Veterans Day address from Rudy Rodriguez
Rudy Rodriguez is the guest speaker at Aurora’s Veterans Day Ceremony Monday which was moved indoors to the City Council chambers because of snow and cold.
Aurora Veterans Advisory Council (AVAC) Veterans Panel in downtown Aurora
Aurora Veterans Advisory Council (AVAC) Veterans Panel in downtown Aurora, Tuesday at Gillerson’s Grubbery
Reasons listed to avoid marijuana
October 21, 2019Dear editor; I see that Aurora and several surrounding communities have jumped on the bandwagon to get a share of the predicted windfall of new taxes generated by the legalized sale of marijuana. I noted that many mothers have expressed concern about the logic of this proposal. Possession
West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet November 20
West Aurora Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 1921 W. Galena Boulevard, 5th Ward Community Room in West Aurora Plaza. Guest speaker will be Juan Thomas, who is running for 83rd District State Representative. • In addition, the Washington Neighbors neighborhood group will
Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association will meet December 3
The Aurora Area Retired Teachers Association will hold its December meeting and luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Gaslite Manor, 2485 Church Road, Aurora. The 2019 scholarship winner, Grace Weiss, from St. Charles East High School, will be honored. Music of the season will be presented by a
Neighborhood Activities 11-7-19
Aurora • Through December 12 Neighborhood Festival Funding Grant The city government of Aurora offers financial assistance to organizations planning neighborhood events in 2020. Funding, which is limited to $1,500 per applicant, is made available to assist groups will be host to public events designed to educate, benefit, organize and/or
Aurora Hotel and Leland Tower start on Island, Stolp
Part two of the Stolp Avenue profile: The first part is available at thevoice.us/history-recalled-of-buildings-on-stolp-avenue-in-aurora This essay looks at Island Avenue in Aurora before it was amalgamated with Stolp Avenue in 1964. It must be noted that not only was this street the center of Aurora geographically, it was Aurora’s heart
Cosmo Club of Aurora host to World Diabetes Day Nov. 14
By Russ George The Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora, “The Club That Fights Diabetes”, invites everyone to an evening of Family Fun, complete with games, light, healthy, snacks, entertainment, free door-prize drawing, turkey giveaways every half hour, and information about diabetes awareness and treatment to celebrate World Diabetes Day, Thursday, Nov.
Aurora Sunrise Rotary Club at West Aurora School District 129
Laurie Klomhaus leads a group of teachers who work with pre-kindergarten special-needs children to prepare them to enter kindergarten, and coaches their parents on how to help their kids.
After-hours holiday preview, Cocoa Crawl, at Aurora Public Library December 6
It’s beginning to look a lot like Winter in Aurora a bit early this year, and the Aurora Public Library is planning to celebrate accordingly Friday, Dec. 6 for an after-hours holiday extravaganza and Cocoa Crawl, in partnership with Aurora Downtown! Stop by Santori Library between 6 p.m. and 9
Aurora Housing Authority (AHA) has been deemed a high performing agency
Executive director of the Aurora Housing Authority (AHA), Ralph Jordan explains how the AHA has been deemed a high performing agency as of October 22 at the Aurora Mayor’s Briefing Tuesday at Aurora City Hall.
An ode to the U.S. Republic, red and blue, brave and free
I Pledge Allegiance Bridget Butler Aurora I pledge allegiance to a flag divided right in two- Divided by the red and divided by the blue And to the Republic for which it stands- So long as our Republic does not come from foreign lands But we say we are one
Wesley United Methodist Church Halloween party
A Halloween party Wednesday, Oct. 30 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora highlight: A musical pumpkins game.
Salvation Army Aurora Corps breaks ground for a community center
Salvation Army Aurora Corps breaks ground for a community center Wednesday, Oct. 23
Wayside Cross Mission should remain
October 23, 2019Dear editor; I am writing to make an appeal concerning McCarty Park in Aurora. My husband’s family home was across from the Park which is in the near East Side of Aurora. The Park’s purpose is to be a sanctuary and my mother-in-law spearheaded its restoration in the
Town meeting in Aurora November 6 for Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA)
October 23, 2019Dear editor; As I become older, I have a growing concern about the quality of life that our children and grandchildren will inherit from us. How can we begin to make up for the burden polluted air, water, and climate change will have on their health and economic
Neighborhood Activities 10-31-19
Aurora • Through Friday, Nov. 15 City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home The City of Aurora’s annual Gifts from Home program offers our hardworking active members of the military a reminder from their hometown during the holidays. Gifts from Home thanks Aurora residents who are actively serving in the
First Fridays in Aurora will include Day of the Dead activities
Aurora First Fridays will honor the dead November 1 with several venues open with Day of the Dead activities. The event will start with a Day of the Dead prayer ceremony at 3 p.m. at Aurora Public Art, in the David L. Pierce Art and History Center, 20 E. Downer
Kiwanis Club of Aurora buzzing
Aurora residents, Charles and Karen Lorence of Lorence’s Honey Bee Haven, center, receive mugs following their presentation on beekeeping Tuesday at the Kiwanis Club of Aurora meeting at the Prisco Center.
Dinosaur joins Lions at flapjack fundraiser
Annual Aurora Noon Lions Club’s pancake breakfast fundraiser