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Jeff D

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About Jeff D

  • Birthday 04/18/1967

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Lake Zurich
  • Interests
    Fishing, camping, hunting, baseball, reading, history...lots of things!

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  1. I've 'thought' about it..just never followed through! Nice job. What is the Live Chat portion? I opened, it...it tried to load..password protected however....
  2. Had a good time and enjoyed the location and the company. My little 8 year old smallie hunter had fun too! Thank you for putting this together...jeff.
  3. Wishing I could get OUT!

  4. Had a good time at my first blowout. Met a bunch of new people, and enjoyed talking with them. Hat's off to all to pulled this together with a top notch presentation full of passion and humor. Looking forward to next year already! Jeff
  5. Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Be safe. Eat, drink, and go fishing! J
  6. I really wish I could Ed, however I will be out in the Adirondacks with my family, and fishing as often as possible. I hope you have good weather for the event! Jeff
  7. Just wanted to add that as my first volunteer event with ISA, this was a very fulfilling morning for me. Pretty good work out too! I witnessed first hand the hard work and dedication of those who plan the events and those who come out to help. I also enjoyed meeting and working along side the members, and placing a face to the 'forum name'. So thanks again for sponsoring an event such as this, and for putting the time and energy into putting it all together. I look forward to seeing the payoff down the road, and working in future events when I can, as well as meeting more of the folks that make up the ISA. Jeff
  8. Attached is the article: A $50 dollar fine....can't even begin to say how that makes me feel. May 21, 2010 By GLORIA CARR gcarr@stmedianetwork.com SOUTH ELGIN -- The business at the heart of an illegal chemical dumping investigation did not have an occupancy permit or a special-use permit -- requirements for operating in the village, South Elgin officials said. Officials said they discovered last week that D&Y Recycling, in the 600 block of Sundown Road, was occupying the building illegally. The discovery was made as officials gathered paperwork for another tenant in the same building, Community Development Director Steve Super said. "We were in the process of verifying all the facts when they (the company) had the dumping incident over the weekend," Super said, adding code enforcement officers closed the business down earlier this week. "We went out and basically informed them they could not be in the village without the occupancy permit." Neighbors called police Saturday evening after spotting bubbling foam and dead fish in a stream running into the river near Sundown and Route 31. Police checked the nearby industrial park and spotted two employees from D&Y pouring what is believed to have been an acid-based chemical into the storm sewer leading to the stream, authorities said. The company is owned by John Zheng, according to reports. Calls to the firm were not returned Thursday. "He's out of business; he is not operating there," Super said. Code enforcement officers wrote six tickets -- two to the property owner and four to Zheng. The property owner, identified as Parker Scruggs, was cited with failure to obtain an occupancy permit and work without a permit. Zheng was cited with failure to obtain an occupancy permit, working without a permit, littering and illicit discharge, which relates to the dumping, Super said. The village cannot file criminal charges in the dumping case, but only issue the ordinance violations, he said. Each ticket carries a $50 fine. Both men must appear at an administrative hearing at village hall unless they pay the fines, he said. In addition to an occupancy permit, D&Y Recycling was required to obtain a special-use permit because of the type of business it did, Super said. Recycling lends itself to businesses "not always knowing what they are getting," Super said. "The village is concerned how they are managing it." The dumping investigation "is a perfect example of why we would require a special-use permit," he said. According to its website, the company -- founded in 2004 -- handles waste plastic for recycling, and its main market is mainland China. The company's total U.S. sales were reported to be $50 million. Its company slogan is "making the world cleaner." No one appeared to be working at the Sundown Road business Thursday. Zheng reportedly was removing his property from the building this week, Super said. Illinois Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman Januari Smith said Thursday there were no new developments in the state's investigation of the chemical dumping. The IDNR is the lead agency in the probe. It is awaiting test results to determine what was dumped into the storm sewer at the business. D&Y Recycling hired a private company to clean up the stream earlier this week.
  9. Hi John... I am new to the ISA...and was doing some reading this afternoon and came across all the swim jig threads! I would love to purchase a couple of these and try my hand with it. Can you help me with colors/types. I primarily fish the fox.. Very enticing! Thank you, Jeff Didier
  10. I live in Lake Zurich, and yes I do fly fish, although for me it's more like what author John Gierach states "Standing in a River Waving a Stick"!....but I am learning. jeff
  11. Hello all at ISA. I just wanted to take a moment to say hello and introduce myself. The name is Jeff, and I am excited about becoming a member of this organization and I look forward to opportunities to assist in conservation activities, as well as fishing for my favorite species…the Smallie! I recently received my new member packet, and was blown away with the newsletter! What a fantastic publication with a first class touch. This is a very dedicated group of individuals, and it shows in the newsletters, in the forums, and in all the activities planned, as wll as conservation efforts undertaken by this organization past, and present. Additional hats off on the web-site.....This is also a first class site and you should be proud of it! Looking forward to meeting you along the way in the near future. Jeff Didier
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