…the rain came! We had planned on showing you all the participants in Round Lake Area’s Memorial Day Parade and got ourselves a perfect location at a bend in the road that allowed a clean shot down Main Street in Round Lake. As we visited with other families who started to gather we couldn’t help [...]
Archive for May, 2010
FINALLY! What We’ve Been Waiting For!
May 24th, 2010 
Gene Carey Mother Nature has finally answered our calls and given us some beautiful weather so that we can all enjoy WHY we moved to the Round Lake area. Your browser does not support inline frames or is currently configured not to display inline frames.
Has District 46 Heard The Last From Towle?
May 20th, 2010 Gene Carey Bob Susnjara from The Daily Herald reported today that our neighboring District 46 School Board voted 7-0 to terminate their contract with Edward Towle, the newly hired finance chief. However, we doubt that this will be the end of their dealings with Mr. Towle. His attorney has asked for and hopes to receive ‘written’ reason [...]
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Tags: Brown Deer School District, District 46, Edward Towle 
No Comments »Food Pantry Gets Badly Needed Supplies
May 18th, 2010 Gene Carey It was reported in the Daily Herald and the Grayslake Review that the Avon Township Food Pantry was the recipient of about 3 tons of food items from the recent U.S. Postal Service’s ‘Stamp Out Hunger” program. A big THANKS goes out to all the residents who put non-perishable food items by their mailboxes last [...]
Will District 46 Honor Edward Towle’s Contract?
May 14th, 2010 Gene Carey It seems like the stakes got even higher for our neighboring District 46 when it comes to honoring their new financial chief, Edward Towle’s, contract. With the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel obtaining information under the freedom of information act, more details have come out regarding why Mr. Towle’s was put on administrative leave. The Milwaukee Journal [...]
District 46 In A ‘Didn’t Ask, Didn’t Tell’ Predicament
May 11th, 2010 Gene Carey You can’t help feeling sorry for our neighbor, District 46, who seem to be caught in a ‘Didn’t Ask, Didn’t Tell’ predicament. We are referring to recent reports in the Daily Herald by reporter Bob Susnjara that indicate the newly hired finance chief, Edward Towle, has been on paid administrative leave from his current employer [...]
Posted in District 116 Area News Tags: Brown Deer School District, District 46, Edward Towle 2 Comments »2009 Property Tax Bills Coming In Early May
May 1st, 2010 Gene Carey Just what you weren’t hoping for! Another bill in your mailbox! But we aren’t talking about a little utility bill, we’re talking about a bill that makes no sense based on current property values. Most of you will agree that nobody would pay you the amount that the Avon Assessor’s office says your home is [...]
