Things to do around the temple

With Stake Temple Day coming up on Saturday, I thought this would be helpful.  I put it together a few years ago, so you may want to verify any information before you go.  If anyone has anything to add to it, please leave comments!  I’m always open to new suggestions.

-Linda Chaplin

Temple Address

4151 West Lake Avenue
Glenview, Illinois 60025-1240

 

Parks

Find more at http://www.glenviewparks.org/Parks/parks.htm

Winkelman School

1919 Landwehr Rd. Glenview, IL 60026

9.5 acre school ground with 2 ball fields, soccer fields, a playground, and walking paths.

Flick Park

3600 Glenview Rd. Glenview, IL 60025

1. Turn right at W Lake Ave (out of temple parking lot) - 1.3 mi

2. Turn right at Greenwood Rd - 0.4 mi

3. Turn right at Glenview Rd - 0.3 mi

4. Turn right - 0.1 mi

This 39-acre park contains two ball fields, one basketball court, four tennis courts, a playground, a field house available for rental which accommodates 50 people, a picnic shelter available for rental, a sledding hill and an outdoor skating rink during the winter, and 1 1/2 miles of walking paths. Flick Park is also home to the Glenview Park District's award-winning, five-pool water park Flick Pool. Public restrooms in Flick Shelter are open daytime hours April-October. Dog walking on a leash is permitted on paved pathways.

Westbrook School

1333 Greenwood Road, Glenview, IL 60026

Westbrook School lies on 20 acres of land and features five ball fields and a playground.

The Grove

thegroveglenview.org

1421 Milwaukee Ave Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 299-6096

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 am-4:30 pm
Sat.-Sun.: 9 am-5 pm (Closed New Year’s Day, July 4, Christmas)

Step into the past at the area’s most unique outdoor history and nature museum.  Venture out on trails through mature oak forests past wetland pools and stop to watch a family of turtles sunning themselves on a log. Learn first hand about the Native American tribes who lived on this land and the settlers who followed them and the tremendous impact they had on this community and beyond.

Indoor Entertainment and Shopping

Glenview Public Library

1930 Glenview Rd Glenview, IL 60025-2899
(847) 729-7500

Hours: Weekdays – 9-9

Saturdays – 9-5

Lots of books and puzzles.

Glenview Ice Center

1851 Landwehr Road, Glenview, IL 60026
847-724-2800

Office hours: M-F 8:30 am - 7:00 pm

Sat 8:30 am – 2:00 pm

The Glenview Ice Center features a 200' x 85' main rink, a 90' x 60' instructional rink, spectator seating, the "Skate Street Cafe" for snacks, "Big Lou's Pro Shop," skate rentals, vending machines, and two multi-purpose rooms available for rental. It is a leading regional teaching facility offering hockey and figure skating lessons, public skating sessions, hockey and broomball leagues, and figure skating exhibitions and competitions. For more information, go to glenviewicecenter.org. Call first to make sure that public skating is available.

Golf Mill Shopping Center (Mall)

239 Golf Mill Center, Niles, IL 60714

847-699-1070

Hours: M-Sat 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

1. Turn right at W Lake Ave – 1.3 mi

2. Turn right at Greenwood Rd – 1.5 mi

3. Continue till mall on left hand side of road – 2.1 mi

Around the mall there is also Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, etc. Attached to the mall via walkways is a Target and Kohl’s. Soft toy playland in middle of mall. Pay to ride toys at south end of mall or of course you can always sit on them for free J Foodcourt. Family Bathrooms.

Words of Wisdom/This is the Place (LDS Bookstore—in Howard Shopping Plaza)

1722 Milwaukee Avenue Glenview, IL 60025

1-888-447-9306

Hours: Monday  10am - 4pm
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

1. Head west on W Lake Ave (usually have to turn right and flip a u-turn at light)-

2. Go through intersection of Milwaukee Ave (Dunkin Donuts on Right).

3. Turn left into Howard Plaza.

IKEA

1800 McConnor Pkwy, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (about 25 minutes away)

Hours: Sun-Thu: 10am-8pm
Fri-Sat: 10am-9pm

Restaurant Hours:
Sun-Thu: 9:30am-7pm
Fri-Sat: 9:30am-8pm

Costco

2900 Patriot Blvd Glenview, Illinois 60026
847-730-1003

Hours: M-F 10:00am - 8:30pm

Sat. 9:30am - 6:00pm

1. Turn right out of the temple parking lot towards Landwehr Rd. - .06 mi
2. Turn right onto Landwehr Rd. – 1.26 mi
3. Turn right onto Willow Rd. – 1.82 mi.
4. Turn left onto Patriot Blvd. - .13 mi.

Kohl Children’s Museum

http://www.kohlchildrensmuseum.org/

2100 Patriot Boulevard Glenview Glenview IL 60026

Hours: Monday 9:30 am – 12 pm (9:30 am – 5 pm June – Aug)
Tue – Sat 9:30 am – 5 pm

Admission – Adults and Children over 1 year $8.50 (they do offer reciprocal admission with

Betty Brinn pass holders, look online for more info).

