Car dealer, Anderson Humane hosting adoption event
Brilliance Subaru of Elgin and Anderson Humane will hold their 5th annual “The Road Home” mega adoption event from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the auto dealership, 1500 N. Randall Road.
With this year’s event, Anderson Humane expects to reach its 1,000th adoption, according to a news release. To celebrate the achievement, Subaru has pledged to donate a 2023 Ford Transit 250 to the South Elgin-based animal shelter.
“This generous donation couldn’t come at a better time. Our old van was becoming risky to use for long-distance rescues, and this gift ensures we can continue saving lives well into the future,” Dean Daubert, president and CEO of Anderson Humane, said in the release.
During the event, adoption fees will be reduced by 50% for adult dogs, 25% for puppies under six months and 25% for kittens. If someone adopts two kittens, one adoption fee will be waived.
For information, go to ahconnects.org/event/theroadhomeadoptionevent.
Corridos y Canciones being staged this weekend at ECC
Corridos y Canciones, featuring folk dance, music and storytelling, will be presented from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, and 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, in the Blizzard Theatre, Building H, at Elgin Community College.
The performances honor Hispanic heritage and community through rhythm, movement and tradition, according to the ECC website.
Those who attend are invited to donate nonperishable food items, toiletries and household essentials to benefit local food pantries. Donations can also be made from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at Building H.
Tickets are $25 for adults, $22 for seniors and $15 for children 10 or younger and can be purchased at eccartscenter.org/tickets/eventdetails.aspx#event-26BFH1.
Classic Albums Live will perform all of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album “Rumours,” one of the best-selling albums of all time, at a concert being held Saturday at The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin. (Warner Bros.)
Rumours, The Silhouettes shows scheduled for Hemmens
The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin is showcasing two music performances this month with a Classic Albums Live concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, and The Silhouettes taking the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17.
Classic Albums Live will perform all of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album “Rumours,” one of the best-selling albums of all time, according to the Hemmens website. The Silhouettes’ show “LOVE Happens” is a family-friendly shadow dance story.
Tickets for Classic Albums Live range from $26.50 to $58. Tickets for The Silhouettes are $22 to $37.
To purchase tickets, visit the box office, call 847-931-5900 or go to hemm.na.ticketsearch.com/sales/sales.
The Rev. Joseph Kulak, pastor of St. Laurence Catholic Church in Elgin from 1995 to 2010, died Friday, Sept. 19, at age 87. (Diocese of Rockford)
Former pastor of St. Laurence in Elgin dies at age 87
The Rev. Joseph Kulak, pastor of St. Laurence Catholic Church in Elgin from 1995 to 2010, died Friday, Sept. 19, at age 87 while under hospice care in La Grange.
A Chicago native, Kulak was ordained in 1966 and served in various capacities in parishes throughout the Diocese of Rockford, including St. Rita of Cascia in Aurora, St. Mary in McHenry, St. Mary in DeKalb and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Crystal Lake, according to his online obituary. His final assignment before retirement was at St. Laurence.
“I don’t see myself so much as a preacher as I do as a talker,” Kulak told The Courier News in 2007. “I am the same as you. Let’s talk about God and Christ and our relationship to Him.”
Kulak’s funeral was held Friday, Sept. 26, at St. Laurence. He is buried at Resurrection Cemetery in Justice.
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