The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Batavia VFW on River Street in Batavia. All veterans are invited to join. For more information, please visit the website bataviapost504.org. —Don Nallenweg, Legion Post 504...
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Jan. 15. The meeting will be held in the private dining room at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of U.S. Route 30. The after dinner speaker will be Joe Rosner, a recognized expert...
• Montgomery’s household recycling event: The Village of Montgomery’s next quarterly recycling event will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Public Works facility, 891 Knell Road in Montgomery. A photo ID will be required to show residency. Items that can be brought in include:...
Willow is a female Domestic Short Hair Brown Tiger who was born June 20, 2018. Willow is a sweet kitten and can be a bit timid around new things or loud noises, but she is great with cats and children. She loves attention and lots of cuddles and snuggles. Willow...
Soups on at Sandwich VFW Jan. 12 Sandwich VFW Auxiliary will hold its Soups On from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12. at the Sandwich VFW, 713 S. Main Street, Sandwich. The meal will include a 16-ounce bowl of soup, dinner roll, and dessert and $6 carryout’s will...
January 10 In what is described as the worst industrial disaster in Massachusetts history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Mass., collapses and traps 900 workers, mostly Irish women. More than 100 die, scores more are injured in the collapse and ensuing fire. Too much machinery had been crammed into the...
ELEMY, LLC will be host to the Second Annual ELEMY Chili Bowl to benefit World Relief DuPage/Aurora from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Gillerson’s Grubbery, 33 W. New York Street, and Endiro Coffee, 29 W. New York Street, each in downtown Aurora. For $15 per person,...
Folks, it’s time to break the cycle. Let’s make this the year we say no to the laundry list of abuses, cruel, brutal, immoral, unconstitutional, and unacceptable, that have been heaped upon us by the government for way too long. Let’s stop living in a state of utter denial, desensitized...
Tom Weisner, surrounded by his loved ones, passed away peacefully Friday morning, December 28, 2018, following complications from an extended battle with cancer. He was 69 years old. He was mayor of Aurora 2005 to 2016. The official family statement: “While we are deeply saddened by the passing of Tom,...
The Fox Valley Park District’s New Year’s Eve party noon December 31, 2018, brings family fun at the Vaughan Center in Aurora. Al Benson/The Voice...
The annual Kwanzaa celebration at the Prisco Center in Aurora Friday, Dec. 28, 2018, includes author and freedom rider Thomas M. Armstrong III. The celebration was sponsored by Aurora’s African American Men of Unity. He delivers the keynote message at the Aurora celebration with information about his book, “Autobiography of...
The new year is more than celebrations. The new year truly is about new beginnings. A new beginning is compatible with the tried and true and trusted methods. We can pick the best of each method of moving our way around our worlds. Tom Weisner, the former mayor of Aurora,...
The gentlemen of Boys II Men join the Aurora community in mourning the loss of Aurora’s 57th mayor, Thomas J. Weisner. After a long battle with cancer, mayor Weisner passed away Friday, Dec. 28, 2018. Mayor Weisner was a stalwart supporter of Boys II Men since its establishment in 2002....
Second of three parts Sixteen African-American mothers in Jackson, Miss. will be recipients of a financial gift of $1,000 each for personal use. Greg Kaufmann writes about the gift in Nation magazine. The project emerged when Jackson (Miss.) native Aisha Nyandoro, of the Magnolia Mothers Trust helped the African American...
Naperville Park District and KidsMatter to will be hosts to a job fair from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 5 at Fort Hill Activity Center in the gymnasium, first floor, 20 Fort Hill Drive in Naperville. Individuals seeking Summer, seasonal, or part-time employment are invited to attend. Hiring managers...
“Introduction to Medical Cannabis” will be presented at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, at Holiday Inn Express, 2055 Weisbrook Drive in Oswego. The public is invited. Admission is $25. The guest speaker will be Rick Niksic, education and outreach coordinator from Greenhouse Medical Cannabis dispensaries. Greenhouse operates dispensaries in Morris,...
The federal government appropriated funds for a house in New York City when George Washington began his presidency in 1789. Washington had a tulip-shaped glass etched with stars at Mount Vernon in Virginia for use with his claret or chablis. Before Congress provided funds for china after the 1814 fire...
An open letter to the new Democratic Party members of the U.S. House of Representatives: Congratulations on achieving a monumental victory! You flipped 40 Republican Party seats and sent a lot of mossbacks packing. Now, you are in control of the lower chamber, ready for work. One thing I would...
Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds ground pork 1 large baking potato 1 large onion, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice 1/4 cup water 1 9 inch double crust deep dish pie 1 pastry, large enough to...
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