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•   Garrett Ard and Lisa Dawn Foertsch rehearse for Wheaton Drama's special Broadway musical revue, "Broadway Ballot". Performances are Aug. 17-19 at Playhouse 111. Tickets and information at http://www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
•   As part of the “Happy New Year, Happy New You” Grand Re-opening and Open House taking place at the Jazzercise Glen Ellyn Fitness Center on Sunday, January 6 from 12:30 until 4:30 p.m., certified Jazzercise instructors will be on hand to talk about the dance-based fitness program. Health and nutrition professionals and a representative from Dick's Sporting Goods will be available to help attendees start the year with a commitment to health and fitness. Among the instructors who teach at the Jazzercise center, located next to the Abbington at IL Rt. 53 and Butterfield, are (l-r) Kim Zawislak, Ginna Kopecky, center owner Ann Graham, Liliana Salas, and Christy Brave. Meg Beasley
•   Deven Ferber of Lombard (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Tom Viskocil of Woodridge as the King of Bohemia rehearse a scene for Wheaton Drama's "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure". The show opens January 25 and plays through February 17 at Playhouse 111 in downtown Wheaton. Visit www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
•   See the Morton Arboretum from the open-air Acorn Express! Tram runs daily April 14 through October - weather permitting. Stock Photo
•   Chaos reigns amongst the inhabitants of Armageddon, one of three haunts featured in Asylum Xperiment Haunted Attractions at the Odeum Expo in Villa Park. Mark Wedow
•   Elizabeth Eulberg, author of "The Lonely Hearts Club" in 2009, "Prom and Prejudice" in 2011 and "Take a Bow" in 2012, spent the middle of the school day with the girl students at Glen Crest Middle School. "Her books are extremely popular with the girls at Glen Crest and they were very excited to meet one of their favorite authors," said Pam McDermott, Glen Crest Library Information and Technology Director (LIT). The students had lots of questions to ask the author and she was glad to share her background with them. Eulberg was born in Wisconsin and attended Syracuse University in New York and the Newhouse School of Public Communication. Her first young adult novel has been sold to Mandalay Pictures and she is hopeful she will have news to share soon. Because Eulberg loves music, reading, writing, and performing she has many interests to inspire ideas for stories. She lives in New York City and enjoys singing at karaoke bars in the greater New York area. The students found this author to be exciting, fun to talk to and a person they would like to get to know better. Photo Caption: Visiting author, Elizabeth Eulberg meets and greets her Glen Crest Middle School fans during the “Get to Know the Author” session at the middle school on Wednesday, April 25. Debbie Borge
•   6/7 Parrots feeding in our yard the morning of 11/18/2012. Pam Cibulka
•   The Choral-aires Chorus placed second in the Community Teams category raising funds for breast cancer research last month, missing first place by only $25. The chorus raised $3,985 by the time the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure rolled around, with more donations still coming, surpassing their original goal of $3,000. The Choral-Aires has five current chorus members that either have, or have had, breast cancer. And this year, 2 of the team members discovered that their mothers have breast cancer, so they were walking on race day for their moms. One member of our team, Kara Gray, celebrated her 10 years without breast cancer this year. While not a Chorus member, she is the daughter of long-time member Martha Anderson, who also walked with the team on race day. Lindsey Herza
•   Glen Ellyn Historical Society program coordinator Suzanne Carty guide students from Churchill Elementary School in Glen Ellyn through the process of shucking corn at the school's High Interest Day on March 16. Carty and Jean Jeske donned their pioneer clothes, packed their pioneer artifacts, and drove their car (instead of horse and buggy) to the school. The presentation was titled, "Hooray for History," and the Carty-Jeske combination made sure they had a program that would make their audience cheer. Packed into 50 minutes, the students learned about a day in the life of a pioneer family, experimented with pioneer games and tried their hand at corn shucking. Churchill School is named after one of the founding fathers, Deacon Churchill. Each member of the audience had a Mistress and Master Churchill face to take home as a memento of the program. For information, call (630) 469-1867. Jean Jeske
•   On Jan. 21, Elmhurst City Clerk Patty Spencer presented the Choral-Aires Chorus with a proclamation declaring January "Sweet Adelines Month." The Choral-Aires, an Elmhurst-based Sweet Adelines International chapter, is hosting Guest Nights each Monday in January from 6:45-9:45 pm at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Recreation Center as part of the SAI Global Open House event. Pictured, from left, are: Co-Director Bonnie Fedyski, Patty Spencer, Co-Director Amy Brinkman, and Chorus President Nancy Smith. Valerie Baxter
•   "Delightful and Delicious!"
  George and Sarah Naxera of Kildeer sample mouth-watering morsels from 20 local restaurants at Clearbrook's fourth annual "Around the World Food Tasting" on Oct. 16 at Arlington Toyota-Scion in Palatine. Proceeds from the event went to the 3,400 children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental/intellectual disabilities that Clearbrook serves. Colleen Gallagher
•   Eighth-graders at Glen Crest Middle School in Glen Ellyn immersed themselves in an Immigration Experience that changed each and everyone of them into a desperate, anxious person from another country, pinning all their hopes and dreams on being admitted to the U.S. The students arrived at school Nov. 19, portraying a person from Europe or Asia and burying their own personality
  beneath the wardrobe and hard luck story they were assigned. The coordinators were social studies teachers Pat Doyle and Kris Casey. They were helped in this endeavor by the rest of the middle school eighth grade teachers and the administrators who served as doctors, test givers, examiners and any other officials needed at Ellis Island where the immigrants were processed.
  Each student had a different story and came from a background
  that could only improve by having a life in America. This Immigrant Experience completely immersed the Glen Crest eighth graders in the past and they were all affected by the day’s events. When an immigrant was asked what he would do if he was not going to be allowed in to the country, he put his head down and sighed, “I guess I will go back and try again. I will keep trying. I will never give up!”
  
