Fox Valley Park District

Iconic New Zealander, Sir Edmund Hillary - Sir Ed to Kiwis, the man who conquered Mount Everest in 1953 and nearly upstaged the coronation of Queen Elizabeth the Second, recently suffered a fall and is recovering in hospital.The 87 yr old recently returned from his last trip to Nepal. Lady Hillary said he was in a comfortable condition and is improving daily.

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I went to Dekalb the other day since I had a need for nostalgia and to see what I have missed these last several years. Maybe it could be that I have some envy that the Big Brother All Star contestants have it made this summer since they are earning $2,000 a week to just sit around and talk for three long months not to mention that once they go to sequester house they will be earning $5,000 a week so I completely understand why a lot of them want to go in for that sequester house money and even the $2,000 a week just to sit in the Big Brother house and all of you readers know that a good portion of our population do not make that kind of money.

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