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| New Horizons Event Calendar Click on colored underlined entries below for additional information & click the back arrow to return to the Event Calendar. NEW HORIZONS MEETS AT: THE FIRST CHURCH OF LOMBARD 220 SOUTH MAIN STREET LOMBARD, IL 60148 ATTENTION NEW HORIZONS MEMBERS! We are trying to create Special Interest Groups of members that are interested in events for wallyball, gardening, motorcycles, or any other activity that you can think of. Send an email to Vern Schleyer at realtime@mc.net if you’d like to be a member of such a group, and the name of the group you’d like to see created. If we get enough responses, we can target smaller events to address your interests. Also let us know if you’re interested in sponsoring such events. 07/15/2008 Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. Back by popular demand, we will have Shelley Gross, professional line dance and jitterbug champion, with us again tonight. Shelley will review the line dance, Waltz Across Texas, that she taught us at the June 3 General Meeting and then she will teach us a new opposing line dance called “The White Horse,” which is danced to the music “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” Open dancing will follow the lesson. Cost for members is $3; for non-members $6. Questions: Contact Karen Matthews at (630) 935- 8338. Please bring a munchie to share and your beverage of choice (soda, beer, and wine only please). Directions; I-355 to Rte. 38/ Roosevelt Rd. exit. East on Rte. 38 past Finley Rd. to S. Main St. On NE corner of Rte. 38 & Main St. is a White Castle & Jewel Food Store. Turn left/north onto S. Main continue for 1-½ miles. Church is between Ash and Maple St. on west side of road across from the Dairy Queen. Parking: Park in 1 of 2 lots on Maple St., west of Main St.: (1) Maple St. South Lot is a couple of buildings west of the chapel on corner, on the south side of Maple. Parking free after 3:00 pm weekdays, all day Sat. and Sun. (2) Library parking lot is on north side of Maple across from chapel. Parking allowed when library is closed (After 9:00 p.m. weekdays, after 5:00 p.m. Sat.). (Click here for more information.) 07/22/2008 Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. New Horizons' Golf: We play at Green Meadows Golf Course, 18W201 West 63rd Street, Westmont, IL, (630) 810-5330. Cost: $13.00 for 9 holes; $2.00 for pull cart; $8.00 for riding cart. Directions: south side of 63rd St., ½ mile west of Cass Ave. Tee times: 5:00-6:00 p.m.; no assigned foursomes. Come Early! Practice greens, chipping and putting. Dinner after at Papa Passero's Pizza, 6326 S. Cass Ave., Westmont 60559 (630) 963-7660. RSVP to contacts: Joe O'Malley (630) 553-9515 (justjoe57@aol.com), or Clareen Krolik (630) 915-9054 (clareen130@comcast.net). (Click here for more information.) 07/24/2008 Thursday, 6:00- 6:30 p.m. Start the weekend early at the St. Charles Concerts in Lincoln Park. These concerts are free to the public and take place from 7:00 p.m. to dusk. Tonight will feature “Class of ‘68”. Meet between 6-6:30 p.m. at the hill on the southwest end of the park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a dish to pass, and a beverage (no alcohol please). Food and beverage may also be purchased at the park. Directions: Take Rte. 64 west past the Fox River in St. Charles to 4th St. Turn left. Public parking is available behind the antique store or on the street. Contact: Marianne Scoggin (630) 750-8944. 07/24/2008 Thursday, 6:15 p.m. Thursday’s Bike and Dine - Ready for an early evening bike ride with friends? The distance is up to you. What better way to start the weekend. Dinner? You bet - at a nearby restaurant. NEW LOCATION FOR JULY. We will meet at St. Andrew's Golf Course at 3N441 Rt. 59 in West Chicago. Directions: Take I-88 to Rt. 59 exit; proceed north to Diversey Pkwy. (just north of Rte. 64/North Avenue). Turn right/ east into St. Andrews parking lot. Please confirm your attendance with one of the contacts: Deb Hladilek (630) 682-0865, Linda Huguet (630) 978- 9794, Karen Grabski (847) 372-5343. 07/26/2008 Saturday Money for the Drury Lane dinner theatre tickets to see "The Boys from Syracuse" is due to Norma Wiehrdt today. See August 24 entry for complete details. 07/26/2008 Saturday 6:00-11:00 p.m. Venetian Night in Chicago. Join us as we bus to Chicago’s Beautiful Lakefront to watch the Decorated Venetian Night Boats and see a Spectacular Fireworks Display. Bring a lawn chair, a dish to share on the bus, and bring your beverage of choice. Take a sweater or jacket as the lakefront can be chilly. Any chairs or blankets you bring can be stored under the bus. Tickets: Members: $20/person, non-members $25/person. Everyone will meet between 5: 45-6:00 p.m. at Wyndham Lisle Hotel, 3000 Warrenville Rd., just east of Naperville Rd. Park in back of hotel. The bus leaves at 6:30 p.m. and WILL NOT wait for latecomers. Tickets are available at New Horizons events or by calling either of the contacts below. Deadline for sign-up and payment is Tues., July 2. Make checks payable to “New Horizons” and give to either of the contacts for this event. Look for a flyer or go to our website for this info: www.newhorizons2.com. Contacts: Sandy Farrell (630) 483-7008 and Karen Matthews (630) 935-8338. (For more information, click here.) 07/27/2008 Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Bike Ride on the Tinley Park Path followed by dinner at Ed & Joe's restaurant. Bike rides start and end at the same location, which allows for 20 mile rides or shorter distances to accommodate all levels of riders. See the Bike Ride flyer for maps and directions. Enjoy beautiful tree lined bike paths, great exercise, and time with friends. Contact person for this bike ride is: Art Millar (630) 968-2606. (Click here for more information.) 07/29/2008 Tuesday, 6:15 p.m. Social Event Planning and Dinner - This is a special invitation to gather at Quincy’s Restaurant in Naperville for dinner and to discuss future social events. Please bring your ideas, or paper clippings of events that caught your interest to the meeting. We are looking for sources of social events offered in our local communities as well as Chicago. Did you always want to “give back” to the group but didn’t like solo sponsorship; well here is the perfect way to work with a group or partner, and have that special event offered on the calendar. Location: Quincy’s Restaurant 1112 E. Ogden Ave. Directions: Take I-88 east to Naperville exit and go south to Ogden. Turn right (west) to Quincy's on the right/south. Contact person: Linda Huguet (630) 978-9794. 07/31/2008 Thursday, 6:00-6:30 p.m. Start the weekend early at the St. Charles Concerts in Lincoln Park. These concerts are free to the public and take place from 7:00 p.m. to dusk. Tonight will feature “April’s Reign”. Meet between 6-6:30 p.m. at the hill on the southwest end of the park. Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a dish to pass, and a beverage (no alcohol please). Food and beverage may also be purchased at the park. Directions: Take Rte. 64 west past the Fox River in St. Charles to 4th St. Turn left. Public parking is available behind the antique store or on the street. Contact: Marianne Scoggin (630) 750-8944. 07/31/2008 Thursday, 6:15 p.m. Thursday’s Bike and Dine - Ready for an early evening bike ride with friends? The distance is up to you. What better way to start the weekend. Dinner? You bet - at a nearby restaurant. NEW LOCATION FOR JULY. We will meet at St. Andrew's Golf Course at 3N441 Rt. 59 in West Chicago. Directions: Take I-88 to Rt. 59 exit; proceed north to Diversey Pkwy. (just north of Rte. 64/North Avenue). Turn right/ east into St. Andrews parking lot. Please confirm your attendance with one of the contacts: Deb Hladilek (630) 682-0865, Linda Huguet (630) 978- 9794, Karen Grabski (847) 372-5343. 08/02/2008 Saturday, 8:45 a.m. Many hands make light work at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, 600 Industrial Drive, St. Charles, (630) 443-6910. This is a monthly community service project. Help your friends pack items for distribution to food pantries. Go out to lunch with the group to socialize after the work is done. Directions: North Ave./Rte. 64 to west of Kirk Rd. There is a light at Industrial Dr., a Coca-Cola bottling plant on the SW corner and a car dealership on the SE corner. Go South on Industrial Dr. and proceed to a big parking lot at the end. There are usually trucks parked there with Northern Illinois Food Bank on the side. Look for a flyer with directions and a map at the General Meetings or click here for more information. Contact: Kay Van Wyk (630) 462-0542. 08/05/2008 Tuesday General Meeting - THERE WILL BE NO GENERAL MEETING AT THE FIRST CHURCH OF LOMBARD THIS EVENING AS THE CHURCH IS NOT AVAILABLE. 