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Police Reports................. 7
Pet of the Week.............. 9
Editorial........................13
Puzzles..........................20
The Scene......................20
Classifieds................ 24-32
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Saturday
Music of silent films with
Jay Warren
1-2 p.m. Sept. 21, Mokena
Community Public
Library District, 11327
195th St. in Mokena.
Join us as we experience
movies the old fashioned
way: silent. Jay Warren,
photo-play organist for
the Silent Film Society of
Chicago, will treat us to a
classic silent film with full
organ accompaniment.
Chicago’s foremost photo-play
organist brings
all the color, excitement
and glamour of the silent
film era back to life with
his original scores for the
silver screen. As a regularly
featured photo-play
organist for the Silent
Film Society of Chicago,
he has accompanied most
of the great silent films
throughout his thirty year
career in his famous rousing
style. For more information,
call (708) 479-
9663.
Trivia Night
6 p.m. Sept. 21, Mokena
VFW Post 725, 19852
Wolf Road in Mokena.
Join the Mokena Miracles
for Trivia Night. Get a
group of six to eight people
for a table, or come
meet new people. Pizza
dinner included in ticket
price, cash bar available,
50/50 raffle, raffle baskets
and more. Tickets are
$25/person or $150/table.
For more information,
call (708) 580-6479, or
email mokenamiracles@
gmail.com.
LW Class of 1989 30-
year reunion
8 p.m.-midnight, Sept.
21, Trails Edge Brewing
Co., 20 Kansas St.
in Frankfort. The Class
of 1989 will be holding
a 30-year reunion. This
is an ‘80s-themed occasion,
dressing ‘80s style
is highly encouraged. The
cost is $25 per person advance
purchase, $30 at
the door. Alumni can purchase
tickets via Venmo
or PayPal to stacynasr@
gmail.com. You can also
purchase tickets directly
at Ranch Frostie, 1259
N. Cedar Road in New
Lenox. Other LW classes
are welcome to purchase
tickets at the door. Please
contact Sheryl Carter at
(312) 859-6770 for more
information.
Sunday
Kick the Keg fundraiser
Noon-4 p.m. Sept. 22,
Crafted Bottle Shop and
Tap Room, 19200 S. La-
Grange Road in Mokena.
Join the Mokena Chamber
of Commerce for its
first Mokena Chamber
Ambassador Program
“Kick the Keg” fundraiser.
Raffles, games,
networking and fun.
Light refreshments by
chamber vendors. If you
would like your business
promoted at this event,
please consider donating
a raffle prize. Please
contact Melissa at the
Chamber Office at (708)
479-2468, or Ambassador
Chair Susie Stringham at
susie@StringhamInsur
ance.com with any questions.
Monday
Village Board meeting
7 p.m. Sept. 23, Village
Hall, 11004 Carpenter St.
in Mokena.
UPCOMING
Friends of the Library fall
book sale
Noon-5 p.m. Sept. 27
and 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sept. 28, Mokena Community
Public Library
District, 11327 195th St.
in Mokena. The Friends
of the Library are hosting
their third book sale
of the year to support the
Mokena Community Public
Library District. The
sale is held downstairs in
the library’s community
room. The members of
the Friends of the Library
are allowed early into the
Pre-Sale on both Friday
and Saturday. For more
information, call (708)
479-9663.
Kick the Keg for My
Joyful Heart
1-5 p.m. Sept. 29,
Crafted Bottle Shop &
Tap Room, 19200 La-
Grange Road Unit E in
Mokena. Join My Joyful
Heart and Crafted Bottle
Shop and Tap Room for
an afternoon of appetizers,
raffles, adult beverages
and more. Anyone
who brings a full-size
bottle of shampoo or body
wash will get a free raffle
ticket. For more information,
email Office2@my
joyfulheart.org.
Ladies Night Out - Ghouls
Night Out
6-9 p.m. Oct. 3, Konow’s
Corn Maze, 16849
S. Cedar Road in Homer
Glen. Cost is $5 in advance,
$10 at the door.
This 21-and-older 22nd
Century Media event is
to feature a variety of
vendors with health tips
and screenings, fashion
and beauty, food, home
decor, shopping, and
more. There also will be
a cash bar, concessions,
music, costume contest
and more. The first 200
attendees will receive a
free tote bag and a wine
glass. A portion of each
ticket will benefit Crisis
Center for South Suburbia
and the Weish4Ever
Foundation.
Lincoln-Way High School
50-Year Class Reunion
Saturday, Oct. 12,
New Lenox VFW, 323
Old Hickory Road, New
Lenox. LWHS class of
1969 will be celebrating
its 50-year reunion. The
cost is $35 per person and
the deadline to register is
Sept. 1. A Friday night
gathering is also being
held at 3 Corners Grill
& Tap, 901 E. Lincoln
Highway, New Lenox.
Other LW Central alumni
are welcome at both
events. For more information
contact D. Holm
at (815) 485-9228.
ONGOING
3rd annual Halloween
costume swap
Sept. 1-30, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327
195th St. in Mokena. The
Mokena Community Public
Library District is encouraging
the community
to swap their lightly used
costumes to save resources,
packaging, transportation
costs and money
this Halloween season.
This event is a free event
in which patrons may
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Correction
In the Sept. 12 issue
of The Messenger
in an article titled
“Revolutionary
War veteran
commemorated at
Pioneer Cemetery,”
U. S. Air Force Major
General Mark W.
Anderson (Ret.) was
misidentified.
The Messenger
recognizes and regrets
the error.
donate Halloween costumes
for all ages during
the month of September.
From 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on
Oct. 4 patrons who donated
a costume may come
in to select costumes from
among the donations. All
leftover costumes will be
donated to charity. Call
(708) 479-9663 for additional
information.
Al-Anon
6 p.m. Sundays, Mokena
Fellowship Center,
11137 W. 191st St., Mokena;
7 p.m. Mondays
and 6 p.m. Thursdays,
Old Plank Trail Bank,
20012 Wolf Road, Mokena.
Meetings are open
to anyone who feels their
life has been affected by
a problem drinker. There
are no dues or fees. All
meetings are confidential.
For more information,
call (815) 773-9623.