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News Fly Quiet Program Village Addresses Increases Flight Traffic See Page 2

Forum Thinking Health Obesity Rates See Gains and Losses See Page 4

Schools District 99 Budget School Board Approves $83.6 Million Budget See Page 15

Sports Courtesy of Village of Downers Grove

Screen shots from the Stormwater YOUtility video series

Locals Love Lewis Downers Duo Build Chemistry With Flyers See Page 7

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Increased flights part of Fly Quiet Program Voluntary program developed by chicago Department of Aviation

The village of Downers Grove said it has received several comments from residents concerned about an increase in airline flights over the village in recent days.

According to the village, the increase in airline traffic is most likely caused by implementation of the Fly Quiet Program at Midway and O’Hare airports.

The Fly Quiet Program is a voluntary program that encourages pilots and air traffic controllers to use designated night time preferential runways and flight tracks developed by the Chicago Department of Aviation, in cooperation with the Midway Noise Compatibility Commission, the airlines and the air traffic controllers.

More information about the

more inFo residents who would like to provide input can take the Fly Quiet Program runway rotation Test survey at www.surveymonkey. com/r/flyquiet.

program and how it is being implemented at Midway and O’Hare airports can be found below at www. flychicago.com.

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Friends of Library accepting donations Donations will go to assist october book sale Donations are being accepted at the Downers Grove Public Library for the Downers Grove Friends of the Library’s eleventh annual book sale.

Titled “Cooks, Crooks and Other Books,” the annual book sale is scheduled to be held Oct. 21-23 in the meeting room at the Downers Grove Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Book donations are being accepted through Oct. 14. Paperbacks and hardcover books of all kinds must be marked for the FOL’s book sale.

While past FOL book sales have concentrated solely on travel and cookbooks, this year’s sale will offer all kinds of books.

Books for sale include biographies, cooking, diet and exercise, fiction, gardening, history, juvenile, mysteries, self-help, travel, and large type. DVDs and Blu Rays will also be sold.

Hours for the book sale are

more inFo Book donations are being accepted through oct. 14. Paperbacks and hardcover books of all kinds must be marked for the FoL’s book sale.

While past FoL book sales have concentrated solely on travel and cookbooks, this year’s sale will offer all kinds of books.

from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Oct. 22 and 1 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 23.

Income earned from the sale will be used to fund projects supported by the FOL, including prizes for the summer reading programs, the monthly “Adventures in Travel” series and miscellaneous equipment and requirements not included in the library’s budget.

“We are proud to support our library, one of the best in the western suburbs,” said FOL President Joni Hansen.

“We hope readers in the Downers Grove area will come to our book sale for some incredible titles, at very reasonable rates.”

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Village releases educational videos on upcoming stormwater referendum stormwater youtility is 20-video series to help educate residents

By ANDreA eArNest Bugle staff @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

The village of Downers Grove has started an educational series about a stormwater referendum that residents will vote on in November.

The village has taken the first steps in this education by releasing 20 short videos, called Stormwater YOUtility, which combined are only about 11 minutes long.

These videos provide facts and information about the stormwater management system.

The referendum will allow residents to decide how they want to pay for the stormwater management system. Currently, it is funded with monthly fees. But, residents will vote if they want to pay through property taxes or if they want a combination of property taxes and utility fees.

The video series states that the stormwater management system is in place to reduce stormwater flooding, but it is not in place to stop basement flooding because

of sump pumps or clogged sanitary sewer drains. A stormwater system manages runoff water that is generated by all properties, which benefit from the system.

Runoff should go into creeks, detention areas or wetlands.

The village has 12 miles worth of creeks, 475 stormwater detention facilities, 130 miles of storm sewers, 47,000 feet of culverts, 140 miles of ditches and 7000 drainage structures.

The video states that some portions are modern, but some portions are older and need to be repaired or maintained.

According to the videos, the village has constructed over 50 stormwater capital improvement projects since 2008. In all, $30 million has been used to construct these projects.

For maintenance, the village does street sweeping, clearing debris from inlets, regarding ditches that have filled in and stabilizing street banks. The village also replaces any collapsed storm sewers to maintain the stormwater management system.

Despite spending $2 million

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Screen shots from the Stormwater YOUtility video series to maintain the system in 2015, the village says that amount is not enough. The videos state that Downers Grove needs to do additional maintenance to meet industry standards.

