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YSB’s May Bike Auction Saturday

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

This Saturday, May 19th, is the DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau’s (YSB) May Bike Auction from 9am-noon.  Each year the DeKalb Police donate bicycles that have not been claimed to the YSB to auction. The YSB also takes bikes from the public for the auction. If you have a bike you’d like to donate, please contact them at the number below. Proceeds are used to help the YSB  enrich the lives and relationships of youth ages 8 to 18 and their families, as they have been doing for the past 40 years.

Garage Sale items will also be available for purchase – everything must go! The auction is held in the parking lot of YSB – 330 Grove Street, DeKalb,  on the corner of 4th and Grove Streets.  Registration and viewing begins at 9am, bidding at 9:30am. Bids start at just $5. Please call 815-748-2010 or visit the website for more information. All proceeds assist in providing services to youth and families throughout DeKalb County.

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Bully: It’s Time to Take a Stand!

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Friday, May 11th, 2012

IT’S TIME TO TAKE A STAND! Take the first step by going to see Bully, the movie. The Bully movie opens in DeKalb on Friday, May 11th,  and will be playing for the week. It will be playing at Market Square Cinema on Sycamore Rd. behind WalMart. There will be a FREE Community Showing on Tuesday, May 15th at 6:55 p.m.. The free showing is limited to the first 200 people in line on the 15th.

There will be a community discussion immediately following the movie at Hopkins Park Community Center – Terrace Room on Sycamore Road in DeKalb.  Bring the family and come to this important event. If you can’t make the free showing, make sure to fit it in during the week it’s here. ‘Like’ the movie’s Facebook page to learn more and keep up with updates on the Bully Project.

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Tyler Hilton at the Egyptian Saturday

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Tyler Hilton, singer, songwriter and actor, will appear this Saturday evening, May 12th, at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb. Showtime starts at 7:30pm. Tyler Hilton has been a songwriter and musician for most of his life. After releasing a self-titled independent CD, he signed to Warner Bros. imprint Maverick Records, which released his major-label debut The Tracks of Tyler Hilton the same year that Hilton made his acting debut starring as the musically talented but totally arrogant Chris Keller on the second season of One Tree Hill. Other roles followed, including playing Elvis Presley in the critically acclaimed Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, co-starring in the indie film Charlie Bartlett with Robert Downey Jr., and returning to One Tree Hill for its final season in 2012.

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Saturday is Electronic Recycling Day in DeKalb County

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Many people have been holding on to broken electronics since the holiday season and will be happy to know that this Saturday is Electronic Recycling Day in DeKalb County. Since January 1, 2012, pitching unwanted electronic devices into the trash bin or tossing them out on the curb to be picked up has been illegal in Illinois. According to the state’s new and improved electronic Recycling and Reuse Act, it is now illegal to throw out more than 13 electronic products.  Goodwill or Best Buy will properly dispose of some old electronics in DeKalb County, but a fee may apply and they only take in so many each month.

County residents may bring in old computers and other outdated electronics to the collection this Saturday, April 14, 2012. Electronics will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. (or until the trailer space is filled) at the De Kalb County Health Department located at 2550 N. Annie Glidden Road, De Kalb. Enter the parking lot from the DRESSER ROAD entrance only. ID is required.

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Beginner’s Imagination Camp Offered

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Children’s Community Theatre will provide campers a trip into outer space at its Beginner’s Imagination Camp, scheduled for June 11-23. The theme for the two week theatre camp is “2012: A Space Odyssey.” Children will ‘launch’ into the stars at 17,500 mph about CCT’s very own space command module. Campers will not only learn a thing or two about the galaxy, but will create their very own theatrical performance, complete with cosmic songs and gravitational dance.

In its 7th year, Beginner’s Imagination Camp is open to students who will be in Kindergarten through 6th grade in the fall of 2012. Camp session runs from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. each day at NIU’s O’Connell Theatre, and concludes with two public performances on Friday, June 22 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 23 at 2:00 p.m. Cost of the two week camp is $95 and includes daily instruction, as well as participation in the two public performances.

“We do our best to keep the cost of our camp as low as possible,” said Kris Pagoria, President of CCT. “We realize that times are still tough, and for about $7 a day, we hope your children can be a part of this too.”

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Easter Brunch at Timber Creek

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Thursday, April 5th, 2012

Want to enjoy a nice brunch with family and friends but don’t want to deal with the hassle? Look no further. Join Timber Creek Inn & Suites for an elegant, yet delightful Easter Brunch this Sunday for Easter. Enjoy the holiday and let someone else deal with the mess!

Timber Creek Inn & Suites will be offering an Easter Brunch this Sunday, April 8th, between 10am – 1pm. Brunch is open until 2:30 but no reservations will be taken past 1pm.  Cost of the Easter Brunch will be $18.95 for adults; $11.95 ages ten and under and kids under 3 are free.  To see a complete menu click here.

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