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love of my life
Vows, Bees, Heart, Sweets, Valentine Day, My Life, Posters, Peanut Butter, Love Quotes
From peanut butter to of my jewel spring in my step, you have my while heart
wedding vow or proposal you are the peanut to my butter, twinkle in my eye, shake to my bake, blue in my sky, sprinkles on my sundae, flip to my flop, bumble to my bee, jewel on my crown, milk ot my shake, spring to my step, beat of my heart , love of my life
love of my life - good idea for a Valentines Day card? Me thinks sooo!
you are the love of my life poster blue by tingcreates on Etsy. so sweet haha
Enjoy Loving Quotes - Valentines Day Quotes
"YOU ARE THE peanut to my butter TWINKLE IN MY EYE shake to my bake BLUE IN MY SKY sprinkles on my sundae FLIP TO MY FLOP BUMBLE TO MY BEE jewel to my crown MILK TO MY SHAKE spring in my step BEAT OF MY HEART LOVE OF MY LIFE."... This is so sweet
Love this.
Iloveyou, The Vows, I Love You, Lovequotes, True Love, Children, A Tattoo, Kids, Love Quotes
I love you. How about to our children?
I Love You love quote romantic note lovequote
"I LOVE YOU, for all that you are, all that you have been, and all you're yet to be." Maybe a tattoo for my kids???
I love you for all that you are, all that you have been, and all you're yet to be. #inlove #fallinlove #truelove #romantic #romance #love #iloveyou #lovequotes
I love you. Perfect to send to send the morning of the wedding...or incorporate into the vows
Good night sleep tight i love you forever, sweet dreams my love and i hope u have a wonderful night/day! Bilythabamtafblcamttcmlcatiab always and forever!!!!!! ALSO! Dont forget our bible reading!...i hope you have a better day tomorrow! Thanks for dealing with my emotions... You are my best friend. Have fun out in service and see u at the lunch! I love how calm and patient you are with your mom! you are such a great guy, u deal so well with her! I wont let what anyone says dampen my love for you or change my mind on choosing you! nothing and no one can stop us beccause we arent doing anything wrong! We are going to stay together forver no matter what ... I LOVE YOU. I hope you are doing well! And feel amaxing tomorrow! Sorry for being an annoying idiot. And im sorry for not talking as much as u want... I hope u had a good day!i love u so much and please make the absolute best out of your vaca!!! I hoped u packed good! And be good!Im so proud of you for pushing to go out in service And pushing to be with me. I hope you have a better day tomorrow and that your mom doesnt yell at you. I know how it is it kinda ruins the whole day but u did good staying positive after all of that! You will be a great husband who knows kinda how to cook and clean and shovel and do the laundry you could learn more tho i keeeed! OR DO I e.e! Remember to tell me things u want me to work on! Cuz Everyone's a bit of a fixer upper But when push comes to shove The only fixer upper fixer That can fix a fixer upper is True True True True Love! on that note, night night! See u tomorrow! Kisses forehead~ Hugs~ Cuddles~ a fixer upper is True True True True Love! on that note, night night! See u tomorrow! Kisses forehead~ Hugs~ Cuddles~
Quotes, Rascal Flats, Sons, Kids Room, Songs, Children, Rascal Flatts, Fathers Daughters, Lyrics
Lyrics from rascal flatts. This song was my father daughter dance at my wedding. Love the message.
My Wish...I love this song by Rascal Flatts. For my children.
I wrote out these Rascal Flats lyrics for my oldest son when he graduated high school.... They are still true for all of my boys today! Great song, great thoughts...
I 💚 this song -I wish this life becomes all that you want it to life quotes quotes music quote life song lyrics song lyrics life lessons music lyrics rascal flatts
This is the lyrics to a song I have for my son Collin... I would love to have this made for him.. By Rascal Flatts!! My Wish! Songs are very important in our life... My mom had many for me and Joe...
This would make an inspiring quote for a nursery or kids room. {Rascal Flatts}
Take a look at this 'Oh No' Print by Doodle Art Prints by Doodli-Do's on #zulily today!
Doodles Art, Inspiration, Quotes, Woman, Art Prints, Funny, Living, Mothers Day Cards, Doodle Art
A Favorite quote of Pom Lunch (@Pam Lynch): Be the kind of woman who, When your feet hit the floor in the morning the devil says " OH CRAP - She's up!"
Take a look at this Oh No Print by Doodle Art Prints by Doodli-Dos on #zulily today! - This new weight loss solution has solved all my problems. I lost about 23 pounds fast without changing my diet. I hope this changes some lives like it has changed mine. http://hcgtrim4summer.com
Take a look at this 'Oh No' Print by Doodle Art Prints by Doodli-Do's on #zulily today! Be the kind of woman who when he sees I'm up says OH CRAP!!!
hahahahahahaha mothers day card
My favorite inspirational quote, I really want to put this in my bathroom.
So true!!!!!
Work Hard, True Quotes, Remember This, Life, Inspiration, True Words, Truths, Hard Work, True Stories
so very true, keep working hard! Life's a bitch, but make sure she's beautiful!!
True Words!!!
"THE CHRISTIAN LIFE REQUIRES HARD WORK. Our sanctification is a process wherein we are COWORKERS with God. We have the promise of God's assistance in our labor, but His divine help does not annul our responsibility to work (Phil. 2:12-13)." ~ R.C. Sproul
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I need to remember this every day!!
truth about love and life
It's true! #Quotes
True story.
Life Quotes, Make Life Easier, Remember This, God, Life Lessons, Learning, Living, Lets Go, Inspiration Quotes
i definitely need to remember this
LEARN TO LET GO OF THINGS YOU CANNOT CONTROL {Give it to GOD} !!!
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with Him Forever in the next. Amen.
makes life easier
don't be afraid
Word Of Wisdom, Famous Quotes, Remember This, Motivation Quotes, Well Said, So True, Inspiration Quotes, Good Advice, Michael Jordan
well said.
Remember this Kari...... TRY. Don't settle. :)
Good advice.
so true
words of wisdom for G
Keep Calm
Psalms 4610, Inspiration, God, Quotes, Faith, Keepcalm, Keep Calm, Psalms 46 10, I Am
Keep Calm Trust in God. Christ lord savior prayer love faith trust bible Christian quote
keep calm and know that I am God. Keep Calm and #KeepCalm
Keep Calm and Know that I AM GOD. 50+ Inspirational Christian Quote Pictures | ROCK4JESUS
PSALM 46: 10; (KJV) - "Be still, and know that I am GOD: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth."
keep calm...
Suckier Living, Worth Reading, Keep Calm And Reading, Stuff Worth, Book Worth, Worth Quotes, Reading A Book, Aww Worthy Stuff, Bookish Quotes
Keep calm and read a book
Whenever i'm stressed, that's what i do. Usually the characters in my book have waaaay suckier lives than me, so it makes me feel much better!! ;P - http://www.awwomg.com/whenever-im-stressed-thats-what-i-do-usually-the-characters-in-my-book-have-waaaay-suckier-lives-than-me-so-it-makes-me-feel-much-better-p/?utm_source=PN&utm_medium=AwwOMG&utm_campaign=SNAP%2Bfrom%2BAwwOMG.com
Thoughts, Amen, Inspiration, God Is, Praise God, Difficult Time Quotes, Faith In God Quotes, Things, Living
Live like this. God is worthy of it all.
thoughts about....you know....the real thing ( why do I feel like I'm typing this title for someone els???.....weird! Ok love ya! : )
Praise God in all things!
Inspiring Words to live by.
Amen to this, this would be a perfect living room piece!
Dust yourself off and try again :)
Final, Failure, Remember This, Get Fit, Learning, Weightloss, Weights Loss, Fit Motivation, Inspiration Quotes
#fitness #motivation #inspiration #quotes #fitspiration
Failure is not Final..., get back up and do it again!. This I have learned, never let failure stop you from achieving your dreams
Hints For Simple Fat Loss Losing fat shouldn't be as hard as many people try to make it http://ah121ah.tumblr.com http://roadtomillion.tumblr.com #fit #thin #6pack #weightloss #Fitness #health #loseweight #fitnessmotivation #weightlosstips #workout #roadtomillion http://roadtomillion.tumblr.com
Inspiring Quotes: failure is not final
Failure is not FINAL.... i need to remember this!
