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14 | October 12, 2017 | The New Lenox Patriot News
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Annual Halloween contests seek creative costumes, pumpkins
Bill Jones, Managing Editor
In case you did not hear,
22nd Century Media Southwest
Chicago announced this
past week that readers have
five ways to win prizes this
Halloween season with the
return of our costume and
pumpkin carving contests.
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
The 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.
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 Pumpkins
Our pumpkin carving contest
returns in 2017 with a
category for adults 16 and
Please see Contest, 16
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
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
Active Aging Expo to return Oct. 21 for third year
TP Convention
Center event to
feature seniorfocused
vendors
Jon DePaolis
Freelance Reporter
The Active Aging Expo
may be turning 3 years old,
but the event is geared toward
seniors ages 50 and up.
The expo is slated for 9
a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
21, at the Tinley Park Convention
Center, 18451 Convention
Center Drive.
The free event is being
sponsored by DuPage Medical
Group, Ingalls Health
System, and Spring Creek
Nursing & Rehab.
The expo is to feature free
games of bingo and prizes,
music, informational sessions
and more than 40 vendor
booths.
“We provide a variety of
vendors, covering everything
from health and wellness to
insurance and financial planning,”
said Heather Warthen,
chief events officers at 22nd
Century Media. “It’s really
a benefit to seniors. We have
nursing homes and long-term
care facilities also there. It’s
helpful to get that information,
even if they are not quite
at that step yet. It’s good to
get information on those topics,
so they can plan for the
future.”
There also will be health
screenings provided by the
College of DuPage nursing
department, including blood
pressure screenings. Jewel-
Osco also is providing flu
shots.
Among the vendors are
This is My Legacy and
Quality Plus Photo, which
provide services to take old
pictures and store them on
modern filing devices.
“It helps to preserve your
family history,” Warthen
said.
Representatives from
American School Bus Company
also will be on-hand,
looking for retired seniors to
join the ranks as bus drivers.
Informational sessions
are to include speakers from
Spring Creek Nursing & Rehab,
DuPage Medical Group
and Ingalls Health System.
“The point of the Active
Aging Expo is to not only
provide a service to the community
and information to
our aging community but
also to provide an opportunity
to learn what businesses
are available in the community
to help with future planning,”
Warthen said.
Additionally, Patricia Mc-
Clure, the author of “Losing
a Hero to Alzheimer’s: The
Story of Pearl,” is scheduled
to talk about her book
around 9:15 a.m.
Bruce Korosa will be leading
a polka music band and
performing at the expo, and
the Something Special Singers
— a choral group featuring
senior citizens, from Kankakee
— also will perform.
The first 300 attendees are
to receive a free gift bag.
For more information, visit
www.22ndcenturymedia.
com/aging.
2017 Active Aging Expo Vendors
• 22nd Century Media • Narish Financial Service
• Alden Estates of Orland • Nerium International
Park
• Orland Park Health &
• American School Bus - Fitness Center
Orland Park
• Parkview Orthopaedic
• Brilliant Event Planning Group
• Chicagoly magazine • Patricia M. McClure,
• Chiro One Wellness award-winning author
Centers
• Power Home Remodeling
• ClearCaptions
• Primary Insurance Group
• College of DuPage
• Prudential Advisors
Nursing Department
• Quality Plus Photo
• Cook County MEDS
• Spring Creek Nursing &
• DuPage Medical Group
Rehab
• Flameless Cremation
• Good Buy Travel &
• The Pointe at Kilpatrick
Cruises
• This Is My Legacy
• Hanover Place
• Tinley Court Catered
• Home Sellers Realty Senior Living
• Humana Inc.
• TransAmerica Agency
• Ingalls Health System Network
• Jewel-Osco
• Vitality Health Systems
• Law Offices of Sonia D. • Window Works
Coleman P.C.
• Young Living Essential
• Mutual of Omaha Oils