But why?

Semancik said, “One of my neighbors encouraged me to attend a Quilt Guild meeting. I was wowed by all the beautiful quilts that the members had made. I decided to give it a try.”

The Charter club started in 1999, with its first president, Jim Barron.

Barron said, “We had a sign-up sheet in the Library at Prairie Lodge, for anyone interested in joining the club. The woodshop was not even constructed at the time.”

Throughout 2013, My Sun Day News (then called the Sun Day) delivered to and covered the Edgewater community. We were well received by residents and other interested readers in the area, but the timing wasn’t right and we had to return our focus to the Sun City community in Huntley, which we’ve successfully covered since April of 2010.

Happold said, “We are introducing Project Based Learning to the students.”

Project Based Learning is a teaching method in which students learn by actively engaging in real-world and meaningful projects.

Happold said, “When I was teaching, I asked the students to think of five topics that they were passionate about and research them. One of the students chose the New York Black Out in 1977.”

Lainey Younkin, M.S., RD, LDN with a review by Victoria Seaver, M.S., RD have recommended ditching drastic diets and switching to 6 more successful habits to see your scale’s numbers move.

Some might think that teenagers have outgrown the magic of holiday traditions. But Addie Freimuth, 15, and Alex Freimuth, 17, still enjoy celebrating the Christmas holiday with its traditional games, cookie decoration, and projects on Christmas Eve.

Starting at 9 a.m., residents were able to shop around in the Kris Kringle Market located in the Fellowship Hall (11628 E. Main Street), with more activities becoming available as the day progressed.

Organized by the Huntley Rotary Club, this event benefited local groups: Grafton Food Pantry, Huntley High School Scholarships, International Scholarships, and Veterans Path To Hope.

Bosi, like most mothers, was asked to bring a treat to her child’s class. Bosi said, “At the time Star Wars characters were popular. I decided to make chocolate R2-D2 lollipops.”

Piotrowski said, “A Life Well Fished isn’t just about fishing. There are plenty of fishing tales, but it also chronicles a successful life journey, success not measured in dollars and cents but rather, as one of my readers stated, ‘Celebrates the triumph of family, friends, and fishing … though not necessarily in that order!’”