CITY OF MCHENRY RECREATION CENTER
OPEN HOUSE
We
are throwing a party and you are on the exclusive invitation list! Please
help us celebrate the official Grand Opening of the McHenry Recreation
Center on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at 3636 Municipal Drive. Jump on inflatables, try a fitness
class, make some crafts, tackle our obstacle course, and win
prizes!
Everyone who attends
will be entered into a raffle for a free one-year membership to the fitness
center. But
be there early! The first 100 through the door get a special door buster
prize. We also invite you to give back to the community by participating in our
blood drive from 10:00 am-2:00 pm.
Heartland Blood
Centers will be on site taking donations, and you can reserve your space by
calling the McHenry Recreation Center today at 815-363-2160. Give a pint and get a pint of ice cream from
Baskin Robbins and a free week to the fitness center for a friend. Check
out the changes your McHenry Parks & Recreation Department is making by
coming out and having some fun with us! Please share this
email and invite your friends.
BENEFIT
FOR AMY BUTLER
The
McHenry Township Fire Protection District is coordinating a benefit to raise money to help Amy Butler and her
family wage war on cancer. All proceeds
will benefit Amy, Tim, Troy, and Andrea.
An account is being
set up at McHenry Bank and Trust for all monetary donations. The benefit will take place at the McHenry
VFW:
Chili Cook Off McHenry
VFW
3002 Rt. 120 McHenry,
IL
June 11, 2016
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Get
some friends together and spend a day in friendly competition! Prizes
will be awarded to the top 3 chili recipes.
Register your team by sending an email including your team name, primary
contact, email, and phone number to: FDchili2016@gmail.com Questions?
Call Marjean Diercks at 815-669-5385.
We need your help! We
are looking for:
- Chili Cook Off Competitors
- Help with set up and clean up,
selling tickets and event help
- Sponsors for expenses, raffle
prizes, awards for cook off teams
- Help with event advertising
A DAY AT PETERSEN
FARM: JUNE 26, 2016
Mark your calendar for the City of McHenry’s annual Colby-Petersen
Farm celebration on Sunday, June 26, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 4112
McCullom Lake Road, one mile West of Route 31.
Co-sponsored
by the McHenry Farm Bureau and Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation, admission and
all activities are free.
This year's event has
the theme "A Hundred Years Ago
Today," with artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in
1916. There will be hayrides, farm
animals, music and children’s games. Everyone
may try milking McHenry's life-size fiberglass dairy cow replica
"Cowleen," as it was done on dairy farms long ago.
Visitor will see crafts, textile
demonstrations, blacksmithing, a farm garden and farm equipment displays. Newly
displayed this year will be an operating 100 year-old steam-powered tractor.
Children can use an old wringer washer to wash clothes and hang them
out to dry. Miss McHenry 2016
and her Court will be introduced.
The 1862 farmhouse parlor, kitchen and garage will be open for
tours, with period furniture, photographs and kitchen equipment on display. The Farm opens at 10:00 a.m., with
entertainment and activities concluding at 4:00 p.m. Local merchants will sell refreshments. Free parking is available on the adjoining
grassy field.
The Farm was formed in
1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry
for preservation of our agricultural heritage.
With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural
museum and resource center. It will
promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry
County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries.
The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in
maintaining and developing the property.
The City of McHenry Landmark Commission supports development of
the Farm and also helps to implement the historic preservation ordinance
through education, guidance and technical assistance to building restoration
projects by McHenry property owners.
REGIONAL
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MOBILITY OUTREACH PROGRAM AND ACCESS TO TRANSIT
SERVICES
The Regional
Transportation Authority (RTA), in an effort to increase awareness and ridership
and access to transit, is implementing a Mobility Outreach Program in each of
the six collar counties which the RTA operates. McHenry County’s Mobility
Outreach Coordinator, is Patricia Fitzgerald and will have an office in the
McHenry County Government Center in Woodstock.
Patricia will be a
valuable resource to provide training and registration information on programs
offered by the RTA including the Benefit Access Program which offers a Ride
Free Program to qualified older adults and people with disabilities on fixed
CTA, Metra and Pace Bus Routes.
There are also reduced fare programs for older adults and people with
disabilities and travel training assistance serves to make public transit more
accessible. Information on these programs; associated qualification
criteria; how to register and more can be found by contacting 312.913.3203 or visiting the following websites:
These programs will enhance the
existing McRide Paratransit (Dial-a-Ride) Program which the City of McHenry has
been a part of since its inception, in partnership with McHenry County and
numerous cities, villages and townships throughout McHenry County.
Information on McRide can be found by emailing: mcride@co.mchenry.il.us;
calling the McHenry County Division of Transportation at 815.334.4981 or
visiting the following websites:
To learn more about accessible transit/paratransit certification and
programs please visit:
The City of McHenry also offers free Pace Suburban Bus Dial-A-Ride
(Paratransit) Vouchers to eligible City residents. Eligible residents must be
at least 60 years of age and reside within the corporate limits of the City of
McHenry.
Proof of residency and age
to the City of McHenry Municipal Center must be provided to participate in the
program. Registration and more
information about this program can be found be calling the City of McHenry at 815.363.2100 or
visiting:
The City of McHenry is also serviced by two fixed bus routes, Pace
Routes 806 and 807. For route information and pickup times and locations
please visit:
METRA SMALL
BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM
Metra recently
announced a new initiative to assist small businesses and provide opportunities
to do business on Metra-related projects. Commencing in
June 2016 Metra’s Office of Business Diversity and Civil Rights will select
contract opportunities specifically for small businesses. A Small
Business Enterprise Program verification process is required.
Additional information
detailing how to become a verified small business under this program and
applications can be found at:
SAVE THE DATES:
FARMERS MARKET VETERANS MEMORIAL
PARK: MAY 19, 2016 (4:00 p.m. to 7:30
pm.)
ARMED FORCES DAY: MAY 21, 2016
CITY OF MCHENRYFARMERS MARKET (4:00
p.m. to 7:30 p.m.) and SUMMER BAND CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:30 p.m.: MAY 26, 2016
BENEFIT FOR AMY BUTLER: JUNE 11, 2016
CITY OF MCHENRY A DAY AT PETERSEN
FARM: JUNE 26, 2016
THANK YOU TO ALL INDIVIDUALS; BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHICH HAVE MADE
A COMMITMENT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY; ASSIST SOMEONE IN NEED; AND/OR
LOCATE THEIR BUSINESS AND/OR EXPAND IN THE CITY OF MCHENRY…EVERY ONE
CONTRIBUTES!!!!!
Please
help us keep our community vibrant and strong to the greatest extent practical
for businesses, residents and visitors alike! The City Council is continually evaluating
ways to assist in promoting business, tourism, community events and
service! Economic development is an
ongoing effort the City is committed to and is a community-wide effort. At the end of the day the entire community
and everyone who is a part of it benefits!
Douglas P. Martin
Director of Economic Development
City of McHenry
333 S Green Street
McHenry, IL 60050
815.363.2110 (d)
815.363.2173 (f)
815.790.4752 (c)
