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Soccer · HuntleyIn 2021, Todd Kane managed to run by every home in Sun City. He started on January 1, 2021, and it took 66 days and 228 miles to run past 5400 homes. He decided to do it again. Kane said, “I completed the final 2½ miles on March 2, 2024. This time, it took 61 days. The coldest run was on January 15, at -6 degrees F. You just dress for it. There’s no bad weather, just bad clothes. The warmest day was January 2 at 54 degrees F.” SC resident Todd K…See the Story
Sun City resident achieves goal of running past every SC home for the second time
Huntley, Illinois · HuntleySun City’s Sunflower Charter Club will hold its annual Spring Basket Sale on May 11 at Fountain View Pavilion. This fundraiser will raise funds for the Garden Club’s Scholarship Fund for Huntley Community School District 158. Vice-President Marsha Geist of the Sunflower Garden Club said, “The Sunflower Garden Club has been very active in fundraising and this past year has donated over $10,000 to various organizations.” The club’s president, Paul…See the Story
Sunflower Garden Club prepares for Spring Basket Sale
Health · HuntleyThe Huntley Fire Department organized a hands-only CPR event and provided essential instruction on using the AED for the Sun City Woodchucks. This demonstration was a significant opportunity for everyone to practice life-saving techniques on an adult mannequin. Lt. Kelly Gitzke, Director of Mobile Integrated Health, Huntley Fire Protection District, provided this training. Lt. Kelly Gitzke receives a Woodchuck thank you for her presentation to t…See the Story
Hands-only CPR training part of public health in Sun City and Huntley
Huntley, Illinois · HuntleyOn April 8, District 158 got to leave the classroom to witness history. The streets, parking lots, driveways, and Huntley Community School District 158 schoolyards were filled with students who paused their activities to witness a solar eclipse. At precisely 1:30 on Monday, April 8, students stepped outdoors, equipped with their eclipse glasses, to witness the convergence of the sun and the moon from Earth’s vantage point, a sight that sparked w…See the Story
D158 students, staff witness eclipse history
Huntley, Illinois · HuntleyKerth wants us to consider the cost of ignorance. That’s what I do with a lot of what I read. He just can’t get enough of creating expectations via lowered requirements and standards, and fearfully justifying it as saving children from the experiencing Great Depression hardships. He mentions that the skillset bar requirement is increased relative to previous educational levels as if children today don’t grow up in a higher day to day technical s…See the Story
Hang Your Hat: April 18, 2024
Spring Grove, Illinois · Spring GroveThe 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…See the Story
B4 Summer Festival set for June 8 in Spring Grove
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Bull Valley · Bull ValleyThey clean our drinking water. They hold and store rainwater. They create nurseries and food sources.McHenry County is dependent on groundwater, extracted from both shallow and deep aquifer wells, as its sole source of drinking water. Protection of surface water resources and groundwater recharge areas are important to ensure a safe, sustainable and adequate supply of drinking water into the future. The health of these wetlands and their headwat…See the Story
From McHenry County Conservation District: Wetlands at work
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McHenry · McHenryParents and teachers at McHenry’s Landmark School are printing yard signs, offering their children poster paper for their own expressions and preparing to make their arguments to save their school and its beloved program.On Monday night, about 60 parents, grandparents and school staff met at the school to outline initial plans on how to argue their points before the McHenry School District 15 board.At the school board’s April 9 meeting, members …See the Story
Parents aim to save Landmark School’s year-round program – if not the McHenry building itself
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