Favorites from mostly March daily assignments at the Northwest Herald

The art of the rubber band ball at the Crystal Lake Library.

Stock trout fishing opening morning at The Hollows in Cary, IL.

Dorothy Heisler, who is turing 93 on March 16th, 2011 reads the paper and socializes with customers at Heisler Bootery in downtown Crystal Lake.  The Heisler family has owned the business for over 100 years.

Cancer patient Noah Rios, 9, of Huntley sits between his brothers from left, Zachary, 5, Brandon, 10, and Daniel, 14, at Red Robin in Algonquin during his send off dinner for his Make A Wish Foundation trip to Hawaii.  Rios was diagnosed with Stage IV Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma just before his eighth birthday.

Cancer patient Noah Rios, 9, of Huntley gets tour of a fire truck by Huntley Captain David Eeg outside of Red Robin in Algonquin before his send off dinner for his Make A Wish Foundation trip to Hawaii.

Fox Lake resident Bonnie Evanson of Popper on the Go pops some popcorn during the Fox Lake Expo at the former Fox Lake Dodge building in Fox Lake.

Todd and Robyn McBroom of Bowling Brook enjoy some marital mattress shopping with owner Steve McCoy's (right) help at Savanahs Furniture and Mattress in Lakemoor.

Isaiah Stumme, 4, of Skokie helps Program Director of 1991-1997 Randy Osborn of Carbondale make a dream catcher during the Camp Algonquin Farewell at Camp Algonquin.  The recreation area that has been open for about 100 years is closing March 17 because the local YMCA, who operated the site, has filed for bankruptcy.  The dream catcher was hung in the woods on site with feathers from former camp members signifying their hopes and wishes for the camps future.

Naomi Fireman, 13, of Evanston and her brother Matan Fireman, 10, play near near the fire pit while reminiscing about the time that they spent at Camp Algonquin during the Camp Algonquin Farewell.

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