February 2014 - Oakhurst Community Association
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February 2014 - Oakhurst Community Association
Oakhurst ORACLE The Newsletter of the Oakhurst Community Association From the Board very year the Board of Directors puts together a budget, forecasting expenses as well as income. We wrestle with the challenges of an aging community, the ravages of winter and the disease to the plant material. By now everyone should have received the Oakhurst Annual Assessment billing, payable in March 2014. Without your support and cooperation in paying this in a timely fashion, we are somewhat hindered in what can be accomplished. As previously reported in the Oracle, the stadium display at Eola and McCoy has to be updated, the monument walls need some major repair and/or replacement and the dead and diseased trees and plant material have to be removed and replaced. We thank you in advance for your prompt payment. February 2014 E Oakhurst Board of Directors FRIENDLY COMMUNITY REMINDERS! • Annual assessments are due by March 15th. • Homeowners are responsible for providing the Oakhurst Community Association with any change of address. • Residents should shovel their sidewalks as a courtesy to their neighbors. INSIDE THIS ISSUE OCA Representatives ......................2 Meetings in 2014 ............................3 Community Calendar ......................3 Classified Ads ..................................4 Lovely Lines ....................................6 Alderman’s Corner ..........................7 AYSO Soccer ..................................8 Nose Knews is Bad News ................9 City of Aurora News ....................10 WVHS Auction 2014 ....................11 Youth Directory ............................12 Youth Tennis ................................14 Tennis Registration ......................15 Holiday Flag Service......................16 Steck Kindergarten Night..............17 Steck Carnival................................17 Oaks Recreational Club ................17 Fischer Family Fun Run................17 2 February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle Oakhurst Community Association Representatives Updated February 2014 Elected Board of Directors Oakhurst Property Management Bill Bernard, President Connie Gallagher, Vice President Bernard Biernacki, Secretary Jeffrey Johnson, Treasurer Clifton Mason, Director Claudia Schmidt, Director 630-240-1052 630-499-9923 630-820-8414 Baum Property Management Manager, Tina Straits 630-897-0500 X 1829 [email protected] P.O. Box 46, Aurora, IL 60507 630-220-0137 630-499-7869 Single-Family Neighborhoods Ashbrook OPEN POSITION Doug Lucas 630-978-1314 630-585-1028 Mayfair Bill Poppe* OPEN POSITION Aspen Sue Ellen Gerchman Charlotte Dockstader 630-585-0440 630-851-8118 Stanfield Lewis Bullock* OPEN POSITION 630-978-8265 Autumn Meadows Jim Valastro* Jeffrey Zalc 630-898-5151 630-851-7367 Breckenridge Lynn Minnis* Bill Chinetti OPEN POSITION 630-978-4712 630-368-4493 Carriage Estates Karyn Mrozek* Barb Garitty OPEN POSITION 630-978-0199 630-851-2687 Inverness Rick Mervine Linda Grula Robin Church Noel Houghton Summerfield Debbie Beaty* Debbie Basak Bill Bernard 630-898-4826 630-851-1624 630-240-1052 The Woods Duane Pifko* OPEN POSITION Wild Meadows Steve Bosco* Abha Dey 630-820-6673 630-898-9457 630-236-9843 630-851-5633 630-585-8694 630-499-9899 630-788-5638 Multi-Family Neighborhoods Autumn Lakes Condo Assn. Connie Gallagher Country Homes of Oakhurst Assn. Janet Begeman* Judy George Heather Glen Assn. James Rogers The Townes of Oakhurst Homeowners Assn. Andrea Wasielewski The Townes of Oakhurst Condo Assn. Karen Troller* Hunters Glen Apartments Bob Gleason, Manager* Abington Woods OPEN POSITION* * Voting Representative www.oakhurstcommunity.org 630-499-9923 630-692-1040 630-851-4714 630-898-4238 630-907-7673 630-897-0500 x1829 312-335-2637 APD Officer Mike Townsend #218 p. 630-356-5385 f. 630-356-5339 c. 630-675-1690 Email [email protected] Oakhurst Community Association Committees Architectural Modification Landscape Recreation Traffic Oakhurst Oracle Newsletter Bill Poppe, Chairperson Claudia Schmidt, Chairperson OPEN Rick Mervine, Chairperson Robin Church, Editor 630-978-1314 630-499-7869 630-851-5633 630-499-9899 February 2014 3 Oakhurst Oracle ATTENTION OAKHURST RESIDENTS! COMMUNITY CALENDAR Author Jo Fredell Higgins, a resident of Oakhurst, is writing her 9th book. "Legendary Locals:Geneva" will focus on leadership, past and present and will be published by Arcadia Publishing. If you know leaders in Geneva, IL, please contact her at [email protected] or call 630-851-4401. Do you know someone who leads a Geneva civic organization, a church, a school, a scout troop, a communityminded person? I would like to contact them and possibly include them in this book. Arcadia likes to include