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▲ Books For Young People by Mya Most Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimmo “Charlie’s eyes opened wide. He swore the picture was talking to him”—that’s the sentence that begins the seven books in the Charlie Bone series. Charlie Bone a 10-year old boy who lives with his grandmother, Griselda Bone, a nasty old woman who is intent on doing evil—even killing her own son. Amy Bone is Charie’s loving mother, who wants only to keep her son safe. Great Uncle Paton, a mysterious but kind-hearted man, will do anything to stop his sister Griselda from working her wickedness. His family enrolls Charlie at Bloors Academy, a school for gifted children. Charlie is placed in the music department, as was his father, but Charlie knows he has no talent for music. The school is full of strange and unique people. Manfred, the snotty, stuck-up son of the headmaster, has the power of hypnosis. Tancred is the Storm Boy, Lysander can summon his African ancestors, Billy Raven, an albino orphan boy, communicates with animals, the R scraggly redhead, who is also Manfred’s best friend, can turn into something like a werewolf. As Charlie forms friendships with his classmates—some with and some without special powers—he discovers that everything is not quite right at Bloors Academy and, with the help of his friends, he uncovers the school’s many secrets. I loved this series and recommend it to readers who enjoy thrill and excitement. Books in the Charlie Bone series: Book 1: Midnight for Charlie Bone Book 2: Charlie Bone & The Time Twister Book 3: Charlie Bone & The Blue Boa Book 4: Charlie Bone & The Castle of Mirrors Book 5: Charlie Bone & The Hidden King Book 6: Charlie Bone & The Wilderness Wolf Book 7: Charlie Bone & The Shadow of Badlock Book 8: Charlie Bone & The Red Knight Mya Most, age 10, is a student in the 5th grade. A member of the Lower Hudson Youth Chorus, she enjoys playing soccer, basketball, horseback riding and performing with the Helen Hayes Theatre. She spends most of her down time having fun with her siblings, Jaden and Lena. ✫ PET FOR ADOPTION S Apollo is a 3-year old Alaskan Malamute, neutered, microchipped and up-to-date on his vaccines. One of five breeds that still look like wolves, the Alaskan Malamute has had a distinguished history—aiding Admiral Byrd in his exploration of the South Pole, accompanying the miners who came to Alaska during the Gold Rush of 1896 and serving with the US Army in World War II, primarily as search and rescue dogs in Greenland. In the photo (at left) Apollo shows off the famous Malamute smile. Thanks to Hi-Tor’s limited-time promotion on dogs age 2 and over, his adoption fee will be a reduced $175. To adopt this or other fine pet, contact Hi-Tor Animal Care Center at 845-354-7900 or info@hitor.org Just for fun, visit www.hitor.org/pages/adopt.html click “success stories.” ✫ COMMUNITY NOTES continues from page 7 FREE GARDEN TOURS The Master Gardener Volunteers of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Rockland County invite the public to attend their free monthly tours of the beautiful demonstration gardens and learn which plants grow best in Rockland County. No registration. Children welcome. Tours held Sept 25 & Oct 30, from 1 to 2pm at CCE Rockland, 10 Patriot Hills Drive, Stony Point. Info (845) 429-7085. Rain or shine. NYACK HOSPITAL-MONTESSORI PARTNERSHIP Nyack Hospital and The Montessori Center of Nyack have formed the Judith H. Trust Early Childhood Partnership to provide award-winning Pre-K and Kindergarten programs to the children of Nyack Hospital employees. NAVY CRYPTOLOGISTS’ MINI-REUNION The New England Chapter, Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association (NCVA-NE) will hold a Fall Mini-Reunion from October 7 to October 9, at the Queensbury Hotel in Glens Falls, NY. Info: (518) 664-8032 or visit http://ncva-ne.org BENEFIT FOR PLANNED PARENTHOOD Benefit proceeds support medical services, education and advocacy programs in Westchester, Rockland & Putnam Counties. Planned Parenthood provides affordable, confidential, and compassionate health care to women, men, and teens, protects the right to reproductive freedom and offers education and training programs to improve parent/child communication, peer-to-peer education, and professional training. 2011 Empowerment Breakfast & Boutique Thurs, Oct 20, 9:30 to 11:30am (Boutique 8:30 to 9:30 & 11:30 to 12:30) at Tappan Hill Mansion, Tarrytown, NY. Tickets: $150; $75 for supporters 30 years and younger. Sponsorships start at $250 RSVP to (914) 467-7342. GETTING FINANCIALLY FIT Join the Arts Council of Rockland and certified financial educators from KeyBank for a free, 2 hr discussion about taking charge of your money. continues at right 14 The Nyack Villager September, 2011
