AROUND THE COMMUNITY
MONDAY
Food pantry hours
Noon-4 p.m. Monday
Sycamore Food Pantry
Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave.
Food Pantry
4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays
New Hope Missionary Baptist 1201 Twombley Road in DeKalb
Kiwanis Club of DeKalb
5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays
River Heights Golf clubhouse
Contact: Amy Elliott, club president, at 815-751-1851 ; www. dekalbkiwanis.org
Rotary dinner meeting
6 p.m. Mondays
Ellwood House Museum
509 N. First St. in DeKalb
Contact: Brendon Gallagher, club president, at 815-787-7727
DeKalb Rotary Club will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day today with a special dinner and fellowship.
The DeKalb Rotary Club hosts a weekly meeting that includes a dinner and a program at Ellwood House Museum.
‘Red Cross First Aid’ workshop
6-9 p.m. Monday
4-C office, 155 N. Third St., Suite 300, in DeKalb
www.four-c.org
Contact: Kim Sciacero at ext. 226 at 815-758-8149 or 800-848-8727 to register for this free workshop
Community Coordinated Child Care offers “Red Cross First Aid” a workshop for child care center staff and family child care providers.
Participants will learn first aid for everything from cuts and scrapes to muscle, bone and joint injuries. This class provides certification that is accepted by DCFS to meet licensing requirements.
Registration is required.
Chorus rehearsals
7-9 p.m. Mondays
Room 171 of the Northern Illinois University Music Building in DeKalb
www.dekalbfestivalchorus.org Contact: 630-453-8006
The DeKalb Festival Chorus’s spring performance of Haydn’s “Theresienmesse” is on April 19.
Auditions are required; e-mail the director at festivalchorus@gmail.com to arrange a brief audition. Adult membership costs $30. Full-time student membership is $15.
Crime Fiction Book Club
• 7 p.m. Monday
• 10 a.m. Tuesday
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Dee Coover at 815-756-9568, ext. 7.
The group is discussing “The One From the Other.” All area adults can attend this free book club, which discusses many varieties of crime fiction. Refreshments are provided.
TUESDAY
Senior activities
330 Grove St. in DeKalb
Contact: Senior Services Center at 815-758-4718
Low Income Heating Energy Assistance Program application hours for seniors: 9-11 a.m., by appointment only
Pinochle Tournament Day 1: 10 a.m.
Senior Surfer computer lessons: 9:30 a.m.
Armchair Traveler: 10 a.m.
St. Patrick’s Day Party: 11 a.m.
Legal assistance hour: 1 p.m.
AARP tax help: 1-4 p.m. The public can receive help; call 815-758-3718 for an appointment.
Tax return help
• 9 a.m. Tuesdays or Wednesdays, by appointment, at Fox Valley Older Adult Services, 1406 Suydam Road in Sandwich. Call 815-786-9404
• 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays at Kirkland Municipal Building, 511 W. Main St. Appointments at other times could be available; call 815-522-3557 or 815-784-6040.
• Noon-3 p.m. Wednesdays and 9 a.m.-noon Thursdays at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave.
• 9 a.m.-noon Fridays and Saturdays at Resource Bank, 310 S. Route 23 in Genoa
• 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays at IDEAL Industries, Becker Place in Sycamore
Volunteers from AARP tax can help people with their taxes.
Rules of the Road course
9:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday
Fox Valley Older Adult Services Center
1406 Suydam Road in Sandwich
Participants of this course for all ages will learn more about how to pass the Illinois driver’s license renewal examination.
All residents in the DeKalb area are welcome.
Topics include information for the general written and road tests and the vision screening.
Children’s story time
9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3
Story Time for 3-year-olds and pre-kindergarten children, is free and open to everyone.
W.I.N.S. Luncheon
11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday
Mill Creek Golf Club, 39W525 Herrington Drive in Geneva
www.KanelandWINS.org
Reservations were requested by March 9, but walk-ins are welcome; contact: 630-945-7086 or membership@kanelandwins.org.
Kaneland Women-Insight-Networking-Service luncheon presentation will be “Building Your Brand: How to Become an Expert in 90 Days or Less” by Scott Metcalfe, president of Empire Consulting.
The March Kaneland W.I.N.S. service project is to donate art supplies for use at a Girl Scouts summer camp.
Seminar/lunch cost for members is $18 and $25 for guests.
