Kaneland High School junior Samantha Vasquez, who will play Sister Sarah Brown in the high school’s staging of “Guys and Dolls” this weekend, has been in school plays since the sixth grade, but this is the first time she will play the lead.

ELBURN—Gene Stern of Elburn has participated for the past several years in the Dewey Dash, a 5K event that Town & Country Public Library sponsors each spring.

Sugar Grove—Members of the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church and others experienced a first-hand lesson in caring for God’s creation when they participated in a prairie burn on Saturday.

Knights hoopsters eliminated by DeKalb in 50-47 heartbreaker
Pieces were in place for a storybook ending during Friday night’s 3A Kaneland Regional Championship.

The 2010 Sporting News Baseball Preview magazine, available at newstands everywhere, lists Kaneland High School alum Casey Crosby as the Detroit Tigers’ top prospect.

Kaneland—On Jan. 20, the Kaneland Community Fine Arts Festival (KCFAF) was chosen to receive the Illinois Alliance for Arts Education 2010 Public and Community Service Award.

The Da Capo Duo, flutist Kristin Paxinos and guitarist Ben Westfall, will perform a free concert on Saturday, March 6, at 2 p.m. at the Elburn Community Center.

Last week, Kaneland High School junior Grant Alef mentioned he hoped to see his name and picture adorn the school’s wall of State finalists.

by Madi Bluml
Kaneland Krier Reporter
Kaneland—Distance or up-close? A quick shutter or a normal-speed shutter? How is the lighting?

by Jessica Corbett and Zach Brown
Kaneland Krier Editors
Kaneland—Over 3,300 students have graced the halls of Kaneland High School in the last decade.

Elburn—Lora Windsor, LCSW, CADC, CT, has been helping families in the valley area for 15 years and has specialized in grief counseling for the past five years.

Sugar Grove—The shelves at the Between Friends Food Pantry of Sugar Grove are not empty, but they are a lot less full than they were just a few weeks ago.

MAPLE PARK—The Maples commercial development at Route 38 and County Line Road cannot move forward until the village improves an aging water main, possibly with a county grant.

When is it too cool for school?

The question has recently been asked by Kaneland High School students who drive to school down icy roads or shiver at bus stops.

Kaneland High School 2006 graduate Lyndsie Long of Sugar Grove made Elmhurst College women’s basketball history on Tuesday night, becoming the school’s all-time leading scorer.