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Congratulations on a very wonderful newspaper!!! We know it will

continue to grow successfully!!. ----Glen & Marilyn Ekey

Congratulations! Keep it coming!!!!

----Regards, John Robbins

Happy 1st Birthday!!!!

You should be very proud of what you have

accomplished in one short year. Keep up the

hard work and good things will continue to

happen!

You two are Positively the Best!

From your friends at Minuteman Press

Congratulations on your well deserved success. Keep up the great work!

---Phyllis

Thanks to the story I saw in your August issue, I recently attended the

Naperville Astronomical Association's Wednesday night open house with my family. What a great experience! My 10 and 11-year-old (as well as myself) learned about and viewed all kinds of astronomical wonders.

Keep up the good work informing our community. Congratulations on your first anniversary!

---Grant Cowen

It is just like my grandmother use to say, it is all about one's

perspective. If you look at the good, your life will be good. I think this

is why I am so drawn to picking up Positively Naperville. I share its

perspective. Life in this town is good, and I enjoy seeing that written

about and shared throughout the community. There is a celebrate

here, even when their isn't a parade.

--- Melissa L. Wilke

I just got hold of a "Positively Naperville" and I was positively thrilled

with the coverage.

---Thanks again. Cathi

Got Positively Naperville anniversary edition. Congratulations! It really is

a good paper! Maybe in the next year it could come out bi-monthly! ---Ron Keller

I liked the last (birthday) issue of PN. Each issue gets better and better!

---Bev Frier

Just spent some time on your website and wanted to tell you how neat I think it is. Congrads on a great new idea, well executed!

----Court Kenaston

Back from vacation in time for school; saw your anniversary issue

yesterday--looks great. Sorry I wasn't around to suggest Community First give you a big congratulations in advance. Here is it: CONGRATULATIONS! WHAT A

YEAR IT HAS BEEN!

Sincerely, Lisa Tuttle

I saw the arts page on the P.N. web-site. Great!!!! Music too, nice touch.

---Melissa

Thanks for the Positively Naperville support for our events!!

---Lyle

Positively Naperville once again is positively great. Love the Riverwalk

back page!

---Ruth

Thanks so much. AND the #1 graphic is great with the towering pile of books that turns into a #1.

Susan Greenwood

Community Relations Coordinator

Naperville Public Libraries

It really looks sharp! Great photos from 9/11/02! Very nicely done.

---Gary

Naperville Riverwalk

Autumn leaves us awed with wonder.

Trees once green blush red and gold.

Darkness draws its curtain early.

Balmy nights turn frosty cold.

Mystery abounds along the Riverwalk.

In this season God we see.

Autumn leaves us awed with wonder.

Fields of grain reach toward the sky.

Orchards boast a fruitful harvest.

Grateful farmers kneel and sigh...

"We are blest indeed with bounty."

In this season God we see.

Autumn leaves us awed with wonder.

Squirrels in search of nuts run free.

Southbound geese fly in formation.

Brilliant sunsets silently

crown creation's King with beauty.

In this season God we see.

by Greg Asimakoupoulos

Enjoyed reading memories (Naperville Nostalgia) we saw in the current issue.

---Steve and Barb Hile

Editor's Note: Thanks to everyone for sending memories to "Naperville Nostalgia," the new monthly feature in Positively Naperville.

Thanks so much!!!

---Mary Ann

I had a chance to read your paper this evening and it was great, over he top

etc, etc. Nice highlight on My Chef.

---Art Davis

Thanks so much for all your wonderful pictures and articles. The

Exchange Club, and I'm sure every other community organization, is very

grateful to you and is proud to be a part Postively Naperville! Thanks

again!!

Annmarie Siwik

Thank you so much for promoting our carousel horse event and the Naperville

United Way on your home page. It looks great and I will be sending this on

to all of our board members. I submitted some info to you already - but

noticed you already had some of this info posted. I do have a press release

that I will send off to you today too.

