The Nippersink Rogues and Kingsfold performed a concert at Glacial Park on Sept. 4. (Photo by Adela Crandell Durkee/for Chronicle Media)

Crystal Lake

6-year-old searches for bone marrow donor

Sophia Trujillo is in need of a bone-marrow donor. She suffers from severe aplastic anemia, an autoimmune disorder where her body does not make enough blood cells. This means she cannot fight off even mild illnesses like a cold, and she bruises easily. Although 70-90 percent of patients get better with immunosuppressive therapy, that didn’t work for Trujillo. Now she needs a bone-marrow transplant. Finding a match is difficult, in part, due to her Filipino and European heritage. Potential donors between the age of 18 and 60 years old can visit BeTheMatch.org to find out how to help.

St. Thomas the Apostle Church to hold benefit dinner

St. Thomas the Apostle on Sept. 19 is hosting the annual Big Get Together to raise money and awareness for The Haitian Project and its Louverture Cleary School. In addition, the evening will center on the unique beauty of Haiti, delicious Haitian cuisine, and the tropic island sounds of local talent, Potts and Pans will be the background of a truly memorable evening. Please join us for a fundraising dinner and art auction Sept. 19 at St. Thomas the Apostle Church at Oak Street, Crystal Lake. Doors open at 6 p.m. Dinner tickets are $40 per person with a cash bar.

Lake in the Hills

Wood Creek Tavern, 251 Randall Road opens on Aug. 31.

The gastropub-style restaurant is in the newly renovated former Applebee’s. The restaurant features a scratch kitchen and a full bar stocked with local and regional craft beer, and four tap wines. The restaurant hopes to apply for a video gaming license in the near future.

Ringwood

Nippersink Rogues and Kingsfold perform

The Nippersink Rogues and Kingsfold performed a concert at Glacial Park on Sept. 4. The concert, part of McHenry County Conservation District’s First Friday Concerts series, featured Irish standards, traditional jigs, reels, and Irish dances.

Union

White Elephant Sale

The McHenry County Historical Society seeks donations for its popular “white elephant” sale during this year’s Cider Fest which will be held from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 in Schuette Building. The sale is a much-anticipated and pivotal part of the McHenry County Historical Society’s fundraising effort. Items range from vintage clothing to garden tools; furniture, new and vintage books, glassware, seasonal merchandise, games, sporting equipment and tables of odds and ends you’ll not find anywhere else. Drop off donations at the historical society museum, 6422 Main St., 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information, call (815) 923-2267.

Woodstock

Local man to drive around Woodstock Square blindfolded

Joe Diamond, 27, is already a world record holder for solving the world’s largest corn maze blindfolded! He will now be taking his sightless skills to behind the wheel of a car! On Sept. 11, as part of the Woodstock Artwalk, he will be driving a car around the Square while blindfolded. Local police will be shutting down traffic on the square for five minutes while the stunt takes place, and pedestrians will be held to the sidewalks for safety. The event is being done as a fundraiser for next year’s Artwalk. The producer of the event, John Heng, is hoping to raise $5,000. “This will go towards more advertising for the monthly events, as well as hiring more artists and performers,” Heng recently explained. To make the event slightly more enticing, Mayor of Woodstock Brian Sager has agreed to get in the passenger seat of the donated car as Joe Diamond makes the blind drive! This will only happen if the full $5000 is raised. Anyone can make a tax-deductible donation from $10 dollars up to $1,000 by visiting the website www.ArtwalkDonations.com. The money goes to the Old Courthouse Arts Center, a part of the Northwest Area Arts Council, a regional all-volunteer, 501(c)3 not for profit.

— McHenry County News Briefs —