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WednesdaY, septeMBER 4, 2019 Chillicothe’s Choice Since 1883 — Serving Chillicothe www.ChillicotheTimesBulletin.com Vol. 137 No. 36 FREE Director of Daisy Award Winner named at OSF Children’s Hospital Airports to OSF HealthCare that kept us sane and Children’s Hospital of calm was Lexi. She was present at Illinois is pleased to an- so sweet and kind. She nounce the most recent made us feel better each winner of the DAISY and every night and al- Chillicothe Award, which recog- ways reassured us that nizes outstanding nurs- everything would be Public Library ing care. Winners are fine.” nominated by patients The Daisy Award is a On Sept. 12, the Chilli- and their families. national endeavor that cothe Public Library will The March 2019 Daisy recognizes exemplary host Director of Airports Award was presented professional practice Gene Olson for a pre- to Alexis Smith from among nurses. OSF sentation about flight in Chillicothe. She works Saint Francis was the Peoria. Olson will talk in the Pediatric ICU. first hospital in the Mid- about the two airports Her nomination from west to participate in operated by the Metro- the family member of a the program. Nurses politan Airport Authority patient reads: who win receive a spe- of Peoria, give a brief his- “Lexi was phenom- cial pin and a bouquet tory of aviation in Central enal. The only thing of daisies. Alexis Smith, middle, is the Daisy Award winner. COURTESY PHOTO Illinois, and discuss the opportunities and chal- lenges of airline service today. A Q&A session will follow the presentation. South School improvements heard at 321 Board meeting “What’s Going on at Peoria Airport,” will take At South School, the Illi- PBIS and SEL interven- ited or entered in through ments to join the poten- • The ap- place on Thursday, Sept. nois Valley Central District tions, and a successful three or four doors, so we tial club, Board President proval of an intergovern- 12 at 6:30 p.m. Chilli- 321 Board of Education implementation will be are now bringing everyone Mike Birch said more mental agreement with cothe Public Library is heard about the school’s based on an annual teach- in and out through the discussions amongst the Schools of Illinois Public located at 430 N. Bradley improvement goals from er/parent survey that will front doors because it’s board and IVC District Cooperative (SIPC) Ave., Chillicothe, Ill., principal Shaun Grant. be reviewed by the leader- a safety measure,” Grant Superintendent Dr. Chad • The ap- 61523. For more infor- Grant outlined three ship team. said. Allison are needed before proval of the Helen Jordan mation and to register goals of increasing stu- Grant noted that these Following Grant’s pre- decisions can be reached. Truitt Scholarship Chari- for programs, please dent performance by three have been South’s goals for sentation, Will Irvin dis- “We want to make sure table Trust — restated visit chillipld.org or call percent in the area of ELA two years, but are focused cussed some safety mis- we know how to do this agreement 309-274-2719. on the IAR assessment; on raising those percent- conceptions and progress and do it right the first • The per- increasing student perfor- ages for this year. with the board regarding time, so we don’t have is- sonnel report mance by five percent in South’s new initiatives the district’s potential, fu- sues for the second year … The next public meeting the area of the IAR assess- for the year were also dis- ture trap shooting club. but no decisions have been of the 321 Board of Educa- ment; and utilizing the cussed, which included the After hearing Irvin’s made yet,” Birch said. tion will be held at 6:30 district’s and community’s school’s new arrival and updates on multiple safe- In other business the p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 at resources for sustainable dismissal procedures. ty concerns, number of board approved the fol- Chillicothe Elementary positive behaviors through “In the past, we have ex- participants and require- lowing items: Center. Pin to Win Scott Schultz Scholarship Fundraiser On behalf of Scott who donated towards this gion in Chillicothe. We not have done it without er Band and to everyone Schultz’s family, we would fundraiser held August 11, had such a fantastic array all these donations. Also, who attended. like to thank everyone 2019 at the American Le- of raffle items. We could thank you to Whiskey Riv- Cathy Schultz PEORIA Area families give back by helping build a Ronald McDonald House