January 22, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 17 Park Windmill opening reception will be held Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For details, call (201) 444- 2390. The library is located at 250 Godwin Avenue. Christmas tree collection under way The Midland Park Department of Public Works will be collecting Christmas trees at curbside on Thursdays through Jan. 30. The regular garbage carting company does not collect Christmas trees. Residents are reminded to leave their trees on the curb, but not in the street. In the event of inclement weather, the DPW will be on snow duty and will not be collecting the trees. MPCE offers trips and tours Midland Park Continuing Education is offering a vari- ety of day trips, Broadway shows, overnight tours, and a wide array of courses for adults and youths. Residents of Midland Park and the surrounding communities are wel- come to attend. Choices include classes in SAT prep, HSPA and NJASK prep, arts and crafts, computers, exercise, languages, music, photography, and more. Trips include outings to the Philadelphia Flower Show on March 2, a Yankee Stadium tour on May 7, a visit to the Culinary Institute in New York on May 15, a Connecticut steam train and river boat excursion on May 17, and a trip to New Hope and Lambertville on May 30. Overnight tours include a three-day Pittsburgh Express trip, April 30 through May 2; a trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, May 17 through 23; a seven-day trip to Nashville, Tennessee, June 8 through 14; and a nine day tour of Paris, the Loire Valley, and Normandy, France, Oct. 10 through 19. MPCE will travel to Broadway to see “Newsies” on March 25 and “Wicked” on April 8. For details and fee info, call Midland Park Continuing Education at (201) 444-2030 or visit www.mpsnj.org. Softball association plans season The Midland Park Softball Association will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. in the community room at the DePhillips Community Center located at 50 Dairy Street. Softball families and parents of prospective players are invited to meet the board and hear about the association’s plans for the 2014 recreation and travel teams. The MPSBA program is open to girls who reside in or attend school in Midland Park. The program begins with a clinic/T-ball division for five- and six-years-olds. Kindergarten pre-registration set The Midland Park School District advises parents of prospective kindergarten students that pre-registration will be conducted by phone from Feb. 10 through 13. Parents may call (201) 445-5350 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. or from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Parents of students with last names beginning with letters A through M may call on Monday or Wednes- day; those with students whose last names begin with let- ters N through Z may call on Tuesday or Thursday. Children will be scheduled for full registration and skills screening during the week of March 10. To be eli- gible for enrollment, a child must be five years old before Oct. 1, 2014. Sondey exhibits at library The Midland Park Library’s exhibit, “Jersey Shore Part I,” will be on display during February. The exhibit was pro- duced by graphic artist and webmaster John Sondey. An Boosters plan Beefsteak Dinner The Midland Park High School Boosters Club will hold its annual Beefsteak Dinner to support its student athletes on Saturday, Jan. 25. The dinner will be held at the Midland Park Firehouse on Witte Drive from 7 p.m. to midnight and will feature entertainment by Midland Park’s own Mid- night Ramblers. The evening will include games, special fundraisers and prizes. Tickets are $50. To reserve tickets or a table, contact Kim LiPuma at (201) 652-4482 by Jan. 17. Checks should be made payable to MPHS Athletic Booster Association. Proceeds from the event will benefit the MPHS athletic program. The MPHS Athletic Booster Association is a parent vol- unteer organization that works to support the students and athletic program of MPHS. Interact Club hosts Fashion Show The Midland Park/Wyckoff Interact Club will host a Fashion Show on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Brick House, 179 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. The event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. and will feature prom and special occasion fash- ions and hairstyles and casual attire for teens and adults. Tickets are $45 for adults and $35 for students. Tick- ets may be purchased at Family Hair Care, 222 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, or by calling (201) 652-8130. Proceeds from the event will benefit the clubs scholar- ship and leadership programs. Friends welcome new members The Friends of the Midland Park Memorial Library will meet on Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the library located at 250 Godwin Avenue. New members are welcome. The group’s mission is to promote the Midland Park Library and provide extra materials and programs that are not in the library’s regular operating budget. Through fundraising efforts, the group makes it pos- sible for library patrons to enjoy a wider range of materials, special programs, and equipment, such as the Wi-Fi cover- age of the entire building that was completed last month. The group plans to assist in enhancing other technological offerings, purchase additional best-selling books, and bring in special programming throughout the year. For details, e-mail MPLibraryFriends@gmail.com. Contest winners (continued from page 4) come to get past old prejudices and finally prove our claim that all men (and women) are created equal. “That’s why I am optimistic about America’s future. 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