January 3rd, 2008
EPBAA Minutes for December 3rd, 2007


The December meeting of the EPBAA was called to order at 1920 hrs. It was attended by 18 members, which included 9 retired members.

The Minutes from the October meeting were read into record and approved (motions by Turek, D. Kucera). The Treasurer’s report was read and approved into record (Zaroogian, Turek).

Correspondence:
  • Thank-you letter from the Special Olympics for our donation to the Torch Run. The Special Olympics has raised over a million dollars in 2006 to help handicapped persons
  • Thank-you letter from the AAIM for our donation to their annual ad book, the ad can be seen on p. 69 in the book.

Old Business:
  • Thanks to the CPAAA members who showed up at the “water hole” at the annual Turkey Trot. There was only couple of the EPBAA members and it was a very sad sight to see as another dismal showing, especially from some of the new members of the organization.

New Business:
  • Three new members have agreed to run for the EPBAA board and were nominated by Brad Lucchini. Ed Coughlin is running for the President, Dave Rivkin for the Secretary and Bob Tannehill for the Treasurer positions
  • Since no other members are running, the nominations were closed and the three members were voted into the office by acclamation of members present at the meeting. Congratulations to the new officers and good luck in the new endeavor as it will be challenging to attract the new members to become more active in the organization. The new officers will take their position at the first meeting of 2008
  • online A great thank-you to the outgoing board for the 4 years of involvement. It was challenging and trying at times, but some good things were implemented like the EPBAA website, Minutes, which are sent to the membership and the vending machine at the EPD which, will benefit our Scholarship fund
  • The annual Candlelight Bowl is set for March 1, 2008 at the Wheaton Bowl. Start getting your teams together and more information on the cost and the sign-up will be forthcoming
  • The retirement check will be sent to Don Pasqurella who retired back in September. Good luck, Don, in your newfound “freedom”.

The meeting was adjourned at 1934 hrs (D. Kucera, Turek) and the normal fare of pizza and beef sandwiches were served.
November 06th, 2007
EPBAA Minutes for October 30th, 2007


The October meeting of the EPBAA was called to order at 1925 hrs. It was attended by a total of 17 members, which included 7 retired members.

The Minutes from the May meeting were read into record and approved (motions by Kazarian and Hogberg). The Treasurer’s report was approved as well (Buenz, Kucera).

Correspondence:
- Thank-You letter from the AAIM for our donation for a full-page ad in their annual ad book.

Old Business:
- 4 members of the EPBAA (Tom Turek, Pete Smith, Jim Doherty, and Steve Weatherford) attended the ECAF golf outing. All had a good time and the golf scores to show;
- A discussion about possibly purchasing the second vending machine for the training room downstairs was held and a decision to hold off until the fundraiser is completed was made.

New Business:
- A motion for a donation for the Special Kids’ Day at the Elmhurst Camera store in December was passed (Kazarian, Buenz). This is an annual event to benefit the handicapped kids who otherwise would not be able to have a visit with Santa. Steve Weatherford and Chief Neubauer have volunteered their time in years past to help out with the event;
- A motion for a donation to the United Community Concerns was passed (Buenz, Bradford). This organization sponsors holiday shopping and gifts for the less fortunate families living in Elmhurst. In years past, several members of the EPBAA have donated their time delivering groceries and gifts to the residents;
- Ed Coughlin agreed to chair the nominating committee for the upcoming elections for the EPBAA officers. As of the press time, all three of the current officers have declined to run for the next term. Any interested members should contact Ed Coughlin for details;
- The Elmhurst Citizens’ Police Academy Alumni Association is selling cookie dough and popcorn for their fundraiser. All interested should pick up order forms in the roll call room at the PD. The ECPAAA has been very good to the EPBAA in the past and EPBAA members should support the Association by purchasing some of the items, which are only $10 each;
- A donation to the Mike Mette Defense Fund was passed (Kazarian, Poli, “No” votes by Buenz, W’ford, Carr). Mike Mette is a former Chicago PD cop who was unjustly convicted of a crime in Iowa and sentenced to 5 years in prison. His appeal is currently pending. For more information, please visit his website, www.mikemettedefensefund.com .

