreme cold. Awareness of frostbite and how to prevent it can help people who hope to spend ample time outdoors this winter avoid this potentially pain- ful condition. Frostbite is the freezing of body tissue, most notably the skin. Certain areas of the body are more susceptible to frostbite, including the nose, ears, toes, and fingers. Those who have circulation issues or diabetes may be more vul- nerable to frostbite and will have to be extra diligent in cov- ering up when venturing outdoors. Many cases of frostbite occur in those who work out- doors in the cold, including soldiers stationed in cold cli- mates. The homeless and winter outdoor enthusiasts are also susceptible, as is anyone who spends time outdoors when the temperatures are very cold. Frostbite is a serious injury to the body that is caused by freezing tissues. It can create a loss of feeling in the affected areas and even the loss of fingers, toes, and limbs. Cases of frostbite vary in severity. They can range from mild frostnip, which is just a temporary cessation of feeling in extremities, to superficial frostbite, where only the outer skin is affected, to deep frostbite, the most severe type of frostbite wherein the underlying tissues also freeze, possi- bly resulting in permanent damage or even amputation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention, frostbite can initiate with redness or pain in any area of the skin. As it progresses, the skin may take on a grayish-yellow hue. Numbness may set in, and the skin could feel very firm or even waxy. Progressed frostbite will appear black, and blistering may be present. A person experiencing frostbite is typically unaware the condition is occurring because of the numbness. It often takes the trained eye of another person to point out frostbite. Depending on how long the skin has been exposed to extreme weather, frostbite treatment can vary. (continued on page 19) December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 17 Page 18 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 A brief explanation of the gluten-free diet Dietary fads come and go, but the gluten-free movement is one nutritional trend that seems to have staying power. The gluten-free diet was once largely exclusive to sufferers of Celiac disease, a condition that damages the lining of the small intestine, preventing it from absorbing parts of food the body needs to stay healthy. That damage is the byprod- uct of the body’s reaction to gluten, a term used to describe proteins found in specific grains. While the gluten-free diet remains a necessity for those who cannot tolerate gluten, nowadays even non-sufferers are embracing the gluten-free diet for a variety of reasons. One such reason is non-Celiac gluten sensitivity, or NCGS. Though NCGS is not as severe as Celiac disease, research has suggested that a gluten-free diet can relieve NCGS symptoms, which include abdominal pain and headaches. Allergies are another reason some people may opt for a gluten-free diet. Unlike Celiac disease or NCGS, both of which are digestive system responses to gluten, wheat allergy is an immune-system response, and can be out- grown. Until a wheat allergy is outgrown, it is best to avoid foods, including those with gluten, that might trigger an allergic reaction. While a gluten-free diet is a necessity for people with Celiac disease, NCGS, or wheat allergies, according to Michell Nacouzi, MD, a primary care physician at Duke Primary Care Brier Creek, it may provide little health ben- efit to those without such conditions. That doesn’t mean the popularity of the gluten-free diet is about to wane, though. Those without a preexisting medical condition who are considering a gluten-free diet should know a few things about this diet before making such a drastic change. Many people who adopt a gluten-free diet find it extremely challenging, as gluten proteins can be found in additives. Though labels may not list gluten among a prod- uct’s ingredients, people must be aware of all additives that contain gluten proteins in order to avoid gluten entirely. Supermarkets are stocking more gluten-free products, but food shopping while on a gluten-free diet can be tedious. Certain foods and drinks must be avoided. For exam- ple, a gluten-free diet excludes any beverages that contain barley, such as beer. Though many gluten-free beers are now on the market, beer aficionados may find such alter- natives cannot compare to the real thing. Rye and wheat products also must be avoided, and these include products whose labels list bulgur, durum flour, farina, graham flour, kamut, semolina, and spelt among their ingredients. Though there are now many gluten-free foods on the market, unless labels say gluten-free, the following are a few products that should be avoided: breads, cakes, pies, cereals, croutons, french fries, pastas, salad dressings, soy sauce, and soups. Many doctors recommend that those on a gluten-free diet avoid oats, which can be contaminated with wheat during the growing and processing stages of production. Be mindful of the dangers of cross-contamination, which can occur during the manufacturing process when gluten-free foods come into contain with foods that contain gluten. Manufacturers typically include the phrase “may contain” on labels. When this phrase is used, there is a strong chance cross-contamination has occurred, and such products should be avoided by those on gluten-free diets. Cross-contamination also can occur when gluten-free foods are prepared on the same surfaces as foods contain- ing gluten. For example, toasting gluten-free bread in the same toaster as regular bread can easily lead to contamina- tion. Preventing cross-contamination can be difficult. A gluten-free diet may lead to a vitamin and nutrient deficiency. When adopting a gluten-free diet, speak with a dietitian to ensure your diet has enough iron, calcium, fiber, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and folate. If the diet is lacking, it will be necessary to make adjustments. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 19 Easy tips can help ensure a flu-free winter Spending significant time indoors in close proximity to others can make people more susceptible to the flu. As a result, winter, when people typically spend more time indoors than outdoors, is often dominated by the sniffling and sneezing synonymous with flu. However, men and women can take steps to protect themselves from the flu this season. Get a flu shot. Some people prefer to avoid getting a flu shot because they want to build up their natural immunities or they believe the shots can make them sick. Most flu shots contain an inactive virus that will not make people sick, and will only trigger their immune systems’ response to a foreign invader. It can take a couple of weeks for full immu- nity to develop, so it is possible to still get sick even after a flu shot has been administered. Also, a flu shot does not guarantee recipients will not get the flu. People can still get the flu after receiving a flu shot, as it may be another strain of the virus. However, flu shots are largely effective. Quit smoking. Smoking cigarettes and cigars can affect the immune system and compromise the body in a number of different ways. Smoking can disable mechanisms in breathing passageways that serve as natural repellants to the flu. These include the hairs on the lungs that brush away contaminants. Smoking also can create holes in the lining of lower air passages, and such holes can make people more susceptible to illness, including the flu. Smokers who get the flu typically find that the illness further complicates their ability to breathe. Avoid sick people. