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THURSDAY
Story Time in the Park
10-10:45 a.m. June
20, Mokena Community
Public Library District,
111327 W. 195th St. in
Mokena. Join the Mokena
Community Public Library
District for some fun in the
sun as we go mobile and
take our stories to the park.
Our story hour will meet
at the library and walk to
Willowview Park for some
morning sunshine, stories
and playtime. Parents and
caregivers must accompany
their children. Bring
a blanket to sit on and enjoy
the fresh air. Ages 3-9
years old are welcome to
attend. In order to attend
all summer events, children
must also sign up for
our summer read program.
Stop in at the children’s
desk to register for summer
read any time from
June 7- July 30.
Mokena Park’s Music in
the Park
7 p.m., June 20, Yunker
Farm Bandshell, 10824 W.
LaPorte Road in Mokena.
Join Mokena Community
Park District for an outdoor
concert featuring The
Walk-Ins. For more information,
visit mokenapark.
com.
SATURDAY
Create with Legos at the
Library
10:30-11:15 a.m. June
22, Mokena Community
Public Library District,
111327 W. 195th St. in
Mokena. Get ready to
have an awesome morning
at the Mokena Community
Public Library
District. It is make and
take Lego Day. Bring a
friend to share and create a
fun Lego design. Limit of
25 participants. Ages 3-9
years old. To register, call
(708) 479-9663 or register
on our events calendar at
mokenalibrary.org.
Monday
Unscrupulous Individuals
and How to Avoid Them
6:30-8:30 p.m., June 24,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327
W. 195th St., Mokena. Join
the Mokena Community
Public Library District for
an educational program
about strategies for seniors
and their families on how
to avoid financial exploitation
scams aimed at elders.
Today’s seniors are
at greater risk than ever
before to be taken advantage
of by unscrupulous
individuals. These exploitations
can include: charity
scams, prize and sweepstakes
scams, predatory
lending policies, counterfeit
dug scams, Medicare
discount cards scams, and
dreaded sales calls. This
presentation will provide
you with tips on how to
spot a scam and what you
can do if you think you
have been the target of an
unscrupulous individual.
To register, call (708) 479-
9663 or register on our
events calendar at moke
nalibrary.org.
Village Board Meeting
7 p.m. June 24, Village
Hall 11004 Carpenter St.
in Mokena. For more information,
visit mokena.
org.
Wednesday
Mokena Park District
Foundation Golf Outing
11 a.m. check in, 1 p.m.
shotgun start, 5:30 p.m.
dinner, The Sanctuary
Golf Course, 485 N. Marley
Road in New Lenox.
Mokena Community Park
District Foundation sixth
annual golf outing. Single
player $130, or foursome
$520. Fee includes golf,
carts, lunch, beverages
on course, dinner (open
bar). Dinner only attendee
$50 per person. Become
a sponsor. Hole Sponsor:
$150/each. Flag Sponsor:
$250/each. Beverage Cart
Sponsor: $500. Lunch
Sponsor: $500. Dinner
Sponsor: $500. For more
information, contact Mike
Selep at (708) 390-2410,
mselep@mokenapark.
com, or mokenapark.com.
UPCOMING
I pledge for Ice Cream
11 a.m.-7 p.m. June 27,
The Creamery, 19100 Wolf
Road in Mokena. Children
12 years and younger who
can recite the Pledge of
Allegiance by memory can
receive a free kid cone.
Free movie in the park
8:15 p.m. June 27, Yunker
Park, 10824 W. LaPorte
Road in Mokena. Mokena
Community Park District
will show “Mary Poppins
Returns.” Rain date is July
2. Visit mokenapark.com
for more information.
LincolnWay Foundation’s
SummerFest
6 p.m. June 28, CD &
ME, 23320 S. LaGrange
Road in Frankfort. This
year’s event features Chicago-based
cover band
Maggie Speaks and opening
band CK and the Gray.
Tickets are $30 tickets and
are available for purchase
at CD & ME, Ticketmaster
or any main office of
the three Lincoln-Way
schools. Tickets can also
be purchased at the door
for $35. Tickets include
music, heavy appetizers
by Gatto’s Italian Restaurant
& Bar, plus access to
raffles/prizes. Desserts by
Nothing Bundt Cakes will
be available for purchase
with profits split with the
Foundation. Proceeds
from this event help fund
scholarships as well as
grant requests for educational
enhancements made
on behalf of the students at
Lincoln-Way Community
High School District 210.
This rain or shine event is
for ages 21 and older. For
event information, tickets,
table reservations and
sponsorship opportunities,
visit lincolnwaysummer
fest.com, or call Executive
Director Bob Kennedy at
(815) 462-2976.
ONGOING
Kindergarten Registration
Drive
8 a.m.-4 p.m. Ongoing.
District Administrative
Center, 20100 South
Spruce Drive in Frankfort.
Summit Hill School
District’s 2019-20 kindergarten
registration drive
continues. Parents may
access studentregistration.
org to review the checklist
of documents needed
for registration. Parents
have the option of enrolling
their kindergartener in
the extended day program
or the half-day program.
Registration fee for extended
day is $150. Registration
fee for half day is
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Mokena Fire Protection
CPR Class
6-9:30 p.m. Ongoing.
Mokena Fire Station 1,
19853 S. Wolf Road,
Moknea. The Mokena
Fire Protection District
offers monthly CPR
classes for the public.
Students are instructed
in adult, child and infant
CPR and AED. The cost
of the class is $35 for
Community CPR and $40
Healthcare CPR. Register
for specific dates at moke
nafire.org.
Lincoln-Way Toastmasters
7:30 p.m. Thursdays,
Frankfort Village Hall,
432 Nebraska Street,
Frankfort. Meets the 1st
and 3rd Thursday of each
month. Toastmasters is a
community based organization
whose primarily
goal is to help people
overcome their fear of
public speaking while
also developing leadership
skills.
3D Printer Class
10-11 a.m. every third
Saturday of the month,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327
W. 195th St. Visit the YA
Computer Lab to create
3-D nameplates with our
Makerbot 2x 3-D Printer.
Call (708) 479-9663 for
more information.