Lake County Journal - May 2020

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Anna Haley Fielder, organizer of sewers called, the Mask Brigade, sews masks with quilting quality cotton, at her home in Antioch. (3/26/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A variety of donated quilting quality cotton fabrics sit in the home of Anna Haley Fielder, organizer of the Mask Brigade, to be used to make masks in Antioch. (3/26/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Anna Haley Fielder, organizer of the Mask Brigade, wears one of the masks she has made at her home in Antioch. Fielder works with several sewers making masks using quilting quality cotton fabrics which have been purchased or donated. (3/26/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Anna Haley Fielder, organizer of the Mask Brigade, wears one of the masks she has made at her home in Antioch. Fielder works with several sewers making masks using quilting quality cotton which has been purchased or donated. The masks are distributed to those who need them. (3/26/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Anna Haley Fielder, organizer of the Mask Brigade, makes masks at her home in Antioch. Fielder works with several sewers making masks using quilting quality cotton which has been purchased or donated. (3/26/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Anna Haley Fielder, organizer of the Mask Brigade, makes masks at her home in Antioch. Fielder works with several sewers making masks using quilting quality cotton fabrics which has been purchased or donated. (3/26/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Michelle Jones and Beryl Washington, both of Gurnee go for a walk together at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake. The forest preserve has a 5.5-mile gravel trail. (3/31/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Heather and Ryan Corah, of Gurnee take a walk with their daughters, Amelia, 1, and Maya, 5, who uses her bike to get ahead on the trail at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake. (3/31/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Courtney Rieb, of Antioch, a fourth grade teacher, shows off the sign she will be holding when she goes throughout the community to see her students during the Petty’s Staff Parade at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Ben Ellis, 8, holds a sign saying, "Hi Bobcats!," as he rides with his family as they takeoff to see students in the community during the Petty’s Staff Parade at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. Ben's mother, Kerry, is a first grade teacher at the school. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kaitlin Pucci, of Round Lake, band teacher, sits in her car with positive messages on it as she waits to take off to tour the community waving to her students during the Petty’s Staff Parade at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kaitlin Pucci, of Round Lake, band teacher, covered her car with positive messages, as she takes off to tour the community waving to her students during the Petty’s Staff Parade at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Cheryl Jerik, of Antioch, an art teacher, put a quote from Vincent Van Gogh on her car to inspire her students as she waves while taking off for the Petty’s Staff Parade at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Hailey Gerritsen, 16, dressed as Bobby, the Bobcat, sits next to her step mother, Joanna, principal, as they take-off to ride around the community waving to students during the Petty’s Staff Parade at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media The Petty’s Staff Parade gets ready to take off to go into the surrounding community to wave to their students at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Rivera, shows her support with a sign on her car before the Petty’s Staff Parade takes off to make their way through the community to wave to their students at the W.C. Petty Elementary School in Antioch. (3/25/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Veronica Szmigiel and Daniel Goehry, both of Wildwood go for a walk at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake.(3/31/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Heather and Ryan Corah, of Gurnee take a walk and bike with their children, Amelia, 1, and Maya, 5, on the trail at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Summer Huizenga, of Round Lake Beach goes for a walk at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake. Huizenga likes to bike or walk everyday.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lupe Lara, of Waukegan goes for a walk on the gravel trail at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake. The forest preserve has 5.5-miles of gravel trail.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Matt Taylor, of Grayslake goes running on the trail at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake.The main entrance to the forest preserve is located on Washington Street in Grayslake.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Lupe Lara, of Waukegan goes for a walk on the trail at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake.The forest preserve has 5.5 miles of gravel trail.The main entrance is located on Washington Street in Grayslake.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A dried out milkweed pod which looks like a bird can be seen on the trail at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media A view from the trail at the Rollins Savanna Forest Preserve in Grayslake. Rollins Savanna has 1221 acres and is one of Lake County's largest forest preserves. It has a 5.5-mile gravel trail and its main entrance is located on Washington Street.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Destiny Tucker looks at a container of soup that was donated she will put out at the Good Family Donation Station at the Kilmer family home at 2284 Prairie Trail in Round Lake Heights.Tucker lives at the home and is a cousin of the Kilmer's. (4/4/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Joel Huff, founder of the Good Family Foundation, (center) works with Katie Kilmer-Bretzke, 16, organizer, and her cousin, Destiny Tucker, putting out donated items at the Good Family Donation Station at the Kilmer family home at 2284 Prairie Trail in Round Lake Heights. (4/4/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Marcia Donahue, of Volo shows the message a child wrote in a children's book she donated to the Good Family Donation Station at the Kilmer family home at 2284 Prairie Trail in Round Lake Heights. (4/4/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Katie Kilmer-Bretzke, 16, organizer, gives hand sanitizer to Marcia Donahue, of Volo as they work together to put out items Marcia donated which include math kits, children's books and Easter toys at the Good Family Donation Station at the Kilmer family home at 2284 Prairie Trail in Round Lake Heights. (4/4/20)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Marcia Donahue, of Volo hands items she has donated to Katie Kilmer-Bretzke, 16, organizer, to put out at a Good Family Donation Station at Katie's family’s home at 2284 Prairie Trail in Round Lake Heights. (4/4/20)