Susan Sarkauskas
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Sandholm Woods Park adds peaceful place to relaxJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Parks are not just for playgrounds and sporting events, Geneva parks officials believe. Sometimes, people just need a patch of peace on which to relax. The addition to S...
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Rain, heat affects Fox Valley festsJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Maybe Windmill City Festival this week and the Kane County Fair next week will break the streak of weather-plagued events this year. Attendance at last week's Swedish Da...
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Batavia seeks to fix downtown sidewalks with stimulus moneyJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - If it can, Batavia would like to get some sidewalks repaired in downtown when Wilson Street is resurfaced this summer. But what kind of sidewalks - brick, concrete or a ...
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Volunteers spruce up Geneva info kioskJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Good old volunteer spirit has spiffed up another corner in downtown Geneva. The canopied information kiosk by the Kane County Courthouse at Third and Franklin streets ha...
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Paddleboats coming back to Batavia RiverwalkJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The visit to the Batavia Riverwalk will soon be a bit more fun, as you'll be able to cruise Depot Pond in rental paddleboats. The Batavia Park District will launch the s...
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Ex-St. Charles woman charged in fatal rafting accidentJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A former St. Charles woman has been charged with operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol after a rafting accident last week that killed one of her co-worke...
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Everyone's Swedish at Geneva's annual festivalJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Jag kom, jag såg, jag åto vitlök krabb pasta. And a dab of lingonberry sauce used to make the kokosnöt at Graham's Chocolates. I eyeballed the cookies at the Kaffe Stoga...
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Hey, Batavia businesses, need help funding a project?Jun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Batavia officials are putting the word out: There's money to be had, in grants and loans, for fixing up downtown businesses and starting or expanding businesses througho...
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Cowboy comfortable playing for backyard in BataviaJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Justin Moore sang Thursday night about the pleasures of living in a small town, like Poyen, Ark. (population 272), where he grew up. But he found out that a suburb of Ch...
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N. Aurora officials break ground on new police stationJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - North Aurora dignitaries wielding gold-painted shovels turned the first bits of earth - actually, gravel - for the village's new police station. The $10 million facility...