6-08-2010

ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS IN THE 2010 RELAY FOR LIFE

 

It was the culmination of all the fund raisers, the BBQ's, the pie auction and the year long efforts of dozens if not hundreds of people.  The Bond County Relay for Life was this last Friday night till Saturday morning and a large crowd gathered at the Bond County Fair Grounds.  The unofficial total of money raised for the 2010 relay was over $61,000, and donations are still being made and counted. The goal of the relay for 2010 was $60,000, and that amount has been reached and passed  

 

 

GREENVILLE AUXILARY BOOK FAIR

 

The Greenville Regional Hospital Auxiliary’s 27^th Annual Book fair is set for June 17^th to the 19^th in the at First Christian Church Family Life Center which is located at 1100 Killarney Drive in Greenville. The book fair will be open from 5pm to 9pm on Thursday June 17^th, 6am to 8pm on Friday June 18^th, and from 9am to 3pm on Saturday June 19^th.

 

From 5pm to 5:30pm on Thursday adults and children over the age of 12 will be charged an “early-bird” admission fee of $6.50, after then admission is $3.00. There is no admission charge for adults or children on June 18^th or 19^th. Last year the event had record sales of over $13,000 and is one of the largest book fairs in the St. Louis area.

 

The majority of books sold will be priced at 75 cents. All children 12 and under will receive a coupon for two free children’s books. On June 19^th books will be reduced 50 percent from 9am to noon, and a “close-out special” from noon to 3pm will allow shoppers to fill a grocery bag with books for $5.

 

Several items are still needed for the book fair and may be taken to the lobby of the Greenville Regional Hospital, Fair Oaks, the Greenville Regional Hospital Auxiliary Thrift Shop, along with several other locations around Greenville. If you need items picked up or wish to work at the book fair call Jack at 664-2797.

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GREENVILLE SOFTBALL PLAYERS MAKE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

 

The 2010 South Central Conference Softball All-Conference Teams have been selected and include several Greenville players.  On the first team are pitcher - Kay Koonce, catcher – Torie Roberts, Shortstop – Kelsey Kniepmann, and outfielder – Kristen Lohman.  Making the second team are pitcher – Kayla Gray and 3^rd base – Shay Smith.

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CITY BUDGET MEETING 

Due to threatened reductions in reimbursement formulas of income taxes to City’s by the Sate of Illinois, and slow payment of tax funds from the State, the City of Greenville finds itself in the same boat as most Illinois Municipalities as they attempt to balance the upcoming 2010-2011 budget.

 

At a recent special meeting, the City Council struggled again with making cuts in spending. One of the options the City has is to transfer approximately 180 thousand dollars from the well healed downtown TIF district to the City’s General Fund. That would leave about 60 thousand in spending cut to make the budget balance.

 

City Manager Dave Willey promised the Council a balanced budget by next Tuesday’s regular June meeting and Mayor Alan Gaffner told the Council he would call a special meeting if need be to pass the budget before the July 1^st deadline.