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Thursday
Homer 33C Kindergarten
Pre-registration
4:30-7 p.m. March 14,
Hadley Middle School
15731 S. Bell Road,
Homer Glen. Parents/
guardians can fill out preregistration
forms for
2019-2020 incoming kindergarten
students online
at www.homerschools.org
under “QuickLinks.” Parents/guardians
should plan
to go to Hadley Middle
School to complete the
next step in the process.
For more information, call
(708)226-7626.
St. Baldrick’s & Special
Olympics Fundraiser
6 p.m. March 14, Lockport
Township High
School Central Campus
Gymnasium 1222 S. Jefferson
St., Lockport. The
annual St. Baldrick’s &
Special Olympics Fundraiser.
The St. Baldrick’s
Foundation is a volunteer-driven
charity that is
funding childhood cancer
research. The event begins
with a Special Olympics
basketball game. The
shaving will start shortly
after the conclusion of
that game, around 7:00
p.m. Anyone interested in
donating or shaving their
head for St. Baldrick’s
can register at www.stbal
dricks.org/events/LTHS .
Friday
Little Artists
10:30-11:30 a.m. March
15, White Oak Library
Lockport Branch Library
Children’s Program Room,
121 E. 8th St. During this
children’s program event,
children ages 2-6, with a
caregiver, will read stories
and create a work of
art. For more information,
contact Ms. Jaci at (815)
552-4265.
Saturday
The InbeTWEENers
12:30-1 p.m. March 16,
White Oak Library Lockport
Branch Library Meeting
Room A, 121 E. 8th
St. Food will be provided
at this event for tweens
to help plan upcoming
activities at the Lockport
Branch.
Monday
Citizens Against Ruining
the Environment
6-7:30 p.m. March 18,
White Oak Library Lockport
Branch Library, 121 E.
8th St. CARE, a nonprofit
all-volunteer organization,
is to discuss environmental
and health-related issues
in Will County and the
surrounding areas. Community
service hours also
available.
Friends of the Library
Monthly Meeting
7-8 p.m. March 18,
White Oak Library Lockport
Branch Library Meeting
Room A, 121 E. 8th
St. This group is looking
for interested community
members to come and
learn what the FOL are all
about.
Tuesday
AARP Tax Preparation
Appointments Begin
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March
19, White Oak Library
District Lockport Branch
Library Meeting Room
A, 121 E. 8th St. Free tax
preparation is to be provided
by AARP and Will
County Senior Services
Center, by appointment
only. Call the Library at
(815) 552-4260 to make
an appointment.
ESL Conversation Group
1-2 p.m. March 19,
White Oak Library District
Lockport Branch Library
Meeting Room B, 121 E.
8th St. This is a conversation
group where adults
whose first language is
not English can practice
speaking and listening to
English. The group meets
weekly with other multilingual
adults and Englishspeaking
instructors. The
group is led by a trained
English as a Second Language
instructor and tutors.
All are welcome. For
more information, call
Patricia Jarog (815) 552-
4185.
Wednesday
LTHS: Ninth Annual Prom
Extravaganza
6 p.m. March 20, fashion
show at 6:30 p.m.,
Lockport Township High
School East Campus Auditorium,
1333 E. Seventh
St., Lockport. The 9th Annual
Prom Extravaganza
will be hosted by the
LTHS Student Assistance
Program. The fashion
show will be followed by
a message to teens about
right choices and safety
on prom night. Students
must have ID and be accompanied
by a parent.
Attendees will save $20 on
the purchase of their prom
tickets.
Lockport Women’s Club
meeting
6:30 p.m. March 20,
Lockport Township Building,
1463 Farrell Road,
Lockport. If you intend
on going, responses are
due Saturday, March 16
to kjpbell@sbcglobal.net.
There will be a sneak peak
performance by Brooke’s
Backyard Productions
for their upcoming spring
musical. For more information
about Brookes
Backyard Productions,
visit www.brookesback
yardproductions.com. A
business meeting will follow
the performance. Attendees
are asked to bring
a dish to share for the pot
luck dinner meeting.
UPCOMING
Preschool Screenings
Thursday, March 21
and Thursday, April 18,
Fairmont School 735
Green Garden Pl., Lockport.
The Lockport Area
Special Ed. will be offering
free preschool screenings,
by appointment only,
for children 3-5 years old
that live in the Fairmont
School District. Contact
the school office (815)
726-6156 for more details.
Lockport Chamber of
Commerce: Chamber Chat
8-9 a.m. Thursday,
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March 21, Naked Sprout
Organics 938 S. State St.,
Lockport. This is a free
networking event.
2019 State of the City
Address
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday,
April 16, The Monte
Bello Estate, 16501 135th
St., Lockport. Mayor Steven
Streit will present the
State of the City Address.
This event cost $50 for
members and $65 for nonmembers.
Candle Light Bowl
Fundraiser
6 p.m. Friday, May 17,
Strike and Spare Bowling
811 Northern Drive,
Lockport. Tickets are
now available, online at
lockportlove.com or at
the Lockport Police Station
through May 10, for
the Lockport Love annual
Candle Light Bowl fundraiser.
Tickets cost $25 per
person and include three
games of bowling and dinner
provided by Sizzles.
All proceeds will assist
families in need in Lockport
and Lockport Township.
ONGOING
Senior Cards
1-3 p.m. Mondays and
Fridays, Gladys Fox Museum,
231 E. 9th St.,
Lockport. The senior Pinochle
Club meets twice
per week.