  Photo Caption: Four “Immigrants,” who were waiting in line to be questioned by the authorities worry about their future. Will they or won’t they be approved to stay in the United States. Will Tamara Yenn from China find a home and job so she can raise her baby safely? Will the two Men, one from Germany, one from Poland, get jobs and make money to send for their families? Jean Jeske
•   At 10:30 a.m. Oct. 28, Glen Crest Middle School will be the scene of the fourth annual Spartan 3.5K Run coordinated by Glen Crest Athletic Director Corey Toppel. This year’s run, "Fall into Fitness," begins at Glen Crest, winds through surrounding neighborhoods that include a scenic route through Pan Fish Park, and finishes at Glen Crest.  Proceeds benefit all Glen Crest students by helping offset costs of equipment needed for intramurals, Fitness Center, inter-scholastics and the PE program. Registration forms can be downloaded from www.ccsd89.org under Paperbacks or may be picked up in the main office at Glen Crest, 725 Sheehan Ave.  Early registration goes until Oct. 17 and is $15 for each Run/Walk participant.  Day of race registration is Oct. 28th and costs $20.  T-shirts are given to registrants - (4 and under kids are free and do not get a t-shirt).  The fee covers the cost of a T-shirt, raffle ticket (more can be purchased) and bottled water at the completion of the Run/Walk.  For more information contact the Glen Crest office at 630-469-5220.
  Posting the Spartan Pumpkin Run banner in front of Glen Crest Middle School, Cristian Hilliard, Glen Crest Athletic Director and PE teacher, Corey Toppel, PE teacher, Julie Breen, Abby Schlenker and ready to run, Kelsey Breen are hoping everyone will see the information and come out Sunday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 A.M. to make this the biggest 3.5 K Run/Walk that the middle school has ever staged in the previous four years. Jean Jeske
•   Ben Tomy borrows a self-guided “Family Explorers Backpack” to enhance his experience in the Children’s Garden at The Morton Arboretum. Stock Photo
•   "Foggy Downtown Glen Ellyn"
  Soukup's hardware store on Main Street - downtown Glen Ellyn on a very foggy day Nov. 21, 2012 Larry Golla
•   The Fox Valley Rep Youth Ensemble sing "The Prince is Giving a Ball" during their dress rehearsal of "Cinderella." The production is now playing through December 22, 2012. www.foxvalleyrep.org/Cinderella Trademan Photography
•   Glen Crest Middle School coach Craig Hofmann announced that the 7th grade Spartan Boys Basketball Team won the DuPage Metro Valley Association Conference Championship for 2013. Their record was 13-1 (19-3 overall). Hofmann stated, “The key game of the season was a second half win over Herrick, who had defeated them earlier in the year.” The Spartans won the Jackson Tournament, which included a thrilling 42-37 win over crosstown rival, Hadley Jr. High. Joining the 7th grade girls’ basketball team, the Spartan boys traveled to Feed My Starving Children, located in Aurora, for a combined service project. This project, organized by Hofmann, accomplished the packing of enough meals to feed 27 children for the entire year. The coach applauded the efforts of the teams both on and off the court. “The kids showed great determination and teamwork all year. I am most proud of their effort to help others less fortunate through FMSC.” Members of the 2013 7th grade boys basketball team are Nick Atkinson, Linton Ellis, Drew Fritz, Brian Kozlowski, Matt LaMontagna, Bryan Maroney Ryan McConville, Mike Paprota, Cameron Sanders, Jack Santucci, Kendall Simpson, Dimitar Spasovski, and Brandon Whiteside. Managers are Greg Kozlick, Colin Leppert, Ryan Lim, Mitch McGee, Tyler Sowl annd Alex Zambori. Craig Hofmann
•   Early morning rehearsal the week before their March 24, singing assignment at the All-State Arena Chicago Wolves Hockey game has the Glen Crest Middle School chorus members arriving at 7:30 a.m. to fit the practice in before school. Music teacher and director of Glen Crest choruses Paul Ropp said he is as excited as the kids for the opportunity to perform. On March 24, forty members of the Glen Crest Middle School chorus will get a taste of real show business when they perform at the Chicago Wolves Hockey Game at the All-State Arena. Wearing their blue music shirts and following the direction of the middle school music teacher and conductor of choruses, Paul Ropp, they will sing, "Don't Stop," the famous song originally performed by Fleetwood Mac. For Glen Ellyn friends and relatives who would like to see the performance at the game, the chorus will be singing between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. Call (630) 469-5220 for information. Jean Jeske
•   Every year at Glen Crest Middle School, the men teachers challenge the 8th grade boys team to a hotly contested game and the women faculty take on the 8th grade girls team. Jan. 25, the men and women faculty proved to be too much for the 8th grade basketball teams and the faculty was victorious. The women's team posted a score of 29 and the girls team earned 22. The men's team chalked up a score of 55 while the boys answered them back with 48. The bleachers were packed and the Glen Crest Pep Band kept the tempo up with lots of well known fight songs.Glen Crest Cheerleaders provided entertainment during the two half time periods. The singing group, "Nothing but Trouble," performed their music during the half time as well. Glen Crest Middle School 8th grade boys basketball team and men’s faculty basketball team come together for a group photo before the highly charged basketball game they played. The final score was men faculty 55 and 8th grade boys’ basketball team 48. Jean Jeske
•   The grand total of $2,666.76 was collected from Glen Crest Middle School students just by dropping their loose change in buckets marked Pennies for Pasta to Benefit Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Oct. 10-28. There was a homeroom competition and the first place spot went to Kelly Nordlund’s homeroom with Kathy Leimbach’s homeroom earning second place. Both homerooms were awarded an Olive Garden Lunch for all the students. The Student Union at the middle school coordinated this school wide event. Student Union sponsors, Tara Tuttle and Rose D'Eccliss stated, “The results this year were unbelievable, what a wonderful generous school.”
  
