Posted by Bill Sarto on June 10, 2008
Van’s Frozen Custard, 300 W Main Street (Huntley Road) in Carpentersville will be holding a “Custard for a Cause” fundraiser to benefit the Ryanne Mace Memorial Scholarship Fund this Saturday, June 14 from 11am to 10pm.
All proceeds from the days business (minus sales tax and employee salaries) will be donated to the scholarship fund. You can click on the picture below to make it bigger.
Van’s web site announces the event:
Please come join us on June 14th to celebrate the life of Ryanne Mace, one of our neighbors, whose life was cut short on February 14th, 2008 during the shooting at Northern Illinois University. All of the proceeds for our sales that day (minus sales tax and employee salaries) will be donated to a scholarship fund established in her name.
There is also a link to another web site that gives more information and background about Ryanne and Van’s Frozen Custard’s plans for the day.
Stop by and support this worthy cause.
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Posted by Bill Sarto on June 10, 2008
This past weekend gave us a bit of a wake up call about severe weather and why we shouldn’t ignore “severe weather watches and warnings.”
When The National Weather Service issues a watch or warning always take it seriously. There were a total of 7 confirmed tornadoes in the Chicago area Saturday evening. Fortunately, no one lost their lives in these storms, but it’s always a good idea to refresh our memories and our plans when severe weather threatens.
I am including some sites to go to to get the most up to date information on safety when it comes to lightning and tornadoes. Please click on these sites to get valuable information. Knowing what to do and knowing what not to do in the event of a severe storm may save your life. Hopefully, our weather will calm down now that we are getting closer to summer. The most active times for tornadoes are the months of April, May and June. But they may occur anytime of the year. If you recall the South was hit with several tornadoes in early February of this year and so far, for the year, we are well ahead of our normal amount of twisters. There is no doubt we will be setting the dubious record of the most tornadoes in history this year. Be Prepared and Be Safe!
What you need to know NOW!
Useful information
Weather Information Web Sites
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