Moment: The eyes tell a story of respect and remind us of the generations of young men who have served our country. Photographer: Al Benson Caption: James O'Flaherty, right, a Geneva resident and Pearl Harbor attack survivor, greets a sailor Monday at the 43rd annual Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Luncheon at Gaslight Manor in Aurora. O'Flaherty, a member of the U.S. Marine 4th Defense Battalion on Dec. 7, 1941, was among five Pearl Harbor survivors honored.

On Friday, Oct. 19, the entire Geneva Middle School South seventh grade (245 students) spent the school day at the Dick Young Forest Preserve to participate in educational activities related to the prairie and stewardship.  Educational Activities: Students went on nature walks to learn about the prairie, learned about the importance of bird migration through lecture and a game, and reflected through observation and journaling upon what resources the prairie held in terms of plants and wild life and how important the prairie was to survival of Native Americans and early colonists (social …

Among the 20,000 visitors to Peck Farm's butterfly house this year is Jeff Ward, who took these photos and contributed them to Geneva Patch. The butterfly house hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The park is located at 4038 Kaneville Road, and the phone number is 262-8244. Do you have photos of Geneva to contribute? Add them to this story or to the Geneva Pics & Clips.

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You took their picture this morning, didn't you? Either in the kitchen or the front porch (our traditional spot) or at the school itself. Kindergarten students, grade-school veterans, middle-school bus riders, high school's young adults. Loaded with backpacks and wearing their favorite clothes. Maybe nervous, maybe scared, maybe laughing, ready for a new experience, a new school year. Now, they're off and the house is really, really quiet. Why not take a minute and share your photos or videos with your friends and neighbors? Include a caption if you like, but you don't have to, if you don't …

Steve Lowe of Geneva, an Aurora University employee, sent the following photo and message to campus colleagues after viewing a tornado's aftermath in Joplin, Mo., where he went to high school and where his mother and a brother remain. "Some of you know that my hometown is Joplin, MO," Lower wrote. "My mother and one of my brothers still live there. Their home was approximately four blocks from the outer edges of the F5 tornado that went through Joplin on May 22. "The word 'stunned' cannot do justice to the lives lost (currently 160) and the physical damage on the city. For certain parts of …

Check out these new photos, then send in your own! How to Post Your Photo Open this story (which you've already done.) Log in (if you haven't already) Click on "Add your photos & videos" and add your photos. (It really is that easy.)     We don't have a royal wedding here in Geneva, but we do have hundreds of beautiful young women and handsome young men dressed to the nines and celebrating with pomp and circumstance. Geneva's prom was Saturday, April 30, and we know that every parent and quite a few participants took pictures. Share them, won't you? Geneva Patch, at its very best, isn't just …