Clubs and Hobbies

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Knights Pancake Breakfast and Bingo: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 4, St Joseph the Worker Church, 181 W Dundee Road, Wheeling. The Knights of Columbus will sponsor a pancake breakfast and bingo Cards will be 50 cents each and all games will be split the pot. Bingo proceeds will benefit the Wheeling Senior Center. The Pancake Breakfast, consisting of all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs, will also include orange juice, coffee and a sweet table. Cost is $7 for Adults and $4 for children 10 and under. Other refreshments will be available throughout the day. (847) 537-3094 or e-mail kcmem@comcast.net.

Anime/Video Gamers Club: 1-4:30 p.m., July 5, Round Lake Area Public Library, 906 Hart Road, Round Lake. Drop-in club. For information, call Israel Mateos, at (847) 546-7060, ext. 114.

Lake County Genealogical Society: 7 p.m. July 8 in Meeting Rooms A and B, Fremont Public Library, 1170 Midlothian Road, Mundelein. The program will be "Using Railroad Records in Family History Research." Anyone interested in genealogy is invited to attend. For information, call the Fremont Public Library, at (847) 566-8702.

Island Lake Seniors: 12:30 p.m. July 8, village hall, 3720 Greenleaf, Island Lake. Monthly meeting. The entertainment will be singer John Maggio. Paramedics will be available to take blood pressure readings for anyone interested. Club meets the second Tuesday of each month.

Wheeling Garden Club: 7 p.m. July 9 at a members home. For more information, call Chris Brady at (847) 537-8642. For information on scholarships offered to individuals enrolled in studies related to the field of horticulture, call Joyce, at (847) 537-0567.

Anime/manga club: 2-3:30 p.m. July 11, Wauconda Area Public Library, 801 N. Main St., Wauconda. Teen in seventh grade an up can preview new anime films on the big screen and help make anime selections for the library collection. An art instructor will be on hand to help participants develop characters and create stories. There is no cost to participate. Refreshments will be served. Register by calling (847) 526-6225, ext. 203, visiting the Adult Services Reference Desk, or signing up online at www.wauclib.org.

The Yahava Group: 7:30 p. m. July 15, in a member's home in Buffalo Grove. The Yahava Group of Hadassah North Shore Chapter. Bring a dessert to share with a recipe. The cost is a $5 donation to Hadassah. For more information and reservations, contact the North Shore office, at (847) 433-6350 or northshore@hadassah.org.

Laughter Club: Meets 7:30 p.m. July 16, Aug. 20 and Sept. 17, at the gazebo in Towne Square Park, 150 W. Palatine Road, Palatine. (847) 991-1112.

Bicycle Club of Lake County "Singles Ride": 9 a.m. July 26, Aug. 23 and Sept. 27, Meet at the Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville, St. Mary's Road., 1 mile north of Route 60 at the "Trails" parking lot. 12-15 mile trail ride at a "conversational" pace of 12 mph on crushed limestone trails for singles of all ages. No one will be left behind. Helmets are required. There will be an opportunity for socializing after the ride. For information, contact Bob Shuppert, at BCLCSinglesride@sbcglobal.net, or on the day of the ride, call (847) 845-1741.

Hadassah North Shore Membership Kick -Off luncheon: 11:30 a.m. July 30; Arboretum Club, 401 Half Day Rd., Buffalo Grove. Speaker will be Melissa Isaacson, author and feature sportswriter at the Chicago Tribune. Topic is Olympics in China this summer. Cost is $35 for current members bringing in a new member; a new member will be $18 plus her annual $36 dues and a new life member, $360, will be North Shore's guest. Call (847) 433-6350 or e-mail northshore@hadassah.org

Knit or crochet for babies: The Waukegan Area Branch of American Association of University Women is looking for people to knit or crochet baby hats for babies born at Vista Medical Center East. Call (847) 244-7926.

Jewish Couples Club: Club holds a social event on the first Saturday of each month. 7 p.m., call for location. Jewish Couples Club in the Buffalo Grove, Arlington Heights area for new couples in their 50s and 60s wishing to develop new friendships. For details, call (847) 541-4485.

Walleyes Unlimited: 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month. Gurnee American Legion Post 771, 749 Milwaukee Ave., Gurnee. For information, visit www.walleyesunlimitedusa.org or call David Vincent, at (847) 223-2398.

Northern Lake County Quilters' Guild: 6:30 p.m. visitation and refreshments, 7 p.m. meeting, first Wednesday of each month, Lake Villa/Antioch Township Center, on Deep Lake Road just north of Grass Lake Road, Lake Villa. Guest fee is $3. Six different techniques will be taught in small groups, and participants will be able to rotate through all six by the end of the evening. For more information, visit www.nlcqg.org or call Carol VanTreeck at (847) 395-3555.