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The 60-member James Hart School Symphonic Band will be performing at two festivals in April. (Provided photo) James Hart School bands received Division I ratings for the third consecutive year. It was the fourth time in five years that the school’s musicians have received this recognition. The Symphonic Band took part[Read More…]
YouMatter2, a youth group doing philanthropic work, is collecting funds to help meet the needs for clean water around the globe. The group is hosting a Walk for Water 5K on Saturday, April 28, to raise money for this endeavor. Statistics show nearly one billion people do not have access[Read More…]
Flossmoor residents may get a chance to vote on whether pickup trucks can be legally parked on residential driveways. At Monday’s village board meeting, Mayor Paul Braun proposed that the issue of pickup truck parking be placed on an advisory referendum that would go before voters in this November’s election.[Read More…]
Raising the bar. The expression comes from the high jump and pole vault events of track and field. Each athlete tries to jump over a bar at a set height. Then the bar is raised. Those who succeeded make more attempts at the new height, until only one athlete remains as[Read More…]
Plans for a pair of marketing campaigns aimed at attracting businesses and residents to Homewood were unveiled at the village board meeting March 26. The village is asking people to “Think Homewood” and sending locally made baseball bats and faux trading cards to developers in two projects going public this[Read More…]
As the song says, there’s “something for everyone” during 2018-2019 season of The Drama Group, a mainstay of the south suburban theater scene for 88 years. That classic melody that opens “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” – one of the ensemble’s offerings this year[Read More…]
Kensuke Nakamura Homewood-Flossmoor High School senior Kensuke “Ken” Nakamura of Homewood has been named a semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. He is in the International Baccalaureate Program at H-F and is a member of the Viking Symphonic Band, H-F Viking Jazz Band and Viking Choir. He also[Read More…]
James Hart School teacher Mary Beth Berger, second from left, was honored with the Jerry Morin Award. Congratulating her are, from left, Hart Principal Scott McAlister, Superintendent Dale Mitchell, District 153 Board President Shelly Marks and former board member Morin. (Provided photo) The Jerry Morin Educational Excellence Award was presented to four outstanding Homewood District 153 staff members at the[Read More…]
Racquetball is a family tradition for Bob Adams of Homewood. Today three generations play the game, and Bob and his sons meet each week for a friendly game or two at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s H-F Racquet & Fitness Center.
The Homewood Fire Department will be able to replace an aging ventilation system and beef up its training programs thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration. Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., who represents Homewood and Flossmoor in Congress, announced the federal[Read More…]
