Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • July 30, 2014 Villadom Happenings Breakers Swim Team holds tryouts Tryouts for the Ridgewood YMCA Breakers competi- tive swim team will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4 and Wednesday, Aug. 6 at the Ridgewood YMCA at 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood. Tryouts are open to all swimmers ages six and up. Registration will take place from 4 to 4:30 p.m. The Breakers Swim Team encompasses all ability levels, providing youths the opportunity to acquire the skills, self-discipline, confidence, and physical condition- ing to become the best swimmers they can be. Instruction, training, and competition are provided as swimmers learn to improve their skills and to value teamwork and sports- manship. Additional tryouts will take place in early September. A full schedule of Breakers Tryouts is available at www. ridgewoodymca.org/tryouts. For additional information, contact Bud Rim- bault at (201) 444-5600, extension 319 or e-mail brimbault@ridgewoodymca.org. 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. 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. YWCA Member Team Challenge set YWCA Bergen County will host a YWCA Member Team Challenge on Saturday, Aug. 16. Teens and adults at various fitness levels are invited to participate in teams of four. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., teams will compete in a fun run, swim, obstacle course, and “YWinner” dig at Darlington County Park at 600 Darlington Avenue in Mahwah. Creative challenges encourage friendly competi- tion, team building, and lots of memories, all while raising money for YWCA programs. Race details include a swim challenge in which two team members swim across 150 yards of Darlington’s Lower Lake; a run challenge of two miles for each team member through Darlington County Park; an obstacle chal- New JerseyState Fair introduces Circus Hollywood, weekly giveaways This year’s New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show will bring entertaining ani- mals, daring performers, silly clowns, and three new carnival rides, including the Air Race, which will be making its national debut at the fair. lenge with a string crawl, tire run, bean bag toss, and water challenge; and the “YWinner Dig” for buried prizes on the beach. One team member must have a current YWCA mem- bership. The entry fee is $110 per team. Registration is required. Visit http://ywcateamchallenge.eventbrite.com. Teams are invited to fundraise for the YWCA by creating a team page at www.stayclassy.org/ywcachallenge. Funds raised will support YWCA Bergen County pro- grams and services. The rain date for this event will be Aug. 17. For more information, contact Alysse at (201) 444- 5600, extension 349 or afoudy@ywcabergencounty.org. Salt Water Anglers sponsor tournament The Saltwater Anglers of Bergen County will host its Third Annual Fluke Tournament on Aug. 9. The event will feature $6,000 in prizes. The three weigh-in stations will include Twin Lights Marina, Highlands; Fisherman’s Den, Belmar; and Clarks Landing, Point Pleasant. The prize for first place is $4,000, the second place prize is $1,500, and the third place prize is $500. The entry fee is $100. For more information, visit www. swabc.org or call Mark Capalbo at (201) 313-6576. Show announced; artists soughts The Friends of the Louis Bay 2nd Library in Hawthorne will host the organization’s 28th Annual Art Show & Sale on Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This event will be held at the library at 345 Lafayette Avenue in Hawthorne. The show is free to the public and features the work of area artists and craftspeople, live music, and the sale of baked treats. In the event of rain, the show will be held in the library’s William A. Monaghan Gallery. Area artists are invited to participate. All themes are welcome. This year’s categories for judging are: acrylic, original craft, digital, drawing, giclee, jewelry, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, print, sculpture, and water- color. There is a $20 entrance fee per artist. Children age 12 and under may enter for free. Artists may display multiple works for sale or show, but only one artwork per artist may be submitted for judging. (continued on page 26) The annual event will run from Friday, Aug.1 through Saturday, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., and Sunday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Excit- ing events are scheduled all day, every day. The circus is free of charge with fair admission. The fair’s Circus Hollywood combines traditional circus elements with the glitz and glamour of Holly- wood. The circus will present a wide variety of trained animals, all of which perform tricks that are sure to amaze the whole family. In addition to the wildlife, highly skilled human performers will also grace the circus, including trapeze artists, aerial performers, and clowns. For the thrill-seekers, there will be the Globe of Death -- a cage ball with a professional motorcycle driver racing inside. The state fair will also include various attractions, including a horse show set for the main ring on open- ing day, Aug. 1. Redneck Wrestling will debut in the agricultural area. Highlights of the 10-day event will also include a carnival, entertainment, petting zoos, Polish Night, Flower & Garden Expo, 4-H Model Horse Show, Parade of Tractors, oxen demo, milking parlor, farmers market, Christmas tree exhibit, small animal barn, food, a landscape garden competition, and more. For those who follow the fair on Facebook, there will be opportunities to win free tickets. Each week leading up to the event, a free pair of tickets will be given away to someone whose “likes” the page. Tickets may be purchased at the fairgrounds, located at 37 Plains Road in Augusta, Sussex County. For more information, call (973) 948-5500, e-mail thefair@njstatefair.org, or visit www.njstatefair.org. New this year is the free mobile app available from iTunes or Google.