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ARTFULLY DONE Studio Vino: Wine and Paint Dec. 5 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St. www.thecommunityhouse.org (630) 323-7500 Participants bring the wine, and all other supplies are provided at this fun gathering. From first-timers to experienced painters, all are welcome to enjoy creating a uniquely themed project to take home, with guidance from an instructor. Time: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Cost: $78. RR, MD Drawing Workshop Dec. 15 The Community House 415 W. Eighth St....
n Pizza with Santa Nov. 30 KLM Park 5901 County Line Road www.villageofhinsdale.org/pr (630) 789-7090 Santa is making a last minute stop by The Lodge at KLM Park for a pizza lunch. Be sure to bring a camera. Time: noon to 1:30 p.m. Cost: $30. RR n Salt Creek Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ Nov. 30 & Dec. 1 Hinsdale Central High School 5500 S. Grant St. www.saltcreekballet.org The ballet company will opens its holiday season with performances at Hinsdale Central. Take photos with Santa after the 7 p.m. performance Nov. 30 and enjoy...
The Community House was where Hinsdale native Dana Reko learned about etiquette, gathered for Girl Scout Troop activities and, most formatively, took fortnightly dance class as a middle schooler. "I haven't used ballroom dancing since," she admitted with a laugh. Having now settled in Hinsdale with her own family, Dana appreciates the nonprofit center's services in a way she never did as a youth. "Our kids, from when they were little, started Tiny Toes music classes there,"...
Nicholas Champ is focused on the first stage of creating a balloon turkey during an art project at the Kids Open Art Studio Monday at The Community House. More than a dozen children worked the morning away, fashioning all the pieces to create a festive bird for a Thanksgiving Day centerpiece. Please turn to Page 53 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Blanket Drive Until Dec. 1 Hinsdale Covenant Church 412 S. Garfield Ave. www.hinsdalecovenant.com (630) 323-2318 The church is collecting new and used blankets of any kind, lap throws, baby blankets, spreads, sheets and towels for needy families in the inner city. Pack ’n’ plays are also welcome. Donations should be left inside the main entrance on Garfield Avenue or placed by the front door on the benches; pickups are also available. Clothing and Winterwear Drive Dec. 2-17 Hinsdale Central 5500 S. Grant St. Donation gen...
“A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues.” — Cicero As we sit at the table on Thanksgiving, many will take time to list all the things for which they are grateful. In what has become an annual tradition at the paper, we dedicate this space today to name all the things for which we — and all Hinsdaleans — can be thankful, one for each day leading up to and including the holiday. Nov. 1 — the loved ones we’ve lost and remember today, All Saints’ Day Nov. 2 — anyone who had th...
Briana Zitkevicius has spent more time studying hip hop and ballroom dancing than ballet. But the Hinsdale resident and Hinsdale Central sophomore is excited to be performing for the second year in Salt Creek Ballet's "The Nutcracker." She made the switch to ballet three years ago. "I was watching other girls do it at my old studio and I just thought it was so beautiful and I really wanted to try it," she said. "Now I really love it and I think it was a good decision." Making...
After the purchasing frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday on Dec. 3 gives us all the chance to do something to help others. Hinsdale is home to seven large nonprofits that work to do everything from feeding the hungry to supporting families facing a cancer diagnosis. Any would benefit from a financial gift on Giving Tuesday, and many offer others ways to help. Just visit their websites for more information. • Assistance League Chicagoland West, www.alcw.org • Candor Health, www.candorhealthed.org • HCS F...
The last couple of weeks have been doozies. Fights are breaking out online among neighbors, coyotes are prowling the streets and the unusually warm weather has meant that gangs of middle school e-bikers look like the 2024 update to "The Fast and the Furious." Last week, when emotions were running particularly high on both sides of the political aisle, I met my fellow members of the Garden Study Club of Hinsdale at Graue Mill to make the giant annual holiday wreath that hangs...
UCHICAGO MEDICINE honors its mission UChicago Medicine AdventHealth hosted A Night of Wholeness and Thanksgiving at the Hinsdale Seventh-day Adventist Church Nov. 1. More than 120 employees, church members and community members gathered to celebrate the mission and purpose that drives the organization. Through stories, music and inspiring testimonials, the evening highlighted the profound impact UChicago Medicine AdventHealth has on the lives of patients and families. “Gratitude can reshape how you speak and what makes you f...
The temperature is dropping and many sporting activities, like basketball and soccer, are shifting inside. But residents who like the cold can take advantage of several opportunities to stay fit this season, including these programs. Pickleball programs • Join other pickleball enthusiasts of all ages at the Fall Rally & Rendezvous social event from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at The Community House, 415 W. Eighth St. Meet, mingle and learn about the sport from Community H...
Hinsdale Central High School senior Sophie DiPasquale isn't a member of the Red Devil Service Club, the flag football team or the Civics Club. But that didn't stop her from being part of this year's seventh annual Day of Service presented by the Red Devil Service Club on Oct. 26. "I volunteer a lot," said DiPasquale, one of hundreds of students and community members who participated in the Day of Service. While other participants were part of Central organizations...
Agnes Pagano, née Turcato, 99, of Burr Ridge died Feb. 29, 2024. Agnes was born in the province of Lorraine, France, in 1925. She spent her pre-teen and teenage years with her sister, cared for by local families in Nazi-occupied France in the vineyards around Bordeaux. Following World War II, she reunited with her family in Lorraine. There she married Antoine Pagano in a double wedding with Antoine's sister, Lucie, and Phil D'Agostino, an American GI from Chicago. Their...
