Conditions were soggy at Izaak Walton Preserve on July 4 after torrential rains the night before, but volunteers made everything work for the annual Independence Day community picnic. People dodged puddles and played games of bag toss, three-legged and sack races. Volunteers, including H-F High School National Honor Society members,[Read More…]
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Rotary Club of Homewood celebrates 90 years of service
The Rotary Club is truly a family affair for Rotary members Donna Brumfield and Rick Thiernau. “My dad was a Homewood Rotarian. I was raised in Rotary,” said Thiernau, who has a perfect attendance record of 34 years with Rotary. Brumfield, who serves as president of the Homewood chapter, has[Read More…]
Volunteers needed for spring planting at Homewood Library
The Homewood Public Library is looking for volunteers on May 23 who will help finish a planting project on the library’s grounds at 17917 Dixie Highway. In October, volunteers worked with Nancy Krieth, a horticulturalist with U of I Extension, clearing out the overgrown circular flower bed at the library.[Read More…]
H-F parks get spring cleaning on Park Pride Day
With summer weather approaching, resident and non-resident volunteers pitched in on Saturday, May 6, to tidy up the parks of Homewood and Flossmoor for the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s annual Park Pride Day. The volunteers spruced up numerous parks, including Ballantrae Park, Leavitt Park, Richard D. Irwin Park, Dolphin Lake Park,[Read More…]
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