Eisenhower, Shepard show choirs sweep Kankakee invitational
The show choirs from Eisenhower High School and Shepard High School took first and second place, respectively, at a late January competition hosted by Kankakee High School.
NOVA, the show choir from Shepard, also won The People’s Choice award.
Tina Jacklin serves as choral director at Eisenhower and head coach for the show choir Express. Roland Hatcher serves as choral director at Shepard and head coach for NOVA.
Blanket Drive Planned At Evergreen Park Community High School
Students at Evergreen Park Community High School have begun an effort to keep homeless people warm as cold temperatures and frigid air have hit the area in recent days.
The EPCHS Service Club will hold a blanket drive through Feb. 11. Those who donate new or gently used clean blankets will receive a heart sticker as a thank you for their kindness.
The school’s Main Entrance is a donation point for public donations during school hours from 8:30 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. weekdays.
The blankets collected will be given out locally at the end of the drive, school officials said.
Get Behind the Vest breakfast set in Beverly
The annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast is set from 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 27 at St. John Fisher’s Kane Hall, 10200 South Washtenaw Ave in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood. This year’s event will be carryout only, with no dine-in or seating available.
Now in its eighth year, Ald. Matt O’Shea’s Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast benefits the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation’s initiative, which purchases bullet proof vests for Chicago Police officers.
A to-go container is $20 per person, which guests can pack with Original Pancake House — Beverly pancakes and sausage made to order by scores of volunteers. Syrup and butter will also be available. More information is at 773-238-8766 or www.the19thward.com.
Will County Forest Preserves features Smithsonian exhibit
A national exhibit coming to Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville will explore how 20th-century work trends shaped our nation.
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“The Way We Worked: A Traveling Exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution” will be on display from Feb. 12 to May 8. Viewing hours are the same as the museum’s, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays at the museum, 501 135th St.
“This exhibit focuses on the 20th century and the work that Americans and immigrants were doing to build the nation into the country that we know today,” said Tina Riley, facility supervisor at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Isle a la Cache.
The free exhibit includes display panels, photos, audio, video and children’s activities. Most of the materials come from the National Archives, but there will be local contributions, including photos of the women who worked at Joliet Iron Works Historic Site when it was in operation from the late 1800s to the early 1900s.
The Forest Preserve District is planning 14 free programs throughout the exhibit’s three-month run. More information is at ReconnectWithNature.org.
Heritage Quilters Guild to meet in South Holland
The Heritage Quilters Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 651 E. 166th St., South Holland.
Meaghan from Bee Quilting and Such in Munster, Indiana, will give a presentation and class on collage quilting. More information is at www.heritagequilts.org or by email at [email protected].
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