Aurora GreenFest 10th year Sept. 28
The Aurora GreenFest will take place Saturday, Sept. 28 and attendees can learn how to take care of the environment and have fun at the same time. It will be a day filled with fun activities to live more sustainably and help save our planet. The GreenFest will be from
Make Earth Great Again:
Aurora resident and author Vernon LaVia expresses his concern for the environment, Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. He presented information about his new book “Make Earth Great Again: Earth Avoidance & Our Disappearing Connection with Nature.” The book explains how Earth’s population in
Let’s Go Green!
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The Kane County Electronics Recycling Program next one-day recycling event will be Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes. Electronics and books will be accepted. There
Environmental science:
Shiloh Felix, student at Grace Holistic Center for Education, shows environmental science projects at the Hoover Forest Preserve in Yorkville earlier this month. Students in grades six through 12 participated in the Living Off Grid theme. Submitted photo
Let’s Go Green!
Bliss Woods Habitat Restoration Day: A habitat restoration work day will be held at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 1. The group will remove hedge parsley and garlic mustard. Bliss Woods is a beautiful, high-quality woodland hosting many unusual plants. Removing invasive species will
Discussions relevant at Oswego Senior Center
The Oswego Senior Center, 156 E. Washington Street, Oswego, will be host to many events for seniors. All events will take place at the Oswego Senior Center unless otherwise noted. • Medicare Discussions: Medicare Advantage Plans, Wednesday, May 22, 10 a.m.. Medicare Advantage Plans are HMOs, PPOs, and PFFS. Attendees
Let’s Go Green!
• Oswego Spring Free Paper Shredding Event: To assist in the prevention of identity theft, the Oswego Police Department and First National Bank of Oswego will offer a free shredding service to the community from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18, at the First National Bank, 6601 US
West Aurora Concerned Citizens Group will meet May 15
The West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 in the Fifth Ward meeting room, 1921 W. Galena Boulevard. The guest speaker will be Michaela Haberkern, executive director of the Aurora Public Library. For further information please contact Pat Malin, 630-844-9223. —West Aurora Concerned
58th Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race Sunday, June 2
The Fox River will welcome hundreds of paddlers, from avid racers to leisure enthusiasts and every level in between, when the 58th running of the Mid-American Canoe & Kayak Race will be held Sunday, June 2. Open to all ages, the Mid-Am will feature two race lengths with start lines
Selected works of Fox River at Little White School Museum in Oswego
Selected Works from A Fox River Testimony, an exhibit of some 50 original oil paintings of the Fox River, its Valley, and its tributaries will be on exhibit at the Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, Oswego, through Saturday, May 18. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Let’s Go Green!
• Kane County’s Recycling collection event: The next one-day event will be Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to noon at 540 S. Randall Road, St. Charles. There will be document shredding available with a limit of four boxes. Electronics, books, and latex paint will be accepted at this event.
Arbor Day:
Students from Pope St. John Paul II Catholic Academy South Campus add shovels of dirt to the Red Oak tree planted and sponsored by the city government of Aurora on Arbor Day, the fourth Friday of April each year. Carter Crane/The Voice
May 11 offers clean-up, food donation, callings; Aurora Public Library digs out
Saturday, May 11 will be a part of the annual Spring accelerated activities schedule in our communities. The possibilities and demands are great. Finding ways to participate in many as possible offers challenges. For example the choices and options include: • The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will hold
Missing: Rain forest collection area the size of Belgium
Eillie Anzilotti, assistant editor for FastCopany’s Ideas Section, submitted the following article about ancient trees, such as those in tropical rain forests. Anzilotti writes: “These trees are crucial for slowing climate change, but they keep disappearing. It’s more important than ever that countries try to limit losses–and work to plant
First Community Day of Service in Yorkville
Earth Day (April 22) may be over, but you still can do your part! Join 3:11 Project and many community partners for the first Community Day of Service in Yorkville from from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 11. The day will start at Hoover Forest Preserve with informational
McDonald Farm plant sale, open house, in Naperville May 11
Fresh organic vegetable and herb seedlings along with a variety of native plants will be available during the annual McDonald Farm plant sale and open house in Naperville Saturday, May 11 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.. A wide variety of seedlings for gardens and native trees and shrubs will
Let’s Go Green!
• Aurora electronic recycling: The city government of Aurora, in partnership with Will County, will be hosts to a free Electronics Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4 in the City public parking Lot X, 309 N. River Street. The event is open to Aurora residents
First baby bison of the year born at Fermilab April 20
Fermilab offers several annual traditions for its Batavia area neighbors, from Family Open House to STEM Career Expo. But none is quite as anticipated as the birth of each year’s first baby bison. Saturday, April 20, baby bison season officially began. The first calf of the year was born in the early morning
Earth Day, Arbor Day, serious; Holzhauer hauls in trivia loot
Earth Day will turn 50 next year, April 22, 2020. Likely it is the reason for a lack of published information and emphasis this year in the 49th anniversary. President Richard Nixon, prior to his problems with the Watergate scandal, signed the document passed by both Houses to create Earth