Dave Heun
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Plan to get wet at Fox River volunteer cleanup daySep 04, 2020 6:00 am - This might be the most important aspect of a notice about an upcoming Fox River volunteer cleanup day along the riverbanks: Organizers tell you to wear boots or shoes yo...
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A wish fulfilled: Mia's Wish skin care store now open on Third Street in GenevaAug 28, 2020 6:00 am - As a shopper along Third Street in Geneva, Maria Jucius admits she quickly became obsessed with the goal of someday opening a store along the popular retail strip. More ...
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Not just online: Some clubs, groups holding meetings outdoorsAug 21, 2020 6:00 am - Zoom and Google Hangouts aren't the only way to conduct a meeting or chat with friends during the pandemic. We've also taken to the parks, streets and parking lots to ga...
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Basic needs for back to school: Batavia businesses collecting donations for Interfaith Food PantryAug 14, 2020 6:00 am - Knowing that many families in need will be turning to local food pantries to help them in the fall because their children may still be home from school and missing out o...
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'Sculpture in the Park' display worth a walk through Mount St. Mary ParkAug 07, 2020 7:30 am - It was surprising to see research about Illinois residents declaring we had watched, on average, about 417 hours of TV so far during the pandemic lockdown. Nearly 60% of...
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Growing together: It's taken a community to create this school garden and make it bloomJul 30, 2020 11:00 pm - A simple question more than a decade ago led to the creation of one of the most ambitious projects - and pleasant settings - one can experience on the grounds of a publi...
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Albright Community Theatre stage goes dark until 2021Jul 25, 2020 7:00 am - The show must go on. Until it shouldn't. Area community theaters are finding the coronavirus pandemic to be a foe that shatters the notion that actors, directors and sta...
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Book an appointment to browse new Geneva libraryJul 19, 2020 7:27 am - We've walked by the new Geneva Public Library at 227 S. Seventh St. with much curiosity as to when - and how - it might open. The library opened its doors this week "by ...
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Girl Scouts build Little Free Pantry at Batavia churchJul 17, 2020 6:00 am - To this day, my wife will on occasion recall her youth in mentioning an interesting place her Girl Scout troop visited or a project it took on. To this day, I love Girl...
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How the pandemic could affect prep sports rivalries, team dynastiesJul 10, 2020 6:00 am - The Illinois High School Association's plan to slowly and carefully move toward starting prep sports again in the fall raises hope that some sense of normalcy could retu...