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8 | April 4, 2019 | The Northbrook tower news northbrooktower.com Bane The Yarnall family Our sweet puppy Bane came into our lives Dec. 7, 2012, when we rescued him from a home in Richmond, Ill. Since that day, he’s become more than a pet to our family — he’s a little brother, a ‘favorite son,’ but most importantly, our best friend. Bane loves to play with bacon-flavored squeaky balls. We hate the smell, but he loves it. He loves eating anything — literally, anything, and he could spend all of his free time playing with new friends at the dog park, but when he’s tired out from that he’ll tuck in with a pillow and a heated blanket. Bane’s a pampered pup, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. PLEASE HELP! The Tower needs Pet of the Week submissions! To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send photos and stories to Martin at martin@northbrooktower. com or at 60 Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook. Riggle From Page 3 prior to the 1989-90 school year, he was hired. But a few days before the school year began, the principal left to take a job in Indianapolis and Riggle was immediately promoted to interim principal. His already heavy workload increased when the other assistant principal also found a new job. At the end of the school year, the interim principal became the principal, and he remained in that position until 1998. “We were able to get community support for a $32 million renovation, and after the renovation, it was a very nice situation,” Riggle remembered. “A gentleman at Indiana University named Ron Barnes suggested that I should consider looking in the Chicago area because there were some really good situations there, but I was not interested.” Eventually, Riggle came to the realization that he was “looking to grow” and he decided to look into the principal’s job at GBN when it became available. Following an intensive interview process, he was offered the job and accepted. He never regretted his decision. “I consider our high schools to be destination high schools and our district to be a destination district,” he said. “Once teachers start here, they don’t want to leave. They feel this is a good place to be for a long, long time. I attribute this to the outstanding students they work with, the support of the parents and the resources the district is able to provide. “In various surveys, residents have said there are three reasons why they like to live in Northbrook and Glenview — 1. The location with its proximity to downtown Chicago and the resources within the communities; 2. The high quality of the park districts; 3. Education. “Educators who are permanently focused on their students can make all the difference in achievement. I will miss many people here. I’ll always be available to people here if they need my help.” Education is in Riggle’s DNA, but the son of a high school principal didn’t realize it until one day when he was a student at Bedford Junior High. “The teacher of a science class, Warren Mitchell, needed to leave the room, and he asked me to take over and review the material with the class,” Riggle remembered. “I always had been a fairly good student but never a great student. “I was up there when the teacher came back to the room. He took a seat in the back and I kept going. At the end of the class, he thanked me for doing what I did and said: ‘Sometime you ought to think about being a teacher. I think you’d be really good at it.’ That planted the seed in my head. “I went to Hanover College where I was a basketball player and thought coaching would be a lot of fun. So I started thinking about teaching and coaching.” Over the intervening years, Dr. Riggle has come to the conclusion that “teaching is not a science but an art.” The nation-wide trend of fewer students entering teaching as a profession concerns him. “At Indiana University, Indiana State and Ball State in the last threefour years, enrollments have been dropping in the School of Education,” he said. “Here in Illinois, a lot of places are having trouble finding teachers, particularly in rural areas. A lot of it has to do with the social life a young person might have in a rural area where there’s not much to do.” Riggle believes one of the biggest challenges that might confront schools in Illinois such as GBN and GBS in the years to come is funding. “They have to be aware of that at all times because we’re so heavily dependent on local property taxes — 94 percent of our revenue comes from them,” he emphasized. “So, if they become frozen or are siphoned away and there is a larger percentage of income tax used, that could become a real financial challenge.”
