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DEKALB MUNICIPAL BAND
performing live for the 149th consecutive year, featuring Dee Palmer, every Thursday during summer at 7:45pm, in the Bandshell at Hopkins Park in DeKalb.
FARMER'S MARKET
Downtown DeKalb - Every Thursday
Now thru mid October
1-6 PM
Phone:
815-748-7788
FOURTH OF JULY
Check here for updates and information on celebrations in DeKalb, Kirkland, Shabbona and Sandwich
DEKALB CORNFEST
Downtown DeKalb Between 1st and 4th Street
August 22, 23 & 24, 2003
SOUNDSTAGE LINEUP
SAT, AUG 23
The Distractions
Mickey & the Memories
Lynne Jordon & the Shivers
Hi Infidelity
SUN, AUG 24
Joe Bonamassa, Guitarist
American English
The Forty Seventh Annual Sycamore Steam Show & Threshing Bee
Sponsored by:
The Northern Illinois Steam Power Club
2003 Dates: August 14-17
The Taylor Marshall Farm, Sycamore, Illinois
SANDWICH FAIR
September 3rd - 7th, 2003
Antique Farm Machinery; Amusement Rides; Exhibits of Arts, Crafts, Sewing, Photography, Food, Horticulture, Agriculture; FFA Farm Zoo; Full Array of Food Stands; Over a Hundred Commercial Displays
-WEDNESDAY, SEPT 8 -
Kids under 12 free at the gate!
County Music Recording Artist, Neal McCoy, performs at the Grandstand at 8PM
-FRIDAY, SEPT 5th -
BARGAIN DAY
Everyone admitted for $3.00 until 5:00 p.m.
Wristbands from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.- $15.00
County Rock Recording Artists, Trick Pony, performs live at the Grandstand at 8PM
SYCAMORE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
October 22nd-26th
-EVERY DAY-
Lions' Pumpkin Display
- Courthouse Lawn -
Carnival Rides
- Sacramento & State -
Wednesday - October 22nd
Pumpkin Check-in
- Courthouse Lawn -
4 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Opening / Giant Cake Cutting Ceremony
- Courthouse Lawn -
5 p.m.
Friday - October 24th
St. Mary's Craft Show
- Sycamore Armory -
9a.m. - 6p.m.
United Methodist
Church Craft Show
- 160 Johnson Ave. -
2p.m. - 8p.m.
Saturday October 25th
Lions Club
Giant Pumpkin Weigh-in
- Courthouse Lawn -
10 a.m.
Kiwanis Pie Eating Contest Courthouse Lawn 4 p.m.
Sycamore Golf Club Scramble
- Sycamore Golf Course -
10 a.m. (Entries close Thursday before. - 815-895-3884)
Sunday October 26th
Sycamore Chamber
10,000 Meter Road Run
- Armory -
9:35 a.m. Sycamore Chamber Race Information
Pumpkin Festival Parade
1 p.m.
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Agriculture
Monsanto Global Seed Group
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
Walker-Schork International, Inc.
Dawn Equipment
Arts / Crafts / Gifts
Ben Franklin Crafts
Cross Stitch With Me
Just the Best Herbals
The Russian Doll Company
Nathan Winston Services
Sycamore Clock Shoppe
Associations
DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
DeKalb County Building & Development Association
DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation
DeKalb County Marine Corps
DeKalb County Youth Services Bureau, Inc.
Family Service Agency
Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary
Kishwaukee Valley Habitat for Humanity
NIU Student Association
Sycamore Chamber of Commerce
Kishwaukee Family YMCA
Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C's)
Attractions
NIU Regional History Center
Ellwood House Museum
Gurler House
Stone Mill Museum
Egyptian Theater
Sandwich Opera House
Olmstead Museum
DeKalb Heritage Square
DeKalb County GenWeb
Sycamore History
Association
DeKalb Farm Tours
Automotive Sales/Service
Joyce Superstore
Tom Sparks
Banks
Fifth Third Bank
Resource Bank
American National Bank of DeKalb County
Associated Bank
Castle Bank
LNB National Bank
National Bank & Trust of DeKalb
Beauty Salons
Great Clips for Hair
Building Supplies
Barker Building Supply
Company
Carpetland USA
Fireplace Specialists
Floor To Ceiling
Lowes
Menards
Stock Building Supply
Tempo Components
Campgrounds
Stone House Park
Shabbona Lake Campground
Chauffer Services
Expedition Express
Childcare Services
Sycamore Childcare
Churches
Trinity Lutheran - Genoa
Immanuel Lutheran Church and Student Center
First Baptist Church - Genoa
Federated Church - Sycamore
Cleaning Services
@ Your Service, Inc.
Communications
View It, Inc.
Advance Communications
Construction
Curran Construction
Consultants
Laurie Guest & Associates
eWorldLinx, Inc.
