From the clubs
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Altrusa International Club: Judge Patricia Golden will will speak about the new sub-circuit and new programs in the judiciary at the Altrusa International Club of Elgin's meeting on Oct. 16 at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 1565 Larkin Ave in Elgin. Light dinner is at 6 p.m. Call (847) 341-9490 to make a reservation.
Powderdog Ski and Snowboard Club: The new Powderdog Ski and Snowboard Club will meet at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at Lou Malnati's, 8515 Redtail Drive, in Lakewood Commons, corner of Redtail Drive and Ackman Road, Lakewood. For more information, call Rick at (847) 854-4754.
Prairie State LIFE Organ Club: The Prairie State LIFE Organ Club's will meet on Saturday, Oct. 18 with a potluck lunch. The meeting will begin at 11 a.m. and will be held at the Music Education Center of America (MECA) in the Huntley Mall. The special guest is noted Lowrey artist Bill Curry, a premier player for Lowrey organs. He will hold workshops on organ techniques for our members and then perform in concert. For details, call the MECA Huntley store at (847) 669-9200.
Kane County Audubon Society: The public is invited to programs and activities of the Kane County Audubon Society. On Saturday, Oct. 18, enjoy a bird walk at 8 a.m. at Fermilab, Kirk Road and Pine Street in Batavia. They will be looking for waterfowl and new arrivals. Meet in the parking lot at the Pine Street guard station. For details, call Chris Madsen at (630) 377-0773.
For information on Kane County Audubon, visit the Web sitekanecountyaudubon.org or call Bob Andrini at (630) 584-8386 or Jerry Hope at 630-377-1444. For information on Illinois Audubon Society, call Tom Clay at (217) 544-BIRD (2473).
American Legion Post: Elgin Post American Legion 57, 820 N. Liberty St. in Elgin, begins its monthly Sunday breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19.
The menu includes: steak and eggs; eggs made-to-order with sausage, bacon, potatos for $4.50 with two pancakes; or no potato for $5; or omelets, with cheese, mushrooms, green, red, or hot peppers for $5. An omelet with ham is $5.50 and an omelet with two pancakes and no potato add 50 cents. A side order of two pancakes is $1. Also served with white or wheat toast, juice or coffee. Bloody Mary and Screwdriver Specials also available. For details, call (847) 741-2358.
Plato Center Unit of HCE: The Plato Center Unit of HCE will meet at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the Plato Center Village Hall, 10N934 Rippburger Road. Hostesses are Jackie Anderson, Shirley Petersen and Joan Ziethen. The lesson for the day "Living Single in a Coupled World" will be given by Jackie Anderson and Harriet Bradley.
The group will discuss the New Member Luncheon/Fun Day on Oct. 22 at St. Gall Catholic Church Hall, Elburn.
To attend the Plato Center HCE meeting, call Joan at (847) 931-8120. All are welcome.
Elgin Genealogical Society: The Elgin Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday Oct. 16, in the first floor meetings rooms at the Gail Borden Public Library. 270 N. Grove Ave., Elgin. The program, "Cite Your Sources Simply," will be presented by Larry Olson. For details, call EGS vice president, Larry Pepper, at (847) 426 7377 or visit Web site elginroots.com. Guests and new members are welcome.
Hampshire HCE: The Hampshire Unit of the Kane County Association for Home and Community Education will meetat 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the home of Lorry Tasch. On Sept. 16, they met at the home of Jan Ihssen. Program books were filled out for the 2008-09 year. Plans for HEA Week, which will be observed throughout Kane County during the week of Oct. 12-18, include collection of food and other items for the Burlington/Hampshire Food Pantry. Several members plan to attend the Fun Day/New Member Luncheon at St. Gall Church in Elburn Wednesday, Oct. 22. Pat Lehman was awarded the mystery prize.
Everyone is welcome to attend. For details, call Jan Ihssen (847) 683-1301) or Corrine Derma (847) 683-9515.
McHenry County Legionnaires: McHenry County Legionnaires from all county posts are invited to attend the monthly meeting of the McHenry County Council at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 at American Legion Union Post 482 at 6517 Main St., Union.
The host post is American Legion 482, Henry F. Miller post. For details, call Union Post 482 Commander Richard A. Kolbusz at (815) 459-8495 or McHenry County Council Commander Robert Howe Jr. at (815) 653-6391.
ComputerAssisted Genealogy: The ComputerAssisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois meetings are held at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg. The subject will be "How to use eBay to locate Genealogical Stuff." The moderator is Ed Udovic. A professor at DePaul University and a local expert on eBay, she will present "Tips and Tricks on Using eBay - How to Register, Bid, When to Bid, etc."
