John Ross, president of Kiwanis Club of Aurora, presents a Kiwanis coffee mug to Cathy Ferrel, Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry’s East Pantry coordinator at the Kiwanis meeting Tuesday at the Prisco Center. She shared information about the recently-formed community pantry at East Aurora High School. The Student Food Days Fall
In the parade Sunday through downtown Aurora, colors follow those who walk. A video of the parade can be seen at facebook.com/thevoice.us. Jason Crane/The Voice
By Anthony Stanford – The Aurora Public Library’s (APL) Back to the 1980s BBQ Bash, with music by Voyage, will be held Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Santori Public Library of Aurora at 7 p.m.. According to APL Foundation manager, Laura Stoney, the BBQ Bash is one of two events
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit http://www.planolibrary.info/ or call 630-552-2009. • Knit and Crochet Group, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to noon. This informal group works on its own projects, discusses types and colors of yarns, and helps
Resident registration for Fox Valley Park District Fall programs will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Individuals can view the guide at issuu.com/danleahy5/docs/fallguide2018_f-web and register at foxvalleyparkdistrict.org. Non-resident registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13. —Fox Valley Park District
The Yorkville Public Library Youth Service Department will have many events in August. All events will take place at the Library, 902 Game Farm Road, unless otherwise noted. For more information, or to register, call 630-553-4354 or visit www.yorkville.lib.il.us. • Friday, Aug. 10 and Thursday, Aug. 23, 10:15 a.m. 10:45
Elburn last week reflects a town in the middle 1950s for the production of HBO television drama horror series, Lovecraft Country. The scene above was during a lunch break. Note the change in the barber shop name for the series. Below, the crew sets up in an area along Main
Ibtihaj Muhammad, left, at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville engages in conversation after signing her book Thursday, July 26. Muhammad excelled in fencing in a world of wealthy white men. She initially struggled to fit in, however, she prevailed. She became the first woman in hijab (head covering) to compete for
Studiously captivating: The focus of the individuals at Sunday’s annual Geneva Arts Fair is fine art photography along Third Street. Carter Crane/The Voice
Milwaukee executive John Lindstedt, right, July 17 recalls how the Polaris missile submarine fleet helped win the Cold War. Lindstedt, U.S. Navy lieutenant (retired), was the speaker at the July dinner meeting of Aurora Navy League Council 247 at Grandma’s Table in Montgomery. Lindstedt served on the USS Kamehameha as
Elf Lauren Wiesbrook, right, distributes candy canes to kids during a visit by Santa Claus, Paul Eggert of Aurora, to Banana Split ice cream parlor in Aurora Tuesday, July 24 in a fundraiser for Salvation Army and Toys for Tots. Al Benson/The Voice
• Fox River Cleanup: The Village of Oswego’s ECO Commission will be a partner with the Prairie State Canoeists and Water Trail Keepers to clean up the bank of the Fox River Saturday, Aug. 4, and is seeking volunteers to clean the banks of the Oswego and Montgomery riverfront, collecting
Reason to Rock for Scleroderma Fun Walk The event will help raise funds for research of Scleroderma, a chronic, often progressive autoimmune disease, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues. The event will be Sunday at Northwestern Medicine Field, 34W002 Cherry Lane in Geneva. Registration will open
Neighborhoods throughout Oswego are invited to join more than 38 Million neighbors across approximately 16,000 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, and military bases worldwide for National Night Out, Tuesday. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods
Neighborhoods throughout Montgomery are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for National Night Out, Tuesday, Aug. 7, which is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship
Oswego area veterans organizations, community members, and the Oswegoland Park District have collaborated to form the Veterans Serenity Park Committee. This unique community partnership will continue with plans to build Veterans Serenity Park, along the Fox River in Oswego. The Park will be on Adams Street at the north edge
Chuck Roberts, left, and Charlie Zine, celebrate the completion of their eight-day journey down the Fox River through Elgin and Aurora to Ottawa at the confluence of the Fox River and Illinois River, a journey of 202 miles. Roberts is former president of the Friends of the Fox. Zine is
Progressive Baptist Church gospel singers in Aurora entertain Saturday in a free concert during the three-day 30-year anniversary of Reverend Robert Wesby’s death. See Carter Crane’s article here. Jason Crane/The Voice
By Carter Crane – The three-day, 30-year, memorial celebration of Reverend Robert Wesby’s death was a success by all accounts. Reverend Wesby was the minister of Progressive Baptist Church in Aurora, a civil rights leader, and marched with Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. The three days included a banquet
Last week the Fox Valley Trolley Museum in South Elgin was vandalized by two minors and there was $110,000 in damage to eight cars. The museum has created a GoFundMe page, www.gofundme.com/fox-river-trolley-museum, for those who are willing or wish to make donations to help cover the costs of these repairs.
