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county services
The Passaic County Clerk’s office will be at the Main Library, Thursday, Nov. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. to help residents with applications for passports and other County services. Notary registration and renewals will also be available.
Barnes & noble
November is National Caregivers Month and author Patty Kearns will speak to caregivers on "three methods for dissolving your stress and regaining your presence of mind" and Eric Joice, executive director of Family Resource Network, who will discuss many aspects of caregiving on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble, 395 Route 3 east.
Artie Lange author of "Too Fat to Fish" will sign his new book at the Barnes & Noble Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m.
A poetry group
meets month at Barnes & Noble. The next meeting will be Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Hosted by Laura Boxx and Maria Mazzioti Gillian, November’s featured readers are Laura Freegood, Gloria Rovder Healy and Jim Gwyn.
Sign up is required. For more information, call 973-779-5500.
Flea Market
There will be
a giant flea market and craft and collectible show on Nov. 9, from 9 to 5 p.m. at Jubilee Park, at the corner of Clifton Avenue and Allwood Road (off Route 3). Admission is free and it’s sponsored by the Clifton Recreation Department.
For more information, call 201-998-1144.
Get shopping started early, there will be unique one of a kind items, new merchandise, crafts, collectibles & garage/tag sale items.
Country Fair
The First United
Methodist Church of Passaic will hold its annual country fair and famous roast beef dinner on Nov. 8, at 145 Paulison Ave.
Doors open at 11 a.m. for the fair and a mini auction will be held at 3 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m.
There will be lots for sale, including funnel cakes, a bake table and much more.
Tickets must be purchased in advance and cost $12 for adults and $5 for children under 12. For more information and for dinner tickets, call the church office at 973-779-7521.
blood drive
A blood drive
will be held Monday, Nov. 10 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Clifton Health Department, 900 Clifton Ave. in cooperation with Community Blood Services. To schedule an appointment, call 201-251-3703.
Any healthy individual, age 17 through 75 and weighing at least 110 pounds can donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing signature. All donors receive a complimentary cholesterol screening with every blood donation.
library events
The Board of
Trustees meets on the third Wednesday (unless otherwise noted) of each month at 7 p.m. in the community meeting room.
The dates are Nov. 19, Dec. 17, Jan. 21, 2009 and Feb. 11 (which is the second Wednesday).
The November movies
will provide pure entertainment. The movie dates and times are:
Thursday, Nov. 13, 1:30 p.m. – Main Library;
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 1:30 p.m. – Allwood branch; and
Thursday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. – Main Library
"The Brief and
Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao," Junot Diaz’s Pulitzer prize-winning novel, is the selection for the next book discussion at the Library. The discussion will take place Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. in the Main Library.
Please read the book before attending. The discussion is open to anyone, with no prior book discussion experience or preparation necessary.
Children and their
families are invited to a pre-Thanksgiving magic show featuring Mark Zacharia at the Main Library on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 2 p.m.
The show is free and open to all, but seating is limited, so arrive early.
Refreshments will be served immediately following the show. For more information, call 973-772-5500.
The Clifton Association
of Artists is holding its annual art exhibit at the Main Library, 292 Piaget Ave., through Nov. 29. The exhibit, on a range of themes, includes artwork in various media from several artists in the Association.
It can be viewed in the gallery of the Library during regular hours Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 973-772-5500.
elks lodge 1569
The Clifton Elks
Lodge 1569, located at 775 Clifton Ave., will have its regular lodge meetings the second and fourth Thursday of the month. The next meeting will be held Thursday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m.
For more information, call 973-473-9752. For more information about the New Jersey State Elks Association go to www.njelks.org. For more information about the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the U.S. go to www.elks.org.
The autumn fest pasta night will be held Friday, Nov. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. Funds raised will benefit the Lodge’s new freezer fund. Tickets are $10 for an all you can eat night. Children under 12 are $5 and under 2 are free.
dinners
St. John’s Evangelical
Lutheran Church is sponsoring a harvest festival square dance Nov. 8 with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the square dancing at 7 p.m. Professional dancers will stage a square dance exhibition with caller Ron Kapnick.
Tickets are $12. The buffet dinner includes sandwiches, soda, coffee and desserts.
The church is located at 810 Broad St. Call the church office at 973-778-1412 to buy tickets or log on to www.stjohnschurchnj.org for more information.
The American Legion
Quentin Roosevelt Post 8 will have a beefsteak dinner to honor the 2008 baseball team Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Athenia Veterans Hall, 147 Huron Ave.
Tickets are $30.
The CHS Mustang
Band will have its 70th anniversary dinner Saturday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. at Johnny’s Bar & Grill, 110 Ackerman Ave. The dinner will include a homemade family style roast beef dinner including wine, beer and soda.
