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Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while attempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried to score from second base on a single by sophomore Katelyn Cox in the top of the second inning, the game tiedcelebrated at 2-2. Downers Grove South’swith catcher Willowbrook Highwhen School’s Class was of 2021 its commencement two tagged Rugg out at home for the third out of theon inning. Themorning. Mustangs separate ceremonies in theplate school’s main gymnasium Sunday Thewent enon to defeat the Warriors 7-3students. in the West Suburban Conference contest. Wiltire class includes over 470 About half ofGold those students attended the
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Memorial Day in Villa Park KATE DRURY KATE DRURY Young campers take the field
The Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, April 30. Pictured (left to right) at the tree planting at the village’s Franklin Park, located at 218 N. Third Ave., are: Villa Park Village your local agent Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Margaret Schiefer—a member of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Villa Park Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Contact me forVilla a Park Village President Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park Village Trustee (and Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Villa Park Community Pride 630-514-9961 Villa complementary Park Veterans of Foreign Warson (VFW) Post 2801 of held itsApril. Memorial Day service onDay Monday mornCommission. Arbor Day is observed the last Friday each The National Arbor Foundation 630-514-9961 ing at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowingthat his recognihead as kdrury@atproperties.com has recognized Villaanalysis Park with Tree City USA designation for 36 straight years. To receive market Willowbrook High School students Hendrickson and a Anna Seelbach soundataps at the end ofcomthe kdrury@atproperties.com tion, a community must have a tree Lily board or department, tree-care ordinance, comprehensive Willowbrook High home!! School’s varsityDay dance team held its Dance For aof Cure for kids (ages This 4 to ofThe your ceremony. post’s 2020and Memorial event was canceled because the camp COVID-19 pandemic. munity forestry program an Arbor Day observance. 13) lastobservance week. Campers met a with the dance each afternoon from Oct. 12-14. Friday night,died. the year’s included reading of theteam names of the Post 2801 members whoOn have recently campers joined theWorld danceWar team during its halftime performance atserved Willowbrook’s varsity of football game That list included II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who as the master ceremonies I would to help! against York. One photo from the shows junior Wiegel (far left) withBergh some died of the of the post’s annual Memorial Dayperformance service for several years. Gianna A veteran of the U.S. Navy, in campers. Proceeds from Dance a Cure benefit fight against cancer. October 2020. He was 94the years old. For Bergh was camp the post’s lastthe surviving Worldbreast War II veteran.
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