River City Sound Chorus Concert with Tripping Tarzan Oct 5th

Get your tickets today for 

River City Sound Chorus'

"Chocolate is Good"

Annual Concert and Dessert Extravaganza

Saturday, October 5, 2013

 River City Sound is our region's award winning Sweet Adeline chorus.

There are two performances, one afternoon and one evening performance. The evening performance includes a show by favorite local band Tripping Tarzan.

Tickets are still available for both performances.

Visit http://www.rivercitysound.org for details.

Perfect day to go to Valley Orchard in Cherry Valley!

It is a great day for apples, raspberries, mums and more at Valley Orchard in Cherry Valley.

Here is a note from their website (http://thevalleyorchard.com/)...

"UPDATE…..Sept. 22, 2013: 100% PURE apple cider, Honey Crisp, Wolf River, Ozark Gold, Senshu, Snow Sweet, Early Fuji, Cortland, and Jonathan apples are ready. Our beautiful, hardy mums are now available. Currently for U-pick, we have Jonamac, McIntosh, Cortland, Senshu, Fuji, Jonathan and Snow Sweet apples plus an ABUNDANCE of luscious raspberries. Also we have great apple cider donuts, scrumptious apple cinnamon bread, awesome apple pies made with our own apples, delicious taffy apples, smooth as butter fudge, tomatoes, carrots, beets, zucchini, rutabagas, and peppers. Squash and gourds SOON (maybe today). Our u-pick pumpkins are terrific! The store offers a nice selection of giftware also. Come create new memories the old fashioned way… one delicious apple at a time. Hours of operation: Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We look forward to your visit and hope to see you soon."

Visit http://thevalleyorchard.com/, better yet visit the orchard!

No need for restrictive voter ID laws

By David Soll

I am a voter registrar here in Winnebago County, and it worries me that many people are being given false information about voter registration and supposed armies of people trying to vote multiple times across America. I hope to clarify a few things as it pertains to voter registration, voting and a supposed conspiracy of massive voter fraud.

When you register to vote through a person like me, I will ask you to show me whatever ID necessary to prove you are who you say you are. I will fill out the form based on the information on your ID, and once the form is completed, I have you sign it. It is at that moment that your signature becomes your ID when you go vote. In other words, once you are registered to vote, you have already shown ID...

Read David Soll's complete commentary at his website: http://davidsoll2012.com/no-need-for-restrictive-voter-id-laws/.

Friends of the Kishwaukee River picnic, Thursday, September 19th

The Friends of the Kishwaukee River organization is having a potluck picnic, Thursday, September 19, 2013, 5:30 PM, at the first picnic shelter in Baumann Park, Cherry Valley, IL.

The shelter is adjacent to the playground – families are encouraged to attend.

Friends of the Kish will provide chicken, water and lemonade. Please bring a side dish.

Any friend of the Kishwaukee River is invited. We are encouraging “friends of the Kish” to talk to us about what they feel needs to be done to promote, protect and enjoy the river.

We hope you can join us.

Allen Penticoff
President
Friends of the Kishwaukee River

http://www.kishwaukeeriver.org

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