Tri-Cities club notes
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American Legion Post 75: The Fox River-Geneva American Legion Post 75 will offer a "Friday Fish Fry" every week through April 2. A variety of seafood and chicken entrees with a wide selection of side dishes will be available from 5 to 8 p.m. at a cost of $7.50-$9 at the Legion Hall, 22 S. Second St., Geneva. Cocktails, beer, wine and nonalcoholic beverages can be purchased from the cash bar. For information, call (630) 232-2171.
Audubon Society: The Kane County Chapter of Illinois Audubon Society invites you to the "Gull Frolic" on Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Winthrop Harbor Yacht Club. The Illinois Ornithological Society, celebrating its ninth year, is sponsoring this event which includes food (including "Sea Gull Stew"), booths and a view of lots and lots of gulls, ducks, and other water fowl in the harbor. A $10 registration fee covers breakfast and lunch. Visit illinoisaudubon.org or call Bob Andrini at (630) 584-8386. On Saturday, Feb. 27, take a bird walk at 8 a.m. at Les Arends Forest Preserve, Batavia. Local naturalist Jon Duerr will lead a walk, and share his extensive knowledge, along the river to view water fowl as well as other birds that winter-over in Illinois. It is south of Main Street and north of Route 56. For details, call Jon at (630) 584-5891. Visit www.kanecountyaudubon.org.
St. Charles Singles: Singles age 40 and older of all communities are invited to social at breakfast at 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20 at Randall Pancake House, McDonald and Randall roads, South Elgin. The club is nonprofit and is celebrating its 33rd year. Other activities also are scheduled. Visit stcharlessinglesclub.com or call Larry (630) 340-6647.
North Aurora Mothers Club: The North Aurora Mothers Club will host its annual fundraiser - The North Aurora Winter Gala - from 6 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Fox Valley Country Club in North Aurora. It will include hors d'oeuvres, dinner buffet, open bar, raffles and silent auction, with entertainment provided by Music by Design and a special performance by Moves Dance Studio. In addition, there will be a pre-raffle before the gala; tickets are being sold now. The first prize is $1,000; tickets are $10 each and the winner does not need to be present at the gala. As the club's largest fundraising event, the proceeds from the Winter Gala will go toward supporting the community.To purchase tickets in advance, call (630) 800-1563 or visit northauroramothersclub.org. Tickets are $50 per person only while supplies last.
Pottawatomie Garden Club: The Pottawatomie Garden Club will meet at noon Monday, Feb. 22, in the St. Charles Public Library meeting room, 1 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles. Susan Grupp, University of Illinois Extension environmental science educator, will present "Going Green in the Home Landscape." For information, visit pottagardenclub.org.
Batavia Woodcarving Club: The Batavia Woodcarving Club will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year with a show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 in Paxton Hall at the Batavia Congregational Church, 21 S. Batavia Ave. There will be numerous carvings exhibited, demonstrations and carvings for sale. Admission and parking are free. The club meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays at Bethany Lutheran Church Elder Care Center, at Wilson and Lincoln. Members skill levels vary, as does their interests. For information, call Dick MacFeely at (630) 319-5905 or e-mail Bob Mau at basswood@aol.com.
Zonta Club: On Tuesday, March 2, the Zonta Club of St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia invites the community to a panel discussion on "Breaking the Silence on Domestic Abuse" from 7 to 9 p.m. at Prairie Landing Golf Club, 2325 Longest Drive in West Chicago. Admission is free; coffee will be served. For details, call (630) 208-7633. The panel includes: Gretchen Vapner, executive director of the Community Crisis Center in Elgin; Linda Healy, executive director of Mutual Ground in Aurora; Darlene Marcussen, executive director of Lazarus House in St. Charles; James Kintz of the 16th Judicial Family Violence Coordination Council; Judge James Hallock of the 16th Judicial Court, Domestic Violence; and Jamie Mosser of the Kane County State's Attorney Office.
Geneva Garden Club: The Geneva Garden Club will hold its next meeting at noon Tuesday, March 2 at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., Geneva. Refreshments will be served at 11:30 a.m. The topic will be "Taking Your Garden Through the Seasons." It will be the last meeting open to the public until fall. For information, call (630) 232-4268 or visit GenevaGardenClub.com.
Fox Valley Newcomers and Neighbors: The Fox Valley Newcomers and Neighbors Club invites you to a get-acquainted membership coffee at 10 a.m. Friday, March 5 at the home of a board member. Call Darlene (630) 208-1364, Jane (630) 584-9010, Jeanne (630) 482-9655, or Jill (630) 945-3121 for location and directions. Visit foxvalleynewcomers.com.
Fox Valley Divorce Support Group: The Fox Valley Divorce Support Group meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Congregational Church of Batavia, Route 31 and Wilson streets in Batavia. New members should come at 6:45 p.m. The meeting is free and open to all. The support group provides help and information to those in all stages of the divorce process and is open to people of all faiths. Besides providing information through guest speakers, the group offers fellowship and emotional support. David and Judy Janis are the group's facilitators. Their own experiences of unsought divorces have enabled them to offer help and counsel to others who are going through the pain and challenges of divorce. For details, visit foxvalleydivorcesupport.org or call (630) 208-1724.
Geneva Rotary Club: The Rotary Club of Geneva is a service club whose members include business, professional and community leaders. It meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Mill Race Inn in Geneva. For information, visit genevarotary.org. The Rotary Club has started a new fundraiser called the "Rotary Rock." They will put a rock that weighs about 30 pounds on the ice-covered pond near the Fox River at the Mill Race Inn sometime in mid-February. For $1, guess the day and time that it will fall back through the ice and you win half the pot. The "Rotary rock" is currently at the Citizen Kane restaurant, 330 W. State St. in Geneva, where you can enter your guess. For details, call (630) 745-9000.
Elburn Lions: The Elburn Lions Club hosts bingo every Friday at the clubhouse, 500 Filmore St., Elburn. The doors open at 5 p.m. Early Bird Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m., with regular games beginning at 7 p.m. Twelve regular games are offered as well as three progressive and one split the pot raffles. Food and drink are available for purchase. Proceeds go toward Campaign SightFirst II, a worldwide Lions fundraising campaign to fight preventable and reversible blindness. For details, call (630) 365-6315.