ed-glen families, an online resource for families in the greater Edwardsville-Glen Carbon area, announces its expansion into the southern Illinois market.   sifamilies.org was developed by ed-glen families and brought to the southern Illinois market by Child Care Resource & Referral at John A. Logan College.  Information on the site will encompass the southern 15 counties in Illinois.

“We are thrilled to be working with CCR&R at JALC to offer this website to the families of southern Illinois.  It is a tremendous resource that will provide the region’s families a convenient, fast, easy and up-to-date source for events and information.  Site visitors will be amazed by the sheer volume of content,” states company co-owner Sara Berkbigler.

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2012 Madison County Fair
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - Sunday, July 29, 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Senior Citizen Day
Parking ½ price for Senior’s (65 +) until 5:00pm with ID verification

10:00 a.m. - 4-H Dairy Show (Show Barn)
10:00 a.m. – Expo Hall & 4-H Exhibits Open
11:00 a.m. - Opening Ceremonies
2:00 p.m. – Senior Day Bingo (Dance Hall) Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus
5:00 p.m. - Carnival Rides Open (Armbands)
6:30 p.m. - ITPA Tractor-Truck Pull (Arena)
7:00 p.m. - 4-H Dog Show (Show Barn)
8:00 p.m. – Live Wire Entertainment (Main Pavilion)
9:00 p.m. – Expo Hall & 4-H Exhibits Close
11:00 p.m. – Carnival Rides Close

The Rehabilitation Center (TRC) at Anderson Hospital received the 2012 Professional Research Consultant (PRC) 5-Star Award for Excellence.   The 5-Star Award is given annually to healthcare facilities that score in the top 10 percent nationally (at or above the 90th percentile) or higher for “Excellent” responses for overall Quality of Care when compared to other providers in that category.

“The Rehab Team’s priority focus is training and caring for our patients to help them attain the best possible outcome,” said Kathy Stephens, TRC Program Director.  “Achieving this award is a wonderful validation of the hard work and dedication that the rehab and nursing staff demonstrate every day.”

Now entering its third year, the Stifel Nicolaus Edwardsville Rotary Criterium will be held on Saturday, August 18 and promises to be bigger and better in 2012, than ever before. Hailed as one of Edwardsville’s most unique signature events, the Criterium is a series of high-speed professional bicycle races on Downtown streets, accompanied by free kids races, live music and a Downtown food and drink crawl. In years past, the races have taken place on a Sunday afternoon and a kick-off concert was held on Saturday night. This year, both the race and the concert will take place on Saturday night and the concert is moving from City Park to Main Street in front of the Court House for a high-energy afternoon and evening of music, bike racing, and great food and drink for families and spectators of all ages. Again, there will be a $10,000 purse, one of the largest one-day payouts for a bike race in the region. See schedule below:

The City of Edwardsville Parks & Recreation Department hosted a fishing derby at Leclaire Lake Park this past Saturday, there were approximately 33 kids participating.  A huge thank you to our generous sponsors who make this event possible: IDNR, Walgreens, Sonic, & Target.  Also a big thank you to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for coming out to the park and going over some fishing tips with the kids, to Walgreens for providing volunteers and Sonic for bringing Cherry Limeades!

Prizes for the most fish caught went to:
1st Place-Brady Jones (age 4) with 33 fish
2nd Place-Cooper Turner (age 5) with 32 fish
3rd Place-Chloe Turner (age 11) with 26 fish

Prizes for the biggest fish went to:
1st  Place-Ben Hickman (age 15) 8.5 inches
2nd Place-Jonas Akeman (age 9) 7.5 inches
3rd Place-Luke Brockmeier (age 6) 7.5 inches

For pictures from this event and others, ‘like’ the “Edwardsville Parks and Recreation” on Facebook!

Junior Girl Scout Troop 722 of Edwardsville recently made a special delivery to Anderson Hospital -- over 40 Gift Baskets created especially for new moms!  The gift packages – a project to earn their  Bronze Service Award – are made up of all types of important items for mom and new baby.    The Troop comprised  of 5th graders from various schools in Edwardsville wrote letters to manufacturers, held donation drives, and raised money to fund the project.   The Troop presented the baskets to Pavilion for Women Director, Karen Simpson, RN, MSN and Pavilion for Women Social Services staff, Kristen Elder, MSW.   The baskets are intended for those families in need who may not be able to afford such important items.

