Estonian delegation to visit Grove Junior High in March

Can you find Estonia on a map, Elk Grove Village?

Well, you better brush up on that geography: A group from the country has found your town and will be visiting.

A delegation of educators from Estonia will visit Grove Junior High School in March as part of an exchange program.

In April, a Grove teacher and District 59 administrator will visit Estonia.

Jaan Lember, an Estonia school headmaster, will visit on March 17-18, teaching students about Estonian schools and about life in Estonia today versus when the country was under communist rule.

The American exchange program is funded by Congress and administered by the Department of Education and the Center of Civic Education.

On March 20, the entire Estonian delegation will meet with school and village officials.

Grove teacher Jenny Morales, and Nancy Wagner, District 59 assistant superintendent for instruction, will visit Estonia in April to compare American and Estonian teaching techniques.

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Guerrilla Girls come to Oakton: The Guerrilla Girls, a group of masked female performance artists who use humor and visuals, celebrate Women's History Month at Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines.

The public is invited to attend this free event at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The Guerrilla Girls adopt the names of dead women artists as pseudonyms, then appear in public wearing gorilla masks. The group's neo-feminist agenda has captured attention in books.

This performance is partially funded by a grant from National City bank.

For more information, contact Kathleen Carot at (847) 376-7061 or kcarot@oakton.edu.

Ninth District Q&A: Ann Limjoco from Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky's office will be available for questions from 5 to 7 p.m. March 19 at the Des Plaines Public Library.

No appointment is needed.

Limjoco is available to meet privately with residents of the 9th Congressional District to discuss issues such as Social Security, Medicare, veterans' benefits, immigration and visas.

The district extends from Evanston on the east through most of Des Plaines on the west. For more information, call Ann Limjoco at the Northwest Side office at (847) 298-2128 or Jill Franklin at the library at (847) 376-2825.