Dave Heun
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Restaurant owners suffer lifetime of setbacks in heartbreaking yearOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The economy, it turns out, wasn't hurting Rodeo Red's owners Jody and Jamie Cvek as much as the aftermath of a violent crime that has forced them to close their restaura...
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St. Charles youth group given a hairy challengeOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Readers will remember the name Dan Starr in my column and in other features in the Herald in the past. He's the fellow from Baker United Methodist Church in St. Charles ...
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Northern Illinois Food Bank gets boost from NFL (and Campbell's)Oct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - When you think about soup, there's a chance you think about your mother as well. The two went together quite nicely during our youth, and it's a well-known combination i...
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Elburn could get (some) relief from Prairie ParkwayOct 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Thirty years ago, when I worked as a reporter in Elburn, there was a common cry among village residents: How can we get the trucks to slow down when going through the vi...
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It's brave to open a restaurant these daysOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicken Mo Mo sure is an interesting name for a culinary creation. But it's never had the pleasure of meeting my mouth and stomach. Nor has any other delicacy most commo...
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Train station parking residuals provide slight boostOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Even with a new parking deck and a large lot or two near the Geneva train station, I could not find a spot to park the other morning when I was running late and had only...
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Geneva, Ratay run over DeKalbOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Offensive linemen on the Geneva football team may have a free meal coming their way from an appreciative running back. "They've been so great for me, I probably should b...
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Dave knows Tri-Cities eateries . . . mostlySep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Readers often assume I am aware of every eatery in the Fox Valley. It's true that I have been to plenty of them, but Judith Jablecki of Batavia stumped me last week. She...
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Geneva tops Sycamore to remain unbeatenSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - If Michael Ratay was carrying too much of the scoring load for the Geneva Vikings the past month, then Friday night's 45-21 rout of Sycamore represented a spreading of t...
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St. Charles man a hero -- and he has the medal to prove itSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Duane Buttell of St. Charles knows exactly what he went through in the skies over North Vietnam on July 14, 1966. He knows what kind of combat engagement he was involved...