Mack Hotterson News & Press |
“It’s Our River Day” Celebration 2011 The Village of Algonquin in partnership with the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County sponsored the fourth annual “It’s Our River Day” celebration. The event was held on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 1:00pm-4:00pm at Cornish Park in Downtown Algonquin. The warm, sunny, 65 degree day brought out about 70 people. The Eastview Elementary School Earth Club, a Boy Scout Pack, and students from Woodstock High School helped to make the event a success. The event kicked off with speakers at 1:00pm. Trustee Brian Dianis welcomed everyone to Algonquin. Guest speaker, Lynn Rotunno, discussed the importance of watersheds, in particular, those in our area. The Prairie Coast Paddlers talked about kayaking and gave demonstrations on the Fox River. The river clean-up started at 2:00pm and the Mack Hotterson Band performed during the clean-up. The Sierra Club provided bags, gloves and goodies for the river clean up. This year 41 pounds of garbage and 83 pounds of recyclables were collected. The most interesting items collected this year included a metal milk crate, an old alarm clock, and a rim from a car tire. A big thank you goes out to the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County for organizing the event and providing information to all participants; the Village of Algonquin for hosting the event, providing support staff, disposing of the garbage and recycling collected, and Trustees Dianis and Smith for welcoming everyone; the Friends of the Fox River for sharing their water monitoring program; Lynn Rotunno for an excellent presentation on watershed planning and water conservation importance; Allison Dianis for promoting Going for Green; Prairie Coast Paddlers for sharing their love of water recreation with the audience; the Mack Hotterson Band for providing free entertainment during the river clean-up; and the Sierra Club for the supplies for the river clean-up. Mark your calendars for next year’s It’s Our River Day Saturday, September 15, 2012! |
| Shred Head 2008 Fat Cat Guitars 08/10/2008 WOW was Shred Head a lot of fun! Thanks a million to everyone who came out, and congratulations to everyone who participated -- it's a tough thing to get in front of people and show what you've got. Hats off to our Grand Prize 18+ winner: Eliot Levy- (Mack Hotterson Band) And a very, very special thanks to our judges: Gary, Jean, Muppet, Bambi, Mode, Stephen & Chris! You guys ROCK! We raised some nice donations for the Dundee Crown Guitar Club and for Boys & Girls Club of Elgin, so it's safe to say that you can start practicing now Shred Head 2 next year! Thank you very much everyone! Fat Cat Guitars loves you! |
| It's Our River Day Celebration 2008 Environmental Defenders of McHenry County On Saturday, September 20, over 100 folks from Woodstock to Hoffman Estates, including nearly 40 young people, gathered at the Fox River as part of the state-wide “It’s Our River Day” celebration. With rain falling heavily the weekend before, several celebrations around the state were canceled, unfortunately. In Algonquin, however, the day was a great success, thanks to the support of numerous people and organizations. The location of Cornish Park at the confluence of the Fox River and Crystal Creek was the perfect place to celebrate. Many individuals and families came out to clean up, as did organized groups, including AT&T Pioneers and two Algonquin Cub Scout Troops – Pack 151 from Eastview Elementary School and Pack 155 from Algonquin Lakes Elementary School. Volunteers walked along the shoreline, crossed the bridge to clean up the east side of the river, and walked west along Crystal Creek toward Towne Park. Some of the more unusual items picked up included a sprinkler and an auto 4-cylinder engine block. Some even had the opportunity to learn about water quality monitoring through Friends of the Fox River. During the clean up, a local band – The Mack Hotterson Band featuring musicians Alan Parquette, Eliot Levy and Randy Siewert – performed everything from Van Morrison to Nirvana. With speakers, clean up, music, and paddling demonstrations, the three-hour event was constructive as well as festive. The organizer, Cynthia Kanner, Algonquin resident and Board of Directors member of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County, sends a very warm thanks to all of those involved, especially the Village of Algonquin for their co-sponsorship. Everyone present did his or her part to clean up the Fox River while learning how much fun rivers can be and how vital clean rivers are to our communities |
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