Dave Heun
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A look at this year's Sculpture in the Park display in St. CharlesMay 14, 2021 6:00 am - As it has since 2006, the Sculpture in the Park program at Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles lured us in for a closer look at this year's exhibit. Little did we know we...
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Love of the game: Two friends play on same softball team for 40 yearsMay 07, 2021 6:00 am - Stories about men playing in slowpitch softball leagues well into their 60s aren't particularly rare, as it most definitely happens throughout Chicago and its suburbs. H...
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A gift freely given: North Aurora church donates building, property to Geneva congregationApr 30, 2021 6:00 am - Leaders at Chapelstreet Church were pleased last fall when the Cornerstone Community Baptist Church in North Aurora gifted their church building and property to the Gene...
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Window shopping: A look at some creative displays in the Tri-CitiesApr 23, 2021 6:00 am - For more than 10 years, glancing at The Limited women's clothing store window display in the now empty Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles provided me with ideas for holida...
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Striking success: St. Charles Bowl marks 60th anniversaryApr 16, 2021 6:00 am - By opening in 1961, St. Charles Bowl became part of a booming decade for the recreational sport. After all, once automatic pinsetters were all the rage in the 1950s and ...
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Longtime Baker Community Center board member, former blacksmith dies at 100Apr 09, 2021 6:00 am - If St. Charles ever has to point to a citizen who epitomized what it meant to grow up on a farm west of town and help the city transform into a key far-west suburb in th...
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A look at the changing retail and dining scene in BataviaApr 02, 2021 6:00 am - Some folks celebrate their COVID vaccinations by planning trips or looking for open movie theaters or restaurants. We're more inclined just to be glad to be driving or w...
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Longtime Batavia resident and World War II veteran Ruth Burnham to celebrate 100th birthdayMar 26, 2021 6:00 am - As one of the first women to enlist as one of the Waves in the Navy during World War II, 21-year-old Ruth Drover couldn't possibly have known her willingness to share so...
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Closings and openings: Surveying the changes in the Tri-Cities, one year after the pandemicMar 18, 2021 6:00 am - With both vaccine shots in my arm, it was time to venture out of isolation for a while last week. And it was quite a revelation. Granted, I've been getting around a bit,...
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A look at which golf courses are open, closed or undergoing renovation in the Tri-CitiesMar 12, 2021 5:00 am - A look at which golf courses are open, closed or undergoing renovation in the Tri-Cities