Upcoming Park District Activities
SUMMER GUIDE & REGISTRATION INFO.
Residents! Look for the Summer 2013 Program Guide in your mailbox the week
of April 22nd.
The
registration dates are as follows:
General Resident Registration: Monday, May 6
General Non-Resident Registration: Monday, May 20
This just in! Registration
for Full Summer Day Camp and Camp Sunshine
only has been moved up to April
15th for residents and
April 29th for non-residents. Registration for these camps
will only be accepted at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th St.
SUMMER CAMPS
Check out the following link to see ALL the wonderful summer camps!
Summer Camps
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Earth Day Celebration 2013
Celebrate Earth Day with the Oak Lawn Park District and Village of Oak Lawn
on Saturday, April 27th, from 10:00am - 1:00pm, at
Wolfe Wildlife Refuge located at 109th St. and Lawler Ave.
Participate in all of the following family-fun activities: Big Run Wolves,
Jim Nesci's Cold Blooded Creatures, hybrid and alternative fuel vehicle
show, tree climbing demo, tree planting
demo, kids activities and more. FREE admission, raffles and giveaways!
There
will also be a prescription medication take back collection and a dog vendor
with product for purchase.
Stay a
little later and get a free tour of Wolfe Wildlife Refuge and Chicago Ridge
Prairie, 105th & Menard Ave. with Prairie Consultant, Lou Mule', who
specializes in prairie restoration and maintenance.
For
more information, please contact Dolly Foster at 708-857-2225.
Oak Lawn Park District Preschool Registration
Registration is currently being accepted for the Oak
Lawn Park District's Preschool classes.
Learn
as you Grow I and Playschool is for 3 year olds. Sessions are Tuesdays and
Thursdays, September through December, 2013 and January through May 2014.
Times are 9:00-11:30 am or 12:00 - 2:30 pm.
Learn
As You Grow I will be held at the Little White Building, 9514 S. 54th
Avenue, and Playschool will be held at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th
Street. The fee is $670 for residents and $752 for non-residents. There are
three payment options available and a $50 non-refundable deposit is included
in the fee.
Learn
as you Grow II and Prep School is for 4 year olds. Sessions are held Monday,
Wednesday and Friday, from September through December, 2013 and January
through May, 2014 and runs from 9:00-11:30 am or 12:30-2:30 pm at the Little
White Building, 9514 S. 54th Avenue. Prep School runs from 9:00-11:30 am or
12:00-2:30 pm at the Oak View Center, 4625 W. 110th Street. The fee is
$1,000 for residents and $1124 for non-residents. There are three payment
options available and a $50 non-refundable deposit is included in the fee.
Registration will be accepted until classes are full. For more information
on payment plans or on preschool classes, please contact David MacDonald at
708-857-2200.
Bridge Club
Attention bridge players! The Oak Lawn Park District is offering Duplicate
Bridge every Monday at 11:30am, at the Oak View
Center, 4625 W. 110th St. The cost per person is $ 7.00 per person and
includes a light lunch. All ages are welcome!
For
more information, please contact 708-857-2200.
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OVERNIGHT! Pella
Tulip Festival & Meskwaki Casino,
Tama & Pella Iowa
Join us for an exciting three
day get away to central Iowa. At Riverside Casino, you can "live it up" at
over 1200 slot machines, 24 blackjack tables, poker, craps, roulette and
more. You'll receive $10 cash play and $5 towards Riverside's lunch buffet.
We spend two nights at Meskwaki Bingo, Casino and Hotel. Choose from over
1650 of the newest reel and video slots, table games or join in on the BINGO
fun. Meskwaki offers several food venues such as Jackpot Buffet, Prime Cut,
and the Full House Cafe. You will receive $60 "promo dollars" on your card
and $15 in food coupons. We will visit Pella, Iowa for the Tulip Festival.
There we will enjoy the parade on reserved "grandstand" seats. View Dutch
dancing and singing, a Dutch costume style show, and the famous street
scrubbing show. The Freddy Gazo Band, Big Band sound, vocal stylings of
Michael Buble, Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack will entertain us at Opera
Theatre in Pella. A dinner will be enjoyed at Monarch's in Pella. There will
be free time to shop and visit this quaint town of Pella. We will return to
Meskwaki in the evening for more gaming fun. Don't miss this one! Trip
includes motorcoach transportation, snacks, accommodations, games and more!
Departure:
Oak View Center
Class# Day
Date Time
#4987 Thur-Sat 5/2-5/4
7:00am-6:00pm
What A Glorious
Feeling Show & Lunch
Join us at Theatre at the
Center for this new dance musical by Jay Berkow inspired by TRUE events. It
brings to life the tempestuous love triangle behind the scenes during the
filming of the beloved movie musical, Singing in the Rain. Gene Kelly, the
star and co-director is in love with his assistant, Jeanne Coyne, the
ex-wife of his co-director Stanley Donen. The show features great songs and
dance routines from the film. Important real-life figures are also part of
the fun-young Debbie Reynolds and producer/songwriter Arthur Freed.Lunch
menu Spring greens w/champagne viniagerette dressing, mashed red potatoes,
peas & carrots, choice of Lemon Chicken Breast or Roast Loin of Pork.
Cinnamon Ice Cream.
Location:
Oak View Center
Class# Day
Date Time Res/NR
#4788 Wed 5/29
11:00am-5:00pm $70/$80
For
more information on either trip, please call Chris Tiesch at 708-857-2200.
We hope to see you there!

Congratulations
to Commissioner and Board Secretary, Donald Andersen,
on his
appointment as the Chairman of the Illinois Association of Park Districts
(IAPD) Board of Trustees.

Don has been a Commissioner of the Oak Lawn Park
District since 1977.
The staff at the Oak Lawn Park District appreciates all the work Don does
for the agency and for the parks and recreation field.