CW Notes

Owens Recreation Center’s Beginner Hockey Clinic Session One begins Saturday, September 11 and goes through October 2. Sessions are open for ages 3-6 and 7-13 for both girls and boys who are interested in learning the basics of hockey. Ages 3-6 meet at 9:45 am, ages 7-13 meet at 10:30 am. Cost of the session is $40 for residents/$45 for non-residents.

Session One will teach the fundamentals of skating and introduce the skaters to sticks and pucks. Skaters are required to wear a hockey or bicycle helmet and gloves (hockey or winter). Skates will be provided free. Skaters should have taken either 4-week beginner or an 8-week skating lesson.

Call at Zac Tortorella at Owens Center 686-3368 for more information. Session Two will begin Saturday, October 9 and you should have attended Session One of Beginner Hockey Clinic or passed Skating Star level 2 or Super Skates level 1.

The Peoria Park District’s Proctor Recreation Center and the JEMS Girls Basketball Team will host a Red Cross Blood Drive Saturday, September 11th from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please call 1-800-448-3543 to schedule an appointment.

In conjunction with the blood drive, there will also be a Coloring Contest for Grades K thru 3 and an Essay Contest for Grades 4 through 8. For more information about either contest, please check our website at http://www.peoriaparks.org/special-events-at-proctor.

Entries due at Proctor Center by Sept. 10th.

Proctor Recreation Center is an official Safe Haven Site for Peoria’s community. Please call Proctor Recreation Center at 673-9183 for more information.

Attention hockey players ages 18 and up: are you still an enthusiast looking for a way to play hockey? Registration is now open at Owens Center for our Adult No-Check Hockey League – Winter Session. Previous hockey experience is not required.

Team rosters will be accepted with payment in full. (A full roster includes 16 skaters and one goalie.) The league commissioner will assign players to rosters as needed.

Fees* R/NR (by 10/15); R/NR (after 10/15)**
Skater $230/$240; $255/$265
Goalie $80/$90; $90/$100

Pick up registration forms at Owens Center or go online to www.peoriaparks.org/ adult-winter-hockey-league to download a registration form. For more information, call Zach Tortorella at (309)686-3368 or email at ztortorella@peoriaparks.org.

Relax with a couple good books, then join a discussion with the Mature Readers Book Discussion Group at Lakeview Branch Library, Peoria
Ages: 50+
Day-Dates: Tuesday, 9/9 – The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Moderator: Barbara Peters

For more information, contact Barbara Peters, (309) 691-8411.

Sassy Lady Boutique will present a seminar on Saturday, September 11 that explores the different body types of women, how to dress for your body type, proportion in dress and fashion. This seminar is geared to the career woman, the homemaker, the baby boomer, the grandmother and is jam-packed with expert advise on how to bring out the best in you.

Sassy Lady is located at 4111 N Prospect in Peoria Heights, IL. and specializes in working with real women with real bodies. Seminar time is 11:00 a.m. and it repeats again at 2:00 p.m. Class size is limited.

Registration and seminar fee of $10 is payable in advance. Please phone 309-691-9633 with any questions.

Methodist Medical Center is accepting camp registrations for children age 5 to 18 who are working through issues of grief following the death of a loved one. “Kourage Kids” is a free one-day outing for 75 young people.

The Methodist Hospice Program first established the camp in 2000 with a goal of providing a safe arena for kids to share their grief with others and to learn healthy ways of coping with their loss.

This year’s camp will be held at Camp Manitoumi in rural Lowpoint on Saturday, October 2, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Buses will leave the Methodist Atrium Building (900 Main Street) at 8:00 a.m. and return by 5:00 p.m. The camp agenda will include games, face-painting, crafts, sports, and horseback riding. Methodist will provide lunch as well as transportation to and from the camp free of charge.
Coordinated by Linda McKinney, M.A.; M. Div. and Frank Valente, M.A., pastoral counselors with the Methodist Hospice Program, Kourage Kids is staffed by many Methodist employees and volunteers as well as a number of skilled professionals and volunteers from the Central Illinois area.

Linda McKinney says, “Statistics show that one out of twenty children will experience the death of a parent by the age of 18. The number of grieving children goes much higher when you consider those who have experienced the death of a sibling, grandparents, classmates and others who are important to them.” She continued, “Children who have lost a loved one to death can experience a wide range of emotions, including sadness, fear, anger, and guilt. It helps tremendously for them to share their thoughts and feelings in a setting with both their peers and caring adults.”

McKinney says most participants in the camp are referred through a variety of sources including schools, churches and funeral homes.
For additional information and registration, contact the Methodist Medical Center Hospice Office at (309) 672-5746. Funding for the one-day camp is provided by the Methodist Medical Center Foundation.

College students who observe Jewish dietary laws now have food that meets their needs at Bradley University.

This fall the University began offering certified kosher sandwiches, salads and frozen foods in residence hall cafeterias and food courts on campus. The sandwiches and salads, prepared in a special kosher kitchen, sold out the first day.

