Community Events School 16’s Tricky Tray is March 26 at the Brownstone. Tickets are $45 and include a beefsteak with antipasto, pasta, beer, wine, soda and dessert. Doors open at 6 pm. Prizes include designer hand bags, home electronics, jewelry, home goods and more. For tickets and details, call Michelle Genardi at 973-417-2704. St. Paul Church Fat Friday Beefsteak is a fundraiser to help pay for the installation of an elevator before this year’s centennial celebration in June. The Mardi Gras style Fat Friday Beefsteak is in the Church Hall, 124 Union Ave., on Feb. 28 at 7 pm. The BYOB affair is $35; purchase by Feb. 24. Call 973-340-1300 for info.
Assemblyman Tom Giblin heard about Bobby Turcic being a huge Jets fan in late December. So he visited the Rowland Ave. resident and his mom Diane Wright on Jan. 15 with a belated Christmas gift—an authentic Jets football. Turcic, who turned 40 on Nov. 24, works at the Clifton Adult Opportunity Center.
Liberty Tax Service—Allwood wants to take care of the veterans, active military and their immediate family members with free federal tax preparation during “Military and Veterans Appreciation Week.” First time customers who fall into these categories can get a free Federal Return from Feb. 10 to Feb 17. Just bring military or a VA id card, along with a driver’s license to get the free return. “We want to give something back to those who served,” said Maryann Bowen, owner of Liberty Tax Service in the Richfield Shopping Center. Their office is at 1344 Clifton Ave. (next to Boston Market). Find out more; call them at 973-778-0700 or email cliftonoffice@libertytax.com. Clifton Cares, a group of volunteers who have been sending supplies of ‘goodies’ to US Army troops serving overseas, shipped 66 packages on Jan 24. On the night before, packing decks of playing cards donated by the Sands Casino in Bethlehem PA for the troops, are from left, Chris Liszner, Lizz Gagnon, Dona Crum, Cathy Reynics, Joe Lauritano, and Dennis Reynics.
66 February 2014 • Clifton Merchant