Help Spread Christmas Cheer!
Don't forget to stop by Whitmore Ace Hardware and select a tag to help a local child have a Merry Christmas. –Photo submitted.
Berkot’s manager encourages shoppers to pick up a child’s tag while shopping for groceries. Help make Christmas merrier for a local child in need. –Photo submitted.
Christmas tags for local children may be picked up at the check-in desk at Fitness Premier! Feel good inside and out this holiday season! –Photo submitted.
The staff at National Bank of Manteno hope you will take a child’s Christmas wish tag from their lovely tree. –Photo submitted.
An effort currently is underway to provide gifts to Manteno children in need this Christmas. Tags, with children’s ages and wish lists, may be picked up from four Manteno businesses: Berkot’s, Fitness Premier, National Bank of Manteno, and Whitmore Ace Hardware. Gifts should be wrapped, with the tags attached, and returned to the trees no later than December 15. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
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Manteno Legion to Hold Memorial Day Services
Spread the loveManteno American Legion Post 755 invites and encourages the community to join its Legion Color Guard as they honor our fallen military and deceased on Memorial Day, May 27. On Memorial Day, the Color Guard will muster-up at the Manteno Legion at the crack-of-dawn to check out rifles and gear and head out…
Lady Panthers Squeak Past Coalers, 2-1
Spread the loveBy Jim Piacentini On Monday, May 6, the Manteno Lady Panthers had a fight on their hands with the Coal City Coalers. It was a tight game, but the Panthers came out on top in the end, with a 2-1 home conference victory. The Panthers were led by Ava Peterson, who went 1-2,…
34th Annual Rhubarb Festival May 19
Spread the loveThe Kankakee County Museum at Small Memorial Park, 801 S. Eighth Avenue in Kankakee, will host their 34th annual Rhubarb Festival on Sunday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s festivities include a wide variety of vendors, a dime toss, kids’ zone, pie-eating contest, live entertainment, plus tours of the…
Manteno Holds Successful Inaugural Spring Showcase
Spread the loveThe Spring Showcase: Garden and Arts Festival, a fun event for the entire family, was held on Sunday, May 5, at the Square in Downtown Manteno, much to the delight of the community. This first ever Spring Showcase was created to enable the community to come together and enjoy the beauty of spring…
Uplifted Care Community Grief Center Free Workshop/ Grief Support Service
Spread the loveThe Honoring Mothers Workshop will be held on Saturday, May 18, from 10 – 11:30 a.m. This free workshop is a safe space for anyone, who has lost their mother, to be able to join others who have experienced a similar loss. Through activities and discussion, attendees have an opportunity to connect with…
FHOF Cardiology Hosting Free Smoking Cessation Meetings
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Uplifted Care Community Grief Center Vet-to-Vet Café May 15
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KRRC Donates $800 to Manteno Legion
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River Valley Metro Ridership Milestone
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Mother’s Day Basket Bingo May 11
Spread the loveMark your calendar for “Mother’s Day Basket Bingo,” the bi-annual basket bingo fundraiser for Flight Club Survivor. This fun event will be held on Saturday, May 11, with doors opening at 5 p.m. and bingo at 6 p.m., at 209 W. Dixie Highway in Grant Park. Tickets are $20 per person for the…
Healing and Investment Key to Growth in Our Communities, State
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Pickleball Boosts the Budget in Manteno
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Kankakee Public Library News
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Join Lightways Hospice/Serious Illness Care at Dino-mite 5K Family Fun Run
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Legion Post 392 Fish Fry
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