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Nora Brown of Woodstock reacts after she is announced the winner of the Miss McHenry County pageant Aug. 5 at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock.

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School supplies put strain on budgets McHenry County parents feeling lighter in wallets

Tips to keep costs low Stick to your child’s specific school supply list.

Avoid generic premade kits or generic school supply lists Shop around for the best deals

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com

Source: TeacherLists

HARVARD – As students march back to school, some parents see their money marching off with them.

For Rachel Garcia, the back-to-school season is filled with notebooks, glue sticks and folders, leaving little room for anything else in the budget. She expects to spend about $120 to equip her two elementary school-aged children for their return to the classroom.

“You have to prioritize school supplies rather than paying bills,” Garcia said.

“The utilities have to be paid, but you wait for school supplies. Then comes the stress.”

Garcia’s estimate for school supply spending is in line with what other parents are shelling out. The average cost of school supplies for an elementary school student in 2015 is $70.93, according to TeacherLists, a website that compiles school supply lists from across the country. TeacherLists analyzed more than 300,000 lists to determine how much parents have to spend.

TeacherLists officials don’t have a comparison for how school supply costs compare from year to year, but founder Tim Sullivan believes costs

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Rachel Garcia shops for school supplies Aug. 4 at Wal-Mart in Harvard for her two children. Garcia expects to spend about $120 in supplies to equip Nadia, her 9-year-old daughter who attends Jefferson Elementary, and Daniel, her 6-year-old son who attends Crosby Elementary. have risen during the past few years. Some of that is tied to inflation because the number of individual school supplies, about 16 items, has not changed since last year.

Garcia will have to buy more than 50 items for her 9-year-old daughter, Nadia, who is entering fourth grade at Jefferson Elementary School in Harvard District 50. For her son, 6-year-old Daniel, who is entering first grade at Crosby Elementary School, Garcia will have to buy 38 items.

“I think it would help a lot if teachers broke it down into two lots,” Garcia said.

School officials say they try to keep costs in check. At Legee Elementary School in Huntley Community School District 158,

Principal Scott Iddings said his goal is to ask parents to spend no more than $40 per child. He said he’d like to see that number closer to $20 or $30.

“Every year we look at the list and question it,” Iddings said. “We think, ‘Do we really need that?’”

Some of the items on local school supply lists are not for individual students, but communal items, such as tissues, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes. TeacherLists’ Sullivan contends those items are being added to school supply lists as district budgets shrink, causing parent costs to inflate.

Parents can seek supplies from organizations such as the Salvation Army, and parent-teacher associations often

help, too, officials said.

Along with the costs, some of the items on school supply lists have changed.

Crystal Lake Community School District 47 spokeswoman Denise Barr said the need for each student to have their own set of earbuds has emerged as schools move forward with computer-based testing, as well as 1:1 technology programs that give each student a tablet or other mobile device.

TeacherLists officials said costs jump as students get older because of electronics such as graphic calculators and iPads schools sometimes require in higher grades. Middle school lists in 2015 will cost parents an average of $91.14, and high school will cost $157.58, the agency found.

Garcia, who already has raised two children through high school, isn’t thinking about how costs will change as her children age. Instead, she’s busy stocking up.

“It’s a good feeling when you get school supplies,” Garcia said, “You know it’s not in the way.”

Fire Museum seeks funds to move from Marengo site

By KATIE DAHLSTROM kdahlstrom@shawmedia.com MARENGO – The Northern Illinois Fire Museum needs to move to a new location in the next year or officials fear the museum will have to shutter its operations.

The museum has hosted about a dozen tours a year out of the Meyer Material Pit, 9204 S. Route 23 in Marengo, for the past 11 years, board Secretary Tom McDermott said. The lease expires in a little more than two years.

“We think we might be

asked to leave early, which would put a lot of pressure on us,” McDermott said.

Board members estimate it could cost upward of $250,000 to secure a location that fits their needs. Board President Dennis Ahrens said he would like something that is 10,000 square feet. The museum’s collection includes about 20 vehicles and pieces of equipment, ranging from items used in the Great Chicago Fire to those that were in use in the 1990s.

“If we could just get a building and be able to present it like a museum,” Ahrens said.

“I’d like a nice building to show off equipment and show the residents of Illinois.”

McDermott and Ahrens said they would like to find a property that also allows them to rent an adjacent space in order to generate income they can use to pay the mortgage. McDermott said the museum operates on about $10,000 annually.

Stressing the need for a new location, Ahrens said he’s open to using a smaller space and rotating equipment for viewings.

If they can’t find a new home for the museum, officials said they will have to sell or auction

off their equipment.

“We don’t want to lose the museum,” Ahrens said.

To raise money for a new location, the museum’s members are hosting a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 15 at D’Andrea’s, 4419 Route 14, Crystal Lake. Tickets are $30.

The event will include a lunch and auction featuring several vacation packages.

For information, call McDermott at 815-404-6769 or visit www.nifm.net.

Meyer Material officials did not return a request for comment.

Pageant winners Miss McHenry County Fair 2015: Nora Brown, Woodstock 1st runner-up: Olivia Bauer, McHenry 2nd runner-up: Camille Paddock, Huntley 3rd runner-up: Gia Dougherty, Lake in the Hills 4th runner-up: Clarissa Ihssen, Woodstock

By LINDSAY WEBER editorial@nwherald.com WOODSTOCK – In the middle of a county fair, on a stage clad with cornstalks and glitter, a queen was crowned.

“My name is Nora Brown, and I have short hair.”

Those were the first words spoken on stage by the woman chosen 2015 Miss McHenry County Fair during her one-minute speech at the pageant Aug. 5.

A little more than an hour and a half later, Brown – who also is Miss Woodstock 2015 – took that oh-so-notorious walk complete with sash and crown down the stage. Her moment in the spotlight seemed brief as Brown was more interested in running into the arms of her fellow contestants for a large group hug.

Just days before the 13 contestants squared off for this year’s title, they shared an afternoon in the sun around the pool of new pageant director Lovena Hunter, laughing and helping each other practice with interviews and pop questions.

Olivia Bauer, 18, Miss McHenry 2014 and contestant No. 1 this year, spoke of her strategy for the competition as a be-yourself moment.

Other awards

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Nora Brown of Woodstock reacts Aug. 5 after she is announced the winner of the Miss McHenry County pageant at the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock.

“The biggest challenge is making sure you’re different than everyone else,” Bauer said. “This pageant is about being who you are and saying what you truly think, not what you think the judges want to hear. They’re looking for you.”

Bauer wasn’t able to take home another crown this time, but she did land herself in the first runner-up spot, as well as earned the title of this year’s Miss Photogenic.

Fourth runner-up Clarissa Ihssen, 18, of Woodstock made

her pageant debut, complete with a playful spin during her evening gown portion, her pink dress swirling around her in a Cinderella-like moment.

“I never saw myself in a pageant,” Ihssen said. “I’d never worn the makeup, the clothes or the jewelry. I was busy playing in the dirt before all of this, but I like being girly now.”

Under the new direction of Hunter and Julie Basco, this year’s pageant started out with a choreographed dance that included former Miss McHenry

County Fair Stephanie Vargas front and center.

Contestants performed one-minute speeches on subjects of their choice, ranging from Brown’s undying support for the St. Baldrick’s foundation to topics of determination, 4-H and dog adoption.

Hunter said contestants devoted much of their six weeks of preparation to working with each other and their coaches on their interviews and speeches.

Their dedication was evident in the strength of each

Miss Congeniality: Lainey Kruse, McHenry Miss Photogenic: Olivia Bauer, McHenry Director’s Choice: Jenny Basil, Crystal Lake Entrepreneur Award: Claudia Richardson, Cary Nonfinalist Speech: Claudia Richardson, Cary Nonfinalist Interview: Megan Pawelski, Harvard contestant’s delivery of their speeches. Each made it hard for the judges and the audience to pick a favorite, with comments such as “How do you pick just one?” and “Well, I really liked her, but now I really like all of them” floating through the crowd.

In the end, a decision was made and Brown took a long walk in a sparkly crown atop a head of short hair toward what is sure to be a challenging and fulfilling year.

County fair president: Improvements increase attendance

By ALLISON GOODRICH agoodrich@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Elevenyear-old Ashtyn Martin pointed out a dairy cow Aug. 9 at the McHenry County Fair, describing why the characteristics were winning.

“If I were to be the judge, I’d say this one is good because she’s pretty much straight at the top of her back,” Martin said. “She just looks really good and strong.”

It was moments before she actually did judge a group of

four smaller cows, ranking “Attendance is up this them from one to four as part of the junior judging contest, year every day. ... I think a new program that was feaweather has a lot to do tured this year at the McHenry County Fair. with it, and we’ve added The fair came to a close a lot of new stuff.”

Aug. 9, the final day consisting of livestock judging, famiKen Bauman ly-friendly shows and the demMcHenry County Fair Board president olition derby, among other events.

McHenry County Fair Board President Ken Bauman fairground appearance.

“Attendance is up this year described the five-day event as a success, touting efforts to every day – I don’t know how expand family-fun options and yesterday or today are going to

turn out yet, but Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were all up [from last year],” he said.

Bauman said Aug. 5 brought about 700 more people than the same day last year, Aug. 6 attracted 2,100 more, and Aug. 7 was up about 3,000.

“I think weather has a lot to do with it, and we’ve added a lot of new stuff,” he said. “A lot of family entertainment, plus we’ve done a lot of beatification work out here to try to make it something that everybody would want to come to.”

There also was an increase

in vendors for food and drinks, plus new fencing and escalated landscaping efforts, Bauman said.

The junior judging contests, such as the one Martin decided to enter, is one such addition Bauman said garnered attention this year.

A chance for kids ages 8 to 19 to put their 4-H knowledge to use, the program became possible after a $1,200 donation from the Northeast Illinois Cattlemen’s Association. The

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Tourism in county, state grows for 4th straight year STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO

McHenry County tourism by the numbers

sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com When Richardson Farms transformed its 33-acre corn maze in Spring Grove into a tribute to the Chicago Blackhawks’ third Stanley Cup in six years, the local tourism attraction created more than just social media buzz.

The Blackhawks corn maze – set to open to visitors Aug. 29 – also created opportunity for Visit McHenry County, the county’s tourism and convention bureau. The tweets and status updates that followed the regional news reports about Richardson Farms’ latest creation presented a selling point for a county known for its farms, farmers markets, apple orchards and agritourism.

Once businesses such as Richardson Farms make news for their attractions, Visit McHenry County has the responsibility to market the popularity and ensure visitors from the Chicago area and beyond know the reasons to visit the county, Executive Director Jaki Berggren said.

“Every year, our organization does more and more with advertising. We do more with what makes sense and less with what doesn’t,” she said.

“With the longevity of our organization ... we are starting to see the benefits.”

In the years after Visit McHenry County started in 2004, tourism in the county continues to grow.

More visitors each year have spent their money on dining, lodging, transportation, retail, entertainment and

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Continued from page 3 donation allowed kids who chose winning livestock to be awarded small amounts of money.

Meanwhile, a little way across the roughly 70-acre fairgrounds, the Hay family of Woodstock was leaving their last stop of the day – the demolition derby.

While Theresa and Ken Hay’s two young boys didn’t seem too fond of the smashing event or the noise it produced,

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Visit McHenry County Executive Director Jaki Berggren discusses some of the many lures of the county outside the tourism group’s new visitor center at the corner of Main Street and Route 47 in Huntley. recreation since the economic recession in the late 2000s – a sign that suggests more consumers are abandoning staycations and venturing to events and attractions within the region.

From 2013 to last year, the amount people spent while traveling through or visiting the county increased 5.8 percent to $226.91 million total, according to recently released figures from the Illinois Office of Tourism.

The year-over-year increase greatly outpaced tourism gains in the county from 2012 to 2013, when visitors’ travel expenditures increased 0.7 percent.

Theresa said they enjoyed seeing the animals and going on the fair rides.

“We think it’s a pretty nice fair,” Ken Hay said. “Once the kids start seeing the rides getting set up, we can’t not come.”

For Bauman, the local interest he saw this year was pleasing, especially as the fair faces budget cuts at the state level.

“My hope has been that we can [offset] that by drawing the public here and being something the community’s proud to come to and be a part of,” he said.

Travel expenditures cover anything from transportation to retail, dining, entertainment and recreation.

Since 2010, the amount visitors spent in the county has increased 17.8 percent. Four years of consecutive tourism growth has wiped out the contraction that happened during the height of the recession.

