Month: January 2019

Carter Crane editor of The Voice

West Aurora, Waubonsie, reach 18; Williamson close to 1,000

The high school boys basketball season has passed the halfway position. Teams are beginning to shift into higher gears with the regional, then sectional, and State tournaments on the horizon. Many teams find the many games in the Martin Luther King, Jr. games last weekend through Monday beneficial. Special games...

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Cubs Convention: Cautiously optimistic

By Craig Lynch –  The Chicago Cubs won 95 games in 2018. However they were eliminated in the Wildcard round which left fans sad and nervous about the 2019 season. The talk at the Cubs Convention last week was cautiously optimistic at the Sheraton Grand Chicago. “I think the Cubs...

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High school boys basketball selected schedules, results

Schedule Thursday, Jan. 24 Northeastern Athletic Mooseheart at Harvest Christian, 7 Upstate Eight East Aurora at Glenbard East, 7 Non-conference IMSA at Leland, 7 Interstate Eight Tournament Semifinal games Friday, Jan. 25 Chicago Catholic White* Leo at Marmion, 7 Providence-St. Mel at Montini, 7 DuKane Batavia at Lake Park, 7...

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Weisner Family Center For Career Development in West Aurora School District 129

Weisner Family Center: Relevant, development on course

By Lyle R. Rolfe –  The late Aurora mayor Tom Weisner is remembered by the West Aurora School District 129 through a new building named in his honor and of his family. It all started after Dr. Jeff Craig was named West Aurora School District 129 superintendent to replace the...

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Downtown Aurora fun: There is frequently something fun happening when visitors come in to a downtown museum or place of business. Nyahbingi Drum Choir performs "Songs of Splendour" to close the Jazz Occurrence show in September 2018 on the third floor gallery at Aurora Public Art in downtown Aurora. Photo by Marissa Amoni/Courtesy of Aurora Downtown

Many possible reasons for coolness in downtown Aurora

By Marissa Amoni –  It’s not a rare occurrence that I either witness first hand or hear second hand of someone being awestruck by the coolness of some place in downtown Aurora. Perhaps it’s the shiny red, vintage fire trucks pristinely kept at the Aurora Regional Fire Museum, the hip,...

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From left: Mooseheart physics teacher Curt Schlinkmann and seniors Anthony Gomez and Amanda Jones. Schlinkmann, who originated Mooseheart’s bridge-breaking contest in 1987, will retire at the end of this school year. Mooseheart Communications photo

Bridge-breaking contest at Mooseheart to end 33-year run

For 33 years, it’s been a tradition at Mooseheart for Curt Schlinkmann’s physics class members to participate in a bridge-breaking contest in early January. This year’s version of that contest took place Wednesday, Jan. 16 and senior Amanda Jones’ won when her bridge held 33.6 pounds of weight before it...

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Four Aurora Police Officers receive Medals of Valor, the highest recognition bestowed by the Aurora Police Department

Four Aurora Police Officers receive Medals of Valor, the highest recognition bestowed by the Aurora Police Department

The Aurora Police Department honors from Police Chief Kristen L. Ziman, left, Wednesday, Jan. 16 at Aurora Police Headquarters include, from left, to Officer Rsyzard Drozdowski, Officer Bradley R. Vonhoff, Investigator Colin J. Griffin, and Investigator Matthew A. Huber. Two of the Officers, Ryszard (“Rick”) Drozdowski and Bradley Vonhoff, were...

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Let's Go Green

Let’s Go Green!

• Bliss Woods Forest Preserve restoration word day: A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26. The goal will be cutting and stacking invasive brush and trees. Tools will be provided. Bliss Woods is a beautiful, high-quality...

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Ruth is a female Domestic Short Hair Calico who was born in March 2014

Ruth: Talkative feline, loves head scratches

Ruth is a female Domestic Short Hair Calico who was born in March 2014. Ruth is a very talkative feline. She was pregnant when H.E.L.P. took her in and she had five kittens and was protective of her babies. She is very affectionate and climbs up on a lap and...

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Fundraiser forum

Kiwanis Club Aurora bowling Feb. 1 Some have already made their excuses for their poor bowling to be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1 for the Kiwanis Club of Aurora Project Eliminate Bowl-a-thon at Funway, Batavia, 1135 S. River Street. It’s going to be a fun...

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A Focus on History – January 24 through January 30

January 24 Canned beer makes its first sale on this day in 1935. In partnership with the American Can Company, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company delivers 2,000 cans of Krueger’s Finest Beer and Krueger’s Cream Ale to stores in Richmond, Va.. – 1935. An 8.3-magnitude earthquake centered in south central...

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The Fox Jim Phillips

Friends of the Fox River to bring life ‘The Legend of the Fox’

Friends of the Fox River (FOFR) celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of The Fox by bringing the Jim Phillips story to life with “The Legend of The Fox”, presented by FOFR’s executive director Gary Mechanic. A video documentary produced by FOFR’s digital media director Jennifer Howard, will be...

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John Whitehead

U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration Constitution-free zone

It’s all happening according to schedule. The civil unrest, the national emergencies, unforeseen economic collapse, loss of functioning political and legal order, purposeful domestic resistance, or insurgency, pervasive public health emergencies, and catastrophic natural and human disasters, the government’s reliance on the armed forces to solve domestic political and social...

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Governor Pritzker signs order to join U.S. Climate Alliance

Governor Pritzker signs order to join U.S. Climate Alliance

By Peter Hancock –  Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Democratic Party governor. J.B. Pritzker signed an order Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019 to join the U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan group of governors who have committed to abiding by the terms of an international climate treaty known as the Paris Agreement, in...

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Dentist With a Heart February 1-28, 2019 in Fox Valley, to help children

Aurora Children’s Dental Services has organized the 18th annual Dentist With a Heart with dates to include February 1-28. Forty-two Fox Valley area dentists will open their doors to the needy, and offer free services during specific times. Over the last 18 years, the free services provided more than $1...

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