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| Issue: # 133 | January 30, 2013 |
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HOME SWEET HOMEWOOD'S CHOCOLATE FEST | | 
Saturday, February 16
11:00 AM until 2:00 PM
H-F Park District Auditorium
2010 Chestnut Road
Homewood's Chocolate Fest features live music, children's activities, demonstrations, and vendor booths boasting delicious sweets, desserts, and gourmet baked goods. Join Karen Scobbie, award winning cake designer, as she demonstrates the use of fondant-a cake decorating technique. The event takes place on Saturday, February 16, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the H-F Park District Auditorium located at 2010 Chestnut Road in downtown Homewood. Free admission.
Chocolates Around the World
The Downtown Homewood Business Association is hosting "Chocolate Around the World" on Saturday, February 16 from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM. The participating businesses will all have chocolate tasting from different countries that they have chosen. Participants will have a chance to pick up a passport to use as a guide to visit several businesses in the Downtown Homewood area. MB Financial is also sponsoring a raffle drawing, so be sure to enter your name!
Local businesses that will have passports available and raffle entries are; Homewood Florist (until 3:00 PM), Art 4 Soul, Climb On It, Grape & Grain, Global Fusion, Nathalie's Interiors & Gallery, and Farmer's Insurance (until 2:00 PM). |
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CHOCOLATE FEST BAKE-OFF | | |
Saturday, February 16
11:00 AM until 2:00 PM
H-F Park District Auditorium
2010 Chestnut Road
The Community Relations Commission will host the 11th annual Chocolate Bake-Off Contest. The Bake-Off is a spirited contest for amateur bakers and confectioners to compete for recognition as Home Sweet Homewood's Master Pastry Chef . A panel of judges sample each entry to select three winners. Once the winners are recognized, the public samples each entry in exchange for a small donation to benefit an area service group or local not-for-profit. To learn more click here |
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HOMEWOOD PTA CELEBRATES 100th ANNIVERSARY! | | 
Please join the Homewood PTA as they commemorate their centennial. Visit the Homewood Public Library and view the wonderful display showcasing the history of HPTA and Homewood schools over the past 100 years. The centennial exhibit is on display at the Homewood Library through the end of January. After viewing the display, leave a message of thanks in the message book.
Beginning in February, educational displays will be placed in each of the four Homewood schools so students can learn more about what their town and their school was like back in the "old days."
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HOMEWOOD BASEBALL REGISTRATION | | 
Homewood Baseball registration will be held at Churchill School, 1300 West 190th Street, on Saturday, February 2 from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM.
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LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW !! | |  Even though we have only had a few flurries this winter, we still have months to go. To assist during the snowy winter, Vineyard Church would like to offer assistance to shovel sidewalks for our senior Homewood residents.
If you are interested in taking advantage of this generous offer, please contact The South Suburban Vineyard Church at 708-960-4483. This is a volunteer program from Vineyard Church and they are eager to help as many seniors as they can handle. |
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AN AFTERNOON OF OPERA | | |
Sunday| February 10
Homewood Library
17917 Dixie Highway
2:00 PM
Enjoy an afternoon of learning about Richard Wagner's opera, "Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg," The preview of the opera will be given by Charlie DeWitt at the Homewood Library. The lecture is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, please call (708) 799-9055. |
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HOMEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING | | |
Wednesday| February 13
Homewood Library
17917 Dixie Highway
7:00 PM
Sponsored by Homewood Historical Society
A panel of Homewood VFW members will discuss the rich history of the organization at the next meeting of the Homewood Historical Society at the Homewood Library. The meeting is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, please call (708) 799-9055. |
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ELECTRONIC NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH ALERTS | | 
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 The Homewood Watch list to your interests.
If you are not a subscriber of the e-Newswire or Electronic Neighborhood Watch community, sign up now. |
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Next Issue: February 13, 2013
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