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Join 'PrairieScapes' program and walk
Prairie plants offer many benefits. Because they are native to our area, they require little water, fertilizer, pesticide, or maintenance, at the same time attracting birds and butterflies.
Learn more about prairie plants and how to incorporate them into your existing landscape at "PrairieScapes: Grow Native!" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at University of Illinois Extension at 535 S. Randall Road in St. Charles
On Saturday, join a Kane County Master Gardener at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve for a walk in the prairie there from 10 a.m. to noon. The forest preserve is off Dean Street, west of Randall Road in St. Charles. The cost of "PrairieScapes: Grow Native!" is $10 and the prairie walk is included. For those attending the prairie walk only, $5 will be collected at LeRoy Oakes. Registration is required. Register online at kane.extension.uiuc.edu or call (630) 584-6166.
VFW plans Penny Social Sept. 26
The Carpentersville Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5915 will hold its annual Penny Social on Sept. 26. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at the Tri-City Evergreen VFW Post, 117 S. First St., West Dundee. They will start calling numbers at 7 p.m.
The Ladies Auxiliary is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the veterans and the community. The Penny Social is its largest fundraiser of the year. For details, call (847) 658-3391 or e-mail ceslack@ameritech.net.
Tell us about your upcoming bazaar
Is your nonprofit group having a fall or winter bazaar? An arts & crafts show? Let us help you spread the word.
Our much-anticipated annual listing of holiday bazaars and craft shows will publish Oct. 5 in the Neighbor section. The deadline to be included is Sept. 28.
Write up the basic details of your event. Be sure to include when and where the event will take place, the cost of admission, highlights and a phone number or e-mail address readers can use to get more details. Also include a phone number just for us, in case we need to ask you a question prior to publication.
There is no charge to be included. E-mail to Arts&Crafts@dailyherald.com or fax to (847) 427-1301.