Week in Review, Feb. 7-13: Fundraisers, Valentines, LHS Signees

Highlights from last week:

• are already underway in Lemont and Homer Glen. The group is busy planning their kick-off event, which will be held Tuesday, March 8, at .

• The Educational Foundation for Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A raised more than $19,000 at their . Since forming in May of last year, the group has raised more than $25,000 for academic grants in the district.

• In case you haven't heard, AOL — Patch's parent company — announced last week plans .

• As the snow melts away this week, Snowpocalypse 2011 will officially become a thing of the past. As we say goodbye to SnOMG, check out our p. The story was updated over the weekend with the total cost, which exceeded $48,000.

• The to discuss the first draft of spending policies for the proposed $20 million referendum in April. The Board of Education will discuss an updated draft at their monthly meeting Monday.

• Lemont resident and business owner won the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarship for her studies at North Central College in Naperville.

• Lemont seniors joined the ranks of two outstanding NCAA programs at a special signing ceremony last week.

• The Lemont High School Drama Club for their winter play, Our Town, which featured to old Lemont.

• Lemont retailers offered some for Valentine's Day.

• Thirteen students from the competed in the IHSA Sectional at Reavis on Saturday. Senior Delia Ercoli and sophomore Aubree Tally advanced to the State Finals, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 19.

• Three Lemont High School wrestlers on Saturday after solid performances at the Class 2A Lincoln-Way West Sectional.