Community Photos

•   Children make pine cone bird feeders at the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) class, hosted by Citizens for Conservation in Barrington. During the first part of the class, the children used binoculars to look for birds and count how many they saw. Their results were tallied and added to a global database as part of the international bird count. Tom Benjamin
•   Forest preserve employees hauled used Christmas trees to the Baker's Lake heron rookery using all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles. Volunteers from Citizens for Conservation and Friends of Deer Grove East were waiting on the island to trim the trees and stand them upright or lay them flat, providing nesting structures for herons, egrets and cormorants. Approximately 80 ? 100 Christmas trees are recycled in this way every year to freshen the rookery. Steve Halm
•   While attending rehearsal for the H.S. Dist. 211 Honors Choir I took this image of the Cross of Life at Holy Family Church in Inverness. The backlight brought out the detail on the face. Tim McGlynn
•   Barrington High School Gymnast, Danny Schnura places 1st in All-Around at Friday's Freshman Invitational in Hinsdale. Eleven schools competed and Barrington High School finished 4th for overall team. Go Broncos! T. Lauderdale
•   A student dissects an owl pellet to see what owls eat. This unique opportunity was part of a class about owls presented by Citizens for Conservation and Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, both from Barrington. In this "Leave No Child Inside" class, the children also saw live owls and learned many things about them, including where they live, how they can see in the dark, and why they fly so quietly. CFC's next Youth Ed. Class is "Geo-caching for Beginners" on November 9. Call CFC at 847-382-SAVE (7283)) for details. Diane Bodkin
•   The Smart Arts Class at St. Mark's Day School in Barrington Hills celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with a big celebration. The 4 and 5 year olds learned about the author, read and acted out scenes from an assortment of Seuss books, and dressed in the cat's red and white hat, red bow and whiskers. Dr. Seuss is just one of many well-known authors that the children are introduced to during the year. St. Mark's Day School
•   Harper College's fountain on the Euclid Road side of the campus Frank P. Sesko Ed. D.
•   At Frank Kania's 100th birthday, state Rev. Fred Crespo (left) presents Frank with his House Resolution, HR1182, honoring Kania. Raj Upadhyaya
•   Girl Scout Troop 40523 delivered cookies to the homeless at JOURNEYS | The Road Home in Palatine. The clients felt grateful receiving such a special treat. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
•   This is a photo of the aftermath of the Inverness house fire on 7/16/2013 @ 6:45pm Michael Haack
•   Women gathered for a wonderful luncheon at the Inverness Golf Club April 30 to benefit JOURNEYS | The Road Home. JOURNEYS provides supportive services to over 1,300 homeless and at risk families and individuals annually. It also manages the PADS shelter program. The "Garden of Giving" Women's Luncheon raised nearly $8,000. JOURNEYS | The Road Home
•   Citizens for Conservation and Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, both from Barrington, recently sponsored a "Leave No Child Inside" class about owls. A capacity crowd of children and adults saw live owls and were given the opportunity to dissect owl pellets to see what owls eat. The class was educational and fun! CFC's next Youth Ed. Class is "Geo-caching for Beginners" on November 9. Call CFC at 847-382-SAVE (7283)) for details. Diane Bodkin
•   Children look for birds as part of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC). The GBBC is an annual event at which bird watchers of all ages count birds to get a real-time snapshot of where birds are all over the world. The local event was hosted by Citizens for Conservation in Barrington. Tom Benjamin
•   Sisters, Cinder and Anna lounging on a summer morning. Kristin Piekarski
•   Citizens for Conservation (CFC) volunteers started off the new year last Saturday by clearing brush from an oak woods owned by CFC. Dedicated volunteers have worked there for 5 years to clear invasive plants from the 6-acre parcel and have made good progress. Restoration has already begun on the site. Donna Bolzman
•   More than 130 people attended a public forum and town hall meeting about health care reform and the Affordable Care Act at the Palatine Public Library Aug. 28. The meeting was organized by Northwest Suburbs Organizing for Action, a nonpartisan volunteer organization dedicated to advancing progressive policies. Andrew Kurz, a former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin, pointed out that the United States spends 18 percent of its GDP on health care, which is more than twice as much as other developed countries, but tens of millions of people are not covered. "The U.S. has the worst infant mortality rate of any industrialized country," Kurz said. "Other industrialized countries have far lower drug costs," said Kurz. More than half of individual bankruptcies are a result of health care expenses." Matt Flamm
•   Congratulations to the Palatine Girls Feeder program's 8th grade team, tournament champions at the Grayslake Hoops Fest Basketball Tournament held on March 9 at Grayslake Central High School. The team is coached by Kriss Lindell and Doug Myslinski. Back row: Anastasia Vassiliev, Kendra Lindell, Sarah Jasonowicz, Grace Seiffert, Sidney Rzepka, Jenny Myslinski. Front row: Sarah Clancy, Maggie Scovic, Kacie Filian, Anja Jacobsen Doug Myslinski
•   The Pelicans are a Palatine Youth Baseball/Softball 11U post-season tournament team coached by Mike Hasler, Craig Robertshaw, Dave Aikman and John Conway. The photo attached is from the Geneva Baseball Association 11U In-House All-Star Stars and Stripes Tournament held July 3 through 8. The Pelicans earned a second place finish out of the 8 teams entered.
  