From 2008 to 2009, visitors’ travel expenditures in the county dropped 10.2 percent to $178.61 million total, according to data from the Chicago and Beyond Regional Tourism Office.

Berggren credited the resurgence in local tourism to

Visit McHenry County’s growing marketing efforts and presence within the county along with a recovering economy.

A first-of-its-kind digital marketing campaign last fall drew 18,000 clicks and generated 6.3 million impressions on Visit McHenry County’s website, a one-stop shop for local tourism activities, she said.

The bureau earlier this year also opened its first visitors’ center at the corner of Main Street and Route 47 in downtown Huntley. The location put Visit McHenry County near Interstate 90, the only expressway that leads travelers into the county.

In 2004: Travelers spent $159.13 million on lodging, food, entertainment, recreation and transportation In 2005: $171.68 million spent by local tourists In 2006: $183.02 million spent In 2007: $191.28 million spent In 2008: $198.93 million spent In 2009: $178.61 million spent In 2010: $192.59 million spent In 2011: $205.59 million spent In 2012: $212.89 million spent In 2013: $214.39 million spent In 2014: $226.91 million spent Since recession in 2009: Local tourism spending has increased 27 percent.

Source: Chicago and Beyond Regional Tourism Office

“It’s encouraging to see that tourism continues to grow, and I do attribute that to the marketing efforts of not just little McHenry County but also the state and all the tourism convention bureaus doing what we do every day to help draw people to the state of Illinois,” Berggren said.

Officials from the Illinois Office of Tourism in late July

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ABOVE: Cliff Fandrich (left) of Ingleside gets hit by girlfriend Hannah Jackson of Woodstock during the demolition derby Aug. 9 at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock.

LEFT: Steven Phillips, 5, of Johnsburg lifts a trophy after participating in the kids’ demolition derby.

Photos by Mike Greene - For Shaw Media

By ALLISON GOODRICH agoodrich@shawmedia.com Almost two years ago, Mary Behrens was in need of an outlet and, around the same time, she noticed Crystal Lake was in need of a kitchenware business.

So Kitchen Outfitters was born at 64 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake.

“I was lucky enough to be a stay-at-home mom, but I’ve also had a variety of other jobs, from working at the Health Bridge Fitness Center to working at a coffee shop as a barista,” Behrens said. “Those were fun, but I feel like I’ve found my purpose with Kitchen Outfitters.”

In Crystal Lake and across the country, she is far from alone in her status as a female business owner.

Between 1997 and 2015, the number of women-owned firms in the U.S. swelled 74 percent, growth that bounded past that of the average total number of businesses by one and a half times. That’s according to the recently published 2015 State of Women-owned Businesses Report from American Express OPEN. The report said, as of this year, there are just more than 9.4 million businesses in the country that are run by women, collectively generating almost $1.5 trillion in revenue and more than 7.9 million jobs.

In the county, women-owned businesses are everywhere, from your local salon to a town’s local bakery to public relations and accounting firms.

From the get-go, Behrens said she was surprised how infused the local business arena was with female cohorts.

“Especially right here in the downtown area,” she said, adding her store is sandwiched between two more women-owned establishments. “It’s really kind of unbelievable.”

All three businesses, according to the owners, began in the past two or three years.

In the report’s context, that

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Mary Behrens stands inside her store, Kitchen Outfitters, on Aug. 4 in Crystal Lake. A recent report shows female business owners are on the rise. makes them part of the average 608 net businesses that have popped up on a daily basis throughout the past 18 years.

The report took into account the number of firm births minus firm deaths and changes in the women-owned status.

Next door to Behrens is Marvin’s Toy Store, owned

by Lori McConville, who was no longer dazed to hear such statistics. She said consumers could look down a downtown Crystal Lake street and see only businesses owned and operated by local women.

“I noticed it when I started doing research [to open the toy store],” said McConville, who has experience as an educator and as a member of the Prairie Grove School District 46 Board. “I wasn’t really paying attention to who was doing what before ... but when I first got into retail, I was actually very surprised at how many women-owned businesses there were.”

Cary-Grove Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Brad Ball said his organization does not track businesses based on gender. However, he said in the past 18 months

“I wasn’t really paying attention to who was doing what before ... but when I first got into retail, I was actually very surprised at how many women-owned businesses there were.”

Lori McConville Marvin’s Toy Store owner

of new member registrations – not necessarily new endeavors, but new to the chamber – more than 50 percent of businesses were registered with a female listed as the primary representative.

“I don’t know specifically how that translates into ownership or co-ownership, but I think these kinds of numbers, from a chamber context, show we’re a long shot away from being an old boys club,” Ball said. “This is very much a gender-neutral playing field.”

Emilia DiMenco, president and CEO of the Women’s Business Development Center, said the number of women-innovated businesses nationwide to come through the center for certification has gone up from about 12,000 to

13,000 in three years.

In a changing society in which the once-traditional family structure is less prevalent, she said it seems women are more and more taken with the perks of self-investment.

And this trend, she added, is helping to fuel the country’s economy.

“Our economy is much more dependent today on small business than it ever has been,” DiMenco said. “There was a time when large corporate America created the jobs and fueled economic growth, and it still does on some level, but the greatest job creations come from the innovations of small businesses.”

That’s the path down which Denise Barreto traveled to get where she is now. The Lake

in the Hills resident and former Village Board trustee will maintain her consulting business, Relationships Matter Now, in McHenry County despite an upcoming move to Evanston.

A time came when corporate America no longer could facilitate an environment in which she could fully use her talents, Barreto said. Business ownership became a more attractive option, especially given her role as mother.

“Rather than waiting and hoping that someone would promote me, it was a way to take control of my life and put my fate into my own hands,” she said. “Obviously, there’s a risk there, but the reward has been tremendous.”

And since her start, Barreto has found McHenry County women are each other’s catalysts for success. The camaraderie and support between female innovators, she said, is apparent when another women aims to start her own endeavor.

To put the growing trend plainly, Barreto said, “I just think we’re simply at a time in history where this is a thing.”

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County groups battling child poverty Number of area kids in need nearly triples from 1999 to 2012

By ALLISON GOODRICH agoodrich@shawmedia.com The Rev. Eric Blachford, a pastor in Harvard for the past year, sees it in small ways.

A child in clothes that don’t quite fit. Parents’ questions about where to find help with food and school supplies.

A school official wondering whether his son needed free and reduced lunch when registering last year because so many other students in the area needed it.

As the plague of child poverty spreads to suburban areas across the country, Blachford said it’s become apparent enough in Harvard for him to do something.

At the First United Methodist Church – Harvard this year, he implemented a free summer lunch program, done through the Northern Illinois Food Bank, which has been attended by as many as 50 people in one day.

“I started wondering what happens in the summer when school’s over?” Blachford said.

“We found out there wasn’t really ready-made lunches available anywhere, so we looked into doing it ourselves. Then someone mentioned the Northern Illinois Food Bank.”

In 2013, about 1 in 5 kids in Illinois – about 600,000 – lived in households with incomes below poverty level (about $18,750 for a family of three), according to the 2015 Illinois Kids Count from the Voices of Illinois Children.

Of the five collar counties, Research Director Larry Joseph said McHenry County has seen the most growth in child poverty, about a 178 percent increase from 1999 to 2012.

That’s about 9,000 kids up from 3,200 in 13 years, well below the number of impoverished youth in surrounding counties.

Still, Joseph said the tripling of the local poverty level clearly is cause for concern, noting McHenry County’s inclusion in the trending suburbanization of poverty, despite a seemingly recovering economy.

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Noelia Colin, 5, of McHenry eats fruit during a free lunch program at the McHenry Public Library in McHenry.

“There are two major factors at play ... the first being the migration of low-income families from central cities to suburban areas,” he said. “So there’s a demographic change going on.

“The other is that the recession and longer-term economic stagnation in the period leading up to the recession sort of accelerated the growth of child poverty in many suburban areas.”

Children who grow up in poverty have a higher risk of remaining in poverty, being less ready for school and, therefore, less likely to be economically successful in adulthood, Joseph said.

In Illinois, specifically, he said the state’s finances have been a catalyst for childhood poverty, with several social programs experiencing significant budget cuts and, possibly, more to follow.

That’s one reason a grassroots service provider is struggling to keep up with the need in Woodstock, where Joseph said child poverty is at its highest – 25 percent – among trackable McHenry County communities.

The Woodstock Area Community Ministries, a coalition of several area churches and a synagogue, hosts its direct

assistance program on every first and third Thursday of the month. Director Patrice Braun said the number of incoming applications for food, clothing and other necessity vouchers has gone from about 40 to 100 per month in the past year.

While the churches that contribute to the ministry recently have received less funding, the demand has grown.

“Some of these kids that come in here now are just destitute,” Braun said. “The need has escalated, and I am stunned. And I can’t help them all.”

School districts have watched the trend’s effects on the student population, with more kids reaching eligibility for the free and reduced lunch program, as Blachford noticed at his child’s school.

Regional Superintendent of the McHenry County Office of Education Leslie Schermerhorn said areas such as Woodstock, Harvard, Wonder Lake and McHenry definitely have seen the more noticeable increases in program participation, while areas in the southeastern part of the county don’t appear to be facing the same level of poverty. The county’s school districts collectively have seen the number of eligible students climb from about

20 percent to 30 percent in six years, according to data from Schermerhorn.

Like Blachford, Lesley Jakacki, youth services manager for the McHenry Public Library, implemented a free lunch program for the first time, and she said its results were unexpected.

“We were very surprised with the numbers,” Jakacki said. “In June, we served over 425 meals, and, in July, over 530 meals.

“It’s been surprising how high the poverty rate seems to be because we see these kids every day, but we don’t necessarily know that much about them,” Jakacki said.

Organizers of existing programs and services, such as Jakacki, Blachford and Braun, have said as more children become part of a troubling statistic, it’s time for the communities to look around and take notice.

“Depending on where we live, we can become blind to it if it’s not immediately on the path we take to work or not in our social circle of friends,” Blachford said. “It becomes easy to miss that there are people living very, very difficult lives, so it’s important to get involved and learn what kind of options there are.”

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Continued from page 4 wrapped up a four-day tour around the state where they touted four consecutive years of statewide growth in the tourism industry.

The industry statewide in 2014 hosted more than 109.4 million visitors (a 3.5 percent increase from 2013) and generated more than $36.3 billion in visitors’ travel expenditures, a 5.1 percent increase from the following year, state figures show.

Like the county, tourism statewide dropped significantly during the economic recession in 2008 and 2009 before increasing each year in the new decade. In that one-year span, travel expenditures decreased 12.14 percent while the number of domestic visitors into Illinois dropped nearly 8.5 percent.

Heightened tourism activity often is the first indicator of a broader economic recovery, Cory Jobe, the Illinois Office of Tourism director, said.

The statewide tourism office tries to meet the increasing demand through new marketing efforts, including an upcoming campaign that showcases artists, brewers, restaurateurs and other individuals dedicated to their craft as part of an effort to reshape perceptions about Illinois, he said.

“As consumers show interest in travel experiences, we’ve been working to give them more and more reasons to visit Illinois,” Jobe said. “In the past several years, a constant flow of new attractions, hotels and points of interest have become available to travelers as well. That, pared with our marketing efforts both domestically and abroad, have combined to create the positive visitor arrivals and spending trends we are celebrating now.”

“With the longevity of our organization ... we are starting to see the benefits.”

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NURSING Sunrise of Crystal Lake is hiring PT/FT Wellness Nurse.

As a Wellness Nurse, your passion will be at the center of what we do best, serving our residents.

This position requires an LPN or an RN license.

If interested, please call 815-444-6600

RN / LPN

Immediate Openings!

FT Days/Nights / Peds.

$32 / hour Top Rate

$750 Sign On Bonus!

McHenry & Lake Co. 815-356-8400

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TOW TRUCK DRIVER/ MECHANIC

Call: 815-790-8610 or Mail Resume to: P.O. Box 125 Union, IL. 60180

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Full time hours available.

Fast paced kitchen.

Email resume to: deanbeck11@gmail.com for more info, call Dean Beck at 815-790-4662

Needed for automotive shop in Marengo area. Possibly heavy duty, work around the shop and other misc. duties. Hourly + commission. 5 yrs. exp.

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Restaurant

GARAGE DOOR INSTALLER / SERVICE TECH

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Wisted's Supermarket

CAREGIVERS

Caregivers

Contact the Better Business Bureau www.chicago.bbb.org - or Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov

Experience required.

Competitive wage & benefits.

