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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 HighSchool School’s department presented its winter Willowbrook High last week. The speto Willowbrook score from second base celebrated on atheater singleits byhomecoming sophomore Katelyn Cox inweek’s the play— top of “Wait Until Dark”—last week in the school’s Doris E. White Auditorium. cast cial activities included Friday afternoon’s homecoming parade, which took place the second inning, the game tiedcelebrated at 2-2. Downers Grove South’sThe catcher Willowbrook Highwhen School’s Class was of 2021 its commencement with two and crew presented three performances of out the of play—a thriller that was written in hot and sunny conditions. The procession began near Park Boulevard tagged Rugg out at home forparade the third theon inning. Themorning. Mustangs went separate ceremonies in theplate school’s main gymnasium Sunday The enby Frederick Knott and first performed on Broadway in 1966. Pictured left to right and Ardmore Avenue. Parade participants marched south on Ardmore before on to defeat the Warriors 7-3students. in the West Suburban Conference contest.turnWiltire 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 Hinsdale Central. The Warriors bashed three home runs in the second inning of Satduring Feb. 6 performance are Falco (who portrayed Susy CHRIS FOX lot. PHOTO Villa ParkSilver Review ing westthe onto Highridge Road intoseniors the school’s north parking Members of urday’s non-conference battleand against RedGillian Devils of the West Suburban Hendrix, a blind woman who becomes the target of a group of ruthless criminals) Willowbrook’s marching band are pictured along the parade route. The participants Conference. Senior Knudtson, freshman Isabella Dugo and that sophomore ceremony that beganAnnemarie at 9 a.m. The others participated in the ceremony started and Devens (who portrayed Mike Talman—one the criminals). also included several of the Warriors’ fall teams,ofas(No. well members of Kayleigh provided the home runs. Dennison 5)asis pictured inthe the at 11Eddie a.m. Dennison The photo shows members of athletic the Willowbrook Senior Choir performing Villa Park Warriors Football and Cheer program. 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 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 Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowing his head as kdrury@atproperties.com hasatrecognized Villa Park with Tree City USA designation for 36 straight years. To receive that recognimarket analysis Willowbrook High School students Lily Hendrickson and a Anna Seelbach soundataps at the end ofcomthe kdrury@atproperties.com tion, a community must have a tree board or department, tree-care ordinance, comprehensive Kate Drury 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. Kate Drury 630.514.9961 LOCAL AGENT. LOCAL year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members whoRESULTS. have recently died. 630.514.9961 kdrury@atproperties.com That list included World War II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who served as the master of ceremonies kdrury@atproperties.com I would to help! LoveVillaPark.com of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. A veteran of theLoveVillaPark.com U.S. Navy, Bergh died in October 2020. He was 94 years old. Bergh was the post’s last surviving World War II veteran. 461504
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