Birthday parties, holiday gifts, goodie bag stuffers and just good old fashioned FUN is what's inside these "Party in a Tube" kits.

The 25th annual Port Clinton Art Festival, held August 23 and 24, drew an estimated 275,000 people to Highland Park to view the work of more than 260 artists.

From a news release from Lake County Forest Preserves:
The public can view the remarkable work of artist-reporter Franklin McMahon, in three exhibitions at the Lake County Forest Preserves.

From a news release from Lake County Forest Preserves:
The grounds of the Lake County Forest Preserves’ Adlai E. Stevenson Historic home in Mettawa opened to the public on Friday, August 22.

In conjunction with National Preparedness Month in September, the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center encourages all residents to play an active roll in preparing for an emergency.

With J.C. Penney’s marketing homage to “The Breakfast Club” as it hawks its trendy back-to-school clothes to the Jonas Brothers singing the catchy “Hello, Goodbye” in Target commercials, stores are replacing lawn chairs and beach towels for notebooks and protractors. The changes are a less-than subtle signal that school is right around the corner.