Literary events (The Olympian)
Youth ...more...Bird Walk (The Capital)
Search for birds in several refuge habitats on this guided hike. Field guides and binoculars recommended. All Ages. Call to register....more... Senior Scene (The Standard-Times)
A full list of senior center and council on aging activities will be published the first Sunday of each month, and a condensed version will be published the remaining Sundays. Listings for trip reservations will be published well before the reservation... ...more... Calendar for Aug. 14 (The Milpitas Post)
Tonight at 7:30 p.m., Milpitas Community Library will host its second annual summer mystery panel featuring some of the Bay Area's local mystery writers. Moderated by Penny Warner, this year's panel discussion will feature Cara Black, Mark Coggins, Clare Langley-Hawthorne and Milpitas' Terri Thayer....more... Student special: Online savings (Guardian Unlimited)
In the old days - more accurately, a few years ago - students had to rely on flashing their NUS card at every retailer they could find or cutting out money-off coupons from magazines and newspapers to save money. But the internet has revolutionised the scope for students to save a few quid. Students are, usually out of necessity, an admirably tight lot who will stop at nothing to save pennies. ......more... Lake Co. crafts & bazaars (Daily Herald)
Used Book Sale: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 15 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 16, Lake Villa District Library, 1001 E. Grand Ave., Lake Villa. For information, call (847) 356-8527, ext. 400....more... McHenry Co. religion notes (Daily Herald)
Congregation Tikkun Olam will hold a Shabbat service at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Congregational Unitarian Church, 221 Dean St., Woodstock....more... Briefly (Old Colony Memorial & Plymouth Bulletin)
News briefs from around town Next Level Gospel ...more... Peek at the Week (Mount Prospect Times)
Deadline for items for Peek at the Week is 10 days before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, church events, reunions and support groups to Peek at the Week, Pioneer Press, 130 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, IL 60068, fax to (847) 696-3229, or e-mail to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for publication. ...more... |