  
  Photo Caption: Glen Crest Middle School Student Union officers receive a thank you from the middle school students for coordinating the Pennies for Pasta Fund Raiser to help fight Leukemia and Lymphoma. Left to right are (front row), Vice President Meghan Weihmuller,
  and President Sean Sabri. Back row, left to right are Treasurer Beth Hosek and Secretary Emily Maruyama. Jean Jeske
•   Glen Crest Middle School special education teacher Julie Ramirez checks off audition schedules with a group of students who have their hopes high they will be cast of Spartan Spotlight 2012. Even though the Glen Crest Middle School variety show, Spartan Spotlight 2012 is opening on Friday, May 4, the directors of the show announced auditions for performers on March 19-20. Since the Spartan Spotlight is a highlight for all the middle school students, there were many who tried for a place in the show. Directors of the 2012 production are: Julie Ramirez, Jackie Sabani, Nancy Buckley Katelyn Stoner and Paul Ropp. They watched each act very carefully and had many conferences about the final cast. The variety show will be at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4 and Saturday, Mary 5, in the Glen Crest gymnasium. For information, call the Glen Crest office at (630) 469-5220. Jean Jeske
•   The 2012 Glen Crest Middle School Magazine Drive brought in $29,900 gross total to be used to supplement the middle school curriculum projects and purchase up to date equipment needed by the school. As a thank you to the students who participated, the Parent Teacher Council contacted the Jesse White Tumblers to visit Glen Crest and present their tumbling routines at an assembly Oct. 29. Over 280 students worked to sell magazines and theyhad the chance to meet the tumblers after the program. Top five Glen Crest student sales persons
  were seventh graders Greg Kozlick and Michael Zima. Sixth grader leading sellers were Elaine Duggan, Ryan Harrington, and Francesca Kokkines. The twenty-four top sellers received gift certificates from a local restaurant.
  