ordinary citizens also who have made an impact in the business community, the neighborhoods, or any significent contributions to life in Geneva.Do you know a family who has lived in Geneva for decades and made an impact to better the lives of others? MEETINGS IN 2014 Oakhurst Community Association Oaks Clubhouse at 7pm April 22 • July 22 September 23 • October 21 Send articles for submission, non-profit club & group notices, working youth listings and classified ads such as For Sale and Lost & Found to: [email protected] or The Oakhurst Oracle c/o The Oakhurst Community Association 2218 Ogden Avenue, P.O. Box 113 Aurora, IL 60504 February to May 2014 02/14 Happy Valentine's Day! 02/17 Presidents Day • No School 02/27 Parent-Teacher Conferences • No School 02/28 Institute Day • No School 03/04 Happy Mardi Gras! 03/07 WVHS PTA Silent Auction White Eagle Country Club 3400 Club Dr, Naperville • 7p-12a 03/09 Daylight Savings Time begins • "Spring ahead" at 2a 03/15 Steck Carnival Extravaganza Steck, 460 Inverness Dr • 11a-3p 03/15 Oakhurst Assessments Due 03/16 Oakhurst AYSO Soccer Registration Closes • www.oakhurstsoccer.org 03/17 Happy St. Patrick's Day! 03/18 School Improvement Planning • No School 03/19 Ward 8 Meeting, 7p • Fire Station 8, 3770 McCoy Dr 03/20 First Day of SPRING! 03/31 Spring Break Begins 04/07 School Resumes 04/07 Oakhurst AYSO Soccer Season Begins 04/10 Kindergarten Parent Preview Night Steck, 460 Inverness Dr • 6-7:30p 04/18 Local Holiday • No School 04/22 Oakhurst OCA Meeting • Oaks Club, 7p 05/03 Fischer Family Fun Run 05/11 Happy Mother's Day! 05/17 Fine Arts Festival WVHS, 2590 Ogden Ave • 8a-4p DEADLINE IS THE 26TH OF EACH MONTH COMMERCIAL ADVERTISERS CONTACT Preferred Business Services, Inc. 971 Waterside Court • Aurora, IL 60502 630-585-9340 • Fax 630-585-8232 E-mail: [email protected] • pbspublications.com DEADLINE FOR AD COPY IS THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH Publication of paid advertisements in this newsletter are not an endorsement or recommendation of any advertised product or service. The Oakhurst Community Association is neither responsible nor liable for the content of any advertisement published, herein. 4 February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle Kitchens for the Average Joe & Jane H ave you put off doing your kitchen long enough? Is this the year you have vowed to do something with your cabinets? Have the horror stories of kitchen remodeling made you afraid to even think about it? With prices approaching and surpassing $100,000 for full kitchen remodeling, it is no wonder the Average Joe and Jane feel a little overwhelmed. Enter Kitchen TuneUp. This nationally based, locally owned franchised company in Downers Grove, owned and operated by Marty Ceranec offers “Kitchen Solutions for any Budget.” “I think some people get sticker shock when they look at the price of redoing their kitchen, says Ceranec, but there are many, many ways to update the kitchen without breaking the bank. Sometimes people are overwhelmed by all of the options. We work with clients every day who have the same anxieties.” For seventeen years, Marty has been redoing kitchens and saving homeowners thousands of dollars by coming up with creative solutionis for their kitchens. He must know what he’s talking about. Since joining Kitchen TuneUp (KTU) based in Aberdeen, SD in 1994, he has won 6 monthly Customer Service Awards, Rookie of the year award in 1994. Franchise of the year award in 2000 and Customer Service Award of the year in 2008. “We are successful because we stick with the basics such as returning phone calls, showing up on time, and completing the work as promissed. This doesn’t sound difficult, but is often lacking in the contracting business,” says Marty. That, plus the ability to offer many different options and price points powers his business. “We are not trying to sell our clients more than it takes to accomplish their goals according to their budgetary needs. We like to think of ourselves as the experts in minor kitchen remodeling.” KTU can provide anything from the Signature Kitchen TuneUp which restores your existing cabinetary, to a full blown design and remodel. “Most of our work last year was in the refacing and door replacement category,” he added. “I have a great stain guy who can stain new doors to the color of existing cabinets. An instant new look!” They also offer upgrades such as glass doors, tip out trays, rollout trays, as well as counters in laminate, solid surface, granite and quartz (Cambria). When questioned about any regrets, Ceranec replies, “We often get calls to update the kitchen when the owner is ready. We always wonder why they didn’t do it earlier so they could have enjoyed it sooner.” Please take the time to visit our Website at kitchentuneup.com to learn all about our company and what we can do