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September 1995 Vol.17 No. 4
M U DFEST
Here comes the 1995 MUDFEST..... and here's all the
necessary information:
The date is Sunday, September loth.
The time is from Noon to 4:00 P.M.
Place - Jewett Park.
Participants are teams of 8 to 10 high school students
which must be COED (at least 4 boys and 4 girls per
team). Space is limited to the first 40 teams, so get
moving! Register at the Deerfield Police Station by
Friday, September 1st or at Deerfield High School by
Wednesday, September 6th.
There will be team competition, mud volleyball, tug-
o-war, dunk tank, pie eating contest, pop/pizza for
sale ..... you can participate or you'll have fun just
watching. If you are participating, you must wear
shoes!
SPECIAL FEATURE
At Noon
Village Trustees and Employees
FAMILY DAYS
Although the weather didn't cooperate, these people
listed below did everything except furnish sunshine,
and we'd like to acknowledge and thank them for
their efforts:
Executive Board Members
President - Steve Hicks
July 3rd - Ken Guth, Lions Club
July 4th Parade - Richard Shapiro, Lions Club
Food, 3rd & 4th - Jack Pohn, Lions Club
Committee Chairpersons
Arts and Crafts - Judy Nelson
Bike Parade - John Sciarretta, Italian Kitchen
Deerfield Park District - Rick Julison
Flower Show - Florence Stryker
Marathon - Jerry Bowman, Rotary Club
Pancake Breakfast - Jane Light, Newcomers Club
Poster Contest - Ester Finne, Koenig & Strey
Senior Center - Virginia Hunt
Ticket Sales - Edwin Seidman, Optimist Club
Volunteers - Pat Haughney
vs. Volunteers are needed for next year. If interested,
Deerfield Teens call 945-5000.
GET THE PICTURE???
Can you identify this building? The answer to that
question and several others on the history of
Deerfield will be available at the Historical Society's
Fall Festival. It will be held on Sunday, September
loth from Noon to 6 P.M. at the Deerfield Historic
Village (Deerfield Road and Kipling Place).
Enjoy demonstrations of period crafts, tours of
historic buildings and live entertainment. Children's
activities include a pioneer costume contest. Food,
crafts, books, flea market items and historical
merchandise will be for sale. The Ott Cabin (the
oldest standing building in Lake County), the one -
room school house, carriage house and farm house
will be open for tours. Admission is free. For more
information call 948-1157.
SEPTEMBER SONG
WHEN SECONDS COUNT....
When we start talking about Labor Day, we have to
remind you that the schools will be back in session.
That means you should exercise more than your usual
care when driving near the schools - in fact that
should be the case wherever you drive since the kids
are so full of energy that they forget to watch out for
traffic.
NEXT FARMERS' MARKET
Jot this down..... September 23rd from 7 A.M. to
12:30 P.M. at the corner of Deerfield Road and
Robert York Avenue..... fresh fruit and vegetables
plus a lot of other good stuff. The last market of the
year will be on Saturday, October 21st.
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REMINDERS:
SCAVENGER SERVICE will be moved to
Wednesday, September 6th and Saturday, September
9th because of the Labor Day holiday.
VILLAGE BOARD MEETING will be on Tuesday,
September 5th for the same reason.
PEDESTRIAN PLEA
How about trimming those bushes and/or trees that
overhang your sidewalks? Walkers, bikers, joggers -
all those people and more will give you a standing
ovation if you will cut those offending branches.
And also, cars which are parked so as to block
sidewalks are a violation of the ordinances. Be a
good neighbor, and help yourself by avoiding a
ticket.
NEW TRAIN STATION
We would like to have more exact
information for you on when the
Lake Cook Road train station will be
on line but, unfortunately, we don't
know. METRA advises that they still
hope to open the "daily fee" facility
before the end of the year. However,
problems with the underpass project
may delay it until next Spring. We will keep you
posted.
We can't help you if we can't find you! That is why
our emergency departments ask that you post address
numbers clearly on your house. Your number (in
block, not script) should be in a well lit area that is
visible from the street.
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BLOOD DRIVE
The next blood drive will be on Sunday, September
loth at the Jewett Park Community Center between
7 A.M. and 2 P.M. There is no need to make an
appointment... just drop in and give the gift of life.
RECYCLING ALERT
Instead of putting those brown paper bags in with
you garbage, how about adding them to the recycling
stuff? Also, corrugated boxes (those heavy packing -
type boxes) can be cut into 2' squares and added to
your green container. These items recycle so well
they are in great demand.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION SPOTLIGHT •
The Deerfield Optimist Club is made up of men and
women of all ages whose goal is to help the youth
and senior citizens of the Deerfield area. The Club
practices the philosophy of optimism, depending on
positive attitudes to face today's world.