Seating is limited so reserve early. Advance reservations only. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Tickets are $35 for CMBAA members and $40 for non-members. For reservation form, call 973-777-1781 or go to www.mustangbandalumni.org.
fundraisers
Mt. Carmel Church
at 10 St. Francis Way in Passaic will have a hot and cold buffet, with wine, soda, coffee and dessert Saturday, Nov. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. Peluso’s caters the buffet. There will be a DJ and dancing.
For tickets or more information, call Marie DeLillo at 973-772-6794 or Maryann Palmer at 201-803-0855.
A rummage sale
will be held Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Athenia Reformed Church, 770 Clifton Ave.
The snack bar will serve hot dogs, homemade desserts and beverages.
Nina’s Salon will
sponsors its second annual Hope Cuts Nov. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call Nina and receive a service for a fraction of the price. All proceeds will go to help find a cure for cancer, AIDS/HIV, diabetes and leukemia.
For more information, call Nina’s at 973-278-0356.
Regina Mundi Council
3969, Knights of Columbus will have a hot dog night Friday, Nov. 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at St. Andrew the Apostle Church hall, 400 Mt. Prospect Ave. Tickets are $10 and includes hot dogs and the trimmings, fries, beer and soda, cake and coffee.
For more information or tickets, call Frank Sanderson at 973-809-2769 or Chris Waxmonsky at 973-772-4924 or log on to regina.mundi@yahoo.com.
Lacordaire Academy’s annual
tricky tray will be held Thursday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Bethwood in Totowa. Fabulous tricky tray, grand and super grand prizes plus a silent auction and treasure chest is available.
Admission is $40 and includes a three-course dinner, dessert, coffee and soda. Reservations are required.
For more information, visit lacordaire.net or call 973-744-1156, ext. 27.
St. Mary Protectress
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 81 Washington Ave. will hold a pre-Thanksgiving homemade stuffed cabbage (with ground beef and rice) sale Saturday, Nov. 15 at the church hall from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Prices are as follows: six for $9; 12 for $18. Orders will be filled first-come, first-served and must be placed in advance on the church answering machine, 973-546-2473 by Nov. 10. Leave a contact name and return phone number with your message.
meetings
The Passaic County
Historical Society Genealogy Club will meet Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Louis Bay 2nd Library, 345 Lafayette Ave. in Hawthorne. Nancy Ronning will present "Their Times and Their Places" and will demonstrate that there is much more to be learned about our ancestors than just names and dates through the use of history, biography, nonfiction books and newspapers.
For more information, call Alison Faubert at 973-247-0085, ext. 200.
The Clifton Republican
Club meets at the VFW Hall, 491 Valley Road at 7:30 p.m. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month. Membership dues of $10 for the year are due. Refreshments will be served. All republicans are invited to join.
The next meetings will be Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.
For more information, call Ellen at 973-365-1060.
The Garden Club
will hold its next monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Senior Center at the Municipal Complex, 900 Clifton Ave.
The Club will host Susan Tell, plant systemist and laboratory manager of the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. She will have a presentation on poison ivy and it’s relatives.
Guests are welcome. For more information, call Donna at 973-473-0577.
The Parkinson Support
Group of North Jersey will meet Saturday, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. in the private dining room of Mountainside Hospital, Montclair. Valet parking is available.
Dr. Jacob Sage, chief professor of neurology, movement disorders clinic, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center will be the guest speaker. He will give his address in the hospital auditorium.
Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Tom McKay at 973-694-2759 or log on to parkywil@aol.com.
The Clifton Stamp
Society will meet at the at the Community Recreation Center, 1232 Main Ave. in Room 3 from September through December. The meeting hours are between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
The dates are Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and 15.
For more information about the Society, call the Recreation Department at 973-470-5956 or log on to www.cliftonnj.org/stamp.
Clifton Toastmasters, a
part of Toastmasters International, a nonprofit public speaking and leadership skills group, meets the first, third and fifth Tuesday of the month at the Main Memorial Library, 292 Piaget Ave. beginning at 7 p.m.
For more information, call 973-420-4148 or e-mail cliftontoastmasters@verizon.net.
The North Jersey
Astronomical Group meets the second Wednesday of the month at 8 p.m. in Richardson Hall, Room 232 at Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave., in Montclair.
For more information regarding the guest speakers, go to www.njastro.org.
atlantic City
The Athena veterans
post is sponsoring a bus trip to Resorts in Atlantic City on Sunday, Nov. 16 at 9:30 a.m. The cost will be $30 and you will receive back $26 in slots dollars. Continental breakfast will be served at 8 a.m.
For more information, call the post at 973-778-0931 or Pat Salerno at 973-742–1913.
A bus will
leave St. Brendan’s on Lakeview Avenue to the Resorts casino in Atlantic City at 10:30 a.m.
