Category: News
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Seeking Kenosha County’s Fairest of the Fair
There’s only a few week left to submit an application for the 2012 Kenosha County Fairest of the Fair. The 2012 Kenosha County Fairest of the Fair contest is open to all single residents of the city or county of Kenosha, who have been a resident for at least one year, are at least 18…
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Music on the Border returns to area July 21
Music on the Border returns to Westosha Central High School, 24617 75th St., in Salem, Wis., on Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m., This is a competition between eight drum and bugle corps and is the second year time Central has hosted the event. The competing Corps are: Phantom Regiment from Rockford, practicing at Central…
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Art on the Lawn set for July 22
The Antioch Fine Arts Foundation is hosting a fine arts sales event featuring various artists and their work, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 22. The event will be on the lawn at the gallery located at 983 Main Street, Antioch. Come and meet the artists, enjoy a demo, and the wonderful…
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Community Safety Expo aims to build awareness of safer driving, bicycling
The McHenry County College Traffic Safety Program invites the public to participate in a Community Safety Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 21. The event will be held, rain or shine, at the College’s Shah Center facility located at 4100 W. Shamrock Lane in McHenry. Child safety seat inspections will be…
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Gary Lang Classic Car show is July 22
Gary Lang Auto Group is hosting its 15th annual Classic Car Show Sunday, July 22, rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All makes and models are welcome and entry into the competition is free. Dash plaques will be handed out for the first 100 cars to arrive at the event. The awards…
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Absolute burning ban: Firefighters urge residents to be careful
By Annette Newcomb~Editor It started out as a combine reportedly on fire and ended with about an estimated 100 acres of hay and straw burned black and at least one home narrowly escaping disaster on Sunday afternoon, just over the stateline. Spring Grove, Antioch and Newport were Illinois agencies responded to the Sunday’s dangerous fire…
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Ship, ahoy!
This pirate ship was spied sailing the high seas, or at least, the gentle waves of Lake Mary, during the annual fireworks display that capped off Libertyfest. The annual festival is held the last weekend before the Fourth of July at Lance Park in Twin Lakes and is sponsored by the Twin Lakes Chamber of…
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Monday afternoon Wheatland and Twin Lakes fire departments responded to a call of a tractor trailer smoldering on Highway 50. Upon arrival they discovered a trailer owned by Northwest Wood Products of Harvard, Ill., smoking. The tractor was disconnected from the trailer and water was pumped into the trailer. Firefighters are on high alert as…
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Lucky Clovers, parade proud
Members and leaders of Slades Corners Lucky Clover 4-H Club promotes 4-H projects during the annual Libertyfest parade in Twin Lakes. To learn more about the club, log on to www.sladescorners4h.com. (Photo by Earlene Frederick)
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Blooming with patriotism
Do It Best Hardware in Twin Lakes came with with this creative and colorful flag as part of their float entry for annual Libertyfest parade held June 30 in Twin Lakes. (Photo by Earlene Frederick)