Thanks again and this is terrific!

Susan Fritz

Thought you would like this. I saw the PN ad on TV lst night, Channell 38

... or was it 36. We were watching GREASE. It looked great! Nice job.

---Barb Dwyer

What a remarkable atmoshere in which to have been raised!....It's through

the vision in creating POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE that our small town atmosphere

and attitude is being and must be preserved...despite its upscale

growth

---Dick Kuhn

How wonderful for you to do that for us (Young Actors Ensemble on Nov.

UPDATES)! We will certainly spread the word about the website - the site is

very helpful and attractive.

Thanks again for all of your work on behalf of Naperville and especially, the

arts in our town!

---Terry

I was having lunch with a co-worker the other day, and she said she

relies on your paper for all of her Naperville news anymore, because she

thinks you're so much better! I'm so happy for you!!!

H :-)

That is the greatest picture!!! I love it. (Naperville Nostalgia)

I so enjoyed all the anecdotes. Dick Kuhn's remarks, the lady - I don't

know and wonder how that can be? - and Ron's memories. What a treasure!

Are you going to put some of these in your paper?

---Bev Frier

"Thank You" for the 2 photos of the YMCA float with our 3 Indian Princesses

along side of Frank Osterland. (October PN) We really appreciate your efforts

and follow through.

---Bear Ferguson

I am the newly "appointed" publicity volunteer for PACES (Parent and Child

Education and Support Organization). ...I came across your publication at

Mail Boxes Etc. and thought it would be great to establish contact with you.

---Patrice Preston

We believe Positively Naperville! is a great idea, and

will support you just as soon as we get on our feet.

---Dan Brosseau, IYStudios

The article concerning our Oral History project was well written and I

certainly do thank you. Printing the Biographical Data sheet should help us

termendously. Another great Thank You for all the copies of the

newspaper...

I received two forms from "Positively Naperville" on Friday.

There were none in yesterday"s mail but there has already been a pay-off

from your having printed the article. I am sure that I will receive quite a few more as a result of your article. Thank you.

---Chuck Geitner

The current (November) issue is great. Thank you for your support of this

project.

---Joe Udell

Thanks so much for your quick response...and especially thank you for

carrying the book signing on the Positively Naperville website. I appreciate

that publicity so much.

---Ed Poole

Lessons from the Porch

I really like your website and your paper. I appreciate everything you

have included about the DuPage Children's Museum. Thanks again for your

support,

---Aimee Sprinkel

Marketing Manager

DuPage Children's Museum

Your website just keeps getting better and better. I hear more and more good

things about Positively Naperville...My father, who just endured a major

surgery, really enjoyed the November issue, especially since he missed his

usual veteran day activities in the local school system. He commented on how

nice it was to be recognized several times. Thank you for bringing him some

comfort during a difficult time.

---Veronica Porter

My brothers and sister all enjoyed the opportunity to discuss by phone and/or

email our fond recollections of our great childhood growing up in Naperville.

I am also sending you this email to relate to you that I noticed Sue Wehrli's

name on the Positively Naperville committee. Sue was a grade school

classmate at SSPP. I remember her as a wonderful, fun-loving person from a

great family. I have always been happy for the business success she has had

over the years and the positive influence she has had on her community.

----Chuck Spinner, Parma Heights, Ohio

This website is fabulous. It is, I'm sure the result of a tremendous amount

of work and digging and organizing on your part and my question, as always,

is can you make any money at it?

---Dick Raboy, New York City

Wow! What a great site! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

---Debbie Shaughnessy

Manager, South Chamber Alliance

Thanks so much for running the article about our need for volunteers to help

plan the auction. As of yesterday, we had gotten 4 calls from people who want

to help and all of them said they saw it in Positively Naperville!

Thanks again!!!

Tammy Neimeyer, Little Friends

I haven't seen the December issue yet, but I've had three calls already from

people who have read the article about the Little Friends Auction and want to

volunteer!