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people with the flu can spread it to others up to six feet away. Flu viruses are spread mainly by droplets of bodily fluids expelled during coughing, sneez- ing, and even talking. Doctors recommend that anyone who has the flu should stay home from work or school until they are fully recovered. Be especially cautious when pregnant. According to Dr. Cameron Wolfe, an infectious disease specialist at Duke University Medical Center, women who are pregnant are at a higher risk of complications and even death from influ- enza. Doctors do not fully understand why, but many feel that because the flu can compromise a woman’s ability to breathe well, this makes it difficult for oxygen to be passed on to the fetus. Pregnant women should speak with their obstetricians about the safety of the flu shot. Get plenty of rest and good food. Adequate sleep and a Avoid frostbite (continued from page 16) At the onset, individuals experiencing the primary symp- toms of frostbite, including redness, tingling, or numbing, can benefit from moving into a warm room. Removal of wet and cold clothing is also advisable. The affected tissues should be warmed gently with warm water. The water should be comfortable to the touch in areas not affected by the frostbite. Do not use hot water. If warm water is unavailable, use body heat to warm the affected areas. For example, tuck cold hands under arm- pits. It is unadvisable to use a dry heating source like heating pads or a campfire to thaw frostbitten skin. Avoid massag- ing or disturbing the tissue on frostbitten skin, which can cause further damage. Prompt medical attention should be sought to determine the severity of the frostbite. A combination of warm ther- healthy diet can bolster the immune system. It is important to stay hydrated, eat fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, and prioritize getting a good night’s sleep each night. Beware of homeopathic remedies. Always check with a doctor before using any natural remedies. While some sup- plements like elderberry syrup, zinc, and oscillococcinum can mitigate symptoms of the flu, there is no solid evidence that these items offer any preventative value. Homeopathic remedies can interfere with medications or may be danger- ous to a developing fetus, so do not take these substances without first checking with a doctor. apy and hydration could help salvage damaged tissues. The easiest way to ward off symptoms of frostbite is to be diligent in preventing it from beginning. This includes wearing several layers of clothing. The innermost layer of clothing should be something that wicks moisture away from the body. Mittens provide more protection than gloves, and wool socks can add an extra layer of warmth to feet and toes. Ears and the face can be covered by scarves or special hat-and-mask com- binations. Increasing physical activity will help keep warm blood pumping through tissue and help a person to stay warm. Avoid smoking tobacco, which can constrict blood vessels and increase the risk of frostbite. By the same token, do not drink alcohol because it may create the sensation of warmth and may lead a person to think he or she is warm, even if frostbite is occurring. Keeping a few chemical hand warmers available and keeping an extra blanket tucked in a car trunk can help one avoid a cold-weather emergency and reduce the risk for frostbite. Page 20 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Maybe we need Sherlock Holmes Trying to enjoy some early slumber one night, I was alerted by the patter -- actually more like the thunder -- of two pairs of little feet on the staircase. “Dad! Dad! We just discovered a detective show where the detective solves cases by using his brains instead of beating people up!” “What is the name of this newly discovered detective?” I asked suspiciously. “Sherlock Holmes!” “I think I may have heard of him.” Despite my torpor, I was elated that the kids had discov- ered the “new” Sherlock Holmes -- Jeremy Brett, in this case -- because I knew they would watch his adventures voluntarily. If Holmes had been forced on them, they would have done anything in their power, including times tables drills or piano lessons, to resist watching the shows. My logic worked. They became Sherlock Holmes buffs. Holmes seldom made mistakes, but people make mis- takes about Holmes. As portrayed on the screen by every- one from the classic Basil Rathbone with Nigel Bruce, to the Hammer Productions Peter Cushing, aided and abetted by his best friend Christopher Lee, to Jeremy Brett with David Burke as Watson -- they each sent my kids an auto- graphed photograph in response to a fan letter. Some think Holmes is the archetypal stiff-upper-lip Englishman, representing a class-conscious society. That is wrong. Arthur Conan Doyle was Irish, and the real-life characters who inspired Holmes was a Scot, Dr. Joseph Bell, who had been Doyle’s professor in medical school, and taught him how to analyze appearances while making medical deductions. While Holmes is generally shown as imperturbable, Doyle was subject to enormous inner turbulence. Raised as a devout Catholic, Doyle lapsed into disbelief, then into a sort of eclecticism, and finally into spiritualism, which he famously championed in ways that were more emotional than logical. Yet improved research into the paranormal indicates that Doyle was not on ground as shaky as some of his critics asserted. Doyle, above all, was a humanitarian and, in a racist era, he believed, as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote three times in “The Song of Hiawatha,” that “Every human heart is human.” One of his least-read books today is “The Crime of the Congo,” in which Doyle documented Belgian atroci- ties against the Bantu and Pygmy peoples of sub-Saharan Africa with photographs that can still raise a shudder after a century. Holmes wrote the 45,000-word book in eight days and it influenced dignitaries including Winston Churchill, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Theodore Roosevelt -- all of whom were good friends and mutual admirers at the time -- to protest against the grisly Belgian inhumanity toward the Africans. Doyle got most of his information from Sir Roger Case- ment, later sentenced to death for his role in Irish indepen- dence, and Doyle, respecting Casement’s humanitarian work in the Congo and in South America, headed the move- ment to spare Casement the death penalty for “treason,” by which the British meant support for Irish independence in wartime. The British hanged Casement in spite of the appeals led by Doyle. Doyle had no patience with either male chauvinism or class snobbery. The only woman to outwit Sherlock Holmes, in Doyle’s first magazine story, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” is Irene Adler. Adler trumps Holmes’ trickery and mastery of disguise, knocks his metaphorical block off, and comes out the winner in the case, sending Holmes a condescending farewell note. In a subsequent story, the mystery revolves around a white American woman’s attempt to hide the fact that her child by a first marriage, living with her in England, is of mixed African ancestry. “(A) nobler man never walked the earth,” the widow says of her first husband, a black man since deceased. In the end, the woman’s second husband kisses and accepts the child as his own. In another story, the presumed villains in the strange behavior of a white man presumed to be an opium addict are a “lascar” -- a lower-caste Hindu -- and a