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Village board honors Villa Park native for his hall-of-fame bowling career
Villa Park native Todd Borchardt was inducted into the Suburban Windy City Village Board during the April 14 board meeting. Pictured left to right are: Trustee PresUnited States Bowling Congress (USBC) Hall of Fame in March. The Villa Park Vil- Jorge Cordova, Trustee Jack Kozar, Trustee Kevin Patrick, Borchardt, Village CHRIS FOX PH lage Board recognized Borchardt’s induction during last week’s board meeting. ident Nick Cuzzone, Trustee Deepasriya Kumar, Trustee Cari Alfano and Trustee CHRIS FOX lowbrook rebounded fromalong Friday’s postBorchardt an 11-2 win in Sat Lindsey Rugg of theHe Willowbrook softball team is pictured while at-“I’ve Borchardt joined aFreshman youth bowling league in 1979. graduated from Willowbrook Jack Corkery. met some great people the loss way,”tosaid during Warriors bashed home runs in the secon tempting to score a fired run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove High School in 1984. Borchardt has 29 perfect games during his bowling ca-South. last Rugg week’stried board Hinsdale meeting. Central. He alsoThe noted that there werethree no bowling programs at CHRIS FOX lPS High School last week. The speing west onto Highridge Road and into the school’s north parking urday’s non-conference battle against Red Devils of the West score second base on ahe single byhomecoming sophomore Katelyn Cox inweek’s the top of reer. In addition to toWillowbrook those from 29 game scores of celebrated 300, hasits bowled seven 299 games Willowbrook when he attended high school. The school now has girls and boys cial activities included Friday afternoon’s parade, took place Willowbrook’s marching are pictured along Conference. Senior Annemarie Knudtson, freshman Isabella Dugo the second inning, when the game was tiedhomecoming at 2-2. City Downers Grove South’s catcher Willowbrook High School’s Class of 2021 celebrated its commencement with two Willowbrook’s ceremony that began at band 9 a.m. The others participated in theroute. cerem and three 298 games. He was inducted into the Suburban Windy USBC Hallwhich bowling teams. boys bowling team completed its the firstparade season as T in hot Performance and sunny conditions. The procession began near Park Boulevard of the(IHSA) Warriors’ fall athletic teams, as(No. well Kayleigh Dennison the sport home runs. Dennison 5)asis tagged Rugg out at home forparade the third out of the inning. Themorning. Mustangs separate ceremonies in theplate school’s main gymnasium on Sunday Thewent en- also at 11included a.m. Theseveral photoprovided shows members ofat the Senior Cm of Fame for Superior during the organization’s March 23 induction an official Illinois High School Association theWillowbrook school during the and Ardmore Avenue. participants marched onstudents Ardmore beforeschool turnVilla Park Warriors Football and Cheer program. background of the above photo. For more aboutsee thePage Warriors, on to defeat the Warriors 7-3students. in the West Suburban Gold Conference contest. Wiltire class includes over 470 half ofsouth those attended the year. during the day’s first service. For more photos, 4. see p ceremony in Schaumburg. Borchardt isParade pictured with theAbout members the Villa Park 2023-24
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The Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, April 3 right) at the tree planting at the village’s Franklin Park, located at 218 N. Third Ave., are your loca Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park Environmental C sion, Margaret Schiefer—a member of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Comm Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Contact me forVilla a Park Village President Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park V Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Villa Park 630-514 AGENT. LOCAL RESULTS. Villa complementary Park Veterans of Foreign Warson (VFW) Post 2801 held itsApril. Memorial Day service Commission. ArborLOCAL Day is observed the last Friday of each The National Arb 630-514 ing at Cortesi Veterans Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured b kdrury@atpro has recognized Villaanalysis Park with Tree City USA designation for 36 straight years. To rec market Willowbrook High School students Lily Hendrickson and a Anna Seelbach soundataps kdrury@atpro tion, a community must have a tree board or department, tree-care ordinance, com Kate Drury ofThe your home!! ceremony. post’s 2020and Memorial Day event was canceled because of the COVIDmunity forestry program an Arbor Day observance. 630.514.9961 630.514.9961 LOCAL AGENT. LOCAL year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members whoRh kdrury@atproperties.com kdrury@atproperties.com That list included World War II veteran Charles “Sid” Bergh, who served as the mas I would to help! LoveVillaPark.com LoveVillaPark.com of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. A veteran of the U.S. N October 2020. He was 94 years old. Bergh was the post’s last surviving World War II v 461504
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