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When's the last time you've been out to see the Zook Home and Studio at KLM? Members of the Hinsdale Historical Society would like to invite you for a visit. The society is hosting a special event, "Take a Look at Zook," on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to raise awareness of this Hinsdale architect and the funds needed to continue renovations on his home and studio (see Page 34 for details). Noted architect R. Harold Zook, who designed more than 30 homes and commercial buildings in town,...
Name: Yasmina Eshac Year: senior Hometown: Hinsdale When did you start playing tennis? I had just moved from Egypt and I didn't know what sport to start playing, so I started playing tennis when I was 7. What do you enjoy most about the sport? If I put hard work into the sport, the hard work pays off. It's different from a team sport. It's my go-to when I'm having a bad day because I can just let it out while I'm playing. Do you enjoy playing doubles as well as singles?...
When we announced this summer that we were looking for new contributing columnists, we didn't expect to have the largest applicant pool we've seen in years. (Perhaps being stuck at home with nothing to do made people more likely to apply!) While I was happy to receive emails from so many people, it made the job of selecting new writers very difficult. We announced our three new columnists - Bret Conway, Gabriela Garcia and Alegra Waverley - and our retuning writer, Kelly...
As the Hinsdale Plan Commission unanimously rejected one development proposed for a portion of the IBLP property on Ogden Avenue, the Hinsdale Village Board is poised to send them another. Hinsdale trustees Tuesday discussed a revised proposal from Ryan Companies for a 240-unit senior living facility on 32.5 acres at Ogden and Adams Street. The existence of two separate proposals for two separate areas of the Institute of Basic Life Principles property has confused some...
The proposed Heather Highlands residential project has received low marks from both Hinsdale plan commissioners and residents of the Fullersburg community near the 37-acre site north of Ogden Avenue, who contend the density envisioned is not suitable for an area distinguished for its natural attributes. At a virtual public hearing Sept. 9, McNaughton Development presented its request for a planned development of 46 single-family homes on the largely undeveloped parcel within a...
Some students will be back in the buildings at Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South high schools this month, with in-person classes set to resume until Oct. 5. Even then, only 25 percent of each school's enrollment will return, with plans to bring more teens back to campus in the weeks that follow, Superintendent Tammy Prentiss told Hinsdale High School District 86 Board members at their Sept. 10 meeting. The roughly 100 parents and students who gathered at a "We Stand for the...
The six Hinsdale Central team that are competing in the fall season have all faced their first opponents and are hoping to stay healthy - and motivated - throughout the season. This is the second installment of fall sports previews. The boys and girls golf and girls tennis team were featured Sept. 3. Boys cross country First meet: Sept. 3 vs. LT (V lost 20-41) Last year: fifth at conference, 12th at state Head coach: Jim Westphal Seasons as head coach: 16 No. team members: 75...
Dan and I love to grill. We don't use a traditional charcoal grill (takes too long) or a Green Egg (too pricey) or one of those Weber wood pellet grills (too new). We have your standard issue Weber gas grill, a Father's Day gift for Dan a few years back to replace a cheap Charbroil he had rebuilt twice. His favorite part of the gift? Fuller's Home & Hardware assembled AND delivered it. The recipes we enjoy making aren't too complicated, either. Many of our favorites - includin...
How is COVID-19 affecting how people grieve? COVID-19 has left many on the cancer journey feeling alone and isolated, said Michael Williams, a Wellness House psychologist. Patients have to go to treatment alone while their caregiver waits in the car. Support groups can no longer meet in person and must be held via Zoom. And when someone dies, the pandemic prevents people from reaching out the way they normally would. Intimate caregivers, who have been in fifth gear trying to...
Their deaths often are not recorded in the daily statistics tracking COVID-19 fatalities and often don't make the evening news. But the grief is just as profound for families of the 53 people who died of an overdose in DuPage County from the start of the quarantine until the end of June. "I have reached out to multiple rehabilitation leaders and they confirm the increase in those seeking rehabilitation, drug use relapse and instances of fatal and non-fatal overdoses in their p...
Kristin McDaniel was happy to see her seventh-grade son Brady head back to class Tuesday at Hinsdale Middle School. "I know that he, in order to be successful, really needed to have part time within the school and having that access not only to the teachers but the social aspect as well," she said. A supporter of the hybrid model, she said she was hoping to see her older children, Hinsdale Central sophomore Cooper and freshman Maisie, back in class as well. They are currently...
The Sanders family has done a fair amount of traveling, with annual visits to Jean's dad in Puerto Rico and Scott's family in Florida and a number of road trips. But they had never experienced anything like the 10 days they spent last summer in South Africa. The destination is offered in a rotation of incentive trips offered by Scott's company, Boston Scientific. He had never gone on that trip, but it piqued his interest. "It always comes back by far as the best location," he...
