By John Montesano In keeping with the theme of Middle East Conflicts in which the Memorial Wall will be in Oswego, May 22-31, the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named William “Will” Sutton, the March Veteran of the Month. Will Sutton, born May 24, 1989, lived in Boston, Mass.
The cooks and support group at the VFW Post 7452 in Montgomery pose following the Winter’s final Saturday morning breakfast last weekend open to the public.
By Bella N. Morales Joseph Anthony Fumagalli, my grandpa, was a sergeant in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War began November 1, 1955 and ended April 30, 1975. My grandpa was graduated first in his basic training class. He finished his Marine Crops duty in four
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, March 17. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of U.S. Route 30. The after-dinner speaker will be John Lindstedt who will speak on The History of the U.S.
Open Roads ABATE will be host to Trivia Night at the Plano American Legion, 510 E. Dearborn Street, starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 21. Cost is $10 per person, ages 12 and older at the door. The event will bring lots of laughs, fun, brain-teasers, prizes, and refreshments. Attendees
The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post 395 will be host to its All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, March 15 at the American Legion Post 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano. Menu items include scrambled eggs, egg casserole, potatoes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, announced Kane County is among 20 new cities and counties selected to participate in the 2020 LEED for Cities and Communities Grant Program. The program helps local governments committed to
Wesley United Methodist Church preschool in Aurora will hold an all-you-can-eat pizza and pasta fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Proceeds will help benefit the preschool. Dinner will include pizzas, pastas,
Sioux is a female Domestic Shorthair Brown Tiger who was born in January 2019. Sioux was originally trapped, neutered, and released outside. But she was rescued and she is ready for the indoors of a loving home. She is very shy, but very sweet. With time and trust she will
Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will hold information meetings in Aurora and Batavia for prospective homeowners. The public is invited. Applications to be partners with Habitat will be available. Information will be provided at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, at Batavia Public Library, 10 S. Batavia Avenue; Tuesday, April
Editor’s note: There are extra notices this week, so The Voice is providing extra space on this page as a public service. Paid advertising rates are available to guarantee space assignment. Batavia Book Sale for treasurers The Friends of the Batavia Public Library will hold its March Book sale from
By John W. Whitehead I’ll leave the media and the medical community to speculate about the impact the coronavirus will have on the Nation’s health, but how will the government’s War on the Coronavirus impact our freedoms? For a hint of what’s in store, you can look to China, our
March 12 In a dramatic speech to a joint session of Congress, U.S. president Harry S Truman asks for U.S. assistance for Greece and Turkey to forestall communist domination of the two nations. Some historians often have cited Truman’s address, which came to be known as the Truman Doctrine, as
The Kane County Votemobile will conduct early voting March 9-11. Any registered voter in Kane County can vote there, and same day registration/voting is available. • March 9 the votemobile will be at the North Aurora Police Department, 200 Lincolnway Street, North Aurora. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.. • March
By Peter Hancock Illinois House Republicans said Tuesday they believe efforts to enact property tax relief have stalled in the General Assembly, and they accused Democrats of using a task force that was formed last year to push for higher income and sales taxes. “Illinois’ convoluted and broken property tax
Mayor of Aurora, Richard C. Irvin, gives his State of the City address Tuesday, March 3 at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora.
The exhibit commemorating the one-year anniversary of the loss of life at the Henry Pratt Company in 2019 is being extended until March 14, according to the Aurora Historical Society. “There has been considerable interest in the exhibit,” said executive director John Jaros. “We hope to make sure everyone who
The annual Polar Plunge in Yorkville Saturday at Loon Lake includes warm air and cold water.
Devoted Aurora man, real estate developer, icon. Those words describe the late Dan Dolan, who died February 20. He was unique, one of a kind, beloved by many Aurora and Fox Valley area citizens. He was 89 years old. His uniqueness is reflected in the date of his passing, February
February 24, 2020Dear editor; I’m James Marter for Congress, the 14th District president Donald Trump won! I love America and treasure our freedoms, life, liberty, the U.S. Constitution, and our republican form of government which must be defended by every generation. I will join the House Freedom Caucus! Just like
