Wadsworth E-Newsletter
December 22, 2016
In This Issue
Our Newest Trustee
Second Winter Event
Wadsworth Feedstore
Ryback Appointment
Civil War Lecture
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In this issue- 
  
In this issue we introduce you to Doug Jacobs, our newest trustee and provide the details for our winter bonfire extravaganza.

Trustee Bob Hayden provides a bit of information that is for the birds, so to speak, along with a recommendation to visit the Wadsworth Feed and Saddlery.

President Ryback was recently appointed as a director of an important municipal organization and along with that is bit of education about presidents and mayors and other Village terminology.

Information on a lecture about Lake County during the Civil War period appears below. 

Our staff and elected officials wish you all a joyous and safe holiday season.

As always, send your cheers and jeers to me.  
 
--Jim Zegar, Editor
    jzegar@villageofwadsworth.org
Our newest trustee-
Doug Jacobs has been appointed to fill the remaining term of Tyler Crittenden, who recently retired and fled to the warmer climes of Alabama and other points south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Doug comes to us with 20 years of significant construction  and related experience at Abbott Laboratories.  His Village committee assignments include roads, planning, and public service.

If you are so disposed, feel free to welcome him by sending him an email:  djacobs@villageofwadsworth.org

In order to get him working quickly on Village matters that interest you, let him know what they are.  Put his feet to the fire... it's okay.
Our second winter event-

      Another Ginormous Bonfire!

 

Date:           Saturday, January 14, 2017
Time:         5:30 pm
Where:      Village Hall
Food:         Eddie Bauer Catering
For kids:    Sled hill, if there's still snow
Who:          This is a family event including your                                re latives, friends, and other hangers-on

In order to make this a BIG bonfire, we need to have a good inventory of your old coniferous seasonal trees, and here's our plan, the same as last year:

You can drop off your tree or we'll pick it up.  You can drop it off at the Village Hall between December 26 and January 11. Look for the "Tree Drop" sign near the parking lot.

If you want us to pick it up, send an email to Administrator Moses Amidei at mamidei@villageofwadsworth.org or call us at 847-336-7771.

The pickup period is from January 3 to 11.  Please, only real trees, no artificial ones.  And remove the ornaments and lights.
Our feedstore and the birds-
Another important downtown Village retailer is the Wadsworth Feed and Saddlery, located across the street from the Duck Inn on Wadsworth Road.



In addition to the customary items you expect from a feedstore, they also stock dog, cat, and bird foods.

Trustee Bob Hayden, our resident birder, reminds us to not forget to feed our feathered friends at this time of the year, especially during periods of extreme cold and snow.  "If you don't have any bird feeders, you can purchase everything you need from the store.  

"Also, you can throw some seed under the feeders for juncos, doves, and other ground-feeding birds."

As the Treasure Depot is an interesting place to visit and see tons of throw-back items, so too is the feed store. Stop in for a glimpse at both today and yesteryear.    

To find out more, or to see if the feed store carries the products you like, call them at 847-662-2932.   They can also custom order many products.
Ryback appointed to board- 
 

Village President Glenn Ryback was recently appointed to the Illinois Municipal League Risk Management Association Board of Directors.


The Association is charged with the responsibility to stabilize costs and provide liability, property, and workers' compensation insurance specifically for municipalities.  

 

We thank President Ryback for his service to both our community as well as all the other communities served by the Illinois Municipal League.


As a parenthetical note, you might ask why is Ryback our president but not our mayor.  The answer is pretty simple.


 In Illinois, a municipality that is incorporated as a "city" has a mayor, while the head honcho in a "village" is called the "president."  Generally speaking, it's just a different name for the same job. 


The terms are sometimes used interchangeably so it's okay to also call Glenn the "mayor."

 

And to carry this bit of education one step further, cities have "aldermen" while villages have "trustees."


 And now you know...
Civil War: Homefront to Frontline
 
The Village is hosting a history lecture that will presented by museum educators from the Lake County Discovery Museum on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Wadsworth Village Hall.  

The day's lecture is entitled "Civil War: Homefront to Frontline."

Drawn from letters, diaries and photographs in the museum's collections, this presentation discusses the personal stories of Lake Countians on the battlefield and on the home front.

Space is limited, so please RSVP your attendance to Village Administrator Amidei at mamidei@villageofwadsworth.org or 847.336.7771.  

Pop, water and cookies will be served.  This lecture is free to attend.