“Let’s ring freedom bells!” said president John F. Kennedy when he established the national Independence Day bell-ringing observance in 1963. At that time Congress set aside two minutes on the Fourth of July when citizens all across the country would simultaneously ring bells of all kinds. The Aurora Historical Society
Last of two parts In 1917 radio messages were intercepted about a possible German spy named H-21. H-21 was Mati Hari. That year she was again arrested in Paris and put on trial, accused of spying for Germany and consequently causing the deaths of at least 50,000 soldiers. During her
With the arrival of Summer my thoughts turn to baseball, beer, barbecue, beaches, and visions of sugar plums while my wife’s thoughts turn to the stupid list of household projects I was coerced into making with her in the early Spring. At the dawn of each rain-free day, the list
June 28 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, are shot to death by a Bosnian Serb nationalist during an official visit to the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. The killings sparked a chain of events that led to the outbreak of World War I by early August. –
Aurora children can receive free lunches each weekday during the Summer, thanks to a new collaboration with Northern Illinois Food Bank’s Summer Meals Program. The Meals on the Move program is a mobile meals route that provides free and nutritious boxed lunches to children and teens up to the age
Ingredients 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup ketchup 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1/4 cup teaspoons cornstarch 2 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely-grated 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup sliced green onions 8 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound raw shrimp, tails
The Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry and Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry will join forces Friday to end Summer childhood hunger. The two food pantries, both in Aurora, will take part in the annual Matching Pallet fundraiser, with a goal of $25,000, an amount that will be matched by six businesses:
Aurora • RiverEdge Park, 360 N. Broadway, and McCullough Park, Illinois Avenue and Lake Street, patriotic music, games, food, kids activities start at 6 p.m. . Fireworks will be Wednesday, July 4 at 9:35 p.m. over the Fox River with viewing at McCullough Park and RiverEdge Park. • Fourth of
By Lisa Brown – Here is the story about the good luck charms (cross, wreath and water pipe) hanging above the office door on the wall at Banana Split ice cream shop on the East Side of Aurora. The bent pipe serves as a reminder of what happened May 24,
Grandpa, One of the sales women in our company just came back after being off for two weeks. She never told any of us that she was scheduled for vacation time. She just wasn’t here one day. The supervisor only said she was on vacation. Now that she is back
The Aurora Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is thrilled to announce that two local makers have been honored by the Illinois Office of Tourism. Wurst Kitchen, of Aurora, and Hardware Sustainable Gastropub & Brewery, of North Aurora, were among 31 new makers to join the Illinois Office of Tourism’s
By Anthony Stanford – The Aurora Public Library (APL) Bookmobile needs a parking space. Since relocating from the old library at Benton Street and Stolp Avenue in 2015, an agreement with The Support Services Companies has provided a space. However, in January 2019 that very generous agreement will come to
Joseph Nussbaum, Nicholas Zillier, and Christopher Ensign (not in photo), receive the Naperville Fire Chiefs Award at the Naperville City Council meeting June 19. They are Centennial Beach lifeguards who saved a 14-year old from drowning and used the AED (Automated External Defibrillator). City government of Naperville photo
RJ and Suzanne Ogren, who worked at Walt Disney World in Florida, share their story at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday at the Prisco Center in Aurora. The Ogrens have written many books about their experience. RJ was a Disney artist and Suzanne was Sleepy the Dwarf. Their entertainment
President-elect Charlie Zine discusses future plans and goals with members at the Rotary Club of Aurora, Monday, at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. Each Rotary president serves a one-year term. Zine succeeds George Ball. The Rotary Club of Aurora, chartered March 13, 1923, has operated continuously since then. The Rotary
By Bobby Narang – West Aurora High School’s Camron Donatlan has big goals for his athletic college career. Donatlan, a football, basketball, and track star, signed to play football and track at the University of Wyoming for the Cowboys. He’s on campus in Laramie, 128 miles north of Denver. “A
By Robin Reder – Dolan and Murphy fastpitch softball team was 2-2 last weekend in LaCrosse, Wis.. In Sunday’s single elimination, Dolan lost, 7-0. Jared Hauraki was the losing pitcher. Robert Reder and Dave Schuett produced the only hits. Dolan and Murphy’s record is 14-8. Dolan will play through the
Nobody can say the Major League Baseball’s American League doesn’t offer diversity. Entering Monday’s games, the three teams with the best overall records in MLB were in the American League. The three teams with the worst records were in the American League. The New York Yankees 50-25, Boston Red Sox
By John Schutt – NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Toyota /Save Mart 350, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif., Sunday, June 24. Kyle Larson in his chevy was fastest in qualifying and started on pole on this famous wine-country road course. But, it was the Toyota of Martin Truex, Jr of Joe Gibbs
