BHA - Butterfield Homeowners Associationmybhoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BHANewsletter-2014-06-WEB.pdfning for President of the BHA in the spring of 2013 was to breathe new life

By Doug Elwell, PresidentButterfield Homeowners Association

“Energy and persistence conquer all things.”~ Benjamin Franklin

O ne of the personal goals I had in mind when run-ning for President of the BHA in the spring of 2013was to breathe new life and energy into the organ-

ization that had been a positive force in my community since its inception over40 years ago. And so far this year, we have been successful at achieving thatgoal. Our new newsletter has received rave reviews from our members, and we

are hoping that you non-members who receive this free bi-annual copy of ourregular newsletter will feel the same way. The design upgrade, along with theaddition of several excellent new columns, including “Connie’s Corner”, “GettingYour Money’s Worth in Butterfield”, “Did You Know” and “Family Fun” havemade it made it popular amongst our regular members. Upgrades to our website have included some new design upgrades, with

more in the works, free, members-only email alerts to keep BHA members ap-prised of the latest news affecting Butterfield, and interesting and useful infor-mation about the history, flora and fauna of Butterfield, with much more to come. Regarding our landscaping, our entrance sign at the corner of Lloyd and But-

terfield Road has recently received a professional landscaping upgrade, andthe other two entrance signs will soon follow suit. Volunteer members will con-tinue to add bunting and holiday lights throughout the year, making our subdi-vision unique and special. How many other small, unincorporated subdivisionstake such care of their landscaping? Not many. Look for further improvementsto our entrance signs in the near future, as well as information on replacing thetrees taken by the Emerald Ash Borer. Our new Consumer Advocate committee has been working hard to keep our

neighborhood clean, affordable and livable. One example of the effectiveness

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Spring ForwardIN THIS ISSUE:

Letter from the President

Connie’s Corner

Meeting Minutes

Butterfield News

Getting Your Money’sWorth in Butterfield

Did You Know That...

Butterfield History

Local Focals

Family Fun

BHA TodayVol 1 No. 3June 2014

BHA Today is the official newsletter for the Butterfield

Homeowners Association

Editor-In-Chief:Doug Elwell

Newsletter design andproduction courtesy,

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of our organization is our recent victory working alongsidethe Butterfield Park District to keep Bucky’s from buildinga “mega gas station” at the corner of Route 53 and But-terfield Rd. And we are continuing to build our relationshipwith the park district to make sure Butterfield remains agreat place to live. Finally, one of the old traditions that we are reviving this

year is the annual picnic. This will be for members only,tentatively set for the end of August. If you wish to attend,or volunteer to help if you are an existing member, pleaselet us know using the contact information below.

* * *If you are not currently a member of the ButterfieldHomeowners Association, please join now by callingVice President Connie Poulos-Loos at 630-400-1212,or email her at [email protected]. You can alsomail in the included postcard with your check for $25made out to “Butterfield Homeowners Association”.Also, please consider attending our semimonthly meet-ings, where your vote can make a significant differencein the quality of life foryourself and for everyone inour subdivision. Our meeting schedule has one change,where our July meeting will be on Wednesday the 16thinstead of Thursday the 17th, as The Fountain of LifeChurch has no available rooms on Thursdays fromJune through August. The remainder of our meetingswill then take place as scheduled on Thursday, Septem-ber 18th and Thursday, November 20th. We meet at theFountain of Life Church, 2S361 Glen Park Rd., at 7:30p.m. Please attend! You might make a friend.

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Membership rewards Winner!Every other month at our regular meetings, onelucky paid member will be chosen at random toreceive a check for $100 as a thank you for theircontinued support of the Butterfield HomeownersAssociation. At the May meeting we drew the sec-ond winner: James Grochowski. James will besent a check for $100, courtesy of the BHA, inthanks for his support.

Join today by calling 630-400-1212, or [email protected] to get your chance at thenext $100 drawing!

