From left, Isabella Davies, Katelyn Cheung and Maria Burnette plant flowers during the 2021 Park Pride event. (Chronicle file photo) Can you spare a morning to help get parks ready for the season? The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is looking for volunteers for its annual Park Pride event.
Tag: Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
H-F park board extends lease for Conroy Orthopaedics
The Homewood address for Conroy Orthopaedic & Sports Therapy Ltd. remains the same, but its location within the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club will change. The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District agreed March 29 to extend Conroy’s lease through March 2027 and work with the business to move its offices to the[Read More…]
H-F ice rink being stripped of its inner workings
The park district is preparing for a total renovation of the refrigeration system at the ice arena after its old ice making system failed in November causing a shutdown of the facility at 777 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Parks employee Kenny Nye uses a backhoe to remove sand and debris[Read More…]
Park board hires architect for ice arena project
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District hired Williams Architects of Itasca as the architecture firm that will design the new rink and equipment building at the H-F Ice Arena, 777 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. “The goal is to replace the mechanical system and get the ice arena up and running as quickly[Read More…]
Despite pandemic, Lions Club pool numbers were good
In 2020, the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District didn’t open the Lions Club pool for the summer season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the pool did reopen in summer 2021, the turnout was good. At the Jan. 4 park board meeting, commissioners heard from Amanda Gaus, recreation supervisor, who said although[Read More…]
Park district takes first step on ice arena work
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District board of commissioners approved a $19,775 pre-construction contract for W.B. Olson, Inc. of Northbrook to begin work for repairs at the H-F Ice Arena. The vote on Tuesday, Jan. 4, sets in motion the months-long process of taking out the current ice refrigerant system and replacing[Read More…]
Park board reviewing proposals from two firms for ice arena work
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District is expected to select a project manager early in the new year to oversee H-F Ice Arena improvements. Parks Executive Director Debbie Kopas told the commissioners at the park board’s Dec. 21 meeting, that two firms are being considered for the construction manager’s job. The firm[Read More…]
Comic Book 101 classes from Unshaven Comics are set to return in the Spring of 2022
Marc Alan Fishman, Matt Wright and Kyle Gnepper create comics for their publishing imprint Unshaven Comics. Additionally, they teach how to make comics in a class sponsored by the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District. Their Comic Book 101 class is set to return in the spring, they said. The program is kid-friendly,[Read More…]
H-F Parks saves $1.21 million by refinancing long-term debt
The Homewood-Flossmoor Park District will save $1.21 million by refinancing short- and long-term debt. Aaron Gold of Speer Financial, Inc. told park commissioners at the Nov. 16 board meeting that the district’s bonds were sold the week of Nov. 8. “It was a very successful financing with low rates,” he[Read More…]
Coyote Run Golf Course continues to see increase in rounds played
Enthusiasm for golf remains high at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Coyote Run Golf Course in Flossmoor. Tom Denklau, golf course manager, reported to the H-F Park District’s board of commissioners that Coyote Run’s number of rounds was up 23.2% year-to-date through August. That’s a higher number than the 11.3% national[Read More…]
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