This event is sold out. Please contact BIHS with questions. Thank you!

Back by popular demand, ghost hunter Ursula Bielski will share stories and personal experiences about famous ghosts of Chicago. This is a free event, but please contact
Blue Island Historical Society to reserve your seat. All ages welcome.

Raffle tickets are still available!
Enter to win a gift basket of Ursula’s books on Chicago’s ghost lore at the event. Raffle Tickets are $1 each. They will be sold at the Library and BIHS/Albee House. Winner need not be present. Proceeds benefit BIHS.

WHEN
Thursday, Oct 27, 2011
7:00 pm

WHERE
BIHS/Albee House
13018 Maple Avenue
Blue Island, IL 60406

MORE INFO
Contact Dan Carroll at 708-388-1078 ext. 30

This event is sponsored by Blue Island Historical Society
and Blue Island Public Library.

On Saturday, October 2, the Community Development Department with help from the Tommy A. Brown Sports Association and area residents built a new 2,000 s.f. garden at the former Blue Island Rec Center, 141st Street and Francisco. A project of Blue Island’s Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) program, the garden is now ready for planting in spring 2012.

Volunteers from the Urban Forestry Board and Eisenhower HS joined sixth Ward Aldermen Johnson and Frausto preparing the beds and spreading compost. Larry O’Toole of Growing Home and Val Kehoe of Christy Webber Landscapes helped kids plant a winter garden – they were eager to get started… check out the photos!

Thanks to Tommy Brown, his family, and TABSA for hosting a fun afterwork party with great food and tunes – and healthy options! If you would like to sign up for a 2012 plot please call (708) 396-7037 or email the Community Development Department. Thanks also to Doran’s Landscape, Ultra Foods, and El Ranchito.

It’s tea time again! Gather your friends and family for an afternoon full of tea, cookies, and fun at the Blue Island Historical Society. Costumes strongly encouraged! Reservations required.

WHEN
Saturday, October 22, 2011
2:00pm-4:00pm

WHERE
BIHS/Albee House
13018 Maple Avenue
Blue Island, IL

COST
$15 per person

Make reservations by contacting BIHS:
(P) 708-371-8546
(E) events@blueislandhistoricalsociety.com

Blue Island’s Model Communities Coalition hosts 1st Annual, Food Day Healthy Food Drive

From Oct 10-24, we’ll be collecting healthy, non-perishable food items for local food banks.

Food Day is about expanding access to and promoting SAFE & HEALTHY foods, while reducing diet-related disease. So, Please read labels and avoid items with high fructose corn syrup, heavy sugar, and high sodium levels.

• • Canned Fish & Meats (Low Sodium, Low Preservatives)
• • Canned Fruits & Vegetables (Low Sugar & Low sodium)
• • Peanut Butter and other nut butters (Low Sugar)
• • Canned & Boxed Meals (Low Sodium, Low Preservatives)
• • Canned or Dried Beans
• • Whole Grain Pasta & Rice
• • Whole Grain Cereal, Crackers (low sugar)

Food Drop Off Spots

• • City Hall
• • St. Benedicts Church
• • CEDA Head Start
• • Blue Island Public Library
• • Cafe Tenochtitlan
• • Carr Gardens
• • Tommy Brown Sports Association
• • MetroSouth Medical Center
• • Eisenhower High School
• • Beggar’s Pizza (Western Ave Location)

Download the flyer [.pdf]