Who will be the next Norge champ?
Who will be the next Norge Ski Jump champion?
You can find out this Sunday in Fox River Grove, where ski jumpers from across the nation and Canada will compete against each other for the title and prize money in the 26th annual Norge Summer Ski Jump.
Wait, a ski jumping competition in September?
Definitely - instead of a snow-covered ramp, they'll jump off a porcelain-covered ramp and land on plastic, rather than snow.
"It's every bit as exciting as a winter tournament," said Charlie Sedivec, a Norge spokesman. "The thrill of watching them fly through the air is the same."
The following are expected to jump: Richard Tonkin of the Canadian ski team, and local jumpers AJ Brown, Kevin Bickner, Conner Jacobsen and Olympic hopeful Michael Glasder.
The event takes place from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. Gates open at 11 a.m. There is a juniors competition at 11 a.m. Saturday, with free admission.
Tickets to Sunday's event are $10 in advance and $15 the day of the competition. Children 12 and younger will be admitted free.
Norge Ski Club is at 100 Ski Hill Road, Fox River Grove.
For information, call at (847) 639-9718 or visit norgeskiclub.com.
Will golf for food: A bunch of Algonquin-based friends recently put their golf games and friendship to good use, raising roughly $8,300 for the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Foot Pantry at a recent charity tournament.
That figure marks a record in the five years since the friends held the Labor Day weekend event, said Gerry Guilbeault, one of the event's organizers.
This year, 60 golfers putted on the greens at RedTail Golf Club in Lakewood.
The Sept. 3 event itself raised $7,557, but a $750 grant from Pitney Bowes, Inc., put them well over the $8,000 mark.
The tournament winners were: Mark Weber of Cary, Tim Patno of Barrington, Tom Westburg of Gurnee and Ken Raczek of Barrington.
Raczek also won both of the longest drive contests.
Guilbeault used to volunteer at Eastview Elementary School in Algonquin and was inspired to turn the golf outing into a charity event, after seeing some of his students weren't getting enough to eat.
"We had a Labor Day get-together for a long time but at one point about six years ago, we were sitting in the club house and said... we should turn it into something positive."
Drama for LITH seniors: The Lake in the Hills Parks and Recreation Department is organizing a special outing for seniors to see "Red Herring," a play set in 1952 that follows the adventures of Boston Detective Maggie Pelletier.
The play that features murder, espionage, love and laughter is now showing at the Pheasant Run in St. Charles.
The senior trip is scheduled for Oct. 7 and the deadline to register is Sept. 27.
The fee is $50 for residents and $60 for non residents - the price includes a bus ride to the play, lunch and admission to the show.
The bus leaves from village hall. For details on the trip, call (847) 960-7489.
If you'd like to know more about the play, visit pheasantrun.com.
Lenore Adkins covers Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Cary, Fox River Grove, Pingree Grove and McHenry County College. To reach her, call (847) 608-2725 or send an e-mail to ladkins@dailyherald.com