Jeff Long
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Blackberry Farm: Growing better with ageApr 24, 2014 7:01 am - In his dotage, Dad's comedic repertoire kept growing. As the birthdays piled up, he never aged. Rather, he proclaimed, "I just get better looking every year." Funny - or...
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Fox Valley Park District awarded $400,000 grant for Copley I ParkApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Fox Valley Park District has been awarded a $400,000 grant by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for the redevelopment of Copley I Park near downtown Auror...
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Fox Valley Park District offers two-for-one dealApr 06, 2014 11:00 pm - That tantalizing taste of summer we had earlier last week - when temperatures warmed into the 60s - was all I needed to dig out the shorts and swimwear in anticipation. ...
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Spring Spruce-Up: Collaborating for clean parksApr 03, 2014 6:01 am - Despite this polar vortex that won't let go, the spring season is starting to flex its muscles, ready to give the cold weather a swift and final kick into oblivion. The ...
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MapleFest explores sweetness of springMar 09, 2014 11:00 pm - Red Oak Nature Center will offer an early, sweet taste of spring Saturday, March 15, during the annual MapleFest. Visitors can join naturalists on tours beginning hourly...
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Frozen now, but Fox River will be hoppin' for Mid-Am RaceFeb 27, 2014 7:01 am - For much of this winter, the Fox River has looked more like frozen tundra than a vibrant waterway; a cold, white sheen of snow-caked ice, crisscrossed by wayward snowmob...
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Runners can sign up for Spring Gallup in AuroraFeb 27, 2014 12:01 am - Registration for the seventh annual 5K Spring Gallop at Blackberry Farm is open until noon Friday, March 21. The race is set for 8:30 a.m. Saturday, March 29, and featur...
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Piloting sustainability, FVPD a green leaderFeb 13, 2014 2:01 pm - Sustainability initiatives go back to the very origins of the Fox Valley Park District, which was created in 1947 to "protect and preserve scenic vistas along the Fox Ri...
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Barbecues and picnics – reserve your summer siteJan 29, 2014 12:15 pm - We interrupt this season of shivering with warm thoughts of summer — shorts and sunglasses, lawn chairs, the sweet aroma of smoky grills and children on the playground, ...
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Fox Valley Park District board welcomes four new membersJan 16, 2014 12:51 pm - The Fox Valley Park District’s board of trustees has a new look with the addition of four new members. Alex Alexandrou, Gloria Bunce, Cynthia Hernandez and Robert Vaugha...