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Beautify Marengo meets Wednesday, September 9, at 6 p.m. at the Marengo-Union Library District, and the group is asking residents to fill out a survey at beautifymarengo.com/survey first. What comes back becomes the meeting agenda. Open to anyone, whether or not you have volunteered before.
Continue reading →Locust Grade School's community event returns Monday, August 17, 2 to 5:30 p.m. in the big gym. Scouts, cheer, tackle football, theater, the library, and more, plus on-site vaccinations. Free, and you don't need a student at Locust.
Continue reading →The Marengo Makers Market set for Friday, July 31 has been postponed for weather. Organizers moved it to the date already listed as that market's rain date, Friday, August 7, same time and same place: 5 to 8 p.m. at Calvin Spencer Park.
Continue reading →Don't toss a worn American flag in the trash. There's a flag retirement drop box at Marengo City Hall, and on August 17 the American Legion and local scouts will retire flags properly at a public ceremony at Indian Oaks Park.
Continue reading →The McHenry County Conservation District is asking residents to help shape its next long-range plan for the county's open spaces, trails, and natural areas through a short public survey.
Continue reading →After ten years leading Marengo United Methodist Church, the Rev. Howard "Doc" Newcomb, known as Pastor Doc, gives a final service on June 28 before moving to a DeKalb congregation, and the church welcomes the Rev. James Fu the following Sunday, July 5.
Continue reading →The Marengo Makers Market is back Friday, June 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Calvin Spencer Park, and this month brings a first-ever food truck, the return of face painting, a kids' dance party, and a Glory Bound Rescue Ranch adoption event and supply drive.
Continue reading →Zion Lutheran Church is serving free breakfast and lunch to any child 18 and under, weekdays through July 30. No cost, no reservations, just show up and eat.
Continue reading →Through Beautify Marengo's Adopt-a-Block map, 33 residents have claimed 112 street segments to keep clean on their own schedule. Roughly one in five blocks in town is spoken for, and the rest are up for grabs.
Continue reading →The Marengo Makers Market is back Friday, June 26 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Calvin Spencer Park, with around 35 local vendors and monthly markets running through September.
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