Valley Briefing

Oswego

'Students Run Oswego' to be held

Freshmen at Oswego High School and Oswego East High School will participate in a 5K run called "Students Run Oswego" at 9:30 a.m. May 15 at Prairie Point. Volunteers are being sought both to help with the event and to run with the students. Call (630) 636-2337.

Montgomery

Brick paver order deadline extended

Due to a change in schedule for installing the pathway around the historic Settler's Cottage in Montgomery, the deadline for ordering engraved brick pavers has been extended to May 30. Two sizes of pavers are available. A 4-by-7-inch brick costs $100 and can contain up to three lines of engraving. The larger 7-by-8 brick costs $200 and holds up to four lines of engraving. Call (630) 896-8080, ext. 21 or visit www.ci.montgomery.il.us.

Aurora

Early Learning Summit to be held

An Early Learning Summit to help identify child care needs will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave. Topics to be addressed include: strengths of existing programs, identifying high-need areas, building quality early child care and education, heightening awareness of the importance of early learning and identifying barriers to child care access. Lunch will be served. Call (630) 264-3060.

Marmion-Rosary Band to perform

Marmion-Rosary Band's spring concert will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Marmion Academy gymnasium, 1000 Butterfield Road. Performances by the Marmion-Rosary Band, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Band, Men's Chorus and Wind Ensemble will feature a diverse selection of music ranging from Cajun Folk Song by Frank Ticheli to Ave Maria by Franz Biebl. Admission is free. Call (630) 897-6936 or visit www.marmion.org.

Shave-a-thon nets $22,000 for cancer

The Aurora Police Department raised $22,000 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation -- double the amount raised by officers last year. Investigator David Adams organized the "shave-a-thon" at Mike and Denise's, 1760 N. Farnsworth. Officers Dave Sheldon, John Cebulski, Pete Bancroft, Doug Podschweit, James Brown, Mike Dieser, Craig Roys, Joe Orosco, Brian Rayburn, Ken Thurman, Al Cansino, Ryan Tinsley and Dan Woods shaved their heads in solidarity for children with cancer.

A total of 50 people were shaved.

Rosary donates to troops in Iraq

As part of the Rosary Lenten experience of almsgiving, the students of Rosary High School donated items to help support the troops in Iraq and Heifer International.

Rosary sent 42 large boxes of supplies to Iraq, containing more than 2,800 items, and raised more than $1,500.

The Aurora Noon Rotary Club added a $1,000 grant.

Indian Trail resurfacing set

Indian Trail Road between Mitchell Road and Farnsworth Avenue will be reduced to one westbound lane beginning Tuesday, while resurfacing work is performed to the outside westbound lane.

Indian Trail will remain open to all traffic, but delays are anticipated.

The work is expected to last four days.

Call (630) 584-1170.

Fox Valley

AFS has summer programs available

American Field Service intercultural programs offer study abroad for high school students during the summer.

Financial aid is available as well.

Call (800) 237-4636 or visit www.afs.org/usa.