February 5, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 27 Franklin Lakes Scribe Police to discuss prescription drug safety Detective Sergeants Anthony Pacelli and Jeff Jost of the Franklin Lakes Police Department will discuss prescription drug safety at the Feb. 24 meeting of the Franklin Lakes Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary. The meeting will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Franklin Lakes Public Library at 470 De Korte Drive. The presentation will address potential drug abuse among teens, how to protect against drug misuse, and how to appropriately discard prescription medication. The officers will discuss prescription abuse problems in area schools, and share a few real-life stories. A question and answer session will follow. Now celebrating its 70 th Anniversary, the Valley Hos- pital Auxiliary has raised over $17 million in support of much-needed health care programs and services. The aux- iliary’s current pledge is to raise $1.5 million for expansion of Valley Hospital’s Breast Surgery Program at the Luckow Sports hall of fame inductions set (continued from page 9) with 1,160 points; Mejury (94) was a soccer standout, earning First-Team All-County honors; Wells (89), a three-year starter in soccer, received first-team honors for All-League, All-Suburban, All-Area, All-County and All-State his junior and senior years; Van Alstine (05) was named Bergen County Runner of the Year and received First Team All-State honors in cross country in 2005. The 1961 Football Team recorded one of the best records in school history with an 8-1 mark, which earned it the school’s first conference championship. Aussems (74) com- bined power and speed to become one of the best running backs in Midland Park football history, starting three years on the varsity team. Jordan (78) was the first player, male or female, to score 1,000 points in her varsity career. Thomas, a former MPHS athlete, reinstated the athletic hall of fame last year, with the addition of seven members. The 2013 inductees included Michael DeRuiter, 1962, a talented running back; Greg Michael, 1983, who led the 1982 boys’ soccer team to the state championship game; Hank Degenaars, 1983, who helped the boys’ basketball team play competitively in the school’s first appearance in the Bergen County Jamboree; Sarah Faber, 1985, who posted a 1,000-point career with the girls’ basketball team; Rob Fitzpatrick, 1986, a gifted catcher who was drafted by two major league baseball teams; and Kristy and Tracey Smith (1993, 1996), both of whom had 1,000 point basket- ball careers. When Boosters President John Mulligan and MPHS Principal Nick Capuano asked Thomas to organize a hall of fame, none was aware that a hall of fame had been estab- lished over 40 years ago. Coach Sonny Santorine initiated the hall of fame in 1970. The first inductee was Joe Scar- pelli, who now resides in Wyckoff. “It turned out to be a much larger undertaking, but we knew we had to recognize the guys already in. We had no records from Coach Santorine. Some had not been recog- nized at all,” Thomas said. Thomas, a former MPHS basketball star whose 1982-83 team was the first in school history to play in the Bergen County Jamboree, was a natural to head the project after having raised $1,000 for the Boosters through the sports banner project he organized with his son. As the senior Thomas tells it, he asked the Booster Club for the banner commemorating his team’s achievements when the gym was refurbished in 2010 and the banners honoring the school’s top sports teams were replaced. When his son Jake asked what would happen to the remaining banners, it dawned on Thomas that other former athletes and coaches might be interested. The two Thomases set about contacting athletes and coaches, and have already sold multiple banners. Thomas said he willingly accepted the hall of fame responsibility, noting that he had heard stories of so many great MPHS athletes from his late father, Jerry Thomas, the school’s first head baseball coach. Jerry Thomas was named All Suburban Baseball Coach of the Year in 1962 and 1963, the years he helmed championship teams. Thomas worked on the hall of fame project with a committee that includes Mulligan, Capuano, Steve Ferro, former Athletic Director Mike Healy, current Athletic Director Pete Galasso, and board of education trustee Rich Formicola. The group wrote bylaws, formed a selec- tion committee, and established a presence on Facebook. The bylaws and nomination forms for future inductees are available on the Midland Park school website, www.mid- landparkschools.k12.nj.us/. Each athlete’s commemorative plaque will be hung in the halls of the high school. Ultimately, Thomas said, there will be a dedicated display case. The induction event will be held on Saturday, March 22 at the Brick House, 179 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $70 per person. There will be a social hour beginning at 6:30, followed by dinner and the induc- tion ceremonies. Checks should be made payable to “The Midland Park Athletic Boosters Association” and sent to the attention of Tim Thomas, care of Midland Park High School, 250 Prospect Street, Midland Park, NJ 07432, or dropped off at the Baseball Card Store at 45 Prospect Street in Midland Park. Tickets are also available by calling Tim Thomas at (201) 445-0902 or (201) 925-4647 or e-mailing him at: lifeisgood4us@optonline.net. Pavilion and to fund an endowment for Valley Home Care’s Pediatric Butterflies program, a hospice and palliative care program for children. For more information, visit www.valleyhealth.com/ auxiliary or contact June Linz at (201) 396-9711 or junel1369@livecom. Prospective members are welcome to attend the meeting. School board to meet The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 8 p.m. The session will be held in the music room at the Franklin Lakes Middle School at 755 Franklin Avenue. The public is invited. Learn about the Women of Sharia The Franklin Lakes Tea Party will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Franklin Lakes Ambulance Corps Building on Bender Court. This meeting was originally planned for Jan. 21, and was rescheduled due to inclement weather. Sue Carol will present “Women of Sharia.” All are invited and refreshments will be served. The organization meets on the third Tuesday of the month. Adult education course slated Chabad of NW Bergen County will present JLI’s newest adult education course, “To Be a Jew in the Free World: Jewish Identity through the Lens of Modern History,” beginning Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. The program will be held at the Chabad Jewish Center at 375 Pulis Avenue in Franklin Lakes. This course initiates thematic discussion illustrating the timeless relevance of Judaism and conveys practical steps students may take to ensure its transmission to future gen- erations in an appreciable way. The program will appeal to people at all levels of Jewish knowledge and attendees need not be affiliated with any organization or temple. Interested students may call (201) 848-0449 or visit www. chabadplace.org for registration and other course-related information. Barnert hosts school tours Barnert Temple Preschool and Kindergarten invites Jewish and interfaith families to visit the school at 747 Route 208 South in Franklin Lakes. Programs are available for children ages 15 months to six years. For over 25 years, Barnert has consistently provided small class sizes and personalized attention with Jewish values and culture woven throughout the curriculum. Full- and half-day options include a variety of special options, such as music, yoga, Hebrew, and gym. Before- and after-care options and flexible schedules are available. Enrichment classes are offered on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Interested parents are encouraged arrange to see the school as soon as possible, as space is limited To schedule a tour, call Alice Berdy at (201) 848-1027. To learn more about Barnert Temple, visit www.barnerttemple.org.