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YWCA Announces Summer Boys Council Session

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - YWCA is pleased to announce a Boys Council Summer Program is being offered starting Tuesdays, beginning June 6, 2023 at YWCA at 4 pm. The sessions includes one hour of Boys Council meeting and one hour of gym time at YWCA. The session will end on Tuesday, August 8. School year sessions will be announced at a later date. Boys Council focuses on the promotion of growth in young males from 10 to 14 years. This program promotes boys’ natural strengths and increases their options about being male in today’s world. It challenges myths about how to be a “real boy” or “real man”. Boys and young men are given the opportunity in a safe environment to address masculine definitions and behaviors. By promoting valuable relationships with peers and adult facilitators, Boys Council increases boys’ emotional, social, and cultural literacy. In a safe and action-oriented context, boys can identify healthy and unhealthy ideas about what it means to be male

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An Immortal Passes

2 years 6 months ago
Who among us hasn't whiled away a summer afternoon pretending to be Tina Turner, baring those famous golden thighs, shaking an imaginary shock of coppery hair, screaming and sighing and strutting and signifying like a sex-starved Pentecostal? Who else could sing like that, each phrase razor-blade bright and so sharp it doesn't even hurt at first when it slices your heart in two? 
René Spencer Saller

GCS Awards $2,000 College Scholarship

2 years 6 months ago
GRANITE CITY - A local high school student has recently been awarded the GCS Credit Union Scholarship. The admirable recipient is Caylie McElroy from Granite City High School. GCS was looking for applicants who receive good grades, have an opinion on effective money habits, and who are actively involved in school and the community. Nicole R. Thorp, to whom the scholarship is dedicated, was a big believer in helping out where needed. Caylie is ranked number one in her class, played soccer, golf, and was in marching and concert band for GCHS. Caylie is very active in her church and volunteers for numerous community outreach events. Caylie will be attending Saint Louis University for nursing with a minor in Spanish. Caylie wishes to travel the country and aid in pediatric care in hospitals with children who may not be fluent in the English language. Candidates were also required to submit an essay on three principles they believe should guide a new college student’s money habits.

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Madison Communications Technicians Win 1st Overall At The Recent SCTE Cable-Tec Game

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison Communications Technicians, Bryan Huffstutler, Daron Verbais, Greg Crabill, and Tanner Pieri attended the 2023 SCTE Gateway Chapter’s Cable -Tec Games located in St. Charles, MO on Thursday, May 18 th . The SCTE (Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers) is an international organization that is split up between 68 chapters. The four technicians did an outstanding job representing Madison Communications and the SCTE Gateway Chapter competing against 4 other teams consisting of technicians from Mediacom and Charter. Madison Communications took home the 1 st place team overall for the 11 th straight year along with technician, Bryan Huffstutler taking home the overall 1 st place solo award and Greg Crabill taking home the second-place solo award. Out of the 24 potential medals to be awarded at the contest, the Madison technicians took home 16 of them! The winning categories consisted of games that evaluated cable splicing, fiber splicing, meter reading,

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