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nuria mathog
Editor
When former
Frankfort Village
Trustee
Dick Trevarthan formally
announced his resignation
from the Village
Board, the response from
the community was immediate
and overwhelming.
During Trevarthan’s
final Village Board meeting
on Dec. 2, countless
Village officials, both
past and current, took the
time to reflect on their
relationships with the
former trustee, describing
him as a public
servant who cared deeply
about Frankfort, spoke
his mind and stood up
for what he believed was
right. The prevailing
sentiment of the evening
was that Trevarthan’s
contributions would continue
to make Frankfort a
better place for years to
come.
We received many
comments from readers
on our initial breaking
news story thanking
Trevarthan for his years
of service. Trevarthan
was a staple of the Village
Board for more
than three decades — an
incredible feat of public
service — and it is clear
that he will be greatly
missed for his commitment
and dedication to
improving the Village.
Frankfort is fortunate
to have a large number of
citizens who are passionate
about their community.
With Trevarthan’s
resignation comes an
opportunity to participate
in Frankfort’s principal
governing body and
enact change at the local
level.
In accordance with
State law, the mayor and
trustees are responsible
for selecting a new trustee
to serve out the remainder
of Trevarthan’s
term, which expires in
April 2021, within two
months of his resignation.
The Village plans
to accept applications for
the open position through
Monday, Dec. 30, which
can be accessed through
the Village website, vill
ageoffrankfort.com, and
at the Village Administration
Building at 432
W. Nebraska St. Village
officials plan to conduct
interviews in early
January and announce
the appointment of the
new trustee at the Village
Board’s Jan. 21 meeting.
By all accounts, Trevarthan’s
departure leaves
big shoes to fill, but I
am confident that our
residents are more than
capable of stepping up to
the challenge.
“We can’t wait to see what new outfits will
appear next week with our Holiday Outfit
Challenge!”
— @LWEGriffins from Dec. 5
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members,” Steinke said.
“So, it’s more than just excelling
academically, but
also finding their role as
a global citizen and being
able to support the community
they’re a part of.”
In addition to collecting
food, the students also solicited
monetary donations
and handed out lists with
suggested items to shoppers
on their way into the
store, so they could purchase
those items.
With the money they
collected, the students
bought things they determined
were necessary.
This teaches students valuable
lessons about budgeting
and the prices of consumer
items they might
not have had to buy on
their own yet, Steinke said.
“They can really get a
perspective on budgeting,”
she said. “We will hand
them $20 and say, ‘Don’t
go over.’ They can say,
‘I didn’t realize that dish
detergent is $6 or laundry
soap is $8,’ so they see the
impact of what kind of difference
they’re making on
a financial level, as well.”
Reporting by Benjamin
Conboy, Assistant Editor. For
more, visit LockportLegend
Daily.com.
FROM THE HOMER HORIZON
Village workshop focuses
on potential creation of
sponsorship program
The Homer Glen Village
Board held a workshop
discussion after the business
of its Nov. 26 meeting
to discuss the potential of
creating an official sponsorship
program in 2020 to
secure funding from local
businesses for community
events.
While the Village already
has been successful
getting businesses to back
Homer Community Fest,
no official system has ever
been put in place to fund
smaller events.
Village Manager Karie
Friling said she worked on
a similar program in Orland
Park, and it increased
the involvement of local
businesses there and also
streamlined the process of
having to ask for sponsors.
Reporting by Jessie Molloy,
Freelance Reporter. For
more, visit HomerHorizon
Daily.com.
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