What a HUGE sigh of relief after the Cubs pulled off a win at Wrigley Sunday night, keeping our World Series dreams alive for at least one more game. Watching this series with such high hopes can make for quite a stressful experience! A friend of mine who’s an Indians fan says they’re feeling the same thing in Cleveland. Thankfully the Cubs are headed back there for Game 6 on Tuesday night.
Because hordes of trick-or-treaters are headed to our home for Halloween and these Cubs games are keeping me up WAY TOO LATE, today’s NoonDaily Update is short and sweet featuring just one simple photo.
When I woke up and checked my emails first thing this morning – before the chaos of kids’ Halloween costumes took over our family room – I discovered a lovely message from a 365Barrington reader named Margaret Lynn. The email title reads, “Flying the W up to heaven on my mom’s 95th birthday.” In the body of the message, here’s what Margaret shared…
“Like many Chicagoans who have passed away, my mom was a lifelong Cubs fan (Marylou Verkoulen 10/30/21 to 7/21/16). So last night after the big win, my kids decided to float this balloon up to her in heaven on the day of the big win!! 10/30/16: would have been her 95th birthday. Go Cubs!”
Thank you for your beautiful reminder, Margaret, that the simple possibility of a Cubs’ World Series win is reason to celebrate the experiences that bring us together. What a beautiful way to remember our loved ones who so loved the Chicago Cubs. Here’s the photo Margaret shared with her message.
We’d love to see how you’re sharing your Cubs pride as we head into the World Series home stretch. We’re creating a community album and would love to include YOUR photos! Tag 365 Barrington / #365Barrington on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter OR send to Liz@365Barrington.com with approximate photo location + caption and GO CUBBIES! We believe you can win it all in Cleveland this week!!!
Our NoonDaily updates are a new approach to gathering information and sharing the good things happening in and around Barrington, Illinois. Each day we publish a post at noon featuring the latest collected photos and information from various sources around town and we hope you’ll join us in sharing.
We’ve had a team working on our NoonDailies via Instagram since the beginning of the year and we’ve loved the pleasant surprise of seeing others automatically join us in sharing. Now we’re ready to reveal what we’ve been developing behind-the-scenes and officially invite you to participate.
Here’s how it works:
Each day we’ll be publishing a post at noon featuring the latest collected photos and information from various sources around town and we hope you’ll join us! Whether you’re a local resident, photographer, writer, business owner, student, PR pro, marketing guru, non-profit organizer, event planner, REALTOR, religious leader or volunteer, we invite you to please share your news, views and daily snapshots right along with us. Posts submitted will be featured on our constantly updated NoonDaily page at 365Barrington.com/NoonDaily.
Here’s how to share:
Everyone can participate by adding photos and updates to our NoonDaily collection one of these three ways:
- Facebook Mention or tag @BarringtonIllnois in a Facebook post or publish post to our Facebook page at Facebook.com/BarringtonIllinois and your message will be featured on our NoonDaily Update Board at 365Barrington.com/NoonDaily.
- Instagram & Twitter Add the hashtag #365Barrington or #NoonDailyBarrington to any post on your Instagram or Twitter page and your message will also be featured with our NoonDaily updates.
- Submit an Event or Post If social media is not your thing, click here to submit post details or click here to share an upcoming event and we’ll do our best to add your message to the NoonDaily mix.
Why NoonDaily?
Gone are the days when local news arrived only with the paperboy or via regularly scheduled newscasts. Social media has changed the news cycle so dramatically that we find ourselves longing for a return to life with less disruption. At the same time, social media continues to enhance the best part of our work, which has always been learning from your story ideas, recommendations and experiences. NoonDaily is our commitment to gathering ideas and presenting information thoughtfully and regularly with respect for your time. So we hope you will join us in sharing slices of life locally, right here at noon daily.
