Rick Jacobsen, left, of Jacobsen Lawn Service, presents a check, as a donation, to Dan Jurjovec of Naperville Responds For Veterans after responses to assist in projects of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club. The Naperville organization helps veterans in daily work around the house with repairs or in crises.
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, April 17. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery. 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,
Kendall County elected officials recently participated in National Service Recognition Day by lending a hand at the Kendall County Community Food Pantry in Yorkville. April 3 was officially designated as National Service Recognition day, as a national event sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the National
As a Nation, we have a tendency to sentimentalize cultural icons in death in a way that renders them non-threatening, antiseptic, and easily-digested by a society with an acute intolerance for anything controversial, politically incorrect, or marred by imperfection. This revisionist history has proven to be a far more effective
Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora holds its eighth annual candy-filled Easter egg drop by helicopter Saturday. See facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, delivers the State of the City Tuesday at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora. He stressed his theme of One Aurora as the 59th mayor of Aurora. The slide show over his right shoulder reflects his administration’s business attitude, he said. Other items of accomplishments
Carl Kleimaier of Elburn visited India for six weeks on a spiritual and meditation retreat in Tiruvannamalai, a city of 150,000, earlier this year. A sense of spirituality and chaos pervade the culture in India.. Here is his report: By Carl Kleimaier Spirituality and chaos: India and the modern world
As a society we rarely stand still. We celebrate, observe anniversaries, and seek to be helpful. We are in a time of acknowledging the 50-year anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s death. He was shot April 4, 1968, a volatile time in American history. He took our society to
The color purple is popular with religious organizations and there is a movie entitled “The Color Purple” with Oprah Winfrey. AARP (American Association for Retired Persons) writer Kim Hayes submitted the following article regarding purple superfoods such as cauliflower which provides key vitamins for a diet. Hayes wrote: “The late
From the French carrousel, the Italian carosello, and the Spanish carosella “little battle,” the American word carousel or merry-go-round, was an amusement ride usually with horses for seats that were mounted on posts. They moved up and down as if the horses were galloping to the accompaniment of circus music.
Remember when a lot of stuff used to be made in America? Then everything went to Japan, then to foreign countries no one realized actually existed, and now China? We still make some things here. We make the top of lists in yearly deaths from guns, highest health care costs,
Representative Stephanie Kifowit (Oswego-D) filed the first piece of legislation in the State General Assembly authored by the members of the 84th District Youth Advisory Council. It focuses on the need of high school students to participate in a more in-depth discussion of what constitutes consent and sexually-abusive behavior through
History will come to life in salutes to citizenship when Joe Wiegand returns to Illinois as Teddy Roosevelt. During the performance from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 14, at the Santori Public Library of Aurora, 101 South River Street in Aurora, Wiegand will salute the Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion
Plano mayor Bob Hausler, Yorkville mayor Gary Golinski, Millbrook Village president Jackie Kowalski, and Oswego Village president Gail Johnson, will join more than 4,300 city and county leaders across the country Thursday, April 5 in a day of recognition to show the impact of RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program)
Grandpa, My wife surprised me recently. She told me to quit calling her homemade soups and stews “chlamydia chowder.” I have always had pet names for her favorite recipes; Ptomaine Tacos, Shigellas and cheese, coli cake, crypto-casserole. You would think that after all of these years, she would be used
In honor of every Holocaust victim, living and dead, Temple B’nai Israel, 400 North Edgelawn Drive in Aurora, will be host to an annual remembrance at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 11. The community is invited to attend this important Yom HaShoah event. A dedicated service will be led by Rabbi
Laura Vargas, program director of the Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) Aurora office gives a brief overview of Children’s Services Foster Care programs at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Tuesday. She was joined by representatives to explain the four types of foster care programs and the need their organization
Members of the Aurora City Council paused for a moment of silence in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday. Mayor of Aurora pro-tem, Robert J. O’Connor, said, “In memory of his dedication, his life, his work, his principals. We need to
The Woman’s Club of Aurora will meet at noon Tuesday, April 10, at Belle Salle Banquets, 1920 East New York Street in Aurora, to take a virtual trip to the Galapagos Islands. This travelogue will be presented by Georgia Valisaris, Aurora area mixed media artist and photographer. Luncheon reservations are
When Beth Bumgarner was asked to help open an Aurora Public Library branch on the West Side of Aurora more than 20 years ago, she was a paraprofessional working on her master’s degree in library science. She was informed that when the branch opened, she would be its manager. Now
