Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Senior Fitness Day at the Hopedale Wellness Center May 31
Wednesday, May 31ST is Senior Fitness Day at the Hopedale Wellness
Center. Over 250 seniors choose the Hopedale Wellness Center as their health
and wellness facility. Come experience the best value in Central Illinois! For
one day only, all seniors (55+) receive free access to the Wellness Center.
Experience a group fitness class, try one of our three indoor pools, or work
out on our state-of-the art fitness floor! For early birds, there will be a
complimentary hot breakfast from 7:00-9:00am in the upstairs multi-purpose room.
See why seniors love the Hopedale Wellness Center for free on Senior Day. The
34,000 sq. foot facility houses HMC’s outstanding physical therapy department,
Cardiac Rehabilitation program, massage therapy, dietitian counseling, personal
training, and regular educational programming. For more information visit
www.hopedalewc.com
or call (309) 449-4500.
Monday, April 29, 2019
Philharmonic Chorales, In Residence at Illinois Central College, Presents an Afternoon of Music on May 5
The Philharmonic Chorale, in residence at Illinois Central College, presents
its spring concert on Sunday, May 5 at 2:30 pm in the ICC Performing Arts
Center, located on the East Peoria Campus.
The concert will feature an eclectic variety of songs,
ranging from spiritual and traditional selections to choral versions of more
contemporary songs, including folk and jazz tunes, as well as a selection by
the Beatles.
This Philharmonic Chorale is supported as an in-residence ensemble by the Arts
at ICC, which has a rich history of enhancing the arts community and expanding
education beyond the classroom. Arts at ICC presents more than 500 exhibits,
performances, lectures, rehearsals, meetings, master classes, clinics,
seminars, receptions, orientations, forums, auditions and tournaments annually.
Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for
students and senior citizens. Tickets are available for purchase online at
ArtsAtICC.com. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the ICC Performing
Arts Center Box Office, by phone at (309) 694-5136 or from any Philharmonic
Chorale member.
Friday, April 26, 2019
Gateway: How to Safely Dispose Your Unwanted Presciption Meds
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Illinois Central College’s Penguin Players Program Set to Begin May 13
The Illinois Central College Penguin Players program is set to begin
rehearsals May 13 to provide performance opportunities to even more students
with special needs, as well as mentors who wish to help out and participate.
The Penguin Players was created as a collaboration involving Illinois Central
College and the Penguin Project. The program gives individuals with special
needs the opportunity to participate as cast members in the performing arts. It
is patterned after The Penguin Project, the successful local program that
provides such opportunities to individuals 10 to 21 years old, but the Penguin
Players program does not have an upper age limit.
In addition to cast members, the production includes peer mentors who work with
participants with special needs and are present with them on stage during
productions. Peer mentors are responsible for knowing all lines, songs and
blocking for their partners.
“We support the goals of the Penguin Project and recognize the tremendous
impact that participation in a theatre production can have on individuals with
special needs,” said Kari Schimmel, dean of the ICC Arts and Behavioral
Sciences Department. “We’re happy to help these young adults develop their
creativity and teamwork skills and want to meet the needs of those individuals
who have either aged out of the Penguin Project or are simply seeking
additional creative endeavors.”
Participants must be at least 16 years of age, and the enrollment fee for all
participants is $40. This is a change from the initial year, when the Penguin
Players course was offered as a class for college credit and cost was based on
the tuition rate for ICC’s academic classes. Participation in the Penguin
Players no longer earns college credit; enrollment in the Penguin Players
program is now offered through the ICC Corporate and Community Education
Office.
Participants in the ICC Penguin Players must register through the ICC Corporate
and Community Education Office either online at icc.edu/penguin
or by calling (309) 690-6900. Registrants should be aware there are two
listings for the course – for students who participate as an artist or as a
mentor –and make sure to register in the appropriate section.
Rehearsals begin May 13 and take place on Monday through Thursday evenings from
6 to 8 p.m. Most cast members will rehearse two to three times a week; a
detailed schedule will be available during the first week. Participants work on
the preparation and rehearsing for staging for a musical theatre production.
This year’s production is Fiddler on the Roof Junior, an adapted version
of the play of the same name, which tells the story of Tevye the Dairyman who
struggles to hold on to tradition as he and his wife raise their daughters in a
changing world.
Performances will take place on July 26, 27 and 28 on the main stage of the ICC
Performing Arts Center, located on the East Peoria Campus. Tickets are
available at ArtsAtICC.com or by calling
the ICC Performing Arts Center Box Office at (309) 694-5136.
The Penguin Players program is presented by the Arts at ICC, which has a rich
history of enhancing the arts community and expanding education beyond the
classroom. Arts at ICC presents more than 500 exhibits, performances, lectures,
rehearsals, meetings, master classes, clinics, seminars, receptions,
orientations, forums, auditions and tournaments annually.
Hanson announces $82.8M gross revenue for 2018
Hanson Professional Services Inc. reported its 2018 gross revenue as $82.8 million, which is an increase of $4 million from 2017, during its annual shareholder meeting April 8.
