When singing duo Mary Noren and Kyle Miller of Maple Park heard that Country Music Television (CMT) was holding auditions for its American Idol-type show, “Can You Duet?” they decided to take a shot. Noren and Miller not only went to the audition, but they showed that they can duet (do it). They made it to round two before being cut from the competition.

The next time you’re in the mood for a concert, play or sporting event, rather than going to Chicago, take a look to the west.

Read Part II of the Kaneland Middle School wrap-up in the March 26 Elburn Herald.

The musical ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ directed by Ilene Carter, will be presented Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 20, 21 and 22 at Kaneland High School.

Elburn is a village that does not have a park district or village department to help local youth organizations. Elburn Baseball & Softball is one of these organizations that relies on agreements with many different groups to secure use of the ball fields.

As a Realtor with over 25 years of experience, I have come to know and respect Uwe Rotter, our incumbent Blackberry Township Assessor, as a true professional.

I met Patricia Romke when she was going around the neighborhood with her campaign signs. We got into a lengthy discussion about Elburn and the directions it’s going to have to choose in the future.

Getting the facts is important to the informed voter. Offering facts about the library is one of the responsibilities we have as library trustees.

A group of Sugar Grove students received Departmental Scholar distinction after the 2008 fall semester at Western Illinois University.

I would like to thank the Elburn Lion’s Club for hosting the Elburn campaign forum on Sunday, March 1.

I have been a life-long resident of Blackberry Township and currently serve as the Highway Commissioner in Blackberry Township. I have never had the need to write a letter to the editor prior to the experience I had last week while in Elburn.

I am writing to support Dave Anderson for mayor of Elburn. When I first ran for office in 1992, everyone said that Dave Anderson was the person to know in Elburn.

I want to publicly thank the Elburn Lions Club for hosting the “Meet The Candidates” forum and luncheon held recently.

Kane County Farm Bureau (KCFB) has been recognized by the American Farm Bureau Federation for its “Discover the Bounty of Kane” program, which was a part of the Federation’s “County Activities of Excellence” program.

Kaneland High School students Jonathan Ostland (Web Development) and Kyle Straughn (Fire Science I) were recognized as Students of the Month by the Fox Valley Career Center for the month of February 2009.

The St. Charles Sportsmen’s Club announces its spring and summer schedule of free firearms safety and introductory shooting classes. The classes will cover basic gun safety instruction and introduce students to the sport of clay target shooting.