Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Breaking news!

Happy Halloween!

Come join the many ghosts and goblins who have already signed up to enjoy the new Kishwaukee Health & Wellness Center by signing up at our membership office at 2731 Sycamore Road.... oh wait a minute!WE'RE MOVING IN!

The Kishwaukee Health & Wellness Center team is happy to announce we will be closing our pre-sales office at 5pm Wednesday, October 31st and will be open for guided tours at the new Kishwaukee Health & Wellness Center. Our BRAND NEW Kishwaukee Health & Wellness Center is located at 626 Bethany Road in DeKalb, IL.

Our membership hours will be 9am to 3pm Thursday, November 1st, 10am to 3pm Friday, November 2nd and 9am to 5pm on Saturday, November 3rd.

Please come and enjoy our Grand Opening on Saturday, November 10th from 8am to 2pm.

For any questions please call 815.754.1098 or visit nmkishhwc.com

Saturday, October 27, 2018

RANT!

No I am NOT a fan of the two stop lights in front of the new wellness center...

You got to LIKE these guys...


The SHRINERS are severing pork chop sandwiches in front of PJ'S in Sycamore today Saturday!...GO buy some!!!! 

It happened again!


So we went in on Friday to get some great sale items...they were out and said they will be in on Saturday! We in again on Saturday, in the middle of a crowd, walked all the way back and guess up? The sales items never came! No sign on the door or anywhere! It's like they are begging me to shop somewhere else!

Friday, October 26, 2018

It's here!

The Sycamore Pumpkin Festival

 October 24-28, 2018

 


The 2018 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival Theme is "A Pumpkin Carnival"
View this years Brochure => 
View Parade map => 
 2018 Official Sycamore Pumpkin Festival shirts, sweatshirts and stadium blankets available from LEAP (one of our non-profit vendors) here =>  http://www.yourkustomkreations.com/sycamore-pumpkin-fest-tshirts-2018.html for pre order.

What started out as an idea by Wally Thurow in 1956 to offer something creative for the students of Sycamore, has grown from a neighborhood display on his front yard into the towns biggest city wide event beginning on Wednesday with the Opening Ceremony and cake cutting.  The festival has over 1000 entries in the Lions Decorated Pumpkin Display, 2 carnivals, 2 large indoor craft shows, many non-profit vendors, fireworks on Saturday night, and it concludes with 90 minute  parade on Sunday.  

Saturday, October 13, 2018

The Monsanto Papers

YES...this is bigger than Football...


Violinist Stephanie Jeong was appointed Associate Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) in 2011 by Music Director Riccardo Muti. Prior to joining the CSO, she was a member of the New York Philharmonic.
In 1997, at the age of 9, Jeong became one of the youngest students ever accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studied with Aaron Rosand. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and completed her master’s degree at the Juilliard School as a student of Cho-Liang Lin and Ronald Copes.
The top prize winner and recipient of the Best Paganini Concerto Prize of the 2008 Paganini Violin Competition, Jeong made her solo debut at age 12 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra as winner of its Feinberg Competition and the Philadelphia Orchestra as winner of its Albert M. Greenfield Competition. Since joining the CSO, Jeong made a return appearance as soloist with the orchestra and Music Director Riccardo Muti in the 2014-2015 season with Beethoven’s Triple Concerto alongside the CSO’s Assistant Principal Cellist Kenneth Olsen and pianist Jonathan Biss. This past season, she also joined Pinchas Zukerman and the CSO for Bach’s Double Violin Concerto.

Sunday, October 7, 2018

Yes, we all had a ton of fun!

The Kuipers Family Farm is a family farm located in Maple Park, Illinois. It was opened in 1998 by Wade and Kim Kuipers. It is located on 230 acres of land where they grow apples, pumpkins and Christmas trees.Wikipedia
Address1N318 Watson Rd, Maple Park, IL 60151
Hours
Open ⋅ Closes 6PM
Phone(815) 827-5200

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Diversity program at NIU needs to go!.. we need a UNITY program.

TAILS!...A really great cause....

Tails Humane Society
Animal protection organization in DeKalb, Illinois
Address8409, 2250 Barber Greene Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115
Hours
Open ⋅ Closes 5PM

This place is GREAT!...Perfect for a rainy day...like TODAY!

NEW LOCATION!
216 N. 6th Street, DeKalb, IL 60115
Forge Brewhouse is a distribution & production brewery with an onsite taproom. Our taproom is open to the public to sample the latest 13 beers on tap and our famous root beer on tap at all times. Small snacks and munchies available at taproom, but feel free to bring your own food or have it delivered as we do not have an on-site kitchen.


PLEASE NOTE: The brewpub is now a restaurant called The Forge of Sycamore.
The new restaurant is located downtown Sycamore with the same great food menu, Forge Brewhouse beer on tap, Whiskey Acres cocktails, and Prairie State wine.
For information visit: www.theforgeofsycamore.com