To honor the service and contributions of women Veterans, State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, asks area residents to submit the names of outstanding female veterans to be recognized on the House floor later this month. “Women veterans are trailblazers whose achievements deserve to be honored and recognized,” said Kifowit. “Upon
Judge Michael Noland, 16th Judicial Circuit Court, Kane County, swears in Barbara Hernandez recently as the State representative in the 83rd District, mainly Aurora. She fills the vacancy created by the selection of Linda Chapa LaVia as director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs by governor JB Pritzker, pending
By John Montesano – Due to a crisis in my personal life, the Veteran of the Month feature was temporarily put on hold, but it will be resumed in April. That personal situation was full of a great deal of grieving and reflection. How the passing of an individual affects
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, March 19 at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery, just north of U.S. Route 30. A reception will begin at 5:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m.. —Aurora Navy League Council 247
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold it’s next monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the Batavia VFW, 645 S. River Street, Batavia. The Post meets the third Tuesday of each month. All veterans are invited to attend. More information regarding the Post’s activities can be
The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich will sponsor a “Soup’s On!” Luncheon from 11 am to 2 pm. Saturday, March 23 at the Sandwich VFW, 713 S. Main Street. Donations are $6 to sample the variety of soups, desserts, and corn bread. Donations will go to the Sandwich
The Village government of Oswego invites residents and the public to a Downtown Construction Open House from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, at East View Academy, 4209 Route 71, Oswego. Enter through door 21. Staff members will be on hand to talk about new restaurant and retail
The Fox Valley Philharmonic will present its Ninth Annual popular Children’s Concert at 3 p.m. Sunday Feb. 24 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 420 W. Downer Place in Aurora. Parking is behind the Church building and accessible form Garfield Avenue. The free-admission concert will feature a performance of Tubby the
The Aurora Navy League Council 247 will hold its monthly dinner meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19 at Grandma’s Table Restaurant, 1700 Douglas Road, Montgomery. The after dinner speaker will be Lieutenant Peter Besser, USN from the Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes. Lt. Besser’s topic will be “How we transform a young
Chuck Granholm, left, receives a charter to begin the Walter E. Truemper Legion Post 1944 from Michael Calder, American Legion Department of Illinois. The presentation was Thursday, Feb. 7 at the new home of Post 1944, the Warehouse Church in Aurora. There are 25 members now. Granholm is commander, Gary
The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich coordinated “Bowl for Vets” Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sandwich Idle Hour Lanes. Focus: bowling, turkeys (bowling strikes), food, raffles, seeing friends, and making friends. Cash prizes were awarded to first place, Bobby Wilgus who bowled a 919 series with 9 pins, no
The Batavia American Legion Post 504 will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Batavia VFW, 645 S. River Street, Batavia. All veterans are invited to attend and join. More information can be found on the Post’s website at bataviapost504.org. The post meets the third
AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council), in coordination with the Quilt of Valor (QOV) Foundation, present Fred Vargas of Aurora with a quilt of valor February 10. He served from 1957 to 1960 as a Marine in Kodiak Alaska as an MP. Submitted photo
AVAC (Aurora Veterans Advisory Council) in partnership with the Quilt Of Valor (QOV) Foundation, presents a quilt of valor January 26 to Robert Guzman, a U.S. Army veteran who served in Korea from 1950 to 1952. Sgt. Guzman was the recipient of two Bronze Stars and went on Honor Flight
The American Legion Riders Post 181 from Sandwich coordinated “Bowl for Vets” Saturday, Jan. 26 at Sandwich Idle Hour Lanes. Focus: bowling, turkeys (bowling strikes), food, raffles, seeing friends, and making friends. Cash prizes were awarded to first place, Bobby Wilgus who bowled a 919 series; second place, Virgil Range,
Oswego resident Herschel Luckinbill, portrays a gunman being disabled by self-defense expert Joe Rosner of McHenry County. Rosner spoke and demonstrated self-defense tactics in “How to Protect Yourself if Attacked” at Aurora Navy League Council 247’s monthly dinner meeting at Grandma’s Table Restaurant in Montgomery Tuesday, Jan. 15. Below, Rosner
The Oswego Police Explorer Post 2535 and the Kiwanis Club of Oswego will be hosts to their third annual pancake breakfast fundraiser at Oswego High School, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 2. The all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will have a portion of the proceeds donated to Celebrate Differences, an Oswego
State representative Stephanie Kifowit, D-Oswego, will bring experience from her service in the U.S. Marine Corps and focus on public integrity to two key House committees this year. She has been selected to be the chair of the Veterans Affairs and State Government Administration Committees in the State House. “I
By Jason Crane – The Village Board of Montgomery held a marathon meeting, Monday to start the new year with a standing- room-only crowd for an action-packed agenda. The nearly five hour meeting, which included a 15-minute break, was the longest in recent memory of many observers. Montgomery resident and
This year will be a third time for a Moving Wall in six years, a memorial and remembrance in the Aurora area. The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, led by the organization’s president, Herschel Luckinbill, will bring the The Wall of Honor to the Fox Valley area which will include
