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The St. Charles River Corridor Foundation will host the first annual Bob Leonard River Walk on Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m., in downtown St. Charles. The walk will begin and end at Pottawatomie Park. The proceeds from this event will go toward the construction of a river walk on the west side of the Fox River between Illinois and Prairie Streets. The first phase of this project, which included riverbank stabilization, has already been completed. Participants need $100 in pledges. For more information, please contact Deb Pfaff at the Downtown St. Charles Partnership (630.513.5386, ext 1), or Kim Malay (630.377.4443). St. Charles Kiwanis Adopts the River North Gateway The first of these opportunities is known as the River North Gateway. Stretching from Boy Scout Island to the pedestrian bridge along the west side of the Fox River, this area has been adopted by the St. Charles Noon Kiwanis Club, under the guidance of Tom Anderson, president of Colonial Ice Cream, Inc. Travelers along Route 31 will be properly welcomed to the city courtesy of new signage and lush landscaping, while those traveling on foot will be able to easily access the river via a new stairway connecting the pedestrian bridge to the walkway along Route 31. River Corridor Foundation Sponsors Logo Design Contest The River Corridor Foundation has been logo-less long enough, say the Foundation’s members. To get the design they’re looking for, they’re looking no further than the talented art students at St. Charles East and North High Schools, and have sponsored a design contest that Foundation officials hope will result in the organization’s official logo. A $200 prize will be awarded to the winner. Entries were received in mid-May, and Foundation members are currently judging the submissions.
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The students weren’t starting with a completely blank canvas.
The River Corridor Foundation has chosen the turtle as an appropriate
image for its ambitious project, one that may take decades and millions
of dollars to complete. Why a turtle? "Because as everyone knows," says
Foundation director Vern Oie, "the turtle makes no progress until
it sticks its neck out!"