If the village were to meet the recommended level of service, the village would have to spend $4 million annually.

The recommended level of service for the stormwater system would be to safely store and convey water for all properties in 95 percent of rain events.

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Street renamed in honor of Emerson Foote Official designation ceremony will take place at a later date

By ANDreA eArNest Bugle staff @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

At the Sept. 20 meeting of the Downers Grove Village Council, Mayor Martin Tully read a resolution designating a portion of Forest Avenue between Warren and Prairie an honorary street name of Foote Avenue.

In August, the village council adopted a resolution granting historical landmark designation for a

property at 1130 Franklin St. The house was constructed by Emerson Foote in 1892. Emerson and his wife, Corinne, played a large role in the expansion of the village.

Foote passed away before moving into the home, but his wife and children resided there until 1905.

The owners of the home requested that the portion of the street be renamed in honor of Foote.

According to the resolution, the portion of Forest Avenue extending from the northerly line of Curtiss Street to the southerly line of Chicago Avenue had been named Foote Street and Foote Avenue until February 1910.

percent of properties in the village are not served at the recommended level, and many of those properties experience flooding in “moderate� rain events.

To address those properties, the village has to expand its system by creating new capital improvement projects for the system. The village has identified 22 projects to be constructed in the next 8 to 10 years for a total of approximately $42 million.

Currently, the stormwater man-

agement system is paid for mostly by a utility fee determined by the amount of impervious area of a particular property. The typical property has about 3,300 square feet of impervious area. The monthly fee for a typical house would be $9.72 a month.

Residential properties make up about 52 percent of the total fees collected, commercial properties are at 39 percent and industrial properties are at 9 percent.

In 2016, the total amount of stormwater fees generated is estimated to be about $3.7 million. $1.1 million of that is used to make payments on bonds that were used for construction projects, about $2 million is used for maintenance and the remainder is used for new capital improvement projects.

For 2017, the village has estimated that the budget for stormwater revenue will be $3.9 million.

Fees paid must increase 8.7 percent annually to meet the recommended level of service required, according to the village.

If the village wanted to immediately meet the recommended level of service, $7.5 million would be needed.

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Gains and Losses obesity rates fall in a few states but still far higher than 1990

BY TRUDY lIEBERMaN rurAl heAlth News serVIce Is the message that the nation is getting too fat beginning to sink in?

The answer is “yes but,” says the Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit, non-partisan group that aims to protect the health of communities and make disease prevention a national priority. And a study of healthcare quality and quantity across the nation suggests some reasons why things are not improving uniformly.

Obesity is a disease, and for the last 13 years the Trust and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have monitored obesity rates in the country, focusing on the proportion of a state’s population that is obese. The study designates someone as obese whose body mass index (a measure based on height and weight) is 30 or higher.

This year’s results show that after a decade in which every state’s obese population rose, a few states have finally experienced a decrease.

“We’re seeing the rates plateau albeit at a very high level,” says Richard Hamburg, the interim president of the Trust.

Although rates have dropped in Montana, Minnesota, New York, and Ohio, even those decreased rates are still high. Twenty-six percent of adults in Minnesota were still considered obese, and nearly 30 percent were in Ohio. Even in the states with the lowest rates - Colorado, California, Utah, Montana, Hawaii and Massachusetts - rates remain between 20 and 25 percent.

Twenty-two of the 25 states with the highest adult obesity rates are in the South and Midwest, including Kansas and Kentucky, both of which experienced an increase.

To put this in perspective, Hamburg

THinking aBouT HeaLTH

By Trudy Lieberman told me that in 1980 no state had a rate above 15 percent; in 1990 no rate was above 20 percent. “Colorado is the healthiest state but exceeded the 20 percent rate years ago,” he said.

What happened?

Hamburg explained that many societal changes have conspired to increase obesity rates. Children have less opportunity for physical activities; parents are no longer comfortable sending their kids out to play and telling them to come home by dark.

Other reasons?

Sedentary activities like computer games have replaced physical activity.

Many schools no longer offer physical education, and are not always open for physical activity after the school day ends.

More kids arrive at school via car or bus. In 1969, 89 percent of kids walked or rode their bikes to school. By 2009, the number had dropped to 35 percent.

