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November,1991 Vol.12 No. 5
"...NOW SHEDDING LEAVES..."
It's that time of year again! Time to give you the leaf pick-up information, and we
suggest you keep this handy so the program will go as smoothly as it did last year.
Beginning on Monday, October 28th, leaves will be picked up on a weekly basis. We'11
make ONE pass by your house every week through and including the week of November 18th
to 22nd. After November 22nd, all leaves must be bagged for pick up by the scavenger on
the Tuesday collection, using the Deerfield yard waste bags.
HOWEVER, DECEMBER loth is the last yard waste pick-up for the year, which is when the
compost site used by the Village will be closed for the winter. If you still have
leaves after December loth, you can use them to cover your garden or store them over the
winter.
4Here's what you do: rake your leaves into the street the day before your scheduled
•.pick-up (check the map!) in a long neat row, about a foot from the curb. If your street
has no curb and gutter, put your leaves a foot from the edge of the pavement. DO NOT
rake them into piles, and be sure you only include leaves - the leaf sweepers get
indigestion from yard clippings, branches and other yard waste. If there's a car parked
at your curb, we'll have to drive around it and try to get your leaves the following
week. Put as many leaves out for each trip as possible so the last trip won't be
impossible! We'll stick as closely as possible to the schedule, always remembering that
the weather can be unpredictable.
If you live on one of the following streets,
please keep your leaves ON THE PARKWAY BEHIND
THE CURB (you're one of the exceptions) and
we'll use the vacuum leaf machine to get them,
also on a weekly basis through 11/22.
Birch Court
Brand Lane
Brierhill Road
Deerfield Road
Elder Lane
Forsythia Lane
Greenwood Avenue
Hazel Avenue
Journal Place
Kerry Lane
Landis Lane
Meadow Lane
Meadowbrook Lane
Northwoods Drive
Park Lane
Pear Tree Lane
Princeton Lane
Ramsay Road
River Road
Todd Court
Waukegan Road
Wilmot Road
Cherry Street (South of Somerset)
Crabtree (off Greenwood)
Fairview (Gordon to Lake Cook)
Forestway (Gordon to Lake Cook)
Greenbriar Drive (West of Evergreen)
Jonquil Terrace (South of Brookside)
Lombardy Lane (North of Anthony)
Thursday
ELD ROAD
Tuesday
Wednesday
Monday
ONE DEERFIELD PLACE OPEN HOUSE
HOLD THE PHONEM
One Deerfield Place, Deerfield's Nonprofit
Senior Housing Building, will hold a loth
Anniversary Open House on November loth.
People interested in senior housing are
invited to tour the building and view
apartments from 2:00 till 4:00 P.M. In-
formal music and refreshments will follow
a brief address by Joseph Haughney,
President of the Deerfield Senior Housing
Corporation. Application packets with
detailed information will be available.
CARE-A-THON TELETHON
Here's your chance for TV stardom! Do .
-- you sing, dance, do magic tricks, or tell
funny stories? Should your family star
in Deerfield's Funniest Home Videos? Or
would you enjoy working behind the scenes
(no experience necessary) to produce a
live TV show?
Volunteer for CARE-A-THON, Deerfield's
first live cable TV telethon. It will
be cablecast Sunday, February 2nd on
Cable Channel 2 as the kick-off event
for the 1992 Caring for Others campaign.
The telethon's co -producers, Deerfield's
Human Relations Commission and Cable
Advisory Board, have issued a call for
backstage help, funny home videos and
talented people of all ages. Call Art
Seymour (talent & videos) at 948-9691 or
Jerry Madden (production) at 945-9155.
BLOOD DRIVE
The next blood drive will be on Sunday,
December 1st from 8:00 a.m. to noon at
the Deerfield Park District Community
Center. You can either make an appoint-
ment by calling 298-9660 or simply stop
by that morning.
We have a recurring problem with 9-1-1,
and you are responsible!!! Maybe you
aren't familiar with the way 9-1-1 works,<
so listen up... it could make life easier
for the Police Department!
If you inadvertently dial 9-1-1, realize
your error when the call is answered and
then hang up without replying, your
address and other information is auto-
matically shown on the 9-1-1 screen
(that's what they mean by "enhanced
system"). When there is no one on the
line, the Police must call your number to
verify whether there is an emergency at
your address. If they can not reach you,
they must then send a car to check it out.
All you need to do is stay on the line and
the dispatcher will know there is no emer-
gency, only a mistaken dialing on your
part. Mistakes do happen but with 9-1-1,
the fact that there is no one on the line
does not mean there is no problem ... and
each call is followed up immediately.
Take another ten seconds to eliminate the
need for unnecessary Police follow-ups!
The old Police emergency number (945-
2131) will be phased out in October.
All emergency calls will be taken on
9-1-1. All non -emergency calls will be
directed to 945-8636, as they are now.
Should you call 945-2131, you'll receive
a recorded message directing you to call
945-8636, so make a note of the change
and save yourself time in case of an
emergency.
Here's another number to memorize... if
you lose electrical power, call Common-
wealth Edison directly at 1-800-EDISON-1.
