By Anthony Stanford – A collaboration among the Aurora Public Library (APL), Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB), the Fox Valley Park District (FVPD), and the city government of Aurora helps to sponsor the popular Meals on the Move program. The Summer lunch program provides free nutritious boxed lunches to children
The Plano Community Library, 15 W. North Street, will be host to many events. For more information and to register, visit www.planolibrary.info or call 630-552-2009. • Smallville SUPERFEST Book Sale, Friday, Aug. 17 – Saturday, Sept. 1 The Friends of the Library Book Sale will be held in the meeting room
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. • Wednesday, Aug. 1, 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., Stories in
At its meeting July 17, Batavia Public Library trustees voted unanimously to place a proposal on the November, 2018 ballot. The proposal requests a 7¢ increase in the Library’s general operating tax rate, however, the overall tax rate for residents will remain the same, because the Library’s tax rate for
By Carter Crane – Cameron Parker’s 30-foot putt on the 18th green in the second of two days in the 36-hole Aurora city golf tournament was no accident. Putting is the strength of the 29-year-old former Aurora University golf star who was Northern Illinois Athletic Conference Player of the Year
If I tell you to meet me on the third floor of The DLP, and you don’t ask for clarification, you probably are an Aurora downtown regular. For those less frequent downtown visitors, let me explain. We have some amazing hidden gems in downtown Aurora, and I quickly could rattle
They show the winning quilt. The Quilters Dozen Quilting Club of Oswego recently revealed the winner of this year’s PrairieFest Quilt Raffle. Picking up his quilt is Ed Gjertsen of Winnetka. Presenting the quilt, Quilters Dozen members Sandy Dieter, left, and Diana Schlosser, club president. The “Twirling Triangles” quilt was
Jim Jarvis, Aurora Civic Center Authority vice president of programming and sales, Wednesday, July 18, shows Sebastian, a crab puppet used in Paramount Theatre‘s production of Disney’s “The little Mermaid.” Jarvis gave a talk at the West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group’s monthly meeting at Aurora’s Fifth Ward West Side
Yorkville resident James Weilandt, 5, decorates his clay Norwegian troll model during a “How to be a Viking” camp July 16, 18, 20 at Yorkville Public Library. Montgomery and Norway, Ill. Sons of Norway fraternal benefit lodges sponsored the fourth annual camp. Library had Norwegian stories, crafts, games, music, and
• 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
Simply Destinee Taco Fundraiser July 27 Supporters of Simply Destinee Youth Center are invited to purchase a plate of tacos from any member of Simply Destinee for $10. from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, July 27, at the Simply Destinee building, 131 W. Illinois Avenue, Aurora. The dinner consists
Events in Aurora: More than 40 neighborhoods throughout Aurora are planning events big and small to celebrate National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 7. With the theme “A Night to Unite,” Aurora’s National Night Out encourages residents to come outside and spend the evening getting to know their neighbors, community partners,
The Goo Goo Dolls concert Saturday at Arranmore Farm and Polo Club in Oswego includes two individuals from New York who purchased tickets thinking the concert was in Oswego, N.Y.. They decided to make the trip and use the tickets to see singer Gavin DeGraw. The inaugural Cal’s Concert Series
Volunteers remove the Culture Stock sign Sunday in Aurora, after the store closed in March due to environmental health concerns. Since 2012, Culture Stock was in a building owned by the city of Aurora government at the corner of Galena Boulevard and Water Street. The Culture Stock Board spent the
Dressed in traditional Ojibwa regalia, author Kim Sigafus McIver shares her knowledge of many aspects of Native American cultures at the Santori Library of Aurora Tuesday. She discusses Native people who lived in Illinois in the 1800s and their traditions. She described Native American foodways, including the planting of the three
One youngster enjoys a controlled bounce high into the air Sunday on the final day of the three-day annual festival. Carter Crane/The Voice
Festival-goers will celebrate Puerto Rican Heritage at this year’s Aurora Puerto Rican Cultural Council’s (APRCC) Heritage Parade and Festival Saturday, July 28 and Sunday, July 29 at RiverEdge Park in Aurora. The Aurora Puerto Rican Heritage Week will start Saturday, at 10 a.m. with the Puerto Rican flag-raising ceremony at
There will be a celebration Friday through Sunday of the life and good works of the late Reverend Robert Wesby of Aurora. It has been 30 years since his untimely death and a strong group, 14 committee members, of the Progressive Baptist Church in Aurora, will bring to life what
The Kendall Arts Guild (KAG) is a partner with the Yorkville Public Library to have mural artist, Eulojio Ortega, paint a mural in the main entrance to the library. “A breathtaking example of Eulojio’s work can be viewed at the Kendall County Courthouse, where a mural featuring the history of
Boy Scouts of Blackhawk Troop 11 at Aurora’s Wesley United Methodist Church will hold the 39th annual ice cream social benefit from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5 at Wesley, 14 N. May Street, Aurora. All-you-can-eat ice cream will be provided by Scouts from Troop 11 and Cub
