Candidates needed for Sugar Grove public office
Are you interested in running for office in Sugar Grove?
Terms are ending for the positions currently filled by Village President Sean Michels, and trustees Robert Bohler, Mary Heineman and Thomas Renk. All positions are four-year terms.
Candidates for these posts will be on the ballot at the April 7 consolidated election.
Petitions or nomination papers for candidates will be available Tuesday, Oct. 28 in the office of the village clerk at the village hall, 10 Municipal Drive. They will also be available online at the state election Web site and the village Web site.
Petitions must be filed in the office of the village clerk. The filing period is during regular business hours on Tuesday, Jan. 20 through Monday, Jan. 26.
Village Clerk Cynthia Welsch would like candidates to inform her that they are running if they download forms and avoid an office visit. She gets calls from reporters, and other folks are just curious. Also, she may get additional information that she needs to forward to candidates.
If you need assistance, contact Welsch at (630) 466-4507, ext. 24, or at cwelsch@sugar-grove.il.us.
A candidate's guide is available at elections.illinois.gov.
Craft show: The handmade arts and crafts show that was supposed to take place on the soggy weekend of Sept. 13 and 14 has been rescheduled.
The shows runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the Pumpkin Patch weekend of Oct. 11 and 12 at Blackberry Farm at Galena and Barnes roads in Aurora.
The show will feature clothing, wood creations, natural and painted gourds, handmade jewelry and doll clothing and other items. One artist will demonstrate the art of basket-weaving. Homemade candles and soaps are another offering, as well as quilts and fabric accessories for the home.
One of the more unusual items being featured will be tepees made for children, dolls and pets. The same crafter offers custom laundry bags for children's rooms. Guests at the festival can also enjoy rides on the train and carousel, and haywagon rides to the Pumpkin Patch to pick and decorate their own pumpkins.
Call the events hotline for more information at (630) 892-1550, or call (630) 896-1947 for craft fair information.
Chamber news: The Sugar Grove Library and Library Friends will jointly host a Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the library, 54 Snow St.
Local business owners and others who are interested can learn more about the chamber and network with members.
For information, call the chamber at (630) 466-7895 or visit sugargrovechamber.org.