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As we near the end of February, so too do we near the end of National Food Canning Month. Becky Stark, part owner of Midnight Sun Farm at Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, has canned and preserved food for years, whether in California, on the farm in Grayslake or in her parents’ backyard. Canning is a family affair for Stark and she often makes jams with the berries growing in her father’s yard.

INGLESIDE – When David Lerseth, former interim pastor of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, first started a Job Seekers Support Group at Trinity in September of 2009, he spent the first few meetings alone.

WAUCONDA – Old blues pump out the doorway of a brick façade, an entrance to the world of the Chicago blues scene. Concert posters line the hall down to the building front, which serves as the welcoming scene for the exhibit.

In 2001, Stephanie Worman escaped from a domestic violence situation in Wisconsin.

ROUND LAKE – One crazy dog that chewed up everything and continually tried to escape from a window is why Lake Villa resident Robin Bengtson began reading every book she could get her hands on that touched on dog-training techniques.

LAKE VILLA – It was Mardi Gras for some in Lake Villa on Feb. 18 – the German version of Mardi Gras, that is.

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Gurnee/Wadsworth kicked off its annual open house Feb. 18 at the Marcus Theatre in Gurnee. Fellow chapters throughout Lake County are hosting similar events to kick off efforts for their respective Relay events this summer.

ROUND LAKE BEACH – When Cat Vaccaro's husband endured a stretch of unemployment, the family had to make a series of changes, including moving from their family home to an apartment. 

Chris Krug, general manager of the Lake County Journal, has resigned from the company to join a Chicago-area media company.

Few people can say they’ve had the experiences of Laura Hedien, a storm chaser and nature photographer, Navy reservist and 22-year veteran of the Waukegan Fire Department, among others.

FOX LAKE – When eighth grade students from Gizelle Wells’ reading and language arts class at Stanton Middle School in Fox Lake were paired with senior residents of Lilac Apartments – a 55 and older senior community in Fox Lake – to work together on a unique classroom project, both parties were initially apprehensive.

In kindergarten today, students made bread. In third grade, they built houses. In eighth grade, they learned to knit socks. Nature was emphasized by using all-natural materials. This is no ordinary school.

Welcome to post-Valentine’s Day winter! Although this is typically a slower time of year, there are still some great things happening in our area.

ANTIOCH – Antioch School District 34 is welcoming Adam Sax as the next principal of W.C. Petty Elementary School starting July 1. The decision follows the retirement of current Principal Mary Kay McNeill, who has served for nearly three decades.

In 2011, an estimated 120 sexual assault patients were treated at Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville.