Sawtooth Elementary Talent Show a lively affair
The fourth annual Sawtooth Mountain Elementary talent show was a rousing success, filled with singing, dancing, skits and even a karate demonstration. Full Story
Creating Outdoor Games
Spring is quickly turning into summer and soon it will be time for summer vacation! On those beautiful warm days, there is nothing better than playing outside. There are a million fun things to do... Planting flowers and vegetables, riding bikes, hiking in the woods, playing hopscotch, having a picnic, chasing butterflies, or going fishing. Full Story
Cook County Royalty
The 2010 Prom King and Queen with the royal court. Full Story
Bike Rodeo
Staff photos/Brian Larsen Full Story
A Dance with Royalty
The young and the young-at-heart celebrated Prom last week. The North Shore Care Center held its annual Senior Prom during National Nursing Home Week on Tuesday, May 11, 2010. Full Story
Estate planning, wills and charitable giving seminar
Join the folks at the Cross River Heritage Center in Schroeder on Tuesday, May 25 from 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m. for a workshop presented by attorney Leigh Mathison who will discuss the steps in making a will, new developments in federal estate tax and an introduction to living trusts. Mathison will also cover various ways to provide for charities in an estate plan. Full Story
Girl Scout awards ceremony is May 27
Cook County Girl Scouts is celebrating another successful year of Scouting and will finish up their year by holding the annual Court of Awards.
Everyone is invited to attend this event. All levels of Scouts will be represented and there will be a bridging ceremony as several levels bridge from one level to another. Full Story
Women’s luncheon focuses on guerilla marketing
Join guest speaker Nicole Wilde on May 26 as she introduces attendees to the concept of guerilla marketing and shares inexpensive and unconventional marketing strategies that can be implemented right away. Full Story
Glass class at Art Colony
An artist holding a torch in one hand and a lump of molten glass in the other is a rare sight for hot-glass making, but that is exactly how torch glass artist Dan Neff creates delicate marbles, pendants and other glass wonders. Full Story
Howard Sivertson offers watercolor classes at Art Colony
Don’t miss this opportunity to work with renowned painter Howard Sivertson during a five-day workshop at the Art Colony. Full Story
Community Ed announces summer programs
Local youths are encouraged to register and take part in a number of athletic camps and educational programs organized by Cook County Community Ed this summer. Full Story
Jonathan Baumann earns Eagle Scout rank
This is a banner year for the Boy Scouts of America as it celebrates its 100th anniversary. That makes it an especially memorable year to earn Boy Scouting’s highest rank–that of an Eagle Scout–and one young man in Cook County has done just that. Full Story
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