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Pet of the Week.............. 9
Editorial........................11
Puzzles..........................19
The Scene......................19
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FRIDAY
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. Early Bird Registration
Fees: $20R/$24NR.
After Feb. 7 additional
fees apply. For more information,
call Mokena
Community Park District
at (708) 390-2401 or register
at mokenapark.com.
Saturday
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.
Monday
Village Board meeting
7 p.m. Feb. 24, Mokena
Village Hall, 11004 Carpenter
St. in Mokena.
UPCOMING
Motown: Music That
Changed the World
1-2 p.m. Feb. 29, Mokena
Community Public
Library District, 11327
195th St. in Mokena.
Celebrate Black History
Month at the Mokena
Community Public Library
District as we take
a musical journey to the
Motor City. Gary Wenstrup
will use audio and
visual content to trace the
amazing musical journey
of artists like The Supremes,
The Temptations,
Stevie Wonder, Marvin
Gaye and many more. For
more information, call
(708) 479-9663, or visit
mokenalibrary.org.
Early Voting for
Presidential Primary
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. March
2-13, Mokena Village
Hall, 11004 Carpenter St.
in Mokena.
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 nonprofit
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.
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., Mokena. The
Mobile Workforce Center
travels to communities
throughout Will County
assisting residents who
are looking for a job.
Lincoln-Way Toastmasters
7:30 p.m. every first
and third Thursday of
each month, Frankfort
Village Hall, 432 W. Nebraska
St., Frankfort.
This club for adults ages
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18 and older helps participants
overcome their
fear of public speaking,
which in turn fosters selfconfidence
and personal
growth. All are welcome
to attend and/or join. For
more information, call
(708) 769-7506.
Music in the Box
9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Wednesdays, Mokena
Community Public Library
District, 11327 W.
195th St., 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.
Youth Story Time
10-10:45 a.m. and 11-
11:45 a.m. Mondays and
Tuesdays for children
ages 3-5; 10-10:45 a.m.
and 11-11:45 a.m. Thursdays
for 2-year-olds; 10-
10:45 a.m. Fridays for
all ages, Mokena Community
Public Library
District, 11327 W. 195th
St., Mokena. No preregistration
is required for
story hour. Parents of
2-year-olds must remain
in the activity room during
story hour; parents of
all children must remain
in the library during story
hours. For more information,
call (708) 479-9663.