The Chicago Woodturners and the Windy City Woodturners invite everyone to join them Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boardwalk Shops of Batavia, at the intersection of Wilson St. and IL Rt. 25 in beautiful downtown Batavia. Volunteer members of both woodturning clubs will sell
The East High Football Old Timers Association 79th Annual Dinner will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17 at Lincoln Inn Banquets, 1345 S. Batavia Avenue (Route 31) Batavia. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and will cost $35 per person. The Old Timers Committee will induct the
The Hops for Hope 5K & BrewFest will take place Saturday, Oct. 5 Mount Saint Mary Park, St. Charles. The 5K is a twist on the traditional 5K! Awarded Top 100 Races in America by BibRave, the 5K is timed and the course is certified. The 5K will start at
The sixth annual Walking for Hope 5K will take place Saturday, Oct. 5, from 7 a.m. to noon at Wilder Park, 350 N. River Street, Aurora. Founded in honor of Kathryn J. Thompson, Kathryn J. Thompson Charities Inc.’s primary focus is to love and support all individuals, particularly those affected
The 15th annual Used Book Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Yorkville Library, 902 Game Farm Road will be the coming weekend. All books will be $1; children’s paperbacks and board books will be $.50. The sale will be held over Labor Day weekend during Home Town Days. The
The Rotary Club of Batavia proudly announces its 36th Annual Corvette Raffle, offering participants the opportunity to win either $50,000 in cash or a brand-new 2025 Corvette 1LT. This year’s raffle promises excitement with only 1,200 tickets available for purchase at $100 each, which provides ticket holders not only a
By Russ George Members of the Diabetes Club of Fox Valley held their second annual “Tee Off to Defeat Diabetes” golf outing, Friday, June 21, at Bliss Creek Golf Course, 1 Golf View Road, in Sugar Grove, with a 1 p.m. shotgun start, in 90 degree-plus temperatures. Morning radio host,
Led by former Auroran Jennifer Lauerman, students at Pleasantdale Middle School in Burr Ridge raised $11,000 for the American Cancer Society in the school’s 16th annual Relay for Life fundraiser Thursday, May 30. Lauerman, Pleasantdale fifth grade teacher and relay founder and director, reported results on Thursday morning at Walker
A golf player takes a focus on the ball at Phillips Park in Aurora at the inaugural golf outing of the AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council) Friday, May 10.
The annual St. Peter Church, Father George Glover Memorial Golf Outing will be held Friday, June 7, at the Phillips Park Golf Course, 1001 Hill Avenue, Aurora followed by dinner at O’Malley’s Pub and Eatery, 701 Hill Avenue, next to the golf course. The fee of only $95 per golfer
Spartan House, 1032 Prairie Street, Aurora, will donate 10% of a check to the Exchange Club of Aurora Wednesday, June 5. Just mention the Exchange Club of Aurora to your server. Dine-in only. Excludes alcohol and any other promotions. The Exchange Club of Aurora was founded in 1937 and supports
The National Association of Letter Carriers and the National Rural Letter Carriers Association will be a partner with Loaves & Fishes Community Services during the 32nd Annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Each year, residents are encouraged to place healthy, unexpired, non-perishable items in bags by their mailboxes Saturday, May
Spring Rummage and Bake Sale will take place April 26 -27 at the Yorkville Congregation United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway in Yorkville. Sale hours are 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 26 and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27. A wide selection of household goods,
Yorkville Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway in Yorkville, will be host to its Spring rummage and bake sale Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27. Donations for the sale will be accepted noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 21, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 22
Approximately 45 participants Sunday, April 14, were at the Aurora Lions Club’s first “Rolling for a Cause” fundraiser.
Kiwanians Kevin Nickel, left, and Hunter Weber man the rotating grill at Aurora Kiwanis Club’s 73rd annual pancake breakfast fundraiser Saturday, April 6 morning.
“Rolling for a Cause,” a bowling fundraiser by Aurora Lions Club, will be held Sunday, April 14, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Parkside Lanes, 34W185 Montgomery Road in Aurora. Proceeds will benefit Lions’ screenings and eyeglasses for vision-impaired children. The public is invited. Admission is $40 per person.
The Sandwich VFW Post #1486 will sponsor a ham dinner from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 13 at the Sandwich VFW, 713 S. Main Street. Donations for the dinner are $14 for ham, mashed potatoes, vegetable, dinner roll, and dessert. The dinner is dine in or drive thru
Saturday, April 6, the Aurora and Fox Valley community are invited to Aurora Central Catholic High School, 1255 N. Edgelawn Dr. (corner Edgelawn & Indian Trail), Aurora, 8 a.m.-noon, for the “75th Kiwanis Pancake Day.” The Kiwanis Club of Aurora in its 108 th year presents this annual breakfast event
Gerald Subaru of North Aurora helped raise $9,000 during March in a Fund the Farm virtual fundraiser to benefit Charity Blooms,
