Articles filed under Campton Township
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Campton Prairie Fest aims for old fashioned funSep 18, 2013 5:30 am - Campton Township officials will host their 7th annual Prairie Fest Saturday at Corron Farm in Campton Hills. The fest, which will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine...
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Campton Hills festival aims to unite, exciteSep 03, 2013 4:00 am - Three years ago, the Congregational United Church of Christ in Campton Hill organized the inaugural United Fall Festival as a way of bringing the village together after ...
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Tri-Cities police reportsAug 28, 2013 9:02 am - Kane County Ÿ A man reported being hit in the back of the head with a beer bottle and at least two times in the face at about 4 a.m. Sunday at a home near the inter...
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Fox Valley police reportsAug 28, 2013 9:02 am - Elgin Ÿ Manuel Nunez, of the 2000 block of Glendale Terrace, Hanover Park, was charged Tuesday with theft, according to court records. Police responded to a report ...
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Leaf peepers: Clues to help identify white oaksAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - “There were many splendid oaks,” wrote John S. Wilcox in 1906, describing Kane County at the time of European settlement. “Massive boles would square over two feet, whi...
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Find out why oaks are endangered and how to help preserve themJul 29, 2013 6:00 am - The oak tree was once hailed as king of the forest. People called it magnificent, majestic and mighty. But that was then. Now, the oak no longer reigns supreme. As a gr...
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Tigers, bull riding and pig races? Must be the Kane County FairJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - When Larry Breon was growing up, he went to the Kane County Fair to show off his family’s cattle as part of the 4-H exhibition. “It was something you looked forward to a...
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Historic Campton town hall open house planned for SaturdayJun 18, 2013 2:46 pm - Campton Township officials will host an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the township’s original town hall, 4N498 Town Hall Road, Campton Hills. The open ho...
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Lend a hand with farm chores at Garfield Farm’s 1840s DayJun 10, 2013 2:45 pm - On Sunday, June 16, from noon to 4 p.m., visitors can discover what life was like over 160 years ago during Garfield Farm Museum’s 1840s Day. The event offers children ...
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Meet endangered farm animals at Garfield Rare Breeds showMay 08, 2013 1:28 pm - Have a look at the type of farm animals your grandparents, or even great-grandparents, may have known when Garfield Farm Museum holds its Rare Breeds Livestock and Poult...