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5TH ANNUAL McHENRY COUNTY HUMAN RACE
Development plan laid out for Old Courthouse site By STEPHEN Di BENEDETTO sdibenedetto@shawmedia.com
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Runners participate in the 2015 McHenry County Human Race 5K on Sunday at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake.
Runnin’ for good Event benefits about 55 nonprofit organizations, causes By CYNTHIA WOLF editorial@shawmedia.com CRYSTAL LAKE – Dave Lawson, his wife, Laniea, and their 15-month old daughter, Lorelai, bundled up behind the family’s black Ford Escape before heading toward the starting line Sunday morning. “Ooh, chilly,” the Algonquin dad said as he donned his homemade, yellow and blue fleece Cyclops outfit over his clothes. “That’s one nice thing about this costume. Once all of the layers are in place, it’s pretty warm.” The mercury had climbed to only 36 degrees by 7:30 a.m. Sunday, as hundreds of participants gathered in a parking lot on the south side of McHenry County College. It was the fifth annual running of the McHenry County Human Race, although its first time at MCC. And it was sunny, with minimal wind – a far cry from some of the 5K’s previ-
How to help McHenry County Human Race donations will be taken until May 5 for any of the 55 participating charities. To help, visit www.mchumanrace.org/Donatetoacharity.htm.
ous conditions. In keeping with the “Get Your Hero On” theme, the crowd was dotted with those sporting Wonder Woman, Captain America, Superman, X-Men and other attire. Each walker and runner, and every one of the more than 100 volunteers staffing the race, was a hero of sorts, said Rebecca Stiemke, executive director of Volunteer Center of McHenry County, which hosted the event. The Human Race this year benefitted about 55 nonprofit organizations and causes, from the Andrea Lynn Cancer Fund to Horizons for
the Blind and the Woodstock Dolphin Swim Team. Each registration fee, ranging from an early-bird rate of $25 to a day-of fee of $40, was designated toward the participant’s favored recipient. Stiemke said 60 percent of the registration fees went toward the charities, while 40 percent was earmarked for race expenses and to promote volunteerism in McHenry County. Any amount raised above the registration fee was split 90-10, she added. Donations will be taken through May 5 at mchumanrace. org. Because fundraising is ongoing, it’s difficult to predict how much the event will total. But the number of participants likely eclipsed last year’s 1,100, who braved cold, cloudy, rainy and fiercely windy conditions, Stiemke said. In its first four years, The Human Race has
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Chris Setzler heads for the finish line Sunday during the annual McHenry County Human Race at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. Setzler finished in first place with a time of 17:04.3. For race results, visit www.itsracetime.com.
WOODSTOCK – A university or another higher education institution could one day anchor the historical Old Courthouse in Woodstock, if the City Council follows recommendations made recently by a panel of Chicago real estate experts. The experts from the Urban Land Institute also laid out a path for city officials to redevelop the property situated at the heart of the downtown Square, with steps that include continued building renovations and an ownership transition to a community nonprofit organization. But it falls to the City Council to act on the experts’ recommendations that come about four years after the city took ownership of the historic al Woodstock building. “The council needs to take the findings and come to an agreement on the steps that make sense to us and get moving,” council member Maureen Larson said. “We lost a few months in waiting for this process, but I think it was worth it because we’ll leap frog in the end to where we need to be.” Larson helped bring the Urban Land Institute experts to Woodstock, after the city received a $20,000 grant from McHenry County Community Foundation. The expert panel, made mostly of Chicago architects and economists, toured both the Old Courthouse and conjoined Sheriff’s House during a two-day visit to Woodstock in early March. The experts also interviewed community leaders, as part of the process to make recommendations on potential uses for a building the city has wanted to redevelop into an all-day traffic generator for the downtown.
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Shocks terrify survivors of Nepal quake as death toll climbs By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA and KATY DAIGLE The Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal – The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake rose to 3,218 on Monday, two days after the massive quake ripped across this Himalayan nation, leaving tens of thousands shellshocked and sleeping in streets. Aid groups received the first word from remote mountain villages – reports that suggested many communities perched on mountainsides were devastated or struggling to cope. Landslides hindered rescue teams that tried to use
mountain trails to reach those in need, said Prakash Subedi, chief district official in the Gorkha region, where the quake was centered. “Villages like this are routinely affected by landslides, and it’s not uncommon for entire villages of 200, 300, up to 1,000 people to be completely buried by rock falls,” said Matt Darvas, a member of the aid group World Vision. “It will likely be helicopter access only.” Saturday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake spread horror from Kathmandu to small villages and to the slopes of Mount Everest, triggering an avalanche that buried part of the base camp packed with
foreign climbers preparing to make their summit attempts. At least 18 people died there and 61 were injured. Deputy Inspector General of Police Komal Singh Bam said Monday that the death toll had risen to at least 3,218 people but he gave no further details. So far 18 people also have been confirmed dead in an avalanche that swept through the Mount Everest base camp in the wake of the earthquake. Another 61 people were killed in neighboring India. China reported that 20 people had died in Tibet. Kathmandu district chief administrator Ek Narayan Aryal said tents and water were being handed out Mon-
day at 10 locations in Kathmandu, but that aftershocks were leaving everyone jittery. “There have been nearly 100 earthquakes and aftershocks, which is making rescue work difficult. Even the rescuers are scared and running because of them,” he said. Tens of thousands spent the night sleeping in parks or on a golf course. Others camped in open squares lined by cracked buildings and piles of rubble. “We don’t feel safe at all. There have been so many aftershocks. It doesn’t stop,” said Rajendra Dhungana, 34,
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Family members break down Sunday during the cremation of an earthquake victim in Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, Nepal. A strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Nepal’s capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, causing extensive damage with toppled walls and collapsed buildings, officials said.
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