Connie’s CornerBy Connie Poulos Loos, Vice President, Butterfield Homeowners Association

H omeowner tips fromColdwell Bankers Sel -lers Resources:

DoN'T TAKE THE HoME SELLING ProCESSPErSoNALLYSelling a home is an exciting process, becauseonce the sale is done, individuals can move on toa new home or location. However, the process canalso be stressful when the property doesn't sellright away. It's crucial to both a homeowner's peaceof mind and the success of the sale that they don'ttake this scenario personally. The process of sellingand buying a home is a business transaction, andsellers who let their emotions get the best of themmay hurt their chances of unloading their home.There are several steps individuals can take to

keep a cool head during the selling process.

rEMoVE YoUrSELF FroM THE SHoWING -Being present for an open house is one of the mostcommon mistakes buyers make. When sellers arein the home during a showing, potential buyersmay feel uncomfortable addressing their concernsor asking Real Estate agents questions about theproperty for fear of insulting the owner. In addition,many sellers who are emotionally attached to theirhome may be overzealous in highlighting certainfeatures or trying to convince buyers to sell. In-stead, sellers should leave the open house to areal estate professional who knows how to man-age buyer expectations and address questionsand concerns with objective responses.

THINK CArEFULLY ABoUT oFFErS -Some sellers have a tendency to reject early of-fers, often thinking that they may get a higher pricefor their property down the road, according to MSNMoney. However, this tactic can quickly backfireand result in a home being on the market for sev-eral months. The longer a home sits on the market,the more challenging it can sometimes be to sell it

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AttendeesPresident Doug Elwell, Vice President Connie PoulosLoos, Secretary Gloria Atkins, Treasurer Bob Garstki,and 11 members.

Approved Motions• A motion was approved to no longer use the term“Defense Fund” in relationship to any ButterfieldHomeowners Association accounts or investments.• A motion was approved to give $100 to the ownersof the burned-out house on Lloyd.

Call to orderThe meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

Police report• Officer Mike Shehee reported that there has notbeen any criminal activity since the last meeting. • He also reminded us, that now in the summermonths, to be especially careful to keep garage doorsclosed and if your cars are parked in the driveway tomake sure they are locked and items of value not vis-ible. • He further suggested taking down and putting awaythe GPS bracket in your car. • Solicitors canvassing the neighborhood must regis-ter with the DuPage County Sheriff's office and weara badge indicating this. • Any suspicious activity should be reported by calling630-407-2400.• At the next meeting he will have available “no solic-itor” stickers.

Minutes of the Last MeetingThe minutes of the March 2014 meeting were ap-proved as published in the newsletter.

officer and Committee reportsTrEASUrEr’S rEPorTTreasurer Bob Garstki provided a summary of accountactivities since the last meeting:

ASSETS• Checking account ................................$10,472.29• Money Market ........................................$5,222.68

......................Interest earned ($0.44), YTD ($0.86)• CD ..........................................................$8,138.89• CD ..........................................................$4,812.34TOTAL ASSETS ......................................$28,646.20

INCoME AND ExPENSES For MArCH AND APrILINCoME:• 2014 member dues deposited in Mar & Apr: (additional 51 households): ....................$1,275.00• Money Market account interest (Mar & Apr): $0.44 • Ad revenue from Feb & Apr 2014 issues: (deposited in Mar & April) ............................$695.00 TOTAL INCOME (for March & April): ........$1,970.44ExPENSES: • ComEd electric bills paid in March & April (total)(for lighting all three entrance signs):..............$33.44• Commercial Insurance Renewal premium: (annual premium) ......................................$508.00 Printing costs for:• April Newsletter (242 copies – 20 pages): ..........................$277.40 • Postage (from postage acct. balance) ......$100.38• Postage Bulk Rate Renewal Permit Annual Fee ..............................................$220.00 (Note: we have a credit balance of $262.63 in our postage account with the post office)Check for prize from Membership Rewards Drawing(March meeting winner Todd Jacobson) ......$100.00Jan. check reimbursement for X-mas decorationscashed in March (Landscaping budget item) ....$19.83

TOTAL EXPENSES (for March & April) ....$1,158.67

NET Income or Loss for March & April ......+ $811.77

MArKETING CoMMITTEE rEPorTAn expanded marketing report was presented as partof New Business.

