Friday, June 22, 2012
Beginning June 27, Park District campers may return to pools, officials announced Friday. In an effort to reduce the number of swimmers, suspension of all non-park district camps will extend for the rest of the 2012 season.
In response to last week’s drowning of 4-year-old Vicente Cardenas, Glenview Park District officials announced today that a ban on all non-district camps at outdoor pools will last through the end of the summer season as they review policies and procedures. More: Read Patch's in-depth coverage of the recent tragedy. While camps not affiliated with the park district will not have access to outdoor pool facilities for the remainder of the summer, all Glenview Park District-run camps that include swimming as part of their program will resume pool visits at both Roosevelt and Flick Outdoor Pools beginning Wednesday, June 27, officials said in a press release Friday afternoon. According to the Park District, suspending non-district camps from …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Vicente Cardenas' uncle speaks to Patch about the family's tragic loss. Glenview Police are still investigating the drowning and until further notice, the Glenview Park District has suspended use of Roosevelt and Flick pools for all camps.
Editor's note: A previous version of the story stated that the investigation of Vicente's death had been closed. Today, Glenview Police said there was a miscommunication within the department and that the case remains open and active. __________________ Vicente Cardenas was laid to rest Tuesday, four days after he drowned at a Glenview Park District pool. While police have closed the investigation, his family is still looking for answers as to why the four-year-old died at a crowded Glenview swimming center June 15. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning Cardenas Family Reaction “We know he was there at a class field trip and he was not wearing a life preserver,” said Val Gurvits, Vicente’s uncle and the Cardenas …
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The four-year-old camper died Friday—just five days shy of his birthday—following an accidental drowning at the Park District’s Roosevelt Pool. Cardenas was on a trip with Glenview-based Wesley Child Care.
Vicente Cardenas’ parents had already purchased a birthday cake as they sent their son to camp last Friday with the excitement of a celebration ahead. But in the most tragic of circumstances, Vicente died following an accidental drowning at Roosevelt Pool in Glenview that afternoon. Tuesday, he was buried with his favorite stuffed animal. He was five days short of his fifth birthday. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning The Cardenas family is still in shock over the events of last week and how an energetic boy could lose his life, said Val Gurvits, Vicente’s uncle and the Cardenas family spokesman. “It’s very difficult,” Gurvits told Patch. “Each conversation I have with any of them, it is hard for any of them not …
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Following the accidental drowning of four-year-old Vicente Cardenas at Glenview’s Roosevelt Pool June 15, local guards share safety tips. Roosevelt Pool staff are still recovering from the tragedy, Park District Executive Director Chuck Balling told Patch
Zach Hester has been a lifeguard with the Village of Glencoe for six years but says he has never encountered anything close to the Friday’s Roosevelt Pool drowning of four-year-old Vicente Cardenas. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning The recent Northern Illinois University graduate works a six-hour shift that incorporates practice sessions to make sure he and the rest of his staff stay sharp and focused. Hester has seen bad lacerations and broken bones in his six summers patrolling the waters. “It’s a very serious job and we took the position knowing we are going to be in life and death situations,” Hester said. “We pride ourselves on having a vigilant staff. We’re concerned for our patrons, so that is why we …
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
Public safety officials continue to investigate the death of 4-year-old Vicente Cardenas. The victim was one of 19 children on a trip to Roosevelt Pool with Glenview-based Wesley Child Care Center.
The 4-year-old boy who drowned at a Glenview pool Friday was part of a group of children from a local child care center visiting the Park District facility. Vicente Cardenas was one of 19 children visiting Roosevelt Pool, 2239 Fir St., from Glenview-based Wesley Child Care Center, said Ellen Fagerburg, Wesley’s executive director. More: Patch’s complete coverage of Vicente Cardenas' drowning When Patch spoke with Fagerburg Saturday night, she would not discuss the circumstances surrounding Cardenas’ death. “Everything is under review,” she told Patch. According to Fagerburg, eight counselors were on hand to accompany the children at Roosevelt Pool, where the childcare agency has been taking campers for more than 20 years. Lifeguards …
A Glenview Parent
8:21 am on Thursday, September 6, 2012
PROMISING NEWS- I just heard from a Wesley parent that Senator Dick Durbin's office is making an informal legal inquiry into Wesley Child Care's lack of sharing information with the Cardenas family under the banner of Parental rights. Let's hope this helps the Cardenas family. more ›