The Oswegoland Park Foundation and Veterans Serenity Park Committee, move closer to completion on the riverfront Park in downtown Oswego. The committee has been securing private funds over the past 12 months to build the Park and structural work began early last week. The Park will house riverfront pods dedicated
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its October meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the Batavia VFW on River Street in Batavia. All veterans are invited to attend and join the Legion Post. The Post will hold its monthly free coffee get-together at 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
The American Legion Post 342 will have its first race event from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 28 at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, 37W700 Dean Street, St. Charles. Registration and packet pick-up will start at 9 a.m., along with the light breakfast in large shelter, which will end at
By John Montesano The September Veteran of the Month is Rich Gaffino. Rich Gaffino was born in Aurora July 9, 1930. He attended Abraham Lincoln Grade School in Aurora and West Aurora High School. He worked for Richards-Wilcox until he was drafted by the U.S. Army in 1951. He was
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its September meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at the Batavia VFW on River Street in Batavia. All veterans are invited to attend and join. For current activities and Legion information, visit the post’s website bataviapost504.org. — Batavia American Legion Post
The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park, 1 S 151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, is planning a warm welcome for more than 50 historic military vehicles and their owners at Cantigny Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. Their visit is part of a two-day stop in DuPage
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its August meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 at the Batavia VFW on River Street in Batavia. All veterans are invited to join. For more information regarding the American Legion, locally and nationally, visit the website bataviapost504.org —Batavia American Legion Post
The third time can be the charm. The Aurora Veterans Advisory Committees (AVAC) fourth annual cruise night, in partnership with the Fox Valley Park District, will be held at McCullough Park, 100 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora Saturday, Aug. 17 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.. The first two planned
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club has named Stan Carpenter the August 2019 Veteran of the Month. Stan Carpenter, born July 10, 1946 in Spencer, Iowa, grew up on a farm just outside of Ayrshire, Iowa. In 1957, a tornado forced the family to move to a
By John Montesano – The July Veteran of the Month is John W. Krebs, the “Tank Man.” His story is not as detailed or complete when compared to other veterans of the month in our feature each month. John is a proud Marine and didn’t want to talk much about
St. John United Church of Christ, 309 Fifth Street, Aurora, Community Clothes Closet continues to honor all in Aurora as a volunteer site for the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), which is a service component of Senior Corps. They are seeking to recruit the help of volunteers to organize
Pancake breakfast at Montgomery FD Montgomery and Countryside Fire Protection District will hold its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 9. The breakfast will be held at department headquarters, 198 S. Railroad Street in Montgomery. The public is invited. The menu will include pancakes,
Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Max Daniels of Wheaton, greets Maureen Granger of Aurora prior to the West Aurora Cemetery Memorial Day observance Sunday. Granger, an Aurora resident and cemetery board member, announced groups of veterans buried at the cemetery from conflicts ranging from the U.S. Revolution to Vietnam. Al Benson/The
By John Montesano – Jon Birkey is the May 2019 Veteran of the Month. He was born May 3, 1990 and lived in West Chicago. He was home-schooled through third grade. When he was put into the school system, he was put into the third grade because of a learning
The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America’s Roots in Blue will present a concert from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at the Oswego Senior Center rear gym, 156 E. Washington Street, Oswego. Admission is free and open to the public for this family-friendly, all-ages event. Roots
Jeff Butler gives a presentation of his recent Honor Flight trip with his father, a Korean era veteran Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center. Land of Lincoln Honor Flight’s mission is to provide round trip transportation from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield for
