There will be brief presentations repeating on trick or treat safety, treat bags of candy will be given away along with child ID kits. The ID kits will allow you to obtain the fingerprints and DNA of your child to store in a secure place in your own home as a permanent record.
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A free, short Lunch and Learn event called Get Your Lawn Ready for Fall will be at noon on Monday, Sept. 23, at the University of Illinois Extension, Kankakee County Office at 1650 Commerce Drive, Bourbonnais.
Preregistration is required for program materials to be prepared. Seating is limited. Bring your lunch and eat while learning.
Another program, on Monday, Oct. 28, the Lunch and Learn topic is The Barn Quilts of Kankakee County. Come learn the history of this fascinating project. This program also is at the Bourbonnais branch of the Extension office.
To register, call 815-933-8337 or visit web.extension.illinois.edu/gkw.
Speech Buddies Camp for toddlers
Presence St. Mary's Rehabilitation Services is hosting Speech Buddies: A Speech Camp for Toddlers beginning on Monday, Sept. 9 at their Total Wellness Center, 21 Heritage Drive, Bourbonnais.
The cost for this program is $5 per child/session. This camp is for children ages 2-3 and consists of four, 45-minute sessions for both English and/or Spanish speaking families. Spanish sessions are at 10 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. on Mondays beginning Monday, Sept. 9. English sessions are on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Sept. 11. Speech Buddies explores language through early literature books and activities. Sessions will target the areas of sound awareness, vocabulary growth, social language skills and putting words together to form sentences. Parents will participate with their children and will have take-home activities to reinforce language and continue the learning experience at home.
For more information or to register, call 815-937-8220.
Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Rutherford will be the keynote speaker at a Republican Party event hosted by Kankakee 4th Ward representatives Danita Grant Swanson and James Faford.
The event will begin at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 7 at the Homestead Restaurant, 1230 S. East Ave., Kankakee.
Tickets are $20 per person. To attend the two-hour event, people need to purchase tickets by Sept. 5. Grant Swanson can be reached at Danita@sdcecu.com. Faford can be can be reached at 815-939-1419 or jksr2425@comcast.net.
A native of Pontiac in Livingston County, Rutherford is completing his first term as Illinois treasurer. He is one of four Republicans that has announced plans to seek the state's top elected office.
Speech Buddies Camp for toddlers
Presence St. Mary's Rehabilitation Services is hosting Speech Buddies: A Speech Camp for Toddlers beginning on Monday, Sept. 9 at their Total Wellness Center, 21 Heritage Drive, Bourbonnais.
The cost for this program is $5 per child/session. This camp is for children ages 2-3 and consists of four, 45-minute sessions for both English and/or Spanish speaking families. Spanish sessions are at 10 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. on Mondays beginning Monday, Sept. 9. English sessions are on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Sept. 11. Speech Buddies explores language through early literature books and activities. Sessions will target the areas of sound awareness, vocabulary growth, social language skills and putting words together to form sentences. Parents will participate with their children and will have take-home activities to reinforce language and continue the learning experience at home.
For more information or to register, call 815-937-8220.
