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MON, 10/26/2020

Monday, October 26, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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The Mundelein Park District has teamed up with the PGA Helping Our Patriots Everywhere to bring a golf program to local veterans. PGA instructor Roger Powers, center, and Kathy Williams, right, from Revelation Golf, a nonprofit who works with individuals with physical disabilities, give tips during one of the sessions. Williams is also an LPGA teaching professional.

High hopes: Mundelein Park District, PGA team up to teach golf to local veterans

The Mundelein Park District and the PGA have teamed up to help local veterans enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being through golf.
Video attached to article To ensure her family and trick-or-treaters maintain proper physical distance, Debbie Gross of Buffalo Grove devised a delivery system that allows her to feed candy through a 6-foot tube to a waiting trick-or-treater.

How suburban homeowners are getting crafty to keep trick-or-treaters happy

To ensure a safe Halloween for trick-or-treaters, suburban homeowners are getting creative with individually devised candy delivery systems.
If someone in your household has a greater chance for exposure to the coronavirus, you might consider investing in an air purifying unit.

Can an air purifier help save you from the novel coronavirus?

As evidence mounts that the novel coronavirus can be spread through airborne particles as well as infection-laden respiratory droplets, consumers have been wondering whether portable air cleaners offer protection. So, although I explored the do's and don'ts for buying air purifiers earlier this year - focusing on the benefits for those with allergies - it's time for another look.
Amy Bachmann’s engineering student son Gage invented a Halloween treat delivery system that allows the Palatine family and neighborhood trick-or-treaters safely celebrate the holiday.

Municipalities offer trick-or-treating tips for the coronavirus era

Municipalities offer suggestions on staying safe if you plan to take kids trick-or-treating or pass out candy at your home.
Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. This year, most suburbs are requiring masks (not just scary ones) for trick-or-treaters. Many are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving candy.
Towns set trick-or-treat hours and offer printable signs for homeowners
Halloween is Saturday, Oct. 31. This year, most suburbs are requiring masks (not just scary ones) for trick-or-treaters. Many are offering printable signs for those who wish to inform trick-or-treaters that their household is opting out of giving candy.
Night of 1,000 Jack-o’-Lanterns runs through Oct. 25 at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe. More than 1,000 hand-carved, real pumpkins lit with LED lights will light up the night and line the family-friendly path in a beautiful fall setting.
Halloween events happening across the suburbs this week
How do you celebrate Halloween during a pandemic? Although social distancing makes it more challenging, there are still many events throughout the suburbs that promise spooky -- and safe -- fun. Here are some of them.
Ross Neihaus, of Chicago, is opening a high-end dog boarding, day care and spa resort Tuesday in Wheeling. It will offer luxury lodging suites, chauffeur and spa services.
Luxury dog boarding, pet spa opens Tuesday in Wheeling
A high-end dog boarding, daycare and spa resort opens Tuesday in Wheeling, offering luxury lodging suites, chauffeur and spa services and indoor and outdoor play areas.
Ace Ruelas-Jimenez, left, with dog Frances in “A Discount Service Dog” on the new original docuseries “That Animal Rescue Show,” launching on Thursday, Oct. 29, on CBS All Access.
Animals, people rescue each other in heartfelt 'That Animal Rescue Show'
In a new docuseries, a child who uses a walker meets a dog with its own version of wheels. Inmates find solace in training canines for adoption, and pigs strut their stuff in a "body positivity" celebration. That and more is part of "That Animal Rescue Show," out Oct. 29 on the CBS All Access streaming service.
There's not much recent evidence that gyms are major sources of coronavirus infection, but that should not give people a false sense of assurance.
Is the virus less likely to spread in a gym than a bar?
After shutting down in the spring, America's empty gyms are beckoning a cautious public back for a workout. To reassure wary customers, owners have put in place a variety of coronavirus control measures.
Added precautions don’t mean your family has to completely miss out on the spooky fun this Halloween.
How to survive a COVID Halloween
Halloween has never been so frightening. With the added precautions of the pandemic this year, trick-or-treating and Halloween staples will look much different.
Frost is no problem for cold-hardy vegetables such as lettuce and Chinese cabbage, which thrive in cold weather.
Frost doesn't mean the gardening season's over
Cleaning up some frosted bean and marigold plants the other day, I thought of a weather report I heard recently on the radio. The announcer stated: "Freezing temperatures are predicted for tonight, thus ending the gardening season." His deadpan delivery of this dramatic -- for gardeners -- statement, as well as what he said, tells me that he was no gardener. Freezing temperatures do not end the gardening season.
In the days before COVID-19, shopping smart used to mean scoring deals at a department store’s weekend sale. But the pandemic has led to a shift in consumer habits. Now, many consumers are making their purchases online for home delivery or picking them up curbside. To save money while shopping during the pandemic, sign up for in-stock alerts, lean on your community, read reviews carefully and more.
Millennial Money: A new set of shopping tips in the pandemic
The best prices and first available inventory go to consumers who are more than just shoppers. They're also deal-hunting detectives and strategists. Here's how to shop smart in the midst of the pandemic.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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