Head Start program in Oswego opens for season June 1
Del Valle Migrant Head Start in Oswego will welcome children and families of agricultural workers when it opens for the current season on June 1.
Del Valle is a nonprofit, full-day Head Start program, providing child development services for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old of agricultural workers in this area since 1991. Licensed by the Illinois Department of Human Services, the school provides educational and day care services, medical and dental care, and meals and snacks to eligible children through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
To be eligible for the program, the family must receive the majority of its income from agricultural work and must meet required guidelines. The program also serves children with disabilities. The school is currently enrolling eligible children through contact with local agencies, farms, growers, and nurseries. Anyone with any information regarding possible eligible children can contact the school at 815-436-1092.
Series showcases houses of worship
Three Aurora churches and a synagogue hosted guided tours in a Discovering Sacred Architecture program May 17.
The public was invited. Admission was free.
Aurora churches participating were Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St.; Our Savior Lutheran, 420 W. Downer Place; New England Congregational, 406 W. Galena Blvd.; and Temple B’nai Israel, 400 N. Edgelawn Drive.
The May program was the second of three monthly sacred architecture tours sponsored by Fox Valley Interfaith, an informal group of 75 clergy and community members.
The series showcasing 11 houses of worship opened April 19 with guided tours in Batavia and Geneva.
The series concludes June 28 from 1 to 4 p.m. with tours at St. Charles churches. They are Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 1145 N. Fifth Ave.; Congregational United Church of Christ, 40W451 Fox Mill Blvd.; and St. Patrick Catholic Church, 400 Cedar St.
Geneva’s Janet Bell, series coordinator, said “a full year of planning has gone into Discovering Sacred Architecture.”
Founded in 2009, Fox Valley Interfaith looks to raise public awareness and celebrate the diversity of local faith traditions.
Summer Reading Program at Plano Community Library
The Summer Reading Program at Plano Community Library will begin June 1.
The reading program is open to all ages. Programs for adults do not require registration but registration is required for most children’s programs, library officials said.
For more information about Summer Reading Program activities, call 630-552-2025 or 630-552-2030.
Historic Geneva church to host Pete Seeger Songfest
Guitarist and composer Jim Scott will lead the Pete Seeger Songfest at 2 p.m. May 30 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, 102 S. Second St. in Geneva.
The event is a celebration of legendary folk singer Pete Seeger. The sing-along program will honor Seeger’s contributions to American heritage and include songs such as “If I Had a Hammer,” “Turn, Turn, Turn,” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” and many others.
The suggested donation for the event is $10 to $15 on a sliding scale. For more information, contact songfest@uusg.org.
Girl Scouts honor four area teens
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is proud to announce four new “Forever Green” Girl Scouts.
Madeline Alvendia of Oswego, Hannah Barnes of Geneva, Jessica Peck of Rockford, and Alexis R. Thomas of Aurora, all 18 years old, earned the Bridge to Girl Scout Adult Award at the organization’s recent annual meeting after participating in the first-ever Forever Green Bridging Ceremony.
The girls completed requirements for the award by telling their Girl Scout story and crossing the Girl Scout Bridge one last time becoming new Girl Scout adults.
An eclectic auction
Need a hand-held cornhusker? A fishing reel? An odd hand tool or two?
Those items and plenty of others will be available when the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County will sell unclaimed and surplus items at a live auction set for 4:30 p.m. May 27 at Auctions by Jennifer, 883 E. Geneva Road in Carol Stream. Rules and instructions are posted at auctionsbyjennifer.com, and bidders must register and be present at the auction to bid.
Also offered for sale by the district online, during weekly bidding periods through October, are larger surplus and unclaimed goods, including vehicles, trailers, heavy equipment, mowers, office equipment and bicycles. Bidding periods and item descriptions are posted and updated at dupageforestauction.com. The bidding takes place at http://www.govdeals.com/dupageforest, and participants must register in order to place bids. The district’s govdeals.com page will be active only during the posted bidding periods.
Interested bidders who want to view items in person at the district’s Fleet Management facility in Lombard should schedule appointments. The can be arranged between 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. weekdays, by calling 630-580-7100. Viewings are by appointment only and are only available during weeks when active auctions take place.