The meeting was adjourned at 2000 hrs (Coughlin, Kazarian) and food was served. Next meeting has been scheduled for Monday, December 3, 2007 at the same time and location.
October 11th, 2007
The next meeting of the EPBAA is scheduled for October 30th, Tuesday, starting at 7pm at the Elks Lodge in Elmhurst. Come out and enjoy some good times with your fellow members.
August 30th, 2007
EPBAA Golf Outing
At the Sugar Creek Golf Course


Once again, the EPBAA has hosted the annual outing at the Sugar Creek Golf Course in Villa Park. This year, 36 golfers took to the links to compete for the bragging rights. After the sport portion of the event, DiLeo’s restaurant catered a nice dinner at the clubhouse and all have enjoyed themselves well after the golfing was done. A great, big Thank-You to Brad Lucchini who was instrumental in setting up this event, the staff of the Sugar Creek G.C. for the accommodations and their help in the event being a success.
July 18th, 2007
The EPBAA meeting scheduled for the 29th of August has been CANCELLED. There is a golf outing on the 30th at the Sugar Creek G.C. Anyone interested, please contact Brad Lucchini at (630) 530-3032 or at brad.lucchini@elmhurst.org by the 22nd of August. The cost is $40.00 per person and there are very few spaces left.
June 2nd, 2007
EPBAA Minutes for May 29th, 2007



The May meeting of the EPBAA was called to order at 1920 hrs. It was attended by 17 members, which included all three Officers and seven retired members.

The Minutes from the April meeting were read into record and approved on motions by J. Lange and H. Hogberg. D. TERRY and B. Kaczorowski approved the Treasurer’s report on motions.


The Correspondence included:
  • A Thank-You card from K. Lafin for our donation to the M.S. Walk, which he along with his family took part in
  • A donation from the family of Pres. Weatherford’s father-in-law, who passed away recently. Since he was a big fan of the organization the family requested donation to the EPBAA in lieu of flowers, thank you
  • A check from M. Reiman who donated a portion of proceeds from the sales of the EPD bear to members of the Elmhurst Police


Old Business:
  • A motion was passed (J. Kucera, K. Lafin) to give the Executive Committee the authority to purchase a vending machine to replace the one currently in use in the EPD lunchroom once all of the costs are tabulated.


New Business:
  • Motion for a donation to the Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Fund (ECAF) was passed (T. Turek, H. Hogberg). The donation will sponsor a 4 golfers and additional items at the ECAF Golf outing on 8/16 at the Oak Meadows G.C. in Wood Dale. Opposing votes were by Lafin, Kucera, and Ciszewski
  • The annual EPBAA golf outing at the Sugar Creek G.C. is set, tentatively, for a September date. B. Lucchini is working on the details, stay tuned
  • The EPBAA is looking at a picnic or Kane County Cougars outing this summer. Any other ideas, please contact the EPBAA Officers at the PD.


J. Lange and R. Bradford adjourned the meeting at 1950 hrs on motions and food from Roberto’s Restaurant in Elmhurst was served.

Next meeting is scheduled for August 28th, 2007 at the Elks Lodge at the same time of 7pm.
May 24th, 2007
Next meeting of the EPBAA is scheduled for this coming Tuesday, May 29th, at 7pm at the Elks Lodge in Elmhurst.
April 5th, 2007
EPBAA Minutes for April 5th, 2007


The April meeting of the EPBAA was called to order at 1920 hrs. It was attended by 16 members, which included two Officers (Treasurer Corrigan was absent – excused) and eight retired members.

The Minutes from the February meeting were motioned to be approved without reading by members Turek and O’Connell.
The Treasurer’s report was not available due to the Treasurer’s absence.

There was no Correspondence.

Old Business:
  • A motion for a donation to the fund for the Belleville sergeant who was injured on duty was approved (Lucchini, Bradford)
  • Complete report on the Candlelight Bowl will be presented at the next meeting;
New Business:
  • American Cancer Society will have its annual Relay for Life in June at York High School. A donation was approved (Wilcoxon, J. Lange)
  • Kiwanis Club will sponsor a Pancake Day at Sandburg Junior High on May 12th, 2007 from 6 am until Noon. A donation was approved (Coughlin, O’Connell)
  • D. Kazarian asked for a donation to the annual Torch Run, which this year will run through Elmhurst on June 10th, 2007. A donation was approved (Hogberg, Terry).
The meeting was adjourned at 1940 hrs (Bradford, Hogberg) and food from Roberto’s Restaurant was served.
March 29th, 2007
The next meeting of the EPBAA is scheduled for Thursday, April 5th, at the Elks Lodge in Elmhurst, starting at 7 pm.
March 3rd, 2007
On March 3rd, the EPBAA had its annual “Candlelight Bowl” event at the Wheaton Bowl in Wheaton. The event was well attended and we had approximately 100 people who enjoyed pizza from Pal Joey’s restaurant and, later, 3 games of bowling with the last one being the lighthearted game of “Scotch Doubles”. The raffle prizes were awarded to many guests with the first prize going to a guest of Mike Burroughs. The best part of the award was the guest just happened to be celebrating her birthday that very evening. Thank you to Wheaton Bowl for hosting of the event and to all of the donors for the door prizes and to all who spent time on setting up the event. Photos from the evening can be seen in the Gallery.

