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Pet of the Week: Tippy is tiny and friendly
Tippy is a purebred Japanese Chin. She is unusual because her face is all black except for a bit of white under her chin. (Get it, a Japanese Chin with a bit of white under her chin…). Tippy is petite (13 pounds) and very friendly. …
David Adler Music and Arts Center offers music instruction
The David Adler Music and Arts Center offers individual music instruction from a degreed faculty of music educators and professional musicians. Music instruction is for students of all ages and ability in piano, violin, viola, voice, guitar (electric and acoustic), all woodwinds and brass, all …
Pet of the Week: Bear has a big personality
Purebred dog? In a shelter? Really? Bear, an incredibly adorable Newfoundland puppy with a huge personality to match his huge body lost his home. Someone cared for Bear during his puppy years and then decided they didn’t want him anymore. Was it too expensive to …
Membership surge buoys YMCA programs
The North Suburban YMCA announced that it has achieved its highest membership numbers in more than eight years. As of mid-January 2012, YMCA reported that more than 2,225 households currently hold memberships, up more than 30 percent from a little more than 1,700 households in …
Electric aggregation meetings set
The Village of Buffalo Grove, together with Arlington Heights, Lincolnshire, Long Grove, Palatine, Vernon Hills and Wheeling is hosting three informational meetings on a joint initiative regarding the community choice aggregation of electricity. In order to seek competitive prices for electrical services and potentially lower …
Pet of the Week: Cygnus just wants to be around people
Cygnus is a scruffy terrier with huge soulful brown eyes. His rough coat probably means that he is fairly non-allergic and won’t shed much. He certainly is a lover. At the shelter, Cygnus seemed very stressed and didn’t calm down until a person came into …
YMCA gymnasts earn kudos at Island Adventure Meet
The North Suburban YMCA Gymnastics Team carried home first place trophies from the first annual Island Adventure Meet held at the College of Lake County on Jan. 15. The YMCA’s Level 4 and 5 teams both earned first place team honors, with a number of …
Adler Center’s summer camp registration in February
Registration for Camp Adler at the David Adler Music and Arts Center is set to begin Feb. 1. The David Adler Music and Arts Center presents an opportunity for creative youth interests in music, art and drama. At Camp Adler, campers choose from many different …
Two CASA classes sworn in at Juvenile Court
Nineteen adults who completed 40 hours of training by CASA Lake County in Vernon Hills were sworn in as officers of the Lake County Juvenile Court this past fall. The volunteers became advocates for abused and neglected children and fact finders for the judges in …
Puff’s no magic dragon, but he is irresistible
American Eskimos like Puff can be great dogs. American Eskimos have varying temperaments; some are independent and others are lap dogs (kind of like many breeds – each dog is an individual). This little guy is a sweetheart. He thinks he’s a lap dog and …
Date changes for Lincolnshire Art Festival
Date changes have been required due to the City of Chicago changing the date for the 2012 Taste of Chicago to conflict with the Gold Coast Art Fair. This change tangentially affects the Lincolnshire Art Festival. The Gold Coast Art Fair will now be June …
New designs for YMCA’s KidZone, Kindergarten Club
Young children at the North Suburban YMCA have access to fun new play settings in the YMCA’s renovated KidZone and Kindergarten Club rooms. Both spaces have been updated with creative, child-centered designs, while also making the spaces more efficient and secure. The KidZone, a complimentary …
Run with the American Cancer Society
Seasoned athletes and amateurs who have made a new year’s resolution to get into shape will have the opportunity to save lives from cancer while participating in endurance events by joining the American Cancer Society DetermiNation team.
Whether a first-time competitor or a seasoned athlete, …
Pet of the Week: Bosco’s goodness shines through
Bosco is an adorable young black lab mix looking for a home of his own. It’s not that his present foster family doesn’t love him – they do. But they have dogs of their own and want Bosco to have a wonderful home before they …
