Rotary Club of Oswego member Chris Sims, left, discusses a recent trip to Texas at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora. Several Rotary Club of Oswego members went to Texas to help repair flood-damaged homes during recent hurricane relief efforts. Sims said as
Kiwanis Club of Aurora member Debbie Smith, left, poses with her niece, Marci Viland, who made a presentation about her journey with multiple sclerosis (MS) to members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora, Tuesday, at the Prisco Center in Aurora. Viland is the author of two books, a children’s book,
Did you know that the Eola Road Branch of the Aurora Public Library is gathering toys for a toy swap? Everyone is invited to donate gently-used toys and then browse the offerings to take some home from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28. The Toy Swap is for
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit www.plano.lib.il.us or call 630-552-2009. • Wednesday Night Book Group, Wednesday, April 18, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Adults can get together with other readers for an interesting discussion. “An
Blackberry Farm will welcome runners, walkers, and athletes of all abilities to the Barnyard Dash 5K at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, April 28. The USTAF-certified course, will feature 14 age divisions for both men and women racers ages 10 and up. Those who register by Thursday, April 19 will enjoy the
Aurora University pitcher Steph Brenner fires in game one of a fastpitch softball doubleheader against visiting Alverno College at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery Saturday. Aurora won both non-conference games, 2-0 and 7-0. Al Benson/The Voice
By John Montesano – The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Ron Bennett the April Veteran of the Month. He was born September 16, 1946 in Aurora and grew up in Moecherville, a neighborhood on the East Side which was built by returning veterans from World War II. His
Rick Jacobsen, left, of Jacobsen Lawn Service, presents a check, as a donation, to Dan Jurjovec of Naperville Responds For Veterans after responses to assist in projects of the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club. The Naperville organization helps veterans in daily work around the house with repairs or in crises.
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, April 17. The meeting will be held at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery. A reception will begin at 5:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.. The dinner includes a choice of three entrees, fish,
Kendall County elected officials recently participated in National Service Recognition Day by lending a hand at the Kendall County Community Food Pantry in Yorkville. April 3 was officially designated as National Service Recognition day, as a national event sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the National
Faith Lutheran Church in Aurora holds its eighth annual candy-filled Easter egg drop by helicopter Saturday. See facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
Richard Irvin, mayor of Aurora, delivers the State of the City Tuesday at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora. He stressed his theme of One Aurora as the 59th mayor of Aurora. The slide show over his right shoulder reflects his administration’s business attitude, he said. Other items of accomplishments
Carl Kleimaier of Elburn visited India for six weeks on a spiritual and meditation retreat in Tiruvannamalai, a city of 150,000, earlier this year. A sense of spirituality and chaos pervade the culture in India.. Here is his report: By Carl Kleimaier Spirituality and chaos: India and the modern world
As a society we rarely stand still. We celebrate, observe anniversaries, and seek to be helpful. We are in a time of acknowledging the 50-year anniversary of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s death. He was shot April 4, 1968, a volatile time in American history. He took our society to
The color purple is popular with religious organizations and there is a movie entitled “The Color Purple” with Oprah Winfrey. AARP (American Association for Retired Persons) writer Kim Hayes submitted the following article regarding purple superfoods such as cauliflower which provides key vitamins for a diet. Hayes wrote: “The late
From the French carrousel, the Italian carosello, and the Spanish carosella “little battle,” the American word carousel or merry-go-round, was an amusement ride usually with horses for seats that were mounted on posts. They moved up and down as if the horses were galloping to the accompaniment of circus music.
Remember when a lot of stuff used to be made in America? Then everything went to Japan, then to foreign countries no one realized actually existed, and now China? We still make some things here. We make the top of lists in yearly deaths from guns, highest health care costs,
Representative Stephanie Kifowit (Oswego-D) filed the first piece of legislation in the State General Assembly authored by the members of the 84th District Youth Advisory Council. It focuses on the need of high school students to participate in a more in-depth discussion of what constitutes consent and sexually-abusive behavior through
History will come to life in salutes to citizenship when Joe Wiegand returns to Illinois as Teddy Roosevelt. During the performance from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 14, at the Santori Public Library of Aurora, 101 South River Street in Aurora, Wiegand will salute the Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion
