Month: August 2019

Sports

Champion Dolan and Murphy fastpitch softball team to play in ISC World

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By Robin Reder Dolan and Murphy fastpitch softball team won the North American Fastpitch Association (NAFA) AA State tournament with a 5-0 record. Dolan and Murphy’s record was 14-13 for the year. Dolan will play Saturday in the International Softball Congress World Tournament against the Niagara Stompers in Denmark, Wis.....

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Opinion Sports

White Sox stuck in no-man’s land

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By Woodrow Carroll If there was ever a Major League Baseball team in no-man’s land it would be the Chicago White Sox this season. The Sox are not in position to move up or down in the American League Central Division standings, or have much impact in any race. Even...

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Autos Sports

Chase Elliott steals show at Watkins Glen

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By John Schutt NASCAR Monster Energy Series, Go Bowling at the Glen, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 4. Two Chevys from Hendrick Motorsports Racing, driven by Chase Elliott and William Byron, started on the pole. The race was won by Elliott who stole the show and led...

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Sports

Basketball success in the U.S. Army

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Northern Illinois University women’s basketball alumna Ally Lehman won the 2019 Armed Forces Basketball Championship in June as a member of the all-Army women’s team. Lehman was graduated in 2017 as Northern Illinois’ all-time leader in assists with 538, but it was one she received from Northern Illinois head coach...

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Events Military Veterans

Military historic vehicles convoy to stop tour at Cantigny Museum

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The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, 1 S 151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, is planning a warm welcome for more than 50 historic military vehicles and their owners at Cantigny Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. Their visit is part of a two-day stop in DuPage...

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Events Veterans

Batavia Post 504 to meet Aug. 20

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The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its August meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the Batavia VFW on River Street in Batavia. All veterans are invited to join. For more information regarding the American Legion, locally and nationally, visit the website bataviapost504.org —Batavia American Legion Post...

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The AVAC cruise night August 17

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The third time can be the charm. The Aurora Veterans Advisory Committees (AVAC) fourth annual cruise night, in partnership with the Fox Valley Park District, will be held at McCullough Park, 100 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora Saturday, Aug. 17 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.. The first two planned...

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Stan Carpenter’s two Navy Tours led to Aurora

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By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Stan Carpenter the August 2019 Veteran of the Month. Stan Carpenter, born July 10, 1946 in Spencer, Iowa, grew up on a farm just outside of Ayrshire, Iowa. In 1957, a tornado forced the family to move to a...

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Pets

Sisters, Star and Midnight, need homes

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Star is a female Domestic Short Hair Orange Tiger and Midnight is a female Domestic Short Hair Tortie. Each was born April 20, 2019. Star and Midnight are sweet, playful, and full of love. Star loves to explore and midnight is a bit shy, but affectionate. They have been raised...

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Environment Events

Kane County Recycling collection event Aug. 10

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Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program will have a one-day collection event in St. Charles from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 10 at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes and electronics and books will...

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Events Fundraiser

Fundraiser Forum: AVAC Cruise Night, Grace Gala, Foc Valley Marine golf

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AVAC Cruise Night August 17 The fourth annual Aurora Veterans Advisory Committee (AVAC) cruise night will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 after two postponements due to inclement weather. The auto cruise night will be at the Fox Valley Park District’s McCullough Park. The Fox...

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History

A Focus on History: August 8 through August 14

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August 8During World War II, six German saboteurs who secretly entered the United States on a mission to attack its civil infrastructure are executed by the United States for spying. – 1942. President Harry S Truman signs the United Nations Charter and the United States becomes the first nation to...

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Community Government History Political

Rise of the Fourth Reich continues in the United States

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By John W. Whitehead “Adolf Hitler is alive and well in the United States, and he is fast rising to power.” —Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of the Treasury, on the danger posed by the FBI to our civil liberties Despite the finger-pointing and outcries of dismay from those...

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