WHEELING, ILLINOISVillage ViewsMAY/JUNE 2001 ‘Pageant of Nations’ on Parade May 6 ay 6 promises to be a full and of crafts people displaying handmade Schedule of exciting day for residents of merchandise from many countries. events featured MWheeling and surrounding More than two dozen craft vendors on Page 2! communities. Thats the date of the nd will be on hand. Six entertainment Villages 2 annual Pageant of acts will represent the Americas, Nations. The multicultural festival Africa, Europe, the Middle East and will be held from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on India (see adjacent story). Five area the playing field next to Village Hall at restaurants are expected to serve up 255 W. Dundee Rd. ethnic cuisines from around the world. Were excited about the growth of The Indian Trails Public Library staff will help the festival from last year until this children make crafts reflecting traditions from year, said Bill Maloney, chair of the around the world, and the children will receive their Human Rights Commission, which own passport with flag stamps representing those hosts the event. It will be bigger and countries. Parents will be able to register for library better, with the addition of a number cards for themselves and their children. Election Creates Changes on Board President Greg Klatecki, Village Clerk Elaine Simpson, and Trustee Trevor Lehmann won their re-election bids in the April 6 Village The Pageant of Nations will be election. They will be joined by two new board members: Plan Commission Chair Dean preceded by a 5K Fun Run, Family Argiris and businessman Michael Horcher. All Walk and Kids Dash, which will begin will serve four-year terms, beginning May 7. Greg Klatecki Elaine Simpson and end near the festival site (see Klatecki received 2043 story on page 2). votes. Simpson, who ran unopposed, had 2415 This is a great opportunity for votes cast for her. residents of Wheeling and the Lehmann collected 1599 surrounding communities to come votes, Argiris picked up together, learn about the traditions of 1429, and Horcher received 1159. many cultures, and have a lot of fun to boot, said Maloney. For more information on elected officials, go to the The festival, which is sponsored by the Wheeling Website at Village of Wheeling, Indian Trails Public www.vi.wheeling.il.us. Dean Argiris Michael Horcher Trevor Lehmann Library District, and the Wheeling Park District, is free of charge. MAY/JUNE 2001 PAGE 2 Village Views Anyone ‘Brazil, Brazil’ to Headline Festival Brazil, Brazil, a high-energy South American band, a mix of Middle Eastern rhythms with traditional interested in will kick off a day of entertainment at Wheelings Spanish folk songs and a touch of contemporary forthcoming Pageant of Nations multicultural jazz. Taksim West performs on keyboard, saxo- participating festival, May 6. phone and clarinet, the oud, an ancient Persian The trio, playing keyboard, bass guitar and various instrument described as the grandfather of the in Wheelings percussion instruments, celebrates Brazilian guitar, and the dumbek, a small, Egyptian hand- rhythms with the samba, bossa nova, baiao and the held drum whose origin dates to Biblical times. Run Around lambada. They will take to the festival stage at 11 a.m. The festivals last act, Danzas Ceremoniales de Starting at noon, Shreeyash Palshikar will amaze his Mexico will take the stage at 4 p.m., wearing the World, audience with a display of traditional Hindu magic. costumes reflecting the Shreeyash has performed widely in the Chicago pre-Hispanic traditions Pageant of Nations May 6, can area and elsewhere. He has spent extensive time of central Mexico. The Schedule of Events studying the work of street magicians in India. dancers movements, accentuated by drums, 11 a.m. — Brazil, Brazil register in An hour later, at 1 p.m., the Johnny Wagner Band beads and rattles, 12 noon — Shreeyash will appear. The group incorporates many tradi- represent elements in Palshikar advance tional and contemporary German polkas and other nature, deities and 1 p.m. — The Johnny songs. Yodeling from the Alps will punctuate the sacred actions. Wagner Band bands performance. 