“Woo! Great job!” “Keep going!” Brandy Vital and her niece, Avery Boykin-Harris, hollered out words of encouragement as Hidden Gem runners turned onto 188th Street from Hamlin Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. Volunteers from South Suburban Vineyard Church and Flossmoor Hills School were at the ready as the crowd of[Read More…]
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EMS at 50: Hours of training prepares paramedics for all emergencies
To become a paramedic today requires being in a classroom two days a week to complete 450 didactic coursework hours and 500 hours of clinical training. The coursework and training can be done concurrently. To be eligible for the program, prospective candidates pass tests in math, reading and emergency medical[Read More…]
Heather Hill detention basin earthwork finished after delay
The main excavation work to create the storm water detention basin adjacent to Heather Hill School in Flossmoor is done, according to an update posted Friday, Sept. 6, by Public Works Director John Brunke. Grading and topsoil placement has been completed, he said, and heavy machinery has been removed with[Read More…]
H-F school board agrees to take another look at recording board meetings
Two members of the Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233 school board are asking fellow board members to re-examine the issue of recording board meetings where decisions are made. At the Aug. 20 meeting, members Pam Jackson and Michelle Hoereth proposed the board take another look at the issue. The board[Read More…]
9.6.2024 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
HIDDEN GEM HALF MARATHON — The fifth annual race will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday on Flossmoor Road near the intersection with Douglas Avenue. About 1,200 runners are signed up to compete, and Flossmoor residents will be outside cheering them on. There will be road closures in neighborhoods throughout the village[Read More…]
Trantham does a little bit of everything for H-F volleyball
LaDonna Trantham can do a little bit of everything on the volleyball court. The Homewood-Flossmoor senior player is on the right side for her club team. She’s played middle in the past at H-F. She’s on the outside, in the back, basically everywhere for the Vikings this season. “I think[Read More…]
Teacher’s imagination brings Willow Wildcat to life using marker caps
When Willow School art teacher Andrew Slivka started collecting the caps of marker pens, he wasn’t sure what he’d do with them. But now, Slivka’s created a work of art — the Willow Wildcat mascot made from about 7,700 castoff caps. “The accumulation started slowly. I have a little organizer[Read More…]
Popular 0.3K ‘race’ returns to Homewood after hiatus
On Sept. 14, a week after the very strenuous Hidden Gem Half Marathon in Flossmoor, Homewood will dial it back — way back — for the intentionally unstrenuous 0.3K Fund Run. The event, sponsored by the Homewood Business Association and Homewood Arts Council, will take place from 5 to 7[Read More…]
Hidden Gem 2024: A finish line tradition: Yellowjackets provide levity, entertainment at the end of the race
Don’t ask the Yellowjackets to borrow one of the yellow jackets. “We’ve been asked to loan them out,” Michael Goldberg said. “It’s kind of like Batman’s suit. It only goes on when you’re going to action.” The Yellowjackets are Goldberg, Jon Elfner and Terence Peter Smith. Each is a longtime[Read More…]
9.4.2024 | What You Need To Know Today
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS PROGRAM REGISTRATION DEADLINE — The League of Women Voters H-F Area will host a presentation from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 20 at Irwin Center in Homewood by Barb Laimins of the League of Women Voters Illinois Mis/Disinformation Task Force. The LWV encourages guests to register by[Read More…]
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