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Jack Orbell's service with Hinsdale American Legion Post 250 began six years ago when he said yes - grudgingly - to one simple request. "They needed some walkers for a Memorial Day parade one year and my uncle dragged me over, and I kind of stayed," he said. Orbell not only stayed, he's starting his second year as post commander. His family's lineage of post members includes his uncle and his great-uncle. The grandfather and uncle of Orbell's son-in-law have been active in...
Community Consolidated Elementary District 181 plans to spend just a little more than $1 million more on operating expenses in fiscal year 2019-20 than it did last year. The school board voted 6-0 Monday to approve the budget, which shows operating revenues at almost $69.6 million and operating expenses at almost $65 million. Property taxes make up about 90 percent of the district's revenues, coming in at $62.9 million. "The lifeline for our school district is the local...
How do we live like we're dying? "There's a lot more things scarier than death," remarked author, speaker and podcaster Kimberly Paul. Like suffering, for instance. Paul thinks people often conflate the two, so many avoid facing the truth that one's life will end. "We're all dying. How do we live with the knowledge that we are dying every day? Would that change the way that we live? If we can get enough people to think about their mortality every day, our priorities would be...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board has given the green light for a 10-lane pool at Hinsdale Central, following administrators’ recommendation but departing from a pre-referendum pledge to build a six-lane swimming facility to match the one at Hinsdale South. A majority of board members voiced support for moving ahead with designs for a larger Central pool, saying it made sense from both a programmatic and economic standpoint. Board member Kathleen Hirsman described how her position shifted from initially opposing a n...
Name: Nick Franko Year: senior Hometown: Clarendon Hills Why do you prefer football to individual sports? I think it's the camaraderie on the team. With football, you can't win a game without everyone working as a unit. Are you better at playing offense or defense? Maybe defense just because I've been playing it longer. This year I started playing both ways. Do you have a preference? I really don't. I'll do whatever my coach tells me to do. Do you have any pre-game rituals or...
Hinsdale trustees Tuesday signaled unified support for prohibiting recreational cannabis-related businesses within the village. During a first read discussion of an ordinance to ban such establishments, trustees said the village should opt out of allowing dispensaries under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act that Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law in June. “This is not a way that the village should be pursuing a revenue-generating opportunity,” Trustee Scott Banke remarked. “This is just not what this commu...
Sometimes in life you just have to move on. For me, this time, it happened suddenly. In fact, if you had asked me just a month ago if I was excited to go to college, I'd have said something like, "No, it's still only summer. I have all of senior year left. I just am not ready." The idea of college is a scary thing to a 17-year-old girl whose heart is still set on being a 17-year-old girl and whose mind has told her she still has lots of time to be one. But recently it feels...
A time for toddlers — Marty Quirk gets a quick snuggle from a playful puppet puppy dog during Toddler Time at the Hinsdale Public Library. About a dozen toddlers enjoyed the books, along with the visit from a playful puppy and kitty and letter games and songs during the class. Patty Lawley, a youth services librarian, also read several books to the kids. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
You’ve come a long way — The Hinsdale Humane Society has roots back to 1953 when six Hinsdale women were not happy with the condition of the local dog pound. The “shack” had no hot water, a single light hanging from the ceiling and was in general disreapair. In 1958 the society built a new dog pound at a cost of $25,000. That’s a far cry today’s multi-million dollar facility, which offers the finest of care and shelter for its guests. (Hinsdale Historical Society photo)...
When we see tragedies taking place in other communities or other parts of the country, it’s not unusual to think “That wouldn’t happen here.” Of course as wonderful a community as Hinsdale is, it offers no real protection from loss. No one knows that better than the family of Hinsdale’s Lauren Wilson, whose life was cut short when the car she was riding in on March 2, 1994, was hit by a train at the village’s Monroe Street crossing. Her father, Dr. Lanny Wilson, has spent the quarter century since working as chair of th...
Patrick Joseph Moran, 81, a former Hinsdale resident, died Sept. 15, 2019, in Oakbrook Terrace. He was born in Chicago in 1938. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Moran, nee Thomas; his children, Monica (Christopher Puzek) Moran, Justin (Valerie) Moran and Jennifer (Craig) Furey; his grandchildren, Patrick and Joshua Furey; his siblings, Catherine (the late Thomas) Williamson, Mary (Kevin) Caufield, Michael (Eileen), Thomas (Marguerite), and the late John, and James (the late...
Donna Marie Nowicki, 69, passed away Sept. 14, 2019, at her Oak Brook home. She was born in 1949 in Chicago and was a retired paralegal. She is survived by her daughter, Rachel (Anthony) Ricci; her grandchildren, Jacob and Ryan; and her brother, Allen Lestin. Visitation is at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at Our Lady's Chapel Mayslake Village, 1801 35th Street, Oak Brook. A funeral Mass will follow at the church at 10:30 a.m. Interment is private. Brian Powell Funeral Directors...
