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2 | March 19, 2020 | the homer horizon calendar<br />
homerhorizondaily.com<br />
In this week’s<br />
Horizon<br />
Pet of the Week ............13<br />
Social Snapshot.............17<br />
Sound Off.....................17<br />
Puzzles..........................28<br />
Going Rate....................32<br />
Classifieds................ 33-40<br />
Sports...................... 41-48<br />
The Homer<br />
Horizon<br />
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Editor<br />
Thomas Czaja, x12<br />
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PUBLISHER<br />
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Andrew Nicks<br />
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Thursday<br />
Safety Seat Check<br />
2:30-4:30 p.m. March<br />
19, Village of Homer<br />
Glen, 14240 W. 151st St.,<br />
Homer Glen. Ninety percent<br />
of child car seats are<br />
installed or used incorrectly.<br />
Stop by and have a<br />
certified safety technician<br />
check yours.<br />
Upcoming<br />
Third Annual Mead Tasting<br />
6-9 p.m. Saturday,<br />
April 18, Old Oak Country<br />
Club, 14200 S. Parker<br />
Road, Homer Glen. Join<br />
the Lithuanian Archives<br />
Project for their third annual<br />
mead tasting. It will<br />
be a night of traditional<br />
Lithuanian drink and celebration.<br />
There will be<br />
live music entertainment<br />
by Paul Strolia at the mead<br />
tasting.<br />
Morning Bird Hike<br />
8 a.m. Sunday, April<br />
19. Messenger Marsh,<br />
16321 S. Bell Road,<br />
Homer Glen. Spring migration<br />
is underway, and<br />
new birds are arriving every<br />
week. Join a naturalist<br />
and learn how to find<br />
the birds that are arriving.<br />
This hike is great for<br />
anyone interested in birds<br />
and for both beginners<br />
and experienced birdwatchers<br />
alike. Messenger<br />
Marsh has open field<br />
and marsh habitats with<br />
the potential for a wide<br />
variety of species to be<br />
seen. This is a free event.<br />
Ages 18 or older.<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
All events listed here were set to occur as of press time Monday, March 16. As cancellations may occur,<br />
please check directly with the organization hosting the event for the most up-to-date information.<br />
Coronavirus concerns<br />
have caused a number<br />
of cancellations and<br />
restrictions around the<br />
community, including the<br />
following:<br />
• Will County Senior<br />
Services announced<br />
Thursday, March 12,<br />
it is suspending group<br />
activities and programs<br />
until further notice<br />
based on direction from<br />
the Illinois Department<br />
of Aging. Individual<br />
services, including tax<br />
preparation, benefit<br />
assistance and Benefit<br />
Access Application, were<br />
set to continue. More<br />
information can be found<br />
at willcountyseniors.<br />
org/wp-content/<br />
uploads/2020/03/<br />
Suspension-of-Programs-<br />
Release-3.12.2020.pdf.<br />
• Victorian Village in<br />
Homer Glen, a Providence<br />
Life Services senior<br />
community, announced<br />
March 11 it is changing<br />
its visiting policy to<br />
limited visitation. Per<br />
Shady Oaks Camp 12th<br />
Annual Dinner Dance<br />
6 p.m. Friday, April<br />
24, DiNolfo’s Banquets,<br />
14447 W. 159th St., Homer<br />
Glen. Doors open, and<br />
there is a preview of the<br />
silent auction and raffle<br />
baskets at 6 p.m., followed<br />
by open bar from 6-7 p.m.<br />
and family style dinner,<br />
dancing and more beginning<br />
at 7 p.m. Tickets are<br />
$85 per person or $75 per<br />
person for groups of 10 or<br />
more. For tickets, contact<br />
Sallie at (708) 404-1172<br />
or salliehoekstra@yahoo.<br />
com.<br />
Sweet Pickins Spring<br />
Market<br />
direction from the<br />
Centers for Disease<br />
Control and Prevention,<br />
as well as various health<br />
departments, until further<br />
notice, there is a need to<br />
restrict all visitors except<br />
for those visiting end-oflife<br />
residents or residents<br />
with dementia needing<br />
emotional support.<br />
Visitors will be screened<br />
for illness before being<br />
allowed to visit by going<br />
through a screening<br />
questionnaire. Visitors<br />
have to be at least 18<br />
years old or older, and<br />
residents can have one<br />
visitor per day.<br />
For more<br />
information, visit<br />
providencelifeservices.<br />
com/covid-19_visitationpolicy.<br />
• Marian Village senior<br />
living in Homer Glen<br />
announced on its website<br />
it has taken a number<br />
of steps to monitor<br />
residents and staff for<br />
any potential COVID-19<br />
or other bacteria or virus<br />
symptoms. Handwashing<br />
10 a.m. Sunday, May 3,<br />
Zachary’s Red Barn and<br />
Farm Events, 16849 S.<br />
Cedar Road, Homer Glen.<br />
Join us for the Sweet Pickins<br />
Spring Market. One<br />
will find booths filled with<br />
is being monitored<br />
and encouraged to be<br />
regularly done by all staff<br />
and residents.<br />
In addition, visitation<br />
is being limited to<br />
halt potential further<br />
transmission of the<br />
virus. Currently, activities<br />
are still being planned,<br />
but a focus is placing<br />
more emphasis on 1:1<br />
activities.<br />
For more information,<br />
visit franciscanministries.<br />
org/coronavirusresponse.<br />
• D210 did not allow<br />
parents or outside<br />
spectators to attend<br />
opening ceremonies for<br />
Special Games at Lincoln-<br />
Way West on March 12,<br />
which LTHS partook in.<br />
• The Homer Township<br />
Public Library, as of<br />
Sunday, March 15, has<br />
made the decision to<br />
close to visitors and<br />
offer limited service<br />
to patrons. All public<br />
seating, computer<br />
area, study rooms and<br />
gathering places are<br />
freshly packed vintage<br />
treasures, newly upcycled<br />
finds, handmade goods,<br />
refinished furniture, outdoor<br />
and garden decor,<br />
soaps, lotions, candles,<br />
boutique clothing, jewelry<br />
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closed until further<br />
notice. All programs and<br />
meetings are canceled.<br />
A notice on the library’s<br />
website notes these<br />
decisions were made<br />
based on guidelines from<br />
the Illinois Department<br />
of Public Health for social<br />
distancing and event<br />
cancellations as effective<br />
means for preventing the<br />
spread of disease.<br />
To read the library’s<br />
full statement on its<br />
COVID-19 response, visit<br />
homerlibrary.org.<br />
•The Forest Preserve<br />
District of Will County is<br />
canceling all programs<br />
and workdays through<br />
Friday, April 3, and<br />
closing all but one visitor<br />
center due to health<br />
concerns related to<br />
COVID-19.<br />
•Also, Illinois bars and<br />
restaurants have been<br />
shut down for dine-in<br />
service per an order<br />
from Gov. J.B. Pritzker.<br />
As such, The Scene<br />
does not appear in this<br />
edition.<br />
and much more. This is a<br />
family-friendly, indoor/<br />
outdoor event that will be<br />
taking place whether rain<br />
or shine. Admission is $3,<br />
children 12 and under get<br />
in free.
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