Candlelight Bowl on March 3rd, 2007
February 19th, 2007
EPBAA Minutes for February 15th, 2007


The February meeting of the EPBAA was called to order at 1925 hrs. 19 members, who included 8, retired members and two EPBAA officers (Treasurer Corrigan was absent – excused) attended it.

The January Minutes were read and approved (motions by Lafin and Turek).
The Treasurer’s report was read and approved (Turek, Sidell).

There was no Correspondence.

Old Business:
  • Candlelight Bowl will be held on March 3rd at the Wheaton Bowl. Still looking for the gift certificates for the raffle prizes. Teams sign-up sheets are posted in roll call and the raffle tickets were distributed in the members’ mailboxes. If any additional tickets are needed, contact S. Weatherford;
  • Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake bowling event is on the same day as our Candlelight, but it will be held in the morning.  Any interested bowlers, see S. Weatherford;
New Business:
  • Randy Johnson has written a letter requesting a donation to “bail” him out of jail at the MDA’s annual “Jail & Bail” event.  Motion for a donation was approved (Lafin, Wiehe);
  • St. Patrick’s Day parade committee has asked us for a donation to their annual Spring Rd. parade.  The donation would afford the organization a logo display at the parade.  No motions were offered and the item was passed on;
  • I.C.’s Boy Scout Pancake Breakfast has sent a donation request and a motion for a donation was approved (Buenz, Lafin);
  • We received a letter from Belleville Police Department requesting a donation to the fund of Sgt. Jon Brough who was hurt in a line of duty accident. 
    The item was tabled until future date in order to get more information.  Ken Lafin will contact the Belleville police department to find out more about the fund;
  • A sign up sheet was posted in roll call to attend a benefit at the Bourbon Street restaurant in Merionette Park for a fallen Metra police officer Thomas Cook.  The event will be held on March 20th from 1500-2300.  See www.115bourbonstreet.com for more information.
The meeting was adjourned at 1940 hrs (Lange and Wiehe) and pizza and beef were served from Aurelio’s pizza in Oakbrook Terrace.
Next meeting is scheduled for April 5th, 2007, at 7 pm at the Elks Lodge.
January 12th, 2007
EPBAA Minutes for January 3rd, 2007



The January meeting of the EPBAA was called to order at 1920 hrs. 16 members, who included two officers and 4 retired members attended it (Treasurer Corrigan was excused).

The November Minutes were read and approved (motions by Kucera and Hargreaves).
Gandy and Coughlin approved the Treasurer’s report on motions.


Correspondence included:
  • Thank you letter from the Special Kids’ Day organizers for our donation to the event. S. Weatherford and Chief Neubauer, again, donated their time and helped out with the traffic control in the parking lot;
  • Thank you letter from the Special Olympics’ Torch Run event for our donation to the event. Several officers took part in it, including D. Kazarian;
  • Comdr. Turano has sent a letter requesting the retirement benefit after he retired from our Department after a long and great career to take over the Warrenville PD as their new Chief. Congratulations and good luck, Ray, in the new challenge;
  • We received numerous letters and donations from residents and businesses around Elmhurst, thanking us for our job performance.
Old Business:
  • Still looking for gift certificates for the Candlelight Bowl. Thank you to Ed Coughlin for a gift certificate to the Melting Pot;
  • The Big Brothers/Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake team will be sponsored for their event on 3/3/07. It is on the same day as our Candlelight event, but this one will be held during the day. Any interested people, please contact S. Weatherford;
  • The annual American Heart Association “Tackle the Tower” will be held on 2/11/07 at the Oakbrook Tower. The EPBAA is sponsoring one team of 6 competitors and the sign-up sheet has been posted in roll call.
New Business:
  • We are looking to sponsor a trip to a sporting event at the Allstate Arena (Wolves or the Rush) or to the Kane County Cougars game. Details and cost are forthcoming;
  • Still looking into possibly replacing the vending machines at the PD with ones owned by the EPBAA and maintained by the EPBAA.
The meeting was adjourned at 1935 hrs (Tannehill, Kazarian) and we had our usual fare, supplied by the Roberto’s restaurant.

Next meeting is scheduled for February 15th at 7 pm at the Elks Lodge.