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THE BUGLE OCTOBER 17, 2012
News
Police Department fights ‘Heroin in Our Community’ By Robin Ambrosia Staff Reporter
The Downers Grove Police Department is hosting a community panel discussion because of the growing problem of heroin abuse in local communities. Due to a positive community response, the Downers Grove Police Department has
announced a change of venue for its “Heroin in our Community” forum, which will be held at 7 p.m. on Oct. 25. “The police department has received numerous calls from individual residents and parents inquiring about the heroin forum,” Sgt. Harry Andler said. “The information on the heroin forum was also sent out in the District 99 newsletter, which is delivered
to 5000 plus households. Due to the importance of the topic and the information being covered, we want to provide everyone an opportunity to attend, therefore we decided to move the forum to a larger facility that could accommodate more attendees.” The venue has been changed to the Downers Grove North High School’s Purple Gym, 4436 Main St.Attendees are asked to park in the lot located at Main and Grant Streets. Enter the school through the main lobby. Speakers will include Downers Grove Police Chief Robert Porter; John Roberts, cofounder of the Heroin Epidemic Relief Organization; Kathleen Burke, Chief Executive Officer for the Robert Crown Center See HEROIN, page 3
500 kids expected to help paint the town The Downers Grove Rotary Club along with Downtown Downers Grove will host their annual fall window-painting event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 27. Each year, families paint the windows of downtown storefronts. Paints and brushes can be picked up at the Downtown Downers Grove Management Corp., 933A Curtiss St. Last year, over 500 children enjoyed ‘painting the town’. According to Keith Hoffman of the Downers Grove Rotary Club, as in the past, families are asked to bring canned donations to benefit the Downers Grove FISH Food Pantry. In addition, The Rotary Club of Downers Grove has asked for a donation of clean, gently-used men’s or woman’s coats to be donated to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ “Stand Down Days” event being held in
Submitted Photo/Keith Hoffman, Downers Grove Rotary Club
Chicago on Nov. 9th. The Helping Girls Navigate Adolescence organization will be serving a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at Ballydoyle Irish Pub, 5157 Main St.The costs are $6 for adults, $3 for kids, and children 2 years old and under are free.