for you and your kitchen. For a FREE consultation call Marty at 630-985-0858. Marty Ceranec Local Owner CLASSIFIED ADS WANTED - Looking for someone to pick up and drop my first grader from home to Steck elementary school (morning and evening). Contact Sue at 630-731-1243. FOR SALE - Durasol SunShelter retractable awning. Width 15ft; projection 10ft. Motorized operation with wireless remote control. Fabric color is forest green and sand. 7 years old -- great condition. Call Bobbe at 630-820-6701 FOR SALE - Girls pink radio flyer vespa $20. Girls pink radio flyer 3 wheel scooter $15. Little Tikes Light up tracing drawing art desk and chair $20. Vintage solid wood desk, 7 drawers, 54x22 $75. Nikon Camera Coolpix S9100 used but in box w/accessories $ 70. Nikon Camera Coolpix 5200 used but in box w/accessories $50. Ask for Joy or Bobbe at 630-820-6701 FOR SALE - Imperial Masonry fireplace doors, polished brass finish. Fits opening 30 in.to 38 1/2 in. wide by 21 to 31 in. tall. Overall size 39 1/4 in. w x 31 1/4 in. tall, never used $175. Sells at The Home Depot for about $250 minimum. 2GB memory DDR RAM memory cards. Improve desktop PC performance $15. Toys Medieval Castle with knights, dinosaurs - lots of them! Photos available. Call Jim at 630-661-1029. FOR SALE - Pool bond. Please contact Steve at 630-881-0816. FOR SALE - Pool bond. All dues paid in full. Summer is just around the corner. Contact Jon at 630-851-2323. FOR SALE - Sears Kenmore Elite side by side stainless refrigerator. 68” high, 35 ½” wide, 30” deep, ice and water through the door. Very good condition. Asking $500. Call Sue or Paul at 630-204-9477 after 4:00 p.m. February 2014 5 Oakhurst Oracle SAVE $30.00 This certificate is valid for $30 OFF of any labor over $135 on services provided by Mr. Handyman. 630-820-9920 [email protected] 6 February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle Lovely Lines Cookie Cutters t will soon be time to bake the sugar cut-out cookies for Valentine’s Day. Some will be heart shaped, some round, some as stars. Sprinkled with red and white decorations and ready for delivery. I have been a baker for the Fox Valley Hospice for twenty years now. I knew I could not handle direct patient contact, but I could bake. When my best friend “Mom” Marion Furnas died at age 95 in 1992, I attended grief sessions sponsored by the Hospice to help me cope with her passing. I thought one way I could honor her memory was to become a volunteer. I must confess that I have more cookie cutters than a person should have. They fill a large wicker basket to over-flowing and are indicative of every season. They are positioned on the high soffit with little white Christmas lights interwoven and in other places in the kitchen. I cannot seem to look at a cookie cutter without wanting it. My particular favorites are the Father Christmas ones with a pack on his back. If I see one at a garage sale, it has to come home. I have cookie cutters that are made of aluminum and tin and glass and plastic and copper and various other metals. They are many colored and sizes. I have taken small ones I and covered with red gingham fabric to hang on my Valentine tree or Christmas tree. Alas, I do not have any of Aunt Helen’s cookie cutters. Wonder what happened to them? “Cookie shaping has been recognized as a folk art in Europe for centuries,” says Phyllis Wetherill, author of Cookie Cutters and Cookie Molds: Art in the Kitchen. In western Europe, elaborately cut and decorated cookies have marked festive occasions. In Germany wellbehaved children are rewarded with batches of lebkuchen shaped like hearts or St. Nicholas and trimmed with red and white icing. As early as 2000 B.C. there were Egyptian ceramic or wooden baking molds that were used to make biscuits or cakes. In the 16th century the popularity of the gingerbread man started to rise. Documented history accounts for the first gingerbread biscuits in the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England. She had the cookies made as miniature, edible replicas of some of her more esteemed guests. By the 1800s tin cookie cutters were sold from shops and from peddlers. Machinery was developed in the United States and Europe to manufacture them in the mid-1800s. The first American cookie cutters were typically made from scrap tin. Apprentice tinsmiths were given the task of shaping circles and squares, while master craftsmen lent their artistry to the more intricate designs. The subjects were familiar to the early settlers and were of farm animals, flowers, vegetables and common folk. Of course, now those early cookie cutters sell for high prices. A rare piece titled “Running Slave” was auctioned off at a 1989 Jo Fredell Higgins estate sale for $7,400. The handmade cutters were replaced by manufactured metal versions in the mid-nineteenth century. By 1940 plastic versions