Heroes and Helicopters event at Frontier Sports Complex
“Heroes and Helicopters: A Community Safety Showcase” will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Frontier Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive.
The event brings members of the community together with safety organizations.
A medical helicopter will land at 10 a.m., and families can view first-responder trucks and equipment and talk with organizations serving the community.
The event is sponsored by state Rep. Janet Yang Rohr, D-Naperville, and state Sen. Laura Ellman, D-Naperville.
“I’m so excited to host this event, bring different organizations together and show what we all do to protect, cultivate and support our community,” Yang Rohr said in a news release. “Local libraries, fire departments, and so many other organizations will be able to talk with everyone from young kids to our senior citizens about what they do and how we all work together to make our community a better place.”
Among the community groups and law enforcement agencies scheduled to attend are 360 Youth Services, DuPage County Health Department, DuPage PADS, the Naperville Fire Department, Naperville Police Department, Naperville Area Humane Society, Warrenville Fire Department and the Will County Sheriff’s Department.
For more information, go to www.repyangrohr.com.
Live concert being staged Saturday at Whalon Lake
The Nature Foundation of Will County will present its first-ever Summer Celebration Benefit Concert from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Lakeside Shelter at Whalon Lake on Royce Road in Naperville, west of Route 53.
The concert will feature the Big Lagniappe performing New Orleans-influenced funk, R&B and jazz.
Concert-goers can bring a picnic or buy food and drinks from the Grumpy Gaucho and The Dock at Inwood food trucks.
Tickets are $35 for adults, $10 for children ages 13 to 18 and free for children 12 and younger.
Proceeds benefit the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s education, recreation and conservation efforts. Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.willcountynature.org or at the concert.
Centennial Beach switches to end-of summer hours
Centennial Beach has updated its hours now that school is back in session, with afternoon swimming available from 4 to 7 p.m. weekdays through Tuesday, Aug. 23.
The beach also will be open for adult float from 9 to 10:55 a.m. and for open swim from 11 a.m. to dusk Saturdays, Aug. 20 and 27 and Sept. 3.
On Sundays Aug. 21 and 28 and Sept. 4 and on Monday, Sept. 5, adult float hours will be 9 to 10:55 a.m. and open swim hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The beach will be closed from Aug. 24-26 and Aug. 29-Sept. 2. The last open day is Labor Day, Sept. 5.
The Riverwalk Café is closed for the season.
Centennial Beach features a sandy beach, zero depth entry, water features and a slide, diving boards and deep water swimming.
