Month: November 2018

North Aurora resident Sid Pearce describes the 14 hours of noise each day from grading and site preparation north of her home on Ridge Road to the North Aurora Village board Monday. The site of the former Fox Valley Golf Course is set to be a subdivsion of homes. Village administrator Steve Bosco said they are trying to get the land graded and prepared for roads before the asphalt factories close at the end of November. • Consent was given to create the Village’s first truancy ordinance in cooperation with West Aurora School District 129 at the Committee of the Whole meeting. The ordinance will help deal with students who are habitually absent. Violators over the age of 13 years may be subject to a fine, or community service, or both. If the violator is under 13 years of age, the parent or custodian of the violator is subject to the fine or community service, or both. The fine discussed was up to $750. • Consent was given to add music and more amplified speakers to the July 3 fireworks show. Melrose Pyrotechnics informed the Village, the cost for the $25,000 shows in the past has increased $3,800 to $28,800 due to new safety regulations passed in China where their fireworks are purchased. The Board agreed to reduce the approximately 20-minute show to 16 or 17 minutes in 2019 to keep the cost the same $25,000 in 2018. The final votes are set for the December 3 Village Board meeting. Jason Crane/The Voice

North Aurora: Construction, music, fireworks:

North Aurora resident Sid Pearce describes the 14 hours of noise each day from grading and site preparation north of her home on Ridge Road to the North Aurora Village board Monday. The site of the former Fox Valley Golf Course is set to be a subdivsion of homes. Village...

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Reader’s Voice: Heroes Committee to help State veterans

November 16, 2018 Dear editor; I am proud to join governor-elect J.B. Pritzker’s bipartisan “Serving Illinois’ Heroes” Committee, which will advise the incoming administration on issues of importance to our veterans. The previous administration’s shortcomings on serving veterans led to 14 deaths and countless illnesses at the Quincy Veterans’ home....

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Reader’s Voice: Camera equipment free, if picked up

November 14, 2018 Dear editor; I have several cameras that I have used in the past, including a 620 Kodak, and single lens reflex cameras, and a Polaroid. Since the advent of digital photography, I do not believe that any of my heirs will be interested in possessing any of...

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Donna Crane

Standing Rock legacy: Finding ways to vote legally

Second of four parts Molly Hensley-Clancy of BuzzFeed News continues a report on difficulties of voting and remembrances of the Standings Rock Indian Reservations in Fort Yates, N.D.. “Phyllis Young leaves the ‘yellow house,’ which is being used as the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s get-out-the-vote headquarters. “Four days before Election...

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West Aurora 150 years January 2019

West Aurora High School will celebrate 150 years of excellence at its Red and Blue Ball at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019 at Pipers Banquets, 1295 Butterfield Road, Aurora. The evening will include dinner, open bar, and dancing at the black tie optional affair. Tickets are $75 each and...

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Jo Fredell Higgins

Fifty-five years ago bright life of star extinguished

John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The 35th president of the United States of America. Assassinated in Dallas Texas November 22, 1963, 55 years ago. John Kennedy was born to wealth and privilege, the son of Joseph and Rose Kennedy May 29, 1917. He was given every gift and favored by the gods....

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Charles Coddintgon

Chromosomes determine our genetics, LGBTQ community

Homosexuality may be a political issue, which Joan Solms avers in The Voice, but it is most certainly not a moral one. Questions of morality involve conscious choices; one decides to become either moral or immoral depending upon his/her understanding of the current code of morality. Codes of morality have...

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Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

Ingredients 2 cups frozen peas and carrots 2 cups frozen green beans 1 cup sliced celery 1/2 cup butter 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon celery seed 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1 3/4 cups chicken broth 1 1/3...

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Ron Kelso, Board chairman of Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, shares information Monday, at the Rotary Club of Aurora, at Two Brothers Roundhouse. Founded in 1989, Habitat works in partnership with God and individuals of all faiths and races to develop communities for people in need. They have rehabilitated 62 houses through volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials. Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent homes with the help of homeowner (partner) families. The homes are sold to partner families at no profit, financed with a loan with below market interest rates. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments are recycled into funding. Jason Crane/The Voice

Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity helping families for almost 30 years

Ron Kelso, Board chairman of Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, shares information Monday, at the Rotary Club of Aurora, at Two Brothers Roundhouse. Founded in 1989, Habitat works in partnership with God and individuals of all faiths and races to develop communities for people in need. They have rehabilitated 62...