St. Patrick’s Day craft
6:30 p.m. Tuesday
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3
A free walk-in St. Patrick’s Day craft time will be held in the library’s children’s department and is open to everyone.
‘Homework Help’
6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
Neighbors’ House
Fifth and Pine streets in DeKalb
Contact: 815-787-0600
www.neighborshouse.org
No-cost Homework Help Nights for students attending fourth grade through high school are offered by Neighbors’ House, a nonprofit, faith-based, community development organization.
Home-schoolers’
meeting and open house
• Parents’ meeting: 7 p.m. Tuesday in Genoa; visit the Web site below for location
• 9 a.m. March 23 open house at Evangelical Free Church on Bethany Road in DeKalb
Classical Conversations, an educational service company for homeschool families, invites interested people to free Parent Information meetings and an open house.
Classical Conversations partners experienced homeschool tutors with families interested in using a Christian, classical model of education.
Visit www.classicalconversations.com and click on Illinois on the map, then “Illinois Calendar” for local information.
Singers’ rehearsals
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays
First Congregational Church
615 N. First St. in DeKalb
Contact: 815-895-5955 or 815-899-8383
Male singers of all ages are invited by Kishwaukee Barbershop to learn to sing male harmonies.
WEDNESDAY
Senior activities
330 Grove St. in DeKalb
Contact: Senior Services Center at 815-758-4718
Castle Club trip to see “Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical.” Contact: Senior Services Center at 815-758-4718 for prices and seat availability.
Senior bowling: 9 a.m. at Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road in DeKalb
Veterans assistance: 9:30 a.m.
Piano lessons: 10 a.m.
Safety and the Law presentation: 10:30 a.m.
Exercise program: 10:30 a.m.
Free foot screening: Noon
Spelling Bee practice: 12:30 p.m.
Movie with popcorn: 1 p.m.
Mom’s Time Out Day
9 a.m.-noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Sycamore Park District Community Center
138 North Fair St.
Contact: 815-895-3202
www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com
Daily fee is $8 per day for Sycamore Park District residents or $10 per day for nonresidents.
New participants are welcome at any time.
Kishwaukee Kiwanis
11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays
Hopkins Park Community Room in DeKalb
www.kish-kiwanis.com.
Contact: Amy Polzin at amy@geol.niu.edu
Wednesday, the Rev. Mark Bussert will speak about Voices of Care
March 25: Ron Klein, the history of Lawyers in DeKalb County
April 1: Mary Beth Van Buer, the Egyptian Theatre Replace-the-Seats Campaign
Sycamore Rotary Club
Noon Wednesdays
Carls Fargo Restaurant
355 W. State St. in Sycamore
www.sycamorerotary.org
Contact: Brian Adams at 815-762-5946
This week, agricultural broadcaster Orion Samuelson is scheduled to be the guest of the Sycamore Rotary Club during its annual Rural-Urban Day, a yearly event bringing agricultural matters and issues to the business community in Sycamore.
Heard on WGN Radio in Chicago, Samuelson also appears on his syndicated National Farm Report.
‘Play-Based Curriculum’
6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday
4-C office, 155 N. Third St., Suite 300, in DeKalb
www.four-c.org
Contact: Kim Sciacero at ext. 226 at 815-758-8149 or 800-848-8727 to register for this free workshop
Community Coordinated Child Care offers “Play-Based Curriculum,” a workshop for child care center staff and family child care providers.
Play-based curriculum is an important part of early childhood settings. In this training, providers will discuss guidelines, compare and contrast the developmentally appropriateness of materials.
Registration is required.
Montessori workshop
6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Sycamore Public Library
103 E. State St.
Contact: 815-895-0303 for more information or to RSVP.
Questions about what Montessori is and how it differs from traditional education will be answered at a free workshop hosted by Montessori Children’s House of Sycamore.
Seating is limited, but more information can be requested by telephone.
The library is not responsible for the information presented in this program.
Pumpkin Festival planning meeting
Pumpkin Fest committee
7 p.m. third Wednesday each month
Sycamore Center
308 W. State St.
www.sycamorepumpkinfestival.com/
All Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Committee meetings are open to the public, and everyone is invited to see the planning needed to put on the festival.
Attendees should use the Somonauk Street entrance.
Bingo nights
7:15 p.m. Wednesdays
Sycamore Veterans Home
121 S. California St.
sycamorevetsclub.org
Contact: Robert Fleetwood at 815-895-2679
The public is invited.
