$21,859 collected in firefighter campaign
Buffalo Grove may have been beaten out this year for the highest collection in the state for the "Fill the Boot" drive, but it took 10 years for another fire department to win that accolade.
For the past decade, the department has collected more money than any other in the state for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
This year, the department came in second to the Tri-State Fire Department out of Darien. However, the Buffalo Grove collection still earned the Golden Boot Award and the highest collection in the district.
The department managed to collect $21,859.15 this year. Volunteers spent time at street intersections with the help of village staff and trustees.
In the past 15 years, the department has managed to collect $174,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which serves 530 families in this area.
Holiday designs: Mangels of Long Grove will be presenting a series of Holiday Design Workshops through the month of November.
The workshops are designed to offer advice on decorating for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Doug Clark, a designer, will talk about how to use greenery, bows and berries for home decor.
The classes are from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Long Grove Cafe, 235 Robert Parker Coffin Road. The workshops will be held Nov. 3, 6, 8-10 and 17.
The cost is $25 for each workshop, which will include lunch and a $5 gift certificate for Mangels.
Call (847) 634-9287 to register or for any questions.
A bit of history: The Wheeling Historical Society will have a police officer from the village's department at the October meeting to speak about identity theft.
The program will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday for no charge. The meeting will be held at Chamber Park, 213 N. Wolf Road.
For more information, call Elaine Simpson at (847) 541-8692.
The Historical Society has also reprinted copies of "Wheeling through the Years," which is available for $25. For more information or to purchase a copy, call Bill Simpson at (847) 541-8692.
Cluttered? The Pavilion Senior Center in Wheeling will be having its continuing "Wished, Felt & Dreamed" group from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The group is a support organization for older adults who have chronic clutter and compulsive hoarding problems.
The Senior Center is at 199 N. First St., Wheeling. For more information, call Jan Christiansen at (847) 459-2670.
Flu shot season: Northwest Community Hospital will be offering flu shots in Buffalo Grove from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 27.
The shots will be administered at village hall, 50 Raupp Blvd., in the council chambers.
Children under age 18 will require a physician's order saying that they can receive the shot and have had the injection previously.
Call (847) 618-4FLU or (847) 459-2530 with questions. No advanced registration is required.
The shots are free for those with Medicare B coverage. Others will be charged $20.