The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers willing to give a few hours of their time on Saturday, May 3, to help clean up the parks during the annual Park Pride event. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will receive a T-shirt, and lunch is provided[Read More…]
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H-F Parks accepting candidates to fill open board seat
Byron Walker was elected to the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board of commissioners in the April 1 election. But a second seat remains open. The park board is seeking nominations by April 29 from residents interested in serving on the board. Candidates need to be registered voters of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park[Read More…]
H-F Parks awarded $600,000 state grant for Irwin Park improvements
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District administrators were excited to learn that the Illinois Department of Natural Resources had awarded the park district a $600,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) matching grant for improvements at Irwin Park. Park staff had been discussing the need for updates since 2023. It hired Upland[Read More…]
Park board makes dog park free for residents
Rover’s Run dog park, which is operated by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District as a paid amenity, will be free for residents and their pups around May 1. Board president Brent Bachus said he saw the park district’s main objective as “how do we get more people to use the dog[Read More…]
Park board plans for racquet club improvements
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District agreed Tuesday, May 16, to a $21,500 contract with Wight Co. for conceptual designs on improvements at the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club. The work is in preparation for the park district’s application for a Park and Recreational Facility Construction Act (PARC) grant. The board can[Read More…]
Dallas Collins completes her two terms on the H-F Parks board
Dallas Collins attended her last Homewood-Flossmoor Park District meeting as a commissioner April 18. She served two six-year terms on the park board and decided not to run for re-election. Angela Coderre won a seat in the April 4 election and will be sworn in as a new parks commissioner[Read More…]
Park board OKs purchase of golf carts, ball field groomer
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District approved equipment purchases that will help improve baseball fields and parks, and guarantee that most every golfer wanting a cart at Coyote Run will have one. Tom Denklau, golf course manager, told the park board the 68 golf carts at Coyote Run aren’t enough. Since the[Read More…]
Meet the Candidates: Angie Coderre, H-F Park District (free)
Education: Denison University.Job/role: Sr. Manager Corporate Strategy at US Foods.Family: My wife, Kim, and I have a 1-year-old daughter and we are expecting our second child in June.Other elected positions: NoneIssues: Goals:
Line dancing gets people moving at Irwin Center
Line dancing, anyone? If you’ve been to weddings and gatherings, you’ve probably jumped into the line dance to try and keep up with the directions given in the music: “Move to the left, move to the right…” Line dance has all participants form lines on the dance floor with[Read More…]
‘All Skate’ at the H-F Ice Arena: A disaster gives new life to community rink
The H-F Ice Arena is back in business. The $6.8 million renovation work is complete. The grand reopening is scheduled for Sunday, March 12. Disaster struck at the ice arena, one of the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s major attractions, in November 2021 after the ice-making system failed. The park board immediately[Read More…]