Neighbors in the News
The Bartlett Park District and Apple Orchard Golf Course announced the winners of its annual Freedom Fore Youth Golf Tournament held July 2. The male winners are: Timothy Sullivan, 9-10 age bracket; Jonathan KO, 11-12 age bracket; and Kyle Hughes and Danny Mansfield, 13-15 age bracket. The female winners are: Megan Bormann, 9-10 age bracket; Katie Stanchis, 11-12 age bracket; and Lisa Palmer, 13-15 age bracket.
• The following new officers were elected by the Des Plaines Rotary Club for 2008-2009: Susan Shepard, treasurer; Dave Webster, vice president; Sandra Norlin, Dart newsletter editor; Dennis Oster, community service; Jay David, secretary; Sharon Lynch, immediate past president; and John Hecker, president.
• The Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce will award three $1,000 scholarships tonight at its Networking Nite event being held at Lamplighter Inn Tavern & Grille: Joseph Chemello and Kellie Kinsella, both graduates of William Fremd High School and Lauren Emily Quinnett, a Palatine High School graduate.
• Inverness resident Kathleen A. Gilmer was named director for Friendship Senior Options, a nonprofit that oversees Friendship Village of Schaumburg and three other subsidiaries. Gilmer headed Northern Illinois University's off-campus educational centers in Hoffman Estates, Rockford and Naperville from 2002-2005.
• The Northwest Suburban Alumnae Club of Alpha Gamma Delta received the following awards during a recent convention: Community Service Award, Most Improved Alumnae Club Award and Best Financial Support Award. For 36 years the club has organized and presented the Spring Showcase of Arts & Crafts to benefit the Kirk School in Palatine, participated in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk For the Cure and supported other community charities.
• Michael Pettinati of Buffalo Grove was appointed administrator of Alden Estates of Barrington Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, responsible for overseeing the facility, managing day-to-day operations and providing leadership support to the staff. Pettinati is an attorney and former Judge Advocate General in the U.S. Army.
• Brady Simon, a 14-year-old Life Scout, spent the Fourth of July weekend helping U.St. servicemen and women. As part of his Eagle Scout project, Simon organized a group of Scouts from his troop, to stand outside the Walmart in Elk Grove Village and ask shoppers to donate items for care packages to be sent overseas. Fellow Scouts Andrew Baker, 13, of Hoffman Estates and Connor Coombs, 15, of Schaumburg helped collect the donations. About 40 garbage bags of items including hard candy, nuts, gum, puzzles, books, toiletries baby wipes, and more were collected. Care packages will be assembled by Scouts from Simon's troop, Troop 570 from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Schaumburg. For information on how to donate, call Simon at (847) 995-1362.
• Barrington Hills resident Zack Hope, a junior at The Hills School in Pottstown, Pa., will be involved in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange this summer. As a new member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Hope will be able to trade options and futures stock. Last summer, he gained experience at the Exchange by working as a clerk for his father.