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The pandemic has tested people's normal modes of operation, money management included as many faced sudden unemployment or a business' bottomed-out bottom line. Children ages 3-9 can get the tools for fiscal fortitude at the Piggy Bank Pageant via Zoom on April 13, sponsored by the Economic Awareness Council in partnership with the Hinsdale Public Library and Hinsdale Bank and Trust in observance of Financial Literacy Month. (Please see listing in Calendar for information.)...
Seeing art in everything - Not only do you get to create art on paper, but you can even create a little art on yourself in the Messy Mixed Media class at The Community House. John Hudson was one of the lucky participants in the class who had a chance to create several pieces of artwork during the class - both on and off paper. To see more pictures, please turn to Page 16. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
BettyLou F. Wargen of Bark River, Mich,, and a former village employee, passed away March 14, 2021, at her daughter’s home in Cornell, Mich. BettyLou, 82, was born in Chicago in 1939, the daughter of Ervin and Betty (Straka) Suchomel. She attended Riverside Brookfield High School and graduated in 1956. She married John Paul Wargen on February 15, 1958, in Brookfield. The couple recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. For many years, BettyLou worked as a daycare provider, and later was employed by the village of H...
This past year horrific events have created awareness of discrimination and hate crimes perpetuated against African-American, Asian, LGBTQ, Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other communities. In our Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills community and schools, we can combat racism against all groups by practicing and promoting inclusive behavior. While I was on the D181 Board (2007-11), we enacted a policy avoiding scheduling events, including games, meets, concerts, plays and key educational activities, including field trips and labs, on...
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that is committed to ensuring that voters have the information they need to successfully vote in every election. One of the local League chapters, the League of Women Voters of Downers Grove, Woodridge and Lisle, is providing information about candidates for village offices and school boards for Hinsdale as well as Downers Grove Township. In lieu of a candidates forum for the April 6 consolidated elections, the LWV invited the candidates for various local offices to...
The arrival of April 1 also brings final college decisions. Let me be the first to say, it has been a wild ride. The Class of 2021 knew that college applications were going to be like nothing ever before. But surges of applications at Top 50 universities have created what colleges are calling the "most competitive applicant pool in history." March Madness took on a whole new term in my household. The Round of 64: If you were like me and applied early to a handful of schools,...
For 20 years I have watched District 86 school boards achieve great things for students by working cohesively with administration and the community, and I have watched utter chaos full of divisive bickering, power grabs and ignoring administrative requests, community input or both. The key factors that seem to lead to one outcome or the other are the board members’ willingness to be totally transparent and inclusive of all relevant parties through the decision-making process, as well as their insistence that proposals and d...
The April 6 election for four D86 school board positions arrives at a critical time for our students and community. I have been most concerned about the current board’s decisions to rush, in my opinion, the “physics first” and “integrated math” curriculum changes, which I believe will leave our students underprepared for college. The board has not identified the needs for these changes, has not explained how the new curricula will improve student learning and preparation and did not think it prudent to implement a pilot and...
I believe that Mark Pinnow would be a valuable asset to the District 86 Board of Education. He would bring collaboration and an evidence based approach to the board and he is a much needed voice of reason. Mark has a strong business background, and he knows that goals need to be measured against benchmarks to make sure that we reach them. The district is facing a lot of change right now, from getting the back in school to major curriculum changes. We need someone who can work with the administration to come up with...
As former D181 BOE members, we are writing to express our strong support for Peggy James and Jeff Waters, who are running for the D86 Board of Education. Since the passage of the D86 facilities referendum in 2019, the current D86 BOE has approved significant curriculum overhauls that we believe are unwarranted. Science curriculum changes were implemented in 2020-21 that reduced students’ options. In our opinion, an Integrated Math program was approved in 2020 without meaningful discussion, data analysis and community e...
I am writing in support of Debbie Levinthal for the D86 Board of Education. I’ve lived in Oak Brook for 14 years and am the mother of two eighth-graders who will attend Hinsdale Central next year. Plus, my husband grew up here and attended Monroe, Hinsdale Junior High and Hinsdale Central. This area and its schools are extremely important to us. I met Debbie when our teenagers were in preschool. From the first time I met her, I was struck by her zealous, thoughtful advocacy. Debbie always has had her children’s best int...
D86 is at a crossroads. The last 18 months have brought changes and challenges to the district that have negatively impacted the educational delivery and experiences of all the students and the ability of the community to have meaningful engagement with the school board on critical issues. Beyond the impact on our kids, these changes likely will have long-term implications on our property values. Many of us moved to this district for its strong academic excellence. Families who once moved here because it was a lighthouse...
