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Sharon Foster Obituary – Death Notice and Service Information – Legacy.com

Posted: November 15, 2021 at 11:26 pm

February 9, 1941 November 15, 2021

Sharon Kay Foster, 80, of Crawfordsville passed away November 15, 2021 at the hospital surrounded by her adoring family. Sharon was born to Carsie and Mary Eggers Brown on February 9, 1941. She was a 1959 graduate of Crawfordsville High School. She married the love of her life, Jon L Foster, on June 21, 1959. He preceded her in death in 2001. They began their life on the Foster family farm in Waveland, Indiana. Sharon enjoyed working on the farm, harvesting and caring for the animals. She especially loved riding horses and later, riding in horse-drawn carriages that she and Jon restored. At the farm, she and Jon built and ran a boarding kennel, and Sharon learned how to groom dogs. Her love of animals never wavered through the years as she raised and loved many dogs. She was active on the board of the Animal Welfare League as well as Lil Bit of Heaven animal shelter. In addition to her love of animals, Sharon was an avid gardener. She was a member of the Flower Lovers Club and her yard was featured on the Garden Tour in 2015. Sharon also served on the board for Pams Promise family shelter. In addition to her philanthropic work, Sharon was an amazing cook and her family and friends always looked forward to family dinners. They especially enjoyed her homemade noodles and desserts.

She was employed as the Social Service Director at Williamsburg Health Care. She also worked at Lithonia Hi-Tek for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents and step-father, Keith Martin, her husband, Jon L Foster, and two brothers, Larry and Donald Brown.

She is survived by her two daughters, Mary (Glen) Sanft, Crawfordsville, Sherry (Daniel) Murillo, Overland Park, KS, and an honorary son, Douglas Stull, Chicago; six grandchildren, Jacob Foster, Sam Foster, Caitlin (Murillo) Hanna, Savannah Murillo, Julian Murillo and Taylor Murillo; four great grandchildren, and her beloved dachshund, Daisy. Also surviving are nephews and nieces, David L. Brown, Lafayette, Louisa Adamson, Denise Lodato, and Terry Chiros all of California.

She had a caring soul and was always found helping others. She was loved by many and her presence will be greatly missed.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 PM Saturday at Burkhart Funeral Home. A service will begin at 4 PM.

She will be laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery Grant Avenue at a later date.

Donations may be made to the Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County, 1104 Big Four Arch Road, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Online condolences may be made at http://www.BurkhartFH.com.

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Community clay tennis court in Minneapolis changing the game for local players – KARE11.com

Posted: November 9, 2021 at 2:15 pm

MINNEAPOLIS Clay Tennis courts have long been a staple in professional tennis and private clubs.

"I tell you what, its like a dream come true, says Charles Wood, President of the Board of Minneapolis Community Clay Courts.

"They did a fantastic job in organizing," says clay court enthusiast Tom Haeg.

Now, players in the Twin Cities can enjoy their own clay tennis experience for free at the Minneapolis community clay courts in the Waveland Triangle Park in Minneapolis finished last month.

"'At the beginning it didnt seem like it was going to happen," says Wood. "But you just keep trying, you do different things. You just keep talking to people

It worked. And the project had no shortage of support. From private donors, to companies employee match programs and the USTA.

"Its so gratifying," says Wood. "You cant do it all by yourself. And when people step up and say, thats a great idea how can I help, it sort of gives you the idea that you can keep going.

The courts are more than just a cool attraction. They are easier on players joints, and they have an environmental effect as well. The surface reduces runoff.

"Its a permeable surface. So there is not this runoff. The city becomes nothing but runoff, and so this just absorbs into the clay," says Wood.

Absorbed into the clay, as the court has been absorbed into the hearts of those who use it.

"We all take care of it," says Wood. "And that gives the community investment into the court itself."

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81 percent of employees in Jackson Public Schools fully vaccinated against COVID-19 – Themississippilink

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Eighty-one percent of Jackson Public Schools employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 after the district set a deadline of Nov. 1 for staff to get the shots.

Of the districts 3,468 employees, 512 remain unvaccinated. Three-hundred are tested weekly, according to Sherwin Johnson, executive director of public engagement for JPS.

Just over half of Hinds County residents are fully vaccinated, according to the Mississippi Department of Health.

The Board of Trustees approved the policy in September, shortly after Natchez-Adams School District passed a vaccine incentive policy. That district also set a deadline of Nov. 1.

The JPS policy also says that if a fully vaccinated employee contracts COVID-19 that person will be entitled to paid leave. Unvaccinated employees will not receive that benefit unless they are legally exempt because of a medical issue or sincerely held religious belief, per federal law.

