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News You Can Use
Diana O'Kelly
September 17, 2014
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If you would like to see what is on your ballot for the November 4 election, go to LakeVoterPower.info. You will need to supply your name, house number, zip code and date of birth to view your ballot. The sample ballot may be printed. For information on voting by mail, Snowbird ballots, how a student at college can get a ballot and how someone in the military can vote
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| IRS phone scams continue in our area |
| I continue to receive calls from people who are called by a person saying they are from the IRS. The IRS is not calling you. They try to get you to charge a bill they say you owe. The person is threatening to send the sheriff to your house. These are scams that obviously work. Please warn family of this. |
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World War II, Korean War and Vietnam veterans are invited to come to the Lake County courthouse on November 11 to have their oral histories recorded. The typed transcripts will be archived at the Library of Congress as part of the Veterans History Project. The project aims to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Any veteran interested in being interviewed or anyone interested in volunteering to assist in this project should contact Carol Cord at 847.377.3771, or visit our website for more information. |
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| Information on Peterson Road Project |
I have been asked by several of you for more of the particulars on the Peterson Road project. I received this information from the resident engineer.
The contractors on the Peterson Road project are having to work with and around conflicts with gas pipelines throughout the limits of the project. The three high pressure pipelines that wind though the project supply the majority of natural gas to North Shore Gas and in turn eastern Lake County. The new pavement on the east side of Illinois Route 83 is in fact higher than the west side. Traveling northbound on Illinois Route 83, the road curves at its intersection with Peterson Road from a north easterly to a northerly direction. Because of this, the outside edge of the pavement needs to be raised, similar to a cloverleaf ramp to an interstate highway. This appears to be more exaggerated now because the intersection is being widened from a total of three lanes to eight lanes. Work by the pipeline's owner, Kinder Morgan, and their contractors has been steady, all while following rules and regulations set forth by the US Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. While large areas of work space are unavailable at this time to work on the construction of the new road, smaller areas just as important to the completion of the overall project are being worked on. Some of these in the past couple of weeks include pavement widening on Midlothian Road, concrete pavement at the north west corner of Peterson Road and Illinois Route 83, concrete pavement at the south east corner of Peterson Road and Midlothian Road, landscaping and aggregate installation for the future asphalt shared use path. They are anticipating resolution at one of the eight conflict locations late the week of September 15 with the others following suit in the coming weeks. Development of the plans would have taken into consideration current design guidelines and policies at the intersection including pavement frictions, stopping distances and overall driver comfort to address the change in elevation.
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Great opportunity to get rid of old tires
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The opportunity to recycle tires doesn't happen every year.
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State Representative Ed Sullivan will host his annual senior citizen health fair from 9:00am - 12:00pm on Thursday, September 18 at the Libertyville Sports Complex, located at 1950 N. U.S. 45 (Corner of 45 & Peterson Rd). The fair is free and open to the public.
This year's fair features information on legal, financial, medical, assisted living and home care services from several dozen state and local agencies from throughout Libertyville and Lake County. Seasonal flu vaccines will be provided by Walgreens. General Assembly staffers will also be available to assist constituents with their state government concerns.
"Lake County is home to many of the best nonprofit organizations that offer programs and services for seniors, in addition to the state and local government agencies who come together to make our Senior Citizen Health Fair a must-attend event," Rep. Sullivan said. "Every local senior is welcome to attend and connect with the full range of activities and services available to them right here in our community."
Free coffee and light refreshments will be served. Also, seniors will be able to register to win door prizes. Event details are as follows:
Who: State Representative Ed Sullivan
What: Senior Citizen Health Fair
When: Thursday, September 18, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Libertyville Sports Complex
1950 N. U.S. 45 (Corner of 45 & Peterson Rd)
Libertyville, IL
For questions or more information, please contact Rep. Sullivan's office at (847) 566-5115.
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Hope to see you great singers of any age in the Mundelein Idol competition this year on October 18th. You don't need to live in Mundelein to compete!
Click here for more information.
What is going on in the month of September at the Mundelein Regent Center for Seniors? Check out the ballroom dancing class!!
Pump it up for Platelet Walk
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Half Day Forest Preserve - Lincolnshire, IL
8:30am ~ Check-In
10:00am ~ Event Start
Info
Lake Forest Civic Orchestra, September 28, 2014 at 4 pm
Gorton Community Center Theater click here for more info
Fremont Township Cert Presentation at the Fremont Library
Monday, September 29 at 7 pm in Meeting Room A.
Cert will be presenting information on what an active shooter is, the warning signs, what happens during an incident and how to respond. Members of Fremont Township CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) will share valuable information. There will be a Raffle for an Emergency Weather Radio Everyone in attendance will receive an item for an in-home emergency supply bag.
For more information contact Fremont Library 847.566.8702 or email Lou Bruno (CERT) at: lou5535@gmail.com Lady Mustangs Pancake Breakfast Saturday, Oct. 18th 7am - 12 noon Mundelein High School cafeteria Pancakes, Sausage, Milk, Orange Drink, coffee $5 donation All you can eat! Help the Lady Mustangs and have a great time at the same time! |
| Lake County Forest Preserve |
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The Lake County Discovery Museum at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda has family fun exhibits about Lake County, art galleries that spotlight traveling features and is surrounded by a beautiful forest preserve to explore. Regular gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.and Sunday 1-4:30 p.m.
Don't miss this exhibit that is on loan from National Geographic!!
The President's Photographer: 50 Years Inside the Oval Office
View presidential history from the first official presidential photographer in 1963 to our current president. This exhibition includes iconic and rarely seen photos of presidents, with insights from the photographers who chronicled them. Learn more
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Lake County Farm Heritage Festival
Saturday September 20 - Sunday September 21, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Lake County Discovery Museum
27277 N Forest Preserve Rd., Wauconda
Celebrate farm life from the turn of the century to the present with hands-on activities and demonstrations including Border Collie sheep herding, wagon and barrel train rides, rope and scarecrow making, and more. See the ever-popular tractor and antique vehicle parade, craft demonstrations and antique steam engines and a large model train display. More
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Museum Day Live! Free Museum Entry
Visit your favorite museum for free on September 27, 2014
Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums, like the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda, and others across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! Ticket for free. This year's event is Saturday, September 27. The Museum Day Live! ticket provides free admission for two people. Go to Smithsonian.com/museumdaylive to get your free ticket.
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Recycle Bedding and Sheets to benefit Animal Shelters
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If you have used towels, sheets or blankets that need to be recycled, please consider bringing them to Fremont Township at 22385 Rt 60, Mundelein to be donated to local Animal Shelters. Please drop them in the bin on the front porch. This keeps them out of the landfill and puts them to good use.
We also accept eye glasses and shoes to be recycled year round.
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Diana O'Kelly
Fremont Township Supervisor
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