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OK Fine – it’s for the kids, but really it’s the adults who score the goodies in the eggs, right?  Saturday, April 3rd at 10AM at West Ridge Park.  The kids are divided by age. 3-years-old and under, 4-7 years-old and 8-years old to senior citizen.  Our money is on the 3 year olds to run circles around the 1 year olds – not even a contest!  Although the 7 year old could hip-check the 4-year olds, and the 8-year old could hip-check the seniors…well, it should be interesting to see how it all plays out…fun for the whole family – and it’s FREE! Questions? call 847-579-3120.

The LFC Dance Team is showcasing their talent on Wednesday, March 31st 7pm-9:30pm.  Our scouts suggest the routines will be filled with athleticism, timing and the macarena.   Other dance styles will include tap, hip hop, jazz, tap and musical theater numbers.   Free and open to the public, this evening has the potential to be highly memorable and worth the drive.

Location:  Mohr Student Center on Lake Forest Campus.  Enter the school at College and Sheridan Roads.

You’re overwhelmed…Maybe you don’t even know where to begin.   It could be moving, packing, valuing, lifting, painting, cleaning – anything, really.  And quite simply, you need help.  That’s where Two More Sisters fit in.  They’re your help.  A phone call away, the HP-based Two More Sisters get stuff done – just like family members would.   

Two More Sisters  – 847-651-5832

With the Solo Cup Corp. joining the ranks of the departed (e.g. the bums moved to Lake Forest – so now we finally get to enjoy our finest wines out of Dixie), HP has a new face to market as their #1 exporter…who is it?

Carol’s Cookies.  Exporting to most states in the Union, Carol’s Cookies are enjoyed in fancy shops along Madison Avenue in NY (Vaus Haut- Chocolat at 1100 Madison Avenue sells ‘em for $5.50 each) to Shell Gas Station along Highway 41 at Park Avenue (and Skokie Valley Road for $2.25 each).   

If you haven’t had a Carol’s Cookie, they’re truly a treat – if not an outright meal. Tipping the scales at just over a half a pound, it could last you a week…or a moment as is the case with most on the HP Daily Blog editorial staff.  Whatever the case, you won’t be disappointed.

Of course you can wander around the HP Library if your’re looking for something interesting to read.  But you should also consider spelunking through the aisles of Half Price Books in the Crossroads Shopping Mall.  The Half Price selection is unique.  An eclectic mix of old and new….out of print and new to print.    The store has stuff that quite simply doesn’t exist elsewhere.  And the pricing?  Well…the name says it all – mostly.  You can nearly set up a business selling half price books online – and make a profit.  Look at Ebay or Amazon, and you’ll see that Half Price is the neighborhood bargain it proclaims to be.  Also, check out the box of framed movie stills in the back near the washroom- 20 bucks for classic memories ready to be hung in your home.

Half Price Books – Cross Roads Shopping Mall – HP

It’s easy to forget that HP is a beach town…if you need some reminding, check out none other than West Marine located in Cross Roads. West marine is a store that will have you dreaming big dreams.  It’s hard to believe that someone makes a pair of nautical binoculars that costs $6,000…it’s also hard to imagine that this is the store that sells them.  Even if you’re not the boating type, it’s somewhat fascinating to check out the latest and greatest gadgets and nautical accoutrements.  Things have progressed mightily since you captained that sunfish back in summer camp…

Let’s say you’re hanging out with 3 bowl-loving friends, but 1 of the 3 is a real cheap-o…well The Alley, Highwood’s bowling lanes, hears your howling and is offering this coupon on their website:  Now, through the end of January, pay for 3 bowlers, the 4th cheap-o bowler plays free. 

Of course, you can’t forget to print off the coupon, which is attached to this link: COUPON

The Alley – 210 Green Bay Road - Highwood

Guitar Center, located in Crossroads Center in HP, screams out power.  Nikola Tesla himself would have been mesmerized to see his electricity amping speakers that go up to 11, guitars brandishing an extra string for added uumpf, and an entire room dedicated to the unyielding, tribal pulsations of the drum.   

Guitar Center will help you take on the world. (Note:  Woodstock must have channeled some similar raw power.)

Franky, it’s an honor to have Guitar Center deem HP rockable enough to have a store.  There are only 12 Guitar Center stores in all of Illinois, which is basically saying that between music from Norton’s, Vibe, and Lincolnshire, HP at least ranks in the top twelve in terms of sheer bad-assness . 

At a minimum, Guitar Center is worth a visit.   If you’re looking to change things up for a remarkably modest price, there are few better things to consider than diddying around with a guitar and amp to channel your inner rock star – for real….

And if you have any questions while at Guitar Center, ask for Reed – he knows his stuff…

The HP Recreation Center is hosting a free family fitness day.  Activities for everyone ages 3 to adult. The event will not include toddler treadmill training – one of the country’s fastest growing, and most controversial, activities.   

Healthy snacks and water provided. For more information call 847.579.4554.

Sunday, March 21, noon-3pm.

Activia Yogurt is good for your health?  Maybe. But when Sunset and Jewel and Poeta’s put signs on the aisle communicating that as fact, well the lawyers couldn’t accept it and sued.  So if you’re an inhaler of Dannon Yogurt, especially the Activia variety, you may be due back some money.  $100 if you can show your Sunset receipts.  $30 if you can’t. 

Here’s the website that starts all the fun:  LINK