Prairie State LIFE organ club: The Prairie State LIFE club meets once a month. Meetings have been on the third Thursday and are being changed to the third Saturday of the month at the Huntley location. The Saturday meetings begin at 11 a.m. Oct. 18. The LIFE clubs are for adult music lovers and feature programs, concerts and workshops for Lowrey organ players along with good friendships. For details, call Linda Tischler, (630) 830-9804 or the MECA store at (847) 669-9200.
Boy Scout Troop 43: Troup is accepting orders for the Dundee Scots hoagies. You can order plain, hot and spicy for $4.50 per hoagie. Purchase your freshly made hoagies from Boy Scout Troop 43 of Carpentersville until Oct. 18. Delivery is Oct. 25. Call the Hoagie hotline at (847) 426-5193. All proceeds help a Scout go to summer camp. For details, call Grace Rapach at (847) 428-7467.
Illinois State Genealogical Society: The Illinois State Genealogical Society will celebrate 40 years as a society with a conference, "40 Years of Discovery - Portals to the Future," on Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Fox Valley University and Business Center on the campus of Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin. Featured speakers will be: Beau Sharbrough, product manager for MyFamily.com and founder of the Web site, the GENTECH Web site and the Lexicon Working Group; Lou Szucs, currently executive editor and vice president of community relations for Ancestry.com and author of "They Became Americans: Chicago and Cook County Sources," and D. Joshua Taylor, a nationally recognized genealogical author, lecturer and researcher who currently is the Research Services Coordinator at the New England Historic Genealogical Society.
Register early for the basic and intermediate hands-on computer laboratory presentations targeting online genealogical research. For individual genealogical consultations schedule your appointment at the registration desk upon arrival Oct. 18. For detauks, visit rootsweb. ancestry.com/~ilsgs/ or e-mail isgsconference @sbcglobal.net or call (847) 695-5893.
Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society: On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Czech and Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois welcomes guest speaker Robert Doubek at 1:30 p.m. His talk is "Rebuilding the President Woodrow Wilson Monument in Prague."
Doubek will speak about the project to reestablish a new monument of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson at the main train station in Prague. The original monument was dedicated in 1928, but the Nazis destroyed it in 1941.
The origin of this campaign to rebuild the President Wilson monument in Prague, the partners involved, the site selection, the rebuilding process and a new commission to a sculptor to recreate this statue, will be discussed at the meeting. The project is a joint effort between the City of Prague and the American Friends of the Czech Republic, which in 2002, established a memorial in Washington, D.C, to Tomas G Masaryk, the liberator and the first president of Czechoslovakia (1918-35).
If you cannot attend the meeting, find more at the American Friends of the Czech Republic, President Woodrow Wilson Monument, c/o Harleysville National Bank, 1804 N. Broad St., Lansdale, PA 19446. Or visit afocr.org or e-mail afocr@afocr.org
The meeting, which is free and open to the public, will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, 150 S. Ashland Ave., La Grange. Visit csagsi.org. The 2008-09 meetings are at 1:30 p.m. Saturdays on Oct. 18, Jan. 24, May 16, Aug. 15 and Oct. 24.
Elgin Golden K Kiwanis: Elgin Golden K Kiwanis will hold its next meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 22 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 357 Division St., Elgin. Chief of Police, Lisa Womack is the guest speaker. For details, call (847) 741-7176.
Fox Valley Beaux Arts: Fox Valley Beaux Arts will celebrate 25 years in service to the Arts with its annual luncheon and style show on Saturday, Oct. 25. "A Jubilee of Fashions" presented by Coldwater Creek of Geneva Commons will feature styles for the fall season, modeled by friends and members of Beaux Arts. The gathering will be held at the Elgin Country Club, 2575 Weld Road, Elgin, and begins at 11 a.m. with a silent auction and basket raffles. The style show begins at noon, followed by lunch.
The proceeds will fund scholarships for artistically talented senior high school students in the area.
All members and guests are welcome. Cost for luncheon and style show is $40. Reservations are due by Oct. 17. For details and reservations, call Florence Ostdick at (847) 742-1578.
Jewish Genealogical Society: Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will host "Skeletons in the Closet" at 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster St., Skokie. Learn how to handle research minefields and what to do when you uncover sensitive or confidential family information.
The meeting facilities at Temple Beth Israel will open at 12:30 p.m. To accommodate members or guests who want to use the library materials, get help with genealogical Web sites on the Internet, or ask genealogical related questions before the main program begins at 2 p.m., visit jewishgen.org/jgsi or phone (312) 666-0100.