5-06-2008

MULBERRY GROVE ROCKET TEAM QUALIFIES TO COMPETE IN AMERICAN ROCKETRY CHALLENGE

 

 

For the third consecutive year, the Mulberry Grove Rocket Team has qualified to compete in the finals of the prestigious Team American Rocketry Challenge, the world's largest model rocket competition.  More than 6,000 students in 643 teams from 43 states attempted to qualify. Only the top 100 teams, who meet the rigorous requirements, are invited to compete.  Requirements this year are to fly to an altitude of exactly 750 feet with two raw eggs and to obtain a lift-off to touchdown time of exactly 45 seconds.  A cracked or broken egg is an automatic disqualification.

 

This is the third year the Mulberry Grove Team has qualified.  In 2006, they finished in 50^th place and in 2007, the team finished in 7^th place.  The finals are May 17^th, at Great Meadows, Virginia, 45 miles from Washington DC.

 

 

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WORLD HEALTH RIDE TO BE HELD MAY 13^TH

 

Later this month, bicycle riders will be coming through Greenville in support of world health.  As part of the 3,700-mile ride, medical students and residents will be stopping at the Greenville First Christian Church on May 13^th between noon and 1PM. For more details on the event, visit www.RideForWorldHealth.org.

 

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ROAD CONTRACT AWARDED IN BOND COUNTY

 

According to Senator Frank Watson, the Illinois Department of Transportation has awarded a contract, worth nearly $250,000.00, for micro-surfacing four and a half miles of Illinois Rt. 140 from Main Street in Smithboro to Maple Street in Mulberry Grove.  "Projects like this are important for the safety of the motoring public, to maintain a quality transportation system, and are critical for future economic development and job creation." said Watson.

 

 

 

METRO EAST SCHOOL CLOSES IT'S GYM DUE TO EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE

 

A Metro East School has been forced to close its gym due to earthquake damage.  The East Alton Elementary School closed its gym recently.  The 24 foot high walls of the gym have cracks that run their entire length, and cracks are also visible in the supporting columns.  The rest of the school is functioning as normal.  The gym is only 10 years old.  The future of the gym is not clear at this time.

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IEMA TRAINING FACILITY DEDICATED AT SCOTT AIR BASE

 

A new vertical and confined space rescue training facility, funded by an Illinois homeland security grant, was dedicated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently at Scott Air Force Base.  "This new training facility will be a tremendous asset to the more than 3,000 firefighters who work within an hour's drive of Scott Air Force Base, as well as many others in southern Illinois," said IEMA Director Andrew Velasquez III.  Training at the new facility will prepare teams for any technical rescue incident, from a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, to a man-made event, such as a terrorist attack.

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TUNE INTO WGEL FOR

MOTHERS DAY PROMOTION

 

YOUR FRIENDS AT WGEL RADIO ARE GIVING YOU THE CHANCE TO REGISTER YOUR MOM FOR OUR SUPER MOTHERS DAY PRIZE PACKAGE.

 

MONDAY MAY 5 THROUGH WED MAY 7 LISTEN FOR WGEL TO OPEN UP THE MOTHERS DAY TICKET WINDOW. IF YOU’RE ONE OF THE FIRST 5 CALLERS TO WGEL. YOU’LL BE REGISTERED FOR A CHANCE TO WIN….

 

 

• A 100 DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM BECKER JEWELERS
• FLOWERS FROM FLORAL DESIGNS BY CINDY
• THE MOTHERS DAY BUFFETT LUNCH FOR FOUR AT MABRYS RESTRURANT,
• AND CHOCALATES FROM WATSONS DRUG STORE IN GREENVILLE.

 

THAT’S YOU’RE CHANCE TO GET REGISTERED FOR THIS YEARS SUPER MOTHERS DAY PRIZE PACKAGE MONDAY MAY 5 THROUGH WED MAY 7.

 

HERE ARE THE OFFICIAL RULES FOR THE REGISTRATION AND GIVEAWAY.

 

EMPLOYEES OF WGEL, BECKER JEWELERS, FLORAL DESIGNS BY CINDY, MABRY’S AND WATRSONS DRUGSTORE AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT ELGIBLE TO REGISTER OR WIN. YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, YOU CAN ONLY REGISTER ONCE AND ALL DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES ARE FINAL.