Monday

DeKalb loose-leaf collection: 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, with vacuum trucks collecting leaves from Lincoln Highway and streets south of Route 38 this week, and streets north of Lincoln Highway next week. Crews will alternate sections weekly through November, depending on weather conditions. Residents should rake their leaves onto the parkway – between the sidewalk and the street, but not in the gutter, which could cause flooding by blocking storm sewers. Leaves also may be placed in open garbage cans or yard-waste bags for regularly scheduled garbage pickup days, or in landscape waste containers at specified locations. For more information, call the city of DeKalb's operations division at 815-748-2040.

MOPS of DeKalb: Mothers of Preschoolers meets from 8:45-11 a.m. every other Monday, September to May, at First Lutheran Church of DeKalb, 324 N. Third St. Topic Monday is "Giving your Kids some Culture," with NIU Prelude Teacher. MOPS provides child care for children from birth to kindergarten so moms can take a break, make new friends and share the struggles and joys of raising children. Registration is needed; MOPSofDeKalb@yahoo.com.

Mom's Time Out Days: 9 a.m.-noon, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at South Prairie Elementary School in Sycamore; contact: 815-895-3202 or call Megan at 815-751-4331; www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com. Daily fee for the Mom's Time Out Program, a three-day-a-week day care program, is $8 per day for Sycamore Park District residents or $10 per day for nonresidents for children, 18 months to 5 years. New participants are welcome.

Senior activities: Monday at 330 Grove St. in DeKalb. Contact: Family Service Agency's Senior Service Center at 815-758-4718.
• Canasta, Mexican Train Domino, card and word games: 10 a.m.
• FitWorkz exercise program: 10:30 a.m.
• Needlework group: 1 p.m.
• Poker games: 1 p.m.
• Overeaters Anonymous: 3:30 p.m.

Kiwanis Club of DeKalb: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at River Heights Golf Course clubhouse, 1100 S. Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. Contact: Amy Elliott, club president, at 815-751-1851; www.dekalbkiwanis.org.

DeKalb Rotary Club: 6 p.m. Mondays at Ellwood House Museum, 509 N. First St. in DeKalb. This week, Charles Banda, founder of the Freshwater Project in Malawi, which provides wells for drinking water in developing nations, will speak to the club. Banda also is the keynote speaker for the American Health Association's annual convention which will be held in Pittsburgh.

"Let Go and Go with the Flow": 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday at the Community Coordinated Child Care office, 155 N. Third St., Suite 300, in DeKalb. This free workshop for 4-C member child care center staff and family child care providers will explain how to set up a child care program to minimize power struggles and maximize success. This training will help participants learn it is important to let go of expectations and empower children to become good problem solvers. Registration is required; call Kim Sciacero at ext. 226 at 815-758-8149 or 800-848-8727. www.four-c.org.

Bedtime Story Time: 6:30 p.m. Monday at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Wear pajamas and listen to some of Miss Jen's favorite bedtime stories on the Dragon Carpet in the children's department, free and open to all ages – families welcome. Contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3, or theresaw@dkpl.org.

Art classes: starting this week at Art Attack School of Art, 215 W. Elm St. in Sycamore. For information, call 815-899-9440 or visit www.sycamoreartattack.com.
• Creative Lettering: 7-8:30- p.m. Mondays, Nov. 2-23, for age 10 and older; class fee is $40. Use calligraphy pens, paints and other tools to create lettering projects that can be useful in home decoration, scrap booking or projects.
• Session II Messy Fun: 10-11 a.m. Thursdays, Nov. 5- 19 and Dec. 3, for ages 2-6 and their parents; Cost is $40. Make sure to wear old clothing for this unbelievably fun class that will try goopy, gushy, gooey, slippery and sloppy art explorations – life is too short to not get messy every once in while.

DeKalb Festival Chorus rehearsals: 7-9 p.m. Mondays at Room 171 of the Northern Illinois University Music Building in DeKalb. Contact: www.dekalbfestivalchorus.org or call 630-453-8006. Auditions are required; e-mail the director at festivalchorus@gmail.com to arrange a brief audition. Adult memberships cost $30. Full-time student memberships cost $15.



