Month: March 2019

Sid Robinson, the eighth owner of the well-known Ford House in Aurora, shares history of his home on Edgelawn Drive Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. Robinson purchased the house, known as Aurora’s other roundhouse, in the mid-1980s. It is made from materials including coal and green glass. The house was designed by architect Bruce Goff and built in 1949-50 for artist and art teacher Ruth Van Sickle Ford and her husband, civil engineer Sam Ford. Robinson, an architecture professor at UIC said when he moved to Illinois from Iowa he saw the house and had to have it. The house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. and The house has been featured many times, including in Life Magazine in 1951.
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Owner of the well-known Ford House in Aurora, shares history of home

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Sid Robinson, the eighth owner of the well-known Ford House in Aurora, shares history of his home on Edgelawn Drive Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. Robinson purchased the house, known as Aurora’s other roundhouse, in the mid-1980s. It is made from materials including...

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Ask Grandpa: Method available on which fork to use

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Grandpa, I advertise on (an internet ad space) when I have things for sale. I always mark the spot that says not to contact me with other offers of services. Trades persons seem to respect that, but lately I have been getting replies from those who are wanting to (date)....

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Pollinators in your garden: Aurora Public Library West Branch topic

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By Miriam Meza –  Everyone dreams of making a difference in the world and leaving a legacy. Did you know you can start making an impact in the world by attending an Aurora Public Library West Branch program? Birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and small mammals all help pollinate the plants...

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Spring art in Sugar Grove

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The Sugar Grove Public Library is a partner with Waubonsee Lifelong Learning Institute and will be host to a Spring art display in Gallery 125. The public is invited to an opening reception Sunday, April 7 at 2:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served. The reception will provide an opportunity...

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Book sale through April at Plano Library

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The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • Friends Of The Library Book Sale, March 29 to April 6. The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held in the meeting...

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Oswego High School's Sarah Petrauskas, 6, and West Aurora's Gracie Prather, 20, compete for control of a loose ball at West Aurora Friday, March 22. West Aurora won in the non-conference match, 1-0. Al Benson/The Voice
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Competing for control:

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Oswego High School’s Sarah Petrauskas, 6, and West Aurora’s Gracie Prather, 20, compete for control of a loose ball at West Aurora Friday, March 22. West Aurora won in the non-conference match, 1-0. Al Benson/The Voice...

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Hartman leaves Hinsdale Central for Lyons Township

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By Bobby Narang –  Dan Hartman just wanted to be a coach. His football coaching and teaching position was in limbo at Hinsdale Central High School, so Hartman started looking at other positions. He found out earlier this month. Hartman was named the new head football coach at Lyons. He...

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Oregon lone double-digit seeded team in D-I Sweet Sixteen

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A complaint in the men’s Division I basketball tournament’s first week has been the lack of upsets. The starting field of 68 teams was reduced to 16 teams for Thursday, March 28 games. Only Oregon, a No. 12 seed remained among the double-digit seeded teams. The way in which many...

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Aurora improves: Aurora University's lacrosse team member, Morgan McGinnis, right, drives against University of Northwestern (St. Paul, Minn.) defenders Saturday. Host Aurora won, 13-10, to improve to a 3-3 won-loss record. In the third annual Lax Attacks Cancer fundraiser, proceeds benefited Coaches vs. Cancer and American Cancer Society. Al Benson/The Voice
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Aurora University’s lacrosse team improves:

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Aurora University’s lacrosse team member, Morgan McGinnis, right, drives against University of Northwestern (St. Paul, Minn.) defenders Saturday. Host Aurora won, 13-10, to improve to a 3-3 won-loss record. In the third annual Lax Attacks Cancer fundraiser, proceeds benefited Coaches vs. Cancer and American Cancer Society. Al Benson/The Voice...

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Batavia seeks continued success in boys track and field

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It’s transition time! It’s not from offense to defense, rather from high school Winter sports to Spring sports, weather permitting. High school baseball and softball (see page 10) are dependent on good weather, or, at least dry days, to play games. Often bad weather at the end of March and...

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Branch Gardens will open with a newly-expanded offering of vintage goods and additional greenery in the old fire house on Lake Street in downtown Aurora. Marissa Amoni photo/courtesy of Aurora Downtown
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New businesses, new residents, in Aurora under way

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By Marissa Amoni –  There’s a lot happening in the Aurora downtown right now. Spring and Summer, downtown Aurora will welcome many new businesses, as well as new residents. Here’s a quick rundown on some current activities: • Construction is happening at what soon will be Society 57 in Aurora’s...

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One A-Chord choir sings at Oswego's Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist's UMW 150 years of service observance Sunday, March 24. Sue Gilla of Aurora supplied organ and piano music. Guest preacher was Dottie Priddy of Channahon, former Aurora District UMW president. Al Benson/The Voice
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Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist’s UMW 150 years of service observance

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One A-Chord choir sings at Oswego’s Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist’s UMW 150 years of service observance Sunday, March 24. Sue Gilla of Aurora supplied organ and piano music. Guest preacher was Dottie Priddy of Channahon, former Aurora District UMW president. Al Benson/The Voice...

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Let’s Go Green!

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• Bliss Woods Forest Preserve restoration work day: A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 30. Cutting invasive brush throughout the preserve will be the task for the day. Bliss Woods is a beautiful, high-quality woodland host...

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Abagail is a female mixed breed who was born January 17, 2019. Abagail, Abby for short, is cuddly kind of girl. She longs to snuggle up and sleep next to her foster family. She does well with other dogs, cats, and kids of all ages! She is fairly quiet and is working on her house-training. Abagail’s adoption fee of $300. includes up-to-date vaccinations, microchip, and spay/neuter. To meet Abagail, visit www.helpinganimals.org or call 877-364-2286. H.E.L.P. is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, all-volunteer rescue organization that provides veterinary care, food, and shelter for stray and abandoned cats and dogs until they are adopted into homes.
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Abagail, mixed mutt, gets along with all

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Abagail is a female mixed breed who was born January 17, 2019. Abagail, Abby for short, is cuddly kind of girl. She longs to snuggle up and sleep next to her foster family. She does well with other dogs, cats, and kids of all ages! She is fairly quiet and...

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Ultimate baked potato bar April 7 Help us feed the hungry. In May 42,000 pounds of potatoes donated from The Society of St. Andrew will be brought to the parking lot of the Church of The Good Shepherd, 5 West Washington Street, Oswego. The potatoes will be distributed to community...

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A Focus on History – March 28 through April 3

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March 28 Martin Luther King, Jr., leads a march of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn.. Violence during the march persuades him to return the following week to Memphis, where he was assassinated. – 1968. At 4 a.m. the worst accident in the history of the U.S. nuclear power industry...

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Police training for encounters with all dogs necessary

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The absurd cruelties of the American police state keep reaching newer heights. Consider that if you kill a police dog, you could face a longer prison sentence than if you’d murdered someone or abused a child. If a cop kills your dog, however, there will be little to no consequences...

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