Several other school districts, such as Biloxi, Bay St. Louis-Waveland and Kosciusko are using federal COVID-19 relief funds to incentivize staff to get vaccinated but have stopped short of requiring the vaccination.

They all cited the loss of instructional time as a result of quarantining or sick teachers and students as one major reason for encouraging staff get vaccinated.

Jackson Public Schools and Natchez-Adams School District are the only districts the Mississippi Department of Education is aware of that have implemented such a requirement, according to Department spokeswoman Jean Cook.

Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that 81 percent of staff, not 91 percent, are fully vaccinated.

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David Dave Grimes The Paper of Montgomery County – thepaper24-7.com

Posted: November 5, 2021 at 10:23 pm

May 23, 1934 Oct. 30, 2021

David Dave Grimes, 87, of Crawfordsville, passed away Oct. 30, 2021 at Franciscan Heart Hospital.

He was born May 23, 1934 to Julius and Jewell (McClain) Grimes.

He graduated from Waveland High School in 1952 and was a lifelong Montgomery County farmer. On June 20, 1954, he married Dorothy Norton. They celebrated 67 years of marriage.

He was Chairman of the Board for the Tri County Bank and a member of the board for 37 years. Mr. Grimes served in the National Guard for eight years, was a member of the Covenant Waveland Church, the Crawfordsville Country Club and the owner of the Russellville Feed and Grain.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Grimes; many nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Samuel Goff.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius and Jewell; and siblings, Warren Grimes, Jean Grimes and Helen Mitchell.

A visitation is planned to be held Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 from 10 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. at Machledt & Servies Funeral Home, 301 E Green Street in Waveland. Mr. Grimes will be laid to rest in the Russellville Cemetery following the service.

Condolences online at http://www.serviesmorgan.com.

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Haunted Halsted + Ferguson Leaves The Mix + Nagy To Miss Game – Patch.com

Posted: at 10:23 pm

Happy Halloween, Lakeview! Here's your five-minute guide to today's news in your neighborhood.

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First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and breezy. High: 52 Low: 38.

Here are the top stories today in Lakeview:

1. Radio host Eric Ferguson will "step away" from his role at 101.9 The Mix after multiple female co-workers alleged inappropriate behavior. Four women came forward this year, alleging The Mix management protected Ferguson from accusations during his 25 years at the station. (Paid source: Tribune)

2. Details are emerging in the shooting death of a Good Samaritan in Logan Square in September. Michael Bankston III was shot and killed while trying to help a woman being accosted by her boyfriend on Milwaukee Avenue last month. The boyfriend, 22-year-old Jesus Garcia, allegedly shot Bankston six times for intervening. (ABC7)

3. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said this Halloween "will look a little different than last year thanks to the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines that are readily available." However, the top doctor urged caution among children who remain unvaccinated to celebrate the holiday safely. (NBC5)

4. The annual Haunted Halsted parade kicks off tonight at the corner of Halsted and Aldin. A costume contest will be held afterwards at Waveland and Broadway. Last year's event was cancelled due to the pandemic. (Block Club)

5. All three Parlor Pizza locations in Chicago are open this weekend after being shut down by investigators this week. The restaurants in Wicker Park, River North and the West Loop were apparently being investigated for violating the Illinois Tax Act, but the nature of the investigation remains unclear. (ABC7)

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Things to Do This Halloween Weekend in Chicago to Get Into the Spooky Spirit – NBC Chicago

Posted: October 30, 2021 at 3:33 pm

Looking to get into the Halloween spirit this weekend in Chicago?

There will be plenty of tricks and treats and scares and screams across the city this weekend. NBC 5's Chicago Today put together a list of ways to enjoy the holiday weekend in style.

Here's what's happening:

If you're looking for the classic Halloween fright, there are no shortage of epic haunted houses in the Chicago area.

There's a brand-new location of the 13thFloor Chicago haunted house in Schiller Park and The Old Joliet Haunted Prison has opened for the first time in Joliet.

For a complete guide to haunted houses across the area, click here.

At TILT Terror Nights, month-long after-dark events at 360 Chicago observation deck, you can enjoy the scarier-than-usual ride on TILT as well as Halloween-themed cocktails.

The former Hancock Building will be transforming its 360 Chicago for "a special after dark experience."

Check out Chicago's highest thrill ride, with killer views and special Halloween-themed cocktails.

Get your tickets for TILT Terror Nights at 360 Chicago.

There's no better way to get into the fall spirit than pumpkins and ax throwing. But that's exactly what Jack's Pumpkin Pop-Up in the city's Goose Island neighborhood offers - and then some.

But act quick because Halloween is the final weekend for the pop-up event.

