Category: News

  • Asleep at the wheel

    Asleep at the wheel

    The annual bed races were held Jan 29 at the Twin Lakes Country Club. The races, sponsored by the TLCC, Mad Dan’s and the Twin Runners Snowmobile Club, were held for charity. Mad Dan’s and the Pink House go head to head (above). In the end TLCC won the entire event and took the coveted…

  • Anonymous letter questions WHS Booster Club’s money practices

    By Annette Newcomb Editor An anonymous letter that began circulating last week has left Wilmot High School District Administrator Dan Kopp baffled. “I have no idea where this came from…I will add anonymous letters are not credible letters.” The letter says in part, “I have been told by some very reputable people that coaches at…

  • KCGS to meet Feb. 13

    Kenosha County Genealogy Society (KCGS) will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13, in Room 120 of the Bioscience Building of Gateway Technical College, 3520 30th Avenue in Kenosha. The Bioscience Building is located at the north end of the campus, on 30th Avenue, north of 35th Street. Patricia Bajabir, Reference Services Librarian, will…

  • Senior menu/activities for Feb. 6 through 10

      The Kenosha County Senior Dining Program hosts a nutrition program for older adults at noon, Monday through Friday, at the American Legion, 989 Legion Drive in Twin Lakes. On some days, programs are scheduled and are noted below. Activities are offered daily from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and include card playing, horse pitching,…

  • Wilmot Booster Club to paint the town red, white, and black

    Plans are well under way for the Wilmot High School Booster Club Golf Outing and Paint the Town Red White and Black Dinner Dance to be held on Saturday, May 19 at Twin Lakes Country Club. Make sure to register for either the Golf Outing (which includes lunch, golf with cart, dinner, and dancing) or…

  • Silver Lake Police Report

    Dog bite at 6:23 p.m., a woman came into the police department to report that while she was out walking her dog on N. Cogswell Drive, a black labrador came up and attacked her dog. The police identified the black lab’s owner, and when confronted with the injury, the lab’s owner agreed to pay any…

  • Kiwanis/Tammy’s Pizza to host community spaghetti dinner

    On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Tammy’s Pizza in Richmond, is holding a spaghetti dinner along with the Richmond/Spring Grove Kiwanis Club. There will be seatings at 4, 5:15, and 6:30 p.m. Call First National Bank of McHenry at (815) 678-2265 to make your reservation. Cost is $10 for an adult, $8 for seniors, and $5 per…

  • Johnsburg Expo booth registration currently being accepted

    Booth registration is currently being accepted for the 2012 Johnsburg Area Business Association Annual Business and Craft Expo. The Expo will be held Saturday, March 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Johnsburg High School. Booth registration forms are available on the “News” link at www.johnsburgjaba.org or at the Johnsburg Public Library. See the…

  • Nippersink Library book sale is Feb. 24, 25, 26

    The Friends of the Nippersink Public Library in Richmond, will be holding its annual used book sale on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, Feb. 26, from noon to 4 p.m.  Sunday is $4 bag sale day. The library is located at 5418 Hill Road…

  • MCRide now offered in McHenry County

    Pilot/Tri-City and the dial-a-ride services in Crystal Lake, McHenry, and Woodstock are being combined into one new service called MCRide. This will make it easier for suburban to suburban commuters and persons with disabilities to schedule and use dial-a-ride services in McHenry County, improve access to jobs and job related activities, and provide greater mobility…