September 25, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Registration open for Richard’s Run The 10 th Annual Richard’s Run Ho-Ho-Kus 5K will be held Sunday, Oct. 6. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is a single loop located entirely within Ho-Ho-Kus. Runners, walkers, and stroller are welcome. Individual registration is $25 before Oct. 5 and $30 afterward. Family registration is $60 before Oct. 5 and $65 afterward. A 100 cash prize will be awarded to the overall male and female winners. Medals will also be awarded in individual age groups. Save time on Race Day: Race packet and chip pickup will be available on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Ridgewood Cycle Shop, 35 North Broad Street in Ridgewood, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and at Ho-Ho-Kus Borough Hall, 333 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus, from 3 to 5 p.m. Check in on the day of race is from 7 to 8 a.m. at borough hall. To register, visit RunSignUp.com. Proceeds from Richard’s Run Ho-Ho-Kus 5K will be donated to the Go4theGoal Foundation, which supports pediatric cancer research and programs throughout the country. Story time under way Story time at the Worth-Pinkham Library is under way. The program meets on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. and Wednes- days at 11:45 a.m. and will continue through December. Registration is not required. For more information, call (201) 445-8078. The library is located at 91 Warren Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. Torino to address club The Woman’s Club of Ho-Ho-Kus will meet on Monday, Oct. 7. The group will gather at 11 a.m. in Saint Bartholomew Church Hall located at 78 Sheridan Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus. Lunch will be served, and the public is welcome. Dan Torino, president of the Bergen County Audu- bon Society, will present a program about protecting and observing wildlife in the Northeast. For more information, call (201) 652-2236. Gold Star Mothers to be honored On Sunday, Sept. 29, the United States will honor Gold Star Mothers and families. In Ridgewood, the Gold Star Mother’s Day Committee will commemorate Gold Star Mother’s Day at Van Neste Park, where luminaria will be lit from 7 to 9 p.m. to honor Gold Star Mothers and their families. However, the com- mittee’s goal is to have thousands of other luminaria lit Shared services (continued from page 7) that Malool remarked that “the state feels that no munici- pality with a population under 5,000 or so should even exist if it is unwilling to create some meaningful interlo- cal agreements as she had just described. “More than ever, the emphasis is on the creation of new interlocal shared service agreements,” Cirulli told the council, pointing out that he had just reviewed the state’s 2013 Best Practices survey. Cirulli noted that this year’s 50-question survey specifically asks New Jersey munici- palities, “In the last year, did you participate in any type of strategic planning process designed to help you restruc- ture to reduce costs?” Ho-Ho-Kus and Waldwick now share leaf grinding and trucking services (which constitute two interlocal agreements) and the Well Baby Clinic, which is a child- hood immunization program. Ho-Ho-Kus and Bergen III • Page 19 throughout Ridgewood on Sept. 29 to honor the Gold Star Mothers and families. American Legion Post 53 (Ridgewood), Washington Elm Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 192 (Ho-Ho-Kus/ Ridgewood), and Ridgewood’s Blue Star Families are committed to bringing awareness to the community and to commemorating the sacrifices these mothers and their families have made for the country. The community is invited to join in the event at Van Neste Park. County share the Social Services programs. Ho-Ho-Kus and Ridgewood have agreements that cover bacteriologi- cal analysis of the water supply, provide an Adult Health Clinic, and allow Ho-Ho-Kus residents to use Ridge- wood’s Graydon Pool swimming facilities. Ho-Ho-Kus shares a tax assessor and recreation depart- ment director with Upper Saddle River, a municipal court administrator with Allendale, and a health officer with Fair Lawn. Paramus performs mechanical maintenance on fire trucks from Ho-Ho-Kus and is the public safety answering point for 911 calls emanating from Ho-Ho-Kus. Midland Park purchases gasoline and diesel fuel from Ho-Ho-Kus, and Midland Park’s construction department issues permits for Ho-Ho-Kus’ elected officials. Ho-Ho- Kus belongs to the Northwest Bergen Shared Services Group that handles street resurfacing contracts for the member municipalities, and the borough shares a school resource officer (Police Officer Sean Leonard) with the Ho-Ho-Kus Board of Education. “We are looking into different possibilities and keep- ing our options open,” Cirulli told the council. Gold Award (continued from page 8) As part of the project, representatives from the League of Women Voters also gave a presentation to the senior class at Waldwick High School and helped students reg- ister to vote. In addition, Marsden had actors reenact a debate between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, who were political adversaries, to underscore the importance and significance of political discourse. “Voting is very important and citizens need to see that,” Marsden said. Marsden has been a Girl Scout in Troop 846 since kin- dergarten. A 2013 graduate of Waldwick High, she currently attends Marist College where she is studying psychology. “Through Girl Scouting, I discovered that I love helping others and I want to continue doing so throughout my life,” she said.