THURSDAY
Senior activities
330 Grove St. in DeKalb
Contact: Senior Services Center at 815-758-4718
Pinochle Tournament Day 2: 10 a.m.
Senior Surfer computer lessons: 9:30 a.m.
Ask a Pharmacist health presentation: 10:30 am.
Wii Music: Noon
Cribbage Players Group: 1 p.m.
Genoa chamber meeting
Thursday, 11:30 a.m. networking
Noon-1 p.m. catered lunch and presentation
Genoa Township Park District Community Room, 400 E. Second St
RSVP deadline: Tuesday; contact Bonnie Hanson 815-784-2212 or genoachamb@tbcnet.com.
Advanced reservations are required. The cost of the lunch is $7 for a personal pan pizza – cheese, cheese and sausage or cheese and pepperoni.
Paul Bafia, Genoa Park District executive director, will discuss the park district’s facility and programs
Women’s luncheon
Noon Thursday
Sorrento’s Ranch, Route 64 in Maple Park
Contact: Beverly Black at 815-758-7550 to RSVP by today
The speaker at the March DeKalb Area Women’s Connection luncheon is Linda Sill, who will discuss, “Who is Your Best Friend?”
Featured presentation will be Donna Gable’s “The Ellwood Servants.”
Cost to attend is $12.50. The public is invited.
DeKalb Music Boosters
7 p.m. usually the fourth Thursday each month; the March meeting has a different date because of spring break.
DeKalb High School Music Room
Volunteers are being sought to help with the DeKalb Music Boosters Corn Fest Craft Fair.
Annually, the craft fair raises about $10,000, which helps fund programs for DeKalb middle and high school music students, such as sending the DHS Jazz Ensemble to Essentual Ellington, a prestigious competition in New York.
Anyone who would like to help the students are invited to planning meetings throughout the year.
Hiawatha Referendum meeting
7 p.m. Thursday
Hiawatha Elementary School Gym in Kirkland.
At the Hiawatha Referendum Committee meeting, information about the upcoming referendum on April 7 will be discussed.
Representatives from PMA Securities Inc. and Healy Bender & Associates Architects will be on hand to answer questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.
Tours of the elementary wing of the school will be given from 6-6:45 p.m.
Skiers get-together
7 p.m. third Thursday each month
Twins Tavern in DeKalb
Several ski trips are planned by members.
For information or an invitation to a DeKalb Ski Club meeting, call Nancy Higdon at 815-895-3247.
FRIDAY
Senior activities
330 Grove St. in DeKalb
Contact: Senior Services Center at 815-758-4718
Senior bowling: 9 a.m. at Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road in DeKalb
Bridge games: 10 a.m. for beginners and 1 p.m. for advanced players
Exercise program: 10:30 a.m.
Fun & Wii Fit Friday: 12:30 p.m.
Sheep farm visits
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in March
Pioneer Farm
17N400 Big Timber Road, near Route 47 and Plank Road, in Elgin
www.enjoypioneerfarm.com
Contact: 847-683-2863
People can hold newborn baby lambs and see sheep being sheared, at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily, at the 100-year-old red barn with white arches.
Admission costs $4 per person or $20 for a carload.
School and other groups are welcome any time, by appointment.
Owners Carol and Martin Burnidge grow and sell items their farm produces.
Childen’s Craft
4 p.m. Friday
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3
This Children’s Craft will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the “Very Hungry Caterpillar.” It is free and open to everyone; walk-ins welcome.
Participants should wear older clothes for this paint craft.
‘Beach Blanket
Bengo-rdon’
6 p.m. Friday
St. Mary’s Memorial Hall in Sycamore
Contact: Call 815-756-4875 or visit www.bengordoncenter.org for more information.
No tuxedos or formal gowns are needed for The Ben Gordon Center’s 21st annual fundraising event. Gourmet tropical island cuisine and an evening of music and dancing are planned, along with a silent auction, a diamond dig and a cash raffle. Reservation deadline was March 10.
Charity tournament
7-10 p.m. Friday
Campton Township Community Center, 5N082 Old LaFox Road, near Route 64 in Campton Hills
Contact: Chris Biederer at 847-431-6302 to register.
Field of Dreams Horse Rescue & Adoption, a local nonprofit, all-volunteer horse rescue barn in Elburn, will hosting a Bunco Tournament and is looking for teams and individual players to compete for cash and raffle prizes.