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Did you know that most speeders ticketed
on residential streets actually live with-
in the neighborhood? Could that be YOU??
Although
you
may not consider a fire
***+►**,r
hydrant
as a
thing of beauty, nothing
can replace
it when you need it. Don't
REMEMBER TO SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK - 2 A.M.
hide it
with
landscaping... and keep it
on Sunday, October 27th. This may also
free of
snow
so it can be located in a
be a good time each year to change the
hurry if
the
need arises.
batteries in your smoke detectors!
YOU'RE AN OLD TIMER IF you remember when we had a five-and-ten store where Shelby's is.
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November 1991 Happy Halloween
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HALLOWEEN SAFETY
This year Halloween is Thursday October 31st. Here are a few tips that we have written about in the past to insure a fun and
safe Halloween.
Costumes:
• Design, or modify costumes so your children can walk without tripping or entangling their feet.
• Use light colors, or reflective decals so that children are visible to motorists.
• Check your child's mask. If it limits vision, cut the eye holes larger, or use face paint for better visibility.
Safety Rules:
• A good rule, REGARDLESS OF A CHILD'S AGE, is to finish trick or treating by darkness or shortly thereafter. Almost all of
the community's Halloween mishaps occur after dark.
• Remind children to walk on sidewalks, and cross only at corners, in a crosswalk if available.
• Carry a flashlight so motorists can see you better at dusk or if it becomes dark. We also suggest that children stay within
a two black radius of their home.
• Never go into a strangers house, or accept candy from a person in a car.
• Every Halloween we come across a large group of youngsters participating in shaving cream fights. Inevitably the neighborhood
is vandalized and kids are hurt. we urge parents to frown upon such events and to try and organize or participate in more
constructive activities. We also ask parents not to supply eggs or shaving cream to children.
• Parents should check all candy before it is eaten.
Homeowners:
• Remember to keep outside lights on to deter Halloween mishaps. It is also easier for kids to see walking up to the door.
• Use a flashlight or a non flammable luminescent stick instead of candles in pumpkins. Keep pumpkins inside, displayed in
the front window or foyer.
. Motorists:
• Motorists, including parents that are taking their children trick or treating by car, should be especially cautious. Watch
for children that are excited about Halloween and not watching for you.
HAVE A FUN AND SAFE HALLOWEEN
Q HALLOWEEN HOOPLA v
�. "Get ready, get set...itIs the best one yet!"
We're talking about HALLOWEEN HOOPLA, Deerfield's
sponsored jointly by the Deerfield Park District,
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terrific annual Halloween part
schools of Deerfield and Pioneer
Scheduled for Saturday, October 26th, the event will begin at the Deerfield Commons with
registration for a costume parade at 10 A.M. Prizes will be awarded for the best
costumes by age group. 4 U
From there, children will move on to Jewett Park where preschool and elementary school
age activities will take place from 11 A.M. until 3 P.M. There will be games and prizes
in the Jewett Park Community Center, with a special area upstairs for preschool
children. In Jewett Park itself, youngsters can enjoy a petting zoo, Wizard's Walk
Hayrides and graveyard, and a particularly scary Haunted House held at the Fieldhouse.
Hoopla planners guarantee to provide a "terr-or-ific"
There will be entertainment by Banjo Buddies Dixieland
soul contemporary musical group, food for sale -by the
lots more fun and surprises. AW
At 3 P.M., youngsters move on to the Deerfield Library
instill the Halloween spirit.
time for Deerfield youngsters!
Band and Park Avenue rock and
Optimists Club of Deerfield - and
P-meHa'lloween
.for movies sure to
The Junior High School Halloween Hoopla dance will be held the evening of Saturday,
October 26th, from 7 to 9 P.M., at the Jewett Park Community Center. There will be
refreshments, a DJ, and some great dancing for students in grades 6 through 8. Those
attending are encouraged to come in costume.
Tickets are $2.00 in advance and $3.00 at the door, and will be on sale at the Jewett
Park Community Center, Ford's and Lindemann's Pharmacy beginning October 14th, and at
local schools on advertised dates. The day of the event, ticket sale booths will be
manned by stalwarts from .the Deerfield Senior Center. q
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Halloween Hoopla is made possible by the donations of local businesses and service
organizations and the volunteer efforts of hundreds of local parents and young people
who donate their them to make sure we all have a stood time! Proceeds from the event are
donated back to the local schools.
For information on Halloween Hoopla 1991, call Ellen Witt, special events coordinator,
at the Deerfield Park District, 945-0650.
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD Bulk Rate
850 Waukegan Road U.S. PPAID7AGE
Deerfield, Illinois 60015 Permit No. 1
Deerfield, Illinois
Fire Department 911 CAR/PRE-SORT
Fire Department Non -Emergency ............945-4066
Police Department ...................... :..... 911
Police Department Non -Emergency ..........945-8636
Village Hall ..............................945-5000
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BERNARD FORREST, Mayor
TRUSTEES POSTAL CUSTOMER
Marvin W. Ehlers Edwin B. Seidman DEERFIELD, ILLINOIS 60015
James L. Marovitz Vernon E. Swanson
Harriet Rosenthal Michael Swartz
Robert D. Franz, Village Manager
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