were popular. Today, there is a large number of people who search for, bid on and buy cookie cutters simply to collect them. There is an official Cookie Cutter Collectors Club that meets regularly and sponsors events. There are at least a couple of Cookie Cutter Museums and there is a “National Cookie Cutter Week” during the first week of December. Who knew? There was a couple living in Pennsylvania who collected over 600 cookie cutters. They were still looking for a wheelbarrow cookie cutter when interviewed for Bon Appetit magazine in 1991. So, it is almost time to begin. Using Aunt Helen’s sugar cookie recipe with real butter and the best sugar and vanilla, the dough will be fashioned. Then the rolling pin comes out of the cabinet and the various shaped Valentine cutters will be used. After the cookies cool, it will be time to frost and decorate. I have a list of about a dozen friends who will receive a plate of the finished product. I will take to the children at the Aurora Township Youth Center and to the family of seven, with five children under the age of seven. I can put in clear gylceen bags and tie with red ribbons. This is a wonderful way to spend a morning as winter still bellows its way around us. The new Susan Boyle album “Standing Ovation” will provide the background music. I will put on Molly’s red apron and feel like it is old times. Aunt Helen and I are together, still baking cookies. Jo Fredell Higgins is an internationally published and award-winning writer, photographer, historian and essayist. Jo’s ninth book will be released next year. February 2014 7 Oakhurst Oracle r e n r o C Alderman’s Rick Mervine Alderman 8th Ward • www.MyWard8.com • [email protected] 331-452-5136 Ward 8 Committee Meeting Wednesday, March 19th, 7 PM Fire Station 8, McCoy at Gregory All residents of the 8th Ward of Aurora are invited to attend. You can expect updates on City of Aurora programs, budget, and information about issues of concern in the 8th Ward. Is It Over Yet? As I write this some two weeks before you read it, the winter’s second Polar Vortex is swirling outside, winds up to 45 + MPH and the mercury is plunging below zero for the umpteenth time! School has been cancelled due to weather, again, and we just had our second snow fall of the day, AGAIN! Aurora just fought its 27th snow battle of the season (we usually average 14 or 15, fewer than 10 in the last two years). Salt suppliers don’t have enough salt supplies here in northern Illinois but with temperatures under 15 degrees, salt has little affect anyway. While we stayed under budget in the last few years for plowing and salt, that won’t be the case this year. As an example, the multiple day storm near New Year’s cost the city some $530,000, less than $30,000 of it in salt since it was so cold. Yes, this will be a budget issue, something we will have to deal with over the next 11 months. Pay attention to the robo calls from the city about extreme conditions and check the city’s web site at www.Aurora-il.org or the 8th Ward web site at www.MyWard8.com for information. Until this is over, drive carefully, slow down and remember you have had a great deal of experience driving in snow this season – put that experience to work for you. Let Customer Service know about any pot holes: call (630) 256-INFO (4636) or online at www.Aurora-il.org, click on Customer Service and submit a report. it this one won’t work like it should on the weekends? After 18 months of replacing components, controllers and reprogramming, there was only one thing left to do – replace the entire system. That’s what happened the last week of January. This better work. The traffic light synchronization project on Eola south of New York Street to Wolf’s Crossing is not yet complete. While most old or temporary traffic signals have been replaced, the last fiber optic connections are being made and the system programmed. The restoration of the ground work will take place in the Spring. New traffic signals are back on track on Montgomery Road at the CN railroad tracks and Normantown Road. Working out some of the details with the railroad took longer than expected but should be underway as the weather breaks. All lights there will be synchronized with the trains and the crossing gates when complete. Traffic signals will be less of a problem on Stadium Boulevard from the Rte. 59 Train Station south to New York Street. The new stretch of road eliminates traffic lights or stop signs in that stretch with the exception of Liberty. This was done in an effort to provide a second way in/out of the train station parking lot that would move lots of cars safely. The final connection to the lot (without having to drive an additional block down the road) will be completed in the next 18 months. Community Policing Year end crime numbers are in for 2013. It has been another good