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Mike’s Tech Corner
In the October edition of People and Places Newspaper I discussed the Dexcom G5 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System for diabetics. Here is a short video that I found on YouTube that explains it further. I will soon be changing over to the new Dexcom G6 and I will discuss that new system in a future […]
Mike’s Tech Corner
When I was at Wizard World Comic Book Convention at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont I was using my Canon T2i and while using it my SD card stopped working. Lucky for me I had my iPhone 6S and my iOgrapher case to finish up the job. The lesson here is that when covering […]
Wizard World at The Stephens Convention Center 2018
On August 26, 2018 I attended Wizard World Comic Book, Memorabilia, Toy and Fan Convention. Many people were in attendance in costume and many vendors were on hand selling comic books, toys and memorabilia. Here are a few photos from the event.
Schiller Park Pierogi Fun Fest
On August 25, 2018 Gift From The Heart Foundation and The Village of Schiller Park sponsored the annual Pierogi Fun Fest. There was delicious Polish food, entertainment and various activities for the children. Here are some photos from that event. This coincides with the pictures featured in Around Town in the October issue of People […]
Joliet Rocket Train Excursion with The Nickle Plate Steam Engine 2018
Here are photographs from my train excursion aboard the Joliet Rocket featuring the Nickel Plate Road 765.
Joliet Rocket Train Excursion 2018
To coincide with the October issue of People and Places Newspaper here is a short video that I created of The Joliet Rocket with the Nickle Plate Road steam engine pulling the train cars. We were at LaSalle Street Station for a two hour lay over where we served cocktails and a chicken dinner with […]
The Taste of St. Gertrude Church – Franklin Park, IL. Part Three
Delicious food from around the world, entertainment, games for children, music and raffles were all a part of the fun at the Taste of Saint Gertrude Church in Franklin Park. Here are the final set of pictures that I took at the taste. Make sure to pick up the latest issue of People and Places […]
The Taste of St. Gertrude Church – Franklin Park, IL. Part Two
Here are a few more photos that I took at The Taste of St. Gertrude Church in Franklin Park. There was Polish Folk Dancers and traditional Mexican Folkloric Dancers as well. Not to mention very delicious foods from around the world.
The Taste of Saint Gertrude Church – Franklin Park, IL. Part One
The weekend of August 18, 2018 through August 19, 2018 Saint Gertrude held their annual Taste of Saint Gertrude’s. There was food from the United States, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Philippines and Poland. There was various ethnic entertainment groups performing, children’s games and a raffle with proceeds going to help the church. A good time was […]
Live From The Apple Jam Stage
Here is a video that I created from The Fest For Beatles Fans – Chicago 2018. The video contains performances by Jay Goeppner, Pepperland Rockestra Strings, Daphne Browdy, Phil Angotti and Friends and Scott Erickson.
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