Aurora residents will be able to dispose of their leaves for free as part of Aurora’s annual leaf collection program set to run from Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Dec. 6.
Leaves must be put into a 30-gallon paper yard waste bag and placed at the curb by 6 a.m. on the regular garbage pickup day, city officials said in a press release. No waste sticker is needed.
Yard waste collection will also take place through Friday, Dec. 6. On the regular garbage pickup day, yard waste must be placed in a 30-gallon paper yard waste bag not to exceed 50 pounds, officials said. Each bag must have a waste sticker attached. The stickers used for yard waste are the same as the stickers used for excess garbage, according to the release.
Yard waste mixed with trash or yard waste in a trash can or plastic bag will not be collected, officials said.
Residents are also being reminded that brush must be bundled for collection. Unlimited bundled brush collection is ongoing and will end on Friday, Nov. 3, according to the release. Branches and limbs from a half-inch to four inches in diameter and two feet to four feet in length must be bundled, officials said. Each bundle must weigh less than 50 pounds.
Bundled brush does not need a waste sticker. Brush less than a half-inch in diameter is considered yard waste, officials said.
Senior Services to host bake sale
Senior Services in Aurora will host a bake sale which will be open to the public on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and Friday, Oct. 25, at its center at 2111 Plum St. in Aurora.
From 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. those two days, a variety of baked goods will be available for purchase including cookies, cakes and bread, officials said.
For more information, call the center at 630-897-4035.
Concert set at St. Charles Public Library
The St. Charles Public Library will continue its Sunday Concert Series at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, with a performance by local guitarist Dave Ramont. He will be joined by cellist Kenny Kryger.
The free concert will be held in the Carnegie Community Room on the second floor of the library at 1 S. Sixth Ave. in St. Charles.
Ramont, from St. Charles, has released a number of records and has performed throughout the U.S., library officials said. Ramont taught guitar at RPM Creative Music in St. Charles for many years and has produced records for other songwriters as well, officials said.
For more information on the concert, go to www.scpld.org or call 630-584-0076.
Oswego program to look at history of witches
The Oswegoland Heritage Association will present a program called “A Witch in the Family” at Oswego’s historic Little White School Museum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17.
During the event, genealogist Colette Shelby will explore the history of witches and witch trials through the lens of family history.
The museum is at 72 Polk St. The event costs $5. To register in advance, call the Oswegoland Park District at 630-554-1010 or go to bit.ly/LWSMPrograms.
The program is presented by the Oswegoland Heritage Association in partnership with the Oswegoland Park District. Proceeds from the event will benefit operations at the Little White School Museum.
For more information, call the museum at 630-554-2999, visit its web page at www.littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org or email info@littlewhiteschoolmuseum.org.