year with crime dropping in Aurora again. For our area (roughly one third of the city), most of the numbers were in double digit declines over 2012. Only robberies were up with 2 more in 2013 than 2012. Here is a sample: Burglary Down 47% Theft Down 17% Stolen Vehicles Down 65% Arson Down 83% Sexual Assaults Down 23% Traffic Signals I’ve had a few questions about the traffic lights at New York Street & Eola. With hundreds of traffic signals in the city, why is Still more work to be done but certainly headed in the right direction again in 2013. No texting, stay focused and SLOW DOWN! Look up, focus on the road and Keep Them Alive, DRIVE 25! Remember, 20 MPH in the SCHOOL ZONE when children are present! It is my pleasure to serve our 8th Ward, Rick Mervine, 8th Ward Alderman [email protected] (331) 452-5136 Customer Service Line: (630) 256-INFO (4636) (M – F, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.) 8 Oakhurst Oracle February 2014 February 2014 9 Oakhurst Oracle Nose news is bad news By Ann E. Funck uring the four hours I was at the doctor’s clinic, more than one nurse asked brightly, “How do you keep busy?” As if anyone would have to TRY to keep busy -- or even want to! I was trying to not think of all the stuff I was putting off that day because the bridge of my nose was being “scraped” of squamous cancer cells. The lab down the hall would examine the scrapings for up to an hour to see if all the cancer was caught and, if not, another attempt would ensue. I had two “Mohs procedures” back to back. I interrogated every one of the blackuniformed gals in and out of my room throughout those endless hours. The staff had majored in psychology; all were unbearably discreet and cheerful. They were also models, with perfect noses. I was whining about my cancerous plight, but they were continually upbeat. Each had a second major: theatre. What’s wrong with this picture? I was watching the cast from Mel Brooks’ musical The Producers -- the epitome of irony. In black thigh-high boots, they were goose-stepping to “Springtime for Hitler.” I felt guilty not breaking into song and dance with them. Somehow I managed to eek out the big reveal that I might need a skin graft AND the ear was a common place for that procedure. I assumed it would be the skin on the ear’s backside. Finally, the doctor and all the staff crowded into my room. There were no smiles. The doctor pulled at the bits of remaining skin on either side of my nose with his thumb and first finger. “You’ll need to see a plastic surgeon.” Before I was allowed to escape, I was instructed to sleep nearly upright on six pillows, not lean over, strain, exercise, or drink alcohol. Also, I was fitted with a “bolster” or “pressure” bandage over what was left of my nose. Suffice it to say, a Walmart Jumbo Pillow would look dinky in comparison. When a visiting neighbor saw it the next day, it was an hour before she said, “It’s not so bad.” If you can recall wayward Rep. D Anthony Weiner’s prominent profile (above the waist), well, mine was worse. Miraculously -- and with much begging on the phone -- I snagged an appointment with the recommended plastic surgeon the very next evening. I sped to his office, peeking out at the road between my fingers, desperate to hide my proboscis, knowing that no cop with decent vision would dare stop me. Just hours before, my granddaughter took one short look at me and blurted, “They’ll get out the torches and pitchforks.” Now the plastic surgeon pried off the heavy bolster and assessed the glistening, bloody meat that was my nose. Maybe he was considering taking the skin graft from a buttock or two -- my body parts massive enough for coverage. I needed a drink. “I’ll take some skin in front of your ear; it will heal like a crease from a facelift,” he told me. I made a mental note to beg him for a true facelift during the surgery, at least on that one side, since it would be just a “local” -- actually two: one for carving out the graft and one for sewing it on the nose. Only a heart transplant lets you avoid witnessing your own surgery. Will I have to regularly shave the cheek peach-fuzz from my nose graft? Or check Amazon for The Lone Ranger mask? The surgeon was handsome and so pleasant. He happily makes eye contact with bandages and without. “Can you make my nose shorter?” I asked -- hoping for less Bette Midler. “I don’t do cosmetic surgery at the same time,” he replied, turning back to his laptop to type away. Maybe the word “Picky” to my file. He knew we’ll meet again for cosmetic affairs. Who wants to look haggard -- and ten years older than I actually am due to years of rebuffed attempts to befriend computers and printers? Two weeks before, I had basal cell surgery on my calf, resulting in eight stitches. That trauma has completely faded since this nose news. The morning of the skin graft surgery, I