Preschool might look simple. In some ways, it is. Nan Wexler of Homewood has more than five decades of experience teaching the littlest students. She currently teaches at FCC Weekday Preschool in Flossmoor, where she has been for more than 10 years. Before that, she taught for four decades at[Read More…]
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Homewood residents taking leading roles in Drama Group’s ‘Harvey’
Elwood P. Dowd has a special friend, Harvey, a 6-foot white rabbit who is ever present (in his imagination). Elwood has a loving sister, Veta Louise, who wants to believe him. She confesses to sometimes seeing Harvey. Bringing a story like that to life for the Drama Group is the[Read More…]
Performing arts: Spotlight Performance Academy answers community need to perform
If Spotlight Performance Academy were a flower, it would be bursting into bloom. And sending out rhizomes. The community performing arts organization is growing in every direction, adding members, adding programs and adding connections to other arts organizations. Spotlight is a non-profit organization that grew out of Bel Canto Children’s[Read More…]
Army reservists recycle boots for those in need
Good boots should not go to waste. That notion led to a community service project for soldiers in the 317th Engineer Construction Company based in Homewood. Executive Officer 1st Lt. Alberto Azarias was finishing a training program at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri before heading to Homewood when he noticed[Read More…]
Hands from the Heart project gives warmth
The board room in Homewood Village Hall was filled with two kinds of warmth on Oct. 28, the kind offered by knitted hats and scarves to those who are unhoused, and the kind created by generous volunteers who do the knitting (and crocheting). More than 20 volunteers with Hands from[Read More…]
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Hart bike program helps kids get confident on 2 wheels
“I love riding bikes.” So proclaimed one James Hart School sixth grader as he and his classmates headed out on a ride during physical education class on Oct. 19. The task set by teacher Matt Somodi was to practice shifting, first to the highest gear, then to the lowest. Somodi[Read More…]
Couple gathers diverse crowd for 46th Sukkot celebration
Jeffrey and Gloria Lippert started their 46th annual Sukkot celebration on Oct. 1 with a group photo of the dozens of friends and community members gathered on the lawn at their Flossmoor home. The celebration always starts with a snapshot to document who was present. Photos from the first 25[Read More…]
Homewood announces winners of Halloween decorating contest
Homewood officials posted the winners of the annual Haunted Homewood Halloween Decorating Contest on the village Facebook page on Monday, Oct. 30. The winner in the Child Friendly category was 2828 Birch Road. The Special Effects winner was 1611 Cedar Road. The Scariest entry was 18613 Page Ave. Other entries[Read More…]
Peep this! Flossmoor’s first Guided Fall Tree Walk draws a crowd eager to learn more
Flossmoor loves its trees. And David Becker loves talking about them. And a light rain the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 19, was not enough to keep a crowd of roughly 30 people from sticking around for the full hour of Flossmoor’s first Guided Fall Tree Walk, led by Becker, the[Read More…]
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