June 11, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 29 Franklin Lakes Scribe Library board to meet The Franklin Lakes Library Board of Trustees will meet on Monday, June 16 at 7 p.m. The session will be held in the Local History Room of the library located at 470 DeKorte Drive. The public is welcome. For more information, con- tact the library at (201) 891-2224. Teens invited to Kick-off Party The Franklin Lakes Library’s “Spark a Reaction” read- ing club for teens will begin June 26 and run through Aug. 22. A Kick-off Party with local band sensation M.T. Pock- ets will be held June 26 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Those in grades six through 12 may register at the party, online at franklin- lakelibrary.org, or in person during regular library hours. Those who register at the party will have their names entered in a contest to win a pair of AMC Gold Movie Passes. During the summer, participants will be encouraged to keep a log of what they read and visit the library each week to win prizes. Readers who write book reviews may post their comments at franklinlakeslibrary.org. Each time a review is submitted, the writer’s name will be entered into a contest for a gift card. The winner will be announced on Aug. 22. Teens are invited to visit the library on June 27 and view a movie featuring a dinosaur adventure at 2 p.m. The film is rated PG and runs for 87 minutes. On July 1 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., teens are welcome to make a tie dye T-shirt. Attendees must bring a shirt or item to dye. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Lions Carnival comes to town Interior design professional wins two international awards Design professional Tammy Vallar, owner of the Decorating Den Interiors franchise of Franklin Lakes, received a top honor in her com- pany’s 30th International Dream Room competi- tion. Her design and fur- nishings for an elegant family room were judged best among 38 first-time entries. “The room features warm fabrics that play nicely off the blue-gray granite of the fireplace,” Vallar said, “and the window treatments are designed to soften the Tammy Vallar’s elegant family room design dramatic effect of the cathedral ceilings and accentuate the beautiful windows. Having my design more than 85 home furnishings suppliers and offer our recognized like this in North America’s largest inte- customers furniture, case goods, accessories, lighting, rior design and home furnishings franchise company is floor and wall coverings, draperies, and other hard and extremely satisfying. The judging was done by the high- soft window treatments. We bring samples directly to est certified design professionals in our company, which the client’s home or office and provide complimentary makes it even more meaningful.” design services and installation.” Her room design also earned third-place in the family Decorating Den Interior’s room makeovers have been room category in the overall competition that was judged featured in such publications as “Good Housekeeping;” by a panel of U.S. and Canadian interior design journal- “Arabella,” the Canadian magazine of art, architecture, ists. and design; “Better Homes and Gardens;” “Woman’s “Having just returned from (the company’s) confer- Day;” “House Beautiful;” and “House and Garden.” In ence, I have access to an extensive library of before and addition, the company has been featured in a variety of after high resolution digital photographs featuring the design segments on HGTV and The Discovery Channel. top room makeovers that were discussed in design ses- Decorating Den Interiors was founded in 1969 and has sions, which makes for an ideal workshop or seminar pro- interior design professionals and decorators throughout gram for organizations looking for meeting programs. I the U.S. and Canada. Visit www.tammyvallar.decorat- have great ideas we can share,” she said. “We represent ingden.com for additional information. Trustees A scene from a previous Lions Club carnival The Wyckoff and Franklin Lakes Lions Clubs will host a carnival at McBride Field on Franklin Lake Road in Franklin Lakes June 18 through 22. This annual event will feature rides, games, and food. Hours will be 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 6 to 11 p.m. on Friday, 3 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 3 to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Wristband nights, which allow unlimited admission to the amusement rides, are set for Wednesday and Sunday. Proceeds from the event will benefit the two local clubs. Chief retires (continued from page 5) Seltenrich said police work is very rewarding because “you get to serve your community and it’s a job where you can do positive things every day when you come to work.” He concluded, “I’ve really enjoyed the job, but it is time to move on and to do something different.” At its next work session, the Franklin Lakes Borough Council is expected to discuss the process that will be fol- lowed to find a replacement for Seltenrich. (continued from page 10) overall in the Bergen County Regional Academic Decath- lon competition this year and third in the Oral Super Quiz. Ramapo Decathlon Team Coach Meredith Noah con- gratulated the Indian Hills team. She pointed out that both schools are always ranked at the top in these competitions because of the strong support they receive from the admin- istration and the students’ families. She emphasized the huge commitment the teams must make from September until the competitions, usually in February of each year, studying 10 topics for the decathlon competition while keeping up with the school’s curriculum. The United States Academic Decathlon is an annual high school academic competition organized by the non- profit United States Academic Decathlon Association. The competition consists of seven multiple choice tests, two performance events, and an essay. Patricia Wehran of Indian Hills High School and Greg Hudak of Ramapo High School, who were the recipients of the 2014 Bergen County Teacher Award, were also hon- ored at the board meeting. In addition, resolutions honoring the two student repre- sentatives to the school board during the past school year were read into the record. Jesse Rao of Indian Hills and Steve Evangelista of Ramapo were lauded for their efforts to enhance the communication process between the stu- dents of the Indian Hills and Ramapo and the board of education. During this meeting, the appointment of Beverly MacKay as the school district’s new superintendent was confirmed by a unanimous vote of the school board. MacKay, who was formerly the director of curriculum and articulation, was appointed to a five-year term extending through July 1, 2019.