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     Diana O'Kelly



January 5, 2015

 

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Community Emergency Response Training Classes

2015 CERT TRAINING

 

Is the safety of your family a priority for you?  Do you have a preparedness kit for your family?  Is your garage or basement storage area a fire hazard?  Do you know where your gas shut off is or how to turn off the electricity to your home? 

These and many other safety questions are answered in the CERT class being offered by Fremont Township.

 

Spring 2015 dates:

February 17                Tuesday          7:00 - 10:00pm

February 24                Tuesday          7:00 - 10:00pm

March 3                       Tuesday          7:00 - 10:00pm

March 10                     Tuesday          7:00 - 10:00pm

March 17                     Tuesday          7:00 - 10:00pm

March 24                     Tuesday          7:00 - 10:00pm

 

Topics to be discussed include: disaster preparedness, disaster fire suppression, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, CERT organization, disaster psychology, terrorism and CERT(Community Emergency Response Team).  If you are interested in participating, please contact Judy Hammel, Training Committee Chair, EMAIL:3jham@earthlink.net for information and registration.  There is no fee to participate but the knowledge is priceless.  Click here for the application

 

 

Lake County Roadway Information

 Want to know if there are delays on roadways? Sudden closings? Sign up at Lake County Passage and receive instant alerts for specific areas you are interested in. Link is https://www.lakecountypassage.com/index.jsp. Download the Android or IPhone app and stay informed.

Community Events

Cast of TRUST to present one-night-only encore performance
Mundelein High School Theatre will present an encore performance of their highly successful fall play, Trust, by David Schwimmer and Andy Bellin. The performance will take place Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 7 p.m. in the MHS Auditorium. Click here for more info

Fremont library Used book sale 
Saturday Jan. 10, 10:00 - 4:30
Sunday Jan. 11, 1:00 - 4:30
 

The North Central O Gauge Model Railroad Club will be running holiday trains at the Fremont Library on Saturday January 10 from 10 AM to 4 PM.  Come and see Thomas. Did your get a new Lionel train for Christmas?  Would you like to run it on a big track. Bring it to the library and they will let you run the train on their tracks.If you have an older Lionel train that did not run too good this year under the tree -bring it to the library and let their repair man give it a tune up.  It is free.


 

Fremont Township Cert offers a class Monday, Jan 26 at 7pm at the Fremont Library

Till Help Arrives

Come find out how individual preparedness, planning, and survival skills during the immediate aftermath of an emergency or disaster are essential measures in coping and make you an important asset to your family, neighbors, and other members of your community. What you do after calling 911 until the police, ambulance or fire truck arrives will have a critical impact on the quality of your survival and your ability to help others safely and effectively.


 

Free Museum Days in 2015 Click here

Fremont PTO Ladies Night Out Event with Stu the Piano Guy, January 30
 Click here

If you are 50 or over, have you been to the Mundelein Regent Center?
Click here for their programs

Click here for the Fremont Library Newsletter.  They offer many classes for all ages.

Lake County Fairgrounds Upcoming Events- Click here
Need help signing up for health care?

When: Fridays- 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

Navigators with Enroll Lake County will be at the Fremont Library every Friday to enroll participants in the Affordable Care Act, during the Marketplace enrollment period (Nov. 15-Feb. 15). Walk ins are welcome, but appointments are recommended to avoid wait time. Call 847-377-4999.

Recycle towels, sheets, blankets, eye glasses, shoes
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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Fremont Township Representatives

Supervisor

Bill Grinnell,
Highway Commissioner

Ed Sullivan Jr.
Assessor

Christina McCann
Clerk 

Trustees
Chic Martin
Connie Shanahan
Jeri Atleson
Tami Forman

Next Board Meeting
January 12 at 7 pm

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Diana O'Kelly

Fremont Township Supervisor