Community events throughout the county.
Gurnee
Presentation: Military veterans who faced drug and alcohol problems and found a different way to live their lives will be telling their stories during a free presentation open to the public and entitled, “Veterans in Recovery,” from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Warren-Newport Public Library, 224 N. O’Plaine Road. It is sponsored by the Lake-McHenry Veterans and Family Services program at the Lake County Health Department. The grant-funded Veterans and Family Services program provides substance abuse prevention and treatment for veterans and counseling support for their families. In Lake County, there are approximately 40,000 veterans and of those veterans, 20 to 25 percent struggle with issues related to their mental health and well-being. For more information, visit lmvfs.org.
Spelling Bee: Woodland Middle School will host the Section 3 annual Lake County Sectional Spelling Bee at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the school, 7000 Washington St. Forty one 4th- to 8th-grade students from local schools will compete for the queen or king bee of spellers. The students participating have earned the honor of top speller in school competitions to secure a spot in the sectional competition. The top four spellers of this competition will go on to compete at the Lake County Final Spelling Bee Competition to be held at 7p.m. March 10 at the College of Lake County where they will defend their title against eight other students from two other Lake County sectional competitions. For more information, contact Dr. Steven Thomas, assistant superintendent of Teaching and Learning, at [email protected] or (847) 596-5622.
Hawthorn Woods
Ceremony: St. Matthew Lutheran Church will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony as part of its dedication of their newly installed elevator Feb. 15, immediately following the 8 a.m. worship service, 24500 N. Old McHenry Road. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony at 9:15 in Krueger Hall. Jospeh Mancino, Mayor of Hawthorn Woods, David Lindquist, architect and Dale Villiard, representing VanDer Werff Construction (General Contractor) will be present for this special event. This will be the first elevator in Hawthorn Woods. The elevator installation is a culmination of several years of planning with various church organizations, contractors and members of the congregation. This project was made possible through generous donations from the St. Matthew Ladies Aid, the 150th Anniversary “Thank Offering.” special Memoriam donations and the “Retirement Research Foundation.” For more information, call (847) 438-6740.
Lake Forest
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Proposals: Ragdale, 1260 N. Green Bay Road, the nationally acclaimed artists’ residency program in Lake Forest, invites architects, designers and artists to apply for the opportunity to design, build, and exhibit the 2015 Ragdale Ring, a temporary outdoor theater to house summer concerts, performances, and events. Ragdale seeks proposals for a full-scale project and installation that consider contemporary, fanciful and functional interpretations of the original Ragdale Ring, designed by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1912 as a garden theater. A jury of architects, artists and arts administrators will select a single project to realize at full scale on the Ragdale grounds. The deadline for submission is Feb. 20. The notification of the winning team will be March 13. The recipient will receive a $15,000 production grant to fund the project. See complete project guidelines, eligibility, application instructions and visuals at http://www.ragdale.org/residency/ragdale-ring. For more information, call (847) 234-1063 or email [email protected].
Lake Villa
Job fair: Lake Villa Township will host its annual Job Fair from 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Lake Villa Township West Campus (formerly known as Gavin North School), 37850 N. Route 59. If you are unemployed or underemployed, this can be a meaningful event for you. A wide range of career and job opportunities will be represented including professional, hourly, technical and non-technical jobs, in addition to summer and part-time jobs. The fair is free for both candidates and employers. If an employer has job openings or expects to have openings in the upcoming months, this will be an opportunity to interview and screen candidates. For more information, call Dan Venturi at (847) 356-2116, email [email protected] or visit http://www.LakeVillaTownship.org.
Mundelein
Meeting: State Rep. Carol Sente, D-Vernon Hills, is hosting an Environmental Citizens’ Advisory Committee meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 16 at Fremont Public Library, 1170 N. Midlothian Road. In Springfield, Sente serves as vice-chair of the House Environment Committee and is a member of the Green Caucus, through which she continues to serve as a strong advocate for pro-environment legislation. Last year, Sente championed House Bill 4227, an initiative to help streamline electronics recycling by removing unnecessary red-tape and increase the likelihood that potentially hazardous items will be disposed of properly. This event is open to all area residents who are interested in discussing issues concerning the environment. For more information or to reserve a seat, call (847) 478-9909 or email [email protected].
Waukegan
Fair: The Community Action Partnership of Lake County’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) and Weatherization Program will hold an energy fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 14 at 1200 W. Glen Flora Ave. Residents who seek to obtain help with energy bills and have not applied for LIHEAP, may call to schedule an appointment for that day. For more information, call (847) 249-4330.
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