Tuesday

Senior activities: Tuesday at 330 Grove St. in DeKalb. Contact: Family Service Agency's Senior Service Center at 815-758-4718
• Senior Surfer computer lessons: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• Euchre, chess and card games: 10 a.m.
• Armchair Traveler: 10:30 a.m.
• LIHEAP assistance: By appointment; call 847-697-8800.
• Pinochle and advanced chess games: 1 p.m.

Audiobook information: 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Information is available Tuesday evenings about digital audiobooks that can be downloaded to MP3 players. Contact Patrick Smith at 815-756-9568, ext. 32, or patricks@dkpl.org or more information. www.dkpl.org.

Green Party: 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at American National Bank, Sycamore and Bethany roads in DeKalb. Meetings are open to all. Contact: John Reich at 815-593-0105.

Homework Help Nights: 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Neighbors' House, 403 B N. Fifth St., at Pine Street, in DeKalb. Contact: 815-787-0600 or neighborshouse@tbc.net; www.neighborshouse.org. No-cost Homework Help Nights for students attending fourth grade through high school are offered by Neighbors' House, a nonprofit, faith-based, community development organization. Parents sign students in each night.

Wizard's Chromotrope Craft: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. This event is free, but registration is required; contact: Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3, or theresaw@dkpl.org.

Anime Alliance: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Participants – 20 registered teens – will watch and discuss "Ragnarok." Refreshments are provided. To sign up or for more information, contact Steve Roman at 815-756-9568, ext. 2, or stever@dkpl.org

Kishwaukee Valley Barbershop Chorus rehearsals: 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 615 N. First St. in DeKalb. Contact: 815-895-5955 or 815-899-8383. Male singers of all ages are invited to learn to sing male harmonies.

Fox Valley Woodworkers Club Inc.: 7:30-9:30 p.m. the first Tuesday each month at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln Ave. in Batavia. Visitors and woodworking enthusiasts of all ages and levels of experience are welcome at FVWWC meetings. www.fvwwc.org.



Wednesday

Senior activities: Wednesday at 330 Grove St. in DeKalb. Contact: Family Service Agency's Senior Service Center at 815-758-4718.
• Financial Peace seminar: 9 a.m.
• Senior bowling: 9 a.m. at Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road in DeKalb
• Card games: 10 a.m.
• NIU chair exercise program: 10:30 a.m.
• Movie with popcorn: 12:30 p.m.
• Eyeglass repair: 12:30 p.m. Dr. Michele's offers free minor repair and cleaning of eyeglasses.
• Piano lessons: 1 p.m.
• Kings in the Corner games: 1 p.m.
• Duplicate Bridge: 1 p.m

Toddler Time: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. in the children's section, including free stories and games. For information, contact Teresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3, or thersaw@dkpl.org.

Kishwaukee Kiwanis: 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays at Hopkins Park Community Room in DeKalb. www.kish-kiwanis.com. Contact: Amy Polzin at amy@geol.niu.edu.

Sycamore Rotary Club: Noon Wednesdays at Carls Fargo Restaurant, 355 W. State St. in Sycamore. www.sycamorerotary.org. Contact: Brian Adams at 815-762-5946.

Buddy Brigade: 1 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays of each month at Sycamore Public Library, 103 E. State St. This group of Baby Boomers who love to walk is sponsored by SOAR, Strategies for Optimal Achievement and Regeneration Inc. For more information, call Kaiya Marie at 815-793-8313.

Friends of Cortland Library: 7 p.m. the first Wednesday each month at Cortland Community Library, 63 S. Somonauk Road. Contact: mbergeson2002@yahoo.com.

