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The Wheaton Warrenville South High School Tiger Marching Band will host a car wash from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at
Members of the band will suds cars for donations to help fund their fall competitive marching season.
Come over and get your car shined while supporting the band. You can get a good deal and a clean car all summer long while the students earn their way for the band.
Good News—Art Bovio’s Condition Steadily Improves
Written by Crystal LynnAmerica in Bloom—More Than Just the Pretty Flowers
Written by Crystal LynnAmerica In Bloom’s national contest is about more than impressing contest officials with a lot of pretty flowers, said judge Darrell Trout as he spoke to Warrenville city officials about what he looks for when judging cities.
Sea Quest
August 2 - 6
6:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
All Ages - No Cost
Call 630-393-2565 for more information.
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Trinity Lutheran
Baobab Blast
August 2 - August 6
Ages 3 years to 5th grade
Click here for printable registration form
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High Seas Expedition
July 26 - July 30
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Click here for more information
Morton Arboretum's Edith Makra Will Lead Census this Summer, 17 Years After the Last One was Done
As a tree scientist, Edith Makra spends her days at the Morton Arboretum thinking about, studying, planting and protecting trees—a subject she finds so compelling that her idea of the perfect vacation is to hike California's redwood and sequoia forests with her husband.
Another dozen residents joined the
Residents Brave Memorial Day Weather to Honor Our Fallen Heroes
Written by Crystal Lynn
Every soldier’s grave represents a life cut short in sacrifice to his or her country, and we need to honor and remember those who paid the ultimate price for our freedoms, said VFW Post 8081 Quartermaster Dave Howe at Warrenville’s Memorial Day ceremony.
Hundreds of residents filled city hall when a rainstorm unsuccessfully attempted to dampen the community’s spirit to commemorate
“Messing With Clay” is Rocky Falco’s Favorite Mode of Self Expression
Written by Crystal Lynn
Visiting art museums in Italy when he was a teenager aroused Rocky Falco’s love for art, but it took another 35 years before he found the right art form to communicate that love—ceramics.
“Making pottery is a lot of fun for me, and it allows me to express myself,” said Falco. “I never thought I could express myself in my art until I started messing with clay.”
There are many ways to remember our fathers. The truest way that has evolved for me is to enjoy some of his plants that I have transported here decades ago, from his
A favorite member of this group of plants he called Moons (evening primrose). Their bright, clear yellow saucer flower adds light and beauty to the garden just about Father’s Day every year.
