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the orland park prairie | October 10, 2019 | 9
OP Veterans’
Commission’s
annual luncheon
slated for Oct. 20
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
The Village of Orland
Park Veterans Commission
is to hold its annual
Orland Park Veterans’
Luncheon for Orland
Park-area veterans on
Sunday, Oct. 20.
The 1 p.m. event is to
be held at the Orland Park
Civic Center, 14750 S. Ravinia
Ave.
Tickets are $15 per person
and include dinner and
beverages.
Entertainment will be
provided by Sweet Reminders,
a singing duo and
floor show featuring songs
of 1950s and 1960s.
The luncheon is open
to Orland Park area veterans
and a guest, as well as
veterans from surrounding
communities. Tickets must
be purchased in advance
through Oct. 18 at the Cashier’s
Office at Village
Hall, 14700 S. Ravinia
Ave. Hours are 8 a.m.-5
p.m. Monday-Friday. The
Cashier’s Office is open on
the first and third Monday
of the month from 8 a.m.-7
p.m.
For more information,
contact Darryl Wertheim
at (708) 403-6115.
Breast cancer 5K set for
Oct. 13 in Orland Park
Submitted by American
Cancer Society
The Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer
South Suburban 5K walk
is to take place at 9 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 13, at Centennial
Park in Orland
Park.
Parking is at 15608 Park
Station Blvd. in Orland
Park.
Registration begins at
7:30 a.m. at the walk or
register early online at
www.makingstrideswalk.
org/southsuburbanil.
There is not a registration
fee for the walk; however,
donations are greatly
appreciated at time of
registration or at the walk
to help provide the many
services and research that
is fulfilled by the money
raised.
By supporting the event,
participants can help the
American Cancer Society
save lives, and help free
the world from the pain
and suffering of cancer.
Local businesses can
still sponsor the event.
To learn more about
the event, contact Karen
Bruck at (708) 633-7771
or karen.bruck@cancer.
org.
Women Voters to encourage candidates to-be
Submitted by Palos-
Orland League of Women
Voters
The League of Women
Voters of the Palos-Orland
Area will be hosting
Business Briefs
First Alert, Lowe’s in
Orland Park to team up for
fire safety event
In honor of Fire Prevention
Month in October and
to bring fire safety top of
mind, First Alert is teaming
up with more than
1,700 Lowe’s stores across
the country in a joint effort
to spread awareness
about the importance of
whole home protection.
As part of this initiative,
Chicago-area residents
are invited to participate
in a special safety education
event with their local
fire departments. The
focus of the event will be
to educate attendees about
how to protect their families
and homes from the
threats of fire and carbon
monoxide.
Each year, nearly 3,000
Americans die from home
fires, while CO poisoning
claims approximately 450
lives, according to the National
Fire Protection Association.
The NFPA also
reports that almost 3 of every
5 home fire deaths resulted
from fires in homes
with no smoke alarms or
no working smoke alarms.
Store associates and
fire officials are to host
fun, family-focused activities
to teach families
about equipping their
homes with smoke and CO
alarms, as well as planning
and practicing a fire
escape plan. Children will
have the opportunity to
build a wooden fire truck
in a one-time kids’ workshop,
and will receive
firefighter hats, coloring
books and educational materials,
while supplies last.
In addition, smoke and CO
alarms will be on display,
including First Alert’s 10-
year sealed battery alarms
that provide reliable protection
for a decade without
the hassle of battery
replacements.
Among those taking part
is Lowe’s at 15601 South
Lagrange Road in Orland
Park, from 10 a.m.-noon
Oct. 10.
To ensure a family and
home are best protected
from fire, people should
follow the guidelines set
by the NFPA and U.S. Fire
Administration, which recommend
that homes have
smoke alarms installed
inside every bedroom, outside
each sleeping area and
on every level of the home,
including the basement,
and one CO alarm on each
level and in (or near) each
sleeping area.
Ballet 5:8 awarded
another grant
Ballet 5:8, a nonprofit
arts organization, has been
awarded a third grant from
the Illinois Arts Council
Agency: $10,900 for general
operating support.
The grant will be partially
supporting Ballet 5:8
operations between September
2019 and August
2020.
Several exciting public
events will also be available
at the studios this fall
a workshop on “How to
Run for Office” at 9:30
a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at
the Palos Heights Library,
12501 South 71st Ave.
Coffee is to be served at
9:30 a.m., with the workshop
to start promptly at 10
a.m. Scott Uhler — partner
in the law firm of Klein,
Thorpe & Jenkins — is to
present the requirements to
run for office in the State of
Illinois. This will include
and throughout the coming
year, serving Illinois residents
through professional
dance in Orland Park.
From Oct. 12-13, the
Ballet 5:8 professional
company will be presenting
four intimate in-studio
showings of Artistic
Director Julianna Rubio
Slager’s brand new work,
“Butterfly,” an original
ballet. For more information,
visit ballet58.org/but
terfly.
Tickets to the Oct. 12-
13 performances are $15,
thanks to operating support
from sources like the
IACA.
On Oct. 12, local youth
and aspiring professional
dancers ages 10-18 also
will have a chance to
peek into a day in the life
of the professional dancers
thanks to Ballet 5:8’s
“Backstage Pass” event.
Attendees will get to watch
the professional dancers
during their warm-up
class and pre-performance
routine, and will attend
a Q&A with the dancers
before viewing the 3 p.m.
in-studio performance of
“Butterfly.”
In November, Ballet 5:8
trainees will be presenting
excerpts from “Beyond the
Nutcracker” in the studios
in a short one-hour format
designed especially for
children and families.
Ballet 5:8 professional
artists also will perform
select roles in Illinois performances
by the dance
education center. These
how and where to file,
deadlines, resources, legal
requirements and how to
stay on the ballot.
This meeting is open to
the public. Workshop is
free to attendees.
performances, held at
Lincoln-Way West High
School in New Lenox,
include “Beyond the Nutcracker”
(Dec. 21-22).
Rockler kicks off project
season with ‘make and
take’ classes
To jump-start the fall
project and gift-making
season, Rockler Woodworking
and Hardware is
offering hands-on “make
and take” classes throughout
October at its Bolingbrook,
Orland Park and
Schaumburg locations.
Class participants can
learn new woodworking
skills while handcrafting
items for their own use or
to give as gifts.
Projects include a custom
knife; an ice cream
scoop, pizza cutter or bottle
opener; a cheese board;
and a decorative wooden
luminary. Participants can
sign up online or in-store
for any or all of the classes,
and everyone will leave
with a completed project.
Plans, overview videos
and materials will be available
online for those who
want to make the projects
on their own.
The enrollment fee for
each class is $35, including
materials and supplies,
with the exception
of the handle turning class,
which carries an extra
hardware fee. Registration
and additional details
on local classes are available
at www.rockler.com/
makeandtake.