“It’s up to us to (practice) sustainability.” That was the message April 2 to Aurora Lions Club members from Mavis Bates, chair of Aurora mayor John Laesch’s Sustainable Aurora advisory board. Bates, District 4 Kane County board member, also chairs the County’s energy and environmental committee. As guest speaker at
Hundreds of demonstrators at the No Kings rally in Aurora, line up along E. Galena Blvd. outside McCarty Park March 28.
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold their April membership meeting Wednesday, April 8, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Meeting will be held in the East Banquet Room. Dinner is optional on members’ own from the menu at 5:30
Join in around the table at Yellow Bird Books, 34 S Stolp Ave, Aurora, and create your own collage cards Thursday, April 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Making collage cards is a great expression of creativity, as well as a calming and pleasurable activity – and they make wonderful
Kane County Farm Bureau Foundation’s (KCFB) 20th Touch-A-Tractor weekend of family fun will be held Friday through Sunday, April 10-12, at KCFB, 2N710 S.Randall Rd., St. Charles. Hours are Friday noon to 4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Cooped-up kids have
When you visit the Aurora Public Library District, you see thousands of items on our shelves waiting patiently to be taken home. What you don’t see is the work that went into getting them there. Every single item (over 330,000) had to be ordered, received, labeled, barcoded, cataloged, and shelved
More than 40 Aurora Lions, family members, and friends attended the club’s first-ever trivia night March 19 at Grandma’s Table restaurant in Aurora.
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley members will be attending Aurora Senior Services Associates noon meeting, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 1, at 2111 Plum Street, Aurora. Senior Services Associates, Inc. is a non-profit agency dedicated to sustaining and improving the quality of life
Kiwanis Club of Aurora president and main chef, Lucas Albright, points at the many pancakes and sausages to be served at the 75th Annual Kiwanis Club of Aurora Pancake Breakfast, March 14 at Aurora Central Catholic High School.
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley members held their March membership meeting Wednesday, March 11, at Oak Street Restaurant, 945 Oak Street, in North Aurora. Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley welcomed two new members into the Club, at their March membership meeting: Edward and
In an eighth-annual fundraiser, Scouting America Blackhawk Troop 11 will post a U.S. flag on Aurora-area front lawns this summer. An announcement said Troop 11, based at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, will post flags in Aurora, Montgomery and North Aurora on Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4 and
By Al Benson “We’re here to stay,” Lorena Hernandez said March 10. The Aurora Police Department lieutenant led a trio of female Aurora police officers who explored “Women in Law Enforcement” at APD headquarters. Celebrating Women’s History Month, the presentation highlighted the Citizen Police Academy Alumni of Aurora March membership
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley will hold it’s March “Meet and Greet”, organized by media chairperson, Ann McBride, to expose our Club and our mission, Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Jake’s Bagels & Deli, 220 N. Broadway, in downtown Aurora. Jake’s Bagels
By Ricky Rieckert Dear readers, I’m going to finish my 2-part series about Blessed Sacrament Parish in North Aurora this week, with a story about Sister Rose Marie Weber. I stated in my previous article, Sr. Rose was born in Aurora, along with five brothers and three sisters. I knew
By Ricky Rieckert Dear readers, This week I will continue with St. Mary’s Parish, and an Aurora affiliation at Blessed Sacrament Parish in North Aurora. Monsignor Edward S. Wright served as the assistant pastor at St. Mary’s Parish, from May of 1954 to August of 1959. I didn’t realize until
Celebrating Clayton Parks Day February 26, his widow, Abby, mobilized family members to stock two Aurora community fridges with food. Clayton was among five victims of a 2019 shooting at Henry Pratt Co. in Aurora. Fridge project spokesman David Cannon said Abby and other volunteers filled fridges located outside at
An Aurora Lions Club eye exam helped an Aurora woman detect eye cancer. Last summer Fox Valley Park District recreation supervisor Laureen Baumgartner was working at Blackberry Farm, a children’s farm and living history museum in Aurora. Events included adult eye and hearing exams in a mobile unit provided by
By Russ George The Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held its February 21, “Meet and Greet”, at Panera Bread, 1330 N. Orchard Road, in Aurora. A shout out of thanks to the staff, at Panera Bread, for allowing our club to distribute information about diabetes, prediabetes, and healthy eating. Members
East Aurora School District 131 will celebrate Black History Month with an evening of reflection, inspiration, and community at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday Feb. 26, at East Aurora High School, 500 Tomcat Lane Aurora. Enter at door No. 8. It will be an evening of reflection, inspiration, and