removed all jewelry; an ID band was strapped on my wrist in case I died a stranger. I was busy praying the surgeon was ambidextrous. Sinatra crooned as I was rolled into the room. “What’s with Sinatra? I’m not that old,” I lied. Then, remembering Billie Holiday (even older), I asked for jazz. The surgeon sliced and stitched for 90 minutes to scat and erotic lyrics. He got three cellphone calls. After the first hour, I had a slight tightness in my chest that I volunteered like a fool and earned myself an EKG and a stress test appointment. Of course, the hysteria I repressed was because the doctor wasn’t crafting a new, Barbie Doll nose; he was grafting my old Mohs nose. If you meet me, you needn’t mention the sideburn I’ll cultivate to hide the scar along my ear (formerly my best feature) on the facelift side. I was anxious to sleep horizontal after struggling with six pillows for a week. My favorite sleep position had always been on my side with my top knee stuck out to keep from rolling over -- like a bicycle kickstand. In a few days, my brother-in-law called to see if I survived. “The doctor cut off the bright yellow pin-cushion pressure bandage today,” I said. “It had been stitched to my nose! When he pulls the graft stitches out, I’ll have enough pores for all four generous noses on Mount Rushmore. “He won’t let me wear a thing over the graft -- even a discreet doily. The stitch thread is purple. I can’t be seen at church tomorrow -- they’d drop the chalice. I’m Elephant Man. We canceled Skype.” “How does she look?” he asked his brother Rich. “Is she really going to wear a bag over her head?” “I’ll just tell you that when we kiss goodnight, all lights are off.” My patched nose is still bad news. I hope it IS swollen, and will shrink. No more arm candy. I’ve left orders for a closed casket. “My cheek near my ear feels numb and sometimes my stinkin’ nose twitches and tingles,” I confided to our daughter Nancy, feeling my face. “Sounds like a phantom-limb thingy,” Nancy said, jerking her shoulder and dangling arm around. “I wouldn’t worry till your nose is ringing and your ear is running.” Until then, I’ll “keep busy” comparing sunscreens and make-up. With make-up, I’ll think young and try the hot brands Urban Decay and Too Faced. Either one sounds like me. Fifteen years of Ann's monthly true tales are now in a book titled, A CHEAP SEXY CAR & More Serious Humor. Entertainment for everyone, it is 450 pages and $20 hand-delivered -- or $25 if mailed. For a copy, please email her at [email protected] or call 630 820-9896. 10 City of Aurora Oakhurst Oracle axãá REGIONAL SALT SHORTAGE AFFECTING CITY’S SNOW PLOWING The “one-two punch” of this winter’s above average snowfall and below average temperatures are creating challenges for Aurora’s street maintenance crews as they deal with a regional shortage of salt used to help clear the City’s 2100 lane miles of roads during winter storms. With several days of bitter cold temperatures and additional snow, officials are alerting residents that the use of salt for the foreseeable future will be focused on primary streets with very conservative salting taking place in residential areas. The residential streets are very likely to remain snow covered in the event of more snow, but they will be drivable according to officials, and motorists will have to use extra caution. Salting is also less effective when temperatures are below 20 degrees. Aurora, like many municipalities, receives salt through the Illinois Joint Purchasing Program. Supplies throughout the state are at low levels resulting in shortages of road salt across the Northern Illinois region. Drivers are reminded to slow down and allow extra space between vehicles when driving in winter weather and be extra cautious at intersections and on hills and bridges. They are also urged to be especially careful when interacting with snow plows, staying a minimum of 75 feet behind the trucks and never attempting to pass them. Even where roads appear to be wet, drivers need to be mindful of “black ice” which causes roadways to be slick. Aurora officials are also reminding residents of the city’s snowfall ordinance which was enacted to assure safe and effective snow plowing. It dictates the ticketing and possible towing of any vehicle parked on a public street or alley during or after a snowfall of two inches or more. Failure to comply can lead to a ticket and vehicle tow that will cost a minimum of $150.00, plus applicable storage and release fees, depending on the time of the infraction. City streets and alleyways are not considered plowed until the lane of traffic nearest the curb has been cleared. The City has already responded to 25 snow events so far this year. At this time last year, response was only required to four snow events and in the 2011-2012 season, six events had been addressed to