More than 200 residents joined regional officials as a new Veterans Memorial was unveiled in Lynwood on Memorial Day at Liberty Memorial Park, 3107 Glenwood Dyer Road.
“More than ever, we should all be living with a little bit more honor for those that have come before us and those that will come after us,” said Lynwood Mayor Jada D. Curry. This was a great day of fellowship filled with great gratitude for our beloved veterans.”
The Center of Islamic Studies, which aims to educate people about the richness of the Islamic tradition and diversity sponsored the new memorial.
Grant helps Palos students help bees
Fourth graders in Caitie Sekema’s class at Palos East Elementary School are doing their part to help boost bee populations.
The class recently received a grant from the Planet Bee Foundation, which included material for her students to create seed balls. Seed balls are natural clay balls, full of seeds and soil which are dispersed to grow plants that attract bees to pollinate them.
“In the grant application I told the Planet Bee Foundation that my class was studying a unit on bees where we read about honeybees, wrote poetry, and made a beehive of nonfiction facts about them,” Sekema said.
The grant included enough seeds, clay, and potting soil to create 900 seed balls, enough to produce about 9,000 flowers and plants, which were recently planted in the school’s courtyard.
Crete Woman’s Club sets 31st Garden Walk
Crete and its surrounding area will host the Crete Woman’s Club 31st Garden Walk. The event features 5 gardens and a “Beautiful Day in the Country.”
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Gardens can be previewed from 4-7 p.m. June 21, and walk days are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 22 and 23. A free Art and Craft Fair is offered at the same time at the Crete Methodist Church, 1321 Main St., Crete.
Tickets are $20 and available from Crete Ace Hardware, Crete Curves, Crete Garden Center, Crete Township Hall, The Finishing Touch Florist in Crete, Smits Farm in Chicago Heights and Forever Green Landscape Center in Cedar Lake, Indian. Day-of tickets will be available at the Crete Methodist Church. More information is at cretewomansclub.net or at 708-672-9438.
Proceeds support the Crete Woman’s Club scholarship program and its general philanthropy.
Orland Park among ‘Best Places to Live’
Orland Park has been named one of Chicago Magazine’s Best Places to Live in the June/July 2022 edition of the publication.
“This is a wonderful honor for Orland Park,” said Mayor Keith Pekau. “The village’s natural open spaces, our proximity to downtown Chicago, great schools and a thriving real estate market were all important parts of Orland Park being named.”
“With over 650 acres of parkland, this village lives up to its name,” writer Carissa Crawford Chappell wrote in the magazine feature, noting not only the village’s own parks and trails but the ease of access to the Cook County Forest Preserve system from both the north and south ends of town. “This town of nearly 60,000 appeals to young families and empty nesters alike,” the story stated.
Community art on display at Moraine Valley
An array of art will be on display at the annual Moraine Valley Community College Juried Community Art Exhibition, June 8 to July 18, in the Fine and Performing Arts Center’s Robert F. DeCaprio Art Gallery and atrium, 9000 W. College Parkway in Palos Hills.
Photos, paintings, drawings and a sculpture from artists in the community will be judged by Susannah Papish, a Chicago-based artist and curator who has been exhibited throughout Chicago, received a number of art-based grants, and taught at several colleges and universities in the Chicago area. Winning works will receive cash prizes. A reception will take place in the gallery from 1 to 3 p.m. June 11.
The gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. More information is at morainevalley.edu/fpac or 708-974-5500.
Midlothian program focuses on citizenship
The Midlothian Public Library will host a virtual presentation, “Naturalization 101: Becoming a U.S. Citizen,” from 6 to 8 p.m. June 13 via the Microsoft Teams platform and presented bilingually in English and Spanish. The program is free, but registration is required to receive the link to join the program.
The citizenship presentation will be conducted by Maria del Carmen Rodriguez, community relations officer with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and will give an overview of the eligibility and qualification requirements for obtaining U.S. citizenship, as well as provide an explanation of the naturalization process and the English language and Civics examinations. There will be a question and answer component.
Registration and information are at 708-535-2027 or midlothianlibrary.org.
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