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Member's Newsletter -- March, 2004

HISTORIC MILLBURN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.
38757 N. U.S. Highway 45
Millburn of Old Mill Creek, IL 60046
March 2004 Newsletter

Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper
Monday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m.
at Lauren Hall of Millburn Church
You’re invited to join us for a delicious potluck supper and annual membership meeting. Dinner at 6:00 p.m. will be followed by our General Meeting and election of selectmen at 7:00 p.m. Please bring a dish to pass. Following the meeting and election, Tim Smith, President of the Village of Old Mill Creek, and Dorothy Berthold, HMCA Chairperson, will make a special presentation to the property owners in the Millburn Historic District. Village Planner Al MAiden of Rolf C. Campbell & Associates, Inc. and Village Engineer Yamin Yamin of James Anderson Company will unveil a proposed plan for improving the Millburn area, which will include such things as historic street lighting, sidewalk and parking improvements, and seating areas. It will be a very informative and exciting evening.
Membership Dues for 2004
As you know, we rely on your support to maintain and operate Martin’s General Store Museum and our local historical society. Membership dues (payable to the H.M.C.A., Inc.) for 2004 are due at this time. You may pay your dues at the Annual Meeting or send a check in the enclosed stamped envelope. We thank you in advance for your support. Membership Dues: Individual - $10 Family - $20 Individual Life Member - $100 Family Life Members - $150
Volunteers Needed!
We desperately need volunteer shopkeepers for Martin’s General Store Museum when it reopens in the spring. Please consider volunteering an afternoon of your time two or three times in 2004. It’s an easy job! NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY! The museum will be closed through March. If interested, call Dorothy Berthold at 847-265-1967.
Annual Holiday Tea
A big thank you to Dorothy and Wolf Berthold for graciously inviting the members of the historical society to their home to celebrate the holidays in December! A lovely time was had by all.
Millburn Cemetery Fence Restoration
The H.M.C.A. and the Cemetery Committee of the Village of Old Mill Creek are working together to raise funds for the restoration of the Millburn Cemetery Fence. So far, the fence sections along Millburn Road have been temporarily secured and the main gate has been restored. Thanks to a few generous donations, we now have the funds needed to restore the gates that say Millburn Cemetery. Work will resume in the spring. We hope to raise additional funds to restore the remaining gates and to eventually restore the entire fence. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause, please make your check payable to the H.M.C.A. and include a note informing us that your donation is for the restoration of the fence. The donations are tax deductible.
Membership
Thank you to all of our members for their continued support of the Historic Millburn Community Association, Inc. Without membership support and donations, we would be unable to continue our mission to preserve, protect, and enhance the Village of Millburn of Old Mill Creek, Illinois.

Honorary Members

Milton Anderson
Dorothy Bradford
Senator Adeline J. Geo-Karis
Mary Lester
Mr. Douglas Stiles

Life Members

Alice Anderson
Jennifer Andrew and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf Berthold
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Boller
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bonner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brooks
Mr. and Mrs. John Chope
Olga Erlenborn
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fettinger
Mildred Haisma
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Konefes
Mary Messick
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mudd
Shirley Murphy
State Representative JoAnn Osmund
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Paddock
Dawn Revenaugh
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Simpson
Tim Smith and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Strang
Dr. and Mrs. Alan Thain
Norma Welch
Ruth White
Jean Wooley
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Young

Annual 2003 Members

Jayne Adams-Borsenberger
Emily J. Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Werner Baeckelandt
Alaynel L. Bartlett
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Berthold
Mrs. Roy Bonner
Dorothy Bradford
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bullock
Mr. and Mrs. R. DeMartin
Lois Doolittle
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Erlenborn
Sharee Fish
Mike Hanson
Arthur Hirth
Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Holbach
Mr. and Mrs. Don Holem
Gary Hughes
Julie Jankowski
Pat J. Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Konsler
Mr. and Mrs. John Kozlik
Richard Lahey
Pat Lamb
Ron Lesjack
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lubkeman
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lyons
Ray Magray
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Martin
Scott Martin
Judge and Mrs. Ray McKoski
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Meltzer
Mr. and Mrs. Andre Michalik
Millburn Congregational United Church of Christ
Ed Morrison
Don Mueller
Mr. and Mrs. William Musak
Mr. and Mrs. Don Neville
Margot Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. William Paulsen
Caroline Polfliet
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rabe
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reding
Jim Robeers
Anita Schadeck
Hank Schintgen
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Schlappi
Joan S. Schroeder
Mr. and Mrs. Don Shangraw
Lois Thain
Rhonda Voegeli-Innes
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Watkins

Thank you to those of you who have paid your H.M.C.A. dues already in 2004. The 2004 membership list will be published in our next newsletter. We welcome new members and continuing members alike. We hope you will become involved in the activities of the Association.

2003 Board of Selectmen

* Dorothy Berthold, Chairperson
* Dorothy Fettinger, Vice Chairperson
Ruth White, Secretary
Wolf Berthold, Treasurer
Jennifer Andrew, Selectman
* Mildred Haisma, Selectman
Linda Musak, Selectman
* Norma Welch, Selectman
* These Board members’ terms are expiring. Each Board member has agreed to run again. Each selectman is elected for a 2-year term. Nominations are always welcome from the membership at the General Meeting.
From the Archives
Millburn Cemetery - William D. Shatswell gave the first land for a cemetery on February 27, 1850. The Millburn Cemetery Association was incorporated August 6, 1883, and made plans to move the remains to this new cemetery and to close the old cemetery. The first directors of the association were John Strang, John Bain, and Ezra Walker. Substantial improvements were made in 1912, when an elaborate fence was erected by the Smith and Mason families, in memory of their mother. It cost $3,600.
Inquiries: Contact Dorothy Berthold at 847-265-1967