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Greetings to PN / April 2015 / Volume 14 #8

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Find the most recent greeting  posted at the top of this selection as the page is updated throughout the month.

Occasionally, Greetings to PN also are linked to other online PN stories that are saved in our archive. Many greetings, edited for space for the printed publication, will appear in the next issue.

Thank you for keeping greetings as brief as possible. And thanks for sending your thoughts about this community with your signature. We welcome them!

TO PN: Thanks for letting me know that (Runs, Walks & Bike Rides)! In the 10 years of Team Hope Walks my wife and I have hosted, we’ve only seen 3 mentions of it, all from the Daily Herald. This is great news indeed. Every year I send out the press release for the Walk to over 470 contacts throughout the Chicagoland area. Outside of the Daily Herald, you’re the first to let me know. For more information about Huntington’s Disease:
http://illinois.hdsa.org. Best regards.

—Dave Hodgson

Editor’s Note: This website hosts several annualized calendars of events (Golf, Runs & Walks, Festivals, NCC Performing Arts, etc.) in its “Events” category drop-down along the navigation bar.

TO PN & NCTV17: Liz (NCTV17), thanks to your interview; and, Stephanie, thanks to your pictures, my 15 minutes of fame has been greatly extended in time and space!  If I ever had the need to find a good PR firm (which I don’t!), you would head the team.  Thank you!

—Ron Ory, Naperville Park Commissioner (Retiring after 20 years)

To PN Readers: Every year since I have been in office, I have supported efforts to recycle, reuse or repurpose.  In recognition of Earth Day, I have always offered a spring cleaning extravaganza. My Recycle and Shred event invites the community to join me for the confidential disposal of personal documents and medication, in addition to the recycle of electronics or other items in a safe and ‘green’ way on Saturday, May 2 from 9AM to noon at my district office, 1677 Montgomery Road, Suite 116 in Aurora.

A shred truck will be on-site to shred all confidential documents, such as tax documents, bills or statements with personally-identifying information. Over-the-counter and prescription medication can be harmful if misused, expired, or flushed into the water supply, and Fox Metro will be onsite to collect these medications.

Old phones will be recycled or refurbished to be a lifeline in an emergency by Mutual Ground. The Association for Individual Development will recycle electronics such as computer towers, microwaves, DVD players, cable boxes, and accessories.

We are also looking for gently-used books so Culture Stock can give them to new readers. Lastly, don’t let your plastic K-cups go to landfills – we recycle them here!

Upon arrival, volunteers will help unload your donations. Because of the popularity of this event please note that paper shredding is limited to two boxes per car, AID cannot accept any monitors or tvs, and any controlled substances or hazardous materials will not be accepted. This is a wonderful event and I always enjoy meeting everyone who attends and participates in doing our part for the environment.

—Stephanie Kifowit, State Representative, 84th District

To PN & Thank You to All of My Supporters! I would appreciate it if you put a small blurb in your paper from me thanking my supporters.  It was an honor to receive so many votes in the recent election for eight councilmen.

It is currently my plan to continue to serve the residents of Naperville by volunteering with Kiwanis, the VFW Auxiliary, and Martin Avenue Apartments, as well getting back to my pottery!  I do intend to continue being a voice for issues of concern to me when I have the opportunity.

Thank you again to all of my supporters and best wishes to our new Mayor and City Council members.

—Nancy J. Marinello

TO PN: I’m a friend of Nancy Q.  And have met you several times. Just wanted you to know how much I enjoy your publication! Thanks.

—Kevin Drohan

TO PN:  I had sent out an email to our Circle residents urging all to vote!  Here’s something you should know.  Below is a reply from one of them.  PN has an influence by providing useable information.  I congratulated Alicia for availing herself of PN.

“Thank you, John!!  Positively Naperville, website, had a great question/answer site that helped us make a better decision.  We hope you are doing well.   Happy Spring.  Alicia & Ed Maier”

—John Harvard

TO PN: I sincerely appreciate your Election and Voter’s Guide for our elections this Tuesday.  I’ve studied the candidates’ responses, and those comments helped guide me to become more informed.

