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One of my mom's signature phrases was, "Too much weekend." She would pull it out on a Sunday evening when I was anxious to get to bed early or a Monday morning when I was less than anxious to get out of bed. During the 15 months I lived at home after graduating from college, I went out a lot. And so I heard this phrase many, many, many times. As we spent our first full day of vacation in Saugatuck, Mich., on Aug. 15 lounging around the house - rather than heading to the beach...
Easing in to back to school - The Monroe School PTO hosted a back to school party for students Aug. 19. While enjoying lemonade and a scavenger hunt, the kids got a chance to catch up and get psyched up for their return to classrooms Monday. Taylor Hwan and Stella Aguinaga, fourth-graders, work their way through the scavenger hunt while walking through the school's garden. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Twenty-one new Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week. The DuPage County Health Department reported 20 new cases, and the Cook County Health Department reported one new case. That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 1,915, compared to 1,894 last week. Amita Hinsdale Hospital had 12 confirmed COVID-19 patient and one patient awaiting test results as of Wednesday, a spokesman said. The rolling seven-day positivity rate for Region 8, which includes DuPage County, was 5.9...
Hinsdale Middle School PTO President Kristin McDaniel had a busy day Monday. She said she fielded dozens of calls about children who were not picked up on the morning bus route Monday, the first day of school. In an email she sent to Superintendent Hector Garcia, which she forwarded to The Hinsdalean, she said her son was among them. “My eighth-grader was one of those who waited at his stop until 8:20. Luckily, I was running late for work and was able to take him to school,” she wrote. Community Consolidated Elementary Dis...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien https://d86.hinsdale86.org On the agenda: closed session from 5 to about 6:30 p.m., new contract with HTHSSA, budget for fiscal year 2022, temporary leave cover for Hinsdale Central athletic director Hinsdale Historic Preservation Commission 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on demolition request for 319 E. Third, public meeting on new...
In the days following news of the car accident that took Kendall Pickering's life in December 2020, swimmers and coaches from throughout the Chicago area and even beyond reached out to the Hinsdale Central team. It is those teams, said Hinsdale Central varsity swim coach Bob Barber, who will participate in the first competitive event to be held at Hinsdale Central's new Don Watson Aquatics Center starting with diving at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. Swimming competitions begin...
Roni is a tabby cat who is looking for his forever family. He would do well with kids 5 years and older. He's a gentle and perfect 6-year-old whose adoption fee is $75. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center has re-opened to the public. Hours are noon to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays and 1 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Capacity will be limited to about 20 visitors. Interested adopters are encouraged to fill out an online application at...
Pepper knew there was a treat in the hand that was moving past the left side of her head. Tracking it all the way around wasn't the dog's inclination at first. But after a couple attempts, the nearly 2-year-old rescue was making the rotation - and getting rewarded. "Good girl!" exclaimed Hinsdale Humane Society animal trainer Jamie Merlo. Using prizes instead of punishment makes the behavior modification process more enjoyable, Merlo said. "We use positive reinforcement to...
FINANCIAL PLANNER EARNS CREDENTIAL Thomas “Tommy” Parks, a Financial Advisor with North-western Mutual Chicago, has earned the Certified Financial Planner credential. “We are proud of Tommy for achieving the highest standard in personal financial planning,” said Corey McQuade, managing partner, Northwestern Mutual Chicago. “Earning this designation demonstrates the value he places on doing what is in our clients’ best interest as well as his commitment to professional growth.” The CFP certification recognizes individuals w...
If there's a new pergola, patio or pool being built anywhere in Hinsdale, Lourdes Garcia knows all about it. As the village's building inspector and code enforcement officer, it's Garcia's job to see that every project is being done properly and with as little inconvenience to neighbors as possible. An employee of the village for about eight years, Garcia said she never dreamed that a job managing a large apartment building in Woodridge would lead to where she is today. "It...
Robert Wayne Zielke, 77 of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away Aug. 13, 2021. He was born in 1944 in Chicago to Marie M. (Mullins) and Carl W. Zielke Sr., and attended St. Francis de Sales High School. Robert graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and went on to earn his living as a telecommunications professional. Over the years, he served as a Cub Scout Troop leader, Indian Princess tribe leader and a volunteer for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. He enjoyed volunteering at the Museum o...
Joan R. Hoatson, 97, of Burr Ridge, a former longtime Hinsdale resident, passed away Aug. 16, 2021, at Amita Adventist Hinsdale Hospital. She was born in Chicago in 1924 to the Valdimar J. and Madelyn K. Roehler. In 1942, she married James R. Hoatson Jr. in Lexington, Mo. Joan enjoyed gardening, traveling and volunteering for various organizations. She was a member of the Fortnightly Club in Chicago and a past member of the Clarendon Hills Chapter of the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago. She was a past board member of the...
