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Kishwaukee United Way names Leo Olson Award recipient

SYCAMORE – Kishwaukee United Way recently awarded the Leo Olson Award to Tia Anderson during its annual meeting.

The meeting was held March 31 at the DeKalb County Farm Bureau, 1350 W. Prairie Drive, Sycamore, according to a news release.

Tia Anderson

Anderson serves as a co-chairwoman on the Kishwaukee United Way board of directors. She has also served on several community boards and committees. Anderson was the recipient of the Athena Award in 2020 for her commitment to mentoring and inspiring women in the community.

The Leo Olson Award is given to recognize the recipient’s commitment to United Way and the spirit of volunteerism and service. The award was created in 1989 to honor Leo Olson for his contributions to what was then the DeKalb United Way.

For information, call 779-255-1267 or visit kishwaukeeunitedway.com.

KSO to perform final concert May 6 in DeKalb

DeKALB – The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform a “Romeo and

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Continued from page 10 the 3rd Ward. In 2028, street maintenance would focus on industrial areas, according to city documents.

Nicklas acknowledged where the city has stood with street maintenance in the years past and where it stands now.

“The council has been concerned about whether we have the means to do the work that needs to be done, the people in the various wards want done, that we want done,” Nicklas said. “We’re not alone in this city, in this state, in this country in lamenting the fact that we never seem to have on annual basis enough money to do all the things that we’d like to do. … Where we are now is a little more precise in what streets fit

Juliet, Past and Present” concert to conclude its 46th concert season.

The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at the Boutell Memorial Concert Hall in the Northern Illinois University Music Building, 550 Lucinda Ave., DeKalb, according to a news release.

The orchestra will perform three musical depictions of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. Selections include “Romeo and Juliet Ballet Suite” by Sergei Prokofiev; “Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; and “Symphonic Dances from “West Side Story” by Leonard Bernstein.

The orchestra also will announce the recipients of the 2023 Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra High School Musician Scholarship.

The orchestra is participating in the 10th annual Give DeKalb County. Patrons can donate to the KSO General Operating Fund or the KSO Endowment Fund. Donations can be mailed in until May 4. For more information, visit givedekabcounty.org.

Tickets, available at the door or online at kishorchestra.org/ticket-info, cost $18 for adults, $15 for seniors age 62 and older, and $7 for children and students with valid ID.

For information, visit kishorchestra.org or the orchestra’s social media pages.

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what category whether it’s good, satisfactory, poor. … We were anticipating getting the help that we needed through government sources.”

Nicklas said time is of the essence for the city to make the infrastructure improvements happen.

“Nothing significant short of increasing fees in some fashion and taxes in some fashion is going to get us there, but we may not be in a position too much longer to await that,” Nicklas said.

Mayor Cohen Barnes acknowledged that raising taxes is an unpopular idea but said people also enjoy having better road conditions.

“If it comes to raising taxes, then we’re going to have to have a darn good justification for it,” Barnes said. “We’re driving down property taxes. I love the idea of driving down taxes rather than increasing them.”

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