July 25, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 15 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Council sets summer meetings The Ho-Ho-Kus Council will hold combination work/ public sessions during the months of July and August. The meetings will be held on July 24 at 8 p.m. and on Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. Sessions are held at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus. Nursery school openings announced The Ho-Ho-Kus/Waldwick Cooperative Nursery School has openings in its two-year-old and three-year-old programs for the 2012-13 school year. Programs are dedicated to providing students with a comprehensive preschool education through song, role-playing, art, music, and physical activity. The school, owned and administered by the parent members, is incorporated and state approved as a non-profit, non-sectarian educational organization. For more information, contact the school at (201) 4458424 or e-mail director@hohokuswaldwickcoop.com. 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. Register for reading club Registration for the Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Club is under way and continues throughout June. The program will run until Labor Day. “Dream Big: READ!” is open to local children and will feature bags, bookmarks, stickers, and prizes for all who participate. Children are invited to the library to keep track their summer reading and to take part in the club’s activities. Parents must be present at registration. Call (201) 4458078. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue. VFW welcomes new members The Ho-Ho-Kus VFW, which serves Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood, welcomes new members. The group meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Post Home, 620 Cliff Street, Ho-Ho-Kus. Call (201) 445-1121. ‘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 benefit various charities. To obtain a copy, call Sandra Alworth at (201) 447-1438. Copies are also available at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue. ‘Hymn Sings’ open to public Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church invites the public to its Hymn Sing every Thursday from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the church located at 70 Sheridan Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. The sing is followed by a Eucharist healing service and Bible study. For more information, call (201) 389-6564. Library accepts exhibits The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library, 91 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, wants to hear from area residents who want to display their original artwork or interesting collections. Items may be exhibited at the library for a month. Call Library Director Sandy Witkowski at (201) 445-8078. Model student During the recent graduation at ECLC of New Jersey’s special-needs school in Ho-Ho-Kus, Kyle Demarest of Montvale received the prestigious Bebe Antell Award in honor of one of the non-profit’s founders and current board member. This award, presented by School Psychologist Miriam Brous, is given each year to the student who is a ‘role model of responsibility, a hard worker, and one who has developed goals for the future.’ CERT trailers donated (continued from page 10) “New Jersey is proud to be home to one of the nation’s largest CERT programs -- 19,000 volunteers organized into 432 teams,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes, state police superintendent and director of the NJ Office of Emergency Management. “The program is robust because of citizen engagement, neighbor helping neighbor, a New Jersey tradition. We will continue to support our volunteers’ efforts by equipping them with resources, such as the Disaster Response and Flood Response Utility Trailers. Fifteen communities are receiving equipment today, but it’s also a time to thank and recognize all CERT volunteers who serve others selflessly during adverse conditions.” In addition to Waldwick and Ho-Ho-Kus, the following communities received disaster response utility trailers: Bernardsville, Hillsborough, Riverfront CERT (Burlington City, Burlington Township, and Florence Township), Brick Township, Ocean Township, Hoboken, Readington, River Vale, and Woodbridge. The disaster response utility trailers are worth $9,830 each. Each trailer is equipped with a generator, basic medical supplies, lighting equipment, tools, tents, and evacuation support equipment. The following CERT organizations received flood response utility trailers: Passaic County Sheriff’s Office, Rahway, County of Monmouth, and Pemberton. The flood response trailers are strategically located across New Jersey. Each is equipped with generators, submersible and centrifugal pumps, various types of hoses, cleanup tools, and other hardware. The trailers and equipment are valued at $12,420 each. Pemberton received a larger trailer valued at $14,588, which is part of a pilot project. Both types of trailers are funded by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.