McHenry County Lifestyle
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Free music a highlight of Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset FestAug 27, 2018 11:00 pm - The Lake in the Hills Summer Sunset Festival, now in its 18th year, was the brainchild of residents Paul and Debra Mulcahy. “Their vision was an event that was community...
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Why the rabbit population is peaking in the suburbsAug 19, 2018 11:00 pm - In recent months, I have heard folks comment on the abundance of rabbits in their yards. Eastern cottontails, our resident rabbit species, use habitats that can be found...
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Fred Fest raises funds for Fox River restorationAug 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Fred Fest returns to the Fox River Forest Preserve, 28500 W. Roberts Road, in Port Barrington, from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. There is no rain date. The event f...
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How volunteer literacy tutors help adult learners at MCCJul 17, 2018 11:00 pm - When Didia Barajas returned to school after 15 years, with only a junior high education from Mexico, she enrolled in McHenry County College's Adult Education Program to ...
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Algonquin Garden Club learns about The Land ConservancyJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Garden Club hosted Sarah Michehl from The Land Conservancy of McHenry County during their annual brunch in May. Michehl instructed the club on what native ...
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Volunteers needed to restore 350-year-old oak treeJun 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Before the fireworks fly on the Fourth of July, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County invites volunteers and friends to start a new tradition by helping to restore Wolf...
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Three Barrington Hills estates featured in Barrington Garden Fair and MarketplaceJun 11, 2018 11:00 pm - One of the area's largest garden tours returns Friday and Saturday, June 15-16, offering the chance to see three private gardens in Barrington Hills, participate in tren...
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6 parks and preserves where you can do more than just picnicMay 22, 2018 6:00 am - Although summer doesn't officially begin until June 21, the upcoming three-day weekend seems to serve as the unofficial kickoff to the season. In addition to Memorial D...
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Meet the teen behind Kids Feeding Kids ClubApr 23, 2018 6:00 am - When Carson Pazdan was 5 years old, he had a question for his mother, Alyssa. “I asked, ‘why don't people have food?'” he remembers. As with most children his age, Cars...
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Food historian offers interesting kernels about cornApr 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Looking back on it, Cynthia Clampitt said she's always had an interest in food. "It was one of those things that was a family culture. My grandmother graduated in 1912 f...