February 23, 2021 – The Voice

Special salute to Herschel Luckinbill a fitting tribute

On February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 By admin

There was a salute, a tribute, and a thank you. The focal point was the service rendered by Herschel Luckinbill of Montgomery to military veterans for nearly 20 years. The Navy veteran, see below, was the primary mover and president of the Fox Valley Breakfast Club. The organization was started...

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Carousel Government HealthCOVID-19 testing Judd Lofchie Ribbon-cutting

Contactless COVID-19 testing in Aurora

On February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 By admin

Aurora Ward 10 alderman Judd Lofchie cuts the ceremonial ribbon Monday in the ReStore parking lot on the West Side of Aurora to officially open a free COVID-19 testing site. Testing is free and open to the public Monday thru Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m..

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Carousel GovernmentAurora Mayor Candidate forum Jason Crane John Laesch Judd Lofchie Richard Irvin

Aurora mayoral candidates meet in forum

On February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 By admin

By Jason Crane An Aurora mayoral candidate forum Saturday, through the Zoom video conference platform, allowed viewers to learn about the three candidates seeking the job as mayor of Aurora for the next four years. An election will be Tuesday, April 6. Community Advocacy Awareness Network (CAAN) and New Covenant...

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GovernmentAurora Township Campton Hills Dundee Township Election Elgin Township

Kane County Townships consolidated primary election results

On February 23, 2021February 25, 2021 By admin

• Reg. voters: 8457 ballots: 247 turnout: 2.92% 12 of 12 precincts reportingVillage of Campton Hills trustee to serve a 4-year term(Vote for 3) Votes (% of Votes)Ed Muncie 115 (46.56%)James McKelvie 62 (25.10%)Michael D. Millette 90 (36.44%)Timothy W. Morgan, Sr. (Write-In) 68 (68.02%)Kimberly Weiss (Write-In) 172 (69.64%) • Reg....

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Government International Money PoliticalCOVID-19 Relief Package Egypt Judy Siedlecki Letter to the Editor Readers Voice

No Egypt money in relief bill

On February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 By admin

February 22, 2021Dear editor; A letter to the editor in the Oswego Ledger in the February 18 issue, stated that the last stimulus package addressing COVID-19 relief included things such as $1.3 Billion for Egypt, and so on. I did not think that foreign expenditures were part of the COVID-19...

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GovernmentAurora City Council Jason Crane

Aurora City Council appoints two

On February 23, 2021March 2, 2021 By admin

By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, through the Zoom video conference platform, the City Council approved the following agenda items: • Approved was a resolution authorizing a lease agreement in the not to exceed amount of $46,500.00 with Nadler Golf Car Sales Inc. for...

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Carousel InternationalInternational Jack Karolewski Joe Masonick Rick McKay Travel

Leny, grandmama of Camino, recalls World War II fright

On February 23, 2021March 3, 2021 By admin

Editor’s note: Rick McKay, Joe Masonick, and Jack Karolewski, have been travel companions for more than 50 years to a variety of sites with many goals. This week’s adventure is the 28th in the series, a 14-day hike in 2005 across northern Spain’s intriguing Camino de Santiago known as the...

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Environment FeatureBill Gates Donna Crane1 Comment

Bill Gates’ so-called Green stance seen as charade

On February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 By admin

Second of four parts The previous part is at thevoice.us/bill-gates-largest-owner-of-farmland-in-the-u-s Bill Gates, 65, known as the fourth richest person in the world, a United States entrepreneur, who, with a boyhood friend, Paul Allen, founded Microsoft computer company in the 1970s and divested himself from the company in 2020, continues his...

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Community EventsEaster Egg Hunt Unity of Fox Valley

Easter Egg Hunt in Batavia April 3

On February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 By admin

The Unity of Fox Valley Easter Egg Hunt will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 3, at the Unity of Fox Valley parking lot, 230 Webster Street, Batavia. To register please contact Mary at marynowroozi@comcast.net by March 22. In case of inclement weather, or if it is not feasible due...

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Carousel Feature HistoryJo Fredell Higgins Mary Granville

Many Mosaicks by Mary Granville ‘imitates flowers’

On February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 By admin

“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.” – Rumi She was born Mary Granville in 1700 at her father’s country house in the Wiltshire village of Coulston. Hers was a well-to-do English family. She would hear first-hand the voyage of Captain Cook and be astonished by that voyage...

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Commentary Crime GovernmentAurora Aurora Mayor Aurora Rapid Response Team Brandy Gilliam Kristen Ziman P.O.B.U.M.S. SOCIETY Readers Voice Richard Irvin Sandra González

Grassroots alliance condemns remarks

On February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 By admin

By Brandy Gilliam, P.O.B.U.M.S. SOCIETY; Sandra González, Aurora Rapid Response Team We, the Aurora Grassroots Alliance, condemn Aurora mayor Richard Irvin and Police Chief Kristin Ziman’s inflammatory remarks about community activists during their February 3 media briefing on the City’s uptick in crime. Irvin opened the media briefing, after reciting...

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FeatureCharles Coddington

Meaning of words important: From Mrs. Malaprop to only

On February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 By admin

I have been following with a great deal of interest publisher Crane’s “clear and concise” section on page 2 in editorials since he began it. As a student of the “Muvver Tongue” (as they say in the U.K.), I had hoped to find new insights in English usage. Although I...

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EnvironmentCEJA Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act Mavis Bates Sierra Club Valley of the Fox

Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) Illinois Sierra Club’s highest priority

On February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 By admin

The Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), is Illinois Sierra Club’s highest priority bill for 2021. Right now the clean energy jobs sector is one of the fastest growing in Illinois, and CEJA will keep it that way. As our State recovers from the COVID-19 crisis, renewable energy is going...

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PoetryPoetry Richard Williams

Kinda Going Back In Time

On February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 By admin

Before our teens we did not think of growing up;We weren’t concerned with a half-filled half-empty cup.Our likes and dislikes took no time at all to form;And living for the moment seemed to be the norm.The biggest thing we had to think about back thenWas just whose house or yard...

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Carousel EventsAurora Library Aurora Public Library District Dr. Eve L. Ewing Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Krista Danis

Virtual: Dr. Eve L. Ewing and World Social Justice Day

On February 23, 2021March 1, 2021 By admin

After the November 2020 success of a multi-library collaboration that brought The New York Times bestselling author and anti-racist scholar Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to Aurora and surrounding communities, this dynamic library partnership has regrouped for another powerhouse event. This time, our sights are on author, poet, and artist, Dr....

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Events Kids/YouthEvents Yorkville Public Library

Craft To Go at Yorkville Public Library

On February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 By admin

The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in March. 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 continues to offer regular operating hours. The Library is open Monday–Thursday...

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OpinionAsk Grandpa Opinion

Ask Grandpa: Shop: Better cash in hand than hat in hand

On February 23, 2021February 20, 2021 By admin

Grandpa,Can you tell me the origin of these words and the appropriate use of them; (Grandpa chose not to publish the words and phrases). Grandpa says: Can I? Yes. Will I? No. Profanity is not part of Grandpa’s chosen syntax. There is no appropriate use for these words, or phrases...

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Community FeatureJim Nowlan Malaise

To work through problems, ask if it will help grandkids

On February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 By admin

In the 1970s, president Jimmy Carter supposedly worried that Americans were suffering from collective malaise, the French word for an underlying feeling of discomfort, uneasiness. Carter was roundly ridiculed. A few years later, president Ronald Reagan campaigned in 1984 on the theme, in sharp contrast: “It’s morning again in America.”...

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Carousel EducationJason Buckley National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association West Aurora High School West Aurora High School athletic director

Jason Buckley certified master

On February 23, 2021February 22, 2021 By admin

Jason Buckley of Montgomery, West Aurora High School athletic director, has been named a certified master athletic director. The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) awarded the designation that recognizes exemplary knowledge, contributions, and professional development, in interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process includes a thorough evaluation of the...

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PoliceOswego Police Department Oswego Village Board

Oswego: Police diversity

On February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 By admin

In anticipation of more population growth and a wave of retirements, the Village of Oswego is adopting multiple strategies to build a police department ready to serve its growing, diverse community. Tuesday, Feb. 16, the Oswego Village Board approved a policy change that will allow more seasoned recruits to apply...

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