By Tom Siebert As the season of giving coincides with cold weather and early darkness, Kendall County youth are showing warmth and brightness to the homeless community. Students from Parkview Academy and members of a 4-H Club, both in Yorkville, recently donated colorful fleece blankets to PADS’ temporary shelters. Jennifer
Approximately 70 West Aurora High School choristers participate in the school’s 33rd annual madrigal dinner-concert Saturday.
The Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America has awarded more than 300 young men the rank of Eagle Scout so far this year and the list keeps growing. Last month, 27 young men earned the highest achievement attainable in Scouts BSA, a program of the Boy Scouts of America
50 West Aurora madrigal singers and a capella choir members perform holiday music.
Mariah Dicksen receives an honor from The Lincoln Academy of Illinois during a special ceremony November 16 in Springfield.
Are you getting into the holiday spirit? One of the merriest of our events at the Aurora Public Library, our West Branch Holiday Open House, will be from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. There will be refreshments, crafts, music, and a special visit from Santa! This event
Image of a Barred Owl from the Wings and Talons website (wingsandtalons.org/birds) will be included at the Wizard Yule Fest December 14 at Santori Library.
Little Mr. and Miss Aurora winners show their trophies in front of Aurora City Seal and following the announcement of their naming at the Aurora City Council Tuesday.
UPDATE: FOUND SAFE NEAR HIS CHURCH!He was reunited with his family. A five-year-old boy from the west side of Aurora is missing. His name is Mubengwa. He was last seen on foot in the 400 block of Spruce St. at 5 p.m. Sunday. Mubengwa only speaks Swahili. He was last
A Halloween party Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora highlight: A musical pumpkins game.
By Octavius PalmerEighth grader at Grace Holistic Throughout the first quarter of the 2019-2020 school year, Grace Holistic Center for Education offered an archery elective. One freshman student, named Maya San Miguel, said, “It was a lot of fun.” The elective took place at the archery range/store, The Archery Place
By: Izzy Cueller Eighth grader at Grace Holistic Ghosts, Witches, and Ghouls! Sunday, Oct. 20, at Grace Holistic Center for Education in Yorkville, was a school fundraising event called the Goblin Games. There was a haunted house, a bounce house, and many games in each classroom. Each classroom had a
High school scholars from Kendall County’s Student Leadership Initiative Program visited the Aurora Mayor’s Office last week for a special meeting with mayor Richard C. Irvin. The students are enrolled in the immersive leadership program to learn more about their communities and to prepare for leadership. The students had thought-provoking
Aurora families are invited to trick-or-treat at Aurora City Hall for the third annual Halloween at City Hall event. From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, City Hall, 44 E. Downer Place, will be host to costumed trick-or-treaters who can visit City departments for candy, treats, and special
The nomination process is open for the next youth ambassadors as the 2020 Little Mr. Aurora and Little Miss Aurora. The current Little Miss Aurora, Alaria Selmon, and Little Mr. Aurora, Benjamin Mendoza, prepare to conclude their official duties. The contest, presented by the city government of Aurora, is open
The Village of Montgomery is a partner with Paramount School of the Arts in Aurora to offer free Kindermusik demo classes Monday, Nov. 4. Two classes will be available at 10:30 a.m. for ages 18 months to 3½ years old and at 11:30 a.m. for newborn to 17 months old.
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) plans to open a new resource center at 3425 Orchard Road in Oswego. The organization has sold its current building at 200 New Bond Street in Sugar Grove and seeks to be operating in its new location in early 2020. The new center is
Girl Scouts: What are they up to these days? There are impressive projects by some girls. One girl scout in Naperville, Amelia, has chosen Days for Girls (DFG) as her Gold Award project. She has embraced the mission to create a freer, dignified, and educated world by providing girls access