08/05/2008 Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. The Leadership Team Meeting will take place tonight at Connie’s Pizza in the Iroquois Shopping Center, 1170 Iroquois Avenue, Naperville, IL 60563, (630) 548-9680. If you would like to join us for dinner, plan to come at 6:30 p.m. Come help us in planning, share your feedback, or just have fun. Directions: From the west, take I-88 to the Naperville Road exit. At the light at the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Diehl Road and go to the light at Naperville Road. and turn right. From the east, take I-88 to the Naperville Road exit. At the light at the end of the exit ramp, turn right onto Warrenville Road, then turn right again at the next light, onto Naperville Road. Now, from both directions: take Naperville Road south and veer right at Y-intersection. Stay on Naperville Road to Ogden Ave/Rte. 34 and turn right. Go to next light, which is Iroquois Avenue and turn right. Connie’s Pizza will be on your left in the Iroquois Shopping Center. For anyone familiar with the Ogden 6 theaters, Connie’s Pizza is located in the shopping center to the west of the theaters. Contact: Karen Grabski (630) 393-3226. 08/06/2008 Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Soar into August on the tunes of the Neverly Brothers as they transport you back in time on a virtual tour of one of the most exciting unexplored phases in rock history: the transition from its American Rockabilly roots to the British invasion. We’ll come to rest at the band shell of Ty Warner Park, 801 Blackhawk Drive, in Westmont (2 blocks east of Cass Ave. and one block north of Ogden Ave.). If you have trouble finding us at the band shell, call the sponsor’s cell phone (630) 968-1083. You can eat beforehand, purchase food at the concession stand, or bring your own. We advise bringing your own lawn chair or blanket as well. Watch this website for rain cancellation. Driving directions: I-88 east to Midwest Road. Take Midwest Rd. south to Westmont (Midwest Road turns into Cass Avenue in Westmont). Take Cass Avenue to Plaza Drive. Turn left on Plaza Drive and go 1 block east to Ty Warner Park. There is a large parking lot on the southeast corner of the park. Contacts: Jim Canada (630) 968-1083 and Margie Dunn (630) 460-3583. (Click here for more information.) 08/10/2008 Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Bike Ride on the Herrick Lake Path, followed by dinner at Cozy Mel's restaurant. Bike rides start and end at the same location, which allows for 20 mile rides or shorter distances to accommodate all levels of riders. See the Bike Ride flyer for maps and directions. Enjoy beautiful tree lined bike paths, great exercise, and time with friends. Contact person for this bike ride is: Art Millar (630) 968-2606. (Click here for more information.) 08/12/2008 Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. New Horizons' Golf: We play at Green Meadows Golf Course, 18W201 West 63rd Street, Westmont, IL, (630) 810-5330. Cost: $13.00 for 9 holes; $2.00 for pull cart; $8.00 for riding cart. Directions: south side of 63rd St., ½ mile west of Cass Ave. Tee times: 5:00-6:00 p.m.; no assigned foursomes. Come Early! Practice greens, chipping and putting. Dinner after at Papa Passero's Pizza, 6326 S. Cass Ave., Westmont 60559 (630) 963-7660. RSVP to contacts: Joe O'Malley (630) 553-9515 (justjoe57@aol.com), or Clareen Krolik (630) 915-9054 (clareen130@comcast.net). (Click here for more information.) 08/19/2008 Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. General Meeting – at the First Church of Lombard, 220 South Main St., Lombard, IL. Watch future calendars and this site for complete meeting details. 08/17/2008 Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Bike Ride on the I&M Canal Path, starting in Utica, IL, followed by dinner at Starved Rock State Park Lodge, on the patio. Bike ride starts and ends at the same location, which allows for 20 mile rides or shorter distances, to accommodate all levels of riders. See the Bike Ride flyer for maps and directions. Enjoy the beautiful tree lined bike path, the I&M Canal, some great exercise, and some quality time with old and new friends. Contact person for this ride is: Vern Schleyer: 630-430-5463. If car-pooling is an option for you, let Vern know. (Click here for more information.) 