Margie Kleber’s leadership, experience and extensive knowledge of D181 merit her continued service on the D181 Board of Education. Board stability is a critical factor in achieving strategic plan objectives, like delivering the HMS project on time and under budget. In 2017-18, during my service as an interim assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction — technology, we discovered that the architect’s design-build process for the new HMS building did not include plans or budget for the technology infra...
Seventeen candidates are running for nine open seats on the library and school boards in Tuesday’s election. Add in the uncontested candidates — one for village president, three for village board and three for four-year terms on the D181 school board — and you’re up to two dozen candidates on the ballot in just the most local races. Many other individuals are running for seats in township government, on the regional school board and on the College of DuPage Board. Why this tally of open positions? To stress the importa...
The Hinsdalean offered its endorsements for library and school board candidates in the March 11 and 18 issues. The races for Hinsdale village president and village board and the four-year terms on the Community Consolidated District 181 Board are uncontested. Our recommendations, recapped below, and all election coverage is available on our website at https://www.thehinsdalean.com. Click on the Decision 2021 logo. Hinsdale Public Library Board ✔︎ Mary Bock ✔︎ Amy Glynn ✔︎ Kristin McDaniel ✔︎ Richard Munson Ryan Trombly Di...
STUDENTS MAKE DEAN’S LIST Several students from Hinsdale were named to the dean’s list or equivalent for the fall 2020 semester at their respective colleges and universities. • William Bush, The Citadel • Jonathon Cain, Colgate University • Daniel McKay, Colgate University • Caroline Riefe, Indiana University • Selin Turkyilmaz, Colgate University ROTARY PRESENTS MERIT AWARDS The Rotary Club of Hinsdale presented another round of Youth Merit Awards March 12. This award recognizes extraordinary middle school and high school s...
The death of Molly Haunty's friend and sister-in-law in 2015 launched her into a group to which no one wants to belong. Like so many others, Haunty's life had been touched by cancer. "Cancer is pervasive, unfortunately," Haunty said. As her sister-in-law, Nancy, battled metastatic breast cancer, Haunty said she admired her friend's ability to continue living right up to the end. With help from her community, Nancy was empowered to travel, run and even climb a mountain while...
The 2021 season of Fortnightly kicked off recently at The Community House. Teaching "dancing and decorum" to eighth-graders is the goal of the program, which has been offered since 1958 in the community. Haly Tuck and Harlan Apple were among the participants learning the steps. Forming a circle in Kettering Hall, the dancers changed partners throughout the evening. Porter Hutchens and Leah Theoharous watch instructors Nicole Gofford and Xavier Euzarraga from May I Have This...
The total number of confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 in the village has risen to 1,591. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had four confirmed COVID-19 patients and three patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said. Community Consolidated District 181 reported seven new cases from March 17-23, all of which involved students. Hinsdale High School District 86 reported seven current positive cases March 19, with 55 people in isolation and 60 in quarantine. The rolling seven-day positivity rate for Region 8,...
Correction The number of new COVID-19 cases in the DuPage County portion of Hinsdale reported in last week’s paper was incorrect. The number was fewer than 70....
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, April 8 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 https://www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: discuss pay plans for full-time, public services and seasonal employees, review variations and exterior appearance and site for Phase 2 construction at Hinsdale Central, liquor license requests...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Among other business March 25, board members: • approved the staffing recommendation for the 2021-22 school year, which will keep district staffing flat. The recommendation, which was reviewed and discussed by the district’s human resources committee, came under criticism from some students and families for creating “stacked” classes at Hinsdale South, in which different levels of German courses and Latin courses are combined into one due to low enrollment for the individual courses. Distric...
Lifestyle housing circa 1888 - In her book, "Images in America - Hinsdale," Sandy Williams mentions that the first building on the south side of First Street was this one located at 102 S. Washington St. "In 1888, German born John Papenhause had this building constructed to house his successful tailoring business. The second floor was home to the Papenhausens and their six children."...
Hinsdale Public Library staff member Sarah Jane was using the library's 3-D printer recently to print images for the library's St. Patrick's Day celebration bags. Last year, staff members used the printer to make shields for first responders early in the pandemic when supplies were hard to get. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South campuses are in the process of getting long deferred improvements. Now the Hinsdale High School District 86 Board wants to change out deteriorating equipment like drivers education simulators and snow removal vehicles for more functional models. Board members approved the purchase of replacement capital equipment totaling $2.35 million at their March 25 meeting. Chief Financial Officer Josh Stephenson said the time is right for such action — particularly with the budget savings related t...
