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TUE, 4/23/2019

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

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A reception was held April 17 at Forest View Educational Center in Arlington Heights to honor winners of the District 214/Daily Herald Arts Unlimited Art and Writing Contest. Prose judge Bill Leece of Schaumburg, left, visits with first-place winner in prose Dennis Depcik of Buffalo Grove. “I started writing to help me grieve,” Depcik said, “but after joining a writers group ... I thought that maybe I could write. Maybe I could touch people.”

Retired teacher still encouraging new writers through Arts Unlimited contest

A rare moment played out at last week's reception for the Arts Unlimited District 214/Daily Herald Community Arts and Writing Contest in Arlington Heights, when one of the judges in the community art and writing contest came face-to-face with the first-place winner.
Owner and “Chief Dog Officer” David George helps perspective client Jessica Giltzow of Bartlett with Murphy, her Great Pyrenees, during Giltzow’s visit to Dogtopia, a dog day care, spa and boarding facility in South Elgin.

Dogtopia, now open on Randall Road in South Elgin, offers daycare, boarding and playtime for four-legged friends.

Dogtopia, now open on Randall Road in South Elgin, offers daycare, boarding and playtime for four-legged friends.
As new growth starts to emerge, work begins to cut back perennials and clean up plant debris at Chicago Botanic Garden.

Cut back perennials, native grasses as new growth is seen

Finish cutting back perennials and cleaning up garden debris in the next couple of weeks. It is best to cut back perennials before they start growing to minimize any possible damage to the new growth.
Alan Kirk, left, is the co-chairman of Rotary Connex, a free event designed to help local businesses get involved in charitable community activities. Kirk is pictured with his son Aaron in this 2013 photo while taking part in the “Reading Buddies” program by the United Way of Elgin, one of many programs in which Elgin Rotary clubs participate.

Elgin Rotary helping businesses attract millennials

Companies that want to attract millennials might consider upping their social responsibility game. Two Rotary clubs in Elgin have organized Rotary Connex to help make that happen.
A new REAL ID Illinois driver's license with a gold star will be needed to board planes for U.S. travel as of Oct. 1, 2020.
Confused about REAL ID? Here's what you need to know to keep flying
If you fly within the U.S., you'll need a new kind of driver's license to get onboard as of fall 2020. Here's what you need to know.
Roughly 1,900 runners and walkers are expected to participate Saturday in Giving DuPage’s Human Race in Downers Grove. The 5K run and 2-mile fitness walk helps raise money for 55 charities.
How Giving DuPage's Human Race touches thousands of lives
The human race could use some help. That's why close to 2,000 people will get up early Saturday, April 27, put on their running shoes and head over to a Downers Grove office park. The eighth annual DuPage Human Race, a fundraising event presented by Giving DuPage, gives runners and walkers the chance to raise money simultaneously for dozens of area charities.
Mundelein High School student Matthew Pawlowski sits with some of the donations collected by a club he founded to benefit U.S. military personnel stationed overseas.
Suburban Hero: Mundelein High student leads drive to benefit troops
Thanks to Mundelein High School junior Matthew Pawlowski and the club he founded, U.S. military personnel stationed overseas soon will receive care packages containing shampoo, razors, magazines and other sought-after items.
The 2020 Nissan GT-R 50th Anniversary Edition takes the nameplate to a new level of evolution since its first introduction in 1969.
Nissan has two reasons to celebrate a nifty fifty
Nissan seized a golden opportunity last week, celebrating not one, but two models' 50th anniversaries. Both the iconic GT-R and the Datsun 240Z (the predecessor to today's Z) were first introduced in 1969.
Fittest Loser contestant Bob Sinclair, who has been told his numbers fall in the prediabetes zone, is hoping participation in the contest will help lower his numbers.
Fittest Loser: Know the risk factors, symptoms, and ways to reduce your risk for developing diabetes
Several of this year's Fittest Loser contestants applied to the challenge to face risk factors for diseases like diabetes head on. Bob Sinclair, who has been told his numbers fall in the prediabetes zone, is hoping participation in the contest will help lower his numbers.
Sue Turco supports her team with words of encouragement as they walk the track at Wood Dale Park District. From left are Sue Turco, Celeste Guadagno, Kathleen Guadagno, and Karen Christopoulos.
At Work participants find support around every corner
Support systems come in many shapes and sizes, and the Fittest Loser At Work participants have been receiving support from their teams, families, friends, co-workers and others close to their lives.
Training regiment is roller coaster ride of emotions
Since the start of the Fittest Loser Challenge, my body and mind have been on a roller coaster.
It’s time to plant cool-season annuals, such as pansies and primulas, which can tolerate a light frost. Plant them near flowering bulbs, such as tulips.
Cool-season annuals can start going in the ground
Plant cool-season annuals, such as pansies and primulas that can tolerate a light frost, to add color to your early spring garden. Other annuals sold for spring are good to use too but not as tolerant of very cold weather, so they benefit from a slightly later planting date or protection during cold nights.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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