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SPORTS North takes down South in soccer

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Current Director of the Westmont Park District Ronald Gunter will be sworn in as mayor May 6.

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NEWS Downers Grove memo addresses railroad safety

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Our Community, Our News

APRIL 17, 2013

Vol. 5 No. 20

Building Bridges Gunter brings lessons learned as parks director to mayor’s office By Jonathan Samples Staff Reporter

For 36 years, Ronald Gunter has been a staple in the village of Westmont. He became the director of the Westmont Park District in 1979—a position he still holds—and has been involved in everything from the Lions Club to the Knights of Columbus. Now, Gunter is taking that spirit of community service to the next level. On April 9, the unopposed candidate was officially elected the mayor of Westmont after William Rahn retired from the office in January. “I wanted something that would allow me to continue to give back to the community after I retire [from the Park District],” Gunter said. “I could think of no better way to serve in that capacity. With everything I’ve done in the past and everybody I know, mayor was a See NEW MAYOR, page 4


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