Yes, it is almost Springtime and we have traversed another cold Winter. Here are some bits and pieces for your enjoyment. • Bits: December 15, 1836 a horrified crowd gathered outside Blodget’s Hotel where the U.S. Patent Office shared space with the U.S. Post Office. The entirety of the Nation’s
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley is meeting Thursday, March 9, at the historic Gray’s Mill Estate, 211 North River Street, Montgomery. Meeting and dinner will be held in the Third Floor Banquet Room. Dinner is off the menu at 5:30 p.m. Meeting will begin at 6:30
Waubonsee Community College’s competitive co-ed cheerleading squad secured a bid to the Chicago Nationals Grand Finale competition April 29-30 at Elgin Community College after taking first place in the Intermediate College Division at Xtreme Spirit’s Holiday Classic at the College of Lake County. The squad’s first-place, high-energy, two-and-a-half-minute routine was
We all know Rosie the Riveter, whose image became a cultural icon representing the surge of women who entered the workforce during World War II. Women, whose efforts in factories and shipyards helped lead the Nation to victory and the stories we don’t know much about are from the 600,000
Boozhoo is “Hello, Welcome” in Ojibwe and this greeting sign welcomes visitors to Big Rock Library’s birchbark display. Big Rock Library will hold an open house Saturday, March 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate the new display of birchbark items from Native American Ojibwe culture. Ray Miller,
The League of Women Voters’ Aurora Area will present Bought and Paid For? The influence of money on representative government at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21 at the Aurora Santori Public Library, 101 S. River Street, Aurora. The League will have Alisa Kaplan, executive director of Reform Illinois, give information
Consumers can celebrate National Meatball Day Swedish style with a benefit dinner for the Swedish American Children’s Choir from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S Lincoln Street in Batavia. The dinner will feature Swedish meatballs and gravy, mashed potatoes, vegetables, lingonberries, Swedish
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce was excited to celebrate new Batavia Chamber member Guardian Radon Mitigation and Construction Services with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, March 6. The event was held in the lobby of the Batavia Chamber’s office, 106 W. Wilson Street in Batavia. Batavia mayor Jeffery Schielke presided over
Musings: • The Republican Party is in a state of civil war. Or, I should say, in a state of uncivil war. On the one hand, there are the moderate Republicans, espousing conservative policies like small government, lower taxes, and traditional family values. They are a species rapidly becoming extinct.
Hannah Pawlak and Caleb Reynolds, both of Geneva, rehearse for Aurora Central Catholic’s upcoming production of “Chicago,” the high school version.
Women in Aurora are seeking to help other women who are facing current challenges and difficulties.Aurora City Hall’s employee resource group has launched a monthlong Women’s History Month campaign to collect much-needed supplies for unhoused women in the community. The P.O.W.E.R. Women’s Group, an acronym for Presenting Opportunities Where Everyone
Amada Beck, from left, of Seneca; Linda Anderson, Ottawa; and Barb Johnson, Yorkville, model bunads, Norwegian folk dresses, Sunday at a textile fair at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Montgomery.
Jim Gilbert of Aurora reacts as stylist Kathy Leasure shaves his head Sunday at the Aurora St. Baldrick’s fundraiser at Ballydoyle Irish Pub and Restaurant in Aurora.
What causes evolution? Honestly, what does?What brings it to what is today from what it was?It’s Nature’s way–allowing species to exist;A safeguard for prolonging life—sheer death, if missed.All this is known, but…what triggers this dire change?Most all these needed changes have a narrow range,The size, strength, shape, and form essential
With best wishes and a prayer, Alexis “Lexi” Janiak was sent off by Aurora University AU) students, faculty and staff members Wednesday, March 1 to the National Collegiate Women’s Wrestling Championship. The event was held March 3-4 at Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Janiak finished in second place
State Tournament Class 4AFriday, March 3SemifinalsO’Fallon 77, Hersey 60Benet Acad. 50, Geneva 48Third placeGeneva 72, Hersey 61Saturday, March 4ChampionshipO’Fallon 62, Benet Academy 57State Tournament Class 3AFriday, March 3SemifinalsNazareth Academy 48, Peoria 35Lincoln 76, Deerfield 56Third placePeoria 86, Deerfield 67Saturday, March 4ChampionshipNazareth Academy 63, Lincoln 52State Tournament Class 2AThursday, March 2SemifinalsByron
In response to rising food and meat prices and the challenges food pantries have in obtaining meat, University of Illinois Extension, along with key partners, launched the Illinois Deer Donation Program in 2022. Illinois Extension will present a live online webinar summarizing the outcomes of the inaugural program from noon
Thursday, March 9IHSA State Tournament Class 1ASemifinalsGibault vs. Cornerstone Christ., 10 a.m.Tuscola vs. Scales Mound, 11:45 a.m.Third Place, 7IHSA State Tournament Class 2ASemifinalsTeutopolis vs. DePaul, 2:30Rockridge vs. Bloomington Cath., 4:15Third Place, 8:45Friday, March 10IHSA State Tournament Class 3ASemifinalsSt. Ignatius vs. Simeon, 10 a.m.Metamora vs. East St. Louis, 11:45 a.m.Third Place,
125 Pounds: Spencer Lee, Iowa, over Liam Cronin, Nebraska, Dec 8-2133 pounds: Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State, over Aaron Nagao, Minnesota, Dec 5-2141 Pounds: Real Woods, Iowa, over Brock Hardy, Nebraska, Dec 2-1149 Pounds: Sammy Sasso, Ohio State, over Michael Blockhus, Minnesota, SV-1 7-5157 Pounds: Levi Haines, Penn State, over Peyton
Wednesday, March 8 (First Round)Game 1: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin, 5:30 p.m., BTN Game 2: Minnesota vs. Nebraska, 8:30 p.m., BTN Thursday, March 9 (Second Round)Game 3: Rutgers vs. Michigan, 11 a.m., BTNGame 4: Game 1 winner vs. Iowa, 2 p.m., BTNGame 5: Penn State vs. Illinois, 5:30 p.m., BTNGame 6: Game
