Articles filed under Buffalo Grove Park District

• Kilmer Park in Buffalo Grove to be rebuilt Jun 27, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Park District plans to spend $788,000 next year to rebuild Kilmer Park after getting a state grant to cover half that cost. "We are very excited about receiving this grant, which will enable us to dramatically improve Kilmer Park," the district's executive director, Dan Schimmel, said in a news release.
  

   

• Tickets on sale for Buffalo Grove musical Jun 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Big Deal Productions, the performing arts division of the Buffalo Grove Park District, will present Annie as its 2012 summer musical in the West Auditorium at Stevenson High School 7 p.m. on July 20, 21, 27 and 28 and 2 p.m. on July 22 and 29.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove to hold Green Fair Sunday Jun 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Environmental Action Team is holding the village's first Green Fair 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Mike Rylko Park, next to the farmers market. The free event for the whole family will provide information and activities to help residents learn about the small steps they can all take at home, work and in the community to improve our environment and make Buffalo Grove a greener and healthier place to live.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove talks about parks master plan May 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Park District invites residents to an information night Thursday, May 10, to gather input on the master plans for Willow Stream Park and Mike Rylko Community Park.
  

   
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  Ecologists keep tiny Buffalo Grove prairie from becoming historyMay 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  The little hunk of Buffalo Grove grassland that volunteers saved from developers in the late 1980s is now a protected prairie and a pristine example of how preservation should be done. “It's a 10 acres that deserves to be there. It you look down, it is beautiful. It does make a difference in people's lives,” says Bev Hansen, leader of the volunteer Buffalo Grove Prairie Guardians.
  

   

• Reacquainting with an old friend — visiting Buffalo Grove Prairie May 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Ecologist Steven Apfelbaum writes about his return to the Buffalo Grove Prairie after 30 years.
  

   

• Lions to offer free hearing screenings at Senior Expo Apr 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Lions Club of Buffalo Grove will sponsor free hearing screenings during the annual Senior Citizen Expo set for April 24 at the Arboretum Club.
  

   

• Blood drive Saturday in Buffalo Grove Feb 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Blood Commission is holding a community blood drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at the Buffalo Grove Park District Alcott Center, 530 Bernard Drive.
  

   

• BG Park District taking rain barrel orders Feb 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Park District Environmental Action Team is currently taking orders for rain barrels and composters, which will be available for pickup on Saturday, April 7 from 8-11 a.m. at Mike Rylko Community Park. These 55 gallon barrels come is variety of colors and cost $60 each. Each barrel comes with a spigot, is insect resistant and easy to install. Accessories are also available.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove Park District selling rain barrels Feb 6, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Park District Environmental Action Team is currently taking orders for rain barrels and composters, which will be available for pickup 8-11 a.m. Saturday, April 7, at Mike Rylko Community Park.
  

   

• Strict policy on smoking, tobacco use in Grandwood Park Jan 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  A small park district in unincorporated Lake County near Gurnee has become completely tobacco- and smoke-free. Grandwood Park Park District’s policy, enacted through a board vote Jan. 11, applies to all property and vehicles.
  

   

• Drivers license services available in Buffalo Grove Dec 30, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Illinois Secretary of State Mobile Driver Services unit will visit the Buffalo Grove Park District facility at 530 Bernard Drive in Buffalo Grove on Friday, Jan. 6.
  

   

• Community support got ‘Encore’ the win Dec 5, 2011 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: Linda Rosen, director of the Buffalo Grove Singers and Encore!, says it was incredible community support that helped the chorus win theSing! competiion, and the $20,000 donation for the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove museum unveils holiday exhibit Dec 2, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Raupp Museum for the 10th year is doing its Everybody’s Got a Gift exhibit for the holidays. It showcases the art of adult drawing and painting students at the Buffalo Grove Park District under the tutelage of Enid Silverman.
  

   

• Bauer Foundation given incredible gift Nov 21, 2011 12:00 AM
  Letter to the editor: When a Buffalo Grove adult chorus won the "Sing!" competition last week, equally ecstatic was Scott Bauer, founder of the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. The winning chorus, Encore!, had named the Foundation as its charity of choice for a $20,000 prize. "From the bottom of my heart," Scott Bauer writes, "thank you for all of your support."
  

   
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  Buffalo Grove-based chorus wins national competition Nov 17, 2011 12:00 AM
  The fans have spoken, and Encore!, the Buffalo Grove Park District’s adult chorus, is the grand prize winner of Sing!, a national vocal talent competition. Encore! now gets to work with two-time Emmy Award winner Kevin Briody and a $20,000 donation will be made in their name to a local charity.
  

   

• Buffalo Grove Park District receives national award Nov 4, 2011 12:00 AM
  Big Deal Productions, the performing arts division of the Buffalo Grove Park District, was recently selected to receive a National 2011 Dorothy Mullen Arts and Humanities, Class IV Award by the National Recreation and Park Association.
  

   

• New member appointed to Buffalo Grove Park Board Oct 28, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Park District Board announced that Adriane Johnson has been selected to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of former member Jeff Weiss.
  

   
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  BG’s Encore needs your support Oct 18, 2011 12:00 AM
  The Buffalo Grove Park District chorus, Encore!, did its part, now they need help from the community. Encore! won a regional singing contest, and now their video is going up against 10 other regional winners from across the country. Watch them perform, and vote.
  

   
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  Gift makes Buffalo Grove playground accessible to all Sep 17, 2011 12:00 AM
  When children climb, swing and slide on the new playground equipment at Alcott Park in Buffalo Grove, their laughter and excitement will embody the memory of a little girl who loved the park. It memorializes Lexi Kazian, who was born with severe brain damage in 2002 and died in 2004.