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Jill Kunzeman
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Today is International Coffee Day! Stop in at Blue 1041 Coffee to celebrate with a hot cup of your favorite brew.
If you’re looking for a place to set up for Pike County Fall Pickin’s Day, Blue 1041 Coffee in Griggsville has available spots along the main highway. Stop in and see Harmony for more details!
The Elijah Smith Chapter of Illinois Sons of the American Revolution will be honoring Revolutionary War Patriot, Abraham Scholl, Oct. 4 at the Griggsville Cemetery at 2 p.m. Abraham’s grave site will be dedicated with a grave marker as well as a cemetery plaque. There will be Presentation of the Colors, Gun Salute and Taps will be played. The Elijah Smith Chapter feels it is a privilege to bring to light and honor Abraham Scholl’s patriotic service that aided in the birth of our great nation. (Inclement weather location: Griggsville Fire Station)
Illini Community Hospital will host a food distribution Oct. 9 at the JWCC Southeast Education Center (39637 260 Ave., Pittsfield) beginning at 2 p.m. Food is first come, first served. This event is open to Pike County, Ill. residents only.
Pike County Cleanup Day is set for Oct. 11 from 8 a.m.-11a.m. and is sponsored by GFL Environmental. Pike County residents will be allowed to drop off one car or pickup load of trash per household for free. Trailer loads are not permitted for dumping. Residents will be required to show ID for proof of residence in Pike County. Trash may be dropped off at the Hickory Ridge Landfill Facility (375 Street, Baylis). Unaccepted materials include hazardous waste, contaminated soils, asbestos, car/truck batteries, tree/brush cuttings, auto/pickup tires, electronic waste and appliances.
The Griggsville-Perry National Honor Society will be hosting its annual Volley for Hope event Oct. 14 in Nichol Gymnasium. A basket raffle will be held with all proceeds going to the nominee(s) chosen to receive them. If you would like to donate a basket, please contact Mrs. Cindy Conkright and have the baskets at the school by Oct. 9.
Every October, communities around the country come together to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is a national campaign that promotes breast cancer awareness, education, fundraising, and more. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. That’s one person every two minutes in the U.S. The two most common risk factors of breast cancer are being born female and getting older. (www.komen.org)
“May you find bold, unbridled joy in a thousand little ways you didn’t expect.”
Be safe on the roads with harvest in full swing and have a great rest of your week!
