Saturday, April 13, 2013
There are a few ways to eradicate the odor from your pet and remove it from your clothes and house, experts say.
It's skunk season in Batavia and Geneva, and there's nothing quite so bad as when your pet gets sprayed, brings it inside and you think nothing will make it go away. The most widely promoted way to de-skunk your cat or dog is the one recommended by the University of Illinois Extension office: Mix 1 quart of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution, ¼ cup baking soda, and 1 teaspoon liquid soap. Do not add water. This solution can be used to wash skin, clothes, dogs, etc. that have been sprayed by skunks. Due to the peroxide, the solution may lighten the fur of pets. The Humane Society of the United States suggests the same solution. It also adds that if you don't have peroxide on hand, vinegar diluted with water will work. However, don't mix …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Here is a brief description and links to funeral arrangements for loved ones from St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia.
LINK TO LAST WEEK'S NOTICES: Are you looking for more information about Tri-Cities funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Batavia Geneva St. Charles
Monday, April 8, 2013
About 80 Caribou Coffee stores will be closing Sunday, leaving employees uncertain about their futures.
Geneva's Caribou Coffee is among the surviving stores, but the Batavia Caribou Coffee shop on Randall Road is one of the casualties among 80 Caribou franchises that will close this weekend. Maggie at the Geneva Caribou said, "We're OK." An employee at the Batavia Caribou, who asked not to be named, said "all employees are going to be let go." Caribou employees are team members who do everything from tending the coffee bar to cooking food to serving customers at the register to cleaning up. Except for store managers, they are hourly employees. "Everybody has equal duties," the Batavia employee said. Asked what he or she would do after the final day, the employee said, "I have no idea." The company let Batavia employees know about the …
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The National Weather Service-Chicago says there's a good chance for thunder-to-ground lightning and heavy rainfall in addition to wind gusts.
9:45 a.m. UPDATE — Tree down on East Wilson in Batavia, Tri-Com reports 9:25 a.m. UPDATE — A brittle tree cracks near the base and falls across Elm Avenue in Geneva, blocking the road and taking out a neighbor's mailbox. Fortunately, no one is hurt. 9 a.m. post: If April showers bring May flowers, we should be getting plenty of flowers soon. The National Weather Service-Chicago has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for our neck of the woods, starting this morning (Monday, April 8, 2013) with more showers expected through Wednesday. The NWS-C says there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90 percent The thunderstorms could produce …
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Our weekly guide to help you find the lowest prices per gallon in the Tri-Cities of Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles.
National average gasoline prices declined 4 cents per gallon of regular gasoline this week, and are down 10.6 cents a gallon from a month ago. In Geneva, Batavia and St. Charles, they're about the same as last week. AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report showed that nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline on late Wednesday was $3.640 a gallon, up slightly from $3.637 a day earlier, but down from $3.650 a week ago. The national average of a gallon of regular gas a month ago was $3.746, but was $3.923 a year ago. The highest recorded average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.114 on July 17, 2008. The following information was compiled by Illinois Gas Prices. $3.86 $3.88 $3.85 $3.87 Price $3.…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Here is a brief description and links to funeral arrangements for loved ones from St. Charles, Geneva and Batavia.
Are you looking for more information about Tri-Cities funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Batavia Geneva St. Charles
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Geneva, St. Charles and Batavia lost some remarkable people in the past week. Here is a brief description along with links to their stories and funeral arrangements.
Malone Funeral Home, Geneva Yurs Funeral Home, Geneva/St. Charles Moss Family Funeral Home, Batavia; Moss-Norris Funeral Home, St. Charles From Out of Town If you have a relative or loved one who passed away out of the area, please post an obituary notice in the Announcements on Patch. Are you looking for more information about Tri-Cities funeral homes and services? Would you care to review the services provided by a local funeral home? Click on the funeral home names to see the Patch Places listing for each business to write a review or learn more about the funeral home. Batavia Geneva St. Charles
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Here is a listing of public and private sector job openings in Geneva, plus Batavia and St. Charles.
Welcome back to Job Center, Patch's listing of local job advertisements in the Geneva area. We have pored over local websites and online job boards to bring you a selection of job listings from Geneva, Batavia and St. Charles. If we missed anything, please feel free to add the details below in our comments section for this post. Most listings were found via the direct websites of the local agencies, but we found more on Indeed.com, an aggregator of job postings from all over the nation. CITY OF GENEVA The city of Geneva has openings for: No jobs posted with the city of Batavia at this time. The city of St. Charles has three available openings on its website: GENEVA SCHOOL DISTRICT 304 Batavia School District 101 St. Charles Community …
Saturday, March 16, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Geneva Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Geneva and Batavia police reports this week included one arrest for scrap-metal theft and one report of theft. Scrap-metal thefts in general have been on the rise nationwide, in part because of a down economy and the relatively healthy prices for scrap. Thieves have become more daring, as well. In recent weeks, the area has seen reports of1,100 Pounds of Metal Product From Miner Enterprises, Catalytic Converters Stolen at 2 St. Charles Businesses and a well-known 9-foot horse-and-knight sculpture stolen from Randall Road. ARREST for Attempted Theft Under $500—Geneva police arrested BenitezGiovanni, 33, of St. Charles on a charge of theft under $500 for attempting to attempted to take scrap metal March 9 from Preventive Maintenance, …
Thursday, March 14, 2013
And quick work by Batavia, Geneva and North Aurora firefighters saves the day.
Emergency units from Geneva, Batavia and North Aurora quickly put out a fire that was reported at around 12:36 p.m. Thursday at the Holdstad retirement community, 700 W. Fabyan Parkway. Fire crews from multiple departments—Batavia, Geneva and North Aurora—arrived at the scene after a report of smoke in Building A, and the dispatch was upgraded to a general alarm. Firefighters inside discovered a small fire had started in wall of a bathroom on first floor, according to a press release from the Batavia Fire Department. "The fire appears to have started while maintenance personnel were soldering broken water pipe in the wall, igniting building materials," the press release said. The fire was extinguished, and firefighters checked the first, …
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Christina Sullivan Byrne
8:46 am on Sunday, April 14, 2013
So back to the real subject of this article...Our dog has been sprayed 3 times. We've tried all methods to get rid of the smell. It really just takes time. PetSmart in Geneva did a good job of bathing our pooch after his second spraying. One quick note about the peroxide rinse. Just as you are careful to protect the eyes, the "other end of the pet" (if you know what I mean) needs protection too … more ›