Briefs: Trout season delayed

Unseasonably high water temperatures have forced DuPage County Forest Preserve District to postpone the opening of its trout-fishing season for at least two weeks. The season was scheduled to open Saturday but now has been pushed back until an hour after sunrise Nov. 3. The district offers three lakes stocked with trout: Deep Quarry Lake at the West Branch Forest Preserve near Bartlett; Grove Lake at Wood Dale Grove Forest Preserve near Wood Dale; and Silver Lake at Blackwell Forest Preserve near Warrenville. All three will be closed for fishing until Nov. 3. The district works in partnership with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to stock the lakes with trout weighing 1 to 1½ pounds.

District 89 forum today

Glen Ellyn Elementary School District 89 officials will sponsor a referendum information meeting at 7 p.m. today at Park View Elementary School, 250 S. Park Blvd. Superintendent John Perdue will give a presentation and then answer questions. District officials are trying to educate the public about the $24.8 million needed to update facilities and technology. If the request is approved by voters Feb. 5, the district plans to pay off the borrowed money in 13 years.

Y program celebrates

An event celebrating after-school programs offered by the Heritage YMCA Group is being celebrated from 4:30 to 6 p.m. today in elementary schools in Naperville Unit District 203 and Indian Prairie Unit District 204. Parents, teachers and community members are invited to drop by. Lights on Afterschool is a nationwide program recognizing the importance of after-school programs. Heritage YMCA's Safe 'n' Sound serves more than 800 children daily with before- and after-school programs in more than 35 elementary schools in Naperville and Aurora. The event is sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. For details, call (630) 579-5713 or visit www.afterschoolalliance.org.

Casting call for kids

Duracell, the battery manufacturer, invites kids ages 6 to 15 to a casting call from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the DuPage Children's Museum, 301 N. Washington St., Naperville. The call is to find one child in the Chicago area to become a Duracell Holiday Ambassador for the "Power A Smile" program this holiday season. The Chicago winner will join actress Abigail Breslin in the Power A Smile campaign to spread smiles and cheer to children in hospitals across the country. The five ambassadors will win a trip to New York City to meet Breslin, a $500 shopping spree and Duracell batteries to power all their holiday toys. Children will demonstrate their most enthusiastic smile by being handed a gift and being asked to re-create the moment they open it for the first time. They also will be asked about the best gift they have received and why it made them smile. Winners will be selected by Nov. 26. For details, call (847) 949-0097.

Organist giving concert

Hector Olivera, known for his classical and popular music around the world, will present an organ concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Michael Church, 310 S. Wheaton Ave., Wheaton. The concert is free and open to the community. For details, call (630) 665-2250.

Federal food program

Xilin Adult Day Service is participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals will be served to enrolled participants who meet income guidelines at 1163 E. Ogden Ave., Suite 301, Naperville. For details, call (630) 355-4322.

Driscoll Catholic events

Driscoll Catholic High School, 555 N. Lombard Road in Addison, will hold open houses from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Dec. 6 for prospective students. The school also will sponsor a pre-test workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 8 and an entrance exam at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 12. Seventh- and eighth-grade students, transfer students, younger siblings and their families can visit the open houses to learn about Driscoll's curriculum, meet with faculty, staff and coaches, and discuss financial aid and transportation. Families who cannot attend may obtain an incoming freshman application by calling Matt Butler at (630) 543-6310. For details, visit www.driscollcatholic.com.