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By the time parents near their mid-50s, empty nest syndrome is often on their minds. For us, as life would have it, we are getting to experience the opposite. I have yet to come across a name for it - full nest syndrome just doesn't have the same zing - but we somehow have ended up with more kids living in our home than with which we began. Our daughter, her boyfriend and our grandson currently

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by Rachel Baruch Yackley Daily Herald (post) 9/13/2011 A network of Fox Valley faith communities invites you to a communitywide celebration of the International Day of Peace (Peace Day) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. The first “Peace Day” was celebrated in September 1982 after being established by a United Nations resolution to coincide with the opening of the General Assembly.

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by Rachel Baruch Yackley Daily Herald 8/31/2011 Considering a staycation for Labor Day weekend? Then check out the 35th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Monday, Sept. 4-5, at Island Park in Geneva. Bring a blanket or folding chairs, and pack a picnic basket or purchase food from vendors in the park. Sit on the grass or under the big

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by Rachel Baruch Yackley Daily Herald 5/14/2011 Ten years ago, Tim Fuller and Beth Propst bewildered their neighbors by transforming the yard of their home into a mini farm. What began as a small effort to grow their own food flourished into Erehwon Farm, which provides healthy produce to hundreds of people. After getting things growing in their yard near St. Charles in 2001, “the

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by Rachel Baruch Yackley Daily Herald 2/22/2011 In spring, students throughout the country are pondering what college to go to, and on what path their choices will take them. St. Charles East High School graduate Elizabeth Chadwick, who attends University of Wisconsin-Madison, probably never imagined her choices would take her across the world to Africa. Chadwick, a 2007 graduate of St.

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by Rachel Baruch Yackley Daily Herald 11/30/2010 “My show is largely autobiographical,” said Paula Poundstone, during a recent phone interview about her upcoming performance in Elgin. “Kids, animals, current events, myself and my experiences. I try to keep it informal, and I love talking with people in the audience.” One of the most enjoyable interviews I can remember, this wasn't all jokes,

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by Rachel Baruch Yackley; Daily Herald 11/9/2010 Sundresses may be the last thing on your mind as the weather turns colder, but it's just about all Ruthie Ratke thinks of these days. This local resident and lifelong seamstress is spending her time coordinating an effort to make 1,000 dresses by Thanksgiving, which will be donated to young girls in need in Africa and the Philippines. Each of

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By Rachel Baruch Yackley InterfaithFamily.com August 9, 2010 "Will you bring the children for Easter and Christmas?" Mrs. Patricia Yackley asked me, as we sat across from each other at her kitchen table. "Children? What children?" I thought to myself, then, after a thoughtful pause, I realized she meant the children I would be having with her son, whom I'd only been dating for a month. That

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Will work for food: Community farm offers free garden plots, outreach By Rachel Baruch Yackley | Daily Herald Correspondent Published: 7/26/2010 12:00 AM Have you ever dreamed of having your own farm, where you can grow fresh, healthy food for yourself and your family? Now you can, and for free, too, thanks to the efforts of a few local Geneva residents. Making something from nothing and

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Geneva Arts Fair features top talent from around the country By Rachel Baruch Yackley | Daily Herald correspondent Published: 7/23/2010 12:01 AM The range of the shades of gray is Fred Ullrich's specialty, one might say. The product of this Geneva-based photographer's talent is replete with a veritable palette of grays, all of which combine to create stunning black and white photography. See

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Shakespeare troupe brings 'As You Like It' to Island Park, Geneva By Rachel Baruch Yackley | Daily Herald correspondent Published: 7/15/2010 12:01 AM All ages are invited to experience a unique take on the Shakespeare comedy classic, "As You Like It," when Geneva's annual Shakespeare in the Park brings the Midsummer Theatre Troupe back to Island Park Saturday. Sit back on your blanket, enjoy

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Storefront Shakespeare performs first shows in Geneva By Rachel Baruch Yackley | Daily Herald Correspondent Published: 7/2/2010 12:00 AM Turning a dream into reality can take a lot of sweat and greasepaint. Just ask Nora Manca, president and artistic director of Storefront Shakespeare, a new theater company which recently performed the first week of its very first production of William

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By Rachel Baruch Yackley March 24, 2010 "My father was a wandering Aramean." Well, not exactly, but my father, who is Jewish, was born in Barcelona, Spain. He always brings engaging personal stories and a true appreciation for the Passover story to the seder. My mother, who is also Jewish, grew up in Peoria, Ill. Both sets of my grandparents were Jewish. The three generations of relatives who

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By Rachel Baruch Yackley | Daily Herald CorrespondentPublished: 5/10/2010"How'd she do that?" is a question Maureen Bliss hears, now and then, especially when people recognize her, which might not be easy.Bliss is less than half the woman she used to be. Currently weighing in at 127 lbs., Bliss has lost 156 lbs. since June 2007."I'm so proud of myself," said Bliss, after going from a size 24 to a

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By Rachel Baruch Yackley | Daily Herald CorrespondentPublished: 4/28/2010Enjoy an evening that will transport you all the way back to the 1860s, with a Civil War ball to benefit the Farnsworth Mansion Foundation's efforts to rebuild the Farnsworth Mansion, once an important historic landmark in St. Charles.On Saturday, May 1, the public is invited to help the Farnsworth Mansion Foundation

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By Rachel Baruch Yackley | Daily Herald Correspondent Published: 4/14/2010 When Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson came up with the idea for Earth Day, first held on April 22, 1970, was he worried about global warming? Did he think about recycling? According to the Web site earthday.environlink.org, Nelson, who died in 2005, began pushing this idea back in 1962, as a way to get politicians to

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Loved & missed. May his memory be for blessing. זיכרונו לברכה

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Posted on: Thursday, 10 February 2005, 21:00 CSTby Rachel Baruch Yackley"Not only does this mean better care for all patients, but it opens up a whole new range of occupations for people wanting to work in medicine"In the medical world, "integrated medicine" is a new term we are starting to hear, more and more.If you are not yet familiar with integrated medicine, it is the combination of what has

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Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)Date: Friday, June 22 2007 Byline: Rachel Baruch YackleyWould you like to get your hands on some fresh produce? I mean really fresh, like grown on a farm in your own community. How about pesticide-free, hormone-free fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products?You can tour the farm, shop at the store, or just chat with other patrons and the folks

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