In The News
August 25, 1999
Newton County Enterprise
Jean witnessed this accident and is quoted in the article.
Laura took this picture.
November 10, 2004
Newton County Enterprise
Daphne "campaigned" for Grandpa Jim for about half an hour.
And Grandpa Jim did win re-election.
June, 2005
Newton County Enterprise
We had a garage sale. The link is HERE
November 3, 2005
Rockford Register Star
Rebecca Hines of Rockford submitted this picture of her family's interesting Jack-O-Lanterns.
CHRISTOPHER SMITH | THE TIMES Christine Alms and Dan Zimmerman, of Schererville, met
five years ago on the South Shore train while commuting to work in Chicago. Zimmerman said
the train was a good place to get to know each other because they could have long
conversations. They went to a White Sox game for their first date, and they plan to marry in June.
Love on the South Shore
SCHERERVILLE: Couple to wed after many saved seats, long talks
BY TERRIE HENDERSON
thenderson@nwitimes.com
219.933.4158
This story ran on nwitimes.com on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 12:31 AM CST
SCHERERVILLE | Next time you're on the South Shore, look around you. It's very possible your soul mate could be sitting nearby.
That was the case for Schererville residents Christine Alms and Dan Zimmerman. The couple, who plan to wed next summer, met five years ago on the train while commuting to work in Chicago. The couple had a mutual friend on the train.
"I was dating somebody, and Dan and I became friends while we were riding the train," Alms said.
The relationship Alms was in soon ended, and she found herself attracted to her newfound friend on the train.
Zimmerman said he realized on his 22nd birthday that Alms could potentially be the one for him and that's when he decided to make his move.
A month after being introduced, the couple decided to go out on an official date.
"He thought I was cute, and I thought he was cute," Alms said. "He asked to take me to a White Sox game."
Zimmerman said it was the perfect date for the perfect couple.
"We are both big fans of the White Sox," Zimmerman said. "It was kind of our first date."
Although neither Alms nor Zimmerman still commute to work on the South Shore, the train will forever hold sentimental value.
"We are going to take our engagement picture at the South Shore," Alms said.
Zimmerman said the train, surprisingly, was the perfect place to become acquainted with Alms.
"It's not like meeting in a bar. It's somewhat of an intimate location," Zimmerman said. "People on the train have pretty much the same interests. You see people every day, and you kind of get to know them."
Alms said part of the courting process involved saving seats for one another, and having long conversations en route to work and back home again.
"My family thought it was kind of cute," Alms said. "They knew that I was actually sitting down and having a conversation."
CHRISTOPHER SMITH | THE TIMES Christine Alms and Dan Zimmerman, of Schererville, met
five years ago on the South Shore train and plan to marry in June. Although they don't
commute to Chicago for work these days, they plan to have their engagement picture taken
at a South Shore station
April 25, 2006
This story was on the front page of the Life&Style section of the Rockford Register Star:
Rebecca Hines and her daughter Hannah, 6, react as Alex, 9,
plays their Checkpoint pinball game Tuesday in their Byron home.
The family that plays pinball together ...
When Rebecca Hines and her soon-to-be-husband, Bill, were stationed at a Naval base in Orlando, Fla., they’d hit the arcades to play pinball. "He was so surprised because I was well-versed," said Rebecca, 34, a stay-at-home mom. They rarely saw women playing the game.
Today, she, her husband and their kids, Alex, 9, and Hannah, 6, play pinball at least an hour a week in their Byron basement. "It allows us to spend time together as a family," she said.
April 10, 2006
CBS 2 News Chicago
Finding A Carseat With The Right Fit For A Child With Disabilities
Sue Corbet had her own segment on TV demonstrating carseat safety and talking about how important it is. I don't know how long the link to the segment will be live, but here it is:
The video of Sue
May 9, 2006
Jean and Laura on NBC 5 News Chicago
In Line To See Conan O'Brien
Jean and Laura in line to see Conan
Laura got the tickets to the show online. They lined up at 9:30 and got in at 4:00. They had a great time and were actually on the show very briefly as they touched the self-pleasuring bear. Laura's childhood hero, Mr. T., was a guest on the show....it was quite thrilling for her.
May 24, 2006
Laura on Max's Blog (Max works for Z97-5 in Nashville)
The Long Journey Home...
Airline travel blows, right?
Especially when you're a poor bastard who's makin' his way compliments of low-cost, no-frills carriers...
Step one - Stand in the pen with the herd like the cattle you are:
MMMMMOOOOOoooooOOoOOOOooooooo!!!
Me and 150 or so strangers sitting around waiting to be allowed on board... at which point we will push and shove like doomed concert-goers at a 1970's Cincinnati WHO concert!
The price was right, I guess.
We crawled on board and found our seats... expecting it to be another miserable, crowded, uncomfortable, screaming-child-filled travel experience.