Thank you so much for featuring our events so regularly. I am glad to hear

that people are reading Positively Naperville so carefully, and are willing

and ready to get involved!

Stacey J. Wing

Director of Community Resources

Little Friends, Inc.

630/281-1882

www.littlefriendsinc.com

It (the Santa House) looks great. I am forwarding it on. Thanks!

Julie Lichter

Director, Downtown Naperville Alliance

THE PN SITE IS GREAT!! You didn't miss a thing. The photo of Santa House

is beautiful!

--- Ann

Thanks for the wonderful 4-season pix in the last (January) issue. Loved the

pictures.

---Bev Frier (from chilly 68 degree Florida.)

Steve from WDSRA has mailed me a copy of the article you wrote on the

McCormick matching grants program at the Foundation. It is a wonderful

dovetailing of our releases. We truly appreciate this coverage.

Thanks very much!

---Niki Chibucos

The DuPage Community Foundation

Phone: 630-665-5556

Fax: 630-665-9571

Enjoyed PN today. I just got back from cool Florida. I especially

enjoyed the story on Ellsworth School. My mother's father, my grandpa Goodge

was on the school board when Ellsworth was built and according to my mother,

he layed the first three bricks. My mother went to Ellsworth, I went there

as did my three children. I was in first grade when the famous train wreck

occured in April of '46.

----Ron Keller

Thanks so much for all the space you were able to give the Libraries in your

current issue. We really appreciate it.

Also, thanks for the tip about the new Naperville Theater group -- really,

really enjoyed the play.

Susan Greenwood

Community Relations Coordinator

Naperville Public Libraries

After reading the story on Flat Stanley, we wanted to let you know about the

adventures of Griffin's Flat Stanley. Last year, Griffin's Flat Stanley

traveled to Asia with an uncle. Flat Stanley was able to help Uncle Randy

fly the plane! It was an awesome trip. Uncle Randy also had Flat Stanley on

the beaches of Hawaii. There are pictures to boot!

The Pivarunas Family

JanPiva@aol.com

Thank you! I really appreciated your including the photos in PN and the blurb

about Hire Order was a definite bonus. I received a lot of nice comments

about the pics.

Hope to see you soon!

Jeannie

I have to tell you that I had a chance to read "Positively

Naperville" this weekend in some peace and quiet. You have come a long

way with your idea. That paper is now a great source of information and

has matured and grown into something many people now look forward to

reading on a regular basis. You have done a marvelous job with taking an

idea and turning it into reality.

Mike Skarr

President & CEO

Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce

I want to thank you for all the help you have given us

over the years. Your support means a great deal to us.

Linda Linford

Naperville Humane Society

Thanks for your great (CAPS) coverage!

Jini Clare

Wow, the website looks great. Really catches your eye right away and so much

easier to use. Bright and fun looking!

Congratulations!

Mary Ann

Just wanted to let you know I really enjoy your upraded website. You are doing a fantastic job and I look forward to receiving my positively naperville every month when it gets delivered. Thanks for putting this all together!!

Karen Murphy

Congratulations on your July issue of PN---another excellent job. I am

pleased to be able to contribute occasional articles and photographs. Keep up the

good work!

Frank Allston

I enjoyed reading through the new issue this morning while enjoying breakfast

on the back deck. Great issue. You really have a fine publication. Let me

know how I can help "spread the word."

Greg Asimakoupoulos

Thanks you SO MUCH for the nice article on p. 22 of the July issue of

PositivelyNaperville. We are happy that the article was embedded in a number of

distinguished companies, club and services organizations.

We are happy to report that the two Campers' Concert in that two Friday

evenings will be held in the ABBEY which provides divine feelings and holiness plus

a great sound. We're all very excited about it.

Please help us find more good publicity such as the ones you gave us.

With deep appreciation,

Linda Yu

What a tremendous joy it was to see our team photo in your July issue. The

photo was taken in front of the Sweden house, currently Mid-America Bank at

Ogden & Washington where we gathered in 1973, to celebrate our ten year reunion.

