Articles filed under St. Charles Park District
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St. Charles Park District seeks public input on repurposing beloved, yet outdated, playground rocket slide
Sep 10, 2021 6:00 AM - When considering the thousands of St. Charles area residents who grew up playing on the 60-year-old rocket slide at Kehoe Park, it was no surprise a public outcry on social media unfolded when the park district revealed the slide was going to be retired.
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Rusty Rodeo nets invasive crayfish on Fox RiverAug 7, 2021 5:41 PM - Nearly 100 volunteers waded into the Fox River and a nearby creek in an effort to remove an invasive species of crayfish during the third-annual "Rusty Rodeo" at Glenwood Park Forest Preserve in Batavia Saturday.
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Splashes, Dashes and Spokes Youth Triathlon returns July 24Jun 29, 2021 1:17 PM - Sign up for the St. Charles Park District's Splashes, Dashes and Spokes Youth Triathlon on Saturday, July 24.
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St. Charles Park District hosting meet-and-greet with sculptorsJun 7, 2021 5:27 PM - The St. Charles Park District is hosting an artist reception to celebrate the new sculptures spread throughout Mount Saint Mary Park this summer.
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Hickory Knolls Discovery Center hosts Native Plant Sale June 5May 27, 2021 12:13 AM - Are you ready to start planning your spring lawn and garden projects? Consider adding native plants to your landscape and bring nature to your own backyard. Native plants offer many benefits.
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A look at this year's Sculpture in the Park display in St. Charles
May 14, 2021 4:55 PM - As it has since 2006, the Sculpture in the Park program at Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles lured us in for a closer look at this year's exhibit.
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Fox Valley Special Recreation Association's joint programs empower people with special needsMay 11, 2021 12:49 PM - When the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have no end in sight, the Fox Valley Special Recreation Association in Aurora knew people with special needs were experiencing isolation not only in their service area, but throughout the Chicago area.
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Longtime Baker Community Center board member, former blacksmith dies at 100
Apr 9, 2021 6:00 AM - Melvin Peterson of St. Charles, who grew up on a farm, owned Wasco Blacksmith for 40 years and served 72 years on the board of directors at the Baker Community Center, has died at age 100.
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Constable: Pandemic wilderness skills also valuable indoors
Mar 16, 2021 5:45 AM - The wilderness tools Ron Nosek teaches as the pandemic forces us outside can also be valuable skills indoors.
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Kane forest district moves to condemn old railroad land so it can link Great Western TrailFeb 12, 2021 5:17 PM - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners took the rare step this week of authorizing condemnation proceedings against an 8-acre stretch of abandoned rail line owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. The move would come closer to closing a gap in the Great Western Trail between Dean Street in St. Charles and where it picks up again near the Fox River.
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