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the Mokena Messenger | April 20, 2017 | 11
Mail call: Important letter from The Messenger to arrive
Staff Report
We know you get a lot of
mail — whether it is information
you requested or bills
you’d prefer to ignore. Then,
every Thursday, you receive
your community newspaper,
The Mokena Messenger, free
of charge.
This week, you’ll be getting
a letter from Messenger
Editor Tim Carroll that we
want to be sure you open because
the letter has a simple,
but important purpose: We
need your help to keep The
Messenger free.
Every three years, we ask
residents to complete a simple
task to allow us to send
our newspaper for no charge.
It’s that time again, and all
you have to do is fill out a
card requesting the newspaper,
sign at the bottom, and
send it back to us. That card
will be arriving in the mail
this week, along with the letter
from our editor.
Even if you returned your
request card three years ago,
we do still need you to send
in a card to renew your request
for the newspaper. It
is a requirement of the U.S.
Postal Service that our readers
ask to receive the newspaper
and renew that request
every three years.
If you’ve never sent in a
card, we ask that you fill one
out and send it in.
If you did send a card
in the past few weeks, we
thank you, and you will not
be receiving a letter.
As a convenience, the card
is also available digitally at
MokenaMessenger.com,
where you can fill it out and
submit in just a few seconds.
The request card is not a
subscription form that requires
payment information
or anything beyond your
name, address and signature.
And we promise we will not
share your information with
outside parties. The information
is required by the U.S.
Postal Service to ensure The
Messenger readers want to
receive the free community
newspapers.
We need you and your
neighbor’s signature to qualify
for this important designation
that allows us to continue
to mail The Messenger
free to the residents of and
businesses in Mokena.
The letter you will receive
explains the project in more
detail, and also includes a
copy of the card so you can
send it back right away.
Should you happen to
misplace the card, do not
worry. The project is so important
that we print a copy
of the card in The Messenger
each week. All you have to
do is tear it out of the paper,
fill it out and mail it back to
us. This week, you’ll find it
on Page 33.
So, sign the card and send
it back to us. And remind the
neighbors!
Summit Hill science students put skills to the test
Submitted by Summit Hill School
District 161
Congratulations to the accomplished
Summit Hill Junior High
seventh- and eighth-grade students
who qualified for the Illinois Junior
Academy of Science State Science
Fair. The following students excelled
and received state qualifying
outstanding awards for the IJAS Regional
Paper Science Fair on March
11 at Still Middle School in Aurora
and/or IJAS Regional Project Science
Fair on March 18 at Metea Valley
School in Aurora.
Over the past one to two years,
these students have researched and
developed their projects and the
SHJH staff are very proud of their
accomplishments. Good luck to everyone
going to the state competition
at Northern Illinois University
in DeKalb, Illinois on May 5-6.
Summit Hill Junior High seventh- and eighth-graders who qualified for the Illinois Junior Academy of Science
State Science Fair pose for a photo: (top row left to right) Olivia Ernst, Elaine Foster, Luke Meacham, and Madeline
Dickenscheidt; (middle row left to right) Sydney Smithgall, Charlie Squires, Ryan Lenart, Grace White and Morgan
Frech; (bottom row left to right) Josie LaPapa, Allison O’Connor, George Flaris, Jillian Mills and Jenna Wols.
Photo Submitted
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From Page 10
This year’s expo also features
an expanded — and separate
— cooking demo stage.
“We have a whole stage
dedicated to cooking demos,”
Warthen said. “It’s something
we’ve typically done with one
or two chefs, but this year we’re
bringing in five. One of the
chefs is planning to do a breakfast
item, and we’ll have some
quick and easy appetizers and
salads.”
The event also is to feature
free fitness classes, with Planet
Fitness leading the way with
a cardio session from 9:30-10
a.m. Then, from 10-10:30 a.m.
— and again at 11:30 a.m.-noon
— Natural Healing Center are
scheduled to lead yoga classes.
“People are welcome to
come out and try something
new — start their Saturday out
being healthy,” Warthen said.
For the third year, the expo
will feature a fashion show
styled by Jenny Applegate,
of The Leading Image, with
makeup by Diva Me Bella
and sponsored by Orland Park
Crossing shopping center.
“It will be our third year
for the spring fashion show,”
Warthen said. “It’s an all-ages
show, so we try to do some
[fashion choices] for young and
mature women. We try to get a
smattering of all ages.”
Cooking demo schedule
• 9:15-9:45 a.m. Chef
Lesley, personal chef
• 9:45-10:15 a.m. Chef Tim
Bucci, Joliet Junior College
Culinary Arts
• 10:15-10:45 a.m.
Chef Tom Grotovsky, The
Unforgettable Chef
• 11:15-11:45 a.m. Chef
Jose Torres, Italian Village
• 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Chef Jen Gavin, Edible
Passport and former “Hell’s
Kitchen” competitor
There also will be a blood
drive with LifeSource.
Then, there are the vendors.
Among the unique returning
businesses, Warthen pointed to
Silk Avenue, which will have
a station set up at which people
can pay to create their own silk
scarves.
“They use an ancient Turkish
art form, ebru (or water
marbling), and you can create
a one-of-a-kind silk scarf,”
Warthen said. “I don’t know of
any other event where you can
make your own silk scarf. That
makes a great gift.”
Additional sponsors for the
expo are Celebrity Cruises, Chicago
Sky, Chicago Red Stars,
Ingalls Health System, Life-
Source and SlimSmart Balloon.
To register for the expo, visit
www.22ndcenturymedia.com/
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