Wow! Forty years later, I didn't think any one would remember! The article

stirred very fond memories of a part of my life that is frozen in time, the joy

and sorrow is still there as if it happened yesterday. I still have photos

somewhere if you would be interested? Thanks for the recognition and letting us

again feel the pride of being "Naperville Champs" for a day.

Sincerely,

Jim Shoger

Dear Positively Naperville,

I am very excited about an article in your latest newspaper, July 2003. The

"Kids Matter Salutes Pat Pradel" struck a happy chord with me. I, too, was an

indirect recipient of Pat's positive message a few months back. My car

stopped and would not restart at a stop light along Aurora Road. I was totally

frustrated and anxious because the road made a bend behind my car and I was

concerned about causing an accident.

Just then a large red truck came up behind me and a young lady came out of

the truck. She said she could help by first getting me off that road and down

into an apartment complex area. She then jump-started my ailing car. The

kindness did not stop at this one gesture. It seems my car would not keep going

and would need at least three more jump-starts before I could get my vehicle

home.

All the time this Good Samaritan kept following me, starting my car and

calming my frazzled nerves. We had casual conversation and exchanged first names.

She was Carol and she said her father was the Mayor of Naperville. I tried

to repay her for all her efforts, but she would not accept the money. Her

comment was for me to "help someone else." I had forgotten Carol's name until I

saw the photo in your paper.

Could you please send this note to Mr. and Mrs. Pradel, and let them know how

their daughter is continuing the good work they have done? I am very

thankful for all the help and kindness I received from their daughter.

Barbara Alagna

Lisle

Thank you for featuring our animals and volunteers in your paper.

Marsha

A.D.O.P.T.

www.adoptpetshelter.org

Awesome August Edition!

Thanks for the tremendous KidsMatter coverage - and wonderful asset building

highlights. I have had people inquiring about the Volunteer Fair -

exciting! Thanks for all you continue to do. You are truly Naperville

Assets!

IdaLynn

My name is Greg Dellinger. I love your publication! I may have a story

opportunity for you. I work as a DJ for Radio Disney. We are WRDZ-AM

(1300). My family & I live in Naperville. In fact, my wife grew up here in

Naperville. We live in Maplebrook II. My kids have asked me to bring my

"live" Go! Go! Show to the MBII pool for some splashin' fun on Wednesday,

August 20th from 6:30 - 7:30pm. The pool is located at 52 W. Bailey. If

you think this may serve as a story and/or photo opportunty, please contact

me. Thanks for your consideration.

Thank you for publishing such a fun and enjoyable paper - and for providing

an equally informative website.

Vanessa Heintz, Naperville

(Originally from the UK)

Thank you for giving Scott the opportunity. He is having so much fun with

this (column "Shack's Corner") and is SOOOO excited! He is already

talking about his next review. (A friend) dropped off a bunch of extra copies this

morning; we just have to send one to Grandma and his Aunts and Uncles!!!

Karen Sochacki

Dear Readers,

Thanks for telling the Positively Naperville corporate sponsors that you appreciate this handy web site and the monthly events guide. If you haven't seen the events guide, complimentary copies are available at the Naperville Public Libraries as well as local bookstores and coffee shops.

And, of course, you can find it at Art & Frame/Naperville, Minuteman Press, Money Mailer, Roseland Draperies, Great Western Flooring, Wehrli World Travel, Newstar Jewelers, My Chef Catering and North Central College.

We also now welcome BBM Incorporated, attorney Dick Kuhn, Expert Plumbing, the Exchange Club, Creative Nursery School, Jefferson Hill Shops, DanceWest Ballet, Tabor Hills, the Chicago Fire, Casey's Foods, St. Patrick's Residence and Kids Matter.

Please click here to find out how to submit press releases and other submissions. You can post calendar items by clicking on "Calendar" on the brick toolbar on any page.

Greetings from Our Readers

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