Campton Hills Lifestyle
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Riders conclude 475-mile bike ride for childhood cancer research in St. CharlesOct 11, 2024 12:53 pm - Cyclists in Cal’s Angels Pediatric Cancer Charity Bike Ride were greeted with confetti and cheers as they rode into downtown St. Charles just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10. The 24 participants pedaled nearly 100 miles per day for five days to raise funds and awareness for pediatric cancer research.
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Recapturing the joy — Elgin man brings together music veterans in Vintage Swing BandOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - You can take the kid out of jazz band, but you can’t take the jazz band out of the kid. Or something like that. It’s a formula that sits at the core of Bruce Cameron of Elgin, organizer and frontman for the Vintage Swing Band.
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St. Charles church to host organ and flute recital Oct. 20Oct 09, 2024 1:11 pm - On Sunday, Oct. 20, organist Mark Downey and flutist Gwen Petersen will present an organ and flute recital at St. Charles Episcopal Church.
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 13-19Oct 08, 2024 9:37 pm - Orchid show and sale, online herb classes, a tree walk and more.
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Fox Valley Presbyterian Church to host Empty Bowls benefit Nov. 9Oct 06, 2024 7:36 pm - Help fight food insecurity in the Fox Valley and raise your awareness of local food issues. A “Feeding America” map shows that Kane County has a 10% level of food insecurity. That means about 50,000 people are choosing between rent and food.
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‘We figured it was a good spot’: Location is key for coffee shop successOct 03, 2024 10:13 am - It takes careful thought to determine where you might want to open a coffee shop these days, and Jackie Anonales and her partners Maya Nieves and Violet A. Galindo did just that in opening Café del Sol two months ago in North Aurora.
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Grace Lutheran Church to host fall rummage sale Oct. 4-5Oct 03, 2024 7:02 am - Members of Grace Lutheran Church of Lily Lake will be hosting their semi-annual rummage sale on Oct. 4-5. Come and find your treasures, for kitchen, bedroom, living room, furniture, children’s toys, books, outdoor goods, and tools.
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Support cancer survivors at Northwestern Medicine Walk & 5KOct 01, 2024 6:51 pm - Lace up those running or walking shoes and head to Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva to celebrate cancer survivors and help raise money for patients and families. Set for Saturday, Oct. 19, the event will be followed by a festival on the Kane County Cougars field.
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Batavia couple celebrates 65 years of marriage at the place they made their vowsSep 30, 2024 12:51 pm - Lifelong Batavia couple Ronn and Pat Pittman returned this month to the place they wed to celebrate 65 years of marriage.
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25 years and counting: How Working Bikes provides wheels to those in need locally and across the globeSep 28, 2024 9:01 am - Ever wonder how to route bikes from Mundelein to Malawi? Hampshire to Honduras? Lisle to Lesotho? Chicago-based nonprofit Working Bikes knows how to do just that, shipping over 9,000 used bikes last year.