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2 | June 15, 2017 | The Mokena Messenger calendar
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Pet of the Week.............10
School News.................11
Editorial........................17
Faith Briefs....................20
Puzzles..........................26
Classifieds................ 28-38
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Friday
Daddy & Me Ride
6:30-8 p.m. June 16 and
3:30-5 p.m. June 17, Nova
Quarter Horses, 10129 W.
187th St., Mokena. This fun
experience includes a riding
lesson, barn tour and an opportunity
to groom a horse.
The event will also inlcude a
craft time to make a memorable
keepsake for Dad. For
more information and registration,
call (708) 479-3696.
Not Now, Darling
7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays,
June 16-17, 23-24
and 2 p.m. Sundays, June 18
and 25, Curtain Call Theatre,
11112 Front Street, Mokena.
This British farce is about
mistresses and minks in the
London fur salon of Bodley,
Bodley and Crouch. Tickets
cost $15. Call (708) 607-
2281 to purchase tickets.
SATURDAY
Father’s Day with Ozinga
9 a.m.-noon June, 17, Ozinga
plant, 18825 Old La-
Grange Road, Mokena. This
free Father’s Day event will
support Project HOOD., a
Chicago nonprofit dedicated
to ending violence and build
communities, one neighborhood
at a time on Chicago’s
South Side. The event will
include a Touch-A-Truck
and Ride-Along in Ozinga’s
notorious red and white
striped concrete mixers.
Monday
CPR Classes
6-9 p.m. June 19, Mokena
Fire Station #1, 19853 S. Wolf
Road, Mokena. The Mokena
Fire Protection District offers
monthly CPR classes for the
public. The cost covers books,
materials and instructor fees.
Students are instructed in
adult, child and infant CPR
and AED. Cost is $35 for
community members and $40
for healthcare providers. Register
online at www.mokenafire.org
or in person at Fire
Station #1.
TUESDAY
Balloon Artist
Noon-2 p.m. June 20, The
Creamery, 19100 Wolf Road,
Mokena. Join The Creamery
for free visits from a balloon
artist.
Business After Hours
5-7 p.m. June 20, State
Representative Margo Mc-
Dermed’s Office, 11032 W.
Lincoln Highway, Frankfort.
Join the Mokena Chamber of
Commerce for a multi-chamber
Business After Hours.
Attendees are asked to help
support “Dress for Success”
clothing drive by bringing
one business appropriate outfit,
clean and on a hanger, to
the event. For more information
about this free event, call
(708) 479-2468.
Wednesday
MOMS Club of New Lenox
9:30 a.m. June 21, Firefighters
Park, New Lenox.
The monthly business meetings
for the MOMS Club of
New Lenox (including Mokena,
Manhattan and Wilton
Center) are free, and all
ages are welcome to attend.
For more information, visit
www.MomsClubNewLenox.
com or email momsclubnewlenox@yahoo.com.
UPCOMING
Mokena’s Got Talent
5 p.m. Sunday, June 25,
Jenny’s Southside Tap,
10160 191st St., Mokena.
Come out to see Mokena’s
most talented musicians,
dancers, jugglers, comedians,
acrobats and martial arts
experts perform. For more
information and registration
information, call (708) 479-
0440 or email allaboutmusicmokena@yahoo.com.
Community Concerts
7 p.m. Thursday, June 22,
Tuesday, June 27, Thursday,
June 29, Tuesday, July 18
and Tuesday, August 8, Island
Prairie Bandshell, 7540
W. Braemar Lane, Frankfort.
The Frankfort Square
Park District will be hosting
free concerts throughout the
summer. Performances include
Dixie Bandits on June
22, Spoken Four on June 27,
Lincoln-Way Youth Strings
on June 29, Mason Rivers
on July 18 and Shindig on
Aug. 8. If case of inclement
weather, call (815) 469-8067
after 5:30 p.m. for final location.
For more information
about the summer concerts,
call (815) 469-3524.
