Tri-Cities briefs
Child porn trial set
A former St. Charles gymnastics coach is scheduled to stand trial in May on child pornography charges. Vernor Gumila, 40, a former coach at St. Charles Gymnastics Academy and Gymkhana Gymnastics Club & Dance Studio in Hanover Park, was charged in October 2007 with nine counts of child pornography possession. On Thursday, Kane County Judge Timothy Q. Sheldon scheduled Gumila's jury trial for May 18. Gumila, of the 900 block of South Third Street, St. Charles, has pleaded not guilty.
Free dinner in Batavia
Calvary Episcopal Church invites the public to a free Cajun dinner, followed by board and card games, at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the church, 222 S. Batavia Ave. For more information, call (630) 879-3378 or visit calvary-episcopal.org.
Meet the Democrats
The annual Kane County Democrats Harry S. Truman Dinner is at 4 p.m. Sunday at Pipers Banquets, 1295 Butterfield Road, Aurora. Tickets are $75 per person. To make a reservation, call (630) 513-1588 or send a check to Kane County Democrats, P. O. Box 365, North Aurora, IL 60542. Democratic officeholders have been invited to speak.
Charity poker night
Win a seat, worth $10,000, in the World Series of Poker Tournament in Las Vegas at the Marklund Casino Night & Texas Hold 'em Poker Tournament March 6 at McGrath Lexus of Chicago, 1250 W. Division St. Second prize is a circuit seat at the World Series of Poker Tournament at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind. A poker entry costs $300, and it includes one entry to the poker tournament plus one additional casino guest. Casino entry costs $80 and includes one non-poker playing guest. To register, visitmarklund.org/poker, call IMPACT 365 at (773) 474-7150 or e-mail Marklund@impact365.com. Marklund provides care for people with disabilities.
Celebrate Black history
]In celebration of Black History Month, Waubonsee Community College's African Cultural Alliance will present "A Timeline of Tradition and Heritage" at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the auditorium of the college's Sugar Grove Campus, Route 47 at Waubonsee Drive. The free event will feature dance from the West Aurora Steppers and readings from Just Some Poets. Call the student activities office at (630) 466-7900, ext. 2929.