The Babbling Brook

The Babbling Brook
The Newsletter of the Brookdale Homeowners’ Association
Let us all welcome the newest Board members:
John Waller, President; David Dragon, Vice President; Barbara Sullivan, Secretary.
A letter from John Waller, Board President …..
August 2009
Dear Brookdale Neighbors,
Inside this issue:
BHA Social Plan/Recaps
2-4
July 4th Recap & Thanks
5
July 4th photo collage
6-7
Brookdale Stars
8
Dinner Tonight
9
Pink Sistas Recap & Event 10-11
Howdy Neighbor
12
Crime
12
Clothing Sale
13
It is with great pleasure that I introduce myself as the new BHA President. My wife
(Janet), daughter (Jensine) and I moved into Brookdale in the summer of 2004, at it
has been our best move.
I‘m a native New Yorker (J! E! T! S!) who moved to Illinois in 1987 and to Naperville in 1993, and can honestly say that Brookdale has been the best place to live.
Since moving to Naperville, I‘ve become involved in several community-minded
endeavors. I served on our church council for almost 9 years – the last 3 as president - and helped oversee a major expansion project. The three of us volunteered at
Loaves and Fishes every month for the past 7 years delivering food to one of the
senior living centers in Naperville. We most recently have volunteered at Feed My
Starving Children in Aurora, and are looking forward to the upcoming ―Brookdale
Night‖ at FMSC. But, enough about me…
Despite the soggy conditions, our annual July 4th Parade was extremely wellattended, and I‘d like to thank ―Uncle John‖ for driving his convertible (with the top
down!) in the rain.
There have been some changes to the BHA board recently, and our newlyconstituted board is looking forward to serving your needs in the years to come.
I‘d like to take this time to extend thanks and gratitude to our ―retiring‖ board members - Lori Jones and Sheila Fleming – for their service.
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I‘m sure many of you can empathize when I say that this has been – for my family –
―The Summer of Way Too Much Activity‖, and I say that in a good way.
Between sports practices and games, camps, work and driving hither and yon it
seems that there‘s just not enough time to complete everything we need to before
we go to bed. And yet, I feel like there‘s still some time to volunteer in the community and do ―good works‖ to benefit others. I am hopeful that many of you feel the
same way, as there will be many opportunities to get involved in our community in
the upcoming months. Speaking for the board members of the BHA, I would like to
invite everyone to consider volunteering. We can never have enough help or input
from our neighbors.
Sincerely,
John Waller
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Social News continued/Future Events
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~From Lisa Burke
On the next couple of pages are a collage of photos from our July 4th Parade. This
event could not have happened without the participants! Thank you to all …….
Brookdale Banner carried by Michael Knoll, Sean Fleming and Kevin Knox
Uncle Sam portrayed by Jonathan Burke
Naperville Fire Department, Naperville Police Department, Resident IL State Police
Ofc Doug Yorke
Naperville City Council: Dick Furstenau, Paul Hinterlong and Doug Krause
Dupage County Board Member John Zediker
District 204 President Curt Bradshaw
Hill Middle School Principal Allan Davenport
Hill Assistant Principals Patty Brand and Michelle Stoehrmann
Brookdale Elementary School Principal Brian LeCrone
Brookdale Homeowner‟s Association driven by Kurbyun car,
St. Patrick‟s Residence, The girl scouts driven by Bob Verrando in his antique 1930
Ford Model A, Antique car driven by Clayton Nelson, Vintage Jeep driven by Mike
Frett, Pink Sistas driven by Bill Lang, Addy‟s Army driven by Jerry Winchester, Pack
125 Cub Scouts walked all the way!
BRC‟s Buccanneers Swim Team driven by Bruce and Brian Rosken, Curt Streder and
Don Zbikowski‟s „Herbie The Love Bug‟
Metea Mustangs Baseball team driven by Alinda Bolle
A special thanks also goes to our drivers…Mark Knoll, Steve Straka, the Klein convertible driven by Pat Burke, Rick Bock, Beth Hauser, The Thomas convertible driven
by Kevin Reiman and Chris Brill.
Thank you to our neighbors at Standard Bank for supplying lollipops for the parade.
Last, but certainly not least thank you to Erin Reiman for making the car signs, Beth
Reiman for helping with the line-up, The Falk Family, The Watkins, The Winchesters,
Angela Draper, Lindsay Kahl, The Synders, Bruce Jones, and The Fischer Family.