  
  
  Photo Caption: Glen Crest students get acquainted with the Jesse White Tumblers who performed for the top magazine sellers from the middle school magazine drive. Over 280 students were elgible to be in the audience for the Jesse White Tumblers assembly on Monday, October 29. Jean Jeske
•   The Glen Ellyn Golden Eagles' 103lb AFC Gold football team completed a perfect season by winning the Bill George Youth Footbal League Super Bowl at Benedictine University on November 10th. Coach Jeff Fortuna's championship team finished 11-0 on the season with the 15-8 Super Bowl victory over the Wheaton Rams. Mark Sandor/Simone Bleker
•   The Glen Ellyn Historical Society Bake Sale at Glen Ellyn Farmers Market is scheduled for Friday, August 3 beginning at 7:30 A.M. The Farmers Market is located at the Main Street Parking Lot between Duane and Hillside in downtown Glen Ellyn. The Historical Society bakers are famous for their pies, fruit breads, historic cookie recipes, coffee cakes and cakes. Many of the bakers have been featured in local newspapers sharing their recipes with the general public. Buy early because the Bake Sale Booth is sold out by 11:30 A.M.
  
  For over eighteen years the Glen Ellyn Historical Society Bakers have supplied the Glen Ellyn Farmers Market’s Bake Sale with pies, cakes, fruit breads, and cookies that have become legendary. Each summer all the scheduled bake sales sell out of bakery goods by noon and the crowds yell for more! The next bake sale after August 3 will be Friday, August 17. Call 630-469-1867 for information.
  
  
  
  
  Photo Caption: The Glen Ellyn Historical Society volunteers are gathered around the Check-In Table with their bakery goods. Notice the great looking pie? If you come out to the sale - one like it could be yours to share with your family.....Come on over and check out the scrumptious bakery goods! Jean Jeske
•   At the request of the Glen Ellyn Historical Society, the Jel Sert Company of West Chicago donated 4,000 Flavor Ices to the historical society to pass out along the 4th of July Parade route in Glen Ellyn. The temperature topped off at 100 degrees and the audience was so grateful for the frozen ice stick. Boy Scout Troop 45 of Glen Ellyn, now celebrating their 100th birthday, volunteered to help with the distribution of Flavor Ices. Several Glenbard West High School students and one student from Forest Glen School rounded out the treat distributors. Two Belgium horses from Sunshine Stable stepped up to pull the authentic reproduction of an 1800's ice wagon in the parade. The Historical Society is looking for volunteers of all ages, high school, young adult, adult, and seniors to help with their programs and clerk in the Society store, Stacy's Corners. Call (630) 469-1867 for information.
  
  
  It took Troop 45 Boy Scouts, high school students and elementary students to complete the distribution of the 4,000 Flavor Ices throughout the audience at the Glen Ellyn 4th of July Parade. Jean Jeske

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