Members of the boards of directors also were announced during the meeting. The board members of the firm’s holding company, Hanson Group Inc., are Sergio “Satch” Pecori, P.E., chairman and CEO; Jeff Ball, P.E., president and secretary; Ronda Folkerts, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer; Kirk Brown, P.E.; Thomas Lamont, outside director; John Michael, P.E.; and Eugene Wilkinson, P.E., S.E., chairman emeritus.
The board of directors for Hanson Professional Services Inc. comprises Pecori, chairman and CEO; Ball, president and chief operating officer; Folkerts, executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer; Dennis Hollahan, vice president, secretary and general counsel; James Messmore, P.E., and Charles Snowden Jr., AAE, senior vice presidents; and Mina Biggs, Grant Jackson, P.E., and Cindy Loos, P.E., vice presidents.
Hanson is a national, employee-owned consulting firm providing engineering, planning and allied services. The firm’s corporate headquarters is located at 1525 S. Sixth St., Springfield, IL 62703. The office may be reached by phone at (217) 788-2450.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
CEFCU to Celebrating Grand Opening with a Ribbon Cutting
Please join us for a ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 7th at CEFCU's Pekin Member Center, 3515 Court Street. The event will celebrate CEFCU's grand reopening after a long remodeling project. The open house begins at 11:00am and the ribbon cutting will be at 11:30am.
Please attend and show your appreciation for an organization that has reinvested in Pekin.
Macoupin County Fair to host Joe Diffie and Brandon Lay at the 2019 Fair on June 27, 2019 in Carlinville, Illinois!
The annual Macoupin County Fair is proud to announce Nashville recording artist Joe Diffie as the headliner for the 2019 fair. Brandon will kick the evening off. The concert will be held on Thursday June 27th music starts at 7:00 P.M. Ticket are on sale now at www.macoupincountyfair.org.
About Joe
Diffie - Known for his vocal range, Joe Diffie is a much-respected
interpreter of both traditional and modern country songs. His warm voice and
clear phrasing of lyrics have proven to be crowd pleasers, whether he's singing
ballads or more rambunctious numbers. With that range, Joe was a dominant
singer through the '90s, with four gold and platinum albums, 17 Top 10 hits and
more than 6 million in record sales.
Those early hits
included "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)," "New Way (To
Light Up an Old Flame)," "Home" and "Ships That Don't Come
In." Throughout the '90s, Joe topped the charts with the likes of
"Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)," "Bigger Than the
Beatles," "Third Rock from the Sun" and "A Night to
Remember."
Born and raised in
a musical family in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Joe gave his first public performance at
age 4 with his aunt's country band. By the time he was in college, he'd done
stints in a rock group, a gospel act and a bluegrass band called the Special
Edition — signs of the flexibility he would exhibit as a recording artist.
After school, Joe worked on songwriting while handling a day job at an iron
foundry. He had his first break when country legend Hank Thompson recorded his
song "Love on the Rocks." (In 2002, Joe and Hank were inducted into
the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame simultaneously.) That initial success
encouraged him to head for Nashville in 1986.
Joe's deep
knowledge of country music and versatility rapidly attracted attention in the
songwriting and publishing community.
Between working
shifts at the Gibson Guitar warehouse, Joe sang demos on "I've Cried My
Last Tear for You" (later a hit for Ricky Van Shelton), "Born
Country" (likewise for Alabama) and "You Don't Count the Cost"
(Billy Dean). Conway Twitty, Charley Pride, the Forrester Sisters, Tracy
Lawrence and Doug Stone all recorded his songs. In 1989, Holly Dunn reached the
top five with "There Goes My Heart Again," a song Joe co-wrote. Those
successful cuts have continued since Joe started having his own hits in 1990,
when "Home" topped the charts. Tim McGraw included one of Joe's songs
on his debut album and Jo Dee Messina hit No. 1 in 2005 with Joe's "My
Give a Damn's Busted."
"Even though
I've been doing this for a long time, it's like I want to pinch myself
still," Joe says. "It's an awful neat deal to be able to live out
your dream."
About Brandon Lay - A country singer/songwriter with a rock & roll spirit and a small-town
heart, Brandon Lay was born and
raised in Jackson, Tennessee. His father was a minister and his mother was an
educator. As a teenager, Lay developed
eclectic tastes that ranged from Don Williams and Elvis Presley to Def Leppard. After graduating
from high school, Lay enrolled
at nearby Union University, where he played on the basketball team. During his
sophomore year, Lay's interest in
music grew, and he began performing at local venues, playing both covers and
originals. In 2010, Lay graduated
from Union, and decided to move to Nashville to pursue a career in music. Lay developed a following in college towns, and
in addition to headlining club gigs, he opened shows for such country stars
as Dierks Bentley, Cole Swindell, Eli Young Band, Hank Williams, Jr., and Brantley Gilbert. In
2013, Laylanded a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell,
and in 2016 Cole Swindell recorded
"Home Game," co-written by Brandon, on his second
album, You Should Be Here. In 2017 Lay signed a
recording contract with EMI/Universal, and in August of that year he released
his debut single, "Speakers, Bleachers, and Preachers" b/w "Let
It." The A-side, inspired by Lay's high-school
days, became a considerable success, racking over a million streaming plays in
less than a month. Macoupin County Fair
Thursday June 27, 2019
Joe Diffie with Brandon Lay
Gate open at 6:00P / Music starts at 7:00P!
