Duke’s 10th annual ‘Food Is Love’ community set for Saturday
Duke’s Blues-N-BBQ will hold its 10th annual Food is Love community meal from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Fox Valley Baptist Church, 16N562 Vista Lane, East Dundee.
The event is open to the public and put together by Duke’s owners Duke and Rhiannon Seward through their nonprofit organization, Taste the Love, according to a social media post.
Donations of food, toys and gift cards to be given to local families are being sought. For more information, email duke@blues-n-bbq.com or call 847-361-6239.
Health department holding meeting at Elgin satellite office
The Kane County Health Department’s Public Health Committee meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17, in the department’s new satellite office at 2170 Point Blvd. in Elgin.
Staff will provide an update on the services now available at the Elgin location and on structural improvements that have been completed and are still in progress, according to a news release. Tours of the facility will be available following the meeting.
The committee meeting also will be livestreamed on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/KaneCountyGovernment.
Kane County offering free firearm restraining order classes
The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with Family Service Association of Greater Elgin, will host a series of free virtual training sessions to educate people about Illinois Firearm Restraining Orders.
The first will be held online from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19.
Training is important for those who live with someone who owns a gun and are concerned about the person’s safety or the safety of others due to mental distress, instability or crisis, according to a news release. Restraining orders give families time to seek support, prevent harm and save lives.
Participants will learn how safe firearm storage practices can reduce risks, how restraining orders and the legal process work in Illinois, and how to recognize warning signs of self-harm or risk to others. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Other dates and times include:
Thursday, Jan, 8, 6 to 7 p.m. (in Spanish);
Tuesday, Jan, 20, noon to 1 p.m.;
Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 to 7 p.m.;
Tuesday, Feb. 17, noon to 1 p.m. (in Spanish);
Thursday, March 5, 6 to 7 p.m.;
Tuesday, March 24, noon to 1 p.m.
To receive a Zoom link to attend, go to www.kanehealth.com/Pages/FRO.aspx.
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