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The 4th of July Parade kicked off a day of neighborhood fun.
Depart-
ing from Hill Middle School at 11:00am the 33 parade participates made their way
through Brookdale and ended at the Brookdale Pool for a picnic.
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A special thank you to the many individuals and organizations that helped to
make the parade such a huge hit. The success of this long-standing Brookdale tradition is due to the strong support of the Naperville and Brookdale communities. We
look forward to another successful parade in 2010!
Rain rain, go or stay….we’re gonna have fun anyway!
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Contributions are welcomed & encouraged. Please send [email protected]
Junior Girl Scout Troop 1942 completed a Community Service Project by
helping lay the bricks on the west extension of the Naperville Riverwalk
this summer. The bricks will replace the existing asphalt pathway along
the Riverwalk west to the Jefferson Avenue Bridge.
In 1981, Naperville residents gathered to lay the bricks of the original
Riverwalk. The community came together again in 2000 to build the Riverwalk east extension from Washington Street to Hillside Road. This improvement to the Riverwalk is being built using recycled bricks from the Riverwalk Phase I
Rehabilitation Project.
Participating troop members included: Katie
Reed, Ashley Smurawski and Lizzie Verrando. Leaders Jean Faulhaber and Monica
Reed and Girl Scout Cadette Amy Verrando
also assisted with the project.
Congratulations!
Leon Krejci of Westminster!
Mr. Krejci‟s oil painting “Young Polish Girl” was selected to be included in
the Naperville Art League‟s “Artist
Among Us” exhibit.
The exhibit opened late June and ran
for one month at the Schoenherr Gallery in Wentz Concert Hall & Fine
Arts Center at North Central College.
Mr. Krejci recently donated one of his
paintings to St.Thomas Church for
their “Holes for Hope” silent auction
taking place August 31st.
We first showed Mr. Krejci‟s work in
our April „09 newsletter. A website to
view his work, in color, is listed to the
right.
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St. Thomas Church 16 x 20
To view in color and online, go to
http://site.artworldchicago.com/community/album.php?albumid=24
Young Polish Girl is 18 x 24
To view entire online collection , please visit
http://site.artworldchicago.com/community/album.php?albumid=24
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The Grumpy Bulldog –downtown Naperville
Just East of Pottery Barn on Jackson
On a recent Sunday evening we ventured outside of the neighborhood to the Grumpy Bulldog in
downtown Naperville. It was previously the Red Door Tavern.
We were there just after 5 pm and with a few people at the bar and one other family dining, it was
perfect timing. They were out of their beer special, because the waitress mentioned that it had
been a busy college kid weekend. But, no college kids around at our early dining hour.
They have a kid‟s menu that competes with the rest: grilled cheese, mini corn dogs (dog treats),
puppy burgers, macaroni and cheese and chicken tenders. Kid‟s meals were $3.95-$4.95 and included the drink.
Ryan (8) had the dog treats, fries and lemonade and rates it 4 out of 5 forks. The fries were steak
fries, not his favorite, but the waitress kept his lemonade full and the mini corn dogs were good.
Nick (10) also had the dog treats, fries and lemonade. He rates it 4 our of 5 forks and ate his fries
and as many of his brother‟s fries that he could get. (Mom was snitching them, too.)
Dad had a cheeseburger, fries and a beer. He rates it 4 and really enjoyed his burger.
Mom had Polly‟s Pecan Grape Salad with chicken. It was good, but after tasting Dad‟s cheeseburger, she would go for that next time. It was delicious! She rates it a 4.
The waitress was very attentive, the food was quick and the kids were happy to be able to see
sports on TV. They have an extensive beer menu and now have pizza as well. We‟ll have to try
that the next time!
A Chihuahua, a Doberman and a Bulldog ...
are in a bar having a bowl of water when a beautiful
female Collie comes up to them and says, "Whoever
can say liver and cheese in a sentence can be my
sweetie"
So the Doberman says, "I love liver and cheese." The
Collie replies, "That's not good enough."
The Bulldog says, "I hate liver and cheese." She says, "That's not creative enough."
Finally, the Chihuahua says, "Liver alone . . . cheese mine."
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Please welcome our newest BHA members and remember to add them to your directory.
