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Standout Student...........10
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The Dish........................31
Puzzles..........................33
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THURSDAY
Retro Gaming Club
6-7 p.m. Thursdays, Feb.
16-March 23, Founders
Community Center, 140
Oak Street, Frankfort. Hang
out with friends and experience
the early years of gaming
in 8-bit, 16-bit and 64-
bit format. Play on different
old school Nintendo game
systems, like the Game and
Watch, the original Nintendo
Entertainment System,
the Super NES and N64.
Feel free to bring along any
handheld Nintendo game
systems, link devices and
play with other gamers.
Also feel free to bring along
a WiFi device to look up
facts and share info about
your favorite games with
others. This program is for
ages 10-16 years. Cost is
$39.
Frankfort Area Women’s
Night
Deadline to register is
Feb. 16. Event will be held
from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 23, Emagine Theatres,
19965 S. LaGrange
Rd., Frankfort. Enjoy red
carpet photos, cocktails, appetizers,
desserts, raffles,
a movie, networking and
more. Clean, gently used,
professional attire on hangers
will be collected and donated
to Dress for Success,
a non-profit organization
whose mission is to empower
women to achieve economic
independence. Proceeds
from the event will
also be donated to Dress
for Success. Tickets are $35
for Frankfort Chamber of
Commerce members and
$40 for non-Chamber members.
To purchase tickets for
FAWN, visit www.frankfort
chamber.com and click on
events.
Frankfort Square Park
District Board Meeting
7:30 p.m. Feb. 16, 7540
W. Braemar Lane, Frankfort.
The Frankfort Square
Park District Board meets
on the third Thursday of
each month. For more information
and meeting agendas
visit www.fspd.org.
SATURDAY
Discovery Lab
10 a.m.-noon Feb. 18,
Frankfort Public Library
District, 21119 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. Feel the
need for speed this month
and explore ramps and race
cars. Walk-in registration.
For more information, call
(815) 534-6178.
Daddy/Daughter Dance
6-8 p.m. Feb. 18, Community
Center, 7540 W.
Braemar Lane, Frankfort.
Join the Frankfort Square
Park District for a daddy/
daughter dance. Cost is $15
per person. Registration required.
For more information
and registration, call
(815) 469-3524.
MONDAY
Snowman Party
Deadline to register is
Monday, Feb. 20. Event
will be held from 4-5 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23, Town
Center Bank, 20181 South
La Grange Road, Frankfort.
Build a Snowman with Princess
Anna and Princess Elsa
during this free after-school
Dino-Mite party. Make
a snowman craft, enjoy
snacks, drinks, and winterthemed
story-telling. For
more information and registration,
call (815) 463-7029
by February 20th.
DIY Runners Tutu
6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 20,
Founders Community Center,
140 Oak Street, Frankfort.
Create a runner’s tutu
to wear for St. Patrick’s Day
fun-run/walks, parades and
parties. Materials and instruction
provided. Feel free
to bring extra own bits and
pieces to make a one-of-akind
tutu. No sewing skills
necessary. This program is
for ages 16 and older. Cost
is $29.
Library Closure
The Frankfort Public
Library will be closed on
Monday, Feb. 20 for the
President’s Day holiday.
Village Office Closure
The Frankfort Village Office
will be closed Monday,
Feb. 20 for the President’s
Day holiday.
TUESDAY
Jr. Jedi Academy
6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 21,
Founders Community Center,
140 Oak St., Frankfort.
Don some Jedi robes for a
Star Wars adventure. Design
a lightsaber, master
the powers of the force, and
participate in the Jedi trials.
No need to bring a lightsaber,
every Jedi-in-training
will receive one. Younglings,
PadaWans and Aliens
welcome; no droids please
— we don’t serve their
kind around here. Cost is
$25. For more information,
call (815) 469-9400 or visit
www.frankfortparks.org.
Village Board Meeting
7 p.m. Feb. 21, Village
Administration Building,
432 W. Nebraska St., Frankfort.
The Village Board
meets the first and third
Monday of each month. For
more information and agendas,
visit www.villageof
frankfort.com.
WEDNESDAY
Paint with Art-A-La-Carte
4-5 p.m. Feb. 22, Founders
Community Center,
140 Oak St., Frankfort.
Participants will create a
masterpiece in this step-bystep
class with artists from
Art-A- La-Carte. They will
guide participants through
all the steps of painting a
picture on a 12-inch by 12-
inch canvas. Wear clothes
that can get messy. All materials
are included. This
class is for ages 5-12. Cost
is $20. For more information,
call (815) 469-9400
or visit www.frankfort
parks.org.
UPCOMING
Coaches’ Clinic
8 a.m.-noon, Saturday,
Feb. 25, Lincoln Way East
field house, 201 Colorado
Avenue, Frankfort. Lincoln-
Way East baseball will
host their annual free clinic
where coaches will be provided
with practice organization
ideas and drills that
have been successful in the
Lincoln-Way East Baseball
Program. For more information,
email pbabcock@
lw210.org.
Wellness Fair
8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday,
Feb. 25, Founders Community
Center, 140 Oak St.,
Frankfort. Join the Frankfort
Park District and the
Village of Frankfort for a
free wellness fair. There will
be health screenings, educational
information, demonstrations,
refreshments,
giveaways and more sponsored
by Franciscan Health.
For more information, call
(815) 469-9400 or visit
www.frankfortparks.org.
Jumpfest
1-6 p.m. Saturday, Feb.
25, Linoclnway Special
Recreation Association,
1900 Heather Glen Drive,
New Lenox. Enjoy a gym
full of inflatables and multiple
LuLaRoe vendors while
helping to raise money for
Lincolnway Special Recreation
Association. The cost
is $10 per child payable at
the door. This is a family
event open to the community
and all children must
be accompanied by an adult.
For more information, visit
www.LWSRA.org/jumpfest
or email kreczek@lwsra.
org.
Chili Cook-Off
Deadline to register is
Feb. 28. Event will be held
at 10:30 a.m. Saturday,
March 4, Lincoln-Way East
High School Cafeteria, 201
Colorado Ave, Frankfort.
The Lincoln-Way Athletic
Boosters will host a Chili
Cook-Off. The first prize
winner will receive $100.00,
the second prize winner will
receive $50.00, and the
third prize winner will receive
$25.00. Only 30 contestants
will be permitted to
compete, so those interested
should register early. Registration
cost Feb. 9-18 is $20.
Registration cost after Feb.
18 is $25. For more information,
rules and registration,
visit www.lweastathletic
boosters.com.
Ongoing
Fish Fry
5-8 p.m. every Friday,
Frankfort Memorial VFW
Post 1493, 22057 S. Pfeiffer
Road, Frankfort. A Lenten
menu will be available starting
Feb. 20. For more information,
call (815) 469-1493.
Frankfort Women’s Club
7 p.m. Founders Center,
140 Oak St., Frankfort. All
women in the area are welcome
to attend the monthly
meeting, which occur on
the third Thursday of every
month. For more information,
contact Peggie Hughes
at (815) 469-4693, or email
nanapeg800@comcast.net.
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