Tickets are on sale now at www.macoupincountyfair.org
Illinois American Water Encourages Customers to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2019
Illinois American Water encourages customers to participate in the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this coming Saturday, April 27, 2019.
Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted medications at approved collection sites so they can be incinerated, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recommended approach for pharmaceutical disposal. Flushing medications down the toilet and throwing them in the trash are discouraged. Participating Illinois collection sites can be located here - https://tinyurl.com/y6pv6lz6.
“Experience shows that the most effective and cost-efficient way to ensure high-quality drinking water is to keep our source waters clean. This event is a great opportunity for residents to securely drop off any unused or expired medications, helping to prevent flushing of drugs where they could eventually end up in our waterways,” said Randy Pankiewicz, Illinois American Water Director of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance. Pankiewicz added, “It’s important for us to keep these items out of landfills and water supplies as well as the hands of those who may misuse or abuse them.
Through these efforts we can help protect our water and community." Illinois residents unable to participate Saturday are encouraged to use their community pharmaceutical disposal programs to properly dispose of their unwanted medications. Through partnership and collaboration with local
pharmacies, environmental stewards, police departments and government officials, Illinois American Water has helped to implement permanent pharmaceutical disposal programs across the state. These programs are located in Alton, Bartonville, Belleville, Caseyville, Champaign, Chillicothe, Collinsville, Columbia, Dixon, East Alton, Edwardsville, Fairmont, Freeburg, Glen Carbon, Madison, Maryville, Mt. Carroll, Mt. Vernon, O’Fallon, Orland Hills, Pekin, Peoria, Peoria Heights, Pontiac, Red Bud, South Beloit, Sterling, Streator, Urbana and Waterloo.
The pharmaceutical disposal programs were created through a model developed by Pontiac Township High School students and their teacher Paul Ritter. The program, P2D2, has been recognized as a model for all pharmaceutical disposal programs. Through P2D2’s efforts, millions of pounds of unwanted medications have been collected and disposed of properly. To learn more about P2D2 please visit https://p2d2program.wordpress.com.
Residents are encouraged to drop off their unwanted medications at approved collection sites so they can be incinerated, which is the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recommended approach for pharmaceutical disposal. Flushing medications down the toilet and throwing them in the trash are discouraged. Participating Illinois collection sites can be located here - https://tinyurl.com/y6pv6lz6.
“Experience shows that the most effective and cost-efficient way to ensure high-quality drinking water is to keep our source waters clean. This event is a great opportunity for residents to securely drop off any unused or expired medications, helping to prevent flushing of drugs where they could eventually end up in our waterways,” said Randy Pankiewicz, Illinois American Water Director of Water Quality and Environmental Compliance. Pankiewicz added, “It’s important for us to keep these items out of landfills and water supplies as well as the hands of those who may misuse or abuse them.
Through these efforts we can help protect our water and community." Illinois residents unable to participate Saturday are encouraged to use their community pharmaceutical disposal programs to properly dispose of their unwanted medications. Through partnership and collaboration with local
pharmacies, environmental stewards, police departments and government officials, Illinois American Water has helped to implement permanent pharmaceutical disposal programs across the state. These programs are located in Alton, Bartonville, Belleville, Caseyville, Champaign, Chillicothe, Collinsville, Columbia, Dixon, East Alton, Edwardsville, Fairmont, Freeburg, Glen Carbon, Madison, Maryville, Mt. Carroll, Mt. Vernon, O’Fallon, Orland Hills, Pekin, Peoria, Peoria Heights, Pontiac, Red Bud, South Beloit, Sterling, Streator, Urbana and Waterloo.
The pharmaceutical disposal programs were created through a model developed by Pontiac Township High School students and their teacher Paul Ritter. The program, P2D2, has been recognized as a model for all pharmaceutical disposal programs. Through P2D2’s efforts, millions of pounds of unwanted medications have been collected and disposed of properly. To learn more about P2D2 please visit https://p2d2program.wordpress.com.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Kuhl Insurance: Fleet Risk Management Strategies
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Unland: Your Benefit Plan Has Never Been More Valuable.
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Neighborhood House Senior Meals
Neighborhood House
Senior Meals
Beginning April 29th lunches will be served at the First United Methodist Church next door (1315 Court Street) in the lower level. Please enter through the covered door closest to Court Street.
Hours of operation will be from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Church.
Please do not plan to arrive before 10:00 AM.
There will be no lunches served on
May 6, 10, 16, and 27
Senior Meals
Beginning April 29th lunches will be served at the First United Methodist Church next door (1315 Court Street) in the lower level. Please enter through the covered door closest to Court Street.
Hours of operation will be from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Church.
Please do not plan to arrive before 10:00 AM.
There will be no lunches served on
May 6, 10, 16, and 27
Know the Signs of Alcohol Withdrawal
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