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12/23/21 McHenry County News
Author Archive: RvpAdmin
Christmas on the Farm
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Santa and Mrs. Claus made a special visit to Alpaca Pines, Alpaca Pines, 21756 Beaverton Road, Poplar Grove, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11-12 for Christmas on the Farm. Guests were able to speak with Santa and watch elves pay with the alpaca. The guests were […]
Miss Andreas’s Dance Factory ‘rocking out’ for 30 years; looking forward to future
By Marianne Mueller REPORTER Miss Andrea’s Dance Factory has a special dance tribe which started 30 years ago. Out of these beginnings this unique business has blossomed into a family oriented atmosphere. Owner Andrea Mueller is a 1991 Hononegah Community High School graduate and has remained grounded in her roots. […]
Looking back to a Pearl Harbor Survivor’s story: 80 years later
By Margaret Downing REPORTER The late Albert “Al” Walker of Machesney Park recalled several years ago a very important day in his life – when he met his future wife Verle Buie. “We were both picking cotton in a Missouri cotton patch in 1940,” he recalled recently. He was 21 […]
Sleds needed for Byron Rotary-Forest Preserve sled shed
Byron Rotary Club has partnered with the Byron Forest Preserve District to build a “sled shed” at the Preserve’s sledding hill: Children and families will be allowed to borrow sleds and saucers from the shed at no cost, so that everyone can enjoy the winter sledding season. Donations of new […]
Pecatonica pushes to win ten of season
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER If standing within a specific conference correlated with the overall win-loss total of each program, the Pecatonica Lady Indians would be in first place in the NUIC, perhaps by a full game or better. That’s not how conference records come together though. At 9-2, Pecatonica’s loss […]
