Dave Heun
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St. Charles boy and his pony star in documentary premiering at ArcadaJan 20, 2019 5:00 am - For most of his life with Down syndrome, 8-year-old Josh Martin of St. Charles was frightened by animals, especially horses — to the point he would cry just being near o...
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Geneva East Book Club marks 15th anniversaryJan 15, 2019 10:00 pm - Kim Chismark of Geneva calls “The Secret Life of Eve” one of her favorite books. But she likely never expected it to result in the formation of a book club and friendshi...
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The benefits of being a member of the Kane County Farm BureauJan 09, 2019 10:00 pm - Any business or organization would love to say it has an excellent mobile app that provides numerous retail discounts for its users; or has a solid network for raising f...
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Geneva officials don't regret cutting down trees along RandallJan 08, 2019 10:00 pm - You can't really categorize it as "controversial," or even a "heated" topic. You don't do that when a city council passes something without much push-back. But it was en...
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Forest preserve hike offers healthy start to new yearJan 04, 2019 5:00 am - For the longest time, I was a "non-winter" walker. As soon as cold weather set in, my wife was on her own in terms of walking the dog. Over time, she convinced me that p...
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Living with ALS: How St. Charles family rallies to care for dadJan 02, 2019 10:00 pm - It's been an extremely rugged three years for the Ferreira family members of St. Charles, but it was important for me to reach out to them in hopes of sharing their expe...
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Tidbits about Christmas throughout history in IllinoisDec 23, 2018 5:00 am - One might say Illinois had plenty to do with the Christmas holiday in the U.S. After all, it was Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the U.S. and a resident of Galen...
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St. Charles Charlemagne Award dinner nears century markDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - It might be time to clear up some numbers related to St. Charles' annual Charlemagne Award, as we enter the "honors season" just after the holidays. The St. Charles Ch...
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Seniors, students join forces to help Lazarus HouseDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - There's a reason we often see stories in newspapers or clips on television about young people presenting programs or visiting with the elderly in nursing or memory care ...
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North Aurora Mothers Club helps area needy familiesDec 07, 2018 5:00 am - It didn't take long after the North Aurora Mothers Club was formed in 1997 for the group's board to determine a program called Operation Christmas would be a worthy caus...