Community Corner
Memorial Day 2011 Guide
Where to go to pay homage, make donations to veterans of current and past wars during Memorial Day weekend.
Orland Park Ceremony
Where: , 14700 S Ravinia Ave, Orland Park, IL 60462
Date: May 30, 2011
Time: 1:00pm
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The Village of Orland Park’s Memorial Day Ceremonies are poignant tributes to those who have died serving our country. Flags from each of the 50 states billow as they provide a colorful frame for the village’s towering memorial, Ara Pace – Place of Peace. Bagpipes wail as lines of veterans file in for the presentation of colors as audience members silently rise to their feet.
Colors will be presented by members of the American Legion Orland Memorial Post #111 and the Orland-Palos Reber-Tesmond Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #2604. Orland Park Cub Scout Pack 383 will again serve as an honor guard for the procession of veterans. Pastor Walt Ledogar from will lead the blessing, while Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin will make the opening remarks.
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Nine newly added veterans’ names will be announced during the ceremony.
Features: Open to all. Refreshments will be served afterwards.
The village has asked the families of those engraved veterans to display photographs and military-related mementos in the Civic Center lobby.
Throughout the year, families of vets living and deceased can pay the village to have their loved one's name engraved. They do not need to be Orland Park residents, and they will be publicly acknowledged during the ceremony.
Old Orland Antique Shops Show Support
Where: , 9959 W 143rd St, Orland Park, IL 60462
Date: Friday, May 27, 2011 through Monday, May 30, 2011
The Old Orland Antique Shops, in cooperation with Orland Park Veterans Commission, invites residents to Support Our Troops over the Memorial Day Weekend.
The stores include Susie's Trunk Show, On the Road Again, the General Store, Cracker Barrel, Beacon Hill, Pam Benson Fine Jewelry, Player Piano Clinic, and Anna B's Antiques and Things.
All stores are open daily from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 12-5 p.m.
Donate one or more items for military care packages and receive a special discount. The top 10 needed items are tuna flat packs, peanut butter, canned fruit, jelly, beef jerky, mouthwash, cereal bars, non aerosol sunscreen, non-aerosol insect repellent or wipes, and one-gallon Ziploc bags. Please be sure items are in non-breakable containers.
Features: Benefit, Open to all.
Sandburg After School Grill
Where: , 13300 S la Grange Rd, Orland Park, IL 60462
Date: Today, May 24, 2011
Time: 3:00pm–6:00pm
For the convenience of students who stay after school, the grill is open from 3pm to 6pm Monday through Friday. Sandwiches, pizza, fruit, snacks and beverages are available. Students should take advantage of this on-campus opportunity if they need to eat after school.
Features: Teens
