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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Volume 127 No. 9
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Kathy Baxter named Grand Marshal Throughout her career, Baxter served in numerous professional capacities supporting Crystal Lawns and District 202
Kathy Baxter has been named the Grand Marshal for the 63rd Annual Plainfield Community Homecoming Parade. Baxter has worked her entire 40-year education career at Crystal Lawns Elementary School in Plainfield Community Consolidated School District #202. She spent the first 19 years at Crystal Lawns as a fifth grade teacher and the last 21 years as the schools beloved principal. Throughout her career, Baxter served in numerous professional capacities supporting Crystal Lawns and District 202 staff, including the North Central Regional Chairman for the Illinois Education Association, Vice President and President of the IEA Area 15, Association of Plainfield Teachers union leader. Baxter has also led many initiatives and served in leadership roles supporting Crystal Lawns students and families,including initiating the Family Fun Night with the PTA, Directing four school plays and two talent shows, overseeing the Student Council, creating and coordinating the Outdoor Education Program, which continues today, assuming various leadership roles with the Trailways Girl Scouts, and serving as PTA President. She has also earned many significant awards and honors befitting her accomplished education career, including the PTA Lifetime Award in 1974 and 2004, The Book of Recognition Award in 1984, The Illinois
By kris stadalsky FOR THE ENTERPRISE Sunday was the perfect day for the Plainfield Harvest 5K run. Jenna VanGilder, race starter and Administrative Director of Edward Plainfield, said it well: “It’s a Chamber of Commerce day,” VanGilder said, as the runners readied at the start line. It was the 16th annual run for the Plainfield Area Chamber of Commerce, and the 10th annual with Edward Hospital as the title sponsor, said Chamber event organizer Davy Jones. “It’s grown into quite an event,” Jones said. “We’ve added the kids’ race, an after party and corporate challenge event.” Proceeds from last year’s race resulted in the Chamber giving away $25,000 to local charities, Jones said. “We hope to equal or exceed that this year,” he said. The kids hit the pavement for their one-mile run at 8 a.m. A group of young friends ran together. The race was so close, 11-year-old Alyssa Grigg, prior to hearing the official results, thought she had taken second or third place. “We’ve done the race every year,” said Grigg, as she and her friends enjoyed free TCBY yogurt. “We run for our school, and they try to get us all to do it.”
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