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Thank you to the Stop and Shop Vendors | Fieldcrest Special Board Meeting for Dec. 15th Cancelled | Correction to News Article on Charles Lohr | Fieldcrest High School Blood Drive | A Thank You from Grandma PJ for the Birthday wishes on her 80th. | | Update on Back Pack Snack Pack Program | Crank's Sausage & Pancake Breakfast | Leaf Pick-Up Follow Up |

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Fieldcrest Special Board Meeting for Dec. 15th Cancelled

The December 15th Fieldcrest Special Board meeting has been postponed due to a death in the family of one of the Board Members. We do not have a new date set yet for the meeting.

Thank you for your understanding on this matter.

Sherry Stalter
Fieldcrest Unit Office Secretary

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Fieldcrest High School Blood Drive

The Fieldcrest High School Key/Interact Club is sponsoring a Red Cross blood drive on Friday, December 14th from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Any community member interested in donating is encouraged to make an appointment at https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive or call Garret Piasse at 309-273-1200. Openings are available, but to facilitate the drive, priority will be given to scheduled appointments. Successful donors will be eligible for a $5 Amazon gift card and a t-shirt give away. Community support of the blood drives enables the Key/Interact Club to give away a scholarship to an eligible senior at the end of the year. Please consider donating.

Garilyn Wells



Crank's Sausage & Pancake Breakfast

Janet Redenius


Thank you to the Stop and Shop Vendors

The Minonk Food Pantry wishes to thank the Stop and Shop Vendors. They raised a very generous donation for the Pantry. The clients, board members, and volunteers greatly appreciate your support. Thank you!

Lila McCulley


Correction to News Article on Charles Lohr

In an article on Wednesday night's school board meeting it was noted that both board members Joe Kirkpatrick and Charles Lohr were absent from the meeting. Mr. Lohr has informed us that his absence was due to the passing of his mother Wednesday morning. We express our sympathy to Mr. Lohr on the passing of his mother.

Dave Uphoff


A Thank You from Grandma PJ for the Birthday wishes on her 80th.

"Oh what a great 'secret 80th birthday surprise' you all gave me! I'm still smiling...I sincerely appreciate the warm wishes, delightful cards, and memories of my teaching years or later life. God bless you for your kindness."

P.J. Ketchmark

P.S. "At last count, you showered me with 130 cards!!!"

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Update on Back Pack Snack Pack Program


School has been back in session for several months and the Christmas season is already upon us. Since September, the Snack Pack program has been in full swing. The program has been averaging around 150-160 supplemental packages sent home each weekend. Fieldcrest students, in grades pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, who are eligible for free and reduced lunch programs qualify for the Snack Pack.

The Snack Packs are designed to be supplemental for students who may not have much to eat outside of school. Each pack generally consists of 2 breakfast items, 2 entree type items (canned soup/Mac and cheese type items), and 4 single serve snack options. We have been ordering the items for the program through the local food banks. The monthly cost of the items purchased is averaging around $400 per month.

In order to keep the program running, we are asking for community support. If you would like to donate items, the following is a list of what is needed:
Single serve fruit cups and applesauce
Granola/protein bars
Single serve packs of peanut butter
Boxes of macaroni and cheese
Condensed soup (that kids would like)
Ramen Noodles
Donations can be dropped off at the following area locations (during regular business hours):
Minonk City Hall
Toluca City Hall
Wenona City Hall

We would also GREATLY appreciate monetary donations. It is generally cheaper for the group to purchase supplies in bulk through the area food banks. Monetary donations can be made to:
Back Pack Snack Pack
C/O Immanuel Lutheran Church
318 W 4th Street
Minonk, IL 61760

If you have any questions or are interested in volunteering your time, please contact any of the following committee members:
Pastor Joy Miller, 309-432-2100 or immanuel318@gmail.com
Leta Jansen, 309-275-1112 or leta.janssen4@gmail.com
Carol Rodseth 309-232-5460

Thank you for your support!

Christine Cunningham


Leaf Pick-Up Follow Up

First, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for the results of our Inaugural Community Leaf Pick-Up program this fall. We encountered a number of issues that were out of our control that either hindered the crew's progress, or required them being pulled for other higher priority situations that arose. As was stated when this program was first announced, we will continue to work on this process and use the lessons learned from to be ready for leaf pick-up in the years to come.

Thank you and have a safe holiday season!

Bill Moline
Administrative Manager City of Minonk

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