EVENTS
PlanitNorthwest.com • Thursday, May 29, 2014
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TOUR OF HISTORIC ONE-ROOM SCHOOLS & TURNER CAMP
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WHEN: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31 WHERE: Departing from McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake COST & INFO: The McHenry County Historical Society and MCC collaborate to host a school bus tour of the county’s historic one-room schools. View the restoration process of Haligus and Ford schools and visit the seldom-seen Turner Camp in Algonquin. Cost: $49 a person includes lunch. Registration and information: 815-455-8782 or www. mchenry.edu/Trips/index.asp
UDDER CENTURY
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WHEN: June 1 WHERE: Starting at Donley’s Wild West Town, 8512 S. Union Road, Union COST & INFO: A McHenry County Bicycle Club bicycle trip along flat to rolling rural routes of 32, 50, 62, 75, or 100 miles through the dairy lands of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Take breaks along the way at strategically placed rest stops. After the ride, enjoy a pasta dinner served from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Donley’s Banquet Hall. All riders must be off the road by 5 p.m. Rain or shine. Cost: $29 by May 29, $35 day of event; $10 children ages 6-12; free for children 5 and younger. Registration and information: www.mchenrybicycleclub.org; udder@charter.net or www.active.com.
WHEN: Big Wheel Races at 6 p.m.; Final Bed Races at 7 p.m. June 4 WHERE: Ayer Street in Downtown Harvard COST & INFO: Children ages 3-7 will race their Big Wheels down one block of Ayer Street. Trophies will be awarded to winners in each age group. The Women For Harvard will have a drawing for a girl’s bike and a boy’s bike. Free. For Bed Races, teams, made up of five people, will race their beds through an obstacle course. The best times win. At 6:15 p.m. June 5, also in downtown Ayer Street, Milk Days will host a Youth Parade featuring children younger than 16 in categories including floats, pets, horses and large animals, costumes, tricycles, decorated bikes, wagons and more. The festival officially runs June 6-8 at Milky Way Park in Harvard. Information: 815-943-4614 or www.milkdays.com
MCHENRY LIONS CLUB ANNUAL CARNIVAL
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WHEN: 5:30 to 9 p.m. May 29-30 and 1:30 to 9 p.m. May 31 WHERE: Petersen Park, 4311 Lakewood Road, McHenry COST & INFO: The largest fundraiser of the year for the McHenry Lions Club to provide assistance for visual- and hearing-impaired individuals. Unlimited rides 5:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Friday with wristbands costing $15; and 1:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday. Individual tickets available at $1 each. Family ticket sheets (22 tickets) available for $20. Kid rides take 3 tickets and big rides take 4. Information: clp012014@gmail.com.
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HARVARD MILK DAYS WHEELZ SHOW
WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 1 WHERE: Harvard Moose Lodge No. 1289, 22500 Route 173 West, Harvard COST & INFO: All makes and models welcome. Dash plaques to the first 100 entries. There also will be music, raffles, food and drinks. Registration: $8 in advance per vehicle, $12 day of show, free for spectators. Registration and information: Bryce, 815-9434614 or www.milkdays.com.