Stories from the February 16, 2012 Issue                          

 

Pastor Doug Carlson and his wife, Judy are surprised with flowers and a plaque presented by Claire Erickson on behalf of the Boys & Girls Club, in appreciation for their support of the organization..

Carlson's Recognized

McKinney has a heart for Boys & Girls Club

By Sandy Dickson

Zion-Benton News

The bitter cold and icy conditions of Feb. 10 didn’t stop the biggest crowd ever from attending the fifth annual Have a Heart dinner for the Boys and Girls Club of Lake County-Zion-Benton Unit at Illinois Beach Resort. Perhaps it was, in part, because people realize the importance of the club, but more likely, it had a lot to do with the keynote speaker, Zion basketball icon, Billy McKinney, currently the scouting director for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Over a 30 year period, McKinney has established himself as one of the most experienced and versatile executives in the NBA. McKinney has served as a player, scout, assistant coach, administrator and consultant, as well as an on-air analyst for several teams’ television and radio broadcasts. ... More

 

Beach Park licenses
pawn shop

By Ginny Skweres
Zion-Benton News staff  

he first order of business for the Beach Park Village Board Feb. 9 was to consider an ordinance creating a license for a pawn shop within village limits. The annual license fee is $1,000. The 13-page ordinance adds its own requirements to those required by the state. All owners must pass a criminal background check to qualify for a license.

The shop will be required to have surveillance recording inside at all times, and must obtain two forms of identification for all sellers. The shop is required to have a security system that is monitored 24 hours a day.

“This ordinance is more restrictive that a regular business license, which is what would be used if nothing else was in place,” Mayor pro tem John Hucker said. “It addresses a gap that exists in our regular ordinances..…More

 

Photo of the Week

Rolling Hills' Valentine Royalty

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KaBoom!!!

Park District receives a KaBoom! of a gift. What was it and from whom ... find out in this weeks Zion-Benton News.

Fedler Studios celebrate 20 years

Fedler moving in new direction. Find out what this means in this weeks Zion-Benton News.

School News

Z-BTHS student, Brett Enright, has met all the requirements to advance to finalist standing in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Way to go Brett!!.

Sports

Abel Rios took the sectional championship in the 132 lb. class and will advance to the State tournament February 17-18.
Good luck!!