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Sign up for the Village of Schaumburg Weekly e-Newsletter A great way to get updates on village news and activities in between issues of the quarterly newsletter: • Go to www.villageofschaumburg.com. • Go to “Scroll for Additional Services” on the home page, then click on e-Newsletter Signup. • Fill in your e-mail address and click on “Join.” Continued from page 1 months, and Route 602, which serves Schaumburg’s Metra station rush hour trains and provides roughly 5,000 rides. Pace also added two new routes from the Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg. Special event bus service to Ryan Field in Evanston covering Northwestern Wildcats football games began in September, along with new rush hour service (Route 895) from Chicago Ridge and Rosemont to major employment centers in Schaumburg, which began earlier in 2012. As always, efforts to reduce costs while maintaining high quality transit services is a realized priority for the village. Schaumburg anticipates receiving upwards of $350,000 in funding to offset operating costs for our DART and Trolley services – a potential increase of approximately $100,000 from the level of funding in 2011. Additionally, Schaumburg’s cooperative funding agreements with Pace keeps routes like 554 and 602 operating at costs that are greatly reduced to the village because of these beneficial partnerships. Village personnel worked with an organization called MoreAbled, Inc., in partnership with the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), to bring five presentations to groups of seniors and disabled persons at the Schaumburg Barn, Friendship Village, and Cedar Village in 2012. The presentations were designed to show how easy it is to use available mass transit services for the senior and disabled communities. Continued on page 5 For current announcements and information, become a Fan of Village of Schaumburg on Facebook. On Twitter, follow @SchaumburgIL. Facebook is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc. Twitter is a registered trademark of Twitter, Inc. Village of Schaumburg Community Blood Drive Dates Call LifeSource at 877.543.3768 to schedule an appointment Scan this code with your smart phone to connect with the village website. Fire Extinguisher Recycling Event: November 17 A free fire extinguisher recycling event will be held for residents (no businesses) on Saturday, November 17 from 10am to 1pm at the Public Safety Building located at 1000 W. Schaumburg Road. Contact Martin Metreger (mmetreger@ci.schaumburg.il.us) of the Engineering and Public Works Department at 847.923.6644 if you have any questions. December 6 3pm – 8:30pm Our Redeemer’s United Methodist Church 1600 W. Schaumburg Road 847.882.6116 January 31 3pm – 8:30pm Schaumburg Park District Community Recreation Center 505 N. Springinsguth Road 847.490.7020 W E ’ R E L I S T E N I N G ... To serve you better, take a moment to let us know your thoughts about the village. If you need more space, attach a separate sheet of paper or visit www.villageofschaumburg.com to communicate via the website. Address and phone Mail to: General Government Department, Village of Schaumburg, 101 Schaumburg Court, Schaumburg, IL 60193-1899 E-mail to: village_manager@ci.schaumburg.il.us or Fax to: 847 .923.4467 4 W I N T E R 2 0 1 2 http://www.villageofschaumburg.com http://www.villageofschaumburg.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Cracker Barrel - Winter 2012

The Cracker Barrel - Winter 2012
Contents
Older Adult Market Final Date
Santa Flies In
Fire Extinguisher Recycling Event
Arts & Entertainment
Business News

The Cracker Barrel - Winter 2012