January 22, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Wyckoff Wanderings Florist turns 50, seeks honorees Wyckoff Florist is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with its “50 Years, 50 Dozen” event. This local business plans to honor 50 people in the Wyckoff community who deserve recognition for their selfless acts of kindness, community service, and compas- sion for others. Throughout 2014, Wyckoff Florist will be accepting nominations and presenting each recipient an arrangement of one dozen beautiful long stemmed roses. Nomination forms may be found at www.wyckofflorist.com and submitted by mail or in person to the shop located at 265 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481. Forms may also be e-mailed to wyckoffflor istandgifts@gmail.com, or sent via private Facebook message at Facebook.com/Wyck- offFlorist. Call (201) 891-0232 for details. Mah-jongg Game Nights begin The Wyckoff Public Library invites the community to play mah-jongg on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. The group will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Beginners and experienced players are welcome. For more information, or to sign up, contact Diane Ulrich of the Friends of the Wyckoff Library at (201) 891-8275 or dianeulrich@aol.com. Wyckoff Family Y holds annual meeting The Wyckoff Family YMCA will hold its annual board meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 8 a.m. in Y’s Performing Arts Center at 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. Wyckoff Superintendent Rich Kuder will be the guest speaker. During the meeting, the Y’s new officers will be sworn in, key volunteers will be recognized, and a there will be a brief presentation of the Y’s mis- sions and goals for the coming year. A light breakfast will be served and the public is invited. Military Bridge Night slated Lincoln School PTO will host its annual Military Bridge Night on Thursday, Jan. 23. The event will be held in the school gym located at 325 Mason Avenue. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the game will follow at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Interested players are welcome to make up tables of four people or fewer. To purchase tickets, e-mail rojenco@gmail.com or call (201) 887-0215. ‘Tween’ and teen activities set The Wyckoff Public Library is offer- ing teens and tweens between the ages of 11 and 16, a variety of programs during the month of January. There will be a discussion of Meg Roso- ff’s novel, “Picture Me Gone,” on Wednes- day, Jan. 22. The group will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Copies of the book are avail- able to at the circulation desk. On Thursday, Jan 30, there will be a screening of “Marvel’s The Avengers” from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Popcorn will be served. Pet licenses available During January, Wyckoff residents may license their dogs and cats for 2014 at the municipal clerk’s office at town hall, 340 Franklin Avenue. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Licenses will also be available on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Pet owners are reminded to bring proof of the pet’s rabies vaccination and altera- tion papers. The fee for an altered pet is $11 and $14 for an unaltered pet. After Feb. 1, 2014, a late fee of $10 per animal will be charged in addition to the regular licensing fee. Replacement tags may be purchased throughout the year for $5. characters who must dig deep within them- selves to find a hidden reservoir of cour- age. There will be a screening of “March of the Penguins (2005) on Jan. 27. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, the film chronicles the annual journey of Emperor penguins to their traditional breeding ground on the desolate Antarctic ice brings severe hard- ships no other species could endure. The movies is rated G and is 84 minutes. Monday at the Movies planned The Wyckoff Public Library located at 200 Woodland Avenue presents free screenings of movies on Mondays at 2 p.m. January’s theme, “Snow Going,” features Kevin Rooney never stated that his father was a Marine Corps general. His father served in the Army and was an attor- ney. Villadom TIMES regrets the error and any inconvenience it may have caused. Correction Distinguished Service Award (continued from page 11) In addition to the higher education sector, Mercer’s service also includes membership on the board of directors of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey and the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce. Since 2007, he has served as a faculty mentor in the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents held each July. Dr. Waldron, a well-known educator and international banker, joined William Paterson University in 2010, becoming the university’s seventh president. Prior to beginning her career with William Pat- erson, she served as president of Baruch College, CUNY for five years, dean of the College of Business at Long Island Uni- versity, Brooklyn Campus, and worked at Citibank for 14 years, where she directed strategic planning. Waldron holds both a doctorate and master’s degree in Latin American history from Indiana Univer- sity and a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She received a Fulbright Fellowship and a Social Science Research Council Fel- lowship and was recently recognized as one of the top 50 women in New Jersey by NJBIZ. Waldron serves on the boards of the Tinker Foundation, the Hamilton Partner- ship, NJEDge.Net, and the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey. She is one of the founding members of the New Jersey Campus Compact. Waldron has also written about Venezuela and speaks extensively about leadership and higher education. Reservations for the brunch are $80 per person. For further information, includ- ing online reservations, visit www.annu- albrunch.com or contact Carol Cohen at ccohen@westbergen.org or (201) 444- 3550. West Bergen is a non-profit organiza- tion providing a wide range of psychiatric and counseling services for all age groups with various levels of need. West Bergen is committed to meeting the psychological needs of each of its clients with sensitivity and responsive, innovative services of the highest quality. For further information on West Bergen and the services it provides, call (201) 444-3550.