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John Diederich, chief operating officer of Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, relates with Kiwanis Club of Aurora members Tuesday, at the Prisco Center, his experience at a 2017 concert in Las Vegas when a mass shooting occurred. The gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. The gunman, Stephen Paddock, fired more than 1,100 rounds from the 32nd floor of the nearby Mandalay Bay hotel, killed 58 individuals and left 851 injured from gunfire and panic. The incident is the deadliest mass shooting by an individual in the U. S.. It reignited the debate about gun laws with attention focused on bump fire stocks, which Paddock used to fire semi-automatic rifles at a rate similar to that of a fully automatic weapon. Diederich supports of the Second Ammendment and common sense gun laws. Jason Crane/The Voice

Recalling the Las Vegas mass shooting

John Diederich, chief operating officer of Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, relates with Kiwanis Club of Aurora members Tuesday, at the Prisco Center, his experience at a 2017 concert in Las Vegas when a mass shooting occurred. The gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers at the Route...

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Amy Roth

Aurora focus: Purchase of Winter rock salt

It’s that time of year again, and the city government of Aurora is making sure there will be enough salt on hand to melt snow and ice from city streets during the Winter this year. “We’ve already applied salt twice this month,” said Tim Forbes, Aurora’s superintendent of streets. “We...

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Ask Grandpa: Thank you letters from the prison system

Grandpa says: Happy Thanksgiving to all. I am publishing letters from convicts and ex-convicts who have written to tell of their gratitude for the prison system. Grandpa is not replying to these letters in print. Grandpa is neither endorsing nor condemning these statements. Opinions expressed are those of the writer....

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Brian Caputo appointed interim College of DuPage president

College of DuPage Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Brian W. Caputo, vice president of administration and CFO at the College, as the new interim president. Dr. Caputo will begin January 1, 2019 to replace outgoing president Dr. Ann Rondeau, who will step down at the end of...

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The second annual Aurora Library Foundation gala October 25, 2016 will yield to the fourth annual gala December 1. Ron Langstaff photo

Thankfulness special for support of Aurora Public Library

Miriam Meza –  We give a special thanks to all our customers for the continued support of the Aurora Public Library and Foundation. From the attendance at our events, to the relationships built with us, and the collections that are used, we care about it all. Thanks to our customers...

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Maddie’s Mitten March’s grant helps with repairs

Through a generous grant from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, Maddie’s Mitten March makes critical repairs to the buses that distribute cold weather clothing to those is need. “We are very grateful to the Community Foundation for this grant,” said Madeline Bozik, president of Maddie’s Mitten March....

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designer Mackenzie Lewis-LaMonte Designer’s choice

Designer’s choice at Batavia Library

The first place and designer’s choice award winning dress design of the iFashion 2018 competition is on exhibit through December at the Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue, Batavia. The dress was created by designer Mackenzie Lewis-LaMonte, left, who is an avid reader. Her love of reading inspired her...

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IHSA state football playoffs: Final round pairings

Class 8A Game 31 — Brother Rice (13-0) vs. Loyola Academy (10-3) at Champaign Memorial Stadium, Sat., Nov. 24, 7 p.m.. Class 7A Game 31 — Nazareth Academy (12-1) vs. St. Charles North (10-3) at Champaign Memorial Stadium, Sat., Nov. 24, 4 p.m.. Class 6A Game 31 — Cary-Grove (13-0)...

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IHSA state football playoffs: Semifinal round results

Class 8A Game 29 — Brother Rice 14, Marist 3; Game 30 — Loyola Academy 24, Lincoln-Way East 16. Class 7A Game 29 — Nazareth Academy 47, Batavia 28; Game 30 — St. Charles North 27, Mt. Carmel 21, 2 ot. Class 6A Game 29 — Cary-Grove 28, Niles Notre...

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IC Catholic Prep’s Franklin leads burst into finals

By Bobby Narang –  IC Catholic Prep High School running back Kyle Franklin’s game-turning run occurred in two forms during Saturday’s Class 4A State semifinal football game against visiting Richmond-Burton. With the Knights held scoreless at halftime, Franklin burst out of the locker room and darted on to the field...

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