Preserving Plainfield

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Across
  1. 1. The number of members currently on the Plainfield Park District Board of Commissioners.
  2. 3. The waterway along which the Potawatomi people and early French-Canadian traders settled.
  3. 5. The name of the pioneer settlement founded along the DuPage River in 1829.
  4. 7. The drawing included with the ticket purchase, along with two drink tickets.
  5. 8. The large community park named to honor the retired long-term Executive Director Gregory B. Bott.
  6. 10. The creek that runs along the land donated by the Averys.
  7. 11. The certification received by PARC for creating as much energy as it uses annually.
  8. 17. The non-profit corporation formed in 1985 to act solely as a fund-raising organization for the Park District.
  9. 20. The 74.77-acre site transferred to the Park District from the State of Illinois in 2005.
  10. 21. The main purpose of the Park District is to provide parks and _____ opportunities.
  11. 24. The county where the majority of the Park District is located.
  12. 26. The park site where the Plainfield Bike Park and skills area was constructed.
  13. 28. James and Sarah _____, who established the neighboring community of East Plainfield in 1835.
  14. 29. The neighboring city PPD partnered with for the Northern Will County Special Recreation Association (NWCSRA).
  15. 31. The fund directly supported by the "Pints for Parks" event.
  16. 32. Raise a glass to parks, people, and _____! (Event tagline)
  17. 33. A four-lap elevated indoor amenity located inside PARC.
  18. 34. The type of mill completed by James Walker and Thomas Covell in 1832, producing the area's first sawn lumber.
Down
  1. 2. The historic site, destroyed in 1990, that was previously a trolley park and amusement center.
  2. 4. The local brewery that hosts the annual fundraising event.
  3. 6. The Foundation's mission includes assisting in the preservation of this, along with enhancing recreation facilities.
  4. 9. The historic park originally platted in 1834 with a public open space deed restriction.
  5. 12. The current President of the Foundation, also involved in the ADA path fundraiser at Four Seasons Park.
  6. 13. The name of the village, established by the merging of Planefield and East Plainfield.
  7. 14. The Indigenous people who occupied the land, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word Boodewaadamii.
  8. 15. The name of the first park owned by the PPD, deeded from the Village in 1967.
  9. 16. The devastating extreme weather event that struck the village in August 1990.
  10. 18. The acronym for the 40,000-square-foot Prairie Activity & Recreation Center opened in 2019.
  11. 19. The main goal of the scholarship fund is to ensure recreation is _____ to all.
  12. 22. The name of the public swimming pool operated by the Park District.
  13. 23. The four-digit year the Plainfield Park District was officially incorporated.
  14. 25. The singer-songwriter providing live acoustic tunes at the event.
  15. 27. The park purchased in 2001 with assistance from Open Lands Trust grant funding.
  16. 30. The number of years the Plainfield Park District celebrated in its 2016 anniversary.