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Dr. John "Jack" Payne, 77, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, Nov. 1, 2023, after a decade-long, courageous battle with renal cancer. Jack was born in 1946, five minutes before his identical twin brother, Jim Payne. He grew up in Western Springs and was a Lyons Township High School graduate in 1964. Childhood summers were spent living at the family cottage in Three Lakes, Wis., where he joined the water ski team and performed the high jump on shoe skis - a very...
Evelyn Koridek works on her basketball skills - and seems to have a Michael Jordan game face on as well. The Hinsdale Central girls basketball team and its coaches hosted a skills clinic at Hinsdale Central last month for girls in first to sixth grade. Please turn to Page 16 for more pictures. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Cross country, boys Nov. 4 @ IHSA state final meet V places 22nd with 461 points Bandukwala, 1st, 14:13.56 Lowe, 33rd,. 14:54.25 Kurimay, 128th, 15:35.78 Gamboa, 198th, 16:07.66 Revord, 212th, 16:14.45 Miller, 213th, 16:16.04 Kamenev, 232nd, 16:52.22 Cross country, girls Nov. 4 @ IHSA state final meet V places 13th with 386 points Hodneland, 75th, 18:16.84 Dygon, 77th, 18:17.88 Griffin, 98th, 18:29.28 Boyd, 126th, 18:44.67 Satre, 127th, 18:44.76 Thanos, 147th, 18:51.14 Skay, 200th, 19:23.85 Hockey Nov. 5 vs. Glenbard V loses...
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls swimming and diving team will compete at the IHSA state final meet Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11, at the FMC Natatorium in Westmont. Representing Red Devil Nation are seniors Burley Bokos (200-yard IM, 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley & 400-yard freestyle relays), Grace Klobach (diving), Elizabeth Lahmann (200-yard freestyle, 200-yard & 400-yard freestyle relays) and Kelechi Ojiako (200-yard freestyle relay); juniors Siena Allegra (100-yard breaststroke), Vija Barber (500-yard...
9U TEAM GIVES ALL despite adversity It was a gorgeous Saturday afternoon for football with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. The Lyons Football Club came to Dickinson Field to avenge an earlier loss to the Falcons. The Falcons had a bit of bad luck before the game with a couple of players ill, but it was next “man” up. The Tigers struck first on a long touchdown run and the extra point for a 7-0 lead. More bad luck befell the Falcons, as a few players were injured. The Falcons’ offense was stymied, but the Tigers were...
By Ken Knutson [email protected] Last year as a junior, Hinsdale Central's Aden Bandukwala became the first individual state champion in the history of the school's cross country program. Now he's the first to do it twice. In a personal best three-mile time of 14:13.56 on Saturday, Bandukwala took first-place honors for the second straight year at the IHSA 3A state meet in Peoria. Bandukwala said he felt confident going into the meet that he could accomplish the...
Any walk through town would tell you that the holidays are just around the corner - and so is perhaps the biggest event of the winter season: The Community House Holiday Ball. This year's sold-out event on Dec. 2 is sure to dazzle lucky ticket-holders with eye-popping decor, all in a theme of the Roaring '20s. Best of all, proceeds from the event go directly to supporting one of the area's most vital organizations: The Community House. When I moved to Hinsdale, I primarily...
Goldie is a gorgeous strawberry blonde who is very opinionated. She loves to tell you how she's feeling and might even give you a gentle little bop with her paw if she wants attention. Goldie has been in and out of the shelter through no fault of her own, so she really needs a perfect forever home. Goldie is 3 years old, spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. Her adoption fee has already been paid. The Hinsdale Humane Society Tuthill Family Pet Rescue & Resource Center is open...
Members of the Hinsdale Central girls basketball team and their coaches held a skills clinic Oct. 21 at the high school, using both the gymnasium and field house. The clinic helped young players develop their dribbling, shooting, passing and defensive skills. Central players Casey Quast and Grace Dolan lead the participants in dribbling drills. Ella Kessler works on dribbling with two balls. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
MUSICIANS PICKED TO PLAY BY ILMEA Several students were accepted by audition to participate in the Illinois Music Education Association District 1 honor band, orchestra, chorus and jazz bands. Hinsdale Central Band — Alex Barbu, Sanuthi Edirisinghe, Austin Eldridge, Rohin Mendi, Atharva Naik, Vandana Sivakumar and Anna Wentling Chorus — Tiana Ball, Hannah Brown, Patrick Doppke, Lauren Doppke, Alia Islam, Ritvi Khurana, Grace McGowan, Shayla Patel, Anya Raman, Kamran Razi, Arjun Shah, Albin Stromberg, Pheobe Teoli, Pad...
What should we know about 'Puffs'? Hinsdale Central senior Hannah Brown suggests the power of the Force animated her interest in theater. "I really liked 'Star Wars' when I was little, and I wanted to be a Jedi," Brown related. "I found out that wasn't realistic, but I thought if I was an actor then I could play a Jedi." Wanting to impact others the way memorable performances had moved her, she joined the Central's drama club freshman year. In the middle of the pandemic, she...
Medicare open enrollment, now in progress, will end on Dec. 7. Medicare recipients have two choices for covering their medical expenses not paid by Medicare Parts A and B: traditional Medicare, or a Medicare Advantage plan (also known as Medicare Part C.) “Traditional Medicare” is defined in this letter as Medicare Parts A and B, plus a Medigap plan, also known as “a supplemental,” plus a Part D plan that covers medications. Advantage plans are allowed to advertise without disclosing the financial incentives for insuran...
