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June 26, 2006
Seminar to help dog owners
Jennifer Vlazny, Hinsdale Humane Society's operations manager and obedience instructor, will lead a two-hour seminar to provide people with the tools to teach their dog to be a well-mannered member of its family and the community. No dogs will be present other than demonstration dogs.
The seminar will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 22; from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 22; and from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22.
Cost is $25. Pre-registration and payment required. Read more...
Posted by indianprairie at 10:11 AM
June 25, 2006
Grant awards aid local causes
The Rotary Club of Darien recently conducted its annual grant-in-aids award meeting. After careful consideration, the club awarded $15,896 to 23 grant applicants.The smallest grant awarded, $34, was to allow a first-grader at a Darien school to attend a summer camp. Several grants were funded at the maximum level of $1,500. Examples of grants funded include:
* After-school programs for grade school students;
* Landscape improvements at local junior high schools;
* Scholarship money;
* Food support for senior citizens; and
* Birthday and Christmas gifts for nine needy Darien children
Money for these grants-in-aid and other charitable work performed by the Rotary Club of Darien was raised during the club's annual charity auction. This auction, held the first Friday of March, is open to the public.
Posted by indianprairie at 10:07 AM
June 24, 2006
Bond issue approved to pay for new water tower
Darien will have much more Lake Michigan water available within the next 18 months, after the City Council approved a $3.9 million bond issue June 19 to build a new water tower.The 1.5-million-gallon tower will stand 160 feet tall and hold six times as much water as the 43-year-old tank it will replace behind the Brookhaven Shopping Center, at Plainfield Road and Cass Avenue. The project, which will cover about an acre, must be completed by Nov. 30, 2007, according to city documents. Read more...
Posted by indianprairie at 10:03 AM
June 23, 2006
IP library will honor retiree on Sunday
The Indian Prairie Public Library will host a reception honoring Suzanne Lippencott, the head of the Youth Services Department who is retiring, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 25, in the meeting room of the library at 401 Plainfield Road in Darien. Read more...
Posted by indianprairie at 9:56 AM
June 19, 2006
Burr Ridge adds options for paying water bills, fees
The Burr Ridge Village Board authorized a new system June 12 that will give residents the opportunity to use credit or debit cards to pay water bills and village fees.Finance Director Jerry Sapp said the system will allow Burr Ridge residents to pay their water bills via the Internet using Visa or MasterCard. They also can use their cards in person at Village Hall to pay for permits, fines, licenses and other fees in addition to water bills, Sapp said. Read more...
Posted by indianprairie at 8:44 AM
June 14, 2006
Darien Lions seek July 4 parade entries
Members of the Darien Lions Club are seeking entrants for their 35th annual Independence Day Parade Tuesday, July 4.Darien residents, businesses, churches, Scout troops, social groups and other civic organizations are invited to join the parade with a float, car or van, or simply as marchers.
Also, children are again invited to decorate their bicycles and enter. The theme of this year's parade is "Celebrating 230 Years of Independence."
The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Hinsdale South High School parking lot, 7401 S. Clarendon Hills Road, and travel southwest along Plainfield Road, then west on 75th Street and end at Eisenhower Junior High School, 1410 W. 75th St. in Darien
Children who plan to entering their decorated bicycles in the Independence Day parade should be in the Hinsdale South parking lot by 8:30 a.m. that day.
For more information on joining the parade, call Lions Club member Mark Piccoli at (847) 489-9223 or send an e-mail to mpic3190@comcast.net.
Posted by indianprairie at 3:09 PM
June 12, 2006
Teen volunteers add energy to summer library programs
For those who entertain stereotypes of adolescents lounging at the pool with an iPod hooked to their ears, consider the teens who volunteer at Indian Prairie Public Library in Darien. Although school doors have closed for a three-month vacation, approximately 140 energetic teens serve our community as library volunteers. Read more...
More information and applications can be found on the teen summer volunteer web page.
Posted by indianprairie at 3:11 PM
June 9, 2006
Collage art comes together for Hinsdale show in June
A collection of contemporary collages called "Putting It All Together, the Art of Collage" will be on display starting Saturday, June 10, at Hinsdale Center for the Arts in Katherine Legge Memorial Park, 5903 S. County Line Road, Hinsdale.The exhibit will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. June 10. The show will continue through Saturday, Aug. 12. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public.
Regular gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call the center at (630) 887-0203 or visit www.hinsdalearts.org. Read more...
Posted by indianprairie at 1:34 PM
June 8, 2006
Indian Prairie Library offfers downloadable Audio Books
Over 1,200 titles - best sellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors and more! Download an audio book onto your computer or MP3 player. Find out more...
Posted by indianprairie at 2:45 PM
June 6, 2006
Web site offers free trees, plants
There is such a thing as a free bunch -- of flowers, trees and shrubs -- thanks to a one-of-a-kind program that benefits gardeners, sheltered workshops and the environment.Free Trees and Plants.com, started in February 2004, obtains from growers and nurseries some of the millions of unsold plants that are destroyed each year, hires workers with disabilities to package them and then sends the plants for free to anyone who orders them at www.freetreesandplants.com. Consumers simply pay for processing and shipping costs, $6.95 for each unit of plants. Read more...
Posted by indianprairie at 2:39 PM
June 3, 2006
West Nile virus found here for 1st time in '06
Health officials offer tips to cut your risk A mosquito sample collected in DuPage County has been confirmed as the first positive test result in Illinois this year for West Nile virus, according to county health officials. The sample was collected May 22 in West Chicago. More than 250 human cases of West Nile disease, including 12 deaths, were reported last year in Illinois. Read more...
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Posted by indianprairie at 2:32 PM