08/19/2008 Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. General Meeting – Does the real estate market have you concerned? Are you considering what you could do to enhance the sale of your home? Then this program is for you. Dorothy Lennon a broker with Lennon Realty and New Horizons member, Victor Campanaro, a realtor-associate with Lennon Realty, will address these issues and answer questions you may have about the volatility of the real estate market. Open dancing will follow the discussion. Cost for members is $3; for non-members $6. Questions: Contact Karen Matthews at (630) 935-8338. Please bring a munchie to share and your beverage of choice (soda, beer, and wine only please). Directions; I-355 to Rte. 38/ Roosevelt Rd. exit. East on Rte. 38 past Finley Rd. to S. Main St. On NE corner of Rte. 38 & Main St. is a White Castle & Jewel Food Store. Turn left/north onto S. Main continue for 1-½ miles. Church is between Ash and Maple St. on west side of road across from the Dairy Queen. Parking: Park in 1 of 2 lots on Maple St., west of Main St.: (1) Maple St. South Lot is a couple of buildings west of the chapel on corner, on the south side of Maple. Parking free after 3:00 pm weekdays, all day Sat. and Sun. (2) Library parking lot is on north side of Maple across from chapel. Parking allowed when library is closed (After 9:00 p.m. weekdays, after 5:00 p.m. Sat.). 08/23/2008 Saturday, 7:00 p.m. to Midnight Do you remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? We at New Horizons do and we'd like to invite you to join us for a SPORTACULAR DANCE taking place at the First Church of Lombard, 220 South Main St., Lombard, IL. We encourage you to come dressed in the uniform of your favorite team or sports player (no cleats please) and then take to the dance floor to do the "checkered flag cha-cha", "halftime hustle", "set point swing", "hockey puck polka," or whatever your favorite dance may be. The cost for members is $5; for non-members $10. The Windy City Jitterbug Club DJ, Norm Oden, will provide the music. Please bring a dish to pass and your beverage of choice (soft drinks, beer, or wine ONLY) for the biggest tailgate eats you’ve ever seen at 7: 00 p.m. Then from 8:00 p.m. to midnight it’s time to dance. Location: First Church of Lombard, 220 South Main Street, Lombard, IL. Directions: I-355 to the Rte. 38/Roosevelt Rd. exit. East on Rte. 38 past Finley Rd. to S. Main St. On the NE corner of Rte. 38 & Main Street there is a White Castle and Jewel Food Store. Turn left/north onto S. Main and continue for 1-1/2 mi. The church is located between Ash and Maple Streets on the west side of the road across the street from a Dairy Queen. The dance is in the new addition adjacent to church and has its own entrance on Maple St., just west of Main St. Walk up ramp between chapel and addition, then down a few steps to entrance on east side of building. Parking is available in one of 2 lots on Maple St., just west of Main St. Maple St. South lot is couple of buildings west of chapel on south corner. Parking free after 3:00 p.m. weekdays and all day Sat. & Sun. Library parking lot is on north side of Maple across from chapel. Parking is allowed only when library is closed after 9:00 p.m. weekdays and after 5:00 p.m. weekends. Contact: Karen Matthews (630) 935-8338. 08/24/2008 Sunday, 1:30 p.m. Bike Ride on the Villa Park Prairie Path followed by dinner at Simons's restaurant. Bike rides start and end at the same location, which allows for 20 mile rides or shorter distances to accommodate all levels of riders. See the Bike Ride flyer for maps and directions. Enjoy beautiful tree lined bike paths, great exercise, and time with friends. Contact person for this bike ride is: Barbara Shaver & Lee Schadeberg (630) 629-1541. (Click here for more information.) 08/24/2008 Sunday, 3:45 p.m. "The Boys From Syracuse" at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Set in the frolicking forties, this brand new adaptation by award winning Broadway director, David Bell, is a Chicagoland premiere! Relentlessly hilarious, this comedy of errors revolves around the escapades and romantic mix-ups of not one -- but two sets of identical twins! This sensational bit of slapstick delights with dazzling swing dancing and a show-stopping score. We will meet for dinner at 4:00 p.m.; the show begins at 6:00 p.m. The cost is $48 per person. Individuals will pay their own gratuity. Checks or cash may be given to Norma Wiehrdt or mailed to her at 1009 Sara Lane, Naperville, IL 60565. If paying by mail, please remember to include your telephone number. We'll meet Norma at 3:45 p.m. at a table in the bar by the main lobby of Drury Lane. Money must be to the sponsor by July 26, 2008. Parking is either free or by valet per your choice. Driving directions: When approaching from the West on I-88, exit at Midwest Road, turn right; proceed to Butterfield Rd. and turn right. Proceed to Drury Lane exit. When approaching from the north or south on Rte. 83, exit at Roosevelt Rd./Butterfield Rd. east; follow signs to Drury Lane. Contact: Norma Wiehrdt (630) 369-6795. 