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Speakers
Jan 29, 2026
Connect to Community
Feb 05, 2026
Business Meeting
Feb 12, 2026
State of the Village
Feb 26, 2026
Classification Talk
Mar 05, 2026
Business Meeting
Mar 12, 2026
The Urban Canopy
Mar 19, 2026
SLSF
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
CONTINENTAL RESTAURANT
Jan. 15, 2026
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 
Family Literacy Night - Hawthorne
Indian Trails Public Library District
Jan. 22, 2026
4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
 
Family Literacy Night -Whitman
Indian Trails Public Library District
Jan. 29, 2026
4:45 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
 
Family Literacy Night - Kilmer
Indian Trails Public Library District
Feb. 12, 2026
5:45 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
 
Board Meeting
CONTINENTAL RESTAURANT
Feb. 19, 2026
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
 
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Stories
This Week's Meeting
This week Shawna Pearson of Connect to Community will be our speaker.
 
Join us on Zoom if you cannot attend the meeting this week.
 
Meeting ID: 897 8977 2824
Passcode: 986149
 
Last Week's Meeting
Last Week Jing gave us her member moment. Cass's Fun N Frolics was things that happen on January 22nd. Bill Donahue gave us his perspective on 2025 and what 2026 may be like.
 
 
 
 
Family Literacy Nights
First night literacy crew!
 
The Family Literacy Nights will be:
Whitman School   Jan 29th 4:45pm to 7:00 pm  Signup
Kilmer School      Feb 12th 5:45pm to 8:00 pm  Signup
Field School         Feb 23rd 4:45pm to 7:00 pm 
Longfellow Sch    Feb 26th  5:45pm to 8:00 pm
Tarkington Sch     Mar 12th  4:45pm to 7:00 pm 
Twain School       Apr 22nd  4:45pm to 7:00pm  
 
 
TOTS Gala
Deenie is getting tables together for the two events!
Trivia Night Friends of the Park
SATURDAY FEB 7th
Weekly Donations
Bring in hygiene products for BGHS Comfort Closet.
We are also collecting items for Greener-good.org.
Check their web site for items needed.
Glue Stick, broken jewelry including costume, dice, game pieces, charms, glue sticks, felt and much much more.
 
 
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Birthdays and Service Anniversaries
January Birthday
Rob Seitz                        Jan. 9
 
January 2026 Service Anniversaries
Dennis Depcik             36 years      Jan 1, 1990
Mike Skibbe                  3 years     Jan. 1, 2023
Lisa Siwek                     9 years     Jan. 5, 2017       
Dane Bragg                 15 years      Jan. 6, 2011
Anne Kiwala                4 years       Jan. 6, 2022
Pete Panayiotou        13 years      Jan. 17, 2013
Stephen Legge            19 years     Jan. 25, 2007
Tom Kloepfer             17 years     Jan. 29, 2009
Brian Shepard            12 years     Jan. 30, 2014

 
Duty Roster
January, 2026 Duty Rosters
 
January 29, 2026
Greeter:  Deenie Pomilia
Pledge:  Lisa Siwek
4-Way Test:  Hetal Wallace
Thought of the Day: Shawn Collins
Ricky D. Joke:  Dennis Snyder
Member Moment:  Steve Balinski
Fun & Frolics: Dennis Depcik
 
February, 2026 Duty Rosters
 
February 5, 2026
Greeter:  Hetal Wallace
Pledge:  Shawn Collins
4-Way Test:  Laura Kline
Thought of the Day:  Deb Smith
Ricky D. Joke:  Eric Smith
Member Moment:  Jing O’Brien
Fun & Frolics:  Tara Kelly
 
February 12, 2026
Greeter:  Pete Panayiotou
Pledge:  Sita Prakasan
4-Way Test:  Brian Shepard
Thought of the Day:  Deenie Pomilia
Ricky D. Joke:  Erika Strojinc
Member Moment:  Joan Karge
Fun & Frolics: Jerry Levy
 
February 19, 2026
Greeter:  Rob Seitz
Pledge:  Stephen Legge
4-Way Test:  District 21 Corp.
Thought of the Day:  Dennis Depcik
Ricky D. Joke:  Glenn Meier
Member Moment:  Juliet Ziak
Fun & Frolics: Miriam Campbell
 
February 26, 2026
Greeter:  Deenie Pomilia
Pledge:  Steve Balinski
4-Way Test:  Dan Wolf
Thought of the Day:  Bruce Piepenbrink
Ricky D. Joke:  Ilya Davydov
Member Moment:  Leslie Forman
Fun & Frolics: Nanette Sowa