This Veterans Day issue marks the 10th year in a row we’ve honored veterans in a special section. We started with 72 individuals in 2015. This year, we’re running information on three times as many — 216 — men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, breaking last year’s record of 207. We have space to include only a limited amount of information about these brave men and women — when and where they served, any honors they received and their connection to Hinsdale. Many are residents or former residents....
Jane Goldthwaite, nee Ehret, 92, of Hinsdale, died Oct. 27, 2024, after a short illness. She was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1932 to E. James and Nora Broderick Ehret. The family relocated to Beverly on the South Side of Chicago, where Jane lived until she married the love of her life, Jack. Jane was a devoted member of St. Barnabas parish. Jane attended Mount Mary University, and after graduation she began her career as an elementary school teacher. After teaching, she worked...
Please bring your rotting pumpkins and gourds to The Community House on Saturday, Nov. 9. Don’t throw them in the trash! Smash them in the Hinsdale Rotary “Pumpkin Smash” bin that will be located at The Community House parking lot, 415 W. Eighth St. in Hinsdale, from 8 a.m. to noon. Why do this? It’s pretty simple. If you throw your pumpkins and gourds in the trash, Republic Services will haul them away, load them into the Republic landfills, and there, your pumpkins and gourds will rot and create methane gas. Methane gas is...
I had the privilege of serving as the moderator for a panel discussion on domestic violence at Pillars Community Health’s Bags and Bubbles event Sunday at The Elm in La Grange. I know about Pillars mostly through Buddy’s Place, which we attended as a family after Ainsley’s grandmother died and she struggled with the loss. I know a little about Pillars’ women’s shelter, Constance Morris House, from dropping off donations there. But I learned a lot about domestic violence...
Tuesday is Election Day, the most momentous occasion that our representative democratic republic observes. The United States is a democracy because its citizens govern themselves. It is representative because people choose elected officials by free and secret ballot. Many of us may take this regular exercise in self-governance for granted, to the point that participation in it feels less than urgent or meaningful. We respectfully dissent from such an orientation. Voting is the lifeblood of our American identity, and the more...
Just a cursory survey of a Hinsdale tax bill reveals where the largest chunk of those proceeds go: Community Consolidated Elementary District 181. Mindy Bradford, assistant superintendent of business and operations, said that’s because they are by far the district’s single largest source of funding. “If I look at our overall revenue stream, about 95 percent comes from local revenue sources. Of that, 90 percent is from property taxes,” Bradford said. “It’s vitally important.” The district is projected to take in $77.7 million...
How do you plan the Community Speaker Series? Several years ago Hinsdale's Megan Mikhail attended a local presentation by Jessica Lahey, author of the bestselling book "The Gift of Failure." It was part of the annual Community Speaker Series, and Mikhail left illuminated. "It taught me as a parent that it's very good for my children to have what she called 'soft fails' so that they can learn and grow and (I will) not be scared of them failing," Mikhail recalled. Mikhail and...
Dean Haunted Manor Oct. 24-27 & 31 347 Canterbury Court www.massacremanor.org Take a walk through the creepy surroundings of Massacre Manor to see how it ended up as a haunted estate. Park at the Salt Creek Club, 830 N. Madison St. Admission: Free, $10 donation per person recommended to buy costumes for children in foster care. Send via PayPal or Venmo to @theloveyproject.org. Hours: 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 24-27 & 31, 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28. Toddler Franken-Science Oct. 25 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. ww...
Upgraded light fixtures in the school auditorium. A buzzer system for Scholastic Bowl quiz competitions. A Red Devil mascot costume to boost school spirit. An underwater speaker for enhanced training for the boys and girls swim and dive teams. All were paid for by the Hinsdale Central Boosters Club. And those items represent just a fraction of the $300,000 the club has invested in the school over the past five years. "My favorite grant to give is a grant where it's a newer...
ILMEA HONORS STUDENT MUSICIANS Several students from Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale middle schools were recognized by the Illinois Music Education Association and will be part of the association’s ensembles this year. CHMS Concert Band James Koziel, bassoon Evan Woods, trumpet Jazz Band Smith Barnum, trumpet Sachin Bhattacharyya, alto sax Ayden Chaudhry, trombone Radha Kaushal-Goel, guitar James Koziel, piano Tyler Shuster, trombone Josh Tenjiku, piano Evan Woods, trumpet Chorus Joshua Castro, baritone Isabella Chiedragchaa, a...
Dr. Brian J. Moran, 64, died peacefully at his Hinsdale home on Oct. 13, 2024. He was born in 1960 to Dr. George and Nancy Moran, and was the seventh of nine children. Brian was born and raised and lived his entire life in Hinsdale. Brian said recently that "dying isn't so bad as long as you have the time to do it". That comment captures Brian's fearless spirit and attitude on life. He wasn't afraid of anything and got the most out of everything he did, including the process o...
It's fall, y'all! With the gourds lining the farmers market stalls, the multicolored mums dotting perfectly manicured lawns and towering (sometimes terrifying) Halloween decorations peering at you from every corner, you can't miss it. While I'm a summer-iced-tea over pumpkin-spice kinda girl, there are definitely some autumn events that have me feeling a bit like Anne of Green Gables: "I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers." Books & Brunch Speaking of Anne,...
