$10. per family. Money is due by May 31 and may be dropped off with Carolyn Vandenbroucke,
628 W. Gartner Rd.

Any questions call 630.369.9202
carolynrv@wowway.com

The 2008 Summer Tennis Program

is available in the tennis section.

We are looking for kids to work at the concession stand at the pool over the summer. The job will involve selling beverages, candy, and other snacks, collecting money, and making change. They will also be responsible for keeping the concessions area clean.

Workers must be 13 years of age or older. Hours will be from 1 to 5pm on weekdays and 1 to 6pm on weekends and holidays. The job will begin Memorial Day weekend when the pool opens and extend throughout the summer until the pool closes on Labor Day weekend.

Priority will be given to residents of Hobson West.

Please send your name, age, and telephone number to the Tennis/Concessions email address tennisconcessions@hobsonwest.org and you will be contacted for an interview.

Hello, Hobson Heroes, Friends, and All Who Enjoy A Good Time! We have officially reinstated the Hobson West Swim and Racquet Club FAMILY FUN FEST (formerly known as First Fridays)!!! Again this year, we are using music as our central theme. (At the end of each night, we’re going to see who can say the official title fast five times!) YEAH!!!

Friday, June 6, 2008
FIDDLE WHILE THE FOOD BURNS
We will have a broad sampling of American Fiddle and modern violin music. Way more than Bluegrass , we will hear rock fiddle, bluegrass, jazz, and more! So bring your food and drinks, we’ll fire up the grills and we'll FIDDLE WHILE THE FOOD BURNS

July 11, 2008
RED, WHITE, AND BLUES
It looks like the mid-summer is going to be one, long party! RibFest has an extra day, and then you can take a couple days to Recuperate, before we do some more pool jammin’! For July, we will present a playlist of blues. From the Delta to Chicago , blues is a truly American art form. We will hear slide guitar, blues harp, sax, Hammond B3, roadhouse blues, and even Big Band Blues. You won’t hear music like this on B93 or 95-The River! Get ready to Tap Your Toes for an All American music fest of RED, WHITE, AND BLUES

August 1, 2008
HOT SOUNDS OF SOUTHERN ROCK
As we glide into those hot, dog days of summer, stop by the pool to listen to the some of the driving beats and smokin’ guitar licks of The Allman Brothers, Charlie Daniels, .38 Special, Lynrrd Skynrrd, and more. If they play it the southland, we’re settin’ it up! So as August heats up Hobson West will hop to the HOT SOUNDS OF SOUTHERN ROCK

We hope to see you all for food, drinks, and jams at THE POOL!

The Park District is considering several proposals for the West St. Garden Plots in conjunction with the renovations at Naperville Central High School. The proposals include a full or partial relocation of the garden plots to make room for more athletic fields at the northern end of the area.

Currently there are ~525 garden plots on West St. A partial relocation would entail:

1) Leave 350 Garden Plots on West St. Roughly 2/3 of those are existing plots on the southernmost edge. They are thinking about adding roughly 100 more plots in the south-west corner - into the area next to a small pond (I personally am concerned that this area might be too wet for a garden plot OR that chemicals used on the neighboring garden plots might get into the pond). Brad Wilson from the Park District has assured me that the wetlands will not be impacted.

2) Create roughly 300 new garden plots at DuPage River Park (Royce Rd & Naper Blvd). (I have not walked this area yet to see how "gardenable" it will be - one concern might be the proximity to the roads and the resulting damage from salts in the soil from winter road saltings.) Creating Garden Plots south of 75th St might be a good idea to enable easier access for those in that area.

Brad Wilson said that the drawings for these two areas will be put up on the Park District web page, soon.

Additionally, the Spring Park District brochure did not have sign up information in it for the garden plots and gardening workshops. The Park District will be sending out some form up update, with this information, and they told me that I could distribute the codes and dates for the upcoming free Gardening Workshops, all to be held at Sportsman's Park Clubhouse. You will be able to search/register for these programs after March 5th.

• Code: 68828 April 1st from 7-9 pm - Garden Plot "Basics" with Master Gardeners etc.
• Code: 68829 April 15th from 7-9pm - Garden Plot "Basics"
• Code: 70421 March 25th and April 29th from 7 - 9 pm. Organic Gardening - speaker Vicki Nowicki

Please share this info with anyone interested in the Garden Plots, folks are welcome to contact me with any ideas/questions/concerns etc.

Barbara Jones
napervillegardenclub@hotmail.com
Naperville Community Gardeners
Naperville Garden Club

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