Rick West
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Moving Picture: Algonquin man's art is taxidermyFeb 08, 2013 8:00 am - Vern Brancamp is an artist. Unlike other artists who interpret nature on a canvas or with a camera, nature is his canvas. His craft is taxidermy. And it's been a lifel...
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Moving Picture: Farming that’s old school at Primrose Farm in St. CharlesOct 26, 2012 8:58 am - Growing up, farming was in Jon Kuester’s blood. It just wasn’t in his plans. Kuester, the living history farmer at Primrose Farm in St. Charles, came reluctantly to his ...
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Images: Streamwood vs. Batavia footballSep 13, 2012 11:00 pm - The Streamwood Sabres traveled to Batavia Friday night to take on the Bulldogs, with home team coming away with the win 33-0. ...
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Moving Picture: Larkin counselor never gives up on kidsAug 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Therapist is making a difference at Elgin treatment facility
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Tree just one way in which principal will be rememberedJun 04, 2012 11:06 am - Before Monday’s ceremony dedicating a tree in honor of her retirement, Kenyon Woods Middle School Principal Sue Welu was trying to keep it business as usual on the last ...
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Moving Picture: Geneva caregiver helps seniors to enjoy the here and nowMar 30, 2012 11:00 am - It's no fun getting old, but Erin McCart tries to make it easier. As the program services coordinator at Arden Courts Memory Care in Geneva, the people she's helping are...
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Batavia coffee shop to closeNov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Batavia's Limestone Coffee & Tea will be shutting its doors at the end of the month. “We're devastated,” owner Maureen Mares said Tuesday. She said she found out a c...
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How this St. Charles company keeps us safeOct 21, 2011 3:00 pm - Afternoon drives to see the changing colors of fall can be relaxing, until one color comes to dominate the palette. The ubiquitous orange of construction cones is the c...
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Ride along with Elgin police to see how they keep us safeSep 09, 2011 12:00 am - The usual motto for a police department is to serve and protect. The Elgin Police Department has been running frequent safety checks for vehicles with a fairly simple pr...
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Bald eagles make a stopover in ElginJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - The bald eagles have landed in the Fox Valley, and they are flying high and fishing this week along the Fox River near downtown Elgin. Exactly how many are there is unce...