WELCoME WAGoN CoMMITTEE rEPorTIt was suggested that when a new family moves in neigh-bors call the Welcome Wagon ladies so that they canhave an up to date record to make their welcoming visits.Their phone numbers are on the back of this newsletter.We are in the process of creating a brochure giving newhomeowners information about Butterfield and the areawhich would be included in the welcome bags.

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LANDSCAPING CoMMITTEE rEPorT• Todd Jacobson is no longer available to head up thelandscaping committee, so a new volunteer is needed.• The entrance sign at 22nd and Finley will remaintaped up for a few more months while the contractorsworking on laying down wires nearby finish their work.• It has been decided that, if we do not get more vol-unteers to help with the landscaping at the entrances,we will look for outside contractors to hire. More to fol-low at the next meeting.

Unfinished Business• The Fountain of Life Church will be unavailableThursday, July 17th. We have reserved Wednesday,July 16th for the next meeting.• We are waiting for a response from Dr. LawrenceReiner from the Butterfield Park District as a speakeron that date. (Dr. Reiner has since confirmed.) Somediscussion followed the announcement that Dr. Reinerhad been invited to speak at the next meeting, includ-ing a Butterfield Park District survey that only twomembers in the audience had received, and problemswith changes to Kensington Park that have causedsome flooding problems for some residents of Lloyd

Ave. These questions will be brought up at the nextmeeting.

New BusinessMArKETING UPDATE• The new logo for the newsletter was discussed and itwas decided to keep the old traditional one, with someminor upgrades to make it look more contemporary.• Carl Schroeder will submit a history of Butterfield, ahomeowners manual, and some related materials that willbe included in the new brochure, website, and futurenewsletters. • A member commented on how much she appreciatesand how helpful the Community Alerts posted on the web-site are to keep her informed.

MEMBErSHIP DrIVE • Our membership is now at 231 homes, while thereare 831 homes in Butterfield. The membership drivewas successful in that it brought in 51 more paid mem-bers.• It was decided that another membership drive post-card will be included in each June newsletter.

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A fter a year spent opposing a plan for a new “megagas station” on the corner of Route 53 and But-terfield Road, the Butterfield Park District has de-

cided to purchase the land and expand the Park Districtbuildings into that space. The plan involves the land being purchased by The

Conservation Foundation, a “not-for-profit land and wa-tershed conservation organizations dedicated to preserv-ing and restoring open space, protecting rivers andwatersheds and promoting stewardship of the environ-ment in northeastern Illinois.”1 The Foundation will pur-chase the property, which comprises approximately 2.4acres, and then keep it until Butterfield Park District hasraised sufficient funds to purchase it for $1.5 million. Thiswill also prevent Buck’s Inc. from building a mega gasstation and convenience store on the property. Officials from the Butterfield Park District have been

arguing against using the area for the mega gas stationlargely due to possible problems with increased traffic,pollution, as well as the fact that such a large complexwould be an eyesore and a blight upon the community. Finally, in December of 2013, the DuPage County

Board voted to keep Buck’s, Inc. from purchasing the land

in a 14-4 vote. However, in order to guarantee that Buck’sor some other entity could not purchase the land, the ParkDistrict approached The Conservation Foundation toleverage their “buy and hold” plan, where the Foundationwould purchase the land and then hold it for one to twoyears until the buyer can afford to purchase it. The land owners, Nicolette Bauer and Raymond Boz-

icnick, wanted to sell the land for $1.9 million, but theyagreed to sell it to the Foundation for $1.5 million. “Wehave all the financing set up, said Brook McDonald,president and CEO of the foundation. “There are a lot ofparks and forest preserves around the area that havehad our involvement.”2 This payment is contingent on theowners dropping a federal lawsuit against DuPageCounty in which they sought to nullify the vote of the Du-Page county Board and have a judge allow the sale ofthe property to Buck’s Inc.

