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Editorial27
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Home of the Week38
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THURSDAY
Community Reception for
Dr. Mike Riggle
4-6:30 p.m. May 16,
Glenbrook High School
District office, 3801 Lake
Ave., Glenview. The public
is welcome to attend a
reception honoring Glenbrook
District 225 Superintendent
Dr. Michael
Riggle and his decades of
service to the Northbrook
and Glenview communities.
Light refreshments
will be served. Parking is
available in the District office
lot as well as the south
at Glenbrook South High
School, which is just north
of the District office.
FRIDAY
Chair Yoga
9:30 and 11 a.m., May
17, Northbrook Public Library,
1201 Cedar Lane.
Yoga instructor Olga Rudiak
leads a series of yoga
sessions for improved
physical strength, relaxation
and mental clarity.
Exercises are done
in a chair or standing not
on the floor. Due to demand,
the library offers
two sessions. For more
information, please call
(847) 272-6224.
SATURDAY
19th annual Lew Blond
Memorial 5K Run/Walk
8 a.m. Saturday, May
18, Maple School, 2370
Shermer Road. The Lew
Blond Run is an esteemed
CARA Circuit Race and
is USATF certified. The
event is among the top
running events in the north
suburban area. For 18
years, this fundraiser has
been helping to support
research for Lou Gehrig’s
Disease (ALS), in memory
of Lew Blond, a Maple
School teacher who passed
away from this disease in
February 2000.
Conference for Special
Fathers Network
8 a.m.-1 p.m. May 18,
Renaissance Hotel, 933
Skokie Blvd. At a time
when 24 million kids across
America are growing up
without their dads, the 21st
Century Dads Foundation
is hosting the Special
Fathers Network Conference:
For Dads Raising
Children With Special
Needs. Dads raising children
with special needs
will come together to learn
from one another, develop
skills, gather resources
and build friendships. For
more information, contact
John Felageller at
(847) 722-5273.
SUNDAY
Northbrook Repairs
1:30 p.m. May 19,
Northbrook Public Library,
1201 Cedar Lane.
Is there something around
your house in need of fixing
or mending — small
electrical appliances
and gadgets, electronics,
lamps, toys, jewelry,
clothing, a bicycle? Help
the environment and your
community by repairing it
instead of tossing it. Bring
it to the first Northbrook
Repairs where skilled
volunteers will do their
best to help you repair it,
free of charge. For more
information, please call
(847) 272-6224.
Charles Wheelan returns
to Northbrook
1 p.m. Sunday, May 19,
Book Bin, 1151 Church St.
Nonfiction author Charles
Wheelan returns to his
hometown of Northbrook
for the release party of his
new mystery satire, The
Rationing, a thriller set in
the near future concerning
a flu-like outbreak in
the United States and the
deception needed to find
drugs to treat the illness.
Charlie Wheelan graduated
in the GBN class of
1984 and now teaches
public policy and economics
at Dartmouth. Join the
book bin for conversation,
refreshments, and discussion/questions
with the
author.
TUESDAY
Nutrition for your brain
11:15 a.m. May 21,
North Suburban YMCA,
2705 Techny Road. Precision
Nutrition Certified
Coach and YMCA Personal
Trainer, Anna Harris,
will explain how nutrition
can increase longevity and
keep your brain sharp. Free
and open to the public.
Pre-registration requested;
RSVP to 847-272-7250
on online at www.nsymca.
org. For more information,
contact Karen Brownlee at
kbrownlee@nsymca.org.
UPCOMING
Women in Business
Luncheon
11:45 a.m., Thursday,
May 23, Chicago Botanic
Garden. Professional
women are invited to a
networking lunch featuring
presentations by two
prominent CEOs: Susan
Abrams of the Illinois Holocaust
Museum and Jean
Franczyk of the Chicago
Botanic Garden. $25 admission
includes parking.
Registration closes May
20. For information, visit
www.northbrookchamber.
org or call (847) 498-5555.
Seniorpalooza
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday,
May 29, North Suburban
YMCA, 2705 Techny
Road. This fun annual
event focused on seniors
is free and open to the
public. Includes educational
presentations, health
screenings, demonstrations,
entertainment, food,
vendors and more. For
more information, contact
Karen Brownlee at
kbrownlee@nsymca.org.
Bingo and Lunch
Noon-2:30 p.m. Friday,
May 31, Northbrook Park
District Senior Center,
3323 Walters Ave. Enjoy
a delicious lunch and play
bingo at the senior center.
Sign up with your friends
for your chance to win
fabulous prizes. Register
at nbparks.org or call
847-291-2995. Register
by May 28. Member $12 /
Non-Member $19
ONGOING
Register for Northbrook
Action Baseball
Register for Northbrook
Action Baseball Summer
League for all boys and
girls. Season begins July 8
through Aug. 1. Preschool
through current secondgraders.
Current secondgraders
will get to pitch for
the first time. Registrations
due by June 1 to guarantee
spot. Team Or Individual
registrations accepted.
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Take Off Pounds Sensibly
Want to lose weight?
Come join TOPS (Take
Off Pounds Sensibly) in
Northbrook. This organization
offers a healthy,
caring, supportive approach
to weight control at
an affordable price. Chapter
IL 847 Northbrook
meets every Wednesday
for a weigh-in (6:15-6:45
p.m.) and meeting (6:45-
7:30 p.m.) in the back
lower level of the North
Northfield United Methodist
Church at 797 Sanders
Road in Northbrook. For
more information, call
(847) 564-3147 or visit
www.tops.org.
Laughter Group
Are life’s challenges
bringing you down? Can
you use a good laugh?
Join at the FREE Optimists
Laughter Club
every Wednesday at 7
p.m. Laughter Yoga (no
yoga poses, no comedy
or jokes!) harnesses the
power of laughter to uplift
outlook while relieving
stress. At Glenbrook
Hospital’s John and Carol
Walters Ambulatory Care
Center, 2180 Pfingsten
Road, Glenview. Park and
enter at west end of hospital
campus. Call 847-571-
7553 for more information.