Christian band building a fan base

The Christian rock band TOW is building a fan base.

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• The Daily Chronicle recently featured an article about my friends Steve Allen and Ann Seisser and their Christian rock band, TOW, which stands for Time of Worship. The seven-member band started at the Crosswind Community Church in Genoa and has developed a regional fan base. The band released its first album, Step in his Presence,"  in 2011 and is at work on a second album.  The band will perform at Genoa Days on June 14, at Kirkland's festival on July 3 and at Crosswind Community Church on July 21. Best wishes to Steve, Ann and the other members of the band. I plan to be in the audience on June 14.


• The Swedish American Children's Choir will host its 13th annual Swedish Pancake Breakfast benefit from 9:30 a.m. to noon June 2 at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln St., Batavia. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children ages 6 to 10. The breakfast will feature Swedish pancakes, sausage, Swedish cardamom coffee cake and lingonberries. For more information, call 630-414-9700. I will be there early. Please stop and hello. I will be the guy with the big plate of pancakes and an even bigger smile on his face.


• I love a bargain, so I will be in Sugar Grove for the annual Community Garage Sales on June 1 and 2. The sales will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both days at sites throughout the town. For more information about the event, call the Sugar Grove Chamber of Commerce at 630-466-7895.


• I also hope to attend the bird walk at 8 a.m. June 2 at Nelson Lake/Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia. The event is free and open to all ages. I've attended several of these walks, and I'm always impressed with the people I meet at the event and the amount of information they have to share about local birds. For more information about the walk, call 630-896-3219.


• The Village of Maple Park will conduct a free drive-through electronics recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon June 2 at the Maple Park Civic Center, 302 Willow St. Accepted items include computers, software, TVs, cellphones, microwave ovens and other small appliances. Sorry, no large appliances, chemicals or batteries will be accepted. For more information, call 630-208-3841. 


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Elburn welcomes Chico's Tacos

Jaime Lopez bags a carry-out order at Chico's Tacos in Elburn.

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• Chico's Tacos opened about a month ago in Elburn and already is a popular destination for area diners. Felipe and Juanita Lopez relocated the business from a site south of Elburn, near the intersection of Main Street and Route 47, to the new location, 107 Valley Drive, just south of Route 38. The couple's three sons help run the business. The restaurant is open 7 days a week. For more information, call Chico's Tacos at 630-962-2001.

Marty Kane, my favorite baker.

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• Marty and Kim Kane, co-owners of the Great Harvest Bread Co., 13 N. Third St., Geneva, are offering hot cross buns and honey bunnies during the week leading up to Easter Sunday. Marty is my favorite baker. To learn more about his holiday specials, call 630-208-8080. 

• The Kane County Audubon will host a bird walk at 8 a.m., April 7 at Nelson Lake and the Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia. The hike is open to all. Participants are encouraged to dress for the weather and should meet at the silo, which located near the parking lot. For more information, call 630-896-3219.

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