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Kane County Audubon Society: The Kane County Audubon Society will host a bird walk at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 4, at Nelson Lake. A bonus for holiday hikers. In addition to the regular low-speed, 3-mile hike around the lake, Kane County Audubon will offer a picnic lunch after the walk. Meet in the parking lot by the silo, west of Nelson Lake Road and about 2 miles west of Randall Road in Batavia. Call Terry Murray at (630) 896-3219.
On Wednesday, July 8, enjoy a bird walk at 6 p.m. at SEBA Park, South Elgin. Jane McMillan leads this evening walk from SEBA Park south along the western Fox River shore on the bike path to Jon Duerr Forest Preserve, a round-trip stroll of about three miles. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag meal and enjoy supper in the park at 5:30 p.m. SEBA Park is located two blocks south of the State Street bridge and one block east of Route 31 in South Elgin. For details, call Jane McMillan at (847) 622-2316.
On Saturday, July 18, enjoy a bird walk at 8 a.m. at Freeman Kame-Meagher Forest Preserve in Gilberts. More than three years have passed since Kane County Audubon has had a bird walk at this 1,200-plus-acre site. In addition to birding, participants can experience the interesting kettle-moraine topographic features of this preserve. Meet in the parking area next to the railroad tracks. Freeman Kame is located on Freeman Road about midway between Randall Road and Route 47. For information on this walk, call Bill Koch at (847) 931-9123.
Kane County Audubon meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday each month, September through May. Meetings are held in the orientation room at Peck Farm in Geneva. Field trips, bird walks and nature hikes are scheduled throughout the year and on meeting nights during July and August. For information on Kane County Audubon and for maps to activities, visit www.kanecountyaudubon.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 or visit www.illinoisaudubon.org.
Fox Valley Woodworkers Club: On Tuesday, July 7, Fox Valley Woodworkers Club will welcome Bill Gullberg, Chairwright of the Windsor Academy of Chairmaking as the guest speaker. The club will meet from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln Ave., Batavia. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The club has been known as a gathering place for woodworking enthusiasts of all ages and levels of experience since 1984. Visitors are welcome to attend the general meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. For details, visit www.fvwwc.org.
Boy Scout Troop 43: Boy Scout Troop 43 will host its 16th annual corn and brat dinner from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 10, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Wilson and Lincoln streets in Batavia. Advance tickets for the all-you-can-eat meal are $7 or $8 at the door. Carryout is available. Price includes one drink. Children under 6 get in free. For advance tickets, call Liz Carson at (630) 587-8773. The troop is sponsored by the Congregational Church of Batavia.
Campton Hills Rotary Club: A group of residents are forming a Campton Hills Rotary Club. They meet to discuss the creation of this organization at noon every Tuesday at Old Towne Pub, 40W290 LaFox Road in Campton Hills. Rotary is an international organization of business and professional persons united to provide humanitarian services, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and peace in the world. To learn more about Rotary, log onto www.rotary.org. Bill Paskey, a former Rotarian and Campton Hills resident, is spearheading this organizational effort. A Rotary Club member will be available to speak about Rotary Club and answer your questions. If you have any questions about organizing the Campton Hills Rotary Club, e-mail Bill Paskey at bpaskey@ttssystems.com.
Sugar Grove Corn Boil Committee: The 2009 Sugar Grove Corn Boil hometown celebration is off to a good start with new bands and a new carnival, as well as free activities for kids and adults and the fireworks display in the area thanks to the Sugar Grove Lions Club. The Corn Boil Committee is working hard to keep the tradition of family fun and entertainment at family affordable prices. The festival will run from Friday, July 24, to Sunday, July 26.
They need volunteers every year and this year is no exception. To volunteer in whatever way you can in this hometown event, call the Corn Boil hotline at (630) 466-5166 and leave your name and number and a volunteer will call you back.
Local business people have been extremely generous to the Sugar Grove Corn Boil but even they have limits. So if you can't volunteer to work for a few hours, maybe you would like to make a contribution to the fireworks. Local businesspeople and residents who have enjoyed past firework displays or who plan to come this year are invited to make any size donation they can afford. Donations can be sent to: The Sugar Grove Corn Boil, P.O. Box 225, Sugar Grove, IL 60554, and the checks should be made out to: The Sugar Grove Lions Club.
The nonprofit Corn Boil Committee donates everything except seed money for the next year's event back to local groups and organizations right here in Sugar Grove.
Sponsorship will be needed more than ever this year. Visit the Web site at www.sugargrovecornboil.org.
Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois: The society will present a docent-led tour of the Illinois Holocaust Museum at 1 p.m. Aug. 30 at 9600 Woods Drive, Skokie. The cost of the tour is $10 for adults or $8 for seniors, 65 and older. Space is limited, reservations are required at rsvp@jgsi.org. or call (312) 666-0100.