date. Approximately 13,500 tons of salt have been used so far which is close to the average amount of salt used during an entire season. Officials say there is enough salt on hand for the immediate future but the current forecast will obviously further impact salt supplies. LOW-COST PET WELLNESS CLINICS RETURN IN 2014 The popular monthly, low-cost pet wellness clinics return for 2014 after nearly 2,200 animals were treated last year at the City of Aurora’s Animal Control and Care Division. Just Animals, a local non-profit, no kill animal shelter, is providing vaccinations to dogs and cats, heartworm tests, discounted heartworm prevention medicine, Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) tests and micro-chipping for Aurora area pet owners. The clinics are held between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month rain or shine at Aurora Animal Control, 600 S. River St. February 2014 The services are available by appointment only and can be arranged by calling Just Animals at 815-830-6568 and leaving a message. Agency representatives will then call back and confirm an appointment time. More information on the clinics is available by calling Aurora Animal Control at 630-256-3630. Just Animals is a volunteer-based group that is based in Seneca. All the organization’s funding comes from donations and fundraisers. For more information on the group, visit www.justanimals.org. For more information about Aurora’s Animal Control and pet ordinances, visit the City’s website at www.aurora-il.org. AURORA ANNOUNCES 2014 ELECTRONIC RECYCLING DATES The City of Aurora is again encouraging residents to safely recycle their old and unwanted electronics this year after collecting more than 156 tons – the equivalent weight of the Statue of Liberty – in 2013. The City began providing free electronics recycling to residents in 2010 and expanded the program year-round in 2012 when a state law took effect barring electronics from being disposed of in landfills. This year’s collection events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the following Saturdays: Customer Service Center, 3770 McCoy Drive February 8, March 15, April 12, May 10, June 7, July 12, August 9, September 13, October 11, November 8 and December 6. Central Garage, 720 N. Broadway Ave. February 15, March 29, April 26, May 24, June 21, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 15 and December 20. Eligible electronics that will be collected include monitors, computers (both PC and Mac), laptops, televisions, printers, fax machines, scanners, computer accessories (mouses, keyboards and modems), video game consoles, telephones, answering machines, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), MP3 players, cameras, camcorders, servers and networking equipment, DVD players, stereos, and VCRs. Microwaves are the only kitchen appliances accepted for recycling. Large appliances such as air conditioners, stoves, refrigerators, freezers; smaller appliances including toasters and coffee makers; and household hazardous waste materials are not accepted. Vintage Tech Recyclers, the City’s vendor, continues to offer front-door collection service to Aurora residents by appointment only. The list of eligible electronics remains the same, but a maximum of 10 items – with at least one item being a television, computer or printer – will be accepted per pickup. Appointments can be scheduled by calling 630-305-0922 between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Residents will need to provide their names, addresses and phone numbers along with item count for collection. All electronics should be placed at the front door before 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. The home electronics recycling collection is available for those who have front doors at ground level. The service is not available to second floor or higher units. For more information, visit vintagetechrecyclers.com. For more information on City of Aurora collection events, call the Customer Service Center at 630-256-INFO. February 2014 11 Oakhurst Oracle & Associates, CPA’s Accountants & Consultants • Individual and Business taxes • Taxes prepared by experienced CPA’s & EA’s • Tax Planning & Strategy • IRS and State Audit Representation • Competitive and reasonable rates St. Patrick’s Residence Annual St. Patrick’s Day “Come To Mom’s House” Party Sunday, March 2nd • 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. St. Patrick’s Residence • 1400 Brookdale Road • Naperville Irish musicians, Irish and Scottish dancers, games and face painting for the children, raffle and more. Irish soda bread from Winston’s Market, corned beef sandwiches and hot dogs Grand Prize of airfare to Ireland for two and other Irish surprises. All proceeds will benefit St. Patrick’s Residence. For more information contact Madelene Bernar at 630-416-6565, ext. 511. Box Top Contest! Collect Box Tops, Campbell's Labels and Tyson's Project A+ labels. Classroom contest starts February 10th and ends February 21st. Start saving your labels now so your child's classroom could win wristbands to the spring carnival!!! Any questions, contact Morgan Trotter at [email protected]. 