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ARTFULLY DONE Intuitive Watercolor Painting workshop Oct. 17 Celestial Art Curation Gallery 9 E. First St., Unit 2 www.christinaangelosstudios.com Learn from artist Christina Angelos the basic principles of design and the secrets to creating abstract art that the human brain will perceive as beautiful. Use the tranquility of the sea to inspire one's marks through lines, shapes & colors that express the feeling of relaxation & bliss. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Cost: $80. Painted Wood...
Mike Lach doesn’t mind resolving disputes between staff members, debating policy decisions, responding to a host of emails or spending lots of time in meetings. “I want to do this work because I like the work and I believe in the work,” said Lach, who is three months into his first year as Hinsdale High School District 86’s superintendent. “I think public schools are a wonderful institution — this idea that you get together with the people on your street and the next block and the block over, and you put in your taxes to cr...
After months of waiting, members of the Hinsdale Central girls swim team were able to return to their own pool for practice Monday. Monday morning, representatives of the Illinois Department of Public Health inspected Don Watson Aquatic Center pool, which had been undergoing repairs since May, and gave the OK for it to open. "We had everyone in the water in the pool Monday after school. It was nice," varsity head coach Bob Barber said Tuesday. Crews have been working for five...
I knew Montana had its own Hinsdale, as I visited the small town for a series we authored on other Hinsdales across the country in honor of our 10th anniversary. What I did not realize is that Montana is home to many Illinois Hinsdaleans. One is Rob Svendsen, who emailed me a while back to let me know that he, his former business partner and his accountant all hailed from the village. After spending 25 years as a commodity and financial futures trader, he moved to Missoula,...
Abigail Gambla Hinsdale How did you get started playing tennis? I started playing when I was around 6 years old, just kind of hitting with my dad, going to the local club. I would say probably when I was around 9 years old, that's when I started playing more tournaments. What do you love about playing for Central? I just love being on the team. I've met so many great people and we've established so many traditions. The tennis team has made such a great impact on my life. What...
Attending a sporting event at Hinsdale Central High School isn't the only way to support a student-athlete - or a good cause. Many Red Devil teams make it a practice to hold annual fundraisers or drives to benefit causes close to members' hearts. Since the start of the school year, the cheerleaders have held a fundraiser at Fuller House, the girls swim and dive team held a car wash at the school, the boys and girls golf teams held a food drive for HCS Family Services and the...
Dru Devata Clarendon Hills What was your goal going into your senior golf season? There's nothing like winning as a team, and that's the main goal. Winning individually is great, but winning as a team is a different level. It's a different dynamic. It makes the winning that much sweeter and It makes the losing a little more painful What has playing for the Red Devils meant to you? Playing golf at Central has given me a different community, and when I was an underclassman it ga...
Ann Rose Schenck, 86, of Burr Ridge, a former longtime resident of Clarendon Hills died Oct. 1, 2024. Ann was born in Chicago in 1938 to Richard and Katherine Rose. Ann lived most of her life in Clarendon Hills, first with her parents and siblings, then with her husband and children. She graduated from Hinsdale Township High School in 1956, then earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Northwestern University in 1961. She and Peter met at Northwestern and married in 1961. Se...
After two ambulance visits to Hinsdale Central on Friday morning, the school's new student resource officer Sandra Acevedo was thankful the incidents were minor and for the subsequent calm. "I don't think there's ever typical day," Acevedo said. "Every day's a little bit different. I'm still trying to get my bearings the first few weeks in." For a good part of the day she can found in her office inside the school bookstore keeping an eye on closed circuit cameras and looking...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Plan Commission 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: public hearing on zoning code text amendment for lighting standards, sign permit reviews on 21 W. Second St. (Modern Skin Dermatology) and 410 W....
Hinsdale police distributed the following reports Sept. 24. Felony cannabis arrest Yoquwan G. Johnson, 24, 5238 S. Drexel Ave., Chicago, was arrested for possessing 100 to 500 grams of cannabis (felony), speeding and improper display of registration at 10:46 p.m. Sept. 18 at Ogden Avenue and Grant Street. Johnson was charged and released to appear in court. Domestic battery arrest A 39-year-old Hinsdale woman was arrested for making contact of an insulting or provoking nature with a victim Sept. 22. She was charged and taken...
Nadia Templeton, 27, of Oak Brook, passed away Sept. 21, 2024, after a long illness. She was born in Tver, Russia. Nadia arrived as a beautiful, bright-eyed and feisty child in harmony with the nature and its creatures. She had a big heart and cared about assisting others - especially all animals, which gave her the greatest happiness and always a glowing smile. In her youth she was an avid horsewoman as she refined her passion for rescuing and adopting animals of all forms...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the agenda: FY 2025 budget hearing and adoption, RFQ for board attorney, 2024 tax levy overview, proposed 55th Street TIF, approval of precalculus courses Hinsdale Village Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org...
