The Stanley Cup made a trip to La Grange Park - ! It was a blast. Pawel Prylinski, the massage therapist for the Chicago Blackhawks, walked into Village Hall on Tuesday evening and told Jim Discipio, Village President, that it was his day to have the cup on Friday, September 10 and did the village want to do something about it?
Jim quickly corralled his resources - and Julia Cedillo quickly put together a flyer and posted it on the e-community briefs. The staff also hung flyers at the Jewel, the library and some other spots in town. Though short notice, the word spread fast and there were more than 600 people in line - some as early as 11:00 am for the 4:00 p.m. showing. The line wound all the way around the front of Village Hall on Catherine to Ashland and down about 2-3 blocks.
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| Pawel proudly carrying in the Stanley Cup |
The Cup, its Hall of Fame handler, Mike and our resident Pawel arrived by limo about 5:10 after getting stuck in traffic. The Cup was carried in by Pawel with police officers forming a lane for him to come in. All fans had a chance to walk by the cup, some got their pictures taken with Stanley, others touched and kissed the trophy. An historic day in La Grange Park.
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| Me with the Cup! |
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| the limo driver having a ball |
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