NOVEMBER 5, 2014 VOL. 6 ISSUE 49
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district excels on all state assessments 77 percent of District 58 students met or exceeded this year’s ISAT standards
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neWS six hospitalized during early morning house fire Residents transported for precautionary reasons, moderate burns see page 2
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opinion people-first language important in all instances Language used by media should focus on a person’s abilities, not disabilities
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SportS pure dominance Downers Grove North’s Ryan Clevenger dominates cross country sectional
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The Details. phil White, Joyce tumea and tony tumea (photos courtesy of the downers grove historical Society)
the dead returned to life during the Downers Grove historical society’s second annual living Cemetery event. residents walking through the main street Cemetery on saturday, oct. 25, heard the history of Downers Grove from local actors and students who portrayed notable members of the community buried there. the herrick middle school Drama Club, under the direction of marilyn ludwig, portrayed Dr. George otis, presented by Jacob trnka; schuyler wheeler, presented by Jackson Rummler; Kate Dixon Oldfield, presented by zoe stauch; irene richards, presented by melissa manzo; leah faul, presented by Dana scott; and mary Cotes puffer, presented by pheobe stewart. Joyce and tony tumea portrayed the Blodgetts who settled in Downers Grove in 1836. phil white played the role of John manning wells, who supervised the forest preserves in Downers Grove and inspired the building of the Girl scout cabin in maple Grove. a special visit was made by pierce Downer, who was portrayed by Jim Dohren. for more information about the historical society, visit www.downersgrovehistory.org.