Still Life with Apples and Oranges, c.1895-1900, by Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Oil on canvas. Musee d' Orsay, Paris, France. Photo: H. Lewandowski; photo credit: Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY.

The General Education Standing Committee approved 13 classes at its meeting last Thursday, bringing the total of courses approved for the new Gen Ed curriculum to 39.

The Society of Midland Authors, which recognizes top authors in the Midwest each year, recently doled its Best Biography award to a St. Charles resident for her book on former Major League Baseball pitcher Sal Maglie.

Courtesy photo Susan McIlvene, Mabel Doyle and John Duffy stand in front of an art exhibit at the Gafney Library in Sanbornville. The exhibit, "Three Friends," features oil and watercolor paintings by the trio.

Gifts and grants to area educational, cultural and civic organizations totaling more than $1.9 million were announced by The Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of The Capital Times. The grants, which are made possible by the will of the late William T.