Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 5, 2014 Villadom Happenings Museum adds second gallery talk The Mahwah Museum has announced that a second Gallery Talk on Darlington and the Ramapo Valley will be held Sunday, March 23 at 3 p.m. Museum Trustee Tetsu Amagasu and member Linda Amagasu will reprise their Feb. 23 program in response to the popularity of their first talk. These speakers will discuss the history of Darlington and the Ramapo Valley, and the many transformations that have taken place in this area of Mahwah. Tickets to the event are $3 and advance purchase is rec- ommended. To purchase tickets, visit www.mahwahmu- seum.org or call (201) 512-0099. The museum is located at 201 Franklin Turnpike in Mahwah. Chamber sets Morning Meet & Greet The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a free Morning Meet & Greet networking event on Thurs- day, March 20. This event is being sponsored by Sharp Elec- tronics Corporation and will be held from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at the company’s location at One Sharp Plaza in Mahwah. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the Chamber’s member benefits and will have the chance to meet the MRCC Board of Directors. All new attendees will be able to introduce themselves. Walk-ins are always wel- come. This morning session will include door prizes and refreshments. While there is no cost to attend, pre-registration is encouraged. For more information, call the Chamber office at (201)529-5566 or visit Mahwah.com. Guild to hear talk on Crazy Quilts The Brownstone Quilters Guild will meet on Thurs- day, March 6 at the Central Unitarian Church at 156 Forest Avenue in Paramus. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. and will feature guest speaker Betty Pillsbury, who will discuss “The History of Crazy Quilts.” Pillsbury is an expert in the field of crazy quilts, and the hand quilting and embroidery techniques used to enhance the fabric surface. She has lec- tured throughout the United States. The Brownstone Quilters, Bergen County’s only quilt guild, welcomes new members. There is a $5 fee for guests who wish to attend the March 6 meeting. Quarterbacking Your Health planned The Valley Hospital will host “Quarterbacking Your Health,” a free seminar, on Tuesday, March 25. David Stras- sberg, MD, will discuss the important role of the primary care physician — the “quarterback” of a patient’s medical team — in providing proper medical care. He will high- light the role of Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit and how patients and primary care physicians can work together to improve health care outcomes. The program will be held at the Valley Hospital Doro- thy B. Kraft Center, Conference Room 3, 15 Essex Road in Celebrating senior citizens In celebration of senior citizens, Trinity Teens of Trinity Episcopal Church in Allendale hosted an appreciation dinner for the seniors of the parish. Trinity teens from Wyckoff, Midland Park, and Allendale prepared a roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings for seniors hailing from Wyckoff, Midland Park, Montvale, Allendale, North Haledon, and Mahwah. Front row: Jon Tengi, Allendale; Lynn and Elise Friedman, Wyckoff; Jon Fink, Midland Park; Sam Redoing, Allendale; Robert Tengi, Allendale; Charlotte Martin, Allendale; and Tim Fink, Midland Park. Second row: Ruth Schulze and Gloria Meisse, Montvale; Linda Pinto, Wyckoff; Margaret Fowler, Allendale; Barbara Neil, Wyckoff; and Jean Beckwermert, North Haledon. Standing: Pat Schmalfuhs, Midland Park; Bob Schulze, Montvale; Peg Patterson, Ho-Ho-Kus; Dick Van Houten, Allendale; Rose Wynne, Wyckoff; Jean Lukert, Mahwah; Arnold Barsten, Mahwah; Jack Beckwermert, Mahwah; David Beckwermert, North Haledon; and Al and Ruth Ann Morel, Midland Park. Paramus. Dr. Strassberg received his medical degree from the State University of New York/Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, New York. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn and a fellowship in gastroenterology from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School in Newark. After completing his fellowship in 1979, he practiced medicine in New York City for 11 years and was associated with several HMOs in New York and New Jersey. He joined Valley Medical Group in Waldwick in 1998. Dr. Strassberg is a member of the American Medical Association and has received the organization’s Physicians Recognition Award eight times. For more information and to register, call 1-800- VALLEY 1 (1-800-825-5391) or visit www.valleyhealth. com/events. Space is limited. Employment workshop scheduled Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church’s Career Resources Ministry, in its continuing effort to provide help to people seeking employment, will present the last of a four-part series of workshops on Sunday, March 9 at 1 p.m. The work- shop will be held in the meeting room in the lower church and is open to anyone seeking employment and those who anticipate possible unemployment. The workshops are free (continued on page 22)