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Celebrate St Patrick's Day in Glen Ellyn

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/17/2009 - 6:53am
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Discover all the fun things to do in Glen Ellyn on St Patrick's Day.

2Toots, 450 N Main
630-858-4300
2Toots is now offering green milkshakes.

Bells & Whistles Snackery
401-405 N Main, 630-545-2355
Bells & Whistles is now selling painted St. Patrick’s day pots and has decorated their restaurant.

Curly’s Bar and Grill
499 Pennsylvania, 630-790-4878
Curly’s will be offering $4 20-ounce Guinness drinks and $2.50 Miller Lite bottles and drafts drink specials.

Glen Oak Restaurant
479 N Pennsylvania, 630-469-6262

Event Start Date: 
Mar 17 2009
Location: 
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
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GEL SHARE: Glen Ellyn Spellapalooza Spelling Bee Adds Educational Cheer!

Submitted by Editor on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 9:25pm
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Friday night 10 teams faced off on center stage at Glenbard West’s auditorium in the first Spellapalooza spelling bee to benefit the Glen Ellyn Children's Resource Center.

Audience members were given programs, notepads and pencils to follow along with the competition. View photos here.

To kick off the festivities, judges awarded the team with the loudest cheering section a cake from Flour Barrel Bakery. People, young and old, brought noise makers, signs and all around good cheer.

Ten 3-person teams represented:

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GEL FUN: Nine Glen Ellyn Teams To Compete In Spellapalooza! Tonight at Glenbard West

Submitted by Editor on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 7:29am
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Community Spelling Bee At Glenbard West Benefits Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center

The stage is set, the teams are ready, and the words have been selected. Welcome to Glen Ellyn’s first community-wide spelling bee, SPELLAPALOOZA! Mounted as a benefit for the Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center, the competition will pit teams from Glen Ellyn organizations and businesses against each other starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13 at Glenbard West High School, 670 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn. The emcee for SPELLAPALOOZA! will be CBS-TV Channel 2 morning anchor, Don Schwenneker.

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GEL BIG PICTURE: Glen Ellyn Board Considers 1% Home Rule Sales Tax Increase to Balance 2009 Budget

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 11:55am

Like many families, businesses, non-profit organizations, and other municipalities across our nation, the Village of Glen Ellyn is juggling the financial woes of having to trim costs with finding new revenue sources to make up for budgetary shortfalls.

One avenue the Village Board is contemplating is to enact a 1% sales tax increase using its home rule authority. The increase would apply to the sale of products except: groceries, drugs (both prescription and non-prescription), and vehicles. Excluded from the tax are services like massage, medical treatments, and haircuts.

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GEL FUN: Glen Ellyn Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/11/2009 - 10:42am
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On March 17, 2009, everybody will be considered Irish for the day. It is one of the many traditions born from this great holiday. Everyone is included- most people will wear green clothing, eat corn beef and cabbage and drink green beer.

In Ireland, this is considered a religious holiday. History states that most families would attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon with a feast of Irish bacon and cabbage. Any Lenten prohibitions against drinking and eating meat were waived for this celebratory day.

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GEL EXCLUSIVE: Glen Ellyn St Petronille School Rock the Block Auction Party Fundraiser Raises Spirits for Education

Submitted by Editor on Sun, 03/08/2009 - 3:09am
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With the economy looking like Saturday's forecast - rain and dark skies - spirits couldn’t have been any higher inside St Petronille’s for their 19th annual school fundraiser.

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Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation Hosts Meeting with Village President Candidates

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 2:05pm

Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation Hosts Meeting with Village President Candidates Gary Fasules and Mark Pfefferman

The Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation monthly meeting will take place at the Civic Center in the Clayton room on the second floor, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.

This special meeting will be a unique opportunity to learn about upcoming events. Village Trustee, Michelle Thorsell will discuss where we go next with the downtown strategic plan, and update us on recent issues before the Village Board.

Event Start Date: 
Mar 5 2009 7:30pm
Location: 
Civic Center - Clayton Room
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GEL UPDATE: Channel 2 Anchor Don Schwenneker To Emcee Glen Ellyn Spellapalooza!

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 11:15pm
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The organizers of SPELLAPALOOZA!, the Glen Ellyn spelling bee, have announced that WBBM-TV, Channel 2 morning anchor, Don Schwenneker, will emcee the event.

Mounted as a benefit for the Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center, SPELLAPALOOZA! will pit teams from Glen Ellyn organizations and businesses against each other in a community-wide spelling bee starting at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2009 at Glenbard West High School, 670 Crescent Blvd., Glen Ellyn.

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GEL UPDATE: Glen Ellyn Native John Huston Begins Trek to North Pole

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 7:58pm
John Huston, Glen Ellyn native and polar adventurer plans to make history

In -37 degree temperatures and calm wind, Glen Ellyn native John Huston begins ski trek to the North Pole.

From John Huston's online blog:

Great Expedition Start: 3/2

By John Huston and Tyler Fish

Date: March 2, 2009
Location: N83° 08.096' W074° 05.863'
Time Traveled: 2 hr 20 min
Distance Traveled: 1.7 nm
PM Temperature: -35°F
Wind: Calm
Total Distance to date: 1.7 nm
Distance to Pole: 414 nm
Audio Transcription:

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GEL SHARE: Hiking the Appalachian Trail with Glen Ellyn Resident Willie DiFabio

Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/03/2009 - 11:53am
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Last spring Glen Ellyn resident Willie DiFabio retired from his job and went on the adventure of a lifetime, hiking the Appalachian Trail. He will talk about the challenges he faced, people he met and lessons he learned. Find out what is the Glen Ellyn connection to the #1 Trail Angel?

He will show photos depicting his journey and the beautiful terrain. See a photographic summary of his journey here.

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