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| Issue: # 124 | October 10, 2012 |
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HOMEWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE | | |
Sunday, October 14 | 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM
Fire Station, 17950 Dixie Highway
 Come out for family fun as the Homewood Fire Department opens its doors to the public for a visit. Residents are invited to visit the station to meet firefighters, view equipment and learn more about fire and burn safety. Children and adults can enter to win a variety of raffle prizes.
Please join us! For more information, call (708) 206-3400. |
Watch. Like. Share - a lot! | |  At Homewood's Fall Fest, residents and their friends were treated to a premier of Zombie Paradise, a series of three, short videos created for watching and sharing on Facebook and other popular social networking sites.
The videos were developed to expand the Village's current marketing mix in addition to its traditional methods and to focus on participating in the the Web's number one activity: social media. 90% of the conversations taking place on social media sites are about entertaining videos found on the web. Each month, 8.9 billion videos are viewed on YouTube. So, a group of talented residents got together to create content that fit what people watch and share online (fun, quirky, offbeat) while still highlighting the intrinsic qualities of life in Homewood. The result: Making New Friends, The Cupcake, and Locked Out.
More than 70 Homewood residents volunteered to make the video shoot happen, many participating as extras in full zombie makeup. Homewood residents Larry Burr (Mr. Zombie), Grace Opyd (daughter zombie) and Will Maharry (son zombie) along with Katherine Banks (Mrs. Zombie) created the nuclear zombie family. Additional non-zombie Homewood residents appearing in the videos include Valerie, Avery and Eli Burr and Haley Maharry. Joy Deyo portrayed the non-zombie mom in "Locked Out".
With Halloween approaching, the series couldn't be more timely and we have a great opportunity for a little buzz about Homewood on the web with our friends. As an e-Newswire subscriber, you have all the tools, right in front of you, to watch and share the series. Go!
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PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK | | |
Saturday | October 20
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Village Hall Parking Lot
2020 Chestnut
In conjunction with the Homewood Farmers' Market, the Village of Homewood will conclude their Touch of Green events with the Prescription Take Back Program. The Village will offer this program through Cook County and President Toni Preckwinkle's Prescription Take Back Program. Collect your old medications and bring them to this event. When you're done, shop in-season fruits and veggies and more with local vendors.
For more information, please call (708) 798-3000. |
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HOBO NIGHT | | |
Saturday|October 20th
Starts at 6:00 PM
Homewood Rail Park, Park Avenue - north of train station
Homewood's Rail Committee will host its annual Hobo Night at the Homewood Rail Park located on the west side of the rail tracks on Park Avenue, just north of the train station. Young and old alike are invited to join in the festivities, which will include a bonfire, marshmallow roasting, sing-a-long, hobo stories and tours of the Illinois Central Railroad caboose. Don't miss this fun fall event! |
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FREE ELECTRONIC RECYCLING | | |
Saturday|October 20th 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Parker Jr. High School, 2810 School Street (Flossmoor)
Sponsored by the H-F Green Team
Got e-Waste? Bring it to the Free Electronic Recycling Drive sponsored by the H-F Green Team. The following items will be accepted:
- Televisions
- Telephones
- CRT Monitors
- LCD Monitors
- Cell Phones
- Game Consoles
- Computers
- Miscellaneous Computer Parts and Items
- Stereos
- Laptops
- Microwaves
- Fax Machines
- Speakers
- VCRs
- DVD Players
- Desktop Printers
For more information please contact H-F Park District (708)957-0300. |
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FARMERS' MARKET | | 
Farmers' Market
Every Saturday | 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Village Hall Parking Lot
Visit Homewood's Farmers' Market for your fall flowers, plants, fresh produce, baked goods, and gourmet cheeses.
Enjoy two local farmers market vendors Homewood Kitchen Gardens and Bloomberg Gardens. Purchase fresh produce grown from Homewood soil!
Live music at the Farmers' Market this Saturday!
The last Farmers' Market will be held on Saturday, October 20. |
| SUPPORT THE HOMEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY | | |
Tuesday| October 23
Aurelio's Pizza
18162 Harwood
Enjoy lunch or dinner at Aurelio's Pizza, in Homewood on Tuesday, October 23, and support the Homewood Historical Society. Aurelio's will donate 20 percent of any food and drink purchased between 11:30 AM and 9:00 PM on that date to benefit the HHS. To participate, please pick up a flyer at either the Homewood Library or the Homewood Historical Society museum on 183rd Street and Martin and present the flyer to your Aurelio's server or carry-out team member. Flyers are not available at Aurelio's. For more information, call (708) 799-9055. |
| BOO 5 HAUNTING OF RAVISLOE | | |
Friday| October 26
8:30 PM until 12:30 AM
Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood
18231 S. Park Ave
$60 per person
Put your best costume on and join in a haunting good time at the Cancer Support Center's Annual Halloween Party, "BOO 5, The Haunting of Ravisloe" Friday, October 26th, 8:30 PM until 12:30 AM, at Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood. The evening includes heavy hors d'oeuvres and open bar. Costumes encouraged! For information, please call (708)798-9171 x207. Sponsored by The Community Board of The Cancer Support Center. |
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WINTER COAT DRIVE FOR VETERANS | |
Saturday, October 13th & 20th | 9:00AM until Noon
James Hart School, 18220 Morgan Street
Sponsored by Homewood Rotary
Donate to the Homewood Rotary Winter Coat Drive for Veterans. Rotary is accepting donations of winter coats that are clean, new or slightly used for men and women. Drop off your coat donation at James Hart School on October 13th and 20th. For more information click on Homewood Rotary . |
| H-F AREA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS HOST FUNDRAISER | |
Monday |October 29
Prairie State College Auditorium
202 Halsted Street
Political dysfunction and polarization has brought American politics to historical lows. As we get closer to election day, the poisonous rhetoric is reaching an all-time high. The public is invited to a special screening of "Patriocracy", a new documentary that drills down to the roots of political polarization and offers sound solutions to move beyond it. This screening will take place on Monday, October 29, at 7:00 p.m. in the Prairie State College Auditorium, 202 Halsted Street, Chicago Heights. A discussion will follow the film. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students (recommended for junior-seniors in high school and college) with ID's. Doors open at 6:15 PM.For more information, call Erin Roeper, 799-3231.
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IZAAK WALTON PRESERVE ART SHOW | |
Saturday & Sunday, October 20th & 21st
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Izaak Walton Preserve Lodge, 1100 Ridge Road
Izaak Walton Preserve will host their two-day annual art fair on October 22 and 23, from 9:00 AM until 3:00PM. View beautiful nature themed artwork in Izaak Walton Preserve. For more information on the Art Fair or to be a vendor please call John Miller at (708) 985-1040. |
| VILLAGE STREET SWEEPING | | |
Residential areas of the Village will be swept October 15th -31st , November 1st -15th, November 16th -30th . Residents are asked to remove their vehicles from the streets when the sweeper is in the area to allow it to clean along the curb.
Sticker free leaf pickup is November 14, 21 and 28. |
| Trick-or-Treat Hours | | |
This year Halloween falls on Wednesday. Trick-or-Treat hours are 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Have a safe and sweet October 31st. |
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ELECTRONIC NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ALERTS | | |
The Homewood Police Department has moved its Electronic Neighborhood Watch Alerts to the same email marketing service as the e-Newswire. If you are a subscriber, make sure to update your profile by adding the Electronic Neighborhood Watch list to your interests.
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