Registration cost is $25 per player, which will help the group raise money to continue to take care of animals rescued from neglect and abuse.
According to a recent news release, people can come for an evening of fun, learn about rescue, see pictures of the group’s beautiful “guests.”
DAWC get-together
7-9 p.m. Fridays
DeKalb Area Women’s Center
1021 State St. in DeKalb
Contact: 815-758-1351
Art displays can be seen when events are held in the DeKalb Area Women’s Center building, or by appointment. All are invited.
Members can work on projects together:
Friday: DAWC signs
March 27: Set up for Herstorical Tea, to be held March 29
April 3: Local Angie’s List – Compare and share auto repair services
April 10: Local Angie’s List – Compare and share plumbing, electrical and home repair services
April 17: Local Angie’s List – Compare entertainment values
April 24: Local Angie’s List – Compare food values
An entrance with an accessible lift is near the alley north of the building.
Lenten Taize Service
7:30 p.m. Friday
Newman Catholic Student Center
512 Normal Road, in DeKalb
The ecumenical Taize prayer service for peace follows a format developed in the mid 1940s in Taize, France.
The service combines scripture, meditative singing and silence and prayer. The focus is on bringing reconciliation to individuals and among peoples of the world. All are welcome.
This the only scheduled Taize prayer service this semester.
SATURDAY
Fermilab Bird Walk
8 a.m. Saturday
Fermilab parking lot on Pine Street near Kirk Road in Batavia
Event contact: Chris Madsen at 630-377-0773.
Club contact: Jerry Hope at 630-377-1444; www.kanecounty audubon.org
Kane County Audubon Society, the local chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society, invites DeKalb County bird watchers to events. Participants will look for waterfowl and early spring migrating birds.
Item distribution
8:30-11 a.m. Saturdays
By appointment other days
346 S. County Line Road in Lee
Contact: 815-824-2228
NICE Food and Clothing Center, a nondenominational food pantry, serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County.
Bilingual children’s spring craft
10:30 a.m. Saturday
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3, por mas información
Children are invited for this free activity.
Actividad del verano bilingue por los ninos, gratis.
SUNDAY
4th Annual Indoor Triathlon
7:30 a.m. Sunday, with an awards ceremony around noon
Kishwaukee Family YMCA
2500 Bethany Road in Sycamore
Register at www.kishymca.org or in person at the YMCA
Contact: Sue Munz 815-756-9577 or smunz@kishymca.org
Participants, 9 and older, can enter Kishwaukee Family YMCA’s fourth Annual Indoor Triathlon.
Indoor triathlons are based on distance achieved during a set period of time, rather than a specific distance, for both beginners and seasoned athletes.
Competitors will swim the pool for 10 minutes, ride stationary bikes for 20 minutes and run on treadmills for 15 minutes.
All levels of competitors are welcome and families and teams can choose to compete together, with members entering the event of their choice rather than all three.
Free group training is offered by the YMCA to help competitors reach their goals. Classes are offered:
• 7-8 p.m. Tuesday
• 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday
Awards will be given to the top male and female athletes in each age range.
Participants can also win additional free training sessions.
Cost is $40 for individuals or $75 for teams.
Reiki Level 1 Attunement
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday
Contact: 815-739-4329 or ThetaCoach@hotmail.com to register, or for location.
Registration is required by Friday.
Two Reiki masters, Mary Hammel and Joan Protano, will teach Usui, a Reiki Level 1 attunement class.
Class fee, $175, includes the Reiki kit by William Rand, which according to a recent news release has a $40 value.
Women’s history
presentations
Genoa Museum
622 W. Park Ave. in Genoa
Contact: The Museum at 815-784-5559
Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society is planning two events for Women’s History Month. The first of the three events was held March 15.
• 1:30 p.m. Sunday: “Goodies from the garden – tea, cookies and medicine.”
Local herbalist and wise woman Evelyn Cooley will give a presentation about medicinal and culinary herbs traditionally grown in grandmother’s garden and common uses in the family home.
At Wild Thyme Herb Garden, Cooley tends a large herb garden and stocks everything from medicinal herbs to vitamins and natural cleaning products. She has been in business since 1998.
• 1:30 p.m. March 29: “Tracing grandmother’s roots”
Alice Lintereau, a noted area genealogist in the Shabbona-Lee-Rollo Historical Group, will give a lecture on her personal journey and the process of tracing one’s genealogy.
