When the Brookfield Village Board earlier this year put the brakes on funding Phase I engineering for a plan to construct a bike path that would connect Prairie Avenue to a regional trail network along 31st Street, we were, frankly, disappointed.

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Ever wonder where the money goes after you have made a donation? Of course you have, and for those of you who have been so generous in donating to the Riverside-Brookfield Educational Foundation during their telethon in the spring, here is one of those interesting stories.

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My husband and I were at the Riverside village meeting on Sept. 5. There was a huge turnout and the general consensus was against having a cannabis dispensary in Riverside. 

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It was godsend that he was there on the 9th of September, Tuesday, around 2 p.m. when my wife and I were in need of help. We came out of Tischler's to find our tire was flat.

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Be sure to head on over to the Broadway Avenue business district in Brookfield on Sept. 20 as the business owners there celebrate the completion of the summer-long reconstruction project.

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Next week, officials from the Brookfield Public Library will head back to the Planning and Zoning Commission for what is likely to be a formality serving to delay the village board's approval of the long-awaited new library facility by a couple of weeks.

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Now that the Riverside Village Board has voted to allow a recreational marijuana store in town, they have some work to do. I personally am ambivalent about it, and to a greater extent I feel a bit hypocritical. I want legalized pot, I am not sure it is good for Riverside to allow sales of it. 

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I made a bet -- one made in church, no less -- and being the person I am, I will keep my end of the bargain. 

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Please take this moment and picture this scenario: A 15-year-old teen, who feels isolated for whatever reason wakes up daily feeling anxious, depressed, and does not feel ready to tackle the challenges that await him. He can't stand feeling this way. He is offered marijuana. 

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Thank you for writing such a wonderful obituary about Susan Fong who I knew from childhood as Ms. Fong or just Susie. Susie was one of those people that just brought warmth and magic wherever she went and with whomever she interacted. When Chef Shangri-La opened in the 1970s, I seem to remember going there for dinner with my parents so many times. I could not get enough of the restaurant's incredible sweet and sour chicken. It was incredible. It still is the best!

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