Local Voices: Best Blog Posts of the Week, Jan. 7-14

Here's a sampling of what Patch's Local Voices contributors from the La Grange, Western Springs and La Grange Park area shared with us this week:

---

Nancy Cummings of the La Grange Business Association is our newest blogger and writes about businesses in town that help us get fit and live better.

Children's House Montessori also joined us this week to announce their participation in National Green Week 2013.

Trainer Megan Kennihan recommended coconut oil, talked about other oils as well and recommends using a mirror over a scale for determining your fitness.

At Lyons Township High School, the model UN is first in the state, the literary magazine is one of the best in the nation, business students are competing at the state level and the Donna N. Mavros Student Theatre Festival is coming up.

Relay for Life is approaching too; the kickoff event is coming up and everyone's invited!

The West Suburban Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free seminar and lunch on time management in Hodgkins.

Own a cat getting up there in years? La Grange Park Cat Clinic has these tips for checking if Tiger may have arthritis.

And MWRD explains why, no, the Chicago River is not about to reverse its course.

---

Are you interested in sharing your knowledge, community news, organization updates accomplishments, advice, photo galleries, or anything else with our Patch readers? It's free and simple to post in Patch Local Voices here: La Grange / Western Springs. (Most posts are cross-published to both sites.)

Get news alerts and Facebook updates from these Patch sites:

• La Grange/La Grange Park newsletter and La Grange Patch Facebook
• Western Springs newsletter and Western Springs Patch Facebook