Chinese man. Neither is a bad guy when the case is cleared up. I will not ruin it for the reader. The white guy finds out he can make more money as a street beggar than as a journalist. That ruined it for me. I chose to forget the title. Doyle was not an expert on the British Empire as Rud- yard Kipling, the other most popular British officer of the era was, since Kipling grew up there and returned as a young man. In “The Sign of the Four,” Doyle offers a sinis- ter but reliable Sikh with the name “Mahomet Singh.” The last name “Singh” is given to every Sikh man. “Mahomet” -- Muhammad -- is an impossible name for a Sikh. The Sikhs organized to keep the Muslims out of central India about 500 years ago and most definitely did not name their sons after Muhammad. I once knew a Jewish man whom everybody called by a rather cute first name. I asked his wife about it. The man’s given name was Adolf. He never used it. The same prin- ciple applies. Two of Doyle’s private cases -- not as the author of Sherlock Holmes but as an expert witness -- also revolved around opposition to prejudice. A mixed-blood Indian man named George Edalji had been sentenced to seven years in prison due to maiming horses -- a particularly disgust- ing crime in which the perpetrators harmed animals to take some sort of revenge on the owners. Edalji was convicted against circumstantial evidence. He had alibis and one of the incidents took place while he was in jail. While inter- viewing Edalji, Doyle learned that the accused night stalker was virtu- ally blind and could not have located, let alone mutilated, the livestock on moonless nights. He also found other flaws in the evidence. Edjali was released from jail, but was not formally cleared for 20 years. In another case, a gambler and pawnbroker named Oscar Slater was accused of bludgeoning and robbing an elderly widow. He was caught after he attempted to pawn a dia- mond brooch. The culprit, being both Jewish and an immi- grant from Germany, was convicted despite the fact that the brooch he tried to pawn had never belonged to the victim and that the police in the case had reportedly prompted the housemaid who said she had seen him near the scene of the crime. Slater’s common-law wife had an alibi for him but was not allowed to testify because they were not legally married. Slater spent 17 years in jail. Doyle got into the case and Slater was released with 6,000 pounds compensa- tion for time spent in prison. He thanked Doyle profusely, but later stiffed Doyle for legal costs. Toward the end of his life, Doyle was taken in by “Margery the Medium,” Minna Crandon of Boston, who bamboozled a number of Harvard professors with séance phenomena that were simple tricks. A “spirit” thumbprint she produced in dental wax in a blacked-out room turned out to be -- the thumbprint of her own dentist. Doyle took out a full-page newspaper ad attacking Dr. Joseph Banks Rhine, who had realized after one sitting that Margery was a fake and the elderly professors were romantic dupes. Dr. Rhine later went on to show, after 40 years of exacting research at Duke University, that mind-to-mind communication between the living was a statistically dem- onstrated reality. Doyle had the wrong perpetrator, but his defense of people who were unjustly accused of crimes due to race or religion was definitely on the right track. Perhaps we can convince the schools to make some of his stories required reading. Glen Rock author interviewed for new Japanese documentary Glen Rock author and Villadom TIMES reporter John Koster was inter- viewed by a TV team from the Happiness Realization Party of Japan for a program focusing on Pearl Harbor and its influence on global history and politics. The interviewers included Yuki Oikawa, director of foreign affairs; Takayuki Okutsu, general manager of the media and culture division function- ing as the director; Party Leader Ms. Ryoko Shaku, also a TV journalist; and Hideki Kiyota, an actor and author functioning as chief cameraman. The crew made a special flight to the United States from Tokyo to conduct the two-hour interview based entirely on Koster’s latest book, “Operation Snow.” (L-R) Takayuki Okutsu, Yuki Oikawa, John Koster, Ryoko Shaku, and Hideki Kiyota. The book traces the story of how a Soviet agent in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration provoked the predicting a U.S.-Japanese war a week before the attack Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to save Stalin from fight- and illustrations and translated Russian-language texts I located documenting the treason of the American-born ing World War II on two fronts. The attack seriously impacted the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Soviet agent, whose role as a spy was confirmed by the U.S. Asiatic Fleet, and the Luzon Army stationed in the FBI after his death, a probable suicide when his role as an Philippines and led to the deaths of about 30,000 Ameri- NKVD information was exposed,” Koster said following the interview. cans servicemen and civilians. Plans are now under way to have “Operation Snow” “The Japanese team knew some of the details, but were surprised by others, including the front page headlines translated into Japanese. December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 21 Ramsey Review 19, Feb. 16, and March 16. Registration is not required. For more information, visit the library at 30 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey or call (201) 327-1445. ‘Lessons & Carols’ service set The choirs and instrumentalists at the First Presbyterian Church, 15 Shuart Lane in Ramsey, will present “Lessons and Carols” on Sunday, Dec. 15. Under the direction of Dr. Paul Undreiner, music director, the Chancel Choir will sing “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” and “Gentle Mary” com- posed by local musician and church member Michael Treni. The Junior Choir will sing “Holy Is Your Name” by David Haas and “In Bethlehem’s Lowly Manger” by Frances Wil- liams. The handbell choir will perform “A Joyful Prelude” by Dr. Undreiner and “Ding, Dong, Merrily on High.” The brass quintet and timpanist will provide accompaniment. All are welcome to this special service of scripture read- ings and music. For more information, call (201) 327-3879 or www.ramseypc.org. Saint Paul’s sets December events Saint Paul’s R.C. Church in Ramsey has announced its schedule of events for December. The Saint Paul Parish Annual Christmas Party will be Saturday, Dec. 14 from 7 to 11 p.m. at the school. Michael Roselli will perform. There will be a special guest appear- ance during the Christmas sing-along. This event is open to the public. For tickets, contact Donna Schifano at dschifan o@stpaulrrcchurch.org. The Annual Christmas Concert will take place at the church on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Traditional and modern arrangements will be sung by the Saint Paul Music Minis- try ensembles and the parish cantors. The children of the parish will present a short pageant. All are welcome. On Monday, Dec. 16 at noon, the Senior Ministry will host its traditional luncheon of lasagna and desserts. Enter- tainment will be provided by the fifth grade class from Saint Paul School. This event will be held at the Adorno Fathers, 575 Darlington Avenue in Ramsey. Reservations are required. Rides are available upon request. Tickets are $10. Mary Musella will present an Advent Night of Reflec- tion on Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to share in the story of “The Baby.” Musella will bring the Free classes open to seniors Ramsey senior citizens who are