Eating habits are different, too, with families eating more often in restaurants, including fast food establishments, and consuming more added sugars and fats. Many families eat at McDonalds or Burger King a few times a week, but even if they cooked at home, they might not be eating “healthy” because they don’t have access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

Hamburg told me 30 million people don’t have easy access to a supermarket; many residents in dense urban areas have to walk or take public transportation more than a mile to get more than a “convenience store” selection. Many in rural areas must drive 10 miles or more.

Powerful marketing from the food

industry is also a culprit, beckoning consumers to eat pizza, overstuffed tacos, and sodas without regard for the effect on their weight or health.

I usually don’t pay much attention to state rankings from various groups.

Most people aren’t going to move to another state just because it ranks better on whatever is being measured. But this time I did because as the obesity report came out, a personal finance website, WalletHub, announced its latest report “2016’s States with the Best & Worst Health Care.” And I was struck by a possible connection.

What did WalletHub have to say about those states in the South and Midwest with high numbers of people who are obese? Were they getting routine examinations, and dental care?

Were physicians accepting Medicare?

Were there adequate hospital beds particularly, in rural areas where many hospitals have closed?

Now I didn’t attempt to do a scientific correlation, and there may be many reasons why a state’s healthcare system ranks high or low on the WalletHub site. But for me, the take-away from these studies is that communities must offer not only treatment for health problems relating to obesity but also ways to prevent the underlying cause in the first place.

Communities must have not just enough and appropriate medical facilities and personnel but also programs to encourage better eating habits and more physical activity.

The Trust report offers suggestions that point in that direction. To learn more about how your state ranks on both these studies, go to stateofobesity.org and wallethub.com.

What is your community doing to address the obesity problem? Write to Trudy at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com.

The Rural Health News Service is funded by a grant from The Commonwealth Fund and is distributed through the Nebraska Press Assn. Foundation, Colorado Press Assn., South Dakota Newspaper Assn., Hoosier (IN) State Press Assn. Foundation, Illinois Press Foundation, Wyoming Press Assn. and California Newspaper Publishers Assn.

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Downers Grove man struck by freight train Michael Devaney Downers Grove, was hit by a westbound freight train at approximately 10 p.m. sept. 18,

A 55-year-old man died last week after being struck by a train near Downers Grove’s Main Street station. Michael Devaney, of Downers Grove, was hit by a

westbound freight train at approximately 10 p.m. Sept. 18, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said the accident has

been classified as a death investigation and is still ongoing. The DuPage County coroner will make the final determination as to the cause of death.

Blanchard and Main for equipment requirement violation, no driver’s license or permit, and operation of uninsured motor vehicle.

Kendall County Corrections for retail theft.

arrested at 4:15 a.m. Sept. 17 in the 300 block of North Cass for driving while license suspended.

police blotter The following items were compiled from the official reports of the Downers grove, Westmont and Woodridge police departments. appearing in the police blotter does not constitute a finding of guilt, only a court of law can make that determination.

DownerS grove Robert Douglas Daly, 48, 2106 Warren Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested at 8:33 p.m. Sept.

15 at Burlington and Edward for DUI. Nazarus Avean Willis, 48, 304 East 34th St., Houston, Texas, was arrested at 1:30 p.m.

Sept. 15 in the 6600 block of Dunham for a warrant, violation of commercial driver’s license and violation of extradition act.

Johnny F. Luna, 43, 405 53rd St., Western Springs, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the residence for battery.

Brian P. Crothers, 36, 6413 Clark Drive, Woodridge, was arrested Sept. 15 in the 800 block of Burlington for possession of controlled substance, possession of cannabis and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Deborah A. Schimanski, 44, 26130 Oakcrest Lane, Plainfield, was arrested at 9 a.m. Sept. 15 at Downers Grove Police Department for theft.

Christopher John Scaminaci, 26, 960 Heather Lane, Hoffman Estates, was arrested at 4:38 p.m. Sept. 18 in the 3300 block of Finley for retail theft.

Jonathan K. Mikolajewski, 24, 1012 Corrington, Peoria, was arrested at 7:23 a.m. Sept. 18 in the 2500 block of Ogden for criminal trespassing.

Brianna C. Wilson, 21, 4028 Konrad Ave., Lyons, was arrested at 7:44 p.m. Sept. 18 at 55th and Washington for a warrant.

Angela M. Blangin, 22, 2127 Prentiss Drive Apt. 302, Downers Grove, was arrested at 10:59 a.m. Sept. 18 at the residence for domestic battery.

