Toto, male, and Tin, female, are Domestic Short Hair Brown Tabbys who were born in February 2018. Toto and Tin two very beautiful and playful kittens who purr as soon as they see you. They get along great with their foster siblings, two adult cats, and a Husky and Cairn...
AAMOU Breakfast fundraiser May 26 The African American Men of Unity (AAMOU) will present its annual breakfast fundraiser from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26 at the New Covenant Full Gospel Church, 1029 Kane Street, Aurora. All proceeds and donations will help support AAMOU whose mission is to...
The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) recently announced three alumni award winners, two Distinguished Leadership Awardees and one Titan Awardee, who are innovators in biomedical, extreme environment robotics and science fiction and fantasy writing. The honorees will be recognized at a ceremony on IMSA’s campus Friday, May 25 at...
May 24 After 14 years of construction and the deaths of 27 workers, the Brooklyn Bridge over New York’s East River opens. Newspapers call it “the eighth wonder of the world.” – 1883. A referee’s call disallowed an apparent goal for Peru in a soccer match between Peru and Argentina,...
We work under the weight of countless tyrannies, large and small, carried out in the name of the national good by an elite class of government officials who are largely insulated from the ill effects of their actions, and inflicted on an overtaxed, overregulated, and underrepresented populace. Consider, for example,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
Weeds have been with us since they first came over on the Mayflower to seek a better life, especially in my yard, so I was all set to repeat my annual ritual of dumping some weed ‘n’ feed on my lawn. I changed my mind when I heard the angry...
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...
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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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...
