Articles filed under Des Plaines Park District
-
Women celebrate free annual Health and Fitness DaySep 23, 2013 1:15 pm - The Des Plaines Park District and the city of Des Plaines will host the annual National Women’s Health & Fitness Day from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Prairie Lak...
-
Des Plaines Kiwanis Park equipment to be refitted for kids overseasSep 23, 2013 11:55 am - The playground equipment at Kiwanis Park, a Des Plaines Park District neighborhood park at the corner of Lincoln Avenue and Orchard Street, is on its way to a new home. ...
-
Register for dance classes in Des PlainesSep 19, 2013 1:25 pm - The Des Plaines School of Dance hosted an open house and day of free dance classes on Saturday, Sept. 7, in the Dance Studio at the Leisure Center, 2222 Birch St. Dance...
-
Vidia Naranjo crowned Princess of the ParkSep 04, 2013 1:41 pm - Royalty gathered on the great lawn at Lake Park for the Des Plaines Optimist Club’s free Friday Night Movie in the Park Aug. 9. Children were invited to come in costume ...
-
Des Plaines preschool director namedAug 29, 2013 3:05 pm - The Des Plaines Park District has appointed Susan Poklop director of Creative Corners Terrific 3’s Preschool. Poklop has a degree in elementary education and more than 1...
-
Park personnel trained to protect safety of patronsAug 15, 2013 4:50 pm - Safety doesn’t happen by accident. It happens behind the scenes on a daily basis. Keeping the public and employees safe at pools, parks, playgrounds and programs requir...
-
Team Black Ops wins first NERF Dart Tag ChampionshipAug 06, 2013 2:04 pm - Team Black Ops: Kevin Letts, 11; Christian Lopez, 11; George Przanowski, 9; Michael Setzer, 9; and Benjamin Franco, 10, won the Des Plaines Park District NERF Dart Tag C...
-
Des Plaines girl nets Wrigley Field appearanceAug 01, 2013 4:55 pm - Since 2010, the Des Plaines Park District has hosted a free Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit & Run Competition, open to boys and girls ages 7 to 14. Each year, dozens o...
-
Des Plaines parks fights to save ash treesJul 31, 2013 5:17 pm - “Trees give you a sense of connection to the past and a sense of community in a neighborhood,” said Steve Krotz, landscape maintenance supervisor, Des Plaines Park Distr...
-
Field Day brings 325 campers together for a day of funJul 30, 2013 1:29 pm - Over 320 kids from the Des Plaines Park District summer day camps participated in the second annual All Camp Field Day Wednesday, July 17, at Prairie Lakes Community Cen...