The next meeting of the GC Area Planners is Thursday, April 25th, at 7:30 am at the Coal City Public Library, 85 N. Garfield. Breakfast by Lestina’s Catering will be served. Topic is “Preparing for Destination Tourism Season.” With all of the fests, 5Ks, mudders, etc coming up this year, is your village (including fire […]
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February 2013 “Community Matters” e-newsletter
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We are thrilled that the Morris Daily Herald used our “Vital Signs of Grundy County” as a starting point for this year’s “Visions” feature! Topics within the ten “Vital Signs” categories were developed into stories and highlighted as a special pull-out section the week of February 19th. In case you didn’t pick up your hard
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We are proud to say that we have supported the Jump Start program in Grundy County for years now to the tune of over $157,000! Jump Start is a parents-as-teachers in-home intervention program for families with young children ages birth to five. The goal is to work on issues early so that children enter school
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On February 21, 2013, the board of trustees of the Community Foundation of Grundy County welcomed four new board members: Nancy Bjelland Lorraine Davidson Dave Ferguson Shantel Leasure Two are replacing past board members Sheriff Terry Marketti and Russelle Holsinger, and two are part of our expansion from a board of 11 to 13. Please
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Representative Pam Roth and the Grundy Partnership for Children invite the public to a “Summer Activity Expo” on Saturday, March 16th, at the VFW in Morris. Organizations from the area who offer summer activities, camps, and programs for children ages birth to 18 will have displays to answer your questions, as well as accept registrations
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Back by popular demand: Mental Health First Aid Training! April 22, 23, 24 at Morris Fire Station 2, 2300 Ashton Road, Morris. 8 am to noon 12 hours CEUs for CNE, IAODAPCA, LCSW, LMFT, LCPC, AND CPDU $25 includes book and materials RSVP SOON to [email protected] or 630-646-5154 Click the link below for an informational flyer
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Fire science to nurture January 16, 2013 by Christina Chapman The second Pete Muffler Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Morris Community High School senior Jake Ruettiger. Ruettiger was given his $1,000 scholarship last week through the Community Foundation of Grundy County, which facilitates the scholarship program. He is currently attending Spoon River College
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2013 grant budget increases to $20,000 by Devan Gagliardo — Community Foundation of Grundy County Once again a new year is upon us. The new year is typically a time when we reflect on the past year and make plans for the new year. As individuals, we look at our successes and failures with
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