The Darien couple behind Hutco helps organizations find marketing solutions.
Jerry Hutter and his wife, Linda Templin Hutter, each learned about business from their families. Now they are pooling their experience and talents in their own promotional-products business – Hutco, LLC. Linda Templin’s family owned the automotive-parts business that her grandfather bought in the 1940s. But Templin had other plans for her career. She studied communications at Eastern Illinois University. “I was always out doing something for the newspaper at the college,” she said. Templin tried radio and photography before selling ads for the newspaper. That led her to a job in outside sales with the Hammond Times. Jerry Hutter left school for a job in retail sales. He was successful but not satisfied, and he began to look for other …
Patch readers crown this week's pick for a staycation.
I can’t say that I was surprised by the top pick in this week’s Readers’ Choice. Loyal members voted the Darien Swim & Recreation Club their favorite place for a staycation. The club has a long history as a summer staple in Darien, with membership spanning multiple generations. “It’s kind of like a summer-long block party,” Jim Valenti told Patch last summer. “Everyone becomes friends. If you don’t know anyone, within 20 minutes you know everyone.” Congratulations to the Darien Swim & Recreation Club! Memberships for the 2012 season are now available. The pool opens May 26.
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Tell us where you head with your family when you take some time off while staying in town.
Sometimes an out-of-town vacation just isn’t in the cards. But that doesn’t mean your time off work or school needs to be any less fun. There are myriad inexpensive ways in the Chicago area to entertain your family—some of which are even in your own backyard. Where’s your favorite place to go on a Darien-area staycation? Vote in our poll or click the name of the destination and leave a review. Don’t see your favorite place for a staycation in Darien? Tell us in the comments. Voting closes at noon Friday. We’ll name the local favorite that afternoon.
Mike Fergi
10:34 pm on Friday, May 11, 2012
GHreat place to go in the summer . Relax , cook out . Have a great time with freinds more ›