Rosemary Buktenica, nee Dax, 91, of Willowbrook died Sept. 6, 2019. She worked for many years as an assistant to the Honorable Daniel McNamara of the Illinois Appellate Court. Rosemary was an avid reader, writer and painter. Throughout her lifetime she collected a large library of history books, poetry books and stories of the West. She also enjoyed watching the History Channel, writing poetry and journaling her life experiences. Rosemary was immensely proud of her family, and was responsible for instilling her keen wit in...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Sept. 17. DUI, heroin possession suspected Following a single car vehicle crash with injuries at 7:49 p.m. Sept. 15 at Route 83 and Hinsdale Avenue, a suspect was observed to be under the influence of alcohol. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of his injuries, and police located a plastic bag containing a brown powdery substance suspected to be heroin. Charges are pending lab results. Suspected controlled substance A suspected controlled substance was found in a...
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is asking people to do one thing in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month in September - #BeThe1To. Be the one to ... ask. Keep them safe. Be there. Help them connect. Follow up. That can sound like a lot of responsibility. But Community Memorial Foundation in Hinsdale, which sent out this message to 1,000 recipients via email, wants people to know they aren't alone, whether they are considering taking their own life or trying to...
Friends and family gathered at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood Friday for a final salute to one of Hinsdale’s most beloved World War II veterans. George Hogrewe was born and raised in Hinsdale and attended Madison School. It was at Madison that he became known fondly as Mr. George, one of the school’s senior readers. He also returned each Veteran’s Day to take part in the school’s special program. He would recite “In Flanders Field” there and at the Memorial Bu...
About a dozen toddlers attended Toddler Time last week at the Hinsdale Public Library. Patty Lawley a youth services librarian, reads the book "Bark, George" by Jules Feiffer to the group. Blake Steele enjoyed listening to George's attempts to bark like a dog. Anna Apostolev and Aspen and Maya Wilensky keep time to the beat....
STUDENTS NAMED SEMIFINALISTS Fifteen Hinsdale Central High School students have been named semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. They are Chelsea Biala, Thomas Clark, Catherine Collins, Lucy Fischer, Jessy Huang, Kevin Jin, Alyssa Lee, Daniel Leung, Nicholas Lynch, Selena Ren, Max Schwalb, Ava Severts, Daniel Skora, Jackson Stermer and Lauren Witt. They and the other 16,000 students who have been named semifinalists now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National...
Hinsdale Central golfer Jack Kaczynski escapes from a greenside bunker on the third hole at Hinsdale Golf Club Tuesday during a match against conference rival LT. Kaczynski and the Red Devils edged out the Lions 148-149. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Cross country, boys Sept. 14 @ First to the Finish Invite V places 6th with 226 points Mekla, 18th, 15:17.6 McCarroll, 21st, 15:18.5 Ley, 33rd, 15:26.9 Watcke, 54th, 15:40.8 Hill, 100th, 16:09.8 Golf, boys Sept. 17 vs. LT V wins 148-149 Inabnit, 36 McMillin, 37 Spitzer, 37 Cornell, 38 Sept. 12 @ OP-RF V wins 151-163 Bartuch, 35 Rasmussen, 37 Kaczynski, 39 Cornell, 40 Golf, girls Sept. 17 vs. Hinsdale South V wins 173-216 Sept. 12 vs. OP-RF V wins 161-222 Sept. 11 @ York V wins 156-187 Soccer, boys Sept. 16 @ Neuqua Valley V...
What constitutes an memorable summer? If you're a professional tennis player like Hinsdale's Caroline Dolehide, the season couldn't have served up a much better sequence of thrills and delights than 2019's just did. To kick it off, the USTA chose Dolehide to represent Team USA at the Pan Am Games in Lima, Peru. It was a smart choice. On Aug. 3, she and partner Usue Arconada became the first American gold medalists in women's doubles since 1991 at the quadrennial sporting...
PANTHERS THWART 11u GOLD falcons The inaugural match-up between the Hinsdale Falcons 11U Gold and new league participant the Oswego Panthers did not go as planned for the Falcons, who suffered a narrow 14-7 loss. Still, the Falcons played extremely well in nearly upsetting the unbeaten Panthers. Hinsdale’s offense clicked early with wideouts Evan Bradford and Jameson Hellenga reeling in passes from quarterback Will Lynch on the game’s opening drive, only to fail on fourth down deep in Oswego territory. On the Panthers’ first...
Hans is a handsome, 3 1/2-year-old Shepherd mix pup who has found himself in need of a new home. He is best suited to an individual or family with children 10 or older. Come meet Hans and all of the other pets at the Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center at 21 Salt Creek Lane. The shelter is open from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. For more information, call (630) 323-5630...
Bette Davis had it wrong. Remember her famous line? "Old age ain't any place for sissies." Seriously? What part of life is for sissies? Toddlers are on a straight uphill battle learning how to walk, talk and get the Cheerios into their mouths, instead of up their nose. Adolescents - yikes! That's a time filled with changes, inside and out, and the feeling that every thought, blemish and worry is about to go viral across social media, meme'd and "liked" a thousand times....
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