2000's

Assembly Park History

2000
2001
March
• Assembly Park.com was created
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September
• Arbor day held a few days after September 11th
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October
• The final annual Tim O’Connor Memorial Golf Outing held on September 29, 2001.

• It was a tremendous success with the most players (many from Assembly Park) and the best weather.

• Over the 11 years, the total amount raised is over $55,000.00.dollars.

• Proceeds benefit the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center.

• Mrs. Dorothy O’Connor and her family thank everyone for their support throughout the years.
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2002
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Winter
• Assembly Hall Remodeled
2003
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April
• Work started on North Shore Drive to expands a lane in each direction
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Summer
• Beach Wall Painted

World Events

Presidents

• George W. Bush, • Barack Obama

2000

March
• Dot-com bubble bursts, causing stock markets worldwide to crash.
• Vladimir Putin is elected President of Russia.
• The Sony PlayStation 2 releases in Japan.
July
• Concorde Air France Flight 4590 crashes killing 113.
October
• al-Qaeda suicide bombs the USS Cole; 17 sailors are killed.

2001

September 11th
• Terrorists hijack planes, crashing two into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, Pentagon in Washington, DC and in Pennsylvania
October
• The United States invades Afghanistan
• Steve Jobs introduces the first iPod.

2002

• Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world.

2003

January
• Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates killing all 7 astronauts on board.

2004

February
• Facebook is formed by Mark Zuckerberg
December
• Tsunami occurs in Indian Ocean, 230,000 die.

2005

August
• Hurricane Katrina kills 1,836 in the Gulf of Mexico.

2006

March
• Twitter is launched.
April
• Spotify is launched.

2007

January
• Introduction of the iPhone.

2008

September
• Google Chrome is released.
October
• Stock markets plunge around the world.

2009

January
• The cryptocurrency Bitcoin is launched.
2004

• Lake defined as “eutrophic” — rich in nutrients as well as plant and algal growth.

Eutrophic meaning - (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.

2005
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September
• Geneva Lakes Kennel Club Closes
2006
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Summer
• Shower installed at the beach

• The Delavan Theater was sold to the River of Life Christian Church.

2007
Summer
• "Between The Cottages" about Assembly Park by Assembly Park's very own - Peter Wurdock.
2008
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Summer
• New slide added to the beach
2009
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August 8th
• Bank Files a $51.9 million Foreclosure Action on the 284-room Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, Wisconsin