Destination Wonder: 7 p.m. Wednesday at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.; this book club for speculative fiction, including horror, scifi, and fantasy will meet to discuss "The Alchemy of Stone." Free and open to all area adults and older teens, the meetings include provided refreshments. For more information, contact Steve Roman at 815-756-9568, ext. 2, or stever@dkpl.org

Bingo nights: 7:15 p.m. Wednesdays at Sycamore Memorial Veterans Home, 121 S. California St. www.sycamore  vetsclub.org. Contact: Robert Fleetwood at 815-895-2679. The public is invited.

HEA unit meetings
• Tilton Park Unit: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at 1527 Huntington Road, DeKalb. Contact Barb at 815-758-0729 for information about this Homemakers Education Association unit.
• Sycamore Evening Unit: 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at 509 Lincolnshire Drive. Contact Margaret at 815-895-9290 for information about this unit.

Greater Kishwaukee Area Band Rehearsals: 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesdays in the band room at Huntley Middle School, corner of South Seventh and Taylor streets in DeKalb. The volunteer band is open to anyone who has played a wind or percussion instrument in the past; no auditions are needed. For more information, call Sue at 815-899-4867 or John at 815-825-2350.



Thursday

Senior activities: Thursday at 330 Grove St. in DeKalb. Contact: Family Service Agency's Senior Service Center at 815-758-4718.
• Social Security assistance: at 9:30 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m., by appointment on the first and second Thursdays each month.
• Senior Surfer computer lessons: 10 a.m.
• Bridge and piano lessons: 10 a.m.
• Scrabble games: 10:30 a.m.
• Movie and popcorn: 12:30 p.m.
• Cribbage games and pinochle lessons: 1 p.m.

DeKalb High School Class of 1947 reunion over coffee: 11 a.m. Thursday at Lincoln Inn in DeKalb.

AWANA Club: 6:15-8 p.m. Thursdays, through the end of April, at First Baptist Church, 316 N. Sycamore St., Genoa. First Baptist Church in Genoa invites young people from age 3 through sixth grade to attend AWANA club. Contact: Tim Kush at 815-784-2442

Hunter education course: 6:30-10 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Genoa Fire Station, 317 E. Railroad Ave. All hunters born on or after Jan. 1, 1980, are required to take a Department of Natural Resources hunter safety course such as this before they can receive their first hunting license. Hunters of any age also can benefit from taking the 10-hour course, which will give information on wildlife management, firearm safety, hunter ethics, game identification, first aid, survival techniques and hunting regulations. Contact Instructor Mike Dreska at 815-784-2132 or 815-761-9630.

Sycamore Park District "Belly Dance" class for adults: 6:30-7:30 p.m. beginning Friday, for six weeks, at the Sycamore High School Field House. Sandra Schramel will teach this Middle Eastern dance style that develops grace and coordination with fun. This dance style also will educate the muscles to create good posture, muscle tone and inner peace. Cost is $37 for residents and $47 for nonresidents. Register online at sycamoreparkdistrict.com or visit the Community Center, 138 N. Fair St. Call 815-895-3202 for information.

Teen Advisory Group: 6:30 p.m. Thursday. DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., invites all area teens – even those who don't have a DeKalb library card – to join this free group. Board games and refreshments provided by the library. For more information, contact Steve Roman at 815-756-9568, ext. 2, or stever@dkpl.org.

Kishwaukee Valley Art League: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb. Visitors and new members are welcome. Peter Olson will demonstrate colored pencil and mixed-media collage bird art.



Friday

DeKalb Adult Day Center open house: 9-11 a.m. Friday at 126 S. Fourth St., Suite C. Tours and a presentation about the services offered at the facility will be offered to anyone in the community. Refreshments and raffles are planned. Contact: 815-758-4286.

Senior activities: Friday at 330 Grove St. in DeKalb. Contact: Family Service Agency's Senior Service Center at 815-758-4718.
• Senior bowling: 9 a.m. at Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road in DeKalb
• Bridge games: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. for beginners and 1 p.m. for advanced players
• Fun With Art: 10:30 a.m.
• Blood pressure checks: 10:30 a.m.
• Fun and Wii Fit exercise program: 10:30 a.m.

DeKalb Woman's Club fall luncheon and meeting: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Seventh and Franklin streets, DeKalb. Micki Emmett, director of the DeKalb Chapter of the American Red Cross, will present the program. Paula Bryner is the social chairwoman of the day. Members are asked to bring donations for the DeKalb County Rehab & Nursing Center: Suggestions are cash, writing tablets and journals with lines, hankies, 300-piece puzzles, bingo prizes, non-slip socks for men and women, knick-knacks, small scented lotions, long beaded necklaces and new 2010 calendars. For information of the activities and membership of the DeKalb Woman's Club, call Margaret at 815-895-4329.

Colloquium lecture: 3 p.m. Friday in the Northern Illinois University Holmes Student Center University Suite. Andy Egan of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor will speak about "Three Grades of Self-Involvement: Self-Locating Content in Thought and Language." The lecture is presented by the NIU Department of Philosophy and the Graduate Colloquium Committee. Contact: 815-753-0331 or gpynn@niu.edu.

Peace vigil: 5-6 p.m. Fridays at Memorial Park at First Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. The DeKalb Interfaith Network for Peace and Justice provides signs or all ages can bring their own. The vigil is followed at 6 p.m. with a Peace Circle for announcements, introductions and inspirational thoughts. 815-758-0796.

Troop support rally: 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays at First Street and Lincoln Highway in DeKalb, across the street from Memorial Park.

DAWC open house and gallery viewing: 7-9 p.m. Fridays at DeKalb Area Women's Center, 1021 State St. in DeKalb. Art displays can be seen when events are held in the DeKalb Area Women's Center building, or by appointment. All are invited.
• Nov. 21: Winter Coat Drive
• Members also can participate in various trips.
Contact: 815-758-1351.



Saturday

NICE pantry: 8:30-11 a.m. Saturdays and by appointment other days at 346 S. County Line Road in Lee. Contact: 815-824-2228. NICE Food and Clothing Center, a nondenominational food pantry, serves the southwest part of DeKalb County and the southeast area of Lee County.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, General John Stark Chapter: 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Parish House, 206 Somonauk St., Sycamore. Pepper Rectenwall, District 2 director, will present "Spirit of District 2."



Sunday

Fairview Park Cemetery Fall Clean-Up: Beginning Oct. 31 annually, the Fariview Park Cemetery Association begins discarding all grave decorations left at the cemetery. Decorations can be brought to the cemetery again starting Nov. 8.

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Museum: 2-4 p.m. the second Sunday of each month and by appointment at 622 Park Ave. in Genoa. Contact: 815-784-5559, for appointments other days.

Bread and Roses Chorus: 5:45-8 p.m. Sundays at Westminster Presbyterian Church of DeKalb, 830 N. Annie Glidden Road. Women who love to sing can join this energetic, music-loving and fun-loving chorus that typically performs two concerts a year; free-will offerings from its performances help support organizations that help others, especially women. For more information, visit www.breadandroseschorus.com or call Susan O'Neill at 630-365-0902.

Society for Creative Anachronism: Visit www.carraigban.org/ or call 815-739-5788 or 815-986-5403 for meeting locations or other information.
• Armored fighting practice: 6 p.m. every Sunday in Room 213, Anderson Hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb



Next Week

Bedtime Story Time: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Wear your pajamas and listen to some of Miss Jen's favorite bedtime stories on the Dragon Carpet in the children's department, free and open to all ages – families welcome. For more information, contact Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3, or theresaw@dkpl.org

General Book Club: 7 p.m. Nov. 9 and 10 a.m Nov. 10 at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. This free discussion group is open to all area adults – no DeKalb library card is needed – and members can attend either of two times. The group will discuss "When a Crocodile Eats the Sun," a nonfiction memoir by Peter Godwin. Come for lively discussion, with refreshments provided by the library. For more information, contact Theresa Iversen at 815-756-9568, ext. 2, or teresai@dkpl.org

Singles Club dance: Nov. 9 at Riverside Receptions, 35 N. River Lane at Route 64 and overlooking the Fox River dam, Geneva. Singles age 40 and older from all towns are invited to a dance Admission, $8 visitors, $6 members, includes professional dance instruction from 6:30-7:30 p.m. and dancing to the music of disc jockey Fred Everett. No jeans are allowed. St. Charles Singles Club, a nonprofit, is celebrating its 32nd year. Call Larry Fritz at 630-340-6647 or visit stcharlessinglesclub.com for more information.

Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 241: 7:30 p.m. the second Monday each month in the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport corporate hangers. www.EAA241.org. Contact: Rose Ellen May at 815-375-1772. Everyone with an aviation interest, pilots and non-pilots alike, are invited to attend meetings, which are preceded by refreshments at 6:30 p.m.

Upcoming senior activities include a coffee and chat for seniors on Nov. 10, brain and memory games also on Nov. 10, a demonstration of service dogs on Nov. 12 and a presentation on preventing falls on Nov. 17. For more information, call the Family Service Agency's Senior Service Center, 330 Grove St. in DeKalb, at 815-758-4718.

DeKalb County Chapter of Women in Management monthly luncheon: 11:30 a.m. -1 p.m. Nov. 10 at Johnny's Charhouse, Sycamore. Guest speaker Donna R. Martin will discuss "True Colors," which she feels is a way to identify personality traits, which improves communication through recognition of a person's "true character." WIM meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month and interested women are invited; RSVP by Nov. 9 by e-mail to dekalbcounty@wimonline.org or lori.melville@anbdc.com or call Lori Melville at 815-787-2365.

Folded Owl bilingual craft: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St. Miss Edith will host a children's craft time, making an owl out of cut paper.  Presented en Espanol y Ingles. Free and open to children ages 8-11. For more information, contact Theresa Winterbauer at 815-756-9568, ext. 3, or theresaw@dkpl.org

Saluting Our Veterans: Nov. 10-12, DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St., will host local World War II veterans speaking about their experiences. At 7 p.m. Nov. 10, Foster Looney, an Air Force veteran, will bring photos and medals to show. The series is free and open to all ages. For more information, contact Kathy Keyes at 815-756-9568, ext. 26, or kathyk@dkpl.org.

DeKalb Area Toastmasters: 7 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the American National Bank, corner of Route 23 and Bethany Road, lower level, in Sycamore. This professional organization is for adults who want to develop communication and leadership skills. Contact: Justin at 815-739-6554.

DeKalb County Chapter of Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays: 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at DeKalb Unitarian Universalist Church, 158 N. Fourth St. All are welcome to join PFLAG.

NIU Annuitants Association coffee for members: 4:30-6 p.m. Nov. 11 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Members can meet Linda Schwarz, the president of the NIU Annuitants Association, which plans a variety of social member events; for more information, visit www.niu.edu/annuitants.

Blackwood Brothers gospel concert: 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Sycamore United Methodist Church, 160 Johnson Ave. A free-will offering will be taken. The youth of the church will serve a spaghetti dinner at 5:30 p.m. to raise money for their mission trip. For information, call the church office at 815-895-9113.

Sycamore Lions Club: 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Carls Fargo in Sycamore, for service-minded men and women interested in improving their community. Information can be found at www.sycamorelions.org or call Jerome at 815-501-0101.

"Slavery, Anti-Slavery and the Underground Railroad" – Friends of the NIU Libraries program: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Northern Illinois University Founders Memorial Library on Carroll Avenue in DeKalb. The presentation about local stations, in the Rare Books and Special Collections department on the fourth floor, will be presented by Dr. Owen Muelder, director of the Galesburg Colony Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College. Discussion and light refreshments will follow the presentation. Park free after 7 p.m. in the Visitors Parking Lot on Carroll Avenue. For more information, call 815-753-8091.

