Fox Valley briefs

Spaghetti dinnerThe VFW Watch City Post 1307 Ladies Auxiliary will hold an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 24. The cost is $6 for adults and $5 for children 7 and younger. The dinner will consist of salad, spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread and dessert. The dinner is open to the public, and tickets can be purchased at the door. The post home is at 1601 Weld Road, Elgin.Road work in store for Fox River GroveFox River Grove is moving forward on road work throughout the village that will cost $1.24 million in bonds, said Village Administrator Art Osten. The federal government will reimburse the village for a portion of the interest spent on the work and the village is due to sell the bonds next week, he said. The roads scheduled for repair are: Spring Street, Crescent Road, Circle Road, Skyline Drive, Johnson Street, Hillcrest Avenue, North River Road and Grace Street.Children's wing now openThe Huntley Area Public Library reopened its children's department this month in a 2,880-square-foot mobile annex. The children's section was closed for a week last month while library staff relocated materials to the annex. Library officials pursued the annex as a solution to their space crunch after voters rejected a tax increase that would have funded a permanent addition. The annex will also allow the library to hold more programming on-site. About 100 people attended ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the annex this month. "We hope this new space will be fun for everyone to enjoy and explore," new library Director Patrick McDonald said.