Prescription expiration date focus with congressman Bill Foster
Larry Frieders, owner and pharmacist of The Compounder Pharmacy in Aurora, received a welcome by congressman Bill Foster (D-IL, representative of the 14th District) to discuss pending regulations that will have an impact on patients all across the United States. Scheduled to be implemented December 1, Frieders explained how the
Rich Gaffino survived Korean War for 50-year marriage
By John Montesano The September Veteran of the Month is Rich Gaffino. Rich Gaffino was born in Aurora July 9, 1930. He attended Abraham Lincoln Grade School in Aurora and West Aurora High School. He worked for Richards-Wilcox until he was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1951. He was
Batavia American Legion Post 504 to meet Sept. 17
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its September meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Batavia VFW on River Street in Batavia. All veterans are invited to attend and join. For current activities and Legion information, visit the post’s website bataviapost504.org. — Batavia American Legion Post
Fox Valley Music Consortium gala Sept. 14
The Fox Valley Music Consortium (FVMC) will present a fun-filled Autumn Picnic Gala from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Belle Salle Banquets in Aurora. This adult fundraising event will include, games and a buffet dinner. There will be silent and live auctions. FVMC is a 501(c)(3)
Bliss Woods, Sugar Grove, habitat restoration work day, Saturday, Sept. 28
A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 28. Gathering and spreading seeds and cutting invasive brush will be on the agenda. Tools will be provided, but feel free to bring tools. Bliss Woods is a beautiful, high-quality
Pet of the Week: Phantom loves to lay on a lap, and rubs
Phantom is a male Domestic Shorthair black who was born in August 2008. Phantom was adopted as a kitten and lived happily with his family for his entire 11 years until their second child was born with severe allergies to cats. He is a front-declaw and loves to sit on
Night golf by Aurora Evening Lions
Aurora Evening Lions Club will hold its eighth annual night golf fundraiser and raffle from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Phillips Park Golf Course, 1001 Hill Ave. in Aurora. The schedule is: Registration, 6:25 p.m.; contests, raffles and silent auction, 6:45 p.m.; shotgun start, 7:30 p.m.
Government overreach, corruption, abuse, threat to we the people
By John W. Whitehead Take heed, America. Our losses are mounting with every passing day. What began with the post-9/11 passage of the USA Patriot Act has snowballed into the eradication of every vital safeguard against government overreach, corruption, and abuse. The rights embodied in the U.S. Constitution, which have
A Focus on History: September 12 – 18
September 12Six months after the death of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev succeeds him with his election as first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Khrushchev, in 1961, authorized construction of the Berlin Wall in East Germany. – 1960. Hurricane Gilbert slams into Jamaica. Approximately 80%
We should live in sense of community
August 26, 2019Dear editor; How should we then live? I don’t think Francis Schaeffer’s family will mind that the title of his book is my reference point in this letter. The book was published in 1976 on Western thought and Christianity. How should we then live in today’s society. It
The Family extends tentacles overseas, consolidates power
Last of two parts The new five-part Netflix series “The Family,” directed by documentarian Jesse Moss, is streaming now. EJ Dickson of the Rolling Stones magazine submitted the following article. Part one was about some of the individuals involved in Washington, D.C.. This last part is about power. “In its
Mayor Richard Irvin of Aurora on mass shootings in Texas
“It is another sad day in America with yet another mass shooting. I’ve reached out to mayor Jerry Morales of Midland, Texas, and mayor David Turner of Odessa, Texas, to offer any and all support from the City of Aurora to their hurting communities. “We, in Aurora, know their pain
Aurora Art League to hold members’ show
The Aurora Art League will hold its 61st annual Members’ Show Friday, Sept. 6 and Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Santori Aurora Public Library, 101 S. River Street, Aurora. The exhibit will include approximately 90 works of art created by 36 artists. The show will begin at noon Friday, Sept.
Aurora area American Association of University Women (AAUW) 100-year events Sept. 21
The Aurora-area branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) has reached a milestone, its 100th Anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, members and guests, will enjoy a luncheon at the Aurora Country Club, 1548 Prairie Street, Saturday, Sept. 21, with check-in at 11:30 a.m., followed by the meal; an
Examination telling of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
“You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.” —Sherlock Holmes “A Scandal in Bohemia” The author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote his first Holmes story “A Study in Scarlet” in 1886. This fictional character was based on a real man, Dr. Joseph Bell, a renown forensic scientist
Labor Day and its special significance, a moving stone
Another Labor Day has come and gone. I hope everyone had an enjoyable, relaxing day. For me, the day was appropriately named because it was a day of labor. My wife had prepared a nice long list of things that needed to be done around our house and property, and