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Chopped champion Grace Goudie visited the Hinsdale Public Library earlier this month to cook and chat about her experiences from waiting tables in Hinsdale to winning the first round of "Chopped Casino Royale." Goudie, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Napa, Calif., worked in restaurants in California - including the three Michelin-starred French Laundry - before opening Scratchboard Kitchen in Arlington Heights in April 2020. As she prepared the evenings...
The Madison School Kids Care Club celebrated Earth Day by hosting a school wide outdoor clean-up last month. All Madison students were encouraged to pick up trash around the school and throughout Robbins Park. Armed with paper bags, the kids raced across the park in pursuit of litter. Vivian Perksowski and her sister Claudia along with Addie Johnson found a few things near the Robbins playground. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Walk the Walk for Mental Health to support the counseling programs at The Community House bursted out in full color Sunday morning. More than 400 walkers took part in the event. Enrique Hoover was loaded up and ready to take on the crowds. Grandmothers Susan Santefort and Louise Perkowski dodge and weave as their granddaughter, Claudia Perkowski, adds some color. London Max, Leandra Gruft and Zoeya Khan check out their new look. Community House Executive Director Dan Janowick...
On Friday, a month to the day after the Windhover was removed from its home along Washington Street and sent off for a makeover, it returned to its new home sporting its new look. The new site along Third Street will have benches as well as landscaping and lighting to better display the Smithsonian piece of art. Workers from Methods and Materials Inc in Lake Bluff did the refinishing as well as the reinstallation. Committee member Erica Posthuma offered advice on the...
Children attending the Zion Lutheran Early Childhood Education Center's Candyland preschool prom at the Hinsdale Golf Club April 29 were treated to a full menu of prom activities. With a pint-sized buffet and a DJ spinning tunes, the kids had a evening full of fun. Elle Meyer takes a look at her face painting. Maeve Maloney takes a water break. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Minutes before students were about to gather for prom, sirens signaling a tornado warning went off, forcing organizers into the hallways at Hinsdale Central. Then the skies opened up with a heavy downpour. A few minutes later, the sun broke through the clouds and the 670 prom-goers began to gather at the school. With construction and COVID-19 concerns, organizers opted out of the annual red carpet gathering before students boarded buses to head down to the Field Museum. Post p...
More than $615,000 was raised Sunday for the Walk for Wellness House annual 3k walk/5K run. Hinsdalean and WGN news anchor Ben Bradley was the starter for the race. Maggi Gee participated in the 10-step walk with her grandchildren, Louise and Packy Terlep. She was walking in memory of her late husband Tone. Reggie Cribbs sang "Home" before the walk/run began. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale firefighters hosted a group of junior firefighters at their station earlier this month. The tour included a behind-the-scenes look at station life and a glimpse inside a fire truck and ambulance. Firefighter/paramedic Mike Lorusson explains the different gear firefighters wear while Capt. Mike Neville shows the kids equipment in the ambulance. Outside the station, Matt Siedlecki provides the power behind his son Ziggy's turn with an extinguisher. (Jim Slonoff...
With the Stuff the Squad event taking place across District 181 last week, members of the Hinsdale Middle School Kindness Club decided to leverage the opportunity and add the ever popular YouTube "Domino Effect" to help increase donations. Using cereal boxes for dominoes, students created a maze of more than 600 boxes that weaved from the Washington Street entrance to the front door of the school near the parking lot. As last-minute boxes kept arriving, the kids had to...
The Clarendon Hills Middle School's sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade bands participated in the Illinois Grade School Music Association Festival competition March 19 at CHMS. All three bands earned Division 1 ratings, the highest rating in the competition. The sixth-grade band earned a rare three perfect scores from the three judges. Members of the eighth-grade band include: Meg McMillin on clarinet, Will Lynch on percussion, Jacob Roberts on tuba and Rowan Schneider on oboe....
Hinsdale Central students Bridget Kallas and Niko Rhodes helped to organize a fundraiser Sunday morning to benefit the Ukranian Red Cross. The run/walk was held on Dickinson Field. The event raised more than $12,500, but the exact count wasn't known as of press time, as additional funds are being processed. Kallas and Rhodes welcomed the walkers before kick off from the Dickinson press box. Luke McDonald ran most of the time carrying his Ukranian flag. (Jim Slonoff...
