Briefs: Award to Lake Barrington
Last year's vote in support of a $5.5 million bond issue to preserve open space in Lake Barrington has won the village and its residents this year's William H. Miller Conservation Award presented by Citizens for Conservation. The William H. Miller Award is given to an individual or group in recognition of outstanding contribution toward conservation in the Barrington area. Citizens for Conservation has given this award to villages and to individuals in the past, but this is the first time both are being recognized at the same time. Lake Barrington's intent is to preserve land for conservation and recreational purposes. The award will be presented during the conservation groups' annual meeting at 7 p.m. tonight at the Barrington Area Library, 505 N. Northwest Hwy., Barrington.
Hear music, raise money
Jersey's Pizza and Grill, 2360 Lakewood Blvd. in Hoffman Estates, invites the public to help raise money for the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation at a fundraising concert Friday night. The event kicks off a 9 p.m. when alt-cover band Woogie takes the stage, followed by Sixteen Candles at 10:30 p.m. playing rock songs from the 1980s. All of the door money from the $10 admission will go to Bear Necessities, while 20 percent of the night's liquor sales also will be donated. There will be a 50/50 and prize raffles, and Miller Girls. For more information, visit www.jerseyspizzaandgrill.com. For details on Bear Necessities, go to www.bearnecessities.org.
Palatine man named to Hall
Robert "Bob" Gajda of Gajda Health Plus Network in Palatine will be inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame on March 16 in Addison. Gajda is being recognized for his contributions to the fitness community; he is the founding father of Gajda Health Plus Network and a leader in the corrective therapeutic movement as well as being a noted author who holds patents on fitness, exercise and rehabilitation products. In 1966, he was named Mr. USA, Mr. American and Mr. Universe all in one year. This is Gajda's second Hall of Fame induction; the first was in 2007 into the World Body Building Guild Hall of Fame.