“It’s an investment of time, energy, attention and resources on the part of the University to ensure that the highest standard of kosher observance is maintained,” said Dr. Seth Katz, faculty advisor to Bradley Hillel. “What it means is that students who keep kosher, who are observant, who may be attending orthodox or conservative Jewish high schools, will have a new option for college.”

Bradley is working to increase the geographic diversity of its student population and views the kosher food service as an attractive option for prospective students as well as a service for those with religious or special dietary needs. The University plans to expand the service in the future. One of Bradley’s residence hall food preparation areas will be renovated later this year to include separate dairy and meat kitchens, and in the fall of 2011 one residence hall will provide full kosher meal service Sunday through Friday. Bradley Hillel offers a kosher dinner on Friday.

The food is certified by Rabbi Eli Langsam of Chabad Lubavitch of Peoria. “We’re very grateful that the food service and Bradley President Joanne Glasser have made it a priority to provide kosher food for current and future students,” Langsam said.

The kosher food is available to the general public and as a catering alternative to groups and organizations. For additional information, see the Dining Services website at http://go.compass-usa.com/bradleyuniversity/content/home.asp .

Bradley University alumnus Charley Steiner, the play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will give the keynote address for Bradley’s mid-year commencement on December 18 in the new on-campus arena.

Steiner will be recognized with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at the commencement ceremony.

Charley Steiner, one of the most popular and recognizable sports announcers in the United States, has been the play-by-play radio announcer for the Los Angeles Dodgers for six years. In his first year with the Dodgers, USA Today ranked the Dodgers broadcast team of Steiner, Hall of Famer Vin Scully and Rick Monday as the best in major league baseball. He has called games in six countries, including the first major league game in China and Puerto Rico

The 1971 Bradley graduate was one of the early faces of ESPN. In his 14 years at the all-sports cable network, he distinguished himself as one of America’s foremost authorities on baseball and boxing, winning a Cable Ace award for his television special on Muhammad Ali and a Clarion Award for his coverage of the Mike Tyson rape trial. The four-time Emmy award winner also has been named UPI Best Sportscaster three times and won three New York State Broadcasters Association awards for best play-by-play.

Originally from New York City, Steiner began his career as a newscaster for WIRL radio in Peoria while he was a Bradley student. Following his graduation in 1971, he broadcast his first sports show for KSTT in Davenport, Iowa. After jobs in Connecticut and Cleveland, he entered the New York market in 1978 at WXLO radio, later moving to sister station WOR for several years before joining ESPN in 1988. Steiner served as the play-by-play man for the New York Yankees from 2002 to 2004, the New York Jets in the 1986 and 1987 seasons, and the New Jersey Generals from 1983 to 1985.

Steiner was inducted into the Bradley University Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and into the Centurion Society in 2003. He was recognized with the Lydia Moss Bradley Award in 1991. He established the Charles H. Steiner Endowed Scholarship at his alma mater in 2000.

Last December, Steiner returned to Bradley for the mid-year commencement ceremony when long-time friend Larry King gave the keynote address.

Steiner’s address will be the first time the University’s new $50 million arena is used for a mid-year commencement. The arena, home to Bradley’s Athletic Department and the women’s basketball and volleyball teams, was completed in August.

Steiner continues a Bradley tradition of bringing nationally distinctive speakers to commencement to inspire graduates and their families.

As of September 1, Julie Sanders, a seasoned marketing professional, joins McDaniels Marketing Communications as an account executive.

“We are looking forward to all that Julie will bring to our team,” Randall McDaniels, president of McDaniels Marketing, said. “Julie has a variety of experience not only with marketing, but with managing teams. She has experience in advertising, fundraising, budgeting, strategic planning and media. Her skills will be critical in helping our clients achieve measurable results and ensuring their marketing goals are met.”

Sanders has more than 15 years of experience in a variety of industries. Prior to joining McDaniels, she worked as an account executive for a Peoria-based agency, where she advised clients, developed strategic marketing plans, managed integrated marketing campaigns and led creative teams. Earlier in her career, Sanders was a district director for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, where she organized fundraisers, produced a live telethon broadcast, and made presentations to potential supporters and sponsors. She also worked as a television anchor, news reporter and photographer at WHOI-TV.

A free workshop on how to keep children safe in a world of social networking, online predators and sexting called “Living with the Dangerous Pitfalls of Technology,” will be offered Friday, September 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at The Center for Prevention of Abuse, 720 W. Joan Ct., Peoria.

The training is sponsored by the Tri County Child Abuse Prevention Coalition and presenters are Sarah Migas, Internet Safety Specialist, High Tech Crimes Bureau, Office of the Illinois Attorney General and Deputy Chief Michael Sullivan, High Tech Crimes Bureau, Office of the Illinois Attorney General.

Registration is limited. To register, email radair@familycore.org or call (309)682-4621.