The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers to spend a few hours cleaning up and planting during the district’s 31st annual Park Pride event on May 6. Individuals and groups are encouraged to come out starting at 8:30 a.m. to clear away winter debris and plant summer flowers[Read More…]
Author: Marilyn Thomas
District 233 board members deny rumor of Mansfield’s contract extension
The District 233 school board election is past, but tensions continue between supporters and opponents of the current board and administration. Two petitions circulated this past week to register support for positions held by both sides. The District 233 school board will be taking action on 2017-18 salaries for district administrators[Read More…]
Glencoe makes headway in male dominated banking world
During her nearly 30 years in banking, Anita Glencoe of Flossmoor has been helping to shatter the male dominant stereotypes about bankers.
H-F wins at SouthWorks Robotics competition
A Homewood-Flossmoor High School robotics team won one of the division trophies in the first SouthWorks Engineering and Robotics Olympics on Saturday, April 8, hosted by the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA).
Diversity Dinners to mark 20th anniversary with April 22 meal
Supporters from throughout the South Suburbs will come together April 22 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Diversity Dinner, a yearly event that brings residents together for conversations on race in a friendly environment. “We say it’s one of the secrets of the South Suburbs,” said Ruby Marsh[Read More…]
H-F High students working on obelisk sculpture
The District 233 school board gave its blessing to an outdoor mirrored obelisk sculpture for the Homewood-Flossmoor High School campus. Students and art teacher Greg Petecki explained the concept for the project at the April 4 board meeting.
Homewood District 153 school board will look for new member
The Homewood District 153 school board will conduct a special meeting on May 1 to swear in three incumbents, but one seat will remain vacant ― for the time being. Deborah Smith Havighorst, Gregory Lawrence and Shelly Marks were re-elected to four-year terms in the April 4 election. They[Read More…]
Newcomer joins two incumbents on H-F Park District board
Christina Farley Jackson is set to become an elected official after winning a two-year term as a commissioner for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District on Tuesday, April 4. She will be joining Brent Bachus, who was elected to a six-year term, and Dallas Collins, who was re-elected for a second[Read More…]
Transparency is priority for 3 new H-F High board members
Steve Anderson, Annette Bannon and Beth Larocca each pledge the Homewood-Flossmoor High School community will have transparency in all board dealings. On Tuesday, April 4, they defeated three incumbents – Richard Lites, Gerald Pauling and Andy Lindstrom – and challenger Eric Grant in a seven-way race for three four-year terms[Read More…]
H-F student’s push pin art leads to award-winning design
Homewood-Flossmoor High School junior Taylor Ausley was looking for a unique way to display her creativity. She chose to use the simple push pin.
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