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Celebrate the season with Fenton High School The Fenton High School Music Department will host a Holiday Band Concert on December 10 and a Holiday Choral Concert on December 17 in the Lewis-Huffman Auditorium at Fenton. Pictured are members of the Fenton High School Band, under the direction of Garett George. The concerts begin at 7:00 p.m. and feature the musical talents of Fenton High
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School students. There is no admission fee and everyone is welcome to attend. Fenton High School is located at 1000 West Green Street, Bensenville. Guests should enter the building through the school’s auditorium entrance.
State budget struggles cause cuts to senior meals program LOMBARD — Due to the ongoing State of Illinois budget difficulties, the DuPage Senior Citizens Council (DSCC) will be forced to reduce its home delivered meals/“Meals on Wheels” and Community Dining programs in January,
leaving thousands of DuPage County seniors without a safety net. Beginning January 11, 2016, DSCC will be forced to close its eight Community Dining sites and to reduce “Meals on Wheels” delivery to Mondays
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and Thursdays only. operating without a budget Each year, approximately since July 1 and DSCC has $700,000 from the Illinois not received this funding. The General Revenue Fund is spe- agency has been using reserve cifically committed to home- dollars and other funding to delivered meals for vulnerable keep the “Meals on Wheels” seniors in DuPage County. program running. However, The State of Illinois has been these funds are now exhausted
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