Bear Paddle Swim School to open in early 2017 in Lake in the Hills
A new swimming school for tots to teens is coming to the Randall Road corridor.
Early next year, Bear Paddle Swim School is expected to open in Lake in the Hills, on the east side of Randall at 307 Randall Road.
The swim school will occupy a 10,500-square-foot building that currently is under construction just to the north of the old Dominick's grocery store, near the intersection of Randall and Algonquin Roads.
Bear Paddle Swim School specializes in swim lessons for kids of all ages and kids of all swimming abilities.
The school's swimming area is indoors and features lessons year round. When complete, inside you will find a warm saltwater pool with a temperature of 90 degrees making for pleasant swimming and learning conditions.
At Bear Paddle Swim School, there will be classes for kids starting as early as six months of age and going through the teen years.
The classes are divided by age level, as well as ability level.
There are classes for water adjustment, the basic of swimming, flipping to breathe, the fundamentals of swimming, being a swimmer for life and more. The classes will run at all hours of the day, from morning through evening.
The variety and times of classes will depend on the level of the swimmer.
Preregistration for the new swim classes already is underway.
You can find the available classes at www.bearpaddle.com/lake-in-the-hills-il/.
The new Lake in the Hills Bear Paddle location also is expected to have room to host parties.
Bear Paddle has other swim locations in the Chicago area if you would like to check them out before they open in Lake in the Hills.
There are locations in Aurora, Bloomingdale, Woodridge and Orland Park.
Bear Paddle also has locations in Kentucky and Ohio.
For information on Bear Paddle Swim School in Lake in the Hills, call (630) 692-7946.
What does your future hold?: Celebrity medium Rebecca Fearing is coming to the Randall Road corridor this Friday, and may have some insights for you.
The medium, who has appeared on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," will host two show seatings on Friday, Sept. 16.
The first show begins at 5:30 p.m. and the second at 7:15 p.m.
Fearing is known as a world-renowned psychic, clairvoyant and healer.
Tickets for her shows will be available at the Geneva Commons mall registration table beginning at 4:30 p.m. that day. The registration table is located between Bar Louie and Houlihan's in the mall.
Tickets are available while supplies last.
Guests must have a ticket to enter her show. Space is limited.
Fearing's appearance is part of a Girls Night Out event the mall is hosting that evening.
As part of the event, there will be sales and specials throughout Geneva Commons, as well as food and entertainment.
For information on any of the happenings on Sept. 16, call (630) 262-0044.
• Amy Williams' column covers all the news of business along the Randall Road corridor from Batavia to Crystal Lake. Contact her at randallbiz@comcast.net or (847) 894-5036.