Cow Pie Bingo Fundraiser Oct. 7 Between Friends Food Pantry in Sugar Grove will be host to a Cow Pie Bingo Fundraiser from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7 at Calamity Jane’s Bar & Restaurant, 9S593 IL-47 in Sugar Grove. Attendance at the event is free. A calf
Austin Dempsey of BEI Properties represents Batavia MainStreet to present Betsy Thelin Zinser of the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry with a check of $10,096.76 from the recent Batavia Dinner Table. Batavia MainStreet photo
Children express emotions on their dragon ride at the Aurora Fiestas Patrias celebration Saturday at the Metra train parking lot. It was a two-day event. Carter Crane/The Voice
September 12, 2018 Dear editor, Time was reversed August 25 when Aurora Public Library and Foundation took guests Back to the 1980s! Music by Voyage, Pac Man, and other arcade games of the decade, great food and 1980s attire made for a memorable and fun evening. Alarm Detection Systems, Inc.
Rotary Club of Aurora past-president George Ball, left, shares information about the Festival of Lights at the Rotary Club of Aurora meeting Monday at Two Brothers Roundhouse. The Rotary Club of Aurora Festival of Lights is one of the largest free outdoor drive-through holiday lights displays in northern Illinois. The
Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry Gala Oct. 6 Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry will hold its annual fundraising gala Saturday, Oct. 6 at Pipers Banquets on Butterfield Road in Aurora. This year’s event, OctoberFeast, will feature beer, wine, and whiskey tastings, a full open bar, a delicious German-themed dinner, and live
Women’s Power Lunch Sept. 20 Every year I am proud to be part of the committee that presents the annual Women’s Power Lunch. This year we are celebrating 10 years of this wonderful event, and I hope everyone can make it. All proceeds will go to help Mutual Ground Domestic
By Anthony Stanford – It’s a fact that no one actually has confirmed seeing Marty McFly, Doc Brown, or their time-traveling DeLorean at the Back to the 1980s BBQ Bash August 25 at the Santori Library of Aurora. However, Aurora Public Library (APL) customers, supporters, volunteers, and staff members who
Fox Valley Habitat party Sunday Fox Valley Habitat’s Swing Fore Fox Valley Habitat, will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9 at Topgolf Naperville, 3211 Odyssey Court, Naperville. There will be a buffet, golf, 50/50 raffle, and fun for the family. Cost is $65 per golf player,
Roots Aurora, the free community block party, which celebrates the cultural richness of Aurora, will be 5 p.m.to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 at the Water Street Mall in downtown Aurora. Roots Aurora is a community celebration of dance, music, art and food, presented by non-profit organizations and community leaders.
Victoria Garcia was an exchange student at West Aurora High School during the 2015-2016 school year through the Sunrise Rotary Aurora. Upon returning to Venezuela to follow her dream of a college education, she found universities were closing, therefore severely limiting any opportunity for a higher education. Seven families, who
Marmion Craft Show accepting applications Marmion Alumni Association is accepting applications for the 28th Annual Christmas Craft Show. The juried craft show will take place Thanksgiving weekend: Saturday, Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Regole Field
By Anthony Stanford – As a service to Aurora Public Library (APL) customers, and to provide information related to how to obtain a library card, APL from time to time reminds both Aurora and Aurora Township residents about the process to obtain a Library card. Aurora residents 18 and older,
Craft vendors needed for Fall Festival The DuPage Care Center is seeking craft vendors for the 51st annual Fall Festival to be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 in the Center’s west parking lot. The Festival will have many features, including a classic car show, a
Victoria Schmitt of Yorkville bid farewell recently to a new friend, 23-year-old Yanise Ho, originally from Hong Kong (click here for her website). The immediate destination for Ho was Iowa and ultimately Portland, Ore., all by roller blades. Yes, the college student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass.
The long Batavia Dinner Table on River Street, in its third annual Batavia MainStreet event, held Sunday afternoon, raised more than $10,000. Batavia MainStreet is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization for Downtown Batavia. Christopher Faber, it was revealed this week, has been named its executive director. Click here for a news
By Joe Ruklick – First of two parts – This Summer’s football practice marks three months of fierce dedication by Northwestern University’s football Wildcats. Amid heat, annoying injuries, and ferocious rivalries, players are looking toward the this season’s schedule certain that last season’s success proved the Purple are capable of
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its annual picnic Tuesday, Aug. 21. The meeting will be held at the home of Sharon and Kent Catich, 2900 Tanner Road, North Aurora, to start at 5 p.m. and will finish at around 8 p.m.. The public is invited and you
Fox Valley Habitat party Aug. 18 Fox Valley Habitat will have events Saturday, Aug. 18 and Sunday, Sept. 9. The first event will be Faith Build 2018 Community Block Party, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and radio station K-LOVE, fun, food, fellowship, music, raffle baskets and activities for the family.
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
