Celebrate fall at chamber's Oktoberfest

The Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce is inviting you to have fun at its Annual Oktoberfest.

The event will be held 5 to 10 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Queen of the Rosary Church, 750 Elk Grove Boulevard in Elk Grove Village.

This outdoor event will be held under a tent, where a band will perform during the evening.

The menu will include: bratwursts, hot dogs, sauerkraut, chips, soft pretzels, strudel, soft drinks and beer.

Admission is $10 per person (in advance) or $15 per person (at the door).

For more information, call (877) elk-grove.

What do you think? The Elk Grove Park District is looking into the development of a kids' fitness program for 2008.

Your input at the planning stages of this program is very important to the district, so fill out a short survey at www.elkgroveparks.org.

The Kid's Fitness Center would be designed for children ages 7 to 10 years of age, who'd attend a one-hour session held three times a week for 12 weeks. The class size would be eight children per class. As it stands now, the suggested fee per session would be $225.

Class instructors would be certified personal trainers with specific skills in working with youth regarding exercise and nutrition, district officials said.

The Kid's Fitness Center would have "youth-sized" weight machines and cardiovascular machines.

Kids would be taught the importance of controlling their body weight and body fat. They'd also learn how to set fitness goals and track their progress.

For more information, call (847) 437-9494.

Congrats: Candace Bregola, graphic artist for the Elk Grove Park District, was selected as a winner in the 2007 American Graphic Design Awards.

Candace received the award for the Fox Run Golf Links Fox Run Logo.

Park district officials said this is a prestigious award, selected from among 10,000 entries nationwide.

The award-winning logo will be published in the GDUSA Design Annual magazine in December.

For additional information, contact (847) 228-3512