Students across District 181 participated in the annual district spelling bee last month at Hinsdale Middle School. Participants included (clockwise from left) Srinidhi Rao, HMS; Madeline McNaughton, Walker; Cody Bankert, Monroe; Celsey O'Hare, Elm; and Nayan Rao, Prospect. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The village of Hinsdale sponsored a Breakfast with Santa on Dec. 4 at KLM. With Katherine and Alexander Legge's portraits keeping on eye on things, people moved through the buffet. Bryan Geidt did his best to cut up daughter Remi's food, but she took things into her own hands. Bo Sleak works on crafts and later Remi was joined by her brothers Easton and Bauer for some one-on-one time with Santa and Mrs. Claus. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Hinsdale Trustee Neale Byrnes hits the "button" to light the Christmas tree with the help of Santa Friday night at the Hinsdale Chamber of Commerce Christmas Walk. Jack Guerin didn't want to get too close to Cookie and Olaf. On the other hand, Amelia Ruza just had to touch Frosty to see if he was cold. Elodie and Jack Guerin along with Caroline Sodikoff were brightly decked out for the festivities. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
The Hinsdale Junior Woman's Club held its first Jingle Dash Sunday morning, starting and finishing at Robbins Park. Festive pajamas and a hot chocolate bar were part of the fun. Santa was on hand to lead the runners, singing a Christmas carol and starting the race. The club will use the money raised to provide educational scholarships for area girls. (Jim Slonoff photo)...
Members of Hinsdale Central's National Honor Society and Business Professionals of America sponsored a Stuff the Truck food drive earlier this month. Their mission was accomplished, as they filled one truck with food and personal items and partially filled a second with diapers. Riley Matthews was among the dozens of students who brought items, which were donated to the People's Resource Center in Westmont. Aiden Bonino helps out with loading the goods onto one of the trucks....
The octagonal library is one of the distinguishing features of the Bagley House at 121 S. County Line Road, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1894. The Hinsdale Historical Society organized an open house Sunday afternoon, and welcomed more than 200 people. New owner Safina Uberoi (center) spends some time with visitors in the kitchen. She and her husband, Lukas, learned the house was in danger of being demolished from the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy this...
The last concert held in the Hinsdale Central auditorium - prior to last week - was almost two years ago. The school's music department held its annual Fall Choral Concert Oct. 26, featuring all six choir groups performing before a live audience. The top photo is of the Women's Chorale. Mickey Norton, one of three soloists in the program, sang "This Magic Moment." Annie Ascher and Tess McArdle are members of the Chamber Choir. The Bass Choir performed two selections, "The...
The annual World Language Olympics were held last week at Hinsdale Central. Annie Morel was one of the finalists in the water balloon toss. Morel and her sister, Lily, along with Shanti Hilton and Aurelie Valls competed in the three-legged race. The Morels finished first, representing the French Club. (Jim Slonoff photos)...
Parents and children flocked to the annual Hinsdale Fire and Police departments' open house Saturday. With several demonstrations and exhibits, the annual event was a big hit. Zane Barakat gets a lesson in finger print dusting from detective Carter Sward while CJ DiNardo checks out the fit of his souvenir Hinsdale firefighter helmet. After strapping in Crystal Plomer and her daughters, Mia and Max, firefighter/paramedic Andy Smith raises the ladder. Firefighter/paramedic Nick...
Madison School fifth-graders from the school's Girl Scout Troop put together a lemonade stand to help raise money for Lurie Children's Hospital. The beneficiary was chosen in part because one of their members has been receiving care while going through cancer treatment. Gisele Gourley and Annie Gustafson prepare some lemonade for customers last Tuesday afternoon. Troop members include Reese Myhra, Annie Gustafson, Eva Anguilar, Gisele Gourley, Elise Allison, Olivia Adamo and...
Kids took to the streets of Safety Village again this summer following last year's hiatus because of COVID-19. The program is sponsored by the Katie Satkamp Memorial Foundation in memory of 7-year-old Katie, who lost her life following a fatal school bus accident. This year 188 campers attended the two-week camp, which is in its 39th year. Kids learn lessons about personal safety and the rules of the road and have the chance to drive miniature cars around a pint-sized...
Members of the Rotary Club of Hinsdale, along with the USO, donated 100 new bikes and helmets to children of active duty military families living in Illinois. The event was held at The Community House May 15. Alyssa Ptak helps her son, Jace, with his selection. Her husband is deployed with the Army. Sascha Lewandowski of the U.S. Air Force volunteered to help the USO and the Rotary with the event. Lewandowski sets up a bike for the son of Luis Flores, Luis Flores Jr. Flores...
As the COVID-19 pandemic winds down, the Hinsdale Central Class of 2021 was the victor on Dickinson Field Monday night, with graduation being held in person. Gianna Dugan (top left), student body president, opened the ceremonies and also introduced this year's group of students who have committed to the armed forces. They are Daniel Konopka, Ryan Keck, David Suarez, Marco Grande, Jack Fendon and Ethan Austermann. Katrina Geiersbach (top right) was the senior orator and the...
A safe way to share the work of the Hinsdale Dance Academy's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was to film the comedy. The cameras spent a week capturing the action before the performance was edited and shown as a drive-in move. Academy director Nicole Miller works with the dancers during filming. Willa Gramann appeared as "Mustardseed". Jennifer Grapes-Croughan, the owner and director of HDA, can now ad producer to her title. Hinsdale's Grace Koznarek was Queen...
