Laura Stoecker
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Buddy the Elf delivers Christmas cheer to students at Judson U.Dec 12, 2013 3:38 pm - Arriving in a Buddy the Elf costume to deliver milk, cookies and Christmas cheer to students, Judson University President Gene C. Crume Jr. declared, “This is awesomenes...
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Geneva’s Christmas Tree gets decked outDec 05, 2013 4:10 pm - Geneva’s annual Christmas Walk and House Tour starts Friday, and Thursday afternoon city workers dressed the town’s tree on Third Street. It was a typical holiday decora...
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Elgin animal lovers raise funds for Anderson shelterDec 02, 2013 2:03 pm - Randy Sandman’s eyes light up when he talks about Rocky, a small, fluffy white dog with a sweet disposition and an underbite. And then there’s Susie, Sabrina, and Alfred...
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Santa Claus comes to town during St. Charles’ Holiday HomecomingNov 30, 2013 9:57 am - Santa had it easy on Saturday. The weather was nowhere near frightful and kids were oh so delightful and easy going in their requests for Christmas presents during the ...
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Attracting feathered friends to your backyard bird feedersNov 29, 2013 9:58 am - As a youth growing up in Sleepy Hollow, Jim McGrath would watch the birds visiting the feeders in his family’s yard. He went on to become a wildlife biologist and inter...
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Double dose of football on Thanksgiving Day in BataviaNov 28, 2013 9:51 am - For many, football and Thanksgiving Day go hand in hand. This year, it’s especially so for Batavia High School since the Bulldogs are heading the state Class 6A champion...
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Habitat restoration workday held at Bliss WoodsNov 22, 2013 11:35 am - Six volunteers braved gusty winds and bitter temperatures to help at Bliss Woods Forest Preserve near Sugar Grove for a restoration workday on Saturday morning. Local n...
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Kane judges read to kids at Family Reading NightNov 20, 2013 8:48 am - More than 40 children, dressed in comfy pajamas while snacking on cookies and sipping on juice packets, gathered Wednesday to listen to Kane County judges David Akemann,...
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Operation Christmas Child packing party in St. Charles aims for 150 filled shoe boxesNov 16, 2013 11:25 am - Dozens of families filled Fellowship Hall at St. Mark’s Preschool in St. Charles on Saturday morning to pack shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. The service projec...
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What ghosts lurk through downtown Geneva? Local author leads toursOct 26, 2013 10:15 am - Donna Latham, author of “Ghost of the Fox River Valley” and resident of Batavia, led four ghost walks through downtown Geneva on Saturday. The walks focused on stories o...