For additional information call, Basketcases 815-393-3414 or Wild Thyme 815-784-4237.
Spring softball meeting
2 p.m. Sunday
Plano American Legion
510 E. Dearborn St. in Plano.
Contact: Rex Clark, league president, at Durayclark@aol.com
Klatt Memorial Softball League’s organizational spring meeting will discuss its Sunday afternoon doubleheader 12-inch slow-pitch games, which are played from May through August at Klatt Rock Creek Park. Area men and women, age 30 and older, can sign up.
Season opener is May 3.
Habitat orientations
7-8 p.m. Sundays through March 29
HFHDC Office
Third and Pine streets in DeKalb
www.hfhdcillinois.org
Contact: 815-758-5055 or habitat@tbc.net
Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County will hold a series of Family Orientation sessions. Interested families need only attend one session.
All sessions will be held in the basement of the St. Mary DeKalb parish offices building. Entrance is off of the parking lot in the back, or south side, of the building.
NEXT WEEK
School’s Out Program
7 a.m.-6 p.m. March 23-27
400 E. Second St.
www.genoaparks.com
Contact: 815-784-5612
During Genoa-Kingston School District’s spring break, children, kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to Genoa Park District’s Kids Klub School’s Out Program.
Registration is required. Children can be dropped off any time after 7 a.m. but must be picked up by 6 p.m.
A safe and fun environment will be provided for children, to spend time with friends, have a snack, and participate in games, crafts and activities.
Trips might also be planned during the week
All rates are per day per child. Cost is $30 for Kids Klub afterschool participants; $35 for park district residents and $40 for non-residents.
Board game days
• 10 a.m.-8 p.m. March 23-26
• 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 27
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 28
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3
Drop in all day long to play board games in the children’s department at the DeKalb library. Bring a friend and check out games from the children’s desk. The day is free and open to everyone.
Senior activities
March 23
330 Grove St. in DeKalb
Contact: Senior Services Center at 815-758-4718
Exercise program: 10:30 a.m. led by FitWorkz.
Needlework group: 1 p.m.
Overeaters Anonymous: 3 p.m.
Boating safety class
6-9 p.m. March 23-25 Monday through Wednesday
Ideal Industries corporate office
Becker Place in Sycamore.
Advanced registration is appreciated; call 815-825-2086, ext. 204. For more information, call 815-784-5346.
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will offer a three-night boating safety certificate course.
Participants who successfully complete the course will receive their Boating Safety Certificate, which is required for youths age 12-18 and may result in discounted auto insurance rates for adults.
CPR workshop
6-9 p.m. March 23
4-C Office, 155 N Third St, Suite 300, in DeKalb
www.four-c.org
Contact: Kim Sciacero at ext. 226 at 815-758-8149 or 800-848-8727 to register.
Community Coordinated Child Care is offering “American Heart Association CPR” a workshop for child care center staff and family child care providers.
Participants will have hands-on skills training to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies for infants, children and adults. This training provides certification that is accepted by DCFS to meet licensing requirements.
A $20 deposit is required that will be given back after the training and registration is required.
Story and Craft
• 6:30 p.m. March 23
• 10:30 a.m. March 26
• 2:30 p.m. March 26
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3
These free story and craft times for young children in the DeKalb library children’s department are open to everyone.
Film screening
7 p.m. March 23
Perry Theatre, Aurora Foundation Center for Community Enrichment, 1305 Kenilworth Place in Aurora
Contact: Admission is free, but reservations are required; call 630-844-5615 for information.
The public is invited by Aurora University to a free screening of “Bigger, Faster, Stronger,” a documentary film about steroid use.
Alicia Cosky, professor of physical education and director of the School of Health and Physical Education, and Jennifer Buckley, physical education instructor, will introduce the film and moderate a post-screening discussion.
The film examines steroid use by director Christopher Bell and his brothers, who grew up idolizing celebrity bodybuilders including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hulk Hogan and Sylvester Stallone. The movie also features professional athletes, medical experts, fitness center members and a U.S. Congressman discussing anabolic steroids.
The film takes a skeptical examination on claims of health risks of steroids and is critical of the legal health supplement industry.
Beyond steroid use, the movie examines how America views drugs, cheating and the lengths people go to achieve success.
Caterpillar Craft
• 6:30 p.m. March 24
• 2:30 p.m. March 28
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3
This free caterpillar craft for children is open to everyone.
