Members of Cub Scout Pack 382 on May 26 raise a new American flag outside Briar Glen Elementary School in Wheaton as part of the pack’s Memorial Day observance.

COUNTY  

 DuPage foundation to host golf outing

The DuPage Care Center Foundation, formerly known as the DuPage Convalescent Center Foundation, will present its 14th annual golf outing June 20, at the Prairie Landing Golf Club in West Chicago.

Event sponsors include Stratford Dental, Jel Sert, Morgan Stanley, Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, Geriatric Vision Care, Bright Star Care and more. Openings for golfers and sponsors are still available. Registration fees are $190 per individual golfer and $760 for a foursome. Those interested in a hole sponsorship along with a foursome will receive over a $150 savings for a cost of $1,150. The registration fee includes curbside bag service, 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, libations and a dinner buffet. Dinner-only tickets may be purchased for $60 each. All donations are tax deductible.

Registration and lunch begin at 11 a.m. Shotgun start is at 12:30 p.m. with the buffet dinner starting at 6 p.m. Proceeds will provide quality-of-life programs and services to enhance the lives of the more than 350 residents who call the Kenneth Moy DuPage Care Center home. For more information or to register for the golf outing, call (630) 784-4267, or visit dpccfoundation.org.

WHEATON

Flag-raising ceremony part of scouts’ Memorial Day event

Cub Scout Pack 382 raised a new American flag outside a Wheaton school and honored a U.S. Army veteran as the troop’s observance of Memorial Day.

The Cub Scouts honored U.S. Army veteran Anthony Mitchell, who spoke at the flag-raising ceremony May 26 outside Briar Glen Elementary School, 1800 Briarcliffe Blvd., Wheaton. The new flag flies from the school’s flagpole. This is the fourth consecutive year Pack 382 has performed a flag-raising ceremony in front of the school’s student body.

NAPERVILLE

Police to teach bike safety to youngsters

Naperville police will teach children the safe way to ride a bike in a number of classes at the Naperville Junior Woman’s Club’s Safety Town, 1320 Aurora Ave.

Dates for Open Bike Night are June 7, 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26, and Aug. 2 Kids between the ages of three and 10 are invited, and must be supervised. The cost is $5 per child.

Participants can practice the basic rules of safe bike riding, including riding in single file, stopping and looking both ways at intersections, using hand signals and following road signs and signals. Teen volunteers will work at the traffic lights for a more realistic biking experience.

Police will offer helmet fitting sessions to ensure youngsters’ helmets fit properly.

The police partnered with the Naperville Junior Woman’s Club to offer the event. Police invite residents with questions about the event to contact Sydney Zuhn, director of Safety Town, at info@napersafetytown.com, or Mary Browning, Naperville Police Department community education specialist, at browningm@naperville.il.us.

Repair work will slow Washington Street traffic

Adaptive traffic signal control equipment will be installed this month along portions of Washington Street. Weather permitting, work will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. The work is expected to take four months, and will restrict traffic to one lane in each direction.

The project is phase two of the City’s Centralized Traffic Management System project, which has the goal of optimizing traffic flow, especially during special events and other variable times. For more information or project updates, visit naperville.il.us/ctms.

DOWNERS GROVE

Plan calls for new food, drink tax to replace slipping sales tax revenue

Downers Grove village officials are exploring whether a new food and beverage tax can replace slumping sales tax revenue.

The proposed 1 percent tax would affect food and drink purchased at restaurants and pre-packaged foods sold in grocery stores. Lombard, Elmhurst and Naperville currently impose similar taxes.

Village estimates show that revenue from a food and beverage tax could bring in $1.6 million in revenue.

The village has been experiencing a steady decline in revenue from sales tax as shoppers make more purchases online, which is a national trend.

GLEN ELLYN

Regatta will test  cardboard vessels

How seaworthy can your cardboard vessel be is the challenge presented by the annual Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta. This year’s race is set for 12 p.m. July 1.

The registration deadline for boat teams is 12 p.m. June 30. The fee for each team is $50 per boat, and may consist of up to eight participants. Divisions are available for youths (ages 9-17) and adults (age 18 & up). New this year, will be a division for families. Visit gepark.org/regatta for registration details.

Boats must be made only of corrugated cardboard; extra cardboard may be added to the allotment provided by the Glen Ellyn Park District. Boat builders may use glue, tape and paint, but epoxy glue/paint is not allowed. Also, the hull may not be covered in duct tape. Inspectors will check construction details and compliance.

Boat check-ins and inspections will begin at 9 a.m. on race day. The event opens to the public at 10 a.m. The Food Truck Picnic in the Park, with more than a dozen food trucks, will begin at 11 a.m.

First and second place finishers in each division will receive trophies. Awards for the fastest cardboard floating contraption and the best sinking will be given. For more information, visit gepark.org/regatta.

–DuPage County News Briefs–