interested in learning more about how to use a computer are welcome to join a monthly class at the Ramsey Public Library. Led by Sophia Xue, the class will meet the third Sunday of the month in the community room. Students may bring their own laptops or borrow the library’s laptops. Classes are planned for Jan. Christmas Story and the birth of Christ alive through her gift of narrative presentation following the Igantian tradi- tion. The program will be held at the church. The parish will hold its first College Christmas Basket- ball Tournament on Thursday, Dec. 26. College students are welcome to enter teams of four players or to sign up indi- vidually. One member from each team must be a parishio- ner of Saint Paul’s. The cost to enter is $10 per player and includes a shirt and prizes. The registration deadline is Dec. 15. To register, contact Rich Carroll at (201) 818 8734. Contact Donna Schifano at dschifano@stpaulrrcchurch .org or (201)327-0976 for event tickets and information. Students invited to Teen Café Ramsey students in grades six and up are invited to Teen Café on Friday, Dec. 13. The program will be held from 3:15 to 4:45 p.m. Ms. Betsy of Backyard Productions will return for another session of improv theater. Registration is required, and may be completed at www.ramseylibrary. org. For more information, contact ellen.okeefe@bccls.org or call (201) 327-1445. Church sets special services The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey will hold a Family Worship Service on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 9 a.m. This service is (continued on page 22) Page 22 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Ramsey Review (continued from page 21) designed for families with children and will feature songs, age-appropriate lessons, and participation. Families with children and those who are young at heart are welcome. Later that day, a Comfort Service is planned for 3 p.m. This service is open to anyone facing the holidays with extra challenges such as the death of a loved one, illness, job loss, or end of a marriage. The service aims to bring peace and comfort. For more information about church programs and events, call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey.org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Free dental exams offered Nu-Smile Dental located at 7 South Island Avenue in Ramsey, is offering free dental exams and cleanings to members of the armed forces and their families, and local EMT, police, and fire department members. The offer is available through the end of this year. To make an appoint- ment, call (201) 327-6139. Register for the New Park ‘N Play Registration for The New Park ‘N Play’s 19 th season is under way. The play center will be open through Feb. 20, 2014. The fee for the season is $150 per family. This non-profit organization run by volunteer parents provides a creative indoor play center for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The center is located at 15 Shuart Lane in Ramsey (inside the First Presbyterian Church). For more information, visit www.thenewparknplay.com, e-mail info@thenewparknplay.com, or call (201) 760-8767. Quilters sought for church mission The Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey, hosts quilters’ meetings at 10 a.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month. The group prepares quilts to be sent to Lutheran World Relief for global distribution. Novice and experienced quilters are welcome. The group is seeking donations of gently-used sheets, thin blankets, and quilt batting. For more informa- tion, or to drop off a donation of quilting supplies, call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey.org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Ambulance corps seeks new members The Ramsey Ambulance Corps is seeking volunteers to serve as EMTs and drivers, and to handle administrative tasks. For 60 years, the corps has been dedicated to pro- viding emergency medical care to the residents and busi- nesses in the community. The independent, not-for-profit organization is staffed by trained volunteers. Membership is open to individuals 16 years of age or older. Training and certification are provided. For more information, call President Laura Behrmann (201) 341-1243 or e-mail memb ership@ramseyambulance.org. Braille Bible group seeks volunteers Braille workers are invited to volunteer at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer located at 55 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey. The church hosts groups that meet to press and collate Braille Bibles and Christian publications. All fin- ished books are sent free of charge to the blind and visually impaired in more than 120 countries around the globe. For details, call (201) 327-0148, e-mail office@redeemerramsey. org, or visit redeemerramsey.org. Teens available for employment YES (Youth Employment Services) has a roster of Ramsey High School teens who are available to babysit, pet sit, carry out snow removal, and perform computer and office work and a host of other jobs. Call (201) 785-2300, extension 21983 or e-mail YES@ramsey.k12.nj.us. Rotary welcomes new members New members are always welcome at the Bergen High- lands-Ramsey Rotary Club’s weekly meetings on Mondays at 12:15 p.m. Meetings are held at Houlihan’s in Ramsey. The Bergen Highlands-Ramsey Rotary Club is a member of Rotary International and sponsors activities that benefit both the local community and international public service projects, including a school, clinic, and orphanage in Haiti. The club provides extensive support locally for the Center for Food Action and Habitat for Humanity, and scholarships for local students. Members also participate in Ramsey Day, Upper Saddle River Day, and Mahwah Day, with all proceeds going toward charitable activities. For more information about club activities or becom- ing a member, call Bob Baron at (201) 934-7441, e-mail bob@baronpoolservice.com or visit www.bergenhigh- landsrotary.org. FORL welcomes new members The Friends of Ramsey Library organization meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome. Call the library at (201) 327-1445 for more information, or visit the library website: www. ramseylibrary.org. Map updates (continued from page 11) facility regularly used by children. Under federal law, the affected areas can include illegal federal drug sales on, or within 1,000 feet of, real property comprising a public or private elementary, vocational, or secondary school or a public or private college, junior col- lege, or university; a playground; a housing facility owned by a public housing authority; or within 100 feet of a public or private youth center, public swimming pool, or video arcade facility. Campion pointed out that this ordinance is different than the ordinance that was adopted in February 2008 in rela- tion to the Pilot Service Station application to the planning board because that was a zoning ordinance that pertained to the distance between a service station and various public school buildings. This ordinance, he said, pertains to drug free zones in the township. That Pilot application was denied by the planning board but a new Pilot plan was presented to the township’s zoning board, and that plan was approved in January 2010. Mahwah December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 23 Hermansen Resident injured A Mahwah resident sustained non-life threatening injuries after losing control of her 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee and hitting a utility pole in front of 555 