NoTES1 “About Us”, The Conservation Foundation: http://www.theconservationfoundation.org/page.php?PageID=73.2 Robert Sanchez, “DuPage park district makes deal to stopgas station plan”, Daily Herald: http://www.dailyherald.com/ar-ticle/20140425/news/140428705/

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T he Butterfield Park District held a public meet-ing on May 28th to discuss preliminary ideasregarding how to make the best use of the

planned acquisition of the open land at the corner ofRoute 53 and Butterfield Road. These ideas are prelim-inary in nature, and not set in stone.The presenters at the meeting were Dr. Larry Reiner

along with Tod Stanton of Design Perspectives Inc.(Naperville). The meeting was well-attended by homeowners from

Butterfield East, Green Briar Glen, and Valley View.Design Perspectives has been hired to draw up

some conceptual plans that the Park will submit with anapplication for an Open Space Lands Acquisition andDevelopment grant (aka OSLAD).Design Perspectives conducted a random survey of

about 200 residents by mail, telephone, and email.They feel this sample will give them about 95% accu-racy representing the 10,000 households within the Dis-trict.Information from the survey was then incorporated

into the conceptual designs for the existing GreenbriarPark and the future acquisition of the 53/56 corner.There were two drawings presented. Concept A in-

cluded new building space attached to the south sideof the existing structure. It included a new and largergymnasium and a building to be used for Early Child-hood Programming.The Early Childhood Programs are currently com-

pletely full and very successful. They also generate sig-nificant revenue.

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Disposal and recycling Services for residents of Butterfield

By Bob Garstki, TreasurerButterfield Homeowners Association

T his month, our topic for theGetting Your Money’s Worthin Butterfield column, is your

disposal and recycling servicechoices. Being in unincorporatedLombard, our subdivision does not

have any specified garbage collection service that is man-dated by any authority. We are all free to select any com-pany that chooses to offer their services to us. Up until afew years ago, that meant virtually no choice at all. The only company servicing us was Lombard Dis-

posal. Lombard Disposal became a part of the large cor-poration, Waste Management. Back about 15 years orso, another disposal company, Roy Strom, made a smallforay into Butterfield but was unsuccessful and discon-

tinued offering its services to the area.About five years ago, Flood Brothers Disposal began

to offer their services here. They offered more competi-tive prices and larger rolling carts than were the standardsizes of the cart offered by Waste Management. How-ever, they have only received a small percentage of themarketplace.About two years ago, I started to notice a few neigh-

bors sporting rolling carts with the name of a third dis-posal company active in our area, DuPage Disposal.Their market penetration seems to be just a small frac-tion of what Flood Brothers has achieved.In writing this column, I sought out information from

the three current disposal companies to present the factsjust as they provided to me. I sent out emails to the threefirms but only received a response directly from one ofthem. I also checked out the websites of all three firmsto fact find information on their pricing but found only lim-ited information online. Finally, I contacted two of them

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Monthly fee

Size ofgarbage

cart provided

Size of recycle

toter provided

Cost of optional recycle

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Cost perbag/can/orbundle of

yard waste

Senior discounted

monthlyservice fee

Senior discountminimum

age

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$24.99 includes all fees

96 gallon 64 gallon Includedwith service $2.00 ??? ???