Check it out here.

Join Matt Rodriguez Sunday at the festive Halloween parade on North Halsted.

Check out the festive Halloween parade at 6 p.m. Sunday. Chicago Today Host Matt Rodriguez will be hosting the fun, which steps off at Halsted and Aldine and travels to Waveland.

The event is free and open to the public. There will also be after parties and a costume contest.

Details here: https://northalsted.com/events/halloween/

Ghosts and gangster and massacres, oh my! Just in time for Halloween, you can take a tour to learn about spooky history and ghost stories in the city.

Ghosts and gangster and massacres, oh my! Just in time for Halloween, you can take a tour to learn about spooky history and ghost stories in the city.

The tour is guided by Weird Chicago Tours. There's everything from the Devil in the White City tour bus, which follows the story of serial killer H.H. Holmes.

There's the Haunted History Bus Tour, which covers mob history from John Dillinger to Al Capone, and even visits the site of the Saint Valentine's Day massacre.

And there's the Haunted History Walking Tour, which covers two miles of additional mob history.

More details can be found here.

Halloween in Chicago is about to get a lot more colorful. At least that is the goal for artists and creatives across the city participating in the Arts in the Dark Halloween Parade, which returns to Chicago for its seventh year Saturday.

The parade, which takes place from from 6-8 p.m., will march down State Street as part of the grand finale of the city's "Halloweek" program.

Details here.

The First Folio Theater in Oak Brook will show a premiere of "The Jigsaw Bride" this weekend.

The movie is a tale of gothic horror and suspense, transporting viewers to the world of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

The production runs through mid-November, but there's no time like Halloween to get you into the spooky spirit.

Details on the premiere here.

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The haunted history of the Drake University Observatory – KCCI Des Moines

Posted: October 21, 2021 at 11:15 pm

The Drake University Observatory on the Waveland Golf Course has been central Iowa's glimpse into the unknown for nearly 100 years.Not only has the building been a beacon for sparking curiosity it also could be a doorway into the supernatural. The creator of the building Dr. Daniel Morehouse died in 1941 and his ashes were embedded into the building.And since then, the structure has been a hotbed for ghostly encounters.Tonight at 10 KCCI's Lauren Johnson will share a first-hand experience one professor had alone at the building.

The Drake University Observatory on the Waveland Golf Course has been central Iowa's glimpse into the unknown for nearly 100 years.

Not only has the building been a beacon for sparking curiosity it also could be a doorway into the supernatural.

The creator of the building Dr. Daniel Morehouse died in 1941 and his ashes were embedded into the building.

And since then, the structure has been a hotbed for ghostly encounters.

Tonight at 10 KCCI's Lauren Johnson will share a first-hand experience one professor had alone at the building.

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Jed Hoyer on the Carter Hawkins Hire and the Importance of Player Development in This Moment – bleachernation.com

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We heard some of the platitudes in Mondays introductory press conference and in the officially official press release, and, while theres nothing wrong with saying generic nice things about a guy you just hired, I dont think Im speaking out of turn when I say that fans mostly just want to know what exactly it is that Carter Hawkins brings to the Cubs organization as the new General Manager.

To be fair, as Ive said, were mostly going to know the answer to that question only over a matter of time. Itll take a good long while for Hawkins to really become so embedded in the Cubs organization that he can make significant impacts across departments, and then itll take an even gooder longer while for those impacts to manifest themselves at the big league level in a way we can evaluate. Its just part of the unsatisfying nature of the process of baseball. It takes time.

However, if I could bring those two long-winded paragraphs together into the point: the hope is that one thing Hawkins will bring to the Cubs organization is an improvement in player development, including players the Cubs just acquired. So, you know, an almost immediate impact.

It wont come from Hawkins, alone, of course, but heres how Jed Hoyer spoke about the importance of player development, and the Cleveland Indians success while Hawkins was a key figure there (via The Athletic):

Thatll be the key to this next wave of success. How well can we take these players weve traded for, international signings, amateur signings and get them to the big leagues. We have to do a great job with player development over the next three to five years, and obviously that was a huge part of my focus in this hire .

(Cleveland has) developed all areas of players really well, but obviously pitching theyve been exceptional. Especially recently when you look at guys like (Shane) Bieber, (Zach) Plesac, and (Aaron) Civale that theyve brought up through (their system). Youre not going to hire a GM based on a couple guys theyve developed, but certainly their ability to develop pitching has been remarkable.

No one is saying Hawkins, alone, is responsible for what the Indians did on the pitching development side, and they certainly arent saying he could just magically and immediately port that over to the Cubs.

