Maple Park Lifestyle
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2020 was a big year in birdingDec 18, 2020 5:00 am - You probably heard about "Rocky," the saw-whet owl discovered last month inside the huge Christmas tree on Rockefeller Plaza in New York. The adorable stowaway became an...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Fox ValleyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Ash, who decorated his grandmother's condominium at 7438 Grandview Court in Carpentersville, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Fox Valley in the Daily Herald...
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Literacy Volunteers start tutor training Jan. 11Dec 16, 2020 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a tutor training workshop from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 11-20, at the Pottawatomi Community Center, 8 Nort...
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Marmion senior receives Ted Brattin Youth Service AwardDec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - Marmion Academy senior Nicholas Coffman, son of Terry and Nicole Coffman of Aurora, is a recipient of the 2020 Ted Brattin Youth Service Award, sponsored by the Rotary C...
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Winter weather brings out the best in the hardy, humble witch-hazelDec 15, 2020 5:00 am - “I cherish a witch-hazel kind of day, a scrap of color, a light in the window when winter is closing all around.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer Tis the season for Christmas tre...
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Salvation Army-Tri-City Corps to host Kettle Match Day Dec. 12Dec 10, 2020 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps Community Center will host its annual Kettle Match Day on Saturday, Dec. 12. Donors will have the chance to double their impact in a ye...
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Salvation Army Tri-City Corps needs bell ringers and other volunteersDec 03, 2020 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army Tri-City Corps is in need of volunteer bell ringers this holiday season. According to Steve Hawkins, resource development director, many of the volunt...
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Constable: Childhood fun in nature inspires Geneva writer's poetryDec 03, 2020 4:30 am - Growing up on Chicago's Gold Coast as the son of a prestigious doctor, Rick Holinger of Geneva had his “epiphany” on the edge of the Catskill Mountains while he was a st...
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Mooseheart Holiday Lights returns with mix of new, favorite displaysDec 02, 2020 5:00 am - A popular holiday tradition - the Mooseheart Holiday Lights - is back for its 11th year. The show traditionally runs from the day after Thanksgiving through New Year's D...
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Empty Bowls for Food: A wood-turning fundraiser for local food pantries Dec. 5Nov 30, 2020 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Dec. 5, the Chicago Woodturners and the Windy City Woodturners invites the community to the Boardwalk Shops of Batavia, on Wilson Street and Route 25 in dow...