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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 School National Arbor Foundation The specialVeterans events during homecoming week at Willowbrook High included the 630-514-9961 ing at Cortesi Memorial Park. Post Commander Jim Blankshain is pictured bowing hisSept. head29 as kdrury@atproperties.com has recognized Villa Park with Tree City USA designation for 36 straight years. To receive that recognimarket analysis touch-football game between the seniors and the juniors. juniors, whosound scoredtaps a touchdown the Willowbrook High School students Lily Hendrickson and The Anna Seelbach at the endon ofcomthe kdrury@atproperties.com tion, a community must have a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, a comprehensive first playof ofThe the fourth quarter, earned a 6-2 victory over the seniors. senior team scored its only your home!! ceremony. post’s 2020 Memorial Day event was canceled becauseThe of the COVID-19 pandemic. This munityon forestry program and an Arbor Day observance. points a first-half safety. Junior Nina Nytko intercepted a pass on the final play of the game to died. seal year’s observance included a reading of the names of the Post 2801 members who have recently the win her team. Nytko (holding theCharles ball) is pictured with Zaida Serrano and Sarah Ball (left) That listfor included World War II veteran “Sid” Bergh, who served as(right) the master of ceremonies I would to help! as the juniors celebrated their victory. The post-game festivities included a bonfire just south of the of the post’s annual Memorial Day service for several years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Bergh died in stadium the 94 concession October field, 2020.near He was years old.stand. Bergh was the post’s last surviving World War II veteran.
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