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$25.91 includes all fees

96 gallon 64 gallon Includedwith service $2.10 $21.73

65 with nochildren inhouse-hold

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$29.10 plus fuelsurcharge plus$4 every 3 mo.Admin fee un-less on auto-

pay

64 gallon

None pro-vided – butcan rent a64 gallontote for ad-ditional fee

$5.90 permonth $2.00 $25.65 62

Waste Management– info fromwebsite (ifnew cus-tomer)

$20.42 plus fuelsurcharge plus$4 every 3 mo.Admin fee un-less on auto-

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without lowering the price. Current homeownerswho receive early offers may fear that they haveasked for too low a price on their properties, whichmay be a reason some have reservations about ac-cepting early offers. However, if sellers are receivingbids that are close to their asking price, this may ac-tually be a sign that their asking price is accurate fortheir local market, MSN Real Estate reports.Lastly, it's also important to be fair about negoti-

ating with buyers. While sellers may choose not toaccept low-ball offers, buyers who offer the askingprice but ask current homeowners to take care ofrepairs should be considered.

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by phone to get the straight dope directly from their cus-tomer service representatives. I wanted this column tobe fact based in comparing these services. As you can see from the chart on page 10, the prices

and services do vary between the three serviceproviders. Also notice that Waste Management offeredone set of prices and services when I spoke with a cus-tomer representative by phone versus the informationprovided on their website for “new customers.” I askedthat representative why there was a difference. Shereplied that she did not know the reason or the validity ofthe website offering. She also mentioned that for thesetup of service with Waste Management, there was aone-time $35 fee that Waste Management charges toset up the account. She also said that there is a $4 ad-ministration fee which is applied with every three monthbilling cycle unless the subscriber chooses the Auto-paymethod. This is listed in the table above.I will allow the individual homeowner to draw their own

conclusions from the table on page 10 as to which serv-ice would be the best value for themselves. I would alsourge everyone to check out each of these suppliers bycalling them and asking this information to verify if it isstill valid. You might also enquire of your neighbors whosubscribe to a particular service supplier to inquire oftheir experience with each of these companies.One factor that has been omitted from my tabulation

is the charges or allowance for bulk items such as furni-ture, white goods, appliances, etc. or the allowance foradditional cans or bags of refuse. These vary byprovider. I did not obtain information from DuPage Dis-posal about any possible senior discounts. You maywant to ask them about that if it is a consideration for you.

Here are the companies’ phone and website addresses:

DuPage DisposalPhone: 630-268-9253Web: www.dupagedisposal.com

Flood Brothers DisposalPhone: 630-261-0578Web: www.floodbrothersdisposal.com

Waste ManagementPhone: 866-570-4702Web: www.wm.comIf you are a current customer of one of the companiesthat charges a rate higher than their competition, I wouldencourage you to call them and negotiate to see whatthey can do to keep your business.After all, it’s your money.

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Did You Know That...There was a youth basketball league called

HYBC (Highland Hills, York Center, Butterfield, Con-gress Knolls). There was also a Women’s Auxiliaryof the HYBC?There was a girl’s ponytail softball league that

played at Kensington Park?There was a men’s 16” softball league? There

were 8 teams in the league and they played at Hoff-man and Kensington Parks?The Women’s Club held an annual July 4th Pet

Parade with floats, bikes, big wheels, pets andbands all led by a fire truck and police car?One of the initial model homes became a library

when it was no longer needed as a model home?The Butterfield Homeowners Association held streetdances in Briarcliff Court?The water tower on Lloyd and Butterfield was

painted with a large “Butterfield” along with theflower logo that was once associated with our com-munity?