A new level of care is now closer to the homes of the Highland community.

The Physician Specialists of Highland, located at 1212 Broadway within the Highland Physicians & Surgeons building, brings a high level of medical expertise closer to your door.  

The Physician Specialists of Highland is a multi-specialty physician office,  offering  a full range of medical and surgical specialties including orthopedics, general surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, plastic & hand surgery, oncology and endocrinology.   The physicians available include 8 of the region’s most highly respected specialists who continually work to improve and enhance the overall health and well-being of their patients.

Physicians include:

Dr. Ryan Diederich, Plastic & Hand Surgery, 618-288-7855; Dr. Alfred Greco & Dr. Guillermo Rodriguez, Oncology, 618-288-6800; Dr. Anita Sandhu, Endocrinology, 618-288-4350; Dr. Patrice Staten, OB/GYN, 618-288-9310; Dr. Felix Ungacta, Orthopaedic Surgery, 618-654-5400; and Dr. Charles Lane & Dr. Scott Wong, General Surgery, 618-288-3616.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, call the physician at the phone number listed.  

PICTURED:

Left to Right are:

Rob Bowman, Highland Chamber Board Member; Howard Held, Highland Chamber Board Member-Treasurer; Sherri Whitehouse, Diederich Staff; Katie Parks, Anderson Hospital; Sarah Helle, Anderson Hospital; Christina Zabbo, Diederich staff; Dr. Diederich, Plastic Surgeon; Keith Page, Anderson Hospital; Mayor Bowman; Diane Richter, PT, Rehab Staff;  Dr. Roger Fulton; Jackie Peters, PTA, Rehab Staff; Jeannie Korte, Highland Chamber; Gail Rosenkranz, Rehab Staff; Tammy Becherer, ST, Rehab Staff; Jami Jansen, Highland Chamber

Saturday, December 31st (Doubleheader)

Women’s BB vs. Jacksonville State
Time TBA (most likely 12:30pm, but not confirmed)

Men’s BB vs. Jacksonville State
Time 3:30pm (this is confirmed)

Tickets are $1*, Hot dogs are $1, Drinks are $1
*Tickets are good for BOTH games

Main Street Community Center recently converted one of its rooms into a Game Room. It will be open and available at all times during regular MSCC business hours. The Center Game Room is full of board games, puzzles, card games, and even Wii Bowling!  Contact MSCC at (618) 656-0300 for more information.

Rose Revelle is Main Street Community Center's volunteer of the month for November. Rose is a retired nurse and has been volunteering at the Center for five years. Rose spends her time at the Center organizing the Monday Pinochle group. She said she enjoys volunteering because the Center "enables seniors to enjoy getting out and socializing." Rose is a member of St. Cecilia's Church in Glen Carbon. In her spare time, she loves to knit and crochet. The Center is most grateful for her steadfast service.

GRAND CHAMPION: First Clover Leaf Bank
2nd Place Large Commercial:1st MidAmerica Credit Union
3rd Place Large Commercial: The Auto Body Shop
 
1st Place Large Non-Profit: YMCA of Edwardsville
2nd Place Large Non-Profit: Meridian Village
3rd Place Large Non-Profit: Trinity Lutheran Ministries
 
1st Place Small Commercial: The Doll Corner
2nd Place Small Commercial: Pride Cheer
3rd Place Small Commercial: Ooh La La Anti-Aging & Laser Center

1st Place Small Non-Profit: The Bridge Church
2nd Place Small Non-Profit: Hope Animal Rescues
3rd Place Small Non-Profit: USO of Missouri, Inc.
 
