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20130712 Week of July 7 to 13, 2013

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Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Cory Lesniak and Casey Smith, with the DeKalb Park District, dump out full trash cans into a disposal unit the morning after a few thousand people gathered to watch Fourth of July fireworks at Hopkins Park.
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Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com
Cory Lesniak and Casey Smith, with the DeKalb Park District, dump out full trash cans into a disposal unit the morning after a few thousand people gathered to watch Fourth of July fireworks at Hopkins Park.

  • Baseball arbitrator Tom "Bull" Abens addresses the crowd as members of the Somonauk Blue Stockings and the Sandwich Millers look on. The Blue Stockings players wore white uniforms with dark socks, while the Millers players wore black pants and hats with their white shirts. The prize of the game: $10 and a trophy bat.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> General Manager Tobie DePauw sits at a bar in the in the second room of the North Central Cyclery in downtown DeKalb. The owner of the Cyclery has recently purchased the Freeport Bicycle Company, which has been operating since 1933.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Bike Mechanic Jacob Felckowski adjusts a rear derailleur at North Central Cyclery in downtown DeKalb. The owner of the Cyclery has recently purchased the Freeport Bicycle Company, which has been operating since 1933.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Cory Lesniak and Casey Smith, with the DeKalb Park District, dump out full trash cans into a disposal unit the morning after a few thousand people gathered to watch Fourth of July fireworks at Hopkins Park.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Randy Hjelmberg, with the DeKalb Park District grounds and maintenance, takes down the patriotic bunting from the Dee Palmer Band Shell the morning after a few thousand people gathered to watch Fourth of July fireworks at Hopkins Park.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Tim Doyle, with the DeKalb Park District, picks up firework remnants the morning after a few thousand people gathered to watch Fourth of July fireworks at Hopkins Park.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Donny Gardner misses the volleyball on a play during a get-together with friends at Hopkins Park on Saturday, July 6, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Isabelle Rolli, 3, of DeKalb, looks at her hand after finger painting flowers onto a sign for the DeKalb County Gardens Project during a Tuesdays on the Town: Salute to America event in Sycamore on July 9, 2013. Tuesdays on the Town are presented by the city of Sycamore and Discover Sycamore.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Gavin Wilson, a trumpet player for Jazz in Progress, sings, "Alright, Okay, You Win" with the band during a Tuesdays on the Town: Salute to America event in Sycamore on July 9, 2013. Tuesdays on the Town are presented by the city of Sycamore and Discover Sycamore.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Piper Schiola-Williams, 6, sets the Ellwood's dining room table with the help of docent Damon Geiger during a staff and servants tour of the Ellwood House in DeKalb on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Tourists watched a short film on the staff and servants of the house, then picked a member to role play during the tour of the house.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Andrew Kelly bumps the volleyball over the net during a game with friends at Hopkins Park on Saturday, July 6, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Amanda Gorlewski, 4, pins a cloth diaper on to a baby doll with the help of docent Damon Geiger during a staff and servants tour of the Ellwood House in DeKalb on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Tourists watched a short film on the staff and servants of the house, then picked a member to role play during the tour of the house.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Tourists walk down the spiralling staircase during a staff and servants tour of the Ellwood House in DeKalb on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Participants watched a short film on the staff and servants of the house, then picked a member to role play during the tour of the house.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Vinny, a 23-year-old turkey vulture, flies around his enclosure at Oaken Acres Wildlife Center in Sycamore, Ill., as Kathy Stelford watches on Thursday, June 27, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Sycamore High School biology teacher Scott Horlock (left) and his students listen as Donna Prain (right) of Northern Illinois University speaks about the areas watershed on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Horlock's students will be volunteering their time this summer to collect data concerning the Kishwaukee watershed.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Sycamore High School biology teacher Scott Horlock (center) and his students listen as Donna Prain (right) of Northern Illinois University uses a map to point out retention and detention ponds in the DeKalb and Kane counties on Wednesday morning. Horlock's students will be volunteering their time this summer to collect data concerning the Kishwaukee watershed.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> Four turkey vultures are seen resting on a silo near Somonauk Road in DeKalb, Ill., on Tuesday, June 25, 2013.
  • Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com<br /> <br /> A turkey vulture is seen circling a field near Pearl Street in Kingston, Ill., Monday, July 1, 2013. Turkey vultures are sometimes misidentified as eagles while soaring in the sky.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Kaylyn Wackerlin, 4, of Waterman, plays the washboard with the Ukulele Grandpa during an interactive song at the Sycamore History Museum on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.
  • Monica Maschak - mmaschak@shawmedia.com<br /> Steven Keefe, also known as Ukulele Grandpa, performs for families at the Sycamore History Museum on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Keefe told stories and sang family-friendly songs.
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