Elia N. Perez, 42, 1005 Maple Ave., Downers Grove, was arrested at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at

Rick T. Fermazin, 50, 604 Tower Lane Apt. B, Yorkville, was arrested at 11 a.m. Sept. 17 at

Traci S. King, 34, 29 W. Oakley Drive, Westmont, was arrested at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 16 in the 1800 block of Ogden for driving while license revoked or suspended, registration expiration and operation of uninsured motor vehicle.

weStmont Allen Reece, 30, 1 West End Ave., was arrested at 12:30 a.m.

Sept. 12 in the 0-100 block of West End for domestic battery.

French Wood, 44, 114 W. 57th St., Westmont, was arrested at 11:05 a.m. Sept. 12 in the 0-100 block of 57th Street for aggravated DUI, public indecency and resisting a peace officer.

Miguel Ruiz-Gonzalez, 19, 24624 W. Fraser Road, Plainfield, was

David Williams, 26, 728 W. 65th St. Apt. 2, Westmont, was arrested at 10:40 p.m. Sept. 17 in the 700 block of West 65th for domestic battery.

India Wilson, 18, 114 S. Cass Ave. Apt. 7, Westmont, was arrested at 7:55 p.m. Sept. 18 in the 200 block of West 59th Street for unlawful use of a weapon.

wooDriDge No reports submitted at press time.

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Put a puzzling problem aside until you can get advice from a wise friend. Get caught up with a backlog of essential tasks.

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Downers duo helping strong chemistry for Flyers

By MArK GreGory sports reporter @hear_the_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com

With a 25-13, 25-16, 25-27, 2513 win over Great Lakes Valley Conference opponent Maryville University last Saturday at Romeoville’s Neil Carey Arena the Lewis University women’s volleyball team extended its record on the season to 9-3 overall and 4-0 in GLVC. The Flyers are currently ranked No. 15 in the nation in NCAA Division II and have gotten off to the fast start with the help of a trio of Voyager Media area products.

Lewis features senior Carolyn Nojiri, a defensive specialist/libero from Downers Grove North. She is joined by Downers Grove native and Montini product Joyce Balash, a junior middle hitter and sophomore outside hitter Elizabeth Hyland from Plainfield Central.

The tight knit group this season is what the players say has added to the talent to help them in the early goings.

“Everyone always says their team is like sisters, but this team really proves that we are like family,” Balash said. “One person could not be successful without everyone behind them and sup-

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Downers Grove North graduate Carolyn Nojiri is a senior on the Lewis volleyball team. porting them and to have 15 other people behind you gives you confidence.”

That support and confidence was important early on when the Flyers faced four teams that were ranked in the top five in the nation including current No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul (10-0).

“It has helped our mental toughness and cohesiveness as a team,” said Hyland. “We are really strong off the court and playing those really good teams helped us bring the chemistry

on the court. Playing really tough competition is never easy in the moment, but after the fact, it has only made us stronger.”

That hard-fought play on the court translates to hard work in practice.

“We saw really good competition early on so that set us in a good position,” Nojiri said. “With this team, everyone works their butts off every day in practice and we push each other. We have competition at each position and when we scrimmage, we always

push each other.”

As the Flyers push each other it also showed the players what they are capable of.

“We got to see some of the top five teams in the first few weeks and it really opened our eyes to the top teams out there,” Balash said. “Knowing that we can compete with them sets the tone in the gym and only makes us want to work harder and achieve our full potential.”

That potential could take Lewis far this season.

“We are hoping to go to the Elite 8 and go from there,” Hyland said. “I believe we can win a national championship, but the goal to start with is elite eight. It is a huge goal that we think about every day.”

Lewis coach Lorelee Smith believes the Flyers have the talent to reach their goals.

“It you ask me when we play our best, I would say we have a shot at making the NCAA elite

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Cross country squads primed for strong postseason Fall previews are from coach submissions and are in the words of the coach, edited for space and size.

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DgS girlS croSS country coach: Doug Plunkett key returners: Senior Katie Stapleton, sophomores Becky Versaskas and Melissa Weidner and junior Gillian Thomas. key newcomers: Sophomores Olivia Duax and Allison Calek, senior Kara Petersen and freshmen Brenna Cohoon, Kennedy Warden and Erin Reidy. goals: Win WSC Gold conference, qualify team for state and place in the top 15. keys: Staying healthy and having our younger freshman and sophomore runners develop by the end of the season.

