Mike Buffington – Kane County Connects

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Kane County Connects

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Earth Day 2014 in Kane County.

Buds from 2014 compete with fruit still hanging from 2013.

Ah, daffodils.

Wild flowers coming up.

AJ in the woods, which are starting to turn green.

Our Spring 2014 photo for April 22, 2014, my dad’s birthday.

These ferns will fill the forest floor soon.

Tulips — could there be a better sign of spring?

Happy Earth Day!

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Montrell D. Brannon, M/B, 19 YOA 509, 130 lbs., Blk hair, brown eyes

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CREDIT: TOM SKILLING’S BLOG, ERIC CERVANTES Eric Cervantes photographed this towering thunderhead—what meteorologists refer to as a cumulonimbus cloud—out at the intersection of Orchard Road and I-88 last evening. It’s arrange hue, Alpen-glow appearance in stunning! Great shot Eric! Photo courtesy of Eric Cervantes, Orchard Road at I-88-Aurora, IL

Bridge work over Mill Creek starts May 14, 2014.

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Cheese recall.

Photo courtesy of ABATE DuKane Chapter.

Map courtesy of the Kane County Division of Transportation.

Photo courtesy of Sun-Times Media.

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Screen shot courtesy of Rush-Copley.

Courtesy of the city of Aurora.

Courtesy of City of Aurora Veterans Advisory Council .

Courtesy of Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Photo courtesy of Illinois Government News Network.

Photo courtesy of the FDA.

Kane County Health Department website screenshot.

Map of Gail Borden Library District boundaries, screen shot from Gail Borden Library newsletter.

May is Mental Health Month in Kane County.

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2014 INSPIRE AWARD L-R Back Row Mike Brown Presence Mercy Medical Center, Regional President & CEO; Tom Russe, Chair PMMC Mission Committee, Mike Saltijeral, Chairman, PMMC Board of Directors; Brian Pollock, Kane County Board District 4 L-R Middle Row Mike Isaacson, MPH, Assistant Director Community Health KCDH; Monica Silva, Chair, Public Health Committee, KCHD; Theresa Heaton, RN, MPH Director, Family Health KCHD, Deborah Allan, Kane County Board District 17 Front Row Barbara Jeffers MPH, Executive Director KCHD (Posted By Presence Mercy Medical Center,

Shannon D. Hill, 19, of the 0-99 block of Poplar Creek Drive, Elgin, on Thursday, May 22, 2014, agreed to a sentence of 11 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections in exchange for a guilty plea to failure to report an accident involving death, a Class 1 felony, reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a park, a Class X felony.

A really bad selfie, by Rick Nagel at the Kane County Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday, May 27, 2014.

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Screen shot from Gov.USA YouTube video.

Photo courtesy of the city of Geneva. Visit http://www.geneva.il.us/gallery.aspx?PID=294

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Benton House’s restoration. This is the beginning of the journey. Pictured below are the homestead at it’s previous location on the Hubert James’ Farm and some of the folks that made the magic happen ( Eve Johnson, Lyn Howard, David Perry, Jr. Withey, Karen Flamand, and Sue Jacobson). Photo courtesy of the Kaneville Township Historical Society.

Courtesy of city of St. Charles.

Mike Renaud of Aurora probes an area near the Tanner House that he believes may be the site of the original outhouse.

Courtesy of Fox Valley Park District

Huntley Police Department photo.

Illinois Power Agency Director Anthony Star provided an overview of the electricity market Tuesday, June 24, at the Kane County Government Center.

Ken Anderson (right) talks to Mary Naas of Mill Creek (center) and another resident who attended Tuesday’s public hearing on electric aggregation.

This map shows where the resurfacing work will be done.

Diggers John Vlahovich, Mike Renaud, Chris Jordan, Tom Majewski and historical society executive director John Jaros gather around Steve Griswold in the second privy. Credit: Aurora Historical Society

A remnant of a cordial glass, found in a privy, is seen next to a glass from the Tanner collection in the house. The pattern is “Cable” and was created to commemorate the laying of the Transatlantic cable in 1862. Credit: Aurora Historical Society

Diggers and visitors pore over a table of items found in a privy. Credit: Aurora Historical Society

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screenshot from PBS

screenshot from PBS

Help for Homeowners

Pingree Grove

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This map shows the full length of the Great Western Trail. The route of the bike ride will be about 10 miles, round trip.

Buds from 2014 compete with fruit still hanging from 2013.

Ah, daffodils.

Wild flowers coming up.

AJ in the woods, which are starting to turn green.

Our Spring 2014 photo for April 22, 2014, my dad’s birthday.

These ferns will fill the forest floor soon.

Courtesy of Northern Illinois Food Bank.

Screen Shots from YouTube video on Project 2-3-1.

