here come the mummies

here come the mummies

Here Come Mummies (HCTM) starts Halloween weekend, Rhythm & Brews. This is one of the best shows of the year, with bandages and a man from the city of Nashville come to their own unique brand of funk. If you would like horns, drums and the band is very tight, then show you. Very successful group of studio musicians, the Grammy Awards HCTM your home, but the talent it took to win the coveted awards. This is a special event, because of their new, super high quality DVD should be the exhibition.

Saturday night, Buds has their huge annual Halloween show, with Bud Lightning performing before a packed house of costumed revelers. This is a big show, with a $1000 in prizes for the best costumes. T-Bones always has a great costumed crowd for Halloween, and this year they have the reunion concert of The Honky Dogs. I’ve been to several Halloween parties at T-Bones and always get a kick out of the patrons’ costumes. The Mudpie has their open mic challenge contest Saturday night, and the contestants get extra points for wearing costumes. There is a lot of talent at this event and it is always fun, but I bet this one will be memorable. If you go, hoot and holler for my brother, Bill E. Payne, in town from Roanoke, VA.

Weather Hallowwwwwweeen ... ghosts, zombies, witches and vampires, oh my! What will be for Halloween? I dress as a witch, they usually know, but I give out candy and Halloween is one of my favorite holiday of the year. I probably got a creepy voice "Hi, my Well, here is a gift for you" laugh at the stupid witch.

little buddy tracker

little buddy tracker

The "Little Buddy Tracker" is a must-have this holiday season to all parents worry about their children badass. This is a GPS tracking device that you put into your child's backpack or will notify you if your child leave the place where he felt would be.

As long as we’re not implanting chips into our kids I’m all for this idea. It’s a better solution than leashes or god forbid invisible shocking fences. According to reports, Kinderguard, the UK version of the tracker came out a few years back is doing quite well. The Kinderguard is a more technical device that measures your child’s vitals and alerts you if their heart rate, respiration or any other body part goes kaput. This desire for CIA-like surveillance powers over my kids is particularly out of character for me because I’m something of a civil libertarian. I’m, er, a proponent of the Free Range Kids movement which declares that our kids should have the same freedom that we did in the 70’s and before.

Well, the service remains in the still. I am officially now old-timer, that says something like, "Back in my days, life is different. We used to hold out until the streetlights came on. We used to ride our bikes around the block. No video games and Nickelodeon. But today young people to get driven everywhere.''

mchenry county college

mchenry county college

McHenry County College, MCC, together with the children and college programs, ACT prep classes will be offered from 8 pm until November 7, 14, 21 and December 5 room E121 at the College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake.

This four-day comprehensive class series is designed to improve student ACT scores and uses the Barron’s ACT Assessment book. Each class section focuses on specific subject matter, including math, science, reading and English. The Barron’s book is included in the cost of the class and is distributed the first day of class. The class does not include the actual ACT exam. Students should register separately for the exam and should consult their school guidance counselor.

Cost of class is $ 165 Students may register for class with a credit card by calling Customer Registration Office at 815-455-8588 and use course ID: NKC S04-002. Additional prep classes are scheduled throughout the school year. For more information, please contact Marie Frostman Tues, coordinator of educational opportunities for McHenry County College, at 815-479-7559 or e-mail mfrostma@mchenry.edu.