Hinckley Golden Agers: Noon Nov. 12 at the Hinckley Community Building, 120 Maple St. All seniors are invited to attend and to bring a friend, along with bring a dish to share and their own table service for the potluck lunch; meat and potatoes will be provided. Paul Noll will share his thoughts on Veterans Day and why it is celebrated.

G-K Trailblazers Snowmobile monthly meeting: 7 p.m. the Thursday following the second Tuesday of each month. The November meeting will be held Nov. 12 at the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St. Anyone interested in snowmobling is encouraged to attend the meeting and should bring a canned or boxed food items that will be donated to Genoa Food Pantry.
• Annual Feather Party: 4 p.m.  Friday, Nov. 20 at Hill's Tap. Raffle items include turkey, pork and beef, with proceeds going to Genoa Food Pantry, club trips and maintenance of the trails. All are welcome. For information call Sue at 815-784-5211.

Farmland discussions: 7 p.m. second Thursday each month at 1711 DeKalb Ave. Unit 1 in Sycamore, in the office building directly behind LubePros. www.dcff.org. All people interested in preserving farmland can attend DeKalb County Farmland Foundation meetings. Contact: 815-756-2580 or dcff@dcff.org.

Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem DeKalb Shrine 47: 7:30 p.m. second Thursday each month at DeKalb Masonic Temple, Fairview Drive and Fourth Street.

Response deadline: Nov. 13. The Sycamore Park District has one opening on its Citizens' Advisory Committee; the term will run Jan. 30, 2010, through Jan. 30, 2013. Any interested parties can send e-mail to davidp@sycamoreparkdistrict.com, or drop off or mail a letter of interest to Sycamore Park District, 940 E. State St., Sycamore, IL 60178, marked to the attention of Citizen's Advisory Committee c/o Dave Peek.

True Spirit of Mexico/RAMP benefit: 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the restaurant at 223 W. State St. in Sycamore. Tickets are $40 per person for this tequila and Mexican appetizer tasting. Tickets are limited to the first 50 people and all proceeds will benefit DeKalb County RAMP. The evening will include tequila tastings paired with Mexican appetizers and a silent auction If you have further questions or to purchase tickets, contact DeKalb County RAMP manager, Tina Vavra, at 815-756-3202 or tvavra@rampcil.org. All ticket purchasers and recipients must show proof of age when entering the event – no one under 21 will be admitted into the event. To make a donation, make checks payable to RAMP and mail to: RAMP, 1022 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115, or visit www.rampcil.org and click on the "Donate Now" button.

Small Business Workshop: 8:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at the DeKalb County Legislative Center, 200 N. Main St., in Sycamore. DeKalb County Economic Development Committee and DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation, with support from Monsanto, invite current and budding entrepreneurs to learn more about resources available, "greening" a business, financing and designing a logo. For more information and to register, send e-mail to Mary Supple at msupple@dekalbcounty.org.

Sycamore-DeKalb Alumnae Panhellenic: 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14 at Passion for Petals Gardens, 1N409 County Line Road, Maple Park. All national sorority women from all colleges are welcome. The program highlights "Holiday Flowering Bulbs" by a Master Gardener at this complimentary demonstration. Guests are welcome. Contact: Martha at 815-758-2666 or Lynne at 815-758-1970 by Wednesday, Nov. 11.

Coming Events

"33 Years with Troop 33" reservation deadline: Nov. 18, for the dinner and program at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28 at First Lutheran Church in DeKalb. 324 N. Third St. in DeKalb. Troop 33 was first chartered in 1925, as DeKalb Troop 3 and is one of the oldest Boy Scout troops in DeKalb County. Boy Scout Troop 33 will honor Scoutmaster Cliff Golden for his 33 years of service and anyone wishing to celebrate Cliff's outstanding dedication to area youth, can  attend. Tickets cost $15 each. Scouts are encouraged to send in photos, newspaper clippings or favorite memories, to be compiled for the event. Clippings and photos can be sent to Kevin McArtor, 19400 Shabbona Road, Malta IL 60150. For more information, contact Kevin McArtor at 815-761-8996 or Kevin@JonamacOrchard.com.