When you take a speech course, the teacher gives this advice: Tell them what you are going to tell them. Tell them. Tell them what you told them. In Crystal Lake South High School’s Freshman Josh Brent’s speech, he followed … Continue reading
Category Archives: Crystal Lake Kiwanis
Former Supervisor of Assessments Donna Mayberry, a new member of Crystal Lake Kiwanis, came up with the funniest Christmas present for the under $15 exchange at the Crystal Lake County Club party last night. The imaginative lady came up with … Continue reading
At last year’s Little Miss Peanut Pageant in the basement of the Home State Bank building near Route 14, I took lots of photos, but my computer crashed and I never got around to writing an article. Not so this … Continue reading
That’s the punch line of the story I’ll remember most vividly about Janis Schwebke. I met Janis when she must have just gotten out of high school in 1967. She was one of three Kerns’ daughters who worked at the … Continue reading
Never can tell what one will encounter at the Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club. Wednesday at Colonial Cafe, the speaker was the Rev. Heather Ann Martinez. Encouraged by a Crystal Lake couple who had been attending the West Chicago Anglican Church … Continue reading
Last Monday I showed you head hair growth on Crystal Lake Kiwanis member Mike Splitt. He put together the St. Baldrick’s fund raising effort for children’s cancer research. Today, take at look at Blake Hobson, who raised $1,310, second only … Continue reading
The pre-Crystal Lake posts of my father’s biography can be found by looking down on McHenry County Blog. Dad rented a home at 100 W. Crystal Lake Avenue. We started school there (the junior class built its Homecoming float there) … Continue reading
“Socialize,” not “socialism.” After the Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club’s Little Miss Peanut contest at the big Home State Bank building on South Main Street, I drove out to Nick’s Pizza, where the Young Republicans were building Esprit de corps. Here … Continue reading
Actually, yesterday was Rose Day for the Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club. Pre-sold bunches of a dozen roses. $20 a dozen. Here you see Bonnie Kendall standing behind buckets full at First Midwest Bank on Route 31 near route 176 in … Continue reading
Look what I found Friday night at the Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club Christmas Party: The button is being distributed by the Illinois Knights of Columbus. This one was being worn by the wife of an active member of the organization … Continue reading
Look what I found Friday night at the Crystal Lake Kiwanis Club Christmas Party: The button is being distributed by the Illinois Knights of Columbus. This one was being worn by the wife of an active member of the organization … Continue reading
An active part of United Methodist Women at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake are the ladies who make quilts. They call themselves the Scrappy Quilters. You missed the annual first weekend in December sale this year, but, … Continue reading
An active part of United Methodist Women at the First United Methodist Church of Crystal Lake are the ladies who make quilts. They call themselves the Scrappy Quilters. You missed the annual first weekend in December sale this year, but, … Continue reading
It was the Fourth of July and this member of Crystal Lake Kiwanis had been up late the night before counting money for the Crystal Lake Gala. The Kiwanians pretty much closed the place down. We were the money counters. … Continue reading
It was the Fourth of July and this member of Crystal Lake Kiwanis had been up late the night before counting money for the Crystal Lake Gala. The Kiwanians pretty much closed the place down. We were the money counters. … Continue reading
You can see Eleanor Eising getting a donation at Joseph’s Market in Crystal Lake yesterday. Friday and Saturday are Kiwanis Peanut Days. Today you will find people at Joseph’s and Jewel. All donations got to help kids after subtracting the … Continue reading
You can see Eleanor Eising getting a donation at Joseph’s Market in Crystal Lake yesterday. Friday and Saturday are Kiwanis Peanut Days. Today you will find people at Joseph’s and Jewel. All donations got to help kids after subtracting the … Continue reading