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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
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Vol. 19 No. 21
Kirkland up for board vacancy
Vacancy on the board left by the passing of Celine ‘Cene’ Schwartz in March By Nick Reiher Managing Editor
By Jeanne Millsap | for the sentinel The Shorewood Kiwanis Club’s Third Annual Glitz & Glamour Casino Night Gala was a big success, according to the club’s president Faith Varga. That was pretty evident, as the house was crowded, the room was full of laughing and clapping, the gambling tables were busy and Elvis was in the room. It was all for a good cause, as well. The proceeds benefited the Center for Pediatric Excellence at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. The event was held on Saturday, April 26, at 176
West. Abby Hornbogen, Director of Nursing for the Women’s and Children’s Division at Saint Joseph, said the hospital is thrilled to get the donations. “It is very important to the pediatric unit,” she said. “This year, we will be using the funds to give sleep sacks to every newborn born at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center to support safe sleep and reduce the risk of SIDS.”
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Photo By Jeanne Millsap | for the sentinel
Players grab for chips at the roulette table.
Mayor Rick Chapman said he will submit a familiar name to the board at its May 13 to fill the vacancy on the board left by the passing of Celine Barbara Kirkland “Cene” Schwartz in March. Barbara Kirkland, who served six years on the board through 2003, is Chapman’s pick, he said. If approved by the board, she would serve the remainder of Schwartz’s term, through next April. Chapman said he believed it was important to appoint a woman to fill his close friend’s vacancy. And, he added, Kirkland “has the experience. She’s a lifelong resident, and she’s very down to earth.” Kirkland said she was very excited to be asked to serve again. She served with Chapman on the board after she was appointed in 1997 to fill out a two-year term.Then she was elected in 1999 for a full four years. She decided not to run in 2003, she said, because she had a lot going on in her life. Now, she’s ready if the board will have her. “I’m sad about the reason for the appointment,” Kirkland said. “(Celine) was a wonderful person.” Kirkland is an industrial designer for an insurance company, tasked with producing training classes. She said she also has found other ways to get involved in the community while off the board during the past decade. The daughter of former Shorewood Mayor Dave Barry, she knows community service is key.