High School soccer: Oswego High School vs. West Aurora
Oswego High School’s Sarah Epstein, 13, is in a battle with West Aurora’s Baylee Geni, 12, Tuesday, May 3.
White Sox stutter: Sizzle, stagger
By Woodrow Carroll Thanks to a 3-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox last Sunday, the Chicago White Sox moved over the .500 record in what has already become a topsy-turvy season. Sunday’s victory over the Red Sox made it six straight in the ‘W’ column for Chicago and upped
Logano captures NASCAR retro race
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, Goodyear 400, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, S.C., Sunday, May 8. The race was with a throw-back theme and the cars were painted just like the cars of the 1970s. Joey Logano won the retro race, followed by Tyler Reddick in second place, Justin Haley in
Former coach Gordon Kerkman well-wishes May 23
• We share a special good-bye to longtime and recently-retired West Aurora High School boys basketball head coach, Gordon Kerkman. Soon, he and his wife, Marilyn, will move to the state of Oregon. Good wishes can be accomplished at a special event 7 p.m. Monday, May 23 at West Aurora,
Exchange students learn and donate to the Fox Valley Animal Welfare League
Tracey and Gandi Falcon of Aurora held a service project May 5, Cinco de Meow-O, for American Field Service (AFS) Exchange students.
Donald Gatske: Five years in the Navy paved the way
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named Donald W. Gatske the May 2022 Herschel Luckinbill Veteran of the Month. Don was born June 25, 1946 and grew up in Aurora. He played in Boys Baseball of Aurora and Aurora Pony League baseball. He was a sousaphone player
Willard Fruits gives invocation
State Representative Stephanie Kifowit (D-Oswego), chair of Veterans Affairs and USMC veteran, was honored to be host to Willard Fruits, a Korean War veteran and Newark resident, former resident of Montgomery, to deliver the invocation at the beginning of official business during a recent Spring session of the Illinois House
‘Battle of Midway’ at Geneva Library
Greig R. Siedor of Geneva will present “The Battle of Midway” in commemoration of its 80th anniversary in June from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at Geneva Public Library, 227 S. Seventh Street, Geneva. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free. Siedor is a retired
Holy Angels School wins Aurora Sports Festival at Phillips Park
Student athletes from Holy Angels School in Aurora hold the trophy and scoreboard during their championship celebration Monday, May 9 of the city-wide Aurora Sports Festival at Phillips Park.
White Sox game trip to help food pantry
Aurora area retired teachers will be host to a White Sox game fundraiser as a benefit for the Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry in Aurora. Dick Schindel, president of Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association, made the announcement earlier this week. He said AARTA invites the public to “Strike Out Hunger,” a
Confidential document shredding & paint collection event May 14 in St. Charles
Kane County’s Recycling Program is hosting a free confidential document shredding event between 8 a.m. and 12 noon on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at the Kane County Branch Court office at 540 S. Randall Rd. in St. Charles. Paint and Aerosol fees: There is a per-item fee to recycle latex
Obvious problem: Government wants to determine our rights
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead “Abortion on demand is the ultimate State tyranny.”—Ron Paul The government wants to play god. It wants the power to decide who lives or dies and whose rights are worthy of protection. Delve beneath the rhetoric and spin that have turned abortion into
A Focus on History: May 12 through May 18
May 12 The dead body of aviation hero Charles Lindbergh’s baby is found more than two months after he was kidnapped from his family’s Hopewell, N.J., mansion. Lindbergh, who became the first worldwide celebrity five years earlier when he flew The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic Ocean, and
Redistricting Aurora wards topic at COW
By Jason Crane The Aurora City Council listened to a presentation of the law for redistricting Aurora’s wards at the Aurora city government Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting Tuesday, May 3. The report was presented by Ross Secler and Frank Calabrese on the redistricting of the City Council which
Prayers and Squares Quilters, creates for Ukraine
Dedicated women are sewing quilts for Ukraine.
Bad: Abortion controversy; Good: busy times
We pack as much information into The Voice each week as possible. News items, photos, and features tell the stories of our communities. We seek to make it presentable and thoughtful. Often we leave out many items, perhaps often more items than is included. There are various reasons, however, when
Reader’s Voice: A response here to political attacks
April 30, 2022Dear editor; “Conservatives Under Attack” claim they are victims of relentless attacks by social media, fake news media, federal agencies and the Democratic Party. Their remedies: Shrink the federal government. I learned in school that lack of government is chaos; secure the border with Mexico: Build the wall
Beautiful mourning dove will stay north: Fill feeders
First of two parts Teri Dunn contributed the following article in the Birds&Blooms magazine: “Mournings doves are beloved in backyards across the United States. Here are interesting facts you should know about the beautiful mourning dove: “I already knew that mourning doves sometimes will hang around our cold, snow-filled Northeast
Kane County best educators revealed
Kane County Regional Office of Education (ROE) held the 46th Annual Educator of the Year awards April 29. The ceremony and dinner brought an evening of celebration and excitement which included the naming of Jillian Yaggie, District 302, Kaneland John Shields Elementary kindergarten teacher, as Educator of the Year. All
Veterans Gardening Saturday at Food Pantry
The Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry and Urban Farm will be host to a Veterans Gardening Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at 834 N. Highland Avenue in Aurora. Thomas St. Jules, Marie Wilkiinson Food Pantry Board member, will be the emcee for the event. There will