Toddler Craft
10:30 a.m. March 25
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3
‘What is CCAP?’
workshop
6:30-8:30 p.m. March 25
4-C Office, 155 N Third St., Suite 300, in DeKalb
www.four-c.org
Contact: Kim Sciacero at ext. 226 at 815-758-8149 or 800-848-8727 to register for this free workshop.
Community Coordinated Child Care offers “What is CCAP?” This workshop, for child care center staff and family child care providers, will help participants become familiar with the Illinois Child Care Assistance Program’s policy and procedures, application process, provider qualifications, payment process and parent co-payments.
Registration is required.
Bird and Nature Walk
8 a.m. March 28
Bliss Woods Forest Preserve; meet in the second parking lot at 5S660 Bliss Road in Sugar Grove
Event contact: Jon Duerr at 630-584-5891
Club contact: Jerry Hope at 630-377-1444; www.kanecountyaudubon.org.
Pre-ride meeting
9 a.m. fourth Saturday each month
Winners Circle Bar & Grill
Route 64 at McGough Road in Maple Park
www.nciwildroses.com
Contact: Gigi Beaird at gbeaird@niu.edu or 815-766-1206.
North Central Illinois Wild Rose Chapter of Women on Wheels meetings are held at Winners Circle, which is five miles east of Sycamore.
All women motorcycle riders are welcome. Prospective members can attend three events before joining.
Herstorical Tea
3-5 p.m. March 29
DeKalb Area Women’s Center
1021 State St., between 10th and 11th streets, in DeKalb
Contact: 815-758-1351
DeKalb Area Women’s Center’s annual Herstorical Tea is held the last Sunday of March to commemorate Women’s History Month.
This year the event, which features refreshments, will also include education, presented in song, dance, literature and arts, and information on ecology in a green state of mind.
Admission will be the donation of either one Susan B. Anthony silver dollar, one Sacagewea golden dollar – or three Washington paper dollar bills. People should note that the women’s center will raise the value of the coins with women’s images for the afternoon.
Free parking is available in the lot one-half block south on 11th Street.
The building has an accessible lift, which can be reached from the alley just north of the building; contact the center at 815-758-1351 to use the lift.
While at the center, request Shop & Share Identification Slips to be used March 30-April 1 at Jewel and Osco stores to benefit DAWC.
COMING EVENTS
‘Yoga for Life’
5:45-6:45 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Mondays, through March 30-May 18
Sycamore High School dance studio
Contact: Nancy Davis at arobixbabe@aol.com
www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com
An 8-week session of this class for 18 year olds and older will run from March 30-May 18.
Fee is $37 for Sycamore Park District residents and $47 for non-residents.
Register online or in person at the Sycamore Park District Community Center on Fair Street.
St. Charles Singles Club
Live band dance: 7-11 p.m. March 30
Lincoln Inn, 1345 S. Batavia Ave./Route 31 in Batavia
Cost: $8 for members or $10 for visitors
Dressy or nice casual clothing required
www.stcharlessinglesclub.com
Contact: 630-340-6647
Singles from any town, city or state can attend St. Charles Singles Club, which is celebrating its 32nd year as a non-profit social and dance club for singles age 40 and better. Younger singles are also welcome.
Dances are also held second and fourth Mondays each month at Riverside Receptions, Route 38 and North River Lane in Geneva. Cost, $6 for members or $8 for visitors, includes professional dance instruction from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and dancing, 7:30-11 p.m.
Other club activities include Saturday breakfasts, pizza nights, plays, trips, golf, bowling, picnics and concerts.
Summer Youth sports sign up
Open registration for Malta Summer Youth Program is ongoing through March.
Registration forms and fee payment available at Malta Township Library
Contact: Eric Biletzky at 815-825-9019.
The program’s summer baseball and softball teams, British Soccer Camps and arts and crafts camp are open to all DeKalb District 428 students who have completed kindergarten through the eighth grade.
The program is not affiliated with any park district.
Summer Baseball/Softball Registration Deadline
To register, visit the Sports & Recreation Center at 1765 S. Fourth St. in DeKalb or call 815-758-7756.
DeKalb Park District Youth Baseball and Girls Softball Registration deadline is March 31.
Leagues are open to children age 5 through eighth grade.
Volunteer coaches are needed for all leagues.
