Anniversary Open House
Basic Mortgage Corp. (136 West Vallette Street, Unit 10) will celebrate its One-Year Anniversary with a Mardi Gras-style Open House for Chamber members on Tuesday, February 12, from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. RSVP by calling 993-1939.
Business After Hours
Concord Place Retirement & Assisted Living Community and Midwest Conference Center, 401 West Lake Street, Northlake, will host the Chamber’s Business After Hours on Tuesday, February 26, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Membership Breakfast
Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing Co., 905 Riverside Drive, will host the Chamber’s Membership Breakfast on Thursday, February 14, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
New Members
The following eight businesses and not-for-profits joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
Armands (105 First Street), pizzeria, Mark Cecola, 782-5800;
Illinois Valley Container, Inc. (2 Terminal Road, Peru), corrugated box manufacturer, Lee Benson and Jay Alter, (815) 223-7200;
LabelQuest, Inc. (578 North Michigan Avenue), printing, packaging and fulfillment, Neil Vandenberg, 833-9400;
Montalbano Furniture Restoration Factory (3000 St. Charles Road, Bellwood), furniture restoration, Richard Montalbano, (708) 547-1010;
Radio Direct Group (960 Industrial Drive, #4), cellular radios and two-way, Anne Thinnes, 993-0808;
The Spice Merchant and Tea Room (108 West Park Avenue), retail and restaurant, Richard Weltin, 941-7288;
Visitation Church (779 South York Street), Catholic church, Debbie Johnson, 834-6700; and
West Suburban Community Church (825 North Van Auken Street), Christian church, Jim Lennon, 530-5018.
Newsmakers
Kinder Castle Early Care & Education Center (212 West Lake Street) was recently granted accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), recognition achieved by only seven percent of early childhood programs nationwide. Established in 1981, Kinder Castle has the only program in Illinois to be recognized by both the NAEYC and National Early Childhood Program Accreditation.
Special Events
“On & Off the Record, Journaling in the Garden,” is the monthly meeting program for the Elmhurst Garden Club (P.O. Box 383) monthly meeting at St. Peter’s UCC in Elmhurst on Monday, February 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
The Elmhurst Public Library (211 Prospect Avenue) is conducting its first Adult Winter Reading Program through February 28. Those who read four books (or use books-on-cassette or CDs) will receive a special mug. A book log is available at the Adult Reference Desk.
The Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue) will host a Piecing Us Together Quilting Party on Thursday, February 7, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Contact Jennifer Van Haaften, Education Coordinator, at 833-1457 for more information.
As part of its 4th Annual Sweetheart Shopping Days from now through February 12, the Spring Road Business Association will conduct a Valentine’s Day-themed prize drawing on Wednesday, February 13. Drawing tickets must be picked up at participating stores, validated at three other participating stores and turned in to any Association member. Further information is available via the internet at www.springroad.com.
Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) will present “Life’s Patterns Transformed,” an art exhibition by Chicago’s Calvin B. Jones in the Founders Lounge of the Frick Center from February 6-26 as part of its annual Celebration of Black Heritage. Jones also will conduct gallery talks on Wednesday, February 13, at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.
The Elmhurst Garden Club will sponsor a Gypsy Moth seminar and hands-on workshop at Fullersburg Woods Nature Center in Oak Brook on Monday, February 11, at 11:30 a.m. Center Supervisor Tom Pray is the presenter. Call the Center at 850-8110 for more information.