Day: May 17, 2018

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Largest one-day national food drive helps food pantries

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The largest one-day national food drive requires a large network to help fill depleted supplies in many food pantries. The annual event uses the mail trucks to pick up donations, including letter carriers on their routes. Saturday both National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 219, based in Aurora and NALC...

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Joseph Corporation, Emmanuel House now The Neighbor Project

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Since 1990, Joseph Corporation in Aurora, with the help of many donors and grants, has been working to address affordable housing needs in Aurora through programs dedicated to home ownership, financial planning, and creating safe communities. Executive director Dennis (“Denny”) Wiggins has retired from Joseph Corporation. A merger is the...

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Christopher Hess grand marshal Aurora parade

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Lifelong Auroran, military veteran, and Bronze Star recipient, Sergeant First Class (SFC) Christopher Hess, this week was named grand marshal of the 2018 Aurora Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 28. “SFC Hess has been in the military for nearly three decades and is still on active duty,” said mayor Richard...

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Aurora Museum Week June 17-23 special inaugural splash

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Aurora Downtown will hold an inaugural Aurora Museum Week this year June 17-23. Brian Failing made the announcement at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum during the inaugural Fox River Arts Ramble April 21. Failing, executive director of the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, debuted the event poster created by artist and...

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Events, Memorial Day, others, worthwhile investments

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Memorial Day is more than an unofficial first day of Summer with picnics, barbecues, and family gatherings. The fourth Monday in May each year is for a sense of remembering, a memorial. We can pause for a few hours in some way to participate in a memorial. Remembering a loved...

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Reader’s Voice: Small business legislation important

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May 8, 2018 Dear editor; Small businesses have given so much to our community. They donate money to scouting events, Rotary Clubs, and community non-profits, not to mention taking the time to volunteer for worthy causes. Small businesses are the drivers of our economy, and some of the most important...

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Reader’s Voice: On free speech, constitutional rights

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May 14, 2018 Dear editor; Charles Coddington and I never have had a meeting of the minds, but his words on government and freedom of speech (See The Voice May 10 issue) hit the truth target on the head: “The two party system is corrupt beyond belief.” On the Aurora...

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Mothers of two world players explained with differences

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The celebration of mothers on Mother’s Day, sparked my curiosity regarding questions about two prominent world players: Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, and their relationships with their mothers. Who are the mother’s of Trump and Jong-un? Here are some observations written by Michael Kruse for Politico Magazine: “The cultural difference...

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Herschel Luckinbill White Sox Hero of the Game

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Herschel Luckinbill, Montgomery, president of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, will be honored as the Sox Hero of the Game at the 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, May 23. Luckinbill, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Second Class, will be acknowledged on the field...

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One hundred statues in Statutory Hall honor 50 states

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The National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. has 100 statues donated by individual states to honor notable leaders in their state’s history. Even before the completion of the present House wing in 1857, the idea of a National Statuary Hall was considered. Representative Justin S....

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Aurora GreenFest to celebrate ninth annual Saturday, Sept. 22

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The Aurora GreenFest will move to September and get the schools and scouts more involved by holding the GreenFest during the school year. We are hoping to get some milder weather after a few very hot years on the second Saturday in June. We will celebrate the ninth annual GreenFest...

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Potato Salad

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Ingredients 6 eggs 10 red potatoes, chopped 2 cloves garlic 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup ranch dressing 1/3 cup dill pickle relish 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon paprika 1/8 teaspoon celery seed 1 onion, chopped 1/4 cup pepperoncini, deseeded...

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Concerns about pulling out of Iran deal, Paris Accord

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By Judd Lofchie –  I am very concerned about president Donald Trump’s pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal. This action, along with pulling us out of the Paris Climate Accord, may have a chilling effect on our foreign policy. It has nothing to do with being anti-Trump or a...

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Memorial Day observances, parades, ceremonies, listed

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The Voice staff reports Memorial Day observances fill our communities. The following list has varied activities. All are designed to properly pay respects to the military members who died in action and once served and have passed. All of the observances will be Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, unless otherwise...

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Ask Grandpa: All of us can be lifted as special

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Grandpa, I am hearing a lot of different thoughts about this Pride Parade coming up. Why do a bunch of gay people have to prance around in public? That kind of stuff should be kept behind closed doors. I don’t need to know who is sleeping with whom. Grandpa says;...

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Road project in Naperville

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The city government of Naperville will be host to a public meeting to introduce the 95th Street and Book Road Intersection Improvement Project to the public from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22 at the 95th Street Library, 3015 Cedar Glade Drive. Comments can be sent to dunnek@naperville.il.us...

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Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois presentation at Rotary Club of Aurora

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Michala Mika, manager of Kids Golf Foundation of Illinois, based in Sugar Grove, shares information at the Rotary Club of Aurora Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. The Foundation was established in 1998 by entrepreneurs and golf enthusiasts Jerry Rich and Don Springer and is a statewide junior golf association that...

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Montgomery Police Officer Kelli Smith receives a Life-Saving Award

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Montgomery Police Officer Kelli Smith receives a Life-Saving Award from Montgomery Police Chief Phillip J. Smith at the Montgomery Village Board meeting Monday. Officer Smith, who has been with the Montgomery Police Department for approximately a year-and-a-half, responded to a call of an infant in medical distress in the 2400...

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