Teen Center Has Big Summer Planned

With summer right around the corner, staff at the Niles = Teen=20 Center are preparing for numerous events that will be featured at the = facility=20 over the next three months.

On Saturday, June 7 and Saturday, Aug. 16 from 10:30 = a.m. to 2:30=20 p.m., the public is invited to check out the Niles Teen Center during = open house=20 sessions.

Attendees will have the chance to meet staff and see the = center.=20 This will also be a time for parents and teens to share their ideas, = concerns or=20 questions regarding the teen center and teen programs in Niles. Teens = currently=20 in 6th-12th grade are welcome to become members of the teen center.

Also on June 7 and Aug. 16 at the same time as the open = house,=20 bicyclists can register their two-wheelers with the Niles Police Dept.

Every year the police dept. accumulates a number of lost = or stolen=20 bikes and is forced to sell them at an auction because owners cannot be=20 identified.=20

By registering the bikes, a Village of Niles sticker = will be=20 issued and the bike's information entered into a national database = allowing=20 police to reconnect with the owner if it is ever lost or stolen.

The first annual "Night-In-The-Mall" Lock-In will be = held on=20 Sunday, June 15 from 9:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. near Golf Mill Entrance 6. = Doors will=20 open at 9:15 a.m. and no one will be allowed in after 9:45 p.m.

Scheduled activities include a professional disc jockey = and=20 dancing, appetizers, a free midnight movie at Showplace 12 Theatre, = organized=20 games and tournaments, late night pizza, a free event T-shirt, a = breakfast=20 buffet, a "Free Expressions" art wall, and numerous prizes.

Staff from the teen center, the Golf Mill and Golf Mill = Mall=20 security will supervise the event.

If anyone intends to sleep, it is recommended to bring a = pillow=20 and sleeping bag.

The event is open to teen center members only. Space is = limited,=20 so anyone interested in participating must sign up or call by Friday, = June 6. In=20 order to participate, a permission form must be turned in prior to the = event or=20 at the door.

On Saturday, June 21, the teen center will host a Teen = Spa Day:=20 Make-Up Workshop, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The workshop is designed to show how to choose make-up = colors and=20 apply them appropriately for a natural look that compliments skin and = hair.=20 Services will be provided by students and staff from the Niles School of = Cosmetology.=20

Registration deadline is Friday, June 13.

The Niles Chamber of Commerce and the Niles Teen Center = are=20 collaborating for the 4th Annual Job Shadow Day for teens on Friday, = June 27=20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Participating students will be matched by their career = interests=20 with local businesses. Youths will arrive by their parents at the = workplace and=20 will be picked up by village employees. Teens will then be brought back = to the=20 Teen Center for lunch, evaluations and debriefing of their shadow = experiences.

On Friday, July 4 from 7:30 to 11:15 a.m., the Teen = Center will=20 decorate a truck prior to participating in the parade. The parade will = start at=20 Notre Dame High School's parking lot and end at Grennan Heights.

Each Tuesday and Thursday from 4 to 5:30 p.m. through = the summer=20 with weather permitting, the Teen Center staff will set up organized = outdoor=20 games at the Golf Mill Park. Games may include basketball, soccer, and = ultimate=20 Frisbee or flag football. Anyone interested should meet at the Teen = Center by 4=20 p.m. to participate.

There is a $5 annual fee for teens that live in Niles or = attend a=20 Niles school. There is a $20 annual fee for teens who do not live in = Niles and=20 attend a non-Niles school. All youth must register with staff before = using the=20 Teen Center.

Other events sponsored by the Teen Center at the Niles = Public=20 Library include: Red Cross Babysitter's Training on Tuesday, June 24 = from 10=20 a.m. to 4 p.m.; a Playbill Summer Theater Project from Monday, June 16 = through=20 Saturday, July 19 from 1 to 3 p.m.; Board Game Relay on Thursday, July = 24 from=20 3:30 to 5 p.m.; and a Game Design Workshop during the first four Fridays = in=20 August from either noon to 2 p.m. or 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

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