Want a Blue Goose brick?
A brick from the old Chicago Stadium adorns my sports memorabilia shelf, so why not start a St. Charles history shelf as well?
The Blue Goose supermarket in St. Charles is targeting a move to its new location along First Street in January. That means demolition of the current site likely will unfold the next month.
So, is someone going to save some of the bricks for display at the St. Charles Heritage Center?
Blue Goose might not be as "historic," so to speak, as the Civil War-era Farnsworth Mansion was in St. Charles, but we all know what happened to the stones that made up that historic site after it was leveled.
They graced the entrance to a developer's subdivision.
Unfortunately, the Farnsworth Mansion was somewhat "out of sight, out of mind" for so many years, sitting near Mount St. Mary and then Valley Lutheran high schools on Geneva Road (Route 31). It wasn't until developers wanted to level it to make way for Viewpointe that it stirred more widespread interest.
Lucky this time: Last week's storm again illustrates how mysterious it is in terms of where Mother Nature will decide to get angry. We've all heard the stories about entire neighborhoods being flattened, except for one or two houses right in the middle of the destruction that survived virtually unscathed.
To a lesser degree, but still in the category of "just plain lucky," some in my neighborhood did not lose power during the storm. Those who lost power, even right across the street from those who didn't, were not so lucky. They had flooded basements.
In the aftermath of that wild day, however, we were just glad to hear that no deaths or major injuries were reported in the Tri-Cities.
About that move: Carol Robbins sent along a thank you note for my recent item about Robbins Flowers moving from its longtime downtown St. Charles location to its new home at 410 S. Third Street.
Carol also sang the praises of her son and son-in-law, both of whom lift weights for exercise and were quite handy in moving the heavy pottery to the new location.
She also said that, at 200 hours, she quit keeping track of how much time was involved in making the move. Her daughter mentioned that, once all of the "stuff" was taken out, there were corners of the 212 Main St. location that hadn't been seen in 26 years.
Not just for holidays: Stocking local food pantries through our churches and post offices is a year-round activity, not just a charitable notion during the holiday season.
The Salvation Army reminds us of that with a call for help for its year-round food pantry, which is in need of donations such as crackers, pancake mix and syrup, peanut butter, toothbrushes, diapers, shampoos and many other items most of us take for granted.
Donations can be dropped off at the Salvation Army center at 1710 S. Seventh Ave. in St. Charles. It will help the more than 350 individuals who get assistance from the local Salvation Army. Information is available at (630) 377-2769.
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