Top pay; hourly/commission ICAR preferred Adams Collision Center Email resume: dadams@adamscollision.com or Fax: 815-943-7677

Sunrise of Crystal Lake is hiring PT/FT Care Givers.

As a designated care provider, your passion will be at the center of what we do best, serving our residents.

If interested, please call 815-444-6600

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Missing Stuffed Animal Zebra with Jacket, lost in Mchenry. If found please call 815-814-2831 McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

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Don’t need it?

SELL IT!

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CLASSIFIED • MC • Thursday, August 13, 2015 • The Farmside / classified@shawsuburban.com Beer Tray - 13” Monarch Encore – Chicago. $85.

Rhingold-Liebmann (2) 12” Beer Trays - New York. $75ea.

Sell all 3 for $200.

815-477-7916

Cedar Fence Pickets (44) 48”long, 4” wide, 3/4” thick Brand New, Never used.

Boys/ Girls Boys Med 5-8 Shirts / Pants good $10 for all. condition. $.075 ea Girls 6, 7 & 7/8 sizes, Shirts, pants, skirts,dresses 60 pc good condition. $.075ea

815-477-7916

1930's dresser excellent cond.

4 drawers, mirror attached, 34” h, 20” d, 48” w, has casters all walnut, $80 Huntley area. 847-515-8012 Cherry wood entertainment center.

6'X45” deep. Perfect condition $75 or offer. 8150353-7846 For Sale La-Z-Boy couch & Love seat, Navy Blue, $300.

815-893-097

FUTON Upgraded Mattress. $50. 815-575-1388

Hardwood dresser with mirror $60.00 or offer 815-353-7846 Treadmill for sale: Pro Form 480 PI Seldomly used treadmill in great shape $150 630-453-8400 ask for Mike.

Air Conditioner - LG in wall unit.

Paid over $500 asking $150.

Call: 847-975-4412 McHenryCountySports.com is McHenry County Sports

1921 Model T STREETROD 350 CHEVY, 350 turbo Automatic, Removable Top. Full Finished Interior – Trailer Hitch $15,990.00 OBO 847-980-5113

1998 Honda Valkyrie 1520 cc, Burgundy & Cream, New tires, Brakes , Cobra Exhaust, Windshield, Cruise Control, 70500 mils, $4500 or with OEM Saddlebags $5,100 -NO FREE RIDES 847-980-5113

LARGE CHERRY WOOD COFFEE TABLE. $ 50.00 OR Offer 815-353-7846

Queen Tempurpetic mattress and box spring. $25.00 815-353-7846

Antique John Deere 2 bottom plow on steel $295 Antique IH 3 bottom plow on steel $95 815-382-2586 Crystal Lake Yard Equipment, Tow behind poly lawn roller, 18”X24”, $55, Call between 9:00am-6:00pm 815-653-7619

Head Start for McHenry County Financial Manager – Full Time Not-for-Profit Federally funded agency; BA in accounting; min 2 yrs experience; fund accounting; OMB Cost Principles; A-133 audit; AP; PR; GL and financial stmt prep hands-on exp; HR including W-comp; FMLA; Excel req'd.

Education Site Director/Teacher - F/T, responsible for the day-today operation of the Head Start center and supervision of all center staff, requires a BA/BS in ECE, bilingual preferred.

WORTH 1+2 BR. $845 - $950 beautiful setting carpet, C/A Free Heat, Balcony Ceiling Fan, Blinds Sound Proof Building near Train.

Antique Tool – Plain, Rosewood, No Pets. 708-448-1781 16” Long. Great Cond. $75.

815-477-7916 CRAFTSMAN Adjustable Pipe Wrench. 18” $15 each.

815-477-7916 Miter Box, cast iron, medal guides CARY WOODS, Lrg. 2 BR, 3 BA., 2 Car garage. Avail. 8/15. for saw 28” long, patent date $1,400/mo. 847-829-4332 3/15/04 $55 Huntley area. 847-515-8012

Teachers - F/T and P/T, requires AS/ECE credits, bilingual preferred.

Teacher Assistants - P/T, requires HS diploma or GED, bilingual preferred.

Cook - Harvard area, 30 hrs/wk & must be over 19 yrs old; includes kitchen duties. Call Tanya at 815-338-8790 Applications available at:

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Publisher's Notice: All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation of discrimination." Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law.

Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The tollfree telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

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