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Volume 5 Issue 31
July 30, 2015
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USO Barbeque for the Troops By Anne Eickstadt Correspondent
They picked the hottest day of the year for this event. About 100 car dealers across Illinois are grilling burgers, brats and hot dogs on Saturday, July 18, for donations to the USO. Chicagoland auto dealers have raised over $125,000 for the United Service Organization in the past 2 years. These funds are given to local troops and their families. They directly support troops that are deployed and those that are at home. They assist military families, injured, wounded or ill military personnel and the families of the fallen. The Crystal Lake Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram dealership at 5904 South Route 31, Crystal lake, IL, 60014 is participating for the first time this year. The USO logo is prominently displayed on their buildings. A brown banner announcing the BBQ is posted by the road. A tent canopy shelters Fran Rosenberg as she handles the grill very capably. Condiments, creamy cole slaw and delicious potato salad or placed on a table nearby. Everything is very tasty. People are gathering and tunes are being played out of the back of a nearby vehicle to keep the party rocking. Some dealerships may only be doing this event today but if you keep an eye out for the signs, it is being run throughout the month of July. It all benefits the men and women who are laying their lives on the line for
See TROOPS, Page 2
photo by Anne Eickstadt
Madeline Rosenberg, age 2 1/2, enjoys a hot dog at the USO BBQ for the Troops in Crystal Lake.
Family Health Festival By Anne Eickstadt Correspondent
The Centegra Family Health Festival was such a popular event last year that this year visitors need to park down the street at the Monroe Middle School and take a bus to the Festival . This year the Health Festival is celebrating the construction of Centegra Hospital – Huntley. Once the bus has delivered a full load of passengers to the festivities, the festival provides a carry bag to hold all the fun stuff being given away. Health information, of course, is handed out. One tent holds piles of bicycle helmets which 210393
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A stilt walker saunters through the entire Family Health Fair celebrating the new Centegra Hospital – Huntley.
are being fitted onto children. A proper fit of the helmet offers the most safety. Once the helmets are tucked away in the carry bag, families might visit the Teddy Bear Clinic. I notice blood pressure cuffs in use alongside the Band-Aids. Tiny teddy bears and paper doctor and nurse hats are being handed out at this tent. Josh Nilsson of Spin N Play DJs is keeping the music flowing today. He encourages the children who are playing games and climbing the rock wall. A balloon artist is nearby and more than one canopy tent is handing out cold bottles of
water. Condensation occurs very quickly on these bottles due to the heat on Saturday, June 18. The festival is offering a Touch-A-Truck area. Construction equipment, a waste management truck, fire engine and police car are parked here. Children are thrilled to be able to climb into them and check out these vehicles that they normally have to watch from a distance. The DJ is the first to spot the Flight for Life helicopter coming in for a landing. “Everybody wave,” he calls. The excitement level reaches
See FESTIVAL, Page 4
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