Lemont Park District Wants Your Input

Participate in the park district’s community-wide survey before March 15.

Lemont Park District Wants Your Input

Participate in the park district’s community-wide survey before March 15.

Do you work out, swim or play at The CORE or enjoy walking, running or biking on any of the local park district trails? Are you satisfied with the condition of the park district facilities you currently use? What types of facilities do you think are most needed? Would you be in favor of renting Lemont fields to outside groups such as travel leagues? The Lemont Park District wants to know the answers to those questions and more, via a community-wide survey being conducted through March 15. The survey is part of a comprehensive community needs assessment that included focus group meetings earlier this year at Centennial Community Center, where residents gathered to voice their opinions and share their thoughts about the future of Lemont Park…

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Sign up for Lemont Park District’s Indoor Triathalon

Swim, bike and run in event Sunday morning at The CORE Fitness and Aquatics Complex.

Are you keeping your New Year’s resolution to get in shape by working on your abs and strengthening your core? Then why not sign up for Lemont Park District’s CORE Indoor Triathalon this Sunday – and see what your newly-in-shape body can do? The triathalon, which will begin at 7 a.m. at The CORE Fitness and Aquatics Complex at 16050 127th St., will challenge participants of all ability levels to swim for 10 minutes, bike for 15 minutes and run for 15 minutes. The event is limited to participants ages 14 and older. The fee is $30 each for residents of Lemont Park District and $45 per person for nonresidents. CORE and CORE FIT members will receive a $5 fee discount. To register online, click here; or print and complete the online form and …

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They Ducked, Dove and Dodged for Donations

Lemont organizations, agencies and other groups competed in annual charity dodgeball tournament at The CORE Thursday to benefit the Lemont Township Family Assistance Fund.

They Ducked, Dove and Dodged for Donations

Lemont organizations, agencies and other groups competed in annual charity dodgeball tournament at The CORE Thursday to benefit the Lemont Township Family Assistance Fund.

Local fans cheered on their favorite teams at the “Duck, Dive & Dodge for Donations” annual dodgeball tournament at The CORE Thursday night. Twelve teams representing the Village of Lemont, Lemont High School, Lemont Junior Woman’s Club, Old Quarry School staff, Lemont Park District, Nick’s Tavern, Starbucks, the Hope and Friendship Foundation and more donned headbands, cut-off shorts and T-shirts as they battled it out on the gym floor. The entry fee for fans was a $5 donation to the Lemont Township Family Assistance Fund and/or a bag of non-perishable food or personal care products to be donated to the Lemont Food Pantries. In the final round of the tournament, a team of students from Lemont High School narrowly defeated the Village of …

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Lemont Girl Scouts Collecting Pajamas for Kids in Need

Donate new PJs through Dec.19 at MB Financial Bank, the local library and the park district’s CORE and Centennial facilities.

Kids love to snuggle up in a cozy pair of PJs when they turn in for the night or when they’re lounging in front of the TV, watching cartoons on a Saturday morning. But when members of Lemont Girl Scout Troop 70327 realized some kids don’t have even one pair of pajamas, they were determined to do something about it. To achieve their goal and to earn their bronze award, the highest award a Girl Scout Junior can achieve, troop members are conducting a pajama drive. “The girls picked a project that they care about and that will make a difference in the world,” said troop leader Paulette Vogel. “They picked a pajama drive [because] there are thousands of kids in this world who do not own a pair of pajamas.” To make a donation, drop off new …

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Get in a Free Thanksgiving Workout by Donating to Local Food Pantry

Lemont Park District invites community to inaugural Thanksgiving Day food drive and open house at The CORE Thursday.

Are you looking for a way to eat all the turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings you want on Thursday–but avoid the extra pounds those goodies might add? Lemont Park District has a solution for you:  a free open house at The CORE Fitness and Aquatic Complex, where you and your family can burn those excess calories before sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner. The CORE will be open from 7 a.m. to noon Thursday to provide opportunities for individuals and families to take a class, go for a swim or work out at the fitness center. And here’s the best part: everyone who participates in the open house will be admitted free of charge when they bring in a food item to donate to the local food pantry. Special family fitness classes are also planned …

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Lemont Girl Scout Sock Drive Tops Expectations

Troop 259 from River Valley School collected nearly 1,500 pairs of socks to donate to local families in need.

Lemont Girl Scout Troop 259, third-grade brownies from River Valley School, collected more than 900 pairs of mittens from generous members of the community last year – and hoped to top that total in socks this year. The girls not only met their goal of 900 - they ended up with 1,482 pairs of socks for Lemont families in need. “I am truly blown away by all the hard work these girls put into it,” said troop leader Robyn Horn. “They stood outside in the cold at Walgreens for hours soliciting our community. They had drop boxes in town, and then added more on their own. They asked for donations from family and friends, even asking for donations instead of Halloween candy from their grandparents. They are such a great group of girls that they …

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Try Out Les Mills Workout Sunday

Lemont Park District will offer free fitness programs Sunday from 8-11:30 a.m. at The CORE.

Get a Free Workout at The CORE on Sunday

Lemont Park District will launch new Les Mills fitness programs from 8-11:30 a.m.

The Lemont Park District CORE Fitness and Aquatics Complex at 16050 W. 127th St. in Lemont, will sponsor a free “launch” of its Les Mills fitness classes for men and women on Sunday. Founded by Les Mills, a four-time Olympian from New Zealand who opened his first gym in 1968, Les Mills group fitness and team training programs now operate in 14,000 clubs across 80 countries, with a mission to “create a fitter planet, one workout at a time.” At the Les Mills launch on Sunday, instructors Nicole Seidler, Julie Spadafora, Deanna Legan, Kim Fergusen and Selina Laurendi will promote new songs and exercises while providing the experience of group exercise for those who may not have experienced it before. The schedule on Sunday is as follows: …

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