HOWEVER, its clear that Hoyer is (rightly) prioritizing player development in this moment, as he did two years ago when he pushed for the organizations player development overhaul. Thats not to say it wasnt Theo Epsteins bag, but it seems like it is more of a focus for Hoyer. That makes sense given where the Cubs are as an organization, and it makes even more sense when you consider that the farm system is as deep in legit prospects (but without much big-league-ready impact talent) as I can remember. This is an unsculpted block of marble. Getting all hands on deck to turn it into David is a great goal, and a great reason to focus on a guy like Hawkins in the GM hiring process.

Scouting will remain critical. Big league free agent signings will remain critical. Finding diamonds in the rough will remain critical. Smart trades will remain critical. It all matters. But fully developing the prospects and players the Cubs already have in the system? That certainly feels like the 1A item on a list that also features 1B through 1E.

More on the GM hire in the latest episode of the podcast I do with Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney for The Athletic:

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Paul Sullivan: Spending ‘intelligently’ is the new mantra for Chicago Cubs President Jed Hoyer. But what does it really mean? – Leader-Telegram

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Health News Roundup: UK minister failed to ‘expeditiously’ provide for Northern Irish abortion services, court rules; Midnight vigils, snaking queues…

Posted: October 15, 2021 at 9:17 pm

Following is a summary of current health news briefs.

UK minister failed to 'expeditiously' provide for Northern Irish abortion services, court rules

The United Kingdom's Northern Ireland Secretary failed to comply with his duties to "expeditiously" provide women in the region with access to high-quality abortion and post-abortion services, a judge in the British-run province ruled on Thursday. Mr Justice Colton declined, however, to issue an order compelling British Secretary of State Brandon Lewis to set out a timetable for the provision of the services, and dismissed a claim for a judicial review against the jurisdiction's minister of health and the Executive Committee.

Midnight vigils, snaking queues as some Indians await COVID vaccines

Residents of a city in northeast India are spending nights in snaking queues outside vaccination centres awaiting their turn for a COVID-19 shot, an anomaly in a country with a surplus of vaccines. In Siliguri, a city in West Bengal state close to India's border with Bangladesh, local police sometimes have to be brought in to control unruly crowds of people gathered outside vaccination centres.

New Zealand reports biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in six weeks

New Zealand reported on Thursday its biggest rise in COVID-19 infections in six weeks, with all cases detected in Auckland, raising prospects of a further extension of lockdown restrictions in the country's largest city beyond next week. Some 1.7 million people in Auckland are under strict stay-home orders until Monday as officials look to stamp out the highly infectious Delta outbreak, the first major spate of community cases in the country since early in the pandemic.

EU starts real-time review of AstraZeneca COVID-19 antibody cocktail

Europe's drug regulator said on Thursday it had started a real-time review of the antibody-based COVID-19 therapy developed by AstraZeneca, roughly a week after the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker sought emergency approval from U.S. authorities. The decision to begin the assessment by the human medicines committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) was based on early results from clinical studies, the regulator said in a statement, without specifying when a conclusion was expected.

Russia's daily COVID-19 cases, deaths surge to record highs

Russia on Thursday reported a record 986 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours and 31,299 new cases, its highest one-day infection tally since the pandemic began. The Kremlin has blamed the rising death toll on Russia's slow vaccination campaign and has appealed to people to get the shot. Take-up has been slow, with many Russians citing distrust of the authorities and fear of new medical products.

U.S. pastors, advocacy groups mobilize against COVID-19 vaccine mandates

From the outside, First Harvest Ministries in Waveland, Mississippi, could almost be mistaken for a storage shed were it not for the steeple. From the modest building however, Shane Vaughn, the Pentecostal church's pastor, has helped spearhead an online movement promoting personal faith as a way around workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Britain's COVID-19 situation stable - health minister

Britain's defences against COVID-19 are working and the pandemic situation is currently stable, health minister Sajid Javid said on Thursday. "Overall things feel quite stable at this point. The numbers are a bit up, a bit down over the last few weeks," he told Times Radio.

English school return spurred COVID in children, but cases fell in adults - study

COVID-19 infections in children in England rose in September after schools returned from summer holidays, helping to keep cases high even as there was a fall among adults, a large prevalence study showed on Thursday. Infection numbers in Britain are currently much higher than in other western European countries, but have not risen above summer levels following the return of schools in September in England despite higher infection rates in children.

Second Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo, health official says

A second case of Ebola has been confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a health official said on Thursday, a week after a young boy died of the disease, raising fears of another outbreak. A 42-year-old woman tested positive in the city of Beni on Wednesday, the same day that medics began an Ebola vaccination campaign there, city health official Michel Tosalisana said.

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