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Vol. 5, No. 6 - Dec 1984C"KISSING December, 1984 Vol. 5, No. 6 LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS!! ve time to purchase your vehicle license - and you might want to consider giving someone else his or hers as a gift. Since all stickers must be displayed on or before January 1st, you'll have to get moving. For all of you last minute people, the Village Hall will be open on Saturday, Decem- ber 29th from 9:00 A.M. to noon. We will also be open all day on the 31st... from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. J0 Since things.get hectic at this time of year, here are a few suggestions for you which will make life a lot more pleasant for all of us during the last minute rush: - BE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR PET'S PROOF OF RABIES INOCULATION with you! You can not get the license without showing it. WRITE ONE CHECK for everything... vehicle stickers and dog licenses. - Make your check payable to VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD. Car stickers are ' J �� $25.00 each, dog licenses are $5.00 each. \ «< - Motorcycles are $12.00...truck rates vary, depending on the weight. Look at the back of the form for information about trucks and RV's. - If you've changed vehicles, just make the changes in the green shaded area of your computer print out. Some of the print outs show the wrong expiration dates for the plates .... just put the right year' in the shaded area. u Q We will not be able to sell Lake County rabies tags for dogs or cats until after the first of the year. You can handle this by mailing the proof of inoculation, together with $1.00 for each year (if it's a one year vaccination, $1.00 - or $3.00 for a three-year shot) to Lake County. We don't want you to have to wait in line nor do we want you to have to pay $37.50 after January 1st! ************ #o • THERE WILL BE NO SCAVENGER SERVICE ON CHRISTMAS DAY OR NEW YEAR'S DAY. If your pick up day is Tuesday, they will pick everything up on the 28th and/or .• January 4th. The main reason - other than the fact that Laidlaw's employees deserve the holidays off - is that there is no place to unload since the dumps are closed for the holidays. CENTENNIAL INFORMATION a Strangely enough, we have Bicentennial news and Sesquicentennial news, all in the same issue of D-TALES. The Bicentennial Sculpture Garden has been completed and the Officers of the Commis- sion have recommended that the not -for - profit corporation be dissolved. You may remember that the original plans called for fountains and various pieces of sculpture to grace the front lawns of the Village Hall, the Library and West Deerfield Township. Al- though those plans were curtailed, the final product is great, including the brick patio and benches. Trustee Vern Swanson served as President of the corporation. The other members were. - Marilyn Craig Cynthia Marty Jim Mitchell Charlene Reich Rosemary•Sazonoff Mayor Forrest expressed his appreciation to the Sculpture Garden Commission for providing this lovely spot for all of us to enjoy. We add our thanks to his! The Sesquicentennial Committee, under the able direction of Larry Dondanville as Chair- man, has begun planning for our 150th birthday celebration. And you're all invited to the party! Our Sesquicentennial year begins on' January 1st. We'll have more detailed infor- mation in the next issue. YOU MAY CALL IT "CIVIL DEFENSE"... but the real name is "Emergency Services and Disaster Agency", otherwise known as ESDA. ESDA is responsible .for the planning of miti- gation, preparedness, response and recovery from both man-made and natural disasters. Certification of planning, facilities and training is renewed yearly, after State in- spection. Our Emergency Plan is implemented by coop- erative action of each of the Village's op- erating departments, augmented by trained volunteers. The ESDA unit is currently staffed.by: Stan Rundell, Coordinator Kal Kahn, Assistant Coordinator Bob Salmen, Operations Dave Arnold, Communications Ira Gilbert, Shelter Management WORDS OF WISDOM FROM CHIEF BRANDT HOLIDAYS are one thing, but "holidaze" is something else again. Chief Brandt reminds you that there are many people who think having a happy holiday means overdoing the consumption of alcoholic bever- ages. to emphasize this, he points out that at least half of all traffic fatalities in the United States involve alcohol as a factor. And it has long been known that a vast major- ity of fatal holiday accidents are associated with drinking. Here are a few holiday tips from Chief Brandt and the International Association of Chiefs of Police: - It takes the average person at least one hour per drink to eliminate the __devastating effects_. of alcohol_.. TIME is the only thing that drys you out. - If you're the host, close the bar at least an hour before your guests leave. Have plenty of food and coffee available instead of a "nightcap". - If a guest has overindulged, either have some sober person take him home or call a cab. The guest may be resentful, but you'll be doing'a lifesaving favor. In addition to moderation in the consumption of liquor by anyone planning to party and drive later, Chief Brandt also suggests: - Use good sense in driving to shops on last minute errands. - Be sure your car is in tip-top shape for winter driving. •.. If you think you can scoff at traffic laws, safe winter driving practices - or get away with driving after drinking, here's fair warning from the Chief ..... our department will be.out _to protect you from your own dangerous thinking. We may not win popularity contests, but we are determined to see that all of our laws are strictly and fairly en- forced. SPEAKING OF WINTER WEATHER... don't park on the street after a 3" or more snowfall. We need 24 hours to get the plowing done! It's hard to improve on a really good thing, • but we've done it. Our holiday decorations were such a success last year that we've made them bigger and added more lights this year. We hope you like them as much as we do! COLD WEATHER BRINGS PROBLEMS... We have some helpful hints from our family to ours which, we hope, might save you a lot of aggravation this winter! 