Step Children, Praying For Children, Children Church, Prayer Journals, Bulletin Boards, 31 Biblical, Biblical Virtue, Inspiration Children Quotes, Bible Verse
Another pinner said: I printed this for my prayer journal, the new (for the parents) bulletin board that I am getting together for my children's church. I also printed copies to give to each of our children's church families. The blogger also will be writing about each virtue, so I want to go back and read what she has to say.
31 Biblical Virtues to Pray for Children
The first step, admitting you have a problem. :)
Life, Bags Tutorials, Quotes, Pinterest Addict, Funny, Public Relatable, Things, Official Addict, True Stories
It is official now. I am addicted to Pinterest. This is my 11,657 pin. I don't have a life. I can't stop. I don't sleep. I don't read anymore. My house is in bad shape. The only people who understand are other pinterest addicts. And NO i do not want help!!!!! I have to go now i might miss something.
Bee In My Bonnet: Hot/Cold Bags Tutorial...
True story.
officially addicted
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Those of you not hopping on the Pinterest band wagon are really missing out on tons of cool things from DIY projects to recipes, to cool quotes and fashion, etc...
the Christian lifestyle
The Lord, Remember This, God, Inspiration, Quotes, Faith, Christian Life, James 48, James 4 8
The Lord God is always there!
Come near to God. <3 So need to remember this
Christian life...
Humble Quotes | Humble Bumble: Quotes of Inspiration: God is Faithful
Words Of Wisdom, Little Girls, Inspiration, Quotes, Colors, Smart Kids, Painting, Wise Words, Feelings Blue
If you're feeling blue - try painting yourself a different color. #PushGirls #quotes #inspiration
"If you're feeling blue - try painting yourself a different color" -words of wisdom from Hannah, age 8
" If you're Feeling blue - try painting yourself a different color." Brilliant little girl.
How insightful for an 8 year old. Identify another way you'd like to feel, and pair it with a color. Smart kid; just inspired an exercise. :)
Wise words. I think If I were feeling blue and I painted myself I would laugh and not feel blue anymore. :)
Primitives Wood Signs, Remember This, Inspiration, Faith, God Is, God Promise, So True, Words Art, Favorite Quotes
God didn't promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow, nor sun without rain. but he did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way. Beautiful word art
God didn't promise... primitive wood sign vertical. $26.00, via Etsy.
God is our strength So True!
God's Promises. One of my favorite quotes!!
I must remember... #quote #faith #strength #inspiration
so true, I need to remember this often
that would be awesome!!!
Laugh, Stuff, Quotes, Living In Florida Funny, Humor, Things, Lens Cap, Lens Covers, Mosquitoes
#LOL ...Click this image to browse lots more #Funny #humor pics & awesome #quotes! :)
I loathe mosquitoes and this quote is great.
Fat sucking mosquitoes . . . I totally laughed at this.
if you think that little things don't make a difference, try spending the night with a mosquito. -dalai lama-
Thoughts, Inspiration, Life, Development, Quotes, So True, Negative, Living, Photography
Life is like photography...you use the negatives to develop. So true!
Life is like photography. You use the negatives to develop. #quote
Great thought: Life is like photography. You use the negatives to develop...
life is like photography. you use the negatives to develop #inspiration #motivation
soooo..the more adversity the stronger the character? Yes, if you choose not to wallow.....and move on. Life's good in spite of the negatives that are all a part of living.
son up til son down
Mothers, Wall Hanging, Kids Wall, Gift Ideas, Sons, Quote, So True, Worth It, Little Boys
so true - having two little boys (a few years ago...now 20 & 23) ♥
Thanks to Pinterest my kids walls will be littered with sayings such as...
son up til son down but it is totally worth it
Heartfelt Wall Hangings: Great Gift Ideas
angel quotes and sayings | Mothers of little boys work from son up til son down.
The source of my strength!
Lifeguard, The Lord, Remember This, Jesus Saving, Inspiration, Quotes, God Is, Thank You Jesus, True Stories
Lifeguard we all need to remember this!!
true story
Your lifeguard walks on water. I adore this quote and have felt the Lord's guidance and saving influence in my life!
jesus saves :)
Inspiring quote: "When you feel like you're drowning in life, don't worry - your Lifeguard walks on water. "
Perfect lifeguard, thank You, Jesus!
God is my lifeguard
Strength ...........
Inner Strength, Words Of Wisdom, Remember This, Stay Strong, Strength Quotes, Three Choice, True Words, Life Mottos, True Stories
Stay strong
true story! if only it were that easy!
inner strength. it's there. tap into it.
Easier said than done but true words!
This is my life motto
Words of wisdom
three choices... I have to remember this at work!!!
strengthen you #strength #quote
Remember This, Inspiration, Mothers Day, Quotes, So True, Be A Mothers, Kids, Motherhood, Be A Mommy
Motherhood <3. Love being a mommy!
Inspiring Parenting Quotes - Motherhood
So true!! Motherhood is not easy, we are learning right along side of our kids!
#motherhood. So true....I couldn't have said this any better. It's also about letting go as your children grow and letting them make there own lives and choices even though you may not agree. You have to stand back and be supportive despite how you feel. Being a mother is one of the greatest joys in life but at the same time one of the most difficult. I wouldn't want it any other way!! <3
Motherhood - I need to remember this!
Motherhood quote. So true!
Mother's Day Quote - Motherhood
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The Dearborn Observatory
The Dearborn Observatory is open for limited public viewing via the historic 18.5" refracting telescope every Friday night from 9-11pm. Advance reservations required.
Red Roof Inn - Deerfield
This is a fully renovated Inn located in the beautiful North Shore suburbs of Chicago. This limited service Inn features complimentary gourmet coffee to all our guests 24 hours a day, complimentary access to Bally Total Fitness for guests 18 and older, free USA Today and we are conveniently located/adjacent to shopping and restaurants. We are 1/4 mile from Metra train to downtown Chicago. Family restaurants adjacent to hotel deliver to your door. Many local area attractions as well as just 18 miles from downtown Chicago. Our renovated meeting room holds up to 30 people.
River Forest Methodist Church
First stop of the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trusts' River Forest Walking Tour.
CITY:River Forest
The Melting Pot
Fondue is a fun and interactive dining experience! Discover all the ingredients for a unique dining experience including a relaxed atmosphere, private tables, attentive service, fine wines and signature fondue dinners.
Back In Bloom
Vintage and country home accent treasures; antiques, florals, hand-painted furniture and wall art, also shabby chic.
A Slice of Life
Skokie kosher restaurant exceeds the generally mediocre standards for kosher cuisine, with pizza and a good variety of meatless dishes.
Red Roof Inn Chicago - O'Hare Airport
Features 25" TV, 24 hour gourmet coffee, USA Today newspaper, pay per view movies, voicemail, remodeled in 2004.
CITY:Arlington Heights
The Capital Grille
The Capital Grille is nationally known for its hand-carved steak selections, award-winning wine list, professional service and an atmosphere of relaxed elegance. Steaks are dry-aged on site for 14 days and hand-sculpted to maximize flavor and tenderness.
HeatherRidge Golf Course
HeatherRidge Golf Course is a beautiful and challenging full length nine hole layout that is enjoyable for players of all skill levels. Adding to its beauty are the flowing creeks and ponds that come into play on seven of the nine holes. Also enjoy the unique outside Cabana Bar and Grill. Great food, cold drinks, outstanding atmosphere and friendly staff will complete your HeatherRidge golfing experience. Golf clubs available for rent. Located on Northern Illinois' favorite 9-hole golf course, The HeatherRidge Clubhouse is a beautiful venue for just about any occasion. If you are planning a weddings, banquets or party we are the place.
Lake Bluff Golf Club
The Lake Bluff Park District's 18-hole, 6,589 yard course boasts challenging greens set in a tranquil environment and grass teen practice facility. The Lake Bluff Golf Club is a wonderfully balanced golf course with mature tree-lined fairways and bent grass fairways and greens for a consistently enjoyable playing experience. The facility also includes an expansive practice facility with grass tee driving range, practice putting green, and short-game area with bunker. The professionally stocked Pro Shop and the Village Grill, which serves delicious food and a wide selection of beverages, are a couple of the superior amenities available to guests of the club.