Kohl Children’s Museum of Greater Chicago offers 17 interactive, hands-on exhibits for children ages birth to 8. All of our exhibits and programs are aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards and are designed to nurture a love of learning in young children. Named one of the nation’s top ten children’s museums by Parent’s Magazine.

Garfield Park Conservatory

http://www.garfield-conservatory.org/

300 N. Central Park Ave. Chicago, IL 60624-1996

It is huge and is free, and I think around this time of year you would get to see some beautiful flowers for their sprints flower show.  There is a room just for kids with a slide, a place to dig around in the dirt and a baby area.  There is also a room with fish. It really was a ton of fun because it was so big and had so much to see. 

About 40 minutes, 22 miles away

Dining

McDonald’s (has a playland)

2741 Pfingsten Rd, Glenview, IL

1. Turn right on W Lake Ave - .5 mi
2. Turn left at Pfingsten Rd – 1.2 mi
3. Destination will be on right in a shopping center.

Jimmy John’s

1746 Glenview Rd. Glenview, IL

1. Turn right on Lake Ave.

2. Turn left on Pfingsten Rd.

3. Jimmy John’s will be just past Willow Rd.

PJ Moondoggie, Inc.

1702 Milwaukee Ave Glenview, IL 60025-1441

Get Directions

(847) 699-8330

Giordano’s Pizza

5990 W. Dempster St. Morton Grove, IL 60053

847-966-4300

TGIFridays

4513 W Lake Ave. Glenview, IL 60025
(847) 298-9966

Misc.

Wagner Farm and Glenview Farmer’s Market

1510 Wagner Road, Glenview, IL

http://www.glenviewfarmersmarket.org/

1. Turn right on W Lake Ave (out of temple)

2. Continue on Lake Ave- 4.4 mi

3. Turn left on Wagner Road- .1 mi

The Glenview Park District’s Wagner Farm is one of the last working dairy farms in Chicago’s Cook County and is open to the public for recreation and learning. The farm provides a unique opportunity for families to learn farming. In addition to the cows in the pasture, Wagner Farm has chickens, draft horses, and pigs, as well as a restored farmhouse and barn. Also, the award-winning Wagner Farm Heritage Center contains interactive exhibits where guests can learn about farming from the early 20th century through the present, visit a 1930’s General Store and a Museum Store. Farm and Heritage Center open M-Sat 9-5, Free

The market will be held on Saturdays, 8 am until 12 noon, from June 25th until October 8th, 2011.

We strongly encourage you to park in the lot at Saints Peter and Paul Greek Orthodox Church, which is accessible by either Lake Avenue or Wagner Road. Although there is a small lot adjacent to the vendor spaces, it can become very congested, and we prefer to leave access to this space for our guests who have more trouble walking. If you do park in this lot, please be very careful that you do not block the drive-through space, which adds to the congestion and frustration for all shoppers.

Playgroup

Sarah Ekstrom is heading up playgroup this year.  Playgroup is really for anyone and everyone, but obviously our activities are going to be focused on young children.  I started coming to playgroup when my oldest was still a newborn and I loved it!  All those moms provided me with such great support and insight!  So playgroup is not just a time for the kiddos to get together!  If you are interested in hosting a playgroup, please let Sarah know.  Here's more of the details from Sarah.  :)  

Playgroup is at 9:30am on Tuesdays unless otherwise stated.

September 25th: Cooper park located at 8701 W. Chambers St, a couple blocks south of Burleigh

October 2nd: Hart Park Playground located roughly 72nd and State street in Wuwatosa.  Across from Pick n' Save.  Dress warm.

October 9th:Family Farm located on 328 Port Washington Road (County W) Grafton, WI 53024.  (33 minutes from my house).  Cost $6.25 for adults, $3.25 for children.  Check out the website at http://www.familyfarm.net/box/ff_visitor_info.shtml and please let me know if you would like to go and if you want to carpool.  

October 16th:  Susanne Espinosa's house.  (3360 N. Knoll Terrace in Wauwatosa). If the weather is nice, kids can play on treehouse & ride bikes or scooters in the driveway (it's big). If it's cold or rainy, they have a big rec room & plenty of space to play inside.

MONDAY October 22nd: Mitchell Park Domes Located at 524 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53215.  Meet at front desk at 9:30am.  Free to Milwaukee residents on Mondays. 

SATURDAY October 27th: Wauwatosa Trick or Treat 6pm I think

SUNDAY October 28th:  FYI, milwaukee trick or treat is sunday 1-4pm  :(

THURSDAY October 25th:  "Rhyme Time" at wauwatosa public library at 9:30am (This is an extra playgroup if you want to come, I'll be there!)

October 30th: Halloween activity at Jessica Yan's house: 3131 N 78th St Milwaukee

SATURDAY November 3rd: FYI, Zoo free day!

November 6th: Betty Brinn Children's museum 10:30am drama workshop, 11:30am puppet play.  $7.5 for children 2+ and adults.  I will be arriving at 10am.

November 13th: Faith Kearl

November 20:?

November 27:?

