SETTLEMENT HOSTING ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’ WALKING PLAY
Naper Settlement is hosting a walking adaption of the Jane Austen classic, “Pride and Prejudice,” Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 29 and 30.
Guests 55 and older can stroll through the grounds, 523 S. Webster St., and watch the story unfold at different locations.
Three time slots are available: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 29 and 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 30. The event is free but registration is necessary.
For more information, go to www.napersettlement.org.
FOSTER’S OFFICE HOLDING EVENTS IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, is holding three events in the coming weeks, his office announced.
The first event, “America 250: Celebrating Science and Innovation,” will feature presentations recognizing the discoveries, technological advancements and spirit of innovation that have shaped the country’s history. Speakers include Dale Simpson Jr., a senior scientific specialist in archaeology; historian Vincent Gaddis; Sibendu Som from Argonne National Laboratory; and Brian Failing from the Aurora Fire Museum.
A question-and-answer session will follow the free event, which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora.
Registration is recommended at www.eventbrite.com.
Foster will also host a telephone town hall to answer questions from constituents from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31.
Interested participants should sign up on his website, foster.house.gov/live, to receive a call. The town hall also will be live-streamed on Foster’s website and Facebook page.
High school students wanting more information about applying to one of the five federal service academies — U.S. Military Academy (West Point), U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Academy and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy — can attend Service Academy Day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. 6th Ave., St. Charles.
Applications are due Oct. 30 for students seeking a nomination to a service academy through Foster’s office.
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT’S MILESTONE MUSSEL RELEASE
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County is preparing this week to release its 50,000th native freshwater mussel bred and raised at its Urban Stream Research Center in Warrenville.
“The district expects the landmark release to occur Friday, Aug. 21, along Salt Creek at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook, weather permitting,” a news release said. “Ecologists have placed more than 9,500 mussels in the creek over the past month and will continue to do so through September.”
Mussels provide ecological benefits to streams, lakes and rivers by filtering bacteria, algae and other microorganisms, the release said. One adult mussel can filter up to 18 gallons of water in a day and since they live in groups, they work together to lower the water’s overall pollution levels.
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The Urban Stream Research Center, the only facility of its kind in Illinois, raises mussels in captivity. In the last decade, mussels have been released along both branches of the DuPage River, various tributaries and waterways.