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August 13, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17
Wyckoff Wanderings
Blood Drive set
The Wyckoff Public Library will host a Blood Drive on
Thursday, Aug. 14. Donors may schedule an appointment
from 2 to 7 p.m. by calling (201) 891-4866, option 2. Walk-
ins are also welcome.
The Community Blood Services Bloodmobile will in
the parking lot at 200 Woodland Avenue.
CHCC announces Car Show
Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff will host a
Family Fun Night and Classic Car Show from 6 to 9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 15. (Rain date: Aug. 22.) The event will fea-
ture a variety of classic cars, and cars from the All Ameri-
can Corvette Club. There will be entertainment, activities,
and prizes. Admission is free, and all are welcome to bring
lawn chairs and blankets and relax. Hot dogs, hamburgers,
and finger food will be available for a nominal charge.
For more information, or to enter a classic car, call (201)
848-5796. The Christian Health Care Center is located at
301 Sicomac Avenue in Wyckoff.
Half-marathon & 5K benefit planned
The Wyckoff Family YMCA and the Franklin Lakes
Mayor’s Wellness Campaign will hold the Second Annual
Franklin Lakes Scenic Half-Marathon & 5K on Sept. 28.
Both routes will wind throughout Franklin Lakes begin-
ning and ending at the municipal complex on DeKorte
Drive. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Franklin Lakes
Mayor’s Wellness Campaign and the Wyckoff Y’s Pietro
Maugeri Fund, which helps families navigate and cope
with the financial challenges of critical illness and injury.
For registration and sponsorship information, visit www.
wyckoffymca.org. Grace announces VBS
Grace United Methodist Church will host its Vacation
Bible School, “Wilderness Escape: Where God Guides and
Provides,” Aug. 18 through 22. The program will be held
from 5:30 to 7 p.m. each day.
Attendees will participate in skits about Moses, experi-
ence Passover, travel through the Red Sea, escape into the
desert, learn the 10 Commandments, make Israelite crafts,
play games, and snack on manna. There will be classes for
three- and four-year-olds in pre-K, youngsters ages five
and six who are in kindergarten and first grade, those ages
seven and eight who are in grades two and three.
The fee for the five-day program is $25 for one child,
$20 for the second child in a family, and $15 for a third
family member. Each participant will receive a T-shirt.
To register, call Mrs. Cauda at (201) 891-4595. The
church is located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff.
Barclays ticket sales benefit CHCC
Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff will be selling
tickets to The Barclays, which will be held from Aug. 19
through 24 at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus.
CHCC has weekly grounds tickets available for $125, which
include an individual ticket to each day of the tournament,
two practice rounds on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the
four competitive rounds Thursday through Sunday.
There is no ticket service fee when tickets are purchased
directly through CHCC. Tickets are provided by the Tick-
ets Fore Charity program sponsored by the PGA Tour, and
75 percent of the ticket price is donated by the PGA Tour
to CHCC.
The fun will continue with the Rock Barclays Golf
Rockin’ Backyard Concert on Friday, Aug. 22, when
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes perform. The Irish
Rovers will be on stage on Saturday, Aug. 23. The 30-
minute concerts will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. at a
fan area just off the 17th fairway. Concerts will be open to
all ticketholders Friday and Saturday.
In addition, The Barclays announced the launch of its
first Rock Barclays Golf Competition. Bands from New
Jersey and New York have the opportunity to submit a
video and/or audio recording of an original song, and two
winners will be selected to open for Southside Johnny and
the Asbury Jukes or The Irish Rovers, and win $3,000
(per band) and a VIP experience to The Barclays. Fans are
encouraged to like, comment, and share their votes to pro-
mote their favorites using #RockBarclaysGolf. The win-
ning bands will be announced on or before Aug. 10.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact
Darcy Bickert at (201) 848-5796 or dbickert@chccnj.org.
Spend Monday at the movies
The Wyckoff Public Library, located at 200 Woodland
Avenue, presents free movies on Mondays at 2 p.m.
“Kon-Tiki “(2012) will be presented on Aug. 18. This
film stars Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen,
and Tobias Santelmann and relates the story of explorer/
anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl’s epic 4,300-mile crossing
of the Pacific in 1947. Heyerdahl took his trip on a balsa-
wood raft to show that it was possible for South Americans
to have settled in Polynesia before Columbus crossed the
Atlantic. The movie is rated PG-13 and runs for 118 min-
utes. The Aug. 25 feature will be “Journey to the Center of
the Earth” with Brendan Fraser, Anita Briem, and Josh
Hutcherson. On a quest to find out what happened to his
missing brother, a scientist, his nephew, and their mountain
guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the
center of the earth. This is a faithful, yet modern retelling
of the Jules Verne classic. The 2008 movie is rated PG and
is 93 minutes long.
Barclays ticket sales support the Y
Golf fans may purchase tickets for The Barclays and
support the Wyckoff Y at the same time. The tournament,
which is part of the PGA Tour, will be played Aug. 19
through 24 at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus.
Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Tiger Woods, and Gary Wood-
land are all scheduled to play.
One-day tickets are $65 and Weekly Grounds tickets are
$125. The Y will receive 75 percent of the net proceeds of
tickets purchased at www.buytfc.com when the purchaser
chooses the Wyckoff Y as their charity of choice. For more
information, call Ellen Gifford at the Y at (201) 891-2081,
extension 150.
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