Flotilla of the Year
FLOTILLA 095-41-04 Fox Lake wins Flotilla of the Year 2023It is my pleasure to announce that Flotilla 095-41-04 Fox Lake has exceeded our expectations for the calendar year 2023. At the recent regional D-train conference in St. Charles Il: we received ribbons for the most active flotilla for the last two years and the best Public Education flotilla for the last two years. As flotilla commander, these awards were a very nice surprise. The icing on the cake, which was another surprise, came later in the
It’s tiptoe through the tulips time! Fourth annual Tulip Festival opens Saturday, April 20, at Richardson Farm
It’s tiptoe through the tulips time!Fourth annual Tulip Festival opens Saturday, April 20, at Richardson Farm SPRING GROVE — Warmer weather this week has propelled tulip growth at Richardson Farm, and the owners have decided it’s time to open their 2024 Tulip Festival. “Spring has sprung!” said George Richardson, who operates the farm along with his wife, Wendy, brother, Robert, Robert’s wife, Carol, George’s son, Ryan, and Ryan’s wife, Kristen. “Although the weather has been ... interesting ... strange
Second annual B4 Summer Festival set for June 8 - Event again benefits Chain O’ Lakes Chamber scholarship, other nonprofits
SPRING GROVE — Organizers are finalizing plans for the second annual B4 Summer Festival set for noon to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8, at Richardson Adventure Farm, 909 English Prairie Road, Spring Grove. B4 — or Bacon, Bourbon, Beer and Bands — once again will raise money for the Chain O’ Lakes Chamber of Commerce scholarship, plus four other nonprofits. This year’s other fund recipients will be Gigi’s Playhouse of McHenry County, Operation Wildhorse, the Wauconda Moose Lodge and the Family Health
Smokin’ Deal BBQ sets May 11 open house Giveaways, mouth-watering samples, vendors and more in store
What: Grand opening/open houseWhere: Smokin’ Deal BBQ, 1000 S. Butterfield Road, Suite 1007, Vernon HillsWhen: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11Featuring: Giveaways, food, beverages, vendorsOn view: Backyard grills, smokers, griddles, fuels, tools – everything for barbecue aficionados Smokin’ Deal BBQ sets May 11 open houseGiveaways, mouth-watering samples, vendors and more in store VERNON HILLS — Bob Spagnoli’s heart was set on a really nice grill when he went shopping for an early retirement
Small Business Shield: Guarding Against Economic Downturns
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Elderwerks Educational Services becomes a Chapter of Safe Moves for Seniors
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McConnell Ball Features True Tale of Unsolved Local Whodunnit, as told by storyteller Jim May
RICHMOND – The W.A. McConnell Foundation is bring back its popular McConnell Ball on Saturday, April 13 – complete with food, music, a chance to bid on fabulous prizes and a turn-of-the-century whodunnit that continues to puzzle investigators. The ball will take place from 7-10 p.m. at The District (Historic Memorial Hall), 10308 Main St, in Richmond. Formed in 2021, when a group of community members recognized a need for preserving the unique history of Richmond and the surrounding area, the nonprofit
Dazzling spring spectacle to surge soon
Dazzling spring spectacle to surge soonFourth annual Tulip Festival likely to launch in late April at Richardson Farm SPRING GROVE — The riot of reds, yellows, purples, whites, apricots and more that is such a welcome harbinger of spring soon will swell across the tulip fields at Richardson Farm. Planted in the fall across roughly 12 acres of the farm’s westerly fields were 350,000 tulip bulbs in more than two dozen varieties, plus 50,000 daffodil bulbs. Yellow, peach, white, early-, mid- and
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Heroes save big with the Bremer Team
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Volo Museum’s Spring Break Staycation makes staying local phenomenal choice
Photo by Jim Wojdyla - Princesses and a pair of visitors pose for a photo op in the Carousel and Music Hall at the Volo Museum in spring 2023. This year, princesses (and superheroes) once again will entertain museum guests, starting and ending a special week of Spring Break Staycation activities March 23-30. VOLO — Not jetting off somewhere later this month? No worries. The Volo Museum has planned a weeklong Spring Break Staycation that will offer plenty of smiles — without breaking the bank. “From
Early opening just first of thrilling perks planned at McHenry Outdoor this season
LAKEMOOR — After his first foray into an extended season earned rave reviews, the owner of the McHenry Outdoor Theater is raring to go for his earliest-ever season opener — and he’s planning to pack maximum fun into each and every week of the traditional and extended seasons. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” will kick things off March 22 — weeks before the typical May opening for the outdoor theater at Chapel Hill and Lincoln roads just east of McHenry. There also will be a lead-in film, with a title yet