Bogota Basketball

30- January-2020  

   On Thursday-30- January the Bogota Basketball Bucs would play those teams from Midland Park. 
   The Men's team would travel to Midland Park to play the Panthers. Again the home team would  have a lead at the end of the first quater. The Panthers would lead by the score of  20-12 after eight minutes. Bogota started to move closer to the lead in the second quater, and would trail only by a single point going to the halftime. After the restart the teams would again be matching each others point total. Then the Bucs did earn a two point advantage 54-52  by three quater time mark. Which each team accounting for 15 points in the final frame and Bogota would get a 69-67 road win. 

 The Bucs record is now 13 -2.  Taj Collins led all scores with 26 Points this would include  4 Three Point Baskets for Bogota.  The Panthers David  Luberoff had a team high with 21 points. Brett Murray also had 4 Three Point Baskets for Midland Park. 
   Bogota was given a #16 seeded in the first round of the Bergen County Men's Basketball Tournament.  They will play #17 Hasbrouck Heights  on Saturday-1-February. This will be played at Bergen  Catholic High School with the tip off scheduled for 11:00a.Their next league game will be on Tuesday-4-February against METS Charter School.  This will be play on the Jay Mahoney Court in Speary Gym with a tip off time of 6:00p. 

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  The Bogota Lady Bucs hosted the Lady Panthers on the Jay Mahoney Court in Speary Gym.  Bogota would be out scored by Midland Park who won the game 67-25. Bogota's is now 2-12.

April Easton scored 10 Points for Bogota including 2 Three point Baskets. Midland Park's Gillian Luberoff led all scores with 24 Points. The Panthers' Olivia Calderone had a game high with 3 Three Point Baskets.

  Bogota will next play on Friday-31-January at Ridgefield.  This is scheduled to have  a tip off time of 4:00p

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Author Talk

30-January-2020
  On Tuesday-28 -January the Bogota Public Library host another in their Author Talks series. This days featured author was Paul Semendinger to introduce his first novel  “Scattering the Ashes”. This is a story about a man’s life (Sam) after the passing of his father.  Sam needs to perform a number of tasks, design by his father, in order to full collect his part of his father inheritance. In this story Sam retraces the travels he took with his father while growing up. During the course  of his trips Sam discovers a deeper spiritual, and emotional connection to his father and his own life.  After this brief  summary of the novel,  much of the lecture was devoted  to describing the time and effort it took getting a first novel published. 
  Paul Semendinger is an elementary school Principal in Ridgewood, NJ , and grew up in Midland Park. He already has a number of works published, including  a collection of writings “Impossible is an Illusion” which came out in 2016. Along with a line of Children Books from his “Principal Sam” series first published in 2017.  
  He talked about how, while writing this novel, he started with subjects that he was familiar with. Those being that he lives in New Jersey,  along with being a Teacher, and some other interests found in “Sam’s” character.  He also used a line, heard by other Author, saying at times the book started to write itself. This was a way for him to take his time and create a story to his liking. As the writing process continued it was suggested to him to seek out professional guidance. This would be in the form of attending writing workshop, and getting of one on one critiques there, and working with professional proofreaders.  Some of this were more helpful than others. When faced with some of the more harsher criticisms he would think of something he was told years earlier “ You Can’t... is a Lie”  which allowed him to keep working on his ideas and continue to improve himself when possible. Some advice he took to heart and this had him expanded the presence of other characters in the story. 
  One other lesson he learned was to have his manuscript fully, and professional, proofread before submitting it for consideration.  This is useful because of the large amounts of works submitted  more refined ones will have a better chance of being noticed.  Mr. Semendinger then talked about the long wait, and the large number of time he was rejected,  before a publishing house accepted his novel.  After this success then comes the challenge of having the public interested enough in the story to read it, and then buy it.  Library talks, like the one in Bogota, is one way to becoming known. Another way he uses is having a website available. There a one site that is devoted to his writings, while a second one is more for getting his name known  on the internet. The second one is about New York Yankee baseball, and keeps his name in the public eye.
   Mr. Semendinger ended his talk by reading a few passage from the novel. The first was one that introduce Sam and his Father and show their relationship to each other as Adults. The second excerpt has Sam in the midst of his travels meeting someone who will also impact his life.  After these reading the Author and the Audience had some time to discuss what they had heard. Some question were about the book itself, while some people wanted to know more about the process of writing.  As the evening drew to closed, a number of those in attendance, took the time to purchase one, or more, of his books. And Paul thanked them by adding a personal inscription to each copy. 
   To learn more about the work of Paul Semendinger please visit his website at: https://drpaulsem.com/

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Weekend Events

29-January-2020

Some events scheduled to take place in and around Bogota, for the Weekend starting on        Thursday-30-January. Times and dates may change due weather or other circumstances. Please contact the event for the most up to date information.  More events will be added when they become available.       

