It’s Saturday, December 17, 2011. Today is more like the Christmas Days I grew up expecting in Easton, Maryland. My wife says this photo looks like Thomas Kinkade painting. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Christmas
That’s how the Daily Caller puts it: “It’s official: Congressmen Joe Walsh, an Illinois Republican, and Mike Ross, an Arkansas Democrat, have saved Christmas.” Put in place in 1974, the House Rules prohibit the use of “Merry Christmas” or “Happy … Continue reading
A press release from Huntley School District 158. The article was written by Mike Krebs – HHS “The Voice” Staff Writer. Huntley High School’s Freshmen Class and Link Crew Raise Over $3,200 for Holiday Charity HUNTLEY, IL – On December … Continue reading
A press release from Nunda Township Trustee Joni Smith: Gift Donations Needed for Underprivileged Children Nunda Township Family Working to Collect Gifts Prairie Grove, IL- Nunda Township Trustee Joni Smith and her family have taken up a personal mission to … Continue reading
Crystal Lake used to get a lot of money from sales taxes? To keep the dollars flowing, the Crystal Lake City Council voted to hike the city’s rate by 75%. Advertising shopping opportunities in the city might help repay the … Continue reading
A press release from Congressman Joe Walsh: Rep. Walsh Introduces ‘Save Christmas Act’ Washington- Today, Congressman Joe Walsh (IL-8) introduced the ‘Save Christmas Act’ to permanently end the Obama Administration’s new tax on Christmas trees. This tax was established to … Continue reading
During Advent, the four weeks before Christmas, both ministers at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake have emphasized that Christmas is not your birthday Think about how you and your family celebrate Christmas. What role does the honoree … Continue reading
Today’s message of the day is a continuation of a Christmas and Easter tradition of Hobby Lobby. I saw a black and white version in Elgin’s Courier News. Then, while at my brother and sister-in-laws’ home for Christmas morning, I … Continue reading
Today’s message of the day is a continuation of a Christmas and Easter tradition of Hobby Lobby. I saw a black and white version in Elgin’s Courier News. Then, while at my brother and sister-in-laws’ home for Christmas morning, I … Continue reading
It seems I had a lot more time last year to write Christmas stories than I did this year. This year we had a family birthday party for all the missed fall birthdays the night of our church’s children’s Christmas … Continue reading
It seems I had a lot more time last year to write Christmas stories than I did this year. This year we had a family birthday party for all the missed fall birthdays the night of our church’s children’s Christmas … Continue reading
Congress recently affirmed the importance of Christmas. 8th congressional district Democratic Party primary challenger Randi Scheurer uses passage of the resolution to craft a message. Here is her press release: Congress Votes To End War (On Christmas) Ever since the … Continue reading
Congress recently affirmed the importance of Christmas. 8th congressional district Democratic Party primary challenger Randi Scheurer uses passage of the resolution to craft a message. Here is her press release: Congress Votes To End War (On Christmas) Ever since the … Continue reading
As our family returned home on Route 14 Christmas night, there was little sign of a cultural war. I saw four establishments open on Route 14 in Crystal Lake: A Chinese restaurant, Walgreens A convenience store and A Shell station. … Continue reading
Kids don’t have to worry that Santa won’t make it this evening. My 9-year old has created the “Santa Jet” from Legos. This vehicle will be able to get through the worst of storms. … Continue reading
For the first time, my family saw a full gospel Christmas pageant. This was not just a nativity scene-focused presentation, although there was a nativity scene. This was a quick step through the Bible from creation to the return of … Continue reading
McHenry County Blog posted stamps and cancellations as a “Message of the Day” earlier this week. The most Christmassy postmark found was “Happy Holidays.” Today, the Skinner household received a card from Chicago and not even “Happy Holidays” was on … Continue reading
The “Message of the Day” comes from the United States Post Office. I started looking at stamps and postage cancellations on the Christmas cards that are arriving at the Skinner household. Even with a Republican president, I don’t see a … Continue reading