Egg decorating demonstration
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31
DeKalb Public Library
309 Oak St.
Contact: Kathy Keyes at 815-756-9568, ext. 26
This free Ukranian egg decorating demonstration and story time for all ages, will showcase the traditional folk art from Ukraine through techniques and stories.
Bread for the World
Noon April 1
Baptist Campus Ministry
449 Normal Road in DeKalb
www.bread.org
Contact: The Rev. Gorbold at 815-756-2131
Bread for the World members hope to urge the public to join letter-writing campaigns to urge Congress to pass legislation on reforming U.S. foreign assistance.
The local chapter will devote several meetings this semester to studying how U.S. foreign assistance can be more effective in ending hunger and poverty. Currently the 1961 Foreign Assistants Act, which is administered by 12 departments, 25 agencies and 60 government offices, determines how the United States delivers foreign aid.
Local BFW meetings begin at noon and include free lunch. Meeting topics and presenters include April 1, “A Clear and Consistent Approach to Development,” Jenny Tomkins; and April 15, “Reforming U.S. Assistance to Invest in Development,” Sharon Tourville.
Friends of the library
7 p.m. first Wednesday each month
Cortland Community Library
63 S. Somonauk Road
Contact: mbergeson2002@yahoo.com
Girls-Only Super Sports
4-5 p.m. Thursdays, April 2-May 7
Genoa Park District
www.genoaparks.com
Contact: 815-784-5612
This fun-filled class, for girls only, ages 7-10, will teach basic skills in a variety of sports, according to a recent news release. Some of the sports included will be soccer, basketball and softball.
Class space is limited so register early. The fee for the class is $35 park district for residents and $45 for non-residents.
Floor Hockey class
5-6 p.m. Thursdays, April 2-May 7
Genoa Park District
www.genoaparks.com
Contact: 815-784-5612
This action-packed class, according to a recent news release, will teach the basics of hockey for ages 7-10, who can learn and play the fastest game in the world without the ice.
The cost is $35 for park district residents and $45 for non-residents.
“How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk or Jerkette”
6-9 p.m. Wednesdays, April 8, 15 and 22.
1350 W. Prairie Drive in Sycamore
Registration deadline: April 3
Contact: John Horn, University of Illinois Extension-DeKalb County, at 815-758-8194, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore, IL 60178, or johnhorn@uiuc.edu
University of Illinois Extension’s program, “How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk or Jerkette,” will help singles focus on the crucial details one must gather before choosing a life partner, according to a recent newsletter.
The three-part relationship education series designed for adults, young or older, seeking or in between romantic relationships, will be taught by family-life educator Betty Lou Barsley-Marra.
In the release, John Horn, DeKalb County U of I director, said, “What makes this program different from popular advice books is that it is research based and presented with humor.”
Participants will not have to tell their relationship horror stories. Students can just listen, or comment and ask questions, if they choose.
The class can also offer advice for happily attached couples.
Through activities and discussions, participants will gain the skills to really get to know partners and for predicting what romantic partners will be like in marriage.
Children who have lived through their parents’ divorces often fear commitment when they reach adulthood. Single parents can bring young adult children, age 18 and older, to the class at no extra charge.
Registration fee, $50, covers all three sessions and materials.
Speakers’ conference
April 3-4
Holiday Inn, Crystal Lake
Contact: Del Calderini at delcal@hotmail.com
Toastmasters International District 54 Spring Conference will feature “No Boundaries,” a speech by Toastmasters International President Jana Barnhill, who is the fourth woman elected to the position since Toastmasters’ founding in 1924.
District 54 International Speech and Evaluation contests will be conducted at the conference.
All Toastmasters and anyone interested learning about the advantages of having public speaking skills is invited to attend.
Home-schoolers meeting
7 p.m. first Friday each month
Contact: Louise Rynkewicz at 815-986-8545 for location
Home Oriented Unique Schooling Experience is a secular, all-inclusive statewide homeschool support group.
The local chapter of HOUSE holds monthly meetings after informal potluck meals on the first Friday each month.
Flag Football program
Saturdays, April 4-May 16
Genoa Park District
www.genoaparks.com
Contact: 815-784-5612
This introductory level program for ages 6-9 will teach children the basic fundamentals of football.
One practice will be held during the week before Saturday games.
The cost is $35 for park district residents and $45 for non-residents.
Annual Town of Cortland Garage Sales
Friday and Saturday, May 1 and 2.
More details will be announced later; people can call Donna at 815-756-4851.