One question I would have liked to have asked — sorry I didn’t think of it sooner:  How did you personally vote in the two At-Large vs Wards referendums?

For me, those who didn’t vote would be automatically eliminated from selection.  If they didn’t care to show up for one of the most important issue referendums for the community’s direction, they’re out.  Gone.  And those who voted to break up our community into wards would be the next to be eliminated.

After the election, we’ll hear about the low voter turnout.  I have heard that some folks are staying away from the election because they say they’re confused by the large number of candidates and feel they’re not informed.  Others have said they’re very happy with the community now, and that the candidates they know would appear to be able to do a great job for Naperville.  And they’re okay with the idea of letting those who have studied the candidates and done their homework sort it all out.

It’s going to be an interesting day and night.  I look forward to seeing the results in PN Tuesday night.

—Steve Hyett

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During the 2015 Consolidated Election campaign, PN conducted several straw polls to see how the candidates were trending. When these two men were asked about the election, 50 percent had voted early.

TO PN:  …PN seems to be getting better and better each year! …

—Alden “Rob” Vala, Naperville Town Planner Calendar

TO PN Readers: Congratulations to all  YEA! Students on a job well done. The business that will represent the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy  Class at the Saunders Scholars Semi-Finals Competition is CarCrew, Ansh Sikka. The business that was selected to receive the Sam’s Club Success Made Simple $500 Shopping Spree was Daniella’s Daily Reminders, Daniella Higdon.

We would like to thank our panel of investors who graciously donated their time and funding: Dwight Yackley, BBM Incorporated & Main Street Promenade; Cindy Lincoln, Edgewood Clinical Services; Ivana Best, Harter Investment Strategies; Thomas F. Harter, Harter Investment Strategies; Michael Rossiter, NewGen Business Solutions, Inc.; and Karen Gustafson, Nicor Gas, An AGL Resources Company.

Thanks to presenting sponsors NewGen Business Solutions, Navistar, Edgewood Clinical Services; banking sponsor, Naperville Bank & Trust ;and classroom sponsor, North Central College.

—Brianna Belgio, Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce

TO PN Columnist Bryan Ogg:  What a wonderful surprise to read about Dorothy Terry’s piano in Positively Naperville!  I immediately called my daughter, Suzanne Davis Cassity, who lives in Kentucky and read her your article! She was thrilled to learn about the piano on which she had learned to play.  Suzie started taking lessons from Dorothy in 1965 when she was 10 years old and a student at Naper School.  She has promised to write to you of her recollections of Dorothy—I will give you mine.

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Dorothy Terry’s Piano / Photo courtesy Bryan Ogg / Naper Settlement

I don’t remember the exact year I started  taking lessons from Dorothy—probably a year or so  after Suzie started. I remember the beautiful piano and it’s rich tone and when Dorothy played, it was magical! Oh, to be able to play like Dorothy!  The lessons were an hour long and cost $1.00!!! (She never raised her price in all the years I took lessons from her-probably until she died).   The half hour lesson consisted of 15 or 20 minutes of lesson time and the rest was about the local “doings” (gossip?) of the town.

I moved to Naperville as a bride in September of 1951—the population a bit over 7,000—if you didn’t know those in the town personally, you pretty much knew of them.  Dorothy had the lesson of the week hand written on a piece of lined music paper about 7” X 8”.  You took this home and copied it in your own 7” x 8” music book.  The music she taught were the  popular tunes of the days  gone by, and those of the years in which she was teaching—no classical music!  I have 17 of these music books—the last piece of music copied was “Jealous Heart” and dated February 18, 1987!

In reading your article, it  has encouraged me to get out my “Dorothy” music books and started to play the piano again. … It’s high time I get back to regularly enjoying playing Dorothy Terry’s chord method!!  She was a wonderful  giving lady and brought much joy to many-including me!  Thanks so much for your article.  (I would interested to know the name of the donor—just wonder if I have known her in years past).

—Barbara Davis Smart

 

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