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Dear Village Resident,
Purchase your advance tickets at the Village of Spring Grove Municipal Centre for the Spring Grove Community Engagement Committee's first annual Craft Beer Tasting Event Saturday, August 5 from 3pm to 7pm. Tickets are $35 until July 31 and $45 at the door.
Nine brewers will be in attendance at Spring Grove's beautiful Hatchery Park located at 2314 Hatchery Road. Friends of the Hatchery volunteers will be in attendance offering tours of the historic Hatchery Building.
Live entertainment by Amy Rose Music from 3:30pm to 6:30pm, food trucks on site will be 15 Lakes Mobile Bistro and Saylor Mick's Pizza.
Parking is available at Platinum Terrain located at 7701 Blivin Street.
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WINN RD ROAD CLOSURE
Due to an unforeseen complication with the Route 12 watermain project, Winn Road will be closed from Main Street to Route 12 on Thursday, July 20th. Please use the detour posted. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Fabian Seafood
This Friday, July 21st from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Fabian Seafood will be in the parking lot of Platinum Terrain selling fresh shrimp and seafood products, they sell out quickly so don't wait! For more information on their products, visit their website.
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St. Peters Rummage Sale
July 20th through July 22nd, St Peter's Church, located at 2118 Main Street, will host a rummage sale with antiques, clothes, household items, outdoor equipment and much more! Make sure you check out the outside canopies, parish hall and three classrooms in the parish school. Sale is Thursday, July 20th from 9am-5pm, Friday July 21st from 9am-5pm (most items 1/2 price), and Saturday July 22nd from 8am to 11pm (fill a bag for $5 most items).
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Residential Recycling Event
Saturday, July 22, the McHenry County Department of Health will hold a residential recycling event accepting the following items.
- Televisions and computer monitors (fees apply)
- Computers (desktop, laptop, netbook, notebook, tablet), keyboards and mice
- Printers, fax machines, scanners and small-scale servers
- DVD Players, DVD recorders and VCRs
- Video game consoles
- Electronic keyboard and portable digital music players
- Digital converter boxes, cable and satellite receivers
- Document shredding (residential only)
Event will be at the McHenry County Administration Building located at 667 Ware Rd, Woodstock from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
For more information or future events, visit their website, see the press release here.
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Richardson Adventure Farm is Hiring
Richardson Adventure Farm offers seasonal employment in a fun, family environment. They encourage everyone including students, adults, teachers, and retirees, who have a friendly smile and personality to apply. They are looking for reliable employees for Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and occasional weekdays (Wednesdays and Thursdays) during the fall season – September and October.
Interview Dates:
Thursday, July 27, 2023 - Arrive at 1:00 pm and plan to stay until 3:00 pm
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 - Arrive at 3:00 pm and plan to stay until 5:00 pm
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 - Arrive at 5:00 pm and plan to stay until 7:00 pm
Visit their website here to print an application and see more information.
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PUBLIC WORKS HIRING FULL-TIME
The Village of Spring Grove Public Works Department has a full-time position available.
View more information here.
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Recreation Department Horseback Riding
Sign up here for horseback riding lessons, stay tuned for additional programs in just a couple weeks.
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Spring Grove Elementary School Playground Construction
The park and playground at Spring Grove Elementary will be closed until further notice as the PTO is having drainage installed, new wood chips and a new border around the entire existing playground so kids will be able to play on it during wet conditions. If you have any questions, please contact Natalie Mailfald at (815) 715-5436 or email her at nmailfald@gmail.com.
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Upcoming Golf Outings
The 47th Annual Spring Grove Ladies Golf Day - Save the date for the Spring Grove Ladies Golf Day! Thursday, August 10 at Nippersink Golf Course. Click here for the flyer to sign up.
RB Helmet Club - August 11 at Fox Lake Country Club. Check in 11am, shotgun start 12pm. Click here for more information.
The 70th Annual Spring Grove Mens Golf Outing - Save the date for the Spring Grove Men's Golf Outing! Thursday, August 17 at Nippersink Golf Resort. Click here for the flyer to sign up.
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Overnight Parking
Just a friendly reminder, Village Ordinance 13/2-1307 prohibits parking on the street between 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Signs have been posted throughout the village to remind residents and visitors of the ordinance. This ordinance covers all public village roadways.
The police department may give temporary permission, up to five (5) consecutive days, to park overnight on the street due to visitors, driveway repair, etc. Please note that the vehicle must otherwise be legally parked (not in violation of fire lanes, fire hydrants, post snowfall restrictions, etc.)
Click here to request temporary permission on-line.
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Blast from the Past - 1912 Main Street
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1912 Main St. circa 1910
with Frank & Mary Wagner
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1912 Main Street photo taken in 2006 | |
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Paving of Main Street in 1941
1912 Main Street is on the left
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When Otto Hasse, from last week’s story, developed his O. Hasse’s addition in 1901, the NW corner lot at the new East Street and old Main Street was the lot he chose for himself: 1912 Main Street. Interestingly, there was a house already here, which he moved “to the back of the street to rent”, which probably meant North Street.
He built his new home in 1902. This was the year that “wonderful changes” were being made in the appearance of the village because of the new railroad. Spring Grove, like all other inland villages, “was without hopes of ever occupying a very large space on the map of Illinois” without the railroad, according to the newspaper. Luckily, the townspeople made improvements of “substantial nature bound to stick”, not overdoing or rushing things like “western mining towns out west” which often became ghost towns or “dead cities” as the reporter called them.
The Hasse family moved in 1910 and Frank Wagner purchased the house. It would be another 8 years before electricity was installed in town and another 31 years before the street in front of their house was paved. Frank was village president from 1928-1949. He and his wife Mary lived in the house for 46 years, until 1956, raising five children, two daughters and three boys, including their first child, Michael “Happy”, who must have had the same disposition as his father, who was described as having a pleasant and jolly manner. They saw the rise and fall of Spring Grove during the depression, and years after, and might be pleasantly surprised to see how the village survived, prospered, and still keeps improving.
Story by Laura Frumet
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