The Lansing Journal Illiana’s Sharon Bultema uses gift to enhance her classroom by Haleigh Olthof, Illiana journalism student LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) – Ms. Sharon Bultema, a Spanish and history teacher at Illiana, has received $1,000 to use in her classroom through a fundraiser by Burlington Coat Factory’s Lansing branch and AdoptAClassroom.org. Burlington Coat Factory in Lansing used … Read more
by Major Barb Buckner, Civil Air Patrol Public Affairs Officer LANSING, Ill. (October 19, 2017 ) – On October 1, the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program celebrated its 75th year. Two local members shared their memories of being cadets and why they returned to help mentor a new generation. Barb Buckner of Chicago and Dan Tromfimchuk … Read more
Photos and information submitted by Jackie Kotecki LANSING, Ill. (October 2017) – This year, Fire Prevention Week is Sunday, October 8, through Saturday, October 14. In anticipation of the focus on fire safety, Lansing Firefighter/Paramedic Tim Kotecki made a visit to All God’s Children Preschool at First United Methodist Church in Lansing. Kotecki showed the … Read more
Lansing Voices thoughtful comments submitted by Cindy and Aldo Sulli and family Words alone cannot express the gratitude that my family and I have for the magnitude of support, both emotionally and financially, that has been extended to us from the most caring and kind-hearted individuals who have touched our lives deeply. Our family is … Read more
District 215 farm-to-table program sees success by Jane Bokun, District 215 Communications Director LANSING, Ill. (October 5, 2017) – Culinary programs are becoming well known in community high schools, but TF South High School has taken food freshness to the next level. The school received funding from the Cook County Farm Bureau® Cookfresh® Community Urban … Read more
by Laura Warfel GLENWOOD, Ill. (September 30, 2017) – Living Springs Community Church in Glenwood, Illinois, will host the internationally known GriefShare grief recovery seminar and support group, beginning Wednesday, October 11, 2017, and continuing through January 31, 2018. The group will meet weekly from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Room 220 at the church, … Read more
Illiana teachers introduce new cell phone policy this school year by Beth Boonstra, Illiana journalism student LANSING, Ill. (September 2017) – To remove the temptation that cell phones present to students, several English teachers at Lansing’s Illiana Christian High School have started a new cell phone holder policy this school year. Miss Sara Johnson, Mrs. … Read more
Lansing Voices thoughtful comments submitted by Dan Roels, pastor of New Hope Church Last week President Trump announced the phase-out of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), the program that protected immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from being deported. Likewise, we know that the majority of Americans (some surveys show as many as … Read more
by Maureen Mason-Spatz LANSING, Ill. (August 2017) – Van Laten Park is located at 183rd Street and Holland Road, nestled south and east of the De Jong family farmland. What makes Van Laten Park unique is the “StoryWalk” feature that now incorporates the exercise path surrounding the park. The StoryWalk includes 20 reading stations where … Read more