Naperville News Digest: Free kids' dental exams to be offered at College of DuPage; State of Naperville Park District podcast now available
College of DuPage will offer free dental cleanings, school forms, exams and X-rays for children ages 4 to 12 in collaboration with the American Dental Association Foundation's Give Kids a Smile Day.
The free service is offered through the college's dental hygiene clinic and will take place Friday, Feb. 28, in the Health and Science Center at its Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd.
Appointments are available from 8 to 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. Children must be accompanied by a parent.
To make an appointment, call 630-942-3250.
State of Naperville Park District podcast now available
The Naperville Park District is presenting a series of podcasts featuring interviews with park district staff members.
Six episodes of the 2025 State of the Naperville Park District is available on the park district's website, www.napervilleparks.org/podcast, and on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud.
The podcasts center around the theme, 'Shaping a Sustainable Future in Parks and Recreation,' and include interviews with Executive Director Brad Wilson, park board President Mary Gibson, Director of Planning Eric Shutes and Director of Recreation and Facilities Andrea Coates. Featured guests include Director of Parks Tim Quigley, Director of Golf Kevin Carlson and Riverwalk and North Parks Operations Manager Tiffani Picco.
Residents can learn more about the park district, including how the district keeps parks and facilities environmentally sustainable, as well as partnerships and goals for the upcoming year.
This is the eighth year the district has offered the State of the Naperville Park District as a podcast series. It is hosted by Sameera Luthman, the district's director of marketing and communications.
Culinary Celebration to benefit West Suburban pantry
The 13th annual Chefs' Culinary Celebration to raise funds for the West Suburban Community Pantry, which serves the Will and DuPage areas, will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn.
The event brings together some of the region's top chefs for an eight-course meal that will include such dishes as shellfish chowder, Brussel sprout salad, sesame sweet chili salmon, coffee rubbed pork loin, braised short rib and sweet corn risotto. A vegetarian option is also available.
Dessert will be provided by Le Chocolat du Bouchard, located in Naperville.
In addition to the meal, there will be a cocktail hour, music, silent auction and paddle raise.
Proceeds support the West Suburban Community Pantry, which serves more than 9,000 people in DuPage and Will counties each month.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Medscape
5 hours ago
- Medscape
Infographic: Job Market Favors RNs and LPNs
Around three quarters or more of both registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) said in a Medscape survey that demand to fill nursing jobs is very high or high at the local, state, and regional levels. But they weren't as enthusiastic about the availability of qualified candidates to fill those jobs. This infographic presents key insights from a new report where RNs and LPNs described the job market for their skills. To learn more, check out the Medscape RN/LPN Job Market Report 2025. Medscape RN/LPN Job Market Report 2025
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
EPA approves more storage at WIPP, causing capacity concern and priority of Los Alamos
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – The EPA has approved more nuclear waste storage at the New Mexico Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site in Carlsbad. The WIPP site recently expanded to add two new panels for nuclear waste storage. This has environmentalists concerned about the site filling to max capacity sooner than planned. The state is also worried about the nuclear waste site in Los Alamos not being able to dump at WIPP as much as other states' sites have been. When the contract was renewed in 2023, part of the agreement was that the New Mexico site in Los Alamos would be able to dump more than other states. But that hasn't been the case. 'Until Los Alamos is cleaned up in full, we need to preserve space in the nation's only repository that's in our backyard,' New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Cabinet Secretary James Kenney said. New Mexicans approved WIPP to be built in their backyard. Part of that deal was accepting the health risks of having a waste dumping ground in New Mexico. In return, the waste from the state was promised to be prioritized. According to the NMED, data shows New Mexico hasn't gotten that benefit in return. In 2022, 32% of WIPP's waste was from New Mexico. In 2024, it dropped to 10%. Oppenheimer Festival back in Los Alamos for its 3rd year There are health impacts to this radioactive waste buildup. It contaminates drinking water in tribal nations and can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, damage to the digestive system, skin damage, genetic mutations, reproductive issues, cardiovascular and immune system problems, and even increased cancer risk. 'We have more waste coming to New Mexico and less space in WIPP for the nation's supply of legacy waste,' Kenney said. 'In other words, WIPP will run out of space before the rest of the country is cleaned up.' The other states that have nuclear waste dumps include Idaho, South Carolina, and Texas. Which ship waste to the WIPP facility in Carlsbad. When the WIPP permit was renewed in October 2023, there were two conditions included. Scientist describes levels of plutonium near Los Alamos 'alarmingly high' One was to clean up Los Alamos and make it a priority over other states. Eighty-six shipments were shipped to WIPP from Los Alamos in 2022. Only 48 were shipped in 2024. Los Alamos has only sent about 10% of the volume of its waste. Whereas Idaho and South Carolina ship 86% of their waste. 'Los Alamos actually slowed down shipping waste to WIPP,' Kenney said. 'They were doing better before the permit was renewed. Idaho and South Carolina are shipping the vast majority of waste to WIPP. Why are we hosting the underground repository if we're not getting prioritized?' The other condition of the permit was that the Department of Energy must look for a new WIPP site in another state. According to the Land Withdrawal Act, WIPP must be closed once it reaches a certain capacity. Right now it's 40% full. WIPP is built into the ground in salt caverns about a mile below the earth. Once the waste is placed into it, the salt grows around it and fully encapsulates it. 25 years later: Efforts continue to restore the forest after devastating fire in Los Alamos 'Congress passed a limit for how much waste can go into WIPP,' Kenney said. 'So we're gonna hit that limit. WIPP is, I think, about 30-40% full right now. So there's limited space. Once you reach that volumetric limit, the limit Congress set for WIPP, it's finished. That's why we're really pushing to have the Department of Energy take seriously their permit condition to find another repository.' WIPP is subject to both federal and state law. The Department of Energy signed agreements with these other states to make them a priority over New Mexico. Citing that cleaning up Los Alamos is difficult. 'What I want to do as the Environment Secretary is make sure that all the waste from Los Alamos has a home in WIPP,' Kenney said. 'Why should we have all the risk of Los Alamos, all the risk of WIPP, but not mitigate our own risk. Why are other states jumping ahead of us?' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Medscape
5 days ago
- Medscape
Infographic: Do PAs Practice to Their Maximum Capabilities?
About 1 in 3 physician assistants (PAs) practice in a state that had expanded their scope of practice in recent years. PAs said they benefited from these new laws mostly through eased rules for practice agreements with doctors and scaled-back physician oversight. A majority of them said the new rules made them feel more positive about a PA career. This infographic presents key findings from a new report on PAs' practice abilities. To learn more, check out the Medscape Physician Assistant Practice Report 2025. Medscape Physician Assistant Practice Report 2025
