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Andrew Brhel from Stage Door Fine Arts led an acting workshop last month at The Community House. With some students attending in person and others, online Brhel was able to balance both formats of teaching. Emmett Marcex and Madeline Miller listen for directions before preparing a skit. Brhel offers some pointers to Eleanor and Lillian Lucht. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Toy Drive Dec. 10 Hinsdale South High School 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien Hinsdale Central and Hinsdale South students are collaborating on a toy drive to celebrate the memory of Joey Ventimiglia, a brave 7-year-old boy from Darien who lost his battle with cancer two years ago. New, unused and unwrapped toys can be dropped off at in the school’s circle drive entrance foyer. Time: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The TWS & CTWS Snow Ball Dec. 11 https://www.theatreofwesternsprings.com This virtual fundraising party for the Theatre of Wes...
Tree of Remembrance Nov. 22-Dec. 25 Lincoln and First streets, Hinsdale (630) 856-6993 Amita St. Thomas Hospice once again will decorate its Tree of Remembrance outside of BMO Harris Bank. Community members are able to make a donation and have a loved one’s name listed on the boards beside the tree. Envelopes will be available next to the tree. Questions? Call the number listed above or send an email to [email protected]. The TWS & CTWS Snow Ball Dec. 11 https://www.theatreofwesternsprings.com This virtual f...
Tree of Remembrance Nov. 22-Dec. 25 Lincoln and First streets, Hinsdale (630) 856-6993 Amita St. Thomas Hospice once again will decorate its Tree of Remembrance outside of BMO Harris Bank. Community members are able to make a donation and have a loved one's name listed on the boards beside the tree. Envelopes will be available next to the tree. Questions? Call the number listed above or send an email to [email protected]. Virtual Santa Visits Dec. 5-19 https://ww...
Welcome to Holidays in Hinsdale: Pandemic Edition. Restrictions on gatherings have had a Grinch-like impact, stealing away the ability to hold numerous cherished seasonal programs and activities. But like Whoville, the community has found ways to overcome the adversity, modifying events and leveraging the magic of technology to delight residents of all ages. Here a some to check out, and see the Holiday Happenings listing starting on Page 30 for more details. Time slots for...
The season of the wreath has come around again, that symbol of continuous life with no beginning or end woven of enduring evergreen boughs. Every year a sizable one adorns the Graue Mill and Museum building just north of Hinsdale in Oak Brook. The wreath, suspended high up and illuminated, is a holiday hallmark casting out Yuletide vibes for both visitors to the grounds and those motoring past on York Road. Hinsdale resident and Garden Study Club of Hinsdale member Pamela...
The pandemic may have disrupted a lot of our regular routines, but it did not diminish Hinsdaleans’ commitment for giving back. We’ve documented that bounty of benevolence in our Good News section over the past year, and, as we approach Thanksgiving, wanted to highlight a few of them as an expression of gratitude for those gifts: • The 2020 Pillars Ball raised $242,000 for Pillars Community Health to support medical, dental, mental health and substance use disorder services along with domestic and sexual violence services to...
Ben Murphy, Juliet Delheimer and Stella Condotti hone their skills in a Jodie Harrison Basketball preseason clinic for second- and third-graders Monday afternoon at The Community House. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Sandy Walton, 80, of Hinsdale passed away unexpectedly Oct. 28, 2020. Sandy was a friend to many, an adept raconteur, dedicated to community service, a passionate traveler, movie connoisseur and, most importantly, a family man who loved making his children and grandchildren laugh. Sandy grew up in Clarendon Hills and graduated from Hinsdale High School where he met the love of his life, Karen Kayser. A man of diverse talents, he starred in the senior class play and was an All-...
Students took part in a musical theater class at The Community House hosted by Stage Door Fine Arts recently. Participants - who learned songs and dances where wearing their masks - still managed to fine tune their skills and have a good time. Porter Cobb and Avery Brennan work on a number along with Grace Plankinton. Peter, Avery and Grace, along with Allison Cashman and Madeline Maggio, work on a scene. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
First-time voter Gisel Santiago said her mom woke her up early Tuesday morning so she could head to her polling place at The Community House. "She wanted me to go yesterday, but I had school and work," said Santiago, an 18-year-old graduate of Hinsdale Central High School and freshman at the College of DuPage. "Bravo!" one election judge said after hearing this was Santiago's first election. "I love to see that. It's so exciting." Santiago said she was equally excited to cast...
Julie Curran has never considered herself an artist. But she knows and appreciates the important role that art in all forms has on people, families and communities. That's why she's been part of the DuPage Foundation's Arts DuPage Advisory Committee since it was established nearly five years ago. 'It's one of the things I like about living in Hinsdale and about living in DuPage County," Curran said of the area's vast and varied opportunities to enjoy art in its many forms....
