DeKALB – Barb Food Mart has been recognized for its impact in the community by the DeKalb Chapter of Women Who Care. The food mart was awarded the Greatest Impact Award and a $14,000 check from the 100+ Women Who Care foundation at their May meeting, and presented with a check June 6, according to a press release. The Greatest …
It’s time to kickoff Summer 2019 in DeKalb IL! Families of DeKalb County are invited to join Cathedral of Praise in Summer Fun on June 22nd from 11am-8pm. This FREE event includes face painting, games, donation dunk tank, food for purchase from our local TINEZ TACOS food truck, and bounce houses for ages 2 to 99yrs old! All donations will …
DeKALB – Thanks to a $3,000 grant, DeKalb Fire Chief Jeff McMaster says the department is one step closer to equipping its crews with tools for “dire” situations. Sycamore-based insurance company Country Financial donated the money as part of its Operation Helping Heroes program, which began in 2015 as a way to support local emergency response teams and nonprofits that benefit active …
Give DeKalb County had another successful year, raising a total of $685,762 for DeKalb County Nonprofit Organizations! Here is the “Thank You” message from the Give DeKalb County website: “Thank you to everyone who participated in Give DeKalb County on May 2, 2019! Give DeKalb County is a 24-hour fundraising event coordinated by the DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership—a program of the DeKalb …
DeKALB — Safe Passage’s Walk A Mile Fundraiser brought men, women and children to Sycamore High School to strut for a cause. Walk A Mile is an annual event held by Safe Passage, a local domestic violence shelter. The event has been hosted by Safe Passage since 2015, with other shelters holding similar events across the country as well. Attendees can …
DeKALB – Bonnie Ormond hangs and folds hundreds of shirts and pairs of pants a week. She spends hours organizing clothing, including dresses and coats, and accessories such as purses and shoes. The clothing she puts away isn’t hers, it’s free for the taking by members of the community. Ormond is the community services director for Open Closet, a ministry …
I’ve always been a bookworm. One day in elementary school, I tripped on my morning walk to school. I skinned up my knee, and there was even a little blood. When the school nurse asked what happened, I said, “I tripped while reading my book.” She didn’t think it was such a good idea to walk and read. However, that …
Kishwaukee United Way is excited to be working in collaboration with local community partners to bring Money Smart Week 2019 programming to DeKalb, Lee and LaSalle Counties.Money Smart Week is a public education campaign sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago to promote financial wellness across all age groups and program topics. We will host dozens of FREE sessions the week of April …
Thumbs-up: To DeKalb’s newest fire chief, Jeff McMaster. A 23-year veteran of the DeKalb Fire Department, McMaster was named the department’s interim chief Thursday. He talked this week about his work at the department, including the many years he worked alongside Eric Hicks, who retired from the department this week, in part, Hicks said, as a cost-saving measure. McMaster has …
DeKALB – The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb, 158 N. Fourth St., will host a winter farmers market with local artisans and a book sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 1 Admission is $1. Organizer Dan Kenney said there will be more than 20 vendors, including many newcomers. Hasselmann Family Farm will offer grass-fed beef, pork, poultry, eggs, …