                       
                         

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Until 31-August 2020

   Students with Library Card from the Bogota Library between the ages of 5-18 are eligible for this program.  The program will run until 31-August-2020, and will be review at that time.  For more details about the program, in both  Spanish and English, please visit the following link. https://bogotapubliclibrary.org/youthfineforgiveness/
  For more information please  about this and other Library programs visit their website at:  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/    

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

      

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Thursday-30- January

Bogota

The Bogota  Public Library will have  story time reading  starting at 10:30a. This is open available to any Student wishing to join in.  This will be held  under the tree in the Nikki Spiegel Story Time Corner. This is a free event and open to anyone. For more information please  about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Thursday-30-January

Bogota

The Bogota  Public Library will begin a story time reading  starting at 4:00p .  Each week varies for theme and age group. 

The monthly schedule will be:

• First Thursday of the month - Baby Storytime (Ages 0-2)
• Second Thursday of the month-Bilingual Storytime (All ages)
• Third Thursday of the month- Storytime (All ages)
• Fourth Thursday of the month- Bilingual Storytime (All ages)

This is open available to anyone wishing to join in.  This will be held  under the tree in the Nikki Spiegel Story Time Corner. This is a free event and open to anyone. For more information please  about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

Thursday-30-January

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will Host Trivia Time with Mr. Roman This is a free event and open to anyone. This is scheduled to start at 7:00p. For more information please about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Thursday-30-January

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will  host the next workshop in the two-month program to provide guidance and support at weekly meetings to help individual set and attain a goal to improve one's health.This is a free event and open to anyone 18 years and older. A nutritionist and trained weight loss coach will assist in each class. For more information please  about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Saturday-1-February

Bogota

   The Bogota  Public Library will have  story time reading  starting at 10:30a. También habrá Historias leídas en español en este momento. This is open available to any Student wishing to join in.  This will be held  under the tree in the Nikki Spiegel Story Time Corner. This is a free event and open to anyone. For more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Saturday-1-February

Bogota

   The Bogota  Public Library  host their Toddler play group. This is an opportunity for   young children and their Parents to play and relax in a safe area. This will  start at 10:30a and be held in the second floor Senior Centre.For more information please  about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ. 

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Saturday-1-Feb

Bogota

The Bogota Public Library will host a workshop for young athletes in Bogota  This will be the first of four Saturday's to encourage Students to learn more about how learning any sport can be beneficial in everyday life. It will be in two separate age groups.  One group for anyone ages from 2-7 will run from  11:00a. to noon.  All Students who participate must be accompanied by a Parent or Guardian throughout the event. This is a free event, but anyone attending is asked to register with the library in advance.  
 To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their web site at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/ or register at HTTPS://WWW.TFAFORMS.COM/4602619  The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.    

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Monday-3-Feb

Bogota

The Bogota Public  Library will have their Youth's Sewing Club meeting.  This is  open to  Students ages 9-18.  This will teach anyone the art of sewing. There will be a chance to learn machine, and hand sewing as well as shown different project and types of material. This will be from 1:00p to 4:00p in the back reading room.This is a free event, but anyone attending is asked to register with the library in advance.   To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

    The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Monday-3-Feb

Bogota

The Bogota Public  Library will have an evening storytime. This will start at 7:00p. This is a free event, but anyone attending is asked to register with the library in advance.   To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

    The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Monday-3-Feb

Bogota

 The Bogota Public Library will present the movie "Ad Astra" starting at 6:00p This is a free event, but anyone attending is asked to register with the library in advance.   To register for this event, or for more information please  about this and other Library events visit their website at :  http://www.bogotapubliclibrary.org/

The Bogota Public library is located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.  

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Monday-3-Feb

Bogota 

The weekly " Meet the Mayor"  event will take place in the office of Mayor Chris Keleman This is open to any Bogota resident who would to ask the Mayor a question about  Bogota, or to discuss any matter to help improve the quality of life in the Borough. Anyone who wishes just to have an informal conversation with the Mayor is also welcome to attend. Meetings will be held on a first come basis. This will run from 5:00p to 7:00p in the Mayor's office. His office is on in Bogota Borough Hall located at 375 Larch Ave. Bogota, NJ.

  Bogota Borough  Hall is located at 375 Larch Ave. in Bogota, NJ.

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Bogota Sports

Thursday-30-January 

Womens Basketball-                  vs Midland Park  4:00p. on the Jay Mahoney Court at Speary Gym.  Junior Varsity game will follow at 5:30p       

Men's Basketball -                       at Midland Park  7:00p,  Junior Varsity game will precede at 5:30p 

Freshman Men's Basketball - at Palisades Park 4:00p

Friday-31-January

Wrestling-                                        vs Teaneck 7:00p in Speary Gym

Middle School Basketball -      vs Palisades Park Lady Bucs game at 4:00p, Men's game at 5:00p on the Patty Ciccone Court at David Moore Gym

Saturday-1-February

Men's Basketball -                      vs #17 Hasbrouck Heights Open round Bergen County Mens Basketball Tournament. 11:00a  at Bergen Catholic High School.

Monday-3-February

Bowling-                                         vs Midland Park  4:00p at the Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park

Middle School Basketball -     at Hawthorne Christian Academy  Lady Bucs game at 4:00p, Men's game at 5:00p 

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