Monica Rincon was one who always wanted to gather friends together to celebrate someone's birthday or achievement. So when her friends got the call July 6 from her husband, Chris Dooley, that Monica had passed away at age 49, they knew they had to do something for her. "When we got the news from Chris that Monica had passed, I think that the first thought for so many of us was, 'We have to get the ribbons up,' because that was what Monica would have done and that is what we...
Virtual rotary run keeps pace The Virtual Rotary Run Charity Classic netted $80,000, almost as much as last year’s successful race. “Our goal this year, as always, is to positively impact the lives of many area residents,” said Tom Norton, president of the Hinsdale Rotary Club. Proceeds benefited leading community charities: The Community House, District 181 Foundation, Hinsdale Hospital Foundation, Rotary Club of Hinsdale Foundation and Ray Graham Association-Hanson Center. More than 200 individuals participated in the 2...
The Community House Junior Board members Cameron Blackburn of Willowbrook puts a completed goodie bag in a box while fellow board member Akshay Undevia of Burr Ridge organizes items to fill the goodie bags Monday at KLM. The bags will be distributed at the Hinsdale Fall Family Fest Saturday. (Steve Johnston photos for The Hinsdalean)...
Donna Rask Born, 94, formerly of Hinsdale, passed away peacefully Sept. 30, 2020, at King-Bruwaert House in Burr Ridge, just six days before her 95th birthday. Donna life was full of family, service to community, close friends, music, reading, hiking, tennis and travel to whet her unbounded curiosity of people and places. Donna was a member of Delta Gamma, and spent many hours to support the blind and visually impaired. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1947, where she met and soon married Bob. They started...
October is my favorite month of the year. I love everything associated with it - and fall. Pumpkin spice lattes and other pumpkin treats. Corduroy and cashmere (not necessarily worn together.) Fall foliage. Our annual trip to the pumpkin farm and the arboretum. Halloween. It's just a great month. October 2020, I have to admit, it is a little less great. There is no high school football. No homecoming parade or pep rally. No Fire Prevention Week open house. A host of...
Wellness House Board of Directors Chair Lauren Haarlow has had a front-row seat to the Hinsdale-based nonprofit's evolution since its early years helping those with cancer live and thrive. Her father-in-law, Bill Haarlow, was instrumental in the organization's founding in 1990, and Lauren Haarlow cherishes contributing to that legacy. "Wellness House was always part of what we did as a family," she said. Many families would undoubtedly attest to the vital role Wellness House...
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March, it was clear The Community House's annual spring fundraiser would not take place in April. What wasn't clear was whether the Walk the Walk for Mental Health would take place at all in 2020, said Dan Janowick, executive director of The Community House. But then, months passed and the realization set in that the fall would not bring a return to business as usual. "I think that's when we started to hear over and over again the theme of...
Hinsdale has always been home to Ann Reidy Smith. As a real estate broker, she's made a career of helping others make the village their home, too. "I love the community and I've always wanted other people to feel the same way about it," Smith said. A lot has changed since she began selling homes in Hinsdale, she noted. But in the decades since she sold that first house, at least two things have remained the same. "It all comes down to relationships and trust. That has not...
While the pandemic has affected everyone, young and old, those living with cancer have been particularly impacted. Wellness House has provided a constant source of support for the thousands of patients who rely on the cancer resource center. "Coping with the effects of cancer has not taken a back seat to COVID-19 for the patients and families Wellness House serves," said Deb Kwiatt, marketing communications manager at Wellness House. "They need Wellness House even more now...
A river is tailor-made for social distancing. There's little traffic on the DesPlaines River on a lovely Monday afternoon as cormorants guard their nests in the bare treetops overhead. Fish flap out of the water while sunning turtles tumble in. Hustle and bustle feel a world away. This isn't suburbia. But yet it is, just a short drive from Hinsdale down Madison Street through Willowbrook and Burr Ridge. Soon high schoolers from Hinsdale Central break the calm, arriving at the...
The Illinois Tollway has created an interactive online tool to let people know about the scope and progress of the Central Tri-State Tollway project. The Project Virtual Open House at tri-state.consultation.ai was recently unveiled by the agency to offer access to maps, videos, photos and other information as an alternative to traditional community meetings that have been curtailed because of the pandemic. "Recognizing the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Tollway is opting...
Stage Door Fine Arts presented a class in mastering Tik Tok dances last month at The Community House. Hinsdale resident and Northwestern senior Tricia Fishbein led the class. Cassidy Murphy and Juliana Waters work through some of their moves. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
I first met Ly Hotchkin some 30 years ago. If I remember correctly, I had just become managing editor of The Doings when I was sent to The Community House to meet her. Ly wanted someone from the organization to write a column about something or other, and I knew I was going to have to tell her no. I was still in my 20s and found Ly a bit intimidating. She seemed used to getting her own way, and the thought of refusing her request scared me a little. I remained slightly...
