Youth cheer camp draws record crowds at Shepard High
More than 100 students in kindergarten through eighth grade came to Palos Heights recently to participate in a youth camp hosted by Shepard High School coach Felicia Marr and her team.
Campers learned stunts, tumbling, jumps and chants, according to a release from the school. They also got the chance to perform with the Shepard cheerleaders at a Friday night football game.
EPCHS student nets bags of tabs for Ronald McDonald House
An Evergreen Park Community High School student who collected pop tabs for over a year to help the Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn delivered two garbage bags of the metal bits to the facility across from Advocate Christ Children’s Hospital in Oak Lawn earlier this month.
“My goal is to get 1 million,” said Cardenas, vowing to continue his collection efforts throughout his senior year.
If he does, a leaf with his name on it will grace the wall of the Ronald McDonald House in Oak Lawn, which provides a place for families to call home when their children are hospitalized across the street.
United Scrap Metal purchases the pop tabs from the Ronald McDonald House at market rate and makes an additional charitable contribution. While the price of aluminum changes regularly, RMHC receives an average of 40-55 cents per pound collected.
“I love to volunteer,” said Cardenas, an Evergreen Park Mustang basketball player, Student Leadership volunteer and National Honor Society member “I’ve heard great things about the Ronald McDonald House and what they do for the community. Plus, it’s close to home.”
Navy JROTC from Richards second at fitness competition
The Navy Junior ROTC program from Richards High School in Oak Lawn captured second place overall at the annual Bloom Trail Physical Training Invitational held recently in Steger.
The event featured 22 teams from 14 area schools.
Highlights for the Richards team included taking second place in team pushups, third place in team curlups, second in glider relay, and third in the six-person relay race.
Individual achievements were recorded by team members Wylie Hill with 200 curlups for a 3rd place finish, Tori Lia with 150 curlups for a second place award, and Leonel Flores with 90 pushups for second place finish.
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Friends of Thorn Creek Woods to learn about prairie butterflies
The Friends of Thorn Creek Woods annual gathering, refreshments and program is planned from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Park Forest Village Hall, 350 Victory Drive.
Doug Taron, of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, will explore the “Butterflies of the American Prairie” and highlight the species found in nearby urban prairies, wetlands and woodlands.
The program is free and open to those ages 12 to adult; call or email 708-747-6320, [email protected] to register.
Friends of Thorn Creek Woods will showcase the volunteers at the Nature Center and Preserve and what makes Thorn Creek unique. Members of this historic organization got the ball rolling several decades ago to save the woods, and they continue to support Thorn Creek Nature Center and Thorn Creek Woods Nature Preserve.
Palos Heights Woman’s Club to meet Tuesday
The next meeting of the Palos Heights Woman’s Club will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 3 in the Orchard Room of the Palos Heights Recreation Center, 6605 W. 127th St.
The program for the evening is “Chair Yoga” with Diane. Guests are welcome. Refreshments are served.
Sierra Club focuses on fall birding in Frankfort
Sierra Club’s Sauk-Calumet Group will host a program on birding at 7:15 p.m. Oct. 9. October’s meeting will be a hybrid meeting, in person at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Road, and also online on the Zoom online platform.
This month’s program will be “Birding in the Fall,” featuring a Forest Preserve District of Will County naturalist sharing tips about migration, species to watch out for and great local birding spots. Participants are encouraged to bring their own tips, as well!
To RSVP for the Zoom online version just go to the Illinois Sierra Club’s calendar at https://www.sierraclub.org/illinois/events-calendar. All meetings are free and open to everyone.
Autumn watercolor class in Homer Township
The Lemont Artists Guild will present a hands-on watercolor lesson on creating an autumn themed still-life painting at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Homer Township Public Library, 14320 W. 151st Street, Homer Glen.
Artist Cyn O’Brien will lead the workshop. She has worked in many subject areas and enjoys painting people and pets. Her fascination with faces began as a makeup artist in the cosmetics industry. Her later career was teaching art in an after-school program, private art lessons, hosting art painting parties and teaching a variety of workshops in drawing and painting.
Information and registration are at 708-301-7908 and https://www.homerlibrary.org/still.
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