CITY:Lake Bluff
Fuego Mexican Grill & Margarita Bar
A taste adventure beyond traditional Mexican cuisine, featuring specialty Mole sauces, recipes right from Grandma Paula's kitchen and fresh guacamole prepared tableside. Full service bar serving an endless selection of Margaritas, Tequilas, and Cervezas.
CITY:Arlington Heights
Comfort Inn & Suites Conference Center
Located in Prospect Heights, this hotel's 108 guest rooms have microwaves, refrigerators, cable television, safes and coffee makers. Guests enjoy a free hot breakfast, fitness center, and Internet access.
CITY:Prospect Heights
Trailside Museum
Get in touch with nature in this beautiful wooded setting near the Des Plaines River, where you can view local wild animals that have been rescued from the surrounding area.
CITY:River Forest
Viper Alley
Viper Alley is the hottest private event venue. With only booking one event at a time, guests receive 100% of the staff's time and attention. If unique is your preference Viper Alley's industrial-chic atmosphere and vibe will exceed all expectations. The Chef's beautifully-prepared and delicious cuisine includes everything from appetizers and gourmet pizzas to beef tenderloin. Viper Alley can meet any A/V need with our state-of-the-art, concert quality equipment, including 20 LCD screens. Add value by choosing Viper Alley that offers complimentary boutique bowling, a stage, entertainment coordination (if desired), parking, security, furniture and linen.
LaQuinta Inn & Suites - Bannockburn
Unwind at La Quinta Inn & Suites with complimentary breakfast, swimming pool, whirlpool, fitness center, Club Room and more. Enjoy our oversized rooms and upscale accommodations complete with in-room coffee maker, refrigerator, microwave, and high-speed wireless internet access.
Marriott Suites Deerfield
This hotel features suites with a private parlor room separated by French doors. Suites include a spacious bedroom with a separate living area with sleeper sofa, wet bar, microwave, refrigerator, coffee maker, Plug-In Panel to connect your laptop, iPod and camera to the 32" LCD, HD flat-screen TV and in-room movies. Enjoy the fitness center, indoor/outdoor pools, sauna, fitness trails, and area golf courses. Enjoy a delightful dining experience with friendly service, great food and an extensive menu in the Basil's Bistro, open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, located within the hotel, also offering room service. There are also 6 meeting rooms with 9,000 sq. ft. of flexible event space.
Devonshire Cultural Center
Home of the Skokie Art Guild and Devonshire Playhouse, the Cultural Center offers children's and adult theater, as well as visual and performing arts.
Ernest Hemingway Museum and Birthplace
The museum displays rare photos of Hemingway, his childhood diary, letters, early writings and other memorabilia. The Birthplace Home features some original furniture and belongings of the Hemingway family.
CITY:Oak Park
Charles Gates Dawes House Museum
The Dawes House, a magnificent Chateauesque Mansion overlooking Lake Michigan, was the home of the former United States vice president under Calvin Coolidge and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Charles Gates Dawes.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Gourmet chocolates, handmade fudge, caramel apples with your favorite toppings, chocolate dipped strawberries, sugar-free chocolates, five toffees, gift baskets, gift certificates and gift cards.
Trackside Waukegan
Trackside Waukegan offers a casual, comfortable setting to wager on horse racing from around the world, broadcast on 250 television monitors. Watch and bet on races in the Finish Line Restaurant and Lounge, Grandstand Bar, Teletheater or Backstretch Deli.
Sweety Pies Bakery
A family-owned operation since 2007, Sweety Pies is a bakery, cakery and cafe serving up delicious handmade goodies in he heart of downtown Skokie. Featured are family favorites such as buttery cinnamon rolls, scones, croissant, quiche and famous pies. Specializing in custom cakes, cupcakes and old-fashioned handmade desserts. Also serving omelets, sandwiches and homemade soups.
Skokie Public Library
A leading institution of the Village of Skokie and a staple of downtown Skokie, the library is truly a center for the community with more than 450,000 items available for check-out, three community meeting rooms and hundreds of events and classes offered each month. The library offers the latest in cutting edge technology with library resources available 24 hours a day via their website, plenty of computers available for internet access and research and a wireless network on the 2nd floor.
The Iannelli Studios Heritage Center
Home to the Kalo Foundation of Park Ridge, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the rich artistic legacy of the city through education, advocacy, and preservation, as well as promoting the arts & crafts as an integral part of our modern lives. Based on the ideals of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, the Foundation will sponsor educational seminars, exhibits, tours, publications and special events to increase awareness and appreciation of the arts and crafts. Check the website for special events and hours.
CITY:Park Ridge
Fischer Farm
The Bensenville Park District and the DuPage County Forest Preserve have been working to restore this property and land. Fischer Farm is believed to be one of the oldest remaining homesteads in the county. Explore the buildings, touch the artifacts, and connect with history.
Residence Inn Chicago/Schaumburg
Welcome to your home away from home, the recently renovated Residence Inn Chicago Scahumburg! Perfect for all types of travel; an all suite Schaumburg hotel offering three layots, studio, one, and two bedrooms, all with fully equipped kitchens, queen-size beds and sofa sleepers. Complimentary hot breakfast buffet, wireless internet access, shuttle service, Monday through Friday within a 5 mile radius, and Manager's Reception, a light buffet with beer, wine, and soft drinks, held Monday through Thursday evenings. The Residence Inn Chicago Schaumburg is close to Motorola, Zurich, OSHA Training Institute, FDIC, Learning Tree, and Comcast. Looking for a weekend getaway, our Schaumburg hotel is ideal, featuring an indoor pool and whirlpool, fitness center, brick patio, gas grill, and outdoor Sports Court. Minutes from Woodifeld Mall, Arlington Park, IKEA, LEGOLAND, and Medieval Times. Work, relax, and unwind at Residence Inn Chicago Schaumburg.
The Arboretum Club
This beautiful 30,000-square-foot clubhouse features an upscale restaurant with patio seating and 18 holes of championship golf.
CITY:Buffalo Grove
Bead In Hand
An incredible selection of beads and beading supplies in a charming shop with knowledgeable staff. Everything for the beginner to the expert -- new and vintage beads, charms, chain, wire, findings, stringing materials and books. Beaded jewelry repair. Special events include birthday parties, celebrations for adults, classes, and activities for youth groups. Visit website for details.
CITY:Oak Park
Busse Woods
The Busse Woods Trail system is located within Ned Brown Forest Preserve, a 3,700-acre property in the western suburbs of Chicago. There are 11.2 miles of paved trails for cyclists, equestrians and pedestrians. The main loop is nearly 8 miles, circling some lakes and meadows, while a couple of much shorter side loops will take you to the north and south end of the forest preserve. The Busse Woods Trail connects with the Schaumburg Bikeway on the west, and on the north, Busse Woods links to the Rolling Meadows Bikeway system. Some key features of the forest preserve include fishing, boat rentals and a small herd of captive resident elk. The trails are open from sunrise to sunset.
CITY:Elk Grove
Red Roof Inn
18 Miles North of Chicago: Malls nearby; Underwriters Laboratories, Walgreen's 2 mi; Botanical Gardens, Ravina 2 mi; Trinity College 4 mi; Six Flags Great America, Great Lakes Naval Base 12 mi; Northwestern University 15 mi; Ohare International Airport 17
Hunters Nightclub
A gay hangout near O'Hare Airport since the early 1980s, Hunters features a dance floor with a Friday night Video Dance Party and Hunters Hunks male dancers on Thursdays.
CITY:Elk Grove Village
We at HouseRed are committed to providing our customers with an educational, enjoyable and cultural experience. Peruse our unique, hand-picked selection of wines from around the globe, ask us about hosting your next party or special event, take a class in the SchoolHouseRed series, attend an educational and fun wine tasting, come listen to live music -- the possibilities are endless!
CITY:Forest Park
Brer Rabbit Motel
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Welcome to Brer Rabbit Motel. We offer low daily and weekly rates. Amenities include color TV, free cable with five HBO channels. King-size beds available. All rooms are clean and comfortable.
CITY:Villa Park
White Deer Run Golf Club
Built on the well-known Cuneo Estate in Vernon Hills, White Deer Run Golf Club is an 18-hole public course sprawling over 240 acres of rolling terrain and picturesque lakes with bent grass greens and fairways. Able to accommodate small and large group outings and banquets.
CITY:Vernon Hills
King's Wharf Restaurant
Serving classic American dishes, like savory steaks and seafood specialties, for dinner Wednesday-Sunday. Indulge in the sumptuous Sunday Champagne Brunch. Located in the 4-Diamond rated Lincolnshire Marriott Resort.