Petrie Home Inspections
Techminds 4 Hire
Education
Northern Illinois University
Kishwaukee College
Indian Valley Vocational Center
DeKalb School District 428
Genoa Kingston School 424
Hiawatha School District 426
Hinckley Big Rock School 429
Indian Creek District 42
Sandwich School District 430
Somonauk School Dist 432
Sycamore School District 427
Electrical Contractors
Mascal Electric
Financial Services
Raymond James - DeKalb
Countrywide Home Loans
Furniture
Fleur Furnishings
Government
DeKalb County Government
City of DeKalb
DeKalb Park District
DeKalb Township
DeKalb Sanitary District
City of Sycamore
City of Sandwich
Village of Kirkland
Village of Shabbona
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Healthcare
Ben Gordon Center
DeKalb Clinic Chartered
Hauser-Ross Eye Institute
Kishwaukee Community Hospital
Valley West Community Hospital
Kindred Healthcare
Kishwaukee Health System
DeKalb County Hospice
Unlimited Performance
DeKalb Magnetic Resonance Center
Illinois Regional Cancer Center
Industrial Parks
Park 88
Insurance
Crum-Halsted Agency, Inc.
Pardridge Insurance Agency
Internet
Allen Site Design
BMT Illinois
eWorldlinx, Inc.
RAD Design
TBC Net
Lawn and Garden
Doty Concrete
Manufacturing
3M
AG Communication Systems
Alloyd Co., Inc.
A.O. Smith
Driv-Lok
Ideal Industries
Johnson Controls
MicroSolutions Inc.
Panduit
Sycamore Containers
Sycamore Industrial Park
Vision Pickling & Processing
Waste Management
Wholesale Gate Company
Media
The Music and
Sound Company
B95 FM 94.9
DeKalb Daily Chronicle
The MidWeek Newspaper
The Northern Star
The Sycamore News
Motels / Lodging
Amerihost Inn, Sycamore
Best Western
DeKalb Inn & Suites
Holiday Inn Express
Holmes Student Center
Guest Hotel
Stratford Inn Hotel
Musicians
Tramp Swan
New Home Construction
American Homes
- A Kennedy Co.
Ivan Krpan
General Contractor
Rood Construction
The Bridges of RiverMist
Briody Enterprises, Inc.
Elmer Larson, LLC
Family Homes, Inc.
Wiseman Hughes
Neumann Homes
Eagle Homes
Printers
Castle-Printech
Promotional Items
Nathan Winston Services
Horizon Displays
Real Estate
Adolph Miller Real Estate
Century21 Elsner-Realty
Hoffman Realty
Milner & Associates
ReMax Gold
Richoz-Sullivan
Pittsley Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Primus
Elm Street Realtors
Recreation
River Heights Golf Course
Buena Vista Golf Course
Sycamore Golf Course
Shabbona Lake State Park
Restaurants
Applebee's
Chesapeake Bagel Bakery
Eduardo's Mexican Restaurant
Hillside Restaurant
The House
Nel's Cakes & Catering
Pizza Villa
Pokanoka's Restaurant
Rosita's Mexican Restaurant
Security
Illini Security Systems, Inc.
Wholesale Gate Company
Senior Services
Barb City Manor
Soil Testing
Testing Service Corporation
Surveyors
Wendler Engineering Services, Inc.
Travel Services
Arrow Travel, Inc
FunMe Events
Vacation Rentals
Mickey's Magical Villa
Youth Athletics
Spectre Soccer Club
Kishwaukee Football League
DeKalb AYSO
Woodworking
Heritage Woodworking
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Kudos, Kudos, Kudos
DeKalb 6th Ward Alderman, Dave Baker, has a radical approach to the city's FY budget woes: common sense. While other tax spenders clamor for "new revenue" (that's cost to us tax payers), Baker has shown the courage, and intelligence, to ask for cuts and, get this: he even suggests that the City sell some of the land they've been sitting on for years.
The DeKalb City Council is considering jacking-up a gasoline tax, increasing sales tax, and increasing just about every other fee they can think of, because they face a budget deficit they blame on a poor economy. All these PERMANENT increases to solve a temporary problem?
Sell some land. Use the proceeds to solve the temporary deficit problem. Put the land back on the tax-rolls and generate permanent revenue without costs to the taxpayers. Holy moly! DeKalb has too much government-owned-non-tax-paying-land.
Keep pushing Dave! Don't let them shoot you down without a fight!
Spending or Revenue?
DeKalb Mayor, Greg Sparrow, refers to the city's budget deficit as, "not a spending problem but a revenue problem." He thinks the City just needs to raise more revenue. In an already tough economy, local tax payers may see it differently. The reason they aren't spending, which drives the economy, is that government just keeps "raising their revenue" (taxes).
MORE KUDOS...
DeKalb School Superintendent, Dr. Brian Ali and new School Board President, Tom Teresinski, are CONSIDERING privatization of building maintenance service and driver's education. If they go through with it, and they will meet stiff resistance, they will get better services and save tax payers lots of money in doing so.
They might even get a referendum passed. If they are more forthright in discussing the problems facing the schools and put practical solutions together for solving those problems.
Combine Swim Teams?
Sycamore and DeKalb Schools are mulling over a plan to combine their two swimming teams. Some expect rivalry between alumni to sink the plan. That's silly!
Here's an even better idea... combine the two school districts. Administrative payroll savings could actually result in a property tax cut.
That's what a grass-roots level campaign for a school voucher program in Illinois calls for. Click here to read about it.
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