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2 | January 11, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot calendar
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In this week’s
Patriot
Standout Student............ 9
Pet of the Week.............12
Sound Off.....................13
Obits.............................16
Faith Briefs....................24
Home of the Week.........26
Athlete of the Week.......34
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THURSDAY
Multi-Chamber Business
After Hours
5-7 p.m. Jan. 11, Little
Joe’s Restaurante, 20805 S.
LaGrange Road, Frankfort.
The New Lenox Chamber
of Commerce will team up
with the Frankfort Chamber
of Commerce for several
hours of networking, food
and drinks. For more information,
call (815) 485-4241.
FRIDAY
MOMS Club of New Lenox
10 a.m. Jan. 12, Mokena
Public Library, 11327 195th
St., Mokena. The monthly
business meetings for the
MOMS Club of New Lenox
are free, and all ages are
welcome to attend. Meeting
locations change monthly.
For more information, visit
www.MomsClubNewLenox.
com or email momsclubnew
lenox@yahoo.com.
Chair Yoga
10:30-11:30 a.m. Jan. 12,
New Lenox Public Library,
120 Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. If you have trouble
getting down to the mat, sit at
a desk all day or just want to
deepen your practice, chair
yoga is for you. If you can
breathe, you can do chair yoga.
For more information, visit
www.newlenoxlibrary.com.
SATURDAY
Pancake Breakfast
8-10 a.m. Jan. 13, New
Lenox Fire Protection District,
Station 1, 261 E. Maple Street,
New Lenox. Join the New
Lenox Fire Protection District
Foundation for a pancake
breakfast. For more information,
call (815) 462-0023.
Healthy Living Expo
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 13, Tinley
Park Convention Center
South Pavilion, 18451 Convention
Center Drive. People
can join 22nd Century Media
and Planet Fitness for the free
event, featuring more than
40 vendors, free 30-minute
workouts, skin cancer screenings,
blood drive, bone marrow
drive, speaker sessions,
giveaways, and more. For
more information, call (708)
326-9170 ext. 16 or visit
www.22ndcenturymedia.
com/healthy.
Preschool Open House
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 13,
New Life Christian Preschool,
500 Gougar Rd., New
Lenox. Join New Life Christian
Preschool to learn more
about the weekday preschool
program at New Life Church.
For more information, email
kkalnins@newlifenewlenox.
org or call (815) 462-0202.
TUESDAY
Dog training classes
Noon Jan. 16-Feb. 20,
Francis Field Youth Foundation,
801 E. Francis Rd.,
New Lenox. The six-week
puppy and beginner dog
training class costs $120.
For more information, call
(815) 922-3058 or email
clm51230@sbcglobal.net.
Advanced Obedience dropin
sessions are ongoing starting
at 10 a.m. every Tuesday
for the advanced level
competitor. The public is
welcome to visit and watch
some of the top performing
obedience dogs in the country
training for competitions.
UPCOMING
Open House
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 28, Providence
Catholic Children’s Academy,
1800 W. Lincoln Highway,
New Lenox. Providence
Catholic Children’s Academy
(PCCA) was founded
in 1992. Under the Diocese
of Joliet, PCCA serves the
religious and educational
needs of young children between
the ages of 3 and 6.
PCCA provides a nurturing
environment by professional
teachers who help develop
the social, emotional, cognitive
and physical skills of
students in a loving Christian
atmosphere. PCCA offers
both full day and morning
preschool and prekindergarten
and full day kindergarten.
Before and after care is
also offered, which helps to
accommodate working parents
and is more affordable
than most day care facilities.
PCCA is located on the campus
of Providence Catholic
High School. More details
can be found by visiting the
school’s website at www.
wearepc.org or calling the
office at (815) 485-7129 to
schedule a tour.
Pancake Breakfast
8-10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.
10, New Lenox Fire Protection
District, Station 1, 261
E. Maple Street, New Lenox.
Join the New Lenox Fire
Protection District Foundation
for a pancake breakfast.
For more information, call
(815) 462-0023.
ONGOING
Lincoln-Way Half Marathon
Registration is open for
the 2nd Annual Lincoln-Way
Half Marathon. Race will
be at 7 a.m. Sunday, April
22 and will begin at Breidert
Green, 123 Kansas St.,
Frankfort. After 2.7 miles of
running on the scenic, treelined
Old Plank Trail, runners
will turn off into the
Hickory Creek Forest Preserve.
The rolling hills of the
forest preserve will provide
a picturesque tour as they
reach the halfway and turnaround
point in the race.
Current registration cost is
$70. Volunteers are being
sought for the race as well.
For volunteer sign-up and
race registration, visit lincol
nwayhalfmarathon.com.
Artists Sought
Deadline to apply is Monday,
Jan. 15. Applications are
open for artists wishing to be
featured in the Forest Preserve
District of Will County’s summer
“Arts & Nature on the
River” event at Four Rivers
Environmental Education
Center in Channahon. The
event is set for noon-4 p.m. on
Saturday, June 16, but the artist
lineup is being assembled
now. The District is looking
for 12-20 individuals or small
groups from a variety of disciplines.
This year’s theme is
“Sharing Landscapes.” Artists
may use the natural setting of
Four Rivers and the surrounding
McKinley Woods – Kerry
Sheridan Grove, or any element
of nature, to link their art
form to the theme. Categories
include: exhibits, demonstrations,
performances and participatory,
or hands-on, activities.
Interested artists are
invited to forward a brief artist
bio, description of their work
and a representative photo,
video or audio file along with
their take on the theme to
FourRivers@fpdwc.org. Artists
will be notified by Feb. 1
if they have been selected to
participate in the event.
Women’s Club Scholarships
Applications must be postmarked
by Feb. 15. The General
Federation of Women’s
Clubs Illinois is offering
scholarships, through the
GFWC Mokena Woman’s
Club sponsorship, for students
planning on enrolling in
an Illinois college, university,
trade or vocational school
for the Fall Semester 2018.
Applicants are not limited to
current high school seniors.
Applications are available
on the Lincoln-Way High
Schools, Providence Catholic
High School, Mokena Public
Library and Frankfort Public
Library websites. Mail applications
to: Judy Rader, 132
11th St., Lincoln, IL 62656.
Youth Reading program
Ongoing through Saturday,
Feb. 24, New Lenox Public
Library, 120 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox. Children
up to 12 years old are invited
to join the Chicago Wolves
Read to Succeed Winter
Reading Club. Due to popular
demand, Youth Services
will once again participate
in the reading program sponsored
by the Chicago Wolves
ice hockey team. Participants
may win ticket vouchers for a
game or other Wolves memorabilia.
Pick up a reading log
at the library.
LWABWO Meetings
6-8 p.m. on the third Tuesday
of each month Sept.
through June, Gatto’s Restaurant,
Route 30 & Schoolhouse
Road, New Lenox. The
Lincoln-Way Area Business
Women’s Organization is
a non-profit club formed in
1971 to provide scholarship
funds to graduating female
high school seniors and adult
women for the purpose of
continuing education. We are
always looking for new members.
For more information,
visit www.LWABWO.org.
Rotary Club of New Lenox
7-8 a.m. Thursdays, Country
Charm Restaurant, 101
Lincoln-Way Drive, New
Lenox. Learn more about
the Rotary Club of New
Lenox and their mission to
impact the community and
the world through service.
For more information, email
ken@fancherprinters.com.
Chess Club
10 a.m. Thursdays, New
Lenox Public Library, 120
Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. Group meets on the
second floor, southwest side
until after noon. Open to anyone,
from beginner to master,
who enjoys playing chess.
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