Hotel Moraine and Conference Center
Located in a quiet neighborhood on Chicago's North Shore.
Japanese Hibachi style cooking - a chef prepares for you at your table. Steak, chicken, shrimp, scallops & lobstertail.
Fresco 21
Fresco 21 blends flavor of the Mediterranean region; including Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Egypt, Morocco, Israel & Lebanon, offering guests a unique menu.
Noyes Cultural Arts Center
The Noyes Cultural Arts Center is host to 30 resident artists, and shows eight exhibitions a year at the Noyes Gallery, with a special commitment to the work of emerging artists.
Bartlett HIlls Golf Course
This 18-hole course features a practice range, pro shop, snack shop and banquet facilities.
Deer Path Inn
Full Service Hotel with Dining and Banquet Facilities.
CITY:Lake Forest
Evanston's Dog Beach
Bring your dog to Evanston's Dog Beach! Admission restricted to dogs with a "dog beach season token".
Northwestern University Soccer
Enjoy a soccer game right next to Lake Michigan, played at Lakeside Field.
Marytown National Religious Shrine of St. Maximillion Kolbe
One of the nation's most beautiful religious sites features beautiful stained glass windows and seven-foot mosaics decorating the chapel, as well as seven types of marble.
Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson Hotel in Addison has two meeting room. The largest is 500 sq.ft., Smoking rooms available; continental breakfast included in rate; free shuttle to/from O'Hare airport; free Wi-Fi, pet-friendly.
Block Museum of Art
Northwestern University's Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art is one of the largest fine art museums in the Chicagoland area.
Mundelein Park & Recreation District
The Mundelein Park & Recreation District includes the Steeple Chase Golf Club, Diamond Lake Beach and Barefoot Bay Family Aquatic Center.
Lands' End Outlet
Lands' End is a direct merchant of traditionally styled clothing for the family, soft luggage, and products for the home. We work directly with mills and manufacturers, eliminating the markups of middlemen.
Illnois Beach Resort and Conference
92 total rooms. Four suites. Indoor pool. On-site health club. Room service. Two bonfire pits, sand volleyball court,seasonal tent, private beach, bike rentals. Located near Gurnee Mills, Six Flags Great America, Naval Station Great Lakes, located in state park
Roselle Historical Museum
The Sumner home, along with two others, features historical displays and replicas. One of the houses is restored as a 1920's working-class home.
John Barleycorn
Enjoy a drink in the large bar area on the main level or head upstairs to the happening dance club. Local and national bands on select nights.
Dover Straits of Mundelein
A unique experience in seafood dining, specializing in crab legs, lobster tails, imported Dover sole, and much more. Their lunch and dinner menus include awesome appetizers, steaks, ribs, lamb chops, pastas, salads and sandwiches. Children's menus are also available. The wine list contains a selection of wines from different countries including France, Greece, Germany, Italy and Australia, and states of Washington and California to compliment every meal. Enjoy live music and dancing in the lounge Friday and Saturday nights. Dover offers friendly courteous service in a relaxing atmosphere for lunch or dinner.
Writers' Theatre
Over the past twenty seasons, Writers' Theatre has become a major Chicagoland cultural destination with a national reputation for excellence. The company – known for the finest interpretations of classic and contemporary theatre – has garnered critical praise for the consistent high quality and intimacy of its artistry. Throughout the season Writers' will be offering post-show discussions on select Wednesday evenings following the performance in our Tudor Court space. In the Books on Vernon space they will be offering post-show discussions every other Wednesday evening.
Deerpath Golf Course
Deerpath Golf Course in Lake Forest opens for play in March and closes for the season on or about December 15. This 18-hole public course, measures 6,255 yards with a par 70 and 5,487 yards with a par 72 for women. The course has spectacular mature trees, high quality naturalized areas and beautiful water features including ponds and streams. The Deerpath Golf Academy offers the finest golf instruction on the North Shore. Golfers of all abilities will realize immediate and sustainable improvement for a lifetime of better golf.
CITY:Lake Forest
Mitchell Museum of the American Indian
Focusing on the art, history and culture of the American Indian. Permanent exhibits are dedicated to the Native cultures of the Woodlands, Plains, Southwest, Northwest Coast and Arctic regions of North America. Each gallery contains a "touching table" where visitors can handle real examples of Indian artifacts, as well as feel the raw materials—including snakeskin, caribou fur, birch bark, turquoise and buffalo skin—that were used by native Americans. Temporary exhibits showcase emerging and established contemporary Native artists. Lectures and performances throughout the year provide a venue for multicultural education.
Lou Malnati's Pizza
Lou's is the home of the BEST Chicago-style deep dish pizza in the world. If you love a buttery, flaky crust, sweet and tangy tomatoes, gooey mozzarella cheese, perfectly seasoned sausage, and other fresh ingredients- you've come to the right place. They pride themselves on making each handmade pizza just the way you like it.
Raceway Woods
This 8-mile singletrack in Carpentersville, IL. is perfect for beginners without giving up on the excitement. The terrain is varied with steep descents, plenty of jumps, twisty trails through the woods and long stretches through meadows.
River Trail Nature Center
Nature is wonderfully displayed in this silent forest that glaciers carved thousands of years ago. The prairie extends along the riverbanks, rich in plant and animal life.
Prodigy Glassworks, Inc.
Prodigy Glassworks is in the heart of the Oak Park Art's District at 207 Harrison St. Stop in to watch daily glass blowing demonstrations and to see our beautiful gallery offering unique hand-blown and fused pieces made by local artists. Classes are available weekly for adults and children ages 12+. Beginner classes offered Tuesdays from 6pm–9pm: $150/person, and Saturdays from 10am–1 pm: $150/person. Make your own paperweight Mondays and Thursdays from 12pm-5pm. Paperweights take approximately 30 minutes: $25 each for ages 12+. For a full list of class offerings see our website.
CITY:Oak Park
37 Bar & Grill at White Pines Golf Club
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Enjoy a variety of daily and weekly food and drink specials, along with craft beers offered on tap and by the bottle. Seasonal patio dining available, and the new bar area has sitting room for 38 guests, boasting multiple HDTV screens.
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state of the art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room and classroom.
Driving in Style: Promo Cars of the 1950s and 60s
The innovative and flamboyant car designs of the 1950's are now iconic. To whet consumers' appetites for the "latest thing," the Big Three American automakers (General Motors, Ford and Chrysler) began to release new models with slightly redesigned features every year. To promote the new vehicles, dealers distributed highly-detailed plastic models or "promos." Like their full-size versions, these colorful miniatures boasted streamlined tail fins and polished chrome grilles, reflections of the period's Space Age design and general prosperity. Given to potential buyers and their children, these salesman's samples are highly collectible today. Lent by Robert Reinhold and John O'Halloran, the promos in EAM's presentation will be on view in the McCormick House, also designed in the 1950s.
Schram Memorial Chapel
This historic non-denominational chapel served as a house of worship for thousands of servicemen and women passing through this military base. After the Glenview Naval Air Station closed, the building was moved from its original location and painstakingly restored by the Village of Glenview and Kimball Hill Builders. Now owned by the Park District, it is available for rental by groups, individuals and organizations.
Drink Nightclub
Drink is the perfect place to join your friends for a few cocktails, have your next event, or dance the night away with Chicaog's hottest DJs.
Apple Villa Famous Pancake House & Restaurant
Chicagoland's famous breakfast spot! Only the highest quality ingredients used and baked fresh every day. Distinctive freshness, flavor, and quality! Enjoy omelettes, pancakes, french toast, blintzes and crepes!
CITY:Hoffman Estates
Willow Glen Golf Club
The Willow Glen Golf Club is home to a picturesque 18-hole layout that provides an enjoyable challenge for all skill levels. The new clubhouse is home to Buckley's Restaurant and Pub making Willow Glen one of the finest golf and dining experiences on the North Shore. Open to the public!
CITY:Great Lakes
Fox and Hound Schaumburg
Neighborhood pub - fresh casual themed restaurant with upscale billiards, shuffleboard, ping-pong, and darts. Party space available.
