Czechs Please!

This weekend we attended Nitka Night at Naperville's City Hall. Nitka is Naperville's twin town in Slovenia. We enjoyed watching displays of Slovak folk dancing and music, plus a wonderful buffet and raffle, all free. But best of all was the chance to get to see the mayor of Naperville, George Pradel, in action. I have written about him previously on the blog, but never heard him speak.
He was extraordinary.He didn't need a microphone, just shouted out like a town crier. If you had to draw a stereotypical small town American mayor, George would be it. He looks like Santa without the beard, but knowing him he will probably grow one specially for Christmas.