December 4th: Kids in Motion located 14135 W Greenfield Ave New Berlin, WI 53151.  $6 each child over 12 months.  Adults free

dec 11:?

dec 18:?

other ideas:Monday Public museum, elegant farmer, big backyard, Central Library

Dance classes for boys and girls ages 3-9

I just wanted to let ya'll know that I teach dance classes for kids.  This year I have a friend and fellow dancer, Jenna Anderson, helping me by teaching the 3-4 year old class.  We're looking for more students!
Check out this blog post for more details: http://kreativekidsdance.blogspot.com/2012/08/fall-dance-classes-starting-soon.html
Feel free to email me if you have any questions! smilinglarson @ gmail . com
Robyn Larson :)

Keep Smiling!

Babysitter for hire

My sister is still looking for a nursing job here in Milwaukee.  In the meantime, she is looking to make a little extra cash.  If anyone is interested in an over-qualified babysitter, she is an RN, CPR certified, has her own car and charges $8-10/hr depending on how many kids you have.  If you are interested, give her a call – Sarah at 414-435-1074. She watches my kids all the time and is awesome - especially with little ones.  - Linda Chaplin

August Presidency Message

When my now husband, Mike, proposed to me, he did so with a CTR ring.  He knew that I was particular with my jewelry and so he thought it best to go ring shopping with me after we were officially engaged.  Smart man.  As we began searching for the perfect ring, Mike's mother offered me a diamond from Mike's grandmother, who had passed away.  Mike's mother was incredibly surprised when I turned down the diamond, but I explained that I wanted a ruby for my center stone.  Some of my friends were surprised that I turned down a diamond so I could have a ruby in my engagement ring.  "Why are you so set on having a ruby in your ring?" my friends would ask. 

My wedding ring (photograph by Marissa Odell)

Most of us are familiar of the scripture found in Proverbs 31:10 "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."  I wanted a ruby in my ring as a reminder of how valuable women are to the Lord.  The value and worth of women is being bombarded on every side.  Images of how women are supposed to look and act are constantly before our eyes.  Often we are told that if we do not match these images, then we are of little worth.  This is a complete lie, but it is unfortunately a lie that we can easily fall into if we are not careful.  

It is not a coincidence that the scriptures compare the value of a virtuous woman to a ruby.  Did you know that rubies are quite valuable and even comparable to diamonds in some cases?  Both the diamond and the ruby are considered precious gemstones (with only sapphires and emeralds joining them in that category).  A diamond measures a 10 on a hardness scale with 10 being the upper limit.  A ruby measures a 9 on that same scale.  The "four Cs" (color, cut, clarity and carats) that are used to value a diamonds are also used to value rubies.  Both diamonds and rubies go through a treatment process that prepares them for their purpose, which is usually jewelry.  Part of the process a ruby goes through includes being heated to extremely high temperatures.  This helps remove imperfections and bring out and intensify the true color of the stone.  

Just as rubies go through a preparation process, we as women are experiencing a preparation process. Alma 34:32 reads: "For behold this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors."  This life can often be difficult with all that we are asked to do and the challenges we experience.  But we can remember that we are going through a preparation process that will help us become more pure and will increase our value.  Although this preparation process is difficult, it helps us rise to the potential that the Lord can see within us.  Just as a ruby’s true color is brought out during the preparation process, our true colors can shine through as we prepare in this life.  Remember that our value as women is far above rubies.  You are of infinite worth to the Lord.  You are loved by so many.  May God bless you to always remember that and to rise to the potential that is within you!

All our love,

Robyn Larson and the Relief Society Presidency

Ideas for a great summer in Wisconsin!

We would love to start some activities to better get to know Milwaukee and the surrounding area. There are wonderful museums; conservatories & more: (email us if you have any places you'd like to add to the list)

Milwaukee Public Museum (free Mondays for Milwaukee residents; has a great butterfly room!): http://www.mpm.edu/

Milwaukee Art Museum (cheap student membership/free to everyone on the first Thursday of month): http://www.mam.org/

The Harley-Davidson Museum (worth every penny): http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/HD_Museum/Museum.jsp?locale=en_US

Discovery World (student/family memberships): http://www.discoveryworld.org/

Betty Brinn Children's Museum (discounted/free for low income): http://www.bbcmkids.org/

The Domes (free Monday mornings for Milwaukee residents): http://www.county.milwaukee.gov/MitchellParkConserva10116.htm

Piano Teacher

The following is from Teresa Gessel:

For any of you with children or who know of children interested in taking piano lessons, I am taking new
students (ages 4+) starting this October. I love music and the piano and enjoy teaching.

My focus as a teacher is:

1. To help the student gain a love for music and confidence in their musical abilities, along with the self-
esteem that comes from hard work and effort.

2. To develop a strong, well-rounded foundation that includes correct technique, practice skills, theory,
musical ear and creativity, rhythm, and dynamics.

The cost is $10 per 1/2 hours lesson with the understanding that I will typically have my own 2 children
present but any interruptions will be compensated for in time.

Teresa Gessel, tgessel2@gmail.com or (801) 368-6326