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🌱 Patch AM: Nomination Petition Packets Available As 3 Seats Open On Downers Grove Park District Board

Coming up on the Downers Grove Patch calendar: Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President

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In today's newsletter:

  • Three Downers Grove Park District board seats now open for candidates
  • What District 58's sixth-grade move means for your child this year
  • How a $3,500 grant will transform Lyman Woods' pollinator habitat

Also on today's calendar: Garden Club to feature Forest Preserve District President and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and comfortable, with a high of 79 and low of 63 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 81, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Nomination Petition Packets Available As 3 Seats Open On Downers Grove Park District Board (patch.com) — Residents interested in shaping Downers Grove's parks and recreation system can now pick up nomination petition packets for three open seats on the Park District Board of Commissioners, each carrying a four-year term. Packets are available weekdays at the district's Warrenville Road office, with signature gathering beginning Aug. 25 and filing scheduled for mid-November ahead of the April 6, 2027 election.
   

2. What's new in District 58? Here's a summary of the big changes ahead for the new school year (shawlocal.com) — Families in Downers Grove District 58 will see big changes this year, including sixth graders moving to Herrick and O'Neill middle schools and Grove Children's Preschool uniting at Henry Puffer. Extensive renovations added air conditioning, secure entrances, modern labs, expanded kitchens and new collaboration spaces, enabling a first-ever K‑8 hot lunch program and freeing elementary space for arts, specialists and conferences.
   

3. Downers Grove Park District receives $3,500 ComEd grant for Lyman Woods (shawlocal.com) — Downers Grove Park District's Lyman Woods just secured a $3,500 ComEd Green Region Grant to restore habitat around Snappy's Bridge and boost pollinators like the endangered rusty‑patched bumble bee. The project will expand prairie, remove invasives, improve stormwater and water quality, and add educational signage and outdoor classroom space for school groups and volunteers. Residents can also get involved through ongoing restoration opportunities.
   

4. Suburban Life 2026 girls volleyball season previews (shawlocal.com) — Downers Grove North and South volleyball teams are highlighted in a wide-ranging preview of the 2026 girls season across the Suburban Life area. North returns several key players from last year's sectional finalist run, while South looks to build on a conference and regional title season that ended against the Trojans. The piece also sizes up many of their likely conference and postseason opponents.
   

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