Flash Flood Warning

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR.
CNTL BOONE COUNTY IN NO. CNTL IL., WEST CNTL MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN IL.
SOUTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTY IN NO. CNTL IL. UNTIL 300 AM CDT SUNDAY

* AT 859 PM CDT.DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE.
ROCKFORD.BELVIDERE.LOVES PARK.HARVARD.MARENGO.ROCKFORD
AIRPORT.POPLAR GROVE.CHERRY VALLEY.TIMBERLANE & NEW
MILLFORD.

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING INTERSTATES.
I-39 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 116 & 123.
I-90 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 51 & 67.

THIS INCLUDES.
BOONE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE.& ROCKFORD
RIVERHAWKS BASEBALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

Amish Two-day Tour To Shipshewana, Indiana

McHenry County College’s Trips and Tours program is offering a fun fall getaway to Shipshewana, Indiana, for an Amish two-day tour. Learn about unique Amish culture right in our own backyard on Sept. 2 and 3.

Shop the Midwest’s Largest Outdoor Flea Market with over 1,000 vendors, and then relax in warm rural charm with all the modern conveniences at the Essenhaus Inn in Middlebury, Indiana. Visit a variety of quaint shops, specialty retailers and beautiful quilt gardens.

This year’s trip includes the Jayco RV tour, an Amish Buggy shop tour and a walk through the Essenhaus Cruise-In Annual Car Show. Enjoy in-home Amish dining while you converse with the family and are served a delicious Threshers meal. Bring your appetite and good walking shoes and discover a culture that is right in your own backyard. Register early. Space is limited and no refunds are available.

Cost is $299 per person for single (code #NST S55 001); $249 per person for double (code #NST S55 002). To register, call the MCC Registration Office at (815) 455-8588.  For more information, call Renee Erling at (815) 455-8759 or Dori Sullens at (815) 455-8559.

Recycling Drive Slated Saturday

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County (EDMC) will again conduct a recycling drive on Saturday, June 13^th from 9a.m. until noon. They will be in front of the Soil & Water Conservation District building at 2222 S. Dean Street, just south of Route 14, in Woodstock. The Defenders recycle materials that are not collected in curbside recycling but would be harmful to the environment if put in a landfill.  It costs them to recycle these unusual items and therefore monetary donations of any size would be appreciated from everyone who brings materials to the drive. 

EDMC will take household batteries (alkaline & rechargeable), car batteries, fluorescent tubes, clean Styrofoam™, VHS & Cassette tapes, CDs, DVDs, packing peanuts and re-usable, unpopped bubble wrap. Electronics, such as computers, televisions, phones, printers, clean microwaves, and electronic toys, are accepted. TVs and computer monitors will be accepted for a donation of $10-$35. (Become a new member of EDMC at the recycling drive, at the Basic or higher level, and get two coupons to recycle a television or monitor for FREE!)

USAgain Clothes Collection System (http://www.usagain.com) will be providing a truck at each EDMC drive to accept any kind of cloth items—clothing, linens, or just plain rags, clean and bagged.  They will also accept shoes, tied together by their laces and placed in the bag. 

There are additional drop off sites for electronics:  Algonquin Township Road District 3702 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake, 847-639-2700 X6, Computer Recycling Center in Crystal Lake (computers only) 815-455-6300 (call for information) and Lakewood's electronics drop-off site at 6570 Haligus Road, south of Ballard Rd. Also, Styrofoam can be dropped off any time at the Lakewood Village Hall or the Lakewood Public Works building on Haligus Road.

EDMC will accept donations of aluminum cans at all recycling drives to help fund their educational and advocacy programs.

Defenders’ recycling drives are held on the second Saturday of each month, alternating between McHenry in odd-numbered months and Woodstock in even-numbered months.  Area residents may drive up and drop off their recyclables with Defenders’ volunteers, who help to unload and sort the materials.

For more information about the recycling schedule and types of materials accepted, or to access the Green Guide recycling directory which is put out annually by the Lou Marchi Total Recycling Institute at MCC, visit the Defenders’ website at http://www.mcdef.org/recycling, or find them on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalDefenders.

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment. The group provides the community with educational programs and volunteer action on pollution prevention, sustainable land use and energy and natural resource conservation. Donations are encouraged and are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.  For more information, visit www.mcdef.org or call 815-338-0393, Monday-Thursday, 11am-4pm.

Environmental Defenders Annual Spring Book Sale Begins Thursday

The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County are holding their annual Spring Book Sale at the Woodstock Square Mall building lobby, 110 S. Johnson Street, on the Woodstock Square, Thursday, June 11^h through Saturday, June 13^th, from 11am until 4 pm (3pm on Saturday).

Books are priced at $1 for hardcovers, 50¢ for mass market paperbacks and 25¢ for children’s books. On Saturday, June 13^th, all books will be $3 per paper grocery bag.

Books have been donated by the public as well as several libraries. There is an amazing variety of books – everything from kids’ books to popular fiction, science to biography, and everything in between!

Donations of re-sellable books are accepted year round at the Defenders’ Green Spot Used Book store, also located in the Woodstock Square Mall building on the main floor.

Proceeds from the sale benefit the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment. The group provides community residents with educational programs and volunteer action on pollution prevention, sustainable land use and energy and natural resource conservation. Donations are encouraged and are tax-deductible as charitable contributions.  For more information, visit www.mcdef.org or call 815-338-0393.

Government At Work - Monday, June 8

8:15 a.m. McHenry County Board Management Services Committee Meeting,

Meeting in the County Board Conference Room, County Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock.

Resolution authorizing an upgrade to the Dragon Wage Wireless Link between the McHenry County Government Center and Valley Hi/McHenry County Division of Transportation Campuses.

Consideration is also to be considered regarding a Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of an Upgrade to the Dragon Wave Wireless Link Between the McHenry County Government Center and the Valley Hi/McHenry County Division of Transportation Campuses.