State to hold fishing clinics at Kane County forest preserve

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Fishing Program will hold three fishing clinics at Lake Patterson at Oakhurst Forest Preserve, according to the Forest Preserve District of Kane County.

The fishing clinics will be held at the Aurora preserve from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 and Sept. 3.

Participants will be taught basic angling skills, including casting, knot-tying and fish identification as well as ethical angling practices, forest preserve district news release said.

Students can bring their own fishing equipment or borrow tackle and rods while supplies last. Illinois fishing regulations and site-specific rules will apply, organizers said.

For more information, go to www.kaneforest.com.

U-46 School Board meetings moved to welcome center

Starting this month, the District U-46 School Board will hold its meeting at the Family Welcome Center, 1019 E. Chicago St., Elgin.

The change in the meeting place was approved by the school board last month. Prior to the switch, meetings have been held in the Educational Services Center in Elgin since April 1984, according to Superintendent Suzanne Johnson.

The new location provides better accessibility, increased seating capacity, ample parking and enhanced audio-visual capabilities, Johnson said at the June meeting. Meeting formats will not change.

The next school board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. July 21.

Pollinatorpalooza to be held Saturday at Randall Oaks Zoo

Randall Oaks Zoo in West Dundee will host its second Pollinatorpallooza from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The event will include information about bees, bats, birds and other pollinators, honey tastings and pollinator games, according to the Dundee Township Park District website. Attendees can take home native wildflower seeds.

Pollinator parades are scheduled for 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Participants are invited to make their own antennae from pipe cleaners to wear during the march.

The zoo is located at 1180 N. Randall Road. Regular daily admission rates apply. For more information, call 847-551-4312.

Power Up Wellness Fair being held Saturday at Elgin library

A free Power Up Wellness Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Gail Borden Public Library, 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin.

Sponsored by the Vituity Cares Foundation and St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, the event will include:

Free sports physicals and health checkups.

Free vision screenings for children.

Information on dental and hearing tests.

Library card sign-ups and details on the summer reading program.

Free face painting.

Magic show.

Shaved ice and food.

Music.

Free children’s haircuts.

Free school supplies, while supplies last.

To register to attend, go to attend.gailborden.info/event/13503571.