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2 | February 15, 2018 | The New Lenox Patriot calendar
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Pet of the Week.............. 8
School News.................10
Police Reports................12
Sound Off.....................13
Puzzles..........................22
Home of the Week.........26
Sports...................... 35-40
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THURSDAY
Chair Yoga
10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 15,
New Lenox Public Library,
120 Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. This is a rescheduled
chair yoga class. 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. Registration required,
For more information and
registration, visit www.new
lenxolibrary.org.
FRIDAY
Guys Read
4:30-5:30 p.m. Feb. 16,
New Lenox Public Library,
120 Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. Boys in grades 4-8
will alk about books, have a
snack, and do fun activities.
Pick up books at the Circulation
desk. The featured book
is “A Night Divided” by Jennifer
A. Nielsen. Register
online at www.newlenoxli
brary.org.
MONDAY
Library Closure
The New Lenox Public
Library will be closed for the
President’s Day holiday.
Committee of the Whole
7 p.m. Feb. 19, Village
Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox. The New Lenox
Village Board meets the second
and fourth Monday of
each month. The third meeting
of the month is the Committee
of the Whole Meeting.
Meetings are open to the public
and all citizens are invited
to attend. For more information
and meeting agendas,
visit www.newlenox.net.
TUESDAY
Senior Driving Seminar
10 a.m.-noon Feb. 20,
New Lenox Public Library,
120 Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. State Representative
Margo McDermed will provide
four senior driving seminars
over the course of the
year for older drivers looking
to refresh their memory
of the written driving test, a
necessary step to renewing
their license. Each two-hour
seminar will be taught by an
instructor from the Secretary
of State’s Office. The seminar
will cover an overview of
the contents of the Rules of
the Road booklet and include
a sample test. The seminars
are offered free of charge.
For more information and to
RSVP, call (815) 277-2079.
Sew What? Sewing Basics!
6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 20,
New Lenox Library, 120
Veterans Parkway, New
Lenox. Pick a machine,
grab some thread and fabric
scraps and get practicing.
Staff will be there to help
participants. Registration is
required. Register online at
www.newlenoxlibrary.org.
Plan Commission Meeting
7 p.m. Feb. 20, Village
Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox. For more information
and meeting agendas,
visit www.newlenox.net.
Wednesday
Park District Meeting
6 p.m. Feb. 21, Village
Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox. The Community
Park District meets the
third Wednesday of each
month. For more information
and meeting agendas,
visit www.newlenox.net.
UPCOMING
ShareFest Meeting
Noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 22, Community Room
at the New Lenox Village
Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway,
New Lenox. Join ShareFest
as a representative from
your church, organization,
business, or community for
another year of sharing and
caring for neighbors in need.
For more information, call
(815) 342-2199 or email
gary@sharefestnewklenox.
com.
Village Board Meeting
7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26
Village Hall, 1 Veterans
Parkway, New Lenox. For
more information and meeting
agendas, visit www.new
lenox.net.
Business Success Workshops
Noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 27. Join Business Success
Facilitator Reneé Perry
for her free monthly Business
Success Workshops.
Reneé has been helping business
owners to reach new
heights in their businesses
since 2004. Topics covered
include effective communication,
marketing strategies,
building a mission statement
and overcoming obstacles.
These workshops are accessible
online. To register, visit
www.reneeperrybusiness.
com/workshop.
Puppy and Beginner Dog
Training Classes
1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27,
Francis Field Youth Foundation
Building, 801 E. Francis
Road, New Lenox. This six
week class will run through
April 3. Cost is $120 for the
six weeks. There will also be
advanced classes for competition
level handlers working
at the Open and Utility
level. This class begins at
noon Tuesday, Feb. 27 and
runs through March 13. Cost
is $60 for the 3 weeks. For
more information and registration,
call (815) 922-3058
or email clm51230@sbcglobal.net.
Comedy for a Cause
6:30 p.m. Saturday, March
3, New Lenox VFW Post
9545, 323 Old Hickory
Road, New Lenox. The
Lincoln-Way West Athletic
Boosters will present their
Comedy for a Cause featuring
comedians John Dacosse
and Mike Preston. Proceeds
will support athletic scholarships
and equipment costs.
Cost is $20 for this 21 and
older show. There will be a
cash bar, split the pot raffle
and raffle baskets as well.
Tables of 10 are available.
For tickets, email lwwboost
ers@gmail.com.
Matter of Balance
9:30-11:30 a.m. Mondays,
beginning March 12, New
Lenox VFW Post 9545, 323
Old Hickory Road, New
Lenox. This class will run
through April 30. This class
is designed for older adults
with a fear of falling. A Matter
of Balance is designed
to reduce the fear of falling
and increase activity levels
among older adults. Participants
learn to set realistic
goals to increase activity,
change their environment to
reduce fall risk factors, and
learn simple exercises to increase
strength and balance.
For more information and
registration, call (815) 462-
6493 or email dmartin@
newlenox.net.
Self-Defense for Women
7:30-9:30 p.m. Friday,
March 16, Jung’s Champion
Taekwondo, 2433 Joliet
Highway, New Lenox. New
Lenox Police is proud to
sponsor a basic self-defense
class for women with Master
Jung from Jung’s Champion
Taekwondo. Lean how to
protect yourself at this free
event. Class size is limited,
with New Lenox residents
given preference. Must be 18
years or older to register. To
register, email mbell@new
lenox.net.
Ongoing
Advanced Dog Training
10 a.m. Tuesdays, Francis
Field Youth Foundation
Building, 801 E. Francis
Road, New Lenox. Advanced
level drop-in training 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.
For more information, call
(815) 922-3058 or email
clm51230@sbcglobal.net.
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. For more information,
call (815) 485-7425.
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.
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.
Chorale Scholarships
Applications must be submitted
to the school counselor
by March 8. To meet
its mission of enriching and
enhancing musical opportunities
in the community, Lincoln-Way
Area Chorale will
be awarding a scholarship to
one senior student from each
of the Lincoln-Way High
Schools. The student must
be planning on majoring in
vocal performance, vocal
education, or musical theater
in the fall semester of 2018.
Qualifying students should
see their school counselor
or music teacher for the application.
To submit an item to the printed
calendar, contact Assistant
Editor Amanda Stoll at (708)
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com. Deadline is noon
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publication.