Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-December 16, 2009 Issue

December 16, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 11 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Library board plans meeting The Worth Pinkham Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus. Church offers services, concert The Community Church of Ho-Ho-Kus, 400 Warren Avenue, will offer a worship service with music and choirs on Sunday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. The Christmas Concert will be held the same day at 3 p.m., and will feature the bell and senior choirs. The afternoon event is being held in memory of former mayor and long-time Ho-Ho-Kus resident Rusty Thompson. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, there will be a family service with musical presentations by the youth choirs and a traditional manger scene at 5:30 p.m. The traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will begin at 10 p.m. For more 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. Council to hold combined session The Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Council has cancelled its public meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 22 at 8 p.m. and will instead hold a combined work session and public session on Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. The public hearing on the borough’s stream encroachment ordinance, which had been set for Dec. 22, will be held at the sine die session, which will be held on Jan. 1, 2010. 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 2009-10 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 HoHo-Kus Inn, and the Hermitage. Proceeds from this year will go to The Community Church of Ho-Ho-Kus. To obtain a copy contact Sandra Alworth at (201) 447-1438. Cookbooks are also available at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall. Ho-Ho-Kusopoly on sale now Ho-Ho-Kusopoly, produced as a fundraiser by the Community Church of Ho-Ho-Kus is on sale now. The local edition will look much like its popular board game inspiration, but instead of the familiar Atlantic City streets, will refer to Ho-Ho-Kus properties and people. The game cost $25. Games can be purchased from The Community Church located at 400 Warren Avenue in HoHo-Kus. Call (201) 445-6310. �� Talk to your kids about how dangerous it can be. ��