The trip scheduled will be on Dec. 7.
Tickets are $28. For more information, call 973-471-0802.
Holy Trinity Golden
Agers sponsor trips to Atlantic City’s Trump Plaza every second Tuesday of the month.
Trips are scheduled for Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.
For more information, call Carmine at 973-472-7039.
St. Mary’s Hospital
Guild sponsors trip to the Resorts casino in Atlantic City the third Monday of each month. The cost is $25 with a return of $20 and a food voucher of $8. The bus leaves from the Masonic Temple on Van Houten Avenue at 9 a.m.
For reservations, call Gloria at 973-471-8680.
angels of animals
Angels of Animals
will hold pet adoptions Friday, Nov. 7, 14, 21 and 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Petco, located on Route 3 west.
The group also needs qualified individuals to provide short and long term foster care for adult cats and kittens. Angels of Animals will cover the costs of veterinary care, food and supplies for the animal, as well as provide you with support while the animal is in foster care.
For more information, call 973-471-0622 or visit www.angelsofanimals.org.
phenomenal grandmothers
The Phenomenal Grandmothers will meet on the first Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Main Library, 292 Piaget Ave. All women are welcome to attend. You do not have to be a grandmother.
A citywide drive
for bed pillows is underway for the shelter. Residents are being asked to donate one pillow. Cost is $2.50. Expensive pillows are not requested since they must be discarded if not taken when the women leave the shelter. Other items needed are towels, washcloths, twin size bed sheets, comforters or blankets. Pillowcases new or gently used are also needed.
The holiday season is approaching and the need for stuffed animals, toys, puzzles, ribbons, pieces of material for bags, wicker baskets suitable for Easter are also needed. In donating items needed for domestic abuse personal care bags, stuffed animals, toys, clothes, diapers, baby items and more.
For more information, call Colleen Murray at 973-253-9579 after 1 p.m.
Colleen Murray, organizer
of the Clifton chapter was named National by-laws chairperson at the Grandmothers Clubs of America national convention in Kansas City, Mo. She was also named as the National Ozark Queen of the convention and won for her skit as Dorothy. She has served as chairperson for the scrap book and yearbook committees for the past two years.
She received a certificate from Cure – Children’s Cancer Research for the Club’s donation of $3,100 for 2008. Georgia placed first with $6,000 and the Clifton chapter came in second.
attention volunteers
The North Jersey
Developmental Center, a 24-hour residential facility for developmentally disabled adults, is seeking community residents to provide parties and entertainment for its clients.
The Center will provide the refreshments.
The Center is seeking clerical volunteers. Clerical duties include typing, filing, answering phones and general clerical procedures.
For more information, call Fran Sardoni, volunteer services at 973-256-1700, ext. 3004 or write to the Center, P.O. Box 169, Totowa 07511.
Developmentally disabled adults
seek companionship from community volunteers. North Jersey Developmental Center’s People Who Need People program provides friendship for clients who have no visitors and limited community contact. Clients greatly benefit from the extra care and attention that a volunteer visitor provides. No special skills are necessary, although we can utilize special talents.
For more information, contact Fran Sardoni, volunteer services, 973-256-1700, ext. 3004 or write to: North Jersey Developmental Center, Volunteer Services Office, P.O. Box 169, Totowa, 07511.
The Passaic County
Women’s Center needs your help to assist survivors of sexual assault. PCWC will be holding a free comprehensive, 40-hour volunteer advocate training spanning an eight-week period beginning mid to late September. This training will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Once trained, volunteers will provide support and advocacy, information and referrals, to survivors of sexual assault and/or domestic violence during accompaniments to hospitals and or law enforcement agencies.
If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of sexual assault survivors; if you are caring, compassionate, motivated and empathetic and would like to volunteer your time and energy for this worthwhile cause, call Tracy Francese, program coordinator at 973-881-0725, ext. 19 to set up an initial interview consultation.
st. mary’s hospital clinics
Two free pre-natal
classes (two classes of 2 1/2-hours each) will be held at the Hospital, 350 Boulevard in Passaic.
In these classes you will receive information on how the baby grows, your health and about the delivery of the baby.
For more information regarding dates and to make an appointment, call 973-365-4795 or 973-365-4794.
Blood pressure clinics, weight clinic and individual counseling presentations are offered at the Hospital. To receive more information or to make an appointment at one of the sites, call 973-365-4795.
thrift shops
The Helen Sanders thrift shop located at the Daughters of Miriam Center/The Gallen Institute, 155 Hazel St. is open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 973- 253-5377.
St. John’s thrift shop, located at 209 Lafayette Ave, Passaic Park is open Tuesday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be clothing, housewares, artwork and more available for purchase. For more information, call 973-779-4536.
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