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. Ridgewood police, fire, and EMS responded to the incident. Al- though the utility pole was severely damaged and leaning heavily after the crash, no electric outages were reported in the area. Ridgewood firefighters attended to a minor fluid spill that resulted from the crash. The Jeep was removed by flatbed tow truck just as a PSE&G trouble shooter arrived at the scene to assess damages. (Photo courtesy of Boyd A. Loving.) (continued from page 5) to see that Route 17 weave fixed. It’s something I have been fighting for a long time and I think the county and state and everybody knows that’s something that needs to be done.” As to his alignment on the council, he said he will align himself with the person who has the best ideas and if some- thing makes sense, works for the town, and saves money, he is all for listening to that idea. Hermansen said he thinks that Mayor Laforet’s decision to swear him in was a way to show that they are willing to work together. He said he wants to discuss things with the mayor and to let him know where he stands and to hear where the mayor stands on issues. However, he emphasized that he is not in favor of privatizing the Mahwah Depart- ment of Public Works because, during the storms in the last three Octobers, the DPW helped to get things cleaned up quickly. “Certain things I’m going to agree with the mayor on, and on other certain things I’m not going to agree with him,” Hermansen said. The councilman said he believes that if they can sit down together and discuss their positions they should be able to work things out. One issue Hermansen strongly favors is returning the money that was removed for the senior citizen budget last year. “Our seniors do not take anything from the commu- nity,” he said. “They add to it. “We have nice fields, schools, and other great things for our kids and a phenomenal senior center that is the best in all of Bergen County and we have to maintain that asset and the programs that our seniors deserve.” Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • December 11, 2013 Obituaries Ethyl Jonasson Ethyl Jonasson, nee Zimmerman, of Glen Rock, for- merly of Teaneck and Jersey City, died Nov. 29. She was 100. She had been employed by Western Electric in Kearny for 37 years and later at Atlantic Federal Credit Union in Kenilworth. She is survived by her daughter Claire Greene of Glen Rock. She is also survived by two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husbands Stephen McCormick and Phineas “Ed” Jonasson. Arrangements were made by the Louis Suburban Chapel in Fair Lawn. Memorial donations may be made to the Social Service Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity, Inc., 6 Station Plaza, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Shirley Gay Lake Shirley Gay Lake of Wyckoff died Nov. 29. She was 91. She was a Women’s Army Corps (WACS) veteran and served with General MacArthur’s army in the Philippines, attaining the rank of corporal. She attended White Plains High School and the Katherine Gibbs Secretarial College. Afterward, she worked at the Exxon Corporation in Flor- ham Park. She is survived by her sister Joan Lake Hacker of Wyckoff. She was predeceased by her brothers John and Jonathan Lake. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the Women’s Memorial Foundation at Arlington Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, VA 22211. Angeline Mavrikos Angeline Mavrikos of Wyckoff, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, died Nov. 29. She was 96. She is survived by her daughter Lambryn Stergiou, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her parents John and Aspasia (nee Evangelinos) Maschas and her sib- lings Alexandra Courpas, Spiro Maschas, and Helen Mas- chas. Arrangements were made by Leonard J. Ruck Inc. Funeral Home in Baltimore, Maryland. Raymond Kent Miller Raymond Kent Miller of Brick, formerly of Ridgewood, died Nov. 29. He was 77. He graduated from Ridgewood High School and Pace College (now Pace University) where he received his bachelor’s degree in business administra- tion. He attended graduate school at Indiana University before leaving to join the management training program at Bloomingdale’s in New York City. Early in his career, he was featured on the cover of Fortune magazine as an up and coming executive. After retiring from the furniture indus- try, he started Point Pavilion Antique Centre in Point Pleas- ant Beach. He sang with the Golden Tones at Greenbriar in Brick. He is survived by his sons Kent M. Miller of Strat- ford, Connecticut and Christopher P. Miller of Stamford, Connecticut. He is also survived by two grandchildren and his siblings George J. Miller Jr., Barbara E. Miller, and John M. Miller. He was predeceased by his parents George J. Miller and Maude B. Miller. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to Pace University, Lubin School of Business, (212) 346-1232, or Forestdale, Inc., (718) 263-0740. Schroeder and Karen Taylor, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Edward August, and her siblings Muriel and Edmund. Elizabeth S. Mitchell Carol Todd, nee San Severino, of Franklin Lakes, for- merly of Tewksbury died Dec. 4. She was 60. She was employed at the Community Blood Center in Ridgewood and BioReference Laboratories in Elmwood Park, before retiring 10 years ago. She was a member of the Hawthorne Gospel Church. She is survived by her husband Charles T. Todd Jr., and her sons Jeff and Tim. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and her sisters Linda and Debbie. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat-Vermeulen Memorial Home in Franklin Lakes. Memorial donations may be made to the Hawthorne Gospel Church Benevolent Fund, 2000 State Highway 208, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. Elizabeth S. Mitchell, nee Schuler, of Ramsey died Dec. 4. She was 94. She was a graduate of Ramsey High School and Trenton State Teacher’s College. She was predeceased by her husband John W. Mitchell and her son Bruce W. Mitchell. Arrangements were made by Van Emburgh- Sneider-Pernice Funeral Home in Ramsey. Doris Nelson Doris Nelson, nee Riley, of Ridgewood, formerly of Baltimore, Maryland, died Dec. 1. She was 96. She is sur- vived by her children Cheryl Raker of Phoenix, Maryland, Nancy Currey of Ridgewood, Lisa Thompson of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Fredric A. Nelson III of New York, New York. She is also survived by nine grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Fredric A. Nelson Jr. and her grandsons Scott and Nick. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Memorial donations may be made to o the Nick Currey Fund, c/o Cure Search, 4600 East West Highway, Suite 600, Bethesda, MD, 20814- 3457. Tunis Nywening Tunis Nywening of Wyckoff died Dec. 3. He was 97. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Before retiring, he was a carpet installer and salesman for H. Nakashian and Sons in Fair Lawn. He was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, where he was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Evangelism Committee. He is survived by his wife Gar- berdina and his daughter Karen Holmes of Wyckoff. He is also survived by two grandchildren, one great-grand- son, and his sister Violet Schanzenbach of North Haledon. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to World Renew, 2850 Kalamazoo Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49560 or the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. David Terry Rohrbach David Terry Rohrbach of Ridgewood died Nov. 22. He was 67. He studied engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology and Rutgers University. He was predeceased by his wife Barbara Cichewicz and his parents Dorothy and Russell Rohrbach. Arrangements were made by Feeney Funeral Home in Ridgewood. Dorothy L. Schroeder Dorothy L. Schroeder, formerly of Wyckoff, Franklin Lakes, and River Edge, died Nov. 24. She was 96. She was a secretary for Pangborn, Inc. in Wyckoff. She was a member of Advent Lutheran Church in Wyckoff, where she served as financial secretary and was a member of the Altar Guild. She is survived by her children Robert Carol Todd Henry Vanden Berg Henry Vanden Berg of Naples, Florida, formerly of Franklin Lakes, Mahwah, and Midland Park, died Nov. 30. He was 86. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was the owner and president of the Henry Vanden Berg Construction Company before retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Irving Park Christian Reformed Church and the Pompton Plains Reformed Bible Church. He is survived by his children Barbara Braunius, Henry, Ronald, Roger, and Carol Lagestee. He is also survived by 14 grandchil- dren, 21 great-grandchildren, and his siblings Henriette Belanus and Gary Vanden Berg. He was predeceased by his wife Minnie (nee Gnade) and his sister Ann Clement. Arrangements were made by Vander Plaat Funeral Home in Wyckoff. Memorial donations may be made to the East- ern Christian Children’s Retreat, 700 Mountain Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Albert L. ‘Al’ Van Syckel Albert L. “Al” Van Syckel of Mahwah died Nov. 13. He was 84. He served in U.S. Army Intelligence during the Korean War. He was a professional baseball player, founded a local business, and became an NCAA softball umpire. He is survived by his children Alan Van Syckel and Dawn Hamilton, and many other family members. Religious Notes December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES Bethlehem prepares for Christmas Abundant Life announces events & services The members of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 155 Lin- wood Avenue in Ridgewood, invite everyone to spend the Christmas season at Bethlehem. See the birthplace of Christ in a whole new way this Advent season with the Bright Star of Bethlehem weekly Advent series for traditional worship. Each week, parishio- ners will learn more about the little town where Jesus was born, and what Jesus reveals to people today. The series was written by Reverend Tim Runtsch, a recent visitor to Bethlehem. Hymns in the series include “O Little Town of Bethle- hem,” “Hark the Glad Sound,” “Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord,” and “Joy to the World.” The series will continue Dec. 11 and 18 at 7:30 p.m., and will conclude Dec. 29 at 9:30 a.m. Christmas Eve celebrations will begin at 4 p.m. with a Birthday Party for Jesus. Children ages three and four and their parents are invited to the church parlor for the festivi- ties. At 6 p.m., a Family Candlelight Service will be held in the sanctuary. The Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held at 8 p.m., and pre-service music will begin at 7:30 p.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the Festival Service of Holy Communion will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary. For more information, call the church at (201) 444-3600 or visit www.bethlehemchurch.com. Abundant Life Reformed Church, located at 475 Lafay- ette Avenue in Wyckoff, will present a Choir Christmas Cantata on Dec. 15 at 10:30 a.m. The youths of the con- gregation will perform a Christmas Program on Dec. 22 at 10:30 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, there will be two services. A Family Candlelight Service will be held at 5 p.m., and the traditional Candlelight Service with the choir will be held at 10 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 29, the 10:30 a.m. service will be cel- ebrated with guest Reverend Christopher L. Jacobsen. Contact Abundant Life at (201) 444-8038 or www.abun- dantlifewyckoff.org. Grace Methodist sets services Grace United Methodist Church in Wyckoff will host four services on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. Services for families will be held at 3 and 5 p.m. Children will have an opportunity to participate in a reenactment of the Nativity. Candlelight services will be held at 9 and 11 p.m. On Sunday, Dec. 29, there will be a 10 a.m. service. Nursery care will be available. Grace United is located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff. For more information, call (201) 891-4595 or visit www.gumc.org. Nativity announces holiday schedule Church of the Nativity in Midland Park has announced its schedule of programs and services for Christmas and holy day Masses. The church will present a Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. On Saturday, Dec. 21, there will be a com- munal penance service with individual confession available at Nativity at noon. Five Masses are planned for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The Children’s Family Liturgy for families with small chil- dren will be held at 3:45 p.m. A Mass for the differently- Celebrate Christmas at MPCR Midland Park Christian Reformed Church will celebrate the Christmas season with special services. On Sunday, Dec. 22, the church will hold a Candlelight Service at 6 p.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the worship service will be held at 10 a.m. There will be a New Year’s Service on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. The church, located at 183 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, offers nurseries at all services and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call (201) 445-4260 or visit www.mpcrc.org. III & IV • Page 25 abled will be held at 5:30 p.m. The 7 p.m. liturgy will be celebrated by the Archdiocese of Newark’s new Coadjutor Archbishop Bernard Hebda. At 9:30 p.m., the choir and congregation will sing carols before the 10 p.m. Mass. For Christmas Day, Dec. 25, Masses will be said at 10:30 a.m. and noon. Church of the Nativity is located at 315 Prospect Street in Midland Park. For details, call (201) 444-6362. Page 26 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • December 11, 2013 Villadom Happenings Dickens with music works its charms at playhouse by Dennis Seulinhg “Oliver!” -- the current production at Millburn’s Paper Mill Playhouse -- is the musical adaptation of Charles Dick- ens’ 1837 serialized novel, “Oliver Twist.” Though the orig- inal tale was a dark look at the underbelly of London with its crime, workhouses, and poverty, writer Lionel Bart has taken off some of the edge with a bright, spirited musical version that focuses on the plight of young orphan Oliver (Tyler Moran) at the hands of those who would exploit him any way possible. He is first seen at a workhouse, a dank, depressing place in which a group of raggle taggle orphan boys must labor for their meager meals of gruel. When hungry Oliver inno- cently says, “Please, sir, I want some more,” he is marked as a troublemaker by Mr. Bumble (John Treacy Egan) and Widow Corney (Jessica Sheridan), the rigidly disciplinar- ian, self-indulgent overseers of the establishment. Bumble sells Oliver to an undertaker and his wife, who intend to have him accompany the casket at children’s funerals, but he escapes and soon comes into contact with the Artful Dodger (Ethan Haberfield), a lad a few years his senior who brings him to Fagin (David Garrison), who trains a group of boys in the art of thievery. If the plot promises to be depressing, it is lightened by the music, which is wonderful. “Oliver!” made its Broad- way debut in 1963, during a golden period of musicals, and The Artful Dodger (Ethan Haberfield, right) welcomes Oliver (Tyler Moran) to a world of crime in a scene from ‘Oliver!’ the songs are peppy, funny, sad, or reflective, as required. A common complaint about recent musicals is that the music is forgettable. This is not the case with “Oliver!” Some of the songs are familiar, but even the less popular tunes sparkle. The best known song in the score is “As Long As He Needs Me,” a plaintive cry of desperation sung by Nancy (Betsy Morgan) about her brutal boyfriend, Bill Sikes (Jose Llana). Both Nancy and Sikes are part of Fagin’s nest of thieves and outcasts, and Sikes is feared by all. Morgan is outstanding as the boisterous, rough-hewn Nancy, a woman who forges on doing what it takes to survive. Her deliv- ery is big and robust, though she manages to infuse her big ballad with unrequited longing. Her other numbers, the bawdy “A Fine Life” and “Oom-Pah-Pah,” are performed with a chorus of carousers and showcase Nancy as tough woman who enjoys a good song and a tankard of ale. The two young leads really give this production its heart and charm. Both Moran and Haberfield are true stage pro- fessionals despite their youth and do a great job of selling their characters and their musical numbers. Moran’s floppy mop of blonde hair frames a baby face with rosy cheeks, giving him the appearance of a period engraving. In the ballad “Where Is Love?” Oliver longs for the affection that should be every child’s birthright, and Moran convinces as a child with no family, no home, and no one to care about him. In “Who Will Buy?” he peers from the balcony of the home of the kindly Mr. Brownlow (David Hess), who rescued him from the dangers of the streets, and joins the trades people plying the street below in a rousing anthem of optimism. Moran has a strong voice with a trace of sadness that fits the character perfectly. Tenafly’s Ethan Haberfield brightens the play as Dodger, a Cockney hooligan who fancies himself quite the gentle- man and is one of Fagin’s best young thieves. Haberfield has mastered the Cockney accent admirably with all those dropped H’s and glottal stops. With smudged face, ani- mated movements, and perky demeanor, he is a veritable dynamo on stage as he introduces Oliver to the world of riffraff. In his big number, “Consider Yourself,” he delivers an irresistible invitation to Oliver into that life and is joined by Moran and the ensemble in a rousing production. (continued on Crossword page) December 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • Page 27 Let Café Amici handle the cooking this holiday season One of Café Amici’s specialty sandwiches It’s the most wonderful time of the year – and arguably the busiest! Those who want to entertain, but need some extra help are invited to rely on the pro- fessionals at Café Amici in Wyckoff. Owners Brent Castone and George DeLuca and Executive Chef/Owner Arthur Toufayan take pride in serving “exceptional American fare with an Ital- ian heart.” Catering is available all year, including holiday time. All of the fine foods served at the café are also part of the restaurant’s catering menu. Director of Catering Edward Aboyoun offers full- service off premise catering and event planning. Ed will arrange your event, and provide supplies and a professional staff. Those who prefer to dine out are invited to call the café, which is now accepting reservations for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. A special menu will be featured on New Year’s Eve. Located at 315 Franklin Avenue in Wyckoff, the original Café Amici opened its doors to the public in 2002. The décor is stylish, but relaxed and comfortable. The atmosphere and the staff members are family-friendly, and all of the café’s creative and delicious dishes are attrac- tively presented. The staff members are attentive to diners’ needs, but are never in the way. In addition to the regular lunch, brunch, and dinner menus, Café Amici features daily specials that highlight fresh local produce along with fish, chicken, meat, and pasta. Lunch options include inventive entrée-size salads, such as the spicy Thai, the quinoa arugula, and the Wyckoff chopped. Choices also include a hearty (continued on Crossword page) Page 28 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • December 11, 2013 Café Amici (continued from Restaurant page) hamburger or turkey burger, artisanal pizzas, and the soup du jour. The dinner menu includes delectable appetizers such as the rice ball, roasted baby artichokes, and fried cala- mari. Starters also include the Caesar salad and the roasted beet salad, which is made with haricot vert, goat cheese, arugula, extra virgin olive oil, and a balsamic reduction. Entrées include ahi tuna with buckwheat noodles, shitake mushrooms, spinach, ginger, peppers, and a soy sesame reduction; herb roasted organic chicken with sautéed spin- ‘Oliver’ (continued from Entertainment page) Garrison’s Fagin is an enigmatic figure. Though he is a vile character, taking advantage of the boys under his tutelage for personal gain, Bart treats him more as comic villain than outright rogue. When he dispenses his advice to the boys in “Pick a Pocket or Two” and “Be Back Soon,” he does it with panache and some fancy footwork to under- score his words. There is one weak link in the cast and that is Llana as Sikes. Sikes is supposed to be the worst of the worst, a fear- some scoundrel whom no one dare cross. Unfortunately, despite Llana’s efforts to scowl and introduce some gravel into his voice, his sweet face and mild tenor make him an ach, mashed potatoes, and a natural pan reduction; and chicken Milanese. The kids’ menu features favorite dishes sized just for children. Desserts include cannoli, cupcakes, and cakes, and out- standing gelato. This rich, frozen treat comes in a variety of flavors. Beverages include the flavorful, unsweetened mango iced tea and the satisfying cappuccino, which is almost a dessert unto itself. For details and reservations, call (201) 848-0198. Addi- tional information is also available online at cafeamici- wyckoff.com. “Friend” Café Amici on Facebook and receive daily specials. The café is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Brunch is served on Sundays. unfathomable casting choice for a hardened, murderous monster. This production is an ideal family show during the holi- day season. The large cast of talented boys will be espe- cially attractive to children. The show’s opening number, “Food, Glorious Food,” beautifully showcases the children as they complain about the miserable, meager fare at the workhouse. Director Mark S. 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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. 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For more information, call (201) 529-7323. Church announces holiday services Ramapo Reformed Church, located at 100 Island Road in Mahwah, will celebrate Advent and Christmas with spe- cial services and events. The Christmas pageant will be held Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4 p.m. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, Candlelight Services will be held at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. The earlier service is informal and family oriented. Both services will feature traditional lessons and carols. The church offers Sunday school for children ages three through the sixth grade. The regular Sunday service is held at 10:30 a.m. and a nursery is provided during worship each Sunday For more information, call (201) 529-3075 or visit www. ramaporeformedchurch.org. Learn about Yiddish theater Dr. Diane Cypkin will tell the story of Yiddish theater in words and music at the Mahwah Public Library on Sunday, Dec. 15. The 2 p.m. program will include singing in Yid- dish many of the memorable songs written and popularized by Avrom Goldfadn, Boris Thomashefsky, Aaron Lebedev, Molly Picon, Joseph Rumshinsky, Alexander Olshanetsky, Jennie Goldstein, Abraham Ellstein, Jacob Jacobs, Sholom Secunda, Menashe Skulnik, Herman Yablokoff, the Barry Sisters, and more. Cypkin will also note the valuable artistic contributions made by Jacob P. Adler, Jacob Gordin, Bertha Kalish, Keni Liptzin, Maurice Schwartz, and Jacob Ben-Ami. A professor of media and communications at Pace University, Cypkin is an accomplished entertainer and a curator responsible for the Molly Picon exhibits at Lincoln Center and the Yiddish Theater at the Museum of the City of New York. She will be accompanied by Lena Panfilova, a gradu- ate of the Moscow Conservatory, who has performed with many musicians and has given many solo and chamber concerts in Russian, Europe, and in the United States. This program is free. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. For more information, call (201) 529-READ. ‘Little Women’ to be discussed The Morning Book Discussion Group at Mahwah Public Library will discuss Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” on Monday, Dec. 16. The group will meet at 10:30 a.m. “Little Women,” one of the best loved books of all time, recounts the story of sisters Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy as they experience the hard lessons of poverty growing up in New England during the Civil War. Based on Alcott’s child- hood, this portrait of 19 th century family life has captivated generations of readers. New members are welcome. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Call (201) 529-READ for details. Chamber hosts holiday luncheon Members and friends of the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce are invited to a special Holiday Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Conference Center at 3 Executive Boule- vard in Suffern, New York. This luncheon is sponsored by MyBergen.com. The event offers the opportunity to network and shop at the gallery for last minute holiday gifts. In addition, there will be door prizes and holiday music by Mahwah High School’s Simply Strings. All attendees are encouraged to bring their promotional material and literature for display on the event’s information table. Seating is limited and will be sold on a first-come, first- served basis. Lunch is $40 for members and $55 for non- members. Advance registration is required. To register call the Chamber at (201) 529-5566 or visit Mahwah.com. Board of health to meet The Mahwah Board of Health will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 10 in the Mahwah Municipal Building at 475 Corpo- rate Drive. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited. Special hours announced for railroad exhibit Santa Claus will visit the Donald Cooper Railroad at the Mahwah Museum, 201 Franklin Turnpike, on Friday, Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. This visit is part of the Mahwah Muse- um’s holiday celebration, which features special hours on Friday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. now through Dec. 20. Children of all ages are invited to enjoy the model railroad and the museum’s ongoing exhibit, the “Neighborhoods of Mahwah: 1913-2013” and “Les Paul in Mahwah.” The Donald Cooper Railroad was donated by Mahwah resident Renee Darboe, includes many cars and locomo- tives form her late husband’s collection. The layout and scenery have been created by dedicated volunteers who work many hours each week to maintain the cars and the tracks, and keep the railroad in good condition. The model contains replicas of a street fair, a skateboard park, a replica of the Great Falls of Paterson, and a working subway system. This railroad even includes Thomas the Tank Engine. The regular hours for the museum are on Wednesdays and weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is $5. Members and children are admitted free of charge. Further informa- tion is available at (201) 512-0099 or at www.mahwahmu- seum.org. The Mahwah Museum receives operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission in the Department of State. Women’s volleyball program seeks players A free adult women’s volleyball program is being offered at Joyce Kilmer School, 80 Ridge Road, on Wednesdays. The program is open to Mahwah residents over age 21. Players of all skill levels are invited. The pick-up games will be played from 7 to 9 p.m. through June 15. For more information, visit www.mah- wahtwp.org and click on “recreation department.” Emergency service group seeks members Mahwah Emergency Medical Services, Inc. is seeking members to staff its lifesaving team. Membership is open to anyone who is 16 years of age or older. Training and cer- tification are provided. For more information about joining the team, call (201) 529-9301 or (201) 327-2252 and leave a message, or e-mail JoinMahwahEMS@gmail.com. Holiday bulge (continued from page 15) are loaded with empty calories. Many people would rather reserve bonus calories for a piece of pie or a brownie. Those who drink can cut calories by sticking to a one drink per day limit. Exercise every day. When people are busy with holiday tasks, it can be easy to push exercise aside, but a more sedentary lifestyle can trigger a slowing of the metabo- lism. That slow down can lead to weight gain. Aim for some sort of daily exercise, and try to park farther away from the stores or take the stairs instead of the escalator. Don’t relegate exercise to a New Year’s resolution. Inac- tivity now will only bring harder work in the future to shed those unwanted holiday pounds. Weight gain may be just another part of the holiday season for many men and women. However, individuals who are concerned about adding extra pounds can stop the pattern of gaining weight during the holiday season by making smart choices throughout the season. Karpovich (continued from page 3) about their individual stories. During a visit to Argentina, several SAS students visited an NGO (non-governmental organization) called Lend a Hand: Mujeres a Mujeres (women to women). “This site was a short drive out of the city of Buenos Aires and was a community center,” Karpovich explained. “Here, crafts are taught to women and their children so that they can receive a form of income. Many were working on little clay figures and making ornaments for Christmas. I liked the idea of this center because they saw a problem in the community (children are only in school for half the day and might stay on the streets if they have no other activity) and the center is doing something about it. Not only that, they are helping them to sustain themselves through the sales of their goods.” The group spend about two weeks in South America, where the students visited Argentina and Brazil, where Karpovich visited a youth shelter in Rio de Janiero. “We have the unique opportunity to visit Cuba in the coming weeks,” Karpovich added. “While there, I will meet a local community. I am really excited to practice my Spanish speaking with them and learn more about their lives as they learn about mine. I will also visit health care sites and Havana University. In the spring, I may go on a service visit to Haiti. We will see if I can work that one out!” Page 32 THE VILLADOM TIMES III & IV • December 11, 2013