Attendees will learn how to use credit wisely, set and prioritize financial goals, create basic budget for spending, saving, planning, understand credit reports and your credit score and to recognize and avoid scams and schemes. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the Arts Council at (845) 426-3660. Wed, Sept 14, from 6-8pm at KeyBank office, 1 Crosfield Avenue, West Nyack DOCUMENTARY FILM SHOWING Budrus is a documentary about the non-violent struggle led by Palestinians and joined by Israeli activists against the separation barrier erected by the Israeli government. The film will be shown by the group, New Futures for Palestine-Israel. Mon, Sept 19, at 6:30pm at the Nyack Library, 59 South Broadway, Nyack. PIANO FOR SALE Steinway & Sons Model B Grand Piano for sale at an affordable price. Info: ourlordsp@yahoo.com VOLUNTEER COUNSELING SERVICE (VCS) • Single parenting is difficult for all. For an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) mom or dad, the challenges of navigating single parenthood increase considerably. The next meeting of the VCS support group is Tues, Sept 13, 7:30 to 9pm VCS 77 S. Main Street, New City • National Training Institute on the NY Model for Batterer Programs Thurs, Sept 22 & Fri, Sep 23, 9am - 3:30pm at Rockland Fam Shelter, 9 Johnsons Lane, New City • NAFI North American Family Institute Become a Foster Parent presented by VCS Gay Pride Rockland & VCS Center for Parent Ed. Sun, Sept 18 at 3pm at Nyack Library 59 South Broadway, Nyack. • VCS Inc. seeks volunteer counselors with 4 to 5 hrs per week available to help people in our community. Training begins Oct 17 and runs for 11 weeks on Monday evenings. Training begins at the first informational meeting & screening on Sept 8. Info: call Diane at (845) 634-5729 ex 313. Community Notes conclude on page 17 The Lifetime Gardener by Jon Feldman It must be love. Nothing else could justify the presence of roses in my garden. Let me explain. Whether driven by personal design style, or an unfounded sense of Plant Kingdom hierarchy, I take pride in having excluded certain plants from my landscape designs. You wouldn’t, for instance, find a Yucca in my beds. Pachysandra wouldn’t be spec’d. And most definitely, prissy Roses were never, ever, a consideration. With these self-imposed limitations, imagine the predicament I found myself in during a home-improvement project my wife and I undertook a few years ago. We wanted to close off the view of the exposed underside of our wood deck, and finally finish a project started eight years before. Tired of looking at the ugly, barren space, we struggled to choose an approach to make the sixteen foot long, by eight foot tall space seem less imposing. Realizing the problem had no great solution, we feared the wrong strategy would only make the situation worse. We decided to install cedar lattice panels as screening. Though we were by no means convinced the choice would be visually satisfying, we felt we picked the best of the bad options. Unfortunately, when the project was finished we were miserable. It didn’t work. We needed a fix, and quick! The only solution was to grow something on the structure to disguise it and in my heart I knew only one plant would really be right— and I didn’t like the answer. By the excited look in her eyes, I immediately knew the same thought had popped into my wife’s head. “Can climbing roses be trained on the lattice?” she asked. Before taking time to dream up reasons why not, I heard myself stammer the unimaginable, “Uh, I guess so.” My answer triggered a smile that reddened her cheekbones and raised her ears skyward. I, on the other hand, was already dealing with my anxiety of actually being a rose owner. We planted three climbers and they began to grow, covering the lattice with a profusion of blooms and gentle fragrance. The problem solved, I reluctantly tended to the needs of the vines. The scratches and punctures resulting from their pruning became constant reminders of my generosity in planting them. One very hot day, after a particularly sacrificial session of cutting back the vines, I felt woozy from blood loss. In that semi-conscious state, a memory appeared of the flowers my wife had chosen for our wedding and of the vows we took that day. Regaining strength and becoming aware of my surroundings, it occurred to me that, of all the wedding proclamations we voiced, there was one I purposely had not made. Still somewhat dizzy and blinded by the day’s unforgiving sunshine, a voice from above commanded me, “I want more!” I was startled by this heavenly directive. I realized it was just my wife, standing on the deck, shouting down to me. “I beg your pardon,” I sang, “I never promised you a rose garden!” Jon Feldman is the owner of G. biloba Garden Environments. Reach him at www.gbiloba.com or at 353-3448. ✫ The Nyack Villager September, 2011 15
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