If your garbage is collected on Mondays there will be no interruption of this service on Monday, Jan. 17. However, the Village Hall will be closed.

We have expanded the activities available to our residents to include: Youth Kickball, Youth Wiffleball and Adult Volleyball in addition, to the Open Basketball programs. The schedule is as follows:

1/21 ­ Youth (12 ­ 17) Kickball

1/22 ­ Adult Basketball

1/28 ­ Youth (12-17) Wiffleball

1/29 ­ Adult Volleyball

All these events are scheduled from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. To participate in these activities you must have a Leisure Pass. If you are a new resident on have misplaced your pass, please contact the Recreation Department at 746-0750 between the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Before embarking on a five hour drive to visit a college with your child, you may wish to visit the website of the college.

The websites often have information about the school, its curriculum, athletic activities, costs and other relevant information.

Your grandchild has been dropped off to spend the day. One of the "contraptions" that accompanies your grandchild is a car seat.

Installing the car seat is somewhat frustrating. We find solace in that we don't do it all the time that is why we are having "trouble" installing it.

The statistics indicate that as many as four out of five car seats are installed and/or used incorrectly.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has a website (www.aap.org) which among other things gives information how to both install and use car seats.

The few minutes it takes to read the presentation by the American Academy of Pediatrics is well worth it.

You wonder where there is a 24-hour library ­ where else ­ the Internet. The Internet Public Library (IPL) is accessible from your home at www.ipl.org.

The Youth Division of IPL offers a wide variety of topics and activities including:

Reference, Reading Zone, Fun Stuff, Our World, USA, Art & Music, Computers/Internet, Math Wiz, Science Net, Health & Nutrition, Sports & Recreation, and Teachers' Corner.

There were also some special features on the site:

Orca Search ­ Information on what research scientists do and information about the killer whales

Culture Quest ­ Join Parsifal Penguin and Olivia Owl on a tour around the world as they discover other cultures and find stories, fun, and games.

Dr. Internet ­ Dr. Internet will help you explore science fun and facts on the Internet. You'll find stuff that can help with your homework, your science project or is just really cool!

Poison Prevention ­ Learn what poisons are and how you can avoid them. Play games and draw in the coloring book as you go.

POTUS: Presidents of the United States ­ Comprehensive site on the American presidency includes biographies, speeches and writings, election results, odd facts and presidency highlights.

Say Hello to the World ­ Learn to say "hello" in over 30 different languages, plus find links to resources about the languages, the cultures, and language learning on the Web.

Science Fair Project Resource Guide ­ Check out these Web sites that show you how to do a science fair project and give you some cool ideas you may not have thought about.

So You Want to Make a Car... - Take a tour of an automobile factory to learn how cars are built.

Stately Knowledge ­ Facts and information about the American states, plus where to go to find more.

Story Hour ­ Read an original story or listen to one narrated to you. Some stories are even written by kids!