Supply drive at EPCHS to help Ukrainian refugees
Students involved with the Evergreen Park Community High School Service Club are organizing a supply drive to help the people of Ukraine and Ukrainian refugees amid the Russian invasion.
Items will be accepted through March 18 at the school’s main entrance during school hours.
Supplies sought for the drive include new toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs and brushes, children’s underwear, socks, disposable razors, blankets, children’s diapers, baby formula, shampoo and bars of soap. Breakable materials should be avoided.
H-F’s Mansfield lauded by state association
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District 233 Superintendent Von Mansfield recently was named a Superintendent of Distinction by the Illinois Association of School Administrators. The organization selects 21 Superintendents of Distinction annually based on their leadership, communication, professionalism and community involvement, according to a news release.
Mansfield has worked in education for more than 30 years — 21 of those years at District 233 Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School — and has served as District 233’s superintendent since the 2008-09 school year. Mansfield also has received the Illinois State Board of Education Those Who Excel Award twice, in 2005 and 2020.
He will be honored by IASA at a celebratory luncheon on May 4 in Springfield.
I-55, Tri-State construction projects set
A patching and resurfacing project on northbound and southbound Interstate 55 from Weber Road to Interstate 80 in Will County started this week and will require overnight lane closures. Major travel delays are anticipated, the Illinois Department of Transportation said, and alternative routes are encouraged.
They said motorists should expect various overnight lane and partial ramp closures on both sides of I-55 from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sundays through Thursdays, from 9 p.m. Fridays to 11 a.m. Saturdays and from 8 p.m. Saturdays to 11 a.m. Sundays. At least one lane in each direction will remain open. The project is expected to be completed in November.
Another project along the Tri-State Tollway between I-55 and 95th Street, includes continued reconstruction and widening of the roadway to five lanes in both directions, according to an Illinois Tollway news release.
Overnight lane closures on southbound I-294 are planned between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane at times, and once the complete, southbound traffic will be reduced to three lanes. Northbound I-294 will be reduced to three lanes with traffic shifts beginning in early April. The ramp connecting eastbound Archer Avenue to southbound I-294 will remain closed through the summer.
Motorists can expect delays, the agencies said.
Stagg Arts and Crafts Fair scheduled
The Stagg High School Music Booster organization presents Art for the Season, an arts and crafts fair, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 19 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 20 at Stagg High School, 8015 West 111th St., in Palos Hills.
The fair includes over 115 art and craft and vendor booths offering handmade jewelry, seasonal and home décor, wood crafts, clothing accessories, children’s items, soaps and lotions and more. The fair also features raffles, lunch, and food sampling.
Admission to the fair is $3 and all proceeds benefit Stagg High School’s music programs. Information is at 708-974-7520.
Stray cat program offered
Trying to help outside cats? A program from 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 7 will present information about Trap-Neuter-Return. The meeting is at NAWS, 9981 W. 190th St., Mokena.
The program offers tips on baiting and setting humane traps as well as access to traps on loan with a refundable deposit and a list of low-cost clinics, and instruct you on how to transport cats safely. Caretakers who attend a workshop receive priority for TNR assistance. More information is at www.TripleRPets.org or [email protected].
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