Elmhurst Art Museum
Exhibiting late 20th Century American Art, Elmhurst Art Museum offers exhibitions ranging from national touring works to local emerging and mid-career Chicago and Illinois artists. The Museum offers public tours, programs, guest lectures and art classes. It's award-winning structure contains a dramatic glass entrance gallery, three museum galleries, an educational pavilion, and the Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed McCormick house.
Deer Park Town Center
Different from your average shopping mall, Deer Park Town Center is an open-air lifestyle center providing you with leisurely amenities in addition to some of the best shopping and dining in Illinois. Deer Park Town Center features over 70 of the most exclusive shops and restaurants in Chicago's northwest suburbs. Stores include Apple, Crate & Barrel, Barnes & Noble, Sephora, Gap, Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware and more. Entertainment includes Century Theatres. Park in front of your favorite store and spend an hour or a day shopping and dining, or catch a movie at the Century Theater.
CITY:Deer Park
The Olive Tap
A specialty food store featuring artisanal, small batch extra virgin olive oils on tap, a variety of balsamic vinegars from Modena, Italy, fresh spices from our spice locker, and a full menu of gourmet food items and accessories. Stop in for a taste and see why customers say wow!
CITY:Long Grove
Shiloh House
The residence of the founder of the City of Zion, Dr. John Alexander Dowie, is a stately 23-room mansion that was built in 1901-02 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
La Cage aux Folles
La Cage aux Folles has become a classic musical comedy. Set against the glitter of a Saint-Tropez nightclub, a middle-aged gay couple agree to hide their relationship when their son returns home with his fiancée's ultra-conservative parents. Feathers get ruffled and households upended in a poignant tale of one family's struggle to stay together, stay fabulous and above all else, stay true to themselves.
Springhill Suites By Marriott Lincolnshire
This all-suite hotel offers 161 suites with up to 25% larger rooms than standard hotel rooms, separate eating and sleeping areas, pull-out sofa beds, data port and 2-line telephone including individual voice mail, stylish decor and high-speed Internet with an ergonomically designed work area. Other amenities include a mini-refrigerator, microwave, in-room coffee, indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center, daily newspaper, iron and hair dryer, complimentary continental breakfast, a 24 hour Market and wet bar sinks. The hotel is conveniently located to nearby restaurants, Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre, Six Flags Great America, Westfield Hawthorn Mall and Crane's Landing Golf Course.
Oak Park Visitors Center Walking Tour
This PDA guided tour will show you the evolution of architecture in Oak Park, from the Victorian period through to Prairie School and the 1930s Art Deco period. Hear the reflections of the famous people who walked these streets and nurtured their creativity in Oak Park.
CITY:Oak Park
Wonder Works
Wonder Works is 6,400 square feet of fun, a place of creative play for kids birth to age eight. Located in Oak Park, Illinois at 6445 West North Avenue, the children's museum helps kids, their parents and caregivers unleash their imaginations through art, performance, design, building and more.
CITY:Oak Park
Pleasant Home - Oak Park
Explore the opulent 30-room mansion designed by prominent Prairie School architect Geroge H. Maher
CITY:Oak Park
The Snuggery is a 5,000 square-feet establishment that boasts a 40-seat 35-feet island bar surrounded by cushy bar-height booths and high top tables. For those who wish to have a more leisurely dining experience, the dining room of the restaurant features seating for over 200 guests. Guests can also drink and dine at one of the largest outdoor poolside gardens in Schaumburg.
InterContinental Chicago O'Hare
This luxury 556-room hotel features an impressive collection of international art, The Montrose Room live music club, and dining at Bistro Museo, The Capital Grille and McCormick & Schmick's. The hotel is within walking distance of the Rosemont Theatre, and close to Rivers Casino and Allstate Arena.
Evanston Arts Depot
This cultural center is a restored train station in the heart of Evanston. Home of the Piccolo Theatre and Custer's Last Stand Festival which takes place each June.
Venuti's Ristorante & Banquets
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The Venuti family will customize your special event in a lavish banquet setting that can accommodate up to 1,000 guests. Venuti's houses three opulent bridal suites, a quaint chapel for 100 guests, dramatic marble double staircase and granite dance floor. The restaurant offers a warm setting and fine Italian cuisine, including scrumptious homemade specialty pastas.
Art on Harrison
Seeking a way to announce the emerging Arts District, galleries and building owners in partnership with the Oak Park Arts Council inaugurated Art on Harrison in 1995. Conceived of as an informal Friday evening gallery walk, the event has continued each September since its inception, expanding to include entertainment and performances at participating galleries. Come out and see what the area has to offer in a convivial atmosphere, a celebration of what the creative spirits of this community have accomplished.
CITY:Oak Park
Home Alone House
The Home Alone House is a three-story single family detached house used for shooting the majority of the scenes in the movies Home Alone (1990) and parts of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).[3] The kitchen in the film was actually shot in the house, along with the main staircase, basement and most of the first floor landing.
Art Gecko, Ltd.
Located in the Oak Park Arts District, we feature contemporary folk art, found object art and fine crafts created primarily with vintage, re-used, reworked, recycled and reclaimed materials. You will find truly unique, eco-friendly, "green" art and artful objects for yourself or for gift giving created by Lisa Nordstrom and other intriguing artists. Visit our website for current exhibits and special events.
CITY:Oak Park
Lovells of Lake Forest
Lovells of Lake Forest is a fine dining restaurant located in a beautiful French-styled mansion along Chicago's North Shore. A majority of our menu items are deeply rooted in the American culinary tradition. Private dining for events is also available.
CITY:Lake Forest
White Pines Golf Club & Banquets
A local favorite since 1928, White Pines is conveniently located minutes from O'Hare, and its two year-round 18-hole courses are situated on 240 beautiful acres. Banquet facilities are perfect for golf outings, weddings, business or social events, large and small.
Max & Benny's Restaurant Deli and Bakery
Max and Benny's is an iconic north suburban deli-restaurant recently described by Chicago Magazine as the "best Jewish deli in the Chicagoland area." Specialties include corned beef, pastrami and Rueben sandwiches.
Ernest Hemingway Birthplace
Visit the Victorian home where Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway was born in 1899 and learn about his early family life.
CITY:Oak Park
Grayslake Heritage Center
A state-of-the-art history museum dedicated to collecting and sharing the history of the greater Grayslake area. The Grayslake Heritage Center offers programs, exhibitions and special events all year round and includes two galleries, a community room, and a classroom.
The Crazy Toucan Margarita Grille
Like most any restaurant you'll find in the tropics, The Crazy Toucan specializes in refreshing tropical drinks for all ages! Located in the KeyLime Cove Indoor Waterpark Resort, the ambiance is sheer island fun and includes crazy and colorful décor, classic beach music, huge plasma TVs, and everything from Jerk Chicken Salad and Pulled Pork Sandwiches to Toukie's Fresh Catch the Day. A fun gathering place where great food and good fun are the special of the day, every day. Enjoy a refreshing tropical drink with or without the kick.
Lake County Fairgrounds
The annual Lake County Fair runs for five days beginning the last Wednesday in July. Our Expo Building is available for rent for meetings, shows, weddings, and events year-round. Monthly events including antique shows, swap meets, crafts shows, dog and horse shows, and much more. Visit our website for event schedule.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
This unusual complex served as Wright's private residence and studio from 1889-1909. Here he raised his 6 children. He designed 25 buildings in the neighborhood surrounding the studio.
CITY:Oak Park
Under the Ginkgo Tree Bed & Breakfast
Magnificent Queen Anne Victorian Home built around 1890, air-conditioned, with wrap around front porch. One block from Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio; savor a light breakfast in our elegant dining room or bright homey kitchen; weather permitting, breakfast on the veranda; 20 minutes from downtown Chicago and all the museums & points of interest. Also, not your ordinary meeting place, host your next event in a warm, gracious setting. Non Smoking Establishment.
CITY:Oak Park
Clockwise Theatre
Clockwise Theatre's goal is to offer alternative entertainment choices, including world premiers of plays with an emphasis on Midwestern playwrights, new or unusual small-scale musicals, and programming for the teenage-young adult audience. Clockwise hopes to offer a welcoming canvas on which to work, mobilizing the energy of the young, wisdom of the old, vision of the artist, and the rich cultures woven throughout Waukegan and the Midwest.
Waukegan Main Street
Representing a variety of downtown restaurants, an array of shops and services and entertainment. Stroll downtown and enjoy shopping the unique stores, visiting the art galleries, eating at one of the many restaurants and end the day with a show at the famous Genesee Theatre, the new Clockwise Theatre or enjoy live entertainment at one of the downtown eateries. Join the fun at one of the many events throughout the year, including the monthly ArtWauk. Waukegan has something for everyone.
