On behalf of the Village Board of Trustees and the residents of our Village, we extend a sincere expression of gratitude to Eileen J. Collins who has ended her term of service to the Village.

I extend my sincere appreciation for the service she has rendered this Village as Trustee for the past seven years and wish her well in all her endeavors.

It is a pleasure to welcome Donald P. Jenkins to the Board of Trustees and to extend congratulations to him on his election as Village Trustee. I look forward to working with him.

Next Saturday, April 4, marks the opening of the 1998 Little League Baseball season. The annual Little League Parade will step off promptly at 9 a.m. behind the Merrill Lynch Building and proceed south on Franklin Avenue to Seventh Street, west on Seventh Street to Hilton Avenue and north on Hilton to Stewart Avenue for ceremonies at the Village Green.

With the opening of Little League, parents are especially encouraged to pay particular attention to driving safely in the area of Village athletic fields. As youngsters are on their way to and from their scheduled games, many of them will dart between parked cars and will fail to look while crossing the street. Let's make this season not only a happy one, but, also, a safe one in our Village.

All residents are asked to assist in the task of cleaning up our community to make it look like a "Garden City." They can do that by picking up paper, cans, bottles and other debris which may have been deposited on the streets and other public areas near their homes. A few minutes of cooperative effort by all of us can make our Village look 100 percent better.

Residents are also reminded that rubbish should not be placed on the curb before the evening prior to the collection day. It is a detraction from the aesthetics of the Village and poor treatment of one's neighbors to ignore the Village law which specifies that rubbish should not be deposited at curbside before the evening prior to collection.