Fox Valley briefs

Benefit to support Pingree eventsHelp support Pingree Grove community events on Wednesday, May 26 at On the Border Mexican Grill Cantina, 1512 S. Randall Road in Algonquin. Order lunch or dinner and 10 percent of your food and nonalcoholic beverage purchases will be donated to the Pingree Grove Events Council in their efforts to continue year-round activities for their community. A flier will be handed out on those days from 4 to 8 p.m. If you fill out the bottom portion of the flier, you will have a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card. Just present it to you server. The drawing will be held on Thursday, May 27. You do not have to be present to win.Join in block party before paradeBethlehem Lutheran Church, 401 W. Main St. in West Dundee, will host a pre-Memorial Day parade free block party from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 30. There will be lots of food and fun for all ages. Many area restaurants will be providing free food and there will be games for young and old alike. The community is invited to this event. The parade steps off at 2 p.m. For details, call the church office at (847) 426-7311.'Green Urbanism' to be discussedOn Thursday, May 27, Tom Armstrong will present "Toward Green Urbanism: Re-imagining Elgin in Collaboration with Nature" from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Elgin Public Museum, 225 Grand Blvd. in Lords Park on Elgin's east side. This program will look at one of the lasting legacies of the "Plan of Chicago" - the protected network of parks, forest preserves, river and stream corridors, and greenways that knit the Chicago region together. How can Elgin build and improve upon the legacy of the green infrastructure network? Can the community embrace "Green Urbanism?" Admission is $6 per person or $5 for members. To register, call (847) 741-6655 or e-mail epm@cityofelgin.org. "Toward Green Urbanism: Re-imagining Elgin in Collaboration with Nature" is featured in conjunction with the traveling exhibit, "Deep Roots - Green Future: City Planning in Elgin," which was developed for the city by the Elgin Area Historical Society and Museum. Visit elginpublicmuseum.org.Service to honor veterans on May 31A Memorial Day service will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 31 at River Valley Memorial Gardens, 14N689 Route 31, West Dundee. The public is invited. The spiritual address will be given by the Rev. Steven Mindrup of the First United Methodist Church of West Dundee. The Tri-City Evergreen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2298 and Auxiliary will participate in this half-hour service honoring over 944 veterans buried at River Valley Memorial Gardens. The soloist will be Kathy Clifford-Grazinskas. The Dundee-Crown High School trumpeters will participate with the national anthem and taps.Memorial parades in Cary and FRGbull; Fox River Grove Memorial Day Parade steps off at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 31 at Algonquin Road School, 975 Algonquin Road, Fox River Grove. It will continue down Algonquin Road to South River Road. The parade, hosted by the American Legion Frank H. Nagel Jr. Post 119, ends at Lions Park with a ceremony and 21-gun salute to honor fallen soldiers. For details, call Commander Marv Jedicker at (847) 639-3459.bull; The Cary Memorial Day Parade begins at 10 a.m. Monday, May 31 at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, First Street and Three Oaks Road. The lineup begins at 9 a.m. The parade will head south on First Street and end at the Cary Veterans Park. For details, call Commander Al Young at (847) 639-7684.