EXPLORE ELGIN AREA PROMOTING PIZZA TRAIL
Explore Elgin Area has set up a local Pizza Trail as its latest culinary journey, featuring 17 Elgin-area restaurants that range from family-owned staples to those offering trendy new ovens, organizers said.
It’s designed to help locals and visitors discover the wide range of pizza styles available in the community, according to a news release.
With Explore Elgin Area’s food trails, diners visit participating businesses and collect stamps on digital passports, earning prizes when passports are full. The new trail joins existing coffee, burger and taco trails.
The routes offer an alternative to the traditional restaurant weeks offered by other communities, Explore Elgin Area President and CEO Krisilee Murphy said in the release.
Passports and information are available at exploreelginarea.com/plan-your-visit/trails/pizza-trail.
ECC PROF GIVING TALK ON EASTER ISLAND TRIP
Elgin Community College professor Dale Simpson will present “Archaeology Without Borders: Lessons from Rapa Nui (Easter Island)” from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Building E, Room E125, on the school’s Elgin campus.
Simpson will share insights from an international field school that he attended and his experiences working alongside descendant communities on Rapa Nui, according to a news release. His presentation will explore how archaeology can build bridges, preserve cultural heritage and amplify local voices.
The lecture is free and open to the public. It can also be viewed over Zoom by using the webinar ID 965 5317 1174 and the passcode 260797.
For more information, call Lauren Nehlsen at 847-214-7809 or email lnehlsen@elgin.edu.
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY ELGIN-AREA GROUPS
Three Elgin-area organizations are offering a scholarships available to graduating high school and college students seeking to continue their education.
The Elgin Area Chamber Foundation and the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Group are offering $1,000 scholarships to 10 high school seniors residing in Elgin or South Elgin who will be attending two- or four-year colleges, universities or vocational technical programs, according to the chamber’s website.
For more information and to apply, go to www.elginchamber.com/scholarship-application. Applications are due Friday, April 10.
The Backyard Garden Club of Dundee Township is offering $2,000 scholarships to qualifying students pursuing careers in agriculture, conservation, floriculture or other environmental fields, according to a social media post. Students must be graduating seniors or graduates of Community Unit District 300 schools or reside in Dundee Township.
More information and applications are available by emailing pfahy3@gmail.com. The application deadline is Friday, April 17.
International Order of Odd Fellows Century Lodge No. 492 in Carpentersville is offering five $1,000 scholarships. Applicants must be 18 or older and have a “B” average or better. Applications are due Friday, May 8. To apply, go to centurylodgescholarship.com.
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT FOR EARTH DAY PROJECT
Volunteers can celebrate Earth Day by helping plant 500 native trees and shrubs at Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18, event organizers said.
Volunteers will place trees and shrubs in pre-dug holes, backfill and tamp down soil, and add water and mulch, according to a news release from the Forest Preserve District of Kane County.
Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own work gloves. In addition to the planting activity, the event will include a naturalist-guided hike and environmental education activities, the release said. Commemorative Earth Day pins will be presented to the first 250 volunteers.
No registration is required for individuals or small groups but groups of 10 or more should register by calling 630-762-2741 or emailing cleaverobb@kaneforest.com.