The Club has a single fund raiser each year; selling
Christmas trees to the area residents. The funds are
put back into the Village in the form of the
following past and on -going functions:
College scholarships for area high school seniors,
Drug Awareness Poster Contest, Youth Appreciation
Night, Special Essay Contest, Youth Burn Camp,
Christmas Party for Kids with Cancer, Deerfield
Youth Baseball, Deerfield Area Historical Society,
Student Government Day, Falcon Hockey, Deerfield
Citizens for Drug Awareness, West Deerfield
Township Food Pantry, and hearing impaired phones
at O'Hare Airport. In addition to funds, the Club
also participates in the following activities: Easter
Egg Hunt, Lynn Fragassi Bike Rodeo, Junior High
Basketball Tournament, Mudfest, and senior citizen
activities.
Any questions regarding membership or the Club in
general should be directed to President Ken Shields
at 945-5328.
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Police Beat
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School Opens August 28 - Please Obey School Speed Zones August 1995
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT:
SAVING LIVES AND COMBATING CRIME
Traffic Enforcement not only
saves lives, injuries, and dollars,
it also supplements many crimi-
nal enforcement activities.
America is confronted with three
major public safety challenges:
violent crime, drugs and traffic
safety. Crime, and the fear it
generates, is a very real threat.
Yet the danger of involvement in
a traffic crash is much greater.
The Deerfield Police Department
has responded to citizen concerns
and made the fight against crime
a priority. One often overlooked
tool that can be effective in both
combating crime and reducing
crashes is traffic enforcement.
The human loss in traffic crashes
is tragic. Over 40,000 people are
killed and millions more are seri-
ously injured in violent traffic
crashes every year.
Whether being a crime victim or
crash victim, everyone in the
United States helps pay billions
of dollars - for lost productivity,
property damage, rising medical
and car insurance rates - and the
costs of police, firefighters and
emergency medical personnel.
The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration estimates
that motor vehicle crashes cost
the nation approximately $137
billion annually as compared to
the $19 billion cost for victims of
personal and household crimes.
With resources stretched to the
limit, more law enforcement
agencies realize enforcement pro-
grams must be more productive,
addressing a number of commu-
nity concerns. Traffic enforce-
ment can be a valuable resource
in the war against crime while
also reducing the human and eco-
nomic losses associated with traf-
fic crashes.
Traffic and Crime: Just the
Facts
Now, here are some hard, new
facts about how highly visible
traffic patrols can effectively im-
pact the devastating effects of
crime in your community.
Americans today are constantly
on the move, driving our cars
over two trillion miles a year.
Criminals are on the move too,
driving on our streets and high-
ways. In our increasingly mobile
society, the automobile is often
used to facilitate the commission
of a crime. It is crucial that to-
day's officers must always be on
the alert and familiar with practi-
cal procedures to detect and ap-
prehend criminals when they are
encountered during routine traffic
stops.
Communities across the nation
struggle to cope with rising crime
rates. For some Americans,
drive -by shootings and carjack-
ings are so routine they don't
even make the headlines. Illegal
firearms are a fact of daily life
and drug dealers blatantly occupy
neighborhoods.
Many citizens link fewer crimes
with more police, resulting in the
concept of community policing.
Yet, law enforcement executives
everywhere are forced to meet
the growing crime rate with lim-
ited resources. If executives
must choose between suppress-
ing crime and enforcing traffic
laws, police traffic services are
too often the first to go. Without
safe streets and highways, we
cannot truly say we are reducing
the level of community violence
and fear, making life safer for our
citizens.
Traffic enforcement is a critical
element that police executives
can use to improve public safety.
The overall enforcement initia-
tive is to reduce crime and in-
crease traffic safety.
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Traffic enforcement saves lives
and dollars, and it can have a
positive effect in reducing crime.
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What do law enforcement offi-
cers accomplish by arresting
drunk or drugged drivers? These
facts are from NHTSA's 1993
Traffic Safety Facts and the 1992
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice
Statistics.
• 17,461 people died in
alcohol -related motor -vehicle
crashes.
• 61 percent of inmates jailed
for violent crimes were drink-
ing or using drugs when they
committed their crime.
• 17 percent of inmates com-
mitted offenses to get money
for drugs.
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When traffic enforcement offi-
cers arrest drunk or drugged
drivers, they prevent other
deaths, injuries and violent
crimes.
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What does a police traffic officer
accomplish by arresting people
who have illegal firearms in mo-
tor vehicles? These facts are
from the FBI Uniform Crime Re-
port. In 1993:
• 25 percent of aggravated as-
saults were committed with a
firearm.
• 42 percent of robberies were
committed with a firearm.
• 70 percent of murders in-
volved the use of a firearm.
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When traffic enforcement offi-
cers arrest those who have ille-
gal firearms in motor vehicles,
they prevent other deaths, in-
juries and violent crimes.
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SPEED ENFORCEMENT a
Speed is a factor in 31 percent of
all fatal crashes and its economic
cost to society is $24 billion each
year.
Yet, while the public accepts the
need for impaired driving and oc-
cupant protection laws, few
drivers view speeding as an im-
mediate risk to their personal
safety.
Many drivers think the danger of
speeding is confined to high-
speed roadways. In fact, almost
90 percent of fatalities in speed
related crashes occur on non -
interstate highways. Incorporat-
ing public information and en-
forcement of speed limits into
our traffic safety programs is an
important step toward changing
these misperceptions.
PLEASE DRIVE
SAFELY!
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