May 26, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 25 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings VFW Post to mark Memorial Day The Washington Elm VFW Post 192, which serves HoHo-Kus and Ridgewood, is seeking aid with its plans for the Memorial Day Parade and solemn observance in HoHo-Kus set for Monday, May 31. Post Commander/Parade Chairman Stanley Kober plans to show a 15-minute video as part of this year’s ceremony. This presentation will require two 50- or 60-inch screens with a small sound system and a computer. He is seeking a loan of this equipment. Kober also put out a call for veterans to be part of the firing party or to serve in the color guard, and two buglers, trumpet, or cornet players to perform “Echo Taps.” He encourages the community to attend the ceremony and parade. Marchers will form up at Ardmore and Sheridan Avenues at 10 a.m. and the parade will step off promptly at 10:30 a.m., proceeding south on Sheridan Avenue to the Veterans’ Memorial Park on East Franklin Turnpike. At the Veterans’ Memorial Park, a solemn observance will be conducted to honor the service men and women who paid the ultimate price in all military actions to date as well as to honor all U.S. troops presently serving around the globe. Special music and speakers are scheduled for the ceremony. Those who are able to assist the VFW are invited to contact Kober at (201) 445-1121 or Parade Co-chair Ray Rebholz at (201) 445-1526. Auxiliary holds Pie Sale Ho-Ho-Kus Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary’s Annual Memorial Day Pie Sale will be held May 31 at the Ho-Ho-Kus Firehouse. Homemade apple, cherry, and blueberry pies will be sold. Pies will be $20 each on the day of the sale. Pre-ordered pies will be $15 each. Order forms are available at borough hall or by calling (201) 206-8394. Pies may be picked at up the firehouse after the Memorial Day Parade. Budget introduction coming up The Ho-Ho-Kus Council will introduce the 2010 municipal budget at a special meeting on Tuesday, May 25. The session will be held at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at borough hall, 333 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus. The regularly scheduled May public meeting will follow at 8 p.m. Reminder of hours at borough hall Hours of operation at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Due to budgetary restrictions, borough hall employees are not permitted to work overtime without special permission. Ho-Ho-Kus officials ask residents and others who conduct business at borough hall to leave enough time for staff members to carry out their requests during regular hours of operation. The police department remains open to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The department of public works is open from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Summer reading program available Registration for the summer reading program, “Make a Splash,” at the Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library will be open on June 1 and run through the end of the month. Children, ages two and older, are welcome to participate. Parents are encouraged to visit the library at 91 Warren Avenue to register their children for the annual event. The program will begin July 1 and run through Labor Day. For more information, contact the library at (201) 445-8078. Sewing group forming A hand stitching group meets at the Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library, 91 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, on the first and third Monday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Anyone who enjoys needlepoint or any kind of hand stitching is welcome. Call Gail at (201) 652-1599. Grant (continued from page 4) Municipalities that apply for Tree City USA status are required to meet four standards established by The Arbor Day Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters. Specifically, eligible municipalities must have a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a community forestry program with an annual budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. The website states, “These standards were established to ensure that every qualifying community would have a viable tree management plan and program. It is important to note that they were also designed so that no community would be excluded because of size.” The website states that Tree City USA standards provide initial direction for a community forestry program that help get a community started toward annual, systematic management of its tree resources. According to the website, the many benefits of being a Tree City USA include a positive public image for the community, community pride, positive publicity, and financial assistance. “Preference is sometimes given to Tree City USA communities over other communities when allocations of grant money are made for trees or forestry programs. The reason is that there are invariably more requests than available funds when grants are available through state or federal agencies. If requests are equally worthy, some officials tend to have more confidence in communities that have demonstrated the foresight of becoming a Tree City USA,” the website states.