Laura Ann Mueller, nee Santora, of Hinsdale died Aug. 18, 2021, Laura, 85, was born in 1936 to Ann and Paul Santora of Schenectady, N.Y., and attended Draper High School in Schenectady. Upon graduation she pursued a career in nursing, receiving a diploma from Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y., and then her bachelor's of science in nursing at Syracuse University. She was chosen Class Marshall for the College of Nursing Class of 1960. At Syracuse she met her future husband,...
Cartoons by Dan Ackley...
My teenage boys will never forgive me for “The Velveteen Rabbit.” They insist they remain emotionally scarred, more than a decade after first hearing it. “But the rabbit becomes real!” I protest. “Mom! The boy doesn’t get to be with his best friend EVER AGAIN! How is that a happy ending?” Needless to say, we take our love of loveys very seriously. We have lovey stories that run the gamut from tragic to comedic to touching, yet somehow all tear-jerking. There’s the one when we...
In 1995 when we were still using a simple cell phone technology, the FCC set some safety regulations on the radiation tolerances using heat exposure to the brain when held against the head as the benchmark. Fast forward 25 years to today, the wireless phones became smaller and more powerful at each development stage, shifting us from verbal communications to a multimedia tool now called a “mobile device,” holding as much memory as a computer. Usage grew exponentially to where the radiation level is now up five times as gre...
"Nothing great was ever accomplished without enthusiasm." That was the life motto of Don Watson, the former coach for whom Hinsdale Central's new aquatic center is named. Enthusiasm was in abundant supply at the center's dedication ceremony Friday. And a bit of disbelief. "So much of it was like, 'Pinch me. Did this really happen? Am I really standing here on deck of our new facility?' " said Carol Bobo, Hinsdale Central Foundation president. "We have talked about it for so...
Wait, summer’s not over yet! Yes, the resumption of school and the winding down of Hinsdale Community Pool operations can make it feel like the fun-in-the-sun times are setting into the horizon. But lament not, for delights still abound in this season’s final movement. Speaking of music, the village’s Uniquely Thursday series has been extended an extra week due to the weather cancellation back on kick-off night. So if you can’t get to Burlington Park to hear Semple Band tonight, clear the schedule Sept. 2 to enjoy fan fav...
"Volunteers do not necessarily have the time. They just have the heart." That quote hangs in the mudroom of the Anderson family's Hinsdale home. The words resonate keenly with mom Kim Anderson. "I don't sleep enough, and I'm super overcommitted," she said. "But it's kind of what drives me, and it makes me happy to be able to balance things between my family and my work life and volunteering." Anderson has been committed to the Hinsdale Central Boosters board for eight years,...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Aug. 24. Hit and run reported A man driving a black Dodge Charger left the scene of a property damage accident at Fuller Road and Elm Street at 2:36 p.m. Aug. 20. Eggs thrown at home Someone threw eggs at a house in the 700 block of South Quincy Street between 8 p.m. and midnight Aug. 17. Arrests do not constitute conviction of a crime, and individuals listed here should be presumed innocent until proven guilty. If charges are dismissed or reduced or the accused is found not...
The Hinsdale Police Department is in the midst of a traffic safety campaign that began Aug. 20 and runs through the early morning hours of Tuesday, Sept. 7, to include the Labor Day holiday, an often deadly time on Illinois roads. With messages like “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “If You Feel Different, You Drive Different” and “Drive High Get a DUI,” the high-visibility mobilization focuses on impaired driving and other dangerous behavior such as distracted driving and failure to buckle up. “We need our community to...
"What I did over summer vacation" is a quintessential essay topic when kids return to school in the fall. If these teachers were to receive the same assignment, they certainly would earn a high grade. Miss Allen becomes Mrs. Penn Teacher Perry Allen returned to her fifth year at Oak School with a new name and an exciting story to tell. Allen met Wilson Penn when the two were third-graders at Oak School. They remained friends and classmates until high school, when the two...
Octogenarian on Eighth - The Community House is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its founding this year. The original facility was on the corner of Garfield Avenue and First Street in the central business district. This photo shows the dedication of the building at Eighth and Madison streets in 1955. The new facility opened in 1956 and continues to provide programs and services to the community. (photo courtesy of The Community House)...
Almost 75 people gathered in Veeck Park Saturday morning for a ceremony to commemorate the naming of the 47th Street bridge after Brooks Tonn, who passed away in December of 2017 after a yearlong battle against cancer. Brooks' mom, Nora, along with state Reps. Deanne Mazzochi and Jim Durkin, stand alongside a large portrait of Brooks while his father, Rob, thanks those gathered for helping with the memorial. State Sens. John Curran and Suzy Glowiak-Hilton also spoke. All four...
More than 2 miles of roadway have been resurfaced — with a half-mile fully reconstructed — and 5,864 feet of water main replaced in Hinsdale this construction season. Those are the figures reported by village engineer Dan Deeter, who said the annual roster of Master Infrastructure Plan projects has gone relatively smoothly. “We feel good,” he said. On Monday, crews will begin work to resurface Chicago Avenue between Garfield and Stough streets. Deeter said motorists may encounter delays and partial street closures during...
