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Chicago Tribune
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Pollyanna to host Blues and Brews on the Fox festival in St. Charles
Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling will host Blues & Brews on the Fox, a music and craft beverage festival, on Saturday, Aug. 23, on Riverside Avenue between Illinois Avenue and Walnut Avenue in St. Charles. The event will begin at noon, and will feature live music, food and locally crafted beverages, according to a press release about the festival. Admission is $10 and includes a commemorative souvenir mug that can be used throughout the day, organizers said. Tickets are available for purchase in advance at During the festival, those attending can enjoy a selection of beer, wine and cocktails from Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling, along with offerings from other local St. Charles breweries, according to the release. There will also be a variety of food vendors at the event, including 4D's BBQ food truck, and local St. Charles businesses Duke's Northwoods and Kimmer's Ice Cream. There will be live blues music, featuring a lineup of local, regional and national talent, organizers said. For a full list of artists performing during the festival, go to The event will run until 11 p.m. The First Lutheran Church of Plano will host a free community shredding event and a food and book drive from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 20, at the church, 200 N. Center St. in Plano. In addition to shredding paper documents, community members are encouraged to donate food and personal care items which will be distributed through the church's micro-pantry, church officials said. Donations of children's books will also be accepted for the church's Kids' Little Free Library. The shredding event is an opportunity for local residents to destroy sensitive documents to help prevent identity theft and fraud, event organizers said. Community members are invited to bring a maximum of two large cardboard boxes or bags filled with documents to be shredded, according a press release about the event. The Oswegoland Heritage Association and the Little White School Museum will host 'Oswego History Tour – Downtown,' starting at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23. The event will include a walk through the heart of downtown south along Main Street from Jefferson Street to Washington Street, museum officials said. The walk's guides will point out historic landmarks, talk about the types of stores and businesses that first appeared when the village was newly-formed, discuss the critical role that fires had in shaping the village and explore the significant changes that have occurred during the past several decades with Oswego's growth, officials said. The walk will begin and end in front of the Oswego Public Library in downtown Oswego. Advance registration is required, and there is a $5 fee. To register, call the Oswegoland Park District at 630-554-1010. The Montgomery Fest Committee has announced that Jim Pilmer, former executive director of the Fox Valley Park District, will serve as grand marshal of the 2025 Montgomery Fest Parade on Sunday, Aug. 17. Serving as the district's executive director from November 2015 until his retirement in December 2023, Pilmer guided one of the largest park districts in Illinois—spanning Aurora, North Aurora and Montgomery—through years of transformative growth, parade officials said. The annual Montgomery Fest Parade will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday at Main and Mill streets. As grand marshal, Pilmer will lead the parade procession south on Main Street, east on Jefferson and north on River Street, concluding at the grandstand in front of Montgomery Village Hall, officials said. For more on Montgomery Fest, go to On Saturday, Aug. 30, the office of state Rep. Barbara Hernandez, D-Aurora, will host an informational event to educate families about power of attorney and the process for designating a legal power of attorney, according to a press release about the program. The session will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the West Aurora Library Branch at 233 S. Constitution Drive in Aurora. Licensed attorneys will be on hand to explain the power of attorney process, including how it can be used to designate legal guardians for minors or property. They will also be available to answer questions, according to the release. 'Every family should be prepared in the event a family member is incapacitated or unable to make decisions for themselves,' said Hernandez in the release. The 33rd Heirloom Garden Show will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at Garfield Farm & Tavern Museum, 3N016 Garfield Road in Campton Hills. The show will feature the gardens and prairie of the museum and growers of historic varieties of produce. Tours of the 1846 restored brick inn at the site will be offered from noon to 4 p.m. led by interpreters in period clothing, according to a press release about the show. There is an $8 donation for adults and $3 for children under 13 years old to attend the show. Garfield Farm & Tavern Museum is a 366-acre former 1840s prairie farm and teamster inn that is now a living history farm museum. For more information on the museum or the show, email info@ call 630 584-8485 or go to
Herald Malaysia
25-07-2025
- Politics
- Herald Malaysia
Malacca Johore Diocese News Update #232
