8 | March 26, 2020 | The wilmette beacon community wilmettebeacondaily.com Gunther Adam Lavelle, of Wilmette Gunther is the name and my favorite thing to do is sleep! I have lived with my family for 13 years, not in dog years. I am a chill dog and never bite. The last time I ran was about, um, I don’t know. I love to snore as loud as I can and my owners say I am too loud to have upstairs. I am a pug so some people think I am mean, but a dog who loves to sleep is too chill to be mean. I love my life — sleep, eat, drink. The circles of life. To see your pet as Pet of the Week, send information to eric@wilmettebeacon.com or 60 Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook, IL 60062. Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 6 days ago Village of Wilmette launches community caretaker program Hilary Anderson Freelance Reporter The Village of Wilmette is establishing a Community Caretakers program in response to potential needs of the village’s elderly or disabled residents during the COVID-19 crisis. “The Village of Wilmette wants to coordinate with other local organizations within the village and provide caretaker services to help and support its elderly and disabled population,” said Alexander Arteaga, management analyst in the Wilmette Village Manager’s office. “Ultimately the role of the village in the program will be to act as a ‘matchmaker.’ “We will coordinate with those in need and our partnering organizations to ensure all reasonable requests made by Wilmette Village residents are fulfilled.” The program works in the following way: Residents who need assistance should call Alexander Arteaga at Wilmette’s Village Manager’s office (847) 853-7502. A staff member there will take the name of the caller and give it to the police or fire department staff person for verification the person is a Wilmette resident and then refer the name of the caller to a local group with volunteers interested in helping—such as a church, synagogue or other civic organization. The village staff plans to determine specific needs of Wilmette residents requesting help and work with the organizations and volunteers to coordinate the provided services. “The village prefers not to coordinate specific needs with specific volunteers,” Arteaga said. “We prefer that the organization’s leadership do that coordination.” He added the delivery of essential items to residents who cannot leave their homes include food — such as grocery store and market items, water, toiletries and medicines and other health care material readily available. “The services provided to residents may change over time depending upon what residents request,” Arteaga said. “The village or network of organizations may not be able to fulfill all requests.” Arteaga asks that any organization with questions or interested in becoming a part of the program should call him at (847) 853-7502 or email: arteagaa@wilmette.com Wilmette’s Trinity United Church, Lake and Wilmette avenues, continues to open its food pantry from 9 a.m. to noon every Tuesday morning for anyone needing food. Sts. Joseph and Francis Xavier parish continues to make each of its church vestibules sites where people can make food donations. They are open 7 a.m.- 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday and Sunday. Wilmette president signs local disaster declaration Eric DeGrechie, Editor Bob Bielinski, village president of Wilmette, signed a Declaration of Local Disaster Public Health Emergency March 17 in Wilmette. According to village officials, this is a procedural step that allows the Village to respond more quickly and effectively to the rapidly evolving public health crisis. The declaration is also necessary to seek future reimbursements from the state and federal governments. Officials reiterated that this will have no impact on essential core services provided by the Village, including police, fire, water and public works. • As reported at the end of last week, the Village announced several temporary changes to nonessential Village services and facilities in response to COVID-19. These decisions were made based upon guidance from the CDC, which recommends limiting in-person interactions to prevent exposure and spread of COVID-19. • All public meetings through March 20 have been canceled. The Village will communicate details regarding the rescheduling of these meetings when it’s available. Village Hall and the Historical Museum will be closed to in-person Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 9 days ago visits until further notice. Residents can still reach Village employees by telephone and email during regular business hours. • The front lobby of the Village’s Police Department will remain open to the public. Continue to call 911 for all emergencies. For non-emergencies, call (847) 256-1200. Residents should contact the nonemergency number regarding questions or issues with citations or to file police reports for property and financial crimes prior to coming to police station. • The Public Works Facility will be closed to in-person visits until further notice. Electronics recycling drop-off swill remain open and accessible to residents during regular business hours. Staff will be available by telephone and email during regular business hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Contact Public Works at (847) 853-7500 or pubworks@wilmette. com or submit service requests online. • Advanced Disposal will continue to provide refuse and recycling collection as scheduled. Yard waste/composting collection will begin the week of April 6 as planned. Stickers will continue to be sold at local retailers. Full story at Wilmette- BeaconDaily.com.
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