Month: February 2022

Sports

One-and-done time in high school boys basketball

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High school sports accelerate into a higher gear. The boys basketball regional tournaments are ready to start Saturday, Feb. 19. The subsequent round, in nearly all tournaments, will skip to Wednesday, Feb. 23 with regional semifinal games. One and done is the refrain when we shift into postseason. All four...

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Seniors

Oswego Senior Center moves ahead in community

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Oswego Senior Center, now the Oswego Senior and Community Center, is happily moving into its forever home at the site of the former Oswego Police Station, 3525 US Highway 34, Oswego. Oswego Senior Center officially changed its name to Oswego Senior and Community Center, and will open its new facility...

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Charity Events Food

Aurora Food Pantry Women’s Mobile Pantry delayed

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Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s Women’s’ Empowerment Mobile Pantry, a women-only giveaway this week was rescheduled and relocated. A fourth monthly food and household products distribution was set for Thursday, Feb. 17, at Mutual Ground domestic violence shelter in Aurora. Rebecca Dunnigan, Pantry outreach and program director, said Tuesday the...

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Norwegian Dancers folk troupe in Yorkville March 6

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Cross Lutheran Church, 8609 Rt. 47 in Yorkville, will be host to the Stoughton (Wis.) Norwegian Dancers, a folk-dance troupe, at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 6. The performance is open to vaccinated community members. Admission and parking are free. The sponsor is Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 4-472, a...

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Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Feb. 20

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The Sons of the American Legion of Plano Post #395 will be host to an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20. Menu items include scrambled eggs, egg casserole, potatoes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, pancakes, waffles, and made-to-order omelets. The breakfast will be served...

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Government Opinion

Shrinking freedom, illusory rights, continue for ‘we the people’

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By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead We are no longer free. We are living in a world carefully crafted to resemble a representative democracy, but it’s an illusion. We think we have the freedom to elect our leaders, but we’re only allowed to participate in the reassurance ritual of...

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History

A Focus on History: February 17 through February 23

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February 17 Approximately 900 persons drown when a passenger ferry, the Neptune, overturns near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The ferry was dangerously overloaded, and carried no lifeboats or emergency gear. – 1993. February 18 A man ignites a gasoline-filled container inside a subway train in Daegu, South Korea. The blaze engulfes the...

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Government Health

Governor seeks to ‘ratchet back’ mask mandates

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By Jerry Nowicki Illinoisans should stay tuned for an announcement on the State’s indoor mask mandate, governor JB Pritzker said at an unrelated news conference Tuesday, although he declined to say specifically what changes might be coming. “I think I’ve said over the last few press conferences that I really...

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Aurora City Council approves Juneteenth as paid holiday

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By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 8, Council members unanimously approved a Resolution designating Juneteenth as a paid holiday for city of Aurora government employees, beginning in June. Non-emergency offices will be closed. In June 2021, Juneteenth was signed into law as both...

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Fundraiser

Naperville youth to collect 1,000 shoes

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Logan Brown of Naperville is collecting 1,000 shoes for her Eagle Scout project. In a Facebook post, Brown, a Neuqua Valley High School junior, said she will accept donations from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Wheatland Salem United Methodist Church,1852 95th Street in Naperville. Earlier contributions...

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Valentine’s Day mentality, love, important focus

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Valentine’s Day is not a recognized state or federal holiday, however, it is important in many ways. Aside from the sales of flowers, candy, and a variety of gifts, sentiments in many directions are disseminated to individuals from six years to 100 years, and possibly older. The test could come...

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Events

Thank You For Leaving The House (TYFLTH) art experience in Batavia

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A business in Batavia will unveil a unique immersing multimedia art experience in March. The public is invited to not only attend, but participate, when Thank You For Leaving The House (TYFLTH) will make a debuts Saturday, March 26 at Black Cactus Print House, 11 E. Wilson Street in Batavia....

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Approaches new to annual Mississippi River floods

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First of three parts Jenny Rogers wrote the following article for Nature Conservancy Magazine. “As floods throughout the Mississippi River Basin become more destructive and unpredictable, communities are changing tactics to give the water a place to go. Most years, the option on the table would be unthinkable: Some farmers...

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Water Street Studios exhibit in Batavia

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The opening reception for the next Water Street Studios exhibit will feature artists Chris Hodge, Dave Wensel, Perry Slade, Pedro Palacios, Dave Sobotka, and will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 11. Those who attend can mingle with other art lovers and support their favorite local community...

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Valentine’s Day in Copenhagen, Denmark, buoyant

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It was Valentine’s Day in Copenhagen, Denmark. Engaged couple Emma and Mark were strolling the Old Sailor’s Quarter after disembarking from a harbor tour boat. Copenhagen became affluent by trade and the 17th Century buildings that survived the 1795 fire still look impressive among the newer, copper, roofs. The history...

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Events Health

Super Bowl food safety a winner

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Even though Super Bowl Sunday is not an official holiday, millions of Americans celebrate the day with family and friends. In fact, Super Bowl Sunday is the second–largest day of food consumption in the United States after Thanksgiving. However, unlike a sit-down dinner, most Super Bowl parties feature buffet-style fare....

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Pets

Therapy Dog Club visits hospitals again

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Just like everybody else, members of the Fox Valley Therapy Dog Club are working within protocols so that youngsters may meet with four legged friends, hospital staff members will receive comfort and reading programs for children which will, in a small way, return to local libraries. Going forward within a...

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Events

Fifty red flags of drug abuse March 3

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West Aurora School District 129 will sponsor “The Wake Up Call,” a program exploring 50 red flags of drug abuse, Thursday, March 3, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Herget Middle School, 1550 Deerpath Road in Aurora. The program is free to the public. Attendees must be 21 years...

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Aurora Noon Lions fundraiser Fat Tuesday celebration

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Aurora Noon Lions Club will celebrate Fat Tuesday, March 1, the day prior to the start of Ash Wednesdays and Lent, with a pizza and pasta fundraiser. The all-you-can-eat dinner is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Luigi’s Pizza and Fun Center, 732 Prairie Street in Aurora. The public...

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