DITCH YOUR BRANCHES – The Village of Homewood offers free branch chipping at Homewood Municipal Service Center, 17755 Ashland Ave., from 8 a.m. to noon. Saturday. RECYCLE YOUR JUNK – Load up your car with stuff from the basement or garage, and bring it to Recyclepalooza at Parker Junior High[Read More…]
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Exit interviews give administrators a better idea of D161’s strengths, weaknesses
Exit interviews recently conducted by Flossmoor School District 161 highlighted what ex-employees see as the positives and negatives of their time working for the school system. Eric Melnyczenko, District 161’s director of human resources, compiled recent responses in a report delivered Monday, Sept. 27, to the board of education. “There[Read More…]
Little Vikings Preschool registration is ongoing
Registration is open for the Little Vikings Preschool sponsored by Homewood-Flossmoor High School. The program is for children ages 3, 4 and 5 and potty trained. Three-year-olds must have their birthday before Sept. 1, 2021. Class meets from 8:50 to 11:20 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 19 through May 17,[Read More…]
Recyclepalooza 2021 is Saturday
Don’t dump it. Recycle it at Recyclepalooza 2021 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, in the parking lot of Parker Junior High, Flossmoor Road just west of Douglas Avenue. Load up the car. This is a contactless event. Volunteers will empty items from vehicles to keep with[Read More…]
9/30/2021 | What You Need to Know Today
TRAIL MIX CONCERT – Enjoy Jazz Night at Izaak Walton Nature Center, the final show in this season’s Trail Mix Acoustic Concert Series, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday. You’ll see performances by experienced jazz artists, with a chance to buy food from Redbird Café. Buy a ticket, and bring[Read More…]
GSU announces Chicago Southland International Film Festival
Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual Chicago Southland International Film Festival (CSIFF) Oct. 11-17 presented by Governors State University. This year’s festival offers expanded access for viewers across the area, the United States ad internationally through a hybrid on-site and virtual delivery model. Virtual streaming will be offered[Read More…]
October calendar is full of autumn community events
Event organizers seem to have adapted to pandemic safety measures so people can gather safely, and October looks like it will have a pre-COVID-19 number of community events. Here is a roundup of some key events. Oct. 1 Jazz Night, the final Trail Mix Acoustic Concert, features Andy Pratt, the[Read More…]
Andrew Robert Palmer releases new album as a love letter to the South Suburbs
Andrew Robert Palmer, a 36-year-old folk-rock musician with strong pop-punk influences who will be performing at Homewood’s Trail Mix Fest on Oct. 1., has released an album he calls a love letter to the Southern Suburbs. Titled “South Suburban,” the album has a photo of Pearson’s Bakery on the cover,[Read More…]
H-F senior Thomas moved from practice squad to Vikings’ No. 2
Tyler Thomas didn’t use the pandemic as a vacation. When schools and businesses shut down, the Homewood-Flossmoor senior golfer found himself with a lot of extra time. So he and his dad, Chucky, started going every day to Jackson Park Golf Course in Chicago. He’d spend up to 12 hours[Read More…]
H-F parents ask for better coaching, new uniforms for tennis team
Parents of varsity tennis players told the District 233 school board that all sports at Homewood-Flossmoor High School deserve the same attention as football, basketball and track. The tennis team needs more support, they said, arguing that the team doesn’t have a coaching staff that can challenge players and help[Read More…]
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