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The Fox Valley Folklore Society is located at 2642 Bauer Road in North Aurora, Illinois. This organization hosts the largest folk festival in Illinois, with eight stages featuring more than thirty acts. Every labor day the festival takes place on a thirteen-acre island in the Fox River. The festival was first held in 1977, and is one of one hundred different annual events the Fox Valley Folklore Society has in the Fox Valley area. Fox Valley, an area compassing many cities and natural landscape near the Fox River, is located close to Chicago’s western suburbs, and has a very scenic natural landscape.

The 34th Annual Fox Valley Folk Festival was a two-day event. On both Sunday and Monday, there were fourteen main music performances some of which included Two Way Street Sampler, Lyn Ford Shanta, Andy Cohen, February Sky, Andrew Calhoun, and more. There were also twenty-one different workshops both days such as the Songwriter’s Summit, Gypsy Jazz Insights, and Ballads with Some of the Best. There were several teaching events, six hand-made events, seven children’s events, and seven story-telling events on each day. Some of these other events included learning to play the hammer dulcimer, making puppets, stories and ventriloquist puppets, Creole 101, Fox Valley Folklore Society "Sing-Around", Little Guitar Pickers, and a Fox Valley Storytelling Guild Showcase.

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JL&D stands for Job Location and Development. The Job Location and Development (JLD) Program established circa. 1998 and targets students who seek jobs regardless of financial need. JLD is designed to help students find opportunities that align with their passion and goals. JLD allows students to get experience in a career of their choice through hands-on activities to develop professional skills and strengthen their career readiness.

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The yin-yang is a symbol dating back to ancient China and was a dominant concept across many Chinese schools of thought. Originally written as separate characters, the first known documentation comes from Oracle Bones, bones and remains of certain animals, most notably tortoise shells, used for divination during the Shang Dynasty in the 14th century BCE. At that time, the characters for yin and yang referred to natural phenomenon, such as the movement of the sun and the phases of the moon. Yin referred to darkness, stillness, and rest, while yang referred to daylight, movement, and work. No one knows the origin of the current popular symbol, but it has come to reflect life and the balance of good and bad. The symbol shows interconnectedness and co-dependence. One cannot exist without the other, for within the light, there is darkness and within the dark, there is light.

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Painted Pepper Farm is located on forty wooded acres in Steuben, Maine. The family that runs the farm includes parents Jordan and Lisa along with their three young daughters Ella, Maiah, and Margaret Mae. The farm has a herd of Nigerian dairy goats and specializes in selling goat’s milk yogurt, gelato, kefir, chevre, and fudge. The farm also sells Chevrecake and organic maple syrup. These products are sold at the farm seasonally as well as at farmers’ markets and retailers. Nigerian goats are also bred and sold by the farm to reputable new owners.

Open Creamery Day is an annual event which was started in 2008. The event includes demonstrations, farm tours, and a Kid’s Fun Run. Visiting the goats and learning about goat care is a main attraction for this day. The Kid’s Fun Run is also a favorite part of the event, and includes all children under the age of eighteen. For this race through the farm, every child who participates receives a button and a gelato cone. Top winners in certain age categories also get a coupon for a container of gelato to take home.

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This button is a tourist style for collectors. The button shows the wearers love for the nation's capitol. These buttons can still be found on eBay or Amazon or etsy.com.

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Green Friday was developed as a counterpoint to Black Friday: the day after American Thanksgiving, which is considered to be one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Large retailers put items on massive discounts to encourage to visit and shop. The Green Friday movement—formed in 2015—encourages people to think differently about how they shop that day, and focuses on shopping mindfully and sustainably. 

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Marathon Maniacs is a club for people all over the world who love running marathons. In order to join the club, you must either run three marathons in ninety days or two within sixteen days. The headquarters is located in Tacoma, Washington, on 15 South Oregon Avenue. There are different levels club members can reach, with nine levels possible. Bronze level is the same as the base requirement to join the club, while the ninth level, titanium, requires you to run fifty-two marathons, or more within 365 days, or fulfill one of the other intense requirements listed on their site for this level. The club has a code of conduct that emphasizes integrity, respect, support of other members, and separating politics and beliefs from club activities and social media. These ideals are reflected in the motto “respectful, accountable, responsible.”

The Dahlgren Heritage Rail Trail was established in 2009 and is fifty kilometers long. It takes place at Rt. 605 Trailhead in King George, Virginia. The race starts at 6:30 AM and participants must finish by 3:30 PM. Awards for the overall top three contestants include two hundred dollars, one hundred dollars, and fifty dollars. All race finishers may choose either a hat, glass, or medal as a souvenir. This race is one of many listed on the Marathon Maniac website that club members may participate in.

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Started by the American Cancer Society, Make Strides Against Breast Cancer is a nationwide event that raises money to help fund breast cancer research. During the events, participants walk to honor breast cancer survivors, educate the public about prevention, and unite communities in the fight against the disease. The pink ribbon is the international emblem of breast cancer awareness that symbolizes support for those with breast cancer. Making strides began in 1984 with cancer survivor Margery Gould Rath as a way to honor fellow cancer survivors, raise awareness, and raise funds for the American Cancer Society. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a campaign organized by breast cancer charities to increase awareness and raise funds. It is celebrated internationally each October.

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William Warren "Bill" Scranton was an American Republican politician. He ran a successful campaign for Congress in 1960 resulting in a three-year term. He then went on to be Governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967. William Scranton was born in 1917 in Madison, Connecticut, to a wealthy family, descendants of the Mayflower colonists and founders of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Scranton studied law at Yale University before joining the Army Air Corps as a pilot. While in Congress, he voted alongside Democrats on issues such as foreign aid and civil rights. During his time as Governor, Scranton created a state community college system, a state Board of Education, and a Higher Education Assistance Agency. He brought unemployment down, increased sales tax to subdue a deficit, and promoted state trade nationally and abroad. Although he could not run for re-election in 1966, Scranton helped write a new Constitution that allowed governors a second term. Although he vowed to never run for public office again, he remained active in politics. He worked in private business from banking to broadcasting, served on various boards such as IBM and Sun Oil Company, was a trustee of Yale University, and chairman of the Commission on Student Unrest during the Kent State shootings in 1970, among many other endeavors. He served as director and vice president of various companies and organizations and continued his involvement in many civic activities. William Scranton died in 2013 in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 96.

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A hanging chad is a fragment from a punch-card ballot paper which has not detached fully, resulting in an incomplete and therefore invalid ballot paper. Punch-card voting machines require voters to punch holes in their ballot papers in order to indicate their voting preferences. The small discarded fragment of paper is called a “chad”. "Hanging chads" result when ballot papers are not completely punched through and the small piece of paper or card prevents the ballot paper from being marked down as a definite vote for a particular candidate.

Hanging chads were partly responsible for the unusually high proportion of invalid votes recorded in Florida during the 2000 US Presidential election. As Chads weren’t completely punched through, many ballot papers recorded people voting for fewer than the minimum number of candidates required. The US invested heavily in electronic voting methods such as voting machines since this time to prevent further errors of this nature.

The game hangman is played between two or more people. One person thinks of a word to be written in and the other person(s) guesses letter by letter to fill in the word. If a person guesses correctly, the letter is filled in the blank. If a person guesses incorrectly, a portion of the hangman's body is drawn. When a complete man is drawn, the game is over and the person who thought of the initial word has won. When a word is fully writte, the game is over and the person who guessed has won.

This appears to be a campaign for a local school election candidate named Chad using a play on the phrase hanging chad, the game hangman/game over icon, and the phrase "Don't Leave Me Hanging" which implies actions should be taken to help someone.