08/26/2008 Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. New Horizons' Golf: We play at Green Meadows Golf Course, 18W201 West 63rd Street, Westmont, IL, (630) 810-5330. Cost: $13.00 for 9 holes; $2.00 for pull cart; $8.00 for riding cart. Directions: south side of 63rd St., ½ mile west of Cass Ave. Tee times: 5:00-6:00 p.m.; no assigned foursomes. Come Early! Practice greens, chipping and putting. Dinner after at Papa Passero's Pizza, 6326 S. Cass Ave., Westmont 60559 (630) 963-7660. RSVP to contacts: Joe O'Malley (630) 553-9515 (justjoe57@aol.com), or Clareen Krolik (630) 915-9054 (clareen130@comcast.net). (Click here for more information.) 08/31/2008 Sunday, 2:00 p.m. New Horizons Labor Day Weekend Picnic – On Sunday, come on out to Herrick Lake on Butterfield Road/Rte. 56 in Wheaton where, weather permitting, in the afternoon you can play volleyball, croquet, badminton, or bocce ball. Be prepared, though. We usually level the playing field and add to the interest factor by modifying the games. Or bring your own activity to share with others. In addition, try your luck at prizes in our Twisted Bingo game. And food? But, of course. This is a picnic. Please bring a dish to share, a lawn chair, and your favorite nonalcoholic beverage (Herrick Lake does not permit alcoholic beverages in the park). In typical New Horizons style, we will top off the day by dancing to your favorite tunes. We have arranged for a pavilion so weather is not a factor. The cost is $3 for members, $6 for non-members, and $6 for those who come that day without a ticket. Your ticket will entitle you to one hot dog or one brat, or bring the meat of your choice as grills will be available. Directions: From east of Naperville, take I-88 west to Winfield Rd. exit; at light at end of ramp turn north/right. Continue to Butterfield Rd./Rte. 56 and turn right/east. Continue east to Herrick Lake Forest Preserve and turn right/south to enter the park. At the parking lot “T”, turn left and proceed to the end of the lot where you will be looking at the reserved pavilion. Contact person: Linda Huguet: (630) 978-9794. 09/06/2008 Saturday, 8:45 a.m. Many hands make light work at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, 600 Industrial Drive, St. Charles, (630) 443-6910. This is a monthly community service project. Help your friends pack items for distribution to food pantries. Go out to lunch with the group to socialize after the work is done. Directions: North Ave./Rte. 64 to west of Kirk Rd. There is a light at Industrial Dr., a Coca-Cola bottling plant on the SW corner and a car dealership on the SE corner. Go South on Industrial Dr. and proceed to a big parking lot at the end. There are usually trucks parked there with Northern Illinois Food Bank on the side. Look for a flyer with directions and a map at the General Meetings or click here for more information. Contact: Kay Van Wyk (630) 462-0542. 09/09/2008 Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. New Horizons' Golf: We play at Green Meadows Golf Course, 18W201 West 63rd Street, Westmont, IL, (630) 810-5330. Cost: $13.00 for 9 holes; $2.00 for pull cart; $8.00 for riding cart. Directions: south side of 63rd St., ½ mile west of Cass Ave. Tee times: 5:00-6:00 p.m.; no assigned foursomes. Come Early! Practice greens, chipping and putting. Dinner after at Papa Passero's Pizza, 6326 S. Cass Ave., Westmont 60559 (630) 963-7660. RSVP to contacts: Joe O'Malley (630) 553-9515 (justjoe57@aol.com), or Clareen Krolik (630) 915-9054 (clareen130@comcast.net ). (Click here for more information.) 