Articles filed under Moving Picture
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Bubble master inspire children to believe in themselves
Mar 17, 2016 1:00 AM - Geoff Akins-Hannah is more than just a guy who does tricks with bubbles. The McHenry County resident is a motivational speaker, and his presentations, in which he builds seemingly impossible bubble creations, are designed to convey his core message: "Anything is Possible." -
Meet the Russian Olympic gold medalist who now coaches suburban swimmers
Feb 28, 2016 7:10 AM - He grew up in Russia, won gold in Barcelona, and now he's training the next generation of Olympic hopefuls. Meet Vladimir "Vlad" Pyshnenko, head senior coach at CATS Aquatic Team in Libertyville, who says, "Swimming is my whole life. It's all I know and all I care about." -
Meet lifelong tap dancer teaching at age 80
Feb 13, 2016 5:25 AM - Lifelong dancer LaVergne Tharge, 80, of Carpentersville teaches tap dancing twice a week in Carpentersville and Elgin. "It's very healthy for you to do. And if you start doing it, I think you'll not do it for the exercise; I think you'll do it because you like it," she says. -
Meet the pioneering exotic pet vet from Lisle
Feb 9, 2016 11:59 AM - What's the oddest creature Lisle exotic pet veterinarian has ever treated? A millipede infested with little mites. Yes, a bug infested with bugs. -
How soap box derby racing enhances life of special needs girl in South Elgin
Feb 1, 2016 5:40 AM - Life hasn't always been easy for Ava McCollim. Her father died of brain cancer, and she's faced challenges including ADHD, epilepsy and autism. But the 8-year-old has found her peace and passion behind the wheel of a soap box derby car. -
Meet the female farrier who started at 16
Jan 3, 2016 7:33 AM - Jamie Westland Wandell excels in a field dominated by men, And has been since she was 16. She is a farrier and travels to stables around Kane and DuPage counties, where she fits horses with shoes, trims their hoofs and forges horseshoes. -
Shorts and fishnets? Meet Algonquin roller derby player
Dec 27, 2015 9:56 AM - On the surface, roller derby appears to be a rough and tumble sport comprising women with intriguing names aggressively racing and blocking around a track. But that's not what's at the heart of the sport. It's a strong sisterhood of women of all ages and backgrounds who support each other both on and off the track. -
Naperville sculptor makes a giant out of railroad recyclables
Dec 1, 2015 5:33 AM - Artist Paul Kuhn of Naperville had been painting for years, but he always found himself intrigued by giants. He made the leap from two dimensions to three when he built "Hemlock," a 17-foot-tall sculpture out of railroad material. -
Meet the Maine West football player who moonlights as fire dancer
Nov 30, 2015 11:35 AM - You would think that most 16-year-old juniors at Maine West High School would be hanging out with their friends after school. Jared Brogni of Des Plaines is instead playing with fire -- literally -- as a fire knife dancer for Barefoot Hawaiian. -
Meet the archery buff who makes his own bows and arrows
Nov 12, 2015 1:00 AM - "I put dents in my mother's refrigerator when I was three," admits Mitch Pietraszek of Elmhurst. Pietraszek's passion for archery started when he was a child. The passage of time hasn't dulled that interest. Now a retired teacher, Pietraszek has honed the ancient craft by making bows and arrows in the traditional archery style.
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