Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
Chamber Anniversaries
The following five businesses are celebrating Chamber Anniversaries in June:
30 Years—Patten Industries (635 West Lake Street) and “R” Building (118 South York Street);
10 Years—Pet Celebrations (1812 Taft Avenue, Berkeley); and
5 Years—Kubiesa, Spiroff, Gosselar & Acker P.C. (533 West North Avenue) and Sunrise Communications (621 Newport Avenue, Westmont).
Fourth of July Celebration
The Elmhurst Jaycees (P.O. Box) will conduct the Independence Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst Monday, July 4, at 12:00 noon. The Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue) will host a post-parade Ice Cream Social.
The Elmhurst Running Club, with title sponsorship from Community Bank of Elmhurst (330 West Butterfield Road), will conduct “4 of the 4th,” a four-mile race, and a Kid’s Run prior to the parade at 9:00 and 10:00 a.m., respectively. Gold Sponsors are Dick Ponds Athletics – Elmhurst (124 North York Street) and Jevitz Chiropractic Clinic (135 Robert Palmer Drive, Suite 23). Visit www.4on4th.com for more info.
New Members
The following business joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
First Suburban Mortgage Corp. (450 East 22nd Street, Lombard 60148), mortgage lender, Daniel A. Corrado, 268-1199.
Newsmakers
Dick Chase of Chase Root Beer (867 Addison Avenue, Suite 4D), Dennis Sluga of RE/MAX East-West (191 South Route 83), Vicki Sommers of Hair Legacy Ltd. (516 Spring Road), Jack Island of The Silverado Grill (447 Spring Road), Jan Edgley of Elmhurst Walk-In Ministry (125 West Church Street) and Shirley Myers of the Elmhurst’s Senior Citizens Commission were among 62 recipients of 2005 Service Awards as presented by the City of Elmhurst Commission on Youth and Character Counts in Elmhurst (169 East Butterfield Road) at Elmhurst College (190 Prospect Avenue) on May 25.
Boutie-Q Boutique (263 North York Street) is hosting its first season of “Total Beauty Workshops” starting Thursday, June 16, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The cost is $20 per person. Call 530-1051 for more info.
Wolf & Company (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook) will present “What Does it Mean to Plan for Retirement?” at the English Room, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, on Tuesday, June 21, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. For more info, call Gail Joyce at 545-4501.
Elmhurst’s District 205 Foundation for Educational Excellence (130 West Madison) reported that it has awarded 321 teacher grants totaling $797,149 in its 15-year history, including more than $75,000 in 2005 Thiems Grants. For more info, visit www.elmhurst.k12.il.us/foundation.
Parades on Cable TV
Elmhurst’s 87th Annual Memorial Day Parade, jointly sponsored by the Chamber, Elmhurst American Legion T.H.B. Post 187, Elmhurst Veterans of Foreign Wars Walter A. Glos Post 2048 and the City of Elmhurst, through downtown and Post-Parade Military Ceremony in Wilder Park is airing on “Elmhurst Our Kind of Town” on Channel 6 of Comcast on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. in June.
The Spring Road Pet Parade, sponsored by the Spring Road Business Association and Chamber, is airing on “Elmhurst Our Kind of Town” on Channel 6 of Comcast on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00 p.m. in June.
Special Events
Elmhurst City Centre (2 City Centre Plaza) is sponsoring Cool Cars Under the Stars from on Wednesday nights through August 30. Call 993-1600 or visit www.elmhurstcitycentre.com for more info.
The Elmhurst Historical Museum (120 East Park Avenue) will exhibit “Playing Together: Games” through September 4. Call 833-1457 for more info.
The Elmhurst Art Museum (150 Cottage Hill Avenue) will exhibit “Thomas McDonald: Don’t Give Up the Ship” through July 17. For more info, call 834-0202 or visit www.elmhurstartmuseum.org.
The York/Vallette Business Association and Chamber will sponsor the Farmer’s Market in the municipal parking lot on the north side of Vallette just east of York from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesdays through October 5. Call Jason Janes at 279-5530 for more info.
The American Cancer Society (1801 South Myers Road, Suite 100, Oakbrook Terrace) will conduct its Elmhurst, Lombard and Villa Park Relay for Life at the football stadium at York Community High School (355 West St. Charles Road) on Friday and Saturday, June 17-18. Lucky Strike (119 North York Street) will host a Teen Night of bowling, pool and food to benefit the Relay on Sunday, June 26 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. The cost is $15.00 in advance and $20.00 at the door, with $3.00 donated to the Relay. Call 379-5507 for more info. L.W. Reedy Real Estate (101 North York Street) sponsored a “Realtors for the Relay” benefit at Kalamata Greek Restaurant (116 Schiller Avenue) on June 6
The Elmhurst College Bluejay Backers (190 Prospect Avenue) will sponsor their 23rd Annual Golf Outing on the East Course at Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale on Tuesday, June 21, starting at 11:00 a.m. with registration. The costs are $175.00 per golfer, which includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch and dinner, or $40.00 per person for dinner only. Call 617-3140 for more info.
Immanuel Lutheran Church (142 East Third Street) is sponsoring a fundraiser for Elmhurst resident Bob Piraro, who is battling Scleroderma and recently had a lung transplant, at Villa Nova Restaurant in Villa Park on Wednesday, June 22, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The cost is $25.00 per person. Call 832-1649 for more info.
Fifth Third Bank (105 South York Street) will sponsor Elmhurst College’s 10th Annual Summer Extravaganza, featuring the Yellowjackets, on the College Mall on Sunday, June 26, at 6:00 p.m. The picnic-style event is free and open to the public.
Subscriptions for the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s 46th season of four concerts starting next fall will be on sale at a 36% discount ($85.00 per adult) through September 16. Call 941-0202 or visit www.elmhurstsymphony.org for more info.
Used books are being accepted for the Elmhurst AAUW Annual Book Sale at Jefferson Elementary School (369 East Crescent) on August 11-13. Donations can be made at the Jewel Food Store at York Street and Butterfield Road, Dominick’s Food Store at Route 83 and St. Charles Road, Courts Plus Fitness Center (186 South West Avenue) and Jefferson. Call 965-7680 for more info.