Memoria Day Parade

ELMHURST MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ENTRIES IN LINE; VIETNAM WAR VETERAN TO SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL ELMHURST, Ill., May 4, 2001 — Nearly 100 entries are signed up to participate in Elmhurst’s 83rd Annual Memorial Day Parade, which will march from downtown Elmhurst...

Elmfest Crafters Return

Elmfest 2001, which returns to the streets of downtown Elmhurst on Friday through Sunday, June 8-10, will feature a Sunday-only exhibition for nearly 50 crafters in the Addison Avenue parking lot of Charter One Bank (100 Addison Avenue).  The cost for a...

Blueprint for Success

Blueprint for Success, a specialized summer internship program sponsored by the Chamber, is recruiting business mentors for students from York, Immaculate Conception and Timothy Christian high schools.  Program partners include DuPage Area Education-to-Careers,...

Anniversary Celebrations

The following five businesses celebrated Chamber anniversaries in May: 5 Years—E.L. Foust Co., Inc. (P.O. Box 105); 10 Years—House of Vinyl, Ltd. (910 Riverside Drive, Unit 8); 20 Years—AT&T Broadband (688 Industrial Drive); 30 Years—LMC International (893...

Elmfest 2001

Elmfest will celebrate its 19th Anniversary in downtown Elmhurst on Friday through Sunday, June 8-10.  Festival hours are 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday.  The Elmhurst Jaycees Carnival will begin Thursday,...

Chamber On Line

Phase II development of the Chamber’s internet site (www.elmhurstchamber.org) has added button links to these News & Notes columns and other news releases; Career Connector, a DuPage County web listing of job opportunities and employee resumes; and the most...

Chamber on Parade

The Elmhurst Memorial Day Parade and Spring Road Pet Parade, both Chamber-sponsored events, were taped by Elmhurst Our Kind of Town for broadcast in June on Channel 6 of AT&T Broadband (688 Industrial Drive).  The Memorial Parade is airing Mondays at 7:00...

Gone, But Not Forgotten

Albert “Bucky” Muisenga Sr., the founder of Elmhurst Ford (678 North York Street) and one of the best known businessmen in Elmhurst, passed away on July 1 after a long battle with cancer.  He was 92. His career in automobiles began at Murphy’s Motors Ford in...

Elmhurst Our Kind of Town

Elmhurst Our Kind of Town will air highlights from Elmfest 2001/Civic Hall of Fame and the Elmhurst Jaycees’ 2001 Distinguished Service Award program on Channel 6 of AT&T Broadband (688 Industrial Drive) throughout July.  Elmfest highlights are running at...

Chamber Anniversaries

The following six businesses are celebrating their Chamber anniversaries in August: 30 Years—Elmhurst Symphony Association (P.O. Box 345); 20 Years—Peters & Associates (909 South Route 83); 15 Years—The Silverado Grill (447 Spring Road); and 5...

2001 Steak Fry

The Chamber will host its annual Steak Fry at the Elmhurst Family YMCA, 211 West First Street, on Sunday, August 19, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.  Chamber members and their families will enjoy exclusive use of the YMCA’s pool, gym and other recreational...

New Members

The following three businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks: KAN Printing & Advertising Specialties (255 Michigan Street), printing and promotional products, Pat Golden, 941-7328; Sirenwire (188 Industrial Drive, #28), web development, Kimberly...