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Government OpinionKane County Board Kane County Board member for District 4 Mavis Bates Reader's Commentary

Reader’s Commentary: Bates, Kane County Board District 4, seeks re-election

On October 22, 2024October 22, 2024 By admin

By Mavis Bates Dear neighbors: I am running for re-election to the Kane County Board District 4 because I have a passion for serving and protecting the families and the natural riches of Kane County. Thank you for inviting me into your homes to get to know you, your beautiful...

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Reader’s Voice: Mavis Bates seeks re-election

On August 6, 2024August 5, 2024 By admin

August 5, 2024Dear editor; Thank you, voters of Kane County Board, District 4, for electing me as your Kane County Board member in 2020 and 2022. Now I am running again in the November 5 election. I have deep roots in Aurora and raised my family here. My career includes...

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Reader’s Voice: Thanks for wonderful Greenfest

On June 11, 2024June 10, 2024 By admin

June 6, 2024Dear editor; Saturday, June 8, was another wonderful Greenfest. We had more than 70 vendors and almost a dozen green car show participants at the Prisco Center in Aurora, along with great music, robots, food trucks, and special performers, to make a whole day of fun and environmental...

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‘Creating Environmental Justice in Our World’

On April 23, 2024April 23, 2024 By admin

New England Congregational Church in Aurora celebrated Earth Day Sunday, April 21, with a presentation by two congregants who are environmental experts. Titled “Creating Environmental Justice in our World,” the speech after morning worship was by Mavis Bates, Kane County 4th District board member and owner of Mavis Bates Strategic...

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Nine focus areas in Sustainability Plan

On April 16, 2024April 15, 2024 By admin

How can we help the environment, help preserve our biodiversity, protect our clean air and water, and stop climate change? For these answers, we don’t need to look any further than our own Aurora Sustainability Plan. Our plan was written in 2019 by the Sustainable Aurora Mayor’s Advisory Board. The...

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Reader’s Voice: Aurora Greenfest exhibitors invited

On March 19, 2024March 18, 2024 By admin

March 11, 2024Dear editor; The Aurora GreenFest is back! Save the date for Saturday, June 8. The GreenFest will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Prisco Community Center and McCullough Park 150 W. Illinois Avenue in Aurora. As always, the GreenFest is a free and accessible event, so...

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Reader’s Voice: A voice for Bill Foster

On February 20, 2024February 19, 2024 By admin

February 19, 2024Dear editor; Bill Foster has been our congressman in the 14th and 11th Districts since 2008. In those 16 years he has sponsored 238 bills, co-sponsored 2,266, and has voted in the House of Representatives thousands of times. Every time he votes, Bill proves his values and his...

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Reader’s Commentary: Hottest year true threat to our health

On January 9, 2024January 6, 2024 By admin

By Mavis Bates The earth is heating up. Last year was the hottest year on record, and this probably will be even hotter. We all know that this Winter is abnormally warm. The old song tells us, “Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go. The...

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Aurora GreenFest to return in May

On January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 By admin

By Mavis Bates The Aurora GreenFest is back! Save the date for Saturday, May 13. After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, we are excited to present the 11th Annual Aurora GreenFest, and it’s going to be better than ever! The GreenFest will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....

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State, Kane, voters: Thank you for voting for truth

On November 15, 2022November 14, 2022 By admin

Thank you for voting for the truth! Thank you to the voters of Kane County and all of Illinois for voting for the truth November 8. We all received a barrage of fake newspapers, evil looking mailers, and negative texts that foretold doom and gloom if the Democrats stayed in...

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Reader’s Voice: Filled: Kane County 2040 Plan

On October 18, 2022October 17, 2022 By admin

October 10, 2022Dear editor; Looking into our crystal ball: What is in the future for Kane County? Whenever somebody asks me what I’ve been reading lately, I always have an easy answer: The Kane County 2040 Plan! The goals of the 2040 Plan are to identify our shared values and...

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Environment OpinionEarth Day Mavis Bates

Earth Day truly significant

On April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 By admin

If we really, truly, love our grandchildren, or our children, or somebody else’s grandchildren, then we must take responsibility and begin to show our love for them through our actions. It is time for us to take care of the earth, because, if we don’t, the earth will no longer...

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Reader’s Commentary: Good news in Kane County: 21 accomplishments listed

On January 18, 2022January 17, 2022 By admin

By Mavis Bates, Kane County Board member, District 4Aurora, Ill. The year 2021 was difficult for all of us, and yet on the Kane County Board we still have some big accomplishments to celebrate. Here are just some of the gains that we made in 2021, and part of the...

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Help for Kane nonprofit agencies’ funding available

On December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 By admin

By Mavis Bates As a member of the Kane County Board and our American Rescue Plan Committee, I am thrilled to announce Kane County’s Community Support Grant Program. In recognition of the devastating impact felt by our local nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Kane County Board...

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Reader’s Voice: Four Ms campaign fundraiser Nov. 22

On November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 By admin

November 16, 2021Dear editor; We are “Aurora’s Four Ms”, Myrna Molina, Mavis Bates, Monica Silva, and Michelle Gumz, and we are excited to announce that we all will be running again in 2022 to retain our seats on the Kane County Board. We are grateful for the support that Aurora...

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Nature walk on Mound for Sierra Club

On June 8, 2021June 7, 2021 By admin

The Sierra Club Valley of the Fox will have its final program of the 2020-2021 season at Johnson’s Mound Forest Preserve, south of Elburn, at 6 p.m. Monday, June 14. We will provide free box lunches for a no-touch community picnic, and our expert naturalist, Ray Wronkiewicz, will lead us...

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Reader’s Voice: ‘Growing for Kane’ topic at Sierra Club, Valley of the Fox meeting

On May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 By admin

By Mavis BatesAurora The Sierra Club, Valley of the Fox, will have its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 10, on Zoom,. This month’s program is on the benefits of organic farms in Kane County. Our speaker will be Matt Tansley from the Kane County Development and Community Services...

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Reader’s Voice: Against Circle K: Aurora resident

On April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 By admin

April 19, 2021Dear editor; Aurora City Council members will be asked April 27 to vote on a new, 14-pump Circle K gas station to be built on the northwest corner of Farnsworth and Molitor Roads. We know it will be a difficult decision to weigh economic development against the health...

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New commitments required this April 22 Earth Day

On April 20, 2021April 20, 2021 By admin

By Mavis Bates We are flying through space, together, on a spaceship that has everything we need to thrive: Food, water, shelter, clothing, and safety. Just like any spaceship, our needs must be met from inside this defined space. We can’t stop at the local cosmic grocery store and buy...

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Community solar program on Zoom April 12

On March 30, 2021March 30, 2021 By admin

By Mavis Bates Sierra Club Valley of the Fox and Trajectory Energy Partners will be hosts to a Zoom presentation for their Earth Month program, Pollinator-friendly Community Solar for Kane County at 7 p.m. Monday, April 12. We will cover community solar program details, savings benefits, and contract terms. Community...

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