The MJD's 37th Tamil Charismatic Rally was held at MAJODI Centre, with 630 attendees. It was a day of walking, working, worshiping and witnessing together. Great event! Jul 25, 2025 Welcome dear friends, The MJD's 37th Tamil Charismatic Rally was held at MAJODI Centre, with 630 attendees. It was a day of walking, working, worshiping and witnessing together. Great event! The Professional Standards Office conducted the third Safeguarding Minors and the Vulnerable for Englishspeaking catechists. The 4D team, formed to spearhead the diocese's pastoral thrust and conversion to synodality, had a study day. Local takes: Some hopefulness, a little hopelessness and simmering restlessness! The Department of Statistics Malaysia projects that Malaysia's population will grow from 32.45 million in 2020 to 42.37 million by 2060. The Himpunan Turun Anwar rally is on. The Malaysian Bar marches for Judicial Independence. The Federal Court decided that a section of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 is unconstitutional. Rafizi Ramli said that Malaysia is a poor country, requiring foreign investment to stimulate growth. An online petition to safeguard the integrity of the country's judiciary has been announced. Singapore's bold move to recruit local doctors may worsen the healthcare brain drain. Heavier penalties for doxing, stalking, mental harassment as anti-bullying law takes effect. The Forest Research Institute Malaysia's (FRIM) Selangor Forest Park has been officially listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site. Trump's erratic trade policies continue to baffle countries. Awakening Times: Jesus saw God in all that He saw. What's wonderful about this is that it didn't matter whether Jesus saw His own mother or a prostitute, the joy of those gathered at a wedding or the sorrow of those gathered at the burial of a loved one. It didn't matter whether He saw His disciples or His executioners, or a bird or a tree — Jesus saw God in all that He saw. Jesus tells us, 'You have eyes to see but you do not see' (Mark 8:18). You have not learned to awaken to your God-given capacity to see the God-given, godly nature of yourselves, others, and all things. A Thought For The Week: The Flickering Lights Moving into a new home, there were many things requiring maintenance and replacing. Not everything needed a change. It lacked the personal touch, which transforms a house into a home. He noticed many of the exterior lights were not working. He thought of doing it later, since he needed a ladder and effort. Another bulb blew then. One evening, as he flicked the kitchen light on, to his disappointment, the light came on for a second and went off. This continued for some time, until he switched off the light in frustration. The lesson from the dark: The lights in our homes require regular maintenance. Without the lights, we end up walking into furniture and other items or end up in the wrong room. Likewise, the light within requires regular maintenance. Without it we could walk into all kinds of troubles, trials and tribulations or end up in the wrong place. Pay attention to the 'flickering', the 'faulty', the 'neglected' and darkening areas of your life. QnQ! Q asks? Hard times? Bad times? 1. 'Hard is not the same thing as bad.' Abbie Halberstadt. The above kind of 'shakes' us to encounter the uncomfortable truth while some things are difficult, challenging, unpleasant and painful in the moment. it doesn't inherently make them negative or bad. 2. 'Hard is not the same thing as bad.' Whatever path we have chosen, whatever occupation or vocation we find ourselves in, whatever personal journey we are on - the 'hard, challenging and unpleasant' will visit us. (But it's no indication of personal failure, error, badness or misfortune). 3. They are opportunities for growth, and facing and embracing them can lead to transformation. It's an invitation to foster a resilient mindset and a proactive attitude towards life's difficulties… pulling strength from others, grace and from oneself. 'All suffering is hard but not everything hard is suffering' encourages a shift in perspective…Philippians 1:6. The Holy Spirit @work: Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity; I know that I am moving from fear to love. Henri Nouwen Something to tickle you: Every crisis is a wisdom crisis. If you have no peace around you then you lack wisdom. --Patience Johnson Bishop Bernard Paul
New Paper
08-07-2025
- General
- New Paper
God of Fortune caught snoozing in Kallang
Was it the heat or the state of the economy that left Cai Shen (God of Fortune) flat on his back? Redditor DrawFourUnoCard posted this image after coming across a statue of the fully reclined deity near Aperia Mall in Kallang while on his way to lunch yesterday (July 7). "Stumbled upon a statue of the god of fortune in a literal 躺平 (tang ping, laid flat) position while on the way for lunch. We must be really cooked if even Caishen is choosing to lie flat in this economy," he said. The post drew various comments from Redditors, with one suggesting it was really the weather that had knocked the poor deity out. "No lah, even god cannot tahan (tolerate) the heat," suggested Greenfrog1026 as to why Cai Shen was lying horizontal. The rest of the comments were mostly to do with, well, fortune or money, in a very Singaporean context. "No CDC vouchers for him?" asked strandedbystrand. "Bro spit CDC vouchers out, that's why he is drained," replied kavindamax. Capsize83 said the many prayers from those hoping to strike it big in the lottery or 4D had taken its toll. "Need to take rest and recover energy before doing this daily," he added. None of the commenters or the original poster were able to provide any useful information on how the statue had got to where it was. But Redditor duapekong_ claimed that the God of Fortune was able to snooze because he had automated his services. How was this possible? "He took some courses with his SkillsFuture credits."
