Monday, May 6, 2013
If you've got photos, why not share them for the world to see?
Paula and I worked the post-prom for the first time this year, and it was fantastic. In retrospect, I wish I had taken photos for Geneva Patch, but I didn't want to interrupt the fun—and I was so busy dealing Texas Holdem, I didn't have much time for photography. If you've got prom photos to share—pre-prom, during prom, post prom—we'd love to see them. Just click on the upload photos button and add them here! If you'd prefer, you can email them to rickn@patch.com. If you add them here and leave a comment, I'll feature your photo on this article and change the feature photo throughout the day. To prime the pump, I've posted some prom 2012 photos, as a trip down memory lane. But we need some 2013 photo for the archives, for posterity and for…
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Do you want to share what it's really like to be a teenager today? Why not consider becoming a Patch blogger?
Want to make the secret life of the American teenager not so secret? In our never-ending search for bloggers to join our team, St. Charles Patch, Batavia Patch and Geneva Patch are asking teenagers ages 14 and older to blog for Patch. What does blogging for Patch entail? Not much, really. Interested? First, simply join Patch — it's free. Click on your community and register with your email address. Then click on "Start a Blog" next to your community. Let Patch save you time. Have local stories delivered directly to your inbox with our free newsletter. Sign up for Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles. Then like us on the Facebook pages for Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles. Follow us on Twitter at @BataviaPatch, @PatchGeneva and @StCharlsILPatch.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Ploppert vs. Bruno for 1st Ward, Burn vs. McQuillan for mayor and eight Geneva School Board candidates answer questions from Patch moderator Rick Nagel. Get to Williamsburg Elementary by 6:30 p.m. or follow along here with Cover It Live updates!
First Ward candidates Michael (Mike) Bruno and Zachary Ploppert answer the first round of questions Wednesday night at a candidates forum on fiscal responsibility at Williamburg Elementary School in Geneva. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. and the questions start promptly at 6:45 p.m. St. Charles Patch Editor Ted Schnell will be live blogging on Cover It Live, and you can read all about it here. The forum is sponsored by the Geneva TaxFACTS organization and Geneva Patch. Headlining the event is a face-to-face meeting of the two mayoral candidates: incumbent Kevin R. Burns and TaxFACTS co-founder Robert (Bob) McQuillan. And in between is a lively conversation among eight Geneva School Board candidates vying for four open seats in the April 9 …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Taking your new iPhone for a spin? Download the Patch app for quick access to local news and events.
Lucky enough to get a mobile device this holiday season? Let's put it to work learning about your community. Patch has apps for iPhones and Android phones, and also makes it easy for you to upload photos, news and comments from anywhere. Here's a look at a few ways you can connect with Patch through your mobile device. Patch for iPhone Patch for iPhone keeps customers connected to the latest news, weather, local business listings and current events happening in their neighborhood. Patch’s app will keep them engaged and mobile by delivering 24/7 local community coverage. The Patch app's useful features include: Plus, they can save anything from favorite stories to business listings direct to the iPhone for easy offline access. Customer …
Monday, February 25, 2013
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Monday, December 24, 2012
Here's candidate and bio information about David Lamb, one of the nine candidates so far seeking one of the four open seats on the Geneva School Board in the April 9 election.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
David Lamb is one of nine people who have filed as candidates in the April 2013 School Board race. There are four open seats. Here is some of his curriculum vitae, as submitted in an e-mail to Geneva Patch. Professional Senior Vice President, Nuveen Investments (since 1991) Activities/Volunteer Experience Geneva Baseball Association Geneva Feeder Program and Geneva Park District Basketball Coach — 5 years Geneva Academic Foundation Board Member — joined the Board in April 2012 Lawrence Hall Youth Services Board Member 2000-2012, Pension, Investment and Endowment Committee Education University of Illinois, B.S. in Finance; DePaul University, Accounting Coursework for CPA Exam Personal Married to Julie Lamb, and we have two sons, Matt and…
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Got news to report or photo to share? Add comments and photos to this story and help keep your fellow Geneva residents informed. Already 500 flights have been cancelled at O'Hare.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Geneva sidestepped much of the massive snowstorm that was expected to ravage the area Thursday night. As of 10 p.m., the National Weather Service had downgraded the accumulation expectations to an inch or two. The wind was furious, as expected, and some power outages were reported, although none we are aware of in Geneva. If you run into anything newsworthy, please post a comment and/or a photo with this article. 9:40 p.m. NWS: Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. 8:09 p.m. Still not much snow to show. (See photo.) From the National Weather Service: Snow with areas of blowing snow before 1 a.m., then areas of blowing snow and a slight chance of snow after 1 a.m. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 21. …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Unfortunately, unemployment in our area slightly increased from September 2012 to October.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
There's good news and bad news regarding unemployment numbers in neighboring Batavia and St. Charles: They're better than they were a year ago but worse than last month. Geneva isn't included because the stats are for communities with 25,000 population or more. The data is released by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Unemployment rates in Illinois overall reflect the same pattern. They increased slightly from September 2012 to October, but are still down compared to 2011, according to new figures released last week. "Falling unemployment rates across our state and the lowest October rates since 2008 show that that our steady economic progress continues," IDES Director Jay Rowell said in a …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Geneva Patch friends: Share your ugly sweaters—literally and figuratively—with an editor on a quest.
The guantlet has been thrown. My youngest daughter has initiated the first-ever Nagel-McGorty-Williams-Krause holiday sartorial challenge: Who can wear the ugliest holiday sweater on Christmas Eve? She's very good at these things, my daughter. She has obtained her ugly sweater, and she's actually in the process of making it uglier still. She is sewing. She is decorating with bobbles and bangles and beads. She is already doing a victory dance, talking trash, slamming her palms against her chest and saying, "Welcome to Canada, punk!" I'm not sure what that means, but I suspect that I'm in trouble. My daughter has every advantage in this competition: talent, youth, energy and drive. But I've got one thing she doesn't: I've got you. Please …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
How have Garrett Lance's experiences in Geneva helped him become a White House intern? Read on.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
If you've ever considered your 6 degrees of separation from President Barack Obama, well, we've got good news. You probably can shave that down to 2 degrees, thanks to Geneva's Garrett Lance. It's not that Garrett's rubbing elbows with the president every day, but he is serving as a White House intern through December. We caught up with him via the proper channels, and he was kind enough to return the following Q&A. How did you land the internship? I applied to the White House Internship Program last spring. I was very excited when I received my acceptance. What experiences will you take from Geneva that you can apply in D.C.? I think that, overall, Geneva is an engaged community. That local perspective is important when interning …
Brad Kosirog
8:14 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2013
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