Updated 3/8/2021 7:38 PM
Hundreds of senior citizens, some riding in wheelchairs, lined up at the Itasca Park District Fitness Center on Monday to receive their first COVID-19 vaccines.
The average age of the 800 recipients was 76, including two Ethel Schwolow and Josephina Suazo who were 100 years old.
Everything was handled professionally, Schwolow said after receiving her vaccine. It all moved perfectly, and nobody wasted any time. I am happy to receive it and I feel great right now.
The Itasca Park District led the event. Volunteers from Itasca Community Library and the Roselle, Bloomingdale, Medinah, and Wood Dale park districts coordinated with each other in the effort and to help with the site s operations.
The Bloomingdale Park District Museum is pleased to announce its re-opening with an exhibit titled “Parodies of Painting Masterworks,” beginning March 20.
Bloomingdale Park District commissioner named chairman of Statewide Parks Association Mike Vogl, Bloomingdale Park District Commissioner and Illinois Association of Park Districts chairman. Courtesy of Jennifer Hyde
Updated 2/8/2021 4:46 PM
Mike Vogl, a commissioner with the Bloomingdale Park District, was recently elected chairman of the Illinois Association of Park Districts board of trustees.
Vogl was appointed as the association s sergeant-at-arms in 2016 and was elected to the association board the following year.
As chairman, he will lead the 19-member board in advising the association in its service, research, advocacy, public awareness, and educational programs. Its membership includes 360 park, recreation, and conservation agencies and nearly 100 affiliated business partners.
Pickleball and badminton are back!
Reservations are available 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and must be made online or in person at the Johnston Recreation Center.
Cost is $5 residents/$7 non-residents (fee includes both players). Participants need to bring their own racquets and birdies/balls. Drop-ins are not allowed. Masks are required and participants must remain at least 6 feet apart. Participants need to bring their own water (no fountains are available) and are encouraged to bring a small personal hand sanitizer to class.
Pickleball (Code #203455) and Badminton (Code #203456) are both located under Adult Fitness & Sports on the registration site. Advertisement