MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT - March 2012
Dear Residents,
I wish to thank everyone who participated in our subdivision's annual homeowners meeting at Traverso's Restaurant on Tuesday, March 13th, 2012. Judging by the excellent attendance numbers, community interest in this event has never been stronger. I wish to thank the owners of Traverso's for their assistance in providing a first class venue with great food for our meeting while keeping the price very reasonable.
Traditionally, we have held the annual meetings at Spring Brook ElementarySchool, but the school district wanted to impose fees and restrictions which made it a less viable option. Attendees made small voluntary donations to help offset the food cost and it was a win - win choice for the meeting. The meeting commenced with a moment of silence in memory of the tragic loss of a Knoch Knolls family, the Habibs, and Spring Brook teacher, Shaun Wild. Topics on the agenda included the state of our subdivision's balance sheet, the new lights being installed throughout the neighborhood, the potential new bridge on 95th Street and a presentation by Kimberly Groll on the state of heroin abuse that has found its way to communities such as Naperville.
One of the highlights was the presentation of the 2012 Distinguished Volunteer Service Awards to Steve Farber and Steve Krautstrunk (see photos of awards). I started this award when I became your president some years ago because I believe it is important to recognize unsung individuals who volunteer their free time for the benefit of others. For those who missed the meeting, I would like to tell you about each winner.
Steve Krautstrunk has been on the Knoch Knolls board since the spring of 2007, donating hundreds of hours serving as the acting treasurer. He is the VP/CFO of Dial Tube & Steel Company, is a wholesale steel tubing distributor with locations in Chicago and Los Angeles that sells steel tubing across the UnitedStates, Mexico and Canada. He graduated from Valparaiso University in Indiana with a degree in accounting and received a Masters in Business (Finance) from Benedictine University. His wife of 27 years is Kim and they have been residents of Knoch Knolls since August of 2000. They have two children, Matthew, 23, a graduate of IL Chicago and Tori, 19, a freshman at the University of Missouri. Steve's interests include golf, travel, boating and spending time at his cottage in northern Wisconsin.
Steve Farber has been on the Knoch Knolls board since 2006 and has also donated hundreds of hours. He is also the creator of the jazz event we held and he coined the term "Knochstoch" for the Knoch Knolls summer event he helped cofound back in 2006. He is currently the president of Chicago "At Your Service" and the Director of Marketing for "Superjeweler.com". He is a graduate of Indiana University and is the past board chair of the Lupus Foundation of America – Illinois Chapter. He and his wife, Nancy, have two children, a daughter Jaclyn, 29, son, Jordan, 26, and a son-in-law married to Jaclyn. Steve's interests include travel, food, sailing and watching Indiana University basketball.
It has been my honor to serve on your board with both Steve's as well as Monica Borkar and Rod Snyder. I would like to thank Bruce Venhuizen for the beautiful design of this year's award. One final note, the vast majority of homeowners have paid their dues and are current. If you have not already done so, you are late so please send them in immediately because there are fines and collection fees that quickly add up for those who ignore paying dues. If you are facing severe hardship and have a reason why you cannot pay, let me or one of the other board members know.
Thank you for your kind attention.
Sincerely,
Jim Lawlor
President, Knoch Knolls HOA
jameshlawlor@gmail.com