09/14/2008 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. The New Horizons Book Club will discuss “The Nine” by Jeffrey Toobin, a book which surveys the Supreme Court from the Regan Administration onward and which was rated by the New York Times Book Review as one of the 10 best books of 2007. Pulitzer-prize winning author and presidential historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin, wrote of this book, “This is a remarkable, riveting book. So great are Toobin’s narrative skills that both the justices and their inner world are brought vividly to life.” This book is available on Amazon and most libraries and book stores. We will meet at the home of Kay Van Wyk (630) 462-0542, 0S757 Jefferson Court, Winfield, IL. Please bring a munchie to share and beverage of choice plus a book recommendation for the group to read, if you have one. Directions to Kay Van Wyk’s home: Rte. 88 to Winfield Road exit. North on Winfield Rd. to Williams St. which is the first street north of Rte. 38/Roosevelt Rd. Right/east on Williams to Jefferson Street (about ¾ mi.). Turn right on Jefferson and go to Nickolsen Ave. and park on Nickolsen. Kay’s is a townhome in Jefferson Court at the end of Jefferson St. Look for number 0S757. Contact: Margie Dunn (630) 460-3583. (Click here for more information.) 09/21/2008 Sunday, 4:15 p.m. This is an activity to nourish both the body and the mind. Jean- Michel Cousteau, an explorer, scientist, and son of the legendary Jacques-Yves Cousteau will give a lecture titled “Great Ocean Adventure” as part of the Roland Quest Lecture series at Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst 60126. Before we hear him speak, we will enjoy a delicious meal at Angelo’s Ristorante, 247 North York Road, Elmhurst. We will meet to carpool at the north parking lot of the Wyndham Lisle Hotel at 4:15 p.m. and drive to Angelo’s for dinner at 5:00 p.m. After dinner we will drive to Elmhurst College planning to arrive between 6:00-6:15 p.m. Dinner will be at cost; the lecture is free. There is open seating at the Hammerschmidt Chapel and we will not be able to save seats for those who choose to come only to the lecture. Please RSVP by Fri., 9/19, if you plan to carpool and/or if you plan to have dinner at Angelo’s. Click here for more information, or look for a flyer at the General Meetings. Contact: Margie Dunn (630) 460- 3583. 09/21/2008 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) 09/23/2008 Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. New Horizons' Golf: We play at Green Meadows Golf Course, 18W201 West 63rd Street, Westmont, IL, (630) 810-5330. Cost: $13.00 for 9 holes; $2.00 for pull cart; $8.00 for riding cart. Directions: south side of 63rd St., ½ mile west of Cass Ave. Tee times: 5:00-6:00 p.m.; no assigned foursomes. Come Early! Practice greens, chipping and putting. Dinner after at Papa Passero's Pizza, 6326 S. Cass Ave., Westmont 60559 (630) 963-7660. RSVP to contacts: Joe O'Malley (630) 553-9515 (justjoe57@aol.com), or Clareen Krolik (630) 915-9054 (clareen130@comcast.net). (Click here for more information.) 09/27/2008 Saturday It’s our “Singularly September” Dance at the First Church of Lombard. Watch for more details on this site and future calendars. 09/28/2008 Sunday, 12:15 p.m. Sunday Sandwich Antiques Fair. A collector’s paradise, a great day for all, a walk through time and memory lane, are the various ways to describe this event. This fair is known for affordable quality items. Call to arrange car pooling from my home or meet at the county fair grounds entrance (where you pay to enter) at 12:15 p.m. Admission is $5.00 per person, free parking. If attending RSVP at (630) 978-9794 by Sat., Sept. 27. Directions: I-88 west to Sugar Grove. Exit to Hinckley. Follow signs on west side of Hinckley. We will go to dinner at 4:30 p.m. at Rick’ s Place of Sandwich, 108 E. Railroad St., Sandwich, IL, 60548, (815) 786-8807. Check the website (www.newhorizons2.com) for complete details and a map, and look for a flyer at the General Meetings. Contact person: Linda Huguet (630) 978-9794. (Click here for more information.) 10/04/2008 Saturday, 8:45 a.m. Many hands make light work at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, 600 Industrial Drive, St. Charles, (630) 443-6910. This is a monthly community service project. Help your friends pack items for distribution to food pantries. Go out to lunch with the group to socialize after the work is done. Directions: North Ave./Rte. 64 to west of Kirk Rd. There is a light at Industrial Dr., a Coca-Cola bottling plant on the SW corner and a car dealership on the SE corner. Go South on Industrial Dr. and proceed to a big parking lot at the end. There are usually trucks parked there with Northern Illinois Food Bank on the side. Look for a flyer with directions and a map at the General Meetings or click here for more information. Contact: Kay Van Wyk (630) 462-0542. 