1st Place Neighborhood/Groups: Hentz, Hartman & Friends
2nd Place Neighborhood/Groups: Edwardsville Orchestra Boosters
3rd Place Neighborhood/Groups: SIUE School of Pharmacy

On Saturday, October 29th the Edwardsville Parks & Recreation Department hosted the annual children’s costume contest at the City Park Bandstand immediately followed by trick-or-treating on Main Street. There were 198 entries with participants dressed in almost every costume imaginable: a garden gnome, a very hungry caterpillar, a tornado, a defeated Texas Ranger, a baby carrot, and six little monkeys jumping on a bed; just to name a few. Winners, chosen by the Edwardsville Lions Club, include:

0-3 Winners:
1st Place: Garden Gnome a.k.a. Kendon McCallister
2nd Place: Popcorn a.k.a. Hannah Stahlheber
3rd Place: Cupcake a.k.a. Riley Louderman

4-6 Winners:
1st Place: Toy Robot a.k.a. Marek Rose
2nd Place: Toadstool a.k.a. Taylor Johnson
3rd Place: Luxfer Diver a.k.a. Hughbert Davis

7-9 Winners:
1st Place: Tornado a.k.a. Aidan Johnson
2nd Place: Defeated Texas Ranger a.k.a. Logan Mills
3rd Place: Corpse Bride a.k.a. Zuzu Burnside-Weaver

10-12 Winners:

1st Place: Baby Face Vinny a.k.a. Kolten Ackerman
2nd Place: Elliot & E.T. a.k.a. Sophie Cruthis
3rd Place: Dark Angel a.k.a. Maddy Linden-Swafford

Group Winners:

1st Place: Little Brother Lock-up a.k.a. Kahlah Cooper & Brian Cooper

2nd Place: Six Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed a.k.a. Olivia Albl, Collin Lugge, Cooper Govreau, Mady David, Lilly Hamil, Lila David & Adam Lugge as Doctor Monkey

3rd Place: Gypsy Family a.k.a. Brenna Senger, Sage Senger, & Elayne Senger

Pictures from the event, including winners from each category, can be seen on Facebook under: Edwardsville Parks and Recreation.

The Parks Department would like to thank all who partnered with the City of Edwardsville to make this event a huge success including the Edwardsville Lions club for judging, GCS Federal Credit Union for donating prizes including savings bonds, the Edwardsville Walgreens Store for taking free pictures of each participant in the park, the EHS Community Chamber Orchestra for playing music during registration, Market Basket for supplying pumpkins and gourds for stage decorations, the Edwardsville Police Department for providing crossing guards on the Main St. intersections, and the 40 participating Main St. businesses for handing out candy after the contest. We look forward to partnering with you all again next year!

Celebrate Witches Night at Sweeties and Miss Bailey's Poppy Patch in Glen Carbon.  Visit with other witches, try some witches brew & learn a few spells.  Magical, mystical entertainment!  Wear your best witches hat for a chance to win a prize.  Curb-side parking for your broom!

Thursday, October 27th from 6-9pm.

Get your costumes ready!  On Saturday, October 29^th Edwardsville Parks Department in cooperation with the Edwardsville Lion’s Club will host a children’s costume contest at the City Park Bandstand immediately followed by trick-or-treating on Main Street.

Costumed children should arrive at the park with their parents by 11:30 a.m. to register for the event. Participants will be grouped in separate age categories: baby to 3 years old, 4-6 years old, 7-9 years old, 10-12 years old and a special category for group costumes. The Edwardsville Lion’s Club will begin judging at noon with each child taking a turn on the stage at the bandstand. Prizes, including savings bonds, donated by GCS Federal Credit Union will be awarded after each age category has been presented.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2nd Annual Scarecrow Contest!  To view pictures, click here.

Business Category:
1st - Cahokia by Cahokia Creek Kennels
2nd - We Will Never Forget by RE/MAX INTEGRITY
3rd - Dr. Storkbite by Dr. James Dalla Riva OB/GYN and Medical Cosmetics

Individual,Family, or Group Category:
1st - Not So Scary Scare - On A Windy Day by Melissa Clark/Dorothy Schroeder
2nd - Pop Goes the Scarecrow by Mike and Ashley Motil
3rd - "Lt. Dan" by American Legion Post 425/VFW Post 2222