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KCFP committee field trip canceled

The Forest Preserve Utilization Committee field trip scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday has been canceled. Notification will be sent for the next field trip date and time.

Cheer team to hold tryouts in Elgin

A new All Star Competition Cheerleading Team, X Plosion All Stars, will hold its second year tryouts from 4 to 6 p.m. June 1 and 29 at Spring Hill Gymnastics, 1016 N McLean Blvd., Elgin. There is a $5 non-refundable fee.

X Plosion All Stars compete in local and national competitions, with some travel.

Tryouts will require jumps, stunts and tumbling skills. Ages are based on the participant's age as of May 31: seniors, 15 to 18, may include 14-year-old with required skills, and juniors, age 14 and younger. For details, call (847) 741-1770, ext. 3, or visit www.xplosioncheer.org.

Motorcycles, riders can receive blessing

First Congregational Church in Crystal Lake will host its first Blessing of the Motorcycles at 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot at 461 Pierson St.

Individual motorcycles and

their riders and passengers will be included in prayers of thanksgiving and safety to be offered by the church's senior minister, the Rev. Budd Friend-Jones.

This is a free event, open to all. Bottles of water will be given to rehydrate attendants as they ride off into what everyone hopes will be a safe and blessed riding season.

For details, contact Amy Barry at (815) 459-6010, or amy@fcc-cl.org.