Lake County briefs
Hawthorn town meeting:
Hawthorn Elementary District 73 school board is inviting the community to a town-hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 19 at Hawthorn Middle School south, 600 N. Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills. The board is expected to address topics provided by the community through an online survey, as well as other topics provided through the discussion moderator.
Big Hollow PTO to Benefit Locks of Love
The Big Hollow PTO and the Hair Cuttery of Fox Lake are teaming up to host the "Haircut-a-Thon" to benefit Locks of Love on Sunday, May 17 at the Fox Lake Hair Cuttery, 1276 S. Route 12. Locks of Love uses hair from donors to make wigs for children with cancer. Adults and kids interested in donating their hair will receive a cute, short summer style courtesy of Hair Cuttery's licensed stylists. Donors must measure 10 inches of hair in a low ponytail. Haircuts begin at 6 p.m. To schedule your haircut to benefit Locks of Love, call (847)-322-7712 or (224)-338-8420.
One book reading project:
The Ela Area Public Library selected "Manhunt" by James L. Swanson for its third annual One Book, One Reading Community project. The library hopes to see everyone in the Lake Zurich area reading and discussing the same book at the same time. Book discussions will be held at Shady Oaks Bed and Breakfast, 15 Lakeview Place, on June 18 and July 15 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration is required for these events. "Manhunt" analyzes the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent chase from the viewpoints of the hunters and the hunted.