1. �r Public Works advises: If your water meter is located in a crawl space, be sure you check to see that the vents in the crawl space are tightly closed for the winter. Otherwise, the water pipes might freeze and burst. Ugh! If you should turn on the faucet and there's no water (and we haven't notified you that the water will be off), call your plumber ... you have a problem! From the Fire Department: If there's a hy- drant on the parkway near your house, please adopt it! It will only take a little time to shovel it out and if there should be need for the Fire Department to use the hydrant, you will have saved them precious time in hooking u P • :• il: From the Police Department: Do NOT shovel snow into the street. When you have your driveway plowed, have the snow piled on the parkway on either side of the driveway. And if you shovel your drive yourself, throw the snow to the right side of the drive..... this will reduce the amount of snow that the lows drop in your driveway. Contrary to opular opinion, we do not plow you back in right after you've shove ed! ADVISORY BOARDS' RECEPTION The annual reception given by the Mayor and Board of Trustees for residents who serve on the many Boards, Councils and Commissions of the Village.was held on December 9th. This is only a small way to thank these people for the time and effort they voluntarily give to helping the elected officials. Since 1976, each volunteer has been given the latest tile in appreciation of their efforts. There are now ten tiles (it doesn't add right but we did the Kissing and No Kissing tiles as a pair). The 1984 tile is so special that we've included a picture of it in this issue of D-Tales! While we're on the subject of tiles, six of them will be featured on the cover of the 0ext telephone directory published by National uburban Directories .... and it should be out about the middle of January. This is in honor of our Sesquicentennial. NEW ENTRANCE SIGNS ?fir' After a lot of research, the Mayor and Board commissioned a Michigan artist, Bob Krause, to make four signs for the entrances to the Village. We're so proud of them that we've included a picture..... HELP! The Sesquicentennial Committee is looking for volunteers.... for art work, graphics, layouts for public relations materials. Also anyone interested in assisting with fund raising and planning...:.. drop us a line at the Vil- lage Hall, giving your specific area of in- terest, and we'll pass it along. $4.1 MILLION BOND ISSUE The Village Board recently approved a $4.1 million Capital Improvement Program to be financed using General Obligation Variable Rate Bonds. By issuing short-term demand notes, the Village will save considerable money due to lower interest rates. The projects include storm and sanitary sewer - improvements, street reconstruction and re- surfacing and construction on "Access Avenue" in the Village Center. Design work is under- way on several of the projects, with construc- tion scheduled for next Spring. The Village intends to consider another bond issue in early 1985 for funding recommenda- tions anticipated in the final sanitary sewer study due to be completed by December 31st. Subsequent issues of D-TALES will contain more information on these projects and the means of financing them. HAPPY"HOLIDAYS ---- from all of the Village family to your family. IT'S YOUR TURN NOW!; We've been sending you D-TALES since July of 1980. Until the beginning of this year, we were on a four -issues -a -year schedule but now there are six issues annually. We've told you every- thing we thought would be of interest to you (and maybe a lot you could do without) over the • past years. Now we'd like to hear from you...do you have any comments about Village services? Is there something you'd like to say to the Mayor and Board of Trustees or do you have a comment for any of the various Departments? Here's your chance! You can drop this off at the Village Hall or mail it to us ..... and you can sign it or not, as you please. DEERFIELD KEEPS GROWING... You know that one penny out of our portion of the sales tax. opened since June 1st: In Deerbrook: every dollar you spend in Deerfield returns to the Village as In addition to all of our great stores, these new ones have Spiegels Designer Depot Service Merchandise Suitery Salad Delites Hunt & Peck Clothing Pleasant Dreams Waterbeds ************ Village Center: Schmidt's Office Furniture We're All Nuts Instant Services Deerfield Finer Meats Deerfield Sports Medicine Bev's Hair Salon Bill Knapp's Restaurant SANTA CLAUS IS TAKING PHONE CALLS from all of the kids in Deerfield. Call the Santa phone 945-5700... Friday, December 21st and Saturday, December 22nd, between 6:00 P.M. and 8:00 P.M. Santa says "Thanks to the Deerfield Police Department and Continental Real Estate for making these special arrangements for me!" VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD 850 Waukegan Road Deerfield, Illinois 60015 Fire Department .....................945-2121 Police Department ...................945-2131 Village Hall.........................945-5000 BERNARD FORREST, Mayor TRUSTEES Stephen O. Jackson Edwin B. Seidman James L. Marovitz Vernon E. Swanson Cynthia Marty J. Robert York POSTAL CUSTOMER DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015 Bulk Rate U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit No. 1 Deerfield. Illinois CARIPRE_SORT Printed at Standard Printing Service, Inc. (312) 498-6126