Gino's East - Rosemont
World-renowned, Chicago deep-dish pizza!
Yesterday's Farm Museum
A historic 1800s family farm that is maintained in its original location. Programs depict settlers' lives with period accuracy.
CITY:Wood Dale


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BRINGING THE INFORMAL SETTLERS UNDER THE REGISTER – THE NAMIBIAN CHALLENGE Shaibu Y. JUMA, Namibia and Søren F. CHRISTENSEN, Denmark Key words: 1. INTRODUCTION The present land surveying and registration system covers only part of Namibia. In many newly created towns, there is frustration at the slow pace of the present methodology to plan, survey and register land rights and ease access to credit for investment and development. In the rapidly expanding urban areas, many poor people have no official rights to the land on which they have settled. Their long-term security and that of their children to occupy their land holding is not guaranteed. It is even more difficult for the influx of poor rural people, who come to the urban areas in search of better opportunities, to find vacant land on which to settle. Others are uncertain about how their long-standing traditional land rights on the edges of growing towns will be affected by the expansion of urban boundaries and the establishment of municipalities. Such problems affect more than 45,000 families in Namibia. It might take the existing freehold system up to 20 years to cover the urban settlements in the communal areas, because it requires high and complex expertise in a magnitude that is not adequately available. To address such problems, it was decided to develop a parallel interchangeable property registration system for Namibia wherein the initial secure right is simple and affordable but may be upgraded according to what the residents and the government need and can afford at any given time. This became the subject for a two-years research programme in the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation featuring consultative workshops with stakeholders, pilot testing of a model for an upgradeable land registration system and finally preparation of a proposal – the Flexible Land Tenure System. The final proposal was completed in 1997. The implementation of the proposed system has not progressed well as anticipated. The Project has not managed to move beyond the consultation and design phase since 1997. There are now concerns that the Project is losing its momentum. This paper looks into some of the underlying principles of the proposed system, the ongoing efforts, achievements and the challenges that have to be addressed. It finally suggests a strategy that can help to accelerate the implementation process and bring the desired results. TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 1 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 The views presented in this paper are those of the authors in their personal capacities and may not necessarily represent the official views of their respective employers. 2. NAMIBIA AND ITS URBAN AREAS In the mid 1990s, the total population of Namibia was in the region of 1.5 million people, with 71% of this population (66% of households) living in the rural areas. (Republic of Namibia 1995:6, 12) The population is highly unevenly distributed. Four regions in the north of the country accommodate 45% of the total population. Windhoek, situated at the centre, has 34.5% of Namibia's total urban population and the average annual growth rate from 1991 to 1995 has been 5.4%. (Tvedten, et al., 1995:6-9; Municipality of Windhoek, 1996:7) Non-agricultural employment opportunities in rural areas are limited, which leads to an increasing number of people migrating to major urban towns in search for jobs, as well as education and better social services. Widespread poverty is one of the major reasons for the lack of investment in informal settlements. In 1997 Namibia's per capita GNP at constant 1990 prices was US$ 992, placing the nation in the lower middle-income group of countries. (National Planning Commission, 1998:5). However, this indicator masks an income distribution, which is among the most skewed in the world. As an example, 8.5% of the population accounts for 50% of the private consumption. (MRLGH, 1996, Section 6.4). In addition, people continually move between urban and rural areas and therefore frequently regard their stay in an urban area as temporary. Consequently, for some there is an unwillingness to make long-term investments in an urban life. (Tvedten, et al., 1995:14) 3. URBAN LAND TENURE ISSUES Land in Namibia falls into two broad categories: registered and unregistered land. Roughly half of the total land area is held under registerable freehold title, while the remainder is commonly referred to as communal land. The category communal land subsumes a number of different land tenure systems ranging from individual rights to residential and arable land to communal rights to grazing. Until recently, all communal land – whether rural or urban – shared one important characteristic: it could not be held under freehold title. As a result communal land could not be sold or mortgaged. All rural land in the communal areas is held and managed according to customary tenure systems. Because of population pressure, socio-economic changes, notably the increasing commercialisation of production on communal land and technological innovations, customary land tenure systems are gradually being eroded. Urban settlements first developed in the central and southern parts of the country following colonisation and land dispossession. Access to these towns by black Namibians was strictly TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 2 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 controlled through pass laws and a prohibition on property ownership by blacks. In fact, until the early 1980s black Namibians could not obtain title to any land, whether urban or rural, communal or commercial. Consequently, towns and villages in the southern and central parts of Namibia were predominantly white areas. The black workforce lived in separate locations with inferior service and housing facilities. In the northern communal areas, formal urban areas did not develop until the 1960s. (Tvedten et al., 1995:4-5) Like towns in the south, they were effectively segregated. After independence in 1992-98, the entire areas of these towns were registered in the name of the Government or a local authority to eventually be subdivided into plots, serviced and sold to the public to be held under freehold title. The South African government had introduced a peculiar form of tenure which, although falling far short of that provided by freehold title, provided more formal security than a customary allocation or a rental agreement with the government. Known as PTO, short for Permission to Occupy, this was given for surveyed plots within the planned portions of urban areas (Alberts et al., 1995:46). A PTO is for 20 years with an option to renew for a further 5 years. While occupation is reasonably secure, there is a prohibition on the transfer, mortgagee, cession, lease, sub-letting or alienation of rights, except with the permission of the Government. Co-existing with the system of PTOs and state owned property, is the system of customary tenure. The traditional authority system includes land management among the main tasks of its headmen and women. This authority system has been extended into urban areas. Customary grants came under threat when additional local authorities were established in 1992, because land falling within the boundaries of the local authorities was now placed under the jurisdiction of local authorities. Residents in the informal settlements feared that their land rights would not be recognised by newly created local governments. After experiencing problems with compensations to informal settlers who had to be moved, local authorities now seem to accept informal settlers. However, they would like to formalise these areas in order to collect taxes and charges for utilities. (Howard, 1995: 4) Moreover, government and local authorities in the north have accepted that existing customary rights cannot be summarily extinguished and holders ordered to leave. As the urban population grows, there is a greater demand for serviced land not only for residential purposes but also for business. At the same time, the housing backlog is already huge, estimated to be in the region of 37,000 units nationally in 1994. (National Planning Commission, 1995:464). Estimates in 1997 put at 30,000 the number of families presently living in urban areas without secure tenure to the land, which is equivalent to 12.5% of the Namibian population and more than a third of the urban population. (Christensen, 1999:9) At the same time, the cost of developed land is unaffordable to most low-income groups. The market price is as high as US$ 12 per m2. (MRLGH, 1996: Section 6.5.1) Part of this TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 3 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 high cost is attributed to the procedures involved in the planning and development of land and the high standards of infrastructure demanded by local authorities (Ibid.: Section 2.5). Official provision of residential plots has not been able to keep up with the level of population influx to the towns because the procedures for establishing a township are too slow and cumbersome, taking between 18 and 24 months. The necessary processes of planning, land surveying and the post survey administrative process, take many months to be concluded. Substantial bottlenecks occur because there are not enough land surveyors, conveyancers and town planners in both the public and private sectors in Namibia. Most local authorities that have recently been established in many areas of the country lack the technical and financial capacity to manage the land. 4. RESPONSES TO THE NEEDS Soon after Independence, the Namibian Government gave attention to questions of land distribution and land ownership. This was necessary in view of the highly skewed distribution of land in Namibia and to give meaning to the provisions of the Constitution which states that all Namibians have the right to acquire, own and dispose of property. Two lands conferences were organised and security of tenure was identified as one of the most crucial issues with regard to urban land. Acknowledging that land was available in many local authority areas, participants stressed that its cost was more than many people could afford. The last conference recommended that government speed up the proclamation of towns and the demarcation of land for development. In addition, it proposed that local communities be given legal powers to undertake land management tasks. (NGO Working Committee, 1994:28) The most obvious solution was to extend the present formal property registration to the whole country. However, factors such as legislative requirements (e.g. procedures which are time-consuming, expensive and limit the flexibility of certain actors), a shortage of the required skills in the public and private sectors, the lack of regular incomes among the many self-employed or under-employed in informal settlements, the concentration of skilled services and government offices in Windhoek, and the limited financing mechanisms available, all hinder the extension of the existing formal system. Three options for responding to the problems were considered: 1. To do nothing whilst waiting for many years for the existing system to slowly cover the nation; 2. To rapidly expand the present land surveying and registration system with massive inputs of expatriate labour and external funds; or TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 4 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 3. To develop a second property registration system for Namibia which is parallel to and interchangeable with the existing system, one providing an affordable, more secure, but simple right which can be upgraded according to what the holders of it and the government need and can afford at any given time. The first two options were considered not feasible for obvious reasons. To explore the third, the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation undertook a two-year programme of research involving workshops with stakeholders, pilot testing of a model for an upgradable land registration system and finally preparation of a proposal. Based on the consultation process it was concluded that to increase the delivery of, and access to, secure tenure in urban areas, alternatives to the present system of land delivery and registration had to be investigated. Participants proposed to explore proposals for a parallel interchangeable land tenure system1. 