June 18, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Park Windmill Library board plans meeting The Midland Park Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, June 19. The board will gather at 7:30 p.m. at the library located at 250 Godwin Avenue. Local students honored The following students from Midland Park have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2014 semester: Jeremy Braunius, Wheaton College (Illinois); Connor Coughlin, James Madison University; Joseph Charles Fer- nandez, (President’s List) Clemson University; Gretchen Moreno, Youngstown State University; and Taylor Sink- way, (Provost’s List) Hofstra University. Visit ‘SonTreasure Island’ Faith Reformed Church will host its Vacation Bible School, “SonTreasure Island,” July 7 through 11. Chil- dren in pre-K through the sixth grade are invited a week of treasure-hunting adventure at the church located at 95 Prospect Street. Visitors to SonTreasure Island will learn songs and participate in skits, crafts, and games. To reg- ister, visit www.GrowingGodsPeople.com or call (201) 444-1694. Have coffee with the mayor Midland Park Mayor Bud O’Hagan will host his monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” on Saturday, June 21. O’Hagan will welcome the public at 10 a.m. in the second floor conference room at borough hall. Residents are encouraged to stop by and discuss any items of interest in this informal setting. Borough hall is located at 280 Godwin Avenue in Mid- land Park. Musci, Seiders chosen for Hall of Fame Former Midland Park educators Joan Musci and Arlene Seiders have been selected for induction to the Midland Park Board of Education’s Education Hall of Fame. A cer- emony will be held at the board’s June 17 meeting. The meeting will be held at 8 p.m. in the August C. DePreker Media Center in the Highland Elementary School. The public is welcome. Musci, who is being honored posthumously, began her career in the Midland Park Schools in 1968 as a third grade teacher. She served as a learning disabilities/teacher consultant and reading teacher in the elementary schools, child study team chairperson, and director of Special Ser- vices before her retirement to Naples, Florida in 1990. Musci passed away in 2010. Seiders started her teaching career in Midland Park in 1976 as a fourth grade teacher. She also taught language arts, social studies, and conducted choral concerts in the elementary schools. She moved to Midland Park Junior/ Senior High School in 1985, where she was a seventh grade English teacher until her retirement in 2002. Photos of Musci and Seiders will be permanently dis- played in the Hallway of Fame at MPHS. Financial abuse (continued from page 9) purchased on behalf of bank partners. As March 31, 2014 the community impact has reached approximately $134 million, which goes to provide affordable home mortgages for low- to moderate-income families, affordable health care services, small business development providing job creation, and other economic development projects. Senior Crimestoppers is a multi-faceted program that protects the elderly from theft, abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, and is administered by the foundation which is endorsed by the ICBA, the ABA, and bankers’ associa- tions in 38 states. Atlantic Stewardship Bank maintains banking locations in Midland Park, Montville, North Haledon, Pequannock, Ridgewood, Waldwick, Westwood, Wyckoff, Hawthorne, and Wayne. Established in 1985, ASB is a full-service com- munity bank serving both individuals and businesses. Godwin students welcome Hills Children’s author Tad Hills visited K-2 at Godwin School in Midland Park. Pictured with Hills are Wilson Dahlwani, Ella Sharo, McKena Spatz, and Sean Murray. Administrator honored (continued from page 11) A former Scoutmaster, he has received a number of awards for his work with the Boy Scouts. He was previ- ously named the Humanitarian of the Year by the Wyckoff YMCA. Shannon is a founding member of the Wyckoff Education Foundation, which collects donated funds for enhanced education without extra burden on taxpayers. In addition, he was a volunteer coach in the township’s municipal recreation program. He is a member of the board of directors of the Wyckoff Chamber of Commerce and a member of Wyckoff/Midland Park Rotary. Shannon is a past member of the Bergen County Fire- fighter Bagpipe Band and turns out in tartan for many public events related to firefighters and veterans’ groups. He and his wife Jody have two grown children “It doesn’t seem like a long time when you enjoy what you’re doing,” he said of his first 30 years as Wyckoff’s administrator. Scouts release ladybugs (continued from page 11) within five to 10 days. The worm-like larvae will eat insect pests for about three weeks, then enter the encased pupa stage, and emerge from their surrounding capsules in about another week. Ladybugs live about 100 days, and those which are only a day do not have the distinctive black spots on the side of the adult hood. Ladybugs may hatch up to six generations in one year, and a female can produce 1,500 eggs in a life cycle. The organic outlook is important at Russell Farms Park because past pesticide contamination at the former family farm and fruit orchard prevented development of the site into large single-family homes until the collapse of the housing market made it possible for Wyckoff and the property owner to negotiate for the purchase of the tract and the development of the site into a passive park. Trees on the berm on Russell Avenue and two rows of new sap- lings will screen the grassy field in the middle of the park from motorists, but the field is intended for recreation and picnics, rather than organized sports. Also present at the Lady Bug release were Sylvia J. Razzo and Betty Vander Plaat, who each donated a bench in memory of a husband. Further donations of benches are still possible. J. KOSTER