By Leslie Renken more, though I still have Later that night Bowden Granite City Food & Brew- forting.” GateHouse Media Illinois my rough days.” spiked a fever, and several ery in the summer of 2017. The seating area will While he spoke, Sim- weeks later, at the age of They immediately bonded feature a long table where The Ronald McDonald mons stood in a family 9 months and 11 days, he over their shared experi- families sit together and House near Lurie Chil- suite dedicated to his son. died. ence and goal. discuss the day’s events. dren’s Hospital in Chicago The house will contain 22 The heartbroken couple, “We were meant to be A few smaller tables are provided tremendous sup- of the little suites, each who had been living in Na- together for this project,” also available for couples port and comfort to Adam with a living room, sepa- perville, moved back home said Locke. “They were the who don’t have the energy and Christine Simmons rate bedroom and bath. to central Illinois with their first people that joined our to talk. while their infant son, Bowden’s suit is one of five 2-year-old daughter Harp- committee — global had “The kitchen quickly Bowden, fought and lost a “hero suites” honoring spe- er. Looking for a way to already approved that we becomes the life-force of six-month battle with can- cial individuals or groups. give back and honor their could build.” the house,” said Simmons, cer in 2016. Bowden’s mother is choos- son, they soon learned There was still a lot who lived in the Chicago Today the Ronald Mc- ing the decor for the room, about efforts to bring a of work to be done — a Ronald McDonald House Donald House is still pro- and plans to include a Ronald McDonald House site had to be found and for about five months. “It’s viding comfort as the pair caricature of Bowden. The to Peoria. a fundraising campaign where you share victories work through the grief. Simmons had the cartoon “I was the one who orig- launched. Today the ef- and comfort on rough They are both deeply in- drawn during an outing inally contacted Ronald fort has achieved more days.” volved in the effort to bring to Navy Pier late in the McDonald Charities to than 80% of the goal, with The house will also have a Ronald McDonald House course of Bowden’s treat- bring a house here,” said about $1.5 million left to toy rooms for both patients to Peoria. ment. They asked the art- Locke, whose son, Dax, raise. And the house is and their siblings, laun- “It’s been so helpful put- ist to draw their son as a died in 2009 of acute my- taking shape. It’s due to dry facilities, and day ser- ting our focus and energy superhero with the help of eloid leukemia, the same open at the end of Novem- vices for family members into something that will photographs and a quick cancer Bowden had. “Five ber, with a grand opening who aren’t staying in the help others,” said Adam look at their Bowden, who years ago I said I was celebration scheduled for house. Simmons while touring the was in a stroller covered gonna build something if Dec. 16. “They can come in and construction site Monday with a blanket. someone else didn’t.” “This is where the guest take a shower and eat,” said morning with Julie Locke, “Bowden was doing so The Lockes had stayed in kitchen will be for groups Locke. co-chair of the capital cam- well he was released from a Ronald McDonald House to come in and cook for The house is projected to paign and a board mem- the hospital, and Navy in Memphis in 2008 and families,” said Simmons serve about 700 families in ber for the Peoria Ronald Pier was just three or four 2009 when Dax was treat- while walking through the the first year. McDonald House. “At one blocks, so we took him out ed at St. Jude Hospital. first floor of the four-story of the first meetings we in the stroller and had a “We were so blown away building. “It was amazing, Leslie Renken can be went to we were asked to nice night out,” said Sim- by what we saw in Mem- the groups that came in reached at 686-3250 or share our story. I got up mons. “The caricature re- phis, I said ‘why isn’t there and made every lunch and [email protected]. Fol- and talked, and I got emo- ally captured his person- one here?’” said Locke. dinner. And if you came low her on Twitter.com/ tional. Someone said ‘a ality — he was never not Adam and Christine home late at night, there LeslieRenken, and sub- thing like that could break smiling. He was just the Simmons met Locke for was leftovers you could scribe to her on Facebook.

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