10/19/2008 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. The New Horizons Book Club will discuss the book Forty Acres by local author, Gerard Murrin, and will meet at the home of Bob DeHoff, 4501 Dorset Ave., Lisle, IL, (630) 969-1370. The Midwest Book Review said of Forty Acres, “Forty Acres is a compelling novel from author Gerard Murrin that could be ripped from today's headlines and will grip the reader's total attention from first page to last with its deftly drawn and memorable characters and involving land-use crisis story line.” Please bring a munchie to share and beverage of choice plus a book recommendation for the group to read, if you have one. Directions to Bob DeHoff’s home: From the north, take Butterfield Rd./Rte. 56 to Rte. 53; turn south, passing under Rte. 88. Pass Warrenville Rd.; take 3rd right past Warrenville Rd. onto Lacy Ave.; take first right onto Dorset and go almost to end of block to 4501. From the south take Rte. 34/Ogden Ave. to Rte. 53 exit ramp. Take Rte. 53 north to Lacey Ave.; turn left; take first right onto Dorset and go almost to end of block to 4501. If you plan to come, please RSVP to the Contact: Margie Dunn (630) 460-3583. (For more information, click here.) 10/25/2008 Saturday HOLD YOUR HOBGOBLINS! New Horizons invites you to Haunt Halloween at our annual Halloween Costume Dance at the First Church of Lombard. Watch for more details on the web site and future calendars. 10/26/2008 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) 11/01/2008 Saturday, 8:45 a.m. Many hands make light work at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, 600 Industrial Drive, St. Charles, (630) 443-6910. This is a monthly community service project. Help your friends pack items for distribution to food pantries. Go out to lunch with the group to socialize after the work is done. Directions: North Ave./Rte. 64 to west of Kirk Rd. There is a light at Industrial Dr., a Coca-Cola bottling plant on the SW corner and a car dealership on the SE corner. Go South on Industrial Dr. and proceed to a big parking lot at the end. There are usually trucks parked there with Northern Illinois Food Bank on the side. Look for a flyer with directions and a map at the General Meetings or click here for more information. 11/16/2008 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) 11/23/2008 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. The New Horizons Book Club will discuss the book The Ruins by Scott Smith and we’ll meet at the home of Linda Huguet (630) 978-9794, 2325 Lakeside Drive in Aurora. “The Washington Posts’ Book World wrote, “The Ruins is a tour de force of terror, a novel that seduces, shocks and dares you to keep reading -- and never relents, not even on its final page.” Lev Grossman of Time stated , “Please, please let this be the most disturbing novel of the year. . . . Smith writes with psychological acuity and real beauty, yet he doesn’t pull any punches.” Please bring a munchie to share and beverage of choice plus a book recommendation for the group to read, if you have one. Directions to Linda Huguet’s home: I-88 to the Rte. 59 exit. South over I-88 to 1st stoplight after interchange, Diehl Rd. Right/west on Diehl to Eola Road. Left/south on Eola to Rte. 34/Ogden Ave. (Waubonsie Valley High School is on the corner of Eola and Ogden). Right on Ogden to first right turn, Fox Valley Drive. Take Fox Valley Drive to first intersection, Lakeside Drive; turn left. House is 4th on your left. If you plan to come, please RSVP to the Contact: Margie Dunn (630) 460- 3583. (For more information, click here.) 12/06/2008 Saturday, 8:45 a.m. Many hands make light work at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, 600 Industrial Drive, St. Charles, (630) 443-6910. This is a monthly community service project. Help your friends pack items for distribution to food pantries. Go out to lunch with the group to socialize after the work is done. Directions: North Ave./Rte. 64 to west of Kirk Rd. There is a light at Industrial Dr., a Coca-Cola bottling plant on the SW corner and a car dealership on the SE corner. Go South on Industrial Dr. and proceed to a big parking lot at the end. There are usually trucks parked there with Northern Illinois Food Bank on the side. Look for a flyer with directions and a map at the General Meetings or click here for more information. Contact: Kay Van Wyk (630) 462-0542. 