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Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while atVilla Park’s Jefferson Pool, located at 341 N. Harvard Ave., was closed throughtempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried out 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pool opened for the 2021 season to score from second base on a single by sophomore Katelyn Cox in the top of on Saturday, June 5. A young patron is pictured on the water slide on Saturday 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 afternoon. According to Sue Earl, the Villa Park Parks and Recreation Department’s tagged Rugg out at home for the third out of theon inning. Themorning. Mustangs separate ceremonies in theplate school’s main gymnasium Sunday Thewent enaquatics manager, the pool currently has a capacity of 400 people. She noted that’s on 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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lowbrook rebounded from Friday’s loss to post an 11-2 win in Saturday’s game at more patrons than the pool has ever had on any given day. Earl added that the Hinsdale Central. The Warriors bashed three home runs in the second inning of Satpool’s diving board is being replaced. The old diving board CHRIS has been removed. Earl FOX PHOTO Villa ParkSilver Review urday’s non-conference battle against the Red Devils of the West Suburban said she hopes the new diving board will be installed by the end of June. For more Conference. Senior Knudtson, freshman Isabella Dugo and that sophomore ceremony that beganAnnemarie at 9 a.m. The others participated in the ceremony started information about the 2021 season at Jefferson Pool, visit invillapark.com/285/ Kayleigh the home Dennison (No. 5) is pictured in the at 11 a.m. Dennison The photoprovided shows members of runs. the Willowbrook Senior Choir performing Aquatics. background of the above photo. more aboutsee thePage Warriors, during the day’s first service. ForFor more photos, 4. see page 14.

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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 MEConcerns TODAY! Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park CALL Environmental 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 630-514-9961 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 kdrury@atproperties.com ofThe your home!! ceremony. post’s 2020and Memorial Day event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This munity forestry program an Arbor Day observance. year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members who have recently died. That list included World War II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who served as the master of ceremonies I would to help! of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Bergh died in October 2020. He was 94 years old. Bergh was the post’s last surviving World War II veteran.

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