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Pet of the Week.............11
Editorial........................13
Faith Briefs....................16
Puzzles..........................21
The Scene......................21
Classifieds................ 27-34
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Saturday
Frank Rossi Trio
1-2 p.m. Feb. 15, Mokena
Community Public
Library District, 11327
195th St. in Mokena. Mokena
Community Public
Library District is happy
to welcome back Frank
Rossi and friends. Join us
and enjoy your favorite
jazz and swing standards,
as well as Italian favorites
played on the accordion.
For more information, call
(708) 479-9663, or visit
mokenalibrary.org.
TUESDAY
AARP tax aide for adults
9:30-10:30 a.m.; 10:30-
11:30 a.m.; noon-1 p.m.;
1-2 p.m. Feb. 18 and Feb.
25, Mokena Community
Public Library District,
11327 195th St. in Mokena.
Sign up to have an
AARP tax volunteer help
with your tax information.
Please make sure to bring
all necessary documentation.
You will need to pick
up a form to complete
before your appointment.
Please note that Mokena
residents will have priority
registration one week before
the first appointments
open. For more information,
call (708) 479-9663,
or visit mokenalibrary.org.
Wednesday
The Foundations of Good
Relationships
5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 19,
Mokena Community Public
Library District, 11327
195th St. in Mokena. It
takes more than love to
make a relationship work.
Whether you are dating,
engaged, newlyweds, or
have been married longer
than you may remember,
every single relationship
goes through stages. No
matter what stage you and
partner are on in your relationship,
we hope you join
us to discover tips and advice
to create and reinforce
a good foundation to build
a lasting relationship.
This free program will
be presented by attorney
Gwendolyn J. Sterk, of
Sterk Family Law Group,
and Dr. Harvey Martin, of
Martin Therapy Group. To
register, visit relationshiphope.eventbrite.com.
UPCOMING
Pinkalicious Party
6-8:15 p.m. Feb. 21,
Mokena Community Park
District Program Center,
10925 LaPorte Road
in Mokena. Calling all
Pinkerbelles and Pinkerellas.
This will be a totally
Pinktastic party that you
don’t want to miss. We’ll
start with pizza, pink lemonade
and cupcakes. We’ll
read our favorite Pinktacular
book, and have fun
with games and a craft.
Ages 4-7. For more information,
call Mokena Community
Park District at
(708) 390-2401 or register
at mokenapark.com.
Ray the Sax Guy
1-2 p.m. Feb. 22, Mokena
Community Public
Library District, 11327
195th St. in Mokena. Mokena
Community Public
Library District is happy
to welcome Ray Forlenza
for an afternoon of singing
and dancing. For more
information, call (708)
479-9663, or visit mokena
library.org.
ONGOING
LWABWO Meetings
6-8 p.m. on the third
Tuesday of each month
Sept. through June, Gatto’s
Restaurant, 1938 E.
Lincoln Highway, New
Lenox. The Lincoln-Way
Area Business Women’s
Organization is a non-profit
club formed in 1971 to
provide scholarship funds
to graduating female high
school seniors and adult
women for the purpose of
continuing education. We
are always looking for new
members. For more information,
visit LWABWO.
org.
We are Lions
7 p.m. first Thursday
of each month, Doc’s
Smokehouse, 19081 Old
LaGrange Road #105 in
Mokena. The Lions Club
of Mokena hosts is monthly
meeting. For more information,
email Mokena
LionsClub@att.net.
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.
Mokena Fire Protection
CPR Class
6-9:30 p.m. First and
third Mondays of the
month. 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 $40 for Community
CPR and $50 Healthcare
CPR. Register for
specific dates at mokena
fire.org.
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
$125. Payment options are
available.
Walking Book Club
9-10 a.m. Wednesdays,
The Oaks Fitness & Recreation
Center, 10847
LaPorte Road, Mokena.
Organized by the Mokena
Community Public Library,
this group walks for
30 minutes and then talks
about a book for 30 minutes.
Copies of the reading
schedule are doled out
at weekly meetings. For
more information, call
(708) 479-9663.
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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.
Mobile Workforce Center
1:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays,
Mokena Community
Public Library, 11327 W.
195th St. in Mokena. The
Mobile Workforce Center
travels to communities
throughout Will County
assisting residents who are
looking for a job.
Music in the Box
9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Wednesdays, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327 W.
195th St. in Mokena. Newborns
to 5-year-olds and
their parents/guardians
will explore rhythm instruments,
rhythmic poetry,
music picture books and
more. Classes are limited
to 20 children. For more
information, call (708)
479-9663.