Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-December 9, 2009 Issue

December 9, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 11 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Thompson to be remembered at concert The Community Church of Ho-Ho-Kus, 400 Warren Avenue, will present its Second Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 3 p.m. Held in memory of former mayor and long-time Ho-Ho-Kus resident Rusty Thompson, the concert will feature the bell and senior choirs. Favorite carols and selections from cantatas and oratorios will be presented. Admission is free, but a freewill donation will be accepted at the door. For reservations or information, call (201) 445-6310. Kindergarten registration set The Ho-Ho-Kus Public School will hold kindergarten registration for the 2009-10 school year on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 3p.m. Registration will be held in the school library, 70 Lloyd Road, Ho-Ho-Kus. Incoming kindergartners must be ﬁve years old on or before Oct. 1. A parent or guardian will need to bring the child’s birth certiﬁcate, immunization record, and two forms of proof of residency (a copy of the deed to the home or a fully executed rental lease, and a copy of a current utility bill) to registration. For more information, call (201) 652-4555. Club hosts Breakfast with Santa The Contemporary Club of Ho-Ho-Kus is sponsoring its annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School’s multi-purpose room. Children are invited to visit with Santa, enjoy breakfast, and participate in holiday activities. Children will be encouraged to experience the joy of sharing with others by donating non-perishable food items to the “Giving Tree.” Tickets are $10 per person and are available by sending an e-mail to Susan at schester7@hotmail.com. The public school is located at 70 Lloyd Road, HoHo-Kus. Club opens display to public The Ramapo Valley Model Railroad Club will hold its 49th Annual Holiday Show Dec. 12, 13, and 27 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 620 Cliff Street, Ho-Ho-Kus. The multitiered layout features bridges, tunnels, mountains, yards, engine facilities, farms, and a mine. Admission is $4 for adults and $1 for children under the age of 12. Call Dennis Alderman at (845) 359-0746. VFW seeks memorabilia Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 192 in Ho-Ho-Kus is seeking photos, newspaper clippings, post cards, maps, aerial photos, and similar items featuring Ho-Ho-Kus and the immediate area, including the Hopper-Zabriskie Cemetery on First Street in Ho-Ho-Kus, prior to 1966. These items will be used for the VFW Post’s history project. All materials will be returned after scanning and copying. Contact Stanley Kober at (201) 445-1121. Box Tops for Education drive underway The Home and School Association will be collecting Box Tops for Education Labels throughout the 200910 school year. The community is asked to save the labels on purchases and bring them to the collection box located in borough hall. Each label is worth 10 cents to the school. For more information about this program, visit boxtops4education.com. Borough hall changes hours of operation Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall hours of operation have been changed to 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. (Hours were previously 8:30 to 5.) The change will eliminate the need for shift changes of borough hall employees and will cut down on energy use. The change will not affect the standard 35-hour work week for borough hall employees. Hours of operation for the Ho-Ho-Kus Department of Public Works and police department will remain unchanged. Library accepts exhibits The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library invites local artists, collectors or area residents with interesting collections to contact the library if they would be interested in displaying their collections at the library located at 91 Warren Avenue. The items would be on display for a month’s time. Interested individuals should contact the library director, Sandy Witkowski at (201) 445-8078. Volunteer Ofﬁce Cookbook available “Treasures from Ho-Ho-Kus,” a revised version of the “Ho-Ho-Kus Hostesses” (1975) is now available from the Contemporary Club for $20. This cookbook contains favorite recipes from residents, U.S. presidents, the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn, and the Hermitage. Proceeds from this year will go to The Community Church of Ho-HoKus. To obtain a copy contact Sandra Alworth at (201) 447-1438. Cookbooks are also available at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall. DOT funding (continued from page 5) of the streetscape project are being carried out by Conquest Industries, LLC of Westwood. Conquest Industries submitted a base bid of $524,796. The borough previously received a $150,000 grant for Phase I and an additional $175,000 grant for Phase II. These grants do not require the borough to provide matching funds. Phase III would include Warren Avenue and part of Sycamore. The improvements now underway include both sides of Sheridan Avenue from Franklin Turnpike to Warren Avenue. Curbs and sidewalks will be realigned to meet Bergen County’s design plans, which are to be completed at a future date. The county’s plans reportedly involve squaring off the intersection where Franklin Turnpike meets Maple and Sheridan avenues. The work on Orvil Court includes the realignment of curbs and the redirection of some parking to include some angled spaces. Some additional space will be added to the Ho-Ho-Kus Town Green, and concrete tree vaults will be added to the east side of Sheridan. Plans also call for the installation of paver sidewalks designed in a basket-weave pattern, paver insets in the crosswalks, and the installation of additional Victorianstyle street lights. 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