We hope that you have enjoyed this bit of trivia andthat it brings back memories. If you have other mem-ories that you would like to share about our BeautifulButterfield, please send them to us by our onlinecontact form at http://mybhoa.com/contact-form/

The hope is that the BPD will continue to generatesignificant revenue from fee-based programs like thepreschool, thus minimizing the tax impact on homeown-ers.Six new tennis courts could be located along the

northeast boundary. The plan also included additionalparking spaces and a roundabout near the tennis courtsfor convenient drop off and pick up). The maintenance building may be moved to the

northwest corner.The 53/56 corner may be converted to a multi-use

field (lacrosse, soccer, baseball, etc).Interspersed among the features could be other

amenities such as a young children’s playground, but-terfly garden, etc.Concept B is similar but it emphasizes new building

space to the north of the existing structure. It’s important to note that these designs are not set

in stone, rather a starting point. Adjustments can bemade as the process moves forward.The Board of Directors is expected to vote on the

OSLAD application in June.

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ANNUAL PICNIC It was agreed that we bring back the annual picnic. Thedates have not been set. The last two weeks in Augustand the first two weeks in September are being consid-ered. Tentative plans are to have it in Kensington Park.We will be taking reservations and you must have paidyour membership dues to attend. Final plans will be an-nounced in the August newsletter.

VoTE oN ProPoSED CHANGES To BY-LAWS The proposed changes to the by-laws printed in theApril 2014 newsletter have been tabled until the July2014 meeting so the members can take additional timeto review them. Additional information will be posted onthe website and can be mailed to members upon re-quest. Complete contact information can be found onthe back of this newsletter if you wish to receive a copyof the proposed amendments.

“DEFENSE FUND” QUESTIoNThe issue of removing the term “Defense Fund” for But-terfield Homeowners Association accounts and invest-ments was discussed and a motion was made to nolonger use the term “Defense Fund” in relationship to

any Butterfield Homeowners Association accounts orinvestments in any official BHA publications. The motionwas approved.

MEMBErSHIP rEWArDS DrAWINGThe membership has decided to start a drawing inorder to monetarily reward members for supporting theBHA. At the May meeting we drew the second winner:James Grochowski’s number was called, and Jameswill be sent a check for $100, courtesy of the BHA, inthanks for his support.

open Forum• A member motioned that we give $100 to the ownersof the burned-out house on Lloyd. The motion was ap-proved.• Another member complained that the pamphlet fromMilton Township came after the branch pickup dates.It was requested that the dates be published in thenewsletters and websites in the future.

AdjournmentThe meeting adjourned at 9:25 p.m.

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Respectfully Submitted, Gloria Atkins, Recording Secretary

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>> Park District Meeting (Continued from page 8)

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By Douglas A. Elwell

T his is the first of a series of articles on the his-tory of Butterfield, brought to you by the newlyformed Butterfield Historical Society. It is our in-

tent to provide the people of Butterfield with a compre-hensive history of Butterfield, so you can take pride inthe land we at the Butterfield Homeowners Associationhave grown to love. In this first installmentin the series, we will be focusing on the verybeginning of Butterfield’s history – the geolog-ical origins of our area in the deep, mistypast of Earth’s earliest history, ages ago,when the Earth was still young, andButterfield was still just a dream. DuPage County is a land with

deep roots in more ways than one.We take for granted the bedrock sta-bility of our area, which has no majorfaults and is built upon as firm a foun-dation as one could ask for – granite.1According to the United States Geo-logical Survey (USGS), the entire Upper Illi-nois River Basin, of which DuPage County isa part, “is underlain by Precambrian graniticrocks at depths ranging from about 1,000 ft belowland surface in the northern part of the basin to about7,000 ft in the southeastern part. The Pre-cambrian rocks are overlain by sedimentaryrocks of the Cambrian System.”2Above that layer of rock are additional lay-

ers of bedrock from various periods of geologichistory. The next highest layer is primarilysandstone, above that Ordovician-aged rocks,believed to have been laid down 485.4–443.4 million years ago, which are comprisedmainly of limestone and dolomite, as well assome sandstone and shale. This layer wascreated largely by the decaying shells of theprolific ocean life that dominated during thatperiod, such as trilobites, and the squid-like nautiloids,known for their long, spiraling shells.3From here the bedrock begins to differentiate, varying

throughout DuPage County. Butterfield is located in theDuPage River Basin, which is composed of Silurian-De-vonian dolomite (ca. 440 million years b.c.), limestone,

and Ordovician shale. This was the literal bedrock foun-dation upon which Butterfield would be founded. But why is the Butterfield area a relatively flat plain

compared to other regions, such as southern or westernIllinois? It is because at this time, what would eventuallybecome North America was part of a larger continentknown to scientists as “Pangaea”. At that time, North

