When considering the pros and cons of dam removal in various towns along the Fox River, you should also envision dollar signs pouring over those dams.
Whose dollars, how much and how often are questio.
Some of the nearly 400 people who attended an informational meeting last week about the St. Charles Dam were not happy about what they heard.
Based on the findings of a recent study, the U.S. Army Cor.
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John Rabchuk went to sleep Tuesday night like most good gardeners.
He kept his fingers crossed.
With a freeze expected to hit the area, the 5,000 flowers his team of 125 volunteers from the River Corridor Foundation planted last fall at Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles sat in jeopardy. But it ll take more than a little cold weather to derail the efforts of Project Daffodil.
On Friday, the River Corridor Foundation organized a celebration of the bloom that began about three weeks ago following a winter of high hopes. By planting five different varieties of daffodils, the blooms should continue for another month or so . weather permitting, of course.
John Rabchuk honored for Fox River volunteer work John Rabchuk has been given the 2020 Golden Turtle award by the River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles. Courtesy of the River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles John Rabchuk earned the 2020 Golden Turtle award from the River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles thanks to a lifetime of contributions to the city. Courtesy of the River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles
When asked about his to-do list for the Fox River, John Rabchuk just laughed.
The work, he said, will never end.
That type of attitude prompted the River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles to honor Rabchuk, 70, with its Golden Turtle award for a lifetime of contributions to the city. Specifically, he s been critical in pushing forward many of the initiatives up and down the Fox River.