By the end of the year you expect: To be at the start line of the 3A State meet.

Coach quote: Both Katie Stapleton and Becky Versaskas should provide low scores up front for us. The question will be how close our 3-4-5 runners can stay to the two of them.

coach: Steve Wolf key returners: Senior Sam Asa, junior Jasper Requiron and sophomore Jake Dooley. key newcomers: Junior Kyle Casper and sophomore Matt Gedraitis. Other members of the varsity include junior Tom Dea, senior Jacob Nader and possibly someone from the fresh-soph squad. goals: Top three at conference and regional and qualify for state. keys: We have a pretty strong four-pack up front but we will need a consistent fifth man to come through for us.

By the end of the season you expect: By the end of the season we expect we’ll have a pretty competitive boys squad. Conference, regional and sectional will be tough competition but I think we’ll make it down state with both boys and girls.

Coach quote: Every year it seems we have a nice surprise, an unexpected athlete that really makes an impact. This year we have two.

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coach: Steve Wolf key returners: Juniors Halle Nash, Peyton Nash, Lisa Niemiec, Lily Arndt, Hannah Abbatacola and Ashley Eiermann and sophomore Frankie Fabry. goals: Top 2 in conference, win our regional and get five girls under 20:00 at state. keys: Hard work and confidence. The girls worked hard over the summer and have committed to these goals by running double practices and increasing reps and milage. This team has been down state the past two years so they have the experience and confidence to step up their game.

By the end of the year you expect: By the end of the year I expect we will achieve all three goals.

Coach quote: Our past achievements have helped us to gain confidence and set higher goals but our effort has to be re-

coach: Brian caldwell key returners: Stephen Pipilas, Eddie Siuda, Akhil Ghosh and Luke LaLonde. These guys should be mainstays in our top five this season. Luke and Akhil have improved dramatically from where they were a year ago through consistent hard work over the months. Stephen could very well be one of the better runners in the state this fall, with a good shot at an All-State finish. Eddie has put in a great summer of training and should make the jump from a pretty good freshman running varsity last fall to a legitimate front runner on the varsity level this year as a sophomore. key newcomers: Canyon Stage, John Norris, John Heneghan and Ben Skibbe. We have an excellent freshman class that is highlighted by these four. We have some really solid depth at the varsity level, however, I could see one

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Katie Stapleton is one of the top runners for Downers South. or more of these guys dramatically improve enough to maybe find themselves running in some varsity races come October. Overall though, we are really excited to field some extremely competitive squads on all levels. goals: Win WSC Gold Division on all levels and return to state and improve on last season’s 12th place finish. keys: Staying healthy and getting the consistent training it requires to be race ready come October.

By the end of the year you expect: To have had fun and see individual and team growth throughout the season. Anything else is a bonus.

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locals from page 7 eight or final four, but there are times when we are not playing so well and we just have to eliminate those,” she said. “The second weekend I knew would be tough. The first weekend, we got lucky and a few top ranked teams came here and we came out with a lot of adrenaline and played really, really clean and it gave this team a lot of confidence of what they can do by the end of the year. Now, it is a process of making sure we continue to improve.”

As the Flyers improve and get better, the local players said it is nice to be able to do that with the support of family and friends in the stands.

“My favorite thing is that my parents don’t usually miss a game,” Balash said. “They are willing to travel, but it is nice that when we are home, it is right down the road. My family support means everything to me.”

Wednesday, September 28, 2016 | buglenewspapers.com “There were some of the girls from my high school team were here today and to look up and see familiar faces is awesome,” Hyland said.

For Nojiri, her parents are not only in the stands for every volleyball game, but also every softball game, as she plays for the Lewis softball team as well.

“It is awesome. I love being able to look in the stands and see my parents there. They travel everywhere, but they are only 20 minutes down the road here,” she said. “During the fall, I will play as much with softball as I can. I will do double practices if that’s what it takes. I love it. I could not choose a sport – I have to play both sports. Both of the teams are very supportive. I had softball players here tonight – I feed off that support.”

The players will return home to Romeoville Oct. 4 with a 7 p.m. match against the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

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Never get sold on old timeshare tricks I’ve made just about every financial mistake, except buying a timeshare DEaR DaVE, My wife and I recently sat through a timeshare pitch at my mom and dad’s community as a favor to them. We’re trying to get out of debt and take control of our money, so when the salesman said we could put the whole thing on a credit card, I told him about you and your plan. He then said that he used to be your personal financial advisor and had sold you three timeshares in the past. Is this true, or are timeshares a bad idea?

