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New Life for Haiti hosts a board retreatFeb 06, 2020 10:00 pm - New Life for Haiti hosted a board retreat at the home of Todd and Kim Pierson in Oswego Jan. 19. The retreat was led by executive director Marnie Van Wyk. Seventeen of 1...
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Eighth annual Bridge Bust breaks records; local teams earn prizes in 2020 contestJan 23, 2020 10:00 pm - Imagine scores of people sitting still and silent, watching sand slowly trickle into a bucket. They listen for any small snaps or for that one loud crash of a collapsing...
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Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity to break ground Jan. 18 in AuroraJan 13, 2020 10:00 pm - Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity will break ground Saturday, Jan. 18, on the 400 block of Parker Avenue in Aurora. The public is invited. The home is Hab...
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Navy League to hear 'Moral Wounds of War' Jan. 21Jan 13, 2020 10:00 pm - "The Moral Wounds of War" will be explored at the Tuesday, Jan. 21, dinner meeting of Navy League Aurora Council 247. Retired U.S. Army Major Gen. James H. Mukoyama Jr. ...
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New Life for Haiti welcomes 11 new trustees to its board of directorsJan 08, 2020 10:00 pm - New Life for Haiti welcomed 11 new board trustees at its new board member orientation Jan. 7 at Lifespring Community Church in Plainfield. When asked what their New Life...
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Area child in need of life-saving transplantJan 02, 2020 10:00 pm - With the cost of a life-saving transplant often exceeding $800,000, most transplant families are unable to shoulder that financial burden. The Children's Organ Transpla...
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Local Norwegian-Americans celebrate annual Juletrefest holiday eventDec 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Cookies by local residents won top honors in a bake-off by Sons of Norway Polar Star Lodge 5-472 on Dec. 8. The smakaker (cookie) contest was held at the lodge's annual ...
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Facebook, Military Mama Network to host Wrapping Party Dec. 15Dec 12, 2019 10:00 pm - This Sunday, Dec. 15, Facebook is coming to Plainfield to host a special Wrapping Party to package gifts for children of active duty military all across the world. As pa...
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Girl Scouts to open Oswego resource centerNov 19, 2019 10:00 pm - Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois plans to open a new resource center at 3425 Orchard Road in Oswego. The organization has sold its current building at 200 New Bond St. i...
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Join in 'Protecting Our Future: A Climate Reality' Nov. 20 in NapervilleNov 12, 2019 10:00 pm - On Nov. 20-21, Justin Hudetz of Plainfield and Lisa McClellan of Aurora will join a global initiative by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore's "The Climate Reality Projec...