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Duffy awards eight local scholarships
Eight local students have been awarded Illinois General Assembly scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year by state Sen. Dan Duffy of Lake Barrington. Duffy, a Republican, represents the 26th Senate District.
Recipients attending the University of Illinois are: Matthew Thomas Barrett of Crystal Lake; Charles Matthew Evans of Deer Park; Christopher Ryan Locasto, Lake Zurich and Amy Yvonne Madden, Deer Park.
Joshua Ian Goray, of Cary; Kate Lauren Grahl, McHenry and Patrick Alan Reilly, Mundelein, will attend Western Illinois University.
Emily Suzanne Herrick of Barrington is going to Illinois State University.
An independent panel of business owners selected the recipients by evaluating student essays on free enterprise and entrepreneurial achievement. Each student received a full-tuition waiver for one academic year.
Duffy's scholarship applications for the 2010-2011 academic year are at www.SenatorDuffy.com. Each recipient is eligible for only one scholarship.
Clydesdales trot to Palatine
The world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales are scheduled to appear in downtown Palatine on Thursday, July 30. The eight-horse hitch will begin its product delivery tour at 4 p.m. at Lamplighter Inn Tavern & Grille, 60 N. Bothwell St., and continue to POPs Bar and Grill, 19 N. Bothwell St.; Office Pub, 110 W. Slade St.; and American Legion Palatine Post 690, 122 W. Palatine Road.
The giant horses, which stand about 6 feet tall and weigh 2,000 pounds, will conclude their tour at Durty Nellie's Pub, 180 N. Smith St., and be available for photos until 6 p.m. They'll return to Lamplighter for a party from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Clydesdales' appearance is one of 300 made annually by five traveling hitches.
Church giving free water to commuters
On Aug. 6, St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg will provide commuters at the Schaumburg Metra station with a bit of relief by passing out free water bottles.
Each of these water bottles will have a custom label pointing to Jesus as the "Source of Living Water," as well as an additional tag with information about the congregation.
For details call St. Peter Associate Pastor Bill Cate, at (847) 885-3350, or visit www.stpeterlcms.com.
Volunteer Center to offer training series
The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago is offering a Volunteer Management Training Series for anyone in the nonprofit field.
The training series has six courses:
• Understanding Volunteerism and Risk Management
• Planning Your Volunteer Program
• Recruiting and Placing Volunteers
• Orienting and Training Volunteers
• Supervising Volunteers
• Evaluating Your Volunteer Program
A course workbook, online resources and networking opportunities will be provided. A certificate is awarded after completion of all six courses. Series registration is encouraged but individual workshops can be taken.
The first series will be offered Aug. 4-6. A second VMTS series will be offered in January 2010. Classes are at the Forest View Education Center, 2121 S. Goebbert Road, Arlington Heights. Visit www.volunteerinfo.net to see a complete list of professional development workshops, course fees and registration information.