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Sunday, April 8, 2012

You Told Us: Mokena Park District Awarded Funds for 5K

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Funding 5K Promo: Visitors Bureau Chips in for Annual 5K A new-ish Mokena event will get a little extra help in the promotion department, after the Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau signed over a check for $495. The 2nd Annual Summertime Stride 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for June 9, 2012. A portion of the event proceeds will benefit The Vasculitis Foundation. Mokena would like to grow this event and has recently become a CARA Certified Race. They will now be visible to the 9,000 CARA members. The grant will pay for 60 percent of the radio spots on Star 96.7 FM radio station. For more information, check out the full announcement. Dirty Pooch? Why Not Wash Up and Help Out a Local Nonprofit? Not sure what to do for Mom for Mother’s…

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Karen Schultz

7:55 am on Sunday, April 8, 2012

Education must be very integrated to give students long term capabilities of employment. That means being aware of markets, planning long term continuous learning aftr the degree that keeps up with continuous changes. I ask parents get more involved in the application of what schools are teaching because the preparation for real life and expectations after college are just not happening in the …   more ›

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Editor's Notebook

You in the News: Music at the Library; L-Way Students Excel in Unusual Ways

Reader-Submitted Stories, Feb. 27 to March 5.

Every week, Mokena Patch receives press releases, calendar events and announcements from the community and beyond. Fortunately, our announcements section allows us to publish stories, alerts and, you guessed it, announcements directly from the community.  Here's a wrap-up of what you sent us this week: Thanks for sending us news!

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