5. THE PILOT PROGRAMME The model for a parallel interchangeable property registration system was then tested in a programme of pilot projects and pilot studies from June, 1995 to November, 1996. The pilot projects addressed practical land surveying and related planning issues, covering identification of different surveying and registration approaches for upgrading of tenure in different environments. The absolute and relative accuracy of different survey methods under different environmental conditions was ascertained, as well as the time consumption, the materials cost and the skills demand for each of the applied survey methods. The pros and cons of using computers for land surveying recording were assessed. New approaches for land surveying were compared to the methods of the present land surveying system, and the costs of time, materials, skills and accuracy were assessed. To achieve community participation in the adjudication and planning of an area, community based organisations from informal settlements were involved in the pilot projects. An important hypothesis tested was that properly trained para-professional land measurers could perform adequate survey work under the supervision of experienced land surveyors. Land measurer trainees were selected and involved in the pilot projects to gauge the backgrounds required of recruits and to identify any additional training requirements. The pilot programme did also evaluate the present land registration systems in Namibia with regard to certainty of title as perceived by the users. Minimum requirements for the maintenance of an unambiguous property registration system were also assessed. The 1Parallel indicating a system with different levels of tenure and interchangeable indicating the possibility to move from one level to the other. TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 5 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 possibilities were investigated of a local authority, a community based organisation or another body issuing tenure documents based on a locally held registry map. Finally it was recommended that two new types of tenure be introduced in addition to the existing freehold tenure. They are: – Starter title, a statutory form of tenure registered in respect of a block of land. – Landhold title, a statutory form of tenure with all of the most important aspects of freehold ownership, but without the complications of full ownership. The starter title provides the holder with the following rights: – to perpetual occupation of a site within a block or in a similar block (the exact site within the block is not defined); and – to transfer, or to otherwise dispose of, the occupation right subject to custom or a constitution restricting transfers drawn up by the group occupying the site. As the site is not yet defined and in order to ensure simplicity, one will not be able to register servitudes or mortgages. The landhold title provides the owner with the rights: – to occupy a defined site in perpetuity; and – to transfer or to dispose of the above right; thus it would be able to be mortgaged. While a whole block as a single entity is registered in freehold ownership in the Deeds Office in Windhoek, the starter and landhold title will be recorded at a local property office sited in the district. The data will be transferred via modem connections to the computer record held in the Directorate of Deeds, and permanent copies will be backed up on the computer and archived. Registry records should be easily available for inspection throughout Namibia. The transfer agreements and old copies of titles deeds will be kept at the local property office which is audited by the Windhoek Deeds Office. A conveyancer or legal practitioner needs not prepare starter and landhold title documents. The range of transactions will be limited and a registration officer (a para-professional) will be trained to process each of these transactions. Furthermore, the local property office staff will be trained to assist people with the preparation of transfer agreements and other simple transactions. A landhold title site will be indicated on a cadastral map. This is a map prepared by a land measurer, based in a local property office, in accordance with procedures and to a standard to be prescribed in the survey regulations. TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 6 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 Recognition of the starter and landhold titles will remain parallel to the existing registration system. This means that the same land parcel will be the subject of registration in both the starter or landhold title computer based registry and in the main Windhoek registry. However, the main Windhoek registry will only show the ownership of the whole block of land and the fact that a starter title or a landhold title registry exists. Individual starter or landhold title rights within that block will not be visible in the main registry, but only in the starter or landhold title registry in a local property office. Starter and landhold titles are interchangeable in the sense that starter title can be upgraded to landhold title or freehold title in accordance with certain prescribed procedures. A local property office will be staffed with a land manager, linked to a registration officer and a land measurer (the latter two para-professionals). Formalisation of informal settlements will be performed by the para-professional working with a land manager, bringing an informal land delivery system into the wider urban management system. This partnership should link the local community and the built environment professionals and the various authorities involved in the land delivery process. It is expected that the para- professional will speak the local language and understand local customs and practise. 6. CURRENT STATUS Cabinet approved the principles of the new system in 1997 and the Ministry established a Project to commence the implementation. The Flexible Urban Land Tenure Bill was prepared in 1999. The Bill is still in its consultative stage. It is expected that the Bill will be promulgated during 2002. The Ministry has made advanced preparations for the initial application of the system. The Project has opened a local property office in Oshakati in line with the requirements of the proposed system. Meanwhile the training of para-professionals has been secured through an established course at the Polytechnic of Namibia. The Flexible Land Tenure System has clearly become established within Government, particularly in the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation. The Government has been committing some funds to the Project since 1998. However, the continued decline in financial allocation to the Project and the delay in putting up the necessary legislative framework is now a matter of serious concern. There has been a dramatic decrease in budget allocation to the Project since 1998. While there is no doubt on the Government commitment to the Project, the severe shortage of funding constitutes a major threat to its successful implementation. 7. THE WAY FORWARD The introduction of the concept of a parallel land registration system that has the potential to address the tenure security needs of the poor communities living in informal urban settlements in Namibia brought high hopes to many urban inhabitants since its inception in the mid 1990's. The enthusiasm and support for the Project shown during the various TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 7 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 consultation forums gave a clear indication of the urgent need to take appropriate measures that will address the security uncertainties facing thousands of urban dwellers in informal areas. Unfortunately, the implementation of the Project has not yet proceeded as anticipated and the stakeholders are yet to see any tangible results. The Project has not managed to move beyond the consultation and the pilot Project phases in the last three years. There is now a growing impatience and disappointed due to what the stakeholders see as a slow pace of progress. Despite various efforts by the Ministry of Lands Resettlement and Rehabilitation to keep the Project on track, there are still a number of institutional, technical, legal and financial issues that have to be resolved before the implementation process can proceed forward. 7.1 Institutional Issues Land use planning, surveying and land registration is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation. Regional Land Boards are to be established under the same Ministry. However, Regional Councils and local authorities fall under the Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing. In addition, regional councils have direct administrative authority over settlement areas which are situated on communal land. Local authorities, on the other hand, are land administrators in the urban areas. Furthermore, the National Land Policy proposes that land officers be placed in regional centers to service groups of local authorities in the regions. It is thus unclear as to how these various land administration institutions will coordinate their activities so as to avoid duplication and to ensure that the rural and urban components and the information held by both are properly integrated. One of the most fundamental conditions of success for the Project will be the understanding and cooperation between the various stakeholders. The Project can only be successfully implemented through a close cooperation between the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing, local authorities, traditional leaders and the affected communities. The Ministry of Regional and Local Government and Housing is expected to play a key role in assisting the planning of informal settlements as few local authorities have the capacity or the required skills. There should be a clear understanding of the intentions, the conditions and procedures involved in the Project. The purpose and conditions for the planning and relocation of residents must be discussed and agreed in advance. The local authorities and regional councils must be prepared to identify and set aside vacant land to relocate some residents within the settlement area or in the vicinity before any formalization process commences. It has also to be made clear to the project participants as to what final result they can expect and what are their obligations. TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 8 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 Considering the legislative, technical and social context of the proposed tenure system, the following elements form the integral part of the institutional model: – A local property office, drawing on local expertise to resolve disputes and increase accessibility, while carrying out the planning, surveying and registration process; – A computer-based registration system; and – An audit in respect to land hold title by the Windhoek Deeds Registry The use of a computer-based registration system has been proposed to handle the registration of the starter titles and landhold titles. Among the main arguments for such an approach are that: – The Starter titles and landhold titles records would be easily shared and made accessible throughout the country; – It will be easy to convert and upgrade the tenure type once the data is available in digital form; – A nationally uniform system can be maintained without local variation and therefore facilitate data integration and consistency; and – A basis is created for a national land information system outside the areas not yet in the national cadastre. The local property office will be part of the main Deeds Office in Windhoek, which falls under the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation. It is suggested that local property offices should be established in local authority areas as well as in regional councils. The establishment of these offices should take into consideration areas where the pressure for such services is greatest while carefully ensuring sensible regional balance between the various parts of the country. It is proposed that the first local property office be established in Windhoek so as to test the procedures and the computer system before being replicated in other local authorities. A land measurer, a registration officer and a local office manager will be responsible in running a local property office. It is expected that each local property office will be staffed with personnel from the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation. In certain local authorities or regional councils, these functions might have to be combined or performed by seconded employees with the necessary skills. For larger local authorities, the post of a local property office manager may require a full-time employee. 