Susan Sarkauskas
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Geneva middle-schoolers take on bullyingJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Two Geneva Middle School South students are taking on bullies, spreading the message that “Vikes Play Nice” to their teachers and schoolmates on special wristbands. The ...
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Mooseheart band director earns national honorJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Twenty-three years of getting kids to try the tuba. Of telling them the audience will tire of “Ghost Fleet” if the band plays it every year. And teaching about life, not...
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Geneva community garden plans growing, but slowlyJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Progress is being made on bringing community garden plots to Geneva, but don’t expect to plant green beans in one this year. The city, park district and the Kane County ...
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Unfinished Sugar Grove duplex project shows signs of lifeJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - A glimmer of hope for home-building in Sugar Grove has sprung up, as a company is interested in taking over and finishing building the Meadowridge Villas complex. DRH Ca...
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Batavia streetscape advisory committee begins taskJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The first meeting of Batavia’s downtown streetscape advisory committee is at 7 p.m. Monday at the government center, 100 Island Ave. The panel will help the city#146;...
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Batavia assistant administrator heads to Clarendon HillsJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Batavia Assistant City Administrator Randy Recklaus is leaving to take a job as village manager of Clarendon Hills. Recklaus begins his new position Feb. 28. He has been...
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Geneva parks borrow $1.4M to make improvementsJan 23, 2011 11:00 pm - The Geneva Park District has borrowed $1.4 million for projects at its parks, at about half the interest rate the last time it did so. The district sold the bonds to Har...
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Senior housing eyed for BataviaJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A developer wants to build a 100-unit senior-citizen housing complex along West Main Street Batavia that is designated for commercial and office use. The city services c...
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$50,000 spent on rec center ‘no’ voteJan 20, 2011 11:00 pm - A committee that opposed the building of a recreation center in downtown Batavia spent more than $50,000 on its campaign last fall. The semiannual D2 campaign contributi...
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Sugar Grove library joins e-book crazeJan 18, 2011 12:00 am - Sugar Grove Library patrons will soon be able to download electronic books — for free, thanks to a donation from the Friends of the Library. The group decided to give $1...