Naperville Responds For Veterans renders assistance
By John Montesano – Veteran of the Month is taking a break in September and will return in October. Instead, here is information on Naperville Responds For Veterans. Naperville Responds For Veterans (NRFV) assists veterans and their families in need, especially those with low- and moderate-income, by raising donations of
Help for Marine veteran and Mother Alyssa Michelle
Marine veteran Alyssa Michelle receives help with a vehicle for her family, including her four kids. Those who helped include, from left, Mike Lee, president of the Kane County Teacher’s Credit Union; Linda Chapa LaVia, State representative; Sherry Tatar, Alyssa’s aunt; Alyssa Michelle Tatar; Jason McKie, Jason McKie Foundation, former
Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club meetings
State representative Keith Wheeler offers remarks at a recent gathering of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club. The next meeting will be at 7 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20. harveygoodwin.com photo
Navy League Council 247 speaker Captain Raymond C. Leung, commanding officer, Naval Station Great Lakes
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of Route 30. 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,
Let’s Go Green!
• Batavia Environmental Commission cleanups: The Batavia Environmental Commission will have two events in September to help remove invasive species, plant native species, and to beautify the landscape. • Fabyan Woods South restoration workday will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, Sept. 16. There will be something for every
Meredith: Playful cat, loves to chase
Meredith is a female Domestic Short Hair who was born April 15, 2018. Meredith is playful and inquisitive. She and her brother, Alex, were born in the Spring in the home of a H.E.L.P. foster parent. She loves to chase a ball and of course, her brother. Her brother already
Fundraiser forum
Women’s Power Lunch Sept. 20 Every year I am proud to be part of the committee that presents the annual Women’s Power Lunch. This year we are celebrating 10 years of this wonderful event, and I hope everyone can make it. All proceeds will go to help Mutual Ground Domestic
Montgomery Economic Development Corporation executive director shares changes in recap
By Jason Crane – Charlene Coulombe-Fiore, executive director for the Montgomery Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), shared the semiannual MEDC recap for 2018 and said Caterpillar, Inc. would not be leaving Montgomery until next year at the earliest. She said on the addition of Grumpy Gaucho empanadas, Atrevete Confections macaroons, and
A Focus on History: September 13 – 19
September 13 Francis Scott Key writes a poem which is later set to music and in 1931 becomes the U.S. National Anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner.” – 1814. Eleven prison employees and 29 inmates die in four days of rioting at New York State’s Attica Prison and the retaking of the
Locked-down schools: Totalitarian regime
It used to be that if you talked back to a teacher, or played a prank on a classmate, or just failed to do your homework, you might find yourself in detention, or doing an extra writing assignment after school. Of course, that was before school shootings became a part
Aurora Police Department and Aurora Fire Department will be host to Aurora’s annual September 11 Memorial Ceremony
Beginning at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11, Aurora public safety officials will be joined by mayor Richard C. Irvin and community members at the Aurora Police Department, 1200 E. Indian Trail. Marking the 17th anniversary of the tragedies in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania, the ceremony will feature a
Naperville Labor Day parade at Last Fling
The Naperville Labor Day parade Monday as a part of the four-day Last Fling, includes a sign on a tractor, Love Ya George. The reference is to the late Naperville mayor, George Pradel, who died Tuesday morning after his stay in Hospice care. See the video by clicking here facebook.com/thevoice.us.
Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival:
Some music is planned, some spontaneous, Sunday at the annual Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival in Island Park in Geneva, a two-day attraction. Carter Crane/The Voice
Taste of Batavia:
The Taste of Batavia Block Party Sunday includes a huge throng on the lawn of the Peg Bond Center for picnic and music. Carter Crane/The Voice
Cultural Champions to be honored at roots Aurora Festival Friday
A lifetime Auroran whose German immigrant ancestry led him into the sausage business, and a Mexican immigrant with an admirable determination to honor everyone he meets, both will be honored as Cultural Champions at the 2018 Roots Aurora Festival Friday in downtown Aurora. Edward Schleining will be honored for continuing
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy in remembrance ceremony
The Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy of the East Aurora School District 131 will be host to a Patriot Day morning ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 11. Even though it has been 17 years since the attack on the U.S. with four planes and a deadly toll of civilians killed at three sites,
George Pradel Sept. 5, 1937 to Sept. 4, 2018
Here are comments from Naperville mayor Steve Chirico on the death Tuesday morning of George Pradel, former police officer and former mayor of Naperville: “George Pradel was the kind of community-focused individual that blesses a town once in a lifetime. His name will forever be remembered in our City, and
Comedian, author, D. L. Hughley finds nothing funny about racism
First of three parts – Comedian and author D.L. Hughley has made the rounds to promote his new book “How Not To Get Shot and other advice from white people.” Hughley has a wonderful sense of humor which he exhibited on shows, but it saddens me that as a society
Aurora Art League show two days
The Aurora Art League will hold its 60th annual Members Show Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7-8, at the Santori Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River Street, Aurora. The show will begin at noon Friday with an artists’ reception from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. The reception will have refreshments and