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National Agriculture Day Celebration Will Bring A Cow, Ice Cream To Granite Nursing & Rehab

2 years 6 months ago
GRANITE CITY - A live cow, Prairie Farms ice cream, and lots of agricultural education will be featured at the National Agriculture Day celebration at Granite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 21 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. just outside the center, located at 3500 Century Drive in Granite City. The event is sponsored by Prarie Farms, who will be there with a live cow, Prairie Farms ice cream, and also to provide education to attendees on why agriculture is so important. Activities Director Kennedy Cherry said Prarie Farms eagerly accepted the opportunity to teach Granite City residents about agriculture. “With it being Granite City and not as rural as some of our surrounding areas, I thought, ‘When’s the last time some of our residents have even seen a cow, if they’ve ever actually got to experience being up close to a cow?’ because a lot of them are more Granite City and St. Louis residents,” she said. “I

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'Unfortunate and wrong': Angry taxpayers respond to latest bank bailouts

2 years 6 months ago
The alacritous rescue of depositors at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank by the federal government over the weekend is getting a cynical and frustrated response from taxpayers. Many of the people who The Hill spoke to for this article are nervous that the financial system could be crashing around them again โ€“ and [...]
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William M. BeDell Achievement and Resource Center Recognizes Several With 35-Plus Years Of Service

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WOOD RIVER - The William M. BeDell Achievement and Resource Center (arc) held its annual meeting today at Julia’s Banquet Center in East Alton. The agency honored numerous employees for their service to the arc mission. Those who were recognized for over 40 years of service included Donna Bailey, Frederic Golden, Ph.D., Barb Hammond, Robert Hunt Jr., and Terri Shulte. Employees with over 35 years of service are Carol Basden, Darlene Cox, Wendy Holliday and Becky Simmons. Those with over 30 years of service are Joe Crawford, Grace Daubman, Jane Hibbs, Theresa Leese and James Neely. Nearly 50 percent of arc employees have been with the agency for over 20 years. Executive Director, Chad Rollins, remarked that is timely that the agency is honoring employees in March which is National Developmental Disability Month. Rollins said, “Our employees assist the developmentally disabled through all stages of life.” He added, “We employ Special Education Teachers, Qualified

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