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New health board member

The Lake County Board has appointed Ann Maine, a resident of Lincolnshire, to the Lake County Board of Health. She has been appointed to serve the remainder of Carol Spielman's term, which ends in June of 2009. She will work with other board members to oversee programs and develop policy for the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center. Maine, 49, was elected to the Lake County Board (District 21) in 2002. She is currently a member of that board's Public Works and Transportation Committee, Stormwater Management Commission, and is just starting her second term on the Health and Community Services Committee.

Art show at Mundelein High

Mundelein High School's annual Advanced Placement art show is scheduled for Feb. 5. The event will run from 6 to 8 p.m. in the cafeteria. It will highlight the works of 36 students in the areas of drawing, painting, ceramics and sculpture. Admission is free.

Band to perform at state competition

Warren Township High School's symphonic band is one of four in the state accepted to perform today at the Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Convention. Through a competitive audition process, ensembles are chosen to perform concerts during the convention. The band will perform in front of music educators across the state in the Peoria Civic Center Theater, sharing a concert with the Marion Junior High School Band. Two special guests will join the band as well. Tom Beckwith, director emeritus of the band, will be guest conducting a piece, and David Gillingham, an internationally known composer, will join the band as they play his new Symphony No. 2 "Genesis." The performance is 8 p.m. in Peoria. Warren's Assistant Director of Bands Kurt Gros will be leading the group.