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Turkey Day a Time for Thanks, Volunteering
Give thanks by giving back to local organizations on Thanksgiving.

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Give thanks by giving back to local organizations on Thanksgiving.

Corey Anco, 24, is working on a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service initiative to monitor wilderness character.
Yorkville District 115 officials are developing questions to ask architectural firms applying for the high school expansion project.
The first day of school for the 2012-2013 school calendar would be Aug. 16.
Lemont Township and local food pantries are holding events this month to collect food, home goods and personal care items.
Janet Kircher Isler taught in West Aurora School District 129 from 1942 to 1968.
The VACKC’s annual Troop Tree lighting and decorating ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, outside the Kendall County Health and Human Services Building.
Darien resident Matt Goodwin is on his second deployment to the Middle East and hopes to continue to serve until he retires.
Veterans Assistance Commission of Kendall County helping one in five local veterans return to civilian life.
As the temperatures start to dip, keep warm by heading indoors. This month, there is a variety of fun, indoor activities in Lemont.
Latest in library lending gets kids in the door.
Give thanks by giving back to local organizations on Thanksgiving.
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Megan Kill, 12, of Montgomery was one of eight area residents to receive the Character Counts! Coalition of Oswego and Montgomery Person of Character awards.
Caregiver Roma Thomas owns and operates Roma Care Assisted Living Services at 27 Emily Lane in Lemont.
Dave and Melissa Kiest have built their fitness business from the ground up — literally.
Parishes will begin using revised Roman Missal Nov. 27.
The inaugural Festival of Trees initiative will allow Montgomery business owners to decorate a tree and display it at Village Hall for community viewing and voting from Dec. 4 through Dec. 16.
Bare Bones CrossFit opened more than a year ago at 125 Wheaton Ave.
The Illinois Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College and the Fox Valley Entrepreneurship Center are working together to to provide high level consulting to qualifying businesses.