Fox Valley briefs

Get rid of that kindlingToday is the final day for curbside pickup of Christmas trees, as well as the final day for drop-off at the Dundee Township Highway Commission at Route 72 and Sleepy Hollow Road for Christmas trees to be dropped off for recycling.Free H1N1 vaccine at MCCThe McHenry County Department of Health will offer free vaccines for the H1N1 virus from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, at McHenry County College, 8900 U.S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake. Make appointments at mcdh.info or by calling (815) 334-2800.Olympic spiritThe Dundee Township Public Library will help get children into the spirit of the upcoming Winter Olympics with the Animal Olympics from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18. The event features relay games for children in the first-grade and up. All participants will be selected for a team and will receive an award. For more information, call the library at (847) 428-3661 ext. 310 or sign up at dundeelibrary.info. The library is at 555 Barrington Ave., East Dundee.Bison memorial plannedThe Friends of Lords Park Zoo will hold a memorial ceremony at 1 p.m. Jan. 30 at Lords Park, 325 Hiawatha Drive, Elgin, to honor Dakota, an 18-year-old bison who died Dec. 27 from pneumonia. The 30-minute event will include Joseph Standing Bear Schranz, an elder of the White Earth Ojibwe, who will perform a remembrance ceremony and bison blessing. For more information, visit lordsparkzoo.org.