Sights of the Season

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June 2023 View more

On April 23 Naper Settlement opened its new Mary and Richard Benck Family Agriculture Center, which showcases Naperville’s agricultural history while connecting it to the farming story of the region and the nation.
The Edward Foundation awarded $20,000 in scholarships April 20 to 10 Edward Hospital student volunteers, who greet visitors, deliver flowers, transport patients, and assist in other ways.
From left, Nadia Tikian, Tom Miers, and Megan Lynch from Bev’s were winners at the April 19 Chef Showdown, which raised funds for Loaves & Fishes Community Services.
Advent hosted a Sinus & Sleep Care Day and ribbon cutting April 13 at its new facility at 1739 Freedom Drive in Naperville. The clinic treats patients with nasal blockage as well as sinus, snoring, and sleep apnea conditions.
After major restoration work, the Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, 911 East North Ave. in Naperville, was rededicated May 6. The 1922 structure was designed and built by local masons Paul Baumgartner and Art Miller, whose grandchildren—Gary Baumgartner and Carolyn Finzer—were present at the rededication Mass.
On May 4 the Rotary Club of Naperville gave $39,500 in scholarships to 15 students—honored for prioritizing “service above self”—at the club’s annual Pursuit of Life Awards held at Méson Sabika.

People, places, and happenings around the area

 

Photos: Naper Settlement; Edward-Elmhurst Health; Time Stops Photography (chefs); Michelle Dellinger (Grotto); Ian Berka (Advent); and Hunter Byington (Rotary Club of Naperville)