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| Lake County News
from David Stolman
County Board Chairman |
| February 21, 2012 |
County Board Chairman
District 20 Representative
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Neighbors,
As always, it's a pleasure and honor representing you on the County and Forest Preserve Boards.
Please contact me anytime for any reason - I love hearing from you!
Send email to:
dstolman@lakecountyil.gov
or call me at 847-377-2300.
I encourage you to forward this update to others who may be interested in Lake County news.
Thank you,
David Stolman
Lake County Board Chairman
Representing Buffalo Grove, Long Grove and Prairie View |
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New York Times Column Features Cooperation of Route 53 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council
A recent column in the New York Times, "On Route 53 in Lake County, Ill., Cooperation Gets the Job Done," highlights the cooperative process of the Route 53 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council. I serve as co-chair of the Route 53 Blue Ribbon Advisory Council and am quoted in the piece. Read the article.
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County Clerk Seeking Volunteers to Serve as Election Judges
You can help your community and make some extra spending money by signing up to be an election judge for the March 20, 2012 General Primary Election.
There are a few openings in Highland Park, Buffalo Grove, Vernon Hills, Libertyville, and Lake Zurich areas. Judges must be a U.S. citizen, registered to vote, read and write English, be enthusiastic about customer service, and maintain the integrity of the voting process. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, election judges need to attend a training session prior to Election Day.
Training classes are available in locations throughout the county during variety of daytime and evening classes. Learn more about being an election judge in Lake County and sign up at ElectionJudge.info, call 847.377.2408, or e-mail electionjudge@lakecountyil.gov with your name and contact information.
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Watch County Update: Focus on the Lake County Health Department
 The Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center provides a broad range of medical and dental services, as well as behavioral and environmental services, and many other programs.
In this edition of County Update, I talk with Health Department Executive Director Irene Pierce about these services and some key initiatives, including prevention and assuring access to health services.
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Families Learn to Make Healthier Choices through
Health Department Program
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In one room children are running in potato sack races and in another room their parents are learning how to stay healthy by staying physically active. There is something for everyone in the family at a weekly program offered in March and June through the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center's North Shore Health Center in Highland Park.
Sessions are offered free through a national program called We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) and the CATCH program (Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health), which was created via a study funded by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Supplies and healthy snack foods are provided each evening. Families are asked to commit to the sessions on four consecutive Mondays from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. March 12 to April 2, or June 4 to June 25. The sessions will be held at Oak Terrace School, 240 Prairie Avenue in Highwood.
"Parents and caregivers are primary influencers to children, so having the entire family participate in these programs provides a shared knowledge by family members about keeping healthy food at home and supporting physical activity," said Irene Pierce, the Health Department's Executive Director.
This is the second year the program is being offered in the Highland Park/Highwood area. There is a limit of 20 families for each session. We Can! is designed to help children, ages 8 to 13 years old, stay at a healthy weight, while CATCH is designed to encourage heart-healthy behavior in kindergarten through fifth graders.
Not only do the children have an opportunity to learn a healthy lifestyle such as being active, but they will also learn through games how to make healthy eating choices. To participate, call 847.984.5341 and reserve a spot.
These programs are offered through the Health and Wellness program at the North Shore Health Center and supported through a generous grant from the Healthcare Foundation of Highland Park and Friends for Health. The North Shore Health Center at 1840 Green Bay Road in Highland Park is one of six health center sites of the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center. Services offered there include diabetes prevention and treatment, supplemental nutrition for women, infants and children, dental, pediatrics and prenatal care, family medicine and women's health services.
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Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center's Animal Care and Control Program
Low-cost Pet Vaccination Clinic
9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 10, 2012
Fremont Township Building
22376 W. Erhart Road, Mundelein.
The vaccination costs are as follows:
For Pets Spayed/Neutered
One-year rabies vaccination and Lake County tag: $20.00
One-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper: $25.00
Distemper complex only: $10.00
Microchip: $15.00
For Pets Not Spayed/Neutered
One-year rabies vaccination and Lake County tag: $60.00
One-year rabies vaccination, tag and distemper: $65.00
Distemper complex only: $10.00
Microchip: $15.00
Pets will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. All animals brought to the clinic must be at least four months old. Dogs must be leashed and cats placed in carriers. Only cash will be accepted on site.
For a schedule of upcoming pet vaccination clinics, visit: Â http://www.lakecountyil.gov/Health/resources/Pages/AnimalControl.aspx . For more information, please contact the Lake County Health Department's Animal Care and Control facility at: (847) 949-9925.
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COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE
Saturday, March 3, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Alcott Center, 530 Bernard
Buffalo Grove
Give the gift of life. Appointments are recommended but not required. Call Lifesource at 877.543.3768, or register online at lifesource.org and enter sponsor code BG98.
Mark your calendars for future blood drives to be held June 2, September 1, and December 1, 2012.
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Young Adults ages 15 -21:
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INDIAN TRAILS PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS
355 S. Schoenbeck Rd., Wheeling, IL 60090
See list of programs online here. Call 847.459.4100 for more information.
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VERNON AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS
300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire
View and register for library programs online here, by telephone at 224-543-1485 (adult and teen programs) or 224-543-1486 (youth programs), or in person. |
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Forest Preserve HORIZON Newsletter
To receive the Lake County Forest Preserve Horizon Newsletter by email, click here. |
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