June 26, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 27 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Summer hours at borough hall During the summer, hours at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hours will remain 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Association announces scholarship winners The Home and School Association of Ho-Ho-Kus as awarded two $1,500 scholarships to high school seniors Alina Fiato and Michelle Guo. The scholarships are awarded to Ho-Ho-Kus residents and are based an academic achievement, leadership, and community service. ‘Combination’ meetings announced The Ho-Ho-Kus Council will combine its work/public sessions during the months of July and August. These combination meetings will be held on Tuesday, July 16 and Tuesday, Aug. 20. Both meetings will be held at 8 p.m. at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue. Summer Reading Club set Registration for the Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library’s Summer Reading Club is under way. Participants may sign up during regular library hours. Ho-Ho-Kus children who are age two and older are invited to join through June 29. This year’s program, “Dig into Reading,” will run from July 1 through Aug. 30. Participants will receive book bags, a bookmark, stickers, and a prize each week. For more information, call (201) 445-8078. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue. Brainy competitors Resource officer (continued from page 7) Leonard will be an employee of the borough and subject to police department rules and regulations. While at the school, he will be required to carry an appropriate firearm. His dress code will be subject to the school board’s approval. The borough would not be obligated to provide a substitute for Leonard, should he become unable to work due to disability or illness. Last week, Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Attorney David Bole noted that the board would not be responsible for Leonard’s overtime pay, and Leonard will be asked not to take vacation time while school is in session. Leonard grew up in Ridgewood and graduated from Ridgewood High School. He earned an associate degree in law enforcement from Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. He holds a bachelor’s degree in police science and a master’s degree in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. He began his career in criminal justice as a police officer in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1989, and became a sergeant in that department in 1999. In 2001, he joined the Ho-HoKus Police Department. He is currently the volunteer varsity tennis coach at Midland Park High School. The cost of the SRO will be shared by the school and the borough, with $80,000, or two-thirds of the officer’s salary, funded by the board and the balance paid by the borough. Ho-Ho-Kus Public School recently competed in the annual Bergen Brain Busters Competition which was held at Bergen Community College. Approximately 160 seventh and eighth grade students from 16 schools in Bergen County took part in this event. Bergen Brain Busters gives students the opportunity to compete in a challenging academic competition that allows them to use their academic ability to answer questions from all areas of the middle school curriculum. Two teams from each school competed in a series of six playoff rounds. The teams with the highest scores from the playoffs competed in the semi-final and final rounds. The Ho-Ho-Kus team, consisting of Julia Shea, Ethan Sumner, Will Koenig, Justin Schneiderman, and Jessica Chu, put forth their best effort and thoroughly enjoyed the day of competition. HoHo-Kus Team 2, which included Jackie Yang, Will Downs, Anthony Gurunian, Colin Arscott, and Greg Coleman, placed fourth in the competition. Hermitage highlights medical care The Hermitage Museum in Ho-Ho-Kus is now presenting “The Human Spirit: The Evolution of Medicine and Medical Care, 1807-Present.” This exhibit, which will remain open through Sept. 30, explores the commitment to medical care in Bergen County from 1807 to today. The museum developed the exhibit in collaboration with several local health organizations, including Becton Dickinson, Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative, Hackensack University Medical Center, the Henry P. Becton School of Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Valley Health System. Visit the exhibit during the museum’s regular hours of operation, Wednesday through Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The Hermitage Museum is located at 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. For more information, visit www.thehermitage.org. Greco to entertain Peter Greco will present a musical program at the June 25 meeting of the Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors. Greco is a singer and songwriter who plays 13 instruments, including piano, organ, guitar, and banjo. The seniors meet at noon on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Meetings are held in the Hermitage Education Center at 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus. Beverages and desserts are served at noon. Programs begin at 1 p.m. Residents age 55 and over are welcome to attend. For more information, contact Joan at (201) 444-4896. On July 10, the seniors will travel to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse for lunch and “Great American Songbook 4.” The show will feature classic music from American artists and a live orchestra. To register call Sue at (201) 444-7235. Police accept Reverse 911 updates Ho-Ho-Kus Police Chief John Wanamaker reminds residents who are not currently on the borough’s Reverse 911 list to call the police desk at (201) 652-1700 to have their contact information added. Anyone with a change of information or a new phone number is invited to call. The borough’s Reverse 911 system allows the municipality to relay important information to residents via telephone. While many residents’ home numbers are listed as part of the Reverse 911 system, citizens also have the option of registering their cell phone numbers so they may receive messages when they are away from home.