October 2020 – Page 2

Recipe of the Week: Pumpkin Soup

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

Ingredients6 cups chicken stock1 1/2 teaspoons salt4 cups pumpkin puree1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley1 cup chopped onion1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme1 clove garlic, minced1/4 cup heavy whipping cream1/3 teaspoon black pepper, ground fine1 pinch nutmeg1 pinch cinnamon Directions1. Heat stock, salt, pumpkin, onion, thyme, garlic, peppercorns, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Bring...

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PoetryPoetry Richard Williams

A Halloween Discourse

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

You cannot be intrinsically what you are not;So if you find you have been certified a witchYou’ll find it’s you yourself who brought about your lot.You’ll also find, once certified, you cannot switch.You’ve done it to yourself—the person you became—A person who was always crotchety and mean;Who now has no...

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OpinionAsk Grandpa Opinion

Ask Grandpa: Advice: Work within the unit for success

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

Grandpa,I, along with most of my friends, are tired of this politics that the elected officials are playing with our lives; this COVID-19 stuff is all make believe. We have an election coming up and I am strongly urging everyone to vote against any candidate who is currently in office...

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EventsEvents Yorkville Public Library

Yorkville Library resumes operating hours; youth will be served

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in November. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Yorkville Public Library has returned to regular operating hours. The Library is open...

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EventsAurora Library Miriam Meza-Gotto

Aurora Public Library District, 10 other districts, host to anti-racist event

On October 27, 2020October 26, 2020 By admin

The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) continues to provide opportunities to engage in dialogue, offer programs centered around diversity and inclusion, and pursue efforts to create a better community, and we are delighted to share a distinctive opportunity to engage with a National Book Award winner and leading anti-racist scholar,...

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Carousel SportsBobby Narang Neuqua Valley High School Sports St. Charles North Swimming

St. Charles North, Neuqua Valley, capture swim sectionals

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

By Bobby Narang The future looks bright for the St. Charles North High School girls swimming team. But the present shines as well. The North Stars concluded their season in style, by scoring 228 points to win the St. Charles North Sectional championship Saturday afternoon. St. Charles East managed to...

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SportsCollege football Sports Woodrow Carroll

Illini down; Northwestern up: Big Ten opens

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

By Woodrow Carroll The Big Ten Conference made this season’s football debut Friday evening in Madison, Wis. with the University of Illinois at Wisconsin. The season opener was not pretty for Illinois. Wisconsin had things pretty much under control from start in a 45-7 victory. Illinois will seek to get...

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SportsCarter Crane Sports

L.A. elevates to sports capital; NHL, NBA, delay

On October 27, 2020October 28, 2020 By admin

Compacting news and thoughts into limited space with other important and relevant items: • The Los Angeles Dodgers were a youthful and talented team in 2016 when the Chicago Cubs advanced past the Dodgers on the way to the World Series championship. This year was the Dodgers’ third trip to...

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Education International Kids/YouthCulture India

India Culture Explored at Grace Holistic Center

On October 27, 2020October 28, 2020 By admin

Grace Holistic Center for Education celebrates India diversity by learning the geography, traditions, and food of India.

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Carousel Community FundraiserCoats for Kids Kiwanis Club of Aurora

Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Coats for Kids

On October 27, 2020October 28, 2020 By admin

Kiwanis Club of Aurora is ready for a Coats for Kids delivery Friday, Oct. 30 to Aurora public schools.

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Fundraiser MoneyScholarship VFW

Openings for VFW Voice essays

On October 27, 2020October 28, 2020 By admin

For students looking for scholarships to help lessen the financial burden college brings, it’s not too late to participate in the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen essay competitions. Open to eligible high school students, the Voice of Democracy program is one of the...

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Environment EventsKane County Kane County Recycling Recycling

Kane County’s Recycling collection event

On October 27, 2020October 28, 2020 By admin

The last one-day event of the year will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 11 at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event. There is a fee for TVs and computer monitors, both tube and flat screen, of...

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PoliticalJohn W. Whitehead Politics Rutherford Institute

Founders’ vision: Democracies shed political psychopaths

On October 27, 2020October 26, 2020 By admin

By John W. Whitehead Twenty years ago, a newspaper headline asked the question: “What’s the difference between a politician and a psychopath?” The answer, then and now, remains the same: None. There is no difference between psychopaths and politicians. Nor is there much of a difference between the havoc wreaked...

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HistoryHistory

A Focus on History: October 29 through November 4

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

October 29 Black Tuesday hits Wall Street when investors trade 16,410,030 shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, to wipe out thousands of investors, and stock tickers ran hours behind because the machinery could not handle the tremendous volume of trading....

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HealthCOVID-19 Health Larry Quick

State COVID-19 lockdown created unintended consequences

On October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 By admin

By Larry Quick Last of 12 parts Illinois and the Sweden share a few things in common, not many, but a few. Perhaps the most noticeable is population size. Illinois has a population of approximately 12.5 Million residents and Sweden has a population of approximately 10.2 Million residents. Another common...

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Events FundraiserFox Valley Habitat for Humanity

First Centennial in assist of Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity’s first home in Batavia

On October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 By admin

First Centennial Mortgage of Aurora is a partner with Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity by donating $175,000 to provide funds for the building of its first home in Batavia. “This is our 25th year in business so we wanted to do something special for our community to celebrate our anniversary,”...

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HealthCapitol News Illinois COVID-19 Jerry Nowicki

Kane County, DuPage County, join Will County: Bars, restaurants, close indoors

On October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 By admin

By Jerry Nowicki Two more of the 11 regions of the State’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have reached a threshold necessitating increased restrictions, joining two other regions which remain above the key metric. Will and Kankakee Counties in Region 7 and DuPage and Kane Counties in Region 8 will be closed...

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Carousel InternationalJack Karolewski Joe Masonick Rick McKay Travel

Ancient pilgrimage new

On October 20, 2020October 28, 2020 By admin

By Rick McKay Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been annual travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 12th in the series. The previous article is at thevoice.us/contemplation-of-1977-trip-ready-again Over the previous 11 weeks...

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Business CarouselVerano Zen Leaf Aurora

Zen Leaf Aurora ribbon-cutting

On October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 By admin

Officials from Verano and Zen Leaf Aurora join Aurora mayor Richard Irvin and members of the Aurora City Council for the official grand opening of the City's first adult-use dispensary at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, Oct. 20 at Zen Leaf Aurora, 740 Route 59.

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FeatureCarter Crane

Understanding, seeing the goal, finding a relevant way

On October 20, 2020October 21, 2020 By admin

Relevant notes: • In spite of the problems of wide range with the existent COVID-19 situation, it is important we understand and take the right approach, even with complications. We were never promised a rose garden. Life can be filled with small joys. We must persist. One day society will...

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