More than 1,000 Santas took to the streets of Crystal Lake on Dec. 4. Among them were Lisa Kippley and Ben, her 3-month-old son, perhaps the youngest Kiwanis Club Santa Run participant. Last year, Ben had just made his presence known to Lisa and her husband, Jeremy. Like many local families, the Santa Run is…
After shop-till-you drop Black Friday, Shop Small Saturday, and Cyber-Monday, came the less-known #GivingTuesday. Groups such as the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois, Lakeside Arts Park at the Dole, and Heroes for Hope have their sights set on community donations that will help them fund the work they do throughout…
Carolyn Schofield and her family’s Thanksgiving Day tradition starts with helping the hungry of McHenry County. For the past 10 years, Schofield and her husband, Steve, and three children, Griffin (17,) Mary Claire (14,) and Nolan (12,) volunteer at the Community Harvest. “Nolan was just a toddler in a stroller when we began volunteering,” said…
While people in the area turned back their clocks one hour Nov. 5 to mark the end of Daylight Saving Time, the McHenry County Conservation District turned back the even more when it hosted its annual “Harvest Gathering of 1858.” “The surveyors were remarkably accurate,” said Fred Durrenberg, channeling the early surveyor Captain John Ira…
Over two years of debate about the fate of the Maplewood Elementary School seem to be ending. This summer Patrick Taylor submitted his vision for the property, which he named Maplewood Station development. On Oct. 3, Taylor showed he listened to his new neighbors’ concerns. He presented his conceptual plan at the Committee of the Whole, where residents expressed more concern…
Mail carrier Scott Neumann knew he wanted to do something after he retired, but wasn’t sure what. Then a friend asked him if he could tune his daughter’s guitar. That led to lessons. Before long, word spread and his fledgling avocation began to grow. That led to Free Guitars for Future Stars. Inspired by Bill…
Avallon’s Voice Inc. will showcase 35 local published authors at McHenry Community College, 8900 NW Hwy, Crystal Lake, from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 5. The event, “Autumn’s Living Library,” gives readers and writers an opportunity to come together to raise scholarship money for the Northern Illinois Chapter of Girls on the Run. Authors will be available…
A group of students from Trinidad and Tobago performed in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Aug. 30, at the Woodstock OperaHouse. The 60-piece band included students from 6 years old to adults in their 30s. Their economic background spans nearly as wide a spectrum: from the homeless to the privileged. What they have in common are…
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