The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit www.plano.lib.il.us or call 630-552-2009. • Wednesday Night Book Group, Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Adults can get together with other readers for an interesting discussion. “An...
Blackberry Farm will welcome runners, walkers, and athletes of all abilities to the Barnyard Dash 5K at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28. The USTAF-certified course, will feature 14 age divisions for both men and women racers ages 10 and up. Those who register by Thursday, April 19 will enjoy the...
By Bobby Narang – Northern Illinois University’s football team is set at the quarterback position. For now. After numerous injuries at quarterback for the last three years, the Huskies have a wealth of quality depth and experience at the key position. Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey indicated that soon-to-be...
Until last week, the worst home opener for the Chicago White Sox was in 1991. Detroit defeated, the White Sox, 16-0 to start the 1991 home season. It was the Sox’s first game in their new abode, known as Comiskey Park II, and not the Cell or Guaranteed Rate Field,...
Tim Anderson, of the Chicago White Sox, settles in at home plate amid snow flurries on the Sox home opener Thursday, April 5. Detroit rallied to win, 9-7. Ethan Chivari Photography...
By John Schutt – Nascar Monster Energy O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, at Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 8. It was a cold 50°F day in Texas when Kyle Busch held off Kevin Harvick for his first victory of the year. Following Harvick for third place was Jamie...
Aurora University pitcher Steph Brenner fires in game one of a fastpitch softball doubleheader against visiting Alverno College at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery Saturday. Aurora won both non-conference games, 2-0 and 7-0. Al Benson/The Voice...
Spring sports in high schools play at the mercy of the weather for outdoor sports. Indoor sports of boys volleyball, girls badminton, boys gymnastics, and boys and girls water polo, have few weather-related problems. The Spring season is made shorter by the cold, snow, and rain. That is rain, as...
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By John Montesano – The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Ron Bennett the April Veteran of the Month. He was born September 16, 1946 in Aurora and grew up in Moecherville, a neighborhood on the East Side which was built by returning veterans from World War II. His...
Rick Jacobsen, left, of Jacobsen Lawn Service, presents a check, as a donation, to Dan Jurjovec of Naperville Responds For Veterans after responses to assist in projects of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club. The Naperville organization helps veterans in daily work around the house with repairs or in crises....
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, April 17. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery. A reception will begin at 5:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.. The dinner includes a choice of three entrees, fish,...
Kendall County elected officials recently participated in National Service Recognition Day by lending a hand at the Kendall County Community Food Pantry in Yorkville. April 3 was officially designated as National Service Recognition day, as a national event sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the National...
As a Nation, we have a tendency to sentimentalize cultural icons in death in a way that renders them non-threatening, antiseptic, and easily-digested by a society with an acute intolerance for anything controversial, politically incorrect, or marred by imperfection. This revisionist history has proven to be a far more effective...
Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora holds its eighth annual candy-filled Easter egg drop by helicopter Saturday. See facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice...
Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, delivers the State of the City Tuesday at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora. He stressed his theme of One Aurora as the 59th mayor of Aurora. The slide show over his right shoulder reflects his administration’s business attitude, he said. Other items of accomplishments...
Carl Kleimaier of Elburn visited India for six weeks on a spiritual and meditation retreat in Tiruvannamalai, a city of 150,000, earlier this year. A sense of spirituality and chaos pervade the culture in India.. Here is his report: By Carl Kleimaier Spirituality and chaos: India and the modern world...
As a society we rarely stand still. We celebrate, observe anniversaries, and seek to be helpful. We are in a time of acknowledging the 50-year anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s death. He was shot April 4, 1968, a volatile time in American history. He took our society to...
The color purple is popular with religious organizations and there is a movie entitled “The Color Purple” with Oprah Winfrey. AARP (American Association for Retired Persons) writer Kim Hayes submitted the following article regarding purple superfoods such as cauliflower which provides key vitamins for a diet. Hayes wrote: “The late...
From the French carrousel, the Italian carosello, and the Spanish carosella “little battle,” the American word carousel or merry-go-round, was an amusement ride usually with horses for seats that were mounted on posts. They moved up and down as if the horses were galloping to the accompaniment of circus music....
