June 19, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 15
Ramsey Review
Wine Tasting Dinner set The Ramsey Golf and Country Club will host a Wine Tasting Dinner in the Abbey Dining Room on Thursday, July 25. The event will begin at 7 p.m. with a cocktail reception on the patio overlooking the golf course and continue with a five-course dinner featuring the reserve collections of Cakebread Cellars paired with dishes from the club’s culinary team. The event is open to the public. The cost is $95 per person plus tax and gratuity. For more information, or to make a reservation, call the club at (201) 327-0009. The Ramsey Golf and Country Club is located at 105 Lakeside Drive in Ramsey. Deadline for camp registration approaching The Ramsey Adult School’s Youth & Children’s Programs will accept registrations for summer camps through June 28. Two camp experiences are available for Ramsey district students and out-of-district students. Summer Sensations, a morning enrichment program designed for children entering kindergarten through grade five, offers workshops designed to stimulate creative think-
ing while integrating reading, math, science, computer, music, art, and other skills. Children will build skills and explore their special interests in workshops of their choice, designed and taught by teaching professionals. The camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., five days per week. Three, one-week sessions will be offered July 8 through 26. The program will be held at Tisdale School, 200 Island Road in Ramsey. Summer Vibrations is a three-week, multi-faceted, performance-based music camp for children who will be entering grades five through eight. The camp includes instrument lessons, electives, ensembles, and weekly master forums. Classes are taught by a variety of professionals, including certified music teachers, post-graduate teachers, and touring professionals who are versed in jazz, rock, and classical music and the integration of music and technology. Rock Band will again be held for students with two years of experience on their instrument. The class is designed to bring together serious musicians who have always wanted to start a band or polish up an existing band into a performance-ready unit with a solid direction. Summer Vibrations will run July 8 through 26 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., five days per week at Dater School, 35 School Street in Ramsey. Register by mail after completing the form located at www.ramsey.k12.nj.us and click on the Ramsey Adult law degree in 1980, Muti was appointed an assistant prosecutor in the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. He spent 19 years as a successful trial prosecutor, handling more than 2,000 cases and achieving a 99 percent conviction rate. In 2000, Muti retired from the practice of law and began teaching part-time at three New Jersey universities. Elected as mayor of Ramsey in 2002, Muti has been involved in politics, teaching, and writing ever since. After his Op-Ed pieces on public policy and the American cultural scene were accepted by The New York Times and other media. He published his first book in 2008. The author, who is now a member of the Ramsey Board of Education, lives in town with his wife Lorraine and their golden retriever Miss Moneypenny. For more information about the author, visit www.richardmuti.com.
School shortcut, Youth & Children’s Programs link, Summer Camps link. In-person registration may be completed at the RAS Youth & Children’s Programs Office at Dater School, 35 School Street, Room 322, in Ramsey or by calling (201) 785-2300, extension 21701. The Ramsey Adult School accepts cash, checks, and Visa and MasterCard.
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(continued from page 7) with Charles Buckley, drew heavily on both authors’ experience as career prosecutors. “The Charmer” was an Award Finalist in the 2012 USA Book News Best Book competition and is in its second printing. Like his father, Muti is a product of Ramsey’s public schools. He later graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and served five years as a Navy pilot in the late 1960s. He left the Navy to accept a fellowship at Harvard Business School and obtained an MBA in 1971. Five years later, he began attending Rutgers Law School four nights a week, while working in the real estate business. Upon getting his
Hershey’s Track and Field Games will be held in Ramsey on Sunday, June 23. The games are open to students ages nine through 14 as of Dec. 31, 2013. Organized by Ken Tyburczy and Chris Haskell, the event will include events such as the 50-meter dash, the 800-meter run, a softball throw, and the standing long jump. Participants are grouped by age and gender, and those who qualify may have the opportunity to compete at the North American Final in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Hershey’s Track & Field Games -- the largest youth sports program of its kind in North America -- underscores the chocolate maker’s commitment to youth fitness. Hundreds of thousands of children compete every year, and everyone has a chance to be among the 480 athletes who qualify to compete at the North American Final. The Hershey’s competition has produced many Olympic medalists and competing athletes. This event will be held on the Ramsey High School track located on East Main Street. Check in will be held at 12:30 p.m. and the games will begin at 1 p.m. Participants must register on online at www.hersheystrackandfield.com. For more information, contact Ken Tyburczy at (201) 8341, Chris Haskell at (201) 207-2080, or e-mail RamseyHTFG@gmail.com.
Ramsey to host track & field event