January 13, 2022

The Red Cross is facing a national blood crisis. Without more donors, hospitals may have to make tough decisions about which patients receive transfusions & who must wait. You can help. No matter your blood type, your donation is critically needed now: rcblood.org/donate

The Lake County Board voted yesterday to enact permanent open burning restrictions within unincorporated Lake County. The new open burning restrictions go into effect on June 1, 2022. View their news release for more info:

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Please wear High Vis clothing when walking at night. Much of our plowing is done in the dark—either after evening rush hour or in the early morning hours. Invariably, after every round, we comment on encountering pedestrians dressed in black, walking in the dark, and we thank our lucky stars that we saw them in time. If you must walk at night when it’s snowy, please wear high Vis clothing and remain clear of the road when the plow trucks are in your vicinity.

Wednesday, January 19 and February 16 from 10:00 am -1:00 pm

The mobile health vehicle from Rosalind Franklin University will offer a variety of free health screenings each month at the Fremont Library. Adults ages 18 and older; appointments not necessary.

Each year, since 1989, the Township Officials of Illinois Scholarship Fund awards funds to graduating high school seniors to continue their education at Illinois colleges/universities. 

Click here for the application

Whatever the cold winter season brings, keeping walkways, driveways, and roadways safe is a priority in order to continue our regular work and social activities.  Although rock salt (sodium chloride) is most commonly used as a de-icing product, when it is overused damage can result to hard surfaces and surrounding land and water environments. 

Excess salt dust on land can chemically burn or kill nearby plants, trees, and bushes (not to mention irritate the feet of pets), and when the spring thaw occurs salt residue can easily run off and contaminate local waterways and fragile ecosystems.  

There are alternative de-icing products on the market that are generally considered more eco-friendly than road salt (calcium chloride and others). Please be mindful of the quantity of rock salt you might use this winter or perhaps consider an alternative de-icing product which could be of environmental benefit across all seasons in Fremont Township!

(1).  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/what-happens-to-all-the-salt-we-dump-on-the-roads-180948079/

(2).  https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-road-salt-water-quality-nature-20210318-woctrpzhpnforikujd2nonp5qy-story.html

(3).  https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2022/01/road-salt-michigan-lakes/

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We accept yarn in our office.

We accept eyeglasses and hearing aids in our office.

We accept American Flags in our office.

Our shoe bin is also on our front porch and we are accepting shoes to be recycled and reused. Please tie them together.

The textile bin is also open and is located in our parking lot. Click here to see what we accept.