Elmhurst Chamber News & Notes
BizKids Best Ball Scramble
The Chamber and Elmhurst Family YMCA (211 West First Street), with Major Event Sponsorship from the Catalano Mortgage Group of American Home Mortgage (112 South York Street) and Suburban Bank & Trust Co. (150 East Butterfield Road), are co-sponsoring the BizKids Best Ball Scramble at White Pines Golf Club (500 West Jefferson Street, Bensenville) on Tuesday, July 26, with a shotgun start at 10:00 a.m. The cost of $175.00 per person includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch and dinner. Visit www.elmhurstymca.org or call the Chamber at 834-6060 for more info.
Elmfest on Cable TV
Highlights from Elmfest 2005, including the June 10 Opening Ceremonies and Civic Hall of Fame Induction of Jackie Haddad, will air on Channel 6 of Comcast during July on Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. and Mondays at 4:00 p.m.
New Members
The following four businesses joined the Chamber in the past two weeks:
AUM (2211 York Road, Suite 320, Oak Brook 60523), utilities, Michael G. Miller, 218-1400;
Lincoln at Ovaltine Court (1 Ovaltine Court, Villa Park 60181), apartment rentals, Courtney Denton, 530-9843;
PrintWise, inc. (116 West Vallette Street), printers and typesetters, Karen Donohoe and Darrell Davis, 833-2845; and
Railings and Things (370 Adele), home improvement, Cary Zec, 530-8364.
Newsmakers
Character Counts in Elmhurst (169 East Butterfield Road) is sponsoring its 3rd Annual Photo Contest, with entries due September 30. Prize sponsors include Community Bank of Elmhurst, Voo’s Corner (539 Spring Road), Elmhurst Camera (535 Spring Road), Elmhurst Park District (225 Prospect Avenue), Elmhurst Family YMCA and K&T Colors (568 South York Street). Call 941-4719 or visit www.charactercountsinelmhurst.org for more info.
Forty students were awarded college or trade school scholarships totaling more than $58,000.00 during River Forest County Club’s Classic Dinner Dance and Auction held June 25) to benefit the River Forest Education Foundation chaired by .Jim Hallberg of Wolf Financial Group (2100 Clearwater Drive, Oak Brook).
Keith Karnstedt of Stolper State Farm (447 North York Street) become only the fifth recipient of the Melvin Jones Award in the 65-year history of the Elmhurst Noon Lions Club (P.O. Box 692), joining his father Art, Hubert “Hub” Stolper and auto dealer Larry Roesch, all since deceased, and Jim Hallberg. Jones founded Lions Club International on June 7, 1917.
Special Events
The second of three free Music at the Gazebo concerts, sponsored by the Spring Road Business Association and Chamber, will feature the Chicago-based folk duo Small Potatoes on Thursday, July 21, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Fleet Feet Sports, which celebrated its Grand Opening in Elmhurst (124 East Schiller Avenue), on June 18, will sponsor a Women’s5K, 10K & Festival at Chicago’s Montrose Harbor on Sunday, July 31, starting at 9:30 a.m. with a coed race for kids ages two to 14. The first 1,800 registrants receive a NIKE Dri-Fit singlet and the first 500 participants who pick up packets at the store on Saturday, July 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, July 25, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. will receive a bonus pair of NIKE socks.
The Elmhurst Children’s Assistance Foundation (P.O. Box 291) is sponsoring its 10th Annual Golf Outing and Awards Dinner at Oak Meadows Golf Course, 900 North Wood Dale Road, Addison, on Tuesday, August 2, starting at 11:20 a.m. with registration. The cost for 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch and dinner, and open bar is $150 per person. Dinner only with open bar is $75 per person. For more info, call Kevin Diamond at 993-0852 or Thad Malik at 782-5137.
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.
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.