We made it to the first week of May. We learned of the coronavirus in February, the world shut down in March and we worked diligently, day in, day out, week after week. Until Cinco de Mayo. We each had a small margarita with the Mexican lunch we ordered in that day. Two days later the bottle was still in the fridge. We hated to see it go to waste, so we decided to have a short happy hour. We found a single cocktail and an hour of conversation to be a balm during what we have...
In the early days of the pandemic, I turned to Dan Brown. I mean, if the fate of the world rests on Robert Langdon's ability to decipher the next location where a killer will strike, that doesn't leave much time to worry about whether I should wipe down my groceries, does it? Plus, since my husband had purchased several of his books years ago, they were conveniently available on a book shelf near me. I hadn't thought much about Brown since I binge-read "The Da Vinci Code" the...
Adam Maycock said the decisions his parents made about raising children have shaped his life in more ways than one. His mom stayed home for years with him and his two siblings, even though his dad didn't earn all that much as a Seventh-day Adventist pastor. "I think that's a big part of who I am, that commitment that they made early on in our childhood," Maycock said. "It sticks with you and creates the framework on how you want to be a parent and create your home and lead,...
Eccles Field in Prospect Park isn't where Hinsdale Central senior Lainey Harvey expected to be playing softball this summer. And she wasn't even really playing - she was running drills with the girls signed up for the Lady Red Devils Softball Training Academy. But it's the closest she's come to her sport for the past six months. "This summer my season was canceled, so the last time I played a game would have been in February," said Harvey, who plays first base and outfield...
I first met Ly Hotchkin some 30 years ago. If I remember correctly, I had just become managing editor of The Doings when I was sent to The Community House to meet her. Ly wanted someone from the organization to write a column about something or other, and I knew I was going to have to tell her no. I was still in my 20s and found Ly a bit intimidating. She seemed used to getting her own way, and the thought of refusing her request scared me a little. I remained slightly...
As some public school students wait to start classes and others are participating in remote learning, many students at private schools are back in class every day. Zion Lutheran Preschool started the school year yesterday with a special welcome for kids - and special directions on how to enter and exit the building. "We are operating at a reduced enrollment, so just the reduction in class size allows for more social distancing in the classroom," director Elizabeth Reilley...
verything they can to make sure when students arrive for the first day of school Sept. 8 that they and staff members are safe. That was the message Superintendent Hector Garcia and other administrators gave Community Consolidated Elemen-tary District 181 Board members at their meeting Monday. With students in the hybrid model split between morning and afternoon sessions, class sizes are at eight to 13 students, well within the available space for 14 to 21 desks in district classrooms. “We’re very, very happy that those ranges...
Hinsdale Police Chief Brian King had a straightforward message for residents during a virtual crime forum Monday night. Police are working diligently to prevent thieves from stealing cars and finding and arresting those who do. But the best method of crime prevention is for residents to stop leaving their cars unlocked with the key fobs inside. “I cannot stress enough — we need to get residents to lock their cars overnight and remove their key fobs,” King said. In just the past four weeks, two cars have been stolen from...
I've been a little obsessed with Brené Brown's "Unlocking Us" podcast since I first was introduced to her in February by Tim Ferris on his eponymous podcast (notice a theme here?). She's on hiatus for several weeks this summer, and I miss her. I've decided to cope by recreating a piece of her podcast here. She concludes every episode with a set of "rapid fire" questions for guests. I've enjoyed listening to their responses and thought it might be fun to write up mine. 1....
More than 30 student-athletes who graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in May will pursue their sports in college. In the first of a two-part series, The Hinsdalean asked each what he or she will remember most about competing at Central and what they're most looking forward to in their new programs. Kiran Amegadjie Yale University, football I'll remember: the brotherhood that all the teams I was on formed. I feel like every week we worked not for ourselves but for the...
I asked Ken yesterday what happened at the Hinsdale Village Board the previous night. "They're going with a hybrid model," he replied dryly. "Tom, Laurel and Jerry will attend the first meeting of the month. Scott, Neale, Matt and Luke will attend the second meeting." He jests, of course, but the "hybrid model" is on our minds. We've spent a lot of time learning and writing about hybrid plans for Hinsdale students to return to school. First I "attended" (i.e. watched online)...
Despite pleas from parents to reverse last week’s decision and return to a five-day in-person plan for reopening schools, District 181 will continue work to refine a hybrid model for the start of the 2020-21 school year. Educators have spent the last week working on a hybrid plan that ensures students can remain six feet from one another in the classroom, Superintendent Hector Garcia said. The goal is to maximize in-person core instruction and coverage of the core curriculum. The 28 elementary school staff members who were i...
Trying to find a new name that captures the essence of a 46-year-old organization and its mission is not easy to do — especially when some options already have been taken. A task force charged with finding a new name for the Robert Crown Center for Health Education first selected a name that already was in use, said Executive Director Barb Thayer. So they went back to an earlier list and settled on Candor Health Education. “It’s hard to find a name that everybody likes,” Thayer said. “It’s very, very hard.” She had liked the...