12 February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle WORKING YOUTH DIRECTORY NAME ABINGTON WOODS Kevin Lubinski ASHBROOK Friday Gervais Tori Hall Achint Nagasamudra Alex Tabb Sonja Tabb Juliana Yaacoub AUTUMN MEADOWS Kelly Ellam Mike Ellam Drew Ellam Nikki Ellam Alexia Lyons Natalie Lyons Zachary Lyons BRECKENRIDGE Tara Dillinger Carla Dillinger Christian Freitag Natalie Freitag Ryan Kallas Andrew Kallas Richard Poterack Ally Reilly CARRIAGE ESTATES Madeline Butler Adam Krusic Jessica Groves Kim Groves HUNTERS GLEN Chelsea Dean INVERNESS Caroline Church Natalie Church Kristen Dodson Caitlin Fernandez Alexis Gottschalk Madison Herman Shelby Herr Calvin Houghton Lincoln Houghton Quincy Houghton Morgan Kemerling Casey Kemerling Aleksandra Masiak Jordan Masiak Remington Rook PHONE SERVICE 630-770-2254 B,MH,P,Y,O,V 630-820-3329 630-898-9295 630-978-1781 630-978-1571 630-978-1571 815-341-1784 B,MH,P,V B,P,MH,V B,P,Y,O,V Y,O B-RC,MH B,P,V 630-851-9029 630-851-9029 630-851-9029 630-851-9029 630-898-6160 630-898-6160 630-898-6160 B-RC,P,MH,V B,Y,P,O,V B,Y,P,O,V B,P,MH,O,V B-RC,P,V B-RC,P,V B,Y,P,O 630-236-6320 630-236-6320 630-499-1839 630-499-1839 630-820-8790 630-820-8790 630-585-0384 630-585-5111 B-RC,P,V B,P,MH,V B,P,Y,O,V P,V P,V,O,Y P,V B,P,MH,O,V B,MH,P,O,V 630-373-5232 630-499-5431 630-851-8326 630-851-8326 B-RC,MH,P,V Y,P MH,V B,MH 630-962-9708 B,Y,MH,V 630-499-9899 630-499-9899 630-820-4065 630-898-7214 630-851-5169 630-585-6855 630-978-1060 630-715-2038 630-715-0098 630-820-1971 630-499-0437 630-499-0437 630-236-6434 630-236-6434 630-585-6788 B-RC,P,Y,O,V P B,P B-RC,MH,P,Y,O,V P,MH,O,V B,P,MH,O,V B,P Y,O,V,SR B-RC,Y,P,O,V,SR MH,P B,Y,P,MH,O,V Y,P,O,V B-RC,MH,Y,O,V B,Y,P,MH,O,V B,P,MH,O NAME Katie Rumrey INVERNESS Jennifer Vickers Allison Vickers Emily Vickers Lauren Vivian Amy Walsh Abe Weisler Sam Weisler Jonah Weisler MAYFAIR Sarah Anas Katie Caputo Kayla Cordes Kendra Diehl Audra Diehl Emily Flori Lucas Flori Scott Hoglund Amy Lenenfeld Kaitlyn Manion Hanna McIntosh Allison Readnour Paige Readnour Connor Readnour Schuyler Staub Ginna White Anne Wesley STANFIELD Julia Beer Nicholas Brunelle Natale Brunelle Loretta Elder Brooke Kottkamp SUMMERFIELD Hannah Buckner Alesia Degand Ashley Murray Tara Perillo Audria Wagenknecht Ellen Wagenknecht Taylor Westwood THE WOODS Taylor Kolb Megan Lachat Michael Lachat Thomas Lachat Haley Valente PHONE 630-898-1236 SERVICE B,MH 630-820-5443 630-820-5443 630-820-5443 630-851-9179 630-820-1255 630-236-7522 630-236-7522 630-236-7522 B,MH MH,V,P P,O,V B,P B,MH B,RC,P,Y,O,V B,RC,P,Y B,RC,P,Y,V 630-692-0538 630-675-0452 630-978-4641 630-229-0165 630-229-0165 630-898-4505 630-898-4505 630-236-6242 630-236-9070 630-499-7428 630-820-2959 630-499-0137 630-499-0137 630-499-0137 630-820-3661 630-692-1862 630-898-5985 B,P,MH B,P,MH,V B,MH,P,O,V B,P,MH,V B,P,MH,V B,P Y,P,O P,Y,O,V MH,P,V B-RC,MH,P,V B,MH B,P,V B,P, V P,Y,V B,P,O B-RC,MH,P,YO,V B-RC,P 630-585-2206 630-499-0581 630-499-0581 630-375-6803 630-978-1515 B,P,Y,O,V MH,O,P,Y,V,SR,T B,MH,O,P,Y,V,SR,T B,V,O B,P,MH,V 630-585-6312 630-236-8767 630-375-9101 630-615-0045 630-499-5837 630-499-5837 630-851-5067 B,MH,P B,P,MH,V B,P,V B,Y,P,MH,V B,Y,P,MH,O,V B,Y,P,MH,O,V B-RC,MH,V 630-585-5164 630-236-7920 630-236-7920 630-236-7920 630-375-9473 B,MH,O,V B,P,MH,V B,Y,P,O,V B,Y,P,O,V P,Y,MH Notify [email protected] to ADD, CHANGE, or DELETE a Working Youth Listing. The Working Youth Directory is a service for youth, ages 12 and above, living in the Oakhurst community. Parents: If you wish your child to be listed in this directory, please email [email protected]. Include your child's name, address, neighborhood within Oakhurst, home phone number of a parent who will be responsible for fielding requests, and the service(s) you permit your child to provide. Be sure to talk with your child about personal safety before listing in this directory. Each monthly issue of the Oracle is posted online to the community association's website, www.oakhurstcommunity.org. B-RC: Red-Cross Certified Babysitter, B: Babysitter, MH: Mother's Helper, P: Pet Sitter, Y: Yard Help, O: Odd Jobs, V: Vacation Watch, SR: Snow Removal, T: Tutoring February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle 13 14 Oakhurst Oracle February 2014 February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle 15 16 Oakhurst Oracle February 2014 February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle 17 18 February 2014 Oakhurst Oracle Kingston Builders, Inc. 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