September 11, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 23 Mahwah Minutes through 12. Children under five will be admitted free. For tickets or more information, contact the Mahwah Elks Lodge at (201) 529-2906. Board of health to meet The Mahwah Board of Health will meet on Tues- day, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Mahwah Municipal Building at 475 Corporate Drive. The public is welcome. PBA plans Golf Outing The Mahwah Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 143 will sponsor a Golf Outing on Sept. 16. The event will be held at Apple Ridge Country Club in Mahwah. The PBA is seeking golfers, and donations of goods and services to be used as prizes. There are a number of spon- sorship opportunities available. Proceeds will benefit the PBA’s scholarship program, assistance to injured or dis- abled members and their families, and local charities. For more information, or to arrange to have a donation picked up, contact Eric Larsen at (201) 519-2359, Kevin McCombs at (201) 741-5378, or the Mahwah PBA at (201) 529-1000. Contact the PBA at mahwahpba143@yahoo. com, or via its website at www.mahwahpba143.com. Social Reading Book Fair set Ramapo Ridge Middle School will host a Social Read- ing Book Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 24. The fair will include books for teens and information online communities and related sites to complement the books. Those who attend will learn how to take part in these groups and the benefits of participation. The Social Reading Book Fair is a free, walk-in event that is open to everyone. The fair will feature food, art, and music. Attendees are encouraged to donate new and used books for teens to benefit a school in need. For every book donated, attendees will receive a contest ticket. Prizes for contest winners include a signed book by best-selling author Rick Riordan, a Harry Potter themed candy basket, and a custom sewn book cover. This program is being presented by Mahwah High School senior Julia Bauer as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project. The Gold Award is the highest level in Girl Scouting. Ramapo Ridge School is located at 150 Ridge Road in Mahwah. Elks plan Clam Bake The Mahwah Elks will host the group’s Annual Clam Bake on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 2 to 6 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine at 1 Foxwood Avenue, Mahwah. The bake will feature steamed clams, clams on the half shell, and clam chowder. Hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, corn on the cob, and assorted beverages will also be served. Entertainment will be provided by the O’Dell Brothers. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children ages five Learn to manage diabetes The Mahwah Board of Health, in conjunction with the Health Awareness Regional Program of Hackensack UMC, will offer a Diabetes Self-Management Program on Mon- days beginning Sept. 16. This six-week program will be held from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Mahwah Public Library at 100 Ridge Road. Those with Type 2 diabetes and their caretakers are invited. The program will include tips on coping with fatigue, pain, hyper/hypoglycemia, stress, and emotional issues, and healthy behavioral strategies to incorporate into daily life. A course textbook and light refreshments will be available. To register, log on to www.mahwahlibrary.org or call the reference librarian at (201) 529-READ. Expert organizer to speak Jean Marie Herron of POSSE Partners, LLC will present “My Organized Child: From Homeroom to Homework” on Sept. 11 at the Mahwah Library. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Herron will provide parents with tools for their chil- dren to keep school work and activities under control. This program is free, and registration is not required. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Aphasia (continued from page 5) organization based in Maywood and West Orange, is an innovative post-rehabilitative therapeutic program that addresses the long-term needs of people with aphasia, a language disorder caused by stroke or other brain injury. This communication disorder impairs the expression and understanding of spoken language, reading and writing, but does not affect one’s intellect, memory, or judgment. Gala proceeds will support the center’s programs, ser- vices, and the center’s scholarship fund for people with aphasia. The event will be hosted by Emmy Award-win- ning anchor, Thirteen/WNET’s Steve Adubato. There will be a 2013 Tribute Book in which ads can be purchased to offer the honorees their good wishes. Gala sponsorships are available. Prizes and a special auction will be part of the event. The gala will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $350 each. Reservations are required. For more informa- tion, contact Amy May at (201) 368-8585 or e-mail amay@adleraphasiacenter.org or visit www.adleraphasia- center.org. Auditor (contiued from page 4) “You’ve paid down your debt aggressively and saved money to do capital projects so you will not have to bond for them,” Mai said in summary. “You’ve moved to where other people want to be. You’re doing fine.” Mayor William Laforet responded to the positive report saying, “I think it’s an outstanding report card and it speaks to the work and effort that has gone into our budgets that has gotten us to where we are now. It validates everything we have tried to do, and are doing, and yet, there is more work to be done and we will continue to work at it. But resi- dents have to be very happy to understand that this report card reflects a very positive condition of our community even though we have more work to do.”