July 8: Heritage Fest, Relay For Life, Harry Potter Program

1. Thursday's Headlines

• Celtics For a Cure Team Gears Up for Relay for Life

• Relay for Life Set to Begin Friday for Lemont, Homer Glen

• Police Blotter: Home Thefts, Order of Protection Violation

2. Library Hosts Harry Potter Program

Steve Frenzel, a Harry Potter expert, will share secrets and trivia of Harry for kids ages eight through 12 at 7 p.m. Friday, at the Lemont Public Library, 50 E. Wend St.

3. Historical Society Needs Craft Vendors

 The Lemont Area Historical Society’s 2011 Lemont Street Fair” will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, in front of the Historical Society museum in the 300 block of Lemont Street. The fair will include several antique and craft vendors, a bake sale, kids activities, music, pumpkins and fall decorations from Puckerville Farms, and tours of the museum. Craft and antique vendors are being sought for the market. Contact the Historical Society to register by calling (630) 257-2972 or lemontahs@sbcglobal.net.

4. Heritage Fest This Weekend

Lemont’s 21st annual will make it’s way into Lemont this weekend with a mix of old and new activities. The one-day street fair, which runs from 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday in downtown Lemont, will feature music, food, the Salt Creek Model-A Ford Car Show, and pony rides.

5. Lemont-Homer Glen Relay for Life Begins Tonight

The Lemont-Homer Glen's annual Relay for Life fundraiser kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. and continues through Saturday morning at the Lemont High School Sports Complex on Bell Road and 131st Street. Participants form teams, with each team having someone on the path at all times to symbolically show that they don’t sleep—just like cancer.