St. Charles Lifestyle
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Two Local Women Filling a Need with a Face Mask Refreshing SprayNov 08, 2020 10:00 pm - Anne Gardner and Christine Platt of ANC Enterprises recently developed Face Mask Refresher, a fine mist spray that dries face masks while leaving a fresh scent. The loca...
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Batavia High School grad competes in national collegiate a cappella championshipNov 06, 2020 5:00 am - It's hard to say if we'll ever see Vinnie Cesarone of Batavia appear on "American Idol" or "The Voice," but it's far more likely the junior at Belmont University in Nash...
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Annual Scarecrow Stroll delights St. Charles residents and visitorsNov 05, 2020 3:00 am - The Scarecrow Festival has been a staple in St. Charles for 35 years. Although the 2020 event looked different because of the pandemic, St. Charles was still able to bri...
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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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Geneva church collecting donations of food, socks on Nov. 14Nov 02, 2020 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Nov. 14, the United Methodist Church of Geneva is holding another Drive-In Food Drive from 10 a.m. to noon to help restock the shelves at the St. Charles (T...
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Support Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry at 13th annual Holiday Food DriveOct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry is holding its 13th annual Holiday Food Drive from Nov. 1-25 at three area grocery stores: Prisco's Family Market, 1108 Prairie St., A...
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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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Four St. Charles North students share the love with care packages at GreenFields of GenevaOct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - Their favorite day of the month is, unanimously, the one on which Eva Dunn's grandchildren deliver handmade gifts. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 17-year-old Mary ...
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St. Charles dentist Dr. John Mason receives Barth AwardOct 27, 2020 6:00 am - You might say Dr. John Mason was a quick study upon his arrival in St. Charles in 1987 when adding his name to the dental practice of Dr. John Dickens on the east side o...
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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....