Museum, St. Charles Singers offer holiday programs

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Ellwood House offers holiday mansion tour
     Our friends at the Ellwood House Museum in DeKalb say they are ready for the museum’s annual holiday mansion tours beginning Nov. 15 and continuing through Nov. 30 on select dates. 
     The tours are a holiday tradition for many area residents, and the museum is one of our favorites. Visitors can enjoy a room-by-room tour of all four floors in the mansion. Each room is decorated for the holidays. The museum also will host a holiday open house weekend beginning Dec. 5 to Dec. 7. 
     The museum is operated by the DeKalb Park District and reflects the key role Isaac Ellwood played in the development of the barbed wire industry in the United States. The tours offer a glimpse of local history and are a wonderful way start the holiday season. For more information call 815-756-4609.

St. Charles Singers set annual Christmas performance
     Our friends at the St. Charles Singers tell us they will present the 31st annual Candlelight Carols Christmas program at 3 p.m. Dec. 7 at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Ave. in downtown St. Charles. 
     The program will include 18 songs from the Renaissance era to today. Tickets are $30 for adults, $25 for senior ages 65 and older and $10 for students.

Fall weekends mean football
Here are some of the football games we’ll be following this weekend. Hope you enjoy the contests:

College
Youngstown State at Illinois State
Iowa at Minnesota
Michigan at Northwestern
Ohio State at Michigan St.
Penn State at Indiana
TCU at Kansas State
Auburn at Texas A&M
Notre Dame at Arizona State
Baylor at Oklahoma

NFL
Chicago at Green Bay
St. Louis at Arizona


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Trolley museum to host 'Rails to Victory'

The Fox Valley Trolley Museum will host 'Rails to Victory.'

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• The Fox Valley Trolley Museum will host "Rails to Victory" a World War II reenactment June 9 and 10. The event will include battle reenactments, a U.S. homefront baseball game featuring the Rockford Peaches and an hour-long trolley ride that recreates a journey through occupied France in 1944. The museum is located at 361 S. LaFox St. (Route 31) in South Elgin.


• The Peaceful Parlour, 212 S. Third St., Geneva, recently added Flat Tire Decor recycled tire products to its online store. The product line is produced in Milwaukee. The company also works with Easter Seals to provide employment opportunities to individuals with physical challenges. For more information, call the Peaceful Parlour at 630-232-6300. 


• Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Charles kicks off its free noontime summer concert series June 8. The church is located at Fourth Avenue on East Main Street in downtown St. Charles. The series will offer a concert at noon every Friday through Aug. 24. The concerts will feature a variety of music and musicians. The church also hosts a Farmers Market from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays through the end of October. For more information about the concert series or the market, call the church office at 630-584-6680.

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