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Whiz Kids: Lemont Lightning 9U Baseball Team
Each week, we'll feature a whiz kid, club or group from Lemont.

Amanda came to Patch in June 2010 after graduating from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She launched Lemont Patch in 2010, and covered the community for two years before moving to Downers Grove in August 2012.
Prior to Patch, Amanda wrote for her college newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, covering city council and education. In 2009, Amanda spent three months interning at the Orange County Register in California. Despite the large market, it was here that she learned the ins and outs of community reporting. After returning to Illinois in June 2009, Amanda immediately started working as an editorial intern in the DuPage County office of the Daily Herald. During her senior year at Northwestern, she spent six months investigating a possible wrongful conviction case with the Medill Innocence Project.
Each week, we'll feature a whiz kid, club or group from Lemont.

The annual American Cancer Society fundraiser will be held July 12-13 at the Lemont High School Sports Complex.
The car show will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Lemont.
The June 22 event will feature “Touch a Truck” and the Traveling Word of Reptiles Show.
The June 22 event will feature “Touch a Truck” and the Traveling Word of Reptiles Show.
Career and technical education teacher Patrick Fardy will be honored at the Exemplary Teacher Recognition Award luncheon, sponsored by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The 2013 market runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday in the Talcott Square parking lot at Stephen and Talcott streets.
Northern Illinois University alum Taylor Jacobs is the writer and star of "Reaching Autumn," a film that explores what would happen if the comic strip's characters reunited as adults.
Lemont Trustee and Pancake Cafe owner Paul Chialdikas announced Monday that the restaurant will close June 23.
Lemont's very own "Ravinia Festival" will take place June 21, July 19 and Aug. 16 at Centennial Park.
Lemont High School graduates Ray Cepele, Erik Erdmier and Joe Paloian all have committed to playing mens golf at the collegiate level beginning in Fall 2013.
Grayson Hodgkiss, a senior at Downers Grove South, paid a visit to several pediatric patients at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital on Monday.
The 2013 car show series runs 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. every Wednesday, from June 5 to Aug. 28.
The 2013 market runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays, beginning June 4, in the Talcott Square parking lot at Stephen and Talcott streets.
Lemont police reports, May 20-25.
Those affected by floods should register for federal assistance.
Those affected by floods should register for federal assistance.
Downers Grove police reports, May 16-19.