Park district planning more than 30 controlled burns this spring
The Naperville Park District will conduct controlled burns this spring at more than 30 locations to clear invasive weeds and reduce leaf and plant debris on the ground.
These intentionally set burns are designed to improve the health of an ecosystem and typically take place in the spring and fall, park district officials said. The district must obtain permits from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Naperville Fire Department to conduct them, the district website said.
Weather conditions must be right for a burn to be done, officials said. The ground needs to be sufficiently warm, grass dormant, wind velocity and chance of precipitation low, and wind direction specific to the burn site.
Locations of upcoming prescribed burns include Ashbury Greenway, 3475 Plainfield/Naperville Road; Ashbury Park, 1740 Conan Doyle Road; Bailey Hobson Woods, 1184 Hobson Mill Drive; Brighton Ridge Park, 775 Torrington Drive; Brook Crossings, 1015 95th St.; Buttonwood Park, 803 Buttonwood Circle; Century Farms Park, 715 Sigmund Road; Country Lakes Park, 1835 North Aurora Road; Dorothea Weigand Riverfront Park, 2436 S. Washington St.; DuPage River Park, 808 Royce Road; Frontier Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive; Hobson West Ponds, 1047 S. West St.; Hunters Woods, 2007 Lakeview Court; Kingsley Prairie, 160 Ring Road; Knoch Knolls Commons, 323 Knoch Knolls Road; and Knoch Knolls Park, 336 Knoch Knolls Road.
Also, Lincoln Greenway, 1052 Edgewater Drive; May Watts Park, 804 S. Whispering Hills Drive; Nike Sports Complex, 288 W. Diehl Road; Oleson Estates Park, 1415 Dunrobin Road; Pioneer Park, 1212 S. Washington St.; Rivercrest Estates Park, 11S087 Sheri St.; Rock Ridge Park, 1316 Green Trails Drive; Seager Park, 1163 Plank Road; Springbrook Crossings, 1211 Leverenz Road; Springbrook Golf Course, 2220 W. 83rd St.; Springbrook Parkway, 2359 Nottingham Lane; Stanford Meadows, 1991 Stanford Drive; Veterans Park, 303 E. Gartner Road; Westglen Commons, 467 Westglen Drrive; Wildflower Park, 2122 Aurora Ave.; Willowgate Square, 408 Travelaire Ave.; Wil-O-Way Commons, 1071 W. Jefferson Ave.; and Winding Creek Park, 144 W. Bailey Road.
For more information, go to www.napervilleparks.org/prescribedburns.
Living Faith Church welcomes new pastor with April service
Living Faith Church, a global Methodist congregation, will welcome a new pastor in April.
A celebration is to be held at 10 a.m. Sunday, April 7, for Pastor Joshua B. Oh and his family at the Pillar of Faith Baptist Church, 2012 Wicklow Road, Naperville.
Oh, the son of two Methodist pastors, has a master of divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield. His background is in preaching and youth ministry.
Oh, 27, and his wife Songbee have a 3-month-old son, Kairos.
The Living Faith Church held its inaugural worship service on April 16, 2023, and the congregation has nearly doubled in size in the last year, church officials said.
College of DuPage to hold open house for prospective students
The College of DuPage will host a free open house for prospective students and their families from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in the Physical Education Center Arena on the Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd.
Interested students are encouraged to pre-register for the event. Registration is also available at the door.
More than 60 program representatives will showcase the college’s academic offerings and help potential students identify possible career paths. Other representatives will be available to talk about registration, financial aid, counseling, academic advising and other topics.
An admission and financial aid presentation in English will be held at 10:30 a.m., followed by a Spanish version at 11:30 a.m. Another presentation on the classroom experience and expectations will be held at 11:30 a.m.
For more information, email campusvisit@cod.edu or call 630-942-2626. To register, go to cod.edu/visit.
