Month: February 2020

A Focus on History: February 13 through February 19

February 13 Italian philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician, Galileo Galilei, arrives in Rome to face charges of heresy for advocating Copernican theory, which holds that the Earth revolves around the Sun. Galileo officially faced the Roman Inquisition in April of that same year and agreed to plead guilty in exchange for...

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Memorial tribute to Army Specialist, Miguel Villalon at East Aurora High School

Olivia Guzman Villalon reflects Wednesday, Jan. 29, at a memorial ceremony at East Aurora High School for her son, Army Specialist Miguel Villalon, who died January 11 serving in Afghanistan.

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Tragedy can strike, ready or not; surviving to reach joy goal

Tragedy, celebration, and joy, are parts of life that each one of us encounters, seeks to put into perspective, and must come to understand. No one escapes those elements of life. The vast majority of us prefer to have the experiences of joy and celebration. Reality must be faced. That...

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West Aurora High School bands seek alumni photos

This school year the bands at West Aurora High School are celebrating their centennial. It is an amazing milestone that very few programs in the Nation can claim. We are seeking help in promoting some of the activities we have planned for the Centennial Celebration. In an effort to create...

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Fox Valley Robotics celebrates open house

Fox Valley Robotics/Batavia Robotics, Fermilab, and FIRST presented its eighth annual FIRST LEGO® League Junior (FLLJr) season to the Fox Valley Area with the 2020 “Boomtown Build” open house at Fermilab in Batavia February 1. This year’s open house had 30 teams involved with this year’s topic “Boomtown Build”. The...

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Dr. Rath Health Foundation continues research, health help

Last of three parts The second part is available at thevoice.us/drug-cartel-pivotal-to-conduct-in-world-war-ii-deaths The Dr. Rath Health Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving human health on a global scale through research, education and the defense of patients’ rights to choose natural health therapies. In part two, were reviewed, in chronologically,...

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Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life started early, used art, pen

This week we will revisit naturalist and author Beatrix Potter and her magical creations. In 2014 I wrote an article about her, but a friend gave me a book recently entitled “Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life,” and there is much more to tell about her enchanting life. Beatrix was born July...

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Neighborhood Activities: 2-6-20

Aurora • Friday, Feb. 7 First Fridays Aurora Eighth Year Kick Off First Fridays will be back with art and music at the popular event in downtown Aurora. Several venues will be open to the public for a night of art and culture. First Fridays’ maps will be available at...

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Amy McMahon head of school at Rosary

Rosary High School in Aurora recently announced that Ms Amy McMahon has been appointed head of school, effective January 30. Ms McMahon has served as Rosary’s assistant principal/dean of students since July 2018. Former head of school, Anthony Wilkinson, is stepping down for personal reasons. “Rosary is a better place...

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Norwegian Super Bowl, soup contest, at Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge in Montgomery

Nancy Anderson of St. Charles, left, and Diana Raimond of Naperville pose with their prizes as champion and runnerup in the Norwegian soup contest held Super Bowl Sunday by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery.

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Warning: These prescription side effects may cause…death

I recently picked up my latest prescription medication. It was ensconced in a tiny bottle with about three-and-a-half pounds of paper attached with all types of warnings about side effects. Some years back right here in The Voice, I noted that 30-second prescription medication ads on television, or scrolling across...

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Paramount Theatre announces Broadway Series for 2020-2021

Aurora’s award-winning Paramount Theatre, the second largest subscription house in the U.S., announced Monday the four blockbuster musicals on tap for its 10th anniversary season in 2020-2021: • Rock of Ages, Paramount’s 10th season opener, will take audiences back into the iconic music era of the 1980s, where rock-n-roll dreamers...

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LUNAFEST in Oswego fundraising film festival Saturday

Awards season may be just around the corner for the major Hollywood blockbusters, but for the best indie short films from award-winning women directors, tickets are on sale for LUNAFEST Oswego Saturday, Feb. 8. The Oswego Cultural Arts Commission celebrates women in the arts with the return of LUNAFEST, a...

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Citing The Inexplicable

To most of you, what’s said here won’t mean anything, To others, it will bring back haunting memories. There are those episodes in every life which sting Each time they are remembered, doomed to never cease. In looking back, each one will violate the norm; What you feel would be...

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Recipe of the Week: Morning Glory Muffins

Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups shredded carrots 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut 1 apple, peeled, cored, and shredded 3 eggs 1 cup applesauce 2 teaspoons vanilla...

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Evolvement of newspapers continues: Hot type to variety

Editor’s note: In recent decades, mass communication, through the advent of technology, has diminished use of newspapers, however, more than 200 years later, newspapers continue to be use useful. This article, and another at thevoice.us/benign-wealthy-owners-promote-quality-city-journalism, bring up to date how newspapers reflect communities, offer sociological relevance, and sustain one method...

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Benign wealthy owners promote quality city journalism

Are there alternatives to declining, disappearing newspapers? Two Chicago Tribune reporters recently sounded the alarm on a perceived threat to their paper based on the past actions of a hedge fund that now owns a large share of the Trib’s parent company. It’s part of a larger story of newspaper...

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Ask Grandpa

Ask Grandpa: Participation in various ways focus of 3 letters

Grandpa,I thought of you yesterday when I won my County Assessment Complaint. The administrative panel was organized, did its research in advance, and most importantly, gave its decision at the conclusion of the hearing. The panel members were taking seriously my concerns. I can now let go my grudge on...

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Youth Ambassadors Leadership Conference in Naperville

Neuqua Valley High School teacher John Gelsomino, from left, student Eva Topolewski, ABC 7 News anchor Rob Elgas, and student Barrett Bailey pose at the January 31 Leadership Conference, Alfred Rubin Riverwalk Community Center, Naperville.

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