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SANFORD — Ernestine (Bridges) Bridges, 92, of Sanford, passed away Monday, Dec. 18, 2023 at Parkview Retirement Village.

The award-winning chefs of Water Street in downtown Naperville are back to present the fourth annual Long Table Dinner on Water Street outdoors under the stars.

The Skeleton Key Brewery team is hosting volunteer days at the West Suburban Community Pantry to help with restocking, sorting, and packing food. The brewery also is partnering with Copper Fox Farm and The GardenWorks Project to teach people how to grow healthy vegetables from heirloom seeds to help stock the Pantry through the summer months.

There may have been only one winner of the annual Chefs Culinary Challenge Fundraiser presented benefitting West Suburban Community Pantry on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Chicago Marriott Naperville, but all the chefs contributing to the seven-course meal put plenty of skill and heart on their plates.

Jeri Smolek, special education teacher and program coordinator for the Transition 99 program, says when her students work at the West Suburban Community Pantry, theyre thinking about people other than themselves while they affirm their own capabilities.

The award-winning chefs of Water Street in downtown Naperville are back to present the third annual Long Table Dinner outdoors under the stars on Sunday evening, Oct. 9.

The Pantry Store is Woodridge is being forced to close due to electrical issues in its facility.

The rising cost of food coupled with short supplies of certain staple items are wreaking havoc with household food budgets as well as the ability of local food pantries to help those most in need of support.

In response to expanded demand for food and supplies by customers, West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge has expanded hours and services to accommodate an increase in customers resulting in crowded facilities and wait times for admittance.

After closing to in-store shopping in January for the safety of customers, volunteers and staff, West Suburban Community Pantrys Pantry Store in Woodridge is set to reopen on Saturday, Feb. 26, for regular in-person shopping from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.