A letter to Santa is a very special piece of correspondence because it shares a child’s utmost holiday wishes and sometimes personal secrets. Santa doesn’t intend to let any letter go unanswered. His team of Santa helpers were able to send replies to more than 150 children through a Seniors[Read More…]
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Flossmoor 5th-grader performing in Joffrey Ballet’s Nutcracker
For the next several weeks, Coralie DeSchepper will be performing as a Christmas Toy Solider in the Joffrey Ballet’s “Nutcracker” being staged at the Lyric Opera House in Chicago. Coralie, daughter of Kelly and Demian DeSchepper of Flossmoor, auditioned for a part in the annual Christmas production in September and[Read More…]
Flossmoor woman creates intricate gingerbread village annually for more than half a century
The holiday season begins early for Janet Gustafson of Flossmoor. You’re more likely to see Easter merchandise and summer gear in the store than Christmas trees and stockings and twinkling lights when she starts getting into Christmas mode each spring. In April, she started planning out her massive, gingerbread house[Read More…]
Two H-F High students selected to perform in All-State Theatre production
Homewood-Flossmoor High School students Stella Hoyt and Gabriel McKinney, sophomores, have been selected to perform in the All-State Theatre production of “Shrek: The Musical.” It is the 47th production for the Illinois High School Theatre Festival presented by the Illinois Theatre Association. The all-state cast will give multiple performances of[Read More…]
Marian Catholic students give thanks and give back
Marian Catholic High School students joined The Emmaus Community in Olympia Fields last week for a community service project that provided all the fixings for a delicious Thanksgiving meal for 250 families in need in our local community. More than 60 volunteers gathered at The Emmaus Community on Thursday, Friday[Read More…]
Open Access provides Thanksgiving meals for 1,000 families
The holidays are a magical time filled with excess and luxury for some, but for a lot of people in the area it is a time when ongoing struggles are magnified. For those living with food insecurity, just having meals from day to day is a challenge and the idea[Read More…]
Flossmoor kicks off holiday season with festivities on Saturday
If your holiday season is not complete without seeing a performance from a strolling trombone choir, Flossmoor’s first holiday event of the season on Saturday, Nov. 26, will check that box, according to Flossmoor Events Manager Stephanie Wright. “This will be our second year having the tree lighting the same[Read More…]
Listening party at Melody Mart on Saturday celebrates new Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album release
Fans of the rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will have an opportunity to get a preview Saturday, Nov. 19, of the new live album from the group’s 1997 marathon month of concerts in San Francisco. A listening party organized by Homewood resident Kevin Crabtree will be hosted from[Read More…]
‘The Christmas Schooner’ musical performed in December by The Drama Group
“The Christmas Schooner,” a musical about Christmas traditions and family, will be presented over two December weekends by The Drama Group of Chicago Heights. The program, meant for an audience of all ages, tells the story of the first Christmas tree ship and the family that risked their lives to[Read More…]
Hike the Freedom Trail on Nov. 19
Reservations are being accepted for the “Hike the Freedom Trail” tour from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19. Guests learn about the role abolitionists who lived along the Little Calumet River played in helping former slaves get to freedom in Canada. Volunteers with the Little Calumet River Underground[Read More…]
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