United Methodist Church of Geneva will host its spring rummage sale from Thursday, April 24, to Sunday, April 26, at the church, 211 Hamilton St. in downtown Geneva.
The sale begins from 6 to 8 p.m. April 24, continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 25 and concludes from 9 a.m. to noon April 26, according to a press release about the event.
The sale will feature an assortment of items, including various household products, furniture, clothes, books, games, children’s items and more, event organizers said.
There will also be an upstairs parlor where jewelry and high-end fashion items will be for sale, according to organizers.
Proceeds for last spring’s rummage sale totaled more than $16,800 and the Women’s Ministry group of the church was able to distribute funds to Hesed House, Holy Casserolers (a United Methodist Church of Geneva group which makes food for Hesed House), Kids Alive, Lazarus House, Mutual Ground, TriCity Family Services, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Midwest Mission Distribution Center, Tri City Health Partner Med/Dental Clinic, Valley Shelter Workshop, Rebuilding Haiti Now, Everytown Gun Safety, Naomi House and Friends of the Fox River, the release said.
Industrial tour planned in Oswego
On Saturday, April 26, participants can meet at the Little White School Museum at 72 Polk St. in Oswego at noon for a one-hour bus tour of Oswego’s early industrial sites, museum officials said.
The tour will include visiting the sites of once-booming 19th century businesses including a creamery and butter factory, a huge ice harvesting operation and a small factory that once made everything from windmills to the hangers for sliding barn doors that are still manufactured by Aurora’s Richards-Wilcox, according to museum officials.
Advance registration is required to take part in the tour. The event costs $7 for Oswegoland Park District residents and $10 for non-residents.
To register, call 630-554-1010, go to the registration web page at bit.ly/LWSMPrograms or go to the museum website at www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.
Bike Rodeo set for May 4
Families can bring their children and their bikes for an afternoon of fun, education and safety during Geneva’s Bike Rodeo, event organizers said.
The free event will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at the Wheeler Park north parking lot, 822 N. First St. in Geneva.
At the Bike Rodeo, children can enjoy an outing of fun and bike education from the Geneva Police Department and local experts, including testing their skills at the bike safety riding course, free bike safety checks and repair station with local bike shops, bike helmet fitting station with Northwestern Medicine and learning about bike and pedestrian safety with local partners from the Illinois Prairie Path, Fox Valley Bike and Ski Club and the Geneva Park District, organizers said.
The event is sponsored by the city of Geneva’s Bike and Pedestrian Committee, which is comprised of community volunteers focused on promoting a safe, walkable and rideable Geneva, city officials said.
Waubonsee Trail Run scheduled
The Waubonsee Community College Foundation will host its annual Waubonsee Trail Run at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, at the college’s Sugar Grove campus.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Waubonsee Foundation Scholarship Program, according to a press release about the Trail Run.
Each year, the foundation raises funds to provide student scholarships. The foundation provided 380 scholarship awards totaling almost $374,000 for the 2024-25 academic year, the release stated.
Registration fees for the 5K are $40, while registration fees for the 10K are $50, with discounts for Waubonsee students, alumni and children 12 years old and younger, organizers said.
Race participants will receive an event T-shirt, food truck voucher and sponsor giveaways, according to the release. Featured food trucks will have items available for purchase by cash, card or race participant vouchers.
To register, go to waubonsee.edu/5k.
To learn more about this and other Waubonsee Foundation initiatives, contact the Development Office at 630-466-2316 or foundation@waubonsee.edu.
