Stephanie Penick
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Naperville celebrates Prairie Path’s 50th birthdayApr 05, 2013 6:00 am - The other day I flashed back more than 20 years ago to the first time I visited May Watts Elementary School. We were house-hunting and deciding where to move in Napervil...
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Make your own feeder and become a backyard birderFeb 18, 2013 12:02 pm - More than 20 years ago when we lived in Chatham, N.J., the overhang on our breezeway provided the perfect location to hang 10 bird feeders during the winter months. Our...
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Christmas memories include gifts of disappointmentJan 11, 2013 11:00 am - Little did I anticipate when I wrote the column headlined “You can't always get a pony for Christmas” that many readers would relate to the sad tale of when I was 10 yea...
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You can't always get a pony for ChristmasDec 20, 2012 2:00 pm - My mother, who's now 85, always has had a special gift for making every one of my Christmases bright. When I was growing up, and now that I'm an adult, my mother's joyf...
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Concerned residents can say a lot in just three minutesNov 13, 2012 6:00 am - I've got three minutes, just three little minutes, if I stand before Naperville City Council to express my opinion during a public forum. I hope you're reading these wo...
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Naperville man overcomes physical challenges to join dad in shredding businessOct 22, 2012 10:00 am - If you were around on Groundhog Day in 2011, you likely remember when nearly 20 inches of snow blew into town. In the aftermath of the blizzard, huge mounds of the whit...
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Demonstrate ample caution when purchasing prescription drugsSep 18, 2012 8:16 am - OK. It happened again. Overnight my spam box became filled with solicitations to purchase online drugs. What’s more, several creepy requests found their way into the su...
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Be thankful for farmers — and tomatoesAug 21, 2012 2:30 pm - Earlier this summer I mentioned that our summer vacation plans included the Mitchell family reunion in July and a class reunion in August. Both getaways took us to the ...
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Our Stephanie Penick learns her neighbor has deep musical rootsJul 28, 2012 10:25 am - Long before we knew our neighbor was an accomplished percussionist, a devoted hip-hopper and the name behind The J. Davis Trio, we were well aware that our Papillon pup,...
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Memories of the Exchange Club, Ribfest and moreJul 03, 2012 8:59 am - Isn’t it amazing how vividly you remember the little details of the first time you do something? Yet, when something becomes routine, particulars often fade into the bi...