May 28, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23 Wyckoff Wanderings Bakers wanted The Wyckoff Day Committee is seeking bakers to participate in its first Cookie Bake Off. Cookies of all varieties are welcome. Wyckoff Day is set for June 7 at the Wyckoff YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue. Cookie judging will take place at noon; pre-registra- tion is required. Cookies donated for the contest will be sold after the winners are announced. Cookie donations are also welcome for the sale, which will benefit the Wyckoff Volunteer Fire Department. To register for the contest or to sign up to donate cookies for the sale, contact Kris Pepper at krisp@wyckoffymca. org. Temple recognizes volunteers Temple Beth Rishon will hold a Volunteer Recogni- tion Shabbat on Friday, May 30 at 8 p.m. The service will be led by Rabbi Ken Emert, Cantor Ilan Mamber, and Kol Rishon and will include the congregation’s adult choir. All are invited to celebrate the many volunteers who provide support for the congregation’s programs, events, and religious services. The temple will present its Volunteers of the Year Award to Louis Milowsky and Eric Levy. Special rec- ognition will be awarded to the congregation’s oldest member and soloist of the Kol Rishon Choir, Arthur Mamber, the Cantor’s father, who will be celebrating his 100 th birthday on that day. A dessert and coffee reception will follow the service. For more information, contact the temple office at (201) 891-4466 or visit bethrishon.org. Friends seeking new members Interested members of the community are invited to join the Friends of the Wyckoff Library. The organiza- tion is recruiting members and volunteers who wish to hold board positions. This fundraising and programming arm of the library holds an annual membership campaign, publishes a quar- terly newsletter for members, delivers large-print books to a local nursing home, and sponsors trips to museums, cultural events, and special exhibits. The group meets five times a year. Contact Beth Wharton at (201) 891-4076 for more information. Seniors plan events, seek members The Wyckoff Seniors group meets at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Larkin House, 380 Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff. The group has planned several special events. The seniors will celebrate Father’s Day with a June 10 luncheon. On June 17, the club will visit Magnanini Farm and Winery in Wallkill, New York for luncheon and a wine tasting. Independence Day will be celebrated with a luncheon on July 1. The seniors will visit Forestburgh Playhouse in New York to see “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” on July 16. The cost for Wyckoff non-members is $49. On Aug 12, the group will host its Summer Picnic at the Larkin House Wyckoff residents who are age 55 and older may call Lorraine at (201) 891-2344 for information about club membership. Non-members who are interested in being added to the list of upcoming social events may contact Gloria at (201) 891-5672. Wyckoff Day to feature author On June 7, Wyckoff author Bob Walton will be available from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to sign copies of his book, “Route 66: The People, the Places, the Dream,” at Wyckoff Day. This event will be held at the Wyckoff Family YMCA at 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. Walton’s book is a Jay Leno’s Book Club selection. “Route 66,” which Walton wrote with his friend Sal Santoro, chronicles the 38-day, coast-to-coast road trip they took in Walton’s 1968 Cadillac convertible. Their odyssey covered 7,292 miles, including all of historic Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. The book, which consists of 260 pages and more than 500 color photo- graphs, was printed in Bergen County. Last year, Leno invited the authors to Burbank, California to visit his spectacular car collection and to be interviewed about the book. A video of Leno inter- viewing the guys at his “Big Dog Garage” is posted on www.Route66Guys.com. Leno also arranged for them to attend a taping of “The Tonight Show” and then invited them backstage to the famous “Green Room” after the show. For details, e-mail Bob@Route66Guys.com. Copies of “Route 66” will be available for purchase at Wyckoff Day and are available at www.Route66Guys.com. Friends of Y to celebrate new partnership The Wyckoff Family YMCA will host its 32 nd Annual Friends of the Y Dinner on Wednesday, June 4 at the Wyckoff Family YMCA, 691 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff. The community is invited to celebrate the newly-cre- ated partnership among the Township of Wyckoff, the Wyckoff Family YMCA, the Wyckoff Parks and Recre- ation Foundation, and the Torpedoes Soccer Club. The dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the new Pulis Recreation Complex located behind the Y. This long- awaited new complex will include two turf fields, a walking track, expanded parking facilities, a new access road, and site work preparation for “Phase II,” which will include the installation of field lighting. Tickets are $75 and may be purchased by contacting Nancy Addis at nancya@wyckoffymca.org or by call- ing (201) 891-2081. Board of education seeks candidates The Wyckoff Board of Education will have two seats available in the Nov. 4 school election. Both vacancies are for three-year terms. Candidates must file a nominating petition with the county clerk in order to be placed on the ballot. The dead- line to submit a petition is Monday, July 28 at 4 p.m. Prospective candidates may obtain a School Board Candidate Kit online at www.njsba.org/about/candidacy. Published by the New Jersey School Boards Association, the kit includes a nominating petition, information about legal qualifications for school board candidacy, and the role of the school board member. Information about the New Jersey School Ethic Act and important dates in the school election process are also included.