JEREMY DEaR JEREMY, A timeshare salesman said he had been my personal financial advisor? Wow! It takes real guts and a bunch of dishonest nerve to spread that kind of crap around.

No, I’ve never in my life owned a timeshare. I’ve made just about every financial mistake known to man, except that one. I’ve also never made the mistake of having a timeshare salesman as my financial advisor. This sounds like the kind of guy who you know is lying if his lips are moving!

I’m really sorry if your mom and dad already hooked up with this bunch. Timeshares, even with honest salespeople, are just straight-up stupid. Never buy a timeshare! The customer dissatisfaction rate with those things is sky-high, and you’re pretty much stuck once you buy one. They’re almost impossible to sell, because you don’t really own anything.

For the money you spend to buy a timeshare, you could take several nice vacations and stay in some pretty decent places. People get suckered into these things all the time, Jeremy, but it’s a really bad idea. Don’t do it!

—DaVE

newlyweDS buy HouSe firSt year?

DEaR DaVE, Why do you recommend that newlyweds not buy a house during the first year of marriage? laURa

DEaR laURa, Believe it or not, the first year of marriage is pretty tough. You’ll both have to make lots of adjustments and get used to the new schedules and habits, likes and dislikes, that go along with marriage.

You need to spend that first year getting to know each other even better, and exploring and developing your relationship as husband and wife. Running out and buying

Dave SayS

By Dave Ramsey

stuff like curtains and furniture — or making major life decisions like buying a house — can wait.

Devote the first year to deeper, more important things. In the process, make sure you’re on the

“For the money you spend to buy a timeshare, you could take several nice vacations and stay in some pretty decent places ...” same page emotionally and financially. Develop a plan to make your hopes and dreams come true, and start piling up a bunch of cash for the future. Then, a year or

two down the road, you can start the house-hunting process.

There will still be great homes at good prices, plus you’ll both have a better idea of what you want for the future!

—DaVE

Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business, and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 12 million listeners each week on 575 radio stations and multiple digital platforms.

Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

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South Earth Action Club hosts ‘solar-bration’ ‘solar-bration’ held sept. 16 before class Downers Grove South High School’s Earth Action Club held a celebration of stellar proportions to mark the installation of new solar panels at the school.

The ‘solar-bration’ took place at 7 a.m. Sept. 16 on the cafeteria patio and invite students to learn more about the panels, which were installed in July.

According to Jill Browning, director of communications at District 99, students involved in the Earth Action Club have been educating their classmates and staff about climate change issues and renewable energy options for the school since 2013. Students even researched current energy use and conducted a feasibility study of installing solar panels.

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Downers Grove South held its first-ever “solar-bration” Sept. 16. The Earth Action Club hosted the event to celebrate the installation of solar panels at the school.

Earth Action Club members presented their study to the District 99 Energy Committee and Board of Education last fall, and secured a state grant for the project. The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation issued the grant,

which was used to purchase the panels.

South High’s science faculty plan to incorporate the project and data into lesson plans, especially because the kilowatts produced by the panels can be tracked online.

District 99 approves $83.6 million budget

By ANDreA eArNest Bugle staff @BugleNewspapers sweditor@buglenewspapers.com

At its Sept. 19 meeting, the District 99 Board of Education approved its 2016-17 budget.

District 99 Controller Mark Staehlin gave a brief presentation to the board, and discussed the major points of the budget. Expenditures for the school year are projected at $83.6 million, with expected revenue totaling $87.5 million.

Staehlin said staff was pleased with the almost $4 million in surplus revenue.

The biggest expenditure is salaries at $55.4 million, which is a slight increase from 2015’s $55.13

a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Social hour/lunch at 11:30 a.m.; bingo starts at 12:30 p.m.

It’s a Bingo bonanza on the last Wednesday of each month.

Get the party started early by bringing a lunch and eating with the group. Co-sponsored by the Jr. Woman’s Club of Downers Grove. More info at www. dgparks.org.

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$3.9 million surplus expected

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million. The biggest source of revenue is property taxes, which will bring in $72.9 million this year.

Staehlin also spoke to the board about a five-year projection for the operating budget.

