CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn has proclaimed September is Campus Fire Safety Month in Illinois. Since 2000, nationally there have been 71 fatal off-campus fires that have claimed the lives of 102 students, plus many more that were injured, according to the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal[Read More…]
Day: September 9, 2010
Death Notice: Bernice Kryda nee Campau
Bernice Kryda nee Campau, 96, September 8, 2010. Resident of Crete. Beloved wife of the late Dr. John F. Loving mother of John (Late Rosemary) Kryda, MaryEllen (Late Dennis) Breen, Michael Kryda, Mark (Barbara) Kryda, the late Marcia (Dick) Frazier, Margaret (John Petruszak) Kryda; “almost” children Cynthia Kryda, Bob and[Read More…]
Pastor Terry Jones Cancels Qur’an Burning: No Deal to Move Muslim Community Center
From the New York Times: The pastor planning a burning of the Koran on Saturday said Thursday he will cancel the event, adding he plans to meet with the imam planning to build an Islamic center near ground zero. Terry Jones, the pastor from Gainesville, Fla., said at a press[Read More…]
Belleville Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on September 8, 2010, DAVID MONFRE, age 31, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis, to 96 months’ imprisonment to be followed by supervised release for life. MONFRE[Read More…]
Unified Command Transitions Sea Turtle Response Efforts to New Phase
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2010. Wildlife scientists from the Deepwater Horizon/BP Oil Spill Unified Command are finding fewer sea turtles offshore that require rehabilitation, and are now turning their focus to releasing rehabilitated turtles, continuing near shore stranding and salvage network efforts and to learning how these populations of endangered and[Read More…]
Park Forest Nurses Club To Hold Annual Smorgasbord
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 9, 2010. The Park Forest Nurses Club will hold its annual smorgasbord on Thursday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 Orchard Drive (corner of Lincoln Highway and Orchard Drive). Guest speaker, Lois Roelofs, PhD, RN., Professor Emerita, Trinity Christian College, will discuss[Read More…]
BP Releases Report on Causes of Gulf of Mexico Tragedy
HOUSTON—(ENEWSPF)—September 8, 2010. No single factor caused the Macondo well tragedy. Rather, a sequence of failures involving a number of different parties led to the explosion and fire which killed 11 people and caused widespread pollution in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year. A report released by BP today[Read More…]
Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores Recalls Roll-Up Blinds due to Risk of Strangulation
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Black & Decker Recalls Random Orbit Sanders Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Rechargeable Spotlights Recalled by Innovage Due to Burn Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 9, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name[Read More…]