  PYB/S is lucky enough to have fielded two post-season boys tournament teams at the 11U level this summer. The Pythons took 4th place in the same tournament. Great showing for our Palatine players!
  
  The 2013 Pelicans, from left to right:
  
  Back Row: Coach Dave Aikman, TJ Davis, Coach John Conway, Michael Hasler, James Marchi, Kaelan Conway, Coach Mike Hasler, Andrew Kini, Tommy Swanson (kneeling)
  
  Front Row: Jake Snyderman, Conner Aikman, Jack McVicker, Josh Rivera
  
  Palatine Youth Baseball/Softball is an affiliate of the Palatine Park District. The mission of Palatine Park District is to provide a variety of safe, enjoyable and affordable parks and recreation facilities and activities that will enhance the quality of life by promoting good health and well-being for all residents and visitors of the Palatine Park District. Palatine Youth Baseball/Softball
•   Pasquale's Pizzeria & Delicatessen recently took 7th place in the world with this stuffed Crust BLT Pizza
  Come get one for yourself at 1506 W Algonquin Road in Palatine IL 60067; 847-221-5922 Pasquale's Pizzeria & Delicatessen
•   Congressman Roskam cancelled his meeting with families to discuss immigration reform and its effect on families. The families then decorated his door with messages written on colorful butterflies. The butterflies symbolize freedom and migration. Colin Tysoe
•   Top:Kelley Murphy, Saanvi Gupte, Nicki Spangler, Jenna Rajewski Bottom:Emily O'Hara,Michele Gurrieri at Studio during Rehearsal. Kelly O'Hara
•   The Rolling Meadows Renegades Squirt 1 team took first place in the South Bend Irish Cup in South Bend, Indiana over Presidents' Day Weekend. The team is coached by Mark Zehelein, Jeff Forsberg and Brad Doty. Teammates are Nick Zehelein, Vinny Zehelein, Joseph Forsberg, Ed Doty, Will Doty, Brian Higgins, Polina Dovgi, Jack Franczyk, Jai Gulati, Riley Manthy, Skyler Mitchell, Alex Neher, Zachary Stenger, Michael Tsagalis and Jason Wiener. Mark Zehelein
•   Congratulations to the 8th grade girls St. Theresa (of Palatine) School basketball team. On Sunday February 24th the St. Theresa Trojans 8th Grade Girls Basketball team repeated as 2013 champions of the Northwest Catholic Conference. This same team won the 2012 Conference Championship as 7th graders as well. Since 5th grade this group of girls went 82-14. The final game was held at St. Viator High School and St. Theresa defeated St. Gilberts of Wauconda. St. Theresa team members were: Maggie Bombal, Lauren Ellis, Grace Kaiser, Lindsey Knox, Natalie Macius, Maureen McGrath, Rachel Michaelowski, Ann Marie O'Sullivan, Grace Tworek, Patricia Urbaniak, and Holly Westerkamp. The team was coached by Ed McGrath and John O'Sullivan. Orrin Wolf
•   St. Francis de Sales students from the play, "The Little Mermaid." Performances will be held at 7 p.m. May 17 and 18. Angela Mooney
•   U9 Barrington Broncos Travel Team Spring Classic 2013 Champions: front row, James Ensign, TJ Swidorski, Ryan Anderson, Tommy Kondraros, Danny Sheedy; and back row, Justin Mirski, Logan Eisenbarth, Tristan Roney, Peter Maestranzi, and Brady Dern. Caroline Eisenbarth

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