Millner, Thompson do well in Miss Northern Suburbs Pageant

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Updated: March 3, 2012 8:03AM

Millner, Thompson do well in pageant

The Miss Northern Suburbs Pageant was held on Jan. 21 at the Hilton Garden Inn Mettawa/Lake Forest.

Congratulations to Kaitlyn Millner, Miss Northern Suburbs 2012 from Mundelein and Sophia Thompson, Miss Northern Suburbs’ Princess 2012 from Libertyville.

The 2012 Miss Northern Suburbs titleholders will be competing in Marion in June for the chance to be Miss Illinois 2012, Miss Illinois’ Outstanding Teen 2012 and Miss Illinois’Outstanding Pre-Teen 2012.

Tickets on sale for VHHS play

Vernon Hills High School’s theatre department will present its winter play, Sideways Stories From Wayside School. This family-friendly show is based on the popular Wayside School novels by Louis Sachar.

Performances are Feb. 9,10, 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Call ( 847)-932-2283 for more details or to reserve tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at the door or during lunch hours the week of Feb. 6. Student/Child tickets are $4, adult tickets are $5.

Athletes earn gold medals

On Jan. 7, the Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County’s (SRACLC) snowshoeing team competed in the Special Olympics District Snowshoeing tournament.

Despite there being no snow and the usually high temperatures, the athletes came ready to compete in their races in hopes of advancing to the State Winter Games. The SRACLC team consisted of fourteen members which competed in the 50, 100, 200, 800 meters races and a 4x100 meter relay.

Chris Walti of Libertyville and Mitchell Glazer of Vernon Hills led the team, each bringing home gold in all their events. Chris ran the 50 meter, 100 meter, and the 4x100 meter races and Mitchell ran the 400 meter, 800 meter, and the 4x100 meter race.

Overall the team won first place in 13 events and is sending 11 athletes to compete in Winter Games Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at Chestnut Mountain in Galena.

Best-selling authors to appear

Best-selling authors Lauren Willig and Tasha Alexander will appear at the Cook Park Library on Feb. 23 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. From Napoleonic France to Victorian London, both authors will take attendees on a journey of love and intrigue! This free event will be open to the public but registration is required and limited so early registration is recommended. To register, call (847)362-2330 or go to webres.cooklib.org.

Willig will discuss The Garden Intrigue, the ninth installment to her bestselling Pink Carnation series. Blending contemporary with historical romance and a heavy dash of espionage, Willig’s Pink Carnation series is a must read for those who love a light-hearted, romantic suspense.

Alexander will discuss A Cri mson Warning, the sixth installment to her bestselling Lady Emily series. Blending romance and historical mystery, Alexander has delightful fun with both genres. Her lively, popular series of mysteries feature Lady Emily Hargreaves, a crime-solving Victorian vixen, who smokes cigars, drinks port, reads Homer in the original Greek and solves mysteries like a female Sherlock Holmes.

Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event, courtesy of the Lake Forest Bookstore.

Trahan shines in photo contest

The winners of Volo Bog State Natural Area’s 25th Annual Nature Photo Contest were announced between stories and music sets at Volo Bog’s Annual WinterFest on Jan. 8.

Mike Trahan of Mundelein was a big winner.

Best of Show Winners: Best-of-Show - Peoples’ Choice: Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Bond Falls, Michigan No.1”

Category winners:

Color Plant: Second - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Rising Sun”

Color Landscape: First - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Bond Falls, Michigan No.1”

Color Vertebrate: First - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Cooper’s Hawk with Prey”

Color Invertebrate: Second - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Me & My Shadow”

Beyond the Midwest:

First - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Mt. Rainier from Reflection Lake”

Second - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Elegant Trogon in Madera Canyon”

Third - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Badlands Sunset”

Alteration of Reality: First - Mike Trahan of Mundelein for “Into the Sunset”

The winning photos will be on display at Volo Bog through March 6 and available for viewing Wednesday - Sunday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.