Fox Valley briefs

Never to early to buy a duck

The Boys and Girls Club of Elgin rubber ducks for sale for $5 a pop for the 11th annual Duck Pluck at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Festival Park fountain, 136 S. Grove Ave., Elgin. The prizes range from cash to a seven-day trip to Mexico and more if your duck or ducks are chosen. The Boys and Girls Club helps some 1,300 kids a year. For details, visit elginducks.com.

Sign up for volleyball camp

Westfield Community School in Algonquin is holding a volleyball camp for boys and girls in grades three through eight. For grades three through six, the camp will be held from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Aug. 3 through Aug. 6. For grades seven and eight, camp will be from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the same days. The camp costs $80; registration will be accepted until the first day of camp. The school is at 2100 Sleepy Hollow Road. E-mail vballcamp09@aol.com or call (847) 458-1900.

West Dundee gets help from county

The Kane Couny Forest Preserve District has approved a $15,000 Fox River Trust Fund grant for the village of West Dundee to help repair damage from high water on the river walk. Village Trustee Becky Gillam apprached the forest preserve commission with a request to protect the $3 million investment in the riverfront. With high water in recent years, much topsoil and plants have been washed away. Forest Preserve Commissioner John Fahy of West Dundee said this is exactly the reason the trust was created.