Candlelight at the Inn will return to Garfield Farm Museum in the Durant House at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Garfield Farm Museum;
The Plano American Legion Post #395 and Secret Angels will be host to a children’s Christmas Party from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 at the Plano American Legion, 510 E. Dearborn Street in Plano;
The Just Food Initiative based in the Fox Valley, with a Leadership Team of Crystal, Veronica, and Gabrielle, of The Just Food Initiative Leadership Team work together.
The three examples are those persons who are dedicated to advance causes without a great deal of publicity, but, a great deal of dedication.
There are many small pieces of community dedication and commitment through out all of our communities.
For example is the Batavia iconic Peace on Earth letters which have been upgraded and light up the night. The ribbon-cutting was at the Peace Bridge across the Fox River Sunday, Nov. 26 at the Celebration of Lights. Santa lights the Peace on Earth letters in coordination with the tree-lighting at dark. The original 12-foot wooden letters offer a proclamation of hope and peace. Such a message is compatible through all of our communities.
Other community notes include in Naperville where the Public Works crews at the start of this week began an extra curb side leaf collection cycle. Those collecting will go to the front of each property and pick up leaves because of the fast pace of falling leaves. Through modern technology, crews are using a combination of vacuum units and front-end leaders to collect leaves. Vacuum units well-suited for areas with lighter leaf accumulation, while front-end loaders are more effective for handling dry leaves.
More than 75 years later, World War II events continue to make news. World War II ended in the Summer of 1945, more than 75 years ago. The First Division Museum at Cantigny in Wheaton will continue to celebrate acclaimed dates. In fact it will hold an Acclaimed Date With History series at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4. Guest speaker Steve Fixler will discuss the 1st Infantry Division’s role in the 1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily during World War II. Code-named Operation Husky, it was the largest amphibious invasion of World War II to that point and became the template for the D-Day June 6 landings at Normandy in France one year later. The free program at the Cantigny Visitors Center and online requires registration for both in person and Zoomviewers is required at FD-Museum.org. For those attending parking is free. Such introspections much more than military history. Strategy, political history, and troop movements all are part of the series. Steve Fixler is the guest speaker. He will discuss the 1st Infantry Division’s role in the Allied Invasion. Fixler enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1979 as armor crewman, tanker. He later served in the Illinois Army National Guard and went to both Northeastern Illinois University and Loyola University Chicago for ROTC. He was graduated from Northeastern University and retired a major. He is the superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of DuPage County and is a volunteer at the Cantigny First Division Museum.