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| Issue: # 134 | February 13, 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 at 11:30 AM. Also, Wilton School of Confectionery Art instructor Michelle Boyd will demonstrate fun and creative cake pops at 12:15 PM.
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.
Click on the link of your favorite Chocolatier and visit them at Chocolate Fest for sweet deals and delicious offerings.
Cake Play
Cold Stone Ice Cream
Dove Chocolates Discoveries
Enjoi Bakeshop
Fannie May Candies
Homewood Kitchen Gardens
Karen Scobbie Cake Designs
Mitchell's Candy Shop
Popcorn Town and Candyland
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Sweet Annie's Bakery
TALK
The Cottage on Dixie
Tiddleywink Toffee
Chocolates Around the World
The Downtown Homewood Business Association is hosting "Chocolates 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 Farmers Insurance (until 2:00 PM). |
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DID YOU SEE THE VILLAGE OF HOMEWOOD ON TV? | | |
Laurie Norris, of Tiddleywink Toffee, talked about her award winning toffee to Aly Bocker, from channel 26-WCIU at Homewood's very own Mitchell's Soda Shop.
Stop by the Tiddleywink Toffee booth at Chocolate Fest and ask Laurie about her experience of having her toffees in the 2013 Grammy gift bags...Just think, the Grammy winners eating Tiddleywink Toffees and you can too! Click here to see the WCIU interview.
Watch Karen Scobbie, of Karen Scobbie Cake Designs; demonstrate the use of fondant on WGN-channel 9, Mid-Day show. You too can learn how to use fondant as Karen will demonstrate her award winning cake decorating technique at Chocolate Fest at 11:30 AM. Stop by Karen's booth at Chocolate Fest and try one of her delicious cupcakes! Click here for the WGN interview.
Saturday, watch WLS-channel 7, and see Sweet Annie's, Annie Aboushoush, talk about Chocolate Fest and her scratch bakery opening in Homewood. Stop by the Sweet Annie's booth at Chocolate Fest and sample her delicious baked goodies!
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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 Homewood-Flossmoor High School Viking Choir. To learn more click here |
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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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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 27, 2013
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