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Senior Peace Meal

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Feb. 19 - Pulled Chicken BBQ, Roasted Potatoes, Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Fruit, Bun

Feb. 20 - Shepherd’s Pie, Breaded Tomatoes, Fruit, Biscuit, Cookie

Feb. 21 - Fried Chicken, German Potato Salad, Mixed Vegetables, 5 Cup Salad, Bread

Feb. 22 - Turkey Tetrazzini, Italian Green Beans, Basil Carrots, Cherry Fluff

Feb. 23 - Southern Breaded Fish Sandwich, Baked Beans, Southwestern Corn, Apricots, Bun

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Windsor Jr/Sr High January Students of the Month

Windsor Jr./Sr. High School has announced their January Students of the Month Brody Hendrickson and Monica Baker.

Brody Hendrickson is the son of Nick and Missy Hendrickson. Brody is currently a senior and is involved in Basketball, Scholastic Bowl, Student Council President, and Senior Class President. After graduation Brody plans to attend Eastern Illinois University majoring in Exercise Science – Pre-Physical Therapy.

Monica Baker is the daughter of Alan and Linda Baker, and has three sisters. She is currently an 8th grade student and enjoys listening and playing music. She hopes to one day become a cosmetologist or a daycare provider.

•February 7, 2024•

The Community Foundation of Macon County (CFMC) and Decatur Earthmover Credit Union (DECU) announce a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive $1 million grant funding collaboration, Moving Forward. This new initiative will provide increased 2024 grant funding opportunities for nonprofit organizations to help them advance the communities they serve through their projects and programs.

Moving Forward includes four discretionary open-call grant programs – Places & Neighborhoods (awarding $100,000), Impact200 ($200,000), Emergency Services Support ($100,000) and CommunityWorks ($400,000). An additional $200,000 in grant funding will benefit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), emergency services, financial literacy, arts, and summer education programs. As part of this collaboration, CFMC folded two of their annual grant programs, CommunityWorks and Impact100, into Moving Forward, doubling each program’s available grant funding. Read More

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Stephanie Sample, Sullivan, (left) and Anthony Vonderheide, Stewardson, (right) at the Illinois Broadcasters Association Student Silver Dome Awards ceremony. Sample earned First Place Radio Recorded Promotion and Vonderheide earned First Place Best Sales Presentation during the event.

•February 7, 2024•

Several Lake Land College broadcast students earned awards at the annual Illinois Broadcasters Association Student Silver Dome Awards.

Anthony Vonderheide, Stewardson, earned First Place Best Sales Presentation for “Sayers Brothers Cards.” 

Stephanie Sample, Sullivan, earned First Place Radio Recorded Promotion for “Steph Free Bird Promo.” Sample also earned Second Place Best Radio PSA for “Mental Health PSA LLC.”

Sample and Emma Theriault, Charleston, earned Second Place Best Radio Recorded Promotion for “Reasons to be Thankful Promo.”

Madison Hunter, Assumption, earned Third Place Radio Longform Programming for “Madison Old Time Radio 2023.” Read More

•February 7, 2024•

Lake Land College recently announced that more than 700 full-time students earned academic honors for the 2023 Fall semester.

To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0.

To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79.

To qualify for the honor’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.5 – 3.64. Read More