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Courtesy of www.simon.com

The Fox River Trail in Elgin, between Covey Road and Trout Park Boulevard, will be closed beginning July 21. The storm water improvements are part of the Illinois Tollway’s I-90/Fox River Bridge project.

Senior Division Kane County Fair Talent Contest winners in the Senior Division are shown, left to right, Sean Seales of St. Charles, third place; Erin Newman of St. Charles, first place; and Lucy Avila and Amanda Maher of Batavia, second place.

Senior Division Kane County Fair Talent Contest winners in the Senior Division are shown, left to right, Sean Seales of St. Charles, third place; Erin Newman of St. Charles, first place; and Lucy Avila and Amanda Maher of Batavia, second place.

Junior Division Kane County Fair Talent Contest winners in the Junior Division are shown, left to right, Grace Lenaghan of St. Charles, third place; Sophia Peterson of Elgin, first place; and Olivia Kelley of Geneva, second place.

DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin addresses the “Growing Our Regional Economy” summit.

Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board, is a driving force in the regional summit.

Tom Rickert, deputy director of the Kane County Division of Transportation, gives an overview of the new Kane County truck-permit system.

Tom Rickert, deputy director of the Kane County Division of Transportation, gives an overview of the new Kane County truck-permit system.

Tom Rickert, deputy director of the Kane County Division of Transportation, gives an overview of the new Kane County truck-permit system.

A powerhouse lineup of county board chairmen.

Mirna Lopez-Freitag CREDIT: Aurora Historical Society

Opinions

Credit: Dave Soderstrom Photography

Don Kramer, center, and his father, former Kane County Sheriff George Kramer.

The Renaissance Foundation

The Renaissance Foundation

Donated Gifts The Renaissance Foundation

Ralph Martire

Top 9 Featured Photos - by Martin Pinnau

Over 100 attendees came from all over Kane County to see the photo reception

IMSA offered workshop on 3D scanning and printing.

Energy Conservation workshop at IMSA.

Co-Teaching, Institute Day 2015 — Co-Teaching: Practical Strategies and Tools for Educators with Susan Hentz at West Aurora High School.

3D Printing, Institute Day 2015, IMSA — Student scans teacher with 3D scanner to make a smaller replica using a 3D printer at the Illinois Math & Science Academy.

Co-Teaching, Institute Day 2015 — Co-Teaching: Practical Strategies and Tools for Educators with Susan Hentz at West Aurora High School.

Energy Conservation workshop at IMSA.

Transforming the Difficult Child Through the Nurtured Heart Approach, Institute Day 2015 — Transforming the Difficult Child Through the Nurtured Heart Approach. Participants role played to compared specific positive reinforcement compared to negative reinforcement at West Aurora High School.

Kitchen Chemistry. Educators use recipes in this hands-on approach to illustrate chemical principals at IMSA.

Pipelines & Oils pills, Institute Day 2015, IMSA — Pipelines & Oil Spills: Participants construct an actual pipeline from inexpensive materials and record evidence of leakage at IMSA.

Co-Teaching, Institute Day 2015 — Co-Teaching: Practical Strategies and Tools for Educators with Susan Hentz at West Aurora High School.

Co-Teaching: Practical Strategies and Tools for Educators with Susan Hentz at West Aurora High School.

Space & NASA Workshop at Science Technology Museum in Aurora. — Space & NASA Workshop on the resources available for educators through the Sci-Tech Museum in Aurora for Institute Day.

Energy Conservation workshop at IMSA — Energy Conservation workshop at IMSA.

Co-Teaching, Institute Day 2015 — Co-Teaching: Practical Strategies and Tools for Educators with Susan Hentz at West Aurora High School.

Pipelines & Oil Spills, Institute Day 2015, IMSA — Pipelines & Oil Spills: Participants construct an actual pipeline from inexpensive materials and record evidence of leakage at IMSA.

The Science of Bee Keeping — Dr. B discusses the science behind our pollinating friends, honey bees at the Sci-Tech Museum in Aurora.

Strategies for PARCC & Beyond

DCIM100SPORT

http://www.advancedvtech.com — Advanced VTech, a vehicle care facility based in Buffalo Grove, had a CNG-converted vehicle on display at Kane County’s green fleet seminar in July.

Testing sheet

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Flowers of Time - Hope Martin

closeup of Red colored poinsettia leaves

photos of new providers taken at CDH on March 19, 2014

White clock with words Time to Talk on its face

John Harris (right) leads a discussion group during the Fox Valley Sustainability Network forum on transporation, held at Judson University in Elgin. Photo courtesy of Fox Valley Sustainability Network.

From left: Stephanie Timpone, Greg Derylo, Otto Alvarez, all of Fermilab. (CREDIT: Maximilien Brice, CERN)

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Santa Clas holding a Christmas Puppy Elf (longhaired chocolate and cream dachshund).

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