ELBURN—A number of residents showed up at Tuesday’s Village Board meeting, but those who thought they would witness a discussion regarding the Elburn Station came away disappointed.

SUGAR GROVE—The Sugar Grove Fire Department on Jan. 6 held a surprise party for Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Parson in honor of his 40th year working for the Fire Protection District.

SUGAR GROVE—West Physical Therapy’s Sugar Grove and Geneva locations collected items in December 2012 to put in care packages to send to local servicemen and women stationed overseas. Sugar Grove American Legion Post 1271 assembled and shipped the care packages to provide a reminder of home.

SUGAR GROVE—When Waubonsee Community College students stop by a special “Graduation Station” at the Sugar Grove Campus next month, they’ll receive information on how to apply for a degree or certificate online, and watch clips of the college’s annual graduation ceremony.

KANELAND—The following educators and support staff will represent Kaneland District 302 in Kane County’s 2013 Educator-of-the-Year competition:

David’s clutch 3 beats rival Sycamore; KHS also downs L-P
KANELAND—Your boys basketball team is 11-6, 5-1 in the Northern Illinois Big XII setting, and 10-2 in its last 12 contests.

KHS girls drop pair at Sycamore, L-P
Kaneland—Kaneland girls basketball went through a weekend they’d like to have back, or not go through again.

Last week, we used this space to clarify the difference between editorial writing (which includes our opinion) and news writing (which does not).

BELOIT, WIS.—Stephanie Rosenwinkel, of Elburn has been named to the Beloit College dean’s list for the 2012 fall semester. Rosenwinkel is a freshman.

Doug and Chris Foster of Sugar Grove announce the birth of their son, Edward Joseph, who was born Dec. 13, 2012, at Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 21 inches long.

he annual variety show was held at Kaneland John Stewart Elementary School on Jan. 6. There were several impressive acts.

KANE COUNTY—The Kane County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an incident in which subjects traveling in a car used a BB pistol to shoot at subjects in another car.

MAPLE PARK—As the debate regarding alternative energy and the credibility and the consequences of climate change continues, there are individuals attempting to bring reason, skill, science and action to the table.

AURORA—Waubonsee Community College’s Workforce Development Department is offering local companies the chance to assess the career readiness skills of their current and/or prospective employees, all at no charge.

SPRINGFIELD—Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove was sworn in as the state senator for the 25th District during inaugural ceremonies on Jan. 9 in the Senate Chambers.

KANELAND—The Elburn Scholarship Fund will once again award grants for studies at the college level. All applications must be postmarked no later than March 1, 2013.