South Elgin Lions Club members honored for service

SOUTH ELGIN — The South Elgin Lions have been involved in the community since 1954. During the club’s recent installation dinner, several Lions were honored for their service. Paul Groth of South Elgin was presented with the Lions International Leadership Award, the 3rd highest award …

Good Times: Annual Golf Classic scores for Marklund

For 30 years, golf enthusiasts have hit the links in support of Marklund. The 31st annual Marklund Golf Classic on May 30 attracted 210 golfers and an additional 60 diners. They raised more than $157,000 in proceeds.

When your mate gains weight

No more jackets, hats, boots or gloves. It is time to bring out the shorts, tank tops, flip-flops and, oh yeah, the dreaded swim suits. Funny. The suit seemed to go on a lot easier at the end of last summer. The drawstring on the …

Literacy Connection celebrates at annual Tutor/Learner Recognition

ELGIN — Jennifer Bornekomosa celebrated more than 250 hours of tutoring during 2012-2013 at The Literacy Connection’s Annual Tutor/Learner Recognition held recently at Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin.

Bornekomosa averaged nearly five hours per week of regular meetings with her adult learner, Bertha, who …

Elgin DNA director Jason Pawlowski leaving

Elgin: DNA director Jason Pawlowski leaving The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin announced Monday that managing director Jason Pawlowski has accepted a new position to be the marketing manager for the St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau. “It is with a profound sense of excitement …

Children’s Theatre of Elgin ushers in new era with ‘iSing’

ELGIN — When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children’s Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second-grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But 20 years later, as writer and director of CTE and Fox Valley Theatre …

Free summer lunch program for Elgin youth offered

Elgin: Free summer lunch program for youth offered The city’s parks and recreation department, Northern Illinois Food Bank and several local churches are teaming again up to provide free nutritious lunches to youth this summer. “We are concerned about the health of our children, and …

Historical Society House, Garden Walk is back

After a five year hiatus, the Dundee Township Historical Society is bringing back its popular House and Garden Walk fundraiser. The tour had been held for several decades on a bi-annual basis but was halted due to lack of volunteers to help get it off …

World Blood Donor Day is June 14

The World Health Organization started World Blood Donor Day 10 years ago to raise awareness of the increased need for donated blood products and to thank voluntary blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. World Blood Donor Day is celebrated on June 14, but …

Fox Valley: Feline Rescue adoptions free in June

Fox Valley’s Guardian Angel’s Feline Rescue is hosting an open adoption this month for rescued, abandoned and abused feline’s with no adoption fee to qualified adopters.

Also, the organization will have a fundraiser yard and book sale from noon to 5 p.m. June 28 to …

Dundee Township Rotary names ‘Service Above Self’ award winner

The Dundee Township Rotary Club has recognized Barbara Ferguson of Sleepy Hollow with the club’s special “Service Above Self” Award. “Our club is pleased to honor Barbara for her years of dedicated service within our community,” said Jim Bolz, president of the Dundee Township Rotary …

Elgin event this month draws attention to esophageal cancer

Before her father’s diagnosis with the esophageal cancer that would ultimately take his life, Kayla Geier had never even heard of the disease. That’s why she and her sister Meghan created the “Smiles for Bob 5K,” a fundraiser event that aims to increase esophageal cancer …

Elgin Police walk-and-talk scheduled for June 18

Elgin: Police walk-and-talk is scheduled for Tuesday The Elgin Police Department will kick off its 2013 community “walk and talks” on Tuesday in the Clifford Court area. The walk-and-talk initiative is conducted by officers and supervisors from within all divisions in the department. The program …

Hampshire VFW Ladies Auxiliary is celebrating its 65th anniversary

HAMPSHIRE — The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8043, founded in 1948, celebrated its 65th anniversary this week. The Hampshire auxiliary received a letter of congratulations on its anniversary from the national auxiliary’s headquarters in Kansas City, Mo. Hampshire auxiliary member …

Hitting the books, and then the hay, at Dundee Library

EAST DUNDEE — The Fox River Valley Public Library closed early last Friday, but it was by no means empty. Instead, it was overrun with about 50 youths in second through sixth grade who participated in the Fox River Valley Public Library District’s first library …