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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Girl Scout Camp and Outdoor Summer Fun

There’s never been a more exciting time to go to camp! Girls can investigate and solve camp capers using science.

Have a Garage Sale or Event to Promote? Post it on Patch

f you're planning events, draw the most attention by adding them to the New Lenox Patch Calendar of Events.

TRIAD for Manhattan and New Lenox Seniors Focuses on Severe Weather Warnings

The Manhattan-New Lenox TRIAD meetings are on the fourth Thursday of each month at 1:30 p.m. at New Lenox Police Department Training Room.

Friday, May 17, 2013

Can You Caption This Dog in a Bow Tie?

Someone looks pretty spiffy. What's this pup thinking?

CN100 Broadcasts LW-N vs LW-E Boys Volleyball

Boys Volleyball: Lincoln-Way East vs. Lincoln-Way North

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Tough Week? Here's Some Inspiration to Get You to the Weekend

It's been a long week. You need a pick-me-up.

Friday's here. Thank goodness. One more day of work, and that's it. Here's a little inspiration to get you through to Saturday.  For more than a month now, Patch and Grape-Nuts have teamed up to present stories about your neighbors, neighbors who have faced challenges that would seem insurmountable to many of us.  But not to the people we've featured in this series, Journeys. Not surprisingly, the stories have generated dozens of comments on Patch and on Facebook: "Great story..." "Thanks for sharing..." "So wonderfully inspiring..."  And, so, here they are again. Great stories shared to inspire. Take a look at what these people have faced. Then click on the story to see their responses. And feel better about your tough week. Pit Bull …

Caption This: Dog in a Bow Tie

Someone looks pretty spiffy. What's this pup thinking?

Patch readers, you're up! We need your wit, creativity and animal psychic abilities to craft the perfect caption for the next edition of our pet photo caption challenge!  Suggest your caption in the Comments section below. Comments will close at 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 22. The winner will be announced Thursday, May 23.  The author of the winning caption and pet owner can find a Patch-branded version of the photo, with the caption inserted included in the next week's edition. Congratulations to James, who won last week's edition, Caption This: A Pup Cools Off.  I'm busy. Go fetch it yourself. Have a photo you'd like captioned in future editions? Add it to our collection and your pet will be featured in weeks to come! Remember:

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Bob Laird

11:45 am on Friday, May 17, 2013

what was the old saying about pleasing some of the people some of the time?   more ›

Reboot: Dept. of Revenue Seeks Tax Making Power

The mother of all reforms, and we're going for it; Dept. of Revenue seeks taxmaking power; campaign 2014 update; Your Reboot Illinois Daily Tip-Off

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Add a Punchline to Our UFO Cartoon

If you've got wit, add your punchline to Patch's weekly comic and win a personalized print.

Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your south suburban neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment section of this post. Our only requirement is that you keep it clean! At week's end, we'll pick the winning punchline based on how many of us here at Patch giggle and smile at your contribution. The user who produces the winning punchline will get a personalized proof of the comic, with the winning words and a credit line, from cartoonist Chuck Ingwersen and Patch. Congratulations to Danny with the winning caption to last week's Cubs, Sox Island cartoon:  At least we can't watch both teams lose from here!

Kathy

1:36 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013

Ever in campaign mode, Obama also ignored warnings of approaching UFOs.   more ›

Reboot: Lou Lang—Read the Constituion

Lou Lang to Tribune: Read the constitution! Quinn's budget gets watchdog group's seal of approval -and a warning: Your Reboot Illinois Daily Tip-Off

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