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6 | July 12, 2018 | The Lockport Legend news
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Christmas in July highlights park district’s July offerings
Submitted by the Lockport
Township Park District
The Lockport Township
Park District is to host several
events geared toward
children in the coming
weeks, highlighted by the
Christmas in July event that
is to be held at 7:30 p.m. on
July 20.
Attendees are to spend
the evening at Heritage
Falls Water Park celebrating
Christmas in July. There
are to be games, Christmas
decorating, and a visit with
Santa. Those in attendance
can turn a day at Heritage
Falls into a night out at the
movies as the movie “Elf”
is to be played while participants
float under the stars
or lounge around on deck
chairs.
The movie starts at dusk.
General admission applies.
Fairmont residents
to see continued
relief from flooding
The following week, on
July 24, the park district will
be at it again with the Kid’s
Zone Park Party in conjunction
with the Romeoville
Recreation Department.
The event is to run from
6-8 p.m. at Sunset Park, 729
Murphy Drive, Romeoville.
The event is to provide a
night out in the park with
family and friends. There is
to be music, inflatables, face
Kelvin Grove opens music lab to community
Submitted by Milne-Kelvin D91
Kelvin Grove School recently
opened its music technology lab to area
community members.
painting and more.
For parents looking for
something to do with their
children ages 5-8, the Lockport
Township Park District
is to host two Parent & Paint
Together events. Both are to
run from 5-6 p.m. with the
first taking place Thursday,
July 12, and the second being
on Aug. 9. The classes
are to take place at the Dellwood
Park Community Center
in Multi-Purpose Room
B.
The step-by-step class is to
help attendees work together
to create a masterpiece. The
goal is for the artists to get
creativity flowing as they
teach the parent and child simultaneously.
Sample paintings
are to guide attendees
through all the steps of painting
a picture on a 12x12 canvas.
Participants are to have
Community members were able to
learn to play piano and use music software
that Lockport D91 music students
use in music class. All Kelvin Grove
plenty of room to express
their artistic style while staying
focused on recreating a
piece of art. It is recommended
that attendees wear clothes
that can get messy. All materials
are included. Fees per
pair are $52 for residents and
$57 for non-residents.
For more information on
any of the programs, call
(815) 838-3621 ext. 0 or
visit www.lockportpark.org.
students in grades 6-8 learn piano and
use music software: Music Maestro
(Harmonic Vision), Musition, Sibelius
Composition software, among others.
Phase 2 of storm
drain improvements
set to begin
Submitted by Will County
The second phase of storm
drain construction in the
Fairmont neighborhood in
Lockport Township was announced
Friday, July 6, by
the Will County Board.
Continued construction of
the new storm water management
system is to bring
additional relief to residents.
Fairmont has long been
plagued by flooding issues
and phase one of construction
was recently completed.
“The relief that the new
storm water system will bring
to the residents in Fairmont
is immense,” said Lauren
Staley-Ferry, County Board
Member and Minority Whip
(D-Joliet) who also represents
the Fairmont neighborhood
in District 9. “This project
will dramatically improve
people’s lives.”
The Will County Board approved
a $169,491 contract
with Austin Tyler Construction
at its June board meeting.
Of the seven companies
that submitted bids, Martam
was the lowest. Like phase
one of the drainage project,
phase two is being paid for
with a grant from the U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
“I’m extremely happy that
the board continues to address
the flooding problems
in the Fairmont neighborhood,”
said Annette Parker, a
Will County Board Member
(R-Crest Hill) who represents
District 9. “Phase one
went well, and we’re happy
to keep working through the
community with these upgrades.”
The Will County Board
has been working to ease
flooding issues in Fairmont
for years. This second contract
is to build on the existing
system that was recently
completed after the County
Board approved the phase
one contract in September of
2017.
Construction is expected
to continue northward
through the neighborhood as
it is completed.
Marvin Balsley of Joliet and Lockport resident Adriana Westerhausen utilize District 91’s music technology lab.
Photo submitted