America had a tropical climate, with largeamounts of vegetation. Northern Illinois,however, was higher than the southern partof Illinois, being above sea level and thusopen to wind erosion. Over time, the de-posits left on the surface from dead vegeta-tion gradually eroded, exposing thelimestone base. Eventually, hundreds of mil-lions of years of geological history piled ontop of the dolomite had completely weath-ered away, leaving exposed the very ancientSilurian Age bedrock.4Meanwhile, the southern areas remained

below water, relatively safe from erosion.This resulted in the creation of the relatively

flat plains of the upper Midwest, vs. the hillcountry of the south, with their rich coal andmineral deposits. And though the Butterfield

area is lacking in significant mineral deposits,such as coal,5 Butterfield, and northern Illinoisin general, is renowned throughout the worldfor its quality topsoil. Where did it come from?Find out in our next installment of our serieson Butterfield History.

NoTES1 Richard A. Thompson, DuPage Roots, 1st Ed.(Wheaton, IL: DuPage County Historical Soci-ety, 1985). www.dupagehistory.org/dupage_roots/Chapter1.html2 “Geology of the Upper Illinois River Basin”,United States Geological Survey, il.water.usgs.gov/nawqa/uirb/description/geology.html

3 “Ordovician: Geochemistry”, Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordovician#Geochemistry4 Thompson, DuPage Roots, www.dupagehistory.org/dupage_roots/Chapter1.html5 Northern Illinois has coal deposits, but the majority isfound in southern Illinois. Wayne Hinton, ed., History ofCoal Mining in Illinois, Wayne's World of History and Ge-nealogy: http://hinton-gen.com/coal/history.html

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A Geological History of Butterfield

Northeastern Illinoissurface bedrock is char-acterized by “Silurian”geology (shown in pur-ple on the online PDF),which was a very an-cient period of Earth’shistory twice as old asthe dinosaurs. The factthat it is near the sur-face indicates a veryhigh degree of weather-

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Proposed Changes to theBHA BylawsBy request of some of the members, we have de-cided to republish the proposed changes to theButterfield Homeowners Association Bylaws in aformat that shows exactly what the changes were,line by line. This version can be accessed anytimefrom our website at www.bhatoday.com. If you donot have internet access, you can call PresidentDoug Elwell at 630-627-4845, or send him a letterat the following address and he will be happy tomail you a copy:

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Butterfield recipesVidalia onion season is here! This is a delicious sidedish to any meal, even people who do not like onionslike this recipe. This can be prepared ahead and bakedwhen ready. INGrEDIENTS6 large vidalia onions, peeled and sliced very thinly. Salt and pepper1/2 cup butter30 Ritz crackers (use on sleeve of crackers coarselycrushed)1 cup grated parmesan cheeseDIrECTIoNS1. Set oven to 350 degrees.2. Butter a 2-qt casserole dish.3. In a large saucepan, melt butter.4. Add onions to pan, over high heat, saute until soft,and just starting to brown, about 20-25 minutes.5. Remove from heat.6. Place half of the onions in the baking dish, cover withhalf the crackers, and half of the Parmesan.7. Repeat to make another layer of onions, crackers andParmesan. Bake, uncovered, until cheese on top islightly browned, about 25 mins. Serve warm.8. Note: If made a day ahead, let cool, and keep refrig-erated until time to reheat for serving.If any of you cooks or bakers have a recipe to share,please send them to us via our contact form athttp://bhatoday.com/contact-form/

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