Seneca News

Students at Seneca Elementary School participated in a "My Favorite Teacher" essay project during National Teacher Appreciation Week.

SENECA AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY Seneca American Legion Auxiliary members met May 15.

Brandon Cook of Mazon and Perry Harlow of Kinsman, 2012 graduates of Seneca High School, will each receive a $1,000 scholarship for next school year.

Craig Hepner of Twin Oaks Savings Bank of Marseilles presents $250 to Marseilles Masonic Lodge Master Charles Wood of Marseilles and Master Mason Rob Sown of Seneca toward the purchase of a custom-outfitted bicycle for a local child with disabilities.

Cargill has awarded college scholarships to two local students. Brandon Cook of Mazon and Perry Harlow of Kinsman, 2012 graduates of Seneca High School, will each receive a $1,000 scholarship for next school year.

Frieda Ellis will celebrate her 95th birthday May 25. A card shower is being thrown in her honor by her family.

The article 'Ruder wins for Ransom; Seneca, Somonauk also have IESA champs' included in Tuesday's edition of The Times had some incorrect information listed with Seneca results.

Kendra Olson wanted to be a kindergarten teacher since she was in kindergarten. "I didn't want any other grade," she said.

Appointments and reappointments were on the agenda at Tuesday night's Seneca Village Board meeting.

Saturday's rainy weather didn't stop volunteers from collecting more donations than last year to help Stamp Out Hunger.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, May 14, at Stavanger Lutheran Church, with the the Rev.

The Seneca Historical Guild will be providing guides to give the public a view of the inside of the MJ Hogan grain elevator on the Illinois & Michigan Canal in Seneca.

Residents of Seneca can soon kick their yard brush to the curb. Seneca Brush Removal Day starts at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 9. Brush must be placed at the curb by 8 a.m. to be picked up.

"They're swimming." That was how rural Grand Ridge farmer Bob Beutke described fields in the southern part of La Salle County Monday.

Seneca High School junior Molly Novotney and sophomore Rylee Anderson have never lived on a farm, but thanks to joining their school's FFA chapter, they have a whole new appreciation for agriculture.

Art, music and cooking will be among the offerings in summer camps sponsored by the village of Seneca Parks and Recreation Department.

Seneca residents can get rid of unwanted items during the village's upcoming cleanup day.

Danny A. Deutsch, 21, 850 Fillebrowne Ave., Marseilles, was arrested Saturday at Columbus and Joliet streets on complaints of driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage and illegal transportation of open alcohol.