KANELAND—The Kaneland Krier staff attended a journalism competition hosted by the Northern Illinois School Press Association (NISPA) at DuPage Community College on Friday, April 12, and received awards as a whole and individually.
May 13th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedLocal News
KHS principal to become Rockford School District assistant superintendent
KANELAND—Let the search begin for a new Kaneland High School principal.
May 13th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS takes 2nd at Jenni’s ABC meet
KANELAND—What happens when you can’t get a grasp on your ABC’s?
Keep trying.
Kaneland girls track squad was able to take to the frigid grounds at Peterson Field for the annual Jenni’s ABC Meet on Saturday.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedElburn resident dies in crash on Green Road
ELBURN—Elburn resident Marilyn Gould died in a one-vehicle crash sometime during the early morning hours of April 11.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedPanda Express
Kaneville resident flies pandas from China to Canada
KANEVILLE—Steve Gramley isn’t sure how he was chosen to pilot FedEx’s “Panda Express,” but flying two giant pandas from China to Canada on March 25 was the most interesting flight of his career.
Tight contest goes Lady Knights’ Way
Heimerdinger hit wins it in bottom of 7th against Sycamore
KANELAND—Looks like three cancellations this past week just delayed the inevitable.
Unfinished work on Blackberry Creek begins
ELBURN—Blackberry Creek residents should soon see workers making the infrastructure improvements that developer B&B Enterprises left undone in 2010.
April 18th, 2013 | Susan ONeill | Comments Off | ContinuedEditorial: Meagan Seals a ‘Local Hero’
The Elburn Herald first reported on Elburn resident Meagan Seals in July 2010, when she was just 7 months old.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedCommunity Corner: Boosters’ annual scholarship fund makes dreams a little easier to achieve
When you arrive at your child’s or grandchild’s band or choir concert, you notice a table in the lobby where the boosters are selling 50/50 raffle tickets. Pausing for a moment, you wonder why the tickets are sold at every concert; what’s the purpose?
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedLetter: A thank you to everyone who voted on April 9
I would like to thank everyone who voted in the April 9, 2013 election, and I would like to especially thank all of my supporters who took the time to write my name in on the ballot.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedLetter: Thank you to Kaneville Township voters
Thank you to the voters of Kaneville Township for supporting me for highway commissioner.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedLetter: A thank you from Kane County Xplosion girls softball program
KANE COUNTY—The 2013 Kane County Xplosion Girls softball program would like to thank the following people and businesses for their support with our Candle Light Bowl Fundraiser …
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedElburn’s Dewey Dash 2013 a success
ELBURN—The Elburn Town and Country Public Library last sunday held its ninth annual Dewey Dash event, with approximately 252 participants.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedVillage Board approves open burning, recreational fire ordinance
MAPLE PARK—The Maple Park Village Board on April 2 approved an open burning and recreational fire ordinance.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedMarmion Academy appoints new headmaster
AURORA—Abbot John Brahill OSB, president of Marmion Academy in Aurora, recently announced that Anthony Tinerella, a 1984 Marmion graduate, …
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedVillage celebrates Arbor Day in Blackberry Creek
ELBURN—The village of Elburn, qualified for the 14th year as a Tree City USA, will celebrate Arbor Day by planting a tree in Oak Park in the Blackberry Creek Subdivision. Oak Park is located at Patriot Parkway and Robinson Street.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedAPHS donates playground to Maple Park
MAPLE PARK—For the last 14 years, Captain Nick Louis has been driving down Washington Street in Maple Park on his way to a private airstrip near DeKalb, looking at the sad state of the playground equipment at Washington Park.
April 18th, 2013 | Cheryl Borrowdale | Comments Off | ContinuedKane County Bar Foundation announces law school scholarships
KANE COUNTY—The Kane County Bar Foundation is currently accepting applications for law school scholarships
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedSchool Board denies charter school proposal
KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on April 8 voted 7-0 to deny the online charter school application proposal that was initially presented at the School Board meeting on March 18.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKHS recognizes Students of the Term
KANELAND—The following KHS students were recognized as Students of the Term for Term 3 of the 2012-13 school year:
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKCFAF presents to School Board
KANELAND—The Kaneland School Board on April 8 was given a brief presentation on the upcoming Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival by Maria Dripps-Paulson, auditorium manager and executive director of the festival.
April 18th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedWater, sewer rate increases to help update aging systems
ELBURN—The public is invited, along with village trustees, to take a tour of Elburn’s waste-water treatment plant on Saturday, April 20, at 9 a.m.
April 18th, 2013 | Susan ONeill | Comments Off | ContinuedHigh School students recognized for Land Use Plan participation
ELBURN—Kaneland High School senior Nick Albano is on the varsity baseball team. He’s also an Eagle Scout, a cross country runner on his high school team, a participant in the Model United Nations Club and a member of the National Honor Society.
April 18th, 2013 | Susan ONeill | Comments Off | ContinuedReady for more
Photo: Casey Crosby fires a pitch from the mound in 2012 action as a member of the Toledo Mud Hens. Photo courtesy of Toledo Mud Hens First big-league start whets Crosby’s appetite by Mike Sandrolini ELBURN—Casey Crosby certainly didn’t mind an unexpected change of plans late last May that got him to “The Show,” aka, [...]
April 11th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedKC Health Dept. officially files for accreditation
ILLINOIS—With the help of Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck and Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen, the Kane County Health Department officially submitted its documentation needed for national accreditation during a recent ceremony.
April 11th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedEditorial: The results are in
… And just like that, 2013 Consolidated Election season is over. Kaput. Finito.
April 11th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedHMS Mattina Brass Ensemble performs the Star Spangled Banner at football game
SCHAUMBURG, ILL.—Kaneland Harter Middle School‘s Mattina Brass Ensemble on March 17 performed The Star Spangled Banner during the opening ceremony of the Chicago Slaughter’s football game.
April 11th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedSG resident granted ownership of property, right-of-way
SUGAR GROVE—Sugar Grove Village Board members on April 2 voted to allow resident Warren Hestekin to take ownership of property on the east side dead end of Calkins Drive.
April 11th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedA sale for all
A spring clothing and toy sale on Friday and Saturday at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School in Elburn.
April 11th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedThe exciting 2013 Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival
by Maria Dripps-Paulson Executive director, Kaneland Fine Arts Festival The Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival (KCFAF) promises to be an amazing celebration of the arts, with more than 30 professional visual and performing artists showcased, as well as over 500 student art pieces displayed and an art auction of student and professional work. On Sunday, [...]
April 11th, 2013 | Elburn Herald | Comments Off | ContinuedElburn Village Board approves Land Use Plan
ELBURN—The Elburn Village Board at its April 1 meeting approved the village’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, a project approximately one year in the making.
April 11th, 2013 | Susan ONeill | Comments Off | Continued
