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Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Free Installations For Residents As Part Of National Red Cross Sound The Alarm Effort

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Volunteers and members of the American Red Cross of Greater St. Louis, will join with the Alton Fire Department on May 10 and the Ferguson Fire Department on May 12to install free smoke alarms for local families vulnerable to home fires during a Sound the Alarm event. This effort is part of a national Red Cross Sound the Alarm initiative to install 50,000 free smoke alarms in more than 50 at-risk communities across the country in May. WHAT: Sound the Alarm kickoff with remarks and volunteer training, followed by smoke alarm installations at area homes where volunteer teams will also discuss home fire safety with families. WHERE: Area homes in Alton, IL (May 10) and Ferguson, MO (May 12). WHEN: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Teams will meet on May 10 at 10 a.m. at the Alton Fire Department Training Center, 333 E. 20 th Alton, IL. Smoke alarm installations to follow. Teams will meet on May 12 at the Red Cross Chapter Offices, 10195 Corporate Square Drive

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Alton Community Service League Silver Bowl Winner New Board Installed

2 years 8 months ago
ALTON - The Alton Community Service League met on May 9th, 2022 for their last meeting of the year at the Resurrection Lutheran Church. The Silver Bowl recipient was announced and the New Board was installed for the 2022-2023 year. The Silver Bowl Recipient, which honors the member with the most volunteer and league hours for 2021-2022 was Nancy Johnson. She volunteered 54 League hours and 122 Community hours making a total of 176 Hours. The value of these hours is $5,023.04. The total number of volunteer hours from all members was 2,292.25 which equates to $65,420.82. The organization has been keeping a tally since 2014-2015 and they have volunteered 47,591.05 hours which equates to $1,214,870.30. ACSL prides its organization on volunteering and giving out grants for beautification and to charitable organizations. Allocations for Charitable and Beautification Grants totaled $7,396. The new ACSL board will be under the leadership of their new president: Cathy Droste.

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GU Choir Plans Concert, Q&A Session For Commencement Weekend

2 years 8 months ago
GREENVILLE - The Greenville University Choir is looking forward to presenting a free concert and Q&A session, both open to the public, as part of Commencement weekend on Friday, May 13. The GU Choir will be performing selections from their spring tour this year which will include works by Franz Joseph Haydn, W.A. Mozart, Hyun Kook, Dominick DiOrio, and more. Immediately following the concert, attendees are invited to participate in a 15-minute Q&A session with Don Frazure, GU’s director of choral activities. Frazure says he will introduce GU’s newly hired Choir Recruiter Andrew Gibb-Clark and present the vision for the GU Choir, including plans for an upcoming European tour. “I am very excited about presenting this concert to our Greenville community,” Frazure says. “The choir has done an exceptional job this year working on and performing some very demanding repertoire. We are also implementing some incredible new recruiting efforts for the upcoming

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EPA, States, and MRCTI Mayors to Hold Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Historic Water Infrastructure Funding

2 years 8 months ago
LENEXA, KAN. – This Wednesday, May 11, leaders from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are hosting a Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Water Infrastructure Funding in East Alton, Illinois, with state co-regulators and Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) mayors. To kick off the summit, federal, state, and local leaders will host a press event overlooking the Mississippi River on top of the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Confluence Field Station. The Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Water Infrastructure Funding is focused on engaging MRCTI mayors to better understand their water and wastewater challenges and needs, especially those with equity and environmental justice concerns like small rural locations. Reporters are invited to attend the press event in person. EPA Region 7 will stream it on Facebook Live . Reporters may also attend the Mississippi River Corridor Summit on Water Infrastructure Funding in-person or virtually

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Spots Available For Introductory Wingshooting Clinic May 14 At Des Plaines State Fish And Wildlife Area

2 years 8 months ago
SPRINGFIELD – Spots are still available for an introductory wingshooting clinic Saturday, May 14 at the Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area in Will County. The clinic is designed for boys and girls 10 years and older and adults who are interested in learning to shoot or improving their ability to shoot a shotgun at moving clay targets. For this wingshooting clinic, participants need to be in the beginner/novice shooting skill level. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), the Illinois Conservation Foundation, and several co-sponsors are hosting the clinic, which is designed to teach participants how to safely shoot a shotgun at a moving target with reasonable reliability. The clinic will begin with a shotgun safety presentation at 10 a.m., followed by a short, small-group, hands-on shotgun orientation session with each group’s wingshooting instructor. Clinics are taught by instructors certified by the IDNR or the National Sporting Clays Association.

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April inflation poll

2 years 8 months ago
Let's test the economic mettle of my readers. Do you think inflation went up, down, or stayed the same last month? The BLS will report their results on Wednesday at 8:30 am Eastern time. Loading…
Kevin Drum

Free Trip Tuesday: Win a trip to Indianapolis

2 years 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS - It's Free Trip Tuesday, brought to you by Ryan Kelley, The Home Loan Expert. On Tuesday, May 10, contestants could win a trip for four to Indianapolis. It includes a two-night stay at the historic Omni Hotel. One lucky winner also gets tickets to the Indianapolis Zoo, the world's largest children's museum, [...]
Margie Ellisor

Team Biden Celebrates Broadband Accomplishments, Yet Is Leaving FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Hanging Out To Dry

2 years 8 months ago
This week the Biden administration spent some time celebrating its accomplishments on broadband. The nation’s about to invest $42 billion in expanding broadband access (even though we still haven’t mapped broadband accurately). The administration also implemented the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which doles out a $30 discount on broadband for qualifying low income households. In […]
Karl Bode