About Barb Wheeler

Barb, her husband Joe, and their five children have lived in Crystal Lake since 1998. They are active members and volunteers at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Barbara's dedication to public service began when she graduated from college, first as a teacher, and then as a Peace Corps volunteer.

As a devoted mother, she spends many weekends and evenings at school and sporting events listening to the concerns and interests of parents about McHenry County issues. Because Barbara and her family have planted deep roots in the county, she has a vested interest in the community and is passionate about improving the quality of life and future of McHenry County.

 

Current Projects

Barbara teamed up with novelist and screenwriter, Kristin Johnson. The pair is writing a screenplay on the notorious and wicked pirate ladies, Ann Bonny and Mary Read, and their adventures on the Curlew. Be prepared audience, this one will be rated...AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR.

With the cooperation of professional writers, Barbara is currently rewriting her latest screenplay on the worst US Maritime disaster, Sultana, to be prepared for a feature film.

 

 

Barbara's third screenwriting project is another action-adventure based on the tragic and dangerous events occurring on the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia and Yemen. The collapse of the Somali government in 1991 left a power vacuum in a country made up of various clans and warlords and turned its land and sea into virtually lawless areas. Pirates have attacked more than 120 vessels so far this year(2008) off Somalia’s coast and in the Gulf of Aden on the way to and from the Suez Canal, a route used by 20,000 ships a year carrying a tenth of the world’s trade. Navy ships, U.N. resolutions and global meetings have yet to stop the pirates and have left the world asking who these brazen pirates are. (Background information provided by Alarabiya News)

In November 2008, Somali piracy reached new heights as a Saudi super tanker carrying 200 million barrels of oil—worth $100 million—on its way to the United States was hijacked. Hijacking the 330-meter-long Sirus Star and holding it for a $25 million ransom sent shockwaves through the shipping world. Abduction on the Aden The lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden have become an expensive and dangerous trade route for sailors and business men. After paying a hefty ransom to retain his ship, Billionaire Dimitri Petropolis has decided to take matters into his own hands.

 

 

 

Jr. Wolves Middleweights win Super Bowl

Pictured: Jon Tieman runs for a touchdown.
Photo courtesy of Eileen Agnew.