Catherine Cook Robertson passed away Nov. 3, 2023, at Magnolia of Hinsdale, surrounded by her family, 19 days shy of her 96th birthday. Born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Ethel Beatrice and Walter Samuel Cook in 1927, Catherine's razor wit, flashing blue eyes and quick smile went with her everywhere. She was in the first graduating class of Carleton College in Ottawa, majoring in economics. With Catherine's command of history, literature and facts, her first job was with the...
Janice M. Kaminski, née Husch, 93, of LaGrange Park, formerly of Golfview Hills, died Nov. 3, 2023. Jan was raised in Willow Springs. She attended Trinity High School and Marquette University. She was a talented writer and especially loved poetry. She was the longtime editor of the “Village Vagaries” poetry column in The Hinsdale Doings newspaper. She was witty and had a wonderful sense of humor and even sold jokes in the ’70s to Phyllis Diller and Joan Rivers. She and Don raised their family in the Golfview Hills neighb...
It’s a privilege to be entrusted with sharing the stories of people’s lives. I feel that often as I sit typing on my laptop at The Hinsdalean office, looking out on First Street. I’ve completed an interview and face the task of transforming my notes into a story that will capture the individual I’m writing about, make sense to the reader — and fit the assigned space. Some days the job is easier than others, but it’s one I always enjoy doing. As we approach Veterans Da...
Two-hundred and seven. That’s how many veterans are listed in our Veterans Day special section today. And it’s a record. The number of submissions we receive has grown each year since we ran our first pages in 2015 honoring 72 men and women who had served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Some of these men and women are neighbors here in town. Others are the parents, grandparents, children, aunts and uncles of Hinsdale residents. They are members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines who fought in the Civil War, World War I, World...
When John Zick decided to apply for the Navy's Holloway Plan - similar to the ROTC - he had no way of knowing what his assignment would be after he finished his schooling. Soon after making full lieutenant on July 1, 1968, Zick received his orders. He was going to Vietnam. "The war was raging. This was a real hot area that I was going to. That I knew," he said. He arrived in Saigon Dec. 21, a "total cultural change," he said. "The night was lit up with fires and machine guns."...
The ramp connecting Ogden Avenue to the northbound Interstate 294 ramp is closed through December. Eastbound Ogden Avenue traffic can access northbound I-294 via the old loop ramp, which will be temporarily reopened during this work for both detours. For westbound Ogden Avenue traffic, a detour will be posted routing traffic through the interchange to access northbound I-294. The ramp connecting northbound I-294 to eastbound Ogden Avenue, which has been closed since September, has reopened. Information about the project, incl...
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Nov. 8. Hit and run arrest Axel D. Torres Zarate, 23, 10500 Crown Road, Franklin Park, was arrested for improper lane use and leaving the scene of an accident at 6:22 p.m. Oct. 30 at Elm Street and Ogden Avenue after the vehicle he was driving reportedly struck another vehicle and he fled the scene. The victim took a photo of suspect’s vehicle and police identified the suspect. He was cited and released to appear in court. Domestic battery arrest A 30-year-old Hinsdale man w...
Eight decades ago, America was at war in the largest, most deadly conflict the world has ever seen. Hinsdale residents, like those of every other town across the country, waited on any word that their native sons and daughters serving in distant lands were alive and well. In 1944 the The Doings newspaper reached out to homegrown U.S. service members for letters to include in the paper's 50th anniversary issue the following year. In observance of Veterans Day, we include excerp...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 Hinsdale Middle School 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.orgs On the draft agenda: 2023 tax levy resolution, math/ELA/ACE placement approval, fund balance strategy phase 1, full-day kindergarten financing update, inclement weather, fall MAP/School Improvement Plans/School Report Card presentations Hinsdale Economic Development Commission 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org On the draft agenda: Small...
Several new businesses have opened their doors in Hinsdale in recent months, while others have experienced changes in name, ownership or location. Airoom Airoom, which celebrated its grand opening in September, is no stranger to Hinsdale. The Lincolnwood-based company, which has been in business since 1958, had an office here 20 years ago. "We thought it was a great place to make our return to DuPage County and make it an easier and more convenient location for our clients...
The eighth-grade Hinsdale Falcon cheerleader squad had its last home game Oct. 29. The squad is made up of 18 eighth-graders from Hinsdale Middle School, Clarendon Hills Middle School and St. Isaac Jogues School. Five members of the original squad had been together since second grade. Evelyn Saxton performs with the other cheerleaders during their halftime show. Falcon football wrapped up its season last weekend. For results, please turn to Page 34. (Jim Slonoff...
Brushing up on ice - Hinsdale's Sean Chaudhry came across a box of old photos tucked in a corner of his former store's basement. In 1937 this picture was taken of public works crews brushing snow off of Ruth Lake so Hinsdaleans could ice skate. Do you have a Hinsdale photo that is at least 25 years old? We'd love to share it with our readers. Stop by our office at 7 W. First St. or email it to [email protected]....
Safety bollards installed at Fuller’s Car Wash in the wake of a fatal accident this summer will be concealed under a proposal from the business. At Tuesday’s Hinsdale Village Board meeting, trustees held a first read on Fuller’s plan to enclose the 3-foot-5-inch concrete-filled steel posts in a brick wall to match the building at 102 W. Chicago Ave. The 11 bollards were installed in August, shortly after Hinsdale’s Sean Richards, 14, was struck and killed July 17 when a vehicle exiting the car wash accelerated into the sid...
