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the Mokena Messenger | April 20, 2017 | 13
Mokena Fire Protection District accredited for fourth time
Submitted by the Center for
Public Safety Excellence
On March 22, the Commission
on Fire Accreditation
International granted
accredited status to Mokena
Fire Protection District.
Representing the agency
was Chief Howard Stephens
and Adam Shefcik. This is
the fourth time Mokena Fire
Protection District has received
accredited status.
Mokena Fire Protection
District serves a population
of approximately 17,500
people over a range of 12.5
square miles.
Mokena Fire Protection
District has shown commitment
and dedication to
continually improving its
service to the community
by asking four questions in
everything they do: What
am I doing? Why am I doing
it? How well am I doing it?
How can I make it better?
This process included
bringing in a peer assessment
team to verify and
validate what the department
is doing and what it said it
would do and to make any
recommendations.
Accreditation is a voluntary
process which assures
the agency’s stakeholders and
public they have objectives
that meet the needs of their
community, provides a detailed
evaluation of services,
identifies strengths and weaknesses,
and provides an opportunity
for communication
of organizational priorities.
It is not always easy to
show others strengths and
weaknesses, but by doing so,
the department can grow and
better serve their community.
The Center for Public
Safety Excellence would
like to congratulate Mokena
Fire Protection District on
their new accredited status.
For more information on
agency accreditation, visit
CPSE’s website at: www.
cpse.org.
Lincoln-Way phishing
scam resurfaces
Submitted by Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210
District officials have
been made aware of an
email phishing scam that
has resurfaced in the Lincoln-Way
area. Individuals
claiming to work for a custom
T-shirt and spirit wear
company (TD Sports) have
sent emails to local Lincoln-Way
area businesses
claiming to have sponsorship
opportunities available
through T-shirt and product
sales. The individuals sending
these emails have no association
with Lincoln-Way
Community High School
District 210, or with TD
Sports, a North Carolinabased
business.
Residents and/or business
owners who receive solicitation
asking for a financial
donation in exchange for
sponsorship of Lincoln-
Way spirit wear and/or accessories
should not offer
financial information or
payment of any form. Any
donations made to this individual
will not benefit
the students or operations
of District 210. Additionally,
any donation made will
not result in a Lincoln-Way
sponsorship of companies
or individuals.
Anyone in the Lincoln-
Way area who has donated
money to individuals claiming
to be associated with
TD Sports should file a report
with their local police
station.
solar
From Page 5
she said. “Most of the students
understood the solar
energy and the energy concepts
because it is everywhere.”
For Rodgers, the solar panels
are a way to bring classroom
experiences into the
real world. She said students
have pointed out neighbors’
homes with solar panels, and
have become more aware of
how they reduce the need for
other sources of electricity.
“It’s fun, it’s interesting,
it’s new,” said Butryn, who
has solar panels on her own
home.
Along with classmate
Geena DiBenedetto, Butryn
tinkered with a tiny solar
panel last week, powering a
miniature fan under a lamp.
A note card acted as a cloud,
shading the light and causing
the fan to sputter to a
stop. Afterward, the class
debriefed: More light means
more energy.
As the weather becomes
warmer, Rodgers’ students
will head outside to launch
solar balloons filled with
air but powered by the sun’s
rays. It’s a unique, hands-on
activity. But Rodgers hopes
it will have a brighter impact.
“It really just intrigues me
that I could create some future
engineers here, just because
of putting something
on our school,” she said.
For more information and
real-time data from Summit
Hill’s solar panels, visit
www.summithill.org/shjh_
home.htm and scroll to the
bottom of the page.
D161
From Page 8
Marron said. “This way, at
least we’ll have the same
cost; we just won’t be able
to recover some of which
we otherwise would be able
to.”
Bus stops will be established
prior to the consideration
of supplemental bus
riders, at which point only
the superintendent or a designee
will have authority
to add stops. Supplemental
bus riders will be taken on
a first come, first served basis.
“There’s room to add a
number of riders without
having problems,” Marron
said, noting that it will be
possible for the district to
absorb the costs.
The program, as approved,
goes into effect at
the start of the 2017-2018
academic year, and the measure
will require reauthorization
moving forward.
Students record the results of their experiment, finding that warm, not hot, temperatures and maximum sunlight are best
for solar panels. Kirsten Onsgard/22nd Century Media