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the orland park prairie | October 5, 2017 | 11
Dressing up is fun with return of 22CM’s annual Halloween contests
Readers can
dress pumpkins
or themselves for
chance at prizes
Bill Jones, Editor
Boo!
Sorry. Couldn’t help ourselves.
Just like Monsters
Inc., “We scare because we
care.”
We care so much, in fact,
that we at 22nd Century
Media Southwest Chicago
are giving you five (5!)
ways to win prizes this Halloween
season. So, whether
you are crafting the best
holiday costume or carving
the most intricate of gourds,
you have a shot at some
wicked swag.
Details for each are below,
but questions can be
directed to Managing Editor
Bill Jones at bill@opprairie.
com or (708) 326-9170 ext.
20.
The Costumes
First, our Halloween
Costume Contest for 2017
features a total of three categories.
Adults 16 and older
have two ways to win, with
awards for scariest costume
and most creative up
for grabs. Children 15 and
younger, meanwhile, will
compete in one category in
which creativity is key.
We’re going to pick just
one winner across each category
from all seven of our
southwest suburban towns:
Orland Park, Tinley Park,
Frankfort, Mokena, New
Lenox, Homer Glen and
Lockport. So, your entries
need to be good.
We have just a few rules.
1) You have to be the
person in the costume. You
cannot submit for anyone
else, with the exception of
parents who submit for their
children.
2) Each person can only
submit one costume for an
entry (basically, you cannot
send yourself in multiple
costumes — pick one),
though families can send
one entry per person from
different members of the
family (and they can be submitted
together).
3) We understand there
may be a bit in the way of
scary imagery (such is the
nature of the holiday), but
the costumes have to be relatively
family friendly to be
considered and published.
Nothing beyond PG-13.
4) Entries must be submitted
no later than 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 1, to bill@
opprairie.com or 22nd Century
Media, c/o Managing
Editor Bill Jones, at 11516
W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park,
IL, 60467 (physical entries
cannot be returned), along
with names, email addresses
and/or phone numbers,
and towns for each of the
entrants.
5) The entries will be
judged by 22nd Century
Media’s editorial staff, with
winners being chosen based
on creativity, successful execution
of an idea, quality
of craftsmanship and consideration
of the holiday/
season.
6) All entries are subject
to being published.
The prizes are detailed in
the accompanying sidebar.
The Prizes
A breakdown of the prizes available in
22nd Century Media’s 2017 Halloween
Costume Contest, by category.
Best Adult Costume-Scary (16 and older)
• Gift certificate valued at $25 for
Chesdan’s Pizzeria & Grille, 15764 S.
Bell Road in Homer Glen
• Four 9-hole Rolling Hills walking
passes from Silver Lake Golf, 14700 S.
82nd Ave. in Orland Park
Best Adult Costume-Creative (16 and older)
• A one-hour massage (valued at $65)
from Aura Bella Salon & Day Spa, 20491
S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort
• A gift certificate valued at $25 to
Sizzles, 571 E. Division St. in Lockport
Best Children’s Costume (15 and younger)
• An 11-week recreational gymnastics
session starting Jan. 22 ($15
registration fee not included) to Gym-
Kinetics Gymnastics, 19220 Ridge Drive
The Pumpkins
Our pumpkin carving
contest returns in 2017 with
a category for adults 16 and
older, as well as one for
children 15 and younger.
In both categories, it is all
about creativity and skill.
We will pick just one
winner across each category
from all seven of our
southwest suburban towns:
Orland Park, Tinley Park,
Frankfort, Mokena, New
Lenox, Homer Glen and
Lockport.
We have just a few rules.
1) You have to be the person
who carved the pumpkin.
You cannot submit for
anyone else, with the exception
of parents who submit
for their children.
2) Each person can only
submit one pumpkin photo
(can feature multiple pumpkins
if there is a theme) for
an entry, though families
can send one entry per person
from different members
of the family (and they can
be submitted together).
3) We understand there
may be a bit in the way of
scary imagery (such is the
nature of the holiday), but
the pumpkins have to be relatively
family friendly to be
considered and published.
(You would be surprised by
some of the sick things we
have seen done with pumpkins.)
Nothing beyond PG-
13.
4) Entries must be submitted
no later than 2 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 1, to bill@
opprairie.com or 22nd Century
Media, c/o Managing
Editor Bill Jones, at 11516
W. 183rd St. Unit SW Office
Condo 3, Orland Park,
IL, 60467 (physical entries
cannot be returned), along
with names, email addresses
and/or phone numbers,
in Mokena
• Four unlimited play Power Cards for
Dave & Buster’s, 49 Orland Park Place
• One free pizza at Nancy’s Pizza,
19803 South LaGrange Road in Mokena
Best Adult-Crafted Pumpkin (16 and older)
• Two 1-hour racquetball/volleyball
passes for Silver Lake Golf, 14700 S.
82nd Ave. in Orland Park
• Two hours of free bowling for up to six
people, including shoe rentals, along
with a pizza and pitcher full of pop, at
Laraway Lanes, 1009 West Laraway
Road in New Lenox
Best Pumpkin Created by a Child (15 and
younger)
• Gift certificate valued at $25 from
Odyssey Fun World, 19111 Oak Park Ave.
in Tinley Park.
• Four unlimited play Power Cards for
Dave & Buster’s, 49 Orland Park Place
• One free pizza at Nancy’s Pizza,
19803 South LaGrange Road in Mokena
and towns for each of the
entrants.
5) The entries will be
judged by 22nd Century
Media’s editorial staff, with
winners being chosen based
on creativity, successful execution
of an idea, quality
of craftsmanship and consideration
of the holiday/
season.
6) All entries are subject
to being published.
The prizes are detailed in
the accompanying sidebar.
Business Briefs
Smith Crossing invites
caregivers to support group
Smith Crossing in Orland
Park is inviting nearby residents
who are caregivers for
older adults with dementia
or Alzheimer’s disease to attend
free memory care support
groups.
Beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 5, Smith
Crossing at 10501 Emilie
Lane in Orland Park is
scheduled to host an open
discussion led by life enrichment
director Dana
Mahler and resident service
director Amie Swim. The
two are to answer questions
about the onset, diagnosis
and care of dementia sufferers.
To reserve a seat, call
(708) 326-2300 or send an
email to familyandfriends@
smithcrossing.org.
Light refreshments will be
served before the meeting
ends at 7:30 p.m.
Darvin begins anniversary
giveaway registration
Darvin Furniture is celebrating
its 97th Anniversary
with its annual furniture
giveaway celebration,
including in Orland Park.
This year’s giveaway is
the largest ever offered by
Darvin, with more than
$200,000 in furniture prizes,
including entertainment
sets, dining sets, bedroom
sets, sofas, china cabinets
and loveseats.
Anyone who comes into
the Orland Park store and
fills out the entry form will
be entered into a drawing to
win a share of the collection
of prizes. Registration
for the drawing will be open
until 5 p.m. Nov. 27. After
registering for the drawing,
entrants are encouraged to
pick up a copy of the 97th
Anniversary Catalog, which
will also be available online.
The Darvin 97th Anniversary
Giveaway winners will
be selected and announced by
Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau
at 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at Darvin
Furniture, 15400 S. LaGrange
Road in Orland Park.
Entrants must be 21 years
of age or older. One entry
per person. Winners need
not be present.
The new catalog online,
in addition to the new
24/7 e-commerce platform
launched earlier this year,
can be found at Darvin.com.
Compiled by Editor Bill Jones,
bill@opprairie.com.