New West Dundee park offers playground, exercise equipment
Canterfield Park, featuring a playground, exercise equipment, baggo/cornhole area, walking trail, benches and parking lot, has opened in West Dundee.
Located at Route 31 and Boncosky Road, the playground is surrounded by a fence to protect children from traffic, Dundee Township Park District Executive Director Dave Peterson said.
A pedestrian crosswalk to reach the park has an activation button for safety that emits flashing lights, similar to the one on Huntley Road by the Raceway Woods Forest Preserve, Peterson said.
The park was designed by the Hitchcock Design Group and funded by the village of West Dundee using a $400,000 Illinois Department of Natural Resources Open Space Land Acquisition & Development grant, $350,000 in TIF funding and $150,000 in developer contributions, Village Manager Joe Cavallaro said.
The Villages at Canterfield, a 352-unit apartment complex, is located just south of the facility.
Flag Day to be celebrated in Elgin with Friday ceremony
A Flag Day ceremony will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Veterans Memorial Park, 729 S. McLean Blvd., behind the downtown Gail Borden Public Library in downtown Elgin.
The event is being organized by Elks Lodge No. 737 with the assistance of American Legion Post 57, the city of Elgin and Elgin Township.
Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to ensure seating and access, according to an online announcement for the event.
For more information, go to www.elks.org/lodges/home.cfm?lodgenumber=737.
Pop-up market being held Saturday at Side Street Studio
“The Weave – A Community Pop-Up Market” will be open to the public from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Side Street Studio Arts at 15 Ziegler Court in downtown Elgin.
Artists and community members will be selling, swapping and giving away handmade items, found goods and gently used clothing, according to a Side Street Studio Arts post on social media.
For more information, call 847-429-2276 or email luiza@sidestreetstudioarts.org.
Free admission for dads at Randall Oaks Zoo, Dolphin Cove
Dads get in free to Randall Oaks Zoo in West Dundee and Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center in Carpentersville with the purchase of a child’s ticket on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15.
The aquatic center also will be holding a hot dog eating contest for dads at 3 p.m., the post said. Register to participate at www.signupgenius.com/go/805094AA9A72AA5FB6-55983454-dolphin?useFullSite=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawKsFYZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFFMmxVMzhmbDZWWFNlTFVkAR4u8SXliUCsz77DIcGOQkD-Pdg6Pu2BU6nOA9EAympbdzDnntzJzwV0ckr1AA_aem_q5NZoG0XKBTDtpOwnQ4mXA#.
Both facilities are owned and operated by the Dundee Township Park District. Dolphin Cove will be open from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday and the zoo from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 847-428-7131.