northbrooktower.com news the northbrook tower | April 4, 2019 | 9 Northbrook Park District Board of Commissioners 2019 budget and appropriations ordinance set at $29M Todd Marver Freelance Reporter With the current fiscal year now roughly a quarter of the way done, the Northbrook Park Board approved its budget and appropriation ordinance for fiscal year 2019 at its Wednesday, March 27 meeting. The total amount budgeted and appropriated is $29.411 million. “The budget and appropriations ordinance creates a ceiling on the park district’s expenditures during the fiscal period and therefore is structured to include appropriations with every dollar that can reasonably be anticipated to be received and spent,” Board President Penny Randel said. RELIEF, REPAIR & REGENERATION STEM CELL RECRUITME<strong>NT</strong> * INDICATIONS: Knee Pain Arthritis Hip/Shoulder Pain “Bone-on-Bone” Meniscus Tear Rotator Cuff Inflammation Plantar Fasciitis Cracking & Popping Trouble Walking Difficulty with Stairs Avoid Joint Replacement The summary of funds budgeted and appropriated is as follows: Corporate fund: $4.81 million, recreation fund: $9.783 million, special recreation fund: $836,000, paving and lighting fund: $45,000, social security fund: $550,000, Illinois Join Us April 15th @ The Flight Restaurant in Glenview To Learn More About This Unique Treatment Being Offered Exclusively By Pain Relief Institute. 4.85 OUT OF 5 STARS Municipal Retirement Fund: $385,000, liability insurance fund: $309,750, audit fund: $23,600, bonds and interest fund: $2.173 million and repair and improvements fund: $10.495 million. The breakdown is as follows: • The $45,000 in the paving and lighting fund consists of capital expenditures for parking lot repairs at various parks. • The $550,000 in the social security fund consists of contributions under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act. • The $385,000 in the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund is for participation in the fund. • The $309,750 in the liability insurance fund consists of park district risk management premiums. • The $23,600 in the audit fund is for the audit of park district accounts. • Alloted funds in special recreation consists of the contribution to the North Suburban Special Recreation Association ($451,000) and Americans with Disabilities Act capital expenditures ($385,000). • The bond and interest fund consists of principal general obligation bonds Dr. David Rosania, MD CHICAGO MAGAZINE Top Physician 2018 ($1.9 million) and interest general obligation bonds ($272,773). • The repair and improvement fund consists of contractual services (1.578 million), technology hardware and software ($125,000), building ($6.7 million), building improvements ($677,700), vehicle and equipment purchases ($80,750), land and land improvements ($1.335 million). • The corporate fund consists of wages ($2.631 million), benefits ($571,584), contractual services ($1.109 million), repairs ($83,000), materials and supplies ($365,665) and miscellaneous ($50,775). The recreation fund consists of wages ($5.161 million), benefits ($808,554), contractual services ($2.287 million), repairs ($120,125), materials and supplies ($1.308 million) and miscellaneous ($99,050). The total revenue estimated to be received by the park district is fiscal year 2019 is $32.305 million. The estimate of revenues by source anticipated to be received by the park district is as follows: general real estate tax revenues ($11.713 million), personal property replacement tax revenue ($187,000), interest earnings revenue ($300,000), bond proceeds ($10 million), program user fees revenue ($5.391 million), daily fees revenue ($2.455 million), membership revenue ($305,140), rental To make an appointment or reserve your spot call 847.243.6978 fees revenue ($1.265 million), retail sales revenue ($309,415) and grants, donations and miscellaneous revenue ($379,378). The amount of cash on hand and short-term investments at the beginning of the fiscal year is $20.669 million and the estimated cash and short-term investments expected to be on hand at the end of the fiscal year is $23.563 million. The other items the board approved include the approval of a wireless mic replacement bid of $50,903.35 from Kinasthetics, Inc. of Arlington Heights, the approval of the Wood Oaks Green Park culvert replacement. Full story at Northbrook- Tower.com COVERED BY MEDICARE & INSURANCE* *Coverage varies by plan & carrier. Stem Cell Recruitment (SCR) is a trademark of Russell Health, Inc. The treatments described on this marketing are not considered to be standard of care for any condition or disease. SCR attempts to utilize minimally manipulated amniotic fluid and are comprised of amniotic fluid components intended for homologous use to supplement tissue. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Results may vary. See complete discloser at painfreepainrelief.com.
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