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From the Editor
A special birthday surprise
nuria mathog
Editor
Last week, I had the
pleasure of meeting
Frankfort resident
Genora Sandifer, who recently
celebrated her 94th
birthday. Sandifer, who
regularly attends bingo
sessions at the Frankfort
Township Building, received
a surprise from her
daughter Betty and friend
Shirley Robinson, who
nfyn
From Page 16
State St. in Lemont. The
dedicated gluten-free bakery
sells a variety of baked
goods: breads, brownies,
bars, cookies, biscotti, cupcakes,
cakes, muffins and
more.
The Kruczaks had already
been selling some
Lia P baked goods at Rustic
Knead but partnered
with Lia P’s Diane Eenigenburg
to officially open the
Lia P storefront.
Reporting by Thomas
Czaja, Editor. For more, visit
HomerHorizonDaily.com.
FROM THE ORLAND PARK PRAIRIE
D135, D140 break new
ground with Eid al-Fitr
off-day
The Prayer Center of Orland
Park found reason to
celebrate last month as two
brought a birthday cake
to the event.
When I was a child, I
didn’t always appreciate
the importance of
acknowledging birthdays
and had to be reminded
to give my grandparents
a call every time they
celebrated another year
around the sun. But as an
adult, I’ve come to appreciate
how meaningful it is
to share that special occasion
with a loved one. In
the age of social media,
it’s easy to shoot off a
quick “happy birthday”
to a friend when the annual
birthday notification
pops up on Facebook,
but it never hurts to go
that extra mile and make
someone who matters to
us feel especially loved
local school districts broke
ground by giving students
the day off of school for
Eid al-Fitr for the first time
in 2021.
The approved 2020-
2021 school calendar —
adopted by the Orland
School District 135 Board
of Education on Feb. 10 —
has May 13, 2021, listed as
a not-in-attendance day.
D135 School Board
President Linda Peckham-
Dodge confirmed the day
off in conjunction with
Eid al-Fitr, a celebration
that comes at the end of
the fasting done during the
holy month of Ramadan.
The Prayer Center
posted to Facebook Feb.
14 that it was the “best of
news ever,” noting it is a
day off “not just for Muslim
kids but ... for the entire
district,” and it hopes
that more districts would
follow.
The center did not have
and appreciated.
The surprise for Sandifer
also highlighted how
important it is for area
organizations to offer
events geared toward allowing
seniors to socialize,
develop friendships
and remain active in the
community. Sandifer
told The Station that she
enjoyed getting to make
new friends and that
the people she had met
through bingo were “like
a family.” Having these
kinds of opportunities is
conducive to health and
happiness, especially in
old age.
Two local events for
seniors are happening
this week. The Frankfort
Township Senior
Activities Department is
to wait long to see that
prayer answered, as Kirby
School District 140, which
serves Orland Park and
Tinley Park with eight
schools, approved its 2020-
2021 school calendar on
Feb. 20, also listed May
13, 2021, as a nonattendance
day.
“The Prayer Center of
Orland Park welcomes the
great news from Districts
taking seniors on a trip to
Aurora on March 11 to
watch the musical “The
Secret of My Success”
at Paramount Theatre,
and the Frankfort Park
District is hosting Super
Senior Day today, March
5, which is scheduled
from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the
Founders Community
Center and gives seniors
the opportunity to review
the Rules of the Road,
renew a driver’s license,
get their vision screened
and register to vote. More
information can be found
in our calendar on Page 2.
I wish all of our seniors,
including Ms. Sandifer,
a year filled with
positive experiences —
and many more birthdays
to come.
135 and 140 to recognize
these important holidays
beginning next school year,
and we hope the other districts
will follow this inclusive
example,” said Imam
Kifah Mustapha, of the
Prayer Center.
Reporting by Bill Jones, Editor.
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