Articles filed under Wheaton Park District
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Wheaton cross-country ski lessons just need one thing: snowJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Jen Saylor wishes she had access to a crystal ball. Heck, she'd settle for a snow globe. That's just what she and others hoping to participate in the Wheaton Park Distr...
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Developer interested in vacant Wheaton Jewel siteJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - The long-running search for a buyer to take over the vacant Jewel site in downtown Wheaton may be coming to an end. Mayor Michael Gresk says a contract is pending for th...
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Wheaton center helps clients with fitness resolutionsDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Before New Year's resolutions are dashed and discarded, consider Michelle Artist. She's planning to tackle a relay race across the state of Iowa in the summer. A 340-mil...
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Park district Groupons can beat residents' ratesDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - A smattering of suburban park districts has entered the world of deeply discounted online daily deals in the hope of luring more users. But the effort to boost the botto...
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DuPage history museum to open Girl Scout exhibitOct 22, 2011 12:00 am - Jane Doyle and Rosemarie Courtney are historians. Not your typical, bespeckled historians — these women manage an ever-growing collection of games, paper dolls, jewelry...
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Wheaton Community Center ready for scary good timeOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - The days of walking the neighborhoods at all hours of the night on Halloween are in the past because of increased safety concerns. Most cities now regulate when childre...
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Wheaton parks win national essay contest for sensory playgroundOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Supporters of a sensory playground to be built in Wheaton certainly did not need more proof the idea was a good one. But they say winning a national essay contest — and...
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Wheaton Park District eyes former downtown Jewel siteOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - It has been called an “eyesore” in the past. But Wheaton Park District officials say the old downtown Jewel site could become the recreation center on the north side of ...
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Carnival to benefit Wheaton parks program that helps those in needSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - It could be said that a family’s choices between recreation and necessities become easier as the economy stumbles. With limited resources, the importance of gym membersh...
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Wheaton to participate in Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of PlaySep 23, 2011 12:00 am - Wheaton Park District is teaming up with a household name — at least in many households with preschoolers — in its effort to defeat childhood obesity. As part of Nickel...