2 p.m. — Dahui online at We want to present an Dahui, a west African drum band, will make its event that will involve, 3 p.m. — Taksim West www.chicago second appearance at the Pageant of Nations at 2 entertain and educate 4 p.m. — Danzas p.m. Well received in 2000, Dahui specializes in an festival goers, said Bill Ceremoniales de Mexico events.com energetic, audience-involving performance sure to Maloney, who chairs bring people clapping to their feet. the Human Rights Commission. All of these Taksim West will appear at 3 p.m. The group blends outstanding entertainment groups will do just that. Fun for All: a Run, a Walk, and a Dash undreds of runners, walkers and sprinters are expected to mass near Village Hall at 9 a.m. on HMay 6 for Run Around the World, a 5K Run, a two-mile family walk and a dash for the kids. The event will begin at Wheeling Park District headquar- ters, 333 W. Dundee Rd. at 9 a.m. The 5-kilometer (3.1 mi.) run will go up Northgate Pkwy. to Strong Ave., turning east to Milwaukee Ave. The route will continue down Milwaukee to Center Ave., then along Wille and Highland Aves. into Heritage Park and back to the starting line. (See adjacent map.) Participants can register in advance online at www.chicagoevents.com. The fee is $20 for the run and $12 for the walk. Registration the day of the run will be $25 for the run and $18 for the walk. Dashes are free: participants may buy a t-shirt for $8. Runners and walkers will receive a t-shirt commemorating the event and a runners kit donated by local business sponsors. Wheeling is on the Web at www.vi.wheeling.il.us MAY /JUNE 2001 PAGE 3 Village Views Next Up: July 4th and ‘Taste’ The annual The Wheeling Special Taste. Featured entertainers include Jimmy and the Events Committee is Mauds band, the big-band sound of Larry Bembens July 4th finalizing plans for the orchestra, and Jake and the Boys. annual Taste of The food offerings will be expanded to include Wa- parade will Wheeling and July 4th Pa-Ghettis, Mr. Es, Golden Chef, Taste of Hunan, celebration. The Hackneys, Bob Chinns Crabhouse, Joes Pizza, and begin at 6 Taste will begin at Sauers Bakery. Seniors representing the Pavilion noon and remain Senior Center will sell ice cream. Amvets will offer open as long as cotton candy and popcorn. p.m. with the hungry people want to eat, but no later than 11 p.m. Corus Bank, Hoyne Savings, North American Jet and An expanded schedule of games for the kids will be Bill Stasek Chevrolet are sponsoring Taste of launch of hosted by the Wheeling Rotary Club, the Knights of Wheeling. Columbus, Amvets and the Jaycees. Other features hundreds of to please the family encompass a magic act, cartoon The annual July 4th parade will begin at 6 p.m. with art, clowns and face painting. the launch of hundreds of balloons at Village Hall. Twenty floats are anticipated, along with numerous balloons at The Wheeling Police Departments Safe Communities marching units. The Shriners motorcycle cavalcade Program will staff a booth emphasizing bicycle and will again be a featured unit in the parade. scooter safety. Registrars will be on hand to help fair- Village Hall. The days activities will end at dusk with fireworks goers register to vote. over Heritage Park. A comprehensive lineup of the Entertainment this year will begin with Melodies in days activities will be published in the next issue of Motion with Greg Koeppen, who will open the Village Views. Update: Boards & Commissions Economic Development Sets Sights New Businesses on Fastest-Growing Firms in Area Accutax Services Inc. Palatine Rd., 847-229- With a plan that strikes a good a printing company, ethnic grocery, — John Czaja, 307 S. l009, vision training in Milwaukee Ave. #123, relation to baseball balance between enticing new paper company and a Wheeling 847-520-1099, tax prospects to the Village while business interested in expanding its Harry J. Kloeppel & retaining current business, America Family Assoc. Inc. — Harry J. current operations. Haircut Inc. — Mario Kloeppel, 2399 S. Wheelings Economic Development Board of Health Completes Capiz, 19 N. Elmhurst Foster Ave., 847-483- Commission is targeting businesses Blood/Bone Marrow Drive Rd., 847-215-4708, 0133, sales & engi- on Crains Chicago Business beauty Shop neering firm Residents turned out to support the fastest growing public firms list to Deluxe Windows of Ram International — develop a framework for future Board of Healths Blood and Bone Chicago Inc. — Giya 700 N. Milwaukee business development. Marrow Drives at the Fire Department, Tektumanidze, 325 N. Ave., 847-520-1222, March 14. The drive collected 47 units Milwaukee Ave, #F, restaurant/brewery Meanwhile, the Commission has 847-229-8676, of blood for LifeSource Bloodbank to The Roy Houff telemarketing win- taken out ads in the upcoming support area hospitals . Acquisition Co.— Roy dows & doors Chicago Industrial Properties Houff, 250 Alderman Metro Chicago Business Parks Staff also collected 35 blood samples East Meets West Ln., 773-586-8666, Guide, promoting available buildings for bone marrow analysis. A single International Inc. — wholesaler of floral and sites around Wheeling, and tube of blood contains markers that Nicolas Milkier, 15 N. products Elmhurst Rd., 847- provide compatibility information S.E.G. International continues to correspond with 459-5660, health about a persons marrow. These Marketing Inc. — prospects for the Kimball Hill foods, herbs, teas commercial site on Milwaukee Ave.