By Laura Remson
It’s finally the time where Christmas is socially acceptable. Christmas music is playing on the radio, coffee shops are touting peppermint, eggnog and gingerbread flavors and the Christmas trees and lights are going up all over town.
How do you celebrate the Christmas season? Let us know on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/ZBGUIDEcom/358059886663

By: Sandy Dickson

Eternal Word Prayer Community has done it again this year: put on a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner of extensive holiday fare, cost-free to the guests.
The event took place at Winthrop Harbor’s Schlader Building and welcomed anyone who cared to come. With the approximate 85 people from the PADS shelter that were [...]

By Laura Remson
Our Thanksgiving menu includes:

Turkey – (duh!) – Oven roasted and a special Cajun turkey
Stuffing – bread and cornbread (I’m a southern girl)
Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole – with marshmallows and pecans
Green Bean Casserole
Boiled Pearl Onions – so much fun because the middle pops out
Cranberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie
Pecan and Chocolate Chip Pie

Got any special Thanksgiving [...]

By Laura Remson
The Zion Area Chamber of Commerce will have its next networking breakfast on Wednesday morning.
The networking meeting is free, but doesn’t include the cost of your breakfast. There will be networking with local business leaders and the general community, as well as games and a turkey giveaway.
The breakfast will be at 7:30 [...]

By Laura Remson
If you’re not in the mood to cook, the Illinois Beach Resort has you covered. They are offering their Thanksgiving Dinner Buffet this Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. They have salads, seafood, entrees and all the fixings, as well as turkey, ham and prime rib. They of course have desserts on [...]

Here is a glimpse of the beautiful works of art at this year’s craft show.

Sandy Dickson
Now a seventh grade student at Central school in Zion, Divine Rothschild just completed an experience he will never forget. He joined 129 other nationwide students in his age bracket, high achievement and scholastic status, for a trip to Washington D.C for the Junior National Young Leaders Conference.
He recently received a Presidential letter for [...]

By Laura Remson
There is some exciting news out of the Lake County Fielders! They have joined the newly formed North American League. This new league is a combination of the Northern and United Leagues, who have joined the Golden Baseball League and have created a new circuit.
Together, they will be the new North American League. [...]

By: Sandy Dickson
When you go into the Zion-Benton library, you often see the smiling face of Allen Gordon. His very countenance emits gentleness and friendliness. He’s there to serve and he loves his job.
Allen was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but because his mother died when he was five, his father’s mother accepted the responsibility of [...]

I write this article today for the importance of every kid and teen in the USA. I was asked by a major magazine to write about what a good TAE KWON DO program can do for children and teens. So here you go.
My school offers TAE KWON DO, HAPKIDO, and MAUY THAI KICKBOXING. I offer [...]

Former Big Leaguer Tim Johnson Taking the Reigns for 2011
The Lake County Fielders minor league baseball team has hired former MLB field manager Tim Johnson as its skipper for 2011.
Johnson was an infielder with the Milwaukee Brewers from 1973-1978, and in 1998 served as field manager for the Toronto Blue Jays, guiding the MLB [...]