Registration available for annual Snowflake Shuffle

The Snowflake Shuffle 5K run is set for Dec. 1 in Geneva.

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Registration is now available for the TriCity Family Services' 4th annual Snowflake Shuffle 5K Run/Walk on Dec. 1 at the Mill Creek Golf Club in Geneva. The event will include a 5K run, a youth mile run and a walk. More than 500 runners participated in the 2011 event. Early registration ends Nov. 21. The early registration fee for the 5K is $25 for adults (ages 18 and older) and $15 for ages 6 to 17. The fee for the youth mile is $10 and is open to ages 14 and younger. Day of the event registration begins at 7 a.m. The youth mile will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the Snowflake Shuffle will begin at 9 a.m. The event will include refreshments, awards and door prizes. For more information or to register, call 630-232-1070 or go to www.tricityfamilyservices.org.

NIU offers program in developing smartphone apps
The Department of Computer Science at Northern Illinois University now offers a certificate program that teaches students how to develop apps for smart phones. The four-course program offers instruction in writing apps for Android, the iPhone, Windows Phone and other mobile device platforms. The university began offering smartphone courses in 2011.

River Rockhouse to host Kampfire Kowboys performance
The River Rockhouse, 106 S. Riverside Ave., St. Charles, will host a performance by the Kampfire Kowboys on Nov. 16.  The St. Charles band delivers a vigorous country sound behind frontman Tom Colton. The Kane County Chronicle recently published an interview with Colton.  For more information about the concert, call 630-549-0270. 

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