Month: December 2019

Sports

Large triangular wresting meet at Aurora Christian High School Dec. 11

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There will be a big high school triangular wresting meet Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Aurora Christian High School, 2255 Sullivan Road in Aurora. Teams will include Washington, Class 2A State champions; Dakota, Class 1A power; and Aurora Christian, Class 1A runner-up. • 5 p.m., Dakota vs. Washington; • 6 p.m.,...

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Beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

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Signs in color show us the holiday season is beginning to look like it is drawing closer, or, at least preparations are taking place. Communities will continue to greet the holidays with annual events and new ways to celebrate....

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Events Government

Coffee with Kifowit allows for accessibility

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State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, will welcome public comment at three “Coffee with Kifowit” events this month. “Coffee with Kifowit” events give residents an opportunity to speak one-on-one with Kifowit in an informal setting to discuss State topics, ask questions, or share what issues they have with the state and...

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Community Events

Our Savior Church live nativity Dec. 14

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Our Savior Lutheran Church, 420 W. Downer Place in Aurora, will hold its first live nativity performance from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The public is invited. Admission, parking, and refreshments are free. The live nativity will feature live animals on the Church’s east lawn. Additionally, the...

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Kane Complete Count workshop December 11

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Kane County Complete Count Commission will hold a training workshop on Census 2020. Jenniqual Johnson, M.A. of U.S. Census Bureau will be the presenter. The workshop will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 at Kane County Government Center, Building A, First Floor Auditorium, 719 S. Batavia...

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Holiday spirit, frivolity, must be balanced by serious aspects

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On balance our communities offer more than odes to the holidays with Santa, lights, and, celebration. We all must take a break from the real world and indulge in light-hearted celebration. References to holiday celebrations will come into view here farther down and later this month. There are a few...

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Proposal: Political party by MBA

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By Jim Nowlan This column proposes a powerful, practical, if highly-unconventional, way to start a national conversation, even a movement, that possibly could help restore a healthy American democracy and solid economic future, and, maybe even replace one of our two bankrupt political parties. Politics and policy are today focused...

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Computer science education touches Grace Holistic Center for Education

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December 3, 2019Dear editor; Computers are everywhere, changing every industry on the planet, but only 45% of all high schools teach computer science. Girls and minorities are severely underrepresented in computer science classes, and in the tech industry. Good news is, we’re on our way to change this situation. With...

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Solutions can bring imprisoned mothers closer to families

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Last of two parts The first part is available at thevoice.us/mothers-in-prison-rarely-see-their-children-families Mothers in prison aren’t likely to see their families this holiday season, or any other day. Jill McCorkel, professor of sociology and criminology, Villanova University in Philadelphia, submitted the following article to The Conversation. “Some caregivers and incarcerated parents...

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Community Food

Thursdays: Bulldog Breakfasts at Covenant Living

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On Thursday mornings Covenant Living at the Holmstad in Batavia, resident Judy Johnson sets her alarm for 5:30 a.m.. That’s because she, along with a group of eight others from the community, start their volunteer duties just 45 minutes later. The group of residents help in making and serving breakfast...

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Winter cheer clinic at Marmion Academy

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The Marmion Academy/Rosary High School cheerleaders will be host to a Winter Cheer Clinic for students in grades K-8 Saturday, Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Marmion Academy fieldhouse, 1000 Butterfield Road, Aurora. Participants can learn cheers, jumps, and stunts along with a routine that they...

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Pancake Breakfast at Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego Saturday, Dec. 7

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Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist, 5 W. Washington Street in Oswego, will be host to a pancake breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 7. The public is invited. Parking is free. Breakfast donations are $10 for adults and $8 for children ages four to...

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The Book of Kells survives in Europe more than 1,200 years

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Imagine three Celtic artist monks, secluded in the scriptorium of Iona, or in eastern Scotland, or in a new monastery at Kells, County Meath, Ireland. They welcome in the year 800 A.D. in days filled with extraordinary artistry and commitment. The Book is written on prepared calfskin (vellum) and contains...

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Community Events

Neighborhood Activities 12-5-19

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Aurora • Through December 26 Phillips Park Festival of Lights Everyone can drive through one of the largest free light shows in northern Illinois. The Festival of Lights at Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive, has more than 25,000 cars every year to view dozens of displays totaling more than...

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Western freedoms at risk with Islamist candidates for political offices

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Abdelnasser Rashid, 30, announced his bid Sunday, Oct. 27 for Cook County Board of Review as an independent democrat in 2020. Rashid is the chief policy officer for Cook County assessor Fritz Kaegi. He ran for Cook County Commissioner office in 2018 and almost won. It was so close a...

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Candidate Ventura collects more than five times minimum signatures

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Rachel Ventura, a Progressive Democrat who is challenging incumbent, Bill Foster in Illinois’ 11th Congressional District filed nearly 4,700 signatures with the Illinois State Board of Elections prior to 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25. Illinois has a rigorous ballot access process that involves collecting hundreds of signatures from district residents....

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False narrative leads to ban on all hemp products until 2018

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In 1937, Mr. William Randolph Hearst, newspaper-publishing tycoon, appeared before a committee of the U.S. Congress and requested that it introduce a bill prohibiting the growing, selling, and distribution of hemp. He was very disingenuous in his arguments because the hemp plant produced cannabis, a.k.a marijuana, which, he claimed, was...

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‘Nan’ Phillips named 2019 Batavia Citizen of the Year by Batavia Chamber of Commerce

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An all-around citizen of goodwill and contribution was named the 2019 Batavia Citizen of the Year this week. The Batavia Chamber of Commerce will honor Nanette ‘Nan’ Phillips Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 at the Chamber’s Inspire 2020: A Celebration of Those Who Inspire Us! annual awards event. Batavia mayor Jeffery...

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Food

Hungarian Mushroom Soup

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Ingredients 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 cups chopped onions 1 pound fresh mushrooms, sliced 2 teaspoons dried dill weed 1 tablespoon paprika 1 tablespoon soy sauce 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup milk 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt ground black pepper to taste 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/4...

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Poetry

Pearl Harbor Day, 2019

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December 7, ’41: Pearl Harbor Day! But most of you were not alive then, or too young, To recognize its impact then, in any way; But that day must not be allowed to fade, unsung, Because of passing time, advancing years or not, For in and of that day this...

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