Batavia United Way ready to Dash with Dad

The Batavia United Way will host its Dash with Dad 5K run at 8:30 a.m. June 15 at the Batavia River Walk in downtown Batavia. The early registration fee is $30. Day of the event registration is $35. Early registration can be completed online. The registration fee is $15 for ages 15 and younger. Race day registration will begin at 7 a.m. 

This year’s event will include a Kids Fun Run for children under age 10. The fun run will start at 9 a.m., and the fee is $10. Proceeds from the event will support United Way activities. For more information, call Jody Haltenhof at 630-879-4041.

Tory Chiappelli of O' Sole Mio Gelato in Batavia prepares crepes.

Good eatin' at the farmers market

If you visit Batavia’s Farmers Market on North River Street in downtown Batavia, bring an appetite and enjoy some of the food offered there. Visitors can buy fresh crepes at O’ Sole Mio Gelato and breakfast tacos prepared by Andres Restaurant. The market is open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Oct. 19.

Farm bureau celebrates Dairy Month

June is national Dairy Month, and our friends at the Kane County Farm Bureau filled the group’s monthly newsletter, the Kane County Farmer, with a variety of facts and features celebrating all things dairy. For example, cows can see in color, and the average cow chews at least 50 time per minute. Use that to inform and entertain your friends.

To view the newsletter, click here. Be sure to read Ryan Klassy’s item, "A Proud but Smelly History," a salute to Limburger cheese, on page 7. 

Dairy breakfast and farm tour

Linda and Dale Drendel will host a dairy breakfast and farm tour from 6 to 11 a.m. June 15 at their farm, 15N057 Walker Road in Hampshire. 

Milking demonstrations involving some of the farm’s 150 dairy cows will be conducted from 6 to 9 a.m. Visitors will have an opportunity to tour the barns, view the dairy equipment and take a seat in a modern tractor. 

The farm breakfast will include pancakes, sausage, applesauce, cheese, milk, coffee and ice cream. A donation of $8 for adults and $5 for children (ages 5 to 10) will be collected at the farm. Children ages 4 and younger are admitted free. 

Education foundation to host golf outing

The Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence will host a golf outing June 24 at the Prairie Landing Golf Club in West Chicago. Play will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. The fee is $175 for an individual golfer and $700 for a foursome. The feel includes a boxed lunch, golf and dinner. A dinner-only ticket is available for $50. Registration can be completed online. 

Cougars home stand start June 11

The Kane County Cougars will start a six-game home stand June 11 with a 6:30 p.m. contest with the Burlington Bees at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in Geneva. The Cougars and Bees will play at 6:30 p.m. June 12 and June 13. 

The Cougars will then welcome the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for a three-game series starting at 6:30 p.m. June 14. The two teams will play at 6:30 p.m. June 15 and at 1 p.m. June 16, Father’s Day. 

The Cougars will offer a post-game fireworks show June 13, June 14 and June 15. The Cougars will host special promotions and themes during the home stand, including Superhero Night and Jimmy Buffett Night.  For more information, call 630-232-8811.

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