12/14/2008 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) 01/04/2009 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. The New Horizons Book Club will discuss the literary classic To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the book for which she won the 1960 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. We will meet at the home of Karen Grabski (630) 393-3226, 28W736 Townline Road in Warrenville. The Chicago Tribune reviewed, “A first novel of such rare excellence that it will no doubt make a great many readers slow down to relish more fully its simple distinction … A Novel of strong contemporary national significance.” And Time wrote, “All of the tactile brilliance and none of the precocity generally supposed to be standard swamp-warfare issues for Southern writers … Novelist Lee’s prose has an edge that cuts through cant, and she teaches the reader an astonishing number of use truths about little girls and about Southern life.” Available from Amazon for as little as $1.20 plus shipping, it can also be found in most libraries. We hope you will share in our review of this book. Please bring an appetizer to share, a beverage of choice, and your opinions about the book. Directions to Karen Grabski’s home: I-88 to Winfield Rd. exit. North on Winfield to Ferry Rd.; west on Ferry to Curtis (1st street after traffic light at River Rd.). Turn right; go to Townline (first stop sign). Turn left; proceed to 28W736. The sponsor is Margie Dunn (630) 460-3583. Please RSVP if you plan to come. (Click here for more information.) 01/18/2009 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) 02/08/2009 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. The New Horizons Book Club will meet to review a book at a location to be announced at a later date. Watch future calendars and this site for updated information. 02/22/2009 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) 03/15/2009 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. The New Horizons Book Club will meet to review a book at a location to be announced at a later date. Watch future calendars and this site for updated information. 03/22/2009 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) 04/19/2009 Sunday, 5:30 p.m. The New Horizons Book Club will meet to review a book at a location to be announced at a later date. Watch future calendars and this site for updated information. 04/19/2009 Sunday, 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Spiritual Journey Book Club will be studying this year, “Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day,” by Joel Osteen. In this new book Joel Osteen offers seven simple yet profound action steps that will help readers discover the better things they were born for... their individual purpose and destiny. As charming and passionate on the page as he is in person, Osteen incorporates key biblical principles, devotions, and personal testimonies that will uplift and enlighten readers. He speaks directly to the hearts and concerns of people from every walk of life. Become a Better You will encourage and inspire readers to reach their full, unique and God-given potential. Bring a healthy snack to share and a drink of your choice during a time for socializing before the book discussion begins. This group meets once a month, September thru April, and is open to anyone to join at anytime. We will be meeting at the home of John and Madeline Holstrom, 2744 Flagstone Circle, Naperville, IL 60564; (630) 922-1181. (Click here for more information.) For information regarding New Horizons, please call: General Information: Karen (630) 393-3226 Female Co-Leader KAREN GRABSKI Male Co-Leader RICH RIGONI At-large Member CARL SAGEMEISTER Community Service Coordinator KAY VAN WYK Secretary MARGIE DUNN Treasurer MICHAEL DAUGHERTY Social Activities Coordinator LINDA HUGUET Membership Coordinator BRENDA NIELSEN Public Relations Coordinator LINDA MAGNUSSEN Speaker Coordinators KAREN MATTHEWS SHARON SCAGLIONE Community Service Coordinator: KAY VAN WYK Website Coordinator VERN SCHLEYER For copies of the New Horizons calendar: Karen (630) 393-3226 New Horizons Mailing Address: New Horizons P. O. Box 5161 Naperville, IL 60567-5161 |