K. Hollis Jewelers marks 10th anniversary

Karen and Rob Hollis and the staff at K. Hollis Jewelers in Batavia will celebrate the store’s 10 anniversary from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 11. The store is located at 147 S. Randall Road, Batavia, near the Jewel store. The event will include hourly raffles, refreshments and a few special surprises. Lori and I plan to attend. Join us as we celebrate Karen and Rob’s success.  For more information, call the store at 630-879-8003.

Dinner to benefit Loyalty Day Parade
The Batavia VFW Ladies Auxiliary will host a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at VFW Post 1197, 645 S. River St., Batavia. Proceeds from the event will benefit Batavia’s Loyalty Day Parade on May 3. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. The event will include music, a 50/50 drawing and raffles. Each dinner ticket includes one ticket for a raffle drawing for a laptop computer. For more information or to purchase advance, tickets call 630-879-9630.

Kane County Flea Market opens April 11-12
The Kane County Flea Market will be open noon to 5 p.m. April 11 and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12 at the Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S. Randall Road in St. Charles. The market offers a variety of merchandise, including antiques, furniture and crafts. Admission $5 for adults. Children ages 12 and younger are admitted free. Parking is free.

Kiwanis to host spaghetti dinner
The Batavia Kiwanis Club will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4:30 to 7 p.m. April 16 at Riverview Banquets, 1117 N. Washington Ave., Batavia. For details, including ticket information, click here.

Friday flashback features Dave Edmunds
My Friday flashback for April 10 is “Slipping Away”, Dave Edmunds' 1983 hit about a fading romance. The song was Edmunds’ second Top 40 hit and was written and produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra. Edmunds was a favorite of mine during his days with Rockpile and during his solo years. Enjoy.

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K.Hollis to welcome Congressman Hultgren

K.Hollis to welcome Congressman Hultgren
Our friends at K.Hollis Jewelers will host a gathering with Congressman Randy Hultgren at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 30. The event is open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. K.Hollis Jewelers is located at 147 S. Randall Road, Batavia. For more information, call 630-879-8003.

Cantigny Park to host Veterans Day 5K run, pancake breakfast

Cantigny Park will conduct its annual Veterans Day 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. Nov. 1. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton. In conjunction with the event, American Legion Cantigny Post 556 will host a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the park’s visitors center. The breakfast will include eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy. For more information, call 630-260-8167.

Football we'll be following

Here are some of the football games we’ll be following this weekend. Enjoy the fun.

Oct. 25:

Minnesota at Illinois

Rutgers at Nebraska

NIU at Eastern Michigan

Missouri State at Illinois State

Oct. 26

Bears at Patriots

Green Bay at New Orleans

Oct. 27

Washington at Dallas

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Waterline Writers event to feature local writers

Jenny Scott

Waterline Writers will host an event featuring local authors at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 at Water Street Studios, 160 Water St., Batavia. Admission is free. The event will include writings by Tom Heneghan, Troupe Strozzi and my friends, Jenny Scott and Laura Vasilion. For more information about the event, go to www.waterlinewriters.org. 

Education foundation plans awards dinner

The Greater St. Charles Education Foundation will host its 18th annual Jazz Event and Distinguished Alumni Awards at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the St. Charles Country Club. The event will honor St. Charles Mayor Donald DeWitte, Michael Hood and Jon Miller. Tickets are $85. The event will include dinner, a silent auction, a raffle and entertainment. For more information or to purchase tickets, go to www.stceducation.com.

NIU Steelband to perform at Norris Center

The Northern Illinois University Steelband will perform music from a variety of genres during a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1014 Dunham Road, St. Charles. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets can be purchased online at www.norrisculturalarts.com.

Mothers' club to host 5K run
The Batavia Mothers' Club Foundation will host its 13th annual Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk at 8 a.m. April 2 at the Batavia Riverwalk in downtown Batavia. Registration is available online at  www.signmeup.com/89651. The event will benefit Batavia schools. For more information, go to www.bataviamothersclub.org.

Karen Hollis

A note of thanks
I want to thank Karen Hollis of K. Hollis Jewelers in Batavia for acknoledging my photo work in a story abour her store that appeared in the most recent edition of Insight, a publication by Kaneland Publishing. The article discusses the recently-completed expansion project at Karen's store and her commitment to quality designs. 

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K. Hollis Jewelers plans expansion celebration

Karen Hollis will host a three-day expansion celebration starting Oct. 4.

Kevin Botterman photo

   The K. Hollis Jewelers store in Batavia will host a three-day event starting Thursday, Oct. 4 to celebrate the store’s expansion.

   The recently completed project more than doubled the size of the store, which is located at 147 S. Randall Road, near the Jewel-Osco store. Owner Karen Hollis will host the celebration. The event is open to the public. Hollis opened the store in 2005 and now employs 10 workers. 

   The expansion celebration will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday. The party will include raffle prizes and Karen Hollis design giveaways. Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke will conduct a ribbon cutting at 6 p.m.

   The event will continue on Friday with special trunk shows starting at 10 a.m. and continuing until 5 p.m. The showings will feature merchandise from Gottlie, Pandora, Skagen, and Stacie and Libby.

   The event will conclude on Saturday, with trunk shows starting at 10 a.m. and continuing until 5 p.m. Saturday’s showings will include Dizeo Silver and Miralee.

   For more information about the event, call the store at 630-879-8003. To learn more about K. Hollis Jewelers, go to www.khollisjewelers.com.

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K. Hollis Jewelers starts next phase in expansion project

Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke, Karen Hollis and Roger Breisch.

Batavia Mayor Jeff Schielke recently helped Karen Hollis start the next phase in the expansion of the K. Hollis Jewelers store on Randall Road in Batavia.

Schielke and Roger Breisch, executive director of the Batavia Chamber of Commerce, joined Hollis and others Sept. 6 in starting the demolition of a wall separating Hollis’ existing location and a neighboring unit. The renovation project will expand the store to more than 4,000 square feet, more than doubling Hollis‘ space. K. Hollis Jewelers is located at 147 S. Randall Road, near the Jewel-Osco store.

The expansion effort is in its final stages and Hollis plans to mark the completed project with a special celebration that will start Thursday, Oct. 4 and continue through Saturday, Oct. 6.

Hollis opened the store in 2005 and now employs 10 workers. The store offers hundreds of items, ranging in price from $20 to $20,000. The store also features a variety of popular brands, including Pandora, Patricia Locke, John Medieros, Lori Bonn and Galatea. 

To learn more about K. Hollis Jewelers, call 630-879-8003 or go to www.khollisjewelers.com.