Jeff Long
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Dinner theater comes to Fox Valley Park DistrictSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - “All-inclusive” is a really inviting term. It usually entails everything, like the one-price-for-all-amenities honeymoon that offers the happy newlyweds airfare, lodging...
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Aurora's Waubonsie Lake Park is getting upgradesAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - Even as a Fox Valley Park District employee, it's OK to admit I have a favorite park — well, parks — that I especially enjoy. With its outstanding network of trails, spa...
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Marmion alum returns to the stage in ‘The King and I’Jul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Rigaud stepped off the stage in 1993, figuring his role as Jim in “Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” would be the last of his acting “career.” A high sc...
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New Gilman Trail overpass will bridge the safety gapJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - It seems like only yesterday when a bike ride on the western edge of Aurora was a peaceful pedal along country roads. Even better was the Virgil Gilman Trail, its wester...
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Disc golf in Aurora taking flightJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Like many sports, disc golf had humble beginnings, tracing back to backyards and parking lot tailgate parties. Little did these pioneers realize that launching a Frisbee...
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Summer fun that’s free as sunshineJun 03, 2011 12:00 am - Old sayings become old because they’re oft-repeated and generally true. But whoever coined the phrase “everything has a price” was a little off base. They just didn’t l...
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All ages sought for “The King and I” auditionsMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Directing a Broadway-style stage production is a process of “putting the pieces of a puzzle together.” That's how Arlene Hawks describes it, and she absolutely loves fit...
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Flower Power volunteers can dig in for garden partyMay 06, 2011 1:00 am - You don’t have to be a gardener to appreciate the allure of flowers. Even those whose hands never touch dirt are often great admirers of floral beauty. Flowers have capt...
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Water parks discount to cool summerApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - We didn’t have water parks when I was a kid. The diving board was our main source of adventure — that, and games of “Marco Polo.” Now, this isn’t another old-guy-whining...
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Spring Spruce-up: Clean parks and community prideMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - The crowd had gathered well in advance, and it was one energized group. Mostly youth, they ranged in age from preschoolers to high-schoolers. They were hungry, of course...