Over 1,000 Turn Out for Crystal Lake Kiwanis’ Santa Run

The first Sunday of every December Crystal Lake Kiwanis sponsors a 5k race. It’s called a Santa Run. While that the 2016 race ended with snow,  the weather on the first Sunday of this December was excellent. Last year over … Continue reading

Republicans Dominate CL Indpendence Day Parade – Part 3

As an intermission between Republican politicians, the Allegiance Color Guard from Dundee came marching by. Horses pulling a stage coach also added interest. A necessary component of any parade with horses is a place to put any horse apples. The … Continue reading

Message of the Day – Hair

St. Baldrick’s Day, plus 9 Last Saturday before last, I ran into fellow Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club member Mike Splitt at the Crystal Lake Business Expo. He was one of the brave ones who had his head shaved March 19th … Continue reading