Page 12 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • December 14, 2011 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Kindergarten registration to begin Kindergarten registration for the 2012-13 school year will take place at the Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, 70 Lloyd Road in Ho-Ho-Kus, on Thursday, Jan. 19. Registrations will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the school library. Incoming kindergartners must be five years of age on or before Oct. 1, 2012. Parents or guardians must bring the child’s birth certificate and two proofs of residency. Acceptable documents of residency are a copy of a deed or fully executed lease and a copy of current utility bill. For more information, call (201) 652-4555. Library trustees to meet The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library Board of Trustees will meet on Dec. 19 at the library located at 91 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. Register for Integrated Preschool Program The Ho-Ho-Kus Public School, located at 70 Lloyd Road in Ho-Ho-Kus, currently has four general education openings in the Integrated Preschool Program for September 2012. Applications are available in the school office and on the school website, www.hohokus.org. Council meeting date announced The Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Council has decided to hold combination work and public sessions during December. The December work/public session will be Dec. 20. Council meetings are held at 8 p.m. at borough hall, 333 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus. Holidays at the Hermitage The Hermitage Museum in Ho-Ho-Kus, which is currently decked in historic decorations by the Ho-Ho-Kus Garden Club, will be presenting its “Here We Go A-Caroling” display through Jan. 15. This year, each room at the National Landmark Victorian home at 335 Franklin Turnpike has been designed to evoke the spirit of a different Christmas carol. In conjunction with the holiday decorating, the Friends of the Hermitage will host the annual “Champagne & Candlelight” fundraiser on Thursday, Dec. 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. Hosted by the board of trustees, the evening will begin with a champagne toast, followed by specialty foods and live entertainment by the Bergen County a cappella vocal quartet, The Moodswings, at the museum’s education building. Admission to “Champagne & Candlelight” is $60 per person, and advance reservations are recommended. RSVP to the museum office at (201) 445-8311, extension 36. Proceeds from the evening will benefit the museum’s educational programs for children. The museum is open to the public Wednesdays through Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The museum will be closed on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day. The Hermitage is one of the nation’s outstanding examples of domestic Gothic Revival architecture. The house incorporates a stone structure that was visited during the Revolutionary War by George Washington and was the site where Aaron Burr met and married Theodosia Prevost. The house’s architectural appearance dates to the 1847 remodeling and enlargement designed by the architect William H. Ranlett. Today, the home’s furnishings reflect the late Victorian lifestyle of the Rosencrantz family. The museum collection is notable for its historic clothing, personal items, and papers related to the Rosencrantz family who owned and lived in the home from 1807 to 1970. The Friends of the Hermitage, Inc., a nonprofit membership organization, manages the Hermitage, a New Jersey State Park. ‘Treasures from Ho-Ho-Kus’ for sale The Contemporary Cub of Ho-Ho-Kus is offering its “Treasures from Ho-Ho-Kus” cookbook for $20. This edition is a revision of the 1975 “Ho-Ho-Kus Hostesses” cookbook. The updated version contains favorite recipes, some of which are over 100 years old, from residents, past and present U.S. Presidents, the Ho-Ho-Kus Inn, and the Hermitage. Proceeds will benefit various charities. To obtain a copy, call Sandra at (201) 447-1438. Copies are also available at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue. Register for recreation basketball Ho-Ho-Kus/Saddle River Recreational Basketball is holding online registration for boys and girls in grades one and two through Dec. 31, after which time a $25 late fee will be imposed. The cost is $80 for children in grades one and two. There is a maximum fee of $210 per family. Registration for those in grades three through eight is closed. Registration may be completed at http://www.active. com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1987619 or http://www. active.com/basketball-league/hohokus-nj/hohokussaddle-river-recreation-association-basketball-2011. Children in grades one and two will play from January through March on Sunday afternoons at Wandell School, 97 East Allendale Road in Saddle River. Mail-in registration will not be accepted. The program is open to Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River residents. Library website offers new programs The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library in Ho-HoKus website offers Job and Career Accelerator to help with the job search process. In addition, new E-books are added monthly to the library’s collection for Nooks, iPads, iBooks, and other E-readers. The site offers links to the New York Times Best-Seller List, BCCLS, the Borough of Ho-Ho-Kus website, the HoHo-Kus Public School, and reference resources. There is also information on managing borrowing from home with a valid library card, children’s programs, and new books that the library has recently acquired. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue. Call (201) 445-8078 for more information. Library news The Worth Pinkham Memorial Library in Ho-Ho-Kus has announced patrons may now download books to their Kindle from home via www.beateaudio.org. Valid library cards are required. All instructions are on the website. The library has a number of language CDs, DVDs, and flash drives for patrons who wish to learn a new language. Programs for adults are available in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Latin, Chinese, and Italian. For children, there are programs in English, Korean, Japanese, Italian, German, Spanish, and French. The Muzzy BBC language DVDs for children are available in Spanish, ESL, German, French, Chinese, and Italian. The library also has Muzzy Interactive Language, Games and Exercises on CD, in Spanish and French. Children may also borrow “Speak Spanish with Dora and Diego.” Soon to be available for borrowing will be “Shmoop,” a computer-based tutorial for the SAT, PSAT, ACT, or AP exams. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue. Police offer announcements via Twitter The Ho-Ho-Kus Police Department is now featuring special announcements that will be available to the public via Twitter. The link to Twitter may be found on the department’s website, www.ho-ho-kuspolice.com. Messages will cover various non-emergency situations, such as road closings and delayed school openings. Emergency information and other situations that affect the community will still be disseminated via Reverse 911.