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Photo gallery: Timber!

Isaac Martin’s gingerbread house collapses from the weight of the candy at the Maple Park Library Haunted Gingerbread House building event July 24, part of the library’s summer reading program.

July 30th, 2010 | Mary Herra | 0 comments | Continued
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LillyCakes: No silverware needed

MAPLE PARK—In the spring of 2010, Kelly Sieben’s sister was teaching a class on homemade baked goods in Wisconsin when one of her students brought in small cakes on a stick to share with the ladies in class. She immediately called Kelly.

July 23rd, 2010 | Paula Coughlan | 0 comments | Continued
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Maple Park Lions milestone

MAPLE PARK—In 1960, the DeKalb Lions Club sponsored the chartering of the Maple Park Lions Club. Meeting at the Blue Moon Restaurant in Elgin, Ill., that April, the new chapter elected its officers including a Tail Twister and Lion Tamer.

July 23rd, 2010 | Paula Coughlan | 0 comments | Continued

Maple Park officials studying revenue options

MAPLE PARK—In times of increasing revenue constraints, Maple Park officials are trying to stay ahead of the financial curve.

July 23rd, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Village will interview engineers

MAPLE PARK—Six, engineering firms have submitted proposals to the village of Maple Park for a potential contract to provide engineering planning and consultant services for public works projects.

July 23rd, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued
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Cool treats … on hot days

Nancy Crowe and her Cream King truck visited the Maple Park Kops and Kids at the Movies event July 9 at the Civic Center youth drop-in center. Children were able to select their favorite ice cream treat at no charge, said Police Chief Mike Acosta.

July 19th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Interest in elderly leads to appointment

MAPLE PARK—Jennifer Franck of Maple Park loves the elderly, having worked in nursing-homes and rehabilitation facilities.

July 17th, 2010 | Paula Coughlan | 0 comments | Continued
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Photo gallery: A “scary” story time

Selah Turk, 5, tries to make the skeleton talk at the Maple Park “Haunted Library” on Saturday.

July 16th, 2010 | John DiDonna | 0 comments | Continued

Village seeks engineer proposals

MAPLE PARK—Many municipalities are reviewing their budgets to try to reduce costs where appropriate, and Maple Park is no exception. The village’s latest budget adjustment will be reducing its village engineering expense, if possible.

July 9th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Kops and Kids at the Movies continues

MAPLE PARK—More than 20 youths attended the June 11 and June 25 Kops and Kids at the Movies at the Civic Center drop-in center, Police Chief Mike Acosta said.

July 9th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Barn fire on Meredith Road

MAPLE PARK—A barn caught fire at 12:30 p.m. Monday at 5N596 Meredith Road, and local firefighters doused the flames within half an hour. No people or animals were in the barn at the time of the blaze, and no one was injured.

June 29th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued
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Piacere! at Acquaviva

MAPLE PARK—Piacere is an Italian greeting that asks you to enjoy yourself and also is the name of one of the wines at the Acquaviva Winery in Maple Park, owned by the Vito Brandonicios family.

June 25th, 2010 | Paula Coughlan | 3 comments | Continued
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Military film features former KHS athlete

It’s unlikely that any young boy hoping to someday become a soldier is also dreaming of someday appearing in a U.S. Department of Defense video, but that’s exactly what happened to former Maple Park resident Shaun Kramer.

June 18th, 2010 | Keith Beebe | 0 comments | Continued
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Youth drop-in center needs parent volunteers

MAPLE PARK—A new drop-in center in the Maple Park Civic Center needs parent volunteers before it can become a place for youths to gather for games and movies.

June 4th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued

Taverns cited for selling liquor to minors

ELBURN, MP—A state-agency sting May 20 at 24 area businesses resulted in eight citations for selling alcohol to minors, including two taverns and one restaurant in Elburn and one bar in Maple Park.

May 28th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 1 comment | Continued
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MP man arrested in connection with Kaneville burglary

KANEVILLE—A Maple Park man was arrested after police found him in possession of a vehicle stolen in a burglary, one of 13 burglaries that took place April 30 in Kaneville.

May 25th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Motorcycle parade will escort singer into village

MAPLE PARK—A parade of more than 50 motorocycles will escort country-music singer Lindsay Lawler into Maple Park, from Route 47 north on County Line Road, at 6 p.m. Friday, May 28.

May 21st, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Nashville country star coming to MP

MAPLE PARK—Country-music recording artist and Nashville headliner Lindsay Lawler will perform at H.D. Rockers in Maple Park on Friday, May 28.

May 21st, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued

Participants sought for garage sale weekend

MAPLE PARK—Village-wide garage sales will take place Friday and Saturday, May 21-22.

May 10th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Park will not be cellular tower site

MAPLE PARK—The Maple Park Village Board on Monday voted against allowing a U.S. Cellular tower on village-owned park property next to the Civic Center.

May 9th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued
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U of I alumni association honors Eldon Gould

Maple Park—Eldon F. Gould (B.S. 1963 animal sciences), of Maple Park, received an Award of Merit the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association during the college’s annual award banquet.

May 8th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Tight budget has MP seeking grants, loans

MAPLE PARK—Maple Park officials continue to seek loans and grants to pay for public works projects that are unaffordable under the village budget.

May 7th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued
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Accurate census makes sense for villages

ELBURN, MP—Elburn and Maple Park officials want residents to stand up and be counted, by completing their 2010 U.S. Census forms.

April 30th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued

State revenue cut would hit villages hard, officials say

ELBURN, MP—A proposed reduction in state income taxes disbursed to municipalities would cause more financial challenges for the revenue-strapped villages of Elburn and Maple Park.

April 16th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued

Curtis lauds board for year’s accomplishments

MAPLE PARK—The Maple Park Village Board has made great strides during the past year to begin tackling the challenges it faced when members took office a year ago, Village President Kathy Curtis said.

April 16th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued

Park, gym rental fee to pay for cleaning

MAPLE PARK—Most Maple Park residents will have to pay more to rent the village’s park pavilions and civic center gymnasium and kitchen because of a new fee that the Village Board approved on April 5.

April 16th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Cellular tower could come to MP

MAPLE PARK—U.S. Cellular may possibly locate a mobile phone signal tower on park property near the Civic Center, just east of the McAdam Shed.

April 16th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Kops and Kids at the Movies

Maple Park—Casey’s General Store, Inc., in Maple Park, will sponsor the program Kops and Kids at the Movies.

April 16th, 2010 | Elburn Herald | 0 comments | Continued

Death certificate authorized for missing MP man

MAPLE PARK—A judge this week ordered that a death certificate be issued for Bradley P. Olsen of Maple Park, a decision his mother, Susan, has hoped for since last fall.

April 9th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued

Private-property parking ordinance clarified

MAPLE PARK—There are approximately 600 Maple Park violations of ordinances governing the maintenance, appearance and safety of private property in the village, President Kathy Curtis said during Tuesday’s Village Board meeting.

April 9th, 2010 | Martha Quetsch | 0 comments | Continued