May 7, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 21 Wyckoff Shade Tree Commissioners recognized by John Koster Wyckoff Township Committeemen Rudy Boonstra, Haakon Jepsen, and Brian Scanlan welcomed residents and volunteers to the Larkin House for the annual Arbor Day observation and the planting of a tree in commemoration of Wyckoff’s commitment to restoring the trees knocked down by storms in recent years. “I think this is our fifth year as a Tree City and our ongoing project is to replace and restore the trees lost in recent years,” said Boonstra, the principal speaker at the April 26 event. Boonstra thanked the members of the Wyckoff Shade Tree Commission in particular for their contributions to the process. They include Wyckoff Department of Public Works Superintendent Scott Fisher, Mark Borst of Borst Landscaping, Bill Butler of Landscape Dynamix, Glenn Sietsma of Sietsma Landscaping, Dan Kindergan of Kin- dergan Landscaping, and Jeff Schultz and Brian Brisby of Stone House Nursery who donated rose bushes and three river birch trees. Mike Hartman of Kindergan Landscaping provided the labor and planting for an island area at the Larkin House, and planted a redbud tree in the parking lot island. The Wyckoff Department of Public Works performed the spreading of mulch and the general cleanup for the event. The Larkin House, donated to Wyckoff by the will of Pictured at the annual Arbor Day Ceremony at Larkin House Park during the welcome by Wyckoff Township Committeeman Rudy Boonstra are: Mike Hartman of Kindergan Landscaping; Wyckoff Township Committeeman Haakon Jepsen, Environ- mental Commissioner Janice Reynen, Shade Tree Commission Chair Mark Borst, Boonstra, and Wyckoff Township Commit- teeman Brian D. Scanlan. Helen Larkin, is used for large public gatherings of Wyckoff seniors and other groups and is sometimes open at reason- able fees to hobbyists and other groups which benefit the public and the community life of Wyckoff. Wyckoff Wanderings Seniors plan events, seek members The Wyckoff Seniors group meets at 11:15 a.m. on Tues- days at the Larkin House, 380 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. The group has planned several special events. The group will host a Mother’s Day lunch on May 13. On May 27, the seniors will travel to the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx. On June 17, the club will visit Magnanini Farm and Winery in Wallkill, New York for a lunch and tasting. Wyckoff residents who are age 55 and older may call Lorraine at (201) 891-2344 for information about club mem- bership. Non-members who are interested in being added to the list of upcoming social events may contact Gloria at (201) 891-5672. Library seeks votes for makerspace grant The Wyckoff Public Library is asking patrons to cast a Facebook vote in its bid for a $25,000 State Farm Neigh- borhood Assistance grant. The grant will fund to create a makerspace for the library. Through the efforts of 16-year-old Wyckoff student, Nicolette Donato, the library has made the first cut in the program’s award process. Only 40 causes will receive a grant. Donato was informed that her project had been accepted into the final selection phase. Makerspace is an Internet learning environment geared toward do-it-yourself projects. It serves as a gathering point to share tools, projects, experience, and expertise. Anyone with a Facebook page may vote by visiting htts://aps.facebook.com/sf_neighbor_assist/ or by logging on to the Wyckoff Library’s website at wyckofflibrary.org to access the link. Each Facebook account holder may vote up to 10 times per day and all 10 votes may be submitted consecutively. Voting will end May 17. Goffle Road detour announced Motorists traveling on Goffle Road should anticipate delays and plan for extra travel time weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning May 12. Passaic County and the Bor- ough of Hawthorne will be installing a traffic signal at the intersection of Braen Avenue and Goffle Road, and the construction will take approximately 90 working days. “Once again, volunteers have stepped up and have made a generous donation, not just in planting material, but also in donated labor,” said former Mayor Kevin Rooney, a licensed arborist. “We are all grateful for their efforts.”