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Memorial Day is a significant day for many understandable reasons, if we choose to think of them!
Because Memorial Day arrives in late May, almost June, the mentality in our northern Illinois area is that of good weather. For many, it is the beginning of Summer which will extend well into September, beyond Labor Day, the first Monday of the month
Memorial Day to many, simply is the unofficial start of Summer and that time dominates any other thought or ritual. However, Memorial Day is so named for a reason. Originally a time to decorate grave sites with flowers and remember the ample dead from the U.S. Civil War, too many subsequent wars in the United States from the First World War through wars nearly once in a decade, have given Memorial Day significance. War dead are higher in numbers than they should be. Reason enough we must be careful to whom we wish a Happy Memorial Day. A family picnic is a happy occasion. A memorial and remembrance is much more somber and less jocular. Both are important.
- Important news should be a part of The Voice, so with tight space elsewhere, notes and information will be included here, such as, Misty River Music Makers, a woman’s a capella barbershop chorus, will perform from 9:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 17 at the Batavia Farmer’s Market, North River Street, between Wilson and Spring. For more information, visit mistyrivermusicmakers.org.
- For the impatient, the annual Taste of Norway breakfast and cultural events will open the Summer season at Norsk Museum, 3656 E..2631 Street in Sheridan, well southwest of Aurora, Saturday June 3. That modest trip would be for a good weather, warm day. Forecasts call for upper 80 degree days through the weekend. Needed rain may be elusive. The breakfast will be held 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, June 3, with a menu of fried Kumla, ham, scrambled eggs with chives, fruit cups, and coffee. Parking is free. Museum hours are Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., June through September.
- Beginning June 9 and running through August 17, Emagine Entertainment will be host to its annual Summer Kids Movie Series where tickets are $3 per person. This year the series is a throwback to the past. A complete list of locations and films are available at emagine-entertainment.comsummer-kids-series and among the series will Beethoven, June 9-15; The Little Rascals, June 16-22; and Peter Pan, June 23-29.
- Plano Methodist Church is planning a garage sale for Friday, June 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, June 24 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Church in the downstairs dining hall, 219 N. Hale Street, in Plano.