For the second year in a row since COVID 19 interrupted their tradition of hosting an Advent dinner, a crowd of more than 170 women from St. Veronica’s parish attended a candlelight dinner at Olympia Fields Country Club to mark the four-week season of remembering and celebrating Christmas and the[Read More…]
Author: Karen Torme Olson
Column: A Tribute to Homewood Stories’ Karen O’Donnell: Love was in the room
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, friends and family members of Homewood Stories’ creator Dr. Karen O’Donnell gathered in the main room of the Flossmoor Community Center to pay tribute to the woman who had enticed many of them to plow through a polar vortex in January 2014 to attend the show’s[Read More…]
Homewood resident makes her artistic debut after 50-year delay
On Nov. 9, a lifelong dream became a reality for a longtime Homewood resident when her artistic creations were showcased in a one-woman exhibition at the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce headquarters in East Hazel Crest. The event had been a lifetime in the making for Josie Rodriguez, who began[Read More…]
Homewood woman addresses school counselor conference
Homewood resident Annie Lawrence took center stage at the Illinois School Counselor Association’s (ISCA) annual meeting Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca. Lawrence, who is a school counselor at Victor J. Andrew High School in Tinley Park, addressed a packed room with her colleague Kim Bartos[Read More…]
Student to master, Diane Wallander to open her own dojo
When 18-year-old Diane Wallander arrived on the campus of Northwestern University in 1982 to start her freshman year, she was looking forward to diving into advanced science classes, meeting peers from all over the country, and enjoying personal independence. The thought of having to defend herself against a physical[Read More…]
Compassionate trainer transforms dogs and cats one tail at a time
Sonia Fetherling has always loved dogs. When she was a child, she wasn’t allowed to have a dog of her own, so she improvised: She said she would go door to door in her Chichester, West Suffolk, England, neighborhood asking people if she could just walk their dogs — for[Read More…]
Age is just a number to Mary Cantway
Something special was happening at Mary Cantway’s home on Monday, Sept. 30. Numerous friends and neighbors were joined by Homewood officials, two television cameramen, and several reporters as they all arrived to mark Mary’s 110th birthday. Village President Rich Hofeld, Village Manager Napoleon Haney, and Chief of Police Denise McGrath[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: Broadway comes to Flossmoor
The sky was clear; the wind was brisk; and Flossmoor Estates was alive with the sound of music as volunteers and residents set up Broadway-themed decorations on Brassie and Braeburn avenues in preparation for Flossmoor’s 5th annual Hidden Gem Half Marathon. About an hour before the runners were scheduled to[Read More…]
Pamela Haney – Thriving as college president, wife and mother
Homewood resident Pamela J. Haney makes multi-tasking look easy. As president of Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills, she’s the chief executive with responsibilities that include making sure the campus is a welcoming and inclusive place for faculty, students, and the community, providing a vision for the college’s operations[Read More…]
A Life Well-Lived: Anita N. Lebowitz
Anita Novick Lebowitz never did anything halfway. Whether it was running a business, organizing charity events, or falling in love – once Anita made a commitment of any kind, she was all-in. When she met David Lebowitz on a blind date in the fall of 1953, she was a junior[Read More…]
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