7.2 Technical Issues There is currently a serious lack of qualified personnel in the areas of planning, land management and land registration within the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation. The Ministry has realized this deficit and the need to develop its capacity in the respective fields of specialization. Considerable progress has been made in the last TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 9 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 three years through the introduction of special training programmes that have been initiated to develop the required skills locally. With the institutionalization of these training programmes at the Polytechnic of Namibia, the technical capacity can be improved in the very near future. There will still be some expertise that will have to be drawn outside the Ministry through short-term and long-term consultants, especially in the initial phase of implementation. This will basically entail the involvement of the private sector in the areas of planning, conveyancing, surveying and on-the-job training of registration officers. The development and implementation of a proposed computer-based registration system to handle the registration process will definitely require specialized skills which may not be available within the Ministry. 7.3 Legal Issues Survey and registration of any rights as proposed in the Flexible Land Tenure system will require the existence of a legal framework that will give legal credibility to the processes and the different rights that will be created and conferred. There is also a need to harmonise the cadastral survey requirements as stipulated in the existing legislation with the survey needs of the informal settlement areas. Provisions need to be put in place to allow the land measurers to do the major work of adjudication, demarcation and survey of land for land hold titles. There is also the issue of credibility and acceptability of the survey data and records compiled by a land measurer without the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor. The current survey legislation requires that an assistant who carries out any cadastral work must be under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor. If the data and plans compiled by a land measurer are to be used in future to register a freehold title, questions may be raised on the legality of the procedures and the data obtained. There are also concerns caused by delays in the planning process and the eventual approval of Township layouts. The implementation of the Flexible Land Tenure System will require a more flexible approach to layout design and planning. It is not certain whether the review that is made to the planning legislation will take into consideration the need to use para- professionals such as the land measurers to carry out planning work in informal settlements. There is a need to produce a simpler and speedier process of developing layout plans and obtaining permission to develop urban lands. The legislation should allow more realistic standards for developing individual plots in areas such as informal settlements. There will also be a need to review the legislation governing land registration to allow the registration of the proposed tenure types using simple procedures with the registration officers in the local property offices being the major role players. The current initiative within the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation to review and consolidate TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 10 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 the land registration legislation should also consider the best ways to accommodate the registration of the new tenure types. 7.4 Financial Issues The implementation of the proposed Flexible Land Tenure System is an expensive undertaking. The Project will require a massive injection of resources if it has to cover all the affected towns in Namibia and be completed in a reasonable period of time. Earlier estimates of the cost of implementing a nation-wide land registration system that will confer titles to thousands of informal settlers suggested a figure of well over US$6 millions. (MLRR, February, 1997) The Government has been committing substantial amount of funding to the Project since 1998. However, considering the current annual allocation of funds and other available resources to the Project, it may take at least two decades before the benefits of secure title are extended to the majority of poor people living in informal settlements. It is important that the Project is introduced in a way that the benefits can be realized within reasonable time so as to maintain the support and Project momentum. This is necessary to ensure that the social and political support is maintained and the participants do not lose faith and start to doubt the real objectives of the Project. Despite Government firm commitment to address the land question, it may be unrealistic to expect such a huge financial investment to come entirely from the normal government budget provisions. There have been earlier recommendations to seek for external assistance from major financial donors to extend the system to the whole country. This proposal seems to be the only realistic funding option for the Project of this magnitude. It is thus logical to suggest that a concrete proposal needs to be prepared with detailed financial implications and submitted to possible funding agencies that may indicate interest in the implementation of the Flexible Land Tenure System on a national scale. 8. CONCLUSION The mushrooming and expansion of informal settlements is a major problem in many cities and towns of the developing world. Namibia is not an exception to this phenomenon. In Namibia, thousands of families from the poor section of the population live in unplanned settlements without any form of security of tenure. These informal settlements are typically characterized by lack of basic infrastructure, lack of development and poor living conditions. The Government of the Republic of Namibia, through the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, is fully committed, among other things, to extend the rights to land ownership to the informal settlers, and assist to improve the living conditions of this poor sector of the society. The implementation of the Flexible Land Tenure System is expected TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 11 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 to assist the Government in achieving this goal. There are, however, major obstacles to be overcome. There is a lack of the required technical skills. The financial implications for the exercise are enormous while the limited Government resources must be shared to cater for all other developmental and social needs. It is fortunate that the political support has been secured at the highest level of Government after Cabinet approved the idea in 1997. The stakeholders are eager to participate in the Project. It seems therefore that, the challenge is, to find the means and take the necessary steps to expedite the implementation of the Flexible Land Tenure Project and lift the hopes and aspiration of thousands of poor families living in informal settlements. This paper presents some thoughts on a path that can be taken towards that end. REFERENCES Alberts Reneè, Fourie Clarissa, Latsky Johan and Palmer David; Discussion Paper on Options for Parallel Interchangeable Property Registration Systems; prepared for the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation; October 1995. Alberts Reneè, Fourie Clarissa, Pia Hoejgaard, Andrew Corbett, Johannes Shidunkeni, and Latsky Johan; Discussion Paper on Land Management and Local Level Registries; prepared for the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation; November 1996. Christensen, Søren Fauerholm and Michael Mattingly; Innovative Land Surveying and Land Registration; Unpublished paper; February 2000. Hangula, L.; The Oshakati Human Settlement Improvement Project; The Town of Oshakati; A Historical Background. SSD Discussion Paper No. 9; University of Namibia, 1993. Hoejgaard, Pia, Jesper Holm and Søren Christensen; Report on the Workshop 6 - 8 June 1994, How to Provide Secure Tenure for Informal Urban Settlers; for the Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation; June 1994. Howard, J. W.; A Summary Review of Urban Land Policy Issues and Options; Prepared for the Social Sciences Division, University of Namibia; November 1995. Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation; Report on a Flexible Land Tenure System for Namibia; prepared by Soren Christensen and Pia Hoejgaard; February 1997. Central Statistics Office; 1998; National Accounts 1982 - 1997. The National Planning Commission; First National Development Plan Volume 1; 1995. Non Governmental organisation Working Committee on Land Reform; Report of the Peoples Land Conference held Under the Auspices of the NGO Working Committee on Land Reform in Mariental 4-8 September 1994; Windhoek; 1994. Republic of Namibia; National Land Policy; White Paper; Windhoek; Ministry of Lands, Resettlement and Rehabilitation; 1997. The National Planning Commission/World Bank; Namibia: Rising to the Challenge of Poverty Reduction - draft; Windhoek; 1998. TS8.3 Shaibu Y. Juma and Søren F. Christensen: Bringing the Informal Settlers under the 12 Register – The Namibian Challenge International Conference on Spatial Information for Sustainable Development Nairobi, Kenya 2–5 October 2001 Tvedten, Inge and Akiser Pomuti; The Oshakati Human Settlement Improvement Project: A Socio-economic Baseline Study; SSD Discussion Paper No. 9; December 1994. Tvedten, Inge and Moono Mupotola; Urbanisation and urban policies in Namibia; SSD Discussion Paper No. 10; July 1995. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This paper is largely based on an unpublished paper prepared by Michael Mattingly and Søren Chistensen and a comprehensive work published as Working Paper 93 of the Development Planning Unit, University College London entitled "Innovative Land Surveying and Land Registration in Namibia" by Søren Christensen and Wolfgang Werner. 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