Briefs: Catlin hired by Hotel Baker
Hotel Baker in St. Charles announced this week the hiring of community relations liaison Kay Catlin, formerly director of development for the Fox River Chapter of the American Red Cross. In her new role, Catlin will serve as public relations and marketing communications coordinator for the 80-year-old hotel as well as assist the general manager in day-to-day operations. Catlin, of St. Charles, owned her own public relations and marketing firm for 20 years before going to work for the Red Cross. She also is known for her involvement with Fox Valley Hospice and Two Women, For Woman, a nonprofit that provides free mammograms and pap tests for Kane County women.
Steel Beam production
Tickets are available for "The Last Five Years," a contemporary musical that opens Friday at the Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Weekend performances continue through May 18. The production, written and composed by Jason Robert Brown, chronicles five years in the life of a writer and actress. Tickets are $25 for adults and $23 for seniors citizens and students. Call (630) 587-8521 or go to www.steelbeamtheatre.com.
Lincoln reading night set
Lincoln Elementary School in St. Charles will have a family reading night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. The program, Camp Read-A-Lot, aims to promote summer reading. It will take place at the school, 211 S. Sixth Ave. Call (630) 377-4838.
Colonial gives to schools
Colonial Café and Ice Cream in St. Charles announced this week its donation of $617.30 to two local school organizations as part of its Colonial Cares Benefit Night program. The business donated $235.93 to the Wasco Elementary School Parent-Teacher Organization, and $381.37 to the Bell-Graham Elementary School PTO.
Campaign yields 4 DUIs
St. Charles police made four drunken driving arrests and wrote six speeding tickets in a two-week safety campaign that ended last Sunday. Officers also wrote two tickets for underage drinking and three for driving while license revoked. Several other moving violation tickets were issued. The campaign was part of the statewide "You Drink, You Drive, You Lose" program sponsored by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
ECC role change
Elgin Community College's board of trustees recently approved a position change for Gena Glickman, the college's vice president of teaching, learning and student development. Glickman will now work as a special assistant to President David Sam. Glickman will leave ECC in June to head Manchester Community College in Manchester, Conn. Over the next three months, Glickman will focus her attention on "matters of vital importance" to ECC, such as the upcoming accreditation visit by the North Central Association.