The briefs

Learn how to cope with vision loss

The Elmhurst Noon Lions Club, the Elmhurst Public Library and the Guild for the Blind will offer programs for adults learning to cope with vision loss at 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, March 20 to April 10, at the Elmhurst Public Library, 135 S. Prospect Ave. For details, visit www.guildfortheblind.org or call (312) 236-8569.

See what's new in fitness Saturday

Villa Park Recreation's third annual Wellness Fair will be from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa Ave. The event will include health screenings, samples of fitness classes, five-minute massages, vendor exhibits and more. Admission is free. For details and a schedule of events, visit www.vprd.org or call (630) 834-8970.

Easter bunny visits Addison on Saturday

The annual Addison Park District Easter Egg Hunt and Kiwanis pancake breakfast will be Saturday at the Community Recreation Center, 120 E. Oak St.

Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by photos with the Easter bunny from 8:30 to 10 a.m. and the egg hunt at 10:30 a.m.

Tickets for breakfast cost $4, $3 for seniors 60 and older and $2 for children ages 12 and younger. Photos with the Easter bunny cost $3 each, and the egg hunt is free.

For details, call (630) 889-2150 or visit www.addisonparkdistrict.org.

Apply by April 3 for scholarship

Young women may apply by April 3 for the Women's Club of Addison Scholarships.

The club will award $1,000 each to two graduating seniors from Addison Trail or Driscoll Catholic high schools. Scholarship candidates must be residents of the village of Addison, have a high school grade-point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and be enrolled in a four-year college or university for the 2008-09 school year.

Application packets currently are available in the guidance department at both schools and the Addison village hall. Recipients will be announced the week of April 28.

For details, call (630) 993-9981 or (630) 543-2651.

Historical society offers new tours

The Lombard Historical Society has expanded programming for school groups, Scout troops and other organizations.

Programs focusing on both U.S. history and Lombard's own history are available days and evenings throughout the week at the Victorian Cottage Museum, 23 W. Maple St., and the Sheldon Peck Homestead, 355 E. Parkside.

Groups that visit the Peck Homestead may choose from programs that include hands-on lessons about how pioneers washed clothes, spun wool and made necessities such as rope, soap, butter and candles, or take topical tours such as "The Underground Railroad" and "Illinois in the 1850s."

At the museum, activities include craft projects, Victorian etiquette lessons, 19th century games and more.

Programs cost $2 to $7 per person, based on supply costs. Reservations are required. For details, call (630) 629-1885 or visit www.lombardhistory.org.