Gail Borden Library hosts sale
Want to get a head start on shopping for the 2008 holidays? Or still smarting that your stocking wasn't totally full? The Gail Borden Library in Elgin will host a teen book sale in the youth story room from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Novels are $1, hardcovers are 50 cents and paperbacks just a quarter. The library will also be discounting prices in the book sale room from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with regularly priced hardcover books selling for 50 cents and regularly priced paperback books for 25 cents. For details, call (847) 742-2411.
Watch where you park
The winter parking ban in West Dundee is in effect until April 1. The ban prohibits parking on village streets between the hours of 2 and 5 a.m. The purpose of the ban is to ensure that in case of an early morning snowfall, the roads are unobstructed and can be completely cleared by the public works department. If you have a short-term guest or an inoperable vehicle, permission may be granted for overnight on-street parking by calling the village's emergency dispatcher, QuadCom, at (847) 428-8784. You'll need to provide a vehicle's location and identification information. In the event of 2 or more inches of snowfall, the vehicle may have to be towed at the owner's expense or ticketed so it does not inhibit snow removal operations.
Check your archives
As Sleepy Hollow prepares for its 50th anniversary this year, the village government is looking for photos and stories from the past to display on the village's Web site. March 12 marks the village's golden anniversary. Original photos will be scanned and returned on request. Pictures or stories can be emailed to designteam@sleepy-hollow.il.us or to Design Team, c/o Village of Sleepy Hollow, 1 Thorobred Lane Sleepy Hollow, IL 60118.
Teacher to grade AP exams
A Hampshire High School teacher will head to Louisville, Ky., in June where he'll join 200 high school and college instructors from around the country in grading Advanced Placement history exams. The honor is the latest accolade Dennis Maher has earned in his 23 years with District 300 -- the first 19 at Dundee-Crown High School and the last four at Hampshire. In 2004, Maher was named the Kane County Secondary Teacher of the Year and won the State of Illinois VFW Voice of Democracy Award. While in Kentucky, Maher will learn how the exams are graded and discuss teaching methods with his colleagues.