The Hinsdale High School District 86 Board will hold a public hearing tonight on the fiscal year 2025 budget (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025), which shows projected expenses of $142.9 million and projected revenues of $141.3 million. The $1.6 million deficit is due to expenses in the capital projects fund, which has paid for Future Ready Facilities projects approved in the 2019 referendum. The district is working to close out remaining projects and shut down the fund, Josh Stephenson, the district’s chief financial officer, w...
I'm treading water right now. Freshman year is in full swing at Hinsdale Central and I'm trying to figure out who I am. I'm realizing that what I thought was the real me is not really who I am now. This is a confusing time in my life as I navigate through the scary parts of what high school is all about. I recognize that the amount of time needed for excellence in a sport, volunteering, my classes, and overall well-being exceeds the actual amount of time in a day. You cannot a...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board Among other business Sept. 12, board members: • heard Superintendent Mike Lach report that work at the Hinsdale Central pool in on track to be finished in time for the girls swimming and diving senior night meet on Oct. 11. “There’s still a ways to go,” he said. “I don’t want to overpromise, but things right now are on track.” • listened to a security update from Geoff Cooker, the district’s director of security. Earlier that day he had attended the annual emergency operations plan m...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Public Library Board 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 Hinsdale Public Library 20 E. Maple St. www.hinsdalelibrary.info...
If Hinsdale Central seniors Elyssa Abdullah and Toral Bhatt make it to the IHSA girls golf meet next month in Decatur, it will be their fourth appearance at the tournament. The two competed in their first state meet as freshmen varsity team members, with Hinsdale's Abdullah placing fourth that year and Oak Brook's Bhatt tying for 60th. Abdullah's best finish was second place her sophomore year, while Bhatt improved to 15th last year. Varsity girls golf head coach Nick Latorre...
The Hinsdale Central Hall of Fame will induct six new members tonight, Sept. 19, at its dinner at Ruth Lake Country Club. The event has taken place every year since the inaugural class was inducted in 1997. Following are brief bios of members of the Class of 2024. Sandy Murray Gbur Class of 1973 As a high schooler, Gbur volunteered at The Farm Club (today's Hanson Center) in Burr Ridge and taught a young boy with a developmental disability how to bowl. This experience led Gbur...
CENTRAL STUDENTS ARE SEMIFINALISTS The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, including 22 from Hinsdale Central. They are Toral Bhatt, Claire Chung, Raveen Doshi, Claire Entsminger, Shreyas Girotra, Sonia Gupta, Yash Gupta, George Healy, Kaitlyn Hu, Nathaniel Maydanchik, Dilan Mehta, Ayla Mushtaq, Leah Packer, Shreemann Patel, Noor Pirzada, Udayvir Sharma, Padmasri Thirunarayanan, Tiffany Tu, Kaan Turkyilmaz,...
Community Consolidated Elementary Dist. 181 Board 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 Hinsdale Middle School, 100 S. Garfield Ave. www.d181.org On the draft agenda: full-day kindergarten update, summer capital projects summary, district office building update, enrollment report, summer 2024 programs review, 2024-25 curriculum and professional learning highlights Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School, 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings On the...
"Are you sad your TV show ended?" read the subject line of an email I received last week. "Of course!" I thought to myself. I'm also sad when a book that I love ends. According to Dr. Tabatha Greene, a psychologist at Advocate Health Care, it's common for people to feel a strong sense of identity with or connection to characters. "Humans are wired for connection," Greene said in the emailed article. "Books or movies can fulfill that need to some extent." I would say personal...
The girls flag football team, new this year to Hinsdale Central and the IHSA, along with the boys football and soccer teams and the girls tennis team are the focus of this third and final installment of the season preview series. Previous installments ran Aug. 22 and 29. Girls flag football First game: Sept. 3 vs. Hinsdale South (V loses 48-0) Head coach: Nick Gebhart Seasons as head coach: 1st No. varsity team members: 35 Strengths: Our work ethic is tremendous. We try to...
What do you hope to accomplish your senior year? Meiyan Zhu has one goal for her senior year of high school, and that's to make it the best one it can be. "I'm making sure high school doesn't pass me by," Zhu said. She's made a conscious decision to spend her final year of high school trying new things and stepping back just a bit from her rigorous academic schedule to make time for fun. Just days into the new school year, Zhu already has added a line to her resume as a...
Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets www.hinsdale86.org/board-of-education/board-meetings Hinsdale Parks and Recreation Commission 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. www.villageofhinsdale.org...
