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Volume 6 Issue 27

WOODSTOCK CAR WASH N O W O P E N

• 3 Heated Bays • Brand New Vacuums • Automatic Wash Now Open • 7’ High and Large Enough for Dually Pickup Trucks

218 Fair Street, Woodstock, IL (Behind McDonalds)

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JUNE 30, 2016

REGATTA 2016

This six pack boat actually made it to the finish line.

Cardboard Cup

By Anne Eickstadt, CORRESPONDENT

Those daring adventurers are putting their imaginations to work again. They think that cardboard floats on water while carrying people. Sometimes it does. Corporations, organizations, families and individuals all take the time and make the effort to do something wild and wacky and incredibly fun. Kevin Howard and Brian Barrett have been participating in the Cardboard Cup Regatta for three years. “The first year, I made a Viking boat,” Howard tells me. “We got it to the starting line and it went phhht [his hand gestures downward]. We pushed it to the finish. The second year, I made unsinkable boats. They weren’t fast, but they didn’t sink.” This year Howard and friends have three boats entered in the regatta. They work at the same company but are entering as individuals. The Sage YMCA is participating this year as an organization. This boat is being manned by Jordan Guentter, Camp Counselor; Joe Hanna, Aquatics Director; and Mr. Brad, Aquatics Coordinator. “Ev-

erybody helped build it,” they say. “The Maintenance staff designed it, the kids colored the whole inside of the boat. The rest was built by the aquatics staff and lifeguards. The Front Desk made the support beams, the lifeguards tested it - they sat in it, and the camp colored it.” “We’re going for ‘Best Sink’,” Brad says. “I can hear the kids now – ‘Mr. Brad goes down in the first heat’.” They named their boat ‘It’s Fun to Sink at the YMCA’.” Another team is also going for ‘Best Sink’. “It’s good to know who the competition is,” says Heather Killian, designer and Captain of the boat ‘Fish Heads’. “Haven’t you ever seen a fish on a bicycle before? I’ve been doing this since my kids were 4 and 7. Now, they are 20 and 23. People think I’m crazy. I like ‘insanely creative artist’.” Joe from the Morning Show at STAR 105.5 FM is DJ and announcer for the regatta again. He is joined by Paul from The Cottage at 6 East Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake, IL, www.thecottagepub.net.

ANNE EICKSTADT PHOTOS McHenry County News

Kevin Haywood and Brian Barrett created Asian Carp-e Diem for their third year participating in the Cardboard Cup Regatta.

See REGATTA, Page 7

Heather Killian created Fish Heads. She has been a part of the Cardboard Cup Regatta for 19 years.

The S. S. Rizzo (named for the Cubs baseball player) founders half way through the 200 yard course.

McHenry County Fair ~ Aug. 3 - Aug. 7, 2016

WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY??? Don’t Be Afraid To Show It Off!

Registration Open Now! Just Walk-In!

11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock, IL Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8-5 Or online at mchenrycountyfair.com • Call for information (815) 338-5315 OVER 1,000 DIFFERENT CLASSES TO ENTER! Open & Junior Open Show

• Art • Photography • Flowers • Antiques • Foods • Crafts • Sewing • Grains • Vegetables • Fruits and Forages • Livestock REGISTRATION DEADLINE JULY 16, 2016!

McHenry County Fair — Family Roots & Country Boots

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