Eshanti Brown of Waukegan jokes around with friends during the Little Fort Lions Club holiday party at Sunset Restaurant December 13, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Brandon Martinez (left) and Ashley Jimenez, both students in the Waukegan public school district, laugh with Brian Wismer, a former Ringling Circus clown, during the holiday party hosted by the Little Fort Lions Club at Sunset Restaurant December 13, 2012
Ashley Jimenez (left) and Samir Knox, both students in the Waukegan Public School district, interact with former Ringling Circus clown Brian Wismer as he makes them a balloon creation during the holiday party hosted by the Little Fort Lions Club at Sunset
Ashley Jimenez, a student in the Waukegan Public Schools, laughs as her balloon creation is made during the holiday party hosted by the Little Fort Lions Club at Sunset Restaurant December 13, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Laila Mendez of Waukegan enjoys her newly made balloon creation during the holiday party hosted by the Little Fort Lions Club at Sunset Restaurant December 13, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Waukegan Public Schools students enjoy a laugh as their classmate demonstrates his balloon mask during a holiday party hosted by the Little Fort Lions Club at Sunset Restaurant December 13, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
Waukegan, 12/13/12 Ivan Rogel-Martinez, a student in the Waukegan Public Schools, jokes with Brian Wismer, a former Ringling Circus clown, during a holiday party hosted by the Little Fort Lions Club at Sunset Restaurant December 13, 2012. | Curtis Lehmkuhl~Sun-Times Media
The Little Fort Lions Club of Waukegan held its annual holiday party for sight- and hearing-impaired children Thursday, Dec. 13, something they’ve been doing for more than three decades. The club will offered a lunch with entertainment at the Sunset House restaurant on Golf Road …