Story submitted by Mary Felish/St. Francis Xavier School

Enjoy complimentary admission to Kohl Children’s Museum and help support NSSRA Summer Camps.

When firefighters go off to combat blazes in and around the North Shore, they don’t worry about reaching their locations quickly or having necessary equipment. But, Howard Brenner knows that Israel’s firefighters face the challenge of putting out fires without the proper tools every day.

Dear Newspaper Writers,
Hello, my name is Stephanie Harold and I am part of Camp Kesem, a student group at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

St. Francis Xavier Parish in East Wilmette, located at Ninth and Linden Avenues, is holding their annual Spring Rummage Sale on Saturday, April 12th, 2008 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Gymnasium.

St. Francis Xavier School's Student Council Commissioner Generals and Eighth Graders Tim O'Connor, Grace Quinn, and Megan Ryan presented this year's "Amazing Penny Race" coin collection proceeds check to Sister Virginia and Sister Caroline for their Sisters of Christian Charity's Retirement Convent operating and maintenance needs.