He discussed the average Consumer Price Index for Urban Areas and showed how the last four years have seen a decrease. The CPI-U factor is closely related to expenditures. Staehlin said it is the cost-of-living factor that limits increases in annual property tax extensions.

Now that the economy has stabilized, the District 99 controller said the rate has been decreasing.

In 2015, it was at 0.7 percent, compared with 2007’s 4.1 percent. The CPI-U is just one thing to consider when looking at future budgets.

Another item that has a significant impact on the budget is salary and benefits, which Staehlin said are greatly affected by col-

lective bargaining agreements.

The faculty’s current agreement extends through to the 2019-20 school year, and support staff’s agreement extends through this current school year.

“Overall, we try to keep the total cost [of benefits and salaries] in alignment with the tax base we have,” Staehlin said.

According to board documents, the required dependence on property taxes ties the budget to cost-of-living increases manifested through the annual rate of increase in the CPI-U. “The positive side of this dependence is that (barring a mandated freeze) local property taxes are a much more reliable funding source than state-based support,” the budget report states.

The board held a public hearing regarding the budget, which the board then approved unanimously.

at Woodridge Public Library, 3 Plaza Drive. Digital media expert Tony Roberts will present Video Marketing Using YouTube, a guide for establishing a YouTube channel to promote a business or other project. Register at woodridgelibrary.org.

october 1 2016 HarveSt feStival.

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Fishel Park in Downers Grove. Formerly the Chilympics Chili Cook-off, this year the Downers Grove Park District has expanded the event to a full day of food, live music, craft fair, children’s activities, beer garden and more for the entire family. For a full schedule of activities, visit www.dgparks.org.

Downtown DownerS grove marKet. 7 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. at the Main Street Train Station. Fresh produce, breads, flowers and other wares. For more info, call Indian Boundary YMCA at 630-9688400.

main Street cemetery tour. 2-3 p.m. at the Downers

Grove Main Street Cemetery.

Explore the historic Main Street Cemetery. Take a guided tour of the graveyard and learn little known facts about the people buried there. Cost: $9 residents/$13 nonresidents. More info at www.dgparks.org.

october 2 tHe laSt Straw fall event. Noon to 4 p.m. at the

Gregg House Museum, 117 S. Linden Ave., Westmont. Bring the whole family and experience bales of fun, including cool crafts and pumpkin decorating. More info at www.westmontparks.org.

writerS worKSHop annual public reaDing. 2 to 4 p.m. at

Downers Grove Library, 1050 Curtiss St. Join the Friends of the Library Writer’s Workshop at their Annual Public Reading event.

Selected Writers Workshop members will share their work.

october 6 2016 meDicare upDate.

10-11 a.m. at the Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove.

Explore how Medicare Part D plans work, see the differences between Medicare Advantage programs and Medicare supplements, and learn what might be changing in 2017. More info at www.dgparks.org.

october 7 art inStitute preSentation – a potter, a Sculptor, a SurrealiSt. 10-11 a.m. at

the Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove. Program highlights three absolutely fascinating female artists: a potter who almost singlehandedly created a source of income for her pueblo, a Chicago artist with a wicked sense of humor and a sculptor who was sure that her art could foster social change. More info at www. dgparks.org.

october 8 trappeD in a room witH a Zombie. 7-10

p.m. at the Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove.

Your apocalyptic planning skills will be put to the test in this exhilarating and interactive experience. Up to 20 brave souls will be locked in a room with a zombie. Solve a number of different mind games, physical challenges and a series of clues, as you attempt to escape.

Reserve your spot in advance at www.dgparks.org. Cost: $10/$15.

Downtown DownerS grove marKet. 7 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. at the Main Street Train Station. Fresh produce, breads, flowers and other wares. For more info, call Indian Boundary YMCA at 630-9688400.

DownerS grove SoutH claSS of 1976 reunion. 4-5 p.m. at Q

Bar and Grill, 8109 Cass Ave., Darien. Downers Grove South High School: Class of 1976 is seeking classmates for its 40-year reunion. For more info, email name and mailing address to dgs76@aol.com or call 630-2046116.

october 14 to tell a tale – eDgar allen poe. 11 a.m. to noon.

at the Downers Grove Museum, 831 Maple Ave. Edgar Allen Poe will give a brief biographical sketch of his life and retell some of his greatest works. Highlights include “The Raven” and “The Tell Tale Heart.” Sponsored by the Downers Grove Historical Society.

More info at www.dgparks.org.

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