Things to Know

• Tickets are $75 per person; includes dinner and open bar.
   

• Cash or check only; credit cards can not be used to purchase dinner tickets.
   

• Tickets are available through any of the 20 organizations, or through the Village Community Relations Department – 630-693-7550.
   

• Raffle Tickets are also available for $5 each, or 5 for $20. You could win up to $1,500.
   

• Silent Auction items may be purchased that night with Visa or Mastercard only.
   
• The Silent Auction has been improved!  Guests will register their credit card at the beginning of the evening, and receive an electronic bidding device that allows them to track all items they are interested in. If you win an item, your device will send a notification and you can pick up your item immediately!  And if you don’t win, your credit card information will be destroyed by the Village of Addison within 72 hours.
   
• Invitations have been mailed. Didn't receive one? Download it here.

The Village of Addison Public Works Department has won a 2011 Excellence in Storage award from the Salt Institute for environmental consciousness and effective management in the storage of winter road salt. In all, 159 transportation facilities across the United States and Canada were honored.

“These facilities have cleared a high bar in meeting our standards,” said Salt Institute President Lori Roman. “For example, in minimizing runoff alone, 10 specific criterion must be met. This meticulous care is well worth the investment, however, to protect motorists, the economy and the environment.”

Of the 159 honorees this year, 16 are receiving the annual award for the first time. Salt storage is just one component of the Salt Institute’s Sensible Salting guidelines encouraging safe and environmentally sound use of road salt.

About 17 million tons of deicing salt are applied to roadways in the U.S. each year and another six million tons are spread in Canada. Having enough road salt on hand before storms hit requires advance planning and facilities providing safe and efficient storage. Among other best practices specified by the Salt Institute, Excellence in Storage winners must store salt on a pad, covering it with a roof or other approved materials. Winners must also display proper maintenance of facilities and good housekeeping practices.

“The familiar sight of trucks spreading salt on icy winter roads gives motorists reassurance, as it should,” said Roman. “If that salt was stored in a facility honored with an Excellence in Storage award, motorists have the added assurance of knowing the utmost care has been taken to protect public safety and the environment.”

Every winter, more than 116,000 Americans are injured and over 1,300 killed on snowy, slushy or icy pavement, according to federal data. But a study of highways in Snow Belt states showed road salt reduces crashes by 88%. What’s more, when the costs of avoided crashes are calculated, road salt pays for itself a mere 25 minutes after being spread.

When the direct and indirect impact of road shutdowns on the broader economy is factored in, road salt becomes even more valuable. A study conducted for the American Highway Users Alliance showed snowstorms can cost states hundreds of millions of dollars per day – making proper salt storage and timely deicing a smart investment.
 

On July 22, after heavy rains throughout the area, children in the Briar Hill subdivision discovered that baby ducks had been swept down a storm sewer.

Two members of the Police Department and two members of Public Works worked to recover the family of ducks and return them to their agitated mother.

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Or you may have Addison-related photos from the past that you would like to share.   We will accept paper copies, or you can scan the photos and e-mail them to the museum at the above address.
 

Cash Dash

State Treasurer Dan Rutherford will visit the Addison Village Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 5, to promote the Cash Dash program.

Visit Room 1301A between 10:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. to learn about recovering unclaimed property, such as inheritances, unclaimed checks and more.

A Bit of Addison History

Having been a part of the Addison community for almost half a century, the Addison United Presbyterian Church at Army Trail and Mill Roads will close its doors after the final service there on Sunday, October 2, 2011.

In 1958, the Church Federation of Greater Chicago made a recommendation that the United Presbyterian Church accept the Addison area as a responsibility for providing a Christian ministry to the increasing number of families moving to the area. The Presbytery of Chicago accepted the recommendation.

The Rev. G. William Bingaman was called to serve as the church’s first pastor. He and his family moved to Addison in February, 1962, and began a door-to-door campaign to meet the people. The church became officially organized on March 24, 1963 with 68 charter members, although worship services and church school classes had been conducted in Addison’s Municipal Building since the previous September.

Within two years the congregation had grown to 150 members, and the ground was broken for the construction of a church building at the northeast corner of Army Trail and Mill Roads. The first worship service in the new building was conducted on Sunday, May 21, 1967.

Six years later the congregation decided to expand the building by enlarging the sanctuary and adding classrooms, storage space, washroom facilities, a large kitchen, heating plant, new organ and memorial carillon.

Rev. Bingaman remained as pastor until October, 1980, at which time he accepted a call to a Presbyterian church in Apache Junction, Arizona. In addition to his service to the church, Rev. Bingaman served the community as a member of the Board of Education of High School District 88 during the time that Addison Trail High School was built. Also, his wife, Helen, was a long time volunteer and employee of the Addison Public Library.

For more information on the Addison United Presbyterian Church, visit the Addison Historical Museum, 135 Army Trail Road, Addison, Illinois 60101. Open Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Phone: (630) 628-1433. E-mail: museum@addison-il.org.