Outdoor Flea Market
Sunday, June 25 and July
23 Main Park, 10925 W. La-
Porte Road, Mokena. Sell old
and new wares at this annual
Flea Market. Fresh produce,
new and used crafts, clothing,
tools, and more welcome.
Spend a day selling and
swapping. Groups and organizations
welcome. Concessions
will be available. Free
entry for buyers. Cost for
vendors is $20 for pre-registeration
by 4 p.m. the Friday
before the event. Day of registration
cost is $25. For more
information and registration,
visit www.mokenapark.com
or call (708) 390-2401.
Golf Outing
9 a.m. Saturday, June 24,
Sanctuary Golf Course, 485
North Marley Road, New
Lenox. Join the Sons of the
American Legion for their
first annual golf outing to benefit
the Jeff Maertin Memorial
Scholarship Fund. Registration
starts at 9 a.m. in the
clubhouse with a shotgun start
at 10 a.m. Open bar and dinner
at the American Legion
Post 1977, 14414 Ford Drive,
New Lenox, at 3 p.m. Cost is
$100 per player and includes
18 holes of golf with cart, free
range balls, beer or soda and
brat at the turn and pork chop
dinner. Cost for only the dinner
is $25 per person. Tickets
can be purchased at the American
Legion or online at www.
paypal.me/newlenoxsons.
I pledge for Ice Cream
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday,
June 29, The Creamery,
19100 Wolf Road, Mokena.
Children 12 years and
younger who can recite the
Pledge of Allegiance by
memory will receive a free
Kid Cone.
Mokena Community Night
5 p.m. Thursday, June
29, at Silver Cross Field, 1
Mayor Art Schultz Drive,
Joliet. The Mokena Chamber
of Commerce is teaming
up with the Joliet Slammers
for residents for a fun summer
night with the family.
The game versus the Schaumburg
Boomers starts at
7:05 p.m., but there will be a
Business After Hours event
at the stadium at 5 p.m. Tickets
cost $10 and can be purchased
through the Mokena
Chamber of Commerce. For
more information, call (708)
479-2468.
Princess Breakfast
Deadline to register is
Friday, June 30. Event will
be held at 10 a.m. Saturday,
July 15, Yunker Farm,
10824 W. La Porte Road,
Mokena. Dress in a pretty
princess dress and enjoy a
day with Disney Princesses.
A light breakfast buffet is to
be served, and children are to
make a craft during the event.
Cost is $24 for residents and
$30 for non-residents. Space
is limited, so register early.
Register online at www.mokenapark.com.
correction
Photos on Page 9 of
the June 8 issue of The
Mokena Messenger
misidentified the
valedictorian and
salutatorian of the
Summit Hill Junior
High Class of 2017.
Allison O’Connor was
valedictorian, and Carli
Hon was salutatorian.
The Messenger regrets
the error.
ONGOING
My Joyful Heart
9981 W. 190th St., Suite
I-J, Mokena. My Joyful
Heart is collecting new
packages of socks and underwear
in child sizes 5-16
and any adult size as part of
the “We’ve got you covered”
campaign. Donations can be
dropped off at the Ministry
Center. My Joyful Heart is
a charity that provides personalized
assistance and
encouragement for children
in need. As a faith-based organization,
My Joyful Heart
endeavors to be a positive
influence to children in need
by remembering them with
basic life essentials, school
supplies, clothing, toys, and
encouragement throughout
each year. For more information,
visit www.myjoyfulheart.org
or call (815)
806-1700.
Lincoln-Way Toastmasters
7:30 p.m. every first and
third Thursday of each
month, Lincoln-Way East
High School, 201 Colorado
Ave., Frankfort. This
club for adults ages 18 and
older helps participants develop
leadership and communication
skills, which in
turn foster self-confidence
and personal growth. All
are welcome to attend and/
or join. For more information,
contact Mike Timmons
at (815) 210-1166 or Thad
Gray at (815) 464-4414.
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