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...
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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...
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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)...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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%...
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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...
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...
“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...
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....
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...
“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...
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...
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park will be host to a “Heroes of 9/11” dedication ceremony Wednesday, Sept. 11, to unveil a permanent outdoor exhibit comprised of two structural steel beams from the former World Trade Center buildings in New York. The memorial pays tribute to those who lost...
The Village of Oswego is seeking resident input on pedestrian safety improvements proposed along Washington Street (U.S. Route 34) in downtown Oswego. A Downtown Oswego Pedestrian Open House will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Oswego Village Hall, 100 Parkers Mill. Residents will have...
