The Kiwanis Club of Wheaton has awarded three local high school seniors $1,000 scholarships for use in college.

    Receiving scholarships were Patrick Cavanaugh of Wheaton-Warrenville South High School, Kelsey M. Schroeder and Emily Altimari of Wheaton North High School. Emily is president of the school’s Key Club, a Kiwanis affiliate sponsored by the club.

    The seniors and their families were hosted by the club at a weekly dinner.

    Kids love to fish!

    The Kiwanis Club of Wheaton hosted 225 youngsters at its annual Fish-o-Rama, co-sponsored by the Wheaton Park District. 

    A storm the night before might have kept some young fishermen home (helping parents with downed tree branches), but those in attendance were treated to a beautiful morning as well as Kiwanis donuts, hot dogs and soft drinks.

    By the end of the event, one youngster had caught

    The Kiwanis Club of Wheaton hosted some 100 Marian Park kids at its annual Christmas Party for the housing development prior to Christmas. 

    The annual event included a halal dinner for the apartment’s families, a visit from Santa and gifts for resident children.

    Gifts were purchased locally, thanks to the cooperation of a national retailer, and were wrapped by members of the Key Club of Wheaton North High School.

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The Kiwanis Club of Wheaton has been awarded a 2009-10 Interclub patch from the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District.  Under the guidance of Jack Ulrich, at least four members of the club visited Division 9’s other eight clubs as well as affiliated organization, such as the Wheaton North High School Key Club and the Western DuPage Special Recreation Association’s Aktion Club, during the past year.