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Naturalization 101: Virtual class helpful June 24

I recently saw In The Heights, the 2021 movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning stage musical that follows the lives of individuals in the Latino community of Washington Heights in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Those interested can check out all of the In the Heights materials

Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora event June 25

Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, the club that fights diabetes, recently installed officers and directors for 2021-2022. Presiding at an installation ceremony Thursday, June 17, at Oak Street Restaurant in North Aurora was Vic Smith, Cosmopolitan International Mid-States Federation governor. Smith, a Newark resident, is an Aurora Cosmo. Installed were Russ

Katie Kleinwachter: World stage

The United States will make a landmark appearance at the World Championship of Indoor Freediving in Belgrade, Serbia, June 21-27. Katie Kleinwachter, aka TEAM USA, and two-time United States record-holder, will become the first United States athlete to participate at a CMAS (World Confederation of Underwater Activities) Indoor World Championship.

Aurora Public District Library partner in Legacy Project Pride Zoom event

Pride: Rainbow clothes and decorations, awesome parties and parades (drive-by during a global pandemic!); although these are great ways to celebrate, something that’s often obscured behind the bright colors and pageantry, there is another very important aspect of Pride: LGBTQ+ history. The Aurora Public Library District (APLD) will be a

Oswego’s Bob Stekl receives Bickford Award

At their May 27 meeting, the Oswegoland Heritage Association Board of Directors honored Bob Stekl with the association’s highest honor, the Mary Cutter Bickford Award for Excellence in Local History. Stekl retired from the board in 2019 after more than 18 years’ service, and as a museum volunteer in 2020