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Early Hinsdalean - This photo in Sandy Williams' book, "Images of America - Hinsdale," is of Barto Van Velzer, who was a settler from the east. "Barto Van Velzer was a former boat driver on the Erie Canal. He helped lay the Southwest Plank Road and became the toll collector at Brush Hill upon its completion. Van Velzer had a reputation as a talented horse trader and was well liked by the stagecoach drivers and area farmers."...
District 86 school board candidate Kay Gallo will hold two meet and greet events this month. The first is slated for 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Indian Prairie Public Library, 401 Plainfield Road, Darien. The second will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at the Hinsdale Public Library, 20 E. Maple St....