That was before we met LAURA!
Laura has re-affirmed my faith inthe wonderful world of flight attendants!
She's the one who dimmed the lights and told us we could get a little extra reading light by pressing the "hairy lightbulb button" above our heads...
Never really thought of it that way... but, ya know... they ARE hairy lightbulbs!
Laura also had tasty nips... and, she wasn't afraid to share them with us!
There's something about Cheese Nips at 38,000 feet... I'm still not sure if they were a blessing or a curse... but, we clamored for them like we had been denied cheesey goodness for the past 13 years... Then we paid the paid the price of cheesey, motion-fueled nausea!
(That's the country guy from down the hall, coveting his package of nippage.)
ANYONE could have delivered cheese nips... but, it took our bouncy and fun duo of Laura & Maribel to deliver them with style! (There was also another cool attendant on the plane... but, she was in back and we didn't really get to deal with her.)
Cute, fun and tolerant of idiot passengers (me and the country guy), they restored my faith in the current state of flight attendant-dom... asking trivia questions... singing songs... making bad jokes... (wait, maybe that was me)
The Max Show
July, 2006
From Onboard, a monthly publication for the people of Southwest inflight
August, 2006
Alex's Winning Baseball Team
August, 2006
From Ogle County Life
September, 2006
TVO TV
Becky attended a Town Hall meeting regarding some school issues, and was on TV with Library Board Member Richard Pleniewiez.
September, 2006
Playing on the Huntsville local channels (including the local cable).
Teresa Womack in a TV spot for the Huntsville Hospital.
Click here to see the commercial!
November 2, 2006
The Post Tribune
Jeff working on the building!
Jean and Laura painted football signs that made the news!
The WGN News Van pulled up and Robert Jordan interviewed Laura!
Kathy was in the scene for about 2 seconds. Laura's interview was shown on WGN'S Noon News.
And the link to the interview was on WGN's website and The Chicago Tribune's website!
Also....
Our signs were featured on the front page of the KV Post.
This local publication comes out once a week.
And finally....
Our sign was featured in a spot on CNN.com!
And it also ran several times on CNN Headline News on February 3, 2007!
As Eileen aptly put it, our signs are becoming a legend!
Daphne on TV on her Birthday
March 27, 2007
Alex and Hannah at the Air Show
June, 2007
They sure had a great time!
Erin on TV on her Birthday
October 25, 2007
Erin on the Channel 7 News
Bill and Alex in the Rockford Register Star
December 12, 2007
The Hineses in the Rockford Register Star...Again!
Januray 13, 2007
They also made the print edition: Here.
This article contains the two following quotes from Becky:
"Our sentiments echo Brett's",said Becky Hines. "He said they could go 6-10 or
10-6, that it could go either way. He just wanted to have a good
season." Instead, he got a great season.
No one's laughing now.
Except Hines. She used to be the lone Bears's holdout in the Byron family of Packer fans. She converted in March after
attending the Packers's Fan Fest with her husband, Bill, 10-year-old son, Alex,
and 7-year-old daughter, Hannah.
"I got a taste of the insanity," Becky
Hines said. "God knows, I love the insanity."
And then their picture made the Front Page:
Cherie in The Wellspring---Fall 2009 Edition
Changes in the seasons affect us all in different ways. For some, it may require an adjustment to our morning routine to get the kids off to school on time. For others, it might mean getting up later when the sun is shining, rather than driving to work in the dark. What changes do you make in your lifestyle, home or work habits to adjust to the shorter daylight hours and cooler weather that the coming of fall and winter brings?
Cherie Dabbs (Management Analyst) The biggest change I will make around this time of year is the time I start work. I love to run outside and during the summer I usually run in the morning before work when it is still pretty cool outside. But when it starts to stay dark later, I shift the running to after work and come to work around 6am. I’m training for my first half marathon now so I need to devote more time to running and the cooler afternoon temperatures will be perfect for that. I’m very excited for fall; it’s my favorite season. I especially love the taste and smell of anything pumpkin-flavored . . . muffins, pie, coffee, and even beer And my mom recently moved out here from Illinois so I can’t wait to show her around the area. We can be tourists together.
Jeff on the front page of The Post Tribune---January 25, 2010
Some article about building stuff in this economy
Terry is on the very right of this picture---November, 2010
Oh Fuuudge competitors
Northwest Indiana Times
December 13, 2010
HAMMOND | Eleven-year-old Kimberly Snell, 11, returns with lug nuts for her father Eric at the Oh Fuuudge Relay Race at the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. He must re-attach the tire with the lug nuts and the two of them jump back into a vehicle
Jeff and Brendan had a lot of fun in this contest
Hannah on the Rockford News Website---January 20, 2011
Mike's gramdson Brandon Womack in a wonderful video
Watch his video here
Jean in the Hammond Times
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