Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Hundreds turned out Saturday night for "Food for Thought: Spooktacular," which was held at the Narnia Estate in Lemont.
More than a dozen local businesses served up their best dishes Saturday for the Lemont High School Educational Foundation's fifth annual "Food for Thought" fundraiser. Hundreds turned out for the foundation's signature event, which was held at the the Narnia Estate, 16501 W. 135th St. The fundraiser featured an array of food and beverages from a number of Lemont establishments, as well as live music, raffles and a silent auction. Food and decor matched the event's theme, "Spooktacular." For the first time, "Food for Thought" featured live music courtesy of local band "Crazy Uncles." Four of Lemont's newest restaurants — Jimmy John's, Muffins, Sweetwater Deli and The Vault — participated in "Food for Thought" for the first time this year. …
Monday, October 31, 2011
The team finished fifth at the Nazareth Academy Sectional to earn a spot at the Class 2A state finals Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Lemont High School girls cross country team will compete in the IHSA Class 2A state finals. The Indians took fifth place as a team Saturday at the Nazareth Academy Sectional. The team's performance earned the girls a spot at the state finals, which will be contested Saturday, Nov. 5, at Detweiller Park in Peoria. Lemont posted a team score of 143 during the sectional meet, which was held at Niles West High School in Skokie. Lemont finished behind sectional champion Montini Catholic (30), runner-up Wheaton St. Francis (51), Illiana Christian (99) and Glenbard South (125). Freshman runner Victoria Salazar led Lemont's efforts in the sectional competition, completing the 3-mile course in 19:28.98 to finish …
Photos from Friday's first round matchup against Morgan Park, courtesy of Peter Marzano.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
Despite a strong start from the visiting Morgan Park Mustangs, the Lemont varsity football team rallied for another convincing win Friday night in the first game of the IHSA Class 6A playoffs. The Indians (10-0) beat the Mustangs (4-6) 56-30, scoring 47 points after falling behind 12-3 early in the first quarter. Lemont will travel to conference rival Oak Forest next week for their second-round match after the Bengals dismantled conference foe T.F. North in a 48-26 win Friday night. The date and time of the game will be announced at 2 p.m. Monday on IHSA.org. Photos from Friday's game at Lemont High School were provided by Lemont resident Peter Marzano of La Vita Bella Photography. Check out the complete gallery at http://pmarz.zenfolio.…
The annual festival was held in historic downtown Lemont on Saturday. The event included trick-or-treating, a costume contest, hayrides and games.
Lemont families turned out in droves Saturday afternoon for the village's annual Halloween Hoedown. The event — held annually in historic downtown Lemont — featured a number of family-friendly activities, including a costume parade and contest, trick-or-treating, hayrides and games. Have any photos from the Halloween Hoedown? Share them with your fellow Patch readers by uploading them to this article, or by emailing Editor Amanda Luevano at amanda@patch.com!
Friday, October 28, 2011
Lemont 56, Morgan Park 30: Indians score 47 unanswered points after falling behind 12-3 early to visiting Mustangs. Indians face conference rival Oak Forest in second round.
Lemont football had some thrilling highs and a few surprising lows as they beat 8-seed Morgan Park 56-30 in their first-round playoff matchup on Friday. The Indians (10-0) were caught off guard on the Mustangs’ first play from scrimmage, which was an 84-yard flea flicker pass to receiver Javon Bright, giving Morgan Park a 6-0 lead 20 seconds into the game. After a Lemont field goal, Mustangs QB Andre Newell scored on a 65-yard run on their second play of scrimmage to put them up 12-3 after missing the two-point conversion. The Indians, facing an unthinkable first-round exit, rallied after a gusty fake punt on a fourth-and-long turned to a 23-yard pass to Jake Lemming. The Indians took the play as their sign and proceeded to systematically…
Traditional Halloween costumes still top consumer research lists as most popular.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
A survey by the National Retail Federation earlier this month, outlines the favored Halloween costume trends of 2011. Harry Potter is nowhere to be found. Read on to find out what the favorite adult and children's costumes are for 2011! 1. Topping the list for adult costumes is the Witch, which implies that more women dress up for Halloween than men. Yet this seems kind of lazy -- the witch is such an easy costume. Pointy hat, long black gown, grab a broom from the kitchen and you’ve got yourself a costume. Numero uno for children is, funny enough, the opposite of the witch -- the Princess. Again, not shocking or too creative. 2. The next spot on the adult list belongs to the Pirate. Walk into any Halloween store and you’ll see a thousand…
The organization is aiming to once again send all four teams to the River Valley Youth Football League Super Bowl.
The Lemont Hornets will look to extend their post-season success this weekend as all four teams play in Round 2 of the River Valley Youth Football League playoffs. Heading into the playoffs, the four teams (Super Lightweight, Lightweight, Junior Varsity and Varsity) went a combined 33-7. The varsity team (9-1) finished first in league standings. Last weekend, the Hornets swept the first round of the River Valley playoffs: The teams advance to second-round play Saturday at Lemont and Sunday at Lincoln-Way Central. See the chart below for game times and locations. Last year, the Hornets sent all four of its football teams to the River Valley Super Bowl for the first time in the organization's history. The super lightweights (ages 6 to 9) …
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The varsity squad will represent the organization at Illinois Recreational Cheerleading Association's state championship Dec. 3-4 in Hoffman Estates.
The Lemont Hornets have something to cheer about. Earlier this month, all four of the organizations' cheerleading teams — superlight, lightweight, junior varsity and varsity — took first place at the Junior Mustang Round-Up competition in Wheeling. With their scores, all four teams also earned bids to the Illinois Recreational Cheerleading Association's fourth annual state competition, which will be held Dec. 3-4 at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates. The varsity squad — coached by Hornets Cheerleading Director Lisa Steck, Jymi Pukula and Betty Dawson — will represent the organization at the state championship. "We're so proud of all the cheerleaders, from our youngest squad up to varsity," Steck said. "They've worked extremely hard this …
Halloween is just around the corner. Looking for a way to celebrate the season? Lemont has you covered.
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Thursday, October 27, 2011
Every Thursday, Patch will run a weekly feature called Patch Picks, highlighting editor and reader picks of great local businesses, destinations, services, organizations, ways to spend a day off, and more. You’ll find useful lists to help you, your family, friends, and significant others find the best places for everything from Sunday brunch to New Year’s Eve celebrations, pumpkin patches, date night destinations, florists, girlfriend nights out, kids party places, parks and more. For this week, we're looking at ways to celebrate the Halloween holiday. The village is combining two of their annual events to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, at the Franciscan Village, 1270 Village Drive. The Trick or Treat Trail will go through the …
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Indians will host either Bremen or Crete-Monee in the IHSA Class 2A Sectional Championship, which is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday.
Going into Tuesday's sectional semifinal, Lemont's varsity boys soccer team knew they would face a tough challenge against the fast and physical Washington High School. The matchup did not disappoint. Despite a somewhat slow start on offense, the Indians held on to beat the Patriots 1-0, advancing to their sixth consecutive IHSA Class 2A Sectional Championship. Junior Tommy Gasienica scored the game's only goal three minutes into the second half. Lemont head coach Rick Prangen said after the game that his team was lucky to pull out a victory despite being outpaced by Washington early in the game. "Washington is a very good team, and they came out with great energy," Prangen said. "I think we got a bit lucky in that sense, because we looked…
Mary Pollard
6:16 am on Tuesday, November 1, 2011
First class event for a fantastic cause. Great job LHS Education Foundation Board on another fabulous night of food, fun, and fundraising. Thanks for all you do for Lemont's students! more ›