Pingree Grove Lifestyle
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Golden Hammer Scholarship offered to Hampshire High seniorsDec 03, 2020 10:00 pm - The Golden Hammer Scholarship was established to honor Carl F. Brooks, the longest serving principal of Hampshire High School and Middle School. Brooks began his caree...
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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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YEP students hope to raise $12,500 as part of Giving TuesdayNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Twenty-one students from seven Fox Valley high schools hope to raise $12,500 this week as part of a Giving Tuesday challenge for members of the Youth Engagement in Phila...
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Incurable form of cancer won't stop 74-year-old Elburn man from helping othersNov 27, 2020 5:00 am - Helping people is just something Harley Veldhuizen does. And nothing, it seems, will stop him. Not even an incurable form of cancer, For the past 30 years or so, the 7...
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Symposium shows young people have a passion for birdingNov 04, 2020 5:00 am - Those of us working through the COVID-19 era may be tiring of video conference calls. It's easy to get Zoomed out, dreading the next "virtual" meeting. But a Zoomer abou...
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The Nature of Things: Osage-orange tree has flourished for centuries with its many usesOct 31, 2020 5:00 am - “Monkey brains!” the kids exclaimed as we reached the old dirt road. I was leading an outdoor school program, and it took me a moment to realize the students were referr...
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ECC Gala pushes student success fundraiser past $100,000 goalOct 26, 2020 11:00 pm - Nearly 200 registrants and many more attendees participated in the Elgin Community College Foundation's gala "Virtual Mas'k'erade: Dare to Dream" event on Saturday, Oct....
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Join in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive Oct. 24 at Gail Borden LibraryOct 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Organizers of the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Food Drive are making it easier for local residents to help others in these challenging times caused by COVID-19. Th...
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46th annual Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show goes virtualOct 12, 2020 6:00 am - When COVID-19 hit the U.S., organizers of the Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show weren't sure if they would be able to host the annual event. Fortunately, the popular Antique...