Race for Hunger Event to Help Stock Local Food Pantries

On Monday, Feb. 25, State Sen. Melinda Bush and Lake County Board member Pat Carey will compete in the Lake County Farm Bureau's Race for Hunger at the Piggly Wiggly in Antioch.

The Lake County Farm Bureau will be sponsoring the 15th Annual Race For Hunger event at 10 a.m. on Monday Feb. 25 at the Piggly Wiggly store at 460 Orchard St. in Antioch. The competitors in this year’s race will be State Senator Melinda Bush and Lake County Board member Pat Carey. The Race for Hunger event is held every year to raise public awareness of Food Check Out Week, which celebrates the abundance and safety of food that we in the U.S. are able to enjoy due to the hard work of our farmers and ranchers! Bush and Carey will participate in a five-minute race to see who can fill shopping carts with the highest monetary value of non-perishable food products. The contestant whose carts have the highest value will be named as this year’s …

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Grayslake Fire Dept. Collecting for Troop Care Packages

For the second year, the Grayslake Fire Department will be accepting donations for military care packages.

Grayslake Fire Dept. Conducting Military Care Package Drive

For the second year, the Grayslake Fire Department will be accepting donations for military care packages.

With thousands of U.S. troops fighting for our freedoms overseas, members of the Grayslake Fire Department and the Grayslake community are once again coming together to help send some support from our own community. “Our mission is simple: to provide our local troops with personal items they are in need of as they continue to fight for our freedoms,” said Fire Commissioner Gregory Koeppen. “Last year 225 care packages were sent overseas and we hope to surpass that number this year,” adds Koeppen. Now through Jan. 27, residents are being encouraged to drop off items that will be shipped to troops serving overseas. These everyday items, we take for granted, include small non-perishable food items (beef jerky, cookies, candy, snacks, oatmeal …

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Donate to Farm Bureau's Winter Coat and Toy Drive through Monday

Individuals can drop off new unwrapped children’s toys and new or slightly used coats at the Lake County Farm Bureau Office located at 70 US Hwy 45, in Grayslake through Dec. 10.

Farm Bureau Toy and Coat Drive

Now through Dec. 10, the Lake County Farm Bureau in Grayslake is accepting donations of toys and coats.

The Lake County Farm Bureau is conducting a Toys For Tots & Winter Coat Drive now through Dec. 10. Individuals can drop off new unwrapped children’s toys and new or slightly used coats at the Farm Bureau Office located at 70 US Hwy 45, in Grayslake. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, now through Dec. 10. Those wishing to make a monetary donation can make checks payable to Toys For Tots and drop them off at the Farm Bureau as well. "During this holiday season the Farm Bureau is once again committed to helping those less fortunate in Lake County. It is our hope we have a record breaking season of donations," said Gregory Koeppen Lake County Farm Bureau Executive Director. Submitted by the Lake County Farm Bureau

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Dick Lawrence Remembered For His Extraordinary Volunteer Service

Described as the 'ideal volunteer' among several Grayslake organizations, Dick Lawrence died at age 87.

To say Richard 'Dick' Lawrence Sr. was involved would be an understatement. The longtime Grayslake resident held an active roll in several clubs and organizations across town. Lawrence died June 17 at the age of 87. Born in 1924 to Evan and Bernice in Libertyville, Lawrence served in the army during World War II. He married his wife Joanne and had three children. The family remained in the area where Lawrence became an integral part of the community. He was an active member of several organizations including the United Protestant Church 4-Cers, the Lake County Farm Bureau, the Grayslake American Legion, the Grayslake Lions Club, and the Grayslake Historical Society. “When he could he was active as a volunteer, and when he couldn’t because …

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"He Looks Like A Pink Nightmare"

One of the quotable lines from the classic holiday movie "A Christmas Story" can be applied to Grayslake's own Greg Koeppen, who was in Chicago recently for the theatre version of the show where he volunteered to put on the pink bunny suit.

"You'll shoot your eye out kid!" "It's fra-jee-lay. It must be Italian." "I triple-dog dare ya!" The memorable lines from the movie A Christmas Story now are performed in live theater in A Christmas Story, The Musical! Greg Koeppen of Grayslake spent a holiday evening with a friend in the city to see the show. But he didn't just sit back and watch. He volunteered to don the special pink bunny suit, which the character Ralphie received as a present instead of the one he desperately wanted, a Red Ryder BB gun. Koeppen said he was comfortable in the bunny suit. "Why not? Life is too short," Koeppen said. He said the musical at the Chicago Theatre was awesome. "The actors have so much talent," he said. The show runs through Dec. 30, and …

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