Don’t miss all the fun this Saturday, July 24th, at the Round Lake Heights Village Hall grounds at 619 Pontiac Court, Round Lake Heights. Things will kick off with a parade at 11:00 AM with the carnival and food booths opening at Noon until 11:00 PM. All proceeds will be going to Dollars For Scholars [...]
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Avon Community Garden Continues To Thrive
July 20th, 2010 
Gene Carey On our way back from a trip to Libertyville we made a stop at the Avon Community Garden and Food Pantry Production Farm and took a couple of photos to show how well it is doing. Even with all the hot and humid days we had over the last few days, it appears as though the [...]
Food Pantry Garden Gets Surveillance Cameras
July 14th, 2010 Gene Carey I had asked before the Avon Township Community Garden was planted if they were going to be adding a closed circuit surveillance system and wasn’t surprised when I stopped by a few days ago to see one installed. I had never seen one of the downspout rain water collection barrels and was quite impressed by [...]
Jewel Story Relocates To Round Lake Beach
July 9th, 2010 Gene Carey Jewel Story is now re-opened for business in the new shopping strip at Hainesville Road and Shorewood. Today, I stopped in and met with the owners and took a few photos to show some of the items that they have to offer. JEWEL STORY 1286 HAINESVILLE ROAD ROUND LAKE BEACH, IL. HOURS: M-F = 10:30 AM – 7:00 [...]
Gateway Park Pavilion Gets A Facelift
July 9th, 2010 Gene Carey For those of you who travel on Rollins Road near Hainesville Road, you may wonder what is going on at Gateway Park. That is the park directly across from Mallard Creek shopping center where McDonald’s is located. I had seen several trucks there for the last few days along with a big dumpster and thought [...]
A Trip Down Memory Lane
July 7th, 2010 Gene Carey So, how long have YOU been a resident of the Round Lake Area? Do you remember when we used to enjoy a movie at the old theatre that was located where Blockbuster now sits? And an ice cream cone from Baskin-Robbins 31 Flavors after the movie? I’ve always wondered why the old theatre closed and [...]
A Need Or A Novelty At Taxpayer’s Expense?
July 2nd, 2010 Gene Carey Watching the ongoing money being spent at our local mini-roundabout at Wildwood and West End, I thought it might be worth revisiting. Was this expense a need or simply a novelty at taxpayer’s expense? The center has been planted and large arrows were painted on the asphalt to let drivers know how to manipulate the [...]