Bill & Antonella Erbacher
1539 Selby Road
phone (630)946-6787
e-mail address: [email protected]
children: Andrew 6 years, Jonathan 4 years
Rob & Becky McDowell
1514 Selby Road
phone (630)364-2674
e-mail address: [email protected]
children: Olivia 3 months
To all our students and teachers who
have enjoyed a summer of fun, good
luck to you as you begin a new school
year!
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Crime seems to be on the rise in our neighborhood. Just recently
my son & his friend‘s bikes were stolen from the pool...and later
recovered. I‘m aware of atleast 3 other bikes that were stolen
from open garages….in broad daylight. And two other that went
missing from the pool—one of those I‘m aware was recovered.
At large I‘ve heard vandalism reported on Trent Avenue, Foxhill and Manchester—
mailboxes wrecked, planters & statuary ruined.
I spoke with a resident Police Officer who stressed that each incident needs to be reported.
Call the non-emergency number for the police 420-6666 to report a crime.
The bike activity has been recent—the month of July. The vandalism was early summer.
If anyone would like to email about other or more specific incidences, I will publish in Septembers newsletter. Please put ‗CRIME‘ in the subject line. Thank you…
[email protected]
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Classifieds
WANTED
We need Field Reporters of all ages to share news!
We need to keep our Babbling Brook fresh and up to date!
Have an idea for a monthly column?
Want to report the ongoing progress of a community project? Are you a creative person who
wants to share your talent by submitting short stories or poetry? Do you like to cook and want to
share your favorite recipes? Are you a senior who wants to get involved? Do you not like what
you see and want to make changes or take over the newsletter? Do you have great kid ideas to submit? Do you miss something that was previously in the Babbling Brook and want it back?
Well….you should know by now what to do…..
EMAIL ME!! [email protected]
Debbie's Daycare Home- I have 2 openings for children over 2 years old. Before/after school care is also
available. Have your child join our daycare family for fun, friendship, projects, games, indoor/outdoor
play. I have 24 years experience, B.S. Elementary Education, licensed, CPR/First Aid certified. Please call
Debbie Zbikowski at 630-369-1483.
"The Craft Encounter" is having ceramic classes every Wednesday night from 7:15 to 10:30 at 1212
Piccadilly Circle. It is a fun night to get together with the ladies, and make a beautiful Ceramic gift or
a summer garden project. Mention this add and I will credit the $4..00 class fee for the night. Contact
Fay McKay at 630-334-8863 or email me at [email protected] with any questions.
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The Newsletter of the Brookdale
Homeowners’ Association
BHA Board Members
President
John Waller
[email protected]
Vice President David Dragon
[email protected]
Treasurer
Tom Harris
Secretary
Barbara Sullivan
[email protected]
[email protected]
Civic Director
Tom Harris
[email protected]
Social Director Julie Knoll
[email protected]
Membership
Ken Jones
Webmaster
Eric Edberg
Newsletter
Laurie Knoll
[email protected]
[email protected]
Check us out online:
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in Naperville!
Article & News Submission and Advertising Guidelines
The Babbling Brook is published and distributed 10 times per year, (with combined issues in June/July and
Nov/Dec), by BHA volunteers.
Submissions: We encourage you to submit your news and suggestions for the newsletter to us. We reserve
All submissions must be received by the
15 of the month prior to publication IN ELECTRONIC FORM.
the right to edit for length, content and clarity.
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Please e-mail submissions to [email protected].
Advertising: All ads must be received and paid for by the 15th of the month prior to publication or they will
not be printed. This is a FIRM deadline. We appreciate your business and your busy schedules and ask that
you respect ours. All ads must be “publication ready.” What we get is what we print.
You may email your ads to me at [email protected] or deliver them, and your payment, to my home 862 Balton Court, 60563.
Rates: Short ads like the ones featured in the Classifieds Section are Free to BHA members. Space/
preference is given to new ads, which have not run in previous months. Please remember that to receive BHA
Member rates, you must own/operate the business concerned, reside in Brookdale and be a BHA member. Not
-For-Profit fundraisers receive member rates. NFP Member pricing is 1/2 of published rate. All other ad submissions are charged NON-member rates.
MEMBER: 1/4 page = $10 1/2 page = $20 Full page = $40
NON-MEMBER: 1/4 page = $20 1/2 page = $35 Full page = $65
If you have any additional questions, you may go to www.aboutbrookdale.org, email me at
[email protected]. Thank you. Laurie Knoll, Editor