April 30, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Wyckoff Wanderings Register for summer & fall sports Registration for Wyckoff Recreation’s summer and fall sports programs will be held May 10 from 9 to 11 a.m. and May 13 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the cafeteria at Eisen- hower School located on Calvin Court. Forms will be available at registration. Summer Sports Clinics for Wyckoff youths include one week of baseball, two weeks of basketball, a one-week tennis camp, and two weeks of soccer, roller hockey, kickball, volleyball, and cheerlead- ing. Materials will also be available for Bergen’s Best Soccer Camp, O’Hagan’s Sports Camps (football and basketball camps), the North Jersey Lacrosse Camp, and Wyckoff’s Multi-sport Camp run by the U.S. Sports Institute. All camps will be held in Wyckoff during different weeks of the summer. The recreation football program is open to children who will be entering grades three through eight in the fall of 2014. Two identical wallet-size pictures are required at registration. All registrants, even those who participated last year, must bring a copy of their birth certificate. The fee is $185. Children who will be in kindergarten through grade two this fall may register for flag football. The program will run on Sat- urday afternoons at Community Park from mid-late September through early-mid November. Children are permitted to play K-2 flag football and K-2 soccer during the same season as the times do not con- flict. The registration fee is $60. Volunteer coaches are needed. The football cheerleading program is open to girls who will be in grades four through eight this September. Prac- tices begin in August and the season runs through mid-November. The fee for this program is $80. Adults may sign up for this summer’s slow pitch softball leagues. The fee is $65 and the season runs from mid-June through mid-August. The men’s softball league is open to Wyckoff men age 30 and over. Games are played Sundays at 9 a.m. and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Wyckoff women age 23 and over may join the women’s softball league. The season runs from mid-June through mid- August and games are played on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. During registration, Wyckoff children may sign up for the fall football, flag foot- ball, and cheerleading programs. For more information, call (201) 891- 3350 or visit www.wyckoff-nj.com. Temple Beth Rishon celebrates Israeli Independence Day A “Celebrate Israel” Shabbat service will be held at Temple Beth Rishon May 9 at 8 p.m. The service will feature choral pieces and folk songs in honor of Yom Ha’Atzma’ut (Israeli Independence Day) and the State of Israel’s 66 th Anniversary. Participants in the service will include the adult and teen choirs, Cantors Ilan Mamber and Jenna Daniels, soloist Jo-Ann Skiena Garey, pianist Itay Goren, and per- cussionist Jimmy Cohen. A reception with Traffic circle plan (continued from page 5) In November 2013, Mayor Frank Bivona made a recommendation at the council’s work session that more information be obtained about the traffic impact on that circle as a result of the development of the High Mountain Golf Club. Bivona explained that inasmuch as no site plan has yet been submitted to the planning board for its review he felt the changes to the traf- fic circle should be delayed until the plan- ning board approves the plan for the golf course development. In December 2013, county officials decided to proceed with the changes to the traffic circle. Work was to have begun at the end of January, depending on the weather conditions at that time. Bergen County Engineer Gary Ascolese emphasized that the changes to the circle that were planned by the county would make the traffic circle consistent with all traffic circles in the state and had nothing to do with the High Mountain Golf Club housing development. The Bergen County Freeholders then adopted an ordinance in December 2013 that authorized the county to proceed with the planned changes to the circle despite a request by the borough to delay the project due to the potential impact of the devel- opment of the High Mountain Golf Club property on Franklin Lake Road and that intersection. James X. Sattely, the Bergen County counsel, explained in a letter to Franklin Lakes Borough Attorney William Smith at that time that the traffic circle does not comply with the requirements of the Federal Highway Administration’s 2009 manual on uniform traffic control devices, which provides that there must be “yield” signs on each approach to the circle. He also stated that the manual does not permit the borough-owned flashing signal that flashes yellow on Franklin Lake Road and red on High Mountain Road. In addition, Sattely pointed out that traffic on Franklin Lake Road approaches the circle as a through street, while drivers entering the circle from a “stop” controlled intersection with High Mountain Road have an expectation that all approaching traffic will yield to them once they enter the circle. He claimed that this “disconnect” had led to 61 traffic accidents at the circle in the past five years, most of which involved right angle collisions in which a Franklin Lake Road driver “T-bones” a High Moun- tain Road driver who has entered the circle with an expectation of safe passage after entering the circle. Satterly advised Smith that Ascolese believes it is possible to immediately reduce accidents at this site by the use of “yield” signs on all four approaches to the circle and, when the weather warms, to add pavement striping to define the traveled way. In addition, Sattely advised Smith that the borough’s flashing traffic signal must be removed. According to Sattely, if the county failed to act to eliminate a known risk the bor- ough has brought to the county’s attention, it could lead to the county and the borough losing the immunity granted by the state’s Tort Claim Act. Israeli desserts will follow the service. For further information, contact the temple office at (201) 891-4466 or visit www.bethrishon.org. Pre-Natal Classes available Expectant moms are invited to partici- pate in the classes at Bump to Bump Mater- nity at 300 Franklin Avenue, Wyckoff. This maternity consignment store hosts pre- natal yoga classes on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m. A breastfeeding class is held on the last Monday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. The next class is scheduled for May 19. Class size is limited. Visit www.bumptobump- maternity.com to register for classes or for additional information. Gardening workshop set Learn how to keep color in the garden all year when Julienne Watson and Rocky Bilyeu present a Wednesday, May 7 work- shop in the Monroe Room at the Wyckoff Public Library, 200 Woodland Avenue in Wyckoff. The program will begin at 7 p.m. Watson is a specialty gardener and Bilyeu is a division manager at R&S Land- scaping, the company that landscapes the grounds at the library. To register, call the reference desk at (201) 891-4866, option 2 or e-mail wyckref@bccls.org. Mayer presents self defense workshop On Sunday, May 18, Mark Mayer will present a program on self-defense tech- niques for young women at the Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. “Education, Awareness, and Self Defense Techniques for Young Women” will begin at 1 p.m. and is geared toward young women going to college, but is open to women age 15 and older. Mayer will share his three decades of martial arts and self-defense experience. He will cover basic physical tactics, street awareness skills, and how to deal effec- tively with adrenal stress. A $25 donation to the Y’s Annual Cam- paign is requested. To register, call the Y at (201) 891-2081 or visit http://www.wyckof- fymca.org. Cabaret performances announced The Wyckoff Family YMCA will host Cabaret Night performances on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3. These 7:30 p.m. programs will be held at the Y at 691 Wyckoff Avenue. From “Chicago” to “Cabaret” and beyond, this revue is the work of two of musical theater’s greatest collaborators, John Kander and Fred Ebb. The event will include hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 the day of show. To purchase tickets, visit www. wyckoffymca.org. This program is recom- mended ages 16 years and up. Find your next great read The Wyckoff Public Library located at 200 Woodland Avenue will hold an April 29 workshop for those in search of their next great read. “Attention, Book Lovers” will be held at 7 p.m. The program will include tips on easy ways to find the perfect book to suit every style. Register online at wyckofflibrary.org or call (201) 891-4866, extension 2. Fish & Chips Dinner planned The Wyckoff Reformed Church will host a Fish & Chips Dinner on Saturday, May 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. Catered by Argyle Restaurant, the dinner will include fish or white meat chicken filet, french fries, cole- slaw, dessert, and lemonade, coffee, or tea. Diners may eat in or take out. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $15 for adults and $7 for children under 10. To purchase tickets, call (201) 891-1782 between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays. The church is located at 580 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff.