Month: February 2022

Military

Continuing Saga: PFC Chas in the European Theater

On By admin

Continuing the adventures of PFC Chas (and you thought you had seen the last of these thrilling adventures, dear reader – silly you!) The Third Armored Medical Company, a.k.a. the “Third Herd,” was well-equipped to administer first-aid in a combat zone. The Third Herd was not well-equipped, however, to administer...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Religion

Love lightens every burden, offers strength, courage, joy!

On By admin

Valentine’s Day Quotes “Love is a mighty power, a great and complete good. Love alone lightens every burden, and makes rough places smooth. It bears every hardship as though it were nothing, and renders all bitterness sweet and acceptable. Nothing is sweeter than love, nothing stronger, higher, nothing more fulfilling...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Food

Recipe of the Week: Pork Marsala

On By admin

Ingredients1/3 cup all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon salt3/4 teaspoon garlic powder1/2 teaspoon dried oregano1 pound boneless pork loin chops, pounded thin4 tablespoons butter1/4 cup olive oil2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms3 cloves of garlic, minced1 cup Marsala wine Directions1. Mix flour, salt, garlic powder, and oregano together in a medium bowl. Add pork...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Poetry

Poem: A Young Teen’s Memory…

On By admin

Again I am reminded, soon it’s Valentine’s Day,And now in the 6th Grade, careful how I post.For right now, in my teen years, certain ones hold swayMore than before, and those I really think of mostAnd more important now…leastwise that is how I feelRight now, although I know although I...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
History

Change required in view of Black History Month

On By admin

Carter G. Woodson, an American historian, author, journalist, and founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History couldn’t have known how significantly opinions about Black History Month would change when he came up with the concept of Negro History Week nearly a century ago in...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Sports

Hockey fan weighs in on Hawks’ Wirtz debacle

On By admin

I have been a lifelong hockey fan. From playing pond hockey and listening to the newly franchised Buffalo Sabres on WGR in the early 1970s, to sitting in the United Center in Chicago cheering on my adopted Chicago Blackhawks, I have loved the game for as long as I can...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Award

Life-changing, humorous, insights: Award-winning teacher

On By admin

After more than 30 years in western suburban classrooms, award-winning teacher and author Ellen Jo Ljung has some stories to tell, stories that helped shape her career and transformed her vision for the future of education. Ljung shares her life-changing and often humorous insights in a newly-published memoir, Tales Told...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Events

Black History Month: Aurora Methodists to explore Underground Railroad quilt codes; speaker to display original quilts

On By admin

“Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad” will be presented by Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17. Celebrating Black History Month, the program will include a reading of “Under the Quilt...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
History

Family roots, information, available February 11, virtually

On By admin

Following one’s family roots gives a sense of belonging and history. In today’s modern world, there are more resources than ever to learn about one’s ancestry. Yes, DNA tests are wonderful advances in science to trace family lineage, but a DNA test won’t show a great-great grandfather’s photo or provide...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Opinion

Ask Grandpa: Thoughts for Valentine’s Day on just love

On By admin

Editor’s note: Recently in The Voice, the announcement was made of the death of the conductor of the column, Ask Grandpa, which provided readers with 503 weeks of sage advice, humor, and continuity. Below is the repeat of the February 11, 2021 column. The Voice will continue to offer previous...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Award Carousel Sports

West Aurora High School’s Riley Mont, scores 1,000th point

On By admin

Riley Mont, West Aurora High School girls basketball team, scored her 1,000th point February 3 during the team’s 73-24 victory against Oswego High School. This milestone places Mont eighth among all-time scorers in the program. Mont achieved this feat while never having completed a full varsity season during her four...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Sports

High school boys basketball Schedule Feb. 10-15 results Feb. 1-7

On By admin

Thursday, Feb. 10West Suburban SilverGlenbard West at Hinsdale Cen., 7Friday, Feb. 11Chicago Catholic WhiteMarmion at Providence, 7St. Ignatius at Montini, 7DuKaneBatavia at St. Charles East, 7:15Lake Park at Wheaton-Warr. S., 7:15St. Charles N. at Glenbard N., 7:15Wheaton North at Geneva, 7:15DuPage ValleyNaperville Central at DeKalb, 7Naperville North at Metea Valley,...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Sports

High school girls basketball results Feb. 1-5

On By admin

Saturday, Feb. 5St. Charles East 67, Batavia 59Montini 53, Trinity 27York 55, Glenbard West 38Hinsdale Central 81, Argo 16Hinsdale South 32, Leyden 22Lyons 63, Downers Grove North 30Burlington Central 53, Cary-Grove 31Huntley 68, Crystal Lake South 25Jacobs 46, Dundee-Crown 39Larkin 37, Elgin 29McHenry 54, Hampshire 49, ot Thursday, Feb. 3Batavia...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Sports

Wheaton Warrenville South, Glenbard West, in transition

On By admin

By Bobby Narang The Wheaton Warrenville South High School boys basketball team is one of the big surprises in the Chicagoland hoops scene this season. But then again, considering the Mike Healy’s coaching acumen, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the Tigers are among elite in northern Illinois.. In the...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Sports

Super Bowl history full

On By admin

By Woodrow Carroll Super Bowl LVI at 5:30p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 in Englewood, Calif. will pit the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams in what promises to be a good game. Why shouldn’t it be a good game? We have two teams that qualified for the playoffs and made it...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Sports

Focus on events other than this year’s Super Bowl

On By admin

The sports whirl does not come to a standstill during the Super Bowl, or, Super Bowl week, however, it is the premier event at this time of the year. The Voice, a community-based newspaper offers its limited coverage on this year’s Super Bowl. Who will win the Super Bowl game?...

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Carousel Charity Events Food

Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry’s drive-thru pop-up distribution at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora

On By admin

Aurora Ward 8 alderwoman Patty Smith gives giant coloring books to a young patron at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry's drive-thru pop-up distribution Saturday, Feb. 5, at Georgetown Elementary School in Aurora.

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here
Carousel Events

Henry Pratt shooting memorial

On By admin

Bill Walsh of Aurora views an Aurora Historical Society tribute Friday, Feb. 4 to victims of a shooting at Henry Pratt Company in Aurora in 2019. The display of wooden crosses and memorabilia is